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Volume One: Do Not Use the Hidden Dragon Chapter 456: The Legend of Pirates

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    wChen Zheng wanted to go to Dubai. Normally, flying would be the fastest option, but Chen Zheng chose to take a boat instead.

    The reason for this is not without reason.  Mainly because Zhou Zhili had just said to Chen Zheng before that if he was going to do business in Africa, it was very important to ensure the safety of the transportation lines. Otherwise, even if oil fields could be established in Africa, it would still be difficult to transport them and eventually make money.

    Therefore, Chen Zheng thought it would be better to sail on the sea himself and see the environment along the way.

    Therefore, Chen Zheng chose not a passenger ship, but an ocean-going cargo ship, because transporting people and transporting goods are completely different. Only in this way can he have a more comprehensive understanding of this sea route.

    At the same time, you can also take a look at the scenery along the way.

    Speaking of which, although Chen Zheng had been on a gambling boat before, he had never traveled across the ocean by boat. What's more, this time, he could see many different exotic customs along the way.

    Thinking of this, Chen Zheng was really looking forward to it.

    For ordinary people, it is easy to be a passenger ship and just spend money, but it is not easy to be a freighter.  Fortunately, Chen Zheng has very good connections. Through Mayor Hao, he happened to know that there is a company that has been doing trade between China and Africa and the Middle East for a long time. They just shipped back a shipment of rare minerals from Africa. Now,  They also loaded up other supplies domestically and planned to transport them to the Middle East to make money from them.

    One of the stops happened to be in Dubai.

    Even the date of the ship¡¯s arrival in Dubai made Chen Zheng very satisfied.

    Therefore, Mayor Hao is the guarantor.  On this day on the freighter, Chen Zheng followed many sailors and boarded this huge freighter with a capacity of one thousand tons.

    The name of the freighter was "Changfa Hao". As soon as he heard it, he knew it was named by a businessman. Chen Zheng couldn't stop laughing secretly.

    This cargo ship is not too new, but it is not old either. And although it is used for transporting cargo, the resting area on the ship is still clean and tidy.  Of course, there are no single rooms, all are double rooms with bunks with bunk beds.

    Because Chen Zheng was a guest introduced by Mayor Hao, the captain was very considerate to him. The person who shared a room with him was not an ordinary sailor, but a mineral expert.

    When Chen Zheng came to his room.  The mineral expert has already been on board.

    This mineral expert is not too old, only around 27 or 28 years old. It is obvious at first glance that he is well-educated and has good conduct. After his self-introduction, Chen Zheng found out.  This mineral expert's name is Kuang Jingwei, and he was hired by this company with a high salary to explore geology in areas such as Africa or the Middle East to find out whether there are rich mineral reserves underneath.

    "Sometimes, although minerals are detected underground, the reserves of this mineral are unknown. If a mine is built rashly, there will be nothing left after two years of mining. Wouldn't this be a loss?" said the expert.  He said at work: "So every time they prepare to build a mine, they have to ask people like us to do a detailed survey."

    Chen Zheng sighed, it looks like he is going to Africa to do business.  It is indeed not an easy task. He then asked: "Since your job is specifically for surveying, you should be well paid. Why don't you take a plane?"

    "The remuneration of my job is really good. I can earn more by staying abroad for a few months than I can by working in China for a year. And the remuneration for flying is no problem. As a rule, we all fly first class. The last one is business class."  Kuang Jingwei smiled and said, "But I have a heart attack and can't stand the moment of takeoff and landing, so it's better to take a boat."

    "That's it." Chen Zheng nodded.

    Such mineral experts are still very useful to Chen Zheng. Whether he goes to Africa in the future to mine diamonds or minerals, or build oil fields, I am afraid they will be indispensable for their help.

    What's more, the freighter had just left the sea and there was no scenery to see. Therefore, the two of them chatted in the room all afternoon on the first day and rested at night. It was not until the next morning that the freighter was far away and the two of them said  I want to go out for a walk.

    Unlike a cruise ship, a cargo ship has a wealth of entertainment facilities. On a cargo ship, the only place you can go and have fun is on the deck.

    And when they came to the deck, they discovered that they were not the only ones doing nothing on the freighter.

    There are two other people, and they are both young and beautiful women.

    At the same time, the deck was also decorated because of the presence of these two women. There was a large sun umbrella and two beach chairs under the umbrella. One of the beauties was wearing a bikini, sitting on the beach chair and enjoying the sun and sea breeze.  .

    There is another beauty who is wearing much more conservative clothes. At this time, the conservative one is helpingThe beauty in bikini was applying sunscreen on her body while the two of them kept talking.

    "Sister Xue'er, are you not embarrassed to be wearing such revealing clothes? Won't other sailors peek at you?" the conservative beauty asked while applying oil.

    "Xiao Na, you just left school, that's why you are still so green. What age are you in, what does a bikini have to do with it? Besides, their group of stinky sailors are above, and you can see our parasols from above.  , what¡¯s there to worry about?¡±

    "But there are all grown men on the boat, wearing such revealing clothes. If everyone on the boat has evil intentions, then no one can hear us shouting in the middle of the sea" The conservative beauty estimated  I read social news a lot.

    The exposed beauty giggled at first, and then said: "It depends on what you think, even if those stinky sailors have this intention, they don't have the courage, and they don't even know who we are. Their company is begging us to go with them."  Yes, this is to help promote their company. Don¡¯t talk about any evil ideas, even if the service is slightly imperfect, I will make them look good!¡±

    You can tell from her tone that this exposed beauty is quite cruel.

    Just as they were saying this, the conservative beauty heard footsteps coming from behind. She looked back and saw two men walking over. She quickly nudged the exposed beauty and whispered: "Shh, Sister Xue'er, someone is coming.  ¡±

    "Who are you? Didn't I tell you, captain? Sailors are not allowed to come to this deck. Why do you still dare to come?" The exposed beauty turned around and said something bad.

    Strangely, when Chen Zheng saw the appearance of this exposed beauty, he suddenly felt that she looked familiar, but for a moment he couldn't remember where he had seen her.

    Chen Zheng did not recognize the other party, but the other party recognized him one step earlier and exclaimed: "So it's you?!"

    "You know me? Have we met?" Chen Zheng was stunned.

    "It's me, Michelle. I was kidnapped when I interviewed you in Qingshuihe Town, but it was you who saved me. Have you forgotten?" the exposed beauty asked.

    Chen Zheng suddenly remembered that the exposed beauty in front of him was the annoying female reporter in Qingshuihe Town.

    Speaking of which, when Chen Zheng returned to Qingshuihe Town, he first wanted to choose a Chinese herbal medicine planting base in the northwest district.  Secondly, it was to avoid the killer who was not known to come from the hidden door at the time, so he wanted to hide his whereabouts so that no outsiders would know.

    But she didn¡¯t want to run into Michelle. This reporter wanted to expose himself for using feudal superstition to deceive people, and pursued and beat him fiercely, insisting on exposing himself.  As a result, the killer came to her door, and she was taken as a hostage by the killer to lure her into the trap.

    It can be said that Chen Zheng has no good impression of Michelle, but fortunately, he was very satisfied with the result of dealing with the Yinmen in Qingshuihe Town, so Chen Zheng is not willing to argue with her.  He just replied: "Oh, it's you, I didn't expect it."

    "So you know each other. Now that I have a beautiful woman as my companion, I won't be lonely on the journey." The geological expert Kuang Jingwei interrupted and said with a smile: "What are the names of the two ladies?"

    "You're a fucking young lady!" Michelle didn't give Kuang Jingwei any face at all, and directly sent back her shrew nature.  He choked back Kuang Jingwei's words, then ignored Kuang Jingwei and asked Chen Zheng: "By the way, why are you on this freighter?"

    Chen Zheng did not answer but asked: "What about you?"

    "Me, their company paid me to go and help them report relevant news. As you know, I am a big anchor. Once you are famous, there are many ways to make money." Michelle showed off.  .

    After Michelle¡¯s detailed explanation, Chen Zheng realized that this company had been facing doubts from all sides recently and was eager to establish a good image in the country.

    Therefore, they paid to invite Michelle to make a report on the conditions of various ports along the way as the cargo ship sailed, as well as the scale of their company locations in the Middle East and Africa.

    "Didn't I suffer a gunshot wound before? I have been recuperating for a long time, and the work in the TV station has to be replaced by someone else. When I recover from the injury, my program will be gone, but there will be new programs after a while.  It¡¯s just that I have nothing to do during my recent break, and this company promised me a good salary, so I got on board.¡± Michelle then introduced the conservative beauty next to Chen Zheng: ¡°Her name is Xiaona, and she¡¯s me.  My cousin, who just graduated, is now my assistant.¡±

    Michelle¡¯s original assistant was beaten to death by the Yinmen people in Qingshuihe Town. She really needs to find another assistant to help her record the video.

    Being an assistant to Michelle is not an easy job. You will inevitably have to endure her scolding, but since you are your cousin, I think it will be much better. No wonder I can still be with her at this time.?Baking in the sun on a beach chair.

    "To tell you the truth, after I recovered from my gunshot wound, I have been looking for you, but you are always not in the same place, so I have looked for you several times and failed to find you." Michelle added.

    "Looking for me? What are you looking for for?" Chen Zheng asked confused.

    "Of course I'm grateful for your life-saving grace. In order to prevent me from being shot, you kicked mewell, kicked me."

    Michelle was referring to the fact that she was tied up in the slaughterhouse and lured Chen Zheng there. After Chen Zheng arrived, Yinmen started shooting. In order to prevent Michelle from being shot to death, Chen Zheng kicked Michelle in the chest.  Kicked her under a pig-killing chopping board.

    Chen Zheng¡¯s kick happened to hit the woman¡¯s chest, so even Michelle felt a little embarrassed when she said it and was vague.

    Chen Zheng relaxed a lot. In fact, Chen Zheng thought Michelle was looking for him to settle a score with him.  It turned out to be a thank you. It seems that this Michelle is not very unreasonable.

    As a result, Chen Zheng had just finished praising Michelle in his heart, and Michelle said immediately: "In addition, I still don't understand the ins and outs of the whole thing. I want to ask you again and interview you."

    The nature of journalists is that they like to get to the bottom of things.  And this is why Chen Zheng is most afraid of meeting Michelle again.

    ¡° If Michelle knew that those killers were going after Chen Zheng in the first place, Michelle was the one who was implicated. With her character, how could she be spared?

    It is better to offend ten gentlemen than to offend one small person; it is better to offend ten villains than to offend one woman.  This sentence is Chen Zheng's motto, and Michelle is exactly the kind of woman he cannot offend, otherwise there will be endless troubles.

    Therefore, Chen Zheng quickly looked around and said to him: "What Mr. Kuang just said is really good. This is a long voyage to the sea. With two beauties as companions, I won't be bored anymore."

    ??????????????? Actually, there is still half a sentence in Chen Zheng¡¯s mind that he has not said, that is, especially for a woman like Michelle, who is like a shrew, it will not be boring, it will be full of details.

    "That's right, this time my cousin and I met you two, not just a bunch of stinky sailors. It will definitely be a wonderful and smooth trip." Michelle's cousin Xiaona shouted happily.

    But Chen Zheng shook his head: "It's more than exciting, but it goes smoothlyI'm afraid it won't be as you expected. On the contrary, it might be a little scary."

    "Why do you say that?" Mineral expert Kuang Jingwei asked in confusion.

    But Chen Zheng shook his head and said nothing.

    It¡¯s not that Chen Zheng didn¡¯t want to tell them, but because even if he told them, they probably wouldn¡¯t believe it.  Because Chen Zheng came to this conclusion because he made a special fortune telling before boarding the ship.

    As for what will happen, Chen Zheng doesn't know. After all, divination is not omnipotent.  But at least Chen Zheng is not afraid, because the result will definitely be wonderful for him.

    "It's not going well, and there will be shocks" Xiaona pondered for a long time, and suddenly said: "The situation you are talking about is not about a shipwreck, right?"

    "Bah, bah, bah. Can't you say something nice!?" Michelle quickly interrupted: "How could the ship sink? I guarantee it will be smooth sailing."

    "If the ship doesn't sink, the only thing that will go wrong is pirates." Geological expert Kuang Jingwei suddenly said.

    "Pirates?" Michelle and Xiaona asked in unison.

    In fact, even Chen Zheng wanted to ask, but he didn't have time to say it, because the reason why he took the boat to Dubai this time was to see the environment and safety along the way, so he followed Michelle and Xiaona closely  Afterwards, Chen Zheng asked: "Are you saying that we might encounter Somali pirates?"

    "Hahahaha!" Michelle laughed wildly, with the intention of mocking Chen Zheng for his lack of education: "You don't know this? Somali pirates. As the name suggests, they are in Somalia, and where is Somalia? In Africa! And we are going there  Where? If you want to go to the Middle East, you just need to cross the South China Sea and then go to the Indian Ocean. There is no need to go to Africa."

    This is indeed because Chen Zheng is uneducated. In fact, although he has received a lot of education since childhood, it does not involve foreign geography. Before Chen Zheng went to sea this time, he did not read the map in detail, but often heard other people say  There are pirates in Somalia, but they don¡¯t know where Somalia is.

    Not minding Michelle's wild laughter, Chen Zheng just asked: "What other pirates are there?"

    "Yeah, what other pirates are there?" Xiaona also asked.

    Geological expert Kuang Jingwei replied: "You can't meet Somali pirates, but there are Malacca pirates. Don't you know? Malacca pirates are more powerful than Somali pirates!"

    Afterwards, Kuang Jingwei came slowly.

      As expected of a knowledgeable man, Kuang Jingwei¡¯s words are clear and logical.

    The so-called Malacca pirates naturally refer to the generation of pirates who roamed the Strait of Malacca.  Speaking of the Strait of Malacca, it is not simple. It is the main channel connecting the Pacific and the West. It is called the crossroads of the sea. A quarter of global trade depends on this strait to transport things from Asia.  , or importing Western things, so it is also known as the "lifeline of the world economy."

    But also near this strait, pirates are rampant and unscrupulous.

    "For example, last year, most of the piracy incidents that occurred around the world last year were caused by Malacca pirates." Kuang Jingwei continued: "You have only heard of Somali pirates, but Somali pirates are much bigger than Malacca pirates.  Called ancestor."

    Kuang Jingwei is not exaggerating. The reason why there are so many pirates in Somalia is because of the war in the country. They only appeared in recent years. Most of the members are fishermen off the coast of Somalia.  But Malacca pirates are completely different. They have been around since ancient times, and most of the pirates are lawless criminals from nearby countries. There are even war criminals who fled due to failed civil wars in neighboring Thailand, Laos, Malaysia, etc. Compared with ordinary fishermen, these pirates are  The gang is so ruthless!

    Somali pirates only rob, but Malacca pirates not only rob, but generally not only rob goods and cash, but also rob the ship, repaint it and sell it, including people, everyone caught by them,  Usually they are taken as hostages and a huge ransom is demanded.  Without a ransom, the kidnapped usually never come back alive.

    "When I traveled between Africa, the Middle East and China, I often heard people say that after many cargo ships were robbed by them, the crew members were also kidnapped. There is still no news about them, and they may have died in the vast sea.  Kuang Jingwei finally said: "This time, we have a thousand tons of cargo on board, and there are not many security forces. If we let them know, they might actually come back to rob."

    "Bah, bah, bah, crow's mouth!" Michelle spat repeatedly: "Stop saying these unlucky words. Didn't you also say that you have traveled to Africa and China many times, but you have only heard about it but never encountered it? Where?  What a coincidence, there are so many ships, but we encountered pirates?¡±

    "Haha, that's true." Kuang Jingwei smiled and said: "Besides, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia near Malacca have been launching joint anti-piracy operations in recent years, which are very effective. They are no longer like before.  As long as we sail a hundred nautical miles away from land, we won¡¯t encounter pirates at all.¡±

    That¡¯s right, generally speaking, pirate attacks involve discovering cargo ships and then robbing them.

    But if he was a hundred nautical miles away from land, even if there were pirates, how would he know when a cargo ship worthy of their robbery would appear?  To be continued.  If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation.  m
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