Chapter 53: Siege of Shendao

Jiang An groaned, "And he can hire us, and he can hire pirates. @Le@wen@小＠ said
From the outside world, we are only at war with pirates. A few mercenaries went to rescue the hostages, but even the hostages. He died, of course he was beaten to death by pirates. It has nothing to do with him, and in the eyes of outsiders. He also tried to rescue you. He is a very good friend."
Alpha shrugged, "It should be that way."
"Then who is this person?" Zhao Jianfei said slowly.
"Usually, I have to keep my clients secret, but this is the case. I still have to say it." Alpha said slowly, "He is Joe Claire."
"Who?" Lin Rui couldn't help frowning. He had never heard of this person.
Jiang An's expression changed, and he slowly said, "Joe Claire. One of the twelve executives of Morningstar. Michelle's rival in the company."
Zhao Jianfei nodded and said, "Yes, I have heard of this person. He is a difficult guy to deal with, and he is one of the founders of Morningstar, just like Michelle, and he has great influence in Morningstar. "
"The founder of Morningstar?" Lin Rui frowned.
"Yes, the Morningstar Military Security Company is a very special organization. It is currently a large defense contractor and is well-known in the industry. But initially it was only established by a small number of mercenary groups, so the composition is very complicated. Joe Claire and Michelle were the leaders of different mercenary organizations at the time, so they competed and cooperated with each other. While ensuring the company's interests, they were also considering their own group interests." Zhao Jianfei nodded.
"But I still don't quite understand. Since he is a member of Morningstar, why would he want to hurt us?" Qin Fen frowned.
Jiang Jian explained,
For example, Morningstar is a bit like the NBA basketball professional league in the United States. The company’s twelve high-level executives are equivalent to the owners of various clubs. Of course everyone hopes that professional leagues can be popular, but each other But there is a competitive relationship. Everyone hopes that their team can become a champion in order to get a bigger share from a piece of cake. This is the relationship between Joe Claire and Michelle."
"Fuck, this is really ridiculous." Qin Fen said helplessly.
"It's like this. Just like NBA is not just a sport, but a profitable business. Military security companies are not only providing combat and security personnel, but in the final analysis it is also a business, and it is more profitable. After all, there is profit. There is competition. This is within the scope of the rules." Jiang An shook his head.
Qin Fen frowned and said, "Then we will endure it like this? We are desperate, but some people are stumbling in secret."
"I said, this is within the scope of the rules. Joe. Claire is very careful, he will not leave any traces of him. Just like this time, it is a pirate who attacked us. The reason is also normal, because We took away their meat tickets. Even if we all died, it was within the normal range. Only a few mercenaries died during the mission, and no one would usually care about this." Jiang An said coldly.
"I suddenly had a good idea." Lin Rui turned to Alpha and said, "That Joe, how much does he owe you?"
"A huge sum," Alpha shrugged.
"If we complete this task, will he not only pay us commissions. You will also let him pay back?" Lin Rui smiled slightly.
"Of course, this is business. He doesn't even want to pay less. I have a way to ask him to pay." Alpha shrugged.
Lin Rui nodded and said, "Then we will complete this mission. Let Joe Claire give some blood. Also let him know that we are not easy to mess with."
"Yes, let him know that we have to pay a price to calculate." Ivan nodded.
Jiang An sneered, "I agree."
The armed pirate ship finally drove back to the sinking island. Lin Rui and the others found that the ship that was originally going to pick them up was parked at the small pier on Shendao Island. There were a lot of bullet shells on the ship, and there were many damages in the stern, which seemed to be really bad. Otherwise, Fernandez would not just return.
When he arrived at the base on the island, Fernandez was standing there with a gloomy expression.
After Zhao Jianfei and others talked about the general situation, Fernandez's expression eased slightly. He waved to a guard and said, "Take the hostage back first and take care of it properly. All the others have come and assemble."
Fernandez looked at the seven team members and other security personnel on the island. There were fewer than twenty people with him. Fernandez’s face was a little gloomy and authentic, "Soldiers, we are in trouble. Eight hours ago, we were attacked in a predetermined sea area. This was a premeditated operation. And there are signs that these attackers are likely to be more than just Be satisfied with this. They will come again, come to Shendao and kill us all. What should we do?"
"Evacuation or counterattack is nothing more than these two choices." Fernandez paced back and forth, shouting in a deep voice, "but there is no hope for evacuation. It is even more dangerous on land than here! So my opinion is to stick to the sunken island. Relying on the favorable terrain on the island, they are given a resolute counterattack. Although they are mobs, they are numerous and fearless."
Lin Rui looked at Fernandez in silence. From his expression, you could tell that he was serious. Being able to take him so seriously also shows that this will be a fierce battle.
Qin Fen whispered from behind, "Is it really possible for those pirates to come to Shendao?"
"At least, Evya will definitely come." Lin Rui whispered. "We are on the sunken island. It is no secret. The pirates are very familiar with this sea. If they want to find us, it is easy for them. Joe. Claire gave us this task, just to make us mess with it. trouble."
Fernand shouted sharply there, "No matter who is here. We must let them come and go. But I also want to explain that there are only 18 of us, including me. Seven trained. C-level team members, and nine base defense personnel. There is also my retired veteran and a cook who is responsible for food. And the other party may have a hundred people, or more than a few hundred people. Whether we can survive or not depends on how we can Whether to hold this island."
Everyone was silent, including Lin Rui and Zhao Jianfei. Because the gap in the number of personnel is too big. This means that they have to deal with ten times as many pirates. And it is likely that these pirate ships will also have heavy weapons such as heavy machine guns and bazookas.
"Survival or destruction is just between our thoughts. Persisting resistance may have a ray of life, and giving up will undoubtedly die. Pirates will not be kind to anyone." Fernandez said solemnly.
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