sea.
The pirate speedboat rushed over, getting closer and closer.
Niu Dazhao led the crew in their final struggle and frantically turned their course to the north. []
Dong Xuebin on the deck looked around and observed the situation, then walked slowly back to the cabin without saying a word. He returned to his room and opened the door. He picked up a glass of water and drank it in his stomach to replenish his fluids. He then casually touched a fruit-peeling knife on the table, a folding kind, and slowly inserted it into the belt on his back. After thinking about it, it was still not enough. He went to the crew room next to him and dug out two folding knives and hid them in his back one after another. This kind of knife is of little use to others. After all, pirates all have guns, as well as Submachine Gun like ak47, but the knife is enough for Dong Xuebin. He doesn't need to prepare too much, and there is no need.
Walking to the deck, the scene of chasing each other is still going on outside. The Power of Time and Wealth 899
Bang bang bang! Then several gunshots flew into the air, which was extremely shocking!
The ten pirates on the four speedboats laughed wildly and yelled something Dong Xuebin they couldn't understand.
Many of the crew members were frightened when they heard the gunshots. Some people desperately sought cover, while others ran into the cabin to avoid bullets and fled in a hurry.
"Work harder!" Niu Dazhao shouted!
"Captain! No way!"
"Yeah, we can't outrun them!"
"Do you all want to die here? Turn the helm quickly! Quickly!"
The boat was in chaos, and everyone was in a hurry.
Suddenly, a crew member's expression was greatly shaken. He pointed to the position diagonally behind the ship and said, "There is a ship there! There is a ship!"
Dong Xuebin looked over, and sure enough, there were two black spots there, which seemed to be more than one ship. Niu Dazhao and several crew members immediately looked over with binoculars.
"The one behind is too far away to see clearly."
"The ship at the front is a cargo ship! It belongs to H Country!"
"It's a cargo ship! I saw it too! It's bigger than ours!"
"There must be valuables on the ship! And the number is four to five times ours!"
These words cheered up many people, hoping that these pirates would change their target and stop chasing them. After all, the cargo ship in the distance had changed its course after hearing the gunshots. If the pirates attacked their side, they would definitely not be able to catch up with the cargo ship. The cargo of that ship was much more valuable than theirs. Anyone who was not a fool would know who was more important and who was less important. This also gave everyone a glimmer of hope.
There were two pirates holding telescopes, and they obviously saw the large cargo ship H Country in the distance.
The gunfire stopped. The pirates whispered to each other and discussed something. Finally, they sent a signal to the small and medium-sized pirate ship not far away. Pirate Ship over there seemed to flash a few times and replied with a command. The pirates on the speedboat looked at it and said no more. They didn't even look at the H Country cargo ships and continued to point their guns at the Republic's ships.
Niu Dazhao was annoyed and yelled at the pirates, "We just carried some ordinary cargo on the ship! Why are you chasing us!?"
A crew member saw it and said, "They want to take hostages!" The Power of Time and Wealth 899
The crew member next to him also turned pale. "It's too much to bully others! It's too much to bully others!"
Is it true that this is too much bullying? These pirates will only attack the ships of the Republic? Only for their country? But ships from other countries can pass through at will?
What the hell is this!?
What is the concept of pirates? In the beginning, it was synonymous with hijacking ships and goods, but now, these pirates are crazy. Hostages are many times more important than goods in their eyes, because these hostages can be exchanged for ransom, and they can ask for as much as they want, especially the people of the Republic, the hostages of the Republic. After several transactions, the pirates have tasted the sweetness of taking the hostages of the Republic, and their courage is getting bigger and bigger. They know that the Republic will not refuse to pay, so they choose the Republic's ships to attack again and again without thinking. Perhaps in the eyes of this group of pirates, not only may they not get ransom for hijacking merchant ships from other countries, but they may also suffer retaliation. But there is no need to consider this when hijacking the Republic's ship. With the ransom, the Republic does not dare to attack their pirates. Instead, they are afraid of the revenge of themselves and others. That's why the current scene happened, and that's why they started crazy against the Republic, right?
Dong Xuebin's anger has also condensed to a certain level at this time. It is pressed in the chest and is about to burst out at any time. You hijacked our ship. We care about the safety of the hostages. We don't care about you robbing the goods. We don't care about you killing our crew members and giving you the ransom. But what happened in the end? Instead, you are targeting the ships of our Republic? Once, twice, three times endlessly? You ignored other countries that did not pay ransom and allowed them to pass? How can this be true in the world? You guys are looking for death!
The more you compromise and the more scruples you have, the more they will sit on your head and shit on you!
This is the face of these pirates!
Dong Xuebin's cold eyes looked at the laughing pirates who were chasing them, but he suppressed his anger and stood there motionless. He was too far away and couldn't see clearly the Pirate Ship main ship in the distance. Are there any Republic hostages? Are there any traces of Qian Qian? As for whether they are waiting for a warship and a ransom, Dong Xuebin is just guessing, so he did not act rashly. The timing is not right!
Bang!
Bang bang!
There was loud gunfire, but it was mostly a deterrent. The pirates may have wanted to capture them alive, so they did not shoot at the crew, and the angle was not enough.
"Little Dong! What are you doing?" Niu Dazhao saw that Dong Xuebin didn't even realize that a disaster was coming. Instead, he stood there calmly and watched. He couldn't help shouting, thinking to himself, who is this person? Why are you so fearless? Bullets are flying in front of your eyes without even taking a second look? The pirates are about to rob the ship. Are you still watching? This is life-threatening. "Go back to the cabin!"
Most of the crew retreated to their cabins.
Dong Xuebin looked back and walked back, but he did not enter the cabin. Instead, he lowered his head and picked up a telescope that had just been thrown on the deck. He picked it up and looked at Pirate Ship in the distance. The pirate's main ship was very dilapidated, and many places on it were covered with rags. It was wrapped with some frames made of broken boards. It was very crude and should have been assembled from an old ship. Now that it was a little closer, Dong Xuebin could faintly see a pirate standing at the bow of the ship through the telescope, leaving Hairy Beard, who seemed to be their leader. There was a speedboat left beside the main ship, patrolling around the main ship from time to time, as if to protect it, and did not participate in the hijacking of several other speedboats.
Really the leader?
The leader is here too?
Dong Xuebin thought thoughtfully, if ordinary pirates came out to look for targets, wouldn't the leader follow them? They all dispatched some speedboats and came and went freely, but now the leader is actually in charge personally? Moreover, there are so many speedboats dispatched together, and there are about 20 pirates, all armed with guns. If the pirates on their side are also divided into factions, this should be the full strength of one of the factions, right? Such a big formation? Just to hijack a Republic cargo ship? Impossible, they must have other purposes for waiting here!
The more he analyzed it, the more Dong Xuebin felt that this was the group of pirates who had taken hostages of the Republic a few days ago. However, after looking at it for a long time, Dong Xuebin couldn't see clearly whether Qian Qian was on the ship. The fishing area in the back cabin was blocked and he couldn't see inside!
Bang bang!
Another gunshot!
"Little Dong! Come in quickly!" Seeing that the pirates were about to board the ship, Niu Dazhao also ran into the cabin and called Dong Xuebin outside.
"Captain! Close the door quickly!" The Power of Time and Wealth 899
"Yeah! Leave him alone! He doesn't want to live anymore!"
"Is this person crazy? Still standing firm despite the hail of bullets?"
In fact, since Dong Xuebin got on the boat, everyone thought this person was a bit weird. If you want to go out to relax, how about taking a tourist boat? Still have to be a cargo ship? Even want to take their cargo ship bound for African Waters? Who doesn't know there are pirates here? Aren't you so full that you have nothing to do? And now that the fire is burning, bullets are hitting all around, you are still looking at the scenery with a telescope? Don't you know how to write the word "death"? It's just... everyone doesn't know what to say.
However, many people were shocked by Dong Xuebin's courage.
How many people in the world can do this without changing their expression??
Dong Xuebin shook his hand at Niu Dazhao behind him, but still didn't go back. He used the telescope to repeatedly check whether there was Qian Qian on Pirate Ship. After a while, he still couldn't see it. Dong Xuebin simply turned the telescope and looked elsewhere to observe the surrounding situation.
The next moment, a ship actually entered Dong Xuebin's sight!
It's not too far away, but it's not too close either, so I can't see clearly.
When we saw the H Country cargo ship just now, everyone saw two ships, and the latter one was far away and could not be seen clearly. Now the H Country ship turned around and disappeared early, and the latter ship came over, and the direction was exactly where Dong Xuebin and the others were.
Coming for us?
Did you come back if you heard the gunfire?
Did you know there were pirates here and why did you come here?
Dong Xuebin's heart moved slightly, feeling that this was something weird, and he immediately changed the direction and continued to look over there. Suddenly, Dong Xuebin's pupils shrank suddenly, and he finally vaguely saw a national flag from the ship - it was the ship of the Republic!
To be precise, it is a warship of the Republic!
Seeing Niu Dazhao about to close the cabin door, Dong Xuebin immediately said, "The warship is coming! It belongs to the Republic!"
Everyone was stunned for a moment. Niu Dazhao hurriedly grabbed a telescope and looked over. "It's really our warship! It's saved! We're saved!"
Many people shouted excitedly!
Dong Xuebin is also convinced that he is indeed waiting for the ransom! That's it!
However, after looking at the pirate speedboat that was only a dozen meters behind, Dong Xuebin couldn't smile at all. He knew that the pirates were about to board the ship!!.