They hadn’t gone far.
Sadoke saw the vast industrial park. Compared to when he visited last year, the steel factory hadn’t changed much, but the surroundings had; there were new blue and white factory buildings as far as the eye could see.
At this rate,
It wouldn’t be long before the expansion reached all the way to the Weihe Camp.
He recalled the information about this place.
Section Processing.
Villa Parts.
Iron Tower Manufacturing.
Cable Manufacturing.
Imported Goods Warehousing.
...
As far as he knew,
All the supporting factories for Wan Qing Mining were being constructed around the park, forming a complete industrial chain. Additionally, Huaxia’s Central Enterprises also had plastic products and toothpaste factories that had started production in succession.
In addition to supplying Wan Qing Mining ’in exchange’,
They also sold a lot to other provinces of Congo Gold.
Honestly,
He even felt the urge to snatch it for himself.
But he dared not.
Otherwise,
Not to ntion the rich and friendless Tang Qing,
Or the governnt of Democratic Republic of the Congo or Huaxia—just the Black Prison Organization alone wouldn’t let him off the hook. Just thinking about how Black Prison had managed to survive safely under Kovalro’s nose until now was enough to dispel any such thoughts.
Kovalro.
What a terrifying organization.
In Africa, it is an extrely formidable entity.
Yet,
Unable to deal with Black Prison, one can only imagine how strong they truly are. Although he has thousands of ard followers, he still fears such shadowy existences, for he too is one of them.
If he dies,
Many would cheer,
And no one would avenge him.
...
At this mont,
An airplane was landing.
Chu Sheng’s face lit up with joy – his old superior He Liang was on it. During Chinese New Year, instead of going back ho to reunite with family, He Liang ca to spend it with his old comrades-in-arms, leaving Chu Sheng with nothing to say but gratitude.
Comrades-in-arms,
Is not just a title spoken aloud.
It is a deep imprint.
"Manager He is coming."
"Mhm."
"We must get him drunk tonight."
"Absolutely."
Although Chu Sheng is not supposed to drink during work, He Liang’s comrades are not limited to just him; there’s also a group from the Weihe side, who ca specifically for the feast and drinks. How could they not get drunk?
The car continued toward an open area behind the steel factory.
At this mont,
Tables and stools were set up on the empty lot, and the stage was already constructed. As the sun set, workers from the park were gradually arriving, and mbers of various tribes who were invited had arrived early.
They were happily cracking sunflower seeds.
And to be honest,
They had beco addicted to Huaxia’s sunflower seeds, and many tribes had started to cultivate them. Aside from sunflower seeds, various snack foods like spicy strips had also gradually conquered their taste buds. Looking back, they felt like they had lived their previous days in vain.
On the empty lot,
All the managent staff of the park had been waiting for a while.
"Mr. Sadoke, welco."
"Thank you, my friend."
Guan Songhua and Sadoke embraced each other.
This was their second eting,
But not their second conversation. Whenever there was a festival on their side, Guan Songhua would personally call to extend his congratulations, which pleased Sadoke greatly. Over ti, they had built a friendship.
Then he greeted the heads of the two Central Enterprises.
"Please."
"Sure."
Guan Songhua led the way,
Escorting the belated Sadoke to his seat in the front row, where the chiefs and elders of nearby tribes were seated. Seeing Sadoke, they didn’t dare to act aloof and ca over to greet him.
Sadoke greeted them with a smile.
These people were not his subordinates,
And their respect for him was gratifying; however, inside, the chieftains were complaining ceaselessly. If it weren’t for the guns in your possession and the fact you’re our neighbor, who would bother with you?
Not far away,
The senior officials of Nan Ji Province remained still.
On such occasions.
It’s still better to take it easy.
If they’re too enthusiastic and Kinshasa finds out, they’ll probably get accused of being spineless. Fine, let’s just co over, have a good al, bond with the park, and not create trouble for ourselves.
...
On the other side.
As soon as Chu Sheng and He Liang t, they punched each other in greeting.
"Captain, you got tanned."
"Looks like you’ve gotten paler."
"Haha, can’t you guys compare sothing else?" Fang Tie laughed from the side and said to Chu Sheng, "Alright, I know you’re busy. I’ll keep him company. I’ll make sure he gets drunk, don’t worry."
For such a big event.
The company’s security can’t possibly take a break; all staff are on duty. Not only that, but they also called in reinforcents from two other central enterprise factories. This is Africa, and it’s always best to be cautious.
Every person coming in has to go through a security check.
Even the tribal chiefs are no exception.
Of course.
Sadoke is an exception. When people bring potassium transport vehicles with over a hundred ard n, you can’t tell them guns aren’t allowed—that would be a joke.
"Alright, we’ll talk more tonight."
"Sure, go and get busy."
After Chu Sheng left.
Fang Tie and He Liang sat down again. Looking around at the sea of dark faces, neither of them was scared at all; after such a long ti, the Africans around the park had beco much llower.
Which brought up an issue.
"Next month, the United Nations is going to withdraw from this spot and turn it into a World Health Organization workstation. Our service term happens to be just up, which ans, we’re going to be heading back ho soon."
Upon hearing this.
He Liang fell silent.
A bit happy.
And also sowhat reluctant.
He was happy that his comrades would be heading back to their holand and not going to other unstable regions for tasks, but the reluctance was real because his workplace was in Africa, and eting again would be difficult.
Seeing He Liang silent.
Fang Tie smiled.
"You don’t want to go, huh?"
"I do hope you go, but also hope you don’t. It’s quite safe here, and I’m reassured. But if it’s safe, the United Nations doesn’t need you guys here. It’s really..." He Liang helplessly shook his head.
"The moon waxes and wanes, and it’s because of the waning that the full moon’s beauty exists," Fang Tie said softly.
"Now you’re getting all literary on ."
"..."
"What will you do after returning? The old place?" He Liang asked.
Fang Tie nodded and then shook his head, "I need to go back to the old place first. The leadership has applied for a spot for at the military school to do a two-year advanced course. As for where I’ll be transferred afterward, I don’t know."
He Liang nodded.
"That’s good. You’ll co out with a ’school’ rank."
"And you, be careful too."
"Yeah."
Gathering and parting.
One of life’s sorrows.
"Enough about . Let tell you a secret. Chu Sheng’s got himself into a romance," Fang Tie quickly changed the subject. If there was any gossip that could interest He Liang, it was this.
"Oh? With whom? It isn’t soone from Africa, is it?" He Liang’s interest piqued. He treated Chu Sheng not only as a comrade but also like a younger brother. Traveling so far, personal issues were the trickiest.
"Of course not, she’s from Huaxia."
"Soone from the factory?"
"No, a journalist from CCTV. Last ti she ca here to make a special docuntary, Chu Sheng was in charge of transportation. There wasn’t any sign of it then, but sohow, the two of them got together," Fang Tie explained.
"A CCTV journalist? Nice, but this long-distance relationship... what’s Chu Sheng’s plan?" He Liang imdiately thought of this. Long-distance relationships don’t often work out, especially when the other party is a CCTV journalist.
Chu Sheng is just a farm boy.
Honest.
Ambitious.
Brave enough to fight hard.
But a CCTV journalist would have t all sorts of people, with no lack of young talent around her.
"I know what you’re worried about. I was worried too, but guess what—sohow, this kid Chu Sheng got lucky, and she’s actually willing to change jobs and co over here," Fang Tie said in disbelief.
"You’re kidding, right? She’s a CCTV journalist with a stable job back ho. This..." He Liang couldn’t believe it. It wasn’t that he thought Chu Sheng wasn’t good enough, but the logic of the matter didn’t make sense to him.
Fang Tie replied, "Why would I lie to you?"
He Liang threw out a line.
"For a sweet treat."
"..." Fang Tie.
Stealing my line.
"Let’s not worry about this. If it works out, great for everyone; if not, it’s also an experience for Chu Sheng. Speaking of which, quite a few girls at your factory are interested in him."
"How do you know? Did you take a shine to any lady?" He Liang teased.
"..."
I am wronged.
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