(Thank you for the good book on chasing the brother's reward, a new month has begun, I hope that the November update can surpass the previous months, and strive towards the goal of 200,000.) Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info)

At the end of April, the Red Sea is extremely hot, and the climate is a tropical desert, and even on the sea, you can feel the hot winds blowing from both sides. Coupled with the heat wave caused by the evaporation of seawater, the cabin was almost like a sauna, and even with the air conditioning on, the temperature in the cabin exceeded 35 degrees.

The crew members who had no work assignments were a little more comfortable, they could hide in the dormitory on the second floor, which was much cooler than the top floor. But the crew members with work tasks have to work much harder, and the sweat droplets the size of beans can't be wiped clean at all.

At this time, the work of a lookout, which used to be considered a chore, was very popular, as it was cooler to sit on the top floor of the watchtower, which was ventilated on all sides.

After Yeung left the ship, several crew members from Singapore were replaced as third officers. They were all soldiers of the Navy in the past, with rich experience in operation and fluent English, so they had a greater advantage in the competition process than their traveling classmates from the mainland.

But in fact, most of the people who are willing to be crew members on ships are low-quality talents. Because Singapore's education is relatively developed, and the country also has various protections and subsidies for the jobs of its nationals, it is easy to find a good job as long as the education is not bad. As a result, very few people are willing to work as seafarers.

But because Singapore is a bilingual country, everyone knows Chinese and English from an early age, which is not comparable to mainland crews.

Shi Yuwen is a student who graduated from the College of Engineering, but due to his poor grades, he was not admitted to the university, and after graduating from the College of Engineering, he chose to serve directly in the army.

He never wanted to be a seafarer, because although the income of being a seafarer would be a little higher than other jobs, not to mention the hard work, he could not take care of his family.

But when he was about to retire, there were not many job opportunities in front of him, many of them were basic employees of factories or companies. The best outcome is to work for two years and then be sent to Malaysia or Indonesia as a small leader, or into the city service sector as a permanent little person.

He didn't want to see his future life clearly from now, plus he was not married yet, and his girlfriend broke up with him again, so he chose to apply to be a crew member on the Ranger.

At the beginning, he just regarded this job as a transition, and the Ranger was not a merchant ship, but a salvage ship, and there were relatively more holidays, so there would not be a situation where he would go out for more than half a year as soon as he went out.

Due to his good physical fitness, he was successfully selected by Chuckle and became an ordinary crew member on the Ranger.

When he served in the army, he was the liaison in the command room of the Seawolf-class missile gunboat, so after he got on board, he continued to serve as an electronic liaison officer, responsible for maintaining electronic equipment and acting as the captain's microphone. It was also because of this relationship that he later successfully became the third mate.

He was quite satisfied with his job aboard the Ranger because the basic salary of a crew member was higher than the average salary in Singapore, and there were plenty of holidays and a less onerous job.

What satisfied him the most was that Zhou You gave a bonus to all the employees of the company after the salvage was over, which was a huge amount of money that he had never dared to imagine before.

For the salvage of the Mercedes, he allocated 80,000 US dollars, and this time the salvage of the Victory and the Royal Merchant, according to the distribution ratio, this is another income of more than 150,000 US dollars. Not to mention Singapore, but also in the world, how many people can get an average annual salary of 150,000 US dollars!

Although the company's management is a little stricter and the training is a little harder, he still likes his current job very much and has no thoughts of leaving the company.

Even if he may not often encounter such a huge gain in the future, if nothing else, he is very satisfied with the salary of more than $50,000 a year as a seafarer.

Now that he has become the third officer, if he has the opportunity to become the first mate in the future, then his salary will be much higher, enough for him to support his family.

While planning how to use the prize money this time, I observed the ships in front of and behind, and in front of me was the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, which was only ten kilometers wide, and the channel narrowed and the ships became crowded.

The Ranger is nearly twice as fast as the average merchant ship, so it's rare to see the same ship. At this time, all the cargo ships in the telescope were relatively unfamiliar.

However, in the footage, he found a somewhat familiar speedboat.

He adjusted his binoculars and saw the name of the ship that was about to run out of paint on the mottled hull: the Buo.

He didn't have to look through the observation log to remember that the inshore speedboat had often appeared in the distance since the Ranger left the Suez Canal.

At first, he didn't pay much attention to the ship, because on both sides of the Red Sea, there were too many such speedboats. Most of them were short-distance transportation, or even smuggling, and in the past two days, he had seen at least fifty of these dilapidated speedboats.

But this ship kept appearing, so Shi Yuwen had to pay attention to it. After thinking about it, he picked up the phone microphone above his desk.

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The boat cabin is on the third floor, which is not as cool as the downstairs, but not as hot as the top floor. In addition, he is a person who pays attention to enjoyment and is willing to be willing to himself, so a small central air conditioner is installed in the room, and naturally there will be no cooling down.

Although Zhou You is used to being a hands-off shopkeeper, as the boss of the company, and the company has been busy promoting the auction recently, there are still a lot of things for him to worry about.

The Ranger is equipped with satellite equipment, telephones and internet access, and even on a ship, you can travel around as if you were in the office.

However, his biggest task was to make phone calls, because the company was in contact with many wealthy and collectors around the world to promote the auction, and when they were interested, they needed to communicate further.

At this time, Lin Wei's status is a little low, and many big people still need to communicate in person to show respect for each other.

Every day, Lin Wei will send a large number of list information of target customers, and travel around to have a relationship with them according to the situation.

Zhou You is now a celebrity, and his personal legal net worth has entered the top two hundred of the Forbes rich list, so no matter who it is, when he receives a call from Zhou You, he is very enthusiastic. Through these phone calls, Zhou You also further broadened his social circle.

However, dozens of phone calls a day are also a big burden on his ears, and he also decided that after returning to Singapore this time, he must change the telephone with good amplification effect in his bedroom.

Today, I made more than 20 phone calls, and Zhou You decided to take a break, and the customers in Europe and Asia have already been contacted, and the United States is still early in the morning, and will be contacted a little later.

After changing a cup of tea for himself, Zhou You spread a practice blanket on the floor of the office, began to play handstands, and finally used a few fingers to support the weight of his whole body and began to take off and land.

With his current strength, ordinary exercise can only be regarded as a warm-up, and it cannot play a role in exercising at all.

Just after less than a hundred takeoffs and landings, the phone in the room rang, Zhou You stopped moving, breathed a long sigh of relief, and connected the phone. Captain Lin Jiapei said on the phone: "Boss, there is one thing I think needs to be paid attention to, a speedboat has been following us for two days. ”

Zhou Youzheng was bored, and as soon as he heard it, he became interested. "I'll come up right away."

Brought his two mobile phones, closed his door, and traveled to the control room on the fourth floor. At this time, Chakel, who had been notified, also came to the control room and was checking the logbook.

Lin Jiapei said: "According to the logbook, the speedboat called the Buo appeared within five kilometers four times in the past two days. According to the analysis of the waterline, the ship was not loaded with heavy cargo, and after observation, it was found that more than five people on the other side of the ship appeared on the deck, all of them were strong young men, although they were dressed like merchants, but they were a little different from ordinary merchant ships. Because our Ranger cruising at 24 nautical miles, the speedboat was either faster or slower than us, and an unloaded speedboat followed us for two days, most likely the pirate's eyeliner. ”

Thanks to several great gains, the Ranger has also become a big star. Many media outlets around the world have reported the true situation of the Ranger based on various sources and channels, even including the secret room in the traveling bedroom.

Of course, this also includes the news that the tour was authorized by Singapore and that there were twenty rifles on board, including three pistols. Because when the Ranger enters the port of other countries, it needs to apply for the record with the customs of other countries, so there is a gun on board that cannot hide from others.

Under normal circumstances, no pirate would dare to gnaw on the hard bone of the Ranger, because the firepower on the ship is even more powerful than theirs.

But this time, everyone knew that the Ranger was loaded with a fortune worth $500 million salvaged from the Royal Merchant, a huge fortune that the pirates must have been unable to hold.

Because everyone knows that although the Spanish and British appraisal agencies value these fortunes at $500 million, if they are really to be auctioned off, it will only be higher than $500 million, not less than $500 million.

Not to mention the poor and crazy pirates, I am afraid that the governments of many poor countries are also very interested in this asset.

Although it is only 2002 and Somali piracy is still in its infancy, they may want to take a risk for the sake of a fortune of half a billion dollars.

Seeing that Zhou You didn't speak, Lin Jiapei hesitated for a moment and said: "Do we want to notify the country and let the government send an army over, we will stay in Djibouti for a few days, and we won't delay much." ”

Zhou You smiled and shook his head, he knew that what Lin Jiapei said was Lao Cheng's serious words. They have no law enforcement powers, and according to UNCLOS, ordinary crew members are not allowed to carry guns, and if they do encounter pirates, even if they repel the pirates, they will be condemned and accused by all sides afterwards.

But will you be scared when you travel around? Of course not! So he said, "Are we ordinary crew?" Even if we kill someone, will the Singapore police arrest us? So, why are we hiding? Let's go and see for myself, if it's really a pirate, then this return voyage will not be boring. ”

Looking at the excited Zhou You, and then at Chakel, who was also very interested, Lin Jiapei sighed helplessly. With such an adventurous boss, it's really a bit scary!

(To be continued.) )