"In the eastern mountains and forests, one of our tribes was attacked. Was it you who did it?" Zhou Jiping kept a close eye on Anderson.
"Yes, that is another group of our troops, but we are just to attract your attention, we did not kill anyone," Anderson said cautiously.
As expected! Zhou Jiping was secretly afraid that if he woke up later, these people would have left with Elder Jiwayo and Huang Pihu. Regardless of whether they would let them go, the Southern Alliance would be embarrassed this time.
Big loss
"Sir, I have a request..." Seeing that Zhou Jiping didn't speak for the time being, Anderson asked carefully
"Say!" Zhou Jiping stared at the other party and said
"Can we exchange prisoners of war? We will release those tribesmen, and your Excellency will release us..."
"What a beautiful thought! Prisoner of war? Are you a soldier? Which country do you represent? Do you dare to say it? What kind of prisoner of war are you?" Zhou Jiping unceremoniously killed Anderson's ulterior motives.
Although Anderson's request has practical significance, Zhou Jiping knows that the value of these mercenaries is far greater than that of his hundreds of people. This is not to say that Zhou Jiping is willing to give up those people, but that he knows that the importance of these people is far greater.
The Ministry of Civil Affairs should be worried about the other party, and they should not lose the initiative in the subsequent confrontation.
"How much did your employer pay you?" Turning around, Zhou Jiping suddenly had a smile on his face. Anderson looked at that smile and felt uncomfortable all over.
"We, thirty million in total..." Anderson replied carefully
"Thirty million? Japanese yen?" Zhou Jiping said with a bad smile.
"Dollar"
"Do you think it's too little? What did you do in our tribe?" Zhou Jiping suddenly thought of another possibility.
"We just want to capture them as hostages..." Anderson's head was sweating because he found that Zhou Jiping's questions were becoming more and more pointed.
Zhou Jiping's eyes were fixed on Anderson without saying a word.
"Yes, someone told us that diamonds are produced there, and as many diamonds as we can get are ours," Anderson finally confessed honestly.
"Who told you? Who told you that location?" Zhou Jiping continued to ask.
Anderson hesitated for a moment and finally gave up resistance: "It's our guide..."
"Find them!" Zhou Jiping ordered sternly
"They didn't come here, they said it was not convenient for them to come..." Anderson said
"How many diamonds did you find?" Zhou Jiping felt a little regretful and continued to ask.
"We didn't find many. The leading elder refused to tell where he hid the diamonds. We only found a small part, only a dozen..." Anderson replied
"What did you do to him? Did you beat him?" Zhou Jiping showed his fierce look. If Elder Ajia refused to tell where the diamond was hidden, those people would certainly not let him go easily.
"They, a little bit...I...are still alive..." Anderson replied nervously
The situation is now somewhat clear. Those guides must be people from this country, maybe they are Masu Ali or people under Makunda. Considering that Masu Ali's strength has been greatly reduced after the war, these guides are more likely to be Makunda.
Before his death, Duka, one of Da's men, told Zhou Jiping to be careful of Makunda, which also shows that Makunda is a very dangerous opponent. Maybe he found out Singida's location through Duka, and deliberately used this opportunity this time.
Come and rob the Confederacy.
However, if Zhou Jiping is now asked to clearly determine whether this force is cooperating with Masu Ali or Makunda, it is really difficult. I can only say that both possibilities are possible, and Makunda's group is relatively more suspicious.
Because this kind of backstabbing behavior fits Makunda’s character so well.
The mercenaries who came this time came for these foreigners and the laptop. This shows that the force hidden behind them is very worried that their actions in Montaya will be known to the international community, otherwise they will not rush to the international investigation team.
Before coming to the Southern Alliance, carefully choosing such a rare sunny day in the rainy season to break in is really not something that ordinary forces can do. This force, the Southern Alliance, cannot afford to offend, and it cannot offend. If the two sides really break up, in the end
The only one who will suffer will be the Confederacy. As long as the other side introduces a scapegoat, everything will be fine.
But Zhou Jiping is not willing to let these people go now. Although this is a good opportunity to ease the conflict with this hidden force, if Zhou Jiping behaves too weak in this matter, then the other party will not
The Southern Alliance had discussed it with Huang Pihu before, taking the Southern Alliance too seriously, and it was impossible to proceed with cooperation with external forces. In this matter, the Southern Alliance must show a certain toughness and appropriateness.
Leave a certain amount of free space for the other party so that the other party will neither completely abandon the Southern Alliance nor dare to easily anger yourself. This way, both parties will have an opportunity to sit down and negotiate...
Soon, Zhou Jiping made up his mind. He discussed with Huang Pihu and Elder Jiwayo to confirm that nothing was missing, and then turned to Anderson who had been waiting aside.
"Mr. Anderson," Zhou Jiping's title suddenly changed. The change was so fast that Anderson was a little stunned: "I have seriously considered your suggestion. It does make some sense. Please contact your boss! Don't tell me.
You can’t contact him now”
"You want to contact my... employer? What would you say to him?" Anderson asked timidly, looking like a well-behaved elementary school student meeting a gangster in Brooklyn, New York.
"It's not your place to ask this question." Zhou Jiping's tone suddenly became tougher, causing Anderson to swallow the rest of the words.
With the help of a dedicated person, Anderson found his maritime satellite phone and broadcast it. At the same time, Anderson saw Zhou Jiping, Huang Pihu and others looking at the lost military laptop.
Soon, the call was dialed
"Boss, I have bad news for you. We failed." Anderson said as he saw that the eyes of Zhou Jiping and others had fallen back on him. He knew that he could not hide, so he had to say straightforwardly: "Moreover, we were
"Captured"
"What?" The person on the other end of the phone was surprised. "Who was captured? How many people were there? Have the things been found?"
"Yes, the stuff was found, but we couldn't board the plane... Now, Mr. Zhou from the Southern Alliance wants to talk to you." Anderson saw Zhou Jiping walking towards him and hurriedly ended the call with his "boss"