Update time: 2012-08-20

At a military airport in Hainan, when Duke arrived here, a Boeing plane was already waiting there.

In front of the plane, a group of young men wearing uniform black jackets stood straight.

"Hello, Mr. Du, I am Chen Haoru, the chief of staff of the South China Sea Fleet. I was ordered to lead the special guard of the Jiaolong Brigade to report to you." A soldier wearing the rank of major general saluted Duke.

"Hello! General Chen, I dare not take it. I'm sorry for this." Although Duke had already known from Sun Hong that a general would come today, he did not expect the other party to be so polite. While he said, he stretched out his hands and held tightly with Chen Haoru.

"No trouble, the head of the Military Commission personally issued an order to ensure the safety of your trip. Commander Su, the leader of the fleet, personally selected elite soldiers and ordered me to bring them to cooperate with your actions." Although Chen Haoru said politely to the young man in front of him with a smile on his face, he did not feel superior at all because he was a general, but his heart was filled with a sense of heaviness.

As a senior military official, Chen Haoru knew that in the eyes of the head of the Military Commission, ten generals like him were probably not as good as the young man Jingui in front of him. As the commander-in-chief of this special mission, if the task can be successfully completed this time, then the position of the chief of staff of the fleet has been in the fleet for 5 years will probably be able to move upwards.

Of course, if Duke makes any mistakes, Commander Su also said that not to mention him, Chen Haoru, even Commander Su will not be able to protect himself, so he will be waiting for retirement.

"Mr. Du, I'll introduce you to the members of the special guard team," but these thoughts flashed in Chen Haoru's heart. He began to introduce Duke to the members of the Jiaolong team who were about to set off together. "This is the captain of this mission, Qu Feng, and the deputy captain of the Jiaolong team. However, the leader of the mission ordered the execution of casual clothes. All military positions were suspended. You can just call him Captain Qu."

Chen Haoru pointed to a dark-faced man at the front of the team and said, "The captain named Qu Feng is over 1.85 meters tall. Standing there like an iron tower, Duke felt a sense of security at first glance."

"Hello, Captain Qu, thank you for your hard work." Duke stepped forward, stretched out his hands enthusiastically and held Qu Feng tightly. The future of this trip was unpredictable. Although Qu Feng and the others were on order, Duke was always a little sad.

"It's not hard work, Mr. Du." Qu Feng didn't seem to be a talkative person. After a simple greeting, there was nothing to say later.

"This is the deputy captain Gao Weilie, who was previously the captain of the major team of the Jiaolong Brigade." Chen Haoru pointed to another person who was half a head shorter than Qu Feng and looked a little thin, and introduced, "Don't you see that he is relatively small, he is one of the rare versatile players in the Jiaolong Brigade. It's no problem to drive and simply repair ships, helicopters, etc."

"Hello, Vice Captain Gao, thank you for your hard work." Duke carefully looked at the soldier who was specially praised by Chen Haoru. From the outside, Gao Weilie had almost no special place. He was a normal person. If he walked in the crowd on weekdays, Duke felt that it would be difficult to distinguish himself.

But Duke held Gao Weilie's hand and felt that his hands were almost free of hard calluses like soldiers. Just like the music style just now, Duke felt a little strange. Perhaps he felt Duke's curiosity.

After saying hello, Gao Weilie explained in particular, "Mr. Du, don't you feel the calluses on my hands? That's because when repairs are required, many of them need to have a fine feeling on their hands, so once the calluses are worn away by me, so as not to delay things."

So that's it, Duke couldn't help but feel awe. It was even more difficult than being covered with calluses.

After introducing the two people in charge, Chen Haoru briefly introduced Duke to the members of the guard team. It seemed that this team was really a carefully selected elite. In the minds of senior officials like Chen Haoru, they had some impression of the various characteristics of these soldiers.

After Duke shook hands with each team member, Chen Haoru turned to this special guard team with a positive expression, "Comrades!" The team members immediately came to an uniform standard and stood at attention, "Are you a little rest!" Chen Haoru saluted a military salute, "The head of the Military Commission and the head of the fleet gave everyone a very difficult task, that is, in the days to come, we will do our best to ensure the safety of Dr. Duke."

"No matter how much the price and sacrifice is paid, the leader of the fleet requires everyone to protect Dr. Duke's return safely. Do you have confidence?"

"Yes! Ensure the task is completed!" 40 voices answered neatly and loudly.

Immediately afterwards, Qu Feng saluted a military salute to Chief of Staff Chen Haoru and said firmly: "Please rest assured, the Chief of the Dragon Brigade will complete the task successfully!"

"Okay! When you return from completing the mission, the fleet leader and I will celebrate your achievements! Let's set off!" Chen Haoru waved his hand, and Qu Feng led the members of the Jiaolong Brigade in one after another and boarded the Boeing plane that had been waiting for a long time.

"Dr. Duke, I wish you a smooth journey!" Chen Haoru waved his hand and signaled when Duke boarded the plane.

"Thank you! General Chen, please convey my gratitude and respect to Vice Chairman Liu and Commander Su."

A few hours later, the plane landed at Male International Airport. When it was getting off the luggage, Duke suddenly discovered that the equipment carried by the group of dragon members weighed as many tons. All of them were unloaded and piled up like a hill. They were loaded on a truck that had been coordinated through diplomatic channels. They were directly pulled to the dock without undergoing inspection by the Malaysian customs and loaded on Duke's large luxury yacht.

Duke was relieved when he boarded the yacht. At this time, it was less than 12 hours before the kidnappers made a request. Duke had enough time to arrive at the negotiation area within 24 hours of the kidnappers' request.

"Boss, you finally arrived." Xie Yunfeng, who had been waiting on the yacht for a long time, came to Duke's VIP cabin before Duke could rest.

"Yunfeng, what is the situation now? What conditions have the kidnappers put forward?" Looking at Xie Yunfeng who looked anxious, Duke asked directly without caring about the fatigue of the journey.

"They asked you to come to this place to negotiate." Xie Yunfeng took out his mobile phone and investigated the map. He was in a sea area about 400 kilometers north of Maldives. Because the islands and reefs there were too small, most of them were uninhabited, and it was the best place for pirates or other criminals to hide.

With the weak military power of the Maldives authorities, it is beyond the reach of that sea area, and this group of kidnappers have made good intentions to choose here.

"And, the kidnappers suggested that if they found that there were warships following within a radius of 200 kilometers near this sea area, they would directly tear the tickets. Boss, if they did this, your situation would be a bit dangerous." Speaking of this condition, Xie Yunfeng couldn't help but look at Duke with some concern. Originally, his idea was based on the weight of Duches International in the Maldives authorities. This negotiation said that the senior police officers of the Malaysian police would send armed patrol boats to follow behind.

In this way, there are helicopters on the Duke yacht and there is a support, so there should be no big problem with safety. However, the kidnappers actually put forward such a condition, which made Xie Yunfeng feel unsure. He is not sure that the one who is coming up is a group of elite soldiers and carrying a large number of weapons and equipment. The firepower is stronger than the armed patrol boats of the Ma police.

"It's okay, we're going to negotiate, not to fight," Duke comforted. "We'll set off right away and get there in advance to see what's happening around."

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