Mercenary I am the king

Chapter 293 Encountering Pirates

Seven days later, Gulf of Aden.

After the cargo ship "Mantianxing" entered this sea area, the atmosphere on the ship immediately began to become strange.

All the crew members began to increase the number of people on duty, piled up some sandbags and other things on the side of the ship, and began to check lifeboats and other things, becoming very busy.

When Captain Edmund came to the cabin to find Song Heping, the latter was playing poker with Jiang Feng and Mohammed.

Because the voyage from Irigo to the port of Assab in Eritrea would take more than ten days, Song Heping bought two decks of cards to use to pass the long time at sea.

Jiang Feng reported to the company on the day Song Heping was released from the CIA. After the SA-9 missiles were delivered to the port of Umm and ready to go to sea, Song Heping directly asked Ferrari to drive Jiang Feng, Mohammed and Haziz to Umm to meet him.

He needs to bring two engineers with him when he goes to Eritrea this time. When delivering the goods, the Salafi armed forces will probably inspect them and may even need someone to teach them how to use them.

The best way is to bring two engineers, but Jiang Feng has to let the new member Jiang Feng accompany him because the other team members are currently busy with a lot of work and cannot get away.

In fact, there is a bit of selfishness in this.

Jiang Feng retired from the army, just like himself, but this guy retired from the Marine Brigade, so the sense of intimacy between them is incomparable.

Song Heping hadn't been back to China for almost two years, let alone come into contact with people in the army. The last time he met Chris Chen, he felt like they were old friends. This time, when he saw Jiang Feng's resume, he hired him without much thought.

Jiang Feng was quite reserved when he first met Song Heping, but after all, they both came from the army, so they had a lot in common, and within two days they had become very familiar with each other.

Song Heping carried 30,000 US dollars in cash with him because Ferrari said it was best to have more cash in Africa. The reason was simple: when something happened, greenbacks were the ticket to save his life and pass through customs.

These days, the few of them had nothing to do, so they were playing poker in the cabin, playing Thirteen Card. Mohammed and Haziz followed and learned for two days, and they became familiar with it.

I don't know if Song Heping deliberately let Jiang Feng win or if he was just unlucky, but Jiang Feng earned nearly two thousand US dollars, and Mohammed and Haziz each earned nearly one thousand. They were all very happy.

At first, when Mohammed and Haziz heard that they were going on a business trip to Africa, they were so scared that their faces turned pale. Now that they have the money, and thinking about the generous company travel allowance, they are already grinning from ear to ear, throwing the word "fear" out of their minds.

"Boss Song."

Edmund glanced inside the cabin and whispered, "We've entered the waters of the Gulf of Aden."

Seeing his solemn expression, Song Heping remembered that he had promised to escort him voluntarily, so he threw down the poker and said to Jiang Feng, "Let's go, it's time for us to work."

The Gulf of Aden has been in turmoil in recent years, with many pirates robbing passing merchant ships. It is said that they are pirate groups from Somalia. They use small speedboats, take advantage of their speed, and use submachine guns, machine guns and RPG rocket launchers. After catching up with large ships, they hang ladders to board the ships. After stealing the property on the ships, they sometimes take both the people and the ships back to Somalia and extort huge ransoms from the ship owners.

Therefore, as long as conditions permit, merchant ships here will hire PMC security personnel to board the ships for escort after entering the Gulf of Aden.

However, this kind of security expenditure is very expensive, and some shipping company owners are reluctant to spend the money, so they can only gamble on their luck and avoid encountering pirates.

This time, the "Mantianxing" helped Song Heping transport goods. Knowing that Song Heping was the boss of a defense company, it simply made an additional request, asking Song Heping to escort them after the ship entered the Gulf of Aden.

Song Heping asked Ferrari to help Jiang Feng get his favorite PKM machine gun from the armory, and he himself brought an AKM assault rifle on board.

The reason I brought Jiang Feng along this time was to see if his abilities were as great as he boasted.

"Alright! Old squad leader, just leave it to me!"

Jiang Feng joined the army two years later than Song Heping. According to the old rules of the army, he had to call Song Heping "old squad leader."

Several people took their weapons, left the cabin and went to the deck.

The PKM machine gun in Jiang Feng's hand was as light as a toy gun, and it didn't feel heavy at all.

Song Heping had previously seen Jiang Feng's claim on his job application that he was skilled in assault operations with a PKM machine gun, and had thought he was somewhat boastful. Now, it seemed his concerns were unnecessary. This guy possessed astonishing arm strength and stamina. Although only 1.8 meters tall, considerably smaller than White Bear and Disaster Star, the PKM machine gun, weighing over 20 kilograms with a loaded magazine, didn't seem to pose much of a burden on him. After boarding the deck, Song Heping and Jiang Feng circled the ship's side, inspecting the anti-piracy measures.

The crew members on the "Mantianxing" are all experienced sailors. They have been sailing in these waters for more than a day or two, so they have rich experience.

But this ship has never encountered pirates, so it is considered to be a relatively lucky ship.

Therefore, the crew members were in a relatively relaxed mood. After taking routine anti-piracy measures, they gathered in groups of three or four to brag and chat. When they saw Song Heping and Jiang Feng coming for inspection with guns and ammunition, they laughed secretly, thinking that Captain Edmund was making a fuss out of nothing.

"The situation in this sea area has been very bad recently."

Edmund had his concerns.

"Just a week ago, two cargo ships were hijacked here, four sailors died, and the ships were towed to Somalia."

Song Heping saw the worry in Edmund's eyes, so he comforted him, "It's okay, the two of us are here to ensure your safe arrival at Aden Port."

Before passing through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait to reach the Eritrean port of Assab, the "Starry Sky" will dock at the Yemeni port of Aden to unload.

Although Song Heping was very confident, Edmund suspected that Song Heping was bragging.

Other PMC companies provide escort for ships by sending at least 4-8 people, depending on the size of the vessel.

Even with security personnel escorting, there are still cases of failure, and it is not 100% successful.

Edmund felt very nervous when he saw that Song Heping was alone with him, a rifle and a machine gun.

Song Heping didn't bother explaining or convincing Edmund. Some things could only be proven with strength, so he instructed Edmund, "From now on, have your crew split into three shifts. Set up lookouts at the bow, stern, and on the bridge. From today on, until we reach Aden Harbor, my crew and I will sleep in the bridge. If anything happens, you should hide in the bridge and be prepared to enter the safety cabin. We will take care of the rest."

"Okay. Then I'll leave everything to Boss Song." Edmund wanted more than anything. As long as he didn't have to risk his life, he could hand the boat over to Song Heping.

"I'll make arrangements right away."

After Captain Edmund left, Song Heping said to Jiang Feng, "Put more bullets in your tactical bag. The firepower must be sustained."

"Don't worry, old squad leader!" Jiang Feng said, "In the area I'm in charge of, I guarantee that every one of them will be killed. When I was at EO Company, I once killed half a company of rebels with a PKM machine gun in one go."

Song Heping looked him over with a smile and said, "How could EO Company be willing to fire you when you're such a good fighter?"

"Fighting." Jiang Feng said bluntly, "I knocked out three of my captain Lao Hei's teeth."

"Why did you beat your boss?"

"He was a bad mouth," Jiang Feng said. "He called me a yellow monkey and a weakling, so I challenged him to an arm wrestle. But he refused to admit defeat and tried to fight me. I couldn't hold back and gave him a left hook that knocked him out."

Song Heping couldn't help but burst into laughter, gave him a thumbs up and said, "Well done. If you lose, I will fire you immediately."

The two were chatting when they suddenly heard a quick whistle.

This is a warning signal that pirates have been spotted. A lookout has discovered traces of pirates.

"They come to rob us right after we enter the Gulf of Aden?" Song Heping was shocked and thought that today's pirates are too crazy!
"Three speedboats are spotted approaching rapidly from the port side. They appear to be pirate gangs!"

Captain Edmund's slightly panicked voice came from the ship's broadcasting system.

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(End of this chapter)