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Chapter 1557 The Real World (rd update, please subscribe)

Sometimes, things always develop in a direction that people don't want to see.

The second regular meeting of the Investigation Department started just after 10 o'clock that evening. The reason was that Cheng Pengan was delayed by the heavy traffic on the street on his way back from a reception. He announced the meeting as soon as he sat down.

Jia Wentao was the first to report. As the person in charge of the operation, he first reported on the "Trojan Plan", pointing out that the plan was going smoothly and the operatives were close to the target.

While he was reporting, Cheng Pengan was looking at the newspaper in the report. Looking at the person on the newspaper, he nodded and said:
"This is indeed an amazing achievement. Well, we need to continue to follow up and make sure everything goes according to our plan. This is a long-term plan and we won't see results in a short period of time."

Jia Wentao nodded.

"I understand. There is one more thing."

He then reported:
"Two weeks ago, we received intelligence from Somalia that a merchant ship had transported about 1500 tons of arms and other supplies to Somalia. Our people are closely monitoring that batch of arms. It seems that their current plan is to provide arms from Somalia to the Freedom Army."

Jia Wentao's report made Cheng Pengan frown, and then he said softly:

"Somalia... From this perspective, everything is normal. Somalia also needs their help. After all, the Soviet Union is now fully assisting Ethiopia. Because of this, Somalia had already completely turned to them two years ago."

"Yes."

Jia Wentao nodded and said.

"According to the intelligence we have obtained from Somalia, they provide weapons by first using merchant ships to transport aid supplies to Mogadishu, Somalia. Then, according to the agreement reached by both parties, a certain proportion of the supplies will be provided to Somalia as aid, which is actually a transit fee. The rest of the supplies will be transported to the border area by trucks and handed over to the Free Army."

While introducing the routes for transporting arms, Jia Wentao took out some photos and showed them:

"This is a photo taken by our reconnaissance aircraft. There is a Kenyan Freedom Army training camp in Ethiopia, about 15 km from the Somali border.

According to the intelligence we obtained from Ethiopia, this Free Army is not supported by the Soviet Union. Most of its commanders are trained by major powers, and its total strength is about 3000 people..."

Then Jia Wentao continued to introduce the situation of the army. While he was introducing, Cheng Pengan was flipping through the photos.

The situation in the training camp can be clearly seen from the photos.

"From the photos, it seems that they don't have any heavy weapons."

"Commander, this is exactly their characteristic. Their tactics place more emphasis on light infantry tactics.

This is relatively more suitable for Africa. After all, in Africa, it is difficult for them to play their role using tanks and artillery.

So the tactics of this training camp were influenced by them.”

While emphasizing this point, Jia Wentao said:
"Because they don't have heavy weapons, they are more flexible and maneuverable. They infiltrate the rear many times and launch attacks. After all, the army can't defend everywhere."

They are all intelligence personnel, but they also have a certain understanding of the military tactics of various countries. Listening to Jia Wentao's introduction, Cheng Pengan thought for a while, and then said:

"So how was the contact with them? Any answers?"

"As in the past, they deny any support for the Kenya Freedom Army."

Afterwards, Jia Wentao reported the results of the contacts between the two parties one by one.

Listening to Jia Wentao's report, Cheng Pengan's brows furrowed more and more, and at the end he said:

“So how do we counter this?”

Jia Wentao then reported one by one on some of the measures they planned to take.

After receiving his report, Cheng Pengan just nodded silently, and then spoke at the end.

"The most important thing is to get rid of Somalia. In any case, if those people want to obtain weapons, there must be a suitable port for weapons and other supplies to land.

If Somalia is taken away, the Free Army will lose the supplies and weapons from abroad. They will no longer be a threat. "

After nodding and thinking for a while, Cheng Pengan looked at Jia Wentao and said:
"You guys collect intelligence on Somalia first. I will report this matter to His Excellency. If you shut down the support, then we will take action against Somalia."

After a slight pause, Cheng Pengan added another sentence.

"But before we do that, we must first support a suitable opposition to replace the current Mogadishu government.

Even if there is no proper reason to attack Somalia, we can still create instability in Somalia by supporting the opposition. We can do the same as they can, and we can do it better. "

When saying this, Cheng Pengan's tone was full of arrogance. The reason for being so arrogant was not only because they had military bases in Kenya and Paradise Island, but more importantly, SEA had the second largest merchant fleet in the world.

Under such circumstances, it is very easy to export arms to any country or region.

The only difference is... there is not that much money to spend on this. After all, some countries can set aside part of their GDP for foreign aid.

The focus of the investigation department's meeting that day was security issues in East Africa, and the meeting lasted for several hours.

After the meeting, Cheng Pengan thought for a while and said to them again.

"I will personally deliver tomorrow's intelligence briefing to the official residence."

Intelligence briefings are what the Investigation Department must deliver to the official residence every day. They are also the first reports that His Excellency reads every day. Usually, they are delivered to the official residence by the commissioner. When Li Yian saw Cheng Pengan today, he immediately realized that something was wrong.

So he asked while flipping through the briefing.

"What's the big deal?"

"It's an East African thing,"

Cheng Pengan explained the whole story as he spoke.

While listening to his report, Li Yian did not speak, but just looked at the briefing silently. After finishing reading the briefing, he slowly stood up and paced back and forth in the study.

After walking for a while, he walked to the window and looked at the garden outside. The garden was sunny and covered with green grass.

"Ugh……"

After a long sigh, he said:

"Sometimes, there are things we always have to face him."

There was a hint of helplessness in Li Yian's tone, and he continued to speak while standing by the window:
"Africa, post-war Africa is like a piece of fat meat. Originally, it was the exclusive preserve of Britain, France and other European countries.

And for their own interests, the United States and the Soviet Union intervened in African affairs for various reasons and forced countries to give up their colonies in Africa. France even abandoned all its colonies in Africa within a year and allowed them to become independent.

It was from this time that the whole of Africa became a chessboard for the great powers, with almost every great power trying to get what it wanted there.”

“What do they want?

What the United States wants to destroy is the colonial empires of Britain and France. After all, for them, colonies are the foundation of the two countries. As long as their colonies are destroyed, they can become their followers.

As for the Soviet Union, it wanted to break the control of the United States and the Western world over the world. It wanted to build its own circle of friends, and the newly independent African countries became the best choice.

Well, other countries also want to expand their influence in the international community, so now Africa."

With a sigh, Li Yian said in a slightly sarcastic tone.

"Africa is now a chessboard of big powers, where big powers are disrupting the situation for their own interests.

Almost everyone there kept saying that they were doing it for the locals and for the locals' teachers. But what was the reality?

In fact, it is they who have messed up Africa. Africa is in chaos because of the ambitions of the major powers. "

The reason why he felt so emotional was not because he was so noble, but because compared to them, Li Yian felt that he was the most noble. After all, unlike them who wanted to disrupt Africa, the company's investment in the local area required a stable environment. Therefore, compared to chaos, the company was more eager for peace and stability.
Peace and stability are the fundamental prerequisites for development. What about anti-colonialism? What about freedom? In essence, it is just a fig leaf used by big countries to interfere in other countries.

Compared with the relatively stable situation in Africa during the colonial era, what does Africa look like after independence?
Famine, war, disease... this is people's impression of Africa. For a long time, when people mentioned Africa, what came to their minds were war, famine and disease.

This is the gift that the major powers gave to Africa in the name of anti-colonialism and freedom.

In comparison, what about companies?
We brought modern agriculture and modern agricultural facilities to Africa.

“I don’t know who represents civilization in this world, but at least we haven’t brought war there.

We brought more hope to the people there. What are those hopes?

It is the dawn of modern civilization.

But what about them..."

With a cold smile, Li Yian looked into the distance and said:

"But not many people in this world can understand our good intentions. Yes, because compared to the banner they are waving, what we give does not seem to be that noble."

After the sigh, there is more of a helplessness, and this helplessness comes from the heart.

"What did we bring to that ancient continent?

We brought modern civilization and the dawn of modern times.

What we did there was not politically motivated, but was simply to give, to help, and to benefit the local people. But who can understand our good intentions? "

Listening to your sigh, Cheng Pengan said.

“Your Excellency, this is the cruelest part of this world. The false but beautiful visions promised by politicians are often more attractive, while the real gifts given by others are insignificant and unworthy of mention in their eyes.

That is why there are successful countries and failed countries in this world. Aren’t those failed countries because they believed in the visions of others? "

"yes,"

Li Yian nodded and said.

"This is the cruelest part of this world. Compared to the cruel reality, people are more willing to believe in beautiful lies."

(End of this chapter)