Chapter 901: The disgusting pirates

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Dong Xuebing and the cargo ship crew heard it and knew the Navy demanded the pirates release the hostages.

Niu Dazhao and his crew’s eyes were filled with hope, and they were excited.

To everyone’s horror, the pirates ignored the Navy vessel. They continued celebrating, and the captain talked to a few of his men. The pirates nodded, and the captain smirked.

All the pirates stopped celebrating suddenly and started to sail away without releasing the hostages. Those pirates onboard the cargo ship followed.

The Colonel’s face changed.

All the soldiers were furious.

Bang… Bang… bang…. Warning shots were fired above the pirate boat and cargo ship, and the Navy vessel went after them. The speedboats were fast, but the main pirate boat was much slower than the Navy vessel.

The pirate captain waved his hand, and the boat stopped.

The Colonel shouted, and the interpreter repeated it over the loudspeakers. He was demanding the release of the hostages.

Release?

The pirate captain sneered. He had never planned to release anyone. What if the Navy vessel starts to fire at them after he releases the hostages? His rundown boat could not stand against the Navy vessel’s strong firepower. He had abducted Chinese shipping crew members several times since last year, and the Government was willing to pay the ransom for the safety of the hostages. They got greedy and felt the Navy would not dare to do anything to them. They were not afraid of the Chinese Navy and needed money for weapons. This transaction was only the appetizer.

The pirate captain signaled to his men, and a pirate started to shout into a loudhailer.

The interpreter’s face changed, and he said to the Colonel. “They asked us to back off, or they would kill the hostages.”

The Colonel was looking terrible. “Are they not going to release the hostages?”

The interpreter was also mad. “They are not releasing and wanted more. They demanded ten times the amount we gave them for that cargo ship’s crew.”

“Outrageous!” The Colonel was furious.

The few Officers and soldiers were also raging.

The interpreter continued. “They said those crews are newly caught and cannot be included in this deal. They also demanded ten times more ransom if we wanted them to release the three hostages, the baby, and this ship’s crew. They asked us to go back to prepare the new ransom.”

The pirates were going back on their words!

They had promised to release the hostages after receiving the ransom. Now, they increased their demand to ten times and did not release any hostages.

Everyone was disgusted by the pirates.

We did not care about the goods you robbed or the people you killed. We paid the ransom because of the hostages, and you all don’t honor your words.

The Colonel immediately gave the order.

The cannons on the Navy vessel moved and pointed at the pirates. The soldiers onboard raised their guns, and the vessel sped up to block the pirates’ escape route.

The pirates saw it and raised their guns in retaliation. But their guns were pointing at the hostages.

The pirate captain laughed at the Navy vessel and knew the Navy would not fire at them because of the hostages.