Chapter 456: Somalia
Jiang Hao and the members of the Fire Phoenix Women's Special Combat Team's own red blood cell commando team had boarded a plane from Donghai City to Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. After more than 10 hours of flight, the www.biquge.info plane landed steadily at the international airport in Mogadishu, and it was already the middle of the night at this time, and the staff members who had arrived in advance to participate in the negotiations were already waiting for Jiang Hao and his arrival at the airport, accompanied by the staff of the Somali interim government.
Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, is located on the coast of the Indian Ocean in north-eastern Africa. It is the largest city in Somalia, the most important port city in Somalia, and an ancient capital. After Somalia became independent in 1960, its capital was Mogadishu. Although it is only 200 kilometers from the equator, it has a cool climate and is a well-known tourist destination in Somalia.
Mogadishu's proximity to the equator makes it a rainforested seaside city with an Arabic feel throughout. In the past few years, Somalia has been plagued by civil war and rebellion, and even Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, is no exception.
Jiang Hao had been to Mogadishu before, and at that time it was for a mission, and Jiang Hao didn't pay attention to Mogadishu at all. Although Jiang Hao does not pay attention to Mogadishu, he can also find that almost everyone on the streets of Mogadishu will carry a gun, terror fills the city, and the clouds of war hang over the land.
Mogadishu today is not the same as Mogadishu in the past. In the past two years, with the establishment of the Interim Government of Somalia, the security environment in the capital Mogadishu has been much better.
Although the security environment in Mogadishu is much better than before, not many people are willing to come to Mogadishu, so Mogadishu International Airport is actually similar to an ordinary airport in China for a few days, and even Jiang Hao's eyesight is far inferior to an ordinary airport in China when he just got off the plane, and there are not many people in the entire airport hall, so the people who come to pick up the airport are very clear in the airport hall.
As soon as Jiang Hao walked out of the passage, he saw the staff who came to pick up the airport, and Jiang Hao, the pick-up person who led the team this time, also knew that it was Zhang Henian, the owner of the General Office of the Government Council. When Jiang Hao saw Zhang Henian, Zhang Henian had already seen Jiang Hao, and it can be seen from Zhang Henian's super strength that Zhang Henian also knew Jiang Hao, too. However, Jiang Hao shook his head at Zhang Henian, meaning to go out and talk about it.
Jiang Hao staggered towards the outside of the airport, and the others also walked out of the airport hall one after another, and boarded the bus that had been waiting outside the airport for a long time. Jiang Hao also slowly approached Zhang Henian and them, Zhang Henian was always paying attention to Jiang Hao's side, so when he saw Jiang Hao walking towards him, Zhang Henian also hurriedly greeted him.
"Director Zhang, it's been a long time, hello!" Jiang Hao took the lead in greeting Zhang Henian, and at the same time stretched out his right hand to shake hands with Zhang Henian.
"Brigadier Jiang has worked hard all the way. Let me introduce you to Mr. Sinkaus Owen Zhan, Deputy Prime Minister of the Interim Government of Somalia. Mr. Owen, this is the leading cadre sent here by our country, Mr. Jiang Hao!" Zhang Henian gave a brief introduction to both sides. The accompanying interpreter rushed to provide simultaneous translation for the Deputy Prime Minister of the Interim Government of Somalia, Sinkaus Owen.
"Hello, Mr. Owen. Mr. Owen was able to take time out of his busy schedule to pick us up, which made me feel embarrassed (Arabic). Jiang Hao's proficiency in Arabic stunned Sinkaus Owen, who knew that Arabic was quite difficult to learn, and for a foreigner, he would not be able to master Arabic without hard work. What's more, in Sinkaos Owen's opinion, Jiang Hao's Arabic is better than some original Somali residents, how can he not make Sinkaos Owen stunned.
"Hello Mr. Jiang, welcome to Somalia! On behalf of our Somali Interim Government, I welcome you and your comrades-in-arms. Sinkaus Owen was stunned for a moment and quickly reacted, this was not the time for him to be stunned, and at the same time stretched out his right hand and shook Jiang Hao's hand.
"Mr. Owen, Mr. Jiang has been on the plane for more than ten hours, let's go back first. ”
"Mr. Zhang is right, Mr. Jiang, we have prepared a place, let's go to the resting place first, let's talk about something tomorrow, Mr. Jiang, what do you think?"
"Listen to Mr. Owen as he pleases. ”
Then Jiang Hao and Zhang Henian got into the same car, and it was Zhang Henian's guards who drove the car.
"Director Zhang, how's the situation?"
"The negotiators just sent a message at around 12 o'clock this evening that the Somali sailors organization is very tough on negotiations, which is not at all like the usual style of their organization, and they do not allow the members of the negotiation team to meet our abducted crew members at all. And they didn't let go, and the negotiations fell into a stalemate. I don't know who gave them the courage to be so tough this time. Zhang Henian said hatefully.
"What is the situation on the part of the Somali interim government, and is there any place where they can provide us with substantial intelligence assistance?"
"The Somali interim government is very active and has sent a lot of personnel to the place where the Somali pirate groups gather to investigate the detailed situation. ”
Through a simple conversation with Zhang Henian, Jiang Hao was even more sure that this was not an ordinary abduction incident at all, otherwise, judging from past experience, there would be no need for the Somali sailors organization to be tough. As in the 2002 crew hijacking, the Somali sailors initially asked for $20 million, enough to negotiate a $5 million ransom for the Republic to be ransomed for the hostages. However, this time Zhang Henian said that the attitude of the Somali sailors organization is very resolute, and there is no sign of relenting at all, which is a bit puzzling, and this is not their style.
"Did the Somali sailors make any other demands, just to ask for a ransom to redeem the hostages?"
"There are no other demands, but the ransom of up to $100 million is a lot. Jiang Hao silently thought about any possibility of things in his heart, in the end, that country was supporting them behind their backs, so that they dared to do this.
"Find a night's rest tonight, and talk about anything when the information comes back tomorrow. ”
"Okay, you have the final say on this matter of warfare. (To be continued.) )