(Shouldn't I save up some manuscripts...... On the 8th, the HAN Provincial Writers Association had a training meeting, which lasted for 3 days...... That's a lot going on in July! ）

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"Natuna Island?"

"For you?"

"You're crazy!" Sean's brain was buzzing, and he was stunned by the news, "Isn't it special for you to engage in military intermediaries?!" ”

"Head, the Southeast Asian market is very large and active!" Neil began to tell Sean about his plans, "Vietnam, Thailand, can completely replace Colombia, around Hong Kong Island, Xingcheng, and the gradually rising mainland, the market is smaller than the United States, but the prospects are broad, especially there are no competitors here!" ”

"I'm an American, whether it's the Vietnamese government or the Thai government, who dares to arrest me!!" Neil's domineering spirit is starting to leak.

"You're special!" Sean was speechless, he thought it was good, but if you were as reliable as Jeff, Lao Tzu would have let you go out and do it alone!

"So, what does this have to do with Natuna?"

"Uh......" Neil scratched his head and said with some uncertainty, "Fame?" ”

"By the way, head, haven't you always been thinking about Natuna Island, what a chance!" Cold, it really made Neil pull an excuse.

"I'll go to your uncle's!" Sean was angry, "Hurry up and pack up and fuck off, damn, don't fucking make trouble, the hype is not so hyped by you!" ”

Just as he was about to hang up the phone, Sean thought of something and added, "Leave a sign, what sign you think of yourself, and I'll help you hype it up when you get back." ”

The phone hung up, and Sean still felt his brain buzzing.

Stupid!

After scolding, Sean still had to clean up the mess for him.

However, it is true that it became famous very quickly.

Sean explained to New Century Media to help publicize it, and after thinking about it, the main target should be in Southeast Asia, so he asked people to reveal the news.

Last planting...... The last time I clarified the facts to the public and exposed the ugly face of Malay, I contacted a lot of media.

Sean thought it worked well, so he asked Norris to keep the small channel.

This time, I didn't need to ask them to help publicize it, but just released the news through channels that Natuna Island was attacked by pirates.

Pirate attacks and all that happened two or three centuries ago.

There is such a news in Leng Buding, especially recently, the IP of 'pirate' has been more active in Southeast Asia.

It detonated public opinion all at once!

Most interestingly, Natuna is a disputed territory that Malay, Vietnam, and Indonesia have all claimed as their own, but the actual control is actually in Indonesia's hands.

As for the so-called rabbit declaration of ownership, it is actually very complicated.

Originally, the Nine Broken Lines did not include Natuna, but, theoretically, they were included in the economic circle, but the problem is that not many people recognize the Nine Broken Lines.

However, the strength of rabbits in this period is still very backward, and there is no way to say 'since ancient times'.

Natuna Island did live a lot of Chinese, the earliest can be traced back to the Han Dynasty, it is nonsense to say that it is a traditional fishing ground, at that time there was only offshore fishing, very close......

However, there were war refugees, and in the early years of the Han Dynasty, there were ships sailing on the sea, and it was also during this period that the fame of the Han dynasty spread from Southeast Asia to India.

This is why all the countries of the Tang Dynasty came to the dynasty, including a large number of Southeast Asian countries.

It is nonsense to say that a map of the world shocked the ancients...... During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Zhang Sai went to YL, India, and as far as Egypt!

Although the map is not detailed, there is a rough outline.

As for why the South China Sea is Chinese, because in the Tang, Song and Ming dynasties, the maritime trade here was what China said!

The first person who really dominated the South China Sea was called 'Chen Zuyi', known as the 'Overlord of the Seven Seas', entrenched in Malacca for more than 10 years, with tens of thousands of pirates, plundering 10,000 passing ships, and attacking more than 50 coastal towns.

In the end, he was destroyed by Zheng He, who went to the West...... Write it down, handy, to be tested.

In September 1407, he was escorted back to the Ming Dynasty and beheaded for public display.

If the rabbit has the strength of Eagle Sauce, the whole of Southeast Asia will be 'since ancient times'!

Straight to the point!

The Indonesian government itself didn't know that Natuna, which claimed to be its own territory, was robbed, and this matter was first revealed by the media of Southeast Asian countries!

At first, the Indonesian government didn't believe it, which was simply a fantasy, but then it was found that it had completely lost contact with Natuna.

At this time, there was no submarine cable, and the communication tower blew up Neil, and this overseas island was completely lost!

At this time, those pirates had just finished their house-to-house robbery, and as Neil said, the people who lived here, the money was not like the people on the mainland who were kept in the bank, and these people were kept at home.

The first to be unlucky were the island's merchants, especially a small bank, and then the big families.

As for the poor ghosts......

Whether it's good or bad, the poor ghost is always the last to come to mind!

Pirates don't want to waste their time on poor ghosts!

A lot of threats and intimidation, from cash to gold, silver and jewelry, there is really no shortage of draws.

With Sean's instructions, Neil didn't dare to blow up the stab, and shouted early to retreat, saying that when the Indonesian Navy came out, let these guys be honest and obedient.

It's just that before leaving, a group of pirates still took a group of people, and they moved TVs, refrigerators, and even fucking bicycles holding things!

This thing is also a big item in Vietnam, Cambodia and the like!!

Neil who watched this scene rubbed his teeth and wanted to shoot these embarrassed people, what a shame!

After another two hours of commotion, a group of people were able to end the robbery.

Before leaving, Neil pondered for a long time, and finally called out to someone to imprint a six-pointed star made of 26 bloody handprints on one of the walls of the dock.

On board, a puff of smoke disappeared into the vast sea.

A few hours later, the Indonesian navy arrived belatedly, and all that was left was a mess!!

Terror Returns! 》

New Pirate Age! 》

"Shocked: 8,000 people cried bitterly, the reason turned out to be ......"

As the news spread, a large group of media came to Natuna Island to take photos on the spot, and the news began to bombard in a large area.

The photo of the 'Scarlet Hexagram' spread around the world in just a few days as the news reported, showing everyone that the pirates are back!!

After the incident, the Indonesian government was furious!

It's just that in the vast sea, where to find pirates, staged a play for the people of the world.

The Indonesian government's helplessness has made the severity of this matter infinitely higher.

This made the coastal cities of the nearby countries in Southeast Asia also panic, and looking at what happened to Natuna, you know that the police are useless in the face of pirates, and they will be crushed to death in a wave!

It's useless to deal with these pirates unless it's an army!

A few days later, the plausible news spread that the pirates came from Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar, and Thailand.

There is no way to know whether the news is true or not, and ordinary reporters do not dare to go to these poor and backward places where there is still a war.

People really go in horizontally, come out vertically, okay, everything on your body will be stripped of you!

Unlucky, the person is just gone!

Unless there is a local boss to guarantee it, protect it.

The Indonesian side is even less capable of conducting a cross-investigation investigation.

Taking advantage of the hot topic of piracy, under the instructions of Neil, the group of pirates began to cooperate with each other after dividing the spoils, operating in the southwest of Natuna Island, above the sea between Malay and Indonesia, and west of Malacca, along the Grete Strait.

More than 30 merchant ships were snatched in a row!

Most of these merchant ships were either too large or their cargo was not valuable, and for various reasons they were allowed to go, but eight more were seized.

The pirate left his phone number and disappeared into the ocean with his ship.

The news spread, causing a shock!

Before, it was just a robbery of some property, but now, the pirates are attacking the county town and seizing merchant ships for ransom, which is simply sensational.

Eight merchant ships were seized, and there were a large number of goods and people on them, how to ensure the safety of ships, goods and personnel?

How to negotiate?

Will the pirates be released safely after receiving the ransom?

A lot of things are bothering several shipping companies.

And the hardest question is, who enforces the law?

Maritime issues are the most difficult to deal with, and those who have the right to enforce the law do not want to move, and those who want to do so do not have the right to enforce the law.

At present, part of the accident is in Indonesian waters, and part of it is in Indian waters!

Yes, northern Indonesia, out of the Strait of Malacca, that island chain is an overseas enclave of Asan.

Theoretically, the two governments should be responsible, but although Ah San shouted loudly all day long, they would not bother to fight any pirates thanklessly, and it did not affect themselves.

You really don't need money to fight pirates!

Besides, in case the hostages die and the ship is blown up and sunk, there will be no benefits and a commotion.

The same attitude is true on the Indonesian side.

Interpol was able to take care of the matter, and according to the fixed phone number left by the pirates, Interpol found the address of the number in one day through the country's telecommunications department.

When they arrived, they found that the phone number left by the pirates was that of a grocery store in a small border town of several countries.

In this era, many grocery stores operated telephone services and charged by the minute, and these grocery stores were well-known in the local area and had been in business for many years.

The boss only knew that if someone called to ask about the ransom, then ask the other person to leave the phone number, write it on a paper shell, and hang it at the gate.

There are so many people coming and going every day, how the fuck can you judge this?

This is all taught in the 'Pirate Training Manual', and the insurance rate is 100%.

In addition to this, there are also local radio stations that leave contact information through the radio at specific times.

All sorts of methods were created by some unnamed king of crime!

The clue is broken!

Of course, if you investigate slowly, you may not be able to find clues, but the time given by the special pirates waits for no one!

When Interpol finds a clue, I'm afraid the grave grass will not be a foot high.

If there is a grave......

Things stiffen up here!

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This is also the main reason for the decline of pirates, they can't sell things after they rob them, there are no pirate ports in this era, and there are various procedures in the ports of any country.

The goods can't be sold, there is no economic benefit, the pirates don't need to fight, they are in decline.

The shipping companies have found umbrellas on their side.

"We are fully capable of recovering your ships, cargo and personnel, service fee, $2 million!" One ship, the opening is 2 million.

"Expensive?"

"Man, we're sending hundreds of soldiers, it's Black Hawk gunships, it's Sea-Cobra, it's missile destroyers, 2 million, is it expensive!?"

"More expensive than the pirate asking price?"

"Then all I have to say is sorry." Bill shrugged and hung up.

The status of the umbrella company is here, even if it doesn't work, it can't drop the price.

When several shipping companies were at a loss, a company called 'Neil Asset Management' jumped out and said that it could help the victimized shipping companies negotiate with the pirates!

Neil Asset Management is headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand.

Within a building, Neil directly covered a floor with a site of more than 1,500 square meters.

The place is spacious, like a leisure club bigger than a company.

The luxurious reception area, entertainment area, and fitness area occupy most of the company's space, but the real office area is not large, only a few people.

The most eye-catching thing is the 8 beauties in the reception area, among which there is a pair of twins, which are very beautiful!

The eight of them are proficient in English, French, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Japanese, Malay, and Cantonese, and they are carefully selected by Neil, and they are ready to go back and pretend to be with Jeff and Jonas!

"What qualifications does our company have?" Neil smiled and looked at the people from the shipping company who came to the door and laughed, "Just because we dare to meet the pirates, we can still get away with it!" ”

"What you should be thinking about now is not what qualifications I have, but you should consider that the pirates are running out of time for you!"

Neil sat in the boss's chair, crossed Erlang's legs, a cigar between his fingers, full of style, "There are only two choices in front of you, first, trust me, and second, wait to collect the bodies of those hostages!" ”

"You need to pay a lot of money to choose the first one, but what you will gain is the recovered ships, cargo, hostages, and reputation."

"Choose the second one, and you will pay the sky-high price of goods and be spurned by the whole world."

"You guys, you don't have a choice!"

"Of course, you can also choose to find the umbrella company and the American MPRI, but the question is, do pirates dare to meet these two giants?"

"You can also choose to find the Indonesian, Asan, Thai and other governments, but I'm afraid that the corpses will already stink when they solve the case!"

"Pirates don't trust people for no reason, so, what's your relationship with pirates? You're the leader of the pirates, aren't you? An Englishman stared into Neil's eyes, speaking louder and louder, and finally stood up, leaning forward, pressing towards Neil with great force.

Negotiations, the British love negotiations!

Loved all kinds of speeches!

It's tradition!

They believe in the influence of their empire on which the sun never sets, and have always believed.

We always have to stand up from time to time to flex our muscles, show toughness, and let the whole world understand that we must bomb London first to start a war.

It's called a board!!

If you don't bombard, you're a woman!

Never give up HK!

From the Prime Minister to the negotiators of shipping companies, they always remember to show their traditions.

Always be confident and just right to mess up all the problems!

At this point, you can completely trust the British!

It can be called a model of 'pit'!

The founding of the country bowed down to it!

Shame on it!

Neil smiled and looked at the British, his cigar in his mouth, raised his hand and began to applaud, the sound of 'popping' echoing through the living room.

"Great performance, very imposing!"

"I think you're more than qualified to negotiate with the pirates!"

"So, I won't delay your time, I wish you all the best!"

"Please!" Neil reached out and gestured towards the doorway.

The Brit stared at Neil as their eyes collided in the air.

Neil followed Sean and saw more, but the British only made him want to laugh.

"There's not much time left for you, do you need someone from me to ask you out?" Neil is light and light.

The British man's expression changed, and he couldn't hold his breath at first, "You are committing a crime, you know what, you are provoking the British Empire, you will be arrested!" ”

"Then you have to talk to the British government first, let them get the law enforcement power here, and find enough evidence, otherwise ......" Neil spread his hands, "Okay, please!" ”

Seeing that the Brit had something to say, Neil shook his hand with a cigar, "Don't mention any cooperation now, I don't need it, and I have the right not to accept your order." ”

"I just need someone to step up and show me my power!"

"So, sincerely, thank you!" Neil's eyes were full of sincerity, hooked his fingers, and the two strong men walked out, dragged the British guy with an expressionless face, and walked out.

"No, you can't do that, no, you're sinning!" The Brit kept kicking his legs.

Under the watchful eyes of the other seven negotiators, the screams grew farther and farther away.

It wasn't until the door closed again and the sound died down that Neil turned to look at the others, "A great show, and it still looks like it's working out well." ”

"So, guys, are there any questions now?"

"The fee is 10% of the ransom paid by both parties to the transaction, and we promise to guarantee the results of the negotiation."

"What if something happens?" A representative of a shipping company asked.

"It's very simple, the matter can be blamed on the Neil company, you have already thought of all the ways, you can make it public, no country has a way to deal with this kind of thing, Interpol is helpless, you can only turn to the entrusted company, that is, us."

"Everything can be pushed on the heads of the sorcerers, and you can clear yourself, and that's enough, isn't it?"

"It won't be worse anyway."

"What do you guys think?"

The negotiators of the seven companies looked at each other, "We are going to go back and report to the company, and then give you an answer, sir." ”

"Of course, no problem, the customer is God, and I respect any choice you make." Neil stood up and said with a graceful slight bend.

The representatives of the 7 families laughed dryly, if you hadn't dragged the British out just now, we would have fucking believed it.

……

The eight companies reported the matter as soon as they left, and the companies had already begun to investigate Neil long before they walked into Neil's office.

No one is stupid, and it is clear that Neil has something to do with these pirates, and it is unknown whether he is behind the pirates, but it is definitely not shallow.

It's just that the investigation didn't go very well, and there was no face recognition at this time, uh...... It's useless, it's illegal in the United States.

This thing violates personal privacy, is racist, and is a form of covert surveillance.

What can be known is that Neil has the nationality of the United States, the United Kingdom, Colombia and other countries, and the first record of appearing in Thailand was one year ago, and it has appeared several times since then.

There are some Americans accompanying me, looking at the daily state, there are some traces of soldiers.

Then, there is no then.

As for whether it has anything to do with pirates, it's completely unknown!

There is no way to talk about arresting people, for another person, the Thai police don't mind collecting black money to arrest people, the problem is that this is not easy to provoke at first glance, whether it is a pirate who kills people without blinking, or a deep background that may exist, the Thai police who are well versed in the way of survival understand the truth that there is money to make and not necessarily have money to spend.

Time waits for no one, 7 companies in total, give money, want to fish out people and boats!

After a long delay, not to mention anything else, the liquidated damages for violating the term of the freight contract alone made them unbearable.

As for the British......

"We agree with your point of view, that guy is definitely a criminal, he is behind the scenes, you are on the side of justice, justice will never be alone, we support you spiritually!"

"If you continue to investigate, you will gain something."

"Come on, you can do it!"

The next day, the commission, ransom, all went into Neil's account.

After receiving the cash, Neil immediately contacted the contact information left by the pirate.

Then, there were some people with weathered faces, people who looked a little cowering, and some nervous people appeared downstairs of the building, and these people were targeted by the police and the capital behind them at the same time.

The Book of Pirates teaches that common sense will deceive you, eyes will deceive you, and even your father may be fake, but math ...... Ahh

Whether you go through the process or not, the results are completely different.

These people brought an account number, a bearer digital account number registered with different banks in different tax havens.

There is no owner in the account, and you can withdraw money as long as you match the password.

Neil was asked to transfer the money to these digital accounts through a bank on the Thai side.

On the other hand, there is another group of people in these tax havens, who will immediately transfer the money again, and in batches to several different accounts.

At this time, there is no network, and it is impossible to make money go around the earth in a few seconds, but it is not impossible to operate manually by phone, it is slower, but it is much faster than the police.

Of course, how the money is transferred later has nothing to do with Neil.

At least on the surface, I can't find a relationship!

The team is completely independent and doesn't know Neil at all, it's a separate agency founded by a certain New Jersey man who doesn't want to be named.

The agency employs a large number of tax haven locals, and the daily job is to take the worksheets sent by the 'upline' and transfer money back and forth to specific accounts as required, or cancel the account, or register the account.

There are not too many such people in tax havens.

The so-called 'upline' are all contacted individually, and each has its own means, some through letters, some through telephone, some have met, and some have not seen what the upline looks like.

Because they are all locals, they are all dragging their families, and the eight generations of their ancestors have been investigated clearly, all of them have been evaluated by professional evaluation agencies, and they are the kind of guys who pay attention to family affection.

There will never be a guy like Liu Bang who gets a piece of the pie.

I am not afraid that they will be careful at all, and if the money is not transferred within the specified time, that is the fate of the whole family feeding the fish.

So, as soon as a few people came out of the building, they were immediately targeted to death by the Bangkok police and the people from those companies, waiting to get back the boat and the hostages.

None of this had anything to do with Neil, it was just part of the plan.

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In the wooden house in the dense forest, more than 20 men sat or lay down in fear and confusion, no one made a sound, lifeless, but from time to time someone reached out and grabbed the bag that had been bitten out by mosquitoes.

These were the crew of a cargo ship that had been hijacked.

The door was pushed open from the outside, and more than 20 people inside turned their heads to look, but no one spoke.

Speaking of which, these monkey-looking guys don't understand, and everyone has tried it not many times these days.

It's useless to cry or make trouble.

In came several thin black men with guns, dressed in tattered and dirty clothes.

One man pulled out a large keychain, leaned down and began to unwrap the chain tied to the feet and necks of the detained crew members.

It's been a few days, and this is the first time, and everyone's hearts are lifted at once, I don't know if they were redeemed by the company or if the ransom didn't talk about them being killed.

One by one was scared, but no one spoke, they didn't understand.

Deterred by the muzzle of the gun, the men lined up out of the hut, and outside were a dozen ponies, which they were driven and climbed onto the horses in groups of two.

Afterwards, someone handed over a black hood and everyone had to put it on to prevent them from seeing things they shouldn't see.

After more than 3 hours of slow and bumpy driving, a group of people finally walked out of the mountain, dismounted and then pulled into the broken van.

The car drove for another hour before they reached the beach, and at this point, they were finally allowed to take off their hoods.

A rudimentary trestle with a small boat outside, and in the distance, their own freighter was moored at sea.

Excited, excited, many people trembled and fell to their knees and cried bitterly.

When they saw this scene, they knew that the company had spent money to redeem them.

The men who escorted them did not rush, but waited until they wept and screamed for a while, and then drove them into the boat.

All the way to the freighter, the pirates sailed away, these people were finally sure that they were safe, and cheers rang out!

……

A group of people lived in a windowless house, not a basement, and they went up the stairs when they were escorted up.

The house is about 80 square meters and has a large ventilation duct to keep the air circulating.

No one tried to leave through the air ducts, which were sealed with iron posts the thickness of a child's arm.

There are 20 bunk beds in the room, 10 side by side next to each other, and you need to climb in through a 1-meter-wide opening in front of you to get in and out, which is more crowded than a fucking prison space.

The house has a bathroom, which can only and pee, can't take a bath, can't flush clean, and there is always a smell in the house.

Someone delivers food every day, two meals a day, you can't eat, you can't starve.

Fortunately, no one abused them.

Today, each was given a black hood, and a group of people escorted them to the car at gunpoint.

The car drove for 5 hours, and finally stopped at a beach, got on the boat, and drove for another 2 hours before seeing their cargo ship.

Crying and laughing, they were free!

……

In one day, across a radius of more than 1,000 kilometers, seven freighters were sent out.

Seven shipping companies finally let go of the last breath of the news, but the news brought back by the crew members who were released made them feel weird.

They received a flag with a hand-embroidered pattern on it, which the pirates told them that they could show if they encountered pirates again in the area from the South China Sea to the Strait of Malacca within one year.

The pirates will let them go once, but they will also take back the flag.

If it is not hijacked within 1 year, then the flag is invalid!

When the news spread, it felt extremely weird.

Modern pirates, keeping up with the times?

Humane society, moderate robbery?

Pirates, not only fighting and killing, but also sophisticated?

Damn it!

According to the "Encyclopedia of Pirates and Robberies" compiled by a man who did not want to be named, leeks should be cut one by one, not broken roots, and enough time should be allowed for leeks to grow.

Take the 'sustainable robbery road', adhere to the three principles of fairness, sustainability and commonality, and build a modern pirate economic circle!

To be a pirate with ideals, ambitions, skills and responsibilities in the new era!

……

The safety of people and goods, this is the best news, everyone is calming the emotions of the crew and let them go to Xingcheng or the nearest big port to complete the handover, and the new workers will go back to take over their work.

Although the pirates have shown enough 'sincerity', no pirates are better!

Therefore, under the instructions of many parties, the police immediately began to arrest the people who had been exposed by the pirates who had been targeted before.

As soon as a person is arrested, he will be beaten at the police station, and without saying a word, he will be beaten first!

Since ancient times, punishment has been the simplest, most convenient, with the highest success rate, the widest range of applications, and the oldest interrogation scheme.

"Say, where are your accomplices!"

"I have no accomplices." After only a few beatings, the arrested people couldn't bear it.

What is the surname, what is the name, where to live, and what has been done are all clearly explained, but there is no information about the pirate accomplices.

Coming to deliver something is just someone in my hometown who contacts me and helps with things.

The clues can be traced upwards, but the result of tracing is either friends or relatives, all of them are people who spend money to ask for help, they are only responsible for taking money to do things, and they don't understand anything.

The news came from Myanmar, Cambodia, and Vietnam, all from neighboring countries, and then there was no more.

Just when the Thai police were at a loss......

'Pap' 'Pap' 'Pap'...... Several objects with wooden handles were thrown into the police yard, and then explosions rang out.

The flash of fire was followed by a series of screams, one person in the courtyard was killed on the spot, another was injured, and several parked cars were also destroyed.

A group of policemen rushed to the door and watched in amazement at the mess in the courtyard, no one dared to go out for a while, who knows if the attackers will continue to drop bombs!

"Quick, call an ambulance!" I don't know who shouted.

After waiting for more than ten seconds, seeing that no more bombs were thrown in, someone ran out with a gun to check on the wounded.

Needless to say, everyone unanimously targeted their suspicions at the pirates.

Revenge, naked revenge!