Soldiers Assault: Starting from the 7th Steel Company

Chapter 207 It really was them who did it.

The French prime minister's envoy was terrified after being attacked.

He kept urging the Congolese guards to take him to a safe place. As a high-ranking French official, he was usually surrounded by a large entourage wherever he went. How could he have encountered such a frightening scene?
After Chen Jiang and his team finally brought the situation under control, they were taken to the basement of the presidential residence for a meeting, still feeling apprehensive.

Spurred by the incident, the special envoy kept complaining about the security situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo during the meeting, which made President Kara and others very embarrassed.

"With such poor public security, I think our country needs to reconsider its plans to invest in your country," the envoy said arrogantly, completely disregarding Kara.

Kara was actually quite annoyed. As the president of a country, she was now forced to fawn over a mere special envoy.
There's nothing we can do; circumstances dictate our actions. They have money and projects, and we have to beg them for help, so we can only act subservient.

The special envoy not only used extremely sarcastic and mocking language, but also proposed that the Democratic Republic of Congo cede certain areas as research sites for France. In fact, although the words sounded so noble on the surface, the real intention was to obtain the resources of these places.

This greatly displeased Kara. He knew very well that because Africa's industry was quite backward and its productivity was extremely low, its resources were exceptionally abundant. Among the continents, apart from Antarctica, where conditions were too harsh, Africa was a large piece of fat meat that all the great powers had their eyes on.

This is especially true in the underdeveloped Democratic Republic of Congo.

But Kara didn't want to just "give away" the resources her ancestors had left behind. Resources are non-renewable; every little bit used is a bit less.

He was unwilling to do this unless absolutely necessary.

But now, in order to win investment and industrial technology support from others, it seems that we have no choice but to become this "big victim".

"Mr. Special Envoy, actually..."

Suddenly, his bodyguard walked in; he was probably the only one who could freely enter and leave the presidential residence's conference room.

Kara was somewhat dissatisfied, but when he took the statement materials handed to him by the other party, he immediately fell silent.

The earlier attempt to "compromise" naturally fell through.

“Mr. Envoy, I think you should take a look at this first.” Kara walked over and personally handed the materials to the other party.

The other party took it with some skepticism, but his expression changed drastically when he saw what was on it.

He was so nervous that he couldn't utter a word, all because of that document.

It was Chen Jiang's doing; just half an hour ago, he had a very frank conversation with Qiao.

“I know where your brother is. If you’re willing to give me the information I need, I can arrange a meeting between you.” Chen Jiang said this directly to the people from the Democratic Republic of Congo without any hesitation.

What he needs now is time, and he has to gamble on whether Joe values ​​his younger brother enough.

Before this, he had also asked Yuan Guoxing whether it was permissible to do so.

Yuan Guoxing stated that the higher-ups take this matter very seriously and hope that Chen Jiang can obtain a confession as soon as possible. As for such a minor matter as meeting a prisoner, it can be completely leniently handled.

Sure enough, when Joe heard the news about his younger brother Hansen, he didn't quite believe it at first. It wasn't until Chen Jiang told him how he had captured him that Joe had no choice but to believe it. After all, he had fallen into their hands, so it was only natural that Hansen had been captured as well.

Since his younger brother had fallen into their hands, and given his understanding of the mainland, it would be incredibly difficult for him to rescue his brother by force. He might as well take this opportunity to make some demands.

"I can tell you everything I know, but I hope you can give my brother his own information."

Before he could even utter the word "由", Chen Jiang interrupted him without any politeness.

You're kidding. This kind of amnesty is beyond the reach of even a small overseas agency, let alone a regular domestic agency. Besides, Hansen is an internationally wanted criminal, so it's even more impossible.

Instead of trying to manipulate him here, it's better to just get straight to the point.

Qiao was not discouraged, as this was something he had expected. So the two sides bargained for a while, and Chen Jiang promised that he could arrange for the two brothers to meet and that he would communicate with the prison authorities to give them some preferential treatment as much as possible.

Besides that, he couldn't promise anything else.

In fact, even something as simple as "saying hello" would require him to figure out how to do it himself after returning to China, but now, in order to get Joe to speak up, he had no other choice.

"Give me a cigarette." Joe held out his finger.

Chen Jiang didn't have any cigarettes, so he got a pack from a guy from the Democratic Republic of Congo next to him, took one out and handed it to him, and lit it for him.

"Cough cough." Joe took a puff and coughed loudly. "Damn it, these Congolese cigarettes are really bad, the taste is terrible."

Chen Jiang didn't know whether he was implying the quality of the cigarettes in the Democratic Republic of Congo was bad, or that the mission here hadn't been completed satisfactorily, but he was too lazy to think about it.

"Alright, alright, it's good enough that we can even get a draw."

He quickly asked questions, and after Joe finished his cigarette, he began to tell him everything he knew.

Upon hearing this, Chen Jiang was utterly shocked.
Because the "Golden Water Company" that Joe and his team were hired by was nominally a mercenary company of the Northern Alliance, but in reality, it had many connections with a special agency in the United States. For example, their weapons and training were actually conducted in the United States.

This is clearly an underground armed organization of a Western country.

So why did they want to assassinate the president? The purpose is obvious: to incite internal strife in this poor and weak country. They could not only sell weapons and make a fortune from the war, but more importantly, they could also take advantage of the chaos to obtain other resources.

Isn't that exactly what they did to us back then?

Therefore, NATO and the United States are essentially in cahoots.

After receiving this intelligence, the people in the interrogation room in the Democratic Republic of Congo immediately went to the presidential palace to report it, which is why the French envoy was dumbfounded.

He never expected that their little scheme would be seen through.

This is indeed a bit awkward.

But that was all. He laughed and said nonchalantly, "This kind of confession has no legal effect. Maybe it's just a guy who spoke recklessly to save his life."

Kara hadn't expected the other party to be so shameless as to openly deny it, but after all, he had been in the presidential seat for so long and was no longer the same person he had been.

Upon further reflection, I understood the reason.

The opposing side consists of two major economic and military blocs, whose strength completely overwhelms their own. If they were to release this "evidence" to the public, not only would no country dare to support them internationally, but they would likely face international sanctions, accused of fabricating charges. In the face of power, does the authenticity of evidence even matter?
Thinking of this, he could only suppress the urge to curse, tear the materials handed back to him to shreds, and then said with a smile, "Actually, I also think this is just a pointless slander. With your country's status as a world power, there's no need for you to resort to such despicable tactics, don't you think?"

Kara was also unforgiving, verbally "greeting" the other party, but the other party was indeed somewhat in the wrong and could only glare helplessly.

Ultimately, despite the delicate atmosphere, the two sides reached an agreement on a series of collaborations.

These include French investment in factories in the DRC to create jobs, as well as a series of other measures. Kara has also made some concessions, such as allowing some of its mineral resources to be jointly developed with France.

Undoubtedly, these collaborations have played a crucial role in the economic take-off of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

When Chen Jiang heard about the contract signed between the two countries, he was furious. He was helping them with all sorts of things, and they were actually colluding with him.

Yuan Guoxing remained calm after hearing this. He smiled and said to Chen Jiang, "Between nations, there is no right or wrong, only interests. If other countries encountered a similar situation, they would have no choice but to do the same. What else could they do? Go to war with them? That would be reckless courage!"

He said earnestly, "When I first came here to take up my post, I had a fortune teller tell my fortune. He told me to write any Chinese character."

"What did you write?" Chen Jiang asked curiously.

"Jin! I just wrote it down randomly. Character divination is all about following your heart; that's how you get more accurate results."

"What does this mean? Could it mean perfection?"

"Hahaha," Yuan Guoxing laughed loudly, "How could character divination be so simple?"

He wrote the word "gold" on a piece of paper.

"Jin (金) has a person on top and a king with an inverted eight below, which makes a perfect homonym for 'turtle' (王八). The turtle is being pressed down by someone, what do you call that?"

Chen Jiang had never heard such a mysterious explanation before, so naturally he didn't know what it meant.

"Bearing humiliation and hardship!" Yuan Guoxing said with deep emotion, "Our country's international influence is not yet great enough, and our national strength is not comparable to that of the United States and the NATO countries. So for now, we can only focus on doing practical things and gradually strengthen our own power. I believe that one day, we will become a world power!"

Chen Jiang was astonished. He was a time traveler, so of course he knew the future trajectory, and his country did indeed become powerful in the end. But Yuan Guoxing was not a time traveler, yet he could also see this. From this perspective, this person was truly capable!

A chat with Yuen Kwok-hing for a while dispelled his gloom.

A few days later, several officials from the Democratic Republic of Congo, accompanied by a group of soldiers, escorted Joe to the airport for a connecting flight to China. According to the plan, they would let him meet his brother Hansen at the border and then escort him back to the country.

According to international law, mercenaries like him can be executed on the spot, but Kara valued talent and felt that his army needed such an expert to assist him, so he planned to bring him back to serve as a sniper instructor.

Of course, his actions did give Qiao a sense of belonging; in this vast world, there was no place for him to belong.

Unfortunately, their plane crashed before it even left the African continent. A huge fireball erupted after the plane crashed, and according to news reports, none of the passengers survived.

After learning about this, neither Chen Jiang nor Yuan Guoxing said anything, but the timing of this plane crash was too coincidental.

But this kind of thing is a complete mess. The right to investigate and interpret air crashes is in the hands of Western countries, and they can only have suspicions.

Chen Jiang felt a little sad. After all, he had promised Qiao that he would see his brother. Now that things were like this, how was he going to tell Hansen in the future?

However, the negative impact of this incident was quickly overshadowed by another piece of good news: Chu Ning became pregnant.

One day, Chu Ning started vomiting at work. Her colleagues thought she had food poisoning, but after a checkup, they found out she was pregnant.

Upon hearing this good news, Chen Jiang immediately ran around like a child, overjoyed.

He abandoned his manual labor and rushed back to camp. The feeling of being reborn and having his own offspring was simply wonderful.

He even lay down on Chu Ning's stomach to listen for any movement, which made Chu Ning laugh and scold him: "It's only been two months, how could there be any movement?"

"Yes, yes, our child will definitely be different from ordinary people, even smarter and more capable!" Chen Jiang said, spouting nonsense with a straight face.

This made Chu Ning laugh out loud.

“The medical conditions here are terrible. The medical level at Kinshasa Hospital might not even be as good as the doctors in our camp.” Chen Jiang also had some concerns about his wife’s pregnancy.

Because of the recent plane crash, he didn't dare let Chu Ning fly back to China to prepare for childbirth. Besides, Chu Ning wouldn't agree. Her work wasn't finished yet, and she would go back to China once she was pregnant? What kind of logic was that?

So after much thought, the simplest solution was to stay in the camp, get some equipment from China, and produce it in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Chu Ning naturally had no objections.

"I want to choose a name for my child, and I'll do it in advance," Chen Jiang said with a smile.

"Is it really necessary to do it so early? We don't even know if it's a man or a woman."

"Of course it's necessary! It's okay, I like both boys and girls. We'll each have a name. If it's a boy, we'll name him Chen Gang, which has the name of the Democratic Republic of Congo and the legacy of the Seventh Steel Company. If it's a girl, we'll name her Chen Nuo, which symbolizes the father's love for her mother, a promise that is worth a thousand pieces of gold."

Chen Jiang's words made Chu Ning very happy, and she felt extremely blissful.

The two also made phone calls to their elders back home. Chu Ning's mother wanted to come and take care of her, but the Democratic Republic of Congo is too far away from China, so it was unrealistic for her to come. In the end, she could only give her a lot of advice and reminders, and tell her some important points about giving birth to Chu Ning. If Chu Ning hadn't reminded her that international calls are very expensive, the call probably wouldn't have ended.

Chen Jiang had no parents to share the good news with, so he could only call Gao Cheng and Gao Jianjun. Both of them were also very happy to hear the news. Compared to Gao Jianjun's reserved manner, who simply made a request: that Chen Jiang take good care of Xiao Ning, Gao Cheng had a lot more to say. He brought up the fact that he had a son and gave Chen Jiang a parenting lesson, leaving Chen Jiang speechless.

However, when Gao Cheng heard that Chen Jiang wanted to name his son Chen Gang, he immediately understood what he meant and laughed heartily on the other end of the phone, "You named him Chen Gang, and I named my son High-Speed ​​Rail."

"Pfft~"

Mr. and Mrs. Chen almost burst out laughing. What kind of name is this?

"Doesn't it sound good? I think it's great. What is our army? It's made of iron and steel. Let me tell you, my son will definitely join the army in the future, just like his father, to protect our country."

He was still rambling on when his sister-in-law snatched the phone from him and gave him a lecture. Then she had a heart-to-heart talk with Chu Ning, and the caring phone call from across the ocean finally came to a temporary end.

(End of this chapter)