The Demeter Goddess was a large tonnage, a deep draft, and thick skin, and it was unlikely that the entire ship would have been torpedoed and sunk if the keel had not been damaged. However, if they are always hit by torpedoes like this, they will inevitably be in danger of sinking, so the mercenaries of the international risk consulting firm decided to use the ship's container as bait and throw it into the water, which can induce the torpedo to attack the container and not the goddess Demeter itself.

However, the speed advantage of the torpedo boat was incomparable, and although the floating containers on the surface of the sea slowed the boat down a lot, it still caught up and gradually circled the side of the tanker. Here, the torpedo boats tried to fire torpedoes in the face of heavy fire from the tankers, but the raindrops of containers kept them from aiming.

"Inform the captain, crash into them, and crush them!" Seeing this, the commander of the mercenaries saw this as an opportunity, so he decisively got in touch with the captain, and under his command, the tanker began to vew to the right. At this moment, the torpedo boat was completely frightened, they wanted to dodge, but they were too close just now to dodge, and in a few minutes, the crew of the torpedo boat watched the blue sky disappear in front of their eyes, replaced by a black painted ship's side, and then the two ships collided together, and then the goddess Demeter ran the missile boat into the sea.

After the first hit, the goddess Demeter escaped, and the mercenaries of the international risk consulting firm cheered excitedly, but they knew that the threat of the Iraqi navy was not completely rid of it, and there was still a possibility of Iraq's maritime and air forces around.

The story of the encounter with the Iraqi Navy on the Goddess Demeter has been transmitted through the Iridium system to the headquarters of the Glencore Group, the headquarters of the Mediterranean Shipping Chain, and the branch of the International Risk Advisory Corporation in Dubai, where the helicopter gunship of the International Risk Advisory Company has taken off to the area of the accident and has also notified the US military forces in the vicinity. Although the Americans and Iran are at odds with each other, the Mediterranean Shipping Group and the Glencore Group are both neutral Swiss companies, while the International Risk Advisory Company is a company registered in the United States, and the US military is obliged to assist the International Risk Advisory Company. Moreover, attacking oil tankers is an act that the US military cannot tolerate, and the US military will naturally not ignore it and stand idly by. However, the U.S. military does not want to get too involved in the Iran-Iraq war, so they can only provide intelligence support.

After freeing herself from the Iraqi Navy's missile boats, the Goddess Demeter began to leave the accident area at full speed, but soon after, they learned bad news, according to the intelligence provided by the US military, it seems that Iraqi warplanes are rushing to the accident area.

At the headquarters of the Glencore Group in Switzerland, Mark Ritchie was on the phone with the Iranian side. The cruise ship that the Iraqi Navy sank not long ago caused hundreds of millions of dollars in damage to the Gorky brothers, and more importantly, because the tanker sank into the sea, Mark Ritchie's oil delivery to customers was delayed, which seriously affected Glencore's goodwill. This is the last thing Mark Ritchie can bear. Glencore's oil business is in a legal gray area, and the credibility of this business comes first, just like those big drug lords in South America, who have always done business with credibility, otherwise they would not have been able to obtain stable and reliable customers. If the Demeter Goddess is sunk, Mark Ritchie will have no way to account for it to his clients.

Mark Ritchie is now talking to none other than Iran's current president, Ayatollah Ali Ali Khamenei. For Iran, Glencore is now the largest buyer of oil. Mark Ritchie came to Iran shortly after the Islamic Revolution to run the oil spot business. In Iran, Mark Richco is a similar comrade to Hammer, who is not only a guest of the Iranian president, but also a guest of honor of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. And Mark Ritchie is also wanted by the U.S. government for treason for running an oil business with Iran and the government.

Now Marc Ritchie can't leave Switzerland, but his influence in Iran is still there. Therefore, when the Goddess Demeter was violated by the Iraqi Navy, Mark Ritchie immediately called President Khamenei and asked the Iranian Air Force to escort the Goddess Demeter.

"I'm sorry, Mark! You know, we are now suffering from sanctions, our F14 fighters lack spare parts, and in case they are shot down, it will cause serious losses to our Air Force! Khamenei refused without thinking about it, saying that the business between the Glencore Group and Iran is in arrears, and the Iranian side will no longer be responsible for the safety of the tanker leaving the port, otherwise the Iranian Air Force will not be annoyed to death.

"Khamenei, you can say such a thing, then the deal between us is over, from now on my tanker will never buy a barrel of oil from Iran, you can weigh it yourself!" Mark Ritchie was about to smash the phone angrily, in the past he would never dare to say this, I am afraid that not only did he not dare to say it, but he also had to carefully manage the relationship between Glencore and the Iranian government, but Seryosha's acquisition of the Samotrol oil field was close to success. Now Mark Ritchie controls oil production on a par with Iran. In this case, Mark Ritchie naturally has the confidence to say no.

Hearing the busy tone coming from the receiver of the phone, Khamenei was also angry, how could Khamenei endure the threat of being threatened by an oil dealer as the president of a country. But when he calmed down, Khamenei picked up the phone and called back. Reality has to make him bow his head, the Iran-Iraq war has left Iran with tens of billions of dollars in foreign debt, and the domestic economy has long collapsed. If the oil business with Glencore is cut off again, how will the Iranians survive. Even for the sake of the country, Khamenei can't fall out with Mark Rich.

The call waited for a full minute, and finally waited for Mark Ritchie to answer. When Mark Rich's voice came from the other side, Khamenei first apologized to Mark Rich. Then he said his bitterness, Iran is now facing the United States and the Soviet Union sanctions at the same time, fighter spare parts are in short supply, in case even one is shot down, the loss of the Iranian Air Force is irreparable.

"President Khamenei, don't hesitate to help escort my tankers! If your F14 fighter is shot down, I'll help you get the Su-27......," Mark Ritchie said coldly.