Chapter 124: Catching a Turtle in an Urn
Congo Brazzaville, a French colony.
A nondescript taxi pulled up in front of a hotel, and a white man in a floral shirt and a sun hat walked down from the taxi. This man, Idi, was an intelligence agent sent by the South African government to plot the Congolese against the Belgian government.
No one could have imagined that the guy who was trying to turn the Belgian Congo upside down would hide in the French colonial capital across the river from Leopoldville. With a mocking look at the Congo turmoil he had planned.
Edie walked into the hotel, walked to the door of the joint room at the end of the corridor, knocked on the door, and soon the door was opened into a crack, and the people inside poked their heads out and looked around, until they were sure it was safe to open the door and let Edie in.
As the door of the room closed slightly, Edie's originally smiling expression quickly froze, and he turned into a cold face to look at the two dejected black men in front of him, Chongbo and Mobutu.
"You bunch of waste, you really don't have enough to do." Edie angrily reprimanded Chongbo and Mobutu, who were spies sent by the South African government and the big financiers behind the Congolese national fanatics. He also planned the bombing this time, but two stupid guys wasted his hard work.
"I'm sorry Mr. Edie, we won't miss again next time." Chong Bo apologized in a low voice, and in the face of this big financier, Chong Bo didn't dare to make a mistake no matter how much he hanged himself, because he knew very well that in the eyes of Edie, his family's property was a fart.
"Waste, do you think there's a next time?" Edie snapped, "It's impossible to assassinate the crown prince after this incident, so don't even think about getting any arms aid and financial aid you want!" Sure enough, you might as well die. ”
"That's enough," yelled Mobutu, who was sitting in the corner, as he got up from his chair and walked up to Edie, looking at him coldly, "Mr. Edie, please keep your mouth clean, this is our territory." ”
"Oh, that's a threat, isn't it?" Edie raised his eyebrows, pointed at Mobutu unceremoniously and said, "This is not your Congo, it's the Congo of the French." Also, there's a whole team here that is in charge of my safety, and if you do mess up, I can't guarantee how you'll end. So rubbish please get out of front of me, I don't want to see you at all. ”
Mobutu clenched his fists and stared at him for a few more seconds before finally making a way.
After shaking off the harsh words, Edie stepped out of the room, leaving Chongbo and Mobutu staring at each other. In his eyes, the mob was as valuable as garbage in the gutter. He was now ready to go to another guy, a more reliable and at the same time more ambitious agent, Governor Henry.
South Africans have always been multi-pronged in their business.
Edie walked out of the hotel and looked around to make sure that no one was following him nearby, before putting on his sunglasses and getting back into a long-awaited car and leaving, but all his whereabouts were recorded by a pair of eyes hiding in the shadows.
"Chong Bo, what should I do now? How do you explain this to everyone? "Mobutu was suddenly frightened, Edi was originally a lifesaver for the entire National Liberation Front, and now even he is gone, and he does not know how the whole movement can hold on.
"Get out of here first, I'll figure it out." Chong Bo comforted Mobutu on his lips, but he had other calculations in his heart. He now regrets that he got on the thief ship in such a hurry, and Chong Bo participated in this movement solely to gain political capital, and if necessary, he also did something to betray the entire National Liberation Front.
However, these two Congolese future men were not so lucky at this time, just as they were about to leave, the door was slammed open from the outside, and four white men as thick as cattle rushed in from the corridor, and Chong Bo just wanted to make a move when he was punched the nose by the other party, and a warm liquid sprayed out of his nasal cavity, with an unbearable stinging pain. In pain, he covered his nose and couldn't speak. Mobutu was a little stronger than Chong Bo, and he received more punches and kicks, and his two fists were invincible to four hands, and soon he was also knocked to the ground, and one person was rewarded with a ** calming injection.
"It's a waste to learn from others to riot at this point." Victor kicked the two people lying on the ground a few times, stretched out the sack he had prepared, and said to the person next to him, "Come, help them, stuff them in, the crown prince will personally interrogate these two guys." ”
Getting from Brazzaville to Leopoldville was not an easy task, and although both colonies were called Congo, they were separated by a large Congo river, which had to be crossed by car and then ferry. This also made the personnel in charge of tracking quite cautious, after all, the chances of being spotted on the ship were much greater.
So Edie probably let his guard down, and he didn't look back to check if he was being followed, and the trackers followed him all the way to Governor Henry's residence. He carefully held up his camera and recorded his every move.
"It's true that the guys of the National Liberation Front are not very reliable, and I think Governor Henry's side is more reliable." Edie has made it clear that she wants to work together.
"I've said a long time ago that you can do anything with a bunch of black people." Governor Henry said arrogantly. He lit a cigar, took a deep breath, rested his feet on his desk, and swallowed the fog before saying, "What are the conditions of the South African government?" ”
"Arms and military personnel aid, all the guns are coming in from somewhere else, brand new standard firearms. There were also mortars and grenades, which were more than enough to deal with the reserve divisions stationed in the Congo. ”
"What if Belgium mobilizes armored troops?" Henry stared at Edie with a smirk, for him, guns were nothing, and the lack of heavy weapons was the biggest headache.
"Anti-armor artillery will also be provided, as long as you can gnaw the Congo and hold it firmly. And in exchange, South Africa wants 30 percent of the Congo's current diamond mining rights. Edie's list of aid was accompanied by the South African government's conditions.
"It's a pleasure to work with." Governor Henry was about to stretch out his hand, but was interrupted by a sentence from Edie, "I have received information that a shipment of important supplies for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will depart from the port of Antwerp, Belgium, and be transported to the port of Pointe-Noire in the Congolese colony of the French, and then unloaded and then transported by the ocean railway to Leopoldville." Although it is not clear what the facilities are for, it is said that they are very important to the crown prince, who will personally be in charge of the escort. That means the crown prince will be there then, so you know how to do it. ”
"What you said is true?" Governor Henry was stunned for a moment, this kind of big event The crown prince actually bypassed him directly. Does this mean that the crown prince already distrusts him?
"So this is your best chance to get your hands on the railroad. I can give you command of mercenaries, I just want to see the result, and I don't care how the process goes. Edie told Henry about the train route and train numbers, and then explained the rest before leaving Governor Henry's mansion.
Henry walked out of the governor's palace, but he didn't wait for the car that was supposed to meet him here, and as soon as Edie, who sensed that something was wrong, wanted to go back, the personnel lurking in the shadows quickly got out, and the two of them stood and grabbed Henry's arm tightly. Another guy put a pistol to his waist.
"Don't move, you're either going to follow us in the car, or you're going to die here." The person behind Edie said in an emotionless tone, he was very sure that as long as he said he was not sure, he would immediately burst into the streets, so he nodded and followed these people into the car very cooperatively, hoping that the action team to protect himself would appear in time.
The hijacker, who saw through Edie's thoughts, sneered and took it out, "Are you looking for this?" I'm sorry your action squad has already been taken out. Now it's just you. ”
Edie's heart sank suddenly, since the other party even figured out the action team, then he must know his identity very well, Edie's throat rolled, plucked up the courage and said, "Who are you?" ”
The kidnappers didn't answer Edie's question, but directly put a black hood on him, tied his hands and feet before saying, "When you see our boss, you'll know." ”>