African Nationhood

Chapter 238 The end of the road

As night fell, Jinshan Town fell into silence everywhere, which was very different from the lively and bustling life in the past.

There is a large manor in the east of Jinshan Town. This is the home of Bailey Sheehan, the richest white tycoon in Jinshan Town.

As the white leader who settled in Jinshan Town when it was first established, Bailey Sheehan can be regarded as a close confidant of Cecil Rhodes.

At first, he only served as the captain of the white mine protection team, but with his brains and ruthless style, he gradually became the boss behind Jinshan Town.

His success led to the prosperity of a large number of white members of the mine protection team, who slowly united to control all aspects of Jinshan Town.

Tonight all the prominent white people in Jinshan Town gathered at his home.

These people are "Cripple" Charlie, who is in charge of the children's begging and stealing business; "Bald" John, who runs the casino business;
  "One-Eye" Brown is responsible for the gold mining business; "Iron Hook" Green is responsible for the collection and lending business; and "Stuttering" White is responsible for the grain and livestock business.

Those who didn't know better thought it was a beggar gang holding a meeting, but anyone who knew the past of these guys would not despise any of them.

The pasts of these people are very complicated, and they are all characters who have been wandering on the edge of black and white for a long time.

These people are all scum expelled from the British mainland, and their personal qualities are naturally not much better.

The Nawakabu Gold Mine is the reason why they gathered here. Because of their interests, they gathered together to form the Jinshan Town Interest Group.

They are not only members of the Jinshan Town Autonomous Committee, but also the shareholders behind the large and small gold mines in the Nawakabu gold mining belt.

They also controlled two armed forces, the white mine protection team in the Nawakabu gold mine area and the Jinshan Town security team.

The weapons and equipment of the two teams controlled by Bailey and others are completely equivalent to those of the British Army.

Therefore, they can do those evil activities in Jinshan Town with confidence.

……

In the past, these people were all happy and enjoying a beautiful life with ease and joy.

But today, they all felt a little uneasy because they felt the end was approaching.

Three days ago, Nanhua Company conducted a surprise inspection at Walvis Bay Port and seized nearly 1,000 kilograms of opium in Jinshan Town, as well as smuggled guns and ammunition.

These guns and ammunition were bought by them to equip their white mine protection group and the town's security team.

Not to mention opium. A large part of the reason why the entertainment service industry here is so developed is because of opium, both of which are prohibited by Nanhua Company.

……

Because Cecil Rhodes took away more than 500 people to establish the colonial company, they only had more than people left in the two teams.

The training of new team members has also begun, but the weapons and equipment needed by the new members need to be outsourced.

Nanhua Company has stopped selling Martini-Henry rifles, and Nanhua Company also requires a gun license, which is very cumbersome.

So, they wanted to smuggle it in secretly.

Who knew that Nanhua Company suddenly changed its attitude and caught them off guard.

They immediately contacted Mr. Cecil Rhodes, hoping that this gentleman could help ease the relationship between Jinshan Town and Nanhua Company.

But Mr. Cecil Rhodes went out of his way and told them to behave themselves and stop doing illegal things.

Only then did they realize the seriousness of the problem, and then Nanhua Company suddenly sent an official letter asking them to go and assist in the investigation.

People like Bailey Sheehan naturally didn't dare to go, they already smelled the danger.

So they got together today to discuss countermeasures.

“The Chinese over there at the gold mine have now been evacuated and are clean.

He, they, should have received the news early. We, we, were deceived and concealed by those Chinese, and we were not aware of it. "

The person who spoke was "Stuttering" White, who was in charge of the loan. It was really hard to listen to him, but everyone understood what he meant.

"Cripple" Charlie was at his wits end, and most of his boys had little income these days because the South China Company had suspended train operations.

At the same time, they also discovered that checkpoints had been set up around Jinshan Town. Only civilians who could get out were civilians. Those who carried weapons would be detained and examined.

Now they can't make up their mind. Should they obey Nanhua Company's orders and surrender, or should they fight to the end?

"Mr. Bailey, what do you think we should do?"

Bailey Sheen naturally would not give in. He had already given in last time. If he bowed his head again this time, he would be handing his neck into the hands of the Chinese. He could not sit still and wait for death. “No, we can’t admit defeat, we must fight to the end this time!

In addition, we need to contact the local cabinet. This time we can only get through it if the cabinet takes action, otherwise we will fail sooner or later. "

“But Mr. Bailey, do you know anyone high up in the Cabinet?

Without the help of Mr. Cecil Rhodes, it would be impossible for any senior official to be willing to speak for us, so I think it is better to negotiate with Nanhua Company first and come up with terms that are beneficial to all of us. "

"Iron Hook" Green's words were approved by everyone present.

"Well, Green is right, we negotiate with Nanhua Company as a collective, as long as Nanhua Company agrees to let us go.

Then we can give up these industries in Jinshan Town, and with the money, we can still start a business somewhere else.

It is said that the gold mines in the Rand Basin are of very high grade, and many people have already made a fortune there. It is not too late for us to get there. "

"Cripple" Charlie's additional remarks made the others who had not expressed their opinions a little excited. Naturally, the reason why they did so many evil things was to make money.

But what is more important than making money is their own lives. As long as they can save their lives and leave with money, they will still have a long time to come, and they still have a lot of time to make money.

Therefore, everyone is inclined to leave here and make a comeback.

Bailey Sheehan was not so optimistic. He sensed the truth of the matter from Cecil Rhodes's reaction.

"Stop dreaming, Nanhua Company will definitely not let us leave this time. Do you still remember that incident a few years ago when Boss Shi personally brought people to hold us down?
  I asked Mr. Rhodes afterwards, and he told me that Mr. Shi was moody. He didn’t love money but he cared about his authority. If someone challenged his authority, he would punish him mercilessly.

We have seriously violated his authority by smuggling opium, child prostitutes and black prostitutes, so he will definitely punish us severely! "

Bailey Sheen's words seemed to be a footnote to them.

"Boom!"

There was an explosion outside, which made them nervous to the extreme.

"Did Nanhua Company call in?"

Everyone looked at each other in confusion, and then heard panicked footsteps. Bailey Sheehan took out a revolver from the gun pocket under his arm and rushed outside.

Several other people also took out their pistols from their bodies, preparing to act according to the opportunity.

……

As soon as Bailey Sheen walked out of the hall, he saw fire lights and explosions in the northwest corner of the town.

Judging from the movement, it should be artillery.

Nanhua Company has indeed invaded, what should we do?
  His mine protection team is still stationed at the Nawakabu gold mine, but the security team in the town cannot stand it for long.

The only solution for now is to hide, but once Nanhua Company enters the town, it will only be a matter of time before they are found.

"Mr. Bailey, why don't we surrender? We are British and they shouldn't kill us."

Cripple Charlie still had illusions, Bailey Sheen glared at him, "Don't dream, they won't let us go, I've decided to fight to the end for them!"

After saying that, Bailey Sheehan ran towards the stables of the manor with a pistol.

"Grant, hurry up and saddle up your horse, then assemble the team and follow me."

……

A team in a hurry is really not enough. Bailey Sheehan led his security team members and ran towards the firefighting area with torches to rescue them.

Unfortunately, before they reached the place, suddenly there was a strange "bang~bang" sound in their ears.

Before they could figure out what was happening, fire and air waves suddenly broke out among them.

"Ah~~~"

The blast of air from a grenade that didn't know where it came from directly knocked Baelishien off his horse.

Then he felt a pain in his thigh and lost consciousness.

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