Reborn as a police officer in South Africa

Unlike the Cape Town Ocean Trading Company, which takes money to ward off disasters, Rhodesia's attitude towards pirates is uncompromising and will not pay a penny.

The attitude of the Indian Ocean Fleet was the same. The Southern African military never accepted any form of threat. Tang Li sent a seaplane to search for the missing "Oak God" at dawn. At the speed of the "Oak God", it took only a few hours.

It's impossible to run too far.

Of course, Tang Li was also prepared. Even if the seaplane found the "Oak God", the pirates could only be attacked after ensuring the safety of the hostages.

"Hello General Tang, I am Ramsden from Umbrella Company, and I have been ordered to cooperate with your actions." Umbrella Company is very powerful in East India, and the troops in East India are all trained by Umbrella Company instructors in strict accordance with the Southern African Army Drill Code.

“Hello Lumsden, tell me what you know about the situation. Do you know who did it?” Tang Li had high hopes for Lumsden. Local cowards like them should know better.

"It was done by a man named Walter Drake. This is an American who has been in the limelight recently. He was also responsible for the hijacking of the 'Boer' not long ago. However, the name may be fake. There are several people who have seen it.

People who have met Walter Drake have inconsistent descriptions of him." Lumsden did know some things that Tang Li didn't, but his knowledge of Walter Drake was also limited.

“Does Walter Drake have anything to do with the colonial government of the Philippines?” Tang Li pointed to the core of the issue.

"It is possible, but we have no evidence. The goods carried by the 'Boer' did not appear in the Philippine market and may have been transferred to other areas for sale as stolen goods." Ramsden was cautious and did not specify "other areas"

Where exactly is it.

However, considering the quantity of the goods, the destination is also obvious. Don’t forget that the local specialties of East Asia are also very popular in the United States.

And given the size of the U.S. market, it would be so easy to digest that batch of goods, and it would not even cause a splash if thrown into the market.

"Where would Walter Drake hide the Oak God?" Tang Li was not in the mood to care about the cargo on the Boer. It was more important to find the Oak God as soon as possible.

Although the Rhodesian ocean trade and the southern African military have extremely tough attitudes towards pirates, hundreds of new immigrants are involved, so any action must be done with caution.

The tropical rainforest environment in South Asia is extremely harsh. Even if the ransom is not paid, even if the ransom is paid later, something unspeakable will happen.

"It's hard to say. The situation in Palawan is extremely complicated. The rebellion in the past few years has not yet subsided. Although the Philippine colonial government does not admit it, Palawan is actually in a semi-independent state. There are many separatist forces on the island.'

Although the Oak God is huge, it is not difficult to hide it." Lumsden was also helpless. Pirates were inherently cunning. If they continued to collude with the colonial government, there would be almost no chance of being found.

The fact is exactly what Ramsden said. A whole day of searching yielded nothing. After all, aircraft of the Indian Ocean Fleet cannot enter Philippine airspace at will. Although the Philippine colonial government agreed to search for the "Oak God",

However, there is still a question mark as to how much power will be invested.

At eight o'clock in the evening, the Metropolis Bar next to the Manila Port Terminal was very busy. Most of the guests in the bar were white people. Bar girls wearing scantily clad and heavily made-up shuttled among the booths. On the stage, several girls with dwindling clothes were working hard.

In the dimly lit corners of the show, countless shady transactions are taking place.

 Don't get me wrong, it's not a third-party deal, it's a deal between the Rhodesian Company and pirates.

As an important node in the East Asia route, the Philippines also has a branch of the Rhodesia Company. Neil Benson, the general manager of the branch, and Cameron, the security director, each have a cup of coffee in front of them, but neither of them is in the mood to taste it. They are waiting

The middleman in trading with pirates.

 Yes, considering the safety of those women and children, the Rhodesian Company still chose to pay the ransom.

“Good evening, gentlemen, I have been entrusted to withdraw a sum of money. Damn the weather, what do you want to drink?” The intermediary arrived belatedly and was a middle-aged man wearing glasses.

 “Walter Drake?” Neil Benson wishes he could meet Walter Drake in person.

"Walter Drake? Oh oh oh, don't think about it. Everyone here is Walter Drake. No one has ever seen that guy. My name is Benjamin Kipling. Nice to meet you, Neil.

"Mr. Benson, have you brought the money?" Benjamin Kipling was a lawyer by profession, and somehow he became a middleman for pirates.

“We will not pay the ransom until we have confirmed that the hostages are safe.” Neil Benson would not pay the ransom easily. It was fifty thousand rand, which was not a small number.

"Sorry, that's impossible, Mr. Neil Benson, you don't have a better choice." Benjamin Kipling was not too surprised. Instead, Benjamin Kipling was Neil Benson. Benjamin

·Kipling would not give away fifty thousand rand so easily.

“Haha, please tell Mr. Walter Drake that if you do something wrong, you will be punished.” Neil Benson sneered, some money would be very hot to handle.

"Mr. Neil Benson, Mr. Walter Drake must know this very well." Benjamin Kipling was indifferent. Since he became a pirate, he was not afraid of this kind of punishment.

  In other words, you are confident.

"I have to remind you, Mr. Neil Benson, the environment in the tropical rainforest is very harsh. The longer the time, the more dangerous it becomes. We are not willing to see unexpected situations happen." Benjamin Kipling hopes to complete the transaction as soon as possible.

, Neil Benson did not pose a great threat to Benjamin Kipling, but Cameron, who had been silent, made Benjamin Kipling feel extremely dangerous.

Neal Benson looked deeply at Benjamin Kipling, then nodded to Cameron.

Cameron took out a check from his underwear pocket, put it on the table and gently pushed it to Benjamin Kipling.

 Benjamin Kipling folded the check, put it in his pocket, and left without even looking at it.

 “Do you want to follow him?” Neil Benson’s eyes looked at the back of Benjamin Kipling full of reluctance.

Cameron shook his head slightly, the smile on his face was cold and ferocious.

While Neil Benson completed the deal, the crew of the Oak God and the immigrants on board were languishing on an unknown island.

The island is small and uninhabited. There are only two temporary shacks built by the pirates. It is estimated that the pirates did not expect that there would be so many hostages, so they were not fully prepared.

When the crew and immigrants were sent to the island, it was raining sparsely. The two shacks could not accommodate so many people. The pirates also occupied the larger one. Jonathan had to negotiate with the pirates, hoping that the pirates

They were able to give the other shack to the women and children.

"Give up the shanty? What are you thinking? We are pirates, not philanthropists." Walter Drake laughed. The table in front of him was filled with rich food, which were all taken from the "Oak God"

Moved down.

These foods were originally prepared for the immigrants, but the immigrants only received some hard black bread that could be used as weapons, and some drinking water in oil drums.

 Jonathan was not sure whether the water was clean.

"Mr. Drake, those women and children are not in good health. If any of them die due to illness, it will definitely affect your income." Jonathan persuaded tactfully, those women and children were not in good health to begin with, and

They were greatly frightened, and it was still raining. Some of them had already developed cold symptoms. There was a doctor on board the "Oak God" who also came to the island with the crew, but there was no medicine.

"Then you'd better pray that the ransom is paid as soon as possible. We only want money and we don't want to hurt anyone." Walter Drake waved lazily while lying on a chair, not wanting to get out of the shack.

Jonathan was helpless. When he walked out of the shack, the rain became heavier again. Children were standing under the eaves outside the other shack. There were still many children and women shivering in the drizzle.

"Alfred, Dick, come here, we have to do something, we can't just sit around." Jonathan decided to save himself. Although the island is not big, the vegetation is still very lush. The "Oak God" has more than thirty crew members.

It is not difficult to build several sheds if you work together.

At this moment, Jonathan suddenly saw a pirate carrying a wine bottle, walking crookedly towards the girls.

 Jonathan immediately ran over and stopped in front of the drunken pirate.

 “Get away!” the pirate yelled. Seeing that Jonathan was indifferent, he punched Jonathan hard in the face.

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 Jonathan's spit was bloodshot, but he still stood firmly in front of the pirates.

 At this time Alfred and Dick finally reacted, and they also ran over quickly and stood beside Jonathan.

 “Get away!” The pirate pulled out his pistol and put it on Jonathan’s head.

Jonathan noticed that the pirates were using a US military standard M1911 pistol.

The M1911 comes from the famous Colt and Springfield, and its designer is the famous John Moses Browning. It was selected as the standard pistol by the US military as soon as it was launched. Another time and space lasted 74 years, and it was not until 1985 that it was adopted by Italy.

Replaced by Beretta 92F.

Jonathan keenly noticed that the M1911 pulled out by the pirates was in very new condition, which is extremely rare among pirates. You must know that most of the weapons and equipment used by pirates are tattered, have been eliminated, or are about to be eliminated.

The obsolete weapon, the brand-new M1911, is not common even among the US military, let alone among pirates.

Don’t doubt that the US military at this time is not yet so arrogant as to dominate the world.