I chose one of four options at the start, and I chose the number one clan in Lingnan.

The email entered the internal gateway of Mitsui's Southeast Asia headquarters, and the highest risk indicator lit up.

Headquarters Executive Committee member Masanobu Kuroda was attending a port project meeting when his secretary sent an email to the big screen, at which point all the page-turning sounds in the meeting room stopped.

In the first attached photo, Bassong is kneeling on the beach of an unnamed island, with more than sixty pirates crouching behind him with their heads in their hands.

The Linhai No. 7 was anchored outside the island reef, with no damage to its hull and the container seals intact.

The second attachment is a screenshot of the payment made by Mitsui Southeast Asia Materials Co., Ltd.

The $2.8 million was received in a shipping services company controlled by Bassong.

The payment remarks stated "ocean storage assistance fee," but the approval number could be traced back to the finance department of the South Island Industrial Park.

The third attachment is even more critical.

The vehicle pass issued by the South Island Industrial Park has been filled out with the names of the carrier and the receiving warehouse.

Once the Linhai No. 7 is seized, another transport ship will enter the island and reef to transfer the containers.

After reading the main text, Masanobu Kuroda's facial muscles twitched a few times.

In the upper right corner of the email, there is also an electronic timer set up by the Lin Family Hall.

Remaining time: 23 hours and 52 minutes.

"Murakami's report to headquarters stated that the local fleet was temporarily intercepted, and Mitsui only bore the commercial coordination costs."

Now the payment account, park access pass, and delivery information are all in the Lin family's hands. Can anyone explain why this expense was approved by the South Island Finance Department?

Kuroda Masanobu pushed the document to the center of the table, the pages already soaked with sweat from the back of his hands.

The six executives present were terrified.

Mitsui has been operating in Southeast Asia for over two decades, relying on port contracts, material factories, and local political and business networks.

Once the maritime hijacking enters the judicial process, the South Island Industrial Park's operating license will be reviewed, and the three partner banks will freeze the accounts involved.

What's more troublesome is that the Lin family did not choose to negotiate privately.

All attachments have verification numbers, and copies have been received by the local maritime authorities, the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, and the Jiangnan police.

If one party deletes a file, the original file can still be retrieved in other places.

Yasuo Matsumoto, General Manager of the South Island Industrial Park, opened the internal records, his voice hoarse.

"Murakami left the park last night. He said that Basong was only responsible for tugboats and would not leave any direct records of Mitsui Materials."

The financial transfers were handled by an outsourced supervisor; no hijacking order was signed by senior management of the industrial park.

Kuroda Masanobu stared at him: "The account is going through Mitsui, the transit permit is issued by Mitsui, and Murakami is Mitsui's representative in Jiangnan. You're using an outsourced supervisor as a shield; do you think the Hayashi family will accept that?"

Yasuo Matsumoto did not answer.

Legal counsel Kosuke Tanaka retrieved local port regulations, attempting to find a procedural entry point.

"Lin's security personnel entered the unnamed island in three seaplanes, and some of their equipment was not declared to the South Island Maritime Safety Administration in advance."

The Linhai No. 7 has deviated from its registered course again, and pirate communication devices and weapons are still on board. We can request the local authorities to detain the ship for inspection, at least forty-eight hours.

Masanobu Kuroda's finger hovered over the countdown page.

"As long as the cargo ships cannot enter Haiqing Port, the first batch of contracts cannot be delivered."

Qihai Holdings cannot afford the port delays and market shortages, so Chen Qihai will naturally demand that the Lin family return to the open sea.

Contact Surachai and ask the South Island Maritime Safety Agency to issue a temporary detention order.

Kosuke Tanaka cautioned, "The only grounds for detention can be the declaration of security equipment and the inspection of evidence. Basong has already been arrested. If the local maritime authorities favor Mitsui, the media will question the relationship between the two sides."

Masanobu Kuroda turned off Bassong's photos.

"Detain the ship first. If the Linhai No. 7 cannot dock within 24 hours, the Lin family's claim will lose its basis for delivery."

Surachai, deputy director of the South Island Maritime Safety Agency, received the call half an hour later.

Mitsui has contracted to maintain the equipment at two piers on the South Island and has also donated patrol boats to the National Security Agency.

Surachai did not agree to publicly take sides, but agreed to inspect the Lin Hai No. 7 according to procedure.

At 10:00 AM, the temporary detention notice was sent to Haiqing Port.

The notice listed three reasons.

The vessel deviated from its registered route, overseas security equipment failed to complete port registration, and evidence in the piracy case needed to be transferred to the local law enforcement agency.

The Linhai No. 7 is not allowed to enter the inner channel of Haiqing Port.

When Chen Qihai received the notification, the cargo ship was only ninety nautical miles from the port. He sent the document to Tazhai and then connected Lin Ting's dedicated line.

"Surachai seized the ship under the pretext of inspection, and Mitsui helped him behind the scenes. If the cargo ship stays at sea for more than twelve hours, the sales plan for the golden fruit will be affected."

Frozen seafood can be preserved, but local merchants who have reserved containers won't wait long.

Lin Ting checked the notification number and handed the document to Lin Fu for verification.

"The Linhai No. 7 was kept in the safe zone outside the harbor and did not forcibly enter the waterway. The three seaplanes kept records of the scene, and the security equipment was sealed up according to its serial number."

A notarized copy of each of the pirate communicator, payment screenshots, and park access pass was made; the originals were kept by Wang Dehai.

Chen Qihai understood Lin Ting's plan.

"Are you planning to let Surachai board the ship himself?"

"Since he wants to inspect, let him inspect. The port enforcement recorder must be on at all times, and Mitsui personnel are not allowed to touch the evidence."

Anyone who dares to tamper with the materials will have the original verification data sent to the local court by the Lin family.

Lin Fu also finished checking the temporary detention notice at this time.

"The notice itself is valid, but it was issued earlier than the case registration time when Basong was transferred to the maritime department."

When Surachai issued the document, the Security Agency had not yet obtained an official case number. His investigation was not into piracy; his target was only the Lin Hai No. 7.

Lin Ting picked up a walnut from the table and tapped it on the notification number.

"Send the time difference to Chen Qihai's lawyer, and send another email to Mitsui's Southeast Asia headquarters, stating that the timekeeping will not be suspended due to the ship seizure notice."

The second email was sent.

When Masanobu Kuroda opened the new content in his headquarters office, there was only a piece of text on the screen.

"The 360 ​​million yuan compensation must be received within the specified period. If Mitsui uses port procedures to seize Lin's cargo ship, Lin will take over the warehousing contract in the South Island Industrial Park and close Mitsui's cargo receiving channel in Haiqing Port."

There's one more sentence at the end.

"In more than 24 hours, the Lin family razed Mitsui's Southeast Asian branch to the ground."

Kuroda Masanobu looked at the timer and for the first time felt a strong sense of wariness towards a Lingnan clan.

He didn't know why Lin Ting had taken over the warehousing contract, nor did he know how many resources Chen Qihai was willing to provide to the Lin family.

But the results on Pirate Island were displayed on the screen: the more than sixty people that Mitsui had paid to train couldn't even tear open the container seals.

Outside Haiqing Port, the Linhai No. 7 had already slowed down.

Surachai led two law enforcement boats toward the outer channel, and the port control center also locked the Lin Hai No. 7's port entry number.

The duty manager, looking at the radar screen, said to Chen Qihai, "The seizure order has been entered into the system. Without the deputy director's signature, no tugboat can bring the Linhai No. 7 into the berth. If Qihai Holdings forcibly takes over the ship, it will also lose its port operation permit."

Chen Qihai did not argue. He took out his phone and dialed the internal number of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce.

At 1 p.m., the highway outside Haiqing Port was closed.

Forty armored vehicles drove in from the South Island town, bearing the logos of five licensed security companies.

Twelve business vehicles belonging to law firms and the Chinese Chamber of Commerce followed behind the convoy, and all three hundred guards had completed local registration.

Team leader Chen Zhendong got off the lead vehicle and handed the joint guarantee documents to the port duty manager.

"The Lin family's cargo ship is jointly guaranteed by Qihai Holdings and thirteen Chinese businessmen. When Surachai wanted to inspect the ship, we accompanied him."

If any Mitsui personnel dare to enter the restricted area, the Chinese merchant security force will first seal off the entire port.