Chapter 41: Somalia

Mogadishu, Somalia, is a city where you can see pickups carrying machine guns everywhere. If you are willing to spend $150, you can buy an ak47 assault rifle with bullets. :3wしThe traffic there is the worst and worst that Lin Rui has ever seen, basically all of it is mud. Once it rains, the car can only drive on the concrete floor. There are also local buildings. Basically, there are not very good buildings. There used to be better buildings, but they have been bombed into ruins due to years of war.
But the water in Mogadishu is really beautiful.
I saw many refugee camps along the way, just like camping. Local homeless families live in such tents, without water and electricity. The day is okay, and the night is probably only spent in the dark. Water is usually transported back in donkey carts, which have two tires on the back and several buckets. When Lin Rui and the others arrived, it happened to be raining that day. There were many children and some older ones scooping water in the pool on the side of the road. This water is really dirty, and I don’t know why they want it.
Lin Rui and others are all camouflage uniforms, sunglasses, earphones, and automatic weapons. The locals would avoid them in fear, but some people watched them indifferently. Looking at their pickup truck and the weapons in their hands with a longing look. I don't know why, Lin Rui felt that their eyes were like hungry wolves in Siberia. The only difference is that Siberian wolves are not as thin as they are.
The locals here are black and most of them are scrawny. But it's not that they are without danger, poverty and war have long made these people cruel and ruthless.
"Don't trust the locals, they will kill you whenever they get the chance. Their reason may just be the gun in your hand, or the dozens of dollars in your pocket. Don't be kind, remember, You just want to make people feel dangerous. Especially when on land, there is never real safety here. I don't want my team members to be killed by a group of local gangsters in the stinky gutter of the slum." Fernandez said with a calm face.
Lin Rui didn't speak, but he suddenly felt a little sick in his stomach. Because he saw a corpse on the side of the road, and several people were competing for the property on the corpse there. After spotting their pickup truck, the black people dispersed in a rush. They all rushed into the low and dilapidated old buildings nearby.
"This...what's this place? This is all lawless, all this..." Qin Fen said in a daze, "Is this nobody cares?"
"Who cares? The civil war here is continuous, and the educational social system has collapsed for many years. The local people have been pirates since the 20th century. The famous Somali pirates extorted merchant ships from various countries every year, and the amount is difficult to estimate. Moreover, in the era of warlords, here Every household holds an AK. In Somalia, you can have no cell phone, no TV, but you can’t have a gun. And shooting and killing people on the street happen from time to time, even when you are sleeping. I can hear gunshots outside." Ivan said lightly.
"It's a terrible place." Lin Rui shook his head.
"It's really bad, but it's not the worst." Jiang An patted Lin Rui on the shoulder and said, "It's good to get used to it. This is Mogadishu. Have you seen the movie Black Hawk Down? Don't underestimate these black people. Dude, these people used to make the powerful American troops all go down. Moreover, the good news is that we will not stay here for long, we will go to Shendao."
Fernandez said coldly, "Most of the local tribes will not take the initiative to provoke us, but some who are not long-eyed are not excluded. Therefore, when you encounter danger, you will shoot me without hesitation. Maintain deterrence, yes The only criterion for surviving locally."
"But they are all civilians." Peng Lefeng frowned.
"Yes, a group of civilians who will kill you at any time and strip you away." Zhao Jianfei smiled faintly and looked at the blonde Russian beauty Yelena. "And you, chick. Here, women don't meet It's just robbery and massacre."
Yelena played with a saber in her hand, did not speak, obviously dismissed it.
Lin Rui shrugged. Those who dare to hit Yelena's idea are the ones who really do not live or die. This beautiful woman is actually more dangerous and aggressive than most male mercenaries.
The two pickup trucks drove on the bumpy mud for several hours before arriving at the nearby port. A local black man walked over, smiled and hugged Fernandez. It seems that they are old friends and they are very close.
"This is Sander, our friend." Fernandez turned around and said, "He will take us to Shendao."
Lin Rui noticed that Sander, who was in his forties, was actually the leader of an militant, with a dozen black men armed with various weapons. There are everything from machetes to automatic weapons, and most of these black people are fierce and brutal, and their looks are much tougher than ordinary people. Their ship is also a rusty broken ship, even with a machine gun mounted on the bow.
Somali pirates! This was Lin Rui's first thought.
However, these people have a very respectful attitude towards Fernandez, and it is not a year or two that they want to come to deal with him.
"Okay, get out of the car and put everything on the boat. Hurry up, hurry up." Fernandez turned and shouted. "Damn, what are you still rubbing with?"
They carried a lot of supplies on their pickup truck, all packed in boxes. Lin Rui and the other team members carried these things on the boat one after another, but left a box of ammunition and a few weapons in it. "Old rules, these are yours, my friend. It's a little gift." Fernandez said to the black Sander.
"Thank you, you are always so generous." Sander smiled happily.
Sander’s boat was old and old, but it was obviously modified. The cabin is welded with scrap steel plates, which are rusty and have bullet marks on them. It seems to have blocked a lot of bullets. As a standard pirate ship, this old and broken ship is equipped with a powerful engine. A fishing boat was simply converted into a speedboat.
Lin Rui took a look. These so-called Somali pirates did not look like pirates in the image. Most of them look more like fishermen.
The legendary pirates were awe-inspiring, looting merchant ships and accumulating huge wealth. There are endless treasures to enjoy throughout your life, and you can always find mountains of gold and silver jewelry. The Somali pirates, who are also pirates, obviously did not live so well. This group of
sea robbers
who have made the world frighten are riding on the modified ship that has passed the expiration date. The weapons are also rusty and old. There are few new weapons. And most of them are black youths with small stature and shameless appearance.
If the weapons are taken away, this group of pirates looks no different from ordinary fishermen who are going to sea in Somalia. Seeing them busy on the boat, they are exactly like fishermen going out to sea for a living. What is speechless is that the Somali pirates were mixed to the point where they had a last meal without a second meal. They do not have extravagant lives, but worry about the next meal every day.
Some pirates with older "qualifications" are slightly more affluent, and will find a tavern to eat and drink every time they receive a "ransom", completely "luxury". But soon he will return to the precarious team and continue to do desperate trades.
"With their qualities, they are considered pirates?" Qin Fen couldn't help but said, "This outfit, this outfit, it's like picking up rags."
Jianan looked at the sea channel outside, "Many people find it difficult to understand these people. But I can. Pirates are a life-death business, but some things in this world are more terrifying than death itself. Such as poverty, hunger, and the lack of hope. .We people really don’t have the right to laugh at them, after all, they are all just to make a living. Starving you penniless for a week, then give you a gun. You will join them too, maybe so you can understand What they do and what they do."
"I'm just talking about it." Qin Fen said somewhat sly.
Zhao Jianfei nodded and said, "This place is indeed chaotic, chaotic and poor. The average daily income is less than one dollar, but the price of food is surprisingly high. In fact, most of them are local fishermen, and being pirates is also forced to make a living. However, Sander is a relatively gentle person among the pirates. He has always sought money without hurting others. There is also a little prestige among the local pirates. With a person like him, we will do everything more convenient. That's why The reason why Fernandez has a good relationship with him."
"Then, where is the sinking island we are going to? A nearby island?" Lin Rui frowned.
"A small island of more than ten square kilometers, there are no local residents. Because during the colonial period, British troops were stationed there. Most of the local fishermen were driven out of the island. Later, Somalia was caught in a civil war. There is no one even more concerned about it. Morningstar began to develop and utilize the island in the 1990s. As a separate training camp." Jiangan said slowly.
"How do you know there?" Qin Fen frowned, "Have you been there before?"
"No, I have come into contact with this information when I was working within Morningstar. It is one of Morningstar's seven training camps around the world." Jiang Jishi explained, "However, it should also be the smallest camp. Mainly. Used to train amphibious fighters, Fernandez is the leader there."
"First it was Siberia, and now it's an isolated island. Morningstar will really pick a place." Qin Fen smiled bitterly.
Lin Rui felt nothing. Compared to the forests of West Siberia, he didn't think the islands in the East African Sea could be so bad.
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