It was the same as last time at the gate of the community hospital in the old city. Tang Chao, who had taken off his bear paw suit as he wished, opened his arms in an exaggerated manner, did a few stretching exercises, then turned to look at the beautiful woman wearing a white casual suit next to him, scratching his head.
He smiled and said, "Auntie, you really don't need to make this trip. I'm already well and I can handle it myself."
The beautiful woman is of course Xie Wei. She is indeed in Lingjiang and just got off the plane two hours ago. She didn't even take Li Xiaolin with her and came back from South Korea alone.
As for the reason for returning, Tang Chao asked on the way here. As expected, the answer was that he came back temporarily because of work.
Xie Wei raised her hand and looked at her watch: "Just recover. Be careful when riding in the future."
"Yeah, aunt, if you have something to do, go and do your work. This place is very close to the piano store, I can just walk there by myself."
After a slight hesitation, Xie Wei nodded: "Okay, I won't give it to you later. By the way, have you eaten the nutritional supplements I sent last time?"
"I've eaten. I haven't finished eating yet. It's too much!" Tang Chao learned the lesson from being obedient this time and even blocked the escape route with a slap in the face when answering.
However, this small thought was in vain in front of the always strong Xie Wei. She nodded lightly as if she had not heard anything: "If you haven't finished eating, eat slowly. I will ask someone to give you some more."
"...Ha, okay, thank you, auntie." He smiled wryly and nodded. Tang Chao didn't even have the thought of refusing. He just lay down and did as he pleased.
"Then I'm leaving."
"Well, goodbye, auntie."
Waving his hands on the spot, he watched Xie Wei bend down and get into the black Mercedes-Benz, start driving away, and turn into the street. Tang Chao looked away, could not help but raise his eyebrows slightly, and sighed inwardly, it seemed that something had really happened...
There are many basis for judgment. The most intuitive one is that if you just come back to handle work, there is no reason not to let the full-time driver Brother Liang drive, but to drive alone. You must know that the Mercedes-Benz was sent to the airport by Brother Liang two hours ago.
.
Judging from the detailed movements of Xie Wei looking down at her watch from time to time during the review just now, she probably made an appointment with someone to talk about something and was rushing over. If she is not mistaken, the thing she was talking about was the real reason why she suddenly returned this time.
reason……
Did something happen to someone in the Xie family?
After vaguely coming to a conclusion, Tang Chao stood there and thought for a while, then walked down the stairs, left the hospital and walked towards the piano store.
This attitude is not that he doesn't want to take care of it. On the contrary, Tang Chao intends to investigate the situation later. If it is not troublesome, then he will solve it easily.
As for the reason, feel free to help if you want. Is there any special reason...well, there is still a reason.
Just because Xie Wei came back temporarily and was busy with something, but she still didn't forget to care about someone's injury, and even wasted precious time to personally accompany her for a review. This call was not in vain, and someone was indeed touched. Although this
Being moved can be quite burdensome sometimes...
Well, for the time being, let’s ignore the unscrupulous guy who lives in the midst of blessings and doesn’t know how to be blessed. The camera shifts to follow the Mercedes-Benz car that is driving away.
After about a quarter of an hour of speeding, we drove out of the old city, slowly slowed down and turned into a commercial square. We were in a hurry, so we didn't drive into the underground parking lot, but found a temporary parking spot on the street.
She picked up her handbag and hurriedly pushed down the door. Looking around, after a brief pause, Xie Wei did not go to the main entrance of the mall, but quickly walked towards a KFC not far away.
During working hours, there were people coming and going in the store, and there were many customers. Especially at the ordering counter, there were several long queues. However, because most of them were office workers, they basically took it and left, leaving no room for dine-in food.
So there are still some free tables.
"Thank you, Madam, here!"
Amidst the commotion, a calm voice came. Xie Wei, who had just walked into the store, turned her head and saw a tall figure in sports casual clothes standing up from the two-person dining table in the southeast corner and waving to this side.
Walking through the crowd, she came to the table. Xie Wei took the initiative to extend her hand and said apologetically: "Sorry, Captain Gao, I'm late."
Shake hands and let go.
"No, I've just arrived. Please take a seat." The other party's attitude was nice and polite. And if Tang Chao had followed, he would have recognized the burly Captain Gao at a glance. He was from the Jiuzhou Rise Lingjiang branch.
The head of the department, Gao Changfeng.
Of course, Xie Wei also knew each other and had met each other before. However, compared to Gao Changfeng, Xie Wei was more familiar with the other person in charge, Zong Qing, who had dealt with him a few more times.
"Ms. Xie just got off the plane, so she probably hasn't had time to have breakfast yet. I ordered some, I wonder if they suit your taste?" After sitting separately, Gao Changfeng spread his hands to indicate the unopened breakfast on the table and greeted him politely.
"Thank you, no need. Sorry, Captain Gao, my current mood..."
"I understand, it's okay, I understand." Looking at Xie Wei, who looked nervous and anxious, Gao Changfeng waved his hand to indicate that it was okay, and then went straight to the point, "Then let me tell you straight. After receiving the notice from Ms. Xie before, we collected
After obtaining the relevant information, we can now basically confirm that the news is true. Mr. Xie Jianping was arrested last night..."
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"Pirate? Kidnapping?"
In the piano store, looking at the conclusive news that had been verified through multiple channels, Tang Chao couldn't help but look dazed, and subconsciously murmured to himself, "Why are you so bad, Uncle Jianping..."
Although it only lasted twenty minutes, minus the ten minutes of walking back to the piano store, Tang Chao only spent seven or eight minutes actually asking for information. However, relying on his knowledge of the Xie family and the close relationships between Xie Wei and Xie Wei, he still
The crux of the problem was found quite easily.
It's just this crux...how to put it, it's quite surprising.
However, after calming down and reviewing the situation, I found that this seemingly ridiculous accident actually had some inevitable factors hidden in it.
As mentioned before, as Xie Wei took over the Xie Group and focused on developing ocean shipping and foreign trade business, Xie Jianping, who already ran a large security company, also had the idea of taking a free ship.
This is how a family business should be. For this reason, Xie Jianping frequently visited ports and terminals in those few months, and eventually launched the overseas security business as a matter of course. Some time ago, he even lived up to expectations and won the group's largest overseas security order, which can be said to be a big hit.
This was the reason. Although the Tang Dynasty still didn't understand what kind of genius idea Xie Jianping had to go out with the boat instead of letting his good boss go. But even if he did it, there was nothing he could do about it.
As for pirates, the Tang Dynasty knew something about them.
Needless to say, Xie Jianping, the world-famous Somali pirate, is not that stupid. No matter how courageous he is, he will not be able to follow the ship on that route. Judging from the current information, he happened in the Southeast Asian waters at his doorstep. The specific location
Probably in Indonesia.
This is the problem. Maybe you don’t know that there are pirates in Southeast Asian waters, and the overall number and crime frequency are not low, and they are like this all year round. It is a stubborn disease. Not to mention, only in Asia last year in 2011
There were 72 piracy incidents. They are not well-known, but they are always doing things quietly.
From the above points of view, it seems reasonable that Xie Jianping was kidnapped by pirates while traveling on a ship...what the hell!
As far as the Tang Dynasty knew, just as killers were divided into amateurs and professionals, pirate groups were similarly roughly divided.
Take the Indonesian waters where Xie Jianping's accident happened. If Somali pirates are the ceiling of the industry, then Indonesian pirates are the real sewers of the industry.
They are not so much pirates as they are fishermen who carry out sideline business in the surrounding area. The weapons they are equipped with are not AKs or RPGs, but sickles, fish-killing knives and other agricultural, animal husbandry and fishing equipment. They are mainly energy-saving, environmentally friendly and traditional.
And with such a firepower configuration, the target of the operation will naturally not be robbery, kidnapping, and extortion of ransom, which is too high-end for them.
The actual situation is that Indonesian pirates avoid head-on conflicts whenever they can, and are accustomed to working in the dark, taking advantage of the silence of the night to slip out of the boat on a sampan and steal. Perhaps they also feel that calling this kind of goods pirates is too flattering, so shipowners often call them scornful
Being a "sea thief" can be called a shameful existence in the world of pirates.
What, you ask, why doesn’t the local government just help out and destroy these scumbags?
The reason is complicated. It’s not that the maritime affairs of nearby countries are ignored, but the effect is not great. In the final analysis, this is not a moral problem, but an economic problem. As long as the year is bad, the economy is in decline, and the surrounding fishermen cannot survive, pirates will
It’s endless, endless.
In addition, there is another interesting phenomenon. As the crime rate in a sea area increases year by year, the insurance premiums charged by several well-known international shipping insurance companies for cargo ships passing through this section will also increase year by year...
Having digressed, let’s get back to the topic.
In short, such a thief, Xie Jianping, could be kidnapped, and he was still working as a security guard. To be honest, the Tang Dynasty couldn't figure it out...
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In the Kaifeng restaurant, the exchange is coming to an end.
"...The general situation of Indonesian pirates is like this, so Ms. Xie, you don't have to worry too much. Mr. Xie Jianping's personal safety should not be a problem for a period of time. However, to prevent long nights and nightmares, it is best to resolve this matter as soon as possible..."
"I haven't received a call yet, but I am willing to pay the ransom, as long as the person is okay!" Xie Wei's decision was quite decisive. It was obvious that she already had a solution in mind, and maybe there are several more. It just involves an unfamiliar field, and it is always necessary.
A professional helped sort out the details of the incident, which was why she contacted the Jiuzhou Rising Lingjiang branch through Shaobai.
"No, if you decide to pay the ransom, it's best not to have a direct conversation." Shaking his head, Gao Changfeng raised his hand and handed over a business card, explaining, "This is the contact information of the president of a Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Indonesia. There are some local
Energy, through which you can contact the pirates and rescue them."
After a pause, "Of course, this is just my suggestion. Also, please keep it a secret. After all, this solution is not very honorable to us, ha... uh? Thank you, Madam,..."
However, after Xie Wei silently took the business card, she suddenly stood up solemnly and bent down to salute.
While pushing and giving, he finally blocked Gao Changfeng's blocking arm, stepped back half a step, and saluted obsessively: "Sorry for the trouble, Captain Gao! Thank you!"
"Um, you're welcome, you're welcome." As if he was not used to this kind of scene, Gao Changfeng rubbed his palms, with a rare smile on his tough face, which made him feel a little embarrassed.
"Then don't bother Captain Gao. I'll go back to the company to discuss how to rescue people."
"Okay, if you need help later, please contact me in time."
"I will, thank you." He saluted again, nodded, and turned to leave.
After watching Xie Wei walk out of the store, Gao Changfeng looked back and sat down again. He looked at the various breakfast items on the table in front of him that were completely untouched and couldn't help but let out a soft breath.
At this moment, a sigh came into my ears, "I gave you a chance, but you didn't use it, my captain Gao!" After saying this, an arm came from the side and stretched straight towards the soy milk on the table. However,
Bang! He opened it with a wave of his hand. Gao Changfeng said expressionlessly: "I paid for this. If you want to eat it, you can buy it yourself."
"What the hell? That's not kind!" The visitor tried his best to open his eyes wide, with a ridiculous look on his face, "I stayed up all night and stayed up all night to collect and organize information for you, and then you treat me like this? The newcomer was brought into the room.
No matchmaker has ever been as efficient as you!"
Gao Changfeng's cheeks couldn't help but twitch when he heard this, he raised his hand and pointed hard, and said extremely seriously: "Remember, Mr. Zong! If you die one day, you will definitely die on this mouth!"
"Bah, bah, bah! Good luck!" The visitor, well, it was Zong Qing. He raised his hand and waved it randomly, as if to disperse the bad luck that did not exist in the air. However, the next moment he jumped from the table extremely quickly.
He took out the sesame cakes and opened them in time, saying, "Tell me, how was the exchange?"
"How about what?" Gao Changfeng frowned because he was not sure, "Isn't it just normal communication and telling her the relevant situation."
"Nothing else?"
"without."
"You -" Zong Qing raised his hands to cover his face, as if he couldn't bear to look at her, "I told you to find a cafe, but you made an appointment to open a restaurant? The atmosphere is obviously not right!"
"..."
"Ahem, cough, cough, just kidding, just kidding. Look, why are you so impatient? Well, let's be serious!" Gao Changfeng looked at Gao Changfeng with a murderous look, Zong Qing touched his nose, and wisely changed his mind.
The topic is, "The Xie family plans, oh no, how does she plan to deal with this matter? Will she use money to ransom her?"
"Um."
"As expected, this is the best solution, both for them and for us."
Gao Changfeng frowned upon hearing this: "Are you worried that the person who knows about it might take action? No, it's not Xie Wei who is in trouble."
"It stands to reason that this is correct, but I'm not worried that things will go wrong. That person really can't take action recently, he's under too much pressure..."
"I know I'm under a lot of pressure, why don't you shut up your crow's mouth quickly!" Gao Changfeng interrupted angrily.
"Uh, ugh! I just said that, why are you so superstitious... Isn't that what you look like? I'm... ok, ok, let's not talk about it, let's change the topic. Well, you really should wear something today.
Dress up and go out. I asked Lingzhi to pick out the Armani, tie, and tie for you... Hey, hey, don't leave, leave the soy milk for me——"