Lin Rui did not stay in Central Africa for too long. He left some manpower behind, which was equivalent to setting up a branch in Central Africa. His mercenaries are responsible for business with China and Africa, and there are also several accountants and managers who are responsible for connecting with Wang Weiqi in business cooperation.
Lin Rui himself led the team back to the base on Lake Victoria. But as soon as he arrived, Americans came to his door. Linda from the CIA and several people who should be intelligence officers approached Lin Rui almost as soon as he arrived at the base.
"Mr. Rick, we need to talk." Linda said seriously.
"Business or private matters?" Lin Rui smiled. "If it's a business matter, I'm still on vacation. If it's a personal matter, I don't think we have any personal relationship."
"Mr. Rick, I am very serious." Linda said solemnly, "I come to you, of course it is business."
"Unfortunately, I just finished a mission in Central Africa and am currently on a break. I plan to take a week off. How about we talk next week? Or you can talk to other people in our company. I believe them I will be very willing to receive you. If there is anything important that you must talk to me, you can leave a contact information for my secretary. I will add it to the memo and they will notify me when I go to work. Contact you." Lin Rui smiled.
"Mr. Rick, this matter is urgent." Linda said urgently.
"Even in a capitalist country like yours, employees have the right to rest, not to mention that I am still the boss. I can decide when to take vacation and who to take vacation." Lin Rui spread his hands.
"The matter is very urgent. This time, we will pay you double the price of the last mission." Linda said seriously.
"What on earth is going on? That makes you people need me to deal with it so urgently." Lin Rui frowned, "If anyone really offends you, you can send out a drone with just one phone call. They blew everything up. I remember that you recently added two more devices to the drone base in Africa. This kind of thing is just easy for you."
"What we encountered this time is not that simple." Linda looked at Lin Rui, "According to the intelligence we recently received. There is a secret organization planning a series of coups in Africa."
"African coups? Isn't this too common? All kinds of military coups can be seen everywhere in Africa. What's so surprising about this? With all due respect, you guys are the initiators behind the coups in some small countries. Support the opposition Isn't it something you often do to send forces, or directly support a certain warlord?" Lin Rui frowned. "When it comes to planning military coups in Africa, I'm afraid no one is better than you."
Linda couldn't help but said, "Mr. Rick, I'm not kidding."
"I'm not joking. I'm expressing my views very seriously. To be honest, most of the military coups in Africa have European and American powers like you behind them. This is because African countries' warlords and local armed forces are behind , they all know the rules of the game. It is easy for them to rise up, but if they want to gain a foothold, they must have the support of other major powers.
¡°Otherwise, a coup would be like a joke and would never succeed. Lin Rui spread his hands. "If no one gives money or weapons, they can't make trouble." "
"Mr. Rick, can we have a serious talk?" Linda suppressed her anger.
"Okay. Then I'll try to be serious. What do you want to tell me?" Lin Rui looked at the other party.
"Mr. Rick, you should know that our CIA has been collecting intelligence from all over the world. You should know that our intelligence collection capabilities are very powerful, and what is more powerful than our intelligence collection capabilities is our intelligence analysis and summary capabilities." Linda Looked at Lin Rui.
"I have no objection to this. You are indeed the most powerful intelligence organization in the world, and you are also the richest. These days, if you have money, you will get intelligence, and you can also invite many experts to analyze the intelligence. But this can also explain What does it mean you are awesome?" Lin Rui was confused.
Linda said nervously, "Listen to me. Actually, a group of our experts conducted a comprehensive intelligence analysis a few days ago. A summary analysis of intelligence from African countries was conducted. During this period, they came to the conclusion A startling conclusion.
Africa experienced its worst economic contraction on record in 2020. Although many institutions predict that Africa's economy will pick up in 2022, it still faces downward risks relative to 2021. Due to Africa's poor resilience to risks, economic recession can easily lead to social unrest and political tensions, which may in turn exacerbate insecurity, violence, internal displacement, refugees and food crises.
??In fact, ???It has happened before, but every time it has not ended well. So I made a rule long ago that no matter what you ask me to do, I have to be clear about the nature of the task. "Lin Rui shrugged his shoulders.
"Are you willing to give up if you have the opportunity to learn the truth about the secret society?" Linda asked.
"I know them well enough. In fact, I won't be surprised by anything they do. Only you Americans will believe them." Lin Rui shook his head. "I think I know them better than you do. And I know how big of a threat they are better than you do. So don't do this with me.
Or tell me exactly what happened and tell me what needs to be done. I'll give you an answer after thinking about it.
Otherwise, you should leave as soon as possible. As I said, I am taking a break during this time. "
"Okay. Mr. Rick, let me get it straight. Our goal is Nigeria." Linda put the information in her hand on the table.
"Nigeria?" Lin Rui frowned.
"Yes. According to our intelligence analysis. The country is facing an unprecedented security crisis, from kidnappings to extremist insurgencies, and nearly every corner of the country is being hit by violence and crime.
In summary, there are five main security threats in Nigeria, namely jihadism, mainly Boko Haram and Al Qaeda in West Africa Province, which are entrenched in the northeast. Herders-farmers conflicts occur mainly in central Benue State. Banditry and kidnapping occur mainly in the north-west and north-central, a separatist insurgency is located in the south-east and oil militants are concentrated in the southern Niger delta province.
According to our intelligence, the death toll in Nigeria due to fighting, violence against civilians and riots in 2021 is as high as 8,251. Many violent incidents have exacerbated the country's refugee problem, with tens of thousands of Nigerians fleeing to Niger. Unfortunately, the situation in Niger is also grim.
Terrorist organizations represented by the Greater Sahara often attack civilians, government officials and military targets in the Tillaberi area, resulting in large numbers of casualties.
Attacks in Niger from January to November 2021 killed 698 civilians, twice as many as the same period in 2020. As a neighbor of Niger, terrorist activities in Burkina Faso are also rampant, especially in the central and northern regions. All of these imply threats to the United States. "Linda looked serious.
"I remembered. You have bases in Niger and Burkina Faso. Although you do not admit this to the outside world, in fact we know. Most of these military bases exist in the name of local national armies. But in fact These countries are so poor that they can barely afford to wear pants. How can they have so much money to maintain a military base?
¡°You are nominally training soldiers for them and improving the anti-terrorism capabilities of African countries. In effect, you are using these military bases in their name. So this series of crises, plus the conclusions reached by your final intelligence analysis. It's starting to make you feel uneasy. It's like feeling that danger has arrived at your doorstep, but you haven't noticed it yet. "Lin Rui smiled.
"Mr. Rick, I don't think we need such a mean conversation." Linda couldn't help but said.
"I'm just stating the facts. Maybe you think it's a bit mean to speak like this, but I think it's okay to tell the truth. There are no outsiders here anyway." Lin Rui mocked. "Of course you know what you are doing. As a bystander, I will not interfere with you. Because we need to be paid for our work." (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com