Of course, since the construction was not in a sensitive area, the project did not inquire too much about the use of the offshore platform, and soon after receiving the deposit, a ship was sent to work on it.

This offshore platform covers an area of about two football fields and is triangular in shape. If it is in the open sea, the difficulty of this project is almost unimaginable. If it were ordinary steel, the tidal force of the sea alone would have dismembered this big thing. If titanium alloy is used, the cost of this project will be astronomical!

However, if it is constructed in a shallow sea with a water depth of more than ten meters, the difficulty of the project is much smaller. The reinforced concrete base can be driven directly into the rock crust of the seabed, which is equivalent to building a triangular artificial floating island.

Four ships anchored near Crescent Island, released small boats and began to explore the site.

At the same time, the Transwarp Trading Company ship also lowered its speedboat and approached the construction ship. Aboard the Mammoth ship, Ivan, Bakari, and Thomas say hello, and after confirming the work, the three of them sit on the deck and brag.

A Ukrainian, a Nigerien, and an Australian, the three of them sit together with a sense of vice-United Nations. Among the three, Ivan is the oldest and has the most words, after all, he joined the army in the Soviet era, and this old guy has been blowing from the upheaval in Eastern Europe to the civil war in Ukraine.

Just as the three of them were chatting hotly, three medium-sized dinghys came in the distance, accompanied by a few piercing whistles.

"What's that?" Ivan frowned, and reached out of his pocket for a telescope, but he couldn't make out which country's flag the red and blue flag was.

Bakari didn't recognize it either. Just squinted and glanced twice. Thomas, on the other hand, was well-informed and recognized at a glance.

"It's the flag of the Philippines. It should be their fishing boats. Thomas frowned, vaguely sensing something was wrong. Walked towards the bow of the ship.

Three fishing boats stopped next to the steamer. Soon, a sallow Southeast Asian with sallow skin and an open chest button emerged from the cabin of the fishing boat and shouted a few bird words at Thomas.

However, although Thomas recognized the Philippine flag, he could not understand the Philippine Chinese, so he had to bring the ship's translator and his theory.

"What is this guy talking about?" Ivan frowned and walked over to Thomas's side.

When the Filipino saw another ghost on the ship come out, he immediately glared at Ivan fiercely. However, where would Ivan, who was born in Maozi, be afraid of him, he has seen a lot of guns, and he is still afraid of human eyes?

This Filipino is also a master who eats soft and is afraid of hard, and it is not easy to mess with Ivan. Subconsciously, I want to shrink. But when he saw the other two fishing boats coming after him, he suddenly became bold again, stiffened his neck and glared back, and roared at the steamer at the top of his voice.

"He's saying that this is the area where they fish, that our construction boats are scaring away their fish, and that he's asking us for compensation. These damn bastards are shameless, and every time they stick to the deadline, they have to delay. Thomas scolded.

"Philippine fishing boats? But this is the waters of the new country. Ivan frowned.

Crescent Island is about 1,200 kilometers away from Mindanao, the southernmost island of the Philippines, and there is not the slightest dispute over the sovereignty of the territorial waters between the two countries.

"De jure yes, but these bastards don't speak legally. Even if they once came here to pee. Even your backyard is considered a fishing ground that they have been fishing for generations, completely accustomed to by their mentally retarded president. Thomas scolded.

After all, he is a military contractor, and even after being discharged from the army for a long time, Thomas still has a smell of gunpowder in his temper. It's just years of business experience. It also grinds away his edges and corners. He understands that it is useless to be angry alone. If these natives are provoked, the project will not be continued.

Take a few deep breaths. His mood gradually stabilized, and he said a few words to the translator. Be prepared to negotiate with these fishermen.

However, Ivan, who was standing on the sidelines, had a different reaction.

Hearing that these monkeys were purely here to blackmail and make trouble, I saw him raise his eyebrows. He gestured cleanly to Bakari.

Bakari understood, the dark face grinning, and he turned and jumped back onto the yacht, heading for the Transwarp Trading Company's ship.

"Now I can only ask the new government, this is their water, they should send a coast guard ship over, but even if these monkeys who begged for bananas are arrested and sent back to China, they will basically be released by their government immediately. Thomas said annoyedly.

"The new government, please tell them what to do. Ivan squinted at the Filipino monkey.

Thomas was stunned and looked at Ivan in bewilderment.

I saw Ivan take out his mobile phone and dial a number instead of calling Zhang Yaping.

【Jiang Chen】

The interior is stylishly decorated with warm wallpaper that gives it a warm feel. All kinds of furniture and electrical appliances are readily available, which has both comfort and beauty. It can be seen that the owner of the house is also a person who knows how to enjoy life.

Standing in the hallway and taking off his shoes, Jiang Chen glanced around the layout of the room and asked Xia Shiyu casually.

"Speaking of which, are you still renting a house?"

"Hmm. ”

"Why don't you buy a suite? The company only paid dividends last month, so the money for buying a suite won't be out of the way, right?" Jiang Chen wondered.

Futureman Technology held a general meeting of shareholders in March this year (although there are only two shareholders) and took out a total of $4 billion in dividends. Xia Shiyu holds 1% of the shares of Future People International, and because she is following the tax process of Xinguo, she has almost no personal income tax, and now she has a huge amount of 40 million US dollars.

"I don't feel like you're going to stay here forever. Taking off the canvas shoes, the pair of thin feet wrapped in black silk stepped into the cotton slippers, and Jiang Chen, who was watching from the side, swallowed and foamed reflexively, so that he didn't notice the deep meaning of Xia Shiyu's words.

"Let's sit down casually first, I'll pour you a cup of hot water, right, what about your luggage?" Xia Shiyu looked at Jiang Chen's empty hands and couldn't help but be confused.

Khan knew that he had taken out his suitcase in the toilet at the airport.

Of course, Jiang Chen had a suitcase, but he couldn't tell Xia Shiyu that the suitcase was in the storage space, right?

"Well, I'm used to buying locally. Jiang Chen lied.

Xia Shiyu's willow eyebrows furrowed.

"It's a waste, I'll take you to Causeway Bay in the evening, and I'll have to buy at least two changes of clothes. There is also formal attire for formal occasions, which is a must for a business person. ”

"Okay, well, listen to you. Jiang Chen said embarrassedly.

Rub, I knew that I would insist on staying in a hotel. Of course he brought clothes and toiletries, but it was inconvenient to take them out in front of Xia Shiyu. Now it's okay, I was fascinated for a while, and I lived in her house according to Xia Shiyu's words, and I had to buy a new set of everything.

It's not that he feels sorry for the money, it's entirely because he is a person who is afraid of trouble.

Looking at Xia Shiyu's back walking towards the kitchen, Jiang Chen breathed a sigh of relief and leaned on the sofa in the living room.

There is a faint fragrance lingering on the tip of the nose, much like Xia Shiyu's body fragrance.

The fragrance was very faint, with a hint of dignity belonging to lilacs, but Jiang Chen felt a dry mouth for a while, and he could only say that he blamed this hormone for messing around.

Soon, Xia Shiyu walked out of the kitchen with water and handed the glass with warm water to Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen drank all the water in a sip, suppressing the strange feeling in his heart.

"Are you so thirsty? Why don't I pour you another glass?"

"Ahem, no need. ”

Xia Shiyu nodded, then sat next to Jiang Chen and took the stack of documents on the coffee table.

"These are the information of the bidder of the project-"

However, at this moment, the phone in Jiang Chen's pocket rang.

"Sorry, I'll answer the phone first. With that, Jiang Chen stood up and walked to the window and took out his mobile phone.

Ivan?

Is something happening at the Crescent Island military base?

Looking at the name of the contact, Jiang Chen pressed the connect button.

"Hello?"

"Boss, there is a disturbance among Filipino fishermen in the waters near Crescent Island, saying that our offshore construction is hindering their fishing. ”

Filipino fishermen?

After listening to Ivan's explanation, Jiang Chen was stunned for a moment, then raised his eyebrows, and laughed angrily.

Fuck you, uncle, I've been upsetting you banana-gnawing monkeys. It's good now, but I actually provoked my master? I have to pay tribute to you when I build a house in Lao Tzu's back garden?

"You still ask me for advice on this? The pirates broke into the country, but you told me what the border guards should do? Don't come to see me if you can't handle it well!"

Having received an affirmative answer from his boss, Ivan had a sinister smile on his face.

The sly smile was very pleasant, and what he was waiting for was the boss's words.

"Yes, sir. (To be continued.) )