Sotra is now looking through the logbook to deduce some useful information.
Although this ship is anchored in Panamania and is under the name of an unknown company, Sotela knows very well that it is just a shell company. The real company inferred from the logs that it should be a tanker owned by the British Shell Company.
, is currently transporting 300,000 tons of crude oil to its branch in Myanmar. Unexpectedly, it was taken advantage of by itself.
Wait, British Shell! Isn’t it one of the companies that originally sued Haidong Industrial? What an unexpected surprise, this is really a good start. When I return to Somalia, I must call my partner to report the good news.
Regarding the matter of taking the boat first and paying later, Sotela never thought about defaulting on the debt. If nothing else, he just said what if Wang Hai got the boat and stopped selling it to him? Sotela knew very well that he didn't.
He has the ability to get warships, which are the weapons of the country. How can he sell them to pirates? Even governments in foreign countries such as the former Soviet Union will not buy the generals to themselves. They would rather rebuild them. In a word, unite Haidong Industry.
Strive to travel across international waters in the future.
On the 28th, Sotra returned to Somalia. A large number of pirates greeted the hero's return on the dock. Although the supertanker could not get close to the sea, its huge size could be seen clearly even from hundreds of meters away.
The pirate group is boiling, which means that starting from today, Somali pirates will embark on a prosperous road.
"Hello, Mr. Wang." Although Sotra estimated that it was already late at night in China, he thought about it for a long time and decided to report the news to Wang Hai, not to mention that he still had something to ask Wang Hai for advice.
"Oh, Sotra, what's going on?" Wang Hai is currently training the naughty little leopard, who hasn't gone to bed yet. He has the playful Yun Siyu by his side, and his little life is very nourishing.
"We just took action and hijacked a 300,000-ton supertanker owned by Shell."
"Really? Haha, that's great! Blackmail me as hard as you can, damn!" Wang Hai felt relieved immediately, as if he took a breath of air in the morning and expelled all the bad luck from the night.
"Well, Mr. Wang, we don't know the specific market value of crude oil. What do you think is the appropriate price for us?"
"The price is your own business and I am not involved. But let me tell you the approximate profit in the crude oil market. For a small tanker with a capacity of 30,000 tons, the profit is US$30 per ton. If it is replaced by a super tanker, the profit is about US$35.
Around. These are pure profits, without all kinds of expenses. Is it enough?" Facing the upcoming exciting movies and TV series, Wang Hai patiently guided Sotra.
"Mr. Wang, if, I mean if we pay, can you let the nuclear submarine help us when necessary?"
"This..." The nuclear submarine Wang Hai was ready to use it as his trump card, how could he easily show it to others, "Let's do this, if you encounter something that cannot be solved that time, contact me again, and the price will be 1 million US dollars each time."
"Okay." Although one million US dollars is a lot, you don't need to hire a submarine every time. In an emergency, it only costs one million US dollars, which is very cheap.
Closing the phone, Sotra began to calculate the ransom. This is an important task. For pirates, how to maximize profits is also a profound topic. First of all, the other party cannot be made to think that the ransom is too high, which will eventually lead to killing the goose and taking the egg.
Secondly, it should not be too low, otherwise it would be a disservice to the great profession of piracy. Therefore, the price must be affordable for the other party and not affect future development, so that you can be satisfied as much as possible.
For a 300,000-ton oil tanker, if the profit is US$35 per ton, then it is US$10.5 million. If the tanker is left with a portion of the profit, then the ransom demanded should be US$7 million. Pull Holman over and squeeze out
Contact number, Sotela calls it personally.
"Who are you!" The voice on the phone was calm and powerful, and it sounded like someone with high authority.
"Haha, you may not have heard of my name, but you must have heard of our organization. Are you interested in hearing about it?"
"……have!"
"Somali pirates!" Sotra announced this world-famous name leisurely.
"Plop..." There was a cracking sound. It should be that the cup fell and broke.
"Hey, talk, I'm going to die if you don't say anything." Sotela was very proud. Of course, Sotela was happiest when he "saw" the other party's helpless behavior.
"Huhu... Tell me, how much do you want!" The other party obviously also understood that if he reported it to the country now and asked the navy to rescue him, when the navy arrived, all the crew members in the international community would have to feed the fish. If this really happened.
, it is estimated that a general strike will take place among all the ship's employees.
"Seven million US dollars in cash, five days, you know the rules, do you need me to stress them again?"
"Hmph, no need, I know everything. Toot!"
"Haha, I made 7 million US dollars the first time I went to sea, oh, no, it was 3.5 million US dollars. But it's pretty good, wow haha..." Sotra danced happily, and finally stood in front of the window, looking at the east,
The countless very large oil tankers there are like gold bars floating in the sea, waiting to be fished out.
"Bang!" Obel O'Blay slammed his cell phone to the ground, turning it into pieces. As the general manager of Shell Oil and Asia, he originally wanted to make some achievements and give glory to those who looked down on him.
Look at the color of the person. But now, hell, I have been in office for less than two years, and my deposits in the past two years have totaled a total of 7 million US dollars! Tell me, aren't you sincerely looking for trouble? It's not easy for me!
If you save $7 million, you will need exactly $7 million.
In this matter, most people would report it to their superiors and try to get the company headquarters to pay the US$7 million. However, Obel O'Brien decided to pay it himself and then report it to his superiors. With such a job, not only would his US$7 million be used
He came back with a full supply, and also brought appreciation from the headquarters, because this was a time of race against time, and Obert O'Brien was currently inspecting business issues in China.
Hurry to the nearest Central Bank of China and exchange 7 million US dollars in cash. Although 7 million US dollars is not much for the bank, it is still 7 million in cash, which is a bit difficult. Even the central bank needs 24 hours
The preparation time is 24 hours. Anyway, it will take up to four days to fly to Somalia, and the time given by the other party is five days.
In fact, it didn’t take that many days. I picked up the banknotes the next day and flew directly to Mogadishu on a chartered flight. I completed the transaction with Sotra there on the third day. It happened to be October 31st.
"Mr. O'Brien, it's really a pleasure to do business with you." Sotela laughed so hard that his little tongue jumped out, and he stretched out his big black hand to shake hands with Ober O'Blay's relatives.
"Hmph, I don't dare not come."
"Haha, don't worry, we also have principles. If we intercept your Shell Oil ship again within this year, we will trade it at half price."
"..." Obel O'Blay almost slapped Sotra, you are bullying me! You are thinking of doing it again!
"Haha, Mr. O'Brien, I think you misunderstood what I meant. I mean, this year, as long as you say that the ship is under your jurisdiction, as long as you can show proof, I will give you half the price.
How about it? Do you agree?" Sotela looked at Obel Obla with a smile. If he didn't understand, he wouldn't be able to sit in this position.
In fact, this is a dark power that Sotra is giving to Obel Obla, so that Obel Obla will work hard to protect his own rights, and in this way indirectly protect Sotra and Somalia.
Pirates' rights and interests, the advantage of doing this is that although their income has been reduced by half (only this year, there are only two months left), it has covered themselves and the entire Somali pirates with a thin veil, which has a little protective effect.
Until the Somali pirates are strong enough, they cannot confront large companies like Shell head-on. Otherwise, if they desperately encourage some governments to come forward to crack down on piracy, it will be a bad thing. The current Somali pirates are still too weak.
"Okay!" Of course Obel O'Brien understood what it meant, and his eyes immediately lit up. It's not that he couldn't see the trap inside, but if this was the case, the remaining two months of this year would be enough for him to win over
There are a lot of connections. Sotela made it very clear, as long as he can prove it, it doesn't matter whether he is really a tanker owned by Shell Oil.
On the way back, Obel O'Brien thought about it for a long time, and finally decided not to report it for the time being! He would make up for it himself! Of course, such things also need to be kept secret, and Holman, who was originally a little worried about this, also said
Agree. As for the ordinary crew members, I don't care. Anyway, it's just the remaining two months. After two months, I will also report to the company headquarters for 7 million US dollars. I will not really donate it selflessly.
With a beautiful dream in mind, Obert O'Brien boarded a plane to China.
After receiving this news, Wang Hai smiled eerily. With such employees and examples, Shell Oil can be slowly corroded and disintegrated in the future. Under the huge interests, some people are willing to take risks, not to mention that this kind of thing is not easy.
Breaking the law does not mean that you are collaborating with pirates, but that you help your colleagues reduce a large amount of ransom, and you should be rewarded.
Of course Sotela also smiled sinisterly. If the first one succeeds, there will be a second one and a third one...With these shields, the success of the Somali pirates seems to be right in front of them.
Of course, Obel O'Blay in the office also smiled sinisterly. If those other regional heads who laughed at him encountered this situation, then he could extort a sum of money. If the ransom was
It is 7 million, so it should be interesting enough to pay 3.5 million to the pirates, charge 2.5 million in handling fees, and save them 1 million US dollars!