Chapter 3026

With blue sea, blue sky, green trees and silver sand, to be fair, the scenery of Langkawi Island is definitely refreshing. But the guests who came here today are not in the mood to appreciate the scenery at all, because if the current problem cannot be solved

Okay, then this island and the beautiful scenery here may have to change hands.

Facing the aggressive Kaza, Roger's attitude was very calm: "Don't get excited, sir. I asked General Lopez to come to the island because what happened here is related to both of your countries. Let's explain the situation clearly in person.

This will also help us properly solve current problems."

Kaza responded with vigilance: "No matter what, the Portuguese sends troops into areas controlled by our country. Such behavior is undoubtedly an invasion, and our country will never accept it!"

Roger said: "You misunderstood. The Portuguese did not send troops to participate in this operation. General Lopez only came here as a military observer. Just like you, he came here to understand the truth."

This was one of the reasons why Roger was unwilling to let the Portuguese directly participate in the operation. If Portugal sent troops, it would undoubtedly offend Aceh and leave Haihan in the middle. So Roger simply chose to fight alone.

It is not only convenient for you to act, but also easy to explain to these two parties.

Hearing that Portugal had not directly sent troops, Kaza, although still a little doubtful, looked much more relaxed than before.

Haihan sending troops to fight pirates is not a big deal in Aceh's eyes, but if Haihan and Portugal jointly send troops, the nature will be different and it will inevitably threaten Aceh's interests in the Strait of Malacca.

One of the purposes of Kaza's trip was to show a tough attitude to Haihan and try to prevent the two families from joining forces to cause trouble. But when he heard that Portugal had not sent troops, a big stone dropped from his heart.

At least the situation has not deteriorated to the extent that Aceh is worried about.

Seeing that Kaza's mood calmed down, Roger began to introduce to them the "results" achieved by the Haihan Army on Langkawi Island.

"According to the intelligence we have, this group of pirates that have recently appeared in the Strait of Malacca has settled on several islands near the east coast of the strait, including Penang and Langkawi islands that our army is currently clearing."

"When our troops landed on Langkawi Island yesterday, they encountered resistance from some armed elements on the island. After eliminating these armed elements, we found that the true identities of some of them were very interesting."

When Roger said this, he paused intentionally, and then gave the answer: "We are sure that there are people from the local government who are colluding with the pirates!"

Kaza frowned and said, "Where's the evidence?"

Roger responded: "After we confirmed the identities of these people, we searched their residences and found some things that should not be here."

After Roger said this, he made a gesture, and the soldiers presented the "material evidence" one by one, and there were quite a lot of them.

Dozens of pieces of silk and satin with exquisite patterns, several large baskets of porcelain tightly packed with straw, several boxes of Haihan cigarettes that have not yet been opened, pepper in sacks, and a lot of European silverware and tableware...

In addition to these things, there are also a large number of Spanish silver coins commonly available on the market, as well as stacks of Haihan banknotes and several gold bars as thick as a thumb.

Of course, these things are not unusual if they are in a trading port, but Langkawi, a small island with only two to three thousand permanent residents, most of which are indigenous, obviously does not have the corresponding spending power, and no businessman will

There is obviously something wrong with the origin of so much high-end freight being sold here.

"We believe that these things are property stolen in previous pirate attacks. Obviously these pirates have not had time to clean up the stolen goods and store them in the official office on Langkawi Island. This is indeed a very smart move.

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"We are convinced that there are still pirates at large on the island. Currently, our army has taken control of the main settlements on the island. Next, we will conduct a comprehensive search of the mountainous and forested areas on the island to catch all the pirates!"

After Roger finished speaking, he saw that Kaza and Lopez were still staring at the pile of stolen goods, and he couldn't help but feel secretly proud.

Haihan's reason for sending troops is to combat piracy. As long as he can produce credible results, he can respond to other countries' doubts in the diplomatic field. Although the evidence prepared by the Military Intelligence Bureau is not perfect, it is enough to be used.

Stop outsiders' mouths.

Kaza still couldn't believe it: "Sir Roger, these things...were they really found from the local government office?"

Roger nodded expressionlessly and said: "It's absolutely true. We haven't had time to conduct a detailed search of other places on the island, maybe we can find more evidence."

Kaza asked: "What about the witness?"

Roger responded: "We did capture a few people alive and got some information from them, but this information is related to our subsequent actions against pirates and must be kept strictly confidential."

Kaza said: "Can't we hand these people over to Kedah or our country and let us try their crimes?"

Roger said: "To be honest, we are not sure yet whether there is someone behind these people. Handing them over would be equivalent to handing over the opportunity to destroy witnesses. For the sake of the overall situation, we do not plan to hand them back for the time being."

Leave it to Kedah or your country."

Lopez noticed another detail in Roger's words: "Sir Roger, do you mean that the anti-piracy operation is not over yet?"

Roger nodded and said: "According to the intelligence we have, this group of pirates has strongholds in other places. The so-called eradication of evil is complete. Now that we have sent troops, we must complete the task."

Lopez asked: "Then what is your country's next target?"

Roger shook his head slightly and said: "This is a military secret and cannot be disclosed before the operation. But I can assure you that after the operation is successful, I will show you the results."

Such an answer would certainly not satisfy Caza and Lopez, but it seemed they could not make Roger change his mind.

The most important thing is that Roger now has thousands of troops and a large armed fleet at his disposal, but what about them? They just have a mouth. Even if they want to negotiate with Roger, they can't come up with any meaningful conditions at all.

To be honest, they all had a lot of doubts about the "evidence" presented by Roger, but if they wanted to raise the doubts in person, they were worried that it would bring Haihan closer to the other party.

And this invisible restriction is exactly why Roger arranged for them to participate in the meeting at the same time.
Chapter completed!