Chapter 901
sea surface.
Pirate Ship confronted the warship.
Because the pirates had thrown away the hostages, the soldiers of the Republic did not dare to act rashly. The colonel at the head raised his hand slightly, and the soldiers behind him raised their guns a little, for fear of misfiring. However, the soldiers had no expressions on their faces. They looked at Dong Xuebin their cargo ship, and then looked at these pirates coldly. During the transaction, they robbed the ship and took hostages again? Another attack on the Republic's cargo ship? This can no longer be described as arrogant! []
Soon, the leader of Pirate Ship, who was standing on the bow of the ship, lowered his head and made a gesture to the speedboat below. The two pirates on the speedboat immediately understood and drove towards the Republic ship. The Power of Time and Wealth 901
Fifty meters...
Thirty meters...
Ten meters...
The warship did not fire, but sent a man to stand on the bow.
After the pirate speedboat passed by, they muttered a few words to the people on the warship.
The person in front of me must be the translator hired by the Republic. He understood what he was saying and replied a few words.
The pirate seemed to have heard something funny. He laughed and continued talking in a nonchalant manner.
Not far away.
Cargo ship deck.
Seeing the situation in the distance, several desperate crew members immediately whispered to the captain Niu Dazhao about the situation. Everyone had already pinned their last hope on the warship.
"Captain, are they negotiating?"
"Is it for the hostages that were taken away a few days ago?"
"It looks like it should be, look at that boat, there are people from our Republic."
"See, why are there still babies? They also kidnapped babies? Do these pirates still have humanity?"
"They committed all kinds of evil and killed countless people. What do you tell these bastards about human nature?"
"Then do you think we can still be saved? My wife is still waiting for me to come home! If I can't go back, what will happen to my family? What will happen to my children?"
"Don't worry, our warships will not give up on us."
"Yes, yes, it will definitely be fine. Our great country cannot defeat a few of these pirates?" The Power of Time and Wealth 901
In fact, the crew members were not sure, but they still comforted each other.
As they were talking here, the pirates behind them suddenly took a step forward, and their guns were immediately pressed against the backs of the heads of the crew members and Niu Dazhao, "They didn't understand, but they also understood that the pirates probably told them not to talk, so they all shut up quickly.
There was a crew member who was slightly less courageous. As soon as he felt a gun being aimed at the back of his head, his legs were so frightened that he fell to the ground and could not get up again.
The pirates kicked him hard and smiled contemptuously.
Dong Xuebin, who was standing on the far right, was motionless. With his hands tied behind his back, he looked straight at the Pirate Ship main ship in the distance, and at Xiao Qianqian, who was thrown on the deck by the pirates and was weak. Pirate Ship was still less than two hundred meters away from their cargo ship. With this length, Dong Xuebin couldn't cross over to save people, so he didn't act rashly. He just looked over there with the corner of his eyes, looking at the Pirate Ship ship coldly. moved closer to their cargo ship little by little. It seemed that the leader wanted to join the pirates on the cargo ship, which was exactly what Dong Xuebin wanted. He waited quietly, silently calculating the distance to Pirate Ship in his mind, very calmly.
On the other side, the negotiations seemed to be over.
The pirate in charge of the negotiation didn't leave either, so he waited below in a speedboat.
On the warship deck, the colonel immediately summoned a few people and started a serious discussion with the translator.
The translator said, "They just want ransom and will not accept any other conditions."
A soldier said, "They also hijacked a cargo ship right under our noses! How to calculate this?"
The translator sighed, "Don't expect to reason with these pirates. They won't listen to anything. They just want money and ransom. If they don't give it, they will kill the hostages."
The colonel said in a deep voice, "What else did you say?"
The translator said, "They said they would get the ransom first and then everything could be discussed."
The colonel looked at the pirates over there coldly, "Is it the ransom in one hand and the hostages in the other?"
Translator 1: "That's what they said, but they want us to pay a ransom first, and then they will release the hostages." "
A soldier next to him frowned and said, "Captain, these people can't be trusted. Tsuya said he would release the hostages as soon as possible, but what happened in the end? How long did it take?"
The colonel was silent for a long time, and finally said, "Give it to them!"
"Captain! "One officer felt it was inappropriate.
The colonel said with a straight face, "Did you see that Pirate Ship? There is also a few months old baby on board! Already very weak! I'm afraid I won't last long!"
"But what if these pirates..."
"No need to say it! The person must be rescued safe and sound! The sooner the better!"
"...yes!" The Power of Time and Wealth 901
"Find someone to send the ransom! Be careful!"
"I see!"
After a while, a lifeboat was slowly lowered from the warship. It contained a heavy bag, which was obviously the gold demanded by the pirates. Two soldiers sat in the lifeboat with guns in hand. They slowly came to the pirates' speedboat and stopped.
The pirates are also very wary," the translator shouted, "They said to open the bag first and take a look! "
A soldier put away his gun, squatted down and opened the zipper of the bag, revealing the golden gold inside. It was very heavy and worth a lot of money at first glance.
The two pirates' eyes lit up and they immediately moved the ship over.
The soldier handed them the gold and the transaction was completed.
The pirates suddenly burst into cheers and shouts, and everyone was very excited. The speedboat sailed back to the main ship Pirate Ship, and the pirates took the gold and handed it to the leader with great difficulty. The leader opened it, checked it over and over again, and finally nodded with a smile, looking very satisfied.
Because there was a baby among the hostages, the only request made by the Republic during the previous negotiations was to release the hostage as soon as possible, with a ransom in one hand and a person in the other. This was also explained in the interview. We could not let these people walk away with the ransom like they did back then. As a result, it took more than half a year before the hostages were released. Then the warship's horn sounded, and the translator's voice came from the loudspeaker, "!"
Dong Xuebin They also heard it and were probably urging the pirates to release him.
Niu Dazhao and several crew members had hope in their eyes and were very excited.
However, what everyone did not expect was that the pirates ignored the Republic's warships. Some pirates laughed and gathered together to celebrate, while the leader and several small leaders were exchanging something on the bow of the Pirate Ship. A small leader nodded from time to time, and the leader also sneered frequently.
Immediately afterwards, the pirates changed their faces!
Not only did they not let anyone go, they even drove the ship away. The cargo ship behind them was also controlled by a few pirates who had just boarded the ship, and they followed closely behind!
The colonel's face changed!
The other soldiers also looked annoyed!
Swishing, a dozen guns were fired at the pirates who were preparing Pirate Ship and the cargo ship, and the warships also chased after them. Although the speedboat was very fast, the main ship Pirate Ship moved slowly. Let alone being assembled, it was impossible to catch up with the speed of the warship.
Pirate Leader As soon as he raised his hand, the ship stopped.
The colonel shouted several times into the cabin, and the translator immediately conveyed the colonel's meaning and yelled at the pirates and others, as if he was continuing to ask them to let them go.
Release him?
Pirate Leader smiled coldly, but he had no such intention at all. He had not asked for ransom from the other party from the beginning. Firstly, they were robbers after all. If the hostages were released on the spot, the other warships would point their guns at them. These motley crews would naturally be unable to resist. Secondly, this leader was the culprit who hijacked the Republic crew a year ago. Seeing that the Republic paid ransom so happily and cared so much about the hostages, they I also tasted the sweetness and thought that you don't dare to do anything to us anyway. As long as you shoot, we will kill the hostages, so we are not afraid of the soldiers of the Republic at all. Thirdly, there is a gap in the funds of these pirates. They have so many people, so many ships and so many guns, and their consumption is huge. Now that they have grasped the Achilles heel of the Republic's cherishment of hostages, they are a little unscrupulous and want to take advantage of this time to make another big profit. This little money is just an appetizer.
Under the leader's instructions, a pirate started shouting with a trumpet.
After hearing this from the warship, the translator's face turned dark!
Translator Ma found the captain with the rank of senior colonel, "They told us to step back and not approach them, otherwise they will kill the hostages!"
The colonel said with a sullen face, "They won't let him go?"
The translator was also very angry. "Not only did they not let him go, they also demanded a ransom, saying they wanted ten times the ransom they had just given to them to ransom the crew members of those cargo ships!"
"That's unreasonable!" The colonel was annoyed!
Several officers and soldiers were also furious!
The translator said, "They said that these crew members were newly captured by them and are not counted as hostages in this transaction. Moreover, they will not release the first three hostages and a baby unless they pay ten times the ransom. They will not release all the hostages until we get the money and give it to them. The pirates asked us to go back and prepare the ransom!"
This is going back on one's word!
When Ming Ming negotiated, they said they would release the hostages after paying the ransom. In the end, not only were no one released, but the money was increased tenfold!
The pirate's face made everyone sick!
We ignored you and hijacked goods, ignored you and killed people, and paid you ransom, but you didn't even let anyone go? Instead, he made more demands? You didn't even keep the promise, but you kept shitting on our heads again and again? Are they targeting people from our republic??
The senior colonel immediately gave the order!
Immediately, the warship's guns quickly turned and aimed at the pirates. The soldiers of the Republic also aimed their guns and chased after them, blocking their course.
When the pirates saw it, they also raised their guns to demonstrate, but most of their guns were pointed at the hostages!
The leader smiled at the warship, so what if he didn't let people go? Anyway, the hostages are in their hands, and the pirates don't believe that the soldiers of the Republic dare to shoot and are confident!
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