In the early morning, Jakarta's roads are still congested.

Barry, the commissioner of the Corruption Eradication Commission, was once again blocked on the road.

He raised his wrist a little anxiously and looked at his watch, there was a meeting today at the presidential palace.

And Barry, as the commissioner of the Anti-Corruption Commission, is actually in a transcendent position and has the power to report directly to the president, and this time he will also attend the meeting.

And Barry learned in advance that this meeting of the presidential palace was related to pirates.

Recently, piracy in Southeast Asia has been particularly rampant, which has not only attracted widespread attention from the international community, but also several countries near the Strait of Malacca in Southeast Asia have held several telephone conferences to discuss the matter, but have not yet come up with a feasible plan.

In fact, some time ago, several countries near the Strait of Malacca - Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia jointly carried out naval escort missions, and later, at the strong request of the three Southeast Asian countries, Thailand and India also joined the escort team.

However, the Strait of Malacca has a narrow channel and the speed of ships is very slow, and it can even be said that it is very congested. And in several countries near the Strait of Malacca, the strength of the navy is very weak, and even if something happens, there is not much they can do.

Under their escort, piracy in Southeast Asia is still rampant, and even tends to become more severe.

Although there is no news on the surface, in private, they also accuse each other of facilitating pirates, harboring pirates, etc., and there is no less nonsense.

In fact, some countries have proposed to invite the navies of China, the United States, Japan, and South Korea to escort the ship, but neither Indonesia nor Malaysia agree with this opinion.

It doesn't matter to a few other countries, if the Chinese navy comes to escort the ship, it means letting the Chinese navy enter their territorial waters and exclusive economic zone, these countries and China have different degrees of South China Sea disputes, and China has long been very unhappy with the nine-dash line drawn at their doorstep, how can the Chinese navy be allowed to escort the escort!

Isn't that a wolf in the house!

And it's a giant wolf that swallows the sky!

Absolutely can't agree!

But in the face of the growing piracy, they have nothing to do, and their international pressure has increased dramatically.

The deteriorating maritime environment has also affected their industrial upgrading and attracting investment.

Many businessmen who had planned to invest in Indonesia withdrew due to the threat of piracy, the cost of safety in the future transportation of products, and various other issues.

So far, several countries in Southeast Asia, with the exception of Singapore, are developing countries, and their development direction is to accept the labor-intensive industries eliminated by China, and the products of these industries are extremely dependent on shipping.

During this period, due to the rising cost of security, insurance, and personnel, the cost of shipping has skyrocketed, and many companies that have invested in Southeast Asia have also turned from profits to losses, and even many companies have already let go, and if they continue like this, they will withdraw.

The business environment throughout Southeast Asia has been greatly affected by piracy.

And the tourism industry is more affected by piracy.

For some investors, the factory has already started to be built, or the preliminary investment has been in place, and now they want to get out and leave, how easy is it to say?

But the tourists are different.

They say they won't come if they don't come.

Don't give any face.

During this time, it has already entered the peak season of tourism in Southeast Asia, but the number of tourists has decreased by three percent, and even at a rate visible to the naked eye, it has become less.

In many parts of Southeast Asia, there is little to no mature industrial system, and it is all supported by tourism, which is shrinking, which means that more people do not have enough to eat.

Perhaps, that means, more people are going to be pirates.

It's a vicious circle, and it's time to have to deal with it.

But Barry has been struggling with whether he should support the idea of having other countries escort him.

It's really a big deal.

How could Barry not be irritated at a time like this?

And the congested traffic made him even more irritable, and he muttered something in a low voice while looking at his watch frequently.

At this moment, on the radio in the car, a burst of music suddenly sounded:

“...... How much sweat to wipe

in order to flow into the ocean

How many lights to light up

in order to burn into the sun

Thin shoulders

How can you carry the luxury of the building

Tired spine

Strive to support the ...... of heaven and earth"

Barry's ears immediately pricked up at the sound of that voice.

It's Gu Xiaobai's voice!

Like many people in Indonesia, Barry has some Chinese ancestry, and although his appearance is almost completely indistinguishable, his grandmother is Chinese, and Barry also spoke Chinese with his grandmother when he was a child.

And he also paid special attention to Gu Xiaobai, because Gu Xiaobai happened to be at the center of the "piracy incident".

is full of beauty and happiness, and even makes him can't help but recall the time when he was a child, by his grandmother's side, so that the corners of his mouth can't help but bend.

At that time, my grandmother worked so hard just to be able to send him to college.

But as long as there is hope, what is the hard work?

He still remembers the happy smile of his grandmother when he bought something for the first time after graduating from college.

And now, my grandmother has been gone for twenty or thirty years, and he hasn't thought of her for a long time.

Gu Xiaobai's voice can always evoke the most beautiful things in the hearts of human beings.

He couldn't help but ask, "What song is this?"

"The song Xiaobai posted last night is called "Picking Up Stars" and is now the first on the list. The driver of the car replied, "Now almost all radio stations are playing this song!"

Then he added, "It's about pirates." ”

Talking about pirates?

Barry was a little puzzled, such beautiful lyrics, I can't tell that they are about pirates!

But at this moment, the music changed tone, and Gu Xiaobai's cold and dark chanting sounded.

"Despair

Brace knife wounds

firelight

Steaming the waves

The strings ring

Tearing the chest

atrocious

Extinguish your gaze

There is no direction

There is no hope

There is no end point

No hometown ......"

Listening to the almost dark hoarse recitation, the once beautiful memories dissipated in an instant, and Barry's mind came to mind the heinous evil deeds, those ** officials, those rampant pirates, and those vicious criminals in the cases he had handled over the years......

He almost couldn't believe why a song could have such two completely different temperaments.

In the next second, a high-pitched, trembling, almost heart-rending nursery rhyme chorus sounded.

"The stars in the sky fell

Dolls on the ground pick up

Pick it up and give it to that grandma

Steamed nest wo wo lo

A nest for Abba

A nest for the doll

Abba goes out to sea to fish

Doll on the shore waiting for ......"

The moment he heard the chorus, Barry's scalp tingled and goosebumps rose.

He didn't watch the MV, but the strong emotions, poignant music, and high-pitched voice have expressed everything vividly.

After so many years and seeing so many people's hearts dark, at this moment, Barry was in the back seat of the car, but he almost shed tears.

At that moment, he finally made up his mind.