"Chief, the negotiators of the Chinese are here." A subordinate ran in and reported to Ori.

"Who is it?" Ori asked.

"They said it was the general manager of the project contractor, and officials from the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Minister of Wahir of the Xiya tribe." Subordinate Dao.

"Then invite them in." Ori said with mixed feelings.

"Chief, do you want to prepare?" The subordinate asked.

"Prepare what?" Ori asked rhetorically.

The subordinate said: "Get our troops up and show them our strength." ”

Ori shook his head: "There's no need, haven't you seen the position they set up behind our tribe today, that's obviously the performance of the regular army." With our strength, if we really want to use force, we will not be an opponent at all. What's more, China is a big country, unimaginably big, and if you offend China, they will have countless ways to deal with us. ”

"What then?"

"Invite them in, and I'll talk to them about the conditions."

On Ori's orders, the sentry at the entrance of the village put away the barricades and allowed the three jeeps carrying Lin Zhenhua and other negotiators to enter the village. Guided by a guide, three jeeps arrived outside the door of the tribe's chamber, where Ori was already waiting with a few retinues.

"Is it Chief Ori? I am Lin Zhenhua, deputy general manager of China Hanhua Heavy Industry Group Corporation, and I have come from China to discuss the current incident with you. Lin Zhenhua said to Ori in English. He had already learned that the common languages in the region included English, Arabic and Sudanese, and that Ori, as the tribal leader, understood English.

"Welcome Mr. Lin." Ori said politely, "Please come and sit inside." ”

Lin Zhenhua and his entourage of eight people, including Xue Lianshan from the embassy, Wahir from the Xiya tribe, as well as Lao Dao, Song Qiyuan and others, and Luo Yongmei from the trade union also came, and her task was to visit the detained workers and send them letters and condolences from their families. Zhu Tiejun originally said that he was coming, but was stopped by Lin Zhenhua, Lin Zhenhua's reason was that in case the other party made trouble, the leaders of Hanhua Company could not all get in.

Receiving Ori's invitation, Lin Zhenhua took the lead and walked towards the conference hall. The old knife followed with an arrow step, walking behind Lin Zhenhua, while staring at the movements around him vigilantly. When it comes to being a bodyguard, no one is more suitable than Lao Dao, he is not only strong in martial arts, able to see six ways and listen to all directions, but most importantly, he is huge, and can be used as a meat shield when necessary, enough to hide the other 7 people behind him.

As for the risk of coming to the talks, everyone has analyzed it in detail and believes that Ori is unlikely to make an extreme move. Previously, Lan Wufeng and Xue Lianshan had come to the village to negotiate, and Ori did not embarrass them. This time, Lin Zhenhua came to conduct formal negotiations on behalf of the Chinese side, and it is unlikely that Ori will make any drastic moves.

Lan Wufeng and a company of troops were blocked outside the village, and several large trucks welded with 10 mm steel plates were also waiting outside the village, ready to act as tanks to break through the defense line of the Voheni tribe. With a strong military force as a deterrent, presumably Ori's mind will be calmer.

The chamber has been set up to the specifications of a conference room, with a dozen tables put together and covered with a thick canvas, which is equivalent to a large conference table. On both sides of the conference table, there are more than a dozen chairs, and these chairs are obviously not a set, tall, short, fat and thin, showing the host's family situation. Seeing this situation, Lin Zhenhua sighed secretly in his heart, the poverty in Africa was really beyond his imagination, and he felt that he had the obligation to help the people here do something.

The two sides sat down, and with Ori were some officials of their tribe. Ori introduced it, and Lin Zhenhua didn't understand it, but fortunately, Wahir was on the side to help prompt, and he was able to hear these African names roughly.

"Mr. Ori, I have come today to condemn your actions. Our undertaking of the Siya Tribe Oil Refinery Project is purely a commercial act and does not involve the relationship between your tribes. During our work, we have not caused any harm to the interests of your tribe. We reserve the right to hold you accountable for intercepting our convoys, stealing our equipment, and detaining our personnel for no reason, causing great physical and mental harm to our personnel. Lin Zhenhua said solemnly. , "This ......" Ori said. He originally thought that the Chinese negotiator would be polite first, but who expected that the other side would come up directly to condemn him, and his attitude was very tough, which caught him off guard.

Two days ago, when Xue Lianshan came to negotiate, his attitude was still very kind, and he said that he had misunderstood and expressed his willingness to solve the crisis on the basis of mutual understanding and mutual concessions, which made Ori feel that the Chinese might be very good at talking. Now that Lin Zhenhua is putting on such a posture, he doesn't know how to deal with it. The ghost is mighty

"Mr. Lin, I think there may be some misunderstanding here." Ori said.

"Does Mr. Ori think that the kidnapping of one of the parties is just a misunderstanding?" Lin Zhenhua asked rhetorically.

"Mr. Lin, this matter is indeed a misunderstanding." "Actually, our original intention wasn't to ...... Keeping you 7 workers, but there was a misunderstanding between the two sides, and then ......"

"Then Mr. Ori, can I tell me what your original intentions were?" Lin Zhenhua said that of course, he can't always stop giving the other party a chance to explain, so this is not the attitude to solve the problem. The characterization of the matter should be clear, but the solution to the problem can be flexible, and this is the strategy he and Zhu Tiejun agreed on first.

"Here's the thing......" Ori began to explain. He said he feared that the construction of the Siya refinery would pose a threat to the surrounding tribes, which in turn could lead to some local conflicts. He said that his small tribe would have to protect itself in such a possible conflict, so he was keen to establish contact with the Chinese company, the builder of the Xiya refinery.

"Mr. Ori, we have been neighbors for many years, and you don't need to worry about the Siya tribe being a threat to you." Vahir said dissatisfied. He and Ori knew each other, and when the two tribes weren't in conflict, they were kind of nodding friends.

"I trust the tribe of Siya, but not all tribes trust you. I fear that in the future there will be a coalition against the Siya tribe. Ori said ominously.

The old knife interjected sensitively: "Mr. Ori, if I'm not mistaken, you should have heard some rumors, right?" ”

Ori looked at the old knife, hesitated for a moment, nodded, and said, "Yes, sir, you should know that compared to the big powers, we are just pawns. ”

"Who came to you? CIA, or KGB? The old knife asked unceremoniously.

"Yes...... CIA. Ori admitted that he wanted to cooperate with the Chinese side, but he could only have this attitude, "The person who came is an American from a peace foundation." They are in contact with the surrounding tribes against the Siya tribes, and we either join them or are treated as rivals by them. So, I'd like to hear the attitude of the Chinese side on this matter. ”

"We, the Chinese government, will not get involved in these regional disputes." Xue Lianshan hurriedly declared, "We in China are peace-loving ......"

"But we're not afraid of war." Lin Zhenhua directly interrupted Xue Lianshan's words, you can save these words and go to Khartoum to say them, talk about peace in this place, you might as well go to the livestock market to talk about art.

"Mr. Ori, we are more than willing to establish economic ties with your tribe and, if necessary, provide you with some security. However, your current approach has seriously hurt our feelings, and this is not an attitude of seeking cooperation, but an attitude of sabotaging cooperation. Lin Zhenhua said.

"I apologize for what has happened." "Mr. Lin, I assure you that your workers have not been treated impolitely with us, and their diet and living are guaranteed. If you don't believe me, you can meet with your workers' representatives later to verify it. ”

Lin Zhenhua said: "What, are we just meeting with them?" Isn't Mr. Ori going to give them back to us directly? ”

"This ......," Ori looked embarrassed, "we haven't heard your request for this matter." ”

According to Ori's original idea, if Lin Zhenhua asked him for someone as soon as he came, then he could ask Lin Zhenhua for it. In fact, he didn't want to blackmail the Chinese side for the ransom, because with the value of the other party's force, he was afraid that he would have the life to take these ransoms, and he would not have his life to spend them. All he wants is a few promises from the Chinese side, promising not to pursue the matter, promising to provide certain security guarantees in the future, and so on.

However, Lin Zhenhua's words as soon as he came in disrupted his thoughts. The Chinese side took a very tough stance, as if it was determined that Ori would not dare to take hostages, and that the Chinese side was sure enough to level the Voheni tribe. From Ori's heart, he really did not dare to take more than 20,000 people from the tribe to bury these seven Chinese workers, and if he really hurt these seven Chinese workers, then it is unimaginable how the Chinese side will retaliate. The Voheni tribe is not a bandit, and they cannot escape far into the mountains and forests, and in case of conflict, they can only stay in the village and wait for death.

In view of this, Ori could only change his words and ask Lin Zhenhua what requirements he had for this incident.