The capital of China.

In the Office of the Chief One.

Chinese Defense Minister Lin Wanquan is briefing Chief No. 1 on the latest situation in Somalia.

"Through satellite images and reports from the escort fleet in the Gulf of Aden, the armed conflict, which lasted for a month, ended yesterday, and the three sides of the conflict conservatively estimated the number of dead and wounded in about 10,000 people. Shijie's major media and domestic media have also made brief reports on this.

The intelligence services of the United States, Russia, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, India, Japan and other countries have greatly increased their attention to Somalia. In the past month, many international intelligence organizations have begun to investigate Li Lan, the protagonist of the riots in Bossaso, Somalia. In this regard, our intelligence services did not prevent such investigative actions. ”

"Intelligence, have you come to any conclusions?" The No. 1 chief said.

Yang Wanquan naturally understood the specific meaning of this question, but before answering this question, he needed to determine one thing.

"Chief, there is something I need to confirm with you, whether this Li Lan was secretly sent by the central government."

"No, why do you ask?" The First Chief shook his head affirmatively.

"If it weren't for us supporting it, it would have been intriguing." This possibility has been ruled out, and the matter seems to be simplistic, but in fact it is becoming more and more complicated, Yang Wanquan replied: "In the past month, our intelligence department has conducted a detailed investigation into the armed shili weapons possessed by Li Lan. However, no clues have been found about him.

In the past few days, we have conducted an investigation of all the large and small military industrial enterprises that can produce AK-47s and RPGs throughout the country, as well as conducted all-round inspections of ships entering and leaving the country, and we can come to the conclusion that the weapons and equipment owned by the Chinese are not provided by our government or even any domestic enterprises.

Moreover, whether it is Russia, Ukraine, or Pakistan and other foreign countries that can produce such weapons, we have also conducted investigations, and there is no sign of such a thing. Even those production lines that have been eliminated, we have not let go, and we have not found any relationship with Li Lan.

The domestic intelligence department has also carried out a detailed investigation of all of Li Lan's connections from childhood to adulthood, and has conducted detailed investigations and long-term surveillance of all those who have contacted him or in contact with him. So far, we haven't gained anything in this area. ”

The No. 1 leader didn't say anything immediately, but thought quietly, and after a long time, he seemed to have made up his mind, and said loudly: "What is the original intention of the intelligence department to investigate Li Lan?" ”

Yang Wanquan didn't know what the No. 1 leader Weishenme asked, but he quickly replied: "Naturally, I want to see what purpose this person has, whether he is a pawn controlled by other countries or some international shili, and uses his identity to achieve a certain purpose." ”

"That means that in the past two months, after many investigations by the intelligence department, no signs have been found, not even the least clues?" Chief One continued to ask.

"Yes, but it can't be ruled out that the other party is hiding too deeply." Yang Wanquan replied conservatively.

"If you look at things out of the way, it's not complicated. First of all, the question of the involvement of shijie countries can be ruled out, because they don't have to do it at all, and there is no reason to do it. Secondly, Shijie non-governmental organizations can also be sent out, because they do not have the ability to allow our intelligence department to investigate for two months in a row, and we can't find even a clue. And the main factor in the matter is this Chinese named Li Lan, and all the doubts are on him. Chief One continued.

"How do you explain the origin of his weapons, or how do you explain his motives?" Yang Wanquan is still full of questions.

"As I just said, all doubts are on Li Lan alone, as long as you start to make a breakthrough from him, everything will not be a problem." As the No. 1 leader of China, the direction of the problem he considers is to start from the overall situation, how to look at a matter, first of all, from the root of the problem is whether it is beneficial to his own country, if there is no benefit, then he does not need to think about it at all, if there are benefits, then how to obtain these benefits is what he needs to care about.

This matter may seem small, but its influence in the future is not small, once this Chinese in Somalia zhanzhu, and the political attitude is inclined to China, it will be of great significance to China.

"Weapons and motives, these are only secondary, as long as he can use them for us, which is to support him in building his own arsenal, so what. The United States has been selecting proxies in Somalia for more than a decade, and we have not moved on this front. Beginning with the turmoil in Somalia in '91, the efforts of our previous Somali Government were in vain. In today's international situation, time is running out, and the purpose of a large amount of money and industry to support Africa every year is not for the interests of the overall international situation.

According to your information, Li Lan does not have any political chief, and judging from his style in Somalia, he is very tough, unwilling to give in, and does not look like the kind of character that is controlled by others. Therefore, we should not have too many suspicions in dealing with Li Lan, but should look at it from a rational perspective and handle this matter well. ”

"That's the only way to get answers from this man, and I'll get the intelligence services to start trying to make contact with him." Chief No. 1's words made Yang Wanquan very emotional, but such an action would inevitably lead to some problems, and asked: "Once the contact is successful, other countries will definitely think that this person is specially arranged by us, which will cause a lot of follow-up effects." ”

"If this person can really be used by us, then why should we worry about the aftermath of this. Today's shijie is no longer the shijie of the Cold War, and China is not the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Now I very much hope that Li Lan can make the storm a little bigger, even if he occupies the entire Gulf of Aden, and only the benefits outweigh the harms with us. It's the Americans, not us, who should have a headache. ”

Chief No. 1 looked at this matter very directly and very clearly, although this matter came very suddenly, China had enough time to parry.

Africa and the Arabian Peninsula have always been the domain of Western countries, and China wants to intervene, which is very difficult, and China has been courting African countries for decades, but it has always had little effect.

Especially on both sides of the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and even the Indian Ocean, China has always lacked a sense of presence in these areas. Since 30 or 40 years ago, China has been courting Somalia and has provided assistance to hundreds of projects, large and small, at huge costs. However, since the collapse of the Somali regime, China's efforts have also been in vain.

At this point, China has also lost years of hard work. Now, with the help of some humanitarian aid, escort ships in the Gulf of Aden and other factors, China's influence in North Africa and the Arabian Peninsula has been increased, but after all, it is an extremely long effort, and the benefits obtained are not satisfactory.

Like the United States, troubled Somalia is a treasure trove, and now the Somali embassy in China and Sinopec's oil industry in the northeastern corner of Somalia are all part of China's renewed effort. It's just that the results have been very small, and in the turbulent Somalia, the United States will be timid, and China will also be timid.

A country's 15-year strategic plan is too long and variable. No one can guarantee that the 15-year strategic layout will be completely successful.

Now the sudden emergence of a Chinese in Somalia has changed the situation of the game between major powers, allowing the No. 1 leader to see some opportunities. In particular, Li Lan saved himself in the conflict with the local shili, which also made the No. 1 leader see the value he had.

can be in Somalia, and he already has the capital for China to win over, especially Li Lan is still a Chinese, a Chinese who has been innocent under many investigations. In this way, the value of wooing will become more prominent.

Throughout the 20th and 21st centuries, the wars waged by the United States have been closely related to oil, and even if it fights Yugoslavia, it has further hijacked the price of oil in order to make oil settle in dollars.

In the past, China did not have the strength to compete with the United States for this. On Shijie, only East Africa's oil has been in a semi-stagnant state, and a large number of oil fields are not conducive to rational exploitation due to the turbulent situation. So much so that the oil fields off the coast of East Africa are like a virgin land.

And this virgin land will become the focus of the great power game in the future.

The appearance of Li Lan made the No. 1 leader see an important opportunity in the long game, as long as Li Lan can occupy a piece of land, the value will be fully reflected.