127 I’ll Give You Two Choices (2/2)
”Very good, very good... go ask the finance official to verify at once.” Bertrand clapped his hands. ”You see, the money has arrived, and you will be free once the number is verified.”
”Yes, sir!” The black man came out of the compound and shouted to several companions telling them to carry the iron boat down to a nearby building.
Twenty minutes later, the black man returned to Bertrand. ”Report sir...there are no counterfeit notes and there was an extra thirty thousand dollars.”
”Then give the boys a thousand dollars each!”
Bertrand pulled the cigar from his white suit pocket, lit it in his mouth, and said to Ren Jiang, ”Congratulations, you are free. My men will take you to the beach and wish you a pleasant journey.”
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Wang Zhi, who was pushed into a pickup van, sat in it and whispered to Ren Jiang. ”Captain, this gang of pirates are so good to deal with. Are they pulling us into the sea to shoot us?”
”I don't think so. There was nothing like this reported in the news.” Ren Jiang glanced at the black man next to him. ”We can't escape from this disaster, but if we really were to encounter it, we'll just have to surrender and not do anything.”
After a while, Ren Jiang and the others could clearly see the spire of their ten thousand ton ship on the sea. There was no one on board and only the two front chains could be seen sinking into the sea, gently shaking with the sea breeze.
Cruck… Cruck…Cruck…
Seven pickup trucks rolled up a cloud of dust and simultaneously put on their brakes.
When everyone got out of the car, the black man with the five star beret hat came up to him and pointed to the wooden pier, which was built with a wooden stake. He pointed to the three-meter-long rotten wooden boat, which was tied to the dock, and the person said a bunch of words that they didn't understand.
With that, the man in the five-star beret did not even bid farewell. He got into the driver's seat and then the seven pickup trucks that carried the dozen pirates drove away.
”Captain, what the hell are they doing?” Wang Zhi looked puzzled.
”I think they were telling us that we should row ourselves to the big wheel!” Ren Jiang looked at the distance between the two ships which was about a kilometer. ”This boat can take six people at a time so we will have to come back and forth six or seven times. Wang Zhi, you take three of our brothers on the boat first and then bring the rubber raft on the ship to pick us up.”
”Ok!” Wang Zhi was not melodramatic. He ordered three strong men, and rowed the boat with all their might towards the ship.
Half an hour later, two orange rubber boats sped up to the beach, and Wang Zhi jumped down and ran to Ren Jiang. ”Let's hurry, captain!”
On the big ship, Ren Jiang immediately rushed to the cabin, without a second thought, and picked up the maritime satellite phone and called Chen Fan.
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Ring...
Chen Fan, who was sitting on the sofa and rubbing his nose, immediately picked up the phone when he heard the ringtone.
”Boss, I'm Ren Jiang. The pirates have set us free. We're all on board now.” On the other end of the telephone came the panicked voice of Ren Jiang.
”Great!” Chen Fan clicked his fingers and clapped his legs then sat up on the sofa. ”What about the crew? Did anyone get hurt?”
”No, all is good...no one's hurt...” After speaking for a while, Ren Jiang said with a weeping tone as he whined, ”Boss, we are sorry. If we were more careful, you would not have lost fifty million for no reason and have had to take such a big risk to ask someone to send the money over.”
”You're a man...why are you crying? And plus you are a former soldier? Act like a man!” Chen Fan finally felt relieved and smiled gratefully. ”As long as you all are safe, money can be earned again. Hurry and set sail. Then use the wireless to contact the navy ships in the Gulf of Aden. Call me when you meet the ships.”
”Ok, sure.” Ren Jiang inhaled and choked with sobs. ”Boss, I can not thank you enough! From now on, even if you ask me to kill, I, Ren Jiang will take the order without hesitation!”
”Don't mention it. When the ship comes back, I'll give you a good catch!”
”Right!” Chen Fan quickly added. ”About this incident, do not tell the military, otherwise, there will be a lot of trouble.”
”No problem boss!”
Hanging up the phone, Chen Fan took a deep breath of relief, then dialed Ma Rongtao's number to tell him that everything was fine now.
”Pirates... pirate...” Chen Fan walked to the balcony of the 3rd floor and looked at the sapphire blue lake in front that was in the forest. His heart felt a temporary unknown feeling.
After a few minutes of fresh air, Chen Fan went to the second-floor bedroom. He had not slept for a whole day and needed to have a good night's sleep.
He did have a good sleep that night and rubbed his eyes as he woke up the next morning with the gentle sunshine on his face.
Soon after breakfast, Chen Fan received a satellite phone call from Ren Jiang.
”Boss, it's 3 a.m. local time and we are with the Zhongshan convoy fleet following the big troops to the red sea!”
”Well, very good, very good!”
Chen Fan smiled. ”After you get to Saudi Arabia, don't rush back. Go to the city to relax. All the expenses are on me!”
Hanging up the phone, Chen Fan smiled insidiously, then dialed that bunch of foreign numbers!
”Hello! My dear honored guest, would you like to buy me a drink?” Bertrand squeezed the little girl's breast beside him a few times, and the black girl on his other side was breathing heavy.
Just now, the leader, Abadi had called to tell him that he would be able to work in the Erigavo headquarters in three days, so Bertrand was in a very good mood today.
”Haha, not to talk about drinking.”
”I'm here to tell you something you don't want to hear!” said Chen Fan, as he picked a piece of watermelon with a toothpick and put it in his mouth.
”My dear guest, what is it?” Bertrand, like Chen Fan, had a carefree expression as he sat on the sofa in his villa. The only difference, was that beside Bertrand were two ladies who were dressed very sexy, while Chen Fan only had a plate of freshly cut watermelon next to him.
”You've got the money, but I bet you'll regret it. Because of what happens next, you will not like it very much!”
The expression on Chen Fan's face was extremely insidious. ”Remember, you will dislike it immensely!”
”Oh great and all mighty Muhammad, I am threatened, I am afraid!” Bertrand laughed.
”Haha” Chen Fan smiled. ”Now, I solemnly declare, you have only two choices!”
”First, immediately return all the dollars, and then... and then quietly give me an extra seven thousand three hundred dollars. That is 500 million RMB, and those things that you will dislike will not happen.The second way: things that you dislike will happen again and again, and you will end up crying and screaming and give my money back! ”
”Sure, I know you're going to choose the second route. We have an old saying here: ”refuse to be convinced until one is faced with grim reality.” It is normally used to describe people like you. For the moment, with your poor wisdom, you cannot understand such a profound proverb! But as time goes by, it will eventually be explained to you by the facts of the meaning of this sentence!”