Volume 6, Chapter 28: Being played hard...

Because the crew member's voice was very quiet, no one around him heard it except Ling Jie and Xiao Lang. Xiao Lang hurriedly rushed towards the bow of the ship. After a while, he turned back and said to Ling Jie, "The ship collided."

It's ice, I've changed the course and will be able to move on soon."

This surprised Ling Jie. Could it be that he had made a mistake in his estimation? However, Ling Jie didn't say anything. He just smiled lightly and said, "This is for the best. I'm still worried."

Xiao Lang smiled lightly and said, "My captain Orochi is a great navigator who has been sailing for more than 20 years. With him here, we don't have to worry. He is quite popular in this area, and many people on the road will give Captain Orochi a few points.

face."

Ling Jie nodded to express his understanding, turned around and looked at the mist in the distance, sighing softly, I don't know when this voyage will end. Wang Xiaoman's clothes were too sexy and seductive, and Ling Jie generally didn't.

Let her come out, and Chen Zhen and others are accompanying this beauty in the luxury box.

The sailing time continues like this in a blur...

On the ninth day, the weather was good, but a little hot.

Standing on the deck, you will see the sea on all sides. Without the wheel, you will not be able to see any trace of land from any angle.

This feeling makes people feel very, very small! There was no wind today, and the sun directly hit the armor. It was a little hot! Ling Jie felt hot even while sitting in the cabin, so he couldn't help but go outside. The crew

Most of them were bare-chested, and some were lazily polishing their armor. Da She was sitting in the cockpit smoking, his forehead was covered with sweat, and he was cursing something in words that Ling Jie couldn't understand.

There was a fishy smell everywhere on the ship. Although Ling Jie had become accustomed to this smell in the past few days, Ling Jie still couldn't stand the hot weather. Only when he got some fresh air on the deck did he feel a little better.

At this moment, a crew member walked inside and said something to the big snake.

After hearing this, Orochi was very calm and explained a few words... Then, Ling Jie stood on the bow deck and saw with his own eyes the two crew members walked to the cabin below, and in less than a minute, they carried out a person!

The man didn't move. When he was lifted up, his arms were hanging down, as if he had lost consciousness.

Less than seven or eight steps away from Ling Jie, the two crew members looked indifferent. They carried him to the edge of the boat and threw him into the sea!

Ling Jie was stunned for a moment!!

The two crew members seemed to have no reaction, and even seemed to be used to it. They clapped their hands. Then they walked over and exchanged a few words. They walked inside and took out a package. They opened it and rummaged through the contents.

Ling Jie's heart kept sinking and he couldn't help but walk quickly to the cabin.

The big snake was also there. Ling Jie hesitated for a moment, with a stern look on his face: "Just now..."

Da She was watching his subordinates going through the bag, but he casually glanced at Ling Jie: "That man is dead."

Ling Jie took a deep breath: "Is it... a human snake?"

"Yeah!" Orochi shrugged nonchalantly and spread his hands: "Dead people are normal."

At this time, the two crew members who were looking through the bag suddenly cheered and took out a stack of banknotes and half a pack of cigarettes. The big snake walked over and snatched the banknotes, then took out half of it and threw it away.

The two crew members put the rest into their arms. As for the half pack of cigarettes, he also took it away. Then the big snake came to Ling Jie, took out one cigarette from the half pack and handed it to Ling Jie: "

Or?"

Ling Jie suddenly felt nauseous and wanted to vomit...

Seeing that Ling Jie had no intention of answering, Orochi smiled coldly: "What are you afraid of? He's dead, so there's no need for it anymore, right?"

Orochi gave half a pack of cigarettes to his crew members, and then lit one himself.

Ling Jie said nothing and looked at the crew members quietly.

But my mind was thinking about the person who was thrown overboard... No one knew his identity, age, or name.

But such a big talker is just gone!!

"What are you thinking?" Orochi came to Ling Jie and said to Ling Jie: "Dead people... are normal. They die a lot every time." He grinned and pointed to the bottom of the cabin: "It's very hot up there.

It’s even hotter down there! There’s no wind, and there’s not enough water. That man was unlucky, so he died.”

When he smiled, he showed yellow teeth.

The sun was shining on his body, but Ling Jie felt a little cold.

Another four days passed. During these four days, the crew took out another body from the cabin and threw it into the sea.

Next, Ling Jie learned that people often died on this kind of stowaway journey. The conditions in the cabin were very poor from bottom to top. There was no fresh water and food, and the temperature and ventilation conditions were so bad that even breathing could feel the pain.

It's very difficult. People with weak health will have no choice but to hold on if they get sick at sea.

Don't expect them to prepare doctors' medicines for you on this kind of stowaway ship! But that's not what makes Ling Jie feel frightened... What really makes Ling Jie feel a little cold is how smuggler-headed the crew members of these stowaway ships treat people.

attitude.

The same people, the same kind, were locked in the cabin like this and were not allowed to come out... All of this made Ling Jie feel like he was selling slaves in those old movies!

Such knowledge made Ling Jie become somewhat alienated from Da She (that is, Xiao Lang's eldest brother and the captain of the ferry) and his men.

But then during dinner, Orochi took Ling Jie to chat, and Ling Jie couldn't help but ask him: "If the people below died, wouldn't you be able to receive the money? Why don't you give them more food and water?"

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Da She smiled, his smile was cold, and he gave Ling Jie a strange look.

"You are Chinese and do not understand the market." Orochi replied lightly. Then, while smoking, he pointed to the bottom of the cabin with a contemptuous tone and said: "These people are worthless if they are dead."

Ling Jie deliberately tricked him into saying something, but Orochi didn't pay attention and casually told Ling Jie a little bit about the situation in this industry.

Smuggling is an unavoidable problem everywhere. From the perspective of East Asia, there are two waves of smuggling groups. One wave is in the coastal areas of China, mainly in Fujian.

The other wave consists of some scattered snakeheads in Southeast Asia.

"We are different from you Chinese." These were the original words of the snake.

In the 1970s and 1980s, human smugglers in Fujian smuggled many illegal immigrants from the mainland to Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, Macao, and of course Japan and the United States.

It can be said that it was a golden age for stowaways... It is ridiculous to say that, mainly because the country's economy was not developed at that time, it was not open, it was relatively backward in all aspects, and there were few communication channels with the Spanish-speaking world. Most of the stowaways were

I went out with the mentality of going to Western languages ​​to explore the world and make a fortune.

To use a ridiculous phrase, it was a "seller's market" at that time, and it was also the golden age of the human smuggler group. The price of smuggling into the United States was very high. And most of them were without bargaining... What's more important is that you need to know how to make money first, and then

Get on board!!

The direct consequence of such an action was that almost all human and snake groups at that time lacked awareness of “after-sales service”.

People get on the ship and the money is received. The smuggler group usually transports the stowaways as slaves, using the most frugal method... There are many people in the cabin, and one more person means more money! Qingshui

Bring as little food as possible, because with less food you can bring more people!!

During that period, the disability rate among illegal immigrants was very high!

At this point, Orochi seemed to smile and said: "Don't look at the news about people suffocating in stowaway boats or people suffocating in car oil tanks in the past two years. These news have caused a lot of noise... In fact, more than ten years ago,

Twenty years ago, the number of dead people was many times higher! It was just that the media was not developed at that time, so there was not such a big publicity."

However, as China's economy took off in the 1990s and its national power became stronger and stronger, the exchanges between China and the Spanish-speaking world became smoother, and it was no longer difficult to go abroad. Moreover, the country's economic level is increasing day by day.

, especially with the improvement of national living standards in the southeastern coastal areas, smuggling abroad is no longer very attractive. During this period, the business of smuggling groups has been relatively bleak.

It seems to be a joke, but also seems to confirm the truth that "the market dominates everything". The smuggling business has gradually changed from a seller's market to a buyer's market... This statement sounds a bit ridiculous.

However, in order to attract business, the human snake group has also taken many measures to adapt to the trend.

For example, changes in prices... Orochi said there has even been a situation where several companies on the road are competing for prices and routes... "It's like your domestic travel companies are fighting a price war."

The second thing is after-sales service!

In recent years, there has been too much publicity about smuggling dead people, which has made many people afraid to smuggle out of the country. Therefore, smuggling groups now collect half of the money first, and then collect the other half after reaching the destination safely.

In this way, before all the money is confiscated, they don't dare to be stowaways like before. Because if the person dies, they won't be able to receive the balance!

"But...the two people who died in the past two days..." Ling Jie asked with a frown.

The big snake raised his eyebrows, with a hint of cruelty and cunning on his thin face: "What I'm talking about is your situation in China. We are different from you!"

He then explained that in many small countries in Southeast Asia, the national economic level is still very backward, and the rules of the smuggling business are still the same as those in China more than ten years ago.

That is to say, collect all the money first, and then get on the boat!

This situation makes these smuggling groups in Southeast Asia not care about the lives of stowaways...the money has been received anyway!

"The people on the boat include Vietnamese, Indonesian, and Malaysian people." Orochi said calmly: "They all paid first and then boarded the boat."

Then he mentioned something casually as if by accident: there are some ruthless smuggling groups... After collecting the money, they will join forces with the local gangs at the destination to engage in a crime-fighting business! Kill the people on the ship directly

Sold to local gangs, I heard some were sold to drug plantations in South America! I don’t know whether they will live or die...

Hearing these words, Ling Jie was frightened, and he couldn't help but look at the big snake with a more profound look in his eyes.

Orochi laughed, patted his chest, and promised: "Don't worry. I am very trustworthy! You are Guishou's friend. I will not sell your land!"

Looking at this guy's twinkling eyes and somewhat vulgar smile, Ling Jie secretly thought to himself, I believe you are the only one who knows the devil!

But then Ling Jie became more wary and vigilant towards this group of people, and became much more alert when he went to bed at night. He used to be close to the crew, but now he is completely alienated from these people... These are all

The real guy who kills without blinking an eye!

The boat went north day by day. The weather gradually became less hot, and it even felt a little cooler in the morning and evening!

Ling Jie didn't know if it was because of his good luck that it was calm and no bad weather was encountered along the way. Since the sixth day, the big snake has been mumbling about it from early in the morning and doesn't know what to say, as if praying not to encounter a storm.

As the climate got colder, there were finally no more deaths in the cabin. This made Ling Jie relieved.
To be continued...