When taking his silly nephew to visit Comoros, Shepard heard the other party confirm it repeatedly.
The Philippine Petroleum Company desperately hopes to rescue the ship and crew, preferably without spending a penny. If that doesn't work, it's okay to fish the ship out, but it doesn't matter whether the crew can be rescued or not.
As for putting pressure on the media, that won't work in the Philippines. Although President Masco is not a model of benevolence, he can still shut down one or two media outlets and smash a few newspapers.
But because of this, they put too much emphasis on the ship, and Shepard understood what they meant. As long as the ship was saved, it didn't matter whether the cargo inside was saved or not. They didn't say anything anyway!
In Somalia, after robbing the oil tanker, the pirates are looking forward to a better life. After all, there are lessons learned from the past. They also want to drive imported cars, spend a lot of money in bars, and learn foreign languages from dancers to increase their knowledge.
But it's a pity that it's been a full month since the ransom note was sent, and the pirates still can't wait for a response. Even now, they have to pay for the kidnapped Filipino sailors to eat. After all, the manual says that only by treating the captives well can you be better off. After getting the money, these Somali pirates were afraid that something would happen to the crew members, so they gave the crew members all the meat they were reluctant to eat.
But having no way out is still not a good situation, because the pirates' patience is limited, and if they continue to waste away, they may see blood.
This situation was verified a month and a half later. The pirates, who had no money in sight, pulled out several Filipino crew members, then shouted and brought them onto the deck, and then shot them in the back with bullets.
The threats made several crew members faint, and then they began to write second letters asking for help.
But the reply was still like a piece of cake. Instead, the crew members' families sent some money and food through various connections, which calmed down the pirates a lot.
But the amount of money was far different from what the pirates expected, so the pirates began to think about oil tankers.
They know that oil is expensive, so they are eager to sell the oil on the ship, but what channels can a bunch of idiots have? They do know the employees of the gas station, but the latter obviously cannot buy 6,000 tons of oil. Light petroleum, let alone the latter, cannot even distinguish between petroleum and gasoline.
As a result, a group of pirates became headless flies, guarding the oil tanker but could only eat rice bran. In a few days, even the Filipino crew would have to eat rice bran with them!
At this time, Osaba appeared again. He did not take the initiative to contact the other party because they were also pirates. Compared with the group of students Osaba brought out, this guy was much more brutal. Although the latter also purchased There are many weapons, but they are generally only used for warning shots. However, the former team has many veterans who participated in the Ogaden War. These guys who survived the Soviet artillery fire are not weaklings. They are Don't care about human life.
Therefore, Osaba just let others know that he is very capable, even for smuggling or smuggling.
Then, late one night, these pirates came to the door.
Looking at the crumpled paper ball composed of various banknotes that was delivered to him, Osaba knew that these guys had obviously taken out their wives and books. He did not hang on these pirates, he only said that he If you know the big bosses in France, you can help them inquire about them.
"Give me three days and come back again!"
The pirates suddenly had hope and wanted to kneel down to Osaba immediately.
Of course, these three days were actually a false impression given by Osaba to the pirates, because the people sent by Shepard had already arrived in Mogadishu. What he sent was a team with an American as the purchaser and a The South Koreans pretended to be oil experts, along with four armed guards.
Three days after arrival, the pirates carefully brought the samples to a port near Mogadishu, where they met with the boss who pretended to be French.
"Well, low-quality light oil is just so-so!"
The oil expert knows nothing about oil. He just pretends to swing the oil around with a few straws and test tubes. It's easy to see.
The pirates were dazzled. After all, each of them was out of prenatal education, so they had seen this.
As for the lines, it took Shepardhu to write them, because the quality of the light oil is actually very good, otherwise it would not be sent to Europe, but in order to keep the price down, and because the pirates are not good at bullying, I usually only use this The guy who stuck his finger in to taste it was pretending to be an expert here.
"Everyone, your oil comes from improper sources and has quality issues. Therefore, it is impossible for me to buy it at the original price!"
The pirates were displeased when they heard this, and even wanted to slam the table, but before they could make any move, they saw the P5 submachine guns hanging in the arms of the armed guards. These submachine guns were bought by Shepard and equipped for Shadow Company. Crew members and armored units, because Shepard didn't even create folders for the p7 and p90 he copied, so they could only use the p5 first, but don't mention it, the p5 submachine gun can be regarded as an advanced weapon.
"You're right!"
Since the reason was not as good as others, the pirates immediately withered.
"But you have enough, and I happen to be short of some on hand, so I will reluctantly take them all, one ton for fifty dollars, and six thousand tons for three hundred thousand dollars!"
This price was a big blow to the pirates' expectations, but getting some was better than nothing, not to mention that three hundred thousand was already a huge sum of money for them, so the pirate leader immediately nodded in agreement.
Immediately, the two parties began to agree on a transaction time.
At the other end, Shepard had already rented a tanker from South Africa, as well as special equipment to transfer oil. To ensure safety, the people he sent were rented as Mexicans, and then the ship was transferred to the same shipowner. Temporary workers hired from South Africa.
They only knew that their boss was a Swede who hired them because there was a problem with the tanker and they had to temporarily transfer the oil. Then, they went north along the coastline and arrived in Somalia.
On a dark night, the two parties met again. Looking at the dozen armed guards following the buyer, the pirates' little thoughts immediately disappeared.
"Then, let's start trading!"
"Of course, but I have to see the money first!"
"The money is here, but you can only pay half of it. I'll give you the remaining half when you're done!"
Seeing the other party's determined attitude, the pirates immediately nodded and agreed in order to get the money as soon as possible.
