Ali was startled and quickly sat up. He carefully came to the house in front, hid under the window and looked outside.
A long pickup truck with peeling paint and a dilapidated appearance. There were many armed men wearing various costumes in the car. These people don't look like an army, but like tribal armed forces.
Each of these people had fierce eyes and held AK47 rifles in their hands. Jumping out of the car.
These armed men, who did not look like good-natured people, clamored to drive the herdsmen who had just relocated from their homes. Let them squat in the square in the middle of the village with their heads in their hands.
Several armed men rushed in to search and soon discovered Ali. They were surprised to see Ali so tall. Pointed the weapon at Ali.
Ali immediately squatted on the ground, holding his head in his hands. Then he was escorted out by them and squatted among the crowd.
After a while, several elders were also pressed in.
A leader in his thirties was talking to an elder, but Ali was far away and could not hear clearly.
But watching, the elders and the leader had a fierce quarrel. Then the leader fired angrily into the air, scaring the crowd into a commotion.
The militants then drove off in the pickup truck. Ali heard many women in front of him crying. The men also sighed.
Ali found Old Kuba. Just now, he saw Old Kuba in front and asked him what happened.
"Well, it's the local warlord. He heard that we moved here and asked us to pay 10,000 donkeys before we were allowed to live here, otherwise he would attack us."
Ali calculated in his mind that there would be ten thousand donkeys. They really dare to ask for it.
There are only more than 3,000 people in this tribe. There are less than a thousand young men and women. The rest are old people and children.
There are some donkeys in this tribe, but they are less than 2,000. The main animals raised here are camels and cattle.
With the popularity of donkey-hide gelatin, donkeys are being exported throughout Africa, and now the price of an African donkey has risen to US$300. Because the number of donkeys in various countries has declined sharply in just a few years, control is already needed. Otherwise, species extinction will occur.
Now, many African countries have begun to legislate to ban the export of donkeys. But the smuggling trade is still in full swing. This further pushed up donkey prices.
Ten thousand donkeys are worth three million US dollars.
This is definitely a blackmail! No matter what happens to this tribe, it cannot be handed over.
"Those armed men said that when they come again in a month, if they cannot hand over a sufficient number of donkeys, they will kill them."
The entire tribe suddenly fell into panic. For a time, everyone was in danger.
The elders and some leaders of the tribe went to a meeting to discuss countermeasures. Everyone was dejected. After all, their tribe was too poor and only had dozens of guns.
This small warlord group is armed with five hundred people, as well as pickup trucks and heavy machine guns. They are far from rivals.
Ali looked at the time. It was already late at night.
He began to think seriously about how he should face this crisis.
This matter was both a crisis for the tribe and an opportunity for him. He knew very well that this tribe would not be able to hand over this huge sum of money no matter what.
There are so many donkeys that even if you go out to buy them, you won’t be able to get enough in a short time.
What's more, they couldn't come up with three million US dollars at all, and they only had the US$50,000 paid by Yang Fan. This is already a huge amount of money for them.
Early the next morning, Yang Fan received a text message from Ali. Because there is no Internet in the tribe, I can only send text messages to Yang Fan through the maritime phone. Ali asked Yang Fan for support so that he could take advantage of this opportunity to strengthen his influence in the tribe.
Yang Fan only replied with five words, "What do you need?"
Ali was not orthodox, saying: "Guns and ammunition, body armor, medicine, food and supplies needed for war."
Yang Fan directly sent a WeChat message to contact the scammer, "Does the Hong Kong security team have local arms dealer channels?"
The liar also just woke up. In two days, the team of lawyers and accountants, as well as the girls, will go back. In addition to him staying, the Xiangjiang security team will also evacuate.
According to the new contract with the security company, they will re-send a team of fifty mercenaries to be responsible for protecting the security here for a year. Once the new team arrives, the security company will leave.
"Yes, you can contact me at any time, Fanzi, do you want to buy weapons?"
"Contact them immediately to see who can supply the goods fastest and what weapons they have."
"Okay, I'll contact you right away," the scammer replied. Then he immediately put on his clothes and got up and went to find Li Zhe.
Li Zhe was born in the military and worked as a mercenary in his early years, so he has always maintained the habit of getting up early to exercise. At this time, he was running around in the square of the castle with his security team.
Li Zhe saw the liar coming and knew that something was wrong with him. So I asked my subordinates to supervise running exercises. He walked over and gave the liar a cigarette.
"Mr. Du, you got up so early today, you must be looking for me if you have something to do."
"Yes, my boss has contacted me. Let me ask if you have any arms dealers who can supply goods quickly. He wants to buy some weapons. He hopes the sooner the better."
"Mr. Du, this is Africa, and it's the Horn of Africa. No one cares about buying tanks or fighter jets here. As long as you don't leave the manor, it's no big deal. Weapons are not a problem."
"Well, okay, what about the delivery speed? The quantity I want is a bit large, enough to equip six battalions."
"Mr. Du, there is an airport here with a runway of 2,000 meters. It can take off and land transport planes. Air transport is very fast. As long as the departure point can take off, there is no need to worry about landing here. So as long as you have chosen the weapon, use Swiss Bank's online banking Pay the down payment, and they will deliver the goods to you. When the plane lands and you check that there is no problem, just pay the remaining half of the payment."
The liar nodded and said: "Money is not an issue. I can pay at any time. Please help me choose a reliable supplier, preferably one with long-term cooperation."
Li Zhe thought for a while and said: "I have a friend of Da Mao who is quite reliable. He just has Da Mao's weapons in his hands. I don't know if you will consider them. The biggest feature of these weapons is that they are durable. They are easy to maintain, of course. There is still a gap between the performance and European and American products.”
"I want this kind of weapon. It's easy to use, easy to learn, and the simpler it is to maintain, the better. It's best if it doesn't require maintenance."
Li Zhe said: "That's no problem. Wait a moment and I'll push his WeChat to you."
The scammer said in surprise: "Da Mao also uses WeChat."
"It's so new. Nowadays, more people use WeChat to buy cranberries overseas. Besides, we have to do business with Chinese people. Who doesn't use such a good tool? But just go up and browse the products and don't talk. .You know." Li Zhe said with a smile.
The scammer opened WeChat Moments and started browsing the content. At the same time, I also discussed with Yang Fan what to buy.
"Look, give me some advice." Yang Fan said to Yao Guang.
"Those herdsmen have very few weapons, and most of them lack experience in using weapons. It is best to choose the simplest and most easy-to-use ones, and they will not be able to use the ones that are too complicated."
Yang Fan nodded and said: "That's the truth, then buy ak47. This thing is the simplest and cheapest."
Yaoguang said: "AK47 is too old and has no advantage in fighting. Buy AK74. This small-caliber gun can carry more ammunition. These people are rookies. They probably can't do it with less ammunition. They can kill an enemy." I’m afraid it will require thousands of rounds of ammunition.”
