Chapter 219

"If you can, please don't kill them. I don't want to see blood. Just scare them away."

After hearing the captain's request, Gao Yang climbed on the deck and shouted down: "listen, we're on this ship, you don't want to think about making a fortune. I don't want to trouble you, but you have to understand your situation and get out of here quickly, otherwise we won't be warning shooting any more."

The pirate ship next to the oil tanker didn't respond. Gao Yang was worried that the pirate couldn't hear his voice. However, the pirates also had a radio to monitor the public frequency of maritime communication. As long as they tuned the walkie talkie to the public frequency, they could contact the pirates.

Gao Yang said to the captain lying beside him, "turn your walkie talkie to the frequency that can contact the pirates."

The captain lay down beside Gao Yang and said nervously, "these pirates are unusual. It turned out that no pirates do so. The pirates just want to ask for ransom after robbing people and ships, and only ask for 100000 dollars. I haven't heard of them."

Gao Yang smiled and said, "maybe these pirates will change their career. They plan to set up a mobile toll station on the sea here. If there is a ship passing by, they only charge the toll. If I say, it's much faster than being a pirate."

After joking with the captain, Gao Yang picked up the walkie talkie and said loudly, "listen to me and get away immediately. I don't have the patience to play games with you anymore. If the captain of this ship didn't want your life, you would be dead now."

After that, Gao Yang released the walkie talkie and said in a deep voice, "rabbit, give him some color to see."

Cui Bo aimed at the pirate, waving the skull head in his hand. After a clear shot, the skull head fixed on the stick was punched out a hole, and the sudden shot frightened the pirates. The pirates standing in the bow immediately lay down in the cabin, while the pirates who raised their guns at the oil tanker immediately shot, and the bullets jingled the ship's board, A series of sparks burst out.

Gao Yang they lie on the deck and don't have to worry about being hit by bullets. Gao Yang ignores the bullets fired by the pirates. He grabs the walkie talkie again and says with disdain: "the last warning shot, I'll give you thirty seconds. If you don't withdraw at the time, it's your head that was shot."

Gao Yang saw the man waving the skull shouting something. The pirates on the speedboat soon stopped shooting. At this time, the voice of the pirate who began to shout to them came from the walkie talkie in Gao Yang's hand.

"Listen, you guys don't understand the situation. We're not pirates. We're the skeleton gang. We don't hijack ships. Whether you have armed guards or not, we don't hijack ships. Just now we just showed that we have the ability to seize the ship, but we still only charge the toll, okay? As long as you pay the toll, we'll ensure your safety in this sea Domain, there will be no more pirates to trouble you. You see our strength. We have expelled the pirates in this area. There are no pirates in this area, whether on land or at sea, so you only need to pay a sum of money to ensure safety. "

Gao Yang couldn't believe his ears. He couldn't cry or laugh at several humanitarians around him: "no, these pirates really plan to collect tolls, which can make me right? But these pirates have finally found their way. Collecting tolls is much faster than robbing."

Seeing that there was no response on the tanker, the pirate, no, it can't be said to be a pirate now. It should be said to be the one who collected the toll and continued: "Captain, you can hear me. Now listen to me. Our charges are very reasonable. We charge 10000 tons and 10000 US dollars according to the ton level, but this is a business, right? If you think my asking price is too high, we can negotiate a price satisfactory to both sides. 10000 US dollars, at least 10000 US dollars, you can safely pass through this sea area."

The captain hesitated and said to Gao Yang, "please give me the walkie talkie. I really want to talk to him."

The walkie talkie belongs to the captain. Gao Yang has no reason not to give it to him. In Gao Yang's incredible eyes, after receiving the walkie talkie, the captain whispered: "Hello, I'm the captain of this ship. I have no right to decide about the charge you said, and I think $10000 is too high. If it's $1000, I think our business can be reached. Of course, this must be the next time, and how can I confirm that you can do what you say?"

The person waving the skull smiled happily and said: "One thousand dollars is impossible. It's too little, but five thousand dollars is a good figure. However, because it's the first time, we can choose not to charge and let you pass through this sea area for free. As long as you remember to pay next time, this time it's just a notice before charging. In addition, you'll soon know whether what I'm saying is true. My boss is not a big talker, he said It will make all the ships on this route no longer worry about pirates. As long as you are willing to pay, good luck and see you next time. "

After saying goodbye to the captain on the walkie talkie, the toll collectors in the speedboat and rifle left, while Gao Yang looked at the captain in amazement and said, "I want to take the liberty to ask, don't you really plan to pay to the pirates in the future?"

After thinking about it, the captain shrugged: "I have to ask the ship owner, not me, but if I choose, why not? If a small part of the money can be exchanged for safe passage through this dangerous sea area, I am very happy. Of course, it depends on whether the ship owner thinks it is appropriate to hire you or pay the toll to the pirates. With all due respect, if all Somali pirates intend to do so, it seems that you are right They will lose their jobs. "

Gao Yang shrugged and said, "I'm not worried about losing my job. I just think it's incredible."

The captain smiled and said: "Anyway, I really appreciate what you have done today. Otherwise, we will be unlucky, and my boss will have to pay a large ransom. Now it's dark and it's dinner time. You don't have to stay on the deck all the time. We have radar. If the pirates get close, you can find them in time, so you can have dinner in the cabin Then go to sleep and I'll let you know when the transshipment is about to arrive. "

Gao Yang did feel a little hungry, and after a day of sea breeze, he also wanted to go into the cabin to have a rest. As for pirates, there was really no need to worry too much. There were radars on merchant ships. As long as there was a ship close, he could find it. As for Gao Yang, they stayed on the deck during the day, it was just boring.

When escorting on the ship, the merchant ship will certainly be responsible for Gaoyang's food and accommodation. When Gaoyang returns to the cabin, the food is ready, but the meals on the ship are carried out in batches. There is no other person when Gaoyang eats.

Basically, all the cooks on the merchant ships are good at cooking. Gao Yang can eat delicious food when they are on duty on that ship these days, and it is also different from other countries. This alone makes Gao Yang very satisfied. After they are full of wine and food, Cui Bo burps and says with emotion on his face: "Maybe we can't do the task at sea for a long time. If the pirates change careers, we can't do it by relying on the armed guards who fight pirates. It's called cold lips and cold teeth."

Although Gao Yang thinks what Cui Bo said is unlikely to become a reality, if you think about it carefully, it may really happen. The only problem is whether the pirates can successfully transform.

Now, the income of being a pirate is much lower than before. Although merchant ships are still robbed occasionally, they used to be able to rob ships every three or five times. Now they can't rob one in a few months. The fleet on the main route is not easy to rob, and the fleet escorted by warships can't rob. Even without warship escort, merchant ships that are not too far away from warships can't rob. If they are close to warships, they can't rob , as long as you can't wait for the merchant ship in a short time, a helicopter will come soon.

In fact, the role of warships is still secondary. The main reason why pirates can't do business well is that they are engaged in it. When there are too many pirates, a large number of armed guards at sea also came into being. It is the armed guards like them that almost cut off all the hope of pirates to make money by robbing ships.

Gao Yang didn't worry about losing his job. After laughing, he said in a deep voice: "let those Brits worry. Without pirates, the first thing to cry is them. In recent years, those Britons have made a lot of money by relying on Somali pirates."

As soon as the high voice fell, Bruce said calmly: "Don't worry, these pirates won't last long. Now the army doesn't care about pirates, and armed guards won't fight pirates with real weapons. But if these pirates plan to change their profession and use low fees to replace the method of robbing ships and collecting ransom, they will be really dangerous. Let's say nothing else, those armed guards will kill the changed pirates first. Wait and see if you don't believe it , those Englishmen will certainly attack pirates who threaten their business. "

Gao Yang smiled: "Believe it, why don't you believe it? There is an old saying in China that we hold the enemy hostage and respect ourselves. What does it mean, that is, only with robbers or enemies can we highlight the importance of the army. Therefore, the stronger the enemy is, the stronger the strength of the army will be. However, if the strength of the army is strong, we can't kill the enemy. Otherwise, what do we have to fight the enemy's army without the enemy?

In addition to the sentence of relying on the enemy for self-respect, there is another sentence in China called raising the enemy for self-respect. Without the enemy, it would be good to cultivate a group of enemies. If there are strong enemies all the time, they can exist all the time. Therefore, I also think that if the pirates in Somalia really dare to change their careers, the British will destroy the naive ideas of these groups of pirates and let all pirates know They can't be pirates if they don't want to. If there's no one to be pirates, maybe those Brits will make another batch of pirates. "