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Chapter 328 Pirate Storm!

(Should I save some manuscripts... On the 8th, the HAN Provincial Writers Association will have a training session for 3 days... There are so many things going on in July!)

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"Natuna Island?"

"Obtained by you?"

"Are you crazy!" Sean's head was buzzing and he was stunned by the news. "Aren't you asked to be a military intermediary?!"

"Head, the Southeast Asian market is huge and very active!" Neil began to tell Sean about his plan. "Vietnam and Thailand can completely replace Colombia. The surrounding Hong Kong Island, Xingcheng, and the mainland are gradually gaining ground. The market comparison

The United States is small, but has broad prospects, especially since there are no competitors here!"

"I am an American, no matter it is the Vietnamese government or the Thai government, who dares to arrest me!!" Neil's domineering attitude began to leak out.

"What the hell!" Sean was speechless. He thought well, but if you were as reliable as Jeff, I would have asked you to go out and work alone!

"So, what does this have to do with Natuna Island?"

"Uh..." Neil scratched his head and said with some uncertainty: "To become famous?"

"By the way, Boss, haven't you always been thinking about Natuna Island? What an opportunity!" Leng Buding really gave Neil an excuse.

"Fuck you, sir!" Sean was furious, "Hurry up and get out of here, damn, stop fucking making a fuss, you are not the one making the hype!"

Just as he was about to hang up, Sean thought of something and added, "Leave a sign. You can think of a specific sign. I'll help you hype it up later."

After hanging up the phone, Sean still felt his head was buzzing.

Idiot!

After scolding, Sean still had to clean up his mess.

However, it is true that it becomes famous very quickly.

Sean asked New Century Media to help with publicity. After thinking about it, the main target should be in Southeast Asia, so he asked someone to reveal the news.

The last frame-up... The last time I clarified the facts to the public and exposed the ugly face of Malay, I contacted many media.

Sean thought the effect was good, so he asked Norris to keep this small channel.

This time, there was no need to ask them for help in publicity, but the news was released through channels that Natuna Island was attacked by pirates.

Pirate attacks and all that happened two or three centuries ago.

This piece of news came out suddenly, especially since the IP "Pirates" has been relatively active in Southeast Asia recently.

It immediately aroused public opinion!

The most interesting thing is that Natuna Island is a disputed territory. Malaysia, Vietnam, and Indonesia all claim that it belongs to them, but the actual control is actually in the hands of Indonesia.

As for the so-called declaration of ownership of the rabbit, it is actually very complicated.

Initially, the Nine Broken Lines did not include Natuna, but theoretically they were included in the economic circle. The problem was that not many people recognized the Nine Broken Lines.

However, the strength of rabbits during this period was still very lagging behind, and there was no way to say "since ancient times".

It is true that many Chinese people lived on Natuna Island. It can be traced back to the Han Dynasty. It is nonsense to say that it was a traditional fishing ground. At that time, there was only offshore fishing, which was very close...

However, there were refugees from the war. In the early years of the Han Dynasty, large ships were sailing on the sea. It was also during this period that the reputation of the Han Dynasty spread throughout Southeast Asia and India.

Only then did all the nations come to visit the Tang Dynasty, including a large number of Southeast Asian countries.

It is nonsense to say that a map of the world shocked the ancients... During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Zhang Sai visited YL, India, and as far as Egypt!

Although the map is not detailed, it has a general outline.

As for why the South China Sea belongs to China, it is because during the Tang, Song and Ming dynasties, China had the final say in maritime trade here!

The first person to truly dominate the South China Sea was called 'Chen Zuyi', also known as the 'Overlord of the Seven Seas'. He had been entrenched in Malacca for more than 10 years. He had tens of thousands of pirates under his command, robbed tens of thousands of passing ships, and attacked more than 50 coastal towns. He was the emperor of Southeast Asia.

Under his command are the 'Ocean's Shichibukai', the spokesperson of 'Justice'.

In the end, he was killed by Zheng He who went to the West... Write it down, it will be tested soon.

In September 1407, he was taken back to the Ming Dynasty and beheaded in public.

If the rabbit had the strength of Eagle Sauce, the whole of Southeast Asia would be like 'since ancient times'!

Back to business!

The Indonesian government itself didn’t even know that Natuna, which it claimed was its own territory, had been robbed. This was first reported by the media in various Southeast Asian countries!

At first, the Indonesian government didn't believe it. This was simply a fantasy. But then they discovered that they had completely lost contact with Natuna.

There were no submarine cables at this time. The communication tower was blown up by Neil, and the isolated overseas island was completely disconnected!

At this time, those pirates had just completed their door-to-door robbery activities. As Neil said, people living here don't have money in banks like people on the mainland. These people keep it at home.

The first to be unlucky were the businesses on the island, especially a small bank, and then the various large families.

As for the poor guy...

No matter good or bad, the poor are always the last ones thought of!

No pirate wants to waste time on a poor guy!

A lot of threats and intimidation, ranging from cash to gold, silver and jewelry.

After receiving Sean's instructions, Neil did not dare to explode and shouted to retreat early. He told these guys to be obedient when the Indonesian navy came out.

But before leaving at the end, a group of pirates still took a group of people into custody, including those who were moving TVs and refrigerators, even the bicycles carrying things!

This thing is very big in Vietnam, Cambodia, etc.!!

Seeing this scene, Neil scratched his head and wanted to shoot and kill these shameless people. It was so embarrassing!

It is said that after another two hours of commotion, a group of people finally ended the robbery.

Before leaving, Neil thought about it for a long time, and finally asked someone to print a six-pointed star composed of 26 bloody handprints on a wall of the pier.

Getting on the boat, it disappeared into the vast sea.

A few hours later, the Indonesian navy arrived belatedly, and all they saw was a mess!!

"The Terror Returns!"

"New Pirate Age!"

"Shocked: 8,000 people cried bitterly, and the reason turned out to be..."

As the news spread, a large group of media came to Natuna Island to take photos on the spot, and the news began to bombard the area.

The photo of the 'Bloody Six-Pointed Star' spread all over the world in just a few days following news reports, telling everyone that the pirates are back!

Afterwards, the Indonesian government was furious!

It's just that in the vast sea, no matter where you go to find some pirates, you have staged a show of hopelessness and despair for people all over the world.

The Indonesian government's helplessness has made this matter infinitely more serious.

This has caused great panic in coastal cities in countries around Southeast Asia. Looking at Natuna's experience, we know that the police are useless when facing pirates. They will be crushed to death in one wave!

Unless it's an army, it's useless to deal with these pirates!

A few days later, specious news gradually spread that these pirates came from Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar, and Thailand.

There is no way of knowing whether the news is true or false, and ordinary reporters would not dare to go to these poor and backward places that are still at war.

People really go in horizontally and come out vertically. Okay, I’ll strip everything off for you!

Unfortunately, people are dead!

Unless there is a local boss guaranteeing and protecting you.

The Indonesian side is even less capable of conducting cross-over investigations.

Taking advantage of the hot topic of pirates, under Neil's instructions, this group of pirates began to cooperate with each other after dividing the spoils, in the southwest area of ​​Natuna Island, on the sea between Malaysia and Indonesia, and west of Malacca, in the Great Strait area

Activity.

Seized more than 30 merchant ships in a row!

Most of the merchant ships were either too large or their cargo was not valuable and were released for various reasons, but 8 merchant ships were detained.

The pirates left a contact phone number and then disappeared with the ship across the vast sea.

The news spread and caused shock!

In the past, they only robbed some property. Now, when pirates attack the county town and seize merchant ships for extortion, it is simply shocking.

Eight merchant ships were seized, with a large amount of cargo and people on board. How to ensure the safety of the ships, cargo, and people?

How to negotiate?

Will the pirates release the pirates safely after receiving the ransom?

Many things are plaguing several shipping companies.

And the toughest question is, who enforces the law?

Maritime issues are the most difficult to deal with. Those who have the power to enforce the law do not want to take action, which is a thankless effort. Those who want to take control do not have the power to enforce the law.

At present, part of the accident occurred in Indonesian waters, and part of it was in Indian waters!

Yes, in northern Indonesia, the island chain beyond the Strait of Malacca is Asan’s overseas enclave.

Theoretically, the governments of the two countries should be responsible, but although Asan shouted loudly all day long, they would not go to any trouble to fight against pirates, and it did not affect themselves.

It’s really like fighting pirates for free!

Besides, if the hostages died and the ship was sunk, the benefits would be lost and all would be in disgrace.

The Indonesian side also has this attitude.

Interpol can take care of this matter. Based on the fixed phone number left by the pirates, Interpol used the country's telecommunications department to find the address where the number was installed within one day.

After arriving at the location, it was discovered that the phone number left by the pirates was the phone number of a grocery store in a small border town in several countries.

In this era, many grocery stores offer telephone services and charge per minute. These grocery stores are very famous in the local area and have been in business for many years.

The boss only knew that if someone called to ask about the ransom, he would ask the person to leave his phone number, write it on a piece of paper, and hang it at the door.

There are so many people coming and going every day, how the hell do you judge this?

These are all methods taught in the "Pirate Training Manual", and the insurance rate is 100%.

In addition, there are also local radio stations that leave contact information through broadcasts at specific times.

There are all kinds of methods, all created by a certain crime king who wishes to remain anonymous!

The clue is now broken!

Of course, if you continue to investigate slowly, you may not be able to find clues, but the pirates don't wait for time!

By the time Interpol finds clues, the grass on the grave may not be all one foot tall.

If there is a grave...

Things suddenly come to a standstill here!

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This is also the main reason why piracy declined. The things you robbed cannot be sold. There are no pirate ports in this era. The ports of any country must have various procedures.

If the goods cannot be sold, there will be no economic benefits, and the pirates will not need to be attacked, and they will be in decline.

Shipping companies have found a protective umbrella here.

"We are fully capable of retrieving your ship, goods and personnel, and the service fee is 2 million US dollars!" For a ship, the opening price is 2 million.

"expensive?"

"Man, we dispatched hundreds of soldiers, Black Hawk helicopter gunships, Sea-Cobras, and guided missile destroyers. Two million, is that expensive!?"

"More expensive than what the pirates asked for?"

"Then I can only say I'm sorry." Bill shrugged and hung up the phone.

The status of an umbrella company is here, even if it is not accepted, the price cannot be reduced.

Just when several shipping companies were unable to do anything, a company called Neil Asset Management jumped out and said that it could help these victimized shipping companies negotiate with pirates!

Neil Asset Management is headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand.

Within a building, Neil directly occupied a floor of more than 1,500 square meters.

The place is very spacious, like a leisure club larger than a company.

The luxurious reception area, entertainment area, and fitness area occupy most of the company, but the real office area is not large, with only a few people.

The most eye-catching thing is the 8 beauties in the reception area, including a pair of twins, they are very beautiful!

The eight people are proficient in English, French, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Japanese, Malay, and Cantonese. They were carefully selected by Neil and are ready to go back and show off to Jeff and Jonas!

"What qualifications does our company have?" Neil smiled as he looked at the people from the shipping company who came to see him and laughed, "Only because we dare to meet pirates and escape unscathed!"

"What you should consider now is not my qualifications, but what you should consider is that the time the pirates have given you is running out!"

Neil was sitting on the boss's chair, with his legs crossed and a cigar between his fingers, looking very impressive, "There are only two choices before you. First, trust me, and second, wait to collect the bodies of those hostages!

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"Choose the first one, and you will have to pay a lot of money, but what you will gain is the recovered ship, cargo, hostages, and reputation."

"Choose the second option, and you will pay exorbitant amounts of money and be scorned by the whole world."

"You have no choice!"

"Of course, you can also choose to find an umbrella company or the American MPRI, but the question is, do pirates dare to meet these two giants?"

"You can also choose to contact the governments of Indonesia, Asan, Thailand, etc., but I'm afraid that the corpse will already stink when they solve the case!"

"Pirates don't trust others without reason. So, what is your relationship with pirates? You are the leader of the pirates, right!" A British guy stared into Neil's eyes and spoke louder and louder, and finally stood up

He stood up, leaned forward, and pressed towards Neil with great force.

Well, the British love negotiating the most!

Love all kinds of speeches!

This is tradition!

They believe in the influence of their empire on which the sun never sets, and have always believed in it.

We always have to stand up and show off our muscles and toughness from time to time, so that the whole world can understand what it means to start a war and we must first bomb our London.

This is called card face!!

If you don’t bomb, you are a woman!

Never give up on HK!

From the Prime Minister to the negotiators of shipping companies, they always show their traditions.

He can always solve all problems with confidence and just right!

On this point, you can trust the British!

It can be called a model of ‘pit’!

Jianguo bows to it!

I am so ashamed!

Neil smiled and looked at the British guy, with the cigar in his mouth, he raised his hands and started to applaud, and the sound of 'papapapapa' echoed in the living room.

“Great performance, very impressive!”

"I think you are fully qualified to negotiate with pirates!"

"So, I won't waste your time and wish you all the best!"

"Please!" Neil stretched out his hand and pointed toward the door.

The British man stared at Neil, their eyes colliding in the air.

Neil followed Sean and saw a lot of British people who only made him want to laugh.

"The time left for you is running out. Do you need me to ask you out?" Neil said calmly.

The British guy's expression changed, and he couldn't hold his nerve anymore, "You are committing a crime, you know, you are provoking the British Empire, you will be arrested!"

"Then you first have to persuade the British government to let them get law enforcement rights here, and you also need to find enough evidence, otherwise..." Neil spread his hands, "Okay, please!"

Seeing that the British guy had something to say, Neil shook the hand holding the cigar and said, "Don't mention any cooperation now, I don't need it, and I have the right not to accept your order."

"I just need someone to stand up and let me fully demonstrate my power!"

"So, thank you from the bottom of my heart!" Neil's eyes were full of sincerity, and he hooked his fingers. Two strong men came out, dragged the British guy expressionlessly and walked out.

"No, you can't do this, no, you are committing a crime!" The British guy kept kicking his legs.

Under the watchful eyes of negotiators from the other seven companies, the screams became increasingly distant.

It wasn't until the door closed again and the sound disappeared that Neil turned to look at a few people, "What a wonderful performance, and the effect looks great now."

"So, everyone, do you have any questions now?"

"The charging method is 10% of the ransom of both parties to the transaction, and we promise to ensure the effectiveness of the negotiation."

"What should I do if an accident occurs?" a representative from a shipping company asked.

"It's very simple. The matter can be blamed on Neil's company. You have thought of all the ways and can announce it. No country has the means to deal with this kind of thing. Interpol is helpless. You can only turn to the entrusting company, which is us.

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"Everything can be put on our shoulders and we can put ourselves aside. That's enough, isn't it?"

"The result won't be worse anyway."

"What do you think?"

The negotiators from the seven companies looked at each other and said, "We have to go back and report to the company, and then give you an answer, sir."

"Of course, no problem. The customer is God. I respect any choice you make." Neil stood up and bowed slightly and said gracefully.

Representatives from the 7th family laughed dryly. If you hadn't dragged the British guy out just now, we would have really fucking believed it.

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People from eight companies immediately reported the matter as soon as they left, and even before they walked into Neil's office, these companies had already commissioned agents to investigate Neil.

No one is a fool. It is obvious that Neil has a relationship with these pirates. It is unknown whether he is the person behind the pirates, but the relationship is definitely very close.

It's just that the investigation didn't go very smoothly, and there was no facial recognition at this time. Well...it's useless even if it is. It's illegal in the United States.

This thing invades personal privacy, is racially discriminatory, and is secret surveillance.

What we can know is that Neil has nationalities from the United States, Britain, Colombia and other countries. The earliest record of his appearance in Thailand was one year ago, and he has appeared several times since.

There were some Americans accompanying me, and looking at the daily conditions, there were some traces of military personnel.

Then, there is no more.

As for whether it has any relationship with pirates, it is completely unknown!

Arresting people is out of the question. For another person, the Thai police don't mind collecting black money to arrest people. The problem is that this person is not easy to mess with at first sight. Whether it is a pirate who kills without blinking an eye, or he may have a profound background and knows how to survive.

The Thai police all understand that money earned may not be money spent.

Time waits for no one, 7 companies together, give money, want to fish out the man and the boat!

The delay has been too long. Not to mention anything else, the liquidated damages for violating the freight contract period are unbearable for them.

As for the British guys...

"We agree with your point of view. That guy is definitely a criminal and the mastermind behind the scenes. You are on the side of justice. Justice will never be alone. We support you spiritually!"

"If you continue to investigate, you will definitely gain something."

"Come on, you can do it!"

The next day, the commission and ransom were all paid into Neil's company's account.

After receiving the cash, Neil immediately contacted the pirate according to the contact information left by him.

Then, some people with weathered faces, looking a little timid, and a little nervous appeared downstairs of the building, and these people were targeted by the police and the capital behind them at the same time.

"The Book of Pirates" teaches that common sense will deceive you, eyes will deceive you, even dad may be fake, but mathematics...ah, but the process will not deceive you!

Whether you follow the process or not, the results will be completely different.

These people brought an account number, an anonymous digital account registered in different banks in different tax havens.

There is no owner of the account, and you can withdraw money as long as you match the password.

Neil followed the request and transferred the money to these digital accounts through the bank here in Thailand.

On the other hand, there is another group of people in these tax havens who will immediately transfer the money again after receiving it, and transfer it in batches to several different accounts.

There was no Internet at this time, so it was not possible to make money circle the earth several times in a few seconds. However, manual telephone operation was either impossible or slow, but it was still much faster than the police.

Of course, how the money is transferred later has nothing to do with Neil.

At least there is no relationship on the surface!

This team is completely independent and does not know Neil at all. It is a separate agency founded by an unnamed New Jersey man.

The organization employs a large number of local people in tax havens, and their daily job is to take the worksheet issued by the "upline" and transfer money back and forth to specific accounts as required, or cancel the account, or register the account.

There should not be too many people like this in tax havens.

The so-called ‘onlines’ are all contacted individually, and each has their own means, some are through letters, some are on the phone, some have met in person, and some have never seen what the upline looks like at all.

Because they are all locals, they are all raising families, their ancestors have been clearly investigated for eight generations, and they have all been evaluated by professional evaluation agencies. They are the kind of guys who value family ties.

There will never be a guy like Liu Bang who takes a piece of the pie.

There is no fear at all that they might get cynical and if the money is not transferred at the specified time, that would be the fate of the whole family feeding the fish.

Therefore, when the few people who came to deliver the accounts came out of the building, they were immediately stared at by the Bangkok police and people from those companies, and they were arrested after the ships and hostages were recovered.

None of this has anything to do with Neil, it's all just part of the plan.

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In the wooden house in the dense forest, more than 20 men with frightened and confused eyes were sitting or lying down. No one made a sound. It was lifeless. Only from time to time, someone reached out to grab the bags bitten by mosquitoes on their bodies.

These are the crew of a hijacked cargo ship.

The door was pushed open from the outside. More than 20 people in the room turned to look over, but no one spoke.

I don't understand these guys who look like monkeys. Everyone has tried it countless times these days.

It's useless to cry or make noise.

Several thin, dark men with guns came in, wearing tattered and dirty clothes.

One person took out a large keychain, leaned down and began to open the iron chain tied around the detained crew member's ankle.

For the first time in several days, everyone's minds suddenly started to raise concerns. They didn't know if they were being ransomed by the company or if the ransom was not agreed upon, they were going to be killed.

Everyone was on tenterhooks, but no one spoke, they couldn't understand.

Under the threat of gunpoint, these people lined up and walked out of the wooden house. Outside were a dozen ponies. They were driven and climbed on the backs of the horses in pairs.

Then, someone handed over black hoods, and everyone had to put them on to prevent them from seeing things they shouldn't.

After more than 3 hours of slow and bumpy driving, a group of people finally walked out of the mountain. After dismounting, they were pulled into a broken van.

The car drove for another hour before arriving at the beach. At this point, they were finally allowed to take off their hoods.

There is a simple trestle with a small boat outside, and in the distance, their own freighter is moored on the sea.

Excited and excited, many people knelt on the ground trembling and cried bitterly.

When they saw this scene, they knew that the company had spent money to redeem them.

Those escorting them did not rush them, and waited until they cried and screamed for a while before driving them into the boat.

After being sent to the cargo ship, the pirates sailed away. These people finally made sure that they were safe, and cheered!

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A group of people lived in a windowless house, probably not a basement. They went up the stairs when they were escorted up.

The house has a space of about 80 square meters, and there is a large ventilation duct to maintain air circulation.

No one tried to leave through the air ducts, which were blocked with iron pillars as thick as a child's arm.

There are 20 bunk beds inside the house, 10 of which are side by side. To get in and out, you have to crawl through a 1-meter-wide opening in the front. It’s more crowded than a damn prison.

There is one bathroom in the house, but you can only poop and pee, you can't take a shower, you can't flush it clean, and there is always a stinky smell in the house.

Someone delivers meals every day, two meals a day. If you don't have enough to eat, you won't starve to death.

Fortunately no one abused them.

Today, each person was given a black hood, and a group of people armed with guns escorted them into the car.

The car drove for 5 hours and finally stopped at a beach, boarded the ship, and drove for another 2 hours before seeing their cargo ship.

While crying and laughing, they were free!

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Within one day, seven cargo ships were sent out across an area of ​​more than a thousand kilometers.

After receiving the news, the seven shipping companies took their last breath and finally let go. However, a piece of news brought back by the returning crew members made them feel strange.

They received a flag with a hand-embroidered pattern on it, and the pirates told them that they could show it if they encountered pirates again within a year from the South China Sea to the Strait of Malacca.

The pirates will let them go once, but they will also take back the flag.

If it is not hijacked within 1 year, the flag will be invalid!

After the news spread, people felt extremely weird.

Modern pirates, advancing with the times?

Human society, moderate robbery?

Pirates are not just about fighting and killing, but they also have a sense of humanity?

damn it!

According to the "Encyclopedia of Pirate Robbery" compiled by a man who wishes to remain anonymous, leeks must be cut one crop at a time without cutting off the roots, and the leeks must be given enough time to grow.

Follow the "sustainable robbery path", adhere to the three principles of fairness, sustainability, and commonality, and build a modern pirate economic circle!

Become the four pirates of the new era who have ideals, ambitions, skills, and responsibility!

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People are safe and cargo is safe. This is the best news. After calming down the mood of the crew members, each company has them go to Xingcheng or the nearest large port to complete the handover, and new workers will go back to take over their jobs.

Although the pirates showed enough 'sincerity', it would be better without pirates!

Therefore, under the instruction of many parties, the police immediately began to arrest the exposed pirates who had been targeted before.

As soon as a person is arrested and called to the police station, he will be beaten without saying anything!

Since ancient times, punishment has been the simplest, most convenient, highest success rate, most widely used, and oldest interrogation plan.

"Tell me, where are your accomplices?"

"I have no accomplices." After only being beaten a few times, the arrested man could not hold himself any longer.

His surname, name, where he lived, and everything he had done were clearly explained, but there was no information about his pirate accomplices.

I came to deliver things just because I contacted someone from my hometown and they helped me with things.

The clues can be traced upwards, but the trace results are either friends or relatives. They are all paid for help. They are only responsible for getting money to do things and don't understand anything.

Some news came from Myanmar, some came from Cambodia, some came from Vietnam, all from neighboring countries, and then nothing happened.

Just when the Thai police were at a loss what to do...

‘Bang’, ‘bang’, ‘bang’... Several objects with wooden handles were thrown into the police yard, and then, explosions of ‘bang’, ‘bang’ and ‘bang’ sounded.

After the flash of fire, there were continuous screams. One person in the courtyard was killed on the spot, another was injured, and several parked cars were also destroyed.

A group of police officers rushed to the door and looked at the messy situation in the courtyard in surprise. No one dared to go out for a while. Who knew whether the attackers would continue to drop bombs!

"Quick, call an ambulance!" Someone shouted.

After waiting for more than ten seconds and seeing no more bombs being thrown, someone with a gun ran out to check on the injured.

Without thinking too much, everyone unanimously focused their suspicion on pirates.

Revenge, naked revenge!