Battlefield Contractor

Lin Rui and others have already drove all the way, but at the meeting point agreed with Wiesel, there is still at least 5 hours' drive away. There was no hostile behavior on the road. Except for some Berbers who were tightly wrapped to avoid violent baking, there are basically only two types of people in the desert now-merchants selling small commodities and camels pulling camels.

The endless yellow sand is really spectacular. Looking up, the lonely gale whimpers on the endless yellow sand.

The sky is high; the earth is thick, strong and quiet. The convoy walked in the desert, as if entering another time and space. Merchants met on the road gathered together. There were about a dozen camels connected end to end with a rope, and every two camels were connected with a rope to prevent them from falling apart. Although these vendors did not pose any threats, Lin Rui and others chose to avoid their camel team.

"Look at this **** bad place." Sergey said with sunglasses. "I don't understand what the horror part can get in this vast, deserted land made of sand and stone. Why this Sahel region becomes horror A paradise for molecules? To tell the truth, if I kill me, I don’t want to stay here."

"Thousands of the approximately 30,000 terrorists trained in this training camp in the 1990s are hiding here. Today, the Sahara desert has become the terrorist attack on September 11, and the US military dismantled the terrorist training base in Afghanistan. Some base militants who had nowhere to hide fled to this familiar place in Africa and began to return to their old professions." Crazy Horse said, "You don't know how complicated the situation here is."

Lin Rui nodded and said, "For terrorists, the Sahara Desert is an extremely useful base of operations. I have taken refuge in Sudan from 1991 until I went to Afghanistan in 1996.

And in this Sahara Desert, you can find all evil things such as weapon smuggling, drug trafficking and rampant transnational crime. Here, at intersections and areas where terrorists are rampant, there is almost no shadow of police or military patrolling. The airport security measures here are very fragile, the government here is very loose, and local corruption prevails.

For decades, various illegal transactions such as vehicles, cigarettes, weapons and other commodities have been popular here. The most important thing is that the Sahara Desert is very vast, almost as large as the United States. In addition, the land is barren, sparsely populated, and communication facilities are scarce. Local residents and local armed forces often openly confront the government. The government army can still bully civilians, but they really have no way to fight the militants. The Tuareg of Wiesel is an example. "

Sergey nodded, "That's why the United States and other Western countries are willing to invest in anti-terrorism operations in Africa. They don't care about the lives of Africans. They only care about maintaining their own interests."

"Yes. Africa has always been the most important source of raw materials for Western countries. Once terrorist forces in Africa develop, it will be a big threat to them." Sausage nodded. "That's why they formed a joint force, and even did not hesitate to buy tribal leaders like Wiesel and local warlords."

Lin Rui waved his hand and said, "This has nothing to do with us. We are only responsible for the task. Keep an eye on the surrounding situation. There are still five hours before we can get to the camp and keep in touch with the air reconnaissance team."

"Understood." Sausage nodded.

Five hours later, they arrived at the site controlled by Wiesel. Wiesel was also fully prepared, and he took his personal guard and waited in the camp.

After Lin Rui and the others arrived, he didn't even talk too much, and said directly, "When will we leave."

"Leave right away." Lin Rui nodded, "but before that, we have to make some preparations."

"I almost forgot. You can replenish water and gasoline here. If necessary, we have food here." Wiesel nodded.

"These are not the main points. The main point is how many people are you planning to bring to the meeting?" Lin Rui asked.

Wiesel said, "In addition to me, there are four other tribe leaders and guards, a total of more than 80 people."

"I'm afraid it won't work. If there are too many people, the goal will be big. So you can only bring about ten people with you in the guards. We are responsible for all your security work." Lin Rui shook his head.

Wiesel hesitated and called Lin Rui aside in private, "I have no problem, but the leaders of the other tribes insisted on bringing their personal guards. You know, they still have doubts about this cooperation, and they also have concerns about the Americans. Not trusting enough. And our relationship with the Niger government forces is quite tense, so..."

"I only ask you two sentences. First, if the Americans really want to deal with you, can you stop them? Second, if the Americans really want to deal with you, it is necessary to deceive you in the name of cooperation. Is it over?" Lin Rui looked at him.

Wiesel was silent for a while and nodded, "Well, I will try to discuss with them again."

"It’s not a discussion, and we don’t have enough time to wait for you to discuss the results. I can only accept you and a few other tribal leaders participating in the meeting, plus ten guards. Tell those tribal leaders if they If you feel doubtful, you don't need to participate in this meeting." Lin Rui said solemnly. "But I will never accept too many people to accompany."

In desperation, Wiesel had no choice but to talk to several other Tuareg leaders. Someone immediately objected, and a forty-year-old Tuareg leader said loudly, "We are not allowed to bring guards. Isn't this obviously going to disadvantage us? If the negotiation fails, what should they do to detain us?"

"Even if you bring all the brothers to the meeting, the Americans still have enough ability to detain you. So how many people you take can not change this assumption. But please note that this is just an assumption." Lin Rui shook his head. "I don’t force you, if you have anyone who doesn’t want to participate in this cooperation meeting with the Americans, you can stay."

The few Tuaregs saw Lin Rui's tough attitude, but they couldn't help it. Although they were not at ease with only a few guards, since Wiesel agreed, they had nothing to say. Only according to Lin Rui's intention, some of their guards were disbanded, leaving only a few capable confidants as guards.

After all this preparation, they are ready to get on the car. But when I got into the car, I was stopped by sausage again. "Sorry, gentlemen, we probably still have some safety procedures to go before we leave."

"What safety procedure, what are you doing?" Wiesel frowned.