This time in Africa, Shepard specially made a rare OH6 reconnaissance helicopter for special circumstances, this type of helicopter is extremely rare in 70 years, because it only began service in 68 years, Shepard got this one, Morgan got it from the CIA America Bureau, for which he also put on an all-gold wall clock, and when he left Africa, the plane had to be returned.

However, although the price seems to be large, it is actually very worth the cost, because of the problem of range, the two Huey helicopters are second-hand, so they are far from reaching the theoretical maximum range, and they can fly 600 kilometers to the limit, but the OH6 helicopter is different!

In the 1966 test, the aircraft flew 3,500 kilometers for long-distance testing, and now it is very convenient to inspect hundreds of kilometers of pipelines and oil wells!

However, at present, the plane is still waiting for the train to be loaded at the seaport, and it will be a while before Lubumbashi arrives, so at present, the Shadow Company has not been able to officially start the mission.

As the host, Jean Reso also enthusiastically left a few people to have dinner in the company canteen, they had a good French chef and fresh beef just delivered, let Reso also open a bottle of red wine, and then poured a small half glass for each person to taste.

"Speaking of which, we haven't heard of the existence of such a company as the Shadow Company before, and you have just been established?"

"Yes, it hasn't been around for long!"

"Then your starting point is much higher than many of the guys I've seen, those mercenaries from France and Belgium are only a few trucks, and even one guy came to work with his men on bicycles!"

"That guy you're talking about, it's Bob Denard, right?"

"Have you heard?"

"I've heard that because Mobutu had a crush on his wife, he rebelled!"

"It's nothing, Mobutu and that guy, purely because of profit!"

"What do you know about the mercenaries here in Lubumbashi?"

Shepard saw that this guy seemed to be familiar with the local situation, so he asked casually.

And Jean Resso is also worthy of the enthusiastic Frenchman, and immediately introduced Shepard to his competitors.

"There are a total of three mercenaries in this place, two are from France and Belgium, and one is from the United Kingdom, and the first two have more than 300 people, but most of them are recruited locally, as for the British group, they say that they are British, and the leader is that the rest of their subordinates are from South Africa! There were about a hundred of them! ”

"And what about the local garrison, how many are there?"

"The garrison, saying that there are 5,000, is actually less than 1,000, the colonel of the pig, who eats empty salaries vigorously, and his subordinates are a bunch of waste, and they are jumped by the guerrillas! Just before, a police station was burned down, and the policemen inside were stripped naked and thrown on the street, which is ridiculous! ”

The more he talked, the more he talked, the more he felt as if he had found one of the few pleasures he had in Africa.

"Then Kinshasa doesn't care?"

"What's the matter? Mobutu himself is crazy about making money, and his subordinates are not as good as him! ”

A meal can be regarded as a home away from home, whether it is a main course or dessert, Shepard can only say that the French are not dark in this regard, and he will come more when he has time in the future.

After eating and drinking, let Lei Suo also want to take a few people to see the local characteristic service industry, and ensure that the level is not worse than that of Europe and the United States, and Shepard, who guessed at once, immediately found a reason to refuse, in this life he has not even driven a few European and American cars, African cars are still forgotten!

So Shepard took the map and returned to the camp, which was probably almost cleaned up at the moment, except that there was still no gate, and there were no furniture doors and windows in the building, but it had been connected to electricity and water again, so it was possible to move in with your bag.

"But let's let the brothers bear with it for now, and then move in after the disinfection is finished!"

Shepard still resisted the impulse, anyway, it was the same when he went in and outside, so it was better to sleep in the tent first.

As for Jean Reso's engineering team, those guys are still busy outside, and they will have to wait a day to come back.

And back to the camp Shepard saw that there was nothing to do, so he had to decorate the combat command room first, in fact, it was to make a few tables and chairs, and then hang the map on the wall, and in the afternoon, when the people who had nothing to do were playing cards in the camp, they accidentally found a wild boar running in, so Shepard immediately yelled and commanded everyone to start the wild boar siege and annihilation battle, because the situation was chaotic, Shepard asked everyone not to shoot, so more than a dozen people except for the sentries and the wild boar were extremely embarrassed, However, one Vietnamese was brave enough to grab his hunting knife and pounce on the boar, which allowed the people to submit to the boar, and then a barbecue meeting began.

And this barbecue conference also made the company's employees who are a little familiar with each other a lot, and also narrowed the relationship between the management and the executive level, which can be regarded as a good start.

The next morning, a small engineering team arrived, and after some bargaining with Shepard, they negotiated for 50,000 yuan, and the engineering team would repair three enclosed hangars for the Shadow Company to house the helicopters that had not yet been delivered, and Shepard also asked the latter to pour three concrete barricades on the road in front of the gate to prevent possible attacks.

As for the renovation of the interior of the camp, it was also included, but not limited to the purchase of furniture, because the two sides could not agree on the price, and seeing that the price could not be negotiated, the second-in-command of the engineering team, a local black uncle, made a suggestion that they could go to the market in the capital Lubumbashi.

"Mr. Shepard, you must be the toughest person I've ever met, you can spend a lot of money on the hangar, why do you have to deal with us in the same bed?"

"That's because I know what to save and what not to save!"

"God, I wish I wouldn't do business with you again next time!"

"But God didn't pay for it like this!"

"yes, so I'm very conflicted right now!"

The head of the engineering team was also French, a distant cousin of Jean Resso, but the two brothers were all working for the Americans, and Shepard was the most able bargaining guy they had ever met, but he was also the most happy to give money, because just after negotiating the order, he paid 30 percent of the deposit according to the rules of the market and paid it directly in cash.

It's a real mix of love and hatred for them, but in any case, once the impression is given, it's very memorable.

"But anyway, it's a pleasure to work with you, Mr. Shepard!"

"Me too, I'll look for you next time I have a job!"