On the other side, Sudan.

Lin Tao is a military attache at the Chinese Embassy in Sudan, responsible for military diplomacy and training cooperation.

He has been in close contact with the Sudanese army and has facilitated several modest arms trades over the past few years.

It can be said that during the period when Sudan was sanctioned, he was almost the only military personnel who still had frequent contacts with Sudanese officials.

This has also greatly increased the trust of Sudanese officials in him, and he always receives the most timely information in the face of unexpected situations.

And this time is no exception.

Even before the resumption of fighting in Darfur, the Sudanese military had noticed the unusually high level of activity there and immediately sent information back to the capital.

Subsequently, this information was transmitted to Lin Tao in the form of a "security bulletin".

Since two weeks ago, local embassies and Chinese companies have entered a general contraction, with non-essential outings banned and projects close to dangerous conflict areas suspended.

The embassy's response was swift, but the question was that, given the severe lack of intelligence, no one could have predicted whether this would be an ordinary riot for more profit, or a real large-scale "rebellion".

This has also led to a lack of preparedness in the face of conflict.

Therefore, when Lin Tao received the situation assessment and instructions from China, confirming that there was a very high risk of the conflict expanding, he did not dare to delay for even a second, and immediately took action.

He first contacted the local military representatives to get the latest information on the Darfur region, but he was furious by the answers.

These conservative officials, let alone the fighting situation and trends in Darfur, are reluctant to disclose even the signs of local militants marching into the capital.

It is clear that they are afraid that the expected deterioration of the situation will affect the investment of various countries in Sudan, and they are also afraid that the smoke of war will cause the whole country to collapse quickly because of panic.

This is absolutely extremely irresponsible.

What are you going to do if the Sudanese Revolutionary Front in Darfur does come to the fore?

You yourself can escape in a military plane and go to Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Egypt, but what about the ordinary people who stay here?

Let them fend for themselves between artillery fire and bullets?

Thinking of this, Lin Tao let out a long sigh.

It is true that he came to Africa to know that in this world, not all countries are official, and the safety of people's lives is the first priority.

Capital and aristocrats are in power, and they only care about their own interests

"How's the evacuation arranged?"

He opened his mouth and asked Ma Yu, the military attaché's secretary who was standing aside.

"At present, 26 Chinese-funded companies have been contacted, and 12 of them have stated that they will evacuate as soon as possible, and we have begun to communicate with major airlines to prioritize flight arrangements."

"In addition, other scattered workers and business personnel have also been notified in place, but most of them are unwilling to evacuate."

"Their worth and lives are here, and they can't let go."

"We have assigned PetroChina as a permanent receiving point, and they have a large number of safe houses in the park, which should be able to accommodate about 600 people if the subsequent conflict does spread to the capital."

"600 people?"

Lin Tao subconsciously scratched his head and continued to ask:

"There are more than six hundred Chinese in Suzhou, right? I think there should have been more than 1,000 people. ”

"After the evacuation, there will not be so many, PetroChina will evacuate 90% of the personnel, and by then, the remaining Huaxia personnel here should be less than 500 people."

Hearing this, Lin Tao finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"500 people. How are the material preparations? ”

"All units have been notified to start preparing materials, and several large enterprises such as PetroChina, ZTE, and Huawei will assist in purchasing and collecting."

"In addition, there is a farm that they are willing to sell at a low price."

"What is it?"

"Pigs."

"Pigs?!"

Lin Tao was dumbfounded.

You know, this is a green country, and raising pigs here is really bold

"How many heads?"

He continued.

"Nearly 20 heads. The boss is ready to evacuate, the pigs can't be taken away, and the low price is handled, and we have notified the various demand parties. ”

"Forget it, don't meddle in this matter, let them handle it themselves."

Lin Tao said speechlessly.

The clouds of war began to loom over the land, and the keen merchants smelled gunpowder in the air.

There is chaos, and the matter of a few pigs is just a trivial matter.

"Understood, we're not involved."

Ma Yu nodded and replied.

Then he continued:

"The Darfur mission you arranged before has now found the right person."

"He is a correspondent for a newspaper in South Sudan who is currently covering in Southern Darfur, and he said that he can use his local connections to go to Northern Darfur and get first-hand information."

"Journalists?"

Lin Tao was a little hesitant.

In fact, he prefers to have more specialized people do it, such as a personal defense company active in the area, or an arms broker who sells intelligence for a living.

These people are more militarily competent and have a better understanding of the situation on the ground.

The most important thing is that none of these will be their own people.

If something happens, it won't be distressed.

Ma Yu on the other side hummed and explained;

"We tried to contact local informants, but the current situation is that the defense company is not willing to take the order at all, and the information given by the arms dealer is not credible."

"We've been looking for a long time, but we haven't found anyone we can trust."

"Now, this person has taken the initiative to ask for help, I think we can consider it."

Hearing Ma Yu's words, Lin Tao nodded thoughtfully.

Then he asked:

"What is the quality of this man? What about your resume? ”

"Very good in every way, an experienced war correspondent, fluent in the Arabic language, having been through the Gulf War twice, being in Russia this year, and he has just come down from Chechnya."

"It should be said that in terms of battlefield experience, he is stronger than many soldiers who have not been on the battlefield."

"Our initial task with him was to identify the types of weapons used by the local armed groups, draw up a list of weapons, and identify the parties involved in the conflict."

"If possible, find out how weapons can be circulated."

"These tasks are not too difficult for him, and the danger should not be too high"

"Hmm."

Lin Tao thought for a moment and said:

"Then let him do it."

"However, you have to explain to him in advance that once you enter the Darfur region, we will not be able to provide him with any assistance, not even through the Sudanese authorities."

"He will be completely isolated. This point, think clearly. ”

"Understood, I'll tell him."

Ma Yu replied.

After speaking, he was about to turn around and leave, but at this moment, Lin Tao suddenly stopped him.

"What's his name?"

Ma Yu was stunned and replied:

"Liu Guangyu."

Southern Darfur.

Before getting on a truck bound for Northern Darfur, Liu Guangyu checked his gear one last time.

"GPS, computer, camera, radio, water purification tablet, dagger, passport. Is there anything missing? ”

He asked as he put his messy gear in order, turning to the blue helmet beside him.

The blue helmet shook his head with a smile and replied:

"If you want me to say, you still lack an armored car, a 130mm gun."

"Northern Darfur is not a joke, whether you are in Iran or Chechnya, at least people still recognize your face and Chinese passports."

"Can be there. You may not even have time to pull out your passport. ”

"Even if you take it out, it's almost impossible for people to recognize the words on it."

Liu Guangyu rolled his eyes and continued to pack his backpack.

"So what? Better than nothing. ”

"Besides, the Sudanese Revolutionary Front is an organized warlord after all, and it is still different from those thugs in Mali and Chad, as long as they find a contact, the danger should not be high."

"After all, they need media propaganda-—— I just have to pretend I'm with them."

"How do you pretend?"

Blue Helmet asked.

"Human rights, children, and the environment."

"I will play whatever cards Lao Mei plays."

"When the time came, I made a round of violent arguments, saying that the official rule in Darfur was a serious violation of human rights, that children's rights were not protected, that they were even forced to take up guns to defend their homes, and that the environment had been severely damaged by the years of fighting. How's it going, is there a BBC smell? ”

The Blue Helmet sighed and replied:

"It does have an internal taste-—— but you'd better not say that you are from Xinhua News Agency, our country can't meddle in this kind of troubled waters."

"I understand."

Liu Guangyu nodded solemnly and continued:

"I'll come in as a personal journalist, which is very consistent with my past experience, and they won't doubt it."

The Blue Helmet shook his head and warned in a serious tone:

"Not necessarily. The current leader of the Revolutionary Front is Hamidi, whose character has always been very suspicious. If you're going to touch him, be sure to have a few more eyes. ”

"You know, I'm not going to get involved in that high level."

Liu Guangyu zipped up his backpack and stretched out his right hand to the blue helmet.

"Thank you for taking care of you during this time, this is the last journey."

"If it goes well, I will follow the RF negotiating team directly to the capital, Khartoum."

"If it doesn't go well, of course, I'll send out the news and intelligence as much as I can."

"Don't crow's mouth."

The blue helmet held Liu Guangyu's hand and told again:

"Remember, you're just going there to find out what's going on, there's no need to go after the hidden truth."

"We are only going to provide evidence for the Military Watch application, not to solve the problem here completely."

"Protect yourself first, and as for whether you can achieve your goals, you don't have to think about it so much."

"You're not the only one in this country, and this isn't the only way, understand?"

"Understood."

Liu Guangyu turned over and got into the truck, and the engine started with a roar.

He waved his hand at the blue helmet, turned and burrowed under the canvas.

Outside the truck, the familiar scenery kept moving away, and Liu Guangyu's face finally became solemn.

In fact, he simply didn't have the composure he showed in front of the Blue Helmets.

At this moment, even though he is still thousands of kilometers away from the core combat zone in Northern Darfur, his heart has begun to beat violently.

Even before he set out, he had seen a number of reports about Northern Darfur.

In those reports, most of them used one word to describe the chaotic land:

Living death.

Ordinary people have nothing to do for a living, and robbery is the only way out.

The warlords plundered everywhere, even children under the age of twelve.

Wild dogs gnaw on carcasses on roadsides, hungry vultures stand guard in front of people who are about to starve to death, and the beasts and humans look at each other, revealing the deepest despair in the world.

As we all know, the most famous photo of Cavenkate is from this area.

Obviously, the situation here was much worse than the places he had been in.

After all, whether it is Iran or Chechnya, their decline is only because of war.

Suffering is temporary, hardship is temporary, and even the warring sides maintain the most basic desire to rebuild.

However, Darfur is different.

It's already a red land.

The only way to escape the fate of death is to abandon your homeland and set out for a more prosperous capital.

So, in this situation, morality must be a rare term.

If it weren't for the support of the international community and the demonstration of their own "justice", I am afraid that the revolutionary front would have already torn their faces.

Thinking of this, Liu Guangyu couldn't help but sigh deeply.

He realized that his operation this time would definitely not go too smoothly.

Of course, if it's just to take a look, that's fine.

But in my own heart, just looking is not enough.

What I really want to do is to unveil the fig leaf covering the evil to the international community, so that everyone can see who the people who caused this series of suffering are.

Who is sending weapons to Darfur?

Who led the division between the North and the South of the Soviet Union?

Who imposed sanctions on this country for decades?

Who is it who fights terrorism on the surface, but behind the scenes condones terrorism to brew here?

The answer is actually very clear, but no one wants to admit it until the evidence is thrown on the table.

And I'm a journalist myself.

Since you don't admit it, then I'll throw the evidence in your face

With this in mind, Liu Guangyu spent six full days in the truck.

At first, the wilderness was silent, save for the occasional echo of insects, birds, and the roars of wild beasts.

Gradually, there were sporadic popping sounds in the air.

Those voices are from the AK-47, from the M-14, from the RPG bazooka.

The truck drove through the area with difficulty, and finally, in the midst of the dense gunfire, another sound was heard.

It was the wailing, the screams of mankind.

After hearing this voice, Liu Guangyu immediately realized that his destination had arrived.

So, after the truck came to a stop, he rolled over and jumped.

The contact person of the armed organization who had been contacted for a long time had been waiting for a long time, and after seeing Liu Guangyu, he enthusiastically stepped forward and said:

"Welcome to Sudan."

Behind him, on one side were mountains of brand-new weaponry, and on the other, low, dilapidated houses and blinded civilians.

The road in the middle is like the dividing line between hell and the world.