Shepard also knew that if he did this too much, he would get a bad reputation. After careful consideration, he still ordered all personnel to withdraw for rest. During this period, the mercenaries were continuously reducing their numbers, and it was time to slow down.
As for Francois, facing the angry Party A, Francois was not as confident as Shepard, especially those investors with backgrounds who were already considering terminating the contract. Francois Wa's performance was so disappointing to them. How could they plunder the wealth of the colony with such an insect?
"Remove those checkpoints for me. If you have a conflict with Shadow Company, then you can solve it yourself. No matter whether you are digging trenches in the wild or charging with bayonets, we won't care. But if you continue to interfere with our operations, then Don’t blame me for calling home, Captain Francois!”
"But……"
"It's nothing, this is not a discussion, it's an order. Besides, our contract ends this month!"
The head of the French mining company, Adorian, spoke coldly. He had always seen the poor performance of the Franco-Belgian mercenaries. Whether they were fighting or guarding, they showed no professionalism or professionalism at all.
And the most important thing is that the appetite of these guys is getting bigger and bigger. Just before the conflict with Shadow Company, Francois even wanted to get involved in the distribution of mining shares, and even colluded with local miners to give eye drops to the top management. This In Adorian's eyes, this was Chi Guoguo's betrayal!
Then he kicked the other party out unceremoniously. As for the next company, Shadow Company was very good. The other party even gave Adorian a reasonable quotation. This quotation included convoy guards and personnel security. , asset protection and a series of services. In short, they cover everything, but you only have to pay once.
This is much more conscientious than Francois. There is a price for the security of the other party's facilities, a price for personnel escorts, and a fee for convoy escort. If it weren't for the terrible environment in this place and the frequent occurrence of tribal armed conflicts, Adorian would have no choice. , otherwise he would not even look for François even to death.
And what else can François do besides being angry? It is said that Adorian's aunt has an unclear relationship with Georges-Jean Pompidou, otherwise the other party would not be able to hold such a position at this age. Position, he wouldn't even dare to say harsh words to such a person, it would offend the capital boss to death, and his wife and son who were farming in the countryside of Marseille might really go missing!
"Mr. Adorian, you are betraying your friends..."
"Betrayal, I'm just acting in accordance with the contract. I'm a businessman and I have to be worthy of investors. That's enough. Captain, I wish you good luck!"
After Adorian left with a group of businessmen, Francois suddenly heard the sound of jingling bells in his room, and then he gasped for breath with red eyes, even holding his proud hand in his hand. Francois, a paratrooper beret, walked out of the room and said to his men who had been waiting outside.
"Let our people withdraw. Also, make an appointment with John Shepard!"
"Boss, what are we looking for that guy for?"
"What else can we do? Negotiate!"
Francois originally thought that he only needed to suppress the Shadow Company, but he did not expect that it would be his clients who surrendered first. Adorian's backstab was completely beyond his expectation, and he was even still wishful thinking. He thought that as long as he withdrew his people and restored everything to the original state, that guy would continue to cooperate with him.
But what he didn't expect was that when he went to find Adorian again, the conditions proposed by him almost made him jump.
In the past, the contracts he signed with French mining companies were no less than one million dollars. In order to get those mining areas, their mercenaries have been charging forward. But now, the mining company has stabilized, but it has to significantly cut costs. France Adorian was only willing to pay 80,000 yuan a year for the security costs of the mining company's six mining areas, which was nearly 60% less than before. In addition, there were combat subsidies, which actually had to be changed from French francs to Congolese francs. Although They are both francs, but the exchange rates between the two are very different.
François was so angry that he almost wanted to overturn the table. He had never seen anyone bargaining like this before, but Adorian looked like he was convinced. François could only He slammed the door and left, but he couldn't even let his men evacuate because the contract time had not yet come. If he gave up the choice, Adorian could still pursue another liquidated damages.
At this moment, Francois understood that it didn't matter whether Shadow Company's military operations were important or not. The other party's unique charging method was the biggest threat to him. It could even be said to be a stab at his weakness. .
Therefore, he still has to talk to Shepard!
And Shepard is also willing to talk. Everyone's inventory is limited, and helicopter fuel is not cheap. The aviation kerosene Huey needs has to be shipped from Kinshasa, and the rockets fired last time also have to be shipped from Vietnam. What's more, Not to mention anything else, even if he wants to fight, he still needs time.
The negotiation venue between the two parties was a French restaurant in Lubumbashi. The owner was a black man, but he made good French food, and many old Parisians praised it after eating it.
Logically speaking, everyone should be extremely serious when it comes to negotiations on pricing and market issues, but when Shepard arrived with a few of his subordinates, the negotiation went a little awry.
First, the mercenaries on guard outside looked at the rocket launchers and heavy machine guns carried by the Shadow Company PMCs and frowned. Who the hell negotiated to bring these things? But after Shepard walked into the restaurant, his first words were not to say hello, but to tell the restaurant boss.
"This meal will all be charged to the French captain's account!"
"Why, the person in charge of the dignified Shadow Company can't even afford a meal?"
Francois, who was sitting on a chair and tasting the authenticity of the red wine, couldn't help but mocked.
"That's right. Let's be AA for this meal!"
Francois almost choked on his wine. The opponent didn't follow the routine at all, and he almost broke through the defense first with a random attack.
"Just be happy. After all, Americans always have a lot of novel ideas!"
"Well, I still appreciate the French more for this. After all, you invented the guillotine, and the inventor used it to chop off his own head!"
"I think we should talk about something else. Mr. John Shepard, I wonder how much you know about Algeria?"
"Then it depends on the individual or the official statement!"
"Where's the official one?"
"The anti-colonial movement in Algeria severely dealt a blow to the arrogance of the French colonialists, and effectively gave voice to the independence movement around the world!"
"What about private people?"
"A piece of shit!"
Francois didn't want to talk for a moment.
