Chapter 595 Which national flag is this oil tanker flying?

"What!" Zhao Feiran couldn't help but change his expression and suddenly stood up.

Not only did Zhao Feiran's expression change greatly, but Shi Yiqun, who was on the side, obviously heard what the middle-aged man said, and his face changed greatly and said in shock, "Is this news conclusive?"

The middle-aged man was Zhao Feiran's confidant and also recognized Shi Yiqun. Hearing this, he immediately replied, "We have received a call from Somali 'Bonrant Guard' and 'Star' tanker captain Badison, confirming that 'Star' was robbed by a group of pirate militants of the 'Puntland Guard' Hold it."

"How is this possible?" The Star is a giant oil tanker, on which we are also equipped with armed personnel! How can it be hijacked?" Zhao Feiran obviously couldn't accept this reality and couldn't believe it when he heard the words.

"A lot, it doesn't make any sense to discuss these now. Now the key is to know how much Somali pirates cost? Did it alarm the government? After all, Shi Yiqun is the master. In the face of this emergency, he is obviously much calmer than Zhao Feiran, the king of ships, and interrupted when he heard the words.

As a ship owner, pirate hijacking is generally willing to trade in private and does not want to disturb the government. Because once the government is shocked, it will inevitably rise to a national problem, involving a lot of things, and things are often no longer up to them. And once the government is shocked, the hijacking of the oil tanker will inevitably let the insurance company know that the next insurance cost will definitely be raised to a sky-high price, which all ship owners do not want to see. So in general, as long as the pirates are not the lion's mouth, they are willing to trade in private.

Zhao Feiran is naturally not a simple person. Hearing this, he immediately figured out the joints and looked at the middle-aged man calmly.

"They asked for a ransom of 200 million US dollars. It is impossible for the government to receive the news for the time being, but it will definitely not be hidden after a long time." The middle-aged man replied.

In the Gulf of Aden, the Chinese navy now also has warships escorting there. The tankers passing there have to keep in touch with the navy, so it takes a long time. This matter can't be hidden.

"What 200 million dollars!" Even Zhao Feiran's family has a big career, but hearing that 200 million US dollars still makes him lose his temper. And Shi Yiqun's face became extremely ugly when he heard this number.

The Zhao family is a branch of the salt gang, and the salt gang also owns shares in the Zhao family's industry. The Zhao family was damaged, and the salt gang was naturally damaged.

"Although 200 million dollars is a bit like a lion's mouth, it's not too much to calculate it seriously." Shi Yiqun's gloomy face. It took a while to slow down.

Zhao Feiran didn't know this, and his face was a little blue when he heard the words. 200 million US dollars, if you change it to Hong Kong dollars, it will be 1.56 billion yuan. Even if the Zhao family has a big business, such a large amount of money can't stand a few times of toss. Besides, if you take out this money, it will be wasted. Even if there is more money, people will feel sad.

"Brother Zhao, what's going on? Didn't your ship hang the Chinese flag or the Hong Kong flag? Seeing that both of them looked ugly, Zhang Weidong couldn't help frowning slightly. Ask.

When Zhao Feiran heard this, he almost wanted to scold Zhang Weidong for being a nerd. Do you think China is really so powerful in the world? Don't Somali pirates dare to rob them with a flag?

Fortunately, although Zhao Feiran's mood is extremely bad now, he finally didn't forget that Zhang Weidong was Shi Yiqun's martial arts brother. He just said "um" with a calm face and didn't answer again.

is really at this time. I'm not in the mood to answer such a naive question.

Although Shi Yiqun also felt that Zhang Weidong's question was full of nerdy, he still replied for Zhao Feiran: "Weidong, Somali pirates are a group of vicious people. It is estimated that except for the American ships, they have some scruples, which can be said to be unscrupulous for other countries. Let's talk about it. Our ship is also a super-large oil tanker. It is ranked in the world, with a cost of 600 million US dollars. If we count the crude oil on the tanker, the total value is almost 700 million US dollars, so I say that it is not too ridiculous for pirates to open 200 million US dollars. It's only 200 million US dollars. This *** is too distressing.

After saying that, even if Shi Yiqun was the leader of the salt gang, he couldn't help saying a rude word, and his face showed a painful expression. 200 million US dollars, it is also nearly 40 million US dollars to be distributed to the salt gang, and it will cost 200 to 300 million yuan. What's more, the Zhao family is also a part of the salt gang. The two are related to the loss of lips and cold teeth, which makes Shi Yiqun, the leader, not angry and distressed?

Zhang Weidong just saw that Shi Yiqun felt a little strange when he heard the Zhao family's "Star" tanker was hijacked. It seemed that he could also participate in deciding the solution to the "Star" being hijacked. Now he heard him say, "our ship", and when talking about the 200 million US dollars, he had a painful As if he had lost a lot of money, he couldn't help but be curious and said, "Listen to Brother Shi, does this 'Star] have something to do with you?"

"Yes!" Shi Yiqun nodded, and he didn't say anything more about the details. After all, if we continue to talk about it, it will involve the secrets of the Salt Gang. It is not good for outsiders. Of course, it is also troublesome to explain.

Zhang Weidong saw that Shi Yiqun really had something to do with this 'Star', but he had more concern. He frowned again and asked, "Which national flag is hanging on this tanker?"

Shi Yiqun naturally didn't know that Zhang Weidong was entangled with the national flag because he was the real uncrowned king of Somalia. In that sea, no pirate gang dared to hijack the ship flying the national flag of his motherland, the uncrowned king. This is also what Zhang Weidong clearly warned them before he left, so unless they live impatiently, they will never dare to move the ship with the Chinese flag!

But Shi Yiqun didn't know anything about this, so when he saw that Zhang Weidong was still entangled with the issue of the national flag, he felt a little crazy, but he still replied patiently, " Liberia."

" Liberia? It seems to be a small country in West Africa. Why do your ships fly their national flags? Zhang Weidong asked puzzledly when he heard the words.

This time, Shi Yiqun was completely a little crazy when asked by Zhang Weidong. Is he burning his eyebrows? You are still struggling with this problem. Don't you just think you're not upset enough? However, after all, Zhang Weidong's potion has cured his stubborn disease for many years. This martial artist pays attention to the kindness of water. Moreover, the matter has already happened and can't be rushed, so Shi Yiqun finally explained patiently: "It is exquisite to hang the national flag on the tanker. When driving at sea, you have to hang the The national flag, when entering the port, also needs to fly the national flag of the country where the port is located. Because the operation of ships involves many charges, such as taxes and fees, such as docking fees for entering the port, and of course, diplomatic relations between countries, etc., in general, both domestic and foreign transportation companies, even American companies are the same, and generally choose some neutral countries. In addition, ships are registered in countries with relatively low ship fees and taxes. Liberia is such a country.

When Shi Yiqun explained these times, Zhao Feiran frowned and wanted to interrupt impatiently several times, but Shi Yiqun stopped his eyes.

Although Shi Yiqun also felt that Zhang Weidong was full of nerdy at this time and did not understand the world, he did not want Zhao Feiran to open his mouth randomly, so as not to hurt Zhang Weidong's self-esteem. He explained this in such detail, which is also in this consideration.

"It turns out that there is such a point in flying the national flag. I wonder why the national company's ship hangs a flag." Zhang Weidong suddenly realized, and at the same time, he secretly blamed himself for taking it for granted. He only warned the four pirate kings of Somalia not to move ships with Chinese flags and, of course, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macao flags. As for if a Chinese ship was hijacked with the flag of another country, Zhang Weidong would not care about it. In his opinion, the flag of his own country does not hang the flag of other countries, and he deserves to be hijacked. Now I know that the ship is still so particular about hanging the flag, but it doesn't mean that the ship of that country hangs the flag of that country.

"Otherwise, do you think we don't hang the Chinese flag on purpose?" Zhao Feiran finally couldn't help staring at Zhang Weidong's sudden and heartless look.

"A lot, the line is like a mountain, and it's normal for Wei Dong not to understand this." Seeing that Zhao Feiran was a little rude to Zhang Weidong, Shi Yiqun said hurriedly.

Seeing that it was not easy for Shi Yiqun to talk, Zhao Feiran turned the topic to the hijacking incident again and said, "What about Brother Shi now?"

"What else can I do? Of course, you can only negotiate the ransom with pirates. Are you still going to solve it through the government? Shi Yiqun asked rhetorical.

"It seems that it can only..." Zhao Feiran couldn't help smiling bitterly when he heard the words.

That's right. I don't know if it can be solved through the government. Even if I can, I don't know if it will be solved. The government can afford to delay time, but they can't afford to delay!

"I know the leader of the "Puntland Guard" pirate gang. Well, let me call first. There should be no problem with the oil tanker." With his relationship with Shi Yiqun, Zhang Weidong naturally would not let him suffer any loss, and he laughed when he heard the words.

When Zhao Feiran heard this, his lungs almost exploded. You said that the person who didn't even know what flag the ship should hang just now turned around and told him with a smile that he knew the leaders of several Somali pirate gangs. Isn't this bullshit? Do you really think that the robbery of the oil tanker is a game? That's 200 million US dollars, nearly 160 million Hong Kong dollars!

"You..." Zhao Feiran finally couldn't stand it anymore. He pointed to Zhang Weidong and wanted to blame him for his nonsense.

However, as soon as Zhao Feiran opened, he saw that Zhang Weidong had turned around with his mobile phone and went to the phone. For a moment, he was a little stunned, and Shi Yiqun also looked at Zhang Weidong's back in a little stare, with a trace of surprise on his face.

Shi Yiqun knows more about Zhang Weidong than Zhao Feiran. I know that even if Zhang Weidong is a nerd, he will not brag so lightly, but if Zhang Weidong is not bragging, it means that he really knows the leader of the Somali pirate gang.

But how is this possible?

That's a Somali pirate that's a headache for all countries; that's a Somali pirate that even Ukrainian arms ships dare to hijack; that's a Somali pirate who forced all countries in the world to send warships to that sea! RQ