Chapter 839 Pleasure and Enmity
Two Seahawk multi-purpose helicopters belonging to the U.S. Navy's "David" missile destroyer are mounted on the "Penguin" anti-ship missile, which quickly galloped to reinforce the cargo ship "Jewel" according to satellite positioning. Every once in a while, the pilot contacted the frigate David through internal communication to report what they had found.
Half an hour later, the two helicopters arrived over the 'Jewel' cargo ship, but at this moment, the 'Jewel' cargo ship was not only hung with the American flag, but also a Somali flag. What surprised the pilot was that the American cargo ship deviated from the main channel and headed south, which seemed to be heading for Somalia.
The helicopter pilot immediately reported the news and sent a signal of negotiation to two Somali Navy missile boats through a public channel, one of which even tried to land on the container on the 'Jewel' cargo ship, but was stopped by Somali soldiers.
After some negotiations, a U.S. Navy captain descended from the helicopter to the cargo ship Jewel and was taken by Somali soldiers to Colonel Kadav, the commander of the Second Patrol.
"Colose, we have officially protested against your behavior. You have no right to intercept and seize China's freighters sailing normally on the high seas." After the U.S. Navy captain saluted first, he protested with a serious face.
Kadav grinned and said in the captain's anger, "Captain, your protest is invalid. Somalia has the responsibility to protect the safety of the Aden Bay waterway, and the 'Jewel' cargo ship is not a 'normal' cargo ship. It is an illegal cargo ship suspected of smuggling, transporting arms for pirates and providing intelligence. In order to show our sincerity, I can show you some criminal evidence.
Then, Kadav accompanied the captain to open the container full of munitions checked before. He saw a box pried open casually inside, which was neat guns and bullets. The captain's throat seemed to be blocked, and he could only stare to express his anger and dissatisfaction.
"This is just arms smuggled on a cargo ship. We have also found more harmful chemicals that can be used to make weapons. We have reason to suspect that this freighter is serving pirates and even terrorists who are trying to create a terrorist activity. For the security of Somalia and other countries, our country decided to detain the cargo ship. Captain, if you have any objection, you can contact our political axe through normal diplomatic channels, but now I have to tell you that you can go back.
After saying with a smile, Kadav motioned two Somali soldiers to "accompany" the U.S. Navy captain out of the deck. Looking at the Seahawk helicopter hovering over the freighter of the Gem, the way he wanted to leave but couldn't, which made Kadaf laugh.
When he was a pirate before, Kadaf had seen the invincible appearance of the U.S. Navy many times. He never thought that one day he would openly detain the American cargo ship and the Americans in front of American soldiers, but the other party could only watch and dare not act rashly.
The naval captain who boarded the ship soon reported what he saw to the frigate David, and the frigate David reported the news to the headquarters of the Fifth Fleet. Then he reported to the Admiralty layer by layer... Finally, he arrived at the White House in Washington, in front of the black uncle who had just taken office as president.
"Oh, damn it. What do these people want to do? When the black president saw the information reported below, he couldn't help cursing. I don't know whether to scold the 'Jewel' freighter for smuggling arms or scolding the Somali political axe for seizing the American freighter.
At this time, it's the black president's turn to be in trouble.' The Jewel incident is not just an ordinary matter, but also related to the previous XX123 passenger plane crash. Everyone with bright eyes knew that this was the revenge of the Somali political axe, but to the anger of the black president, the freighter "Jewel" was caught on the spot.
If this matter happens alone, it is at most an ordinary criminal case. As long as it is active, the American political axe will extradite the cargo ship and the crew on it to China for trial. However, at this time, the Somali political axe is obviously for revenge, and it is impossible to agree to extradite, and Somalia and the United States have not signed it. The extradition treaty. Once Americans are tried by the Somali judiciary at this time, it is equivalent to slap in the face of Americans.
In addition to smuggling arms, there are also collusion with pirates and smuggling anti-weapon raw materials? With a hat, the American crew members will even be sentenced to death according to Somali law.
What does the American political axe need to do at this time, otherwise it cannot be explained to the people. Several Americans were sentenced to death in Somalia. Oh, the American people will tear him up.
But how to solve this problem is a big problem. Military means? No, this definitely won't work. Although the American political axe is confident that it can solve Somalia in a month, what happens after that? Is it possible to fight a few more years of guerrilla warfare and anti-guerrilla warfare like Iraq? What's more, Somalia is a nuclear-weapon state. Once the military operation is expanded or even out of control, the consequences will be disaster.
The black president immediately called a meeting of the Department of Defense, the Ministry of Intelligence and the Secretary of State to discuss the matter.
Internationally, some fast-moving media have begun to publish this news. Some media have even released some photos, in which readers can see that a huge cargo ship is being sandwiched between two Somali missile boats in the middle and driving in one direction. In a photo, you can even faintly see an American helicopter following behind.
This news report was as shocking as the air crash that occurred a few days ago, and the news was soon reprinted and published in major international media.
"Buzz..." A series of six seagull attack aircraft, with a long anti-ship missile hanging under its stomach, swept over the sea at a low altitude. Ten kilometers to the right of the aircraft, it was the US [***] ship 'David' frigate.
After showing off its power around the 'David' frigate, the attack aircraft turned around and flew back to the mainland.
This is the third 'warning' of the Somalis today. The captain of the frigate David is almost predictable that as long as he has bad movements, these "old-fashioned" planes will flock to, just like the torpedo planes in World War II, rushing down from all directions to launch missiles.
Fortunately, the superior's order is to keep the cargo ships 'David' and 'Jewel' at a certain distance and wait for the support of the navy.
This strange scene on the sea of the Gulf of Aden happened in front of many passing ships.
... In Mogadishu, an east wind warrior stopped in front of an Arab castle by the sea, and two men got off one after another.
"Li Mo, the scenery here is really good." One of the men in his thirties in casual clothes got out of the car. After looking around, he said with a smile.
"Hehe, do you like me to give you one?" Li Mo said with a smile.
"Forget it." Ding Huiqiang shook her head and said, "I don't want to be found by people of military discipline."
From afar, Li Mo saw the housekeeper Tina and Bai Jing standing at the door and said to Ding Huiqiang, "Let's go in."
This time, Ding Huiqiang came to visit Yang Xiaorou and Liu Wei on behalf of the Chinese political axe. In the XX123 accident, Liu Zhengdong was confirmed to be on the list of missing persons. Although it is impossible to confirm whether he was dead, in general, in this case, if the missing person has not been found within a few days, the possible surname of the survivors is extremely low.
If it is the family members of ordinary air crashes, Ding Huiqiang, the military attaché of the Chinese Embassy in Somalia, certainly does not need to come to the door in person, but Liu Zhengdong's identity is Li Mo's father-in-law, so China's political axe can't pay more attention to it.
In the living room, Ding Huiqiang saw Yang Xiaorou and Liu Wei's mother and daughter in plain clothes. They looked obviously thinner and haggard. Even Li Mo, who was beside him, saw the two of them, and his nose was a little sore. Although he tried his best to avenge Liu Zhengdong, his identity determined that he could not let go of everything to revenge on the American political axe. He represents not only himself, but also a large group and more than 10 million people in Somalia.
Ding Huiqiang first expressed his apology and guilt on behalf of the Chinese political axe, and then comforted the two and handed over the air crash compensation - one million yuan.
There is nothing to say about these processes. Anyway, it is a process full of sadness and sadness.
At the end, Ding Huiqiang said that he would definitely strengthen the salvage of the bodies of the victims, so that Yang Xiaorou's mother and daughter could rest assured of the motherland.
After a set of formulaic visits, Yang Xiaorou's mother and daughter and other women went upstairs. There are only four men left in the living room.
"Li Mo, I just heard that you have seized an American cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden?" After Ding Huiqiang sat down, he suddenly thought of the news he had received before and couldn't help asking in a low voice.
When I first heard the news, Ding Huiqiang felt incredible, but when I thought that Li Mo did it, this incredible became possible.
Li Mo is not a mature politician. In many cases, he feels more surnames than rational surnames. It is not unacceptable to retaliate against Americans at this time.
So when saying this, there was a trace of envy in Ding Huiqiang's tone. Somalia has a tough leader, Li Mo, and what to do at the critical moment is all Li Mo's decision. If you have kindness, you can repay kindness and revenge. Do it when you think of it, and care about it.
This kind of free and easy-going and happy enmity is difficult for other countries to achieve.
Before Tian Jianming and Zhang Dashan heard about this, they asked in surprise, "Xiao Mo, did you really seize the American ship?"
"Yes, we received a report from an insider of a pirate gang that a cargo ship carrying a large amount of arms to trade with the pirate group, so the naval department intercepted the 'Jewel' cargo ship based on clues, and found a large number of evidence of smuggled goods such as arms on it. Now, the freighter should be on the way back to Somalia.
(to be continued)