Chapter 168: The First Escort Missions Ended Ahead of Schedule

In the early morning of the second day, Chen Ming disembarked from the Puntland region of Somalia.

I set off last night and was dropped by helicopter on the Somali territorial waters. With a large bag of things, fortunately, with the help of a diving propulsion, otherwise Chen Ming didn't know if he would be able to reach the land smoothly.

It was confirmed that the landing site was relatively hidden, just on the back of a hillside at the corner of the sea, and it was unlikely that Ran would come here. Chen Ming first opened the package wrapped in a tarp.

After taking inventory of the supplies and confirming that all the items are not a lot. Take off your wetsuit, take out a towel prepared by Captain Lei inside, dry your body, and change into civilian clothes.

He put a thousand dollars in cash into his pocket, took out his pistol, opened the safe, and put it in his hand. Then fall asleep.

The mission is an escort mission. This kind of task is the worst, it can be easy, and it will be completed all the way without incident. It can also become a life-or-death affair.

Therefore, it is very important to ensure that you are in good condition before performing the task.

Two hours later, Chen Ming, who had rested well, saw that the color had brightened. After getting up, he packed up his two sets of diving equipment, and then pinned his pistol to his waist and walked out of the area.

Thanks to the chaotic situation in Somalia, Puntland is largely semi-autonomous, especially in the area close to Somaliland. Xenophobia is not as high as in the capital, Mogadishu.

If in Mogadishu, where even the Bald Eagle army has collapsed, Chen Ming really doesn't have much confidence to complete the task. As for the political situation in Somalia and the characteristics between the regions, it is mandatory for the officers and soldiers to learn and understand it long before the start of the escort mission.

Driving a pickup truck that cost two hundred dollars to buy from a black brother, and after killing two black brothers who wanted to rob him on the way, Chen Ming drove the pickup truck into the Somaliland area.

While passing through a checkpoint set up by local warlords in Somaliland, Mr. Chen took out $500 and gave it to an officer leading the team. Politely rejecting the black officer's request to send a few soldiers to escort him, Chen Ming only suggested that when he returned here, he would be released safely. And this proposal was also happily agreed by the other party.

With his previous experience in the Puntland area, Chen Ming didn't trust these black buddies. I paid a lot of attention along the way, but fortunately, this black brother seemed to be more trustworthy, and did not do anything such as sending troops to intercept and kill.

After confirming the safety, Chen Ming took out his mobile phone and called the comrade codenamed Rabbit and agreed on a place to meet.

Rabbit is a middle-aged man who looks to be about forty years old. Wearing a pair of glasses, he looks quite sven. Under the confidentiality order, after Chen Ming compared the photo of the rabbit in his memory with that was correct, he opened the co-pilot's door and invited him to get into the car.

The two didn't talk much along the way, and when they had occasional small talk, they were very careful to avoid topics about identity or tasks. Even when Rabbit talked about life in China, even the description of his daily life could not make Chen Ming explore a little bit about his address, or identity, or age.

Chen Ming couldn't help but secretly praise the professional ethics of these intelligence personnel. When he returned to the checkpoint in Somaliland and saw the black officer who led the team let him go as promised, Chen Ming smiled and gave him the remaining 300 US dollars. It's a little reward for his integrity.

In the other party's smiling farewell, Chen Ming carried the rabbit back to the place where he went ashore.

After taking out the diving gear, I was surprised to find that the rabbits didn't use these things. Thinking about the appearance of those intelligence students he saw in Pensacola, Chen Ming secretly laughed that he had been bitten by a snake for ten years and was afraid of the well rope.

The vast majority of real-life intelligence agents are not the omnipotent agents in the movies. Even many people are helpless scholars, such as intelligence officers who do intelligence reading.

However, Chen Ming did not inquire about which department the rabbit was in charge or what work he was responsible for, taught him to wear diving equipment, and told him some points to pay attention to when diving. Chen Ming was the first to jump into Haizheng

Before leaving, Chen Ming notified Captain Lei of the 168 ship by phone and asked him to send a helicopter to answer him. As soon as the two crossed the line of Somalia's territorial waters, a Z-9 roared in the air.

Boarded the plane through the soft ladder lowered on the helicopter, and after Chen Ming and the others entered the cabin and sat down, the helicopter quickly turned around and returned. It's just that the helicopter did not return directly to the 168 ship, but flew to the 169 ship in front of the escort formation.

Saying goodbye to Comrade Rabbit in the cabin, after he got off the plane, Chen Ming followed the helicopter back to the 168 ship.

Until stepping on the helicopter deck of the 168 ship, Chen Ming had a rather unreal feeling. This mission was not as dangerous as I had imagined.

Yes, except for some suspected dangers that occasionally arise during the process. The most dangerous are the two thieves that Chen Ming received when he bought a car.

Isn't it good to be fine?

Chen Ming shook his head with a smile, feeling a little nervous.

Life is back to business as usual. Organize daily training when you have nothing to do, and take the special combat team members to drive them away when you are in danger.

With the joint signing of the contract between the escort navies of various countries, the merchant ships have become much more honest now. As long as the merchant ship does not drive in violation of regulations and is under the protection of the escort formation, whether it is the 168 ship going forward or the 169 ship retreating, the merchant ship can be protected in time and given pirate deterrence.

"Invite the heads of departments to the conference room for a meeting, and the heads of departments to the conference room for a meeting!"

One morning half a month later, Chen Ming, who was doing push-ups on the helicopter deck with the special combat team members and a few spare sailors, suddenly heard the sound of a loudspeaker above the hangar.

After standing up and clapping his hands, he instructed the rest of the team to continue training. While wearing a training jacket, he walked towards the conference room.

Chen Ming arrived relatively early and waited a little for two minutes. After the heads of various departments on the 168 ship arrived, the screen in the middle of the conference room lit up.

"Comrades. There is news for everyone. In a week, the second convoy will arrive. Our first batch of escort formations perfectly completed the first escort mission with a 100% safety rate. ”

Hearing the words of Major General Wang Lei on the screen, everyone present applauded happily although they differed from the reasons why the first batch of escort missions ended two months early.

I am happy that I have completed the first escort mission perfectly, and I am also happy that I can go home two months early.

"Although our mission has been completed, the 887 ship still needs to remain in the waters of the Gulf of Aden. After the arrival of the second escort group, it will be assigned to the second escort group to continue to carry out escort tasks. Captain Chen, you should pay more attention to the ideological situation of the officers and men, and cooperate with the political commissar to do a good job in ideological work. ”

"Yes, the 887 ship resolutely obeys the order!"

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