Chapter 3266: Sudden Changes (4)
Some time ago, there was news that a cargo s.h.i.+p from a certain country pa.s.sed through Aden Bay and was hijacked by the Somali pirates. All the goods on the cargo s.h.i.+p were robbed, the crew members were shot, and the captain was kidnapped. The government came forward to negotiate, but due to the compensation issue, the negotiation failed and the captain was killed.
This incident also became the largest political crisis in the history of the country. The citizens complained about the lack of negotiation.
“What happened then?”
“They regretted it after they boarded.”
“…”
Youyou thought to himself, they must have died a terrible death.
Those pitiful pirates surged onto the freighter, only to be met by a few of their cannons. With a command from Gong Jie, they were reduced to ashes. The remaining pirates scrambled to escape, but such a small s.h.i.+p was sunk when Gong Jie’s armed freighter rammed into it.
Rammed into it…
Just imagining that scene was enough to make one shudder.
“How ruthless.”
Gong Jie said innocently, “There’s nothing I can do if they insist on a suicide mission.”
“…”
The next day, the freighter arrived at the port of Vidoman.
The transaction was to take place at 11.00 PM, at Minghai Port. There was still half an hour before the agreed time.
Gong Jie had initially wanted Youyou to remain on the freighter, but Youyou refused, saying that he wanted to see the world with him.
Gong Jie did not object.
The client who placed this order was a Russian firearms merchant named Dimon, a middle-aged man in his fifties. He was previously in the Soviet Air Force, and also served in the former Soviet contingent of the peacekeeping force.
Following the breakup of the Soviet Union, he established his own career by selling private military warehouses. His background wasn’t significant, but it wasn’t insignificant either. Primarily, he valued East Asia’s military firearms market and had quite a large sales network in East Asia’s firearms industry. He was also considered a little big boss.
He had been doing business with Hurricane for decades, and hence was a long-time client. It could be considered that he and Hurricane shared a deep friends.h.i.+p.
Youyou recalled hearing Gong Jie mention this man when they were on the freighter. He was a wily old fox with a greedy nature, typical of a businessman. Other than that, there was nothing dangerous about him.
In his eyes, the firearms merchants were no different from an ordinary merchant. They did business and relied on selling goods to earn money. Only, the goods sold by the firearms merchants were more dangerous.
Youyou asked, “Uncle, what does this transaction involve?”
Gong Jie replied, “The goods included 300 grenades, 5,000 rifles, 10,000 handguns, and 100,000 rifle bullets. It’s an 8 million yuan deal.”
As he spoke, he took out a few doc.u.ments from his briefcase. “Everything has been negotiated with Dimon. Cash on delivery.”
Youyou nodded and did not say another word. He secretly hoped that the transaction would be completed as soon as possible so that he could go back to sleep. He was very tired now.
A black car slowly drove into the harbor with two large trucks.
As Dimon and his subordinates were approaching the port, he could see the extremely eye-catching giant freighter from afar through the window. At one glance, he could see the group of people standing in front of the dock.
It was late at night, and the air was chilly. The harbor was shrouded in moonlight, making it look especially bleak.
The car pulled to a stop at the edge of the pier. Three men in black suits got out and walked towards them. The one walking in front was Dimon, the person they were dealing with this time. Behind him were two bodyguards who were protecting him and three cargo workers.