Chapter 251 A Fool’s Game Is Not for Fun! (5K Votes Requested, Please Follow Up)

After Selach realized something was wrong, he tried to call old Corey, but after the phone rang several times, he did not get through.

"That's weird. Isn't everything fine during the day? Why don't you answer the phone now? You also restrict the entry of cars..."

Selach finally had no choice but to inform Luo Yao.

"Mr. Luo, I can't enter the Mosang tribe now, and I can't contact Old Corey on the phone. Is something wrong?"

After Luo Yao heard this, he knew that his way to find a breakthrough from Serach was cut off.

"It's okay. Remember to let me know when you contact old Corey."

"Also, have you completed what I said before?"

"You said you wanted to send some drones to the Moissanite rare earth mining area?"

"They've been transferred, and I've left a few pilots over there."

After Luo Yao confirmed it, he didn't say any more nonsense to Selah. He hung up the phone and faced the rare earth experts who were looking at him and said: "There is a problem with the Mozang tribe, and the rare earth mine cooperation needs to be suspended. "

"Well, Gong Luo, don't take it to heart. It's normal for this kind of thing to happen. Feizhou is far away from us, and we can't grasp the key information in real time."

Everyone was worried that Luo Yao had suffered a blow, and they all comforted him.

"The situation over there is quite chaotic. Let's wait for news!"

"Tell me, is it the fault of other competitors? Aren't Chouguo and Nihong both dead?"

"That makes sense! Have the people from these two parties not evacuated yet?"

Zheng Yang thought of what Luo Yao told him and said: "The people from these two parties left first when they finalized the cooperation, but 'when things go wrong, there will be monsters', and the people from these two parties will never give up. "

"Zheng Yuan, why don't you ask Cai Yue about the situation there? He is easier to operate there."

After Zheng Yang called Cai Yue and explained the matter, Cai Yue said: "Zheng Yuan, I was just trying to find you. Because we couldn't contact Lao Corey, we followed the people from Chou Country and Ni Hong. Henry and Talltail and the others.”

"We found that they have not left, and recently brought engineering personnel with them to enter the mining area."

"Have they gone in?" Zheng Yang frowned.

"No, there are drones patrolling here. From the appearance of the drone, it seems to be a drone from Leading Technology."

Zheng Yang looked at Luo Yao and thought that it turned out that the other party had already deployed protection around the mining area. He knew that old Corey alone was unreliable.

This style of doing things is really meticulous.

"Just take precautions. You guys, hurry up and find a safe place. Don't fight head-on."

"We did not show up and avoided them, but listening to their conversations, we got two important pieces of information."

"Say." Zheng Yang turned on the speakerphone on his phone.

"The first is that the Mozang tribe announced that General Corey Lao has no right to unilaterally decide on the ownership of rare earth mining rights. It can only take effect after the joint consent of Corey Lao and Biso, the head of the Ministry of Mineral Resources."

Everyone in the conference room frowned after hearing this.

This news is bad news for them anyway. Old Corey cannot unilaterally decide the ownership of the mining rights of the rare earth mine, which means that they want to completely tear up the agreement with Luo Yao.

"Is there another news?"

"The other one is that a Mozang tribe ship carrying corn and rice was hijacked by Soma pirates. There were more than a hundred people on board and they were also controlled."

After hearing this, Zheng Yang said in confusion: "Are you sure they are Soma pirates? They went so far to hijack each other's cargo ship?"

"Isn't this distance several thousand kilometers away?"

"We sent people to inquire, and they are indeed Soma pirates."

"The current ransom offered by the other party is 500 million ugly coins."

Did the pirates hijack the cargo ship at this time?

Is it a coincidence or deliberate arrangement?

Luo Yao always found these two things puzzling.

The Soma pirates hijacking cargo ships in waters so far away from the Mosang tribe does not seem to be in line with their usual business model. Are the pirates really so diligent?

Travel thousands of kilometers to open up new markets?

"Isn't it oil and other goods that pirates generally rob? Corn and rice are worthless, so they come all the way here just for this?" Luo Yao asked.

"Because pirates have become smarter now. They think that the efficiency of collecting payment for stolen goods is too low and it is inconvenient to transfer. They also have to worry about how to sell the goods. They are now interested in another business - kidnapping people on ships."

"By threatening family members or the government, we obtain ransom."

"This method of operation is simple and efficient, and can save a lot of effort."

He is truly the best in his field!

They have found shortcuts for this.

Just when everyone was immersed in emotion, Luo Yao spoke up.

"I can understand kidnapping people, but why would you help the people of the Mosang tribe?"

"Don't they know that the Mozang tribe is notoriously poor? Five hundred million ugly coins is equivalent to almost half a year's GDP. How can they get it?"

The experts here all study rare earths. This is the first time they have encountered this problem, and they couldn't help but discuss it.

An expert in his thirties said: "Perhaps we should consider a more complicated possibility. Rare earth minerals are of huge value in the international market, and the Mozang tribe's newly discovered rare earth mineral resources are quite rich."

"If pirates do take control of the ship, they may not be seeking direct wealth, but rather exploiting the incident for larger-scale extortion."

"You mean the pirates might use the people and food on the cargo ship as bargaining chips to extort rare earth minerals from the Mozang tribe?" another expert interjected.

"That's right." The older expert nodded, "We know that rare earth minerals are indispensable resources in modern industry. Electronic equipment, military equipment, etc. all need rare earths."

“For many countries, controlling the supply of rare earth mines is equivalent to controlling a strategic resource. Pirates may hope to put pressure on certain countries or forces by controlling the rare earth mines of the Mozang tribe in order to obtain more money or other resources.”

After hearing these words, the experts present looked at each other. They realized the problem was far more complex than they had previously imagined.

Behind the rare earth mines lies a greater entanglement of interests and multi-party struggles, and all this seems to have been revealed.

Luo Yao listened to the experts' discussion quietly, feeling awkward in his heart.

"Do pirates have such a high IQ? If they could think of this level, they would have established a pirate empire long ago, but they are still a small force now, and Hu Sai is stronger than them."

The experts looked at Luo Yao and became quiet, feeling a little embarrassed.

Most of the people who deal with academics every day have a gentle temperament and rarely use direct language to attack anyone.

In their eyes, it was not polite to talk about other people's intelligence. They originally thought that Luo Yao was a humble young man, but they didn't expect that his painting style was a bit too big as they imagined!

Why do you speak so directly? ! It’s too arbitrary to judge someone’s IQ based solely on their occupation!

"Well, what Luo Gong said is indeed possible."

Surprisingly, Zheng Yang agreed with Luo Yao's statement at this time.

Zheng Yang agreed: "Gong Luo is right. We cannot be fooled by superficial phenomena. Faced with this situation, we must remain vigilant and constantly analyze deeper possibilities."

"The poverty of the Mozang tribe is world-famous. As a Soma pirate who is extremely keen on money, why would he do such a hard-working thing?"

"They pursue short-term monetization, but do the opposite. I believe that unless they collectively suffer a concussion, they will not do such outrageous things."

After hearing what Luo Yao said, an old expert said thoughtfully: "If someone is behind the scenes and instructs the pirates to do this, what is the purpose behind it?"

"Now that I think about it, it seems that it has something to do with rare earth mines."

"Who is Bisuo, the head of the Ministry of Mineral Resources? Are you familiar with us?" Luo Yao suddenly asked without answering the old expert's words.

"Gong Luo, wait a minute, we have some information here."

“Biso is the latest promoted head of the Ministry of Mineral Resources. He was previously the deputy minister and had good relations with Chou, John and other countries. In order to avoid resources being controlled, the former minister was unwilling to continue to cooperate with these countries and was dismissed. "

"No wonder the Mosang tribe issued new regulations. It seems to have something to do with the people behind it." Zheng Yang said.

"Mr. Luo, should we continue to investigate the people behind them?"

"no need."

"A fool's game is not for fun!"

Luo Yao gave an unexpected answer.

"The information I asked Biso just now was just to confirm my suspicion. It doesn't matter who is behind him, and I don't care."

“The appearance of Soma pirates in the Moissan Strait is now almost certain to be because someone behind them wants rare earth minerals.”

"Then let's think about it backwards. These people took three steps to get the rare earth mines. The first step was to increase Peso's voice so that he could play an important role at the critical moment."

"The second step is to use the Soma pirates to stage a show. They are responsible for manipulating Mosan's cargo ships and people, so that the leaders of the Mosan tribe will get into trouble at this time."

"In the third step, Peso proposed to sell the mining rights of rare earth minerals, and the people behind it came forward to provide funds. In this way, they obtained the mining rights, and the Mozang tribe received money to rescue people from the Soma pirates."

After hearing Luo Yao's conjecture, the experts all looked serious.

If this is really the case, then the people hiding behind it must be determined to get the rare earth mines of the Mozang tribe.

"The Soma pirates have already put forward a ransom demand of 500 million ugly coins. If the government cannot pay it, they will definitely try to get the rare earth mine."

"Didn't you notice? The Mosang tribe has already taken action. They don't even intend to recognize the agreement with Luo Gong now!"

Amid the discussion among experts, Luo Yao spoke.

"Whether they admit it or not is not important. What is important is that I will definitely not follow the route set by others. The appearance of the Soma pirates is bizarre, so I will start with them and eliminate this abnormal influencing factor!"

Zheng Yang suddenly remembered how he dealt with pirates on the Red Sea, and felt inexplicably nervous.

"Gong Luo, we can't send a warship over this time, because if we interfere like this, it will definitely arouse suspicion from all walks of life."

Zheng Yang reminded.

Luo Yao gave him a strange look and said, "Who said I wanted a warship?"

An hour later, Moissan Strait.

"Boss, there's a lot of corn on this boat. I roasted two corns, do you want to eat them?" Jack handed them to the man next to him.

The pirate leader took the roasted and fragrant corn, took a bite, chewed it twice in his mouth, and said, "Just survive these few days, and we can get ashore after getting the ransom."

"Boss, can we really get the ransom? The Mosang tribe is so poor, will they give up redeeming this ship and more than a hundred people?"

The pirate leader gnawed on the corn and said while eating: "No, someone gave me the news this time. They will let the Mozang tribe get a sum of money, and then let the Mozang tribe give it to us."

"Why did they give money to the Mozang tribe? Why didn't anyone give us money?" Jack asked curiously.

"Are you stupid? Don't they give us money now? They introduced us to such a good job!"

"As for the Mozang tribe, they recently opened a new rare earth mine, which can be sold for a lot of money."

When Jack heard about the money, his eyes shone with ecstasy.

Rare earth minerals! He knew that this was a rare opportunity to change the fate of their group of pirates!

After getting the money, maybe he can retire and reach the peak of his life!

"Boss, why don't we go directly to their rare earth mines?"

The pirate leader rolled his eyes at him.

"Direct mining? Do you have nine lives?"

"Let's not talk about whether we have mining equipment or not. If I give you ten courages, you won't even dare to go mining there!"

"The Mozang tribe can't protect something as important as rare earths, but that doesn't mean others can't."

"If you go pick it now, your wife will probably remarry tomorrow! If you're not afraid of death, just go ahead!"

Jack ate corn depressedly. Suddenly, they heard a siren in the distance. It was harsh and urgent. Jack and his friends immediately stopped what they were doing and looked around alertly.

In the distant sky, a group of drones quickly approached their ship like black clouds. Their flying speed and number made Jack and others nervous.

"Damn it! Where are there so many drones!"

Along with the panic and confusion of the shipyard staff, the alarm system on the ship continued to make noisy sounds. The number of drones was increasing, and their flight paths seemed to be gathering towards them in an orderly manner!

"Boss!" A staff member ran over panting, "This ship is a cargo ship! What should we do if we don't have attack equipment? It's impossible to fight with our AK47! Can we aim accurately?"

Jack frowned, his eyes fixed on the drone swarm in the distance. Suddenly, he seemed to have thought of something, slapped his forehead and said, "That's right! Although we don't have attack equipment, we do have... water guns!"

After hearing this, the pirates were stunned and fell into silence.

They all looked at Jack with crazy eyes.

"Water gun?" someone repeated doubtfully.

"That's right!" Jack said proudly, "I remember when I inspected the ship, I found a batch of large high-pressure water cannons. They are usually used to clean cargo and decks, but now they can be used to fight against these drones! "

"When a drone is hit by a high-pressure water cannon, it can easily lose its attack direction and can provide cover for our counterattack!"

The pirate leader took inventory of their weapons. In addition to fifteen AK47s and hundreds of rounds of ammunition, they only had one RPG7 rocket launcher.

If you want to fight against the sudden appearance of a drone with this weapon alone, there is no possibility of victory.

"Bring all the high-pressure water guns on the deck!" The pirate leader made a decision that he also found absurd.

Absurd? It’s not because of reality!

As the drone group approached, Jack gave an order, and the high-pressure water gun immediately sprayed out a water column nearly 100 meters high!

The water column shoots into the air like a sharp arrow, forming a powerful water wall!

Some drones were shaken by the impact of the water column, and some even lost their balance and their flight paths deviated significantly!

"Watch it!" Jack shouted, "seize the moment and concentrate your firepower!"

The pirates followed Jack's instructions, adjusted the spray direction and water pressure of the water cannon, and aimed the water column at the drones. The water jet hit the fuselage of the drone, making a rattling sound!

Under the attack of high-pressure water cannons, the drones kept retreating, trying to avoid the bombardment of water jets!

Some low-flying drones were unable to maintain their flight balance due to the violent impact of the water column, and could only fly unsteadily. The scene fell into chaos for a time!

When Luo Yao and others saw this scene through the picture returned by the drone, an expert said: "Is it possible to raise the drone to a higher altitude? Fly from high altitude to the middle."

Luo Yao frowned and observed the picture carefully.

After a moment, he shook his head and said: "This situation is more complicated. Raising the altitude is not an effective way to solve the problem, because in this case, there are several reasons why the drone cannot fly from high altitude to the middle. "

Luo Yao pointed to several key points in the picture to explain: "No, first of all, the water column of the high-pressure water cannon is strong and dense, which will form a water curtain barrier. It is difficult for drones to pass through this water curtain because it will affect the unmanned aerial vehicle." machine’s line of sight and sensor operation.”

"Secondly, the impact of the water column sprayed by the high-pressure water cannon is very strong. The closer it gets to the pirates, the more it will cause interference and instability to the flight of the drone, making it difficult to maintain a balanced and stable flight attitude."

"So what do we do now?"

"It's actually easy to solve the problem now, just wait." Luo Yao didn't panic at all.

He has experience in dealing with pirates!

After half an hour, the pirates walking around with water guns were tired.

They looked out of breath and their movements became sluggish.

"No, boss, these drones are flying high and there is nothing we can do against them. Once we stop the water cannon attack, they will approach again. They come down many times. I feel like a mouse caught by a cat." Same!"

"Do you think they are playing tricks on us?"

The pirate leader realized that the situation in front of him was indeed extremely difficult!

The high-altitude drones left them helpless, and the back-and-forth attacks seemed to mock their incompetence.

Wait, why is this feeling so familiar? !