When Lambert arrived at Cape Port with his 500-person second team of the Cape District Secret Intelligence Bureau, Luke's detective convoy also arrived. The two teams of Imperial secret agents merged together and entered in a menacing manner.

Port area.

The gangs on the dock saw Inspector Meteorite putting up such a formation. Although they didn't know what happened, they responded positively. Suddenly a large group of people swarmed over, and the tough guys stood in front, fighting for

Meteor Detective has great momentum.

The armed merchant ship docked at the dock occupied the internal waters of Cape Port under the command of Mrs. Tasia. The gun doors on the ship's side were opened, and the dark muzzles of the cannons protruded from inside.

Aim at a fleet in the port.

That fleet belongs to the Saxon Engineering Company and has four ships in total, all of which are the latest steam-powered warships.

Luke, who came to the dock, also saw these four state-of-the-art warships.

Adonis-class steam battleship: displacement 2,745 tons, speed 7 knots, equipped with 20 rear-loading guns independently developed by Saxon Engineering.

Although the main structure of the hull is still made of wood, a steel armor plate with a thickness of 80 mm is hung outside the hull. Therefore, when facing the dominant armed merchant ships in Cape Port, the four Adonis-class steam warships

Without any panic, they left the dock and calmly formed a defensive formation.

Come prepared!

Even before Luke saw the people from Saxon Engineering, he had already sensed their strength. If he didn't get it right today, he was really going to have a killing spree here!

At Pier 9, Luke met one of Yomington's followers.

"Hello, Inspector Meteor." The entourage of the Saxon Engineering Fleet with its back to the sea saluted Luke, but his expression was very arrogant: "My Lord and Mr. Edgar of the Saxon Engineering are waiting for you on the Coral Reef. If

If you want to see the two of them, we have prepared a small boat for you."

Luke saw the small boat docked at the dock, with four sailors sitting in it holding oars.

He first lit a cigarette for himself, and then said to Yomington's entourage: "Give you one hour, let Yomington and Edgar come to my Lucky Princess to find me. If the time comes, I will

I haven't seen the two of them..." Luke took out his pocket watch and looked at the time on it: "The thugs on the sea will attack your four ships. If something unfortunate happens, the only thing I can do is

Reported his death to the chief minister and Saxon Engineering."

The attendant never expected that Luke would make such a blatant threat. He said angrily: "Sir Inspector, you are facing four of the most advanced warships on the sea. The guns on your ships cannot penetrate the armor of our warships.

"

Luke blew out a smoke ring and chuckled: "How to eliminate you is a matter for the sea thugs. Don't associate me with the thugs. I remind you...every word you say to me here counts time.

."

Although the entourage was annoyed, they did not dare to waste any more time. It seemed that one hour was more than enough, but with the round trip in a small boat and the embarkation and disembarkation of the ship, it actually did not give Yeomington and Edgar enough time to think about it.

The consequences are not something that his little follower can bear.

The attendants hurriedly boarded the boat and urged the sailors to paddle hard towards the Coral Reef.

Luke boarded the Lucky Princess which docked.

In the captain's cabin of the Lucky Princess, Luke met Mrs. Tasia and the core captains of the armed fleet who were formulating an attack plan.

After Luke sat down, he asked the backbone of his fleet: "The enemy is there, and we need you to have a plan to annihilate them."

Mrs. Tasia spread out a topographic map of the Cape Port in front of Luke, and the staff officers and captains used models to lay out a map of the situation between the enemy and ourselves.

"Inspector..." Mrs. Tasia pushed four merchant ships forward from her own fleet, and other ships lined up behind the four ships: "The battleships of the Saxon Project have very strong defense and firepower.

The artillery cannot penetrate their protective plates. But fortunately they are trapped in the inner waters of the port. We can engage in a boarding battle with them with some casualties.

There is no problem in annihilating them all.

The only thing I'm worried about is... whether there are other Saxon Project warships in the open sea, and the reaction of the Imperial Navy stationed in the Raging Waves City military port.

Our fleet is not yet capable of fighting any of them."

Luke was also thinking about...the consequences of hitting!

The navy should not have to worry about their intervention. The military does not participate in the internal affairs of Nutao City. As long as the war does not enter several important urban areas of Nutao City, the army will not move.

But the Saxon Project is a behemoth that is difficult to counter with the Cape District's existing strength.

Saxon Engineering is the leading private military-industrial complex in the Golden Shield Empire. Its main business directions are freighters, battleships, ship-related equipment, and overseas colonization.

In order to control overseas colonies, Saxon Engineering subordinates established a private fleet with equipment levels no less than those of the regular navy.

For the Saxon Project, the Adonis-class steam battleship is nothing more than an offshore frigate, but for the current Yanyang Armed Fleet, it can only be won using the most primitive tactics in this specific environment.

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If it were put into a regular naval battle at sea, the Yanyang Armed Fleet would probably be completely wiped out.

At this moment, Luke had never been so eager to own a powerful fleet. At the same time, he also realized that even if he controlled Cape Port, without the protection of a fleet, others could strangle the sea arteries at any time.

"Unit No. 1" is still purchasing equipment, so there is no need to count on it to come to the rescue now.

But no matter what, we must not retreat from this step today.

Retreating is a dead end.

"You just fight the war I ask you to fight." Luke made up his mind to fight if we can't talk about it: "If we have to fight, try to capture these four Adonis-class steam warships intact. This will help us deal with the situation.

Follow-up Revenge of the Saxon Project."

"Yes, Inspector!"

Luke set the tone, and Mrs. Tasia led the captains to continue to formulate specific attack plans.

In the captain's room of the Coral Reef, Yomington and Edgar, the representative of Saxon Engineering, were also discussing...whether Inspector Meteor dared to initiate an armed conflict.

Edgar was a middle-aged man with a military demeanor, sitting there with a strong oppressive force. After listening to the warning of Inspector Meteor, which was relayed by Yomington's entourage, he said to Yomington: "As you said

, Meteorite behaves very unruly, do you think he will attack us?"

Although Yomington had expected Luke's reaction, this straightforward military threat also exceeded his expectations.

He asked Edgar: "Can your fleet stop the attack of those thugs?"

Edgar did not think too much: "At sea, my fleet can easily destroy them. But here... as long as they are willing to pay a certain sacrifice, they can engage in a boarding battle with my fleet. At that time, our fleet

Neither firepower nor defense can be used.

The other side will win, but the sacrifice will also be huge.

Then the head office will send more warships to avenge us."

Edgar's answer was very rational, and he had no worries at all that he might die here.

Yomington asked again: "Do you think the other party is bluffing, or will they really attack when the time comes?"

Edgar smiled and said: "This is something you need to judge. The order I received is to follow your arrangements. But I think Inspector Meteor will never come to the Coral Reef under any circumstances, and he does not cherish the so-called 'thugs'

life."

From this point of view, there is a high possibility that Detective Meteor will fight.

But doesn’t he know the consequences of starting a fight?

Yomington knew what consequences this battle would have. No one could bear the military and political chain reactions it would cause. Even if Meteor was favored by the eldest princess again, he would not suffer any punishment.

Does he dare to fight?

Thinking rationally, he didn't dare to fight!

But Inspector Meteorite is definitely not a person who can judge rationally. Yomington recalled the series of incidents he had come into contact with Meteorite, and he was a person who could do anything.

While Yomington was still thinking, Sui reminded him in a low voice: "Sir, Inspector Meteor only gives you one hour, and the timer has already expired before I left the dock."

Yomington looked at Edgar. He was a retired naval officer who was only responsible for military operations. He still made his own decisions.

"Prepare the boat, Mr. Edgar and I will go to see Inspector Meteor." Yomington made a decision.

"Yes, sir." The attendant left.

Edgar asked Yomington: "Do you also believe that the meteorite will attack us?"

"He is a madman!" Yomington said helplessly: "I'm sorry, I should let your fleet deter you outside the port."

"If the Saxon Engineering ships don't even dare to enter the Cape Port, what's the use of deterrence outside the port? This can be considered an attempt. At least we know the opponent's determination. Lord Yomington, let's go...

Let’s go see Inspector Meteor.”

"Please, Mr. Edgar."

When Yomington and Edgar boarded the boat heading to the Lucky Princess, they could see that the armed ships surrounding the outer circle had formed an impact formation. As Edgar judged, these dual-power wooden ships did not

Instead of drawing out the battle lines of a conventional naval battle, all the ships' bows were aimed at each other like a land battle.

As soon as the attack starts, the leading ship will attract the attack and cover the approach of other ships. There are also a large group of sailors sitting in small boats on the coast, preparing to use swarm tactics to carry out a breakthrough and boarding battle against the four warships in the middle.

Facing dozens of times the enemy's attack, the Saxon Engineering fleet had no chance of winning.

Luke got his wish and met Edgar, the visiting representative of Yomington and Sachs Engineering on the Lucky Princess. A crisis did not break out for the time being, but the tense atmosphere in the entire Cape District and even Raging Waves City did not have any tension.

ease.

Inspector Meteor's warning has reached the ears of the city's major officials.

The Meteorite Inspector showed a violent reaction, which was beyond everyone's expectations. Faced with the Saxon project coming from the imperial capital and the city council's thunderous judgment, the Meteorite Inspector not only failed to accept the facts, but instead showed his desperate attitude. The fierceness of a fish to the death.
To be continued...