When Lin Zhenhua and others arrived at the office building, the conference room of the headquarters had turned into a temporary emergency headquarters.

Hu Fei temporarily acted as the commander-in-chief, instructing a group of subordinates to collect information related to pirate attacks through various channels such as telephone and the Internet, and to devise various emergency plans.

Xiang Zhe sat at the conference table, with a map of the Middle East in front of him that he had gotten out of nowhere, on which someone had already marked the location of the Hanyuan No. 4 ship for him, and he stared at the small black dot representing the steamer, as if he wanted to see one from the map.

Lin Zhenhua walked into the conference room, walked in front of Xiang Zhe, and asked, "Old Xiang, how is the situation now?" ”

Xiang Zhe looked up at him and replied, "Just now Hanyuan Company called again, saying that the crew is currently confronting the pirates, and several pirates have already boarded the cargo deck, and the crew is using homemade Molotov cocktails to stop them from advancing. ”

"Are there no weapons on board?" Lin Zhenhua asked.

"Nope." Xiang Zhedao, "Weapons are not allowed on cargo ships. ”

"Old Xiang, you said that the pirates have already boarded the ship, so ...... Are the crew's lives in danger? Yang Xin, who was following behind Lin Zhenhua, asked anxiously.

Hu Fei walked over, handed them a picture that had just been printed, and said, "This is the structural diagram of the Hanyuan No. 4 wheel we just got." You see, according to Hanyuan, the crew is now concentrated in the living quarters, that is, the relatively high position on the ship, and the pirates are seven or eight meters lower than them on the cargo deck. Unless the pirates set up a ladder, it will be difficult for them to enter the living quarters for a while, which means that the crew should be safe for now. ”

"That's good." Yang Xin breathed a sigh of relief gently.

Lin Zhenhua didn't notice Yang Xin's abnormal emotions in this matter, and he asked Hu Fei: "Old Hu, now between Hanyuan Company and the freighter. Is there a direct connection? ”

Hu Fei said: "No, they can only contact the freighter by telegram. But the situation on the side of the freighter is very tense. So every ten minutes or so, a new message comes in. ”

"When will the rescue warship arrive?" Lin Zhenhua continued to ask.

"Probably in six hours." Hu Fei said.

"6 hours!" Lin Zhenhua frowned, "For 6 hours, the daylilies are cold." A crew that defends itself only with Molotov cocktails. Able to hold out for 6 hours under a heavily armed pirate attack? ”

"A US military helicopter also rushed over after hearing the news, and it is estimated that it will be able to arrive in one hour. The closest warship was the French one. There are no carrier-based helicopters on board, otherwise it would have been quicker. Hu Fei said.

Lin Zhenhua said hatefully: "French warships, American helicopters." Critical time. They can only rely on them to rescue our freighters, and I really don't know what our navy is doing. ”

Xiang Zhe persuaded: "Zhenhua, you should know that our country has always pursued a defensive national defense strategy, and the leaders of the older generation have promised not to send a single soldier overseas, and we are not an imperialist country after all." ”

"What a year! Still saying things like that. Lin Zhenhua said. In the past, troops were not sent out because of their lack of strength. The second is that we are closed off from the rest of the country and have no overseas interests in the first place. But now that our merchant ships are all over the world, if our navy does not keep up, will we let our merchant ships become meat on someone else's board, and we can cut them whenever we want? ”

"......" Xiang Zhe was speechless, he could only pat the back of Lin Zhenhua's hand and signal Lin Zhenhua not to be excited.

Lin Zhenhua also knew that it was useless for him to be anxious, so he sat down next to Xiang Zhe and waited silently to hear the news from ahead.

Hanyuan No. 4 has no direct connection with Hanhua, and all information can only be transmitted through the shipowner, Hanyuan. Hanyuan also knew that Hanhua attached great importance to this matter, so it arranged a special person to inform Hanhua of the received messages at any time. ..., "The pirates are trying to build a ladder to get up to the living quarters!" ”

"The crew grabbed the ladder and threw it into the sea."

"The pirates are now firing heavily at the living quarters!"

"A pirate was hit by a Molotov cocktail! The other pirates were afraid to step forward and were discussing countermeasures. ”

……

News continued to spread into the conference room of Hanhua's headquarters, and everyone's hearts were pinched. Although there are no Hanhua employees on the ship, the crew members are also Chinese, and their safety also affects the hearts of Hanhua people; The second is that there are Hanhua equipment on board, which must not be delayed and must be transported to Port Sudan on time. Everyone is worried that if the freighter is controlled by the pirates, it will be impossible to rescue the ship.

He Fei, Chu Hongyang and other marketing personnel are already looking through the contracts signed with the Republic of Goma, studying how to deal with them in case of equipment delays. Hu Fei took a rangefinder and calculated the distance of the landing road traffic over and over again on the map, thinking about whether they could regain the time on land if the freighter was delayed at sea for five, ten, or fifteen days.

"The helicopter has arrived! The helicopter arrived! The little secretary who was in charge of answering the phone cheered.

"What's the situation?" Everyone stood up and asked in unison.

The little secretary said: "Hanyuan Company reported that the US military helicopter gunship has rushed to the sky over the freighter and opened fire on the pirate speedboat that is still at sea, and the pirates are already retreating. ”

"Great!"

"It's so timely!"

"Americans are NB!"

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and sat down. Everyone was full of emotion, and the crew finally persevered until the helicopter arrived, although it was only a little more than an hour, but the hardships and dangers can be imagined.

"Is there any news about the loss?" Lin Zhenhua asked.

The little secretary asked the other party a few words on the phone, and then replied: "Hanyuan Company said that Hanyuan No. 4 is assessing the loss. At the moment the pirates have not completely left the ship, and they cannot go to the cargo hold to count them. However, from above, they observed that the cargo hold had not been damaged and that our equipment should be safe. ”

"What about people?" Lin Zhenhua asked again, this matter has nothing to do with Hanhua anymore, but out of concern, he still has to ask.

"The crew was not killed in this attack, but seven people were injured, one of them was seriously injured, and the others were minor. By the way, the seriously injured was a lesbian. ”

"Oh......" Lin Zhenhua nodded, and did not delve into why there was a woman on the ship, he said: "Tell Hanyuan Company that we are very grateful to the crew of Hanyuan No. 4 for bravely resisting pirates and protecting our Hanhua Company's equipment. For injured crew members, we are willing to bear all the costs of treatment and rehabilitation. For other crew members, we will give awards in the name of the company...... Old Xiang, what do you think? ”

In the last sentence, he looked at Xiang Zhe and said. Xiang Zhe nodded, what Hanhua can do is these things, after all, it is not Hanhua's employees who are injured, and they are still separated by a layer. Being able to promise to bear all the medical expenses is already a piece of GCA's heart.

"Wait!"

When the little secretary was about to convey the kindness of the two CEOs to the other party, Yang Xin suddenly stood up and asked emotionally: "Ask the other party, ...... on the ship." There were several lesbians in total. ”

Everyone looked at Yang Xin, not knowing what she meant by asking. The little secretary naturally didn't dare to slack off, asked something over the phone, and then turned back to Yang Xin and said: "Mr. Yang, Hanyuan Company said that there is only one female comrade on the ship, but it is not an employee of their company, but the Electromechanical Import and Export Company escorts the goods with the ship. "...," "Mechanical and electrical import and export ......," Yang Xin muttered.

Lin Zhenhua saw Yang Xin's body shaking involuntarily, he grabbed Yang Xin's hand and asked, "What, Yang Xin, do you know that female comrade on the boat?" ”

"Zhenhua ......" Yang Xin also grabbed Lin Zhenhua's hand in turn, her lips trembled, tears flowed downward, she wanted to speak but couldn't speak.

"Yang Xin, don't worry, say something slowly. Who are the lesbians on board? Is it a customer you are familiar with? Lin Zhenhua said.

"Xiaohua, she is Lan Lan 0 Lan is in that boat!" Yang Xin cried and shouted.

"What do you say 0 Lan? Is it He Lan? Why was she in that boat? How do you know? When Lin Zhenhua heard the word Lan Lan, he only felt like five thunderbolts, and his face instantly turned pale.

Yang Xin said: "Zhenhua, it's all my fault. Actually, I have always known that Lan Lan works in an electromechanical import and export company, and we have met many times, but she has never been willing to see you, and she will not let me tell you about her. This time, our equipment was shipped to Africa, and the export side was handled by Lanlan. She told me that she was not at ease with this shipment and wanted to go to Africa with the ship and celebrate the New Year in Africa by the way. Who knows...... Who knows...... Zhenhua, I should have told you earlier, I was too selfish......"

Among the people in this room, such as Xiang Zhe and other close friends with Lin Zhenhua, have heard rumors about Lin Zhenhua and He Lan. They know that even if Lin Zhenhua and He Lan are just friends, then this kind of friendship is extremely close. As for the secretaries in the conference room, although they didn't know the boss's private life, they guessed a few clues from the conversation between Lin Zhenhua and Yang Xin.

At this moment, everyone was silent, silently waiting for Lin Zhenhua to speak.

Lin Zhenhua endured the shock in his heart, he let go of the hand that was holding Yang Xin's arm just now, patted her arm gently, and said, "Xiao Xin, don't blame yourself, I also know that Lan Lan has been avoiding me." As for this time, I'm sure she'll be able to get off her face safely. ”

"Zhenhua ......" Yang Xin held Lin Zhenhua's arm and cried like a tearful person. She didn't know the relationship between He Lan and Lin Zhenhua, she was grateful to Lin Zhenhua for her loyalty, but also felt He Lan's infatuation, and even had a feeling of being sorry for He Lan. Now, when she suddenly heard that He Lan was in distress and seriously injured, her heart was full of regret.

In case He Lan ...... Yang Xin shuddered, and didn't dare to think about it anymore no matter what.