Chapter 1819 Coercive measures
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"I've been intern at CW TV before~"
Yang Cheng looked at the other person in surprise. If he remembered correctly, this was the second time he met a beautiful host who had interned on CW TV. It seemed that Mark did not lie to him. In the past, the head of CW TV preferred blond beauty, so he recruited many female anchors who matched his aesthetic taste, but I don’t know if there was any unexplainable relationship.
However, they all reported the background of the past, and Yang Cheng was not easy to be too cold. She smiled intimately and raised her glass and said, "Fate~"
After drinking a sip of wine, “Why did you run to Nigeria?”
He was really curious. After all, CW TV is better than Nigeria in the United States, right? What's more, CW TV is not as bad as he thought. Before Yang Cheng took over, it was at least the fifth largest wireless channel in the United States, with a guaranteed ratings share.
The female host was about to answer when she saw Arik coming over and said, "jason, come with me, I'll tell you something~"
Yang Cheng could only say apologetically, followed Arik out of the banquet hall, turned into a lounge next to him.
"What happened?" It was definitely not a trivial matter for Arik to look for him in such a hurry.
Sure enough, Arik asked with a serious look on his face, "Have you ever offended Boko Haram?"
Yang Cheng's little heart hopped violently a few times, and said with a gloomy face, "I'm talking about it, it's Boko Haram that offended me!"
"What's going on?"
"You don't know? The last time I came to Nigeria, I had a conflict with a group of militants. I should be from Boko Haram."
Arik shook his head, "Maybe I was on a business trip abroad at that time, and this is not important. What matters is that the pirates who hijacked your company's tanker have a close relationship with Boko Haram, and they can even be regarded as one. They don't know where to know that you are the boss behind the company to which the tanker belongs. They just called me and said that the previous agreement was not counted, either calling $20 million or killing hostages!
He also asked someone who was named and asked you to trade it yourself."
Yang Cheng was angry and laughed, "These idiots, so what you mean..."
Arik shook his head, "I have no choice but to mediate, but I advise you to make the worst plan."
Yang Cheng waved his hand, and paced back and forth in the lounge with his waist and irritated. He was hesitating whether to let Hansen and the others take action. Physical attacks were better than sitting and waiting to die. Besides, the last time Boko Haram attacked him, whether intentionally or not, this revenge had not been avenged yet. Now the other party has delivered it to him, and it is a rare opportunity.
"What are you thinking?" Arik asked.
Yang Cheng hesitated for a moment and told the truth, "I will consider using coercive means again. This time I came here and brought a lot of people. As long as there were sufficient weapons, a group of pirates who only knew how to shoot guns in the sky should not be their opponents."
"You're not afraid of them killing hostages~"
"I'm afraid~ but there's nothing I can do. It's better than sitting and waiting for death. Moreover, we take tough measures and public opinion will not be held back."
Arik's expression was helpless. Yang Cheng felt that he seemed to feel guilty. In fact, he felt wrong. Don't expect a black capitalist to feel guilty. He was just worried that the cooperation he had just negotiated would be in chaos.
"Okay, just say something that needs my help~"
"I'll give you a list of weapons. I believe you have a way to get these weapons as fast as possible, right?"
Although he could also transfer goods, it took some time. He was worried that the situation would change. He needed Hansen and others to prepare for the war as quickly as possible, and caught the group of pirates off guard. As it turned out, no matter the size of the war, blitzkrieg was always the most useful tactic. Whoever took the lead first could get the tilt of the war balance. Even if two people fought, the side that took the first action would easily gain an advantage.
"No problem, I can get anything if there is one in Nigeria." Arik was extremely confident.
Yang Cheng naturally would not doubt the other party's ability. If the richest man in a country cannot even do this, then he, the richest man, must be fake.
"Thank you, I'm sorry, I'm leaving for a while. If I can have an empty room for me, I will be grateful~"
"You don't have to be polite jason. Even if you have any needs, he will satisfy you unconditionally. In addition, if there is not enough staff, I can lend you a batch."
Arik's generousness was not beyond Yang Cheng's expectations, but he declined, "Thank you very much, I think my people are enough to deal with it~"
In fact, if Hansen brought dozens of battlefield veterans, most of them were elites from special forces, and such combat teams could not rescue the hostages, then no matter how many people were, it would be futile. The subject of rescuing hostages has never been a subject in the army that needs to be completed by human sea tactics.
Even Yang Cheng, who has never lived in the army, knows a common sense, so Arik doesn't bother.
Without further ado, Yang Cheng left the lounge and followed the housekeeper to an empty room on the second floor, followed by Hansen and Andrew.
After entering the door, Yang Cheng did not rush to speak, but silently used his index finger to stroke a few times in the air. Andrew understood it and took out a small detector and carefully checked it in the room. He confirmed that there was no monitoring equipment. Then he said to Yang Cheng, who was thinking with his eyes closed, "Boss~safe~"
Taking advantage of the situation, Yang Cheng said coldly, "The pirates contacted the trash from Boko Haram. The situation is very unfavorable to us. Thank you for your hard work~"
Yang Cheng understood what he meant, but he wanted them to fight to the death. Every mission was hard, and Hansen never had a lucky mentality.
However, he did not hesitate at all, "Leave it to our boss, we will ensure the safety of the hostages to the greatest extent~"
Obviously, Hansen was not sure that he could bring out 31 people intact, he was a human being or not.
But this guarantee is enough. Yang Cheng patted his shoulder heavily, "I'll leave it to you. I'll feel at ease. You will list the required equipment list to Arik later. He will be responsible for the preparation. At this time, you can discuss the plan with your brothers. I don't understand how to rescue him."
"Don't worry, boss, I will do my best."
Hansen and Andrew went out. Yang Cheng hesitated for a while and called Conrad, who was waiting for news in New York. He needed to update the situation on site to each other in time so that both parties could be on the same channel and discuss things when they encountered them.
"Jason, how about it?"
"It's very bad. Do you remember the attack I encountered in Nigeria? Unfortunately, those guys are in the same group as the pirates. The other party knew my identity. The agreement that had been negotiated with Arik before did not exist. I'm going to attack~"
Conrad didn't say anything. "I support you, what do you need me to do~"
"Help me keep an eye on the media. I don't want the news that we have taken tough measures to spread all over the world without paying the ransom before the result comes out.
Even if our actions fail and all the hostages are dead, we must ensure that public opinion will not tilt towards our opposite side.”
Conrad said confidently, "I promise that no media dares to speak nonsense~"
The solid Yang Cheng of the Koch family in the United States never doubts that as long as this behemoth starts to act, even a pack of wolves will have to retreat.
Yang Cheng pondered, "Also, regardless of whether our operation succeeds or not, we will make changes in Nigeria. There is almost no room for us to live in the Gulf of Guinea. Unless we can uproot the other party, it will be difficult for our tankers to route in the Gulf of Guinea in the future."
Conrad said, "I'm worried about this, but if I don't go through the sea, how can I transport crude oil from the Owowo oil field? By land? That's not realistic at all. There are not many oil pipelines under the entire Nigeria."
"If it really doesn't work, you can only sponsor a fee and apply for full escort. As long as you reach the deep sea of the Atlantic Ocean, it will be safe. The pirate's ship cannot reach that far."
"This is a solution, but this is a later story. Let's rescue the hostages first. This is a crisis. I hope we can survive it safely."
Chapter completed!