Chapter 280

“What do you want?” the bearded man asked Mona. “I’d like to borrow your phone and make a call home.” The bearded man snuffed out his cigarette and laughed out loud. “What wishful thinking. We’re on the sea and there’s no signal. You want to make a call?” Mona was embarrassed by the ridicule. She was so intent on contacting her children that she did not think too much about it. While they were talking, someone shouted, “The inspectors are here!” Everyone looked over at the same time. Several huge navy ships surrounded their vessel from all directions. Someone on one of the navy ships shouted through a loudspeaker and told everyone on board to hold their heads and crouch down. The ship’s crew had not seen such a shocking scene before. They held their heads and crouched down as they were told. Mona stood in place on the deck to look at the heavily armed team. She smiled. She stood with a heavy head as she looked at the intersection of the sea and the sky. Moonlight slow