Chapter 20: The Weeping Soul (Part II)

There was no anger in Himar's voice as he said this.

Even at the cost of blood, there will be no negotiations with terrorists, which is the bottom line that any government in the world insists on. Once this bottom line is crossed, it will only make terrorists more and more arrogant, and the incidence of incidents using terrorist means to achieve their own political goals will increase significantly.

Even so, Somali government officials have explained to Himar. "Did you see it, the people in uniform are terrorists, and our government soldiers are dressed in a mess. Al-Shabaab has formally pledged allegiance to Ben.** by declaring its obedience to Al-Qaida's leadership. They were able to get a lot of material and weapons support through the Afghan Taliban, and our government forces already owed soldiers seven months' salaries, in my case, I owe a hundred dollars to every soldier under my command, and in this case, I simply can't command my own soldiers to fight. Do we have the money to pay the ransom offered by the other party, you say? ”

In the area controlled by government forces, more than 300 Al-Shabaab militants are lurking, disguised as civilians, running small shops or working in restaurants and shops. They have access to a large number of weapons, and once ordered, they can launch a suicide attack on the target at any time and retreat before government forces arrive.

Western countries began to worry about Somalia as early as a few years ago, and today, Al-Shabaab al-Shabaab has officially pledged allegiance to Al-Shabaab, and the United States has also announced that Al-Shabaab Al-Shabaab will be included in the list of terrorist organizations, but because Somalia is not Iraq, not Afghanistan, not Libya, no diamonds, no rare metals, no oil, and cannot grow drugs on a large scale like Afghanistan, so Western countries are worried and hold high the banner of anti-terrorism. It also turned a blind eye and has not sent a single soldier to Somalia to carry out peacekeeping until now.

The terrorists have become more and more aggressive, and have taken over most of the country. Government forces barely controlled several large cities across the country, the decrees could not be transmitted to the whole country, and the soldiers were so poor that their morale was pitifully low, and they had to rely on the army from Uganda to protect the presidential palace and the airport, while the rest of the country turned a blind eye. The Kenyan army has been going deep into the hinterland at every turn, fighting terrorists, and sending fighter jets to bomb terrorist bases, not once or twice, and the Somali government can only watch honestly if it wants to, whether it wants to, or not.

Grandma doesn't love grandpa or grandpa, and the U.S. government supports all the money it supports every year, and it can't cope with the fierce offensives of Al-Shabaab al-Shabaab rebels wave after wave, so it can only rely on AU peacekeepers from Uganda to hold on to some of the most critical areas. This is the truest and most frustrating state of affairs for the Somali government right now. To expect the Somali government, whose finances have already entered a red state, to come up with a million dollars to ransom an uninvited foreign journalist is tantamount to a pipe dream!

Shi Shaoying's gaze fell on the travel bag in Ximar's hand, and the contents of the travel bag seemed to be heavy. Shi Shaoying nibbled on instant noodles and said, "It seems that you have already found a way to find the ransom." ”

"The owner of the TV station where Sikong Bowen worked was very interesting, he received a call from me, only did a preliminary investigation of my identity, and on the third day transferred a million dollars to Kenya, and I spent two days in Kenya to convert all the money into cash. But I hurried back with the ransom money today, and when I contacted the other party again, they told me that they didn't want the money! Because Sikong Bowen actually beat the guards with a wooden stick and tried to escape, this kind of behavior has already violated their taboo! ”

Himar suddenly bent down, attached himself to Shi Shaoying's ear, and whispered, "Do you know that things didn't get so bad at first, and the terrorists allowed me to talk to Sikong Bowen for ten seconds to prove that she was still alive, and she said something on the other end of the phone?" ”

"Gang Shi Shaoying, he is too stubborn and willful, if you don't get him out of that prison immediately, he will die, he will really die."

Shi Shaoying's hands were holding instant noodles, and he suddenly trembled uncontrollably. He understood, he finally understood, why Shimar looked so tired, and there was so obvious anxiety and anger in his eyes.

When Shi Shaoying inadvertently flipped through a war correspondent's manual that Sikong Bowen was carrying, he clearly remembered that it was repeatedly reminding readers that if they were in danger, or even hijacked, if they wanted to leave alive, the first rule of survival that they must abide by was obedience!

If you are beaten, your best bet is to lie on the ground, arch your body, hold your head with your hands, and try not to moan. Bending the body and holding one's head with both hands can effectively reduce the degree of physical injury and not moan, because this sound is difficult to gain the sympathy of the thugs whose hands are already bloody, on the contrary, it is easy to arouse the pleasure of their abuse;

If you are scolded, bow your head slightly, look at the other person's chin, and try to avoid facing the other person's gaze, because the intersection of lines will only make the other party think that you are provoking his dignity;

If you are thrown out to do hard labor, it is better to exert only seven points of strength, even if you are whipped above this line. Because the thugs will never observe the eight-hour workday, if you use all your strength in the first place because you are afraid of the whip, you will not be able to sustain the night at all, and once your strength is used up, you will often be punished more severely, your body will be damaged, and your ability to resist disease will be greatly reduced.

If you are a woman and have been sexually assaulted, don't try to resist, let alone cry out for help. Doing so will not prevent you from being violated, but will make you more vulnerable to physical injury. When raped, women show a submissive side, and more than 70% of men will also be gentle in their actions. In third world countries, especially those where AIDS is endemic, if you are sexually assaulted, you should try to take the initiative and avoid internal fertilization by various means when necessary.

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These words in the manual will turn a man into a coward and a woman into a slut, and it repeatedly emphasizes that you must never be brave in the flesh, you must learn to be submissive, and even take the initiative to grovel to the knees. But Shi Shaoying must admit that every article and every paragraph of it is to protect war correspondents as much as possible, so that they can survive as much as possible from the most bloodthirsty thugs.

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