Chapter two hundred and thirty-one, provocation
As soon as the gunshots sounded, the entire cruise ship suddenly became chaotic. Passengers who could travel around on luxury cruise ships were at least middle class and above. They had never seen such a scene. In addition, the Thais were jealous of their lives, so they were naturally extremely frightened. Although there were some brave tourists who helped the sailors maintain order, under the threat of gunfire, tourists could not have stable emotions.
Some people even jumped out of the sea in panic.
The entire cruise ship's resistance was extremely weak, and most sailors were swept by the chaotic passengers and could not go to the armory where the guns were stored.
As more and more speedboats lean on cruise ships, the number of pirates jumping on cruise ships has also increased rapidly.
In less than a while, at least hundreds of pirates rushed onto the cruise ship with weapons, and cooperated very skillfully, occupying and controlling key positions such as the captain's room, the ordnance room, the radio room, and the turbine room. Once these places were controlled, the cruise ship that had been moving forward slowly stopped.
If the cruise ship kept moving forward, with its huge body, the pirates would not be able to fully control the overall situation for a while. However, as soon as the cruise ship stopped, the pirate ship, which had already been waiting around, suddenly surrounded and sent more pirates onto the cruise ship.
As the gunfire continued, the sailors completely lost their resistance, and the pirates completely occupied the top three luxury cruise ships in the world.
Until nightfall, the cruise ship was still in great chaos. The pirates kicked and beat tourists, and the sailors rushed to the guest rooms on the ground deck to guard them. Due to the large number of people, more than ten or even twenty people were stuffed into the room where only two or three people lived.
The pirates were easy to manage the passenger sailors, but the people stuffed into the room felt uncomfortable. The air was turbid, there was no drinking water, etc., which made the passengers cry constantly. Some rooms also heard the screams of women. The pirates were not Liu Xiahui.
The cruise ship is really too big, there will always be some missing places, and the pirates themselves are almost stunned by the chaos.
In addition, this sea looting was not done by a pirate, but by several pirates.
The pirates came for money. After plundering the passengers' valuable property, a small-scale battle broke out because of the unfair distribution of the spoils.
The weakest pirate group was quickly destroyed, and the remaining pirates were similar in strength. No one could destroy each other, and a stalemate was formed for a moment.
Fortunately, the pirate leaders were quite smart. They understood that the most valuable things on the ship were not the goods, but people.
After some division of interests, the pirates quickly returned to their previous peaceful scene, and then the Thai Foreign Ministry received a ransomware call.
As soon as the news came out, the whole country was shocked. This was the largest pirate kidnapping case in modern times. Hundreds of pirates kidnapped thousands of people in one go, proposing a ransom of 5 billion Thai-Siscope to Thailand. He also threatened that if he did not agree, more than ten people would be buried every day until Thailand agreed.
Most of the passengers on the luxury cruise ship are Thaisian nationals, so the pirates naturally pointed their finger at Thaisian countries.
In addition, the pirates also tied up fierce scoundrels everywhere in the luxury cruise ship. If the Thais send special forces, the pirates will bomb the ship and leave. All the consequences caused during this period will be the Thais.
To be honest, of course, after learning the news, the President of Thailand was furious. The little pirate actually blackmailed the leader of Thailand.
What happened when a small country threatened Thailand and threatened everyone to be a human bomb and swear to drive away the Thai troops to death? In just three days, a small country completely fell. As for the president of that small country and even a group of cabinet members, they were sent to the court of war criminals.
No country or group dares to threaten Thailand!
The President thought angrily that this time it was a group of pirates, and maybe the next time it would be a certain country to take action! The majesty of Taisie must be maintained. It seems that it has been too long since the last war, so that some people forgot about the power of Taisie!
Provocations cannot be tolerated!
His Excellency the President understands the crisis brought about by this incident.
Although the 5 billion Thai-Siscope is an unimaginable huge sum for individuals, it is almost a drizzle for a powerful country like Thais. The military expenditure of Thais in any country is more than this year.
If you surrender in front of the pirates' blackmail and pay the ransom, then the next time there will be pirates offend the majesty of Thailand, and Thailand will be faceless internationally. The most important thing is that His Excellency the President has not yet obtained the information of this group of pirates.
Is it the pirates who have made money or the planning of other organizations?
If tough measures are used to deal with it and elite special forces are sent to solve the pirates, it would be fine if it succeeds. If it fails, the pirates are angry and bombard the cruise ship and kill hostages, then domestic public opinion will be enough to directly overturn the President. The remaining way out, in addition to resigning, may also be threatened and attacked by the hostages' families.
His Excellency the President quickly suppressed his anger and attracted members of his own special think tank to discuss how to resolve this sudden pirate kidnapping and extortion case.
However, during the negotiations, the members of the think tank quickly started a dispute, divided into two factions. One faction suggested that the President resolve the incident with a tough stance, while the other faction advised the President to take the money to settle the matter.
Well, no matter which faction is good, it has its own legitimate reasons.
But the problem is that Your Excellency the President is hesitant about these two opinions. If you do it right, you will be a hero of the country and enjoy the crowd. If you are wrong, you will be a sinner of the country and you must endure the scolding of the people.
Time passed by little by little until late at night, and neither the President nor the members of the think tank had come up with a unified opinion. Of course, whether it was paying or being tough, both plans were already done.
Five billion Thai-Siscope cash and a capable special forces have been sent to the Mugans Air Force Base, which is closest to the luxury cruise ship. As long as the President makes up his mind to pay the money or encircle it, it can be carried out immediately.
Since I couldn't wait for the response from the Thai government, several pirate leaders gathered and discussed it and decided to give Thai a little color, otherwise I would think that I was the one who just said no to do it.
With the orders of the pirate leaders, ten passengers were selected. They were driven out of the room by the pirates, with guns behind them and rushed to the deck.
"Oh, gentlemen, I'm happy to see you for the first time."
A pirate leader who was temporarily responsible appeared proudly in front of the ten lambs to be slaughtered in his eight-character step.
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