The Wolf of Los Angeles.

Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia.

A business jet landed at Barbora International Airport. The cabin door opened, the gangway was lowered, and Edward was the first to get off the plane.

Six cars arrived at the parking area on the apron.

Four old Land Rover Defenders and two Toyota pickup trucks.

Hawke got off the plane and saw Bosque coming towards him.

"Boss." Bosque, wearing a blue printed denim jacket with local characteristics, introduced the sturdy man who followed him: "This is Andrei, who went to Moscow some time ago."

Hawke understood immediately and said, "It was done beautifully."

Andre grinned: "This kind of work is very easy."

Erica got off the plane at this time. Both sides had ambushed Buddy Ackerman together and knew each other.

Edward took Raul and others to move the luggage.

Hawke and Erica followed Bosco into a Land Rover Defender, and the convoy left the airport and headed for the Sheraton Hotel.

Pierce Madden, chairman of the Osmond Charitable Foundation, had arrived in Addis Ababa five days in advance and had booked the top two floors of the Sheraton Hotel.

In addition to Edward, Hawke and Erica's group also included three bodyguards, including Raul, who arrived on the same plane.

Bosque brought a 20-man team to take charge of perimeter security.

Everyone entered the hotel and went straight to the top floor, where they entered the presidential suite.

Erica asked someone to drag several bags containing weapons into a room.

Hawke sat on the sofa and asked, "Tell me the details."

Pierce said first: "I have just contacted the UN agencies in Africa, the UNEP and the WFP. Due to some political reasons, they have to stop in Dakar and will not arrive until this afternoon."

Hawke said, "Remind me to invite them to dinner tonight."

Pierce took note and added, “This time, the Regreening Africa Plan is a flagship project for world restoration agreed upon by the United Nations and the African Union. The conference is not held here, and the African Union has placed it at the forefront of controlling the spread of desertification in Damakin.”

Hawke had no idea about the city and asked, "Where is Damakin?"

"It's in the northwest of the capital, near the southern Sudan border." Pierce opened a map and marked the location of Damakin with a red pen. "This is the African grassland area, but in recent years, due to the continuous armed conflicts between various factions in Sudan, the vegetation in this area has been destroyed on a large scale due to poverty and lack of food, and a trend of desertification has gradually emerged."

Hearing this, Hawke looked at the map carefully. This was a promotional map specially printed by the United Nations Environment Programme. South of the Sahara Desert, a green area was marked, covering the yellow road heading south.

Erica also came over to watch and said a fact that cannot be ignored: "America cannot even do such a project. Given the organization level of the United Nations and the execution ability of African blacks, it is simply impossible to complete it."

“No one in the world could have done a project like this,” Pierce said.

Among the people present, only Hawke knew that there was really someone who could complete a similar project.

However, the Western-led United Nations Environment Programme's greening projects in Africa are called environmental protection in the Western media.

If another group of people were to do it, the Western media would immediately change their terminology and call it - desert abuse.

These judging criteria are similar to those of the Nobel Prize. Sometimes they have little to do with the results and achievements achieved, but first of all, they depend on where you sit.

"It doesn't matter if it gets done or not, we need a project like this," Hawke said.

His income will grow explosively in the future, and even 5% of the charitable donations will be a huge sum, enough to support Hurricane Security Company.

The so-called tree planting plan is also just a show.

It is better to expect that the second brother of Africa will no longer be the director of the anorectal department than to expect a group of black people to plant trees and control sand.

Hawke asked, "What about preparations?"

"We have signed contracts with two local companies to purchase a batch of tree species and food seeds." Pierce said directly: "The heads of UNEP and WFP will go to Damakin together. This is our first cooperation, so we have to show it off."

He added: "The foundation invested a third of the amount it claimed."

Hawke is a man of the moment: "Okay."

Pierce turned his gaze to Bosque. He had seen the 20 fierce mercenaries before.

Needless to say, this is the armed force that Hawk Osmon has raised overseas.

Pierce had a rich imagination, and at that moment he thought of big trucks, sitting on explosives, a fire in his house, and being buried alive, etc.

He knew very well that this high salary was not only about his work ability, but also about his mouth.

If the money cannot be stopped, the next thing will be bullets.

Hawke looked at Bosco and asked, "Did you bring all the equipment?" "I brought some of it." Bosco has been financially well off lately, and he said with a smile, "After coming here, I bought some more. Soviet-made equipment is popular here, and some of it is actually very useful, not worse than NATO's."

Erica is good at handling firearms and said: "Because of Hollywood movies, Soviet-made equipment has been stigmatized."

Bosque agreed: "On the one hand, the propaganda tools are in the hands of Europe and the United States. The inferiority of Soviet and Russian weapons has become a fixed concept over the past few decades. In Hollywood movies and various gun games, Soviet and Russian weapons are the standard equipment for villains."

He also has his own point of view: "Another point is that there are too many Soviet and Russian weapons produced by small workshops. No one can expect small workshops to have good production capacity."

Hawke had the impression that there seemed to be a place in Pakistan that specialized in making Russian weapons. They were all handmade and the weapons were shockingly cheap.

In that messed up land of Ukraine, NATO weapons were just as detonated by Russian weapons and just as shot down by Russian missiles.

In the early days of the Russo-Ukrainian war, the T series was ridiculed for its top attack and drone prey capabilities, but the Leopard 2 and Abrams were no exception.

The war operation system seems to be more important?
Hawke asked Bosque: "How is the security situation around Damakin?"

Bosco has already been there and conducted an on-site investigation. "The Ethiopian authorities have stationed a rapid response force outside the city to provide security for this meeting. Generally speaking, security is not a problem, but I suggest that all escort members go to Damakin."

He explained in detail: "Except for a few, the combat effectiveness of African armies is really not that good. Although Ethiopia's political situation is relatively stable, tribal conflicts also occur frequently. For black people in Africa, they don't see countries, they only see tribes. Many black African countries are, strictly speaking, a union of tribes."

Hawke understood this aspect and said, "Bring all your weapons and equipment. If you really encounter problems, don't count on those black guys."

Pierce continued, "Damakin is not far from the Sudanese border. The situation in Sudan is quite chaotic. Last year, North and South Sudan reached a reconciliation. The United Nations sent peacekeeping forces, but they did not have much effect. I estimate that South Sudan will soon become independent."

“We’re not going to Sudan,” Hawke said.

Bosque understood and said, "From Damakin to the south is the grassland area of ​​the national park where Roosevelt lions live. There are hundreds of lions, thousands of hyenas, cheetahs and leopards, elephants, giraffes, zebras and antelopes living here."

Hawke looked at Pierce and asked, "How many legal hunting quotas did you get?"

Pierce took out the legal hunting license and hunting list and wanted to give them to Hawke, but when he saw Erica reaching out her hand, he turned around and handed it to Erica.

In order to let Hawke know as soon as possible, he also said: "I bought half of their share for next year, three male lions, six female lions, 3 hyenas, two leopards, and some other herbivorous animals."

Bosque understands: "It's very difficult for Ethiopia to maintain the national parks. They are very short of money. This is the only way to do it."

Erica quickly glanced through it and handed it to Hawke, who took a look and said, "That's enough. You can satisfy your hunter addiction."

After the discussion was over, everyone left one after another.

Hawke and Erica also needed to rest after a long flight.

Erica remembered something and said, "It seems there are no cheetahs."

Hawke doesn’t care: “Maybe there are fewer cheetahs, or there are no more spots.”

Erica asked, "Can you tell the difference between a cheetah and a leopard?"

She smiled deliberately and said, "Don't kill the wrong person. We are good hunters who abide by the law."

"It's easy to tell them apart." Hawke gestured and said, "If you encounter a leopard and can't tell whether it's a cheetah or a leopard, you can do this."

He stretched out a hand and pressed it on Erica's nose: "If you press the leopard's nose like this, it will feel soft and wet, and it will make a sound similar to that of a kitten. That's a cheetah."

Erica asked, "Where's the leopard?"

Hawke said seriously, "If your hand is gone, it's a leopard."

Erica was amused by him and let out a crisp laugh.

The two men took a nap, and shortly after they woke up in the afternoon, Pierce came over. Jason Bernard from the United Nations Environment Programme and Frick Hunt from the World Food Programme had arrived with their respective teams and had already checked into the Sheraton Hotel.

In the evening, Hawke invited the two men and their wives to dine together.

But someone showed up unexpectedly.

Hawke looked at Leonardo, who was getting fatter and fatter, and said, "Leo, this is really unexpected. I didn't expect to meet you here."

Leonardo shakes hands with Hawke: "I have always been committed to environmental protection and am a special ambassador of the Environment Agency."

Hawke remembered that this guy always presented himself as an environmentalist.

He usually travels by bicycle in public, drives an electric car to events, and criticizes others for eating too much meat.

Then, whenever he went out to attend events or film a movie, he would be picked up and dropped off by a private jet.

Work is work and life is life.

The next morning, everyone left Addis Ababa and headed for Damakin. (End of this chapter)