Watching the stowaway boat disappear into the night, the village chief standing on the dock smiled and returned to the house humming a traditional Guarte ditty with his hands behind his back, one step at a time. He tidied up the things on the table, then took out a bottle of wine from the back of the cupboard, took out a piece of dried salted fish hanging under the eaves of the house, steamed it in a pot for a while, spread it with dry sauce and sprinkled it on Celery leaves, drinking strong wine and eating fish.
After a sip of strong wine, his body quickly became warm. When he thought that these guests had boarded the ship, he couldn't help but feel a little guilty, but of course he was more happy.
He knew this boss from three years ago.
Three years ago, his wife suffered a serious illness and needed money urgently. He asked many people among the local compatriots to borrow money, but in the end he could not raise enough money for the operation. When he almost gave up in the face of despair, a gentleman appeared in front of him and not only helped him pay for his wife's medical expenses, but also sponsored an additional fee for him to buy a fishing boat to go to sea. He was very grateful to this gentleman. Although he had never met him, his gratitude was definitely not false. This gentleman saved him from despair and gave him the courage and hope to continue living.
Later, his wife still died. Even with sufficient medical expenses, it was of no avail. Less than half a year after the successful operation, he died in the hospital bed. The doctor told him that although the operation was very successful, the cancer cells spread too fast, coupled with a series of complex reasons such as old age and frailty, and he eventually couldn't survive and died of organ failure.
After his wife died, he was depressed for a while. Fortunately, they had a child, and the child became his sustenance and motivation for the rest of his life. Everything he did was to give his child a better living condition. In the past few years, the entire federal society has been prosperous, business has been particularly prosperous, and all walks of life have been greatly improved. Although he won't make a fortune from fishing, it is enough to support the family and he still has some spare money.
His child completed school last year, and when he didn't know how to choose a job, he found the middleman who had helped the gentleman pass the message and asked if his child could work for the gentleman. After waiting for a few days, the other party rejected the request, but gave him a brand new option, which was to let his children join the Atlantic Group Company. That was the Atlantic Group. Who in the entire federation didn't know that the Atlantic Group was an emerging conglomerate. Even the leader, Mr. Albert, had become a member of the House of Representatives. This showed that the future of the Atlantic Group was limitless.
The child successfully became a member of the Atlantic Group Company. Not to mention the success at work, he also gained love. Everything seemed to be developing for the best, and his life became leisurely, and of course he was still a little lonely. .
If there are no accidents, he may continue to live an ordinary life, sell all his things when he can no longer work, move in with his children, and then watch his children get married and have children, and enjoy the happiness of a family. I will grow old quietly in the years until I face death and let ashes return to ashes and dust return to dust. Maybe I haven’t done anything remarkable or spectacular in this life, but isn’t this just the life of an ordinary person? It doesn’t need to be exciting, just be satisfied!
The sudden outbreak of the financial market during this period has brought too many changes to the federal society. Even a fisherman living on the seaside knows that as long as he invests money in the financial market, he can definitely make money. Of course, he is just a fisherman. Even if others tell him that this is a 100% profitable business, he may not necessarily know how to do it. It wasn't until one day that his son suggested that he also invest in financial commodities that he learned about this aspect.
His son works in the Atlantic Group Company, which is the consortium with the most development potential at present. With more than a year of hard work, he has more or less entered the sight of middle management and has been reused to a certain extent. Naturally, he also knows some things that outsiders do not know. Clear "inside information." After grabbing two rounds of market prices, the boy decided to share the secret with his lonely father so that he could live happily in his old age instead of going out to sea to fish all day long.
The old man has worked hard all his life and should enjoy the rest of his life.
With his son's persuasion, he invested all his savings in the financial market. With his son's help, he also mortgaged his fishing boat to the bank. The unprecedentedly prosperous financial market has brought quite generous returns. Watching the money in his account increase significantly every day, he can't close his mouth with joy. He never knew that there is such an easy thing in this world. A job that makes money.
Just when he was about to move away, the financial tsunami broke out. All the savings he and his son had were swept away by the tide in an instant. What was even more troublesome was that his son not only mortgaged all his assets to the bank, but also used his position to misappropriate part of the company's funds. In fact, this kind of thing has happened before. Large companies have many names for capital flows. At the same time, they also have a settlement day like banks. Only on the settlement day can some problems be discovered. Atlantic Group's settlement cycle is calculated on a quarterly basis, with settlements occurring every three months. As long as the gap is filled before the settlement date, there will be no problem.
The craziness of the financial market some time ago was enough for them to safely use this money to make more money for themselves.
In other words, their father and son are now penniless, and they are also suspected of embezzling public funds, which is a crime!
In the past, a small amount of misappropriation would not have been visible at all, and there would have been plenty of time for them to raise money. The problem was that Atlantic Consortium was suddenly exposed as a scam. The FBI and the Financial Management Commission began a comprehensive investigation of Atlantic Consortium. This was quite troublesome because his son had to investigate the money he had misappropriated. Before that, fill in all the gaps. In addition, there are many problems to be solved.
At such a desperate time, the gentleman who had contacted him hoped that he could find a boat to take an important friend away from here, as long as he went to the high seas. For this reason, the gentleman was willing to pay 10,000 federal guilders for his help in making the connection. Thanks Jin.
People who eat by the sea are more or less connected with people who eat another bowl of rice at the sea. Many times, stowaway boats will send those people to places where there are no patrols according to the requirements of customers. This small Fishing Village is one of them.
He contacted the stowaway boat and told the story. Ten thousand federal guilders was just a drop in the bucket for his current situation, but even so, having ten thousand federal dollars was better than not having ten thousand dollars at all. But he didn't know that the contagious power brought by the national financial mania was definitely not comparable to an ordinary thing. The captain of the stowaway boat also owed a sum of money because of this, and he also needed money. After asking about the relevant matters, the captain suddenly had an unexpected idea - kidnapping.
Since this gentleman is very rich, it must not be too difficult to solve their current predicament. Why not let this rich gentleman continue to use his generous nature to help them end their financial troubles
What they don't need is much, they just want a large amount of money that is enough for them to enjoy their entire lives, and they don't intend to hurt this gentleman, as long as he cooperates.
At first he disagreed, feeling that doing so was against his conscience, but under the captain's persuasion and in the face of his son's predicament, he gradually began to waver. Yes, it's just a little money, not a lot. With this gentleman's wealth and generosity, he probably won't mind. Maybe the methods they used were not so upright, but isn't there no way around it? Without this money, his next life will be very dark, and he will become one of the homeless people on the street. His children may go to jail for embezzling company funds.
On the one hand, he faced a gloomy second half of his life, and on the other hand, he was condemned by his conscience but could live out his old age peacefully. After thinking about it for a night, he agreed with the captain's idea and formulated a very simple but effective plan.
They plan to pull these people close to the high seas, and then a "pirate ship" will appear and they will all become prisoners. The captain and others will be "killed" by the cruel pirates because they have no money to redeem themselves. The rich gentleman will definitely take out the money happily for the sake of his own life. As soon as they get the money, they will leave immediately. As for this gentleman and his entourage, they can leave it to the patrol. They will definitely take good care of this rich gentleman. After all, in the Federation, money is the only eternity!
He looked up at the time and didn't know how things were going. He frowned and took another sip of wine. Judging by the time, he should be about to encounter the pirate ship now, right
When he thought about this, he felt a little guilty. Others helped him, but he used this way to repay others. It was indeed in conflict with his beliefs and his inner morality.
If it weren't for this world..., alas!
Du Lin couldn't imagine that such a thing happened by chance, but what he didn't expect even more was that he escaped a disaster.
After he disappeared, Mr. Sail immediately asked the army and navy to completely freeze the border. Now in the federal waters, patrol boats are patrolling almost continuously. If they really hit them head-on, they would only be bruised and bloody.
At this moment, Dulin suddenly understood that something was wrong. He looked up at the light bulb on the top of the cockpit—light!
Savvy could clearly see the people on the boat without boarding it. Turning on all the lights at night would have no other meaning than telling others that there was a boat here. It is impossible for any stowaway boat to turn on all the lights at night, and when necessary, it will even turn off the engine to remain silent.
Who are they signaling to
Dulin's eyes fell on the captain again, a smile appeared on his face, "Mr. Captain, can you tell me who you are waiting for?"
(End of chapter)