Chapter 802 Who is lying?
In the cabin of the Jiaolong deep-diving lifeboat mother ship, Peter and his rescued men were lying on the bed, but they still couldn't fall asleep.
As long as they close their eyes, the scene at that time will appear. Even if they are asleep, they can dream of the submarine being crushed under the huge water pressure and all of them turning into pulp. Then they wake up from their sleep and take big mouthfuls of food. Breathing heavily.
Peter's eyes were bloodshot, and he knew that he needed a psychiatrist now.
“Mr. Peter, please come out.” Someone greeted him at the door.
“What, what happened?” Peter asked, “Has the person who picked us up arrived?”
“Not yet. There is one other thing that I think needs to be told to you in advance.”
Peter nodded, followed the man to a room in the cabin, and looked at a scene that appeared on the screen inside.
"I publicly declare that this man named Peter is not our captain! He has nothing to do with the Farncombe. He is just a madman!"
"Sir Tim? Why did he say that?" Peter's heart suddenly became cold.
They had just experienced life and death underwater, and now they were still having nightmares. It might become a lifelong nightmare. His superior actually announced publicly that he was not the captain?
What happened?
They were on the ship, and the news was blocked. Zhang Zhong said that he had not watched the program at all, and the information he got now was all processed!
“This time, more than a dozen of you came up, but about twenty people didn’t come up. Are there any people with status and background among these people?”
After receiving this reminder, Peter immediately reacted: "Yes, there is a trainee officer on our submarine. His family is well-known. He came to our submarine just to get gold plating. After he returns, he will be at the Naval Headquarters. When I was promoted there, Kewell specifically told me to take special care of him, but damn, I forgot about him!"
The situation at that time was too dangerous and he could die at any time. At that time, how could he care so much? He only had a gun in his hand so he could get on the lifeboat. Others relied on their ability. Cowell asked for care. He was in the control tower, not familiar with submarines, and he couldn't run fast, so he definitely didn't squeeze in!
Now, these people actually retaliate. When they learned that they were safe and their relatives did not come, they actually stabbed them at this critical moment and denied everything about themselves!
Peter became extremely angry when he thought that he almost died there.
"Now, I'm afraid you can't go back. If you don't mind, you can stay in the east and apply for political asylum. We will protect you."
Looking at the ugly face of the man on the screen, Peter gritted his teeth: "No, I absolutely can't admit defeat like this! I have some information in the bank safe near the Sydney Opera House. That information can prove my identity. I want to tell you To the whole world, I am the captain of the Farncomb! Please help me get those materials back! Also, the sailors around me will testify for me, and by the way, I want to be on the Zhang Zhong Talks show!"
In order to retaliate, these people actually erased Peter's achievements. If Peter had not commanded it well, no one would have been able to come back. From the submarine that ran into the cliff in the sea, would any of the submarines come back?
One day later.
"Hello, viewers, welcome to our Zhang Zhongshuo special program. Today's program is extra because our last program was faked, so now, we will explain it in detail. Now, please Meet our special guest Mr. Peter."
The camera turned to Peter, whose face was extremely serious: "I swear on my life and honor that I am Peter, the captain of the Collins-class submarine Farncombe, and I still have a lot of evidence in my hand. The first thing I showed It’s a photo of me, the first photo, when everyone was taking a group photo together when receiving the submarine.”
As he spoke, Peter took out his first photo. In it, Peter was wearing the uniform of a senior naval officer and looked so ambitious.
“Next, there are photos of me in the submarine commanding the submarine to go to sea for the first time. At that time, Mr. Tim and I were on a submarine. This is a photo of us.”
"Let me add a word. All of our photos will be put on the website of our Zhang Zhongshuo program for everyone to browse. If the photos are forged, it will be easy to find clues. I, Zhang Zhong, can guarantee that these photos They are all true and reliable.”
More than a dozen photos have been released. Peter introduced in detail the scene when each photo was taken. The last photo was of his family.
"I want to say that I miss my family, my old mother, my wife, and my children. But now, I have been accused of being a liar by them. If I go back, I will probably be directly accused by them." Catch me, so now I have a home and can’t go back. I can only stay here and miss my family hard. We can only be separated by a screen..."
When he said this, Peter was already in tears. In fact, as a soldier, he had long been accustomed to being calm, and as a submarine commander, he had to be calm. However, there were rules for appearing on TV. Zhang Zhong specifically asked him to talk about his family. When he was working, he had to be sensational. Now, thinking about his family and the treatment he received for not working, Peter's emotions instantly lost control.
The scene of the tears running down was really great. Zhang Zhong on the side was very excited. He knew he had succeeded.
South Pacific, a country.
Tim looked at Peter crying on the TV, his face extremely ugly: "Damn it, he is going to drag everyone into hell! This **** guy is obviously being used by the Orientals, but he doesn't know it!"
"What should we do now?" Cowell was a little worried: "Everyone who sees this shot will probably be moved by it. By then, we will be in big trouble."
"Yes, this is really a big trouble. There is nothing we can do now. We must bring back all the rescued crew members from the Easterners as soon as possible. We will hold a grand welcome test and select one with the highest military rank. As the captain." Tim said: "Only in this way can we offset it..."
Before he finished speaking, Tim's expression changed again.
There is someone else in the studio!
"The ones just now are physical evidence, and the next one is the witness. Everyone, next to me is my colleague Yuri, who is also the first mate of the Farncombe. He will prove what I said."
"Yes, I swear on my military honors that Peter is the captain of our Farncombe. All our rescued crew members can attest to this. Chief Tim does not know why and lies to the public. People like him , is no longer worthy of being our commander, he should resign, and he should be punished accordingly! While we were struggling underwater, what was Chief Tim doing? Was he drinking cocktails and discussing with others how to make this happen? The impact of the incident is minimal! When we are struggling to support ourselves in a desperate situation on the verge of death, what is Chief Tim doing? Is he thinking about how to reduce or even stop our pensions?"
After this TV program was broadcast, the world became a sensation again.
In fact, anyone with a discerning eye can see that Tim was originally lying. In order to please his master, he even dared to openly deny the captain who had just been rescued and escaped death. His behavior was really disgusting. !
Now, with so many facts and witnesses, it can certainly be proved that Tim is a clown.
Soon, reporters got wind of the incident and came to Peter’s home, where they found the relatives in Peter’s photos. The sight of the crying relatives appeared on TV and newspapers again. Paper cannot contain fire!
Public opinion quickly began to ferment. Just when the storm was about to come, Kewell hurried to Shuangsha Island. As the person who personally stirred up the storm, Qin Tao was still vacationing on Shuangsha Island. For him, , this period of time is really pleasant.
"Mr. Qin, I want to protest to you! You actually use our people to do such despicable things!" Kewell couldn't hide the anger in his heart and roared at Qin Tao.
"Mr. Cowell, don't you know who is despicable?" Qin Tao said: "Who directed your submarine to sail to the hell-like sea cliff, but did not go to rescue afterwards? Who braved the sea water The risk of the cliff rescued more than a dozen of your crew members, including the captain? Why can't you distinguish between good and bad? It seems that we have to repeat the story of the farmer and the snake."
"Yes, you rescued our people, but we spent money on it! After you rescued our people, you used them to do so many despicable things!" Kewell was still very angry. anger.
"Spend money? In this world, can you do anything with money? You spend money to invite Americans to see if they will help you salvage the submarine?" Qin Tao said: "Our Mingzhou Group We have a big family and a big business, but we still care about your rescue expenses? We are helping you with the spirit of internationalism. In your eyes, this has become a matter of course! In this case, there is no need for us to continue talking. , Secretary Xu, see the guests off!"
"Yes." Xu Zhengyang walked up to Cowell: "Mr. Cowell, you can go."
"I can't leave yet. I still have things to do. Mr. Qin, the crew members you rescued are from our country. Now, please hand them over to us."
"People from your country?" Qin Tao had a sneer on his face: "Do you admit it? In your mouth, aren't those people we have come to deceive the whole world? Isn't all this a trick on our part? You don’t care about the life and death of those people, and now you want them again?”
Kewell was speechless for a moment, this eating scene was too ugly! They made a fool of themselves, and now they are still speaking righteously!
"Mr. Qin, you can't do this! You are detaining our people without reason. This is against international law!"
"Are they your people? Do you admit it?" Qin Tao said: "As long as you admit that they are your people, give them fair treatment, and ensure that you will not embarrass them, we can ask these people for their opinions. If If they are willing to go back, then we let them go. If they are unwilling to go back, then we have to do a good job and help them find a new life."
"Mr. Qin, you!" Kewell was extremely angry, but now, he didn't know what to say.
"Mr. Cowell, I have put it very tactfully. If we talk about international law, these people sneaking into our territorial waters are considered illegal intrusions. It is normal for us to arrest and sentence them. Of course, We won’t do that. After all, these people are pitiful enough. We just respect their choices. Is this wrong? Don’t you place the most importance on this?”
If Kewell was given a chance to make a new choice, he would rather let all these people die than cooperate with the Mingzhou Group. The other party is too insidious!
Kewell's face turned blue and white for a while. Finally, he stood up and said, "Mr. Qin, you are the most sinister, despicable and cunning person I have ever seen!"
“See you off!” Qin Tao said, I don’t care about you. If another person comes over, I won’t slap him with big-eared melon seeds! I know you are unhappy about your son's death, and I understand.
Cowell left Shuangsha Island and hurried back again. When he saw Tim, Tim's face was equally gloomy.
“Sir Tim, I’m very sorry, I can’t complete the task, that Mr. Qin is so shameless!”
"Yeah, he was so shameless. We all fell into the trap. Now, things are irreversible." Tim said and started to pack things.
“Sir Tim, what are you doing?”
"I had to resign, and all the responsibilities were thrown on my head." Tim said: "However, for me, this is a kind of relief. Those of you who stay still have a mission." It’s a tough job, I’ll leave it to you to clean up the mess.”
The public already knows the truth and is deeply disgusted by Tim's speech. Now, Tim must be thrown out and the anger can be calmed. Someone must take responsibility for this.
Tim took the blame and resigned, and received countless eye rolls. Fortunately, he was wiser and left quietly, avoiding the reporters, rotten eggs and rotten vegetables. However, those who stayed were in trouble. , they have tougher things to do.
What to do next?
“In order to give the people an explanation, we must organize and salvage the sunken submarine as soon as possible.” After Tim left, Michael took over his task. He knew that this matter had to be dealt with as soon as possible. After all, the impact was too bad. If he couldn't do anything meaningful, he would probably make the same mistake again.
Now, the people are waiting for the submariners to come back, even if they are bones, they have to be brought back.
So, the next step involves salvage.
"We currently do not have the ability to salvage at a depth of three thousand meters in China." An adjutant said: "Even looking around the world, there are no more than five countries that have the ability to salvage submarines. As for salvaging at this depth, it is even more difficult. not enough."
“Can the United States salvage it?” Michael said.
Once something happens, the first thing they think of is still the United States.
"The Americans refused to salvage us. They said that in this incident, we played a disgraceful role and damaged the reputation of the U.S. Navy. Therefore, they will not help us with the salvage, but they will provide us with a Millions in salvage funds.”
"One million? One million is enough for what. Orientals help us save people, and one person is worth two million!" someone complained.
“Yes, we have been following behind them, and this is how we were treated in the end! We shouldn’t get too close to the Americans!” Someone finally complained.
“Damn it, now is not the time to discuss this kind of issue, what we are going to discuss now is salvaging the submarine.” Michael said: “What other countries can salvage it?”
"Da Mao also has the ability to salvage. After all, they have experience in salvaging Oscar-class nuclear submarines. However, the place where the nuclear submarine sank at that time was too shallow, so it cannot be compared. Next is Europe. In Europe, Germany and Norway have salvage capabilities. "
"Then what are you waiting for? Invite them over." Michael said: "You can even invite them to jointly salvage."
“One of them quoted 300 million, and the other quoted 280 million.”
“What? At this time, can’t they help us?” Michael was annoyed, they really knew how to speak like a lion.
"The sea area there is too complicated. Now the whole world knows that there are sea cliffs there. They need to pay enough insurance for the ships and personnel." One of the subordinates said: "Just like this, they are not guaranteed to be able to salvage the submarine. , but if they want to come, they have to spend so much money.”
“It seems that Mingzhou Group’s offer is the cheapest. They only want 100 million. If only we had asked them to salvage it from the beginning!”
“What’s good, this is all a conspiracy of the Mingzhou Group. The worst choice we made was to cooperate with the Mingzhou Group!”
"Invite the 280 million people over and ask them to help salvage the submarine. As for the funds, we can raise them in many ways, including raising donations from the society." Michael said: "Now, our most important thing is to salvage the submarine." Salvage it up and give an explanation to the people! Everyone, if this thing is not done well, then I will step down. I am very selfish. If I go down, many people will definitely follow us down!"
The order soon came to Norway. The Norwegian BOA Shipping and Rescue Company was very excited and sent their advanced salvage equipment: two floating cranes "Gulliver" and "Rambitz". These two ships will definitely be able to salvage the wrecked submarine.
At the same time, Sollot, the head of BOA's salvage project, flew directly to the employer's country with his professional team and met Michael and others who were eagerly waiting for them.
"Don't worry, our company is professional. Now, we will formulate a salvage plan. The first step is to know where the submarine sank." Sollot said.
“Isn’t it your salvage company’s task to determine the location of the sunken ship?” The other party was immediately confused.
"Yes, it is our mission, but this will cost extra money and will also delay time. Since you have rescued a group of crew members, you must also know the specific location of the submarine's sinking. Tell us directly. "Isn't this beneficial to both of us?" Sollot was very curious, we are helping you save money.
Michael and others were dumbfounded.
They only know the approximate location. As for the specific location, how can they know it? Only the Mingzhou Group, which is responsible for the salvage, knows that. Now that they have reached a deadlock, if they ask for information from the Mingzhou Group again, will the other party give it to them?
Yes, I just need money!
They were so anxious about the rescue work that they signed the contract so hastily that they ignored these details. Now, they feel like they have been cheated.
"The first step in salvaging a submarine is to determine the location of the submarine. If we don't know, then we won't be able to salvage it. If the time is delayed, it is your fault and has nothing to do with us." Sollot saw that the other party did not speak. , immediately began to abdicate responsibility.
“Well, let’s talk about the next salvage first.”
"Considering that the depth of the wrecked submarine is too great, we cannot send divers down. We can only send diving robots down. We plan to use the diving robot to help us use slings to hook various positions of the submarine, and then use two floating cranes to join forces. , to fish out the submarine, we have calculated that it should be no problem to fish out a 3,000-ton submarine."
“Well, we recognize your professionalism very much. What happens after the salvage?”
“After that? Of course you hired a semi-submersible ship to transport the salvaged submarine away.”
“We hire?”
"Yes, in our contract, we are only responsible for salvage, not transportation. Our company also has a semi-submersible ship that can perform transportation tasks. If you need it, we can call the semi-submersible ship over, but, It would cost an additional $50 million."
Semi-submersible boats are not open for half a year, and only open for half a year. If you finally get such an opportunity, of course you have to kill them, and the other party doesn't say anything.
Michael and others were so shocked that their jaws dropped.
I was tricked, I was tricked by these people! I'm afraid this salvage will require an additional 100 million yuan. Does their country have that much money?
While everyone was fighting over the cost of salvage, Qin Tao was basking in the sun on the beach of Shuangsha Island, drinking ice-cold coconut juice, and looked content.
"Brother Tao, aren't you afraid that your salvage business will be robbed by others?" Zhao Ling was a little worried on the side: "This is a project we have been planning for a long time, and now it is easier for others."
"How is that possible? They have to come and beg me in the end." Qin Tao said: "In the face of money, face is nothing."
Qin Tao rarely said a bad word, but Zhao Ling didn't care. She was still thinking about what Qin Tao's words meant. Could it be that this Norwegian salvage team is unreliable and is capable of talking nonsense?
“Mr. Qin, we just received news that our Jiaolong has salvaged all the torpedoes and anti-ship missiles scattered on the seabed.” At this moment, Xu Zhengyang came over and said to Qin Tao.
“Well, those things scattered in our waters are a source of instability. Only by salvaging them can we ensure safety. However, these are small things, so we won’t ask them for salvage fees. Let’s calculate it together.”
Count together?
The other party still has to come to you obediently?
(End of this chapter)