"The Hans Group team has been attacked by unidentified forces in Africa, and it has been determined that two were killed and more than 20 people are missing. The victims were all Americans, and the missing were suspected to have been abducted......"

"This morning, Mr. Diel Greeley, President of the Benihans Group, held a press conference on the timing of the Task Force's attack in Africa. At the press conference, Mr. Greeley said that positive steps had been taken to find the missing persons, including working with the local government and seeking help from locals. It is not possible to establish for the time being whether the missing persons were abducted. He expressed shock and condemnation of the attack on the task force and expressed deep condolences to the employees who had been killed. He said that he had ordered the relevant departments of the company to actively do a good job in dealing with the aftermath. After receiving the news, he personally called the relatives of the employees to express his regrets and condolences as soon as possible. ”

"Americans are again targeted by terrorists, this time with Benehans ......"

"White House spokesman said Mr. President was concerned about the incident......"

As soon as he woke up, Link saw the news in the morning news about the attack on the Benehans Group team in Africa.

He was quite satisfied with what Dill had done in this matter. But he also immediately flew to California.

At the very least, Deere was able to find the families of all the employees at the first time, without any delay or prevarication, brought them to Sacramento for a meeting, and promised to ensure the safety of the missing employees as much as possible and bring them home as soon as possible.

As for the families of the employees who died, Deere also arranged for them to be flown to Africa to bring back the remains of their families, and promised to help them apply for insurance and negotiate with the company about compensation.

Not long after he got up, he received another call from Deere, asking how much compensation was appropriate for the victims.

After thinking about it, Link said, "In the name of humanitarian aid, give each person two million dollars." I will have the Hans Foundation compensate you with one and a half million dollars. ”

For Americans who go to work in Africa, companies buy security insurance worth $10 million for them. This is already a guarantee given by the company.

If the company gives too much, it is not good, and the company compensates in the name of humanity, it will not have much impact in the future.

Maybe it was because they saw the news, and many relatives and friends called Link to express their condolences. This kind of thing is too big an impact for a company. And the longer it drags on, the worse it gets.

Among other things, this incident may make the American employees of the Benihans Group reluctant to work in Africa, and the business development of the Benihans Group in Africa will definitely be affected.

However, Deere's handling is quite steady, at least not to make the outside world criticize the Benehans group for being cold-blooded. The work he did could even make the American public sympathetic to the Benehans group.

The U.S. side has stabilized for the time being, but Link's is still waiting.

Ari had already called and told him that the security company's jungle operations experts had been on their way in the early hours of the morning. They will conduct investigations in the vicinity of the attack on the Working Group.

Those people were actually mercenaries, but they were tired of the battlefield and were arranged by Link to enter the security company.

Link's plane soon arrived at Sacramento Airport. Link rushed to the headquarters of the Benehans company in a car sent by Deere.

Escorted by bodyguards, he broke through the encirclement of reporters and entered the company. He personally questioned the families of the missing employees and promised that he would do his best to ensure the safety of their loved ones.

After doing all that, he and Deere went to the chairman's office.

Deere detailed everything that had been gathered so far.

After listening to this, Link pinched the corner of his forehead and said, "What the hell do you think is going on?"

"I can't guess, but the local police found a lot of bullet casings at the scene, and nearby residents also claimed to have heard dense gunfire, and I think there was an exchange of fire between our team and the militants. In this case, kidnapping is almost certain. Our biggest concern now is that we don't know if any of the missing people are injured. Under such conditions, it is difficult to guarantee the safety of their lives. ”

Link nodded and said, "There's no latest news from Africa yet?"

"Not yet. ”

Link was a little disappointed and said, "It stands to reason that if those armed forces were taking hostages, they would make conditions. ”

Whoever attacked the armed forces of the Working Group was, since they had taken hostages, whether for money or for political demands. But now they don't have a sound.

"I suspect they haven't returned to their lair yet. Or maybe they're not there yet. You know, it's actually a big stretch of virgin forest. ”

Link was right when he thought about it. The other party may still be hiding in the forest with hostages.

He thought for a moment and said, "I'll leave the matter of the company to you." You're here to deal with the media and reassure the relatives of these employees. ”

"I understand!"

At this time, in the forested mountains of the southern Democratic Republic of the Congo, a group of people walked up the mountain in the jungle, and several of them carried stretchers, and there were wounded on them. There were two black men in front of them with guns on their backs and machetes to clear the way, and behind the group there were guns urging them to go faster.

Among this group, there are men and women, blacks and whites, and even yellows. They are the same working group that the Benihans Group has sent to the country to carry out the technology diffusion. Yellows and whites are mostly Americans, while blacks are mostly locally hired employees.

They were abducted by these militants, and they had been walking for hours from the early hours of the morning to now, and there were wounded among them, so naturally it was impossible to move too quickly.

The further they went into the forest, the more desperate they became. But no one wants to give up on survival, and no one dares to try to escape. This is a tropical primeval forest. And these militants can be seen to be very familiar with the jungle, and they have guns. There is simply no way they can escape.

They were forced by the militants to walk all the way, knowing that they were driven into a damp cave in the afternoon. They only rested three times in between. They drank only some water, but did not get any food.

Everyone was exhausted from being driven into the cave, everyone was slumped on the ground, and no one spoke.

But a groan woke them up. One of the white men quickly walked up to the wounded man who made the sound, and he only touched the wounded's hand and cursed in a low voice.

He said to the hired local staff, "Which of you can communicate with them." Cole's wound is inflamed, he is having a high fever and we need fever-reducing medicine. ”

One of the black men took a few steps to the entrance of the cave, raised his hands in the face of the guns of the armed men guarding the entrance, and chattered for a while. After negotiating with the militants.

The black man finally turned around and shook his head at the white man.

The white man, who also knew that the chances of getting the medicine were slim, said disappointedly, "There is no medicine, we need water." You tell them that each of us represents wealth. If one dies, they are all losses. We want water to cool the wounded. ”

Blacks have turned to the militants to negotiate.

The militants muttered a few words and pointed a gun at the black man to let him out. Not long after, the Negro returned with water in a bag made of large folded leaves.

The white man and several companions cooled the feverish wounded with water. And he gave him some water to drink, so that he would not lose too much water because of the heat.

The wounded may have felt a little more comfortable and finally fell asleep.

It's getting dark. Militants at the mouth of the cave lit a bonfire. But it was still pitch black in the cave, and the atmosphere of despair grew thicker.

Suddenly a woman began to cry, and the white man sat down and put his arm around her shoulders and said, "Fila, we will be saved." But the woman was still crying quietly.

White men know that their physical condition is a constant reminder of their situation. They hadn't eaten for almost a day now. He asked the militants for food, but all he got was a rifle butt. His head was still a little dizzy.

But he was afraid that the woman's cry would attract the attention of the kidnappers. When a woman is hijacked, the experience may be even more tragic than that of a man. As the leader of the working group, he hoped that all his colleagues who were still alive would not suffer even more.

But he backfired, and his comfort made the woman cry louder.

This cry really caught the attention of the militants outside. Two militants walked in and kicked the white man away, dragging the woman out of the way, and the woman struggled and pleaded. Several blacks stood up to stop them, one was knocked to the ground by the butt of his rifle, and the others were frightened away by the gunfire.

The woman was dragged desperately towards the entrance of the cave. In the cave, everyone stood up, except for the wounded, some opened their mouths to drink, some pleaded, and the women were crying. But in the face of the gun, even though he was angry, no one dared to rush over and snatch the woman back.

At this moment, several people suddenly pounced, and the two militants were knocked out at the same time. Then several more dark shadows rushed in and subdued the two militants.

The people in the cave were taken aback by the sudden change.

After the two militants were subdued, a man who had just come in turned on a flashlight, and the sudden appearance of light made the hostages who had been in the dark for a long time uncomfortable.

But the man said something that made them unable to suppress their cheers and bitter tears: "Gentlemen, ladies. You're safe now. We are security personnel of Ross Security, commissioned by Mr. Hans and the Beni Hans Group to come to your rescue. ”

The joy of being rescued exploded in these hostages[4], who were still desperate just now. The rescuers understood their feelings. However, when they learned that there were wounded here, they immediately contacted the helicopter via satellite phone......