industrial overlord

Chapter 631
When Lin Zhenhua and others rushed to the office building, the meeting room of the headquarters had become a temporary emergency headquarters.

Hu GUI temporarily acted as the commander-in-chief, ordering a group of subordinates to collect information related to pirate attacks through various channels such as telephone and the Internet, and design various emergency plans.

Xiang Zhe was sitting in front of the conference table, and in front of him was a map of the Middle East that he got from somewhere. Someone had already marked the location of Hanyuan No. 4 ship for him. He stared at the one representing the ship. The little black dot seemed to want to see something from the map.

Lin Zhenhua walked into the conference room, walked up to Xiang Zhe, and asked, "Old Xiang, how is the situation now?"

Xiang Zhe looked up at him, and replied: "Just now, Hanyuan Company called again, saying that the crew is currently confronting the pirates, and several pirates have boarded the cargo deck, and the crew are using homemade burning bottles to stop them from advancing." .”

"Are there no weapons on board?" Lin Zhenhua asked.

"No." Xiang Zhe said, "Weapons are not allowed on cargo ships."

"Old Xiang, you said that the pirates have already boarded the ship, so...is the crew's life in danger?" Yang Xin, who was following Lin Zhenhua, asked anxiously.

Hu Gui came over, handed a picture that had just been printed out in front of them, and said, "This is the structure diagram of the Hanyuan No. The crew is concentrated in the living area, which is a relatively high position on the ship, while the pirates are on the cargo hold deck which is seven or eight meters lower than them. Unless the pirates set up a ladder, it will be difficult for them to enter the living area for a while, That said, the crew should be safe at this time."

"That's good." Yang Xin breathed a sigh of relief.

Lin Zhenhua didn't notice Yang Xin's abnormal emotions in this matter, so he asked Hu Gui: "Old Hu, is there a direct connection between Hanyuan Company and the freighter?"

Hu Gui said: "No, they can only communicate with the freighter by telegram, but the situation on the freighter is very tense, so there will be new news about every 10 minutes or so."

"When will the rescue warship arrive?" Lin Zhenhua continued to ask.

"About six hours later." Hu Gui said.

"Six hours!" Lin Zhenhua frowned. "Six hours, the day lily is cold. A group of crew who only rely on self-made Molotov cocktails to defend themselves can survive the attack of heavily armed pirates for six hours?"

"A U.S. military helicopter also rushed over after hearing the news, and it is estimated that it will arrive in an hour. The nearest warship is a French ship, and there is no shipboard helicopter on board, otherwise it can arrive faster." Hu Gui said .

Lin Zhenhua said bitterly: "French warships and American helicopters can only be relied on to rescue our cargo ship at critical times. I really don't know what our navy is doing."

Xiang Zhe persuaded: "Zhenhua, you should know that our country has always pursued a defensive national defense strategy. The older generation of leaders promised not to send a single soldier overseas. After all, we are not an imperialist country."

"What year is it! Still talking like this." Lin Zhenhua said, "In the past, we didn't send troops abroad because of our lack of strength, and because we closed our doors and had no overseas interests. But now our merchant ships are all over the world. If China’s navy doesn’t keep up, will our merchant ships become the meat on other people’s chopping boards, and we can cut them whenever we want?”

"..." Xiang Zhe was speechless, he could only pat the back of Lin Zhenhua's hand to signal Lin Zhenhua not to get excited.

Lin Zhenhua also knew that it was useless to be anxious, so he sat down beside Xiang Zhe and waited silently for the news ahead.

Hanyuan No. 4 has no direct connection with Hanhua Company, and all information can only be transmitted through the ship owner Hanyuan Company.Hanyuan Company also knew that Hanhua attached great importance to this matter, so it arranged a special person to notify Hanhua of the received telegrams at any time.

"Pirates attempting to use ladders to access living quarters!"

"The crew grabbed the ladder and threw it overboard."

"The pirates are now firing heavily into the living quarters!"

"A pirate was hit by a Molotov cocktail! The other pirates are afraid to go forward and are discussing countermeasures."

……

One piece of news kept spreading into Hanhua's headquarters conference room, and everyone's hearts were tugged.Although there are no Hanhua employees on board, firstly, the crew members are all Chinese, and their safety also affects the hearts of Hanhua people; secondly, there are Hanhua’s equipment on board, which must not be delayed. Shipped to Port Sudan on time.Everyone is worried, if the cargo ship is controlled by the pirates, it will be a long way off if they try to rescue the ship.

He Fei, Chu Hongyang and other marketing personnel are already reviewing the contract signed with the Republic of Goma, studying how to deal with the event of equipment delays.Hu GUI took a rangefinder and calculated the distance of land traffic over and over again on the map, wondering if the freighter was delayed by five, ten, or fifteen days at sea, could they seize the time on land? return.

"Helicopter is here! Helicopter is here!" The little secretary in charge of answering the phone cheered.

"What's the situation?" Everyone stood up and asked in unison.

The little secretary said: "Hanyuan Company reported that the U.S. armed helicopters have rushed over the freighter and fired at the pirate speedboats that are still at sea. The pirates are already retreating."

"Great!"

"Too timely!"

"Americans are NB!"

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and sat down one after another.Everyone was full of emotion, and the crew finally persisted until the helicopter arrived. Although it only took more than an hour, the hardships and dangers involved can be imagined.

"Is there any news about the loss?" Lin Zhenhua asked.

The little secretary asked the other party a few words on the phone, and then replied: "Hanyuan Company said that Hanyuan No. 4 is assessing the damage. At present, the pirates have not completely left the ship, and they cannot go to the cargo hold to make statistics. But according to their Observation from above shows no damage to the cargo hold and our equipment should be safe."

"What about personnel?" Lin Zhenhua asked again. This matter has nothing to do with Hanhua, but out of concern, he still wanted to ask.

The little secretary said: "No crew members were killed in this attack, but seven people were injured, one of them was seriously injured, and the others were slightly injured. By the way, the seriously injured is a lesbian."

"Oh..." Lin Zhenhua nodded, and did not delve into why there was a woman on board. He said, "Tell Hanyuan Company that we are very grateful to all the crew members of Hanyuan No. Equipment. For the injured crew members, we are willing to bear all the treatment and rehabilitation costs. For other crew members, we will give rewards in the name of the company... Old Xiang, what do you think?"

He said the last sentence while looking at Xiang Zhe.Xiang Zhe nodded, these are the things that Hanhua can do, after all, the injured are not the employees of Hanhua, and they are separated by a layer.Being able to promise to bear all the medical expenses is already the best of Hanhua's heart.

"and many more!"

When the little secretary was about to convey the kindness of the two bosses to the other party, Yang Xin stood up suddenly and asked emotionally: "Ask the other party, how many lesbians are there on board..."

Everyone looked at Yang Xin, not knowing what she meant by asking.Naturally, the little secretary didn't dare to be negligent, so she asked a few questions over the phone, and then turned to Yang Xin and said, "Mr. Yang, Hanyuan Company said that there is only one female comrade on board, but it's not an employee of their company, but a mechanical and electrical import and export company." The one who escorted the cargo with the ship."

"Electrical import and export..." Yang Xin muttered.

Lin Zhenhua saw Yang Xin's body shaking involuntarily, he grabbed Yang Xin's hand and asked, "Why, Yang Xin, do you know the lesbian on the boat?"

"Zhenhua..." Yang Xin grabbed Lin Zhenhua's hand in turn, her lips were trembling, tears were streaming down, she wanted to speak but couldn't.

"Yang Xin, don't worry, speak slowly. Who is the lesbian on board? Is it a client you are familiar with?" Lin Zhenhua said.

"Xiaohua, she is Lanlan! Lanlan is on that boat!" Yang Xin cried out.

"What are you talking about! Lan Lan? Is it He Lan? Why is she on that boat? How do you know?" Lin Zhenhua felt like a thunderbolt when he heard the word Lan Lan, and his face instantly turned pale.

Yang Xin said: "Zhenhua, it's all my fault. In fact, I have always known that Lan Lan works in the Machinery and Electronics Import and Export Company. We have met many times, but she has been unwilling to see you and never let me tell you about her. News. This time our equipment is shipped to Africa, and the export is handled by Lanlan. She told me that she is worried about this shipment and wants to go to Africa with the ship and celebrate the New Year in Africa by the way. Who I know...who knows...Zhenhua, I should have told you earlier, I'm too selfish..."

Among the people in this room, friends who are close to Lin Zhenhua, such as Xiang Zhe, have heard rumors about the relationship between Lin Zhenhua and He Lan.They knew that even if the relationship between Lin Zhenhua and He Lan was just a kind of friendship, then this kind of friendship was extremely close.As for the secretaries in the meeting room, although they don't know the boss's private life, they can guess some clues from the conversation between Lin Zhenhua and Yang Xin.

At this moment, everyone fell silent, silently waiting for Lin Zhenhua to speak.

Lin Zhenhua suppressed the shock in his heart. He let go of Yang Xin's arm, patted her arm lightly, and said, "Xiaoxin, don't blame yourself. I also know that Lanlan has been hiding all this time. looking at me. As for this time, I believe she should be able to escape safely."

"Zhenhua..." Yang Xin took Lin Zhenhua's arm and cried like a tearful man.She didn't know the relationship between He Lan and Lin Zhenhua. While she was grateful for Lin Zhenhua's loyalty to her, she also felt sorry for He Lan's infatuation, and even felt sorry for He Lan.Now, when she suddenly heard that He Lan was in danger and was seriously injured, her heart was filled with guilt.

What if He Lan...Yang Xin shivered, and dared not think about it no matter what.

(End of this chapter)