50s: Starting with a storage ring

Chapter 747 I'll Steal a Frigate for You
The Pinkerton branch on Subi Island has more and more things to do, but the number of people Dong Haoyang can use has not increased. It is still the same 500 people from the first batch, and manpower is really stretched thin.

"Then I'm relieved. After all, we only have 1000 people, 500 of whom are still in training. The escort mission has already begun, and we're a bit short-handed."

"It's alright, take your time. Intelligence gathering is a long-term task, and there's no need to make it too secretive."

“We’re not going to spy on other countries’ secrets. We can simply use the Pinkerton office’s name to send people to various places.”

They're just a company. The reason they send out intelligence agents is simply to keep information flowing smoothly, to avoid business risks, and to not miss out on business opportunities.

In the future, as mobile phones and the internet become more widespread, they won't need to station many of their own people. They can simply hire some ordinary employees locally to collect information from various places.

"You can discuss these things yourselves later. Now I'll talk about the response from Java."

"As you know, the main reason we were able to take over Subi Island was because of our connections with Prabovo. All the procedures were handled through Prabovo."

“Now that Prabovo has been killed by Latif, the legitimacy of our base is in question.”

"Yes, but Colonel Latif is now unstoppable, and it's only a matter of time before he takes Jakarta."

“Once he has completely occupied Jakarta, he will have a legitimate reason to do so, and it will only take some time to reunify all of Javanese territory.”

"We can still take advantage of the fact that he has not yet gained power and contact Colonel Latif as soon as possible to see what his attitude is."

Dong Haoyang offered Sun Zhiwei his reasonable suggestions from the perspective of an ordinary person.

“I’ve actually been in contact with Colonel Latif for a while now. Last year, I even donated a batch of weapons and ammunition to Colonel Latif, so I guess we have some connection.”

Sun Zhiwei did not hide the fact that he had been in contact with Colonel Latif from Dong Haoyang.

"Really? That's great! Colonel Latif might become a strongman like Harto in the future, so it's right for us to build a good relationship with him."

Sun Zhiwei neither confirmed nor denied this statement. In his mind, it would be better for Prabowo to be in power than for Colonel Latif to be in charge.

Because Colonel Latif is a soldier, and soldiers are used to thinking with knives and guns. He will only talk to you properly when he can't win a fight.

Although he wasn't a complete brute, he was pretty much one; otherwise, he wouldn't have been taken down by Hattori in such a short time.

Prabowo, on the other hand, is a politician who is open to negotiation and prioritizes self-interest.

These two men have completely different principles of doing things, but it's clear that Prabowo is easier to deal with.

Unfortunately, Prabowo was unlucky and fell victim to a grenade.

Now, Sun Zhiwei's side consists of only a small island and a few hundred subordinates. Facing a reckless man like Colonel Latif would be like throwing an egg against a rock.

In this situation, a normal person would choose to befriend him, so he didn't refute Dong Haoyang's words.

Dong Haoyang was unaware of Sun Zhiwei's power, nor was he aware of his wariness of the Javanese.

He's already stirred things up; it would be truly shameful if some brute managed to turn the tables on him.

"No matter what, it's still necessary to take precautions." Dong Haoyang didn't object to this. Even if we don't guard against Latif, we still need to guard against pirates. It's always good to be vigilant.

"In addition, I have a plan, and you need to send someone to cooperate with my operation."

"Boss, what do you need me to do?" "We can't just have small boats on our island; we need to bring over a few warships to have a deterrent effect. I'm planning to take you to seize a frigate."

Upon hearing this, Dong Haoyang nearly dropped his jaw in shock. He truly hadn't expected this boss to be up to something so serious as soon as he returned.

"But we've never sailed a warship before. Even if we manage to seize one, we can't bring it back."

"You don't need to worry about that. Do you remember the 100 people currently stationed at the river mouth dock?"

“I know, you said last time that it was a self-contained area, so I haven’t gone there since.”

Dong Haoyang knew about the confidentiality regulations, so when he heard that the Hekou base was a classified department, although he had some guesses, he didn't inquire further, and only ensured the daily logistical supplies for the Hekou base.

"Yes, that's right. However, since you are the person in charge of Subi Island, there are some things you need to know."

"There is a submarine at the river mouth base, and they are all submariners."

Good heavens! Although Dong Haoyang had guessed about the secret of this river mouth base, he never expected it to be such a big secret.

Currently, only about twenty countries in the world have submarines. Is their security company really that prestigious?

In other words, he didn't know that the vessel at the river mouth base was a nuclear submarine; otherwise, he would have been terrified.

"It's good that you know about this, but a secret is a secret precisely because it can't be brought into the light, so even if you know it, you have to keep it to yourself."

"You don't have command over this submarine force, but you're still responsible for ensuring their logistical support. Can you do that?"

Upon hearing this, Dong Haoyang stood at attention and replied in a deep voice, "I guarantee to complete the mission."

"At ease. Select a group of men who are willing to fight. You don't need too many, just 50 will do."

"Once the candidates are selected, have them fully armed and on standby on the island. Remember, have them all wear civilian clothes."

"I'll send a telegram when I find an opportunity, and you can come to me on the cargo ship on the island."

"This time we're going to acquire warships, and we need manpower to sail them back."

"The people at the submarine base are all from the navy; they can operate a warship without any problem. Go find their squadron leader later and ask him to prepare a group of men to accompany you on your mission."

As for the submarine at home, he did not intend to use it in this operation.

It's just a frigate, not an aircraft carrier, so there's absolutely no need to expose their trump card for it.

After giving instructions to Dong Haoyang, Sun Zhiwei didn't delay any longer and went straight to the Gulfstream No. 3.

Speed ​​is everything now; he doesn't have time to drive a speedboat for over ten hours to get to Jakarta, and even the speed of a helicopter feels too slow to him.

It's 1000 kilometers from Subi Island to Jakarta, and it would take a Black Hawk helicopter 3 hours to fly there. Only the Gulfstream 3 can get him over Jakarta in 1 hour.

Soon, the Gulfstream 3 took off. Sun Zhiwei's requirement was to get to Jakarta as soon as possible, and Old Ivan really did increase the speed to the maximum.

Over Subi Island, the Gulfstream 3 flew rapidly south at subsonic speeds. More than half an hour later, Old Ivan reminded Sun Zhiwei that they were about to reach the coastline near Jakarta.

(End of this chapter)