Chapter Forty-Six: Raising Bandits for Trouble
Now that the pirates have fled, the danger has been lifted.
Abu easily continued to play a childish game with Zhukova, while Chen Bo also received a radio from the freighter in front of him, and invited them to temporarily anchor at the port of Djibouti, and be sure to thank them in person.
Idle is also idle, Chen Bo and Abu briefly discussed and then sailed to the port not far away, and docked at the dock of the small country after a while.
"Thank you, thank you! Thank you so much! I'm Su Quan, the captain of a freighter. As soon as he got off the ship, he was greeted by a middle-aged man with dark skin, but compared to the pirate's own dark skin, this can only be said to be bronze.
"If you want to thank him, thank him, I'll go to the city for a while." Abu put his arm around Zhukova's slender waist, pointed at Chen Bodao, and then walked away completely indifferently.
"It's all Chinese, and it's also appropriate to help outside." Chen Bo did not take the credit, but replied generously.
"Huh? You're a fellow, I see you're wearing a British flag! The middle-aged man was surprised.
"Does the Panamanian flag have to be a Panamanian ship?" Chen Bo asked rhetorically.
"Yes, yes. Did I drill the horns, this ship turned out to be your yacht? Oh my God, how much does this cost to rent for a day, isn't it cheap? Su Quan took a look, it was not that he had never seen a yacht, but it was rare to be more than 100 meters long and five or six stories high.
"What is rented, this is the private property of our boss." Frank said coolly as he stood beside him in his sunglasses.
"Ahem, I'm sorry, forgive me for being clumsy." Su Quan felt a little embarrassed, and hurriedly said, "I know that there is a good restaurant near here, I invite you to have a meal, and by the way, I will send a thank you gift to express my gratitude." ”
"Forget about the thank you, I'm still interested in eating." Chen Bo smiled, and then beckoned Haya and Alyssa to get off the boat with a few children and run to the legendary restaurant.
The team of so many people is both a bodyguard and a nanny, plus he has a very temperament, so he is naturally not afraid of someone coming to fight his idea.
In addition, the port of Djibouti also has a French military base on land, sea and air, all of which are foreign mercenary groups, and Frank and Lipp have also carried out missions here. No matter how much he calls Chirac, he will always sell this face, not to mention that there is a special forces unit of the United States stationed here.
The restaurant is not far away, but it is an authentic Sichuan restaurant, and now the footsteps of Chinese people are all over the world, and this restaurant has naturally opened all over the world. Djibouti is also an important transshipment and supply port to the Suez Canal, and there must be a lot of Chinese ships coming and going.
After Chen Bo simply arranged other people's meals, he opened a small box with the captain and chatted over a pot of hot tea.
The owner of their freighter is a relatively small shipping company in China, Su Quan is a relative of the boss, and he has a lot of experience at sea, and this is not the first time he has encountered pirates in the Gulf of Aden.
"This Somalia, in the final analysis, is still tossed by those foreign devils." Su Quan sighed and said, "Horn of Africa, it sounds very good. Britain, France, and Italy all divided up the stool, and after sucking the blood, they all ran away with a wipe of their mouths, leaving a mess behind. Both Somaliland and Bonthe have been independent for more than 20 years, but no one has ever acknowledged that the remaining militants of the Somali Republic are reckless pirates. ”
"You seem to sympathize with them, huh?" Chen Bo couldn't help but wonder.
"It's a little compassionate, they're still benevolent, they're just begging for a living, and they basically won't hurt anyone. Ship owners usually spend money to buy safety, but they are not many in number, they do not have many heavy weapons, and the number of times they can get their hands on them is limited. ”
"You are doing this is tantamount to raising tigers, and the current pirates are petty fights, and they will not become a climate, and it will be a big problem in the future."
"Well, no one wants to. If the insurance company knows that there are pirates here, then the annual premium will definitely increase to a large amount, and the profit from the increase in shipping costs will be relatively small, and the business in the shipping industry is not so easy to do, and the competitive pressure is very high. ”
"You didn't even think about hiring armed guards?"
"I haven't thought about it, but I can only think about it." Su Quan sighed and said.
"What's the explanation?"
"This is the last resort and the last resort for international shipowners. First, the armed guards must be extraordinary, and the price is naturally expensive; Second, the State of Registration does not allow ships to be armed guards; Thirdly, in many ports, ships are not allowed to carry weapons, and if they have weapons before entering them, they must be thrown into the sea.
Finally, if every cargo ship on the high seas had to hire armed guards, and for cost reasons, a ragtag army of untrained troops, wouldn't the high seas be even more dangerous? The consequences are unimaginable. ”
Chen Bo slightly agreed with his words, nodded and fell into deep thought, and at this time, the delicious meal was also served on the table.
Needless to say, Su Quan generously said that he would give 50,000 US dollars to thank him, if it wasn't for their help, if it was won by pirates, it would not be this amount that could be handled, but a ransom of 500,000 to 1 million US dollars.
Of course, Chen Bo didn't look down on this little money, and it wasn't enough for him to spend, so he refused to make a friend bluntly.
The pirates are only active in the waters of the Gulf of Aden, anyway, they are all on the same road, and he has some people and guns, so he proposed to escort them to the Arabian Seas, after all, they are in a foreign land, and those who can help can be helped, which can be regarded as a good fate.
When he returned to the port after eating, Abu had already returned, and he shouted that this was a poor country, and that it was difficult to spend any money he had.
Of course, he has no opinion on Chen Bo's proposal, Lao Maozi's fighting personality can't wait to catch the pirates' butts and take their lair.
The group returned to the ship again, followed the freighter and continued to set off, probably because the pirates were afraid of the heavy weapons on the two yachts, and only found that there were sporadic dinghy tailing, and did not mean to move forward again, more like they were afraid of the RPG in Abu's hands.
"Frank, what if our Rock Company does this maritime security business?" Looking at the boundless sea with calm waves, Chen Bo asked. "It's just that being a bodyguard for those dignitaries in Europe, although the risk is low, the profit is also low, and it is also a bit condescending."
"I think there is some viability, but there are some problems that need to be solved. The sea route is so long, it is impossible to escort the whole journey, where is it appropriate to go from where? What kind of weapons ships do we need to be equipped with? And you have to get permission from the local government to do so. ”
"Well, you've thought it through better than I do. I had planned to set up a point in Djibouti, which had been a French colony and was garrisoned by mercenary groups. It's not too difficult to get an approval from Sarkozy, and you're both French passports. But when you say that, there's still a lot to plan. ”
"It's not a matter of a year or two that there's chaos here, even a company like Blackwater doesn't care about this little profit, boss, you don't do shipping business, it's not necessary, right?" Frank asked.
"Blackwater doesn't care because the government is much more profitable than that, and I don't care because I have a place to make money. But I have to find food for you, the oil and water to be a bodyguard are not so high, and you have to look at the face of the employer, which is not pleasant. ”
"Of course, not everyone is as kind as you."
"Yo, I'm going to be a sycophant." Chen Bo said with a smile, "You discuss with Li Pu, and when the time comes, you will come out with a charter, since you call me the boss, you must not be treated badly." ”
After hearing this, a warm current surged in Frank's heart, although this boss is young, he has always been calm, and he has no bad deeds, let alone let them do anything excessive. As for the Panshi Security Company that invested in it, it has always been entrusted to them to operate it with confidence, and I haven't asked.
Lip's child was born last month, and this time he passed through Marseille and went to visit and give him valuable gifts, and they really didn't feel any unfair treatment, but it was much better than the time when they licked blood from the knife edge.
Now they have to find another future for them, no matter whether they can put it into plan in the end or not, this kindness will be remembered by them in the end.
The 10,000-ton freighter could not be faster than their yacht at full speed, so the three ships slowly crossed the Gulf of Aden into the Arabian Sea in a zigzag shape, and the temporary escort mission came to an end.
They will also have to travel north from the Gulf of Oman through the Strait of Hormuz and then into the Persian Gulf to reach their destination Abu Dhabi.
Chen Bo has nothing to do to get into the cab, the equipment here is quite advanced, the visual GPS electronic navigation system will mark the location at a glance, the electronic map is of course its own product.
"The island to the east is quite close, is it fun there?" Chen Bo asked, pointing to an island not far from the Horn of Africa, shaped like a broad bean.
"Well, it's the Socotra Islands. It is under the jurisdiction of Yemen, which was previously completely closed and refused to allow anyone to enter the island, but now it is not clear what the situation is. On board was Sean, an Englishman in his fifties, who had nearly 20 years of experience in shipping, and later switched to yachting in order to take care of his family, after all, rich people don't drift at sea every day, so they have enough time to spend with their families.
"Send a radio to ask about the situation over there, and if you can, go over and take a turn, your legs and stomachs will be weak at sea."
"Okay, I'll try." Sean skillfully operated it, and it didn't take long for the other party to reply.
"Boss, the other party is allowed to Hadibuden Island, the largest city on the island, but there is no large port, only small boats can enter and exit, and no armed people are allowed to go ashore, and it costs a capitation fee of $15 per person." After some communication, Sean replied.
"No problem, you notify the other ship, and we'll go over immediately."
Chen Bo then called the others over, and called Frank with a bodyguard to wait for the arrival of the offshore water, then put down the speedboat and went to the island to play and experience the customs of the island.