After handling Wang Yifu's affairs, Liu Ziguang boarded Hu Qingsong's private jet before even having time to say goodbye to Li Wan...
This is a Bombardier crj200lr regional airliner. Hu Qingsong bought a second-hand aircraft from Air Canada. Although it is a bit old, it is very cost-effective. The captain is a retired lieutenant colonel pilot of the 34th Air Force Division. He used to fly Boeing 737 and his skills are absolutely top-notch.
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Liu Ziguang met an old acquaintance on the plane, Professor Yu from the University of Mining and Technology. The old man was dressed in hunting clothes and sitting in the cabin energetically. When he saw Liu Ziguang coming in, his eyes lit up and he said: "I've seen you, and you've been doing it for a long time.
It’s the West African iron ore you discovered. I analyzed the sample you left last time and found that the taste is quite high. If the commercial reserves of this deposit exceed tens of millions of tons, it would be worth mining."
"Professor Yu, after preliminary exploration, my colleagues came up with a result of three billion tons." Liu Ziguang said, taking advantage of the situation and sitting down on the seat next to Professor Yu.
Professor Yu waved his hand and said: "This number may not be accurate. The iron ore reserves in Africa are far lower than those in Australia and South America. This is determined by the location structure. Of course, we can never fully decipher the mysteries of nature. Historically,
Didn’t we once say that China has no oil? Didn’t our older generation of explorers still discover large oil fields in Daqing? This is why Xiao Hu invited me over. Without investigation, we have no right to speak."
The two chatted like old friends at first sight, and before they knew it, the plane began to taxi on the runway. The two stopped talking, fastened their seat belts and sat in their seats. The Bombardier CRJ200 took off and flew south.
In order to ensure the comfort of the flight, the flight was arranged into four sections, from the capital to Hong Kong, Hong Kong to Bangkok, Bangkok to Mumbai, India's second largest city, and the last stop was Aden in Yemen.
Aden is located on the coast of the Red Sea and at the corner of the Arabian Peninsula. It is an important port city in the world. The supply point of the Chinese Navy's Somali escort fleet is located here. Merchant ships passing through the Red Sea, Suez Canal, and the Mediterranean also dock here for supplies. Aden's
The importance is evident.
According to Hu Qingsong's plan, the plane stayed in Hong Kong, Bangkok, and Mumbai for a day or two respectively, allowing the veteran expert Professor Yu to experience the exotic customs. This way, he could arrive in Aden with the Changle Lunker that was replenishing supplies, express condolences to the crew, and then go on the road separately.
Sissadamoa.
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The vast Indian Ocean ushered in rare good weather. The crew members who had been waiting in the cabin for a week came to the deck one after another, holding beers in their hands, blowing the sea breeze, basking in the sun, and moving their hands and feet. A ship flew the Maldivian flag.
A trawler sailed past in the distance, and the crew members shouted and greeted the fishing boats excitedly.
On the back deck of the trawler, stood a black man wearing an Arab robe. The robe was blown by the wind like a full sail. He measured the words on the bow of the Changle ship and compared it with the fax in his hand. On the fax paper, it read, "Changle
"The two bold Chinese characters are particularly clear.
The 10,000-ton bulk cargo ship dragged a line of white waves away. The motor of the trawler gradually stopped running and began to anchor. A sampan equipped with an engine was lowered. Six black men dressed in rags took the
He jumped onto the sampan with the AK47 and RPG7 rocket launchers, started the motor and chased the freighter.
On the Changle ship, a sharp-eyed sailor spotted the speedboat chasing behind the stern of the ship, and immediately shouted: "There are pirates!"
Everyone knows that pirates are rampant along the coast of Somalia. For this reason, the United Nations has also established a convoy fleet to protect merchant ships from various countries through dangerous waters. However, this place is just past Sri Lanka and is in the relatively safe waters of the Maldives. It is thousands of miles away from the coast of Somalia. How could this happen?
There are pirates showing up.
When the second officer heard the news, he quickly ran to the stern of the boat, picked up his binoculars and took a look. He saw six black men in the speedboat, wearing colorful clothes and holding automatic rifles and rocket launchers in their hands. He was so frightened that his hands holding the binoculars trembled, and he hurriedly went to
The cockpit ran away.
With a "bang", the cockpit door was pushed open by the second officer. Captain Chen Jinlin was checking the chart. When he saw the lost second officer, he frowned slightly and asked: "What's the matter?"
"Sea...pirates! The pirates are catching up!" the second mate said panting.
Chen Jinlin put down the chart, picked up his hat and put it on his head, saying in a deep voice: "Let's go and have a look."
At the stern of the ship, a group of crew members were lying on the side of the ship watching the speedboat coming through the wind and waves. They were watching and appreciating the speedboat. They seemed not to be afraid. When they noticed that the captain was coming, they quickly gave up the best observation position. Chen Jinlin raised his telescope and
Look, there was indeed a group of pirates on the speedboat. As if they realized that someone on the freighter was watching them, the pirates raised their AK47 in a demonstration and fired a shot into the sky.
"Da da da da" gunshots were heard, and the crew all fell down. Only Chen Jinlin remained unmoved. He smiled contemptuously, picked up the walkie-talkie and said: "Attention all units, implement the first anti-piracy plan."
The crew acted quickly. The Changle was no different from an ordinary cargo ship. In addition to its twenty-six crew members, it also had fifty exploration team members, twenty accompanying security guards, ocean-going sailors, and geological exploration personnel, all of which were beyond the reach of ordinary white-collar workers.
In their profession, hard work and risk are their daily routine, not to mention the twenty reserve soldiers.
According to the plan that had been arranged long ago, the crew quickly prepared weapons, including hundreds of beer bottles, six boxes of fireworks, high-pressure water cannons, powerful slingshots, etc. On the other hand, the steam turbine was also turned on at full power to fight for the crew.
Keep time.
The speed of the 10,000-ton ship was far inferior to that of the light and convenient speedboat. It didn't take long for the pirates to catch up with the freighter. The speedboat sailed close to the freighter. The pirates waved their automatic rifles and fired aimlessly, as if there was no one around.
Screaming and cursing, he tried to climb up the gangway.
Suddenly, a bunch of lit firecrackers were dropped from the side of the ship. They exploded continuously during the free fall, and red confetti flew everywhere. The pirates were startled, and they all lay in the speedboat with their heads in their hands, but the firecrackers had not exploded yet.
After that, it fell into the sea, and suddenly there was no sound.
The pirates got up, patted the confetti on their bodies, laughed, and seemed to be more energetic.
A black man in a red T-shirt climbed up the gangway with the help of his companions, climbing up barefoot. Just as he was about to board the ship's side, a row of black gun muzzles was aimed at them. The captain gave an order,
Thousands of cannons were fired, and all kinds of fireworks bombs surged in with strange screams and flashes, beating the black uncles to pieces. The pirate on the gangway fell straight into the sea, and the five guys on the speedboat were also beaten by the fireworks.
He covered his head and screamed, quickly turned the speedboat and fled.
When the danger was over, the crew rejoiced and cheered on the deck. The pirate speedboat in the distance circled around and rescued their companions, but still followed them from a distance, seemingly unwilling to fail.
The jubilant crew members on the deck suddenly felt something was wrong, and the speed of the ship seemed to slow down unknowingly. At this time, the calm voice of the captain sounded on the intercom of each team leader: "Attention all units, the turbine is faulty, and the repair team will immediately
Get to work and the security team implements the second plan."
The shrill alarm sounded on the ship. This time, we were really in big trouble. The freighter without power was like fish on the chopping board, letting the pirates slaughter it. In any case, the pirates had guns in their hands, and Chen Jinlin would not take any risks.
Let the crew fight them head-on.
The pirates also noticed that the speed of the freighter was slowing down. They immediately chased after them with strange screams, and opened fire from a long distance away. However, they only heard the sound of gunshots, but they didn't know where the bullets had hit. These riflings had long been worn out.
A flat old gun with no accuracy at all.
No matter how accurate a gun is, it is also a weapon for killing people. The unarmed crew members panicked when they heard the intensive gunfire. They all retreated to the cabin, sealed all the cabin doors, and threw beer bottles out of the portholes. This is a unique innovation of Chinese cargo ships.
This is a way to deal with pirates, because the equipment of front-line pirates is very poor. Some people don't even have plastic slippers and are completely barefoot. The glass shards on the ground can effectively delay their movements.
The ship's side was abandoned, and the unpowered freighter moved forward slowly relying on inertia. The pirates climbed onto the ship's side without any effort, and walked on the deck with a arrogant, whitened AK47 in one hand, just as expected.
In that way, only two of the six pirate brothers were wearing plastic flip-flops, and the other four were barefoot. When they saw the broken beer bottles on the floor, they suddenly became angry, picked up their AK47s, and fired a round, and the bullets hit the cabin.
On the outer wall, strings of sparks splashed up.
In the cockpit, the first mate was using the maritime radio to call for support, but the nearest navy was a thousand nautical miles away. Even if support was provided by ship-based helicopters, it would take at least four or five hours to arrive.
"It's better to rely on yourself than to rely on the sky and the earth." Chen Jinlin took a deep breath, patted the security captain Red Cockroach on the shoulder and said, "Let's implement the third plan."
Red Cockroach nodded and led two crew members to go down to the warehouse with a gas cutter.
The pirates were shouting and cursing wantonly on the deck and opening the hatches in various ways. In order not to anger them, the fireworks weapons were not used again. This really made the pirates panic. They used rocket launchers to blow open the hatches. Then it was really all over.
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Fortunately, the RPG7 in the hands of the pirates only appeared as a deterrent. If they really wanted to kill them, they would have nothing to rely on. They gestured and asked for cigarettes, beer and shoes. The crew members were itching with hatred, but for
Delaying time still satisfied their undue demands.
A pack of cigarettes and half a dozen cans of beer were thrown down, but there were no shoes. The pirates were tired after working for a long time. They gathered on the deck and began to smoke and drink beer. They all bared their big white teeth happily and beamed.
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Under the hot and dark warehouse, Red Cockroach and others were sweating profusely using acetylene gas cutters to cut the welded steel plates. Behind the steel plates were boxes of mysterious goods.