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The pirate speedboat rushed over, getting closer and closer.
Niu Dazhao led the crew who were still making the final struggle and frantically turned their course and headed north.
Dong Xuebin on the deck looked around and observed the situation, and walked slowly back to the cabin without saying a word. He returned to his room and opened the door. He picked up a glass of water and drank it in his stomach. He replenished his water and then drank it. He touched a fruit-peeling knife on the table, a folding kind, and slowly inserted it into the belt on his waist. After thinking about it for a while, it was still not enough, so he went to the crew room next to him and dug out two folding knives, hiding them one after another. Into the lower back. This kind of knife is of little use to others. After all, pirates all have guns and submachine guns like AK47, but the knife is enough for Dong Xuebin. He does not need to prepare too much, and there is no need.
Walking to the deck, the scene of chasing each other is still going on outside.
Bang bang bang! Then several gunshots flew into the air, which was extremely shocking!
The ten pirates on the four speedboats laughed wildly and shouted something that Dong Xuebin and the others could not understand.
Many of the crew members were frightened when they heard the gunfire. Some people desperately sought cover, while others ran into the cabin to avoid bullets and fled in a hurry.
"Work harder!" Niu Dazhao shouted!
"Captain! No way!"
"Yeah, we can't outrun them!"
"Do you all want to die here? Turn the helm quickly! Quickly!"
There was a mess on the boat, and everyone was in a hurry.
Suddenly, a crew member looked shocked, pointed to the position diagonally behind the ship and said: "There is a ship there! There is a ship!"
Dong Xuebin looked over, and sure enough, there were two black spots there, which seemed to be more than one ship. Niu Dazhao and several crew members immediately looked over with binoculars.
"The one behind is too far away to see clearly."
"The ship at the front is a cargo ship! It's from country H!"
"It's a cargo ship! I saw it too! It's bigger than ours!"
"There must be valuables on the ship! And the number is four to five times ours!"
These words cheered up many people, hoping that these pirates would change their target and stop chasing them. After all, the cargo ship in the distance had changed its course after hearing the gunfire. If the pirates attacked their side, they would definitely chase them. We can no longer board that cargo ship. The cargo on that ship is much more valuable than ours. Anyone who is not a fool will know who is more important and who is less important. This also gives everyone a glimmer of hope.
There were two pirates holding telescopes, and they obviously saw the large cargo ship of Country H in the distance.
The gunfire stopped. The pirates whispered to each other and discussed something. Finally, they sent a signal to the small and medium-sized pirate ship not far away. The pirate ship over there seemed to flash a few times and replied with an order. The pirates on the speedboat looked at it and said no more. They didn't even look at the cargo ships of country H and continued to point their guns at the ships of the Republic.
Niu Dazhao was angry and yelled at the pirates: "We just carried some ordinary goods on the ship! Why are you chasing us!?"
One of the crew members saw it and said, "They want to take hostages!"
The crew member next to him also turned pale. "It's too much to bully others! It's too much to bully others!"
Is it true that this is too much bullying? These pirates will only attack the ships of the Republic? Only for their country? But ships from other countries can pass through at will
What the hell is this!
What is the concept of pirates? In the beginning, it was synonymous with hijacking ships and goods, but now, these pirates are crazy. The hostages are many times more important to them than the goods, because these hostages can be exchanged for ransom, and they can ask for as much as they want. , especially the people of the Republic, the hostages of the Republic. After several transactions, the pirates have tasted the sweetness of taking hostages of the Republic, and their courage has become stronger and stronger. They know that the Republic will not refuse to pay, so they choose without thinking. The Republic's ships were attacked again and again. Perhaps in the eyes of this group of pirates, not only may they not get ransom for hijacking merchant ships from other countries, but they may also suffer retaliation. But there is no need to consider this when hijacking a ship from the Republic. With a ransom, the Republic would not dare to attack them. When the pirates took action, they were afraid of the revenge of themselves and others, so that was why they happened like this, and why they attacked the Republic so madly, right
Dong Xuebin's anger has also condensed to a certain level at this time. It is suppressed in his chest and is about to burst out at any time. You hijacked our ship. We care about the safety of the hostages. We don't care about you robbing the goods or killing us. Crew, I even gave you the ransom, but what happened in the end? Instead, you are targeting the ships of our Republic? Once, twice, three times endlessly? You ignored other countries that did not pay ransom and allowed them to pass? How can this be true in the world? You guys are looking for death!
The more you compromise and the more scruples you have, the more they will poop on your head!
This is the face of these pirates!
Dong Xuebin's cold eyes looked at the laughing pirates who were chasing him, but he suppressed his anger and stood there motionless. He was too far away to see if there were any hostages of the Republic on the pirate ship's master ship in the distance. , are there any traces of Qianqian? Dong Xuebin just guessed whether they were waiting for the warship and the ransom, so he did not act rashly, the timing was wrong!
boom!
Bang bang!
There was loud gunfire, but it was mostly a deterrent. The pirates may have wanted to catch them alive, so they did not shoot at the crew, and the angle was not enough.
"Xiao Dong! What are you doing?" Niu Dazhao couldn't help shouting when he saw that Dong Xuebin didn't realize that a disaster was coming. Instead, he stood there calmly and watched. Who is this person? Why are you so fearless? Bullets are flying in front of your eyes without even taking a second look? The pirates are about to rob the ship. Are you still watching? This is life-threatening. "Go back to the cabin!"
Most of the crew retreated to their cabins.
Dong Xuebin looked back and walked back, but he did not enter the cabin. Instead, he lowered his head and picked up a telescope that had just been thrown on the deck. He picked it up and looked at the pirate ship in the distance. The pirate's main ship was very It is dilapidated. Many places on it are wrapped in rags, and there are also some shelves made of broken boards. They are very crude. They should be assembled from old ships. Now they are a little closer. Dong Xuebin looked faintly through the telescope. There was a pirate standing at the bow of the ship. He had a hairy beard and seemed to be their leader. There was a speedboat left beside the main ship, patrolling around the main ship from time to time, as if to protect it, and did not participate in the hijacking of several other speedboats.
Really the leader
The leader is here too
Dong Xuebin thought thoughtfully, if ordinary pirates come out to find targets, the leader shouldn't follow them, right? They all dispatched some speedboats and came and went freely, but now the leader is actually in charge personally? Moreover, there are so many speedboats dispatched together, and there are about 20 pirates, all armed with guns. If the pirates on their side are also divided into factions, this should be the full strength of one of the factions, right? Such a big formation? Just to hijack a Republic cargo ship? Impossible, they must have other purposes for waiting here!
The more he analyzed it, the more Dong Xuebin felt that this was the group of pirates who had taken hostages of the Republic a few days ago. However, after looking at it for a long time, Dong Xuebin couldn't see clearly whether there was Qianqian on the ship. The fishing area behind the cabin was blocked. , can’t see inside!
Bang bang!
Another gunshot!
"Xiao Dong! Come in quickly!" Seeing that the pirates were about to board the ship, Niu Dazhao also ran into the cabin and called Dong Xuebin outside.
"Captain! Close the door quickly!"
"Yeah! Leave him alone! He doesn't want to live anymore!"
"Is this man crazy? Still standing firm despite being rained with bullets?"
In fact, since Dong Xuebin got on the boat, everyone thought this person was a bit weird. If you want to go out to relax, how about taking a tourist boat? Still have to be a cargo ship? Even want to be their cargo ship bound for the waters of Continent? Who doesn't know there are pirates here? Aren’t you so full that you have nothing to do? And now it's so urgent, with bullets hitting all around, why are you still looking at the scenery with a telescope? Don't you know how to write the word "death"? It's just... we don't know what to say.
However, despite the criticism, many people were shocked by Dong Xuebin's courage.
How many people in the world can still remain calm under such circumstances?
Dong Xuebin waved his hand to Niu Dazhao behind him, but still did not go back. He used the telescope to repeatedly check whether there was Qianqian on the pirate ship. After a while, he still couldn't see it. Dong Xuebin simply turned the telescope and looked elsewhere, observing the surroundings. Condition.
The next moment, a ship actually entered Dong Xuebin's sight!
It's not too far away, but it's not too close either, so I can't see clearly.
When we saw the H country cargo ship just now, everyone saw two ships, and the latter one was far away and could not be seen clearly. Now the H country ship changed its course and disappeared long ago, and the latter ship came over. , the direction is exactly where Dong Xuebin and the others are.
Coming for us
Did you come back if you heard the gunfire
Did you know there were pirates here and why did you come here
Dong Xuebin's heart moved slightly, and he felt that this was something strange. He immediately changed the direction and continued to look over there. Suddenly, Dong Xuebin's pupils shrank suddenly. He finally vaguely saw a national flag from the ship - it was the flag of the Republic. Boat!
To be precise, it is a warship of the Republic!
Seeing Niu Dazhao closing the cabin door, Dong Xuebin immediately said: "The warship is coming! It belongs to the Republic!"
Everyone was stunned for a moment. Niu Dazhao hurriedly grabbed a telescope and looked over, "It's really our warship! We can be saved! We can be saved!"
Many people shouted excitedly!
Dong Xuebin was also convinced that he was indeed waiting for the ransom! That’s it!
However, after looking at the pirate speedboat that was only a dozen meters behind, Dong Xuebin couldn't smile at all. He knew that the pirates were about to board the ship!