Chapter Ninety-One: Bluffing
The short flight journey finally allowed Tang Guoming and the others to have a few hours of precious rest. When the dilapidated light transport plane in which Tang Guoming and others were flying stumbled and landed at the airstrip, almost everyone was awakened from their sleep by the violent turbulence.
Obviously, because he had undertaken too much air transportation business, before the plane had stopped, the pilot in the cockpit had already ripped his throat open, and rudely urged Tang Guoming and others to leave the plane as soon as possible. On the auxiliary road on both sides of the plane, several trucks full of wooden crates have followed the plane at a gallop, apparently the next cargo that the light transport plane is about to carry.
Facing Tang Guoming, who staggered down from the plane, Fu Xiaofei, whose eyes were red, didn't have time to speak, and a Toyota pickup truck full of armed personnel had already rushed to Tang Guoming and the others in front of him. An obese black man sitting in the cab pinched a registration book with greasy fingers, tore open a throat that was rotten by cigarettes and alcohol, and shouted at Tang Guoming and the others: "The entry fee, fifty dollars per person!" ”
Without waiting for Tang Guoming and the others to speak, Fu Xiaofei had already taken out a small stack of green banknotes from his waist bag and handed them to the obese black man.
Seeing that the black man unceremoniously reached out and took the banknote, greedily counting it with his thick fingers, Tang Guoming slowly approached Fu Xiaofei's side, and whispered to Fu Xiaofei: "It seems that you were forced to give up even a few hours of rest?" ”
Nodding towards Tang Guoming, the tired look on Fu Xiaofei's face was obvious: "I have to build a working forward base for you here according to Sun Zhao's battlefield calculations before you put forward your needs!" I can't do this without counting the bills! ”
Glancing at Sun Zhao's bulging waist bag hanging from his waist, and then looking at the armed men with loaded guns and ammunition all around the airstrip, Tang Guoming responded with understanding: "Let's start to use the Americans' combat mode now?" A pistol, a handful of dollars? ”
Reaching out and patting the bulging waist bag, before Fu Xiaofei could answer, the fat black man had already put the stack of banknotes that had just arrived into his pocket, and took out a stack of identification cards full of grease from the carriage again: "Okay...... Now let's talk about your gun qualifications. For twenty dollars, you can hold a self-defense pistol. For fifty dollars, you can hold a semi-automatic weapon. If you're willing to pay a hundred dollars, then you don't have any gun in your hand! Of course...... You can also choose to take nothing and just walk out of the airport cleanly......"
The strange laughter sounded like a cross talk from the mouths of the armed men standing on the carriage. Several of them pointed their guns at Tang Guoming and Fu Xiaofei who were standing together, intentionally or unintentionally!
Turning his face to look at the dense shantytowns outside the airstrip, as well as the armed men who were running and shouting and fighting in the shantytowns, Fu Xiaofei once again took out a stack of banknotes from his waist bag and handed it to the fat black man.
Before the smiling fat black man reached out to take the banknote, Tang Guoming suddenly stretched out his hand, grabbed Fu Xiaofei's wrist hard, stared at the fat black man with a surprised look and said, "We need some guides and guards - how much will it cost to hire you to escort us to the city?" ”
Licking his eyes that were about to be squeezed out of sight by the fat, the fat black man greedily stuck out his tongue and licked his lips, staring at the bulging waist bag hanging from Fu Xiaofei's waist: "This is not cheap.....
Reaching out and taking off Fu Xiaofei's waist bag, Tang Guoming took the heavy waist bag in his hand and checked it: "Escort us to the city, as long as we can ensure safety, you have the final say in the price!" Of course, you have another option - sell us your cars and weapons, and the price is up to you! ”
Looking greedily at the bulging waist bag in Tang Guoming's hand, the fat black man pondered for a while, but shook his head helplessly: "Okay...... It seems like you're a veteran? ”
A smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, Tang Guoming reached out and took out a small stack of banknotes from his waist bag and handed it to the fat black man: "So I want to spend this money to buy something I want to know - after leaving the airport, who has the final say?" ”
Unceremoniously reached out and grabbed the banknote handed by Tang Guoming, and the fat black man lazily pouted behind Tang Guoming: "The journey from the airport to the city, those guys from the blood dog have the final say!" ”
Passing a stack of banknotes into the car window again, Tang Guoming asked again: "Then who has the final say in the urban area?" ”
Shaking his head, the obese black man, who had once again received some benefits, replied very happily: "Whoever says it in the city counts, and whoever says it doesn't count!" Of course, if you're coming to the city to do something that makes everyone profitable, then you'll be very popular. Everyone will see you as a friend if ...... Can you always be so generous? ”
Reaching out and grabbing a thick stack of banknotes from his waist bag, Tang Guoming threw the banknotes into the cab without hesitation: "As you said, I am very generous, and I am indeed here to do something that can make everyone make money - I want to make some purchases and buy some good things!" ”
His eyes lit up, and the fat black man didn't even have time to pick up the banknotes that Tang Guoming threw into the cab, and he was already hurriedly shouting at Tang Guoming: "What do you want to buy?" This one? ”
Glancing at an Uzi submachine gun flashed by the fat black man, Tang Guoming pursed his lips disdainfully: "It seems that I made a mistake?" In the Tavi Peninsula, only such children's toys can be found? If that's the case, I'm afraid we won't need to waste time in the city again......"
As soon as he pushed the car door open, the fat black man squeezed out of the cab with difficulty, and shouted at several armed men standing in the car: "Get out of the car! Get out of the car! Stay away from our guests, you foul-smelling bitch......"
Coldly watching the fat black man shouting and driving all the armed men in the carriage out of the car, Fu Xiaofei whispered to Tang Guoming in Chinese: "This is how you plan to enter the city of the Tavi Peninsula?" ”
Nodding slightly, Tang Guoming replied in a low voice: "The yellow race is too conspicuous here, especially after a group of yellow people were placed under house arrest just now, we suddenly came to the Tavi Peninsula, isn't the purpose obvious?" If we don't want to make people relax their vigilance against us, I'm afraid we will be the next batch of targets to be placed under house arrest when we leave the airport! But I'm curious - isn't Sun Zhao known as a battlefield actuary? Didn't even count this? ”
Shaking his head with a wry smile, Fu Xiaofei replied in a low voice: "Blame me for this...... Sun Zhao had been working for too long, and I was worried that he would not be able to bear it, so after the matter in the United Emirate of Bissau, I gave him a large glass of water with a strong sedative, so he only had time to say a word - let me build a forward base that we can use......"
Staring at the obese black man who drove the armed man out of the car and grabbed a satellite phone and beat him, Tang Guoming nodded slightly: "It's good to let him sleep." We'll have to be on our own until he wakes up! If it weren't what I expected, it wouldn't be long before we were in the car in front of us and we were being escorted to the city of the Tavi Peninsula – by the way – how much money did you bring? I mean...... All the money? ”
Glancing at the waist bag in Tang Guoming's hand, Fu Xiaofei replied in a low voice: "The company gave me the right to dispose of it on the spot, so within the limit of two million US dollars, I can withdraw funds from a specific account at will, and cash can also be withdrawn from another black market bank account at any time!" But then again, what is the so-called powerful thing you're trying to buy under the guise of that? ”