industrial overlord

Chapter 628 Pirates
Liv was originally a soldier in a warlord armed force in Somalia. In the scuffle, the warlord he followed was wiped out by other larger warlords. Like other soldiers, he ran back to his hometown with a gun. It was a man named Allah. The small seaside village of Mo.

Alamo is very poor. The villagers live a very difficult life by planting a few acres of Susukida and fishing in the Gulf of Aden.Leaf couldn't bear this kind of poverty and hopeless life, so he pulled up a gang of more than a dozen desperadoes, and followed the example of others to engage in a worthless business like pirates.

It is actually wrong to say that being a pirate does not require capital. At the very least, they need to have weapons and a motor boat that can shuttle across the sea, otherwise they will not be able to approach those merchant ships at all.Leaf's gang only has a second-hand motorboat that needs paddles as auxiliary power, and a few broken guns, so every time they act, they can only partner with pirates from other places, make up the number of people for others, and then get a share eat.

Leaf has always imagined that one day he can make a lot of money, buy a few brand new speedboats, and then equip them with a dozen AK47s and a few rocket launchers. At that time, he can challenge those passing merchant ships alone. There is no need to distribute it with others, what a pleasant thing that is!Of course, if I can be richer, buy a few large merchant ships, park on the shore every day, and let myself grab enough, it will be even more beautiful...

Liv dreams of sweet dreams every day, but he never thought that one day the sweet dreams would come true.More than a month ago, a European who did not know where he got his name came to this small village of Alamo, where no bird lays eggs, and went directly to Liv and asked him if he would like to take over a business.

When he saw this European for the first time, Liv's first thought was that the other party must be the owner of a certain ship he had snatched, and he came here to question him.Unexpectedly, what the European said was completely opposite. He wanted Liv to hijack a ship.

"Sir, you mean, you want me to rob a ship?" Liv asked stammeringly, with a very ugly expression on his face.Think about it, if a cat came to suggest a mouse to steal the owner's cheese, would the mouse look any better?

The European nodded and said, "Yes, I will pay you."

"So...is the robbed ship handed over to you for disposal?" Liv asked. He guessed that maybe the Europeans took a fancy to the cargo on a certain ship and wanted him to help snatch it.

"No, no, we don't want the boat or anything on it. All I need is that you control the boat so that it cannot leave. Of course, if you can blow up the boat and let it sink to the bottom of the sea , that would be even more ideal," said the European.

After all, Liv was also a senior pirate. When he heard the request from the Europeans, he quickly shook his head and said, "Sir, it is not acceptable to destroy the ship. This will lead to retaliation from the ship owner. Generally, we only want the property on the ship, as well as claiming for it." The ransom, as for the ship, we will definitely return it to the owner.”

"Hmm..." The European thought for a while, and felt that Liv's statement was reasonable. From his own point of view, he didn't want the matter to make too much trouble, otherwise it would be difficult to handle if the Interpol was alarmed. .The entrustment he received was only to ask him to find a group of pirates to delay a certain ship for a period of time, so there was no need for extra complications.

"Okay, just do as you said, what I ask is to let this ship stay with you for at least 15 days." The European said to Liv, "For this matter, 10 US dollars, half of which is paid in advance and paid later." Half, what do you think?"

10 million dollars!
There was a burst of ecstasy in Liv's heart.The profession of pirate sounds prestigious, but it is not so easy to make money.Most of the time, third-rate pirates like Liv do not dare to hijack ships, because the target of a ship is very large, and there is no place to hide it. They can only put on a posture of living and dying with the ship and force the owner to come. Negotiate the redemption of the ship.But in this way, one's identity is exposed, and it is very easy for those rich and powerful ships to take revenge on a few pirates.

In view of this, pirates like Liv generally just rushed directly to the merchant ship, snatched the cash and valuables from the crew, and then fled far away.No one will go to war for this little cash on hand, so the risk of pirates is also reduced.

While the risk is reduced, the return must also be reduced.It is impossible for the crew to bring too much cash with them when they go to sea. As for valuables such as watches, it is difficult for the pirates to sell them after they snatch them. They can only sell them at a low price to some professional sellers.Therefore, the income of these pirates is not high, that is, they can barely make ends meet.

Now, a big money lord suddenly fell from the sky in front of Liv, with a mouthful of $10 in reward, and all he had to do was to seize a boat.If you don't consider the issue of asking for ransom, it will be much easier to seize the ship.Leaf even thought that he could force the crew to turn the ship in the opposite direction, and then drain all the fuel on board. After such a toss, it should be no problem to delay for ten days and a half months.When the captain heard the news and rushed over, they had already gone far away. Where could the captain find them?
"But..." Liv hesitated for a moment, and finally raised the question in his heart. You know, he is a very curious pirate: "Sir, why did you find us to do this?"

Leaf's subtext is that there are many pirate gangs stronger than him on the coast of Somalia. Why don't the Europeans go to these powerful factions, but find him instead?If this issue is not clarified, Liv will not dare to accept this business. What if it is a trap?
The European smiled slightly and said, "I don't want too many people to know about this matter. I think it is more appropriate to choose you to do this matter."

Leaf roughly understood what the Europeans meant, that he was not well-known, which was both a disadvantage and an advantage.Said to be an advantage, it is that what he does will not attract too much attention.The bigger the gang, the easier it is for others to follow, and for a gang like Liv, whoever is full will not pay attention.

"OK, OK, I understand. Sir, don't worry, we do things absolutely by keeping our promises, and you don't have to worry about us revealing the secrets of our customers." Liv said fluently, as if he had been taking care of his business since he was born. This order is the same.In fact, he just learned this set of rhetoric from American blockbuster movies, where black bosses often talk like this, and Liv thinks this is very cool.

The Europeans left $5 as a deposit and disappeared.When Liv got the money, he first gave 500 to each of the gang of minions who were hanging out with him, and let them spend a lot of money.Then, he bought several brand new motor speedboats and a batch of weapons through the arms black market, and led his minions to start the noisy training at sea.

His so-called training at sea is actually driving a speedboat on the sea and having a good time.Before that, due to the tight budget and the only speedboat running slower than a cow, they had already been suffocated.Now that you have a new boat and can afford barrels of diesel, why not go for a dash?
When they reached the vast sea, the gangsters started shooting aimlessly with their AK47s, in the name of practicing marksmanship.In such a place where the sea and the sky are vast, the targets that can be strafed are the sea and the sky. For such targets, they are generally able to hit every target.

The European was gone for a month without hearing from him, and Liv was praying every day that something would happen to the European and he would be immortalized so he could make $5 for free instead of doing the job of robbing a ship .Unfortunately, nothing happened to the European, and he reappeared a month later.This time, he brought photos of the target ship, its route, and the estimated time of passing through the waters in this area.

Needless to say, what the Europeans asked Leaf to deal with was the Hanyuan No. 4 ship that transported equipment for the Equatorial Power Plant in Goma.This European is actually a professional broker, and the one who entrusted him to do this immoral thing is Khedira, the sales director of the German company ALK.

Khedira had already been planning to lay out this situation as early as last year's Frankfurt exhibition.He asked Nuzama, the Minister of Industry of Goma, to link the power plant project with the Independence Day celebration, and then tricked the President into inviting dignitaries from other African countries to watch the ceremony.Later, Khedira found a professional broker who specialized in instigating wars in Africa, and asked the broker to contact Somali pirates to rob ships transporting Hanhua equipment at sea, preventing the equipment from arriving on time.

As long as this step can be completed, Khedira can instruct media reporters to hype it up, accusing Chinese companies of lacking supply capacity and failing to deliver on time.He believed that Goma had created such a big ostentation, and the equipment would not be in place when the time came, which would be equivalent to the fact that the guests came but the dishes were not served. Such an embarrassing scene would definitely impress all the guests.

As for the fact that a senior managerial employee in a German company would get involved with pirates, that's not what Khedira cares about.Europeans have a tradition of being pirates. Even though they look like gentlemen today, they still retain the pirate nature of their ancestors.Is it any wonder that the offspring of an older generation of pirates join forces with a new generation?

Liv led his men to guard the sea for two days, and finally ushered in the freighter designated by the European broker.He immediately called several motor speedboats over with a wireless walkie-talkie, and roared towards Hanyuan No. 4 wheel.

"Guys, that's the boat we're plundering. Get on it and get hold of it! Fifty thousand dollars is up for grabs!" Liv stood on the front of one of the jet skis, holding onto the handle of a seat for stability. Holding his body, he waved the RPG rocket launcher with the other hand, yelling at the minions frantically.

(End of this chapter)