The phone call was from Xia Shiyu, and from her tone, she seemed to be very anxious.
Although she hadn't spoken yet, Jiang Chen already felt the seriousness of the situation from the other end of the phone.
"The vessel responsible for transporting the desalination platform was intercepted by pirates when it entered the Arabian Sea. The 15 High-Tech Freshwater employees and 35 crew members on board were taken hostage. We have contacted Saudi, but the hijacked vessel has left the Arabian Sea and lost signal in the waters west of Somalia!"
The High-Tech Freshwater cargo ship was hijacked. When Jiang Chen heard the news, he suddenly sat up straight from the sofa.
"Send me the coordinates of the missing ship!"
"Wait!"
The phone hung up. In less than half a minute, Xia Shiyu had already sent the signal of the missing ship to Jiang Chen.
After confirming the coordinates of the missing ship, Jiang Chen immediately contacted Ivan.
"The High-Tech Freshwater cargo ship and the desalination platform were hijacked by militants. I have uploaded the coordinates of the last place the ship disappeared to the command center's server. I order you to immediately send a search and rescue ship to the target area and rescue the people! "
"Yes! Sir! "Ivan replied immediately.
After Jiang Chen gave the order, Jiang Chen immediately got up from the sofa.
Seeing Jiang Chen change clothes, Ayesha, who was walking down the stairs, walked towards him.
"Are you going out?"
"That's right." Jiang Chen threw his pajamas aside and changed into a shirt. "Our ship was hijacked in the Arabian Sea. I have to go to New Moon Island immediately. Ayesha, please drive. "
"I'm going to change."
After that, Ayesha disappeared from the stairs.
Jiang Chen pushed open the door of the mansion and went straight to the garage. When he arrived at the garage, Ayesha, who had changed clothes, already sat in the Lamborghini and skillfully started the car.
After Jiang Chen opened the door, the car immediately left.
On the way, he called Natasha and asked her to come back later at night.
After he hung up the phone, Jiang Chen looked at the scenery flying by outside the window, and his eyebrows gradually furrowed.
The High-Tech Freshwater cargo ship was hijacked by pirates. This was definitely a serious problem. Whether it was the desalination platform transported by the ship or the more than 50 hostages on the ship, it all made him worried.
But to be honest, there was one thing Jiang Chen didn't expect. Usually, four Celestial Trade bodyguards were stationed on the ships sent by High-Tech Freshwater. Although they were not equipped with drones and heavy weapons, they should have no problem fighting against ordinary pirates.
However, it wasn't until the ship disappeared from the map that Future Group realized there was a problem. There must be something fishy!
Just then, Jiang Chen suddenly remembered something.
"Turn around."
Ayesha didn't hesitate and immediately turned the steering wheel.
"Where to?"
"South dock of Coro Island. We won't go to New Moon Island. We'll go to Coconut Island. "
…
In the Indian Ocean, the cargo ship hijacked by pirates was sailing in the direction of Madagascar Island. Several pirates in black with AKs in their hands stood at the bow of the ship, watching the High-Tech Freshwater employee being escorted by a pirate with a rifle. They boarded the ship from the offshore platform along the connecting arm.
The employee, who had a gun pointed at his back, turned pale and was pushed into the cabin.
These pirates were quite familiar with the High-Tech Freshwater cargo ship. Not only did they know how to operate the ship, but they also knew that the desalination platform was equipped with a locator. The pirate who was pointing a gun at him was the one who had forced him to turn off the locator.
After they took control of the captain's cabin and turned off the locator on the offshore platform, the entire ship disappeared from Future Group's map. Even if the Saudi Navy came to rescue, no one could find them!
In the corridor he passed, he could see the bloodstains left after simple scrubbing.
The bloodstains belonged to the soldiers who resisted the pirates, but their throats were now slit and thrown into the sea.
They didn't die from the muzzle of the enemy, but from the mutiny of their own people. There were pirate informants among the sailors on the cargo ship. When the four Celestial Trade soldiers exchanged fire with the approaching pirate ship, more than a dozen pirate informants hijacked the ordinary people hiding in the cabin and attacked the four soldiers from behind with knives in the kitchen …
Standing in the cabin, the bearded pirate leader, Zayad, glanced disdainfully at the people who were cowering in the corner. Watching them tremble under the threat of their companions' guns, he could not help but grin.
"Bageri, don't scare people. Keep these children, and we can earn another ransom."
"Haha! Compared with the big business behind our ship, how much money can these softies make? Why don't we get two of them to bleed? I haven't seen sharks eat people for a long time. " Bageri laughed wildly. When he spoke, he deliberately used English, which made the expressions on the hostages' faces even more frightened.
"No matter how small a mosquito is, it's still meat." Zaid grinned.
The order placed by the mysterious buyer on Madagascar offered a sky-high price of 500 million US Dollar for the desalination platform of High Tech Freshwater. Since the beginning of the year, they stopped all plans to rob merchant ships and focused on planning and implementing the robbery against Future Group.
A hostage could be extorted for 1 million US Dollar at most, and more than 30 hostages would only be 30 million US Dollar. Compared to 500 million US Dollar, it was only a fraction. What's more, exchanging hostages carried the risk of being shot.
To be honest, if it weren't for the fear of angering Future Group, Zaid would have already ordered the hostages to be executed and fed to the fish.
"Sob sob sob …"
She was overly frightened.
"Why are you crying? Haha, come on, raise your face … "Bageri smiled cruelly, stepped forward, and pushed aside the bangs of the blonde beauty with the muzzle. When he saw the pretty face full of tears, he whistled. "Tsk. Boss, this girl is quite pretty. Look, we brothers have been holding back for so long … "
"Hurry up and get back here." Zaid waved his hand impatiently.
Bageri was his best marksman, the most loyal, and the most capable man. His only shortcoming was that he was too lecherous. However, now that the ship had sailed out of the Arabian Sea, even if the Saudi Navy knew their position, they probably wouldn't be able to catch up, not to mention that they were running around blindly on the high seas.
Anyway, the matter was half done, and he didn't bother to scold his own men.
After all, as Bageri said, the brothers had been holding back for too long.
Cheers and whistles sounded in the cabin, and several black men praised their leader's wisdom. Then they approached the hostages with a lewd smile, without looking at the female creatures they liked.
"Bageri, go first. The rest of you wait. This is a 500 million US Dollar deal. If we do this, we can live the rest of our lives in luxury! If anyone dares to mess up the business, I'm going to crack his skull myself! "
Although these pirates were eager to vent the desire of the lower half of their bodies, since the leader had spoken, they had to suppress their impatient evil thoughts and cheer in response.
"Please, let me go, woo —!"
The blonde beauty's desperate pleas and resistance angered Bageri. The black man directly threw the butt of his gun at the blonde beauty's head, knocking her unconscious.
His greedy green eyes glanced at the beautiful figure. Bageri grinned and rubbed his hands on her. Then, regardless of whether she was dead or alive, he grabbed her collar and walked out the door.
There was no need to say what kind of cruel treatment she would face next.
The hostages squatting in the corner watched helplessly as their colleagues were taken out of the door, but they could only squat there helplessly with their heads in their hands, enduring the self-blame and humiliation in their hearts. The legs and stomachs of a few female pirates trembled incessantly, their bodies constantly shrinking behind their male colleagues and husbands. This was because they had already noticed that the other pirates in the room were looking at them with malicious intent.
Even though they also knew that this poor sense of security could not bring them the slightest safety …
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