America’s Big Hero

(Should I save some manuscripts... On the 8th, the Han Provincial Writers Association will have a training meeting for 3 days... There are so many things in July!)

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"Natuna?"

"Have you taken it?"

"Are you so crazy!" Sean's brain was buzzing, and he was stunned by the news, "Didn't you just ask you to be a military intermediary?!"

"Head, the Southeast Asian market is huge and very active!" Neil began to tell Sean about his plan, "Vietnam and Thailand can completely replace Colombia, and the surrounding Hong Kong Island, Xingcheng, and the mainland that is gradually rising, the market is more The United States is small, but has a bright future, especially since there are no competitors here!"

"I'm an American, no matter if it's the Vietnamese government or the Thai government, who dares to arrest me!!" Neil's arrogance began to leak.

"What the hell!" Sean was speechless, thinking quite well, but, if you were as reliable as Jeff, I would have let you go out and do it alone!

"So, what does this have to do with Natuna?"

"Uh..." Neil scratched his head, and said with some uncertainty, "Get famous?"

"By the way, boss, haven't you always been thinking about Natuna Island? Opportunity!" Suddenly, Neil really gave him an excuse.

"Let me go to your uncle!" Sean was furious, "Hurry up and pack up and get out, damn it, don't fuck up, the hype is not what you hype!"

Just as he was about to hang up the phone, Sean thought of something and added, "Leave a logo, think about the specific logo, and I will help you hype it later."

After the phone was hung up, Sean still felt his head buzzing.

idiot!

After scolding, Sean still had to clean up the mess for him.

It is true, though, that fame comes quickly.

Sean told New Century Media to help with publicity. After thinking about it, the main target should be in Southeast Asia, so he asked someone to disclose the news.

The last time I planted...the last time I clarified the facts to the public and exposed the ugly face of Malays, I contacted many media.

Sean felt that the effect was good, so he asked Norris to keep this small channel.

This time, there is no need to ask them to help with publicity, but to release the news through channels that Natuna Island has been attacked by pirates.

Pirate raids and all that were two or three centuries ago.

Such news came out of nowhere, especially recently that the IP 'Pirate' has become more active in Southeast Asia.

It immediately detonated public opinion!

The most interesting thing is that Natuna Island is a disputed territory. Malaysia, Vietnam, and Indonesia have all declared that it belongs to them, but the actual control is actually in the hands of Indonesia.

As for the so-called declaration of ownership by the rabbit, it is actually very complicated.

Initially, the Nine Broken Lines did not include Natuna, but it was theoretically included in the economic circle. The problem is that not many people recognized the Nine Broken Lines.

However, the strength of rabbits in this period is still very backward, and there is no way to say "since ancient times".

There are indeed many Chinese living on Natuna Island. It can be traced back to the Han Dynasty at the earliest. It is nonsense to say that it is a traditional fishing ground. At that time, there was only offshore fishing, very close...

However, there were war refugees, and in the early years of the Han Dynasty, there were large ships sailing on the sea. It was also during this period that the reputation of the Han Dynasty spread throughout Southeast Asia and India.

Only then did the kingdoms of the Tang Dynasty come to court, including a large number of Southeast Asian countries.

It is nonsense to say that a map of the world shocked the ancients... During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Zhang Sai had been to YL, India, and as far as Egypt!

Although the map is not detailed, there is a general framework.

As for why the South China Sea belongs to China, because during the Tang, Song and Ming Dynasties, the maritime trade here was what China said!

The first person who truly dominated the South China Sea was called 'Chen Zuyi', nicknamed 'Seven Seas Overlord'. He had been entrenched in Malacca for more than 10 years. He had tens of thousands of pirates, robbed tens of thousands of passing ships, and attacked more than 50 coastal towns. The emperor of Southeast Asia, There are "King Shichibukai" and the spokesperson of "justice".

In the end, it was wiped out by Zheng He, who was sailing to the West... Write it down, it's a test.

In September 1407, he was escorted back to Daming and beheaded for public display.

If the rabbit had the strength of Eagle Sauce, the whole of Southeast Asia would be 'Since ancient times'!

Closer to home!

The Indonesian government did not know that Natuna, which claimed to be its own territory, was robbed. This was first reported by the media in Southeast Asian countries!

At first, the Indonesian government didn't believe it. It was a fantasy, but later it was discovered that they had completely lost contact with Natuna.

At this time, there are no submarine cables, the communication tower blows up Neil, and this overseas isolated island is completely lost!

At this time, those pirates had just completed their door-to-door robbery. As Neil said, the people living here don't keep their money in banks like people on the mainland, but keep it at home.

The first unlucky ones were the businesses on the island, especially a small bank, and then the big families.

As for the poor...

Whether good or bad, the poor are always the last to be thought of!

Pirates don't want to waste time on poor ghosts!

After some threats and intimidation, from cash to gold, silver and jewelry, there was really a lot of fuss.

After receiving Sean's instructions, Neil didn't dare to stab him anymore, he shouted to retreat early, and told these guys to be obedient when the Indonesian navy came out.

But before leaving at the end, a group of pirates still took a group of people, moving the TV, and the refrigerator, even the fucking bicycles!

This thing is also a big deal in Vietnam, Cambodia and the like! !

Neil was rubbing his teeth while watching this scene, he really wanted to shoot all the embarrassing people, it was so embarrassing!

That is to say, after another two hours of commotion, a group of people considered the robbery to be over.

Before leaving, Neil pondered for a long time, and finally called someone to print a hexagram composed of 26 bloody handprints on a wall of the pier.

Get on the boat and disappear into the vast sea in a flash.

A few hours later, the Indonesian navy arrived late, and all that was left was a mess! !

"Again of Terror! "

The New Age of Pirates! "

"Shock: 8,000 people cried bitterly, the reason turned out to be..."

As the news spread, a large group of media came to Natuna Island to take photos on the spot, and the news began to bombard a large area.

The photo of the 'Bloody Hexagram' spread all over the world in just a few days following news reports, telling everyone that the pirates are back! !

Afterwards, the Indonesian government was furious!

It's just that the vast sea, where to find some pirates, has staged a show for people all over the world called looking at the ocean and sighing.

The helplessness of the Indonesian government has made this matter infinitely more serious.

This caused great panic in the coastal cities of neighboring countries in Southeast Asia. Judging from what happened to Natuna, we can see that the police are useless in the face of pirates, and they will be crushed to death in one wave!

To deal with these pirates, unless it is an army, it is useless at all!

A few days later, a specious news gradually spread that these pirates came from Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar, and Thailand.

There is no way to know whether the news is true or not. Ordinary reporters dare not go to these poor and backward places, where there are still wars.

People really go in horizontally and come out vertically, okay, I'll strip you of everything on your body!

Unlucky, people just disappeared!

Unless there is a guarantee and protection from the local boss.

The Indonesian side is even less capable of conducting cross-border investigations.

Taking advantage of the hot topic of pirates, under Neil's instructions, the group of pirates began to cooperate with each other after dividing the spoils. In the southwestern area of ​​Natuna Island, on the sea between Malay and Indonesia, and west of Malacca, in the Great Strait area Activity.

More than 30 merchant ships were robbed in a row!

Most of the merchant ships were either too large or the goods were not valuable, and were released for various reasons, but 8 merchant ships were detained.

After the pirate left a phone number for contact, he took the ship and disappeared into the vast sea.

The news spread and caused shock!

Before, it was just robbing some property, but now, pirates attacked the county town and seized merchant ships for extortion, which is simply sensational.

Eight merchant ships were seized, and there were a lot of goods and people on them. How to ensure the safety of the ships, goods and people?

How to negotiate?

Will the pirates release them safely after receiving the ransom?

A lot of things are bothering several shipping companies.

And the hardest question is, who enforces the law?

Maritime issues are the most difficult to deal with. Those who have the power to enforce the law do not want to move.

At present, part of the place where the accident happened is in the waters of Indonesia, while the other part is in the waters of India!

Yes, in northern Indonesia, the island chain beyond the Strait of Malacca is Ah San's overseas enclave.

Theoretically speaking, the governments of the two countries should be responsible, but although Ah San yelled loudly all day long, they would not go out of their way to fight against pirates without affecting themselves.

It's true that you don't need money to fight pirates!

Besides, if the hostages get killed and the ship is bombed and sunk, there will be no benefits and you will end up in a commotion.

The Indonesian side also has this attitude.

Interpol can take care of this matter. According to the fixed phone number left by the pirates, Interpol found the address of the phone number installation within a day through the country's telecommunications department.

After arriving at the location, it was discovered that the phone number left by the pirate was the phone number of a grocery store in a small border town in several countries.

In this day and age, many grocery stores operate phone calls and charge by the minute. These grocery stores are well-known in the local area and have been in business for many years.

The boss only knew that if someone called to ask about the ransom, they should ask the other party to leave their phone number, write it on a cardboard and hang it at the gate.

There are so many people coming and going every day, how the hell can you judge?

These are all the methods taught in the 'Pirate Training Manual', and the insurance rate is 100%.

In addition, there are also local radio stations that leave contact information through broadcasts at specific times.

All kinds of methods were created by a crime king who did not want to be named!

The clues are now broken!

Of course, if you investigate slowly, you may not be unable to find clues, but the pirates don't wait for time!

When Interpol finds clues, the grass on the grave may be a foot high.

If there is a grave...

Things stiffen here!

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This is also the main reason for the decline of pirates. If you rob something you can't sell it, there is no pirate port in this era. Any country's port has to go through various procedures.

The goods cannot be sold, and there is no economic benefit. The pirates do not need to fight, and they are in decline.

The shipping company has found an umbrella here.

"We are fully capable of retrieving your ships, goods and personnel, and the service fee is 2 million US dollars!" A ship, the opening is 2 million.

"expensive?"

"Dude, we dispatched hundreds of soldiers, Black Hawk gunships, Sea-Cobras, guided missile destroyers, 2 million, is it expensive!?"

"More expensive than the pirates' asking price?"

"Then all I can say is sorry." Bill shrugged and hung up the phone.

The status of the umbrella company is here, even if the job is not accepted, the price cannot be dropped.

Just when several shipping companies were at a loss, a company called "Neil Asset Management" jumped out and said that it could help these victimized shipping companies negotiate with the pirates!

Neil Asset Management is headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand.

In a building, Neil directly occupied a floor, more than 1,500 square meters of space.

The place is very spacious, like a leisure club is bigger than a company.

The luxurious reception area, entertainment area, and fitness area occupy most of the company, but the actual office area is not that big, with only a few people.

The most eye-catching thing is the 8 beauties in the reception area, including a pair of twins, very beautiful!

The eight people are proficient in English, French, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Japanese, Malay, and Cantonese. They were carefully selected by Neil, and they are going to play nice with Jeff and Jonas when they go back!

"What qualifications does our company have?" Neil smiled and looked at the person from the shipping company who came to the door, "It's just because we dare to meet the pirates that we can escape unscathed!"

"What you should consider now is not what qualifications I have, but that you should consider that the time given to you by the pirates is running out!"

Neil was sitting on the boss chair, with his legs crossed and a cigar between his fingers, full of style, "There are only two choices before you, first, trust me, and second, wait to collect the corpses of those hostages! "

"Choose the first one, you need to pay a lot of money, but what you get is the retrieved ships, cargo, hostages, and reputation."

"Choose the second one, and you will be cast aside by the whole world while paying sky-high prices."

"You guys have no choice!"

"Of course, you can also choose to find the umbrella company or the American MPRI, but the question is, do pirates dare to meet these two giants?"

"You can also choose to go to the governments of Indonesia, Ah San, Thailand, etc., but I'm afraid that the corpses will already stink when they solve the case!"

"Pirates don't trust others for no reason, so what is your relationship with pirates? You are the leader of the pirates, aren't you!" A British guy stared into Neil's eyes, his voice became louder and louder, and finally stood still. Standing up, leaning forward, pressing down on Neil with full force.

Negotiation, the British like negotiation best!

I love the variety of speeches!

It's tradition!

They believe in the influence of their empire on which the sun never sets, and have always believed.

Always stand up from time to time to show your muscles, show your toughness, and let the whole world understand what it means to start a war and bomb our London first.

This is called card face! !

If you don't bomb, you are a woman!

Never give up HK!

From the prime minister to the negotiator of the shipping company, they can always show their traditions.

He can always mess up all the problems with confidence and just right!

On this point, you can trust the British!

It can be called a model of 'pit'!

Jianguo bowed his head for it!

Seldom is ashamed of it!

Neil smiled and looked at the British guy. With a cigar in his mouth, he raised his hands and started clapping. The sound of "papapapapa" echoed in the living room.

"Great performance, very powerful!"

"I think you are fully qualified to negotiate with pirates!"

"So, I won't waste your time, I wish you all the best!"

"Please!" Neil stretched out his hand and pointed towards the gate.

The British stared at Neil, and the eyes of the two collided in the air.

Neil followed Sean and saw a lot, and the Brit just made him want to laugh.

"You don't have much time left, does someone who needs me invite you out?" Neil said calmly.

The British man's expression changed, and he lost his composure, "You are committing a crime, do you know that you are provoking the British Empire, and you will be arrested!"

"Then you must first persuade the British government to get law enforcement power here, and you must find enough evidence, otherwise..." Neil spread his hands, "Okay, please!"

Seeing that the British guy had something to say, Neil shook his hand holding the cigar, "Don't mention any cooperation now, I don't need it, and I have the right not to accept your order."

"I just need someone to stand up and let me fully demonstrate my power!"

"So, sincerely, thank you!" Neil's eyes were full of sincerity, he hooked his fingers together, and two strong men came out, holding the British guy expressionlessly and walking out.

"No, you can't do that, no, you're committing a crime!" the British kicked his legs.

Under the watchful eyes of the other seven negotiators, the screams became farther and farther away.

It wasn't until the door was closed again and the sound disappeared that Neil turned to look at the people, "It was a wonderful performance, and it still looks great now."

"So, everyone, is there any question now?"

"The charging method is 10% of the ransom of both parties to the transaction, and we promise to guarantee the negotiation effect."

"What if there is an accident?" asked a representative of a shipping company.

"It's very simple. The matter can be blamed on Neil's company. You have thought of all the ways and you can announce it. No country has the means to deal with this kind of thing. Interpol is helpless. You can only turn to the entrusting company, which is us. "

"Everything can be pushed on us, and that's enough, isn't it?"

"It couldn't have been worse anyway."

"What do you guys think?"

The negotiators of the seven companies looked at each other, "We have to go back and report to the company, and then give you an answer, sir."

"Of course no problem. The customer is God. I respect any choice you make." Neil stood up and said with a graceful bow.

The representatives of the 7 companies laughed for a while, if you didn't drag the British guy out just now, we would really believe it.

...

The people from the eight companies reported the matter as soon as they left, and these companies had already commissioned agents to investigate Neil long before they entered Neil's office.

No one is a fool. Obviously, Neil has something to do with these pirates. It is unknown if he is the person behind the pirates, but the relationship is definitely not superficial.

It's just that the investigation didn't go very well, and there's no face recognition at this time, uh...it's useless, it's illegal in the United States.

This stuff invades personal privacy, is racially discriminatory, and belongs to secret surveillance.

What we can know is that Neil has the nationality of many countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom, and Colombia. The earliest record of appearing in Thailand was a year ago, and he appeared several times after that.

There are some Americans accompanying me around, looking at the daily state, there are some traces of soldiers.

Then, there is no more.

As for whether it is related to pirates, it is completely unknown!

Arresting people is out of the question. For another person, the Thai police don't mind collecting black money to arrest people. The problem is that this person is not easy to mess with at first glance. Whether it is a pirate who kills without blinking an eye, or a possible deep background, he is well versed in survival. The Thai police in the right way understand the truth that money earned does not necessarily mean money spent.

Time waits for no one, 7 companies together, give money, want to fish out people and boats!

It's been a long time, not to mention anything else, just the liquidated damages for breaching the time limit of the freight contract makes them unbearable.

As for the Brits...

"We agree with your point of view. That guy is definitely a criminal and behind the scenes. You are on the side of justice. Justice will never be alone. We support you spiritually!"

"If you continue to investigate, there will be gains."

"Come on, you guys can do it!"

The next day, the commission and the ransom were all deposited into Neil's company account.

After receiving the cash, Neil immediately contacted him according to the contact information left by the pirates.

Afterwards, some faces were full of wind and frost, people looked a little shy, and some nervous people appeared downstairs in the building, and these people were targeted by the police and the capital behind them at the same time.

It is taught in "Book of Pirates" that common sense can deceive you, eyes can deceive you, and even your father can be fake, but, mathematics... ah bah, but, the process will not deceive you!

Whether the process is followed or not, the results are completely different.

These people brought an account number, an anonymous digital account number registered with a different bank in a different tax haven.

There is no owner of the account, as long as you match the password, you can withdraw money.

Neil transferred the money to these digital accounts through the bank in Thailand as required.

On the other hand, there is another group of people in these tax havens, who will transfer the money again immediately after receiving the money, and transfer it to several different accounts in batches.

At this time, there was no internet connection, and it was impossible to make money go around the earth in a few seconds. However, the manual phone operation is not impossible, it is slower, but it is much faster than the police.

Of course, how the money was transferred later has nothing to do with Neil.

At least on the surface, there is no relationship!

The team was completely independent, did not know Neal at all, and was a separate agency founded by some New Jersey man who asked not to be named.

The organization employs a large number of locals in tax havens, and their daily work is to take the worksheets sent by the "online" and transfer money back and forth to specific accounts as required, or cancel accounts, or register accounts.

There are not many such people in tax havens.

The so-called "upline" are all contacted individually, and each has their own means, some through letters, some through phone calls, some in person, and some have never seen what the upline looks like.

Because they are all locals, they are all family members, and the eight generations of ancestors have been investigated clearly. All of them have been evaluated by professional evaluation agencies. They are the kind of guys who value family affection.

There will never be a guy like Liu Bang who takes a share of the pie.

I am not afraid at all that they will have small thoughts. If the money is not transferred within the stipulated time, that will be the end of the whole family feeding the fish.

Therefore, when a few people who came to deliver the account came out of the building, they were immediately stared down by the Bangkok police and those from the company, and they were arrested after they got back the boat and hostages.

None of this had anything to do with Neil, it was all part of the plan.

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In the wooden house in the dense forest, more than 20 men with frightened and confused eyes sat or lay down, no one made a sound, lifeless, except that from time to time someone reached out to grab the mosquito bites.

These are the crew of a cargo ship that was hijacked.

The door was pushed open from the outside, and more than 20 people in the room turned their heads to look over, but no one spoke.

Speaking of which, these guys who look like monkeys can't understand it. Everyone has tried it not many times these days.

It's useless to cry or make trouble.

A few black and thin men with guns came in, dressed in tatters and dirty clothes.

One of them took out a large key chain, bent down and began to open the iron chains tied around the ankles of the detained crew members.

It had been several days, and this was the first time, everyone's minds were immediately raised. They didn't know if they were redeemed by the company or if the ransom was not negotiated, they would be killed.

Everyone was worried, but no one spoke, they couldn't understand.

Under the threat of gunpoint, these people lined up and walked out of the wooden house. There were more than a dozen ponies outside. They were driven, and they climbed onto the horses in groups of two.

Then, someone handed over a black hood, and everyone had to put it on to prevent them from seeing things they shouldn't.

After more than three hours of jolting and bumping, a group of people finally walked out of the mountain, and after getting off their horses, they were pulled into a broken van.

After driving for another hour, they arrived at the beach. At this point, they were finally allowed to take off their hoods.

A simple trestle bridge, outside is a small boat, and in the distance, their own freighter is moored at sea.

Excited and excited, many people knelt on the ground trembling and cried bitterly.

Seeing this scene, they knew that the company paid them to redeem them.

Those who escorted them didn't rush them, and waited for them to cry and scream for a while before driving them into the boat.

All the way to the freighter, the pirates sailed away. These people finally confirmed that they were safe, and cheers sounded!

...

A group of people lived in a windowless house, probably not in the basement, and they went up the stairs when they were escorted up.

The space of the house is about 80 square meters, and there is a large ventilation duct to keep the air circulating.

No one tried to leave through the air duct, which was blocked with iron pillars the size of a child's arm.

There are 20 bunk beds in the house, and 10 of them are side by side on one side. To get in and out, you need to climb in through the 1-meter-wide opening in the front, which is more crowded than the fucking prison space.

There is a bathroom in the house, which can only defecate and pee, but cannot take a shower, and it cannot be washed cleanly. There is always a foul smell in the house.

Food is delivered every day, twice a day, so I can't get enough to eat, and I can't die of starvation.

Good thing no one abused them.

Today, each person was given a black hood, and a group of people escorted them to the car with guns.

After driving for 5 hours, they finally stopped at a seaside, boarded a boat, and drove for another 2 hours before seeing their cargo ship.

Crying and laughing, they were free!

...

In one day, seven freighters were sent out across a range of more than 1,000 kilometers.

The seven shipping companies finally let go of their last breath after receiving the news, but the news brought back by the released crew made them feel weird.

They received a flag with hand-embroidered patterns on it, and the pirates told them that they could show it when they encountered pirates again within one year from the South China Sea to the Strait of Malacca.

Those pirates will let them off once, but also take back the flag.

If it is not hijacked within 1 year, then this flag will be invalid!

It was a strange feeling when the news spread.

Modern pirates, keep up with the times?

Human society, moderate robbery?

Pirates, not just fighting and killing, but also people's sophistication?

damn it!

According to the "Encyclopedia of Pirates and Robbery" compiled by a man who did not want to be named, leeks should be cut crop by crop without cutting off the roots, and enough time should be allowed for the leeks to grow.

Take the "road of sustainable robbery", adhere to the three principles of fairness, continuity, and commonality, and build a modern pirate economic circle!

In the new era, there are four pirates who have ideals, ambitions, skills, and responsibilities!

...

The safety of the people and the safety of the cargo is the best news. After calming down the crew members, they will go to Xingcheng or the nearest big port to complete the handover, and the new workers will go back to take over their jobs.

Although the pirates showed enough 'sincerity', it would be better without pirates!

Therefore, under the instigation of many parties, the police immediately began to arrest those who had been exposed by the pirates that had been targeted before.

As soon as a person is caught and sent to the police station, he will be beaten up without saying a word!

Since ancient times, punishment has been the simplest, most convenient, highest success rate, widest range of applications, and longest history of interrogation programs, none of them.

"Say, where is your accomplice!"

"I have no accomplices." After being beaten a few times, the arrested person couldn't bear it anymore.

What is the last name, what is the name, where does he live, and what he has done is clearly explained, except that there is no information about the pirate accomplices.

To deliver things means that someone from my hometown has contacted me and they are just helping out.

The clues can be traced upwards, but the results of the tracing are either friends or relatives, all of whom are paid for help, and they are only responsible for taking money to do things, and they don't understand anything.

Some news came from Myanmar, some from Cambodia, and some from Vietnam, all of which were from neighboring countries, and then there was no more.

Just when the Thai police were at a loss...

'Crack', 'Crack', 'Crack'... Several things with wooden handles were thrown into the police yard, and then there were explosions of 'Boom', 'Boom' and 'Boom'.

After the flames flashed, there were repeated screams. One person in the courtyard was killed on the spot, another was injured, and several parked cars were also destroyed.

A group of police rushed to the door and looked at the mess in the courtyard in surprise. No one dared to go out for a while. Who knows if the attackers will continue to drop bombs!

"Quick, call an ambulance!" Someone shouted.

After waiting for more than ten seconds, seeing that no more bombs were thrown in, someone ran out with a gun to check on the wounded.

Without thinking too much, everyone unanimously set their suspicions on the pirates.

Revenge, naked revenge!