Chapter 224: South Africa
After eating for a while, Huangfu Ziru noticed Zhou Tao and two people staring at her. Then she realized that there were outsiders present. She couldn't help but blushed and whispered: "People just don't see delicious food. As long as they come across it, they will..."
I can’t help but eat as much as I want, making you laugh.”
Zhou Tao was stunned for a while and said: "It's okay, you'd be a fool if you don't eat it quickly when there are good things. They'll all be robbed in a moment, haha!"
After hearing what he said, Huangfu Ziru became less shy and said, "As long as you don't take offense, I'll eat it!" After that, he continued to fight with the food on the table.
In the end, the entire table of food was basically wiped out by the Huangfu sisters. Zhou Tao and Wen Chong only ate a little and spent the rest of the time drinking.
"Oh my god, I'm so full, I'm almost exhausted!" Huangfu Ziyun said exaggeratedly while stroking her belly with satisfaction.
"What a ladylike image!" Zhou Tao sighed, "Why can't you act like a girl and be more polite?"
"Tch, I don't want to pretend to be a lady. I am an active person to begin with. If you ask me to pretend to be a lady, why don't you let me jump into the river!" Huangfu Ziyun said weakly as she was a little overstretched.
Zhou Tao picked up the bowls and chopsticks, came back and made a pot of tea, and said with a smile: "You, you can't hold yourself up to the wall! However, I appreciate your straightforwardness, haha!"
After a pause, Zhou Tao added: "While you are free tonight and get some rest, I will teach you how to drive."
Huangfu Ziyun was overjoyed that she could finally learn magical driving skills. She must work hard to learn them well so that she can defeat her damn nemesis!
During the past few days in the capital, Zhou Tao went to the National Security Bureau during the day, or occasionally went to the head of state to discuss matters, and practiced driving with the Pope sisters at night. His life was very enjoyable.
Of course, he did not let go of the Iron Hand Gang. After several inquiries, he finally found evidence of their usual crimes and destroyed them with lightning speed to restore good order to the people of the capital.
Finally, the day of mission to Africa has arrived
November 30, Zhongnanhai
Zhou Tao and Wen Chong arrived early in the morning. The chairman, who was already waiting there, said, "Zhou Tao, follow me. Have you told them what they should pay attention to when setting off on a special plane?"
Zhou Tao nodded and said: "Don't worry, Chairman, I have told them everything they need to pay attention to. There is absolutely no problem. Please don't worry!"
"Very good, then I'm relieved," the chairman nodded with satisfaction.
Many people came to see him off. The Prime Minister and other important figures all came to bid farewell to the Chairman cordially.
"Zhou Tao, the chairman's safety is in your hands. You must be on strict guard. Africa is different from China. The environment is much harsher and there are many illegal armed organizations. You must pay attention!" the Prime Minister told Zhou Tao.
"Don't worry, Prime Minister, I will definitely provide the most powerful energy to protect the chairman, and I will never let the chairman be harmed in the slightest," Zhou Tao said seriously.
"Well, thank you for the hard work!" the Prime Minister said kindly.
At ten o'clock, the special plane to Africa took off on time, and Zhou Tao's journey to Africa began.
After a long flight, the special plane landed at the military airport at four o'clock in the afternoon Cape Town time. The chairman and a group of officials seemed a little tired, but they still managed to cheer up and walked off the plane calmly.
The long red carpet was spread all the way to the departure hall. South African President Mbera led the cabinet members to line up to welcome him. Applause resounded throughout the entire airport, "Welcome to South Africa, dear President of China and all your Excellencies!"
The chairman led everyone to shake hands with Mbera and his party. Zhou Tao was right next to the chairman. His young face and the military rank on his shoulders were very conspicuous, which made Mbella a little surprised and stayed for a few seconds while shaking hands.
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The welcome ceremony lasted for more than ten minutes. Zhou Tao's spirit never relaxed and he paid close attention to the surrounding situation. It was not until he entered the special passage that he breathed a sigh of relief.
South Africa is located in the southern hemisphere and is known as the "Rainbow Nation". It is located at the southernmost tip of the African continent, with a land area of 1,219,090 square kilometers. It is surrounded by the Indian Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, south and west, and is bounded by Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe to the north.
, bordering Mozambique and Swaziland
South Africa is one of the largest economies and most influential countries in Africa. Its GDP accounts for about one-third of the total economic output of sub-Saharan African countries, and it plays an important leading role in regional economic development. South African Finance,
The legal, communications, energy, and transportation industries are developed, with complete hardware infrastructure and stock trading markets, and production volume ranks first in the world.
South Africa is the only national administrative capital in the world that has three capitals at the same time: Pretoria (now renamed Tshwane) is the seat of the central government of South Africa with a population of 2 million; the legislative capital: Cape Town (Kape Town)
) is the seat of the South African Parliament. It is the second largest city and an important port in the country. It is located at the southwest end and is an important intersection of international shipping lanes with a population of 3 million. The judicial capital: Bloemfontein (ein) is the seat of the national judicial institutions.
Population 500,000
South Africa is also one of the countries with the highest crime rate in the world. The main reasons are the proliferation of guns, high unemployment and the disparity between rich and poor. Various criminal crimes have become the most prominent social problems in the country, with an average of 11 million people suffering from it every year.
Armed robbery, murder, rape and kidnapping
South Africa's social security, especially in Johannesburg, is notoriously poor around the world: armed robberies are commonplace day and night. Not only is the safety of ordinary people unable to be guaranteed, but even high-ranking government officials have become targets of criminals. President Trump of South Africa
The residences of Bella, former President Mandela and some ministers were robbed, and presidential spokesman Kumaru was also robbed by armed gangsters.
Although it has a bad reputation as a "sin capital" in the world, South Africa does not have the death penalty. This may be an important reason for the serious crime rate in South Africa. After South Africa abolished the death penalty in 1994, black crime has become increasingly serious and has reached an unscrupulous level.
Therefore, people from all walks of life often publish articles in newspapers and periodicals calling for the reinstatement of the death penalty to deter criminals, which has also triggered a great debate in South African society, but the South African government has adopted a "ignore" attitude.
Although the South African government has taken a series of measures to combat social crimes, the crackdown has been weak and the results have been minimal. There are more than 120,000 police officers in South Africa. However, due to poor quality and low wages, they have not been able to form a strong combat effectiveness. Many police officers are struggling to make ends meet.
He also started a second career
For the above reasons, Zhou Tao is extremely cautious. He is not worried about those unworthy gangsters. Normally, ordinary criminals will not be stupid enough to offend the top figure of a superpower.
However, what cannot be ruled out is that there will be countries with ulterior motives that bribe some extreme separatists and use this opportunity to assassinate senior Chinese officials to achieve the purpose of creating divisions between China and South Korea.
A long motorcade drove out of the airport. Zhou Tao and the chairman sat together. The car they were in was a state-of-the-art bulletproof car that could block the attack of powerful firearms. Unless those unconventional weapons were deployed, there would be no problem.
Because we were taking a controlled route, the car was moving very fast. There were many people on the roadside holding flags with the words "Welcome the President of China to visit" and "The friendship between South China and South China will last forever". They were jumping and waving flags.
Very enthusiastic
Seeing Zhou Tao's serious expression, the chairman said: "Don't be too nervous. Their protective measures are still acceptable. Especially in this situation, it is basically impossible for a killer to have a chance to strike."
Zhou Tao rubbed his face and said: "Chairman, we are in a foreign country, so we should be careful. After all, the security in South Africa is really bad. I am very worried about their protection level. Wait a while. When you get there, you have to wait."
I can get off the car only when I am sure there is no danger."
Seeing that he was so cautious, the chairman was very pleased and said: "Okay, Xiao Zhou is indeed a bold and careful person. I will be careful later."
I have to say that the road conditions in South Africa are really very good. They are basically one-way roads and the roads are very wide, allowing the entire convoy to move smoothly. It took more than half an hour for the convoy to arrive at the Parliament Building.
In front of the parliament building, people gathered to welcome them, including ordinary South Africans and many Chinese who came here to work. Without exception, they held the national flags of the two countries and waved them desperately in the direction of the motorcade.
The convoy came to a slow stop. Zhou Tao looked around and saw guards with full equipment everywhere, keeping people out, basically ensuring that no riots would be caused.
Zhou Tao slowly got out of the car and quietly felt the energy around him. After he was sure that there was no danger, he whispered: "Chairman, you can get out of the car!"
After hearing this, the chairman straightened up his appearance, walked out of the car in high spirits, faced the welcoming crowd with a friendly smile on his face, and raised his hands in greeting
A temporary podium was set up in front of the building. Mbera guided the president to the stage. He first picked up the microphone and said: "Welcome to the president of China for a state visit. Everyone applauds!"
The audience burst into warm applause, especially those Chinese who have lived abroad for a long time. Mbera then said: "Now, Mr. Chairman, please give a speech!"
The chairman took the microphone with a smile and said loudly: "Hello everyone, I am very happy to come to South Africa for a visit..."
The content of the speech was nothing more than some words of thanks, an explanation of the friendly relations and long-standing diplomatic ties between the two countries, and finally a few hopes, etc.
Zhou Tao listened on the sidelines and admired the chairman's on-the-spot performance. He was worthy of being the head of a big country who can sit in the top spot. He is a eloquent speaker. If it were him, he might not speak so fluently and naturally.
The speech lasted for twenty minutes. Amidst warm applause, the chairman stepped down from the podium and walked into the parliament building accompanied by Mbela.
Chapter completed!