Chapter 003, The Age of War
The three hooligans looked at each other, and then started to scream.
The words spoken by the three people were obviously not English. Xiao Yun was shocked. He immediately understood that the three people could not speak Chinese and their English was probably similar to his. His mind was spinning rapidly, trying to think of ways to show his kindness.
"Friend, friend, wearefriends... (Friends, friends, we are friends...)" Xiao Yun said while making a heart shape with his thumb and index finger. Oney... (money, money...)"
A gangster also cooperated with his body movements, took out a dollar bill from his body, waved it in front of Xiao Yun, "Say money... (Friends, we are friends, we don't talk about money...)"
The three gangsters became impatient. One of them put a hand on his lower back, as if he was going to take the guy. He pointed at Xiao Yun with one hand and said something loudly and excitedly.
Xiao Yun and these three people met by chance and had no grievances before, and the other party would not trouble him for no reason. He had long known that the reason why the other party stopped him was robbery.
Xiao Yun has a lot of US dollars on him, but he doesn't plan to give it to others.
Seeing three people blocking the way, Xiao Yun showed weakness to the enemy, took a few steps around, and continued walking forward.
These three people were indeed robbing Xiao Yun. When they saw that Xiao Yun was not cooperating, one of them shouted loudly, rushed towards Xiao Yun quickly, and punched Xiao Yun in the back of his neck, preparing to teach Xiao Yun a serious lesson.
Xiao Yun was always vigilant. He seemed to have eyes on the back of his head. When the person behind him rushed behind him and raised his fist before he could hit it, he didn't look back. He raised his leg and kicked back hard.
On the man's lower abdomen.
The man was kicked back more than two meters. In the end, the speed of his feet could not keep up with the speed of his center of gravity, and he fell to the ground. He was sweating profusely in pain and his whole body was in convulsions.
The other two people were shocked and rushed towards Xiao Yun at the same time.
Two ordinary gangsters, not to mention Xiao Yun was blessed with a diamond talisman. Even if he was not blessed with a diamond talisman, he would not take each other seriously. Seeing the two gangsters rushing over, Xiao Yun refused to dodge and defended the enemy head-on.
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The fists of the two gangsters fell on Xiao Yun.
The two of them gasped, feeling that their fists were not hitting the human body, but hitting the tree stump. Before the two of them could react, Xiao Yun used both hands, opened his bow from left to right, slapped one of them, and knocked them to the ground.
, Teeth splattered with blood.
This is the main street of Mogadishu. Although there are few people on the street, the windows of the many houses are full of people watching the excitement. Xiao Yun is not sure about the situation and dare not kill them all. Otherwise, where will the three of them be?
Life is there.
After winning, Xiao Yun left quickly.
Xiao Yun believes that language is a bridge of communication, and it is necessary for him to find a translator.
Although Mogadishu is full of war, some people still risk their lives to travel to Mogadishu. Therefore, English translations of Mogadishu are everywhere. Several local civilians saw that Xiao Yun is an Asian
The man stepped forward, interacted with Xiao Yun in Chinese, and asked Xiao Yun if he needed a translator. Xiao Yun immediately hired a Somali civilian to be his translator for a daily salary of twenty dollars.
"Leave quickly, you have offended them and it is very dangerous." The Somali civilian translator was in his thirties and thin. After charging Xiao Yun twenty dollars, he began to serve Xiao Yun eagerly.
"I want to go to the Somali Peninsula." Xiao Yun said.
"The journey to the Somali Peninsula is very long, so you need a bodyguard. But now, Kuza and the others will come to take revenge on you soon, so you should first find a big hotel and hire a bodyguard before setting out on the road."
Xiao Yun deeply agreed.
Large hotels in Mogadishu are relatively safe, but they are extremely expensive. Moreover, the hotel treats consumers differently. For a Somali to stay in an ordinary room, it only costs thirty dollars, but
If you are a foreigner, you need two hundred dollars. Xiao Yun was not short of money. He spent six hundred dollars to open a luxury suite.
Xiao Yun expressed concerns about his own safety to the waiter regarding the current situation. The waiter told Xiao Yun that as long as the Somali government was not done playing tricks, the hotel would be safe. Xiao Yun was very satisfied.
Through communication with Xiao Yun, Xiao Yun further understood some situations.
The translator was a Somali civilian with a very long name. Since this was Somalia, Xiao Yun called him Aso.
Asso told Xiao Yun that in Somalia, even in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, if the situation is tense, foreigners will be unable to move without bodyguards. And now, it is a time when the relationship between the Somali regular army and other forces is tense.
If Xiao Yun wants to go to the Somali Peninsula, he must hire bodyguards.
Somalia is a poor place. As long as you have money, there is no problem even if you hire armored vehicles to protect you.
As for Kuza, he is the leader of a small gang in Mogadishu. This is a small gang that cannot compete among the major forces, but it does not prevent them from showing off their power among the civilians.
After introducing some preliminary information, Asuo came to the window, opened the curtains, glanced up the street, then turned to look at Xiao Yun, and said worriedly: "Kuzha and the others are waiting at the door."
Xiao Yun nodded and did not look at Kuza. He just said: "Mogadishu, which is the biggest force?"
"Gudmi, he is the dark king of Mogadishu. He has his own army."
"What would you think if I asked Gudmi to escort me to the Somali Peninsula?"
Kuza looked at Xiao Yun with wide eyes and said, "That will require a lot of money."
"Let Gudmi come and talk to me and tell him that money is not an issue..."
The magic power of money in Somalia is huge. An hour later, a tall, bearded man whose age could not be seen from his appearance appeared in front of Xiao Yun. He was Gudmi.
Asuo acted as a translator, and Xiao Yun and Gudmi started talking.
"Nice to meet you, guest from afar. What do you want to do when you come to me?"
"I want your convoy to escort me to the Somali Peninsula. How much does it cost?"
Gudmi said nothing and looked at Xiao Yun with squinted eyes. He was wondering, how much remuneration would the young man in front of him be willing to pay to go to the Somali Peninsula? Is it necessary to go?
After a while, Gudmi said: "You know, the current situation is very tense. My influence is only in Mogadishu. Outside of Mogadishu, there are other gangs everywhere, and a gun battle is very likely to occur.
.During this period, I cannot estimate how much arms I will consume and how many brothers will lose their lives because of this mission."
"Don't explain so much. Just answer me, are you qualified? If so, how much will it cost?"
Gudmi hesitated, and after a while, said: "Five million US dollars."
Half a million US dollars is very expensive, but Xiao Yun has money. He nodded and said: "Did you see a group of people just in front of the hotel? The leader is Kuza. Half a million US dollars is nothing, I can do it
I will give you 510,000 US dollars, and you will let your motorcade escort me to the Somali Peninsula. You will go with me and sit in a car with me. By the way, how about letting Kuza and the others go to see Allah?"
"My distant friend, ten thousand US dollars is enough for Kuza to travel to see Allah..."
Gudmi told Xiao Yun that in order not to arouse hostility from forces outside Mogadishu, it was best to leave the next day. Xiao Yun expressed his understanding.
After staying in the hotel for a day, at dawn the next day, Xiao Yun, escorted by ten armored vehicles, embarked on a journey to the Somali Peninsula. However, what made Xiao Yun slightly puzzled was that Gudmi's armored vehicle did not
It's not a real armored vehicle, it's just an ordinary truck that has been improved. The front of the truck, except for the window glass, is all added with a layer of steel plate. In the compartment of the truck, a heavy machine gun is set up, and behind each heavy machine gun are people standing.
With a violent and domineering machine gunner.
Fortunately, Xiao Yun is not going to fight. Fighting in such a formation is still debatable, and acting as a bodyguard is enough.
The convoy moved forward.
Although the Gudmi force is not a regular army, as the largest irregular army group in Mogadishu, it has a good relationship with the government and has not encountered any investigation incidents in Mogadishu.
Xiao Yun enjoyed the scenery outside the car window comfortably.
The streets of Mogadishu are straight and flat. An ancient castle with a history of thousands of years towers like a giant on the seaside. In the bustling commercial district, in addition to modern banks, restaurants and shops, there is also a large bazaar.
, it is crowded with people, shoulder to shoulder. In the alleys of Mogadishu, you can also see gold and silversmiths concentrating on making gold and silver jewelry in their shops.
If there was no war, this would be a wonderful tourist city.
Half an hour later, the convoy left Mogadishu and continued to advance towards the Somali Peninsula.
An hour later, the convoy entered a small town. Compared to Mogadishu, the town was getting quieter. However, what Xiao Yun did not expect was that after the convoy entered the town, somewhere in the town,
Thick smoke rose.
In war-torn places, thick smoke is often used as a signal. Xiao Yun felt an ominous premonition in his heart and turned to look at Asuo.
Asuo's face also showed deep uneasiness.
Da da da…
Suddenly there was loud gunfire, and Xiao Yun followed the sound. On the roof of a tall building not far ahead, five or six people were holding semi-automatic rifles and shooting at Gudmi's convoy.
Several major forces outside Mogadishu are hostile to the government forces, but the Gudem forces are on good terms with the government forces. Therefore, when the Gudem forces are not friendly with other forces, it is just that the Five
One hundred thousand dollars was enough for Gudme to take such a big risk.
The town is not big, so if you speed up and rush there, there should be no problem.
Xiao Yun turned to look at Gudmi and said loudly: "Quick, rush over."
Gudmi ignored Xiao Yun. After he yelled a few words, the machine gunners in the car began to fire to cover the car. The driver immediately turned around, increased the accelerator, and drove away in the direction of Mogadishu.
Xiao Yun secretly thought it was bad luck and quickly blessed the Vajra Talisman.
Chapter completed!