For the next few days, Archer didn't ask to go out again.

Mercenaries who don't have assignments have a very leisurely life, they can gather in an open space behind the "ghost" headquarters, beat wooden drums to make noise, and perform a kind of movement called "laamb".

It's actually a form of wrestling, but it can attack the opponent's head and body, which makes it look a bit cruel, because after a fight, you often have a blue nose and a swollen face, and each side is angry and wants to kill the other.

Match first friendship second is non-existent here.

Qin Tian believes that this traditional sport may be related to the living environment in Africa, and they need to use this sport to maintain the physical strength, morale and hand-to-hand combat skills of the tribesmen, so that the tribesmen can be more experienced in the face of fierce beasts.

"They're settling disputes!" The chief walked to the side and explained, "The red cloth is from the Waga tribe, and the black cloth is from the Simman tribe!" ”

Qin Tian let out an "oh", and only then did he realize that this was not just a game.

"What kind of dispute?" Qin Tian asked.

"Last night, while on patrol, a member of the Simman tribe accidentally injured a member of the Waga tribe!" The chief replied: "They are 'discussing' how to compensate or not to compensate!" ”

"Very good way!" Qin Tian nodded: "It's much better than two tribes fighting on a large scale because of this!" ”

"Yes!" The chief nodded in agreement, "Some of the rules set by our ancestors are obviously beneficial to us, but now many people are more willing to believe in witchcraft!" ”

"Witchcraft?"

The chief stretched out his hand and made a gesture of pulling the trigger, so Qin Tian understood that the firearm was "white man's witchcraft", and witchcraft would bring disaster to them...... In fact, this is true, because guns do bring disaster to Africa.

The problem is that they don't understand the truth that "if you fall behind, you will be beaten."

At this time, John shouted at Qin Tian from more than ten meters away: "Hey, Qin, chief, Angus wants to see you!" ”

In the office, Angus was on the phone, and when he saw Qin Tian and the others coming in, he motioned for them to sit down.

Qin Tian vaguely heard from the content of the phone call that it was about an expatriate mission.

After a while, after Angus hung up the phone, he picked up a photo and handed it to Qin Tian and said, "This mission is it, the Heble!" ”

"Freighters?" Qin Tian asked, "You mean pirates?" ”

"Yes!" "It was hijacked three days ago and it was demanded $10 million, because it ran aground on the northeastern coast of Kismayo, so the owner chose to ask the Kismayo forces through the embassy, but you know...... They did send troops, but nothing could be done! ”

"Angus!" John advised, "I don't think you should meddle in this!" ”

"That's what I thought too!" The chief agreed.

Pirates in reality are not as simple as they are in movies and television, and they have intricate relationships in Somalia.

What's more, pirates have a pretty good reputation in Somalia.

Because for the Somalis, they hate foreigners, especially whites.

The reason, as mentioned earlier, Somali fishermen could have lived by the sea, but the mechanized fishing methods of white people and the widespread pollution caused by the opening of factories along the coast made it impossible for fishermen to survive.

As a result, the fishermen took it for granted that they should demand some compensation from the foreigners, in other words, a tax...... Although they "tax" people who are not causing them a loss of profit, they don't care about that, in any case they are foreigners.

This is also the reason why Somali pirates generally do not consider themselves pirates, often calling themselves "saviors of the sea" and some calling themselves "coast guards".

At the same time, after receiving the ransom, they usually give a portion to the "relatives" in the tribe, so that they are like "Robin Hood" in the tribe.

The chieftain was also one of the fishermen who suffered, and of course he knew this.

But Qin Tian didn't say anything, because he knew that Angus had already decided, and it was futile to say anything.

Or it can also be said that the "ghost" couldn't accept and didn't dare to take this kind of task before, but because of Qin Tian, Angus couldn't stand the temptation of huge commissions and planned to take a step forward.

Sure enough, Angus ignored the objections of John and the chief, leaned back in his chair, and said, "I've taken it!" ”

"Angus ......"

John tried to say something but was stopped by Angus.

"This mission is special, how about doubling the commission?" As he spoke, Angus picked up a cigarette from the table, skillfully took out one of it, lit it, and pretended not to care, saying, "If you don't do it, I'll go find someone else!" ”

Qin Tian couldn't help but smile and said, "I don't think others are up to this task!" ”

"Alright, Qin!" Angus said, "You're right, it's not for you...... There is another agreement between me and you! ”

Qin Tian knew what Angus was talking about, he was referring to Qin Tian's fake identity and the cover he had made for Qin Tian.

This is a kind of mutual benefit, and now is the time for Qin Tian to pay the price for it.

Angus set his sights on John and the chief, with the obvious intention of replacing them if they didn't do it.

"Well, I'm fine!" John replied.

The chief hesitated, apparently unwilling to give up the generous commission, and replied, "OK, count me in!" ”

"Good!" Angus nodded with satisfaction: "You go and get ready, and start acting tomorrow morning!" ”

"Wait!" Qin Tian said: "Is this all we have? ”

Qin Tian took the photo and raised it.

"Or else?"

"If the owner of the ship hired us, why didn't we ask them for a plan of the ship's structure?" Qin Tian said: "This is of great help to our mission!" ”

"I'm sorry!" Angus replied: "That's all we have, and we're not even sure how many of them were on board, we only know that they kidnapped seventeen crew members!" ”

Qin Tian couldn't help but feel a little puzzled, if the owner of the freighter was willing to spend money to hire someone to rescue the freighter and the hostages, then he should actively cooperate with the drawings, but now it seems that there is no such thing.

"Please, Qin!" Angus laughed: "It's just a piece of cake for you, it's the same with or without drawings!" ”

Several people laughed in unison.

John agreed: "Yes, that's one of the reasons I decided to join, no one is going to have trouble with money, is it? ”

They seem to be right, because most of the Somali pirates are fishermen-turned, and they are not professional, so they will not have much difficulty in dealing with them.