Yu Zhenhai’s reply came quickly through the satellite phone, the man was audibly excited. “Brother Xia, excellent work! Hahaha… It feels great!”

Xia Lei answered, “Oh, Brother Yu… I’m finding it quite difficult to laugh as you have. I’m stuck on the island. Can you arrange for someone to come get me?”

“We’re on our way.” Yu Zhenhai smiled. “You did such a great job. There’s no way we could just sit down and do nothing! I’m coming over personally to pick you up. Without support from the American soldiers, the Filipino navy is nothing but boy scouts. If they dare fire at you, I’ll make them pay ten times over!” 

Xia Lei chuckled over the phone. “Then I’ll wait for you on the west side of the beach.” Pausing for a moment, he rearranged his thoughts. “My Phantom drone has already landed on Dagua Island. Could you have someone load it with new split-force air-to-air missiles? I think we might need it soon.” 

“Sure, I’ll see to it right away. I’ll see you soon.” Yu Zhenhai ended the call. 

From the conversation, Xia Lei could hear the faint crashing of waves. It was obvious that...