Chapter 493: Threat and blackmail
Just when the conference room was silent, the door of the conference room was forcefully opened, and a Japanese government official hurriedly ran in.
"Presumptuous, who let you in, didn't you see that we were in a meeting?" said Prime Minister Oda Ichiro, whose eyes were full of anger.
If it was usual, Oda Ichiro would not be so irritable, but the people present were not the object of his anger and scolding, so the official who broke in was implicated.
"Prime Minister, the people on that cruise ship just sent me a video and said that if you don't pay the ransom after watching it, they will immediately post it on the Internet. The official said with a computer in his hand and a panicked expression.
"Turn it on. Oda Ichiro said immediately.
After opening it, the picture came from the computer of the soldiers on the five warships being captured, and the things they confessed, including colluding with pirates and selling weapons to pirates, which involved a lot of officials, if this video is transmitted to the Internet, then the Japanese navy will become a joke and public enemy all over the world, which will inevitably make many countries difficult, and Japan will definitely be asked to give an explanation.
After watching this video, the faces of the people present were very ugly, especially the commander of the Navy, Takahashi.
"Prime Minister, once this video is posted on the Internet, all the things that these five warships have done will be exposed, and now we have no other way, if we don't pay for it, it will be difficult to explain to the people who don't know about it, and even if they make a big mistake, they are our soldiers, and they can't deal with it. A member of a think tank said.
"Commander Takahashi, what do you think about this matter?" Oda Ichiro did not express any opinion, but looked at Commander Takahashi of the Navy and asked.
"These soldiers are indeed a disgrace to our navy, but they are our soldiers after all, if you ignore them like this, the people will not agree, and when the time comes, trust in the government will drop significantly, and I am afraid it will have an impact on your governance. Commander Takahashi said stiffly.
"Are you threatening me?" Oda Ichiro looked at the other party coldly.
"Don't dare, I'm just telling the truth, I hope the prime minister will forgive me. Takahashi hurriedly explained.
"Your navy actually caused such a thing, and even asked the country to wipe your ass, your navy is really okay, it seems that it needs to be rectified. Oda Ichiro looked at Takahashi lightly.
"Prime Minister, in fact, most of the navy is good, and only a few moths are destroying the reputation of the navy. Takahashi hurriedly said.
As for Takahashi's words, everyone present scoffed, what kind of virtue the navy is, they are clear, because Japan is an island country, surrounded by the sea, so the status of the navy is very important, so that the navy is very proud now, there is nothing that dare not do.
Supporting pirates to rob and share the spoils, these are not the most serious things, the navy's hidden cats are much more serious than these, but everyone understands that these things cannot be exposed, once exposed, it will be an earthquake.
Now it has become a handle of the enemy, and the evidence is conclusive, and it cannot be denied, not only the pirates are witnesses, but also the information exchanges between the navy and the red pirates, and the content of the calls is physical evidence. The leader of the Red Pirates is also a shrewd man, and every interaction with the Japanese navy has been backed up, which is solid evidence, and he can't deny it.
After Leng Yi and they captured five warships, the ship followed by the Red Pirates immediately ran away without a trace, Leng Yi naturally would not let go of the other party, launched satellite tracking, and found the other party's nest, although the surrounding area is all reefs, it is not good to get close to the other party's island, but Leng Yi They have long-range missiles, after a few missiles bombarded. Many of the Red Pirates surrendered, including the leader of the Red Pirates.
The leader of the Red Pirates has been crisscrossing the sea for so many years, and he is also a character, the reason why he surrendered so happily this time is that he was suppressed by the battle just now, and second, he knew that the cruise ship on the opposite side was from the Xingtian Legion.
A few days ago, he was beaten by the Xingtian Legion, and now he has provoked the Xingtian Legion, so he can only blame himself for his bad luck, plus Leng Yi promised that as long as he surrendered, he would not kill him, if he did not surrender, and if he had a few more missiles, he would finish playing, so after weighing it again and again, the leader of the Red Pirates decided to surrender, and in order to save his life, the leader of the Red Pirates had to tell everything about everything.
"Takahashi, this is a matter for your navy! As the commander of the navy, shouldn't you come up with a solution? and shirk your responsibilities here?" Hitoda Ichiro didn't seem to want to let Takahashi go, and continued to ask.
"Your Excellency, the Navy is willing to take responsibility for this matter, and after this incident, I agree with the Prime Minister's opinion that the Navy needs to be strengthened and rectified. Takahashi thought for a moment and said slowly.
This signal is obvious, Takahashi compromised in this incident, and promised the prime minister to start meddling in the affairs of the navy, not that Takahashi is willing to compromise, but there is no way, after all, this matter is too big, if Oda Ichiro holds on to it, the best result is to lose both, Takahashi's position as commander is not to be kept, which Takahashi does not want to see, so for his position, Takahashi has to temporarily compromise.
Getting the result he wanted, Oda Ichiro showed a hint of a smile, and he was already very satisfied, basically achieving the expected effect of his intervention in the navy.
"Although Takahashi has the responsibility of negligence this time, the navy is too large, and Takahashi-kun will inevitably not be able to scruple in all aspects, and besides, this is just an individual act, and it will be taken as a warning in the future. "When the Japanese Prime Minister saw Takahashi's compromise, he naturally would not be pressing, otherwise it would be counterproductive.
"Now that we're going to talk about the reparations, what do you think?" Oda Ichiro continued.
"Prime Minister, who the other party is has been found out. At this time, a Japanese official walked into the conference room and said.
"Good job," he said. Oda Ichiro said.
All the people present were very curious, you must know that although the five warships are not the most advanced warships in the world, they are not five fishing boats, and they were captured so quickly, which shows that the strength of the other party cannot be underestimated.
In addition, it is not something that ordinary people dare to do to threaten a country and make them pay compensation, and everyone is curious about who this group of bold people is.
"That cruise ship used to belong to the oil tycoon Adil, some time ago, Adil's cruise ship was hijacked by the Red Pirates, and was later rescued by the Xingtian Legion, so Adil gave the cruise ship to the Xingtian Legion. The man said immediately.
Adil, the Red Pirates, and the Celestial Legion collided again. The people at the scene were stunned for a moment, Adil, the Red Pirates didn't care about it, but the Xingtian Legion gave them a lot of headaches.