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As soon as the words fell, an officer rushed in: "Report to the general, two people came outside, claiming to be pirates, and asked to see the officer."

Major General Arkin next to him was overjoyed: "The pirates have surrendered!"

If it wasn't for the wrong occasion, Liu Qingshan almost laughed out loud: Mr. Major General is really too naive.

Yilmaz stopped shouting and killing at this time. He also felt that the matter was not that simple, so he ordered: "Bring them in first."

Soon, the officer led two ragged guys in. If they didn't call themselves pirates, they would have thought they were beggars.

The two pirates were young, with ragged turbans on their heads, and they were used to bare feet.

The two brothers walked in in a big way, their heads still looking around, there was a bit of curiosity on their slightly dark faces, but there was no fear.

"You guys are so courageous, hurry up and tell the truth, where are the hostages?" Alkin shook his prestige and asked sharply.

The pirate in front glanced at him, then looked around, saw that there were no empty tables around, and walked up to a person:

"Give up your seat, please. I'm a little tired from walking this way."

Liu Qingshan had no choice but to stand up and give up his seat to the other party.

Although he knew that the guy in front of him was named Aidid, he could only pretend not to know him.

And Aidid also sat down on the chairs in two rows, muttering in his mouth: "I'm a little thirsty after walking, it's best to have a cup of coffee."

Alkin was ignored and became even angrier: "Come on, arrest these two damned guys!"

Aidid didn't care about him: "If I can't go back today, none of those hostages will live."

This sentence was very shocking, and Alkin stopped immediately. If he really hurt the hostage because of this, he would not be responsible.

Yilmaz quietly pulled the mayor. It is better for government officials to come forward for this kind of matter.

The mayor could only bite the bullet and stepped forward: "Sir, I am the mayor of Iburg, may I know your name?"

"You can just call me Aidid. Where's the coffee?" The pirate was still careless. Obviously, generals and mayors are not as important as a cup of coffee in his eyes.

There was no other way, Mr. Mayor could only ask someone to prepare coffee, while Aidid continued to say:

"You guys are so bad, you searched for a day and a night, but you couldn't find us. If we didn't have food and drink now, we wouldn't take the initiative to contact you."

This remark embarrasses the people in Iborg: this pirate speaks too irritatingly.

Annoyed people have to endure, who told people to control the hostages.

When the coffee was served, Aidid and another pirate drank it happily, and said while drinking:

"Hurry up and prepare food for 500 people, and then we will bring it back. Don't cut corners. If the hostages starve to death, we don't care!"

It was too arrogant, Alkin and the others were so angry that they gritted their teeth, really wanting to pull out their guns and directly kill this damned pirate.

But in this case, you can only think about it in your head. They are very cautious, and they really dare not touch the pirates for the time being.

The mayor can only order people to prepare food quickly.

Taking advantage of this time, Mr. Mayor began to talk to Aidid.

Aidid didn't hide it at all, they were indeed pirates fleeing from Liland.

Mr. Mayor is very puzzled: You don't make a fortune in the Gulf of Aden, what are you doing all the way to the Black Sea?

After he asked tactfully, Aidid shook his head: "We can't do anything about it. Now Lilan's business is getting harder and harder."

"Everyone is busy looking for oil, and has changed their careers instead of becoming pirates. Only those of us who have always adhered to our ideals are still struggling."

The people around all looked at each other in dismay: Your ideals are really great!

Aidid sighed again: "All the tribes are looking for oil, and they are not allowed to be pirates. We can only snatch two ships, and then come here."

"As a result, we found that the business here is really easy to do."

"What?" the mayor was also puzzled.

Aidid continued to speak in vernacular happily: "Take the largest ship parked in your port. I heard that the berthing fee for one day is [-] US dollars, which is even more ruthless than our pirates."

"After discussing with you, if you have money here, the ransom will be higher, so we set a price of [-] yuan. By the way, Mr. Mayor, when will you pay the money?"

The mayor and officials all blushed a little: Who told you to boast so much?

As for paying the ransom, the mayor was certainly not reconciled: out of two to three hundred people, tens of millions were paid out.

The most important thing is not to encourage the arrogance of pirates.

But those ship owners couldn't bear it. Their relatives and subordinates were all in the hands of pirates, and their lives were in danger at any time.

They also didn't dare to provoke the pirates, so they put pressure on Yibao to pay money to redeem them.

So the two sides started a long wrangling again, the food was ready, and there was no result yet.

Pirate Aidid stood up: "You guys keep arguing, I'll take the food back first, remember, I will deliver the food and fresh water on time every day, otherwise, it has nothing to do with us if the hostages starve to death."

After finishing speaking, he led another pirate, barefoot, and swaggered out.

Government officials, as well as the generals of the army, can only stare and stare.

Yilmaz and the mayor looked at each other and nodded together, apparently trying to find the pirate's lair.

But seeing what the pirates meant, they didn't want to hide their backs at all.

These pirates are all professionals. They know that as long as the hostages are in hand, they will be safe, so they are not worried at all.

"Mr. Aidid, wait a minute, can I go with you to see my wife and son." The captain Jack stopped the pirate's way, pleading.

Although Jack was a little scared to go to the pirate's den, but for the sake of his wife and children, he could only fight.

Aidid still looked carefree: "Is your ransom ready?"

Jack nodded painfully: "Ready, I want to redeem my family first."

After speaking, he turned to Mr. Mayor: "I will take out this money first, but in the end you must compensate me!"

Aidid glanced at the people in the hall: "Is there anyone else who wants to be redeemed?"

As for the other ship owners, they were also a little moved, but the hostages they took were basically crew members and the like.

If he paid the ransom first, wouldn't the money be paid for in case the Yibao side cheated in the end?

So after some calculation, no one said anything.

"Mr. Aidid, please wait, I want to go with you to see my subordinates and those journalist friends." Liu Qingshan suddenly said.

"Who are you, and how many people are in our hands?" Of course Aidid had to cooperate with Liu Qingshan in acting.

Liu Qingshan suddenly changed to Lilan's local dialect: "I am Mountain from Rainbow City, and I also joined Lilan's nationality. Speaking of which, we are all of our own."

These words are obviously a bit of a suspicion of being close, but Aidid didn't buy it at all, but became angry all of a sudden:

"You're the guy who discovered the oil field, it's you who ruined my dream of becoming the Pirate King!"

What's the situation?

Everyone was a little dazed, even Liu Qingshan was taken aback for a while.

Aidid roared for a while, and finally stared at Liu Qingshan viciously: "I have decided, the people under your command will each pay a ransom of 20 yuan, no, 50 yuan each, and if there is a penny short, they will all have their heads cut off!"

At the end, Aidid waved his palm vigorously and made a beheading motion.

Liu Qingshan, who suffered from an innocent disaster, could only shake his head helplessly: "Mr. Aidid, you must be fair..."

"Stop talking nonsense, you have an oil well in your hand, why can't you get this little money!" Aidid interrupted Liu Qingshan rudely, then turned and left.

The ship owners in the hall looked at Liu Qingshan with gloating looks.

People's hearts are so strange, just now everyone was in the same boat, but in a blink of an eye it was a joke.

"Mr. Aidid, please wait for me."

Liu Qingshan also quickly chased after him, followed by that Jack, and Jack said to Liu Qingshan:

"Mr. Mountain, you are a very righteous person. You chose to take risks for your subordinates and friends."

"Mr. Jack, you are also a kind and righteous person, wish us good luck." Liu Qingshan could only compliment the other party.

Several people left the city hall and boarded several large trucks. Jack went to the bank to withdraw money again. Pirates don't accept checks.

The soldiers in front of them drove the military vehicles and motorcycles all the way to the pier.

A medium-sized cargo ship has been prepared here, but Liu Qingshan observed that the sailors on board were obviously dressed as coast guard soldiers, and their military temperament was too obvious.

Aidid didn't care, and after the food on the truck was loaded into the big boat, he announced the departure of the boat.

Under his guidance, after sailing for more than two hours, they came to a small island. The big ship did not approach, but there were more than a dozen small boats on the side of the island, and they began to dump supplies.

The municipal government is quite well prepared. In addition to food and fresh water, there are also tents and other daily necessities.

Liu Qingshan and Jack, also led by Aidid, landed on the island.

Several crew members also wanted to follow, but Aidid told them off.

On the pirates, there are groups of three and two, all pirates holding rifles.

Liu Qingshan looked a little amused: They are all acquaintances.

Chapter 968 The Storm Is Coming

Soon, Liu Qingshan and Jack saw a large group of hostages, sitting on a piece of sand and basking in the sun.

Bathed in the summer sun, each of them was about to suffer from heat stroke.

"Oh, Jack, Jack!" Accompanied by a hoarse voice, a fat woman rushed to this side.

Followed by a fat boy, ran and shouted: "Daddy, Daddy!"

"Oh, Ruth, you're starving!"

Jack and his wife were hugging each other, and he wanted to spin his wife around twice to express his excitement, but unfortunately his strength did not allow it.

This scene was quite touching, and even reminded Liu Qingshan of the romantic love story that happened on the sinking ship.

It's just that the scene in front of me makes people want to laugh a little bit. This Jack and Ruth look a little miserable.

"Dad, are you here to save us?" The fat boy also joined in.

Jack nodded heavily: "Honey, we can go home now!"

"Dad, you are simply amazing, stronger than Superman!"

The fat boy looked at his father adoringly. The family of three hugged each other, and the scene was very warm.

Liu Qingshan bypassed the family of three, and then saw those reporter friends and the crew members.

The group of people brought over from Lilan looked more relaxed; while the hired sailors and the staff on the tugboat wept with joy after seeing Liu Qingshan.

The reporters and friends were even more excited, hugging Liu Qingshan tightly, and they all felt the warmth from their friends.

"Mounting, it's great to have you here!" John the reporter patted Liu Qingshan's back vigorously.

"Mounting, are you here to redeem us?" Another reporter asked with concern.

Liu Qingshan nodded: "I will never abandon my friends."

At this time, a large group of pirates came over, carrying all kinds of food and mineral water, and distributed them to the hostages.

In fact, these people were not abused, and there must have been shock.

Everyone drank a bottle of water and felt refreshed. As for the food, they were full in the morning, but there was no fresh water on the island, so they were a little thirsty.

"Honey, shall we get on the boat first?"

Jack has already paid the money. He is leading his wife with one hand and his fat son with the other. He looks happy. This guy is really a qualified man.

Liu Qingshan decided to ask Longteng Company to do more business with this guy in the future, which can be regarded as a kind of compensation.

And Ruth looked at the boxes of food, as well as the rustic barbecue, and couldn't help swallowing:

"Honey, let's eat them again and try to salvage some losses."

This is really an interesting couple.

Liu Qingshan also had lunch with the reporter and the crew, and then returned to the cargo ship alone.

"I will try to bring the money tomorrow!" Liu Qingshan waved goodbye.

"Mountain, we're not in a hurry. The food here is good, and the pirates treat us well." Reporter John also waved his arms.

After learning that each of them needed a ransom of 50 US dollars, the reporters were even more moved and identified Liu Qingshan as a friend.