Captain Arnold is a staff member of the Manila Fisheries Department.

The rank is vague and the rank is not high, but he is in charge of one of the largest patrol ships of the Manila Fisheries Department. At this moment, he is patrolling the ocean more than 100 nautical miles east-northeast of Manila with his patrol ship "Cebu".

In some things, fist is the last word, and it is not easy to do things if the job title is too high, after all, it is not convenient to be a temporary worker who has a black pot and causes international disputes.

This kind of person has the consciousness of being regarded as an outcast at any time, and every country is the same, and every country has this kind of person.

It's just that Filipinos' ideological consciousness is generally not so high. Therefore, if you want people to work hard and take risks, you can't give official addiction and status, so you can only give more money.

Figures like Arnold Kid usually carry some goods from foreign countries when they are patrolling, and the anti-smuggling department of the Philippine authorities generally turns a blind eye, and if there is any other oil and water fat difference at sea, they can do a little.

If you want the horses to run, you have to give them grass. In times of peace, Manila would have to count on these men to defend the sea.

"Captain, we should have spotted the Nightingale, about 50 nautical miles north of us - a bunch of sources on the radar screen, but only that point was sailing at a super speed of more than 30 knots, and we might not be able to catch up. ”

While sailing, the radarman weakly reported a message to Arnoldid.

As a patrol ship, in fact, the radar does not need to be too advanced, it is enough to see dozens of nautical miles.

Anyway, those enemies who can find you from a hundred nautical miles or two hundred nautical miles away, and you can't defeat them if you encounter them, so it's better to be out of sight.

Arnold was not excited, nor did he have any desire to fight, but just smiled expressionlessly: "Hehe, if it was to steal a sunken ship, would it be so fast? This is to provoke us with the principle of international law of 'freedom of navigation'." Let's count how many boats he came, probably like Mitchell Hatcher last time, he wanted to get a few more boats, and the flagship was a decoy. ”

In fact, everyone knows the truth, and there are only a few strategies for the sea industry.

What's more, I heard that Gu Kun may have a submarine, but the model was not clearly announced.

With the force of the Filipinos, basically they will not be able to defend themselves against a mainstream submarine.

In the field of cultural relics protection, it is impossible to ask for help from the navy of the Oceania Nation that has just been expelled from the country -- to say that the Filipinos in the period of 97/98 were really iron-headed, on the one hand, relations with China deteriorated, and on the other hand, they dared to be forced by the people's hatred of the financial circles of the Oceania country to withdraw the Oceania base and rush back to Guam.

It can only be said that when a country is devastated by the financial crisis, it is easy to be indiscriminate and xenophobic. Not only the imaginary enemies of tradition are enemies, but even the masters of tradition are also enemies.

How did World War II start back then? At the root, it was still the Great Depression of 29~33, and the world generally turned to the right. Including those victorious countries, although they were not flawed in their justice during the later wars, everyone turned around on the issue of turning to the right before the war.

In Arnold's heart, there is actually no bottom at all.

It's just that if you are sent by the peak, don't resist at all, and give up treatment without pretending, the big country in the Philippines can't afford to lose this person, so you always have to fire at the sky and send it out of the country to get some face (the evaluation of this "big country" is the Filipino's own obscenity, and it is also a country with a population of 100 million)

As the Cebu got closer, Arnold's heart became colder and colder, because the red dots on the radar screen became denser and denser, and many signals looked at least 50,000 tons or more.

"Why are there so many big ships? It is impossible for salvage ships to be of such large tonnage, and it is impossible for merchant ships to drive so slowly and at such a fast pace. Arnold was alert.

The other party seems to be quite cooperative with him, and he didn't go around in circles with him - the "Nightingale" has a top speed of more than 30 knots, if it really turns around and runs, with only that little speed difference, maybe it will really chase to the ends of the earth.

What's more, the Filipinos' things are generally not well maintained, and if they really drove for two days and two nights, maybe the engine of the "Cebu" broke down first.

The people on board the "Nightingale" seemed to be very tough, and after discovering the "Cebu", they immediately turned around and rushed over and took the initiative to meet them, so the distance of dozens of nautical miles came into contact in less than an hour.

"Please stop the ship for inspection! We suspect you of operating in violation of the rules in Philippine territorial waters!" Arnold's men, when the two ships were less than a nautical mile apart, began to shout at the Lanfang boat with a large megaphone.

The Nightingale was not silent for long, and quickly responded arrogantly: "We are a normal civilian ship registered in the 'Lanfang Maritime Affairs', and we are exercising freedom of navigation!

The Lan Fang people are still saving face, only mentioning freedom of navigation, and do not want to complicate the problem.

Because strictly speaking, if the Lannese have to stand up and emphasize that this place is not the territorial waters of the Philippines, then they can protest that "even if we are working, you are not qualified to take care of it".

But that would be too provoking enemies, and there was no need.

Lan Fang's national strength is still weak, hundreds of thousands of small countries with permanent residents, even if they have money now, why do they have nothing to offend people? It's not a fantasy world.

Just get the problem out of the way.

Arnold looked at the big red dots in the distance on the radar screen that had not yet been visually confirmed, his heart was slightly furious, and he was hesitating, but fortunately, Gu Kun's people gave him a step down.

"If you want to be a guest, our captain welcomes you on board, but if you dare to talk about law enforcement inspections, you should know what happened to the last Indonesian who did this. ”

This is the voice of Du Guowei, the captain of the Nightingale, who, as a reader, is a little out of breath when he shouts.

How could the kind of small role on the other side be qualified to let Gu Kun come forward to deal with it in person? That would be too much of a face for him.

Du Guowei shouted a few words to be scared.

The Philippines is a country with a slightly better degree of decay than Indonesia, even if Arnold is a patriot, as long as the matter is not done and there is no meritorious service, it is not easy to use Gu Kun's financial resources to buy a few Arnold bosses to wear small shoes for him?

This guy usually pretends to be a public servant and carries private goods, and he has made a lot of money, and when he catches a lot of stains, it depends on whether anyone has messed with him.

Arnold's face was dark, and he didn't dare to be presumptuous, but the other party was willing to let him on the boat, which was to save face.

As for whether he went to be a guest or really checked whether the other party was stealing, it was a big deal to go back and brag, so he said, "Brother secretly observed, and found that the other party was not very suspicious, so forget it."

That's better than not being able to get on the boat and have face.

On the contrary, if Arnold wants to use this trick to mess with Du Guowei or even Gu Kun, it is completely impossible.

First, Arnold couldn't do it, so why did he pay out of his own pocket to find a way to stuff money into a foreigner? Second, even if Gu Kun and Du Guowei were too eye-catching and hated, and there were Philippine spy agencies to pay for them, they couldn't do it.

The country is too small, and the management hierarchy is too flat, almost as flat as the Internet companies of later generations.

Any person in charge who is in charge, such as Du Guowei, is already Gu Kun under the direct leadership of his immediate boss - what kind of "traitor" do you look for in the middle link to "deceive and trap Zhongliang"?

Lanfang's management system and model, there is no middleman to make the difference, and greedy managers have no room to survive, unless you have the ability to come up with enough chips to make the big boss himself directly greedy, but it makes no sense.

If a matter has overall interests for the big boss, then the decision is made directly, and it is not called greed.

Compared to this matter now, the Filipino maid is really willing to take 1 billion US dollars to Gu Kun himself to buy Du Guowei's dismissal, then Gu Kun can directly remove Du Guowei without saying a word, and then divide 100 million from the 1 billion to Du Guowei for the elderly, and Gu Kun himself will go to invite another virtuous man.

The superiority of flat management is to hang like this, and the dead pig is not afraid of boiling water.

......

Arnold was in this uncomfortable state of mind, as if he was being watched, and invited the "Nightingale" as a guest, which was regarded as a step down.

It was Du Guowei who received him, and as soon as they met, Arnold asked carefully: "Is Mr. Gu on the boat?"

Du Guowei's eyes were white, and he didn't answer, but just asked: "Is Grand Commander Firas on your ship?"

Arnold immediately shut up.

Indeed, what is Gu Kun's identity, he is now a billionaire and a well-known figure in Southeast Asia.

Even if he is on a ship, he is here for leisure, not to do things, and everything has nothing to do with him.

It's like Arnold's boat out on patrol, it's just a part-time job. Even if the president of the Philippines takes a ride around his boat, he will not announce it to the public.

How can you be qualified to meet Mr. Gu with such a little miscellaneous fish?

Fortunately, Arnold did not follow the whole process, and it is unknown whether he was humiliated on the "Nightingale".

The shame that no one knows is not ashamed, everyone is mixed at sea, and this psychological quality is still there.

After looking around, he did not find any signs of salvage operations, and Arnold was ready to ask a few questions, and disembarked without harvest, which was considered to have fulfilled his obligation.

"Mr. Du, can you explain why you have so many ships with you? We found on the radar that there is a ship of tens of thousands of tons every few nautical miles in this area, and it is cruising at a very low speed, which reminds us of the Mitchell Hatcher ...... a few months ago."

Du Guowei had obviously been trained in advance, and replied very well: "How can you be sure that those ships have anything to do with us? I am only the captain of this ship." I don't necessarily want to know if my boss has other colleagues who happen to be with us—are you questioning me or begging me to answer. ”

Arnold nodded slightly: "Of course I beg you." You should save me something, lest I have to confirm it one by one. ”

Du Guowei took up the name of righteousness, and then replied charity: "I don't know exactly, these ships should be a shipping company that has just been reorganized into 'Lanfang Maritime', after receiving the new ship, try to sail the route of Lanfang to Hujiang, and deviate a little, so passing by - what, is there a problem?"

"So many ships are yours?!"

"Mr. Gu just privatized a multi-billion dollar Heung Kong company a few days ago and successfully delisted. How many ships do you think a multi-billion dollar shipping company should have?"

The other party was speechless, looking at the dozens of red dots on the radar that were at least 50,000 tons, and his scalp tingled for a while.

Gu Kun's battle is really big, and the depreciation cost of varnish will crush many small companies this time.

Moreover, this stall is obviously from the disputed sea area, all the way to the undisputed Huaxia-controlled sea area, and if you continue to investigate, it is estimated that there will be absolutely no good fruit to eat.

Let's close the team.

......

A few hours later, Gu Kun, who had just finished his lunch break under the service of a woman, got a piece of good news.

"Boss, the Filipinos are completely withdrawn, and we will be able to complete the homework in no time. ”

"You don't need to report, just withdraw and go to Hujiang when you're done. ”