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- In the blink of an eye, the freighter "Changfa" has been sailing in the endless sea for five days.
There are no entertainment facilities on the freighter. At first, everyone thought the scenery on the sea was good, but after watching it for several days, everyone got tired of it.
Even Michelle and Xiaona no longer bask in the sun on the deck. Instead, they often take pictures with cameras and cameras here and there.
At the same time, perhaps because Chen Zheng saved Michelle's life before, she may have a different kind of affection for Chen Zheng, so she always looks for opportunities to talk to him, and she no longer has the same tone as the shrew she used to have. .
Kuang Jingwei, a geological expert who is in the same rest cabin as Chen Zheng, is very happy because in the past few days, he has developed a crush on Michelle's cousin Xiaona and has great plans to pursue her. Naturally, he hopes that everyone can stay more Get along together.
But Chen Zheng had a headache.
Chen Zheng doesn¡¯t like Michelle¡¯s personality, and he doesn¡¯t want to have too much contact with her. Secondly, Chen Zheng is also afraid that Michelle will ask about the ins and outs of the previous incident in Qingshuihe Town.
Therefore, Chen Zheng often stays in the rest cabin for the whole day. All his entertainment every day is running around with a few coins.
"You can play with a few coins all day, aren't you bored? Why don't we go out and chat with beauties." On this day, Kuang Jingwei came up with Chen Zheng's idea again, because only through him, Kuang Jingwei seemed to be able to have a relationship with Chen Zheng. A reasonable chance of getting along with Cortana.
Chen Zheng still tossed the coin in his hand and replied: "Of course I'm bored these days, but I won't be bored soon. Something very exciting will happen."
"What's going on?" Kuang Jingwei asked strangely, but Chen Zheng didn't answer, and just continued tossing coins endlessly.
Seeing that Chen Zheng didn't say anything, and would not go out to find Michelle and Mina as he wished, Kuang Jingwei was a little disappointed, but he was so bored anyway that he couldn't go out to find beauties. Then it would be better to settle for the next best thing and join Chen Zheng's game, so he said: "How about you throw it. The two of us will bet anyway, a small bet, ten yuan a time. How about it?"
Chen Zheng shook his head: "You don't understand, I'm not playing with coins."
"Then what are you doing?"
"I'm doing divination." Chen Zheng told the truth.
"Hahahaha, do you still believe this? Then what did you predict?" Kuang Jingwei asked.
Chen Zheng knew that he didn¡¯t believe him even if he said it, so he simply didn¡¯t say anything and just asked: ¡°Where is our ship now?¡±
"We are almost arriving in Singapore." Kuang Jingwei introduced: "I just asked the first mate that our ship is traveling in the waters of Singapore. Do you know why?"
"Why?" Chen Zheng asked.
"It's not because of pirates." Kuang Jingwei said slowly.
It turns out that the cargo ship had already entered the Strait of Malacca at this time.
And near this area, there are three countries. They are Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. It is precisely because of the rampant pirates that these three countries signed an agreement to jointly fight against piracy.
Among them, Singapore and Malaysia have slightly better economic environments and have made great efforts to strengthen security in their own waters, so pirates in the vicinity are almost extinct.
But on the contrary, Indonesia¡¯s economy is relatively poor. Their country's navy has low salaries, and the government can't even pay the navy's salaries on time, let alone provide them with money to replace equipment. They can't afford clippers, they can't afford fuel, and even their weapons are lagging behind. Not to mention not cruising often. Even if it goes out to sea, the ship is not as fast as the pirate's ship, and its firepower is not as powerful as the pirate's firepower. It is good if it is not beaten. How can it be possible to catch the pirates?
"This afternoon, we will arrive at Penang City in Malaysia, and then go to the waters near Singapore in the evening, completely bypassing Indonesia, just for safety reasons." Kuang Jingwei finally said: "It seems that we will not see pirates this time. ¡±
"Why, are you looking forward to seeing pirates?" Chen Zheng asked.
"Of course, I have only heard of it, but I have never seen a real pirate."
Chen Zheng smiled: "Maybe your wish will come true, but I'm afraid your legs will be weak if you see a real pirate."
"How is that possible? When I see pirates, I'll knock them down first and let you see how powerful I am." Kuang Jingwei stretched his arms to show that he was very muscular.
But he looked like a weak scholar. Chen Zheng was sweating profusely and just said: "Don't sleep too much tonight."
"Why?"
"In case the pirates boarded the ship, but you fell asleep and were killed before you saw them. Then didn't you fulfill this wish before you died? Wouldn't it be a big loss?" Chen Zheng said with a smile. .
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As Kuang Jingwei said, in the afternoon of the same day, the "Chang Fa" first arrived at Penang Island in Malaysia, then parked briefly at the port to replenish supplies, and then continued its voyage.
After dark, we sailed into the waters near Singapore again.
On this side is Singapore, but on the other side is the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
Pirates can travel almost unimpeded throughout the waters near Indonesia, especially near Sumatra. Due to its geographical location, there are countless small islands in countless bays, all of which are bases for pirates. I don¡¯t know how many cargo ships have had accidents there.
But there is only one strait between us. Because this side is managed by Singapore, it has always been very safe.
Even the captain and first mate all went back to their cabins to rest after 11 o'clock. Only three people were left in the watch room to control the navigation of the cargo ship.
But at one o'clock in the morning, there was movement on the dark sea.
A large ship appeared behind the "Chang Fa", and three or four small ships appeared in front of it, surrounding it.
However, when they were first discovered, the ships were still far away, and even the flags on the ships could not be seen clearly. One of the sailors muttered: "No, could they be pirates?"
¡°After all, if they were really pirates, it would be too late to react until they got closer.
Another sailor guessed: "No way? The waters in this area are relatively safe. Generally, pirates rob near Indonesia on the other side of the strait. They will not come to Singapore's waters here."
But after all, the stakes were so high that no one could bear this responsibility. After some discussion, several officers on duty decided to notify the captain first.
One person ran down from the rest cabin and woke up the captain. The captain came back to the wheelhouse and took a look. At this time, the ships were already approaching. The flags are clearly visible, they are all Singapore military flags.
It turned out to be a Singapore navy patrol, and the captain finally breathed a sigh of relief.
But it took a while. As the ships approached, they discovered something was wrong.
??????????????????????????????????????????????If It's Singapore's cruising navy. The ships are relatively high-end, how could they be as dilapidated as these ships?
Secondly, if it was really a cruising navy, why wouldn't they say hello? Moreover, judging from their actions, it was clear that they wanted to completely seal off their ships.
The most important thing is that at this time, the big ship behind has put down seven or eight speedboats. The speedboats rushed up quickly, and the sailors on the deck heard it clearly. These people were yelling and speaking, and they were not speaking the English officially used in Singapore at all.
"No! They are pirates! Notify the first mate immediately and let them prepare for armed resistance!" the captain made a prompt decision and ordered.
It turns out that it was because of rampant pirates. The "Changfa" is equipped with weapons, but because it is illegal, they are hidden and will fight back when they encounter pirates.
A sailor got out of the cabin again, notified the chief mate, and called up other sailors. The captain was in the cab, controlling the ship and walking in a "z" shape in the sea.
The purpose of doing this is of course to get rid of the encirclement of these ships, but at this time we happen to be on a shoal, and the space to escape is very limited.
Immediately afterwards, the sailors on the deck shouted: "No, they've hooked the side of the ship!"
It turned out to be a speedboat launched from the big ship behind, and it had already rushed up.
How can a thousand-ton cargo ship be as fast as a speedboat? At this time, the speedboat came to the side of the "Changfa". Someone threw a rope and hooked the side of the ship with a hook, so that they could rush onto the ship quickly.
"It's too late, it seems there's no time to stop them from boarding the ship!" The captain sighed, and then said quickly: "Quick, send a distress signal!"
The sailor nearby quickly used the radio to send a distress signal to a nearby port, requesting assistance.
By this time, more than ten people in black clothes had climbed up on the deck.
¡°These people are all typical Southeast Asian middle-aged men, dark and thin, and many of them have printed headscarves on their heads. They usually hold automatic rifles in their hands, and two of them actually hold rocket launchers. In addition to these modern weapons and equipment, everyone usually carries a waist knife.
As soon as these people boarded the ship, they shot and killed the sailors when they saw them, and quickly rushed to the bridge.
He smashed the cab glass with the butt of his gun and shot the other sailors to death, but only the captain stayed and handcuffed his wrists.
At this time, the people on several other speedboats had also successfully boarded the "Changfa".
The one who entered the cab laterOne person, who seemed to be the leader of this group of pirates, spoke a lot of unknown languages, and then another pirate standing next to him translated them into Chinese.
"Our boss asks you, have you ever sent a distress signal? If you answer honestly, I will spare your life. If you tell lies, I will shoot you to death!"
The captain didn¡¯t dare to lie: ¡°I sent it before you boarded the ship.¡±
The captain thought that their group of pirates would panic, but it turned out that he was completely wrong. After being translated by the pirate who could speak Chinese, their leader babbled a few words, and soon another pirate started operating the radio. equipment, contacted the nearby port, and used pure English to pretend to be on board the "Changfa" staff, saying that the distress signal just now was a false alarm, and that the patrol police at sea were mistaken for pirates. In fact, everything on the freighter was normal.
The port staff had no doubts about it and ended the call.
¡°Subsequently, several sailors carried guns and drove the freighter, not knowing where they were going to drive him.
The captain was secretly shocked.
Some of this group of people can speak Chinese and some can speak English, and they can skillfully manipulate the equipment on the ship. You can see that they are veterans at first glance. They are so professional!
He didn't allow him to be shocked for long. Another pirate grabbed the captain's hair and brought him to the deck. Then the leader babbled a few more words, seemingly ordering all the pirates to search the ship and bring everyone there. Here comes the look.
And this time. The cabin had already exploded.
The first mate led many sailors, holding guns in their hands, but no one dared to rush out of the cabin.
At the same time, everyone including Chen Zheng, Kuang Jingwei, Michelle and Xiaona were also present.
It turned out that after a few gunshots outside just now, all the sailors in the cabin made another noise, and everyone was woken up.
Only Chen Zheng stayed awake. Because of the detailed divination along the way, he had already predicted that something like this would happen. And the reason why he didn't tell anyone, let alone the captain, was to let him prepare in advance. This is because Chen Zheng knew from the hexagrams that this incident was not harmful to him, but would be of great benefit to him in the future.
So he was just waiting to see what happened.
But other people. But I was so panicked that I couldn't describe it. You know, Malacca pirates are famous for their ability to kill without blinking an eye!
"What should we do? What should we do now?" Some sailors who had no courage were so frightened that they peed their pants.
"What should I do? Don't you have guns in your hands?" Kuang Jingwei shouted: "If they take advantage of the fact that there are not many pirates on board, and they still have the strength to fight, then they can defend the ship, send a distress signal, and wait for the nearby navy to rush. Come. We are safe. Otherwise, if too many pirates come up and take control of the cab, we will be in danger!"
??It can¡¯t be seen that Kuang Jingwei was not completely bragging before, and it came to a critical moment. He's really not that kind of loser.
In fact, according to what he said, it is indeed the most correct way. It is a pity that the sailors look at me and I look at you. No one dares to go out and take risks.
"If we keep waiting like this, there will be more people waiting for them to get on the boat. What should we do?"
"At least we can hold the hatch and kill them one by one when they come in. Otherwise, if we go out, they will all die," the first mate suggested.
"Yes, yes." Michelle was only wearing pajamas at this time, her voice was high-pitched and trembling: "Let's not go out, we can still be safe here."
"Holy crap! They took control of the cockpit and drove the ship directly to where we don't know. How is this safe?" Kuang Jingwei asked.
"That's right, that's right." Michelle had no idea at all: "What should we do?"
Seeing that the first mate still couldn¡¯t make up his mind, Kuang Jingwei was furious: ¡°You don¡¯t dare to go out, okay, give me a gun and I¡¯ll go out!¡±
"No! The guns can't be given to you, they can only be held by our sailors. Don't worry, we will protect you." The first mate shouted, and then turned back to ask many sailors: "What do you think we should do now?"
The sailors have no idea at all. It is not impossible to rush out, but what is certain is that no one is willing to take the lead.
The majority of the Chinese people are like this. They would rather lose the opportunity and everyone will die in the end than take the lead and face danger, even if there is a chance to save the lives of a boatload of people.
Kuang Jingwei, who really wanted to rush out, had no weapons in his hands, and the sailors were unwilling to give him their weapons.
In the end, I discussed for more than ten minutes, and I still said: "The defense capacity of our crew is limited, all are ****, so don't rush out.Let¡¯s hold on for now, and then we¡¯ll discuss ways to do it. "
Many sailors had no better way and nodded in agreement.
"You are simply delaying the opportunity!" Kuang Jingwei beat his chest, but he was alone and could do nothing.
At this moment, there were more than a dozen pirates surrounding the cabin.
The hatch was locked firmly inside and the pirates could not open it, but soon, another pirate came with a rocket launcher on his shoulder and stood directly opposite the hatch.
"Whoosh!" A rocket launcher was fired, followed by a loud "bang", a bright fire, and then a cloud of smoke.
By the time the smoke cleared, the hatch had already been blown open, and a group of pirates rushed in with guns blazing.
The sailors inside were stunned by the explosion just now, and soon after they saw many pirates coming in at the hatch, all pointing guns at them.
At the same time, there was another person who could speak Chinese and shouted loudly: "Listen to the people inside, immediately put down their weapons and come out to surrender, otherwise they will be killed. Don't take chances. You just saw the power of rocket launchers and hid in the cabin." There is also a dead end!"
The rocket launcher just now really scared these sailors out of their courage. By now, they no longer had the courage to even shoot.
"What are you waiting for? Shoot quickly, shoot quickly!" Kuang Jingwei shouted.
"Don't move, don't shoot!" the first mate shouted: "We don't want to cause trouble, we are just ordinary crew members, and you just want to rob the ship's cargo. As long as you promise not to hurt us, we will put down our weapons and let you Take away the goods and just let us go back!"
"Okay, I guarantee your safety." The pirate outside who could speak Chinese replied.
"No, we can't put down our guns! Once we put down our guns, the killing knife will be in the hands of others. We can't dig our own graves!" Kuang Jingwei shouted.
But unfortunately, the first mate ignored Kuang Jingwei at all, and instead shouted: "Shut up!"
Then he said to the other sailors: "We don't want to cause trouble. Anyway, no matter how much the goods on the ship are worth, they are not ours. If you are willing to cooperate with them like me, just put down your guns."
"No, you can't hand over your weapons, you have to think clearly!" Kuang Jingwei shouted.
It¡¯s a pity that no one listened to him. The sailors all agreed with the first mate¡¯s suggestion and put down their guns.
In fact, there were seventeen or eighteen sailors at this time, but there were only four pirates who rushed into the cabin. Four of them disarmed nearly twenty people. Kuang Jingwei felt ashamed of them even if he imagined it.
But he had no choice but to be exposed to the other pirate's gun. If he bent down to pick up the gun now, he would definitely be attacked first by the other pirate.
Everyone raised their hands in fear.
Chen Zheng also raised his hands, but Chen Zheng was not panicked. Instead, he paid attention to the expressions of everyone watching in his heart.
Although this Kuang Jingwei is a weak scholar, he is full of passion, dares to fight in critical moments, and is unwilling to hand over the control of destiny to others. He is a man! Chen Zheng said in his heart. Piaotian Literature registered members recommend this work - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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