Reborn as a police officer in South Africa

While the Governor's Mansion is singing and dancing, Captain Jonathan and his merchant ship "Oak God" are facing an unprecedented crisis.

The "Oak God" is a mixed passenger and cargo ship with a displacement of 8,500 tons. It travels between southern Africa and East Asia all year round. It basically transports food and meat from southern Africa to East Asia, and then purchases various specialties from East Asia.

, and then return to southern Africa with the new immigrants in the immigration departure camp.

As usual, in addition to cargo, the "Oak God" merchant ship also brought about 350 new immigrants. These new immigrants were arranged in cabins on the upper deck of the "Oak God". Their destinations

It's Port Edward.

 This was the "Oak God"'s last trip to East Asia before the Spring Festival. In order to return to southern Africa as soon as possible, Jonathan traveled day and night, but he did not expect to be attacked by pirates in the waters east of Palawan.

 Jonathan immediately sent distress signals to the Lion City, Coconut City, and Manila in the Philippines, and then increased his power and drove towards British Malaya, hoping to get rid of the pirates.

"Coconut City and Lion City promised to send warships to help us, but it will take at least half an hour to arrive." Second Officer Dick Qiang calmed down, and intermittent gunshots were faintly heard not far away. It was the pirates who were forcing the "Oak God"

"The ship stopped.

 “What about Manila?” Jonathan still has expectations for Manila.

 “There has been no response from Manila yet.” Dick’s voice was filled with despair.

 “Damn it!” Jonathan punched the bridge in front of him heavily. He hoped for help from Manila rather than God.

“Captain” First Mate Alfred handed Jonathan the telescope in his hand and signaled to Jonathan.

Jonathan picked up the telescope and looked. Right in front of the "Oak God", a pirate ship of less than 100 tons was showing off its power.

At the stern of the pirate ship, a captain wearing an eye patch, an ancient rapier, and a monocular in his hand was looking at the "Oak God" with a gloomy look. When Jonathan noticed the mines at the feet of the pirate captain

At that moment, Jonathan's expression suddenly changed.

Based on tonnage alone, a pirate ship of less than 100 tons cannot threaten the 8,500-ton "Oak God" at all, but it will be different if the pirates have mines.

Although the mines at the feet of the pirate captain look rusty and are old models that have been eliminated by the navies of various countries, even so, if the pirate ship drops the mines on the route of the "Oak God", then the "Oak God" will

The ship and hundreds of new immigrants on board perished at the bottom of the sea.

 “Why do pirates have mines? Could they be disguised?” Alfred wondered.

 Jonathan's eyes were filled with uncertainty.

 It’s easy to handle if it’s fake.

 But what if it is true?

"Captain, we have more than 30 crew members, we can give it a try." Dick didn't want to be captured without mercy. There seemed to be only a dozen pirates. Although there were no artillery on the "Oak God", most of the crew members had them.

Armed with a gun, if organized, you may not be unable to resist.

 Jonathan was distraught.

"No, there are hundreds of new immigrants on the ship, we can't take risks." Alfred was also worried.

"But if we give up resistance, those women and children will be in more danger," Dick yelled.

 The current new immigrants in southern Africa are mainly families. If they are single members, they are mainly women and children.

Of the 350 new immigrants on the "Oak God", nearly 300 were women and children. If these women and children fell into the hands of pirates, the consequences would be equally disastrous.

 “Contact the pirate captain, I want to talk to him.” Jonathan hopes to find a better solution.

The pirate captain was very courageous and soon boarded the "Oak God" alone. The pirate ship equipped with mines was still in the channel in front of the "Oak God".

"Dear Mr. Captain, hello, my name is Walter Drake. You don't need to introduce me. You must know what this name means." The young man who called himself Drake was proud.

In the world of navigation, the surname Drake is indeed famous. As mentioned in the previous chapter, Francis Drake once served as deputy commander in the Anglo-Spanish Battle that defeated the Spanish Armada.

 As for Walter, this is the name of Walter Raleigh, another famous "navigator" contemporary with Francis Drake.

 Like Francis Drake, Walter Raleigh was also a legendary figure. He graduated from Oxford University Law School, was funded by Queen Elizabeth, established a fleet called the "Queen's Ships", and began his piracy career.

 In the popular Japanese anime "One Piece", Silbaz Rayleigh, the deputy captain of the Roger Pirates, was created based on Walter Rayleigh.

"Hello Mr. Drake, as you can see, if we rise up to resist, there will definitely be a war between us." Jonathan didn't care whether the so-called "Walter" in front of him was called that name or not. Walter boarded the "Oak Tree"

Before sailing on the God, Jonathan gathered all the sailors and lined up on the deck to greet him.

 Of course they are all hand-held weapons.

 It must be said that the sailors in southern Africa are still very courageous. Almost all of them are equipped with pistols, and a few of them are also equipped with powerful shotguns at close range.

"Since you want to talk to me, then the battle will not happen. Of course you can kill me now, but in that case, you will sink to the cold and dark bottom of the sea forever, just like your ship." Drake smiled ferociously.

, a set of white teeth combined with bronze skin, perfectly in line with the aesthetics of white people.

  Chinese people regard whiteness as beauty, because white skin symbolizes wealth and pampering.

 White people regard the so-called "healthy wheat color" as their beauty, because only those who have time, mood, and enough money to bask in the sun at the beach all year round have such a skin color.

So when Matt Damon pretends to be a rich kid in "The Talented Mr. Ripley", he will be spotted by the real rich kid at a glance, because Matt Damon's skin is too white.

Like Drake, Jonathan has bronze skin, a full beard, and an ancient walnut pipe with a jade holder.

“Yes, you are right, if you can ensure the safety of everyone on board, then we can give up the resistance.” Jonathan was reluctant to compromise, and it was difficult to say this.

“Of course, we only want money and no killing!” Derek laughed, and then he was surprised to notice that the corridor on the ship was full of new immigrants.

"Yes, as you can see, the merchant ship 'Oak God' belongs to the great Rhodesian Company, and these children and women on board are the property of the Marquis of Nyasaland. If you dare to destroy Nigeria,

The property of the Marquis of Asalan, believe me, no matter where you hide, even if you hide under your grandmother's skirt, the Marquis of Asalan will find you and hang you on the dock with the most cruel means."

Jonathan's words are so intimidating that the pirates will have no scruples?

  Don’t be ridiculous, pirates also look at what others are doing. Chapter 1557 says that Kitchina is the God of Death. In the eyes of ordinary people, Rock is the same and Rock is a more terrifying god of death than Kitchinna.

 In the Second Boer War, Kitchener only killed 100,000 Boers.

 Locke commanded the British troops in World War I and killed at least one million enemies. When it comes to killing people, no one in the world is better than Locke.

 For pirates, "Marquis of Nyasaland" is also a strong deterrent.

 As soon as Jonathan finished speaking, the smile on Derek's face froze.

 Jonathan was surprised to find that Derek swallowed his saliva subconsciously.

This is really not greed, but fear.

"Don't scare me with the Marquis of Nyasaland. As long as I get the ransom, I will naturally let you go." The panic in Derek's eyes flashed away. Although Lord Rhodesia is also a noble, there is a difference between a noble and a noble.

, if you offend a military aristocrat with real power like Roque, some people will really die for it.

  Don’t think that rich people with big businesses don’t care about this loss and will let pirates like Derek go.

 Really rich people really don’t care about a little loss.

 What rich people care about is that some people will taste the sweetness, and others will follow suit, and there will never be peace.

 So what do rich people do?

The baht must be compared with the penny, and we will pursue him to the end, even if he pays a hundred times the price for the result.

 “I hope you will keep your word.” Jonathan sneered, took out the gun from his waist, took the initiative to reverse the handle of the gun and handed it to Derek.

 When Derek's hand touched the handle of the gun, it trembled as if it had been burned.

Alfred and Dick looked at each other, then took out their guns and threw them on the ground with helpless expressions.

 Half an hour later, when the destroyer "Endeavour" was the first to arrive at the sea area where the incident occurred, the "Oak God" had already been lost in the sea area where the incident occurred.

 Ten minutes later, the "St. George" sent a signal to return to the Lion City to stop the search.

Don’t think it’s difficult to hide an 8,500-ton merchant ship at sea. The sea area in South Asia is very large. Unlike warships with deeper drafts that require natural harbors to dock, although merchant ships are huge, they can be found casually due to their shallow draft.

If you hide it in a harbor, no one will be able to find it.

Of course, Tang Li will not give up just yet. Although East India's maritime power is weak, its air force is still good. In performing maritime search missions, the air force actually has an advantage over the navy.

However, it is getting late now, and it is difficult to achieve anything by dispatching the air force. Even if it is to be dispatched, it will have to wait until tomorrow morning.

Early the next morning, before the East India Air Force had time to dispatch, the Rhodesian Company received a blackmail telegram from the pirates.

The pirates demanded that the Rhodesian Ocean Trading Company pay 50,000 rand, which included not only the ransom of the "Oak God", but also the ransom of the new immigrants.