"Splash!"

Gu Ji lifted Wu Kang out of the water, gently shaking his head. "Wu Kang! Wu Kang! Wake up! Are you alright?"

"Uh..."

In a daze, Wu Kang groaned from his mouth but couldn’t open his eyes.

Seeing that he was still alive, Gu Ji finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He had personally experienced the power of various bullets, from 9mm pistol rounds to 5.62mm NATO rounds. The one that had killed him the most times was the 7.62mm rifle round, so he naturally understood its power.

The tactical vests they were wearing were equipped with ceramic bulletproof plates. Although ordinary rifles couldn’t penetrate them, the impact force was real, something most people couldn’t withstand.

Therefore, in actual combat, shooting techniques like the "CARS Central Axis Relock System" or the "Mozambique Drill" mostly prioritized aiming at the thoracic cavity. Even if it couldn’t kill instantly, it could cause temporary incapacitation.

At this moment, Zhang Wenjun, Zhou Yang, and Min Suri also surfaced one by one.

Gao Bo saw the high-power flashlight shining on the water and couldn’t help but shout excitedly.

"Gu Ji! Did you hear that? It’s our support!"

"Quickly swim to the border river! Hurry!" Gu Ji knew that someone like Bai Mingliang would never obey national laws and warnings. Otherwise, he wouldn’t be a criminal. They must swim back inland as soon as possible while the enemy is still intimidated.

"Everyone, listen to Gu Ji! Swim faster!"

Zhang Wenjun also shouted, then dove headfirst, starting to swim freestyle towards the He Tou River entrance.

Just as Gu Ji had predicted.

The speedboat driver and some soldiers were indeed frightened by the border water patrol team. After all, their equipment was fine for bullying police officers with light weapons, but it was nothing compared to a formal unit equipped with heavy machine guns.

The tall subordinate hesitated for a moment and said, "Mr. Bai, the Xia Kingdom’s combat team has already issued a warning, we..."

"Ugh, damned pig brains, these people haven’t even crossed into Xia Kingdom, cough, cough, cough!"

Bai Mingliang was so angry with his subordinate that he started coughing violently, suddenly coughing up a large mouthful of blood.

Seeing this, the tall subordinate immediately panicked and hurriedly helped him up.

"Mr. Bai! Are you alright?"

"Hiss! Don’t move! Don’t move! I think my rib’s broken and pierced my lung. Never mind me, just catch them; as long as they haven’t crossed the border, they wouldn’t dare to shoot!"

Bai Mingliang gasped in pain, his face turning pale, yet he still pressed his men to continue the chase.

"Ratatat..."

Gunshots suddenly rang out from behind, bullets grazing past Gu Ji and the others, plunging into the river.

"Don’t stop! Keep swimming!" Gu Ji shouted desperately while helping Wu Kang keep breathing, reminding the people around him. The Bai Family Border Defense Camp was already locked on by the searchlights of the patrol boats, and under the constant bright light, it was impossible to see them hidden in the water.

He didn’t need to say much more; Gao Bo and the others were also swimming for their lives.

But they couldn’t possibly match the speed of the speedboats.

As the distance between the two sides narrowed, Bai Mingliang could vaguely see the backs of Gu Ji and the others swimming, the severe pain from his ribs causing his muscles to tremble, wanting to crush these police officers in his hands. So he viciously ordered, "Shoot those two police officers dead, now!"

"Huh? Mr. Bai, wouldn’t this provoke the Xia Kingdom’s border combat team..."

"I told you to shoot immediately, damn it! Cough, cough, argh—!"

Getting agitated, Bai Mingliang coughed up another large mouthful of blood.

The tall subordinate swallowed hard, raised the machine gun in his hands, and shouted shakily, "Stop, stop! Or I’ll shoot!"

"Stop saying shit! Do it now!!"

"Splash..."

Just as Bai Mingliang urged the tall subordinate to take action, two black shapes finally appeared at the bend of the river. Under the moonlight, a black rigid-hull inflatable boat about 10 meters long, along with two black combat rubber rafts, was approaching in a zigzag pattern.

Two QJB-95 squad light machine guns, armed with heavy barrels, steel plate protection, tactical spotlights, and laser pointers, were mounted at the bow and stern of the boats. Three SWAT officers wearing black shark suits with fully-equipped 95-1 rifles, two of them carrying silver double-tank scuba gear with transparent masks, were on board.

The operators on the two combat rubber rafts at the back were lying low on the sides of the bow, their gun barrels aimed at the Bai Family’s forces in pursuit.

Meanwhile, a helicopter circled above the dense forest.

The cabin door opened, and two SWAT officers holding CS/LR4 high-precision sniper rifles and 95 rifles aimed their barrels at the targets on the speedboat, one on the left and one on the right.

Suddenly, numerous visible laser sights settled on the face of the tall subordinate.

Red dots danced around his forehead and eye sockets.

"This is the Xia Kingdom Water Patrol, final warning! You are encroaching on our territory, cease immediately and retreat, or we will respond with severe measures!!"

"Mr. Bai, w-what do we do now?"

The tall subordinate was trembling with fear, but despite asking several times, he heard no response from Bai Mingliang.

When he slowly turned his head, he found Bai Mingliang had completely passed out.

"Gulp." Looking at the numerous black gun barrels pointed at him, the tall subordinate swallowed hard and, mustering his courage, shouted, "Don’t shoot! We’re retreating! Quickly, back up!"

Gu Ji, having just swum to the border river, stopped when he heard this.

Everyone looked back and saw that the Bai Family Border Defense Camp soldiers were indeed shifting into reverse gear and retreating.