Pirates steal food but not money? This is really abnormal. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info ask what gang of robbers in the world who took such a big risk to hijack a freighter, not for high-value goods, but after a lot of trouble, just to get a pile of grain?

Unless in the minds of these pirates, food is more important than gold, that is to say, if these pirates are from African seas and hope to directly grab food and solve the difficulties of life, Yi Xingchen and they may still believe in this possibility!

But that's in the Strait of Malacca! The countries around here, although not the richest in the whole of Blue Mercury, at least are not short of food. Therefore, it is obviously impossible to say that these pirates would rather steal food than high-value items.

Of course, unless these pirates are unlucky enough, they don't have long eyes, and in the same sea area, they didn't pick the valuable European freighter, but chose the wrong one and found a worthless Chinese freighter.

But in the end, after careful analysis of the situation, the key to Yi Xingchen and others paying close attention to this incident is the description of the survivors of the Chinese freighter.

For example, when the captain of the Chinese freighter had already taken the initiative to show these Malacca pirates that their freighter was just a freighter carrying grain, and there was no valuable cargo on board, and at the same time told the pirates that they would not resist, the pirates' reaction was very abnormal! They did not retreat and turn to another freighter, but first attacked the freighter with their cannons, and then went on board again, and when they carefully examined the freighter, and found that what was loaded on the ship was indeed the grain that the captain had said, they did not have any surprise, no annoyance or anger at the vain work, but an expression of confirmation!

When the survivors say this, they also emphasize the abnormal reaction of the pirates. They said that the pirates did not even ask them if the ship was full of food and no other goods of value, and that it seemed to them that the pirates had known what was on board in advance.

There is another situation mentioned by the survivors. The pirates also interrogated all the crew members of the freighter one by one. However, what made them all find strange was that the focus of the pirate interrogation was not about whether there was anything valuable hidden elsewhere on the freighter, but about the nationality of all the crew members! Even after interrogating these crew members, the pirates tried to kidnap them in exchange for ransom, and some survivors also heard the pirates whispering to each other, and they seemed to be particularly concerned about whether there were any people from Xinghua Island on the freighter, and what they said about whether the people of Xinghua Island were more valuable.

In this regard, the captain reluctantly stated that they were just a civilian cargo ship from China, and most of the time they were just taking some orders, transporting some groceries, and maintaining their lives, and they were not able to pay a huge ransom. However, the pirates didn't buy it, and then began to torture the crew. Once he encountered resistance, he was directly killed on the spot, as if there was a hostility.

Based on these circumstances, the Xinghua Island Intelligence Bureau knew that this was a looting operation against Xinghua Island. This Chinese freighter suffered only because it was responsible for the transportation of this batch of grain.

After understanding these circumstances, the anger in Yi Xingchen's heart was irrepressible. He immediately ordered the Xinghua Island Intelligence Bureau and the Xinghua Think Tank to use all their forces to track down and find out who was behind the scenes, and to see who was targeting Xinghua Island. Not only that, Yi Xingchen also ordered the navy of Xinghua Island to be on alert and vigilant.

In Yi Xingchen's opinion, the inference of the Xinghua Island Intelligence Bureau is not wrong, this is not what it seems on the surface, the Chinese freighter was attacked by pirates, he is almost sure that the pirate attack is just a smokescreen, I am afraid that there will be a big storm in the future.

Therefore, Yi Xingchen ordered Xinghua Island to enter a state of readiness.

In fact, Yi Xingchen's reaction was indeed not exaggerated at all. Because, this is a conspiracy of the American Intelligence Agency.

In the last hijacking operation, the American Intelligence Agency not only failed miserably, but also lost many elite agents as a result. This bad breath seems to have been stuck in the throat of the American Intelligence Agency, and it will not subside for a long time. After learning from the pain, the American Intelligence Agency decided to use its own advantages and use private tricks!

The strength of the Intelligence Agency of the United States of America lies in its large and invisible intelligence network throughout Blue Mercury, and each intelligence point is extremely secretive, there is no direct contact with each other, and if you want to transmit intelligence information, there will be their unique channels. Even if an adversary wants to steal their intelligence information from any intelligence point in the United States, or wants to use one of them to destroy the entire intelligence chain, it is not easy to touch the slightest. Because of this, the intelligence agency of the United States of America has become famous all over the world.

In addition, the Intelligence Agency of the United States of America benefits from the strength of its country, and always has abundant financial support, and almost every action is handy.

Except for a few big setbacks. Take, for example, the recent hijackings.

Originally, according to their plan, they arranged for terrorists to hijack the large passenger plane flying from Xinghua Island to Huaguo, and after success, they could kidnap the people of Xinghua Island and then eliminate the terrorists. But I didn't think that before the plan had reached the critical part, it had already been cut off by the Xinghua Army. Not only did the operation fail, but they also lost a number of agents.

If there is revenge, it is not a gentleman, and the American Intelligence Agency has made up its mind and must wait for an opportunity to retaliate.

Of course, the military of the United States is inconvenient to act because they want to maintain their image as the world's policeman. But despite this, they still have a way: they can kill people with a knife! For example, they can contact the military of another country, or pay to hire pirates, and they can act again and again, and when they succeed, they will strike when the time is right.

While they were patiently waiting, the intelligence agency of the United States of America in China provided a piece of news: Xinghua Island had reached a series of deals with Huaguo.

The emperor lives up to his wishes. This is definitely a great opportunity given to them by God!

As a result, the American Intelligence Service immediately spent a lot of personnel and money to find out as much as possible the content of the transaction between the two parties from various channels, and then spent a large amount of money to hire pirates to carry out sabotage operations.

After several twists and turns, the American Intelligence Agency finally figured out what deals Xinghua Island and Huaguo had reached. Although the United States was puzzled and did not understand why Xinghua Island was buying food and arms in China, this was not what they were concerned about. Anyway, whatever Xinghua Island wants to do, they just want to destroy it and make Xinghua Island uncomfortable, as long as it can make Xinghua Island uneasy, Quinton, the director of the American Intelligence Agency, will be very happy.

Of course, the American Intelligence Agency did not only spend so much effort to retaliate, in fact, they also hoped that their actions would anger the forces behind Xinghua Island and lure the snake out of the hole. At the same time, they also need Xinghua Island to do something wrong, to be able to give them an excuse to make a bold move, or a chance.

"This is based on the information provided by Huaguo, and the Xinghua think tank has reasoned and arrived at the looting. Yan En said with a solemn face.

"We Xinghua people, even if we don't take the initiative to cause trouble in Blue Mercury, we still have to find us with these troublesome things, right?" Yi Xingchen said coldly, and a haze appeared on his face.

"Your Majesty, what measures should we take?" Yan En paused, and then asked, he knew very well that Yi Xingchen's words were not actually a question.

Yi Xingchen said: "Do you have any plans?"

"Schmidt thinks that we should strengthen our defense and strengthen our armed forces on transport freighters. Yan En said a more targeted plan. Since the incident happened on a freighter at sea, it is necessary to strengthen the defense in this area first, at least to prevent similar things from happening.

It's just that after thinking about it for a while, Yi Xingchen still felt that this plan was not the most appropriate: "The freighter that was attacked this time was a civilian freighter. If civilian freighters are armed and then put into use, they may encounter greater trouble, because the ports of various countries may not be willing to accept the docking of armed freighters. ”

Yi Xingchen's concerns were very reasonable, and Yan En couldn't give a better solution for a while, and his face suddenly showed sadness. Xingchen paused, but had other plans, and continued: "Fortunately, the arms part has been transported. Most of the deal was completed, and only a few grain ships remained. ”

"The Xinghua Island Intelligence Bureau unanimously believes that we should take the initiative and send troops to exterminate the pirates. Even if you don't kill the pirates yourself, you have to offer rewards to governments to catch them. This is to deter pirates, otherwise pirates in various seas will treat Xinghua Island as a piece of fat, and everyone wants to take a bite. James said.

James's suggestion was not fully accepted by Yi Xingchen: "Xinghua Island's naval strength is insufficient, and it can defend near the sea, but it cannot fight in the open sea. What's more, if we can't determine where the pirates' nests are, the navies of any country will not let us roam their doorstep. It's just that the bounty is a good idea, and if it works, the Xinghua Island Intelligence Bureau can try it. However, this is only an auxiliary means. Investigating who is behind the incident is the main job of your intelligence system at the moment, and I hope that you can accomplish this task as quickly as possible, with the least amount of consumption and impact. Of course, I'll give you plenty of money. Yi Xingchen replied.

"Yes, Your Majesty, we will definitely find out who is behind it as soon as possible. James said.

The people who attended the meeting, as well as the president of Xinghua Island and other Xinghua Island officials, gathered together to discuss things, which naturally achieved twice the result with half the effort. Soon, through the discussion of the meeting, everyone got the best and most suitable response plan for Xinghua Island. In addition to the response outside the island, Xinghua Island itself should also strengthen its vigilance to prevent any terrorist attacks on Xinghua Island, especially to guard against any possibility of terrorists being able to sneak into Xinghua Island to cause chaos.

After a while, the meeting ended, and everyone dispersed, but Yi Xingchen still left Yan En.

"When you choose two third-level swordsmen or other third-level combat professionals, my requirements are that they must have strong independent judgment ability, be able to deal with emergencies independently and effectively, and be good at disguising themselves to blend into the environment, protect their own safety and cover their identities. To put it simply, I need lurkers and saboteurs. I suspect that the pirate attack on the freighter was designed by the American Intelligence Agency...... I want to plant people in the United States and teach them a lesson. As the so-called coming and not being rude, it is also the time for us in Xinghua Island to express our position. You are personally responsible for the selection of personnel, and you do not need to pretend to others, let alone explain to anyone. Give me a detailed list as soon as possible. Yi Xingchen said.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I see. Yan En nodded, turned around and left, to complete Yi Xingchen's explanation.

Yi Xingchen thinks that the Xinghua Empire is in another world and does not lack means to fight the enemy, but in Blue Mercury, it can only maintain its power in their one-third of an acre, and cannot threaten the enemy, which is really insufficient. But this is because the otherworldly Xinghua Empire and the Blue Mercury Xinghua Island are indeed not on the same level, and this perception is not something that can be shortened in the short term. Therefore, for the time being, Xinghua Island is not suitable for too many head-on conflicts.

At this stage, after one unexpected incident after another, the American Intelligence Agency is undoubtedly Yi Xingchen's biggest enemy on Blue Mercury. Although there is not a head-on conflict with them, Yi Xingchen feels that there is nothing wrong with making some preparations early, because the two sides are only close to not having a head-on confrontation, but they both know each other, and they have secretly "touched" several times. In this case, it is more conducive to making Xinghua Island invincible by taking more precautions against the American Intelligence Agency and turning defense into attack.

Yan En followed Yi Xingchen's imperial decree and returned to Xinghua City in another world.

Yi Xingchen's palace guards, after several developments, have changed from a guard team loyal to the emperor of the Xinghua Empire to a guard battalion, and the number of guards has increased greatly. Today, the palace guards have reached more than 500 people, dedicated to protecting the emperor, members of the royal family, and the palace, and the strength is strong. These palace guards are usually stationed in two places.

One of them is the Imperial Palace in Xinghua City, where the Imperial Palace occupies a small area, and the buildings that the palace guards need to guard are the palace meeting hall, the emperor's study and bedroom, and the warehouse. The second is the palace group of Xinghua New Town, where there are many palaces, including the hall for meeting hundreds of officials, the office hall of the cabinet, and the emperor's bedroom, the imperial study, and the imperial garden. The palace guards, who are responsible for guarding these places.

Yan En wanted to select suitable personnel from these more than 500 palace guards and go to Blue Mercury to carry out the mission. (To be continued.) )