The Sea King hung up the phone and didn't immediately make a move on Anne. After all, he hadn't received the ransom yet, so he wasn't in a hurry.
"Beauty, you'd better pray that your family will pay as promised. Otherwise, I won't be able to guarantee anything." The Sea King grinned and laughed evilly.
Anne raised her head arrogantly. Although she had become a captive, she didn't put the other party in her eyes at all. She said proudly, "My family will definitely pay."
Tang Zheng secretly shook his head. This Anne's background wasn't small, but it was obvious that this group of pirates didn't intend to let her go. Even if her family wasn't ordinary, it was impossible to save her in this vast sea.
This heavy responsibility could only fall into his hands.
However, Tang Zheng wasn't in a hurry to make a move. He wanted to play a monkey and see what kind of tricks this group of pirates had up their sleeves.
"Take them down and lock them up." The Sea King resisted the desire in his heart and waved his hand, deciding that what he didn't see wouldn't bother him.
Buck-teeth hurriedly pushed the three people away with a malicious smile and walked toward the back mountain of the island. After a while, they stopped in front of a cave. Two pirates were guarding the entrance with guns. When they saw Buck-teeth walking over, they hurriedly bowed and greeted him.
It seemed that Buck-teeth's position among the pirates wasn't low. He was a leader.
"Go in!" Buck-teeth said and pushed Tang Zheng with all his might. They walked into the cave, which was even more humid and had a rancid smell.
Anne hurriedly covered her nose, frowned, and cried out, "Why is it so smelly?"
"Haha, you're hostages. Do you still want to be picky? Hurry up and go, "Buck-teeth said sarcastically.
Tang Zheng and Huang Ziyang didn't care, but Anne looked pained. It was as if she was suffering more than being killed.
"Ah, she really is a delicate young lady from a rich family. Instead of paying attention to the danger, she's so concerned about these minor details."
Tang Zheng shook his head. He really couldn't understand the mermaid's brain circuit.
Bang!
The three people were locked in the outermost cell. The cell door, which was made of wooden sticks as thick as an arm, was tightly shut.
"Let's wait patiently. We'll see in three hours, hehe." Buck-teeth lingered on Anne's body as if he wanted to see through her clothes.
Seeing Buck-teeth swagger in, Anne gradually adapted to the smell and slowly let go of him. Seeing that Tang Zheng didn't say a word, she thought he was scared and hurriedly comforted him. "Don't worry. When my family gives them the money, they'll let us go. We'll be safe."
Tang Zheng didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He didn't know where her confidence came from. Didn't she know that some people could lie?
"Thank you," Tang Zheng said casually.
"Hmph, these pirates are too abominable. They must have done a lot of bad things. Once we leave, I'll definitely send people to capture them all." Anne bit her lips and spoke ruthlessly.
"Pfft!"
Before Tang Zheng could respond, a soft snicker rang out. Tang Zheng and Anne were startled and looked at each other suspiciously. Anne quickly asked, "Who's laughing?"
"I'm laughing at your shameless boasting and overestimating yourselves." The voice rang out again. Tang Zheng looked in the direction of the voice and saw that it came from a cell diagonally across from them.
But the light in the other cell was dim, and he couldn't see the scene inside.
"Why do you say I'm shameless boasting? I'm not lying. "Anne argued.
"You're just a woman, yet you dare to talk nonsense about capturing this group of pirates. If this isn't shameless boasting, what is it?" the other person retorted.
Anne's face gradually turned red as she asked, "Who are you? Why are you speaking for the pirates and boosting their morale while diminishing your own?"
"I wanted to capture the pirates, but I didn't expect to become a prisoner," the person said self-deprecatingly, full of disappointment.
"Ah, so you're an enemy of the pirates. Then who are you?"
"International Peacekeeping Force." The man hesitated for a moment and said.
Tang Zheng and Anne were stunned for a moment. Peacekeeping Force? They often heard this word. This kind of force mostly appeared in various international conflicts or other dangerous places. How could it appear in this pirate's lair?
As if understanding the doubts of the two, the other person said, "The United Nations has been paying attention to this group of pirates for a long time. This time, they sent a large number of elites to capture them in one fell swoop …"
He stopped and didn't continue. Obviously, this operation was a complete failure, so he was embarrassed to speak.
Thinking about it, it was also very reasonable. Even the peacekeeping force had failed, but Anne said that she wanted to capture all the pirates. This was indeed a bit of shameless boasting.
Tang Zheng didn't expect this group of pirates to be so notorious that even the peacekeeping force was alarmed. This made him even more determined to get rid of this group of pirates.
However, he was also very curious. The combat power of the peacekeeping force should be more than a level higher than this group of motley crew. Why did they mobilize so many people to crusade against them fail?
Obviously, Anne also had this question in her heart, so she asked directly.
The other person was silent for a moment, sighed, and said dejectedly, "Originally, we were well-prepared. Everyone was very confident in the air and sea attack. But I don't know why, in the blink of an eye, all our mechanical equipment failed. The plane crashed, the ship broke down, and we became live targets. We were shot down and sunk …"
Recalling that scene, he still had some lingering fear in his heart, because all of this had far exceeded his imagination. Everything had happened too quickly, and all of his comrades had been sacrificed. In the end, he was the only one left in the army of hundreds.
He was prepared to give himself a glory bomb, but he didn't have time and was directly captured.
Anne's eyes widened in disbelief. As if listening to a book, she subconsciously shook her head and said, "You're making up a story."
"Hehe." The other person laughed self-deprecatingly. "I also hope that all of this is a story I made up, so that my comrades can come back to life."
Anne looked sad and didn't say more. It seemed that the other person wasn't making up a story, but what he said was a fantasy. She definitely wouldn't believe it.
But when Tang Zheng heard this, his pupils involuntarily shrank. He asked, "Could it be that the pirates have some kind of high-tech weapon?"
"Impossible!" The other person denied it immediately. "There is no such high-tech weapon in this world because this kind of weapon is too heaven-defying. It's impossible for it to exist."
Tang Zheng thought about it and found that it was true. If there really was a high-tech weapon that could stop all the planes and warships, then the country with such a weapon would definitely become the master of this world.
It was like he had the sharpest spear and the strongest shield. He was the only one who could attack others. If the enemy wanted to deal with him, it was simply a fool's dream.
Tang Zheng muttered in his heart. If this wasn't a high-tech weapon, then what could it be?
He couldn't figure it out no matter how much he thought about it.
The other person seemed to be tired of talking. No matter how Tang Zheng and Anne asked, he didn't say anything. The cave fell into a dead silence.
Although Anne's face turned a little pale, she still comforted Tang Zheng softly. "You have to have confidence. We will definitely regain our freedom."
Tang Zheng smiled. "I have confidence."
Annie smiled, thinking that it was her consolation that worked. She began to chat with Tang Zheng, not feeling the slightest bit of self-consciousness as a captive.
After a long time, Buck-teeth strode in with a few pirates and fiercely grabbed the person in the cell.
Tang Zheng and Anne finally saw the other person clearly. He was a tall white man with injuries on his body. He wasn't in good spirits, but there was a trace of determination and unyielding between his brows.
"What are you doing?" Anne immediately questioned loudly when she saw the situation.
"Haha, beauty, you really have a merciful heart. You can't even protect yourself, but you still have the leisure to care about others," Buck-teeth said with a smirk.
"Hurry up and let him go. Look at how injured he is. Don't tell me you still won't let him go? Do you still have any humanity? "Anne's question was powerful and awe-inspiring.
"We're freeing him, and we're giving him a final performance in front of a global audience. After today, he's going to be the most famous star in the world. We're helping him, you know?" Buck-teeth argued irrationally.
Anne froze for a moment and didn't immediately understand the meaning of the other party's words.
However, Tang Zheng immediately understood. The pirates were going to broadcast the killing of the peacekeeping soldier live worldwide. This kind of thing was very proficient in using by various terrorist organizations. This was to increase the deterrence and make everyone afraid of them.
There was no doubt that a global broadcast of killing a peacekeeping soldier was more powerful and could achieve better results than killing an ordinary person.
"This group of pirates is no different from a terrorist organization. They have no humanity at all." Tang Zheng silently criticized.
This kind of live broadcast was not only a nightmare for ordinary people, but also for the families of the killed. How cruel was it?
The peacekeeping soldier also understood what fate was waiting for him. A trace of pain flashed across his face as he proudly said, "What's so terrible about death? When I carried out this mission, I already disregarded life and death. I believe that in the future, what awaits you will be a double trial of morality and law. In the end, your end will come. "
Buck-teeth flew into a rage and kicked the other party over. He cursed, "You want to judge us? Dream on! But today is your end. You've already said a few words. "
After saying that, he waved his hand and several pirates immediately dragged the captive out like a dead dog.
"Stop, you're not allowed to leave. I won't allow you to kill anyone." Anne anxiously stomped her feet and shouted to stop them. "I'll call you the Sea King. I want to tell him that you must let this person go, or else you won't get the ransom."
Anne really threw caution to the wind and didn't even care about her own safety.
When Buck-teeth heard about money, he immediately stopped and glared angrily at Anne. "What did you say?"
"If you kill him, you won't get the ransom."
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