[Comprehensive British and American dramas] No.1 is called non-plural

In an old apartment building, a total of eight men crowded into a two-bedroom suite of no more than seventy square meters.The mobile phone was confiscated, there was no computer or TV in the house, water and electricity were provided for a limited time every day, and three meals were delivered by someone. The taste was not good, but it could barely fill the stomach.

The reason why such a bad environment has not yet attracted protests is because the few people who have been locked up are aware of their situation.

After walking at night for many years, they finally saw a ghost once.

Everyone has a sense of luck. Even if they know that there are several groups of pirates in the Gulf of Aden, they always feel that they are the lucky one before they bump into each other.But when we really bumped into each other, it was too late.

The only thing I can use to comfort myself is that these pirates are much more moral than ordinary kidnappers, and they believe in paying the money with one hand and letting them go with the other, so there is no need to worry about tearing up their tickets.

As long as they can pay the ransom, they can leave here.

Thinking of this, the crew members who were still a little anxious calmed down. Among other things, it can be guaranteed that their boss is not a stingy person.

There was a sound outside the door, and after a while, a tall man walked in.He looked a little old, but he didn't look old, his eyes were still bright and sharp, and his black hair was mixed with silver, but he had a sense of fashion.The exposed skin has turned a red copper color due to years of wind and sun, and people can tell at a glance that he is a person who has been floating on the sea all year round.

"Captain!" Several people who heard the movement stood up and looked at him expectantly.

Unlucky enough for the pirates to target him and rob him with his crew, the captain, who suffered the most, sighed, pulled a chair and sat down, "There was an accident."

According to data surveys, among the ships passing through the Gulf of Aden and nearby waters, on average, one out of every [-] ships will encounter pirates.Mr. Captain, that is, Kyle, although he doesn't think his luck is that bad, but some accidents are inevitable when he is drifting at sea all the year round, so the legendary alarm and distress device is particularly complete.As several clippers with armed men surrounded their ship, Kyle pressed the alarm and threw up his hands in surrender.

Don't say that they are too cowardly and have no resistance. People will be cowardly when they see each other carrying a bazooka. It is foolish to want to resist.

When the boat and people were taken back to the pirates' base camp, and Kyle was taken away to discuss the ransom, Kyle was still optimistic, and the loss of money was inevitable, but his boat and the crew on board were all insured. To be honest, although there is a loss, it will not make people feel distressed.Besides, as long as I leave here safely, it can be regarded as a legendary adventure story. When I return to China and go on a few programs, and tell about this experience, the loss will be made up, and I will make another fortune.

So, although Kyle was a little nervous at the time, he was definitely not afraid.

But just when they negotiated the ransom and were about to reach an agreement, something happened.

Thinking of this, Kyle couldn't help cursing inwardly, if you are a pirate, you are a pirate, so what are you educated for?

"They don't want us to pay the ransom." Kyle looked at his crew expectantly.

Hearing this sentence, the crew's face did not become lighter, but more dignified.There is no free lunch, they don't want ransom, they want more.

"When they searched for the supplies on our ship, they found the sea chart, and someone guessed what we were going to do through those materials." Kyle's expression was not very good either.This time, after drifting at sea for nearly two years, he finally found the address of a shipwreck, and he almost brought a salvage boat to salvage it. Now that someone wants to cut him off, it's no wonder he's in a better mood.

"They want that wreck?" asked the ship's first mate, a former Marine who also had a say on board.

"They want to, but they can't even afford a salvage boat," Kyle said. "They want us to get that boat up for them before they let us go."

The sea area where the sunken ship whose location has been confirmed is located in the high seas. Basically, whoever fishes out the ship owns it.However, in Kyle's fleet, except for the chief mate who was born in the Marine Corps, everyone else is a person with a small achievement in the professional field, and there are stubbornness in some places that others don't understand.

They don't think it's too much to take money to redeem themselves, but they are not so happy to let the sunken ship that has been proven, full of archaeological significance, and a good supplement to history fall into the hands of pirates who only have money in their eyes.

Kyle wasn't that persistent, but he knew his crew, so he knew it was going to be a tough road.

"I can deal with them for a while. For the rest, I just hope that the group of vampires in China who only have money in their eyes should pay more attention to money." Kyle muttered, hating the era of hot weapons so much that he was in a There was no room for resistance at the beginning, and now he can only hope in the country. The alarm has been sent back to him. It is best that the taxes he has paid these years are not in vain.

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Sitting in the meeting room, Kiven was numb from the shock.

The person who informed him was from the FBI, but in fact, the FBI is not the only one sitting here.This made Kiven feel a little uneasy, because he couldn't figure out why people from the Ministry of Defense would appear here.

"Please sit down, Mr. Costa." The FBI agent who brought Kiven in opened the seat for Kiven very politely, "There are some situations, we think you, as the family of the person involved, should know."

After September [-], in order to carry out international anti-terrorism operations, the U.S. Department of Defense carried out military deployments around the world. The President of the year was Bush Jr., and the Bush administration suspected that the Somali government was providing support and assistance to international terrorists, so it began to try to remove this virus. nail.Three years ago, with the support of the United States, Ethiopia sent troops to overthrow the Somali government at that time, and then established a new government, and then, hehe...

The piracy problem in Somalia has now become a major international problem. As early as a few years ago, governments of various countries began to carry out planned military strikes.But in that chaotic country, poverty is the main theme. Unless that country is completely conquered, the Somali pirates are like weeds, which will never burn out and will be born again when the spring breeze blows.

The term "all people steal" may be an exaggeration, but it is an indisputable fact that one of the biggest pirate forces is composed of the army of that country.And those people are not fools. In order to maintain internal stability and national support, part of the money from looting is often distributed to help the poor. There are dozens of armed separatist forces in a small country, so it is strange if there is no chaos.

If Isaac were here, he'd be making fun of this self-serving act of lighting fires and setting off fireworks.He was not there, Kiven kept his face expressionless, listening to an agent tell the details of the incident, and then secretly mocked in his heart.

The equipment on Kyle's boat is all expensive, and the quality is naturally good.Therefore, although they have no contact, what should be known is also known through the Tonghua equipment that has not been actively disconnected.

The most anxious is the insurance company, because Kyle buys the highest share of insurance for the ship and crew; the most annoyed is the military, because this time another successful kidnapping in Somalia is tantamount to a strong slap on their faces. A slap.

Can't control it.Hit, can't die.

It's so annoying!

Several countries have dispatched warships to that sea area one after another, but they just can't get it right!

This is even more inconceivable than the warships of the United States and China and Russia acting together instead of demonstrating and fighting each other. What is even more inconceivable is that the three countries have cooperated, but it has not been done yet!

Fortunately, there was no hype in the news, otherwise, what confidence would they have to spread the theory of the threat of evil and create an opposing country for themselves in the international arena.

Kiven once wondered if this was another deployment within the military, but seeing the embarrassment in the eyes of the soldier in front of him, he felt that he was thinking too much.

"I just want to know, what do you need me to do?" That's right, Kiven is not very interested in the international situation that the agent has been talking about. Compared with this, he wants to know their purpose .Even if he and Kyle weren't close, that didn't mean he could sit back and watch Kyle's safety in the den of thieves be guaranteed.

But judging from the attitudes of these people in front of them, they obviously wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to do something.

"The account under the name of Captain Costa has not been moved yet. Based on the situation on the other side we heard through the communication equipment, we made a bold analysis and came to a conclusion." The military representative who has been silent all this time said. , "For this kidnapping, what those pirates wanted was not a ransom, but the research results of the captain and crew."

The name Kyle Costa is indeed not well-known in unrelated fields, but this does not prevent him from still being a well-known historian, with achievements that people look up to, whether academic or otherwise.

The research results that can be valued by such a person, combined with his main research directions over the years, can easily draw a conclusion——

Kyle Costa with his team, once again found a very valuable shipwreck.

Although the pirates in Somalia look ignorant and barbaric to outsiders, it doesn't mean they have no brains.Therefore, this must be an extremely exciting wealth.And when the military used various means to confirm the place where Costa's research ship stayed the longest, it was determined that it was an open sea.

They used the shipwreck as a bait, and they would wait there, catch all the pirates who came there, and extinguish their arrogance.

"It's too dangerous!" Kiven categorically vetoed, "If they find out that something is wrong, who can guarantee the safety of my father and his crew? They are just ordinary citizens and have no obligation to cooperate with the military!"