The Amazing son in law Chapter 7848
For a moment, he didn’t even know where to begin.
Not knowing where to start, he simply began with what was in front of him, and these Japanese research team members became his ideal lackeys.
So they simply gave everyone psychological suggestions, and coincidentally, they found someone among the team members who stayed behind who was fluent in Chinese, so they kept him and Matsushita Heikichi as their two henchmen.
Originally, the Japanese scientific expedition team that came with the ship was tasked with replacing the team members who stayed behind and then returning to Japan. These people had been in Antarctica for half a year and were all extremely homesick. In addition, the journey back would take more than a month, so they were all eager to go home.
But Wu Bolin (Bick) had no intention of letting them leave, not even those scientific expedition members who had already worked and lived in Antarctica for a summer and were now preparing to return home to rest.
This is because, to him, these scientific expedition team members were nothing more than cattle and slaves.
He had easily gained control of everyone, and from then on, these people would obey his every command, becoming his helpers and laborers in his exploration of Antarctica.
What’s even more valuable is that these research team members are the most knowledgeable about Antarctica. With them on duty, our plans can be twice as effective, so losing even one of them would feel like a huge loss.
Since he was going to leave the ship behind, he might as well leave everyone behind as well. He needed more lackeys to obey his orders, so that he could become a local tyrant in the vast, frigid Antarctic.
On the other hand, he could not let the Japanese research vessel leave Antarctica. Otherwise, if he needed to leave before winter arrived and could not find a ship that could break through the ice and cross the devilish Roaring Forties, wouldn’t that be awkward?
So he called Matsushita Heikichi over and asked him, “How long can your ship stay here at most?”
Matsushita Heikichi said, “Boating is not a problem. Our supplies can last for at least half a year, and our fuel can last for more than half a year if we don’t make long voyages. However, if the ship stays here, as the temperature gets colder and the ice-covered area along the coastline gets larger and the ice layer gets thicker, once the ice layer thickness exceeds our icebreaking limit, the ship may not be able to move. If we want to move again, we can only wait for the weather to warm up and the ice layer to melt.”
Wu Bolin (Bick) frowned and said, “That won’t do. I need you to be on standby at the Antarctic coastline at any time, in case I need you. You better think of a way to meet my requirements.”
Matsushita Heikichi said obsequiously, “That’s simple. I can have the ship move outwards every day as the ice expands, always staying within a controllable ice thickness. This way, we can respond whenever you need the ship. In this way, we only need to move a few kilometers at most each day, and the fuel consumption is not much, so we can still go on for a long time.”
Wu Bolin (Bick) nodded in satisfaction, then asked, “Let me ask you, if I asked you to change your plans and not return to Japan for the entire winter, would the Japanese side contact you immediately?”
Matsushita Heikichi said, “The research vessel we are piloting is national property. If we refuse to comply with the order to return home, the country will definitely come after us, and may even send in the army. We will certainly be accused of treason.”
Wu Bolin (Bick) stroked his beard and clicked his tongue, saying, “This is a problem. You need to think carefully about how to reasonably keep all these people and the ship in Antarctica.”
Matsushita Heikichi thought for a moment and said, “Well… I can’t think of any good solution either. It would be easy to say that we’re leaving a few days later due to some unforeseen circumstances, but if we don’t go back for the entire Antarctic winter, no reason will hold water.”