Soon, Liu Qingshan and Jack saw a large group of hostages sitting on the sand and basking in the sun.

Bathed in the summer sun, everyone was so hot that they were about to have heatstroke.

"Oh, Jack, Jack!" With a hoarse voice, a fat woman rushed towards her.

A fat boy was following behind him, and he ran and shouted: "Dad, Dad!"

"Oh, Ruth, you're hungry and thin!"

Jack hugged his wife and wanted to swing his wife twice to express his excitement, but unfortunately his strength was a bit unavailable.

This scene was quite touching, and even made Liu Qingshan think of the romantic love story that happened on the sunken ship.

But the scene in front of me makes people feel a little irritated. Jack and Ruth look a little miserable.

"Dad, are you here to save us?" The fat boy also joined in.

Jack nodded with great emphasis: "Baby, we can go home!"

"Dad, you are simply amazing, even better than Superman!"

The fat boy looked at his father with admiration, and the three of them hugged each other, and the scene was very warm.

Liu Qingshan bypassed the family of three and then saw those journalists and the crew members.

The group of people brought from Lilan all looked relaxed; the hired sailors and staff on the tugboat cried with joy after seeing Liu Qingshan.

The reporters' friends were even more excited and hugged Liu Qingshan tightly, and they all felt the warmth from their friends.

"Mounting, it's great that you can come!" Reporter John slapped Liu Qingshan's back hard.

"Montine, are you here to redeem us?" another reporter asked with concern.

Liu Qingshan nodded: "I will never abandon my friends."

At this time, a large group of pirates came over, carrying all kinds of food and mineral water, and distributed them to the hostages.

In fact, these people were not abused, so there must be some frightened.

Everyone drank a bottle of water and felt much more energetic. As for the food, they ate quite full in the morning, but there was no water on the island and they were a little thirsty.

"Dear, can we get on the boat first?"

Jack had already paid the money, taking his wife with one hand and his fat son with the other, looking happy. This guy is really a qualified man.

Liu Qingshan decided to call Longteng Company, and doing more business with this guy in the future can be considered a kind of compensation.

Ruth looked at the boxes of food and earthy barbecue, and couldn't help swallowing her saliva:

"Dear, let's have another meal for them and try to rescue some losses."

This is really an interesting couple.

Liu Qingshan also accompanied the reporters and crew for lunch, and then returned to the cargo ship alone.

"I'll try to bring the money tomorrow!" Liu Qingshan waved goodbye.

"Mounting, we are not in a hurry. The food here is good, and the pirates are fine with us." Reporter John also waved his arms.

After learning that each of them had a ransom of $500,000, the reporters were even more moved and identified Liu Qingshan as a friend.

But the amount involved was too large, and Liu Qingshan could not withdraw so much money from the bank, so he could only give the reporters a day of grievance.

When Liu Qingshan and his cargo ships left the island, they met several warships along the way.

Obviously, the Strait Guards also found out the position of the pirates, but they still would not attack rashly, and it would be a big trouble if they accidentally injured the hostages.

Liu Qingshan and his group returned to the city hall. Jack and his family were finally reunited, but they did not choose to leave and had to ask the government for money.

The other ship owners surrounded him to inquire about the situation. Ruth, the former hostage, had the most say:

"The pirates are quite professional and have not abused us. The only bad thing is that they provide too little food!"

Everyone looked at her water waist and felt a little speechless.

Some people also asked Liu Qingshan because among this group of victims, Liu Qingshan suffered the most losses, and he was obviously the leader of everyone.

Liu Qingshan's explanation is also objective: the environment on the island is a bit bad, but after transporting daily necessities and food, basic living security is still fine.

As for those pirates, as long as they meet their financial requirements, they will not harm the hostages.

The ship owners were relieved. A few of them had originally thought of paying the ransom by themselves, but now they have given up this idea: Be trusted with the government, anyway, you have to solve the problem in the end.

In fact, Liu Qingshan doesn’t want to redeem people either. After all, the more hostages, the greater the pressure on the Yinbao government.

Especially those journalists, it is the top priority.

But if you don’t pay the ransom, it will make Liu Qingshan unrighteous and have a reputation of ruthlessness, which will make you lose the big picture because of a small amount.

Besides, after the ransom is turned around, it will definitely return to Liu Qingshan’s hands and cross his right hands with his left hand.

He didn't lose anything here, but the other ship owners couldn't do it. If they wanted to take out real money, it would be similar to cutting off their flesh.

So the mayor was besieged by the ship owner again, and the media had already heard the news and intervened, and the municipal government was under great pressure.

But if you take the money, you are really unwilling to accept it, which is really a tricky thing.

No matter how things develop, daily living supplies must be guaranteed.

The next day, Liu Qingshan followed the transport ship to the island and prepared to redeem people.

The amount involved was too large, and Liu Qingshan did not bring any cash. After meeting Aidid, after some negotiations, he decided to transfer payments to the pirates in Rainbow City, Lilan.

Of course, the pirates agreed happily, but they did not let anyone go.

Aidid asked: "Get us a big ship, take these hostages back to Liland, and then release the hostages."

He also knew that only by holding the hostages in his hands can he ensure his safety.

Liu Qingshan had no choice but to explain to the reporters and promised to double the rewards he received from the reporters.

The reporters almost burst into tears when they heard that Liu Qingshan was willing to pay five times the ransom.

As for the time being, I can’t get back to freedom for the time being, it’s nothing. If you have food and drink, you can last for a month at most and endure it.

In the afternoon, Lieutenant General Yermaz personally landed on the island to negotiate with the pirates.

After all, the ransom was reduced to 20,000 US dollars per hostage, but Liu Qingshan was deeply hated by pirates and had a penny.

Liu Qingshan was also readily and promised that the municipal government would supplement the extra parts.

The ransom was in place, and the negotiations finally saw the dawn. After two days of negotiations, the matter was finally settled.

On the other hand, Yinbao paid a total of 4.2 million US dollars of ransom to the pirates.

The pirate leader Aidid just took a fancy to Liu Qingshan's aircraft carrier and wanted to return to Lilan.

After discussing it, Yinbao agreed that after all, they would be grateful to the gods to be sent away.

As for aircraft carriers passing through the straits, it is all a trivial matter. Anyway, after such a fuss, they have a reason to explain to the main messenger behind them.

In this way, Liu Qingshan's aircraft carrier finally set sail again after being docked for more than ten days.

There were warships in front and warships in the back, and the Coast Guard was really scared. He was worried that these pirates would cause any more trouble, so he should send them away quickly.

All hostages are concentrated on the aircraft carrier, with complete facilities here, enough rooms, and restaurants and even entertainment rooms.

Anyway, when you are on an aircraft carrier, the hostages cannot escape unless you jump into the sea.

The only problem is that the dietary expenses of these hundreds of people need to be provided by the ship owner Liu Qingshan.

Liu Qingshan complained, but he was happy: If he could get the aircraft carrier back by spending a little money, it would be a huge profit.

This special fleet finally successfully passed through the Bosphorus and entered the Marmara Sea in the middle section. The Dardanelles were in front of it. After passing through, it finally left the Black Sea, a place where cattle were suffocated and entered the Mediterranean.

At this moment, Liu Qingshan suddenly felt enlightened: he finally passed the most difficult journey.

In front of us is the sea of ​​stars, and from then on, the sea is wide and the fish leaps.

However, Liu Qingshan's good mood did not last long. One day later, the sea changed suddenly and a storm came.

There is no temporary stop in the vast ocean. Even the giant-like aircraft carrier is bumping up and down in the waves, which makes the passengers on the aircraft carrier frightened.

Compared with the power of nature, even the moving sea fortress built by humans is too small.

The wind was howling on the sea, and people didn't dare to walk out of the cabin. As long as they went out, they would be swept away by a hurricane.

Everyone could only hide in the cabin and pray devoutly.

Whether it was pirates or hostages, everyone put down their respective positions.

At this time, we can see different beliefs, and anyway, all kinds of gods and immortals appear one after another.

"Don't worry, we will definitely get through the difficulties!"

Liu Qingshan led Chen Dongfang, Li Tie and others to wander among the cabins, constantly stabilizing people's hearts.

What is needed most in this moment is to work together.

If someone can't hold on, get mentally collapsed, or have an accident, then Liu Qingshan might feel guilty for the rest of his life.

After all, these people are all together because of him.

At this time, the walkie-talkie in Chen Dongfang's hand suddenly rang, and the signal was very unstable. It took him a long time to sting before a sound came out.
To be continued...