Darwin Andrew was an orphan. His parents died in the Boer War that broke out more than ten years ago. Darwin Andrew grew up in hatred. As an adult, he came to the Transvaal from Orange and worked in a gold mine in Johannesburg.
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Because of his work, Darwin Andrew had access to explosives. He once wanted to bring the bomb to the gate of the Palace of Justice, but due to the strict inspection by the military and police, Darwin Andrew had no chance, so Darwin Andrew made a homemade improvised explosion.
The device is hidden behind the door. As long as someone opens the door, the bomb will explode.
Fortunately, the power of the bomb was not very powerful. Of the three injured agents, only Phil was seriously injured and has not yet woken up after being sent to the hospital. The other agent broke his arm when he fell to the ground. Richardson was not injured on the surface.
He actually suffered a mild concussion and his hearing was permanently damaged.
After Roque learned about the situation, he could only be thankful that the military police in Pretoria were still responsible. Otherwise, if Darwin Andrew was allowed to bring the bomb to the gate of the Palace of Justice, the consequences would be disastrous.
Brad's investigation of Darwin Andrew did not yield much results. As Gallagher said, Darwin Andrew was not married, had no family, and had no friends. He lived alone every day. Darwin Andrew's neighbors did not even know him.
Darwin Andrew.
Rock was helpless for such a lone wolf. This was not Brad's fault, nor the fault of the police department. This kind of thing is very difficult to prevent.
Of course, Rock did not do nothing. After discussing with Henry, the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Justice of Southern Africa simultaneously strengthened the management of explosives, and the states also strengthened the control of dangerous persons. The Johannesburg Mining Alliance also began to correct itself.
Self-examine and strictly prevent similar incidents from happening in the future.
In addition to the Johannesburg Mining Alliance, Haut-Katanga United Mining Co., Ltd. is also affected.
Haut-Katanga is located in the Republic of Congo, covering an area of approximately square kilometers. During the Congo Free State, there were many industrial and mining companies in Haut-Katanga that developed the mineral resources in Haut-Katanga.
After the founding of the Republic of Congo, the South African company and the then Nyasaland Agricultural Company jointly established the Haut-Katanga United Mining Co., Ltd., which monopolized all resources in Katanga. In addition to the mining areas, there were also areas in Katanga.
Approximately 350,000 square kilometers of forests and farms.
The Ministry of Defense and Ministry of Justice of Southern Africa requested to strengthen the management of explosives. Haut-Katanga United Mining Co., Ltd. received the notice immediately. Although the main business of Haut-Katanga United Mining Co., Ltd. is not in Southern Africa, the Haut-Katanga United Mining Co., Ltd.
Tanga United Minerals Limited will also be under the administration of the Southern African Federal Government.
"It is said that a Boer planted a bomb in his room and then detonated it when Agent Bullard was inspecting it. It is said that several agents in Bullard's office were killed." Haut-Katanga United Mining Co., Ltd.
When David, the company's safety director, reported to senior manager Terrence, Phil had already died from his injuries.
"This is also a wolf-kill-" Terrence was speechless. Haut-Katanga United Mining Co., Ltd. has six mines in Katanga. The mine managed by Terence is not the largest, but it is the closest to the Republic of Congo.
There are nearly 10,000 African-American workers in the mine, and there are less than 200 managers and security personnel.
During the Congo Free State period, the mining methods in Katanga were still relatively primitive, relying mainly on workers' shoulders and hand lifting, and almost no construction machinery was used.
Today's mining methods are much more advanced than before. Excavators are used in the mines, railways are laid, and ore is continuously sent up from the mines through conveyor belts. The efficiency is greatly improved compared with before.
"From now on we have to register all explosives, and the Ministry of National Defense will also send a security officer to us. What a pity. Why didn't that guy get killed?" David didn't want to be restricted too much.
The mines in Canada are different from those in southern Africa. Many things cannot be disclosed to the public, otherwise Katanga United Mining Co., Ltd. will be in trouble.
"It's probably worse than death - follow the requirements of the Ministry of National Defense. Have the workers who escaped been captured?" Terrence was not very worried. The workers used in the mine were not from southern Africa, but from
Even if Africans employed by the Republic of Congo and the Kingdom of Congo behave inappropriately during management, security officials will probably turn a blind eye.
Don’t forget that this is 1918, don’t hold these colonists to the moral standards of 2018.
Also because of the strict management of Haut-Katanga United Mining Co., Ltd., many African-American workers would simply run away during work. The mine managed by Terence was less than 50 kilometers away from the Republic of Congo. Once they escaped from work, it would be difficult to find them.
It is also one of David's main tasks.
"If they haven't been found, they may have fled into the Republic of Congo. I have authorized the search team to shoot, regardless of life or death." David killed them as a warning. These workers were all hired through human resources companies in the Republic of Congo. If any workers escaped,
Then notify the human resources company, and the human resources company will send someone to make up for it.
These human resources companies are all companies in the Republic of Congo and have nothing to do with southern Africa.
"How many times has this happened this month?" Terrence had a headache. Killing others as a warning would not solve the problem. Africans are so careless in nature. Many people always disappear for a few days after receiving their salary, and the money will not be spent all.
Will not come back.
"The third time - I have said before that we will pay them once a year, so that we no longer have to worry about workers escaping." David was helpless. The terrain in Katanga is complex, with mountains and rivers, and endless rivers.
In the forest, Haut-Katanga United Mining Co., Ltd. is also engaged in timber mining while mining. It directly cuts down the trees and throws them into the river. The trees will flow along the river to Lake Mweru.
In southern Africa, Lake Mweru is called East Lake and is now completely within the territory of Nyasaland.
"There are more people who get paid once a year and run away. You think they have the patience to wait until one year." It's not that Terrence hasn't thought about it, but the consequences of being paid once a year are more serious.
David shook his head helplessly. Africans are really impatient. If wages are paid once a year, they will think that the mine is cheating them.
"Sir, Mine No. 12 collapsed -" The office door was suddenly pushed open, and a staff member wearing glasses hurried in.
"How many people are there in the mine?" Terrence was not too surprised. It seemed that landslides were normal.
"A work team——" The man with glasses looked anxious, as if he was surprised by Terence's calmness.
There are about fifty people in a work team.
"I know, tell Henry and let Henry handle it." Terence said the next sentence to David.
"Yes, sir -" David was a veteran and gave Terrence a nondescript military salute before leaving.
Walking out of the luxuriously decorated office, what appeared in front of David was a huge mine. Almost the entire mountain had been dug flat. Countless people were busy in the mine. The conveyor belt kept delivering the ore to the train next to the mine.
The train then takes the ore to the river, and then transports it back to Nyasaland through the river.
Mine No. 12 is located at the very edge of the mine. From David's position, he can clearly see that the mine has completely collapsed. Some people have begun to clear the stones blocking the mine, and more people are running around in panic.
"Henry, Henry, the boss asked you to handle it-" David shouted at the top of his lungs. Henry is a technician at the mine and is responsible for the safety of the mine.
"Got it-" Henry, who was wearing a cowboy hat and jeans and a white shirt, waved his hand to indicate that he had heard, and then led a group of workers towards Mine No. 12.
In a place like a mine, once a collapse occurs, it is basically difficult to survive. Henry also did his best to save people. Whether he can rescue people depends on God's will.
David had no intention of helping. He leaned on the railing of the corridor and lit a cigarette. The office was an independent two-story wooden building. The management staff and security personnel lived in this wooden building. The miners lived not far from the office.
In a shantytown, ten people can live in a wooden shed of less than 20 square meters, and there is no place for people to even put their feet down.
Standing in front of the office door and looking up into the distance, not far away are several bare barren mountains. These barren mountains were originally covered with dense virgin forests. Now the forests have been cut down, but there has not been time to replant them.
The Haut-Katanga United Mining Co., Ltd. is different from those mineral resource companies in Katanga in the past. When extracting resources, it also conducts proper management and has a complete sustainable development plan. Now there are actually workers on the barren hills.
It is a fast-growing forest, but the trees have not grown up yet, so it is completely barren.
Looking across the barren mountains and looking into the distance, everything as far as the eye can see is endless virgin forest. In fact, the Republic of Congo, like southern Africa, has superior natural conditions and there is no shortage of labor in the country. However, the economic situation of the Republic of Congo is different from that of southern Africa.
Africa is very different. The Republic of Congo has been established for six years now. Compared with the Congo Free State period six years ago, there has been almost no change in the Republic of Congo.
It cannot be said that there have been no changes. When the Republic of Congo was founded, there were approximately 4 million Africans in the country.
It is now optimistically estimated that there are less than 3.5 million Africans in the Republic of Congo. This is even if southern Africa migrates some Africans to the Republic of Congo.
After finishing a cigarette, David stamped out the cigarette butt and jumped on a three-wheeled motorcycle next to the office building. This type of three-wheeled motorcycle is standard equipment for security personnel. There are more than 40 of them in the mine.
Terrence usually travels by motorcycle.
On the top of a hill not far away, a team of workers with hounds on leashes was walking back. There were several tied up guys in the middle of the team, most of whom were workers who had escaped.