There is a bamboo and rattan sofa in the living room, and there are four Chinese people, three men and one woman, two of whom are middle-aged and two are young.

The middle-aged people are all in their forties, one is lean and thin, wearing short sleeves, the other is straight, fat, and he is an official at first glance, and the young man is the remaining man and woman, all of whom are standing like pine, with a calm bearing, with a unique temperament of a soldier, with Mu Qingcheng's eyesight, it can be roughly judged that these two are masters of dark energy.

The four Huaxia people were already a little unhappy when they were interrupted from talking, and when they saw Catherine, except for the middle-aged officials, the three of them were all frowning slightly, but out of politeness, they still stood up, and then looked at Mu Qingcheng one after another, with a somewhat strange expression.

The young man showed even more disdain, and whispered: "When I saw this Chinese, I suddenly thought of the comprador, Senior Sister Ye, I just can't figure out why as a dignified Chinese, I would work for Americans?"

The woman known as Senior Sister Ye reprimanded: "Don't talk nonsense, Chinese may not be Chinese, people may be Chinese-Americans." ”

Catherine can understand Chinese, looked back at Mu Qingcheng, there was a slight smile in her eyes, Mu Qingcheng helplessly spread his hands, originally, it was quite kind to meet compatriots in a foreign country, but this is good, as soon as they met, he pressed a comprador hat, which made him happy.

The thin middle-aged man didn't seem to be very happy, and said with a calm face: "My name is Luo Quan, I am the chief engineer of Huaxia Aviation Industry Group, and this is Ambassador Zhang of the Huaxia Embassy in Niger, young man, are you from Huaxia or Chinese-American?"

Mu Qingcheng said: "Huaxia people!"

Suddenly, even Ambassador Zhang, who was the oldest and most serious, looked a little displeased, not to mention the three.

The young man snorted coldly: "Senior Sister Ye, let me say, sure enough, it's a comprador, I don't understand the mentality of some people, now that the motherland is so strong, why are they still working for the Americans, are they blind? Can't you see overseas Chinese returning one after another?"

Even if Mu Qingcheng didn't want to care about it, he was choked with anger at this time, so he also said coldly: "Everyone has different circumstances, many things are not what you want to do, before you figure out the situation, I advise you not to easily deduct people's hats, whether a person loves the country or not, you are not qualified to judge." “

"That's good!" said the young man with a smirk, "since you can follow Miss Catherine of the Morgan family, you must be very respected, you just said that I am not qualified to judge whether you are patriotic or not, maybe, you can prove yourself."

I think...... You are clear about the importance of rhenium, if there is enough rhenium, our country's aviation research will not be stuck by the West, and you, as a Chinese person, should you be in Cao Ying's heart in Han to help the motherland obtain the right to mine rhenium?"

Mu Qingcheng's eyes instantly turned cold, this was simply extremely vicious, not only belittling and slandering himself, but also provoking his relationship with Catherine, he even had the urge to kill this young man in the palm of his hand!

Catherine didn't look good, her face sank, and she said in Chinese: "I think a few people may have misunderstood, this is my friend, I was invited by me to protect my safety, that's all, and I don't participate in operational negotiations, who is patriotic and who is not patriotic, everyone knows in their own hearts, and they also have their own abilities, you ...... Don't put on the hat of patriotism, or it will be very disgusting to me. “

After speaking, he turned his head and said to Issoufu in English: "I heard from my subordinates that you don't seem to be able to make up your mind, standing in your position, I understand, but I can't wait indefinitely, you must come up with a plan as soon as possible, in this way, you can make a list of assistance to me, and I will implement it as appropriate." ”

The Chinese people are secretly displeased, this is the threat and temptation of Chiguoguo, but the Americans are not surprised.

Issoufo smiled bitterly: "Miss Catherine, on behalf of the people of Niger, I would like to thank you for your generosity, but there are two troubles in this matter, the first is that the major powers compete with each other, and Niger is weak and weak, and no one can afford to offend, so it is caught in the middle.

Another factor is that the Nigerien government's control over the local area is limited to the area around the capital, and the farther away it becomes, the weaker it gets, and the local control is controlled by various tribes, such as the southern edge of the Bilfa Desert in Diffa Province, where the rhenium ore was discovered, has long been the territory of the Pall people, and even if the government agrees to the ownership of the mining rights, the local authorities may not want to.

So...... I propose that if you want to get mining rights, you should first get rid of the local Phores, otherwise it will only lead to confrontation between the central and local governments, and even an armed conflict, which Niger can no longer afford to toss after just ending its civil war a few years ago. “

Everyone looks at each other, but it is easy to understand that in this part of Africa, the rules of modern civilization may not apply, and many countries are only formally unified, and the local government is controlled by tribes, and it is difficult for the central government to intervene.

And the local tribes only eat two sets, one is money, and the other is the barrel of a gun!

Catherine pondered for a moment, and then said: "Thank you, Your Excellency, for your outspokenness, and I hope that until we reach an agreement with the Palles, the government of Niger would do well to remain neutral, then we will not bother, goodbye." “

"I'll send you off. Issuf breathed a sigh of relief as if he had seen off the plague, stretched out his arms with a smile on his face, and led him out.

There were only Chinese people left in the living room, and Luo Quan asked, "Ambassador Zhang, is what His Excellency Issufu said true?"

"Hey~~" Ambassador Zhang sighed: "Almost, Africa is like this, often negotiated with the central government, and has to be renegotiated with the locality, even if everything is negotiated, the assistance that should be given has been given, but there may still be various accidents in the process of construction and mining, Luo Gong, you have to be prepared for a long-term war of resistance!"

Senior Sister Ye said: "The Americans are obviously going to Diffa Province, is there any chance that they will succeed?"

The young man snorted coldly: "Diffa Province is so easy to go, I wish them to meet the rebels on the way!"

"Eh~~" Luo Quan showed displeasure, waved his hand and said: "Everyone is their own master, it's nothing more than fighting for strength, it's too much to curse others, but since the Americans have gone, then we can't stay in Niamey, go back and prepare, and go to Diffa Province tomorrow." “

Ambassador Zhang's eyes showed a look of worry, but he did not persuade him, but only sighed.

......

Issoufo dropped Catherine and the four turned back and got back into the car, and Judy asked, "Miss Catherine, are we going to Diffa?"

"Yes!" Catherine nodded: "Go back to the airport and get ready, and leave today!"

The convoy headed for the airport, mainly because Niamey was very short of supplies, and a lot of supplies had been prepared on board before coming.

Around noon, everyone had a full meal, and with enough weapons, ammunition, and food and water, they drove to the province of Diffa.

Mu Qingcheng is still sitting in a bulletproof Mercedes-Benz, but he will drive it instead, after all, it is nearly a thousand kilometers from Niamey to Diffa, and the road is potholes, and it is inevitable that Judy will drive it.

Catherine and Judy also changed out of their professional suits on the plane, put on sneakers, sportswear, and tied their long hair into a ponytail, which looked fresh and neat, and Bill was in the same car.