Chapter 193 Ransom Storm
"Pirate Attack!?" Yi Fei was woken up by the phone. When he heard Ning Xiaoyu's trembling cry from the phone, his face instantly warmed up, and he felt dizzy with a buzzing sound. The pale look even more quiet under the dim light: "What are the losses?"
Even though Ning Xiaoyu was strong, she couldn't help but feel anxious when she encountered such a thing for the first time. Her voice revealed her shock: "There is no information, I only know that the casualties there are very serious, and many people were arrested!"
"Call all the senior executives of the company to the company immediately, I want to hold a meeting immediately!" Yi Fei's mind was still buzzing, and even felt a sense of great pressure to breathe. After explaining Ning Xiaoyu, he did not hesitate anymore, and immediately called Qi Yuan and woke him up, who was still a little drowsy: "Old crazy, Dai Ning was attacked by pirates and suffered heavy losses. He rushed to the company immediately, I want to hold a meeting!"
Yi Fei took a deep breath and then moved his eyes to Honghong, whose eyes were blurred. Seeing Honghong's face full of doubts, he closed his eyes and showed a painful expression: "Dai Ning was attacked by pirates and now he has suffered heavy losses. Honghong, give me time to think about what happened!"
Honghong didn't make any noise to disturb Yi Fei. Although she didn't know much about commercial things, she realized how important Dai Ning was to Yi Fei for a hundred years! She knew that Yi Fei needed a space for her own thinking!
Yi Fei kept gasping and took deep breaths to vent all the depression in his chest in this way. This method of being used to is indeed quite effective. Under the rapid breathing, his panic and anxious mood gradually calmed down a lot. At this moment, only one thought was left in his mind: How could a pirate appear in Dai Ning?
It is not that there are pirates in modern times, but on the contrary, today's pirates are much stronger and more rampant than before. It is said that many pirates are even as powerful as regular navys, and the entire sea fleet is.
The world's five "terrorous waters" are distributed along the coast of Somalia in West Africa and East Africa, along the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, along the Gulf of Bengal, along the Strait of Malacca and the entire Southeast Asian waters. The common characteristics of these places are that residents live in difficult life, poor public security, narrow waterways, and easy pirates to attack. More than 95% of pirates are equipped with modern weapons, such as machine guns, rocket launchers, torpedoes, communication facilities and global satellite positioning systems.
Dai Ning has not been robbed by pirates in history, but that was something that happened decades ago. If it weren't for the sudden outbreak, Yi Fei wouldn't even believe that the reason he chose Dai Ning was largely because Dai Ning did not have pirates. However, now everything has happened, and the only explanation is that Dai Ning's investment even attracted the attention of pirates...
For Yi Fei, that is definitely not a good thing. Being targeted by pirates will definitely mean a maggot with bones. Thinking of this, Yi Fei's messy mind was calm, and when he thought of the consequences, his face turned terrifyingly pale!
With pirates rampant, no collaborator is willing to come forward to do this deal. Until now, Dai Ning's investment is still the most advanced capital investment in the Centennium Company, and other companies have not even spent hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars.
Now that pirates appear, killing and looting people, will the collaborators still feel safe? Will they still think that their investment can be made back? Yi Fei doesn't even need to think about it to get the answer that makes him desperate. He is also a businessman, and if he had changed, he wouldn't have seen investing in a place where he could not maintain his wealth.
Withdrawal... This is definitely a common word in normal times. At this moment, Yi Fei's heart is particularly shiny. Once other partners withdraw their investment, then... then, all investments over a hundred years will inevitably turn into flowing, and no one will continue to cooperate. If a hundred years have to continue, the only way to do it alone is to spend tens of billions of dollars. Yi Fei cannot take it out, and he also loses one of the reasons why he did this!
But this is not the most terrifying thing. The withdrawal of investment will inevitably lead to the global confidence in Daining. Banks will never show mercy and will definitely send loan repayers immediately. Even when the assets of Bainian and Feiyuan are in the best condition, they will probably fall into bankruptcy panic, not to mention that the funds are already very tight now!
Domino effect! Bankruptcy! Yi Fei smiled miserably. If the sudden accident caused the failure of the whole market, it would be extremely unfair! He cleaned up his mood and once again burst out with confidence. He looked at Zhuo Ke and Boer who were driving: "Zhuo Ke, Boer, I'm so sorry, I'm so late, I'll let you get up and work!"
Mo Jia, who was in the back seat like Yi Fei, saw Yi Fei's expression changing. Even though he was not curious, he couldn't help but want to ask what happened to Yi Fei, who coexisted with calmness and reason. Yi Fei did not explain, but just replied in a solemn tone: "Let me tell you later!"
When we arrived at the company, Yi Fei and Mo Jia, the head of the security department, walked into the conference room together and glanced for a week. Everyone was confused. I wondered what important things were going on in the middle of the night. Seeing that everyone was together, Yi Fei nodded to Qi Yuan, looked around, and leaned forward with his hands on the table, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, according to the news from Dai Ning, the pirates attacked the local area. Please tell us the specific situation!"
Pirate?! All the senior executives of Centennial Company were shocked, and there was an uproar below. Ning Xiaoyu had now calmed down a lot. She stood up as soon as possible and played a recording of the phone: "This is a call from Dai Ning, everyone listen carefully!"
"Mr. Ning, I am Mr. Wang's assistant Jiang Xin. Pirates attacked here, many pirates, and they also have excellent modern weapons such as ships. They directly attacked here with artillery fire, bombarded the docks and all constructions, and captured many people. Mr. Wang was also captured. Now there are many people who have escaped this disaster. I hope the company can send people to take charge of the overall situation immediately!" The voice on the phone was still panicked, but it seemed much calmer.
Yi Fei sat calmly, thinking that this person was pretty good and could quickly send such news. Ning Xiaoyu stood up and thought of the shock and chaos he had just received the call, and couldn't help but say bitterly: "Jiang Xin just now called another call, because it was still very chaotic there, and the exact loss figure has not been counted yet. I only know that there were about 60 casualties, and about 70 people were missing..."
Everyone present changed their faces again. They all realized how serious this was. Even Yi Fei and Qi Yuan couldn't help but stand up, their faces pale. If so many people had any trouble, it was basically impossible to save everything. The word "bank" actually appeared so obviously in Yi Fei and Qi Yuan's minds...
"Now is the moment of life and death of the company. I don't ask everyone to survive and die with the company, but..." Yi Fei took a deep breath, calming down the emotions that were stirring again. He calmly glanced at his subordinates who were silent below: "But, I hope everyone can do their last part to save everything, at least we have tried our best!"
When did Yi Fei say such desperate words? However, after Yi Fei's words, everyone realized the huge crisis that had been in the past century. Words such as bankruptcy liquidation emerged one by one. This is almost a foregone conclusion, unless a miracle can occur.
Qi Yuan smiled bitterly. If he went bankrupt this time, Fei Yuan would definitely be involved. Therefore, they could only fight against the enemy. His fate with Yi Fei was closely linked, and now he had no choice.
At this moment, Ning Xiaoyu's secretary ran into the conference room with a panic expression. He could vaguely see the dark circles of this usually beautiful female secretary who was awakened by a fierce circle: "Yi Fei, someone called and said that they had people from our company in their hands and wanted to talk to Mr. Yi about the ransom!"
"Go and take it!" Ning Xiaoyu's face looked extremely ugly, and she shouted loudly to the secretary, but was stopped by Yi Fei. Yi Fei pondered for a moment. It was extremely rare for pirates to ask for ransom, and it was usually the most fundamental way to move around. What is the mystery in this?
I signaled the secretary to answer the phone and pressed the hands-free button so that everyone present could hear it clearly: "Yi Fei, you must know what happened to Dai Ning now. Our conditions are very simple. Each person costs 10 million US dollars, a total of twenty-three people! Don't say that you can't afford this money for a hundred years."
Yi Fei didn't speak, and there was no sound in the conference room. The voice seemed a little anxious: "Yi Fei, if you don't fucking say anything, I'll kill the hostage!"
"What do you want?" Yi Fei could no longer hesitate, lowered his head and said to the phone: "Where do you want to pay the ransom? What are the conditions? How many of the twenty-three hostages were injured? Have you treated them?"
A strange conversation came from the other party's phone, and someone who knew it immediately started to whisper: "It's Philippine dialect, and it's mixed with Indonesian dialect..."
"There are injuries in the hostages, and there is definitely no treatment, so you must send the money as soon as possible, otherwise it will be your responsibility if the hostage dies. Also, you can call the police, but I'm sure it won't work. As for the place where the money is paid, it's at sea."
Next, the man gave Yi Fei a coordinate address, which was enough for people to find the place. Yi Fei did not give up his questioning. He thought that the more the other party said, the more he could disclose the other party’s information so that he could find a way: "I also want to know what nationality the hostage belongs to and what company it is."
"You will know soon when asked so much. However, I can tell you that Wang Yunhan, the general manager of your company in Dai Ning, is in our hands now. Well, I guess you will definitely want to talk to him. Fortunately, he is not locked on other ships like others, wait!"
Yi Fei pondered for a moment. The news revealed in this sentence might be of some use. That is, the other party has absolutely more than one ship, although this news may not be so worthy of attention. The most important thing is that these pirates seemed to realize the importance of Wang Yunhan and did not lock him up elsewhere, but in the leader's office!
Before I waited for too long, a fluent Chinese voice appeared, but there was a sense of fatigue in the voice: "Mr. Yi, is it you? We were attacked by pirates. I saw that the heads of other companies were also caught on board. They were well-armed and equipped with regular navy, and they always walked scattered. Fortunately, they did not abuse or kill hostages, and they mainly wanted to capture me. By the way, there was a gold-edged skull flag on the bow of their ship, which was a mixed army and had a complex nationality. In the end, they used satellite phones..."
Yi Fei and Ning Xiaoyu looked at each other. Wang Yunhan was indeed a talented person. He could still clearly observe in such an environment. Among these words, there was enough to analyze many things. At this time, the voice of the pirate leader came: "Yi Fei, that's it, I'll call again when I arrived in Dai Ning!"
The audience fell silent again. No one present had experienced such a thing and had no way to deal with it. It seemed that the only way was to pay the ransom. Yi Fei pondered, and Wang Yunhan's words revealed too much information, and he needed to think about it carefully.
The weapons are well-equipped to the regular navy, which is an indication of the size of the pirates and that the company should not be messed up. The dispersed approach means that it is an organized criminal group and is very cautious, and they must have at least one base.
If there is no hostage killing, it means that the pirates are still very eager for the money. The gold-edged skull flag is the characteristic of this pirate, so you can find out the origin of the other party. The mixed troops also mean that these pirates are not well-trained when organized.
What made Yi Fei feel most heartbroken was the fact that the first thing that the heads of other companies were arrested. Twenty-three people mean that many of the heads of the company were among them. What does that mean? How could pirates catch so many people in charge at once? Without abuse of hostages, how did they know Wang Yunhan's identity? They also mainly want to arrest him?
Everything proves only one thing. The pirate attack was definitely premeditated, and I didn’t even know what channels I got photos and information from the person in charge of Dai Ning, so I specifically targeted these persons in charge to arrest people! Yi Fei vaguely smelled a slight conspiracy, but he could never think of the reason!
But what exactly is it? Yi Fei patted his head. The pirates' behavior is not so meticulous, but the pirates have never had the style of blackmailing and kidnapping. Catching and killing people is what they want to do. However, now there are a series of abnormal events, which gives Yi Fei no headaches...
Wait a minute, what does that satellite phone mean? Yi Fei seemed to have grasped some inspiration and suddenly realized. Since the pirates are at sea, they must be using satellite phones. So why did Wang Yunhan still say such meaningless things?
Yi Fei vaguely remembered that when the company sent someone to do a project in Dai Ning, he brought the GPS global positioning system due to terrain and other reasons. Could it be... Yi Fei couldn't control his excitement: "By the way, it's the global positioning system! He must be carrying it with him!"
That was normal. At that time, Wang Yunhan was on a deserted island and of course he needed to carry it with him. Under the tracking of this global positioning system, Yi Fei almost immediately tracked down the current location of the pirates, on an island hundreds of kilometers away from Daining in the Pacific Ocean.
Chapter completed!