Juba, the capital of Nansudan, is also the largest city in Nansudan. It is located on the banks of the White Nile River with a population of about 500,000.
The international airport is in the northeast corner of the city. Apart from the runway terminal, the airport is not much larger than the long-distance passenger stations in domestic counties, and can only take off and land flights from several surrounding countries. Xu Chuan arrived in Egypt first before transferring here.
When passing the customs, these bastards deliberately refused to stamp him and pass the pass. Damn, if it were in Benghazi, Master Xu would have turned against him.
He took out twenty knives and handed over. The customs sealed his passport with a smile on his face, and then said, "Welcome to Nanshu Dan."
Damn, wait for me.
There is no asphalt road outside the airport, or there is only 60 kilometers of asphalt road in the entire Nansudan, and there is only a decent asphalt road outside the Presidential Palace in Juba.
It is not easy to separate the entire city from the city or the suburbs. There are few concrete buildings with more than three floors and thatched houses are everywhere on the roadside. If you see the tracts of thatched houses and the surrounding areas that look like domestic markets, it will be a prosperous area.
There is no tap water system in the city, and it is entirely up to the water delivery truck to transport the water from the White Nile River to various water intake points, and then each household goes to the water intake points to get water. Of course, it is a fee. Women and children can often be seen on the streets with buckets filled with water on their heads.
The temperature during the day in April has exceeded 35 degrees Celsius, but the temperature at night is around 23 degrees, which is quite comfortable.
Nanshudan lives mainly among the "Nilotic people" among the black people, including the Dinka, Nuer, Bari and Azander ethnic groups, and mainly believes in Christianity and traditional voodoo.
The number of ethnic groups of the Dinka and the Nur people ranks first and second in Nanshudan, and the current commander Kiel is the Dinka and the deputy commander is the Nur people.
The Nur people live in Qionglai Prefecture and some parts of Upper Nile Prefecture in the north of Nansudan. This area is exactly the main distribution area of ​​Nansudan Petroleum. Upper Nile Prefecture's oil reserves account for more than 80% of the country.
After independence, the commander-in-chief Kiel believed that oil resources should be controlled by the main palace, while the local tribes believed that they should be controlled by them, and neither side obeyed each other. Therefore, less than two years after independence, a serious civil war broke out, which led to a serious humanitarian disaster.
In general, it is actually an internal strife caused by uneven distribution of spoils, but the unlucky ones will always be civilians.
At present, UN has intervened, and the peacekeeping forces are stationed in the southwest corner of Juba city, and two refugee camps with a population of more than 10,000 are nearby.
There is also a 700-person infantry battalion in China.
As soon as Xu Chuan came out of the airport, he was covered in his face by a car racing past and raised dust.
"Ahem, that's a fuck." Xu Chuan almost cursed with his hands on the red sand on his hair.
There was already an original scene of Africa. The hills covered with rainforests were covered with fog in the distance. Opposite the airport were the huts, which were the kind of thatched huts that were surrounded by mud and then covered with grass with unknown names on the roof.
Oh, this is the rainproof?
And there are more houses that are modified with containers.
"Boss, are you robbed?" Not long after, Curtis' familiar voice came.
This guy was driving a pickup truck full of mud, and Xu Chuan thought he had gone into the river.
"Just after the rain, there is no good road in this damn place." Curtis complained at the muddy road not far away.
The road conditions were really bad, and Curtis didn't dare to drive too fast. A group of thin and thin children with barefoot clothes and were running along with the car, reaching out to Xu Chuan, who was sitting in the passenger seat, shouting, "FOOD, FOOD."
Xu Chuan has long been accustomed to the experiences over the years. After spreading his hands with the children, he said there was no food and closed the car window.
The largest hotel in Juba is the name Beijing Hotel opened by Chinese. Even if the buildings and accommodation rooms here are all mobile rooms, it is also the largest and most luxurious hotel in Juba. The owner’s surname is Li. He arrived in Juba in 2006. The hotel business is doing well and is considered a leading local enterprise.
Most of the waiters are locals and some Chinese. I guess in order to train these locals, the boss surnamed Li has lost his hair a lot.
After checking in, the waiter enthusiastically helped him get his luggage and got a backpack to the most expensive room here.
Very good. It is a two-story container house, transformed from four containers, office downstairs, bedroom upstairs, and a staircase leading to a terrace.
The box on the side is cut and installed with floor-to-ceiling windows, and outside the window is filled with the original African style.
"Boss, I have informed Williams and Sanburn that they will arrive in two days." Curtis took out a Glock 19 in a holster from his bag and handed it over.
Xu Chuan checked it and then pinned the gun holster behind his waist. This place may be more chaotic than Li Biya. What's more important is that they now have their own sphere of influence and have to be careful.
"You have a rest first. The business side is sorting out information. They have taken the approach of the Minister of Mines. There should be a lot of things to report to you." Curtis told him about the recent situation. "The few people in Gogol who were caught by us have been put back. Ali sent someone to send the ransom."
Xu Chuan nodded. He had learned about these things through the emails he received.
Although most of the oil-producing areas are in those tribal areas, the Nanshu Dan Mansion is a legal mansion recognized by the international community after all, and the nominal matter needs to be done. Otherwise, even if the tribal relationship is opened, it is illegal.
Unless the rebels can overthrow Kiel, it seems impossible now.
When doing business, it is best not to offend anyone and make money. However, in such a place, you'd better let them know that you have the ability to turn the table up, otherwise you'll be helping others make wedding dresses. These people will never be polite when they rob you.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content later! Dinner was solved in the hotel restaurant, which actually serves Chinese food. Xu Chuan hesitated and ordered a fish-flavored shredded pork. After the dishes came on, he was very sure that this was made by a domestic chef.
This is the most authentic time he ate abroad.
Halfway through dinner, a burst of gunfire came from outside the hotel. There was no reaction in the restaurant except Xu Chuan, and it seemed that it was no longer surprising.
"This is from the refugee camp outside the city." A middle-aged man in a shirt and trousers stood in front of the window and explained to Xu Chuan with a smile, "It's still far from here, and the location of our hotel is still safe."
This is the hotel owner. He thought that Xu Chuan was coming to Nanshu Dan for the first time, so he enthusiastically explained to this compatriot.
Then he looked at Xu Chuan and found that this person looked familiar. As a person who has been in the service industry for decades, his vision must be fine. He was just a little inaccurate. This person seemed not to appear here, right?
"Your surname?", hesitantly asked.
Xu Chuan smiled, "Don't have your surname Xu"
Boss Li widened his eyes and said, "Xu Chuan?" Although he is doing business in Nanshudan, domestic news is paid attention to every day.
As a fan, he has repeatedly played the hottest basketball celebrity game in China in the past two days.
Xu Chuan blinked his eyes. This guy looked excited. I wonder if he could give him a ticket.
Later, Xu Chuan was invited into the single room by Boss Li and asked the chef to add a few more dishes.
"Sorry, sorry, I didn't expect the great god to come to the shop." Boss Li looked very happy, and his face smiled like a chrysanthemum. This person actually knew Xu Chuan's nickname.
Xu Chuan also politely greeted the other party, and of course he was a joke to ask the other party to get free of orders, and he would not have taken advantage of it.
Although Boss Li was excited, he did not disturb him too much. He just asked if he could take a photo with him after dinner and signed his daughter who was studying in China.
Of course, Xu Chuan agreed, but did not let Boss Li leave, but asked the other party to sit down and prepare to ask about the situation of the local tyrant Juba.
No matter how comprehensive Umbrella's intelligence is collected, sometimes something may be missed, and the locals may see more than they have.
"Don't call me Boss Li, my name is Li Guangfu, just call me Lao Li." Li Guangfu is from the capital and his accent sounds very friendly.
The two started chatting, and Xu Chuan said that he was here to discuss the oil business. Although Li Guangfu found it strange, he still advised, "Nan Shu Dan is too messy now. In fact, many people know that a bigger civil war will start sooner or later. You think many foreign oil companies have run away in advance."
Xu Chuan was very happy to hear the news, "Have you all run away?"
"The Chinese Oilfield has not left. Their oilfield has just been built. If it has been left for more than one billion, it will be gone." Li Guangfu has been here for so many years, and almost all the hundreds of Chinese people in Nanshu Dan know each other.
The oil field invested by Huaxia Petroleum is located in Qionglai Prefecture, where the Noir people live, which is the most lively place.
Xu Chuan nodded. Deng Mei once told him about this matter. There is actually no way to do it in the current situation. Many people have said why they should invest in such chaotic places. The problem is that good places are occupied. If you don’t fight for these corners, then drink the northwest wind.
Huaxia has invested a lot in the Jesus Dan and the Nanshe Dan, and it is impossible to leave it alone. They will maintain the most basic production and have to hold on even if they lose money. This is not only a matter of money, but also an energy security issue. It cannot be given up all the assets once people mess up, and then there will be no restless days in the future.
Although Xu Chuan understood, he was very unhappy. How could he pick the wool when you do this?
Li Guangfu kindly advised him, but he didn't know how the other party was actually trying to make the situation even more chaotic.
"That guy Kiel is really not a thing. I heard that they had massacred in the Nuer places before, and several villages were killed. If UN peacekeeping troops had not arrived, the people from these two refugee camps would probably not have survived." Li Guangfu pointed to the direction of the refugee camp outside the window and said.
Xu Chuan looked at the tracer bullets that occasionally crossed the night sky outside the window, but did not take Li Guangfu's evaluation to heart. The people here all had no concept of nation-state. If the other way around, the Nuer people would do the same thing.
Not all African countries can be the mighty man Kagame from the sky.
"Mining step leader Ma Jia and oil minister Lu Er are not in a deal. These two people hold meetings every day like fighting cocks. These people are not well educated, so why do they have a parliamentary system? I think it's better to let them fight directly and save trouble." Li Guangfu told Xu Chuan some local news as a joke.
Xu Chuan smiled. It was true that Umbrella should have contacted the Nanshudan Petroleum Department, but Lu Er seemed to be soft and hard, so he found Maga after he settled for the second best in the business side.
The other party has promised to contact the commander because he is the cousin of the commander Kiel. Of course, this is not because he is optimistic about Umbrella, but because of the 500,000-dollar cash.
The gunshots in the distance continued, but they seemed to be getting smaller. Amid the sound of 7.62x39 bullets, another crisper small-caliber bullet sound appeared. It should be that the exchange of fire between the two sides affected the refugee camp, and UN's peacekeeping forces began to take action.
The main responsible combat missions in this area are the 700 infantry soldiers equipped with Type 92 infantry fighting vehicles in China. The gunshot sounded like 5.8 bullets. However, the Weihe troops could not actively attack any party in the exchange of fire. They could only fire a gun and warn to disperse the soldiers close to the refugee camp.
This process is very dangerous. Generally speaking, as long as the firefight between the two sides does not affect the refugee camp, the peacekeeping forces will not pay attention to them. After all, they cannot favor either side.
Moreover, the firefighting between the two sides is very close to the refugee camp, and the cooperation forces are very likely to become targets for both sides.
Until Xu Chuan finished his meal and took a photo with Boss Li, the fire exchange over there was not completely over. The tracer bomb crossed the night sky like a meteor, so make a wish quickly.
However, neither side used too many heavy weapons. The largest caliber should be a heavy machine gun of 12.7, without mortars and RPGs. Perhaps like the group of people in Benghazi, there is no gunner who can fire at night.
In his opinion, this kind of battle was as meaningless as a village fight, so he went back to the room early to prepare to go to bed. There should be no hot water later in this place.
Juba was pitch black at night, and there was no power generation equipment to supply power. The power supply of Beijing Hotel was also powered by its own generator.
Through the window, Xu Chuan could only see the shadows of the mountains and forests outside, feeling like he had returned to the primitive society.
There were mosquito coils in the room. The mosquitoes here were very powerful. Xu Chuan had slapped a mosquito about half a size before. The mosquito repellent and water were completely ineffective, which means that the mosquito coils have some effect.
Turn on your computer and prepare for some work. The business side has already prepared almost all the materials, and it is more about collecting information from senior executives of Nansu Dan Zhengfu, including the living habits, preferences, and possible bosses behind them.
Chapter completed!