Chapter 2668: Lack of supplies

Lin Rui didn't speak much either, just looked at the list, and then turned around. He noticed that there were a lot of bullet marks in the factory area on the west side. After inquiring, I realized that this was left over from the clash between the Dinka and Nuer a few days ago. The two sides fought fiercely for two days not far from the factory.
"At that time, some militants even wanted to occupy here as a bunker, but they were repelled by our people. This situation was rare before, but as the conflict intensified, no one can guarantee that it will be safe." Jonathan said. "The current problem is that we have hundreds of people here and need food and water. And we also need some basic medicines. Now we only have some aspirin. And before you came, we only had a few guns. There was no way to protect ourselves. "
Lin Rui looked at the temporarily reinforced wall and asked, "Is the supply situation bad?"
"Yes, we have been trapped for a week or so. We have drilled a well there before, barely able to cope with the water dilemma. But food is the key. At present, our food supply is almost exhausted, and some people can only rely on dry food. It’s not going to last long. Unless we can think of a way to go shopping." Jonathan replied. "In the previous few times, almost all the people we sent out were robbed and almost never saved their lives."
"These tribal militants are indistinguishable from bandits. Besides, if you go out to purchase supplies, you still have to pass through the place they occupy. Don't grab anyone from you?" Jiang An shook his head. "Do you still expect them to behave with you?"
Lin Rui turned around and said, "Take me to see the supply situation."
"Okay, go here." Jonathan took Lin Rui and others to a warehouse. After opening it and inspecting it, Lin Rui found that the food reserves were indeed not optimistic, except for the remaining dozen bags of flour and some cans. After all, there are hundreds of people waiting to eat and drink here every day.
He pondered for a moment and said, "Food is a major event. With so many people here, the consumption is definitely not small, we must try to replenish it."
"It's not that we haven't tried it, but every time we return empty-handed. It is impossible for those tribal armed forces to let us through." Jonathan shook his head.
"Tomorrow, I will try to communicate with these people tomorrow to see if they can give us face." Lin Rui thought for a while. He knew that the Black Island Company is still very influential in Africa. Everyone knows that they are the premier mercenary company. If you can reach a peaceful coexistence agreement with either of the two parties to the conflict, you can ensure that they can safely deliver food.
Of course, it is not impossible for the O2 team and Ahu's people to break through the blockade forcibly, but this is likely to intensify the problem and arouse the hostility of these militants. If these militants come to this oil well, things will be even more troublesome. Therefore, Lin Rui still hopes to solve the problem through peaceful means as a last resort.
"It's probably difficult. Both of them don't like us foreigners." Jonathan shook his head.
"There are two ways to ensure safety. Either let the other person love you, or make the other person afraid of you." Lin Rui shrugged, "Since they don't have a good impression of us, then we can only make the other person fear. Trust me, Jonathan , The more you give in to these people, the more they will get better. Unless you stop them, they will come to harass them sooner or later."
"What do you mean? Do you want to go to war with them? No, no, this is absolutely not possible. There are many employees and their families here, and we can't put them in danger. Your responsibility is only to protect our safety, not with these people. Conflict. This will not have a good result." Jonathan shook his head repeatedly.
"Who was the one who was robbed last time when we went out to purchase supplies?" Lin Rui turned around and said, "I want him to take us to find those militants and recover what we robbed."
"Oh, God, what are you thinking about? Do you still want them to apologize? I said don't mess with these people, as long as you promise to bring supplies in. Just keep the operation here. We don't want to Both parties are reluctant to provoke those tribal armed people. It is their business that they want to fight, as long as they don't provoke us." Jonathan said helplessly.
"It's this kind of thinking that makes them look at you." Lin Rui shook his head, "Everyone knows that bullying is afraid of hardship. This tribal armed forces understand this better. You don't want to provoke them, but they will see your weakness and take advantage of it. One point. So even if they fear you from the bottom of their hearts, they will still rob you and harass you for various reasons, because they know that doing so can benefit you.
Now, we want to let them know that this idea is wrong. Don't forget your identities, your big boss is an international oil giant, who can walk sideways in Africa. They actually don't want to provoke you, otherwise this place would have been wiped out long ago. They do it to you, just to ask for something. And you are robbed, but you don't even dare to let go. This cowardly behavior will only fuel their appetite. "
Jonathan shook his head helplessly, "I am also helpless, because I must be responsible for the safety of so many people here."
"If you were really responsible for them, you would have agreed to close the oil well and evacuate them." Lin Rui shook his head and said, "I will handle this matter. Let the purchased vehicles and personnel go with us tomorrow. "
Jonathan said helplessly, "Our purchased vehicle was also robbed, along with the supplies."
Lin Rui was taken aback for a moment, and then shook his head, "Okay. Then tell the Master to follow me. Today is too late, I have to arrange a guard mission and night duty. Our people also need to rest. After tomorrow morning, we Just go and get back the last supplies. Not only that, but I also want both of them to ensure that we will not block our purchase of vehicles."
Jonathan smiled bitterly. It was obvious that he didn't think what the Chinese said was credible. Even if it is a mercenary, how many people can he bring back the looted materials? The other party is some unreasonable tribal militants. This young man will definitely come back with a grey nose in the end. I hope he doesn't make things worse.
"Boss, are we really going to take the initiative to find those tribal militants tomorrow?" Ahu frowned.
"Of course, don't give them a chance to disarm them, they will hit the door sooner or later." Lin Rui whispered. "These guys are bullies and hardships. Only if they know how strong they are, they will obey and dare not provoke us. Otherwise, we will have to deal with their harassment all day long."