"Wait...wait..." Songchai waved his hand and turned back to Kunchai: "Cousin, lend me some money, one hundred US dollars is enough."
"What?"
"quick!"
Kunchai had no choice but to secretly pull out a crumpled hundred-dollar bill from his pocket and stuff it into Somchai.
Somchai unfolded the hundred-dollar bill, flicked it, waved it in front of several black guys, and then handed it to one of them.
An unexpected scene happened for Qin Fei and Kunchai.
The leading officer took the crumpled one hundred dollar bill, and several Sierra Leone soldiers holding guns immediately bared their scary white teeth and smiled more innocently than the African grasslands.
"Good friends, good friends!" The officer put his thick, black hand into the car and kept patting Somchai on the shoulder: "We are good friends!"
Then with a wave of his hand, the railing in front rose.
"let's go!"
With a smile on his face, Somchai stepped on the accelerator and the car quickly moved away from the checkpoint.
Qin Fei looked back at the rear window in disbelief. In his opinion, this was simply crazy. For only one hundred dollars, these soldiers actually changed two completely different attitudes in just ten seconds.
It's really speechless.
"Do you think it's strange?" Songchai asked.
Qin Fei smiled bitterly and said, "I really learned a lot."
Somchai shrugged and said: "This is Africa. This is the corner forgotten by God. This is the territory of Satan. It does not rely on truth and law, but relies on power and weapons to speak."
He turned around and glanced at Qin Fei: "Brother, is this your first time in Africa?"
Qin Fei smiled bitterly and said, "I don't know either."
Kunchai hurriedly explained: "My friend has lost his memory. In order to save me, he has forgotten who he is now."
Songchai was startled, and couldn't help but look back at Qin Fei again, with a bit of pity in his eyes: "Brother, don't worry, it's just like watching a movie. Have you seen "The Bourne Supremacy"? Bourne, you know.
?”
Qin Fei shook his head and still smiled bitterly.
Songchai slapped his forehead and laughed at himself: "You see, I am also a brainless person. You have lost your memory. Even if you have seen it, you have forgotten it."
Kunchai said: "He has not forgotten some things. He used to be a member of the special forces of Country Z. This time, he killed all the people who were chasing me. He is very powerful!"
"Huh?" Songchai's eyes lit up, "Are you from the special forces?"
Qin Fei pointed at Kunchai and said, "Your cousin knows better than me. He told me these things."
Somchai said: "Okay! You have to know that retired soldiers are very popular in Africa, especially retired special forces soldiers with good skills like you. They talk with fists and guns here and make a living here. Being able to kill people is a skill."
He pointed out the window and said, "Did you see that?"
Qin Fei and Kunchai looked out the window. On both sides of the road, there were many houses scattered here and there, and many villagers who looked like indigenous people occasionally appeared in their sights.
These buildings are more like huts than houses.
The roof of the round house is made of hay, leaves, and branches. The walls are all yellow and look like they are simply plastered with mud.
"This is Sierra Leone. It is rich in minerals, and the most famous one is of course diamonds. But look at these people, they build houses on the diamond piles, but they are extremely poor. They help others dig diamonds for less than $5 a day.
However, the excavated diamonds were sent to the headquarters of De Beers in Europe, and then processed and sold to famous ladies at sky-high prices, so that they could dazzle at high-end banquets filled with delicacies and attract the attention of others.
.”
Somchai became more and more excited as he spoke, and finally he sighed and said: "Brother, let me tell you, Africa is the place where the ugly side of human nature is exposed. It is the most real and cruel place, and of course, it is also the easiest place to make a fortune!
"
"But, I don't think you're rich either?" Kunchai couldn't help but interrupt his cousin's rambling, "Songchai, I think you seem to be short of money."
Songchai's beaming expression suddenly collapsed like ice cream that had been melted by the sun.
While he picked up a pack of unnamed cigarettes from the front of the car, he smoked a little, puffed a few puffs, and said like a philosopher: "There are always ups and downs in life. Who can have a smooth sailing in life? I will tell you
Did you still have tens of millions of dollars in assets five years ago? I will tell you that I still had three diamond mines five years ago? I will tell you that five years ago I smoked the best Havana in Cuba? Cousin, this is life!
"
Looking at the low-quality cigarettes in his hand, the philosopher suddenly became melancholy: "It's not like now..."
He took a strong drag on the cigarette, choked, coughed violently, and became even more depressed. He slapped the steering wheel hard, and cursed in his mouth: "Now I can only smoke local cigarettes that cost two dollars a pack."
, this thing is spicy and choking, just like sucking leaves! It’s all a damn war! That damn war! I have nothing left!”
Qin Fei looked at Songcai, whose mood was changing drastically, and thought that this guy might not have been going well in the past few years, otherwise he wouldn't have such a bad temper.
"Cousin, I think you are doing well now. Look at that gold chain around your neck, it can be used as a cattle rope." Kunchai couldn't help comforting Songchai: "I'm afraid there are only three kilograms of nails left in the ruined ship.
.”
Songchai casually pulled off the necklace and threw it to Kunchai: "Here, give it to you!"
Kunchai took it in his hand, weighed it, and felt something was wrong. Then he put it in his mouth and bit it with his teeth, exclaiming: "Copper!?"
"To be precise, it's gold-plated copper. Otherwise, what do you think it is? Am I an idiot, wandering around in such a chaotic place wearing a gold chain thicker than a cow rope? A few black men at the checkpoint just now
Ghosts can see it, can't you?" Songchai sarcastically said: "Kunchai, I haven't seen you for so many years, but your eyesight hasn't improved at all, it's still the same."
Kunchai threw the gold chain on the dashboard in disappointment, wrung his hands and stopped talking.
Somchai felt that he had gone too far just now. After all, his cousin had just lost his sister, so he came to rely on him. Although it was true, it hurt Kunchai's self-esteem after all.
"Cousin, don't worry, the more than 10,000 US dollars you brought this time is my angel investment! I am short of money now, so my mine can be sustained. I also signed a contract with the tribal elder and a big mine
A little rent from the Lord is just a few thousand dollars, and the remaining money can be used to pay wages to my workers and bodyguards..."
"Holy shit! You still have bodyguards?" Kunchai was stunned.
Somchai curled his lips and said: "In Sierra Leone, I wouldn't be able to survive today without a few bodyguards. Who knows that I won't dig up another Lion Rock Star tomorrow?"
The Star of Lion Rock, also known as the Star of Sierra Leone, refers to the largest diamond ever excavated in the history of Sierra Leone, with a gross weight of 968.90 carats.
"Brother Qin Fei." Songchai changed the subject and suddenly said, "I plan to give you a job. I wonder if you are willing to accept it?"