Power and Wealth

On the surface.

Pirate ships and warships confronted each other.

Because the hostages were thrown on the pirates' side, the soldiers of the Republic dared not move slightly. The colonel headed by raised his hand slightly. The guns of the soldiers in the back raised some, afraid to fire. However, the faces of the soldiers did not look good, looked at Dong Xuebin's cargo ship, and then looked cold at the pirates. Another hostage-taking on the way to the deal? Again against the Republic's cargo ship? It's not arrogant anymore!

Shortly thereafter, the chief of the pirate ship standing at the bow lowered his head and made a gesture against the speedboat below, and the two pirates on the speedboat immediately turned to the Republican [* * *].

Fifty meters… thirty meters… ten meters… The warship did not fire and sent a man to stand at the bow.

After the pirate speedboat went off, he mumbled and said something to the men on the ship.

The person above was supposed to be a translator from the Republic, understood him and replied a few times.

The pirates seemed to hear something ridiculous. Haha smiled and continued without a shadow.

… not far away.

On the freighter deck.

Seeing the distant situation, several desperate crew members immediately asked the captain Niu Daqiang about the situation, and everyone had placed their last hope on the warship.

“Captain, are they negotiating? ”

“For the hostages that were taken the other day, right? ”

“Looks like you're looking at that boat with people from our republic. ”

“I see. Why are there babies? They even kidnapped the baby? Do these pirates have any last names? ”

“They don't kill people for nothing. What kind of name do you say to them bastards? ”

“So you say we're still alive? My wife is waiting for me to come home! What if I don't make it back to my house? What about my kids? ”

“Don't worry, our warships won't give up on us. ”

“Yeah, yeah, it's gonna be okay. How many pirates do we have left in the big country? ”

In fact, the crew had no bottom of their minds, but they comforted each other.

As we speak, the next few pirates suddenly take a step forward, and the gunpoint suddenly hits the back of the heads of the crew and the cattle, “& % ¥# # @ %! ”

They don't understand, but they also understand that pirates are probably going to shut them up if they don't talk.

There was a crew with a slightly smaller nerve, who felt the back of his head pointed at the gun, his legs were frightened, his ass fell to the ground and he could never get up again.

The pirates kicked him in the face and laughed with disdain.

Dong Xuebin, who stood at the far right, remained motionless, with his hands tied behind his back, looking straight at the pirate ship owner's ship in the distance, watching the weak, powerless little man thrown on the deck by the pirates. The pirate ship was less than 200 meters away from their cargo ship. This length Dong Xuebin was unable to cross the past to save people, so he didn't make a slight move either. He looked at the pirate ship with a cold eye and looked closer to their cargo ship. It seemed that the chief wanted to rendezvous with the pirates on the cargo ship. This coincided with Dong Xuebin's intentions. He waited quietly, silently pinching the distance of the pirate ship in his heart, very calm.

On the other hand, the negotiations also seem to be over.

The pirates in charge of the negotiations did not leave and waited underneath in a speedboat.

On the warship deck, the colonel immediately summoned several people to discuss with the translator.

“They're asking for ransom, not on any other terms," the translation said. ”

“He also hijacked a freighter in front of us," said a soldier. How does this count? ”

The translator sighed: “These pirates, don't expect to reason with them, they don't listen to anything, they want money for ransom, they want to kill hostages. ”

The colonel sighed: “What else did you say? ”

"They said they'd bring the ransom and then we could talk about anything. ”

The colonel glanced at the pirates over there, "Is it ransom or hostage? ”

Translate one, "Well, that's what they say, but we have to pay the ransom before we release the hostages. ”

A soldier next to him frowned: "Captain, these people are not credible. Last time I said they would release the hostages as soon as possible, but finally? How long? ”

The colonel was silent for a long time and finally said: "Give them! ”

“Captain!” An officer doesn't feel right.

The school boarded, “See that pirate ship? There's a few months old baby on board! Already weak! I'm afraid it won't last long! ”

“But what if these pirates...”

“Needless to say! People must be saved safely! The sooner the better! ”

“… Yes! ”

“Find someone to deliver the ransom! Be careful! ”

“I understand! ”

Soon after, a lifeboat was slowly put down from the warship, loaded with a heavy bag, obviously the gold demanded by the pirates. Two soldiers sat on the lifeboat with guns and slowly came to the pirate's speedboat and stopped.

Pirates are also vigilant, "& %% ¥¥#! ”

The translator shouted: “They said to open the bag first! ”

A soldier pulled away his gun, squatted down and unlocked the bag, revealing the golden gold inside, heavy and valuable at first glance.

As soon as the eyes of the two pirates lit up, they pulled the boat over.

Soldiers handed them the gold and the deal was done.

The pirates were all excited to hear cheers and shouts. The speedboat sailed back to the owner of the pirate ship and the pirate gave it to the chief with his gold. The chief flipped over and checked over and over again, finally nodded with a smile and looked satisfied.

Because there are still babies in the hostages, the only request previously made by the Republic side is to release them as soon as possible, ransom them with one hand. This is also how it was described above. We can't let these people go away with ransom, and it took more than six months for the hostages to be released. So the trumpet sounded on the warship, and the translator's voice came from the amplifier, "@ @ @ # $! ”

Dong Xuebin, they also heard, should be urging the pirates to release him.

Niu Daqiao and several of the crew were excited with hope.

And yet it never occurred to everyone that the pirates ignored the Republic's warships, that some pirates hey hey laughed and celebrated, that the chief and a few heads were talking on the pirate boat bow, that a small head nodded from time to time, and that the chief laughed frequently.

Immediately, the pirates changed their faces!

Not only did they not release anyone, but they were leaving in a boat, and the cargo boat behind them was also controlled by the pirates who had just boarded the boat and followed them!

The Colonel's face has changed!

The rest of the army is pissed off!

Brush and brush, more than a dozen guns against the pirates preparing the pirate ship and the cargo ship, the warship also caught up. Although the speedboat was fast, the master ship of the pirate ship was slow to move, let alone assemble, it was brand new and impossible to catch up with the speed of the warship.

The pirate leader raised his hand and the ship stopped.

The colonel drank a few noises in the cabin, and the translator immediately conveyed the meaning of the colonel, yelling at the pirates and others, as if they were continuing to be asked to release.

Let him go?

The pirate leader smiled coldly, but had no intention of doing so at all. From the outset, he demanded ransom. After all, they were bandits. If they let the hostages go on the spot, the other warships pointed their guns at them instead, they were naturally irresistible. Second, the leader was the culprit of the hijacking of the Republic's crew a year ago, and saw the Republic's ransom so fast, So much for the hostages, they tasted the sweet spot, and they thought you wouldn't dare to do anything to us anyway. You just shoot us and we kill the hostages, so you're not afraid of the Republic's military. Third, these pirates have a shortage of money, they have so many people, so many boats and so many guns, it's expensive. Since they pinched the hostage cave in the Republic, they're a little unscrupulous, and they want to take advantage of this. One more time, it's just an appetizer.

At the direction of the chief, a pirate started shouting with a horn.

After listening to the warship, the translator's face was black!

The translator immediately found the captain of the rank of the major, “They said," Get us back, stay away from them, or we'll kill the hostages! ”

The colonel said in a shaded face: "They won't let anyone go? ”

The translator was also angry, "No, not only did they release people, but they offered ransom again, saying that they were going to ransom ten times the ransom they had just given them, to ransom the crew on those freighters! ”

“How dare you!” The school is upset!

Several officers and soldiers are furious!

"They say these crew members are newly captured, not counting as hostages for this transaction, and the first three hostages and a baby, if they don't pay ten times the ransom, they won't let them go, until we get the money to them, they will release all the hostages, the pirates will send us back to prepare the ransom! ”

That's the opposite!

When he spoke, he said that he would release the hostages if he gave them the ransom, and instead of releasing one person, he multiplied the money tenfold!

These pirate faces disgust everyone!

We ignore your cargo, we ignore your killing, we give you ransom, and you don't let one of us go? Instead, the demands are intensified? You don't keep your word and you shit on our heads over and over again? For our republic??

The Colonel gave the order when the plane went down!

At short notice, several gunshots on the warship turned quickly towards the pirates, and the Republic's soldiers pointed their guns at them and drove the boat after them, blocking their course.

At first glance, pirates are also demonstrating with guns, but most of their guns are aimed at hostages!

The chief laughed at the warship. What if he didn't let go? Anyway, they have the hostages, the pirates don't believe the Republic's soldiers dare to shoot, they have no fear!

(To be continued)