The Treasure Hunt of an Antique Dealer

The well-known Somali pirates seem to have only become famous since the 21st century. In fact, a small number of pirates driving broken ships have appeared in the Gulf of Aden since the previous year. This is due to the first stage of Somalia’s opposition to the high-pressure regime of Somali President Mohammed Siad Barre. The civil war has begun.

Somalia really wants nothing but people. The war is all together.

At this time, there were already people going to sea to discuss life, and after the Somali civil war in 1992, the United Nations intervened-the United Nations Somali peacekeeping force arrived in Somalia in 1993.

One head plunged into a gunpowder keg. As a result, between June and October 1993, many gun battles broke out between the local warlord forces in Mogadishu and the United Nations peacekeeping forces in Somalia. Most of the peacekeeping forces and American soldiers were killed in Morocco. In the Battle of Gadishu, 1,000 local Somali warlord soldiers died in this battle.

The battle was subsequently written into a novel and filmed, and the United Nations Somali peacekeeping force subsequently withdrew from Somalia on March 3, 1995—then there was a melee of local forces in Somalia, until Zhang Nan was reborn, and the entire Somalia country The situation is still chaotic, chaotic, and pirates rampant.

This is necessary for cargo ships to carry weapons. This is not only due to the Gulf of Aden, but also a dangerous area near the Strait of Malacca. Even the Bay of Bengal has several pirate robberies every year.

The Gulf of Aden is still trivial now. The best pirates in the 1980s were active near the busy Strait of Malacca. Unlike the way that Somali pirates like to grab ships and ask for ransom, the pirates in Malacca are brutal by uploading robbery, killing, and being stupid. It's stealing oil.

Zhang Nan's instructions to the bodyguards and crew on the "Big Shark" are very clear: once you encounter a pirate, no matter which country or skin color the other party is, don't keep one!

It's best to sink the pirate ship as well, so as not to have problems with the jittery and crooked ship in the future.

In the vast ocean, if you kill, you will kill. If you leave a few lives, it will cause some trouble: Don’t expect the government of some pirates to be upright, leaving alive will instead beat a cargo ship and kill innocent people. .

In particular, Indonesian monkeys are pirate dens near the Anambas and Natuna Islands. Indonesian pirates in this area generally like to commit crimes at night and hibernate during the day.

Captain Philip knows that when navigating through that area, the night watch must be highly vigilant, because there can only be on their own: the Indonesian government is said to have taken some actions against pirates in this area, but the laziness has not achieved any substance. The results.

Indonesian monkeys, what else can they count on?

...

"Big Shark" blew its whistle and set sail. Zhang Nan and others boarded the car, headed to Manila Airport, and then took their private jet to Baguio City in north-central Luzon.

It will take at least 6-7 hours to drive from Manila to Baguio City, and it takes less than half an hour by plane. Of course, Zhang Nan chooses plane for the nearly 300-kilometer journey.

It doesn't matter if the cost is higher. Private jet can be used. Baguio Airport is very small and there are very few flights. If you want to take a regular flight, there is no place to get there.

But Filipinos are a little bit learning from the "good habits" of American bigwigs-Baguio Airport is open to private jets, and that kind is still welcome.

There are many private jets because Baguio is the best summer resort in the Philippines. It was originally a place where ethnic minorities such as the northern hill tribe Igolot live in the Philippines. The city has not been established for less than 80 years, but the climate is unique-1,450 meters above sea level. The climate is cool and the annual average temperature is 17.7 degrees Celsius, so it is called the "Summer Capital of the Philippines".

There is a big temperature difference between Manila and Baguio. Although this period is the cold season in Luzon, Manila people still often suffer under the humid and hot temperature of 30 degrees Celsius. The weather in Baguio has long needed to wear a coat.

There is a joke among the Chinese in the Philippines: In Manila, you only need to wear a shirt and make a suit for the whole year. Only when you go to Baguio can you have a chance to wear it.

As far as the Philippines is concerned, Baguio City has beautiful natural scenery and a cool climate. It is an excellent summer resort for rich people. The top villas there are almost all private summer resorts of the Philippines' top rich and family.

There are more wealthy people, and the Philippines is a family-style political and economic bloc. With the characteristics of a "country of a thousand islands", this is a good or bad, big and small private jet. few.

We are not afraid of the high cost. 10 kg of gold bricks are used as slabs. Brother is not bad for money.

Modern transportation is fast. Zhang Nan’s Gulfstream 4 landed at the small “military-civilian” airport in Baguio City at 11:30 noon.

When I got off the plane, the air was very cool, and the temperature at noon was 20 degrees zero. I guess it’s a bit too much to wear a jacket at night.

Three off-road vehicles were waiting on the tarmac. Lin Man, Qiu Bo, and Paul arrived in advance by car last night, watching the boss and Xiang Weirong, Guan Xingquan, Alyosha, Xia Milli, Jin Wenbo, and Chen Hao. , Lin Ming, Thomas, and Randy got off the plane.

Zhang Nan was not eager to get on the plane. Instead, he glanced at a group of people tens of meters away. They were two dozen American soldiers, who seemed to be waiting for the plane, with curious eyes.

"boss."

Paul stepped forward and nodded.

"A soldier on vacation?"

Paul nodded and said, "Yes, boss. Baguio has the Sea John Air Force Camp, and there are many facilities for military recuperation and holiday entertainment. There are also officers staying in the golf hotel you are staying at tonight."

After that, Zhang Nan didn't go to see those American soldiers again, and got on the off-road vehicle.

The American soldiers on the other side were actually observing Zhang Nan and the group: the three of them saw that the bodyguards from the army drove directly to the airport, and they were all bulging in their thin suits.

When Gulfstream 4 landed and taxied over, the soldiers wondered whether it was a high-level American who arrived in Baguio for a visit.

As a result, the people who helped mix Asians and whites, except for the core two, were all top-notch bodyguards, and the leader turned out to be a young Asian.

Very curious, these people are too mysterious. The world is so wonderful, it's a little bit incomprehensible.

But since he can carry a gun in the Philippines in such a stately manner, it is estimated that the background is not simple.

As soon as Zhang Nan got in the car, he asked Paul who was driving: "Have you ever visited the camp?"

"Went in the morning, everything is normal."

Zhang Nan didn't speak anymore. Today, he won't go to the camp. He plans to have a good rest in the hotel and enjoy two days.

After so many days of being a cow and a horse, it is time to rest. It's useless if you go. The excavator will not be transported to the camp until this evening.

And even if it is excavated this trip, this thing will not be transported away-there is no ship.

Zhang Nan arrived at the Baguio Golf Hotel in half an hour, and then he didn't understand the situation.

It doesn't feel like you are in the Philippines: there are many European and American tourists in the hotel, and a small number of American officers on vacation who are obviously dressed in casual clothes, and...

"Why so many models?"

By the way, I asked Paul: The hotel is very beautiful. It is built halfway up the mountain. There is a huge golf course on the front **** of the six-story main building. You can see not only the grass, but also the beautiful virgin forest in the distance.

Because of the cool climate, those forests are not as annoying as low-altitude rain forests, at least not as many poisonous insects.

But as soon as I got out of the car, a bunch of tall European and American models walked by, seeming to be going to play golf, and two of them seemed to be familiar.

Here Paul heard the boss’s question and said: “It seems that an international brand wants to shoot a promotional video here and recruit a group of its models.

There is no threat, they are all professional models from the United States and Europe. "

Not playing secret agents. Several models have also appeared on the covers of many fashion magazines. Paul's wife sometimes read those magazines, and the bodyguards would recognize them.

The models are an eyesore, and Zhang Nan and the group are also an eyesore. They looked at each other, just like when they met an American soldier at the airport.

At this time, Guan Xingquan said on the side: "Good figure."

"Well, it's just a bit miserable."

Boss Guan expressed the same feeling, it doesn't conform to his own aesthetics.

I don't know how Christy Tlington and Cindy Crawford, who just passed by, would feel if they understood Chinese, and would have their jaws dropped with anger.

American bodyguards can basically understand simple Chinese conversations. Randy and Linman will look at the boss and Guan Boss just like watching gods: these two are too powerful, and they are among the top five supermodels in the world. The two said that they were "a bit miserable", and if it spreads out, I don't know if they will be drowned by the spit star!

...

The weather in Baguio City is good, and the hotel is comfortable to live in. Coupled with the trailer that transports the excavator, it squatted on the halfway, and the Cuenca that came with the car could not be reached all of a sudden.

Taking a few disadvantages together, Zhang Nan simply played and rested near Baguio City for three days, and finally figured out who the two familiar models were.

I don’t have any feelings for the models, and I feel even more shameful for the circle: I saw a few makeup artists, they are said to be world-class, but there are always a lot of people called Randy and Alyosha to blast the dead monsters with machine guns. The urge to become meat residue.

In addition, the others are pretty good, and I still miss that little girl in South Africa who is a little worried.

On the evening of November 26, after more than 70 hours of slow sailing, the "Big Shark" arrived near the Natuna Islands in the southwestern part of the South China Sea.

Before dinner, Captain Jamie called the off-duty personnel for a small meeting.

Just to prevent piracy.

The four escorts, Li Panfeng, Zac, Karimi, and Liu Wendong, are all present, as well as the temporary chief mate, the captain of the sailor, and the chief officer...

It was in the dining room, full of brains and brains, for a meeting.

"Soon we will enter the most dangerous area because there may be pirates."

As soon as he said this, Captain Jamie Bostwick didn't worry at all. It was completely different from when he talked about piracy when he was the captain of an ordinary cargo ship.

Pirates, the enemy of the crew who live at sea, haven't disappeared for thousands of years.

The ports of many countries do not allow foreign ships to carry guns, and it is a big problem for cargo ships to deal with pirates on their own: unless the guns are thrown into the sea before entering the port.

Some cargo ships really do it like this: a few rifles, one or two thousand dollars a trip, the "waste", it starts to consume.

But the question is what should I do when I return?

This will be different. The shipowner and big boss simply ignores those regulations and does not call at any midway port. The ship is already armed to the teeth.

There is a small locked warehouse on the ship, and the key to the door is in Li Panfeng's hands. If there is a danger, all the crew will be fully armed.

As for normal times, the four escorts here are all carrying M16A1 assault rifles with 30 rounds of magazines, and there is a Glock 18 in the quick-draw holster at the waist.

The crew members are all real mercenaries, and they are of a relatively high level. When a sailor is a cameo, there is such a defense force on this voyage, and Captain Jamie's tone is even a little excited.

The other buddies in the restaurant are similar, Li Panfeng said, "How many dangerous voyages are there?"

"About 100 nautical miles, the ship will only maintain a speed of 12 knots here, and the channel is relatively narrow."

He said that the dangerous area was indicated on the nautical chart he brought.

From this look, Li Panfeng understood: cargo ships will sail in dangerous waters from 8 o'clock tonight to 4 or 5 o'clock tomorrow morning.

"If there are pirates, are they all those small fishing boats?"

This question is Zach.

"Not necessarily. The pirates here are actually Indonesian monkeys. They are not professional pirates or guest appearances. Any ship is possible. It is difficult to determine, but the maximum estimate is only a few hundred tons.

Sometimes this gang of pirates hijacked ships to steal diesel. Those pirate ships are like small oil tankers. They generally don't kill people or rob the crew of their belongings.

But some are very cruel, not only robbing money, but also killing people. "

Zack said: "Can I think that ~www.readwn.com~Any boat that tries to approach our cargo ship is suspected of being a pirate?"

Jamie Bostwick nodded, "Yes, under normal circumstances, no small boat with a few hundred tons or less is willing to approach a large ship of nearly 10,000 tons. It is very dangerous to do so."

"How close is it dangerous?"

"500 yards."

Okay, that's it.

After discussing, the guys started to take action. All the crew were divided into two shifts, morning and evening, tonight. Li Panfeng opened the temporary armory and dispatched the equipment.

There are two lookout posts on both sides of the top floor of the ship building, as well as the ship’s own radar.

As for the four of Li Panfeng, Bala went to bed after two bites of rice.

At eight o'clock in the evening, after sleeping for two hours, four escorts appeared in the cab.

"Captain, call for something."

At this point, the ship will enter the most dangerous waters, and Captain Jamie intends to be on duty in the wheelhouse for one night. Seeing Li Panfeng and the others come up, they smiled and said, "I hope the pirates will not come tonight, otherwise I think that group of monkeys will be unlucky."

The four escorts were in teams of two. Li Panfeng and Karimi each carried M60 machine guns on their shoulders. The other two acted as deputy shooters and each carried a 200-round ammunition chain box.

There is also a night vision device hanging on his waist: this is not an anti-pirate, it is simply looking forward to the pirates.

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