Chapter 1813 Tomato (T) Red (M) Persimmon (D)

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In fact, there is absolutely no need to buy an oil tanker. It is not just to store oil, nor to transport oil all the time. Moreover, the global shipping industry is in a recession. Spending tens of millions to buy an oil tanker is a waste. It is better to rent one.

In fact, the oil tanker leasing business is very popular, and some companies have even completed listings through leasing business. Just like sales, the rents for oil tankers of different models, different qualities, and different lease periods are also different.

Generally, a lease is for one year. Of course, short-term lease is also possible, but it only takes three months. After all, oil tankers sail on the sea on a monthly basis. Normally, a Suez-class ship is about US$60,000 per day, and the operating cost is It’s about 8,000 US dollars per day. Of course, this price fluctuates greatly, not necessarily, it mainly depends on the market.

The average rental price for a very large tanker like this is US$80,000, and the most expensive can be hundreds of thousands per day. The operating cost is twice that of the Suez, usually US$20,000 per day.

Normally, an oil tanker like this has a load capacity of about 160,000 tons to 320,000 tons, and can hold about 1.9 million to 2.2 million barrels of WTI crude oil. The next step is to calculate. Use a calculator to do it yourself. It depends on how much you can earn. No matter how much the oil price rises, of course you have to pray that the oil price does not fall, otherwise you will not even know your grandma’s family.

A cigar looks short but is actually very long. If you want to smoke it all at once, it will take a while, unless you suck it to death, as one breath will cause lung cancer!

But although Yang Cheng didn't smoke hard, he unknowingly bottomed out a cigar, which showed how confused his thoughts were at this time.

"What did Roman say?"

"Forget it, this bastard went to Antarctica to travel, and there is no way to contact him~"

"What? Went to Antarctica?" Yang Cheng was unhappy. Why am I wiping your butt here? Well, my butt is half as good as mine, but isn't it too much if you can't contact me?

"Can't reach me via satellite phone?"

Conrad shook his head, "I called twice and couldn't get through. I guess the satellite flew away and is no longer within the coverage space."

"That means the only people who can decide now are the two of us?"

"Uh~ There's also a CEO~"

Yang Cheng waved his hand, if the CEO could take responsibility, the two unlucky guys would not know about this matter.

Taking another puff of cigar, Yang Cheng gritted his teeth and said,

"Is the message blocked?"

“I blocked it as soon as I learned about it, but I’m not sure whether it was blocked or not~”

Yang Cheng leaned forward and deliberately lowered his voice and said, "Whether the news is leaked or not, there are different solutions~"

Conrad glanced at Yang Cheng, "To be honest, I've considered it too~"

Everything was said without saying anything, both of them guessed each other's thoughts, and they were the most ruthless one!

But as I said before, this is the last resort. Furthermore, no one knows whether the news has been leaked or not.

The little devil in their hearts showed a cruel smile, but before the smile could fully unfold, the door to Conrad's office was pushed open~

Conrad, who was already filled with worry and anger, was so frightened that Conrad immediately shouted, "Do you know if you knock on the door?"

His assistant came in and said anxiously, "Sorry, boss, you'd better watch the news."

After speaking, he ran directly to turn on the TV without waiting for Conrad's consent.

Yang Cheng and Conrad looked at each other, and both saw the stupefied look on the other's face. They even saw the same look on their own faces in the other's pupils.

Something big happened!

The assistant came in so anxiously to report that the news was obviously leaked. Who is it?

The TV was turned on, and the assistant called up the ABC evening news. The host was interrupting emergency news. It was the news that an oil tanker owned by North Sea Oil had been hijacked by pirates.

After watching for a while, the assistant turned off the TV and reported directly, "The pirates sent an email to ABC TV station. The email attached several photos of the scene. They have already boarded the ship. According to the photos, there are a total of 1,000 people including the captain. 35 crew members were held hostage, oh no, it should be 31, and three security personnel and one sailor were killed by the pirates because of resistance."

"What?" Conrad was furious. He killed the hostage before even starting the negotiation. This time the pirates did not follow the routine. As for the resistance mentioned by his assistant, he ignored it.

The bad news is not over yet, "In addition, according to the pirates, their hackers have..."

Before he finished speaking, Conrad slapped the table and stood up, "Fuck, there are actually hackers in this bunch of shit?"

Yang Cheng frowned and nuzzled at Conrad, "Calm down, you're out. Pirates hiring hackers is nothing new.

There was a previous case where a group of Somali pirates hired hackers to hack into the ship's content management system and found the ship's bill of lading in the system.

Later, after inspection, experts discovered that a script was implanted into the server through a software vulnerability and became a server backdoor. It was this backdoor that allowed hackers to remotely access the server and download the shipping company's bill of lading.

It is obvious that the pirates' technology has been upgraded, and they can now understand the specific items in each container. "

"What happened next?" Conrad really didn't know what to say and asked in a daze.

"Later? They boarded the cargo ship, found a container according to the barcode, robbed the items inside, and then walked away."

Conrad could only smile bitterly, "Doesn't that mean that a pirate with a hacker is equivalent to finding a treasure map, and can rob whatever he wants, and rob him however he wants?"

Yang Cheng shrugged, "Absolutely, but I don't understand. What's the use of grabbing a cargo of crude oil? They don't have a refinery, so they can't directly convert it into cash. It would be too troublesome to rely on extortion for ransom."

"Maybe this is why they dare to ask for a ransom of 20 million US dollars? After all, the cost of hiring a hacker is not cheap." Conrad could only think so.

"Tomato (T) Red (M) Persimmon (D), what's the matter~" Yang Cheng broke out the Chinese curse again and said it twice in a row. Conrad remembered it. Could it be that the Chinese swearing words are all about tomatoes? ?

He suddenly felt that he had learned a language. Didn't it say that if you want to learn a new foreign language well, you must first learn swear words?

The assistant reminded, "Boss, Mr. Yang, I must remind you that the pirates don't have much time for us. Starting from 12 o'clock, we will kill one person every hour until we agree to pay the ransom.

Moreover, they will also videotape the killing process! "

"Didn't they agree to reply at 12 o'clock? Why did they change their mind?" Conrad was furious. These pirates are so dishonest.

Yang Cheng knew that there was no need to sign the lottery. It was Christmas night in the United States. Although everyone was busy with the dinner, there were also many people watching TV. Coupled with the spread of the Internet, it wouldn't take long for this matter to be revealed. will spread throughout the world.

The whole world knows that your Beihai Oil tanker has been hijacked. If you don't do something at this time, Beihai Oil will no longer need to be involved in the future.

Fortunately, the company has not yet been listed, otherwise as soon as this news comes out, the stock price will definitely turn red tomorrow (green means rising, red means falling) for US stocks!

Yang Cheng glanced at the time, "Conrad, there are less than four hours until twelve o'clock, we must do something~"

"you mean?"

"Be prepared for the worst and pay 20 million for your life~"

"Do you really want to give me money?"

"Otherwise? Should we tell the whole world that we don't care about the lives of those 30 people? It doesn't matter whether they die or not?"

The assistant suddenly glanced at the phone, and then said with an ugly face, "Some of the crew members' families saw the news, and jointly posted a message on Facebook with the families of other crew members, asking Beihai Oil to pay a ransom in exchange for their families~"

Conrad was dejected. This is the worst thing. People sympathize with the weak. Once North Sea Oil is indifferent to the kidnapped crew members, the consequences will be devastating. If nothing else, at least there will be no more in the future. The crew went to work for North Sea Oil.

Seeing that Conrad was silent, Yang Cheng sighed and said, "We still have to contact the nearby escort formation to see if they have any rescue methods. We are too far away and it is too late to send people there!"

He wanted to send Hansen and the others on a trip, but by the time they flew to Nigeria, half of the people would probably be dead, and it didn't matter whether they could save them or not.

"Damn it, the pirates in Somalia are not a threat to us. Unexpectedly, the pirates in the Gulf of Guinea are more modern."

Yang Cheng also agreed with this statement. Piracy activities in the Gulf of Aden, Somalia, are currently declining. This may be related to reasons such as the intensification of international crackdowns, but it does not mean that all pirates are dead. Maybe it is those who are trying to control the situation. Bad Somali pirates escaped in advance and brought piracy activities from East Africa to West Africa.

"The rampant piracy in the Gulf of Guinea is inseparable from the connivance of the Nigerian government!"

"This is not a question of accountability. Even if Nigeria is blown up now, it will not solve our troubles. These pirates don't care whether the country exists or not."

"Yeah~"

Yang Cheng thought for a while and decided to call Damien. It's time for the military to stand up and help its citizens. Besides, now that he holds D~L~A's private money bag, he must give him some benefits no matter what. ?

When he thought of this, he didn't hesitate, didn't shy away from Conrad, and called Damien directly in front of him.

After the call was connected, he asked without saying anything, "Have you seen the news?"

Damien was a little confused, "No, what happened?"

The two of them had not contacted each other since the last time they broke up. To be honest, it was quite surprising that Yang Cheng took the initiative to call Demien today. I thought Yang Cheng had figured it out and took the initiative to give in?

As a result, Yang Cheng's tone was not friendly at first, which made her feel irritable.

"Of course something big happened. One of our company's oil tankers was hijacked by pirates. As an American citizen, D~L~A and your best friend Damien, shouldn't we give you some help?"

"What? The oil tanker has been hijacked?" Damien's voice was a few decibels louder. Of course, there was no sense of gloating. Anyway, Yang Cheng could tell something - you can get rid of such a small thing. superior? Deserve it! I told you not to cooperate with me, and now you think of me? What did you do early?

Okay, Yang Cheng admits that he plays a bit too much, but now he is the victim and it is excusable~

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