Chapter 42 - Eloquence
Dutch smiled calmly–it's time to move out.
Jack smiled a little nervously–I'm ready.
– Yeah. Revi told about your desire to "ride" with us and gain some experience... Dutch was saying, and then his eyes caught on a big black bag that was hanging behind Jack's back– And this...
Jack with a poker face replied – A missile system.
Silence...
Revie watched with a grin the confused look of Benny and Dutch, whose dark glasses had moved down a little and thus showed disbelieving eyes – Is this a joke?
– No. – with difficulty keeping an absolutely "empty" expression on his face, Jack replied – Well, I just thought I needed to hedge a little, just in case.
Dutch adjusted his glasses with his index finger–"A little."..
– Yeah. – Jack nodded, trying to keep a calm face and it was quite difficult to do, because O'Dim was laughing in his head at the envy of the "Joker"
– I see. Well, the safety net has not bothered anyone yet, yes... – Dutch said and turned around, left their "office" and began to go downstairs – In any case, it's time to move out.
Benny, with slightly shocked eyes, looked at Jack and Revie, and then quickly followed the leader."Lagoons"
Revie grinned and slapped Jack on the shoulder, and he just smiled shyly, grumbling inside – "Yes, yes, yes, let's see how you look at me when I save your asses from that helicopter..."
Gunther, with a grin, said simply: "It will be a joke if there is no helicopter in the end. You've already entered the canon and now a lot can change."
Jack's eyes widened slightly–"You are, don't joke like that..."
- "I will try." – Mr. Mirror replied slyly
– Wait, Jack, let's go together. – Revie said quickly with a cheerful grin – I'm just going to take something and that's it. Wait.
- OK.
...
Dutch and Benny, meanwhile, had already gone down and walked to the pier where their boat was.
"The missile system..." Dutch said softly, lighting a cigarette that he held with his lips
– Yeah. – grinned Benny – Now it's clear what Revie found in him. It seems like a quiet, serious and cute guy, but in the end...
– "There are devils in a quiet pool. Dutch said, exhaling smoke through his nose
– Ha, interesting observation. Did you come up with it yourself?
– No, I heard a Balalaika from one of the people, and I remembered it.
...
The boat of the Laguna company was rushing towards a rather large vessel, cutting through the passing waves.
It took several hours after they sailed out and the Asahi Industries vessel was finally spotted on the way that the Balalaika provided them.
Those few hours were pretty exciting for Jack.
He was chatting with Dutch, who liked to philosophize. He chatted with Benny about all sorts of things, including how he angered the mafia, the FBI and Revie saved him.
As for Revi herself, he played tag with her, because while he was studying the boat, the girl was trying to catch him in a dark corner and press him against the wall for interrogation with passion, and maybe for something else.
In any case, it didn't work out, since Jack was constantly trying to be in the company of Dutch and Benny. He avoided the girl only because he was not in the mood for intimacy and exhausting conversations. He was nervous enough without it, because unlike these three, he knew that they were waiting for a shootout in the best traditions of Hollywood and a catch-up with the "boss" helicopter.
...
The boat drove up to the ship, but it continued to move, as if not noticing them, although of course the ship's personnel perfectly saw the boat that circled next to them.
They knew perfectly well that pirates were fishing in these southern waters, but they did not expect to stumble upon them, because in theory, their route was quite secret.
Therefore, they decided that they accidentally stumbled upon this boat and now they have found nothing better than just ignoring and following the planned route. Suddenly it's not pirates at all, but fishermen who like to fish in the middle of the ocean...
– It seems they didn't understand our hints, and they haven't even heard about the local laws. Revie said with a grin
– It looks like it. Dutch replied calmly
– They are trying to contact their company. Benny said, typing something on the keyboard
– What are we going to do? Jack asked with interest
– We will act according to the old proven method. – said the Negro, pulling a cigarette out of the pack – Revie will take a machine gun and a loudspeaker, and then "politely", as she knows how, will hint that it would be better for them to stop and start cooperating with us.
– You're talking business. – the girl said with a grin and patted Jack on the shoulder, slightly squinted – Let's go. You wanted to gain experience, so let's go get it.
In response, Jack nodded and followed Revie, who picked up a machine gun and a megaphone with a slight movement along the way.
– What do you choose? Revie asked, raising an eyebrow and shaking the machine gun and megaphone in her hands
Jack smiled gently and took a slightly battered, but still combat-ready AK–74 from her right hand - Perhaps I don't mind shooting, I haven't done it with a machine gun yet. Besides, I wanted to hear your eloquent hint that Dutch praised so much.
Revie rubbed her nose with a boastful expression– Well, then I'll try to surprise you.
- OK. – Jack smiled and raised the machine gun – So...
– This "flag'' the fuse. – the girl pointed her finger at the section of the machine gun – Put it down in the middle and start shooting. And yes, the cartridge is already in the chamber.
– Done. Jack replied with a little excitement, turning on the automatic fire.
– Shoot at the bridge. Revie shook her head in the direction of the ship
Jack froze for a moment, and then with a nervous smile she said, "Won't I kill anyone?" It seems like we don't have to kill them, we just need a disk...
Revie looked at him as if she expected to hear this from him– Yes, it's not necessary to kill, unless of course they start resisting. And no, you won't hurt them, but you'll rub their nerves well.
Jack exhaled softly, pointed the machine gun at the bridge and opened fire.
*BANG* *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* *BANG*...
The machine gun was pushed into his shoulder, and the barrel jumped slightly up and returned to its place, under the force of his hands.
After a few seconds, the cartridges in the magazine ran out and only the ringing in my ears reminded me of them.
– Cool. – the guy smiled energetically, inhaling the smell of gunpowder
– And you didn't do a bad job, for the first time. – whistling, Revie said, looking at the bridge, in which most of the bullets hit and knocked out half of the windows – Okay, now it's my turn. Khm-khm. – she coughed calmly into her fist, and after a second her face changed. Calmness was replaced by rage and bloodlust – Hey, you fucking shit! If your tarantayka does not stall now, then it will turn into your personal cemetery! If you find the courage to look here, you will see that we have a good supply of torpedoes here, which are just waiting for the moment when they will be given the opportunity to fuck something up! If you don't want to fly to heaven, to your fucking moms, then stop immediately and do what we say! Is everything clear to you, fuckers?! – with a satisfied grin-smile, Revi finished, removing the megaphone from herself
Jack, his mouth slightly open, stood and looked at the woman who loved him.
Revie coughed into her fist–Ahem, ahem, yeah, and it won't take long to break her voice. How do you like me?
He shook his head and smiled "knowingly". What else could he expect from this girl? – You are the very eloquence.
– That's it. she chuckled.
...
"Are you sure that's what they said?" – said the old captain of the ship
- Yes... Well, I missed a couple of moments with insults, but mostly I translated everything to you verbatim. Rokuro Okojima, or just Rock, as Dutch called him in the Pirates of the Black Lagoon canon, hesitated, nervously replied
Now he was very nervous, yet it's not every day that pirates promise to send you to your forefathers, and after all, he just recently graduated from university and got a job, and here you are. The delivery of this disc to the branch could have had a very positive impact on his career, but instead he gets it all – "But why can't everything go easy in my life, huh?" he thought frustratedly
– I see. – the captain answered and took out binoculars, looked at the boat that circled near them – Yes, as I thought, it's true torpedoes... These are not ordinary pirates.
– What are we going to do? – Rokuro pursed his lips – I need to deliver...
– I know, but there is no choice. – the old captain said calmly – If we don't want to go to the bottom, then we need to go to meet them and we definitely shouldn't resist... Did you manage to contact your superiors?
– No. – shook his head Rokuro – Something prevents to do it.
– I see, then it's even worse... They are clearly trained professionals, and such will not engage in simple robbery. So they obviously came for us intentionally. The only thing they could be interested in was the package that the company handed you... All right, go to the cabin and stay calm.
Rokuro nodded and, with his head down, began to descend the stairs, leaving the captain alone with himself
– If only everything would work out... – the captain said, closing his eyes, running his wrinkled palm over the dashboard of the ship on which he spent most of his life
...
– Their speed is dropping! Benny shouted
– Great. So Revie's speech touched their hearts. Get ready! Dutch shouted