Chapter 215 You Messed with the Wrong Person

Of course, Gao Yang was no stranger to the Skeleton Gang. He had just dealt with the Skeleton Gang, so Gao Yang smiled and said: "The pirates we scared away were the Skeleton Gang. Last time we were on this ship, we were I have never heard the name of the Skeleton Gang, but after only a few days, everyone seems to be talking about the Skeleton Gang."

Anton Cer said with a worried look on his face: "It is true. On the route near Cape Guardafui, a skeleton gang suddenly appeared. They will not let go of any merchant ship, but no matter whether the merchant ship is armed or not, Guards, they will not try to board the ship, they will just announce the news of collecting tolls. There is no doubt that if the Skeleton Gang’s model can be promoted throughout the Gulf of Aden, they will shake the foundation of the existence of armed maritime guards.”

Gao Yang laughed and said: "Don't worry too much. The Skeleton Gang's approach is just whimsical. There is a long route to the Gulf of Aden, and the Skeleton Gang only controls a large area of ​​sea. As long as there are pirates in other places, their approach will be the same." If we can’t promote it, those merchant ships still need to find guards.”

Anton Saier gave a bitter smile and said: "I'm afraid their approach can really be popularized. The pirates are not having an easy time now, so it is really possible for them to collectively change their ways. Do you know that the Skeleton Gang has three days? It just appeared before, but yesterday, an armed faction also appeared in the waters near Bosaso. Although the name is not yet known, they drove away the pirates and announced that they would collect tolls, which was very similar to the Skeleton Gang. "

Gao Yang was stunned for a moment and said: "Oh, in that case, it doesn't matter whether the people in Bosaso are from the Skeleton Gang or not. But the Skeleton Gang's methods seem to be popular very quickly."

Antonser smiled bitterly and said: "Yes. All maritime security companies are feeling the pressure. They are negotiating. Maybe we will have to change our profession soon. I don't think they can come up with an effective method."

Bruce suddenly said: "I don't think so. Maybe the pirates who will disappear soon are the pirates who are trying to change."

Antonser shrugged and said: "Maybe, I am a little conflicted now. If the pirates change their style, it may be good news for the sailors and shipowners. But for us, the news is not so good. "

Gao Yang said in a deep voice: "You said those British guys are going to make a big move. What do they want to do?"

Antoncel shook his head and said: "I don't know the specifics, but many British companies have collectively negotiated twice. Unfortunately, I am not qualified to participate, but I think it should be impossible for them to take the initiative to attack the skeletons." Help?"

Gao Yang laughed and said: "If the Skeleton Gang's model is not popularized, then they will not attack. But if the Skeleton Gang's model is really popularized, then it is really uncertain."

Anton Cer said with an incredulous look on his face: “They are all legal companies.

Take the initiative to attack pirates, unless they are crazy. "

Gao Yang pointed to himself with a smile and said, "Have you forgotten what we do?"

Anton Saier was stunned for a moment before he said doubtfully: "Mercenaries? You mean, if they can't do it themselves, they will find mercenaries to help them do it?"

Gao Yang spread his hands and said with a matter-of-fact expression: "Of course, do you still need to ask? When a legal company intends to do illegal things, I mean the military, then they can either find mercenaries , or pretend to be mercenaries, and the matter can be easily solved. Compared with international conventions and vital interests, which do you think is more important? Don’t forget that this is the Gulf of Aden. The so-called international conventions are binding on merchant ships. It’s nothing compared to a security company that is used to using force to solve problems.”

Anton Cer said with a troubled look on his face: "So are we going to act together with those British guys? I mean, we are also vested interests. Do you think we will be invited to fight against pirates who don't want to be pirates?"

Gao Yang said disdainfully: "I can tell you clearly, no! Those British guys occupy the vast majority of the interests in the Gulf of Aden, so if something happens, it is their turn to take care of it, and they will never let others The people of the country interfered, but you just need to do what you should do in peace and quiet. Those hidden dirty deeds do not require your intervention, and you are not qualified to intervene."

Antoncel shrugged and said: "Okay, let's just do our own thing, and we won't care about the rest. Guys, we have stood here long enough, and we are very sorry for delaying your precious rest. Time, now go back to your cabin and have a good sleep. At about three o'clock tomorrow afternoon, a container ship will arrive here, and you have to escort that ship."

Anton Saier can always find work. Gao Yang and the others basically have no free time, but this is definitely a good thing. For Gao Yang and the others, it is the same rest on the transit ship or the merchant ship, and there is no need to talk about fatigue. But after you work more, you will definitely earn a lot more money.

Gao Yang and the others' settlement method is based on trip. The commission is determined based on the cargo carried on the merchant ship. Basically, the commission is between 30,000 and 50,000 per trip. Escort missions for ships like oil tankers are less expensive. Gao Yang and the others pay less for a trip. You can only get 15,000 US dollars for a trip, but if it's a container ship, the money is much more, and you can get at least 25,000 US dollars for a trip.

The reason why different ships have different commissions is because if something is pulled on a ship like an oil tanker, even if it is intercepted by pirates, the cargo will not suffer any loss, because the pirates do not have a seaport and equipment to get the crude oil off the ship, and Even if they could get the crude oil, they couldn't sell it.

But it's different with a container ship. If it's something valuable but not too big, and it's hijacked by pirates, everything that can be moved on the ship will be moved by the swarm of small boats in the way of ants moving. Go, you can make a lot of money even without ransom, so container ships are always favored by pirates. If they are transporting small and valuable things, then the ship owner must increase the commission amount for hiring armed guards.

It is precisely because the cargo ships are different that the money earned will be different, so after learning that the mission would continue the next day, Gao Yang smiled and said: "I like container cargo ships. It seems that we can share more money."

A smile also appeared on Anton Ser's face. Dao: "That's right. And the better news is that this ship mainly transports household appliances and small machinery, so the commission this time is $80,000, guys."

Gao Yang smiled and said: "Very good, look for more jobs like this in the future. The time is short and you make more money, Captain. Let me ask you a question, are you satisfied with your current income?"

Antoncel laughed and said: "Of course I am satisfied, do I need to say that? My annual salary as a captain is 120,000 US dollars. When I gave up this job, I was worried that I would regret it, but now, it is only half In just one month, I’ve made over $60,000, and if you include the $40,000 tomorrow, man. I’m making more in a month than I ever made in a year.”

Anton Saier is very satisfied with his income, and Gao Jue is quite satisfied with his current income. Although the money they earned from escorting merchant ships in the Gulf of Aden was less than what Gao Yang had earned while fighting in Libya, the advantage was that they were much safer.

When they were in Misrata, Libya, Gao Yang's commission was US$10,000 per day for four people, and when they were in Tripoli, it was US$20,000 per day for five people. Now, it's basically US$15,000 per mission. to a commission of twenty-five thousand.

Although it seems that Tao's commission is about the same, the actual earnings are much less, mainly because of the nature of Gao Yang's and their missions. Gao Yang and the others now make money while sailing between two transfer ships, but the problem is that the transfer The distance between the boats is very long.

There is a transfer ship in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait on the westernmost side of the Gulf of Aden, and the easternmost one is east of Cape Guardafui. Gao Yang and the others are on the transfer ship at this time, and the mission that Gao Yang and the others have just completed is in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. The transfer ship in the Strait of Germany boarded the merchant ship, and then boarded the transfer ship after arriving at Cape Guardafuy. The distance between the two transfer ships was not close, more than 1,500 kilometers, and the speed of the tanker they were traveling on was high and high. It was very slow, only 15 knots, or about 27.8 kilometers per hour. Gao Yang and the others took the oil tanker from the Bab el-Mandeb Strait to Cape Guardafuy for more than fifty hours, and more than two days passed.

Precisely because it takes a long time to escort an escort, it takes Gao Yang and the others almost two days to earn a commission of 15,000 to 25,000, and it is still divided among six people. In this way, the money earned is It was much less than when we fought in Libya, but the advantage of escorting is that there is almost no risk. For example, when Gao Yang and the others were in Tripoli, they almost ended up being annihilated, but in the Gulf of Aden, this was completely impossible.

Of course, escorting in the Gulf of Aden is unlikely to have the opportunity to make a fortune. For example, when in Tripoli, Gao Yang and the others grabbed gold bricks, and in the operation to rescue Bob, each of them could get more than one million. , but unfortunately this kind of task is rare, and high returns are often accompanied by extremely high risks. Therefore, Gao Yang and others are happy to accept tasks with low returns but almost no risks. Anyway, they are based on the lowest income. Calculating it, earning one thousand US dollars a day is a very high income compared to most people, not to mention that there are many times when the money earned is much more than this amount.

If nothing unexpected happened, Gao Yang felt that their days at sea would last for a long time. Unfortunately, an accident happened right away.

Just as Gao Yang and the others were walking towards their cabins talking and laughing with Anton Ser, they met five heavily armed men in the narrow passage. They went out in the early morning. They could only be on a mission. .

Everything was calm at first, but just when Gao Yang and the others passed by the five oncoming people, a yawning black man who passed by Gao Yang suddenly stopped and said with a surprised look on his face: " nks? When did so many nks come to this ship? "

nks is an insulting term for Chinese or East Asians, but now it can be regarded as specifically referring to Chinese people, so regardless of whether the black person knows that Gao Yang and the others are Chinese, this is a very insulting word.

Gao Yang immediately stopped, looked at the black man who was almost face to face with him and said: "Nigger, you have offended the wrong person." (To be continued...)