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Chapter 6062: Fighting Arrogance

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    The African continent has always symbolized beautiful scenery and rich mineral resources, and gold is one of the resources it is proud of.  As early as the Middle Ages, Muslim traders rode camels across the Sahara Desert just to reach the legendary land of gold - Mali in West Africa.

    In Europe, magical stories about Africa such as the Golden Bench are also widely circulated.  Even before independence, Ghana was called the "Gold Coast".  Gold has become an inseparable part of ancient Africa.

    ¡°At the same time, however, mining gold has also cost the African people a heavy price.  During the colonial era, gold brought Western colonists armed with cannons and muskets.  In the contemporary society after independence, gold, like all other resources that can be sold at high prices, tears apart the lives and even lives of many ordinary people.

    ¡°Bleeding gold¡±, ¡°bloody diamonds¡±, ¡°bloody rubber, natural gas, oil¡±, etc., constitute the eternal theme of war in Africa.

    Wang Weiqi¡¯s hotel is located next to a bumpy road in the city.  There are about fifteen guest rooms, and every night, the hotel patio is filled with Japanese pickup trucks and SUVs.  Most of the people here are Chinese.

    "This is a small business." Boss Wang is very humble.  However, although she is young, she is already a local Chinese leader, and this hotel is just one of her many side businesses.

    After breakfast the next day, she took Lin Rui and others out for a walk.  Although several gold mines are occupied by mercenaries, at least not all of them are.

    These little gold mines are dirty and even ugly.  And their most glorious era has passed.  According to Wang Weiqi, at its peak, the average cycle for a millionaire to be born here only took 16 and a half days, and it cost US dollars.

    Because Chinese people make too much money, there are not enough local casinos.  There were originally four casinos here, but Wang Weiqi saw the right opportunity and opened a new one, less than 10 minutes' drive from her hotel.

    The casinos here are mostly controlled by her people, and they have a monopoly on Chinese men¡¯s nightlife.  Just after 7 p.m., the cars in the hotel patio moved collectively to the entrance of the casino.

    The Wang family is quite prestigious locally because Weiqi Wang¡¯s father was one of the earliest Chinese investors.  At that time, the civil war had not yet subsided, so their family took the risk and came here.

    ¡°At the earliest, we hired farmers to get a shovel and a pickaxe, dig a hole, and dig underground.  Over the past decade, the Chinese have quickly replaced others in the local mineral market.

    It was about 10 a.m., the busiest time of the day.  Two workers carried the ore to the scale; beside them, a bunch of copper-green stones were scattered on the ground, and the naked workers smashed them with hammers; four local women in bright clothes squatted on the ground and smashed the blooming ore stones.  The two miners picked out the gravel; the two miners gathered the gravel onto the woven bag and carried it into the corner.

    Lin Rui and others followed in. It was an ore washing pool. The workers pulled the corners of the woven bags and sifted the ore back and forth eight times in the muddy water until the mud on the ore was washed away.

    Although busy, it is orderly, as if everything is under Wang Weiqi's control.  Of course, she was able to control this place because of her power, and also because her guards were firmly guarding the area with AK47s.

    Although it is a gold mine, ordinary people bear the consequences of the "resource curse".  Wang Weiqi told Lin Rui, "Local, teachers' salary is less than 100 US dollars a month, and soldiers' salary is less than 70 US dollars, which is not enough to buy food." They seem to live in a space isolated from the Chinese.

    ¡°But precisely because of this, soldiers and police often come here to ask for bribes.  The entire system, management, and even the entire country are not very sound.  These people want to be corrupt and get money from this.

    ¡°It seems like it¡¯s not easy for you to manage here.¡± Lin Rui nodded.

    "Anyway, there are two business methods. One is to use a very formal way; the other is to use power and relationships. Do both at the same time. Is there any country that does not collect taxes? So you have to be formal wherever you go.  Plus connections. No matter how corrupt it is, it is still a country after all, and it still has these executive departments. No, these countries are all abolished.

    We are used to it and think it is actually quite simple.  Make it clear how much money he wants, and you can just take it and give it to him according to the rules.  "Wang Weiqi sighed, "It's almost done. Is it time to talk about the commission?  "

    "Of course." Lin Rui nodded.

    Wang Weiqi took out a map with several circles circled on it.  "These are the mines that we have occupied. Now they are directly enclosed by Wagner's mercenaries and we are not allowed to enter. Because they have taken over the mining rights."

    Lin Rui looked at the map, nodded, and asked, "So, what are they going to do after they get the mining rights? We have also used mining rights to deduct remuneration. Usuallyp; "He is not well-known in Africa, but he commanded Wagner mercenaries and participated in many battles in the Middle East. This man has a bad record and has been convicted of multiple crimes, including murder, attempted murder, robbery, arms smuggling and leading a criminal group  . And he is a veteran who participated in the Chechen War. He once served a sentence in St. Petersburg Prison and was later recruited by the Wagner Group. It is said that he was extremely brave in combat. Therefore, he is highly valued within the group.

    This time, during the war in Central Africa, as a member of a small group of Russian instructors, I arrived in Central Africa to provide basic military skills training to the country¡¯s government troops and provide protection for the president.  Wagner is known to have taken direct combat action in support of the president's troops.

    Recently, Central Africa also erected a statue for this Wagner mercenary. On the front, there are two Russian Wagner instructors in the middle, Central African soldiers on both sides, and an African mother and children behind.  ¡± Vitak smiled.

    "It seems they are doing well." Lin Rui also smiled.

    "Currently, he has 175 mercenaries from Wagner Company, who are nominally serving as military instructors. In fact, they are the ones who help the government troops directly participate in the war." Vitak explained, "They are real desperadoes. There are  IL-76 transport aircraft, some armored vehicles and armed pickup trucks, and even helicopters. Tons of weapons and ammunition.

    These Wagner mercenaries have a very strong will to fight. Unlike traditional mercenaries, in addition to using light weapons or grenade launchers, members of this organization can also skillfully operate T12 anti-tank artillery, T72 main battle tanks and other heavy weapons. It can be seen that some members  Should have been trained in special forces or something like that.

    Wagner obtained gold mining rights here. In addition to training the armed forces, he also worked part-time to suppress domestic armed forces.  They have been making a lot of noise recently and are taking a lot of profits for themselves in Africa.

    I heard that the Malian government will also hire about 1,000 paramilitary personnel from the Wagner Group, mainly to fight terrorism. The main reason is that France has begun to withdraw from this direction. Mali's own military strength alone cannot guarantee the stability of the regime, so it has begun to hire  Russia's private armed forces.  But it hasn't started yet.  "

    "Even Mali has started to get involved. It seems that the purpose is to let the Wagner Group see clearly who is the owner here." Actuary Maigan frowned.

    "Don't worry, I promise not to let them get what they want." Lin Rui sneered, "Starting from these gold mines in Central Africa. I will beat these arrogant Wagner mercenaries until they cry. There are only more than a hundred people.  , let¡¯s take them as an appetizer first.¡±

    "Boss Rick, we don't have many people now. Except for the O2 team, we only have more than 30 people who arrived later. We are at a disadvantage in terms of personnel and equipment, and they are supported by government troops. Are you really  Do you decide to operate on them?" Vitak frowned.

    "Of course, they provoked us first this time." Lin Rui shrugged, "After the follow-up personnel arrive, we will act together tomorrow. Let those gold mines go first, and we will decapitate them first. Directly.  Attack their commander. Of course, we have to make early preparations to catch them off guard."

    "This may not be easy to handle. Some time ago, three United Nations peacekeepers in the Central African Republic were killed by unidentified combatants. The country is currently undergoing general elections, and fighting between armed groups and Central African government forces continues.  Russian Mi-8 transport and combat helicopters continue to conduct aerial patrols over the capital region of the Central African Republic.

    And their commander Bragimov is currently in Bangui, the capital of Central Africa.  It's not easy to attack him directly, right?  Vitak frowned.

    "To capture the thief, capture the king first. Beheading them in one fell swoop can cause chaos in their command. As for the minions stationed in the gold mine, they will naturally disperse when the time comes.

    And this also helps us hide our true purpose.  The purpose of attacking the gold mine directly is too obvious.  Actuary Jiang An whispered, "I think the boss's idea is right."  Our purpose is not just to complete the commission to recapture the gold mine.  But to deal a heavy blow to their arrogance.  "(Remember the website address of this website: www.hlnovel.com
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