Liu Kai Xuan certainly wouldn't slaughter civilians; otherwise, what would be the difference between him and pirates?
It was precisely for this reason that the pirates, disguised as fishing vessels, could continue to survive at sea.
Otherwise, under the indiscriminate attacks of surveillance drones, pirate ships would be like grass, ruthlessly harvested.
Most areas surrounding the Mannia Sea were in a state of extreme poverty.
Therefore, it was incredibly easy for the pirates to hire people to help them release smoke bombs.
That evening, some fishermen released signal flares on the dark sea.
Patrol drones rushed to the scene for rescue, only to be told that they were celebrating with fireworks and had not fired any signal flares.
The patrol team reported the situation to Ouyang Yu, who knew that these fishermen were deliberately working for the pirates.
However, Ouyang Yu could do nothing.
Such matters required concrete evidence to be convincing.
Without solid proof, how could these fishermen possibly admit to making a deal with pirates?
Pirates could disregard rules and kill innocent people without needing evidence.
But Kai Xuan City was a legitimate enterprise, not a pirate organization.
Directly killing these fishermen was out of the question.
Helpless, Ouyang Yu could only have the patrol soldiers sternly warn these fishermen not to fire signals indiscriminately.
After the stern warning, Ouyang Yu released them.
Ouyang Yu could never have dreamed that her leniency and mercy would not earn the fishermen's gratitude.
On the contrary, these individuals became even more brazen.
More and more fishermen began firing signal flares at sea at night, overwhelming the patrol teams who had no time to deal with it.
Meanwhile, the pirates could strike and plunder when the patrol teams were exhausted, finding every opportunity.
Although the looted merchant ships had released signals, the mixture of real and false signals rendered them useless.
By the time the exhausted patrol team arrived at the scene, the pirates had already fled.
...
As days passed, the pirate threat grew more rampant.
Maritime transport had fully developed, and while the pirates plundered for wealth, they rarely killed.
This meant that although commercial shipping was affected, it was not completely stifled.
Merchant ships that continued to operate, for safety's sake, chose to purchase commercial insurance.
Initially, the booming sales of commercial insurance did add a considerable amount of revenue to Kai Xuan City.
But honestly, the money was not easy to earn.
Within a few days, the ship owners filing claims filled the insurance companies.
The insurance companies lost money, and all of it was the oil company's money.
Although Ouyang Yu could easily absorb these losses, the failure to suppress the pirate threat promptly was a significant problem.
The Kai Xuan City, which Liu Kai Xuan had painstakingly built over more than two years, could be destroyed by pirates!
As Ouyang Yu racked her brains and found no solution, she received a message: Liu Kai Xuan had arrived!
Upon receiving this news, Ouyang Yu immediately rushed to the port to welcome Liu Kai Xuan.
Accompanying Liu Kai Xuan was Liu Yuqian.
Liu Kai Xuan's original plan was to work remotely.
Along the way, he received a call from Chen Qinglong and decided to make a special trip.
Upon seeing Liu Kai Xuan, Ouyang Yu, overwhelmed with emotion, couldn't help but burst into tears.
When Liu Kai Xuan had left, he had entrusted the development of Kai Xuan City to her.
Now, barely a month after Liu Kai Xuan's departure, the situation had become like this.
Ouyang Yu felt an overwhelming sense of grievance.
While crying, she ran up and hugged Liu Kai Xuan's shoulder.
"Wuwuwu..."
This scene indeed stunned Liu Kai Xuan.
"Alright, alright, I already know the situation!"
Liu Kai Xuan patted Ouyang Yu's shoulder and said, "This is not your fault!"
"It's my fault for not cracking down on the pirates hard enough back then, for failing to catch these villains all at once!"
"Now that I'm here, I will definitely round up these stubborn pirate gangs!"
Ouyang Yu wanted to explain the recent situation in more detail, but Liu Kai Xuan called everyone to accompany him to Kai Xuan Manor.
Kai Xuan Manor was Liu Kai Xuan's residence in Kai Xuan City.
This manor, nestled against the mountains and facing the sea, was a truly auspicious location.
...
Upon Liu Kai Xuan's arrival in Kai Xuan City, he immediately formulated a comprehensive plan to deal with the pirate threat.
Since the root cause of the problem that was causing such headaches originated from the fishermen,
The solution to this thorny issue must also be sought from these fishermen.
That very day, Liu Kai Xuan issued an order to the patrol teams: any individuals found to be maliciously releasing signals and disrupting patrols were to be immediately apprehended.
Concurrently, Liu Kai Xuan sent out email notifications to the gulf countries, urging their relevant departments to organize personnel to educate and restrain coastal residents.
Subsequently, anyone who continued to interfere with the normal operation of shipping routes would face severe consequences.
Liu Kai Xuan did not hold a great deal of sway with the gulf countries at this point.
Whether his emails would be heeded had a high degree of randomness.
However, Liu Kai Xuan was not overly concerned about this.
By notifying them first, he would then have a legitimate basis for apprehending troublemakers.
Liu Kai Xuan's plan was meticulously detailed and thoroughly prepared.
Ultimately, however, Liu Kai Xuan underestimated the capabilities of the pirates.
After Liu Kai Xuan himself returned to Kai Xuan City to take charge, the Mannia Sea shipping lanes suddenly became stable.
The pirates who had been causing so much trouble previously suddenly went into hiding.
That night, not a single robbery occurred in the entire gulf.
At the same time, no fishermen were maliciously setting off fireworks in the gulf.
The entire Mannia Sea was peaceful, as if the pirate threat did not exist.
It was said that Liu Kai Xuan's previous suppression of the pirate forces in the Mannia Sea
Had been so forceful that it had left the pirates with psychological scars.
Even the pirate king, Bald Wolf, trembled at the mention of Liu Kai Xuan's name.
As soon as Liu Kai Xuan left Kai Xuan City, the pirates immediately became active.
This indicated that the pirates had informants in Kai Xuan City.
Now that Liu Kai Xuan had returned, the pirates had naturally received advance notification.
To avoid being caught, these individuals naturally had to lie low.
The pirates had been plundering wildly in the gulf region for a considerable period before.
Now, Bald Wolf had amassed substantial savings!