Volume 1 The End of the World Chapter 004 What Should Come Will Come Eventually
When Lao Ye was teaching Ye Te, Xing Datong was also teaching thirty miles away. The little girl Qin Anni had many more questions than Ye Te, and it was difficult to explain them clearly.
"Why is that ship called Panamax, but ours is not called Panamax? I think they look similar. They both have four cranes, one is bigger and the other is smaller."
"Because...ah, the Panama Canal has restrictions on the length, width and draft of ships. Generally, the length is within three hundred meters, the width is within thirty-three meters, the draft is within thirteen meters, and the full-load displacement does not exceed six
Fifteen thousand tons. That big ship is just at the limit, so it’s called Panamax.”
"I still don't understand. Oh, Uncle Xing, you said those three big ones are all called container transport ships, and the two small ones are also equipped with containers. Why are they called self-propelled barges and not container transport ships?"
"Ah... Well, first of all, container transport ships can sail across the ocean, and self-propelled barges generally transport offshore. In addition..."
Qin Nana and Moman stopped talking. They were also happy when they saw Xing Datong being made difficult by Qin Anni. There were many onlookers, and there were many ships of various types in front of them. It was rare for anyone to answer their questions. The seaman guard was nowhere to be found.
This time the wind release took a long time. The speed of the ship slowed down little by little, and it seemed that it was about to anchor.
"Wow, what a beautiful yacht! Uncle Xing, what is the name of the yacht?"
"Hey, a yacht is just called a yacht. It's custom-made, some are big or small, and some even have sails. This one..."
"Hey, Uncle Xing, he, they have guns."
A black yacht more than 70 meters long passed by like an arrow from the port side. Such a large yacht can be called a super yacht, and it is not easy for ordinary people to see it. However, there were 20 to 30 white men spread out on the three decks.
, all equipped with automatic rifles. Xing Datong was shocked, and Qin Anni also grabbed his hand in fear. At this time, the parade was over, and the smuggler came.
"Uncle Xing, when we get to Los Angeles, can we go to the port to watch the ships together?"
"Okay, okay."
Qin Anni said goodbye reluctantly. Xing Datong didn't mean what he said. He thought he would never see this cute little girl again. Returning to the cabin, he got Feida's money to "buy eggs" and ate a few slices of hard bread, half of which was gone.
Hours later, he was driven to the deck to gather together. The stowaways and exported laborers all showed up. Visually, there were more than 200 people. He saw Qin Nana and her daughter, as well as Moman. On the deck, several containers opened their doors, waiting to be loaded with people.
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"Mr. Xing, if you have the opportunity to visit our home, here is my mobile phone number."
"Uncle Xing, you must come!"
The mother and daughter thought they had met a good person. Xing Datong took the phone number and smiled bitterly. He wanted to give the little girl something, but he only had a cigarette lighter. He fled in a hurry, carrying a backpack sent by the smuggler.
"Uncle, I don't have anything to give you. I only have this. Don't dislike it."
"Wow, chocolate, I like it, thank you uncle!"
Snakehead sent a backpack of food, which was full of chocolate bars and Red Bull. Xing Datong was not a greedy person, so he kept it intact. He gave half of it to Qin Anni, and it turned out to be very popular. Moman also took a few cans and a can of Red Bull.
More than ten days have passed, and many women have consumed all their snacks, attracting many pairs of envious eyes.
Queuing up to enter the container, women are given priority. The main deck has a wide view, and two armed speedboats are speeding on the sea.
.Each person was wearing military combat gear and carrying a strange-looking gun. He was so nervous looking at them that he almost forgot to say goodbye to the little girl.
"Do you need me to pay for the road trip?" Moman was still aggressive.
Xing Datong withdrew his gaze, waved to Qin Anni and said, "Keep it for yourself, it's best not to hand it over to others. I wish you good luck!"
Walking into the 45-foot high container, it finally felt like stowaway. Forty or fifty men squeezed into the space of more than thirty square meters. Big ships would not risk being exposed. Xing Datong estimated that those few container ships or
The self-propelled barge was the next stop. What he couldn't figure out was why legal workers were also sneaking around? He contacted the ones he had just seen and felt very uneasy. Twenty minutes later, his feet shook and his body felt light, like riding a roller coaster.
The tall cabinet was hung in the air and fell down again after a while.
“What a spectacular sight!”
After sailing for thirty nautical miles at a leisurely pace, for nearly an hour and a half, the whole "Supermarket on the Sea" appeared in view. Within a radius of three kilometers, there were more than ten ships of various sizes gathered. In the middle was a Panamax of nearly 70,000 tons.
Bulk carrier, and a multi-purpose cargo ship of about 50,000 tons. On both ships, multiple cranes are working. There are three 20,000-ton container carriers and two 10,000-ton self-propelled barges around them. On each ship,
Containers and cargo packages were piled high like a hill. There were two oil tankers at the far end, one with over 100,000 tons, and the other with over 40,000 tons. There were more than these, there was also an oil and water tanker, a tugboat, and a yacht.
When Yete was in the service, he had the honor to participate in the escort in the Gulf of Aden and saw a lot of fleets. This was the first time he encountered such a scene.
"Old Russian naval fleet style." Lao Ye also stared at it intently, "Did you see that ocean-going tugboat? The old Russian naval tugboat is considered one of the most threatening weapons by the American army. That's because the old Russian warships are too old.
, every time we go on a long voyage, we are worried about something going wrong. When a fleet is dispatched, it must be equipped with a tug and an oil and water ship. So, the tug and the oil and water ship have become important roles in the fleet."
"Lao Mi's black humor?"
"Absolutely! However, the fleet travels with tugboats and oil and water vessels. The organizers of the maritime supermarket have learned a lot."
Old Ye, with long hair fluttering, stood on the outer deck, and Ye Te sat on the sofa by the window, watching the "Sea Supermarket" fleet together.
"Crude oil smuggling? I hope the buyer is domestic."
"It's possible, but the oil on board must be refined oil. The crude oil is crying out that it doesn't have to pay the bill right away, and the country is also picky. Unlike in previous years, there is now a surplus of crude oil, and it has almost become cabbage."
"Oh, I haven't seen this kind of news for a long time. No, since it's Chinese cabbage and we're short of oil, why don't we collect more? Another weird thing caused by two barrels of oil, right?"
"This is a bit complicated. It has little to do with two barrels of oil. The main reason is that the domestic refining capacity and storage capacity are limited. It's not that we don't want to collect more, but if we collect too much, we can't refine it and there's no place to store it. Moreover, most of the imported crude oil in the country comes from
The high-sulfur crude oil in the Middle East has resulted in the refined refined oil being more inferior and less high-quality. Therefore, 80% of the oil contained in those two tankers is high-quality refined oil."
“How many tons can the two types of tankers carry?”
"The large one is called LR2 type oil tanker, which is specially used for long-distance transportation of refined oil and can hold about 120,000 tons. The smaller one is called MR type oil tanker, which is used for medium-distance transportation and can hold about 30,000 to 50,000 tons."
The two admired it with gusto. Unfortunately, the armed speedboat "welcoming guests" arrived. Speeding through the waves, the M2HB large-caliber machine gun on it was clearly visible.
"If nothing else, you are not suitable for showing up on the deck in this outfit. Otherwise, rumors will spread on the Internet tomorrow that the soldiers will successfully occupy Latin America." Old Ye took a few steps back and patted Ye Te affectionately on the shoulder.
Yete's smile was uglier than his tears, and he jumped into the bedroom. He was fully armed. He was not trying to be cool or miss taking off the military uniform he had worn for four years. He was always prepared to fight to the death when encountering the Coast Guard. To be precise, he planned to wear
Go to hell with this outfit. Surrender is impossible. Even if the judge gives a light sentence and goes to jail, it will be a dead end. Facing the coast guard, there is no chance of survival. Just kidding, Lao Mi’s second navy has two pistols worth dozens of dollars.
Shooting bullets can also be a challenge, and the world has long been unified.
"I want to buy some oil, can I?"
"Can consider it."
“Can we get cultural relics from the Middle East?”
"..."
"Are there any rocket launchers for sale?"
"..."
"If the female slaves are ready, I'll give you two. Cash transaction."
"..."
A few minutes later, there was the sound of someone boarding the ship, followed by bursts of machine-gun-like conversations in Spanish, one from Lao Ye and the other two men. The words were spoken too fast, and Ye Te could only understand a few words that Lao Ye said.
Nonsense. His Spanish was not very good, barely half a bucket of water. Just when he was debating whether to get into the net bag of the escape hatch, Lao Ye shouted from outside: "It's okay!"
"Okay, send it away so quickly?" Ye Te returned to the bridge, sat on the floor and raised two thumbs up. He dismissed it without being searched. He admired Ye's calmness.
Lao Ye threw him a magazine and said: "My latest global sailing pass, it works every time."
A copy of this year's Time magazine shows Lao Ye on the cover with a penetrating gaze and an open palm holding a globe.
"Full of style, smell of Adolf..."
After passing a level, Ye Te was in a good mood and wanted to make a joke. However, he found that Old Ye was worried, put down the magazine and asked: "What happened?"
"We left in such a hurry." Lao Ye waved his finger to the sea, and the white wake of the speedboat could still be seen. "It's not normal. It seems like the situation is urgent. They were talking in a low voice and couldn't hear clearly. Two guys disassembled the machine gun... ohshit
!Damn Coast Guard!" He saw something from outside and cursed out.
A red helicopter with the Coast Guard logo flew in the sky in front of him on the left. Yate stood for a moment and looked around, then sat down on the floor in frustration.
What is supposed to come will eventually come!
There are many ways for warships to evade the radar of civilian ships, but it is almost impossible for civilian ships to escape the tracking of warships. Therefore, the Coast Guard has just discovered such a powerful force as the "Sea Supermarket".
The roar of helicopters is getting closer and closer, circling over the ships in this area. The loudspeakers are playing announcements in English and Spanish. The main idea is that we are hunting for a terrorist. There is evidence that he is hiding on your ships.
.From now on, within half an hour, all ships must stop for inspection, and all personnel on board must gather on the open deck, otherwise there will be consequences.
"This is the high seas, this is international waters. You have no right to do this, bastards! Bandits! Bullies! I'm going to the United Nations to protest, I'm going to the whitehouse..."
Lao Ye pointed at the helicopter and yelled in English, jumping up and down in a funny manner. Ye Te wanted to laugh at first, and then cry.
The high seas, international waters, these concepts are all fences prepared by Lao Mi for other countries. I am a warship. Wherever I go, it is my inland sea. Anyway, I have the most, largest, and most advanced warships, bite me!
Yete was extremely upset, so he shot a feint at the Mi-Mex border and escaped capture. He felt proud of himself, but he forgot that the sea on this planet belonged to Lao Mi.
"Come in, uncle, let's drink."
Taking out a bottle of whiskey from the bar, Ye Te placed two wide-mouthed glasses on the dining table and filled them up one by one. He could feel that Lao Ye was obsessed with his son. Others were hungry and would not choose food, but Lao Ye was "hungry but not selective."
Use him to fill the position vacated by his son. Now the situation has taken a turn for the worse, and he appears to be more anxious than he is.
Old Ye stumbled into the cabin, looking lost. He hunched over and looked at Ye Te, with no intention of sitting down. He waved his hand and said, "No, this is not the time to drink. Don't give up. You still have a chance. You will definitely be able to survive."
After saying that, he got busy in the cabin. He deleted the surveillance video on the computer, found out the clothes that Ye Te had changed and threw them into the sea. After that, he wiped them around with a towel, trying to clean up Ye Te's traces.
Ye Te did not try to dissuade him, but silently raised the wine glass to his lips. In the end, he did not drink, and threw the glass and the wine out of the window.
Half an hour passed by in a blink of an eye. At 3:55 in the afternoon, the sun was setting in the west, and a patrol ship with a displacement of more than 3,000 tons soared out of the bright sky.
Lao Ye had just finished mopping the floor and hurriedly turned off the computer and stopped the ship. Finally, he rushed to Ye Te and solemnly said: "If nothing can be done, kidnap me! Do you understand, the gun is pointed at my head in public. The offshore supermarket is eager to do so.
To divert attention, they will definitely spread the news on the Internet, or even live broadcast. They have this ability. My old face has a lot of viewers, and it is easy to promote hype, make it a big event, and a hot search. In the end, your worst result will be
You can get a fair trial. I will personally convince your employer family and let them come forward to hire the best legal team. You are self-defense and protecting your employer, not murder. There will never be the death penalty, and the sentence will be less than ten years. You are safe in prison.
I can guarantee that you will have to pay all the bills. I will let you fly back to China on a private plane within five years at most." His words revealed the true nature of a capital predator.
Ye Te said miserably: "Save it, Uncle Second. In the sweater war, we flower growers were blacklisted worse than black people. No matter how rich you are or how famous you are, it won't work. I understand."
"Fake! This ship is cursed!" Lao Ye was discouraged and kicked the trash can away.
Heartbroken people think and behave differently.
It has to be said that Ye Te was a little moved by Lao Ye's suggestion. He had his own plan and said: "We are a boat away from the sea supermarket, about a kilometer away. There is a lot of garbage hiding on the sea. If
If the escape hatch is exposed, I will dive to the nearest garbage in advance to get some air. Then, I will try to sneak into the offshore supermarket." When he threw out the wine glass, he thought of a countermeasure.
After carefully observing the sea surface, Lao Ye nodded and said, "I like you to call me uncle. It's a pity that we can't have Christmas dinner together."
Chapter completed!