Chapter 178: First encounter with pirates

Zhou Xuan was a little surprised that Fu Tianlai really wanted to go!

Although Zhou Xuan and Fu Tianlai have cooperated with the rescue, Fu Ying and her parents have not been rescued yet. Fu Tianlai was worried, and on the other hand, he was worried that the Fu family consortium was in danger of collapse, so he was not in the mood to talk to Zhou Xuan. There were outsiders. Fu Tianlai was an old bird, and he could tell what he could say and what he could not say clearly.

The plane added fuel to Morocco once and arrived at Nairobi, the capital of Kenya at 1:00 noon the next day.

Due to the long-term contact and agreement, Fu Tianlai's plane landing point was a military airport in the suburbs of Nairobi. At the airport, Fu Tianlai also pointed out to Zhou Xuan a medium-sized plane parked in the airport. It was his special plane, which could take 120 people. This time, due to the need, a rescue team composed of Fu Ying and Li Junjie and a twenty-two mercenaries were in close contact. After departure four days ago and until two days ago, he reported the situation here to Fu Tianlai at any time. However, after arriving at sea, he lost contact just two days ago. The life and death of Fu Ying and his group of twenty-two people was unknown.

In a big hotel in Nairobi, Fu Tianlai and Zhou Xuan met with the pilot when Fu Ying and the others came.

The pilot stayed in Nairobi to wait for them, but once the contact was cut off, his contact with Fu Ying's team was also cut off, and basically he could not get more information and information from his mouth.

After all, the money is so charming that Fu Tianlai and his group were escorted by three police officers sent by the Nairobi City Police Department.

Because Nairobi is still 450 kilometers away from the ocean, it will take nearly five hours to drive there. Three policemen drove two cars, one police patrol car and one small container truck. The patrol car could be seated with eight people. Fu Tianlai and his team of six people plus the driving police, seven people, and another small container was driven by two other policemen, loading the luggage brought by Fu Tianlai.

At about 6 pm, we arrived at the coastal province of Kenya's coastline. Three policemen from Nairobi contacted a speedboat on the coast that could take seven people. Of course, Fu Tianlai's bodyguard paid a lot of money. The yacht driver was very experienced because he was very familiar with the waters in Somalia and was more aware of the range of activities of the pirates. However, this matter was too dangerous, but no matter how dangerous it was, it could not resist the temptation of money. He agreed happily in front of the 10,000 US dollars thrown by Fu Tianlai.

Five people and the yacht drivers were seven, Brooklyn, Thomas, and Fu Tianlai's bodyguards brought several boxes of luggage into the speedboat, and then said goodbye to the three policemen who sent them over. The yacht master started the yacht and slowly drove away from the port.

It was not until ten minutes later that I drove away from the coast and accelerated toward the vast sea.

Three people in Brooklyn opened their luggage packages and took out the weapons inside. The semi-automatic rifle is more suitable for use at sea because the shooting distance is relatively long and there are also pistols, but they can only be used at close range. However, there are two rocket launchers, which are easy to carry, have strong lethality, and the killing distance can reach more than 400 meters, and the strongest one can even reach about one thousand meters.

Among them are positioning systems and diving equipment. If you don’t have diving equipment at sea, you will be a fool.

Zhou Xuan was not unfamiliar with diving at all. He immediately thought of Fu Ying and couldn't help but feel anxious. Fu Ying and the others were facing fierce pirates. What was even more anxious was because they didn't know where Fu Ying would be, whether he was just in danger or in the hands of pirates?

On the speedboat, translated by Gao Yuzhen, introduced by Brooklyn and Thomas, he explained some details about the Somali pirates.

In the Somalia waters, the number of pirates increased due to the surge in refugees and the number of pirates increased. Because of the successful number of cases, pirate gangs received a large amount of funds and equipment renewal. In the past, traditional means such as ropes and big swords were used. Now, high-tech means such as speedboats, heavy weapons, modern global positioning systems, satellite communications, etc. have been fully used in hijacking activities, expanding the range of pirates from the coast of Somalia to the high seas hundreds of kilometers away.

There are more than 20 pirate organizations operating in Somalia, and four are more famous. One is the "Puntland Guard", which is the earliest gang to engage in pirate organizations in the Somalia waters. The second is the "National Coast Volunteer Guard". This is a relatively small scale and generally only plunders small ships sailing along the coast. The third is the "Merka". They are small fishing boats with strong firepower as tools for crimes. They are relatively flexible and move quickly. The fourth is the "Somali Sailors". This group is the most powerful pirate gang, with an activity range of more than 200 nautical miles away from the coastline.

Brooklyn first ruled out the National Coast Volunteer Guardian and Merca, because the Fu Ocean Freighter is a large cargo ship with a crew of up to hundreds, which is not something that a small pirate organization can hijack.

Therefore, the pirates who hijacked the freighter may only be the Puntland Guards and Somali sailors, and the possibility of the Somali sailors is the greatest. Now what we need to figure out is which of the two gangs is to determine the route. The pirates who hijacked the ransom did not admit which organization they belong to, which brought the first problem to Zhou Xuan and the others.

However, although Fu Jue and his wife were not sure about the kidnapping organization, the location where Fu Ying and the others contacted Fu Tianlai was reported to Fu Tianlai, which was in the western part of the Gulf of Aden.

For this area, Brooklyn and Thomas have performed missions here. The pirates operating in this area are Somali sailors and the largest pirate organization. The pirate gangs also have an unexplained rule, basically each with one sphere of influence. This time Fu Ying came here and organized a team of up to twenty elite mercenaries. This is not something that ordinary pirate organizations can deal with. In addition, within this water area, it is estimated that the reason for losing contact is probably because of Somali sailors.

There are more than ten or twenty small gangs that basically do not consider it, because most of them are composed of refugees. In terms of experience, firepower, combat power, financial and material resources, it is impossible to be hostile to the organization Fu Ying. Of course, there are other factors at sea, and many factors that are not artificial and unpredictable.

Zhou Xuan immediately decided to go to the western part of the Gulf of Aden. Fu Tianlai had no objection. The yacht master was hesitant because the pirates operating in the western part of the Gulf of Aden were Somali sailors, the most powerful and equipment pirate organization, and the most powerful weapons, so the danger was the greatest.

Fu Tianlai did not persuade him, but took 10,000 US dollars from his bag and threw it out.

The yacht master and Fu Tianlai had a bad language, but he could understand the money. He immediately took it up and put it in his bag, and drove towards the western waters of the Gulf of Aden.

Sometimes, money is more persuasive than language, more direct and more powerful.

While translating, Gao Yuzhen was a little confused and scared. Although she wanted to save her father, she was a girl after all, and she was a girl who had never experienced danger.

Zhou Xuan could understand her mood. In the past, when she had not experienced the dangers that followed, she was no different from her. But now she is so experienced, that is because she has more experience, and the most important thing is because she has ice energy in her body, which is one of the reasons that makes her most confident.

Brooklyn and Thomas discussed and made two action plans. First, they searched for traces of pirates in the western Gulf of Aden. Second, they searched for several desert islands more than 200 nautical miles in the western waters. It is possible that Fu Ying's rescue team would encounter the pirates and stay on those islands.

But Zhou Xuan considered whether the speedboat could support such a long sail, but Brooklyn pointed to the two oil barrels at the back of the speedboat. The yacht master had long expected that he would bring two barrels of spare oil when he went out at a distance.

Kenya is a neighboring country of Somalia, and its waters are naturally adjacent. Basically, as long as it leaves the near sea, it enters the Somalia waters.

Brooklyn, Thomas and Fu Tianlai's bodyguards took out the guns and loaded the bullets, because they could encounter pirates at any time here. Because the pirates in Somalia were ruthless, there was no reason to meet them, so they directly exchanged fire.

There have always been many Somali pirates encountering international naval ships, but they usually put the hostages on the deck as shields. If naval ships take tough measures, they will kill the hijacked personnel. In order to protect the lives and safety of the hijacked personnel, the international navy will often make concessions, which makes Somali pirates become more and more arrogant.

In recent years, driven by interests, pirate gangs have even engaged in smuggling, drugs, weapons and smuggling with some international organizations.

When he first entered the Gulf of Aden, he encountered a pirate gang modified by a small fishing boat. The yacht master was very experienced and turned his course four or five hundred meters away. The fishing boat chased for a while and even fired a shot. The shells fell into the sea water between the two ships and exploded a high sea water.

Zhou Xuan was still estimating whether it was a real pirate, but the other party also fired, so that was definitely true. However, the speed of the fishing boat was not as fast as theirs. Although the number of pirates was more than Zhou Xuan and others, the speed of the fishing boat was much slower. Later, a two-person speedboat was placed from the fishing boat, which made the thing much faster.

But Brooklyn mentioned the rocket launcher to adjust the coordinates, aimed at the direction, and fired a rocket. The gun was fired out and it was slightly deviated after it was fired. It fell between the fishing boat and the speedboat. The explosion also exploded with waves of seven or eight meters high. The speedboat was overturned by the waves. The two pirates fell into the water and were rescued by the pirates on the fishing boat. Before Brooklyn fired the second gun, the pirates turned around and fled in a hurry.

For those with stronger force than them, the pirates will choose to escape. Generally speaking, no one will pursue the pirates relentlessly.
Chapter completed!