The car here was a right-steering car. When he first got started, Yang Ming was still not used to it. Fortunately, there were not many cars driving on the road. Occasionally, they would pass by, but they were the public trucks or some military material transport vehicles.
However, no matter what kind of car, when they saw Yang Ming's military green car with a special license plate, they would avoid it. It could be seen that some towns and roads near the temporary government were completely controlled by General Kars.
This car belonged to General Kars' government. These people were obviously very clear. Later, Yang Ming learned that this car was one of General Kars' cars. No wonder it had such great authority.
However, it could also be seen that General Kars' finances were really tight. Even his own car was very bad. No wonder he wanted to exploit Huang Lele, a businessman without roots and power, as soon as he took office.
Because Country X implemented military control, there were soldiers standing guard on the streets not far away. Yang Ming was unimpeded all the way. No one stopped him even when he drove the car at the highest speed.
However, when he left Shoujie City, a pair of soldiers checked Yang Ming's car. Obviously, although they knew General Kars' car, they did not know Yang Ming and Wang Xiaoyan. In order to prevent accidents, they still checked Yang Ming.
Yang Ming also cooperated and took out the authorization letter signed by General Kars. After the soldiers confirmed the authenticity of the authorization letter, they immediately saluted and let him go.
Yang Ming also knew that the cars and documents in the vicinity were still useful, but as he went further and further, these things would become less useful because Kars did not control several armed forces near the border of Country X.
Gradually moving away from Shoujie City, the capital of Country X, Yang Ming also became low-key. According to the military map, this area was no longer under the control of General Kars because there were already other vehicles with military license plates nearby. For the license plate of Yang Ming's car, although these people did not do anything too hostile, their eyes were obviously not right when they saw Yang Ming. There was no previous respect, but vigilance and caution.
After all, this was a town. It belonged to General Kars' territory nominally, but the people here no longer paid taxes to the Kars government, but paid money to the nearby garrison armed forces.
Yang Ming found a place where there was no one, got out of the car, took off the license plate, and put it in an iron box behind the car with General Kars' authorization letter. Yang Ming's car became a black car without a license plate.
Fortunately, the traffic management here was very irregular. All the cars did not have a driving license, and the license plates were arranged internally by each armed force. There were many cars like Yang Ming's without a license plate. They belonged to those private mine owners. These people did not belong to any armed force, so it was normal for the car to not have a license plate.
After Yang Ming took off the license plate, the people who passed by on the road looked at them more normally. After all, there were many Asians who invested here. No one doubted the purpose of Wang Xiaoyan and Yang Ming.
Gradually, out of the last town, it began to become sparsely populated. There were no shops and pedestrians, only rugged dirt roads. Obviously, this was already the territory of those armed forces.
"In a while, let's see if we can see General Howton through the normal way." Yang Ming had already thought of a way to get close to General Howton on the road, but he didn't know if it was feasible.
"Normal way?" Wang Xiaoyan asked, "Go directly to see him?"
"Yes, we are going to see him as businessmen who invest here. Let's see if we can see him. " Yang Ming said, "According to common sense, their armed forces are in need of funds. They should give a warmer reception to foreign businessmen. Of course, after the reception, if you bring the money, you are at the mercy of others."
"That's also true, but at least before we invest, we should be treated with friendliness." Wang Xiaoyan also understood the face of these armed forces, but they were here to kill anyway, not to invest. At most, they were just fooling them.
At noon, Yang Ming found a house nearby and gave them some money to buy some food. In this kind of country, it was very difficult to find a restaurant unless it was near the capital. The farther away from the capital, the fewer business circles there were. Even small shops could not be seen doing business. Even if there were, they were some processing plants and mining.
However, the people in the house were still relatively friendly. Yang Ming gave them ten dollars and asked them to help get some food. Then he talked to them. "We are businessmen who want to invest here. Which sphere of influence does this place belong to?"
Of course, Yang Ming used English, the official language of Country X, when he talked.
"When it comes to sphere of influence, General Howton manages more. Although General Kevin is also nearby, he rarely interferes with local government affairs." The male owner earned ten dollars. He was obviously very excited and talked happily with Yang Ming.
"That is to say, if we want to open a mine or something here, we have to consult General Howton's opinion?" asked Yang Ming.
"This is the case … but, ai, I still don't want to say it …" The male owner shook his head and closed his mouth.
"Why don't you say it? What's wrong? "Yang Ming asked curiously.
"Ai, you see, General Howton and General Kevin, they are very powerful now. They are in power, but I can't say when …" The male owner sighed. "In fact, I shouldn't say this, but I still want to remind you that you must be cautious when investing …"
After Yang Ming listened to the male owner's words, he smiled and said, "Don't worry. We are doing short-term investment business."
"Short-term is okay! If it is long-term, you have to be careful. " The male owner breathed a sigh of relief and nodded. "This country is a small place, and there are so many civil wars. I don't know when we can live a peaceful life."
"Soon, this day will not be too far away." Yang Ming said with a smile.
The male owner thought that Yang Ming was comforting him, so he didn't think much about it. He also nodded with a smile.
"Right, we are going to see General Howton. Can he see us?" asked Yang Ming.
"If you are going to see General Howton himself, it seems to be a bit difficult!" The male owner thought about it and said, "Generally, businessmen who come to invest are received by General Howton's adjutant, Mr. Wickson, the civil affairs officer of this area."
"Wickson?" Yang Ming frowned. "Is this place not within the scope of General Kars' government?"
"Nominally, yes, but the people here no longer pay taxes to the Kars government. Instead, they hand it over to Officer Wickson." The male owner introduced.
"It turns out to be the case." Yang Ming nodded. It seems that the development of things is not going in the direction I expected. If I want to see General Howton, it is obviously a bit far-fetched to use the excuse of investment.
However, no matter what, let's give it a try first. Take one step at a time. Maybe things will take a turn for the better.
"In fact, in terms of civil affairs, Officer Wickson's words are equivalent to General Howton's words. As long as he makes the decision, your investment here is completely fine. You don't have to see General Howton." The male owner thought that Yang Ming was afraid that Officer Wickson couldn't make the decision, and he didn't have the strength to make it difficult.
"Hehe, that's not it." Yang Ming smiled and said, "I just think that it is better to see the highest person in charge for this kind of thing."
"Yeah, but you can fight for it. Maybe you will see General Howton." Although the male owner didn't know how much Yang Ming wanted to invest, it was definitely not a small amount. There was nothing to be picky about if they were careful.
After eating, Yang Ming and Wang Xiaoyan said goodbye to the male and female owner and left the house. Although the meal was simple, it was very appetizing. Yang Ming didn't need to eat any delicacies as long as he was full. At least it was much better than some fast food.
"It seems that things are not easy to do." Yang Ming said, "We just use the excuse of investment. We shouldn't be able to see General Howton."
"What can we do? Let's try it first. " Wang Xiaoyan didn't make any suggestions in the house, but she also listened to what the male owner said.
Yang Ming originally wanted to meet General Howton in the name of selling firearms, but he gave up on it after thinking about it. After all, they bought firearms from fixed merchants. His sudden appearance would cause General Howton's vigilance, and it would be even harder to make a move.
So, he still tried it for normal investment reasons.
In the afternoon, Yang Ming easily found the location of General Howton's garrison according to the markings on the military map and the male owner's guidance.
This was a very spacious area where the garrison was built. There were no buildings nearby, and there was no place to hide. It would be extremely difficult to carry out an assassination in such a place, unless they used missiles to blow it all up. However, it was obvious that none of these armed forces could buy missiles. Otherwise, the country would definitely be in chaos.
Seeing the terrain, Yang Ming and Wang Xiaoyan also directly dispelled the idea of sneaking in to carry out an assassination because it was completely impossible. Unless they could be invisible, they would have been stared at from a long distance.
Just like now, Yang Ming had been noticed by the soldiers on guard when he was driving close to the garrison. Before he got close to the gate of the garrison, a military jeep that was more dilapidated than Yang Ming's car drove over here. It stopped not far from Yang Ming. A few soldiers jumped off the car and then signaled Yang Ming to stop.
Yang Ming didn't intend to have any conflict with them. Here, it was very unwise to have conflicts with these people as an obvious target. Therefore, Yang Ming followed the person's signal, stopped the car, and jumped out of the car.
"Who are you? What are you doing here? "asked a leading soldier.
"We are businessmen who are going to invest here. We want to see General Howton!" Yang Ming replied in English in a friendly manner with a natural expression.
The soldier looked up and down at Yang Ming and Wang Xiaoyan and nodded. "About the investment, you go to the town's administrative office and find Officer Wickson."
"Officer Wickson …" Yang Ming hesitated and said, "This is the case. After all, we are not familiar with this place. We want to meet the highest military officer here, General Howton!"
"No need! General Howton is very busy! There is no time to see you! " The soldier waved his hand and said, "This is a military restricted area. You should go back quickly. If you go forward again, we will shoot!"
"Well, since this is the case, then forget it!" Yang Ming shook his head, returned to the car, and started the car.
Obviously, the attempt failed. They didn't even enter the garrison base before they were blocked. However, it was normal to think about it. General Howton couldn't meet everyone.
Anyway, he was also the highest military officer in a place. He couldn't be met casually.
Turning the car around, Yang Ming drove away from the military station.
"It failed." Yang Ming shrugged. Although he had already expected such a result, Yang Ming was still a little frustrated. If the direct meeting was not successful, then it would be difficult to enter the garrison in other ways.
Yang Ming was an assassin, not Superman. Although his Kung Fu was really good under Fang Tian's strict training, it was impossible to fight against a hundred people, and it was impossible to be invulnerable.
Now it seemed that someone had come to stop him before he got close to the station. Yang Ming also used his special ability to look at the terrain inside the garrison territory. After entering the wall, there was a large open space and a military drill area. The office area was located in the center of the entire military base. If he wanted to sneak in, he would be discovered unless he was airborne or underground.
This also increased the difficulty of the assassination. Yang Ming sighed. In this way, he had to take other ways.
"You can't say that." Wang Xiaoyan said, "We just came here for the first day. If this mission could be completed so easily, we wouldn't have received it. Someone else would have received it."
"It's good that you have this mentality." Yang Ming nodded.
Wang Xiaoyan was right. They had only been here for a day. They were not in a hurry to perform the mission. It was better to find a place to rest first, and then it would not be too late to make plans.
Yang Ming drove the car and went with Wang Xiaoyan to the nearest town nearby, which was also General Howton's sphere of influence. Officer Wickson was in charge of the area.
The economic development here was obviously much worse than Shoujie City. It looked very bleak because very few outsiders would come here. The people here were all locals.
After looking for a long time, they found a snack bar where they could stay, but the environment was okay. Yang Ming paid the money and went upstairs with Wang Xiaoyan to the guest room.
Obviously, no one had stayed here for a long time. There should not be many guests in this town, and the main business of this shop was not a hotel but a small restaurant.
Yang Ming ordered some simple dishes and carefully checked the room with Wang Xiaoyan.
Although there should be no monitoring equipment in this kind of place, it was still better to be careful. However, the result of the inspection was that there was really no monitoring equipment here.
"It seems that we are really too careful." Wang Xiaoyan said with some self-deprecation, "Even General Kars' presidential palace has no monitoring equipment. It is impossible for this town's hotel to have it."
Yang Ming smiled, but it was not wrong to be careful when they were outside. Moreover, the two usually talked about some sensitive topics. It was not good if they were overheard.
After dinner in the evening, Yang Ming called and told Fang Tian everything that happened here. Fang Tian just told Yang Ming not to worry and to be careful. He did not say much.
"What did your master say?" Yang Ming hung up the phone, and Wang Xiaoyan asked.
"He told us to be careful and not to worry." Yang Ming said, "What else can he say?"
"He can't do anything?" asked Wang Xiaoyan.
"He didn't say that, but in this case, no one can do anything." Yang Ming said, "We can't wait for Hao Yeton to come out, and then we kill him, right?"
"Let him come out?" After Wang Xiaoyan listened to Yang Ming's words, she suddenly fell into contemplation. After a while, her face showed an unexpected smile. "Yes, just wait for him to come out! This is a good idea! "
"Wait for him to come out?" Yang Ming was also stunned. "You mean, lure the snake out of its hole?"
Yang Ming naturally would not be stupid enough to think that Wang Xiaoyan meant to wait here because it was impossible for a character like Hao Yeton to go out casually. Many things did not need to be done personally, so it did not make any sense for him to go out.
"En, it is to lure the snake out of its hole!" Wang Xiaoyan nodded and said with some excitement, "Only this time is the best time to kill him."
"Your idea is very good, but the key question is, how do we lure him out? There is nothing outside that can attract him out, right? " Yang Ming was not pouring cold water, but it was not a simple matter to let General Hao Yeton come out.
"This is indeed a problem. It needs to be studied carefully." Wang Xiaoyan nodded and said, "Anyway, there is still time. We are not in a hurry. Let's rest first. We have been busy these days."
Yang Ming nodded and let Wang Xiaoyan lie on the bed first. He picked up the satellite phone and called Li Qiang. He asked them to prepare and pack up to meet him in Country X in Africa.
Li Qiang did not ask for the reason, but just asked how many people were brought. When he heard Yang Ming say all of them, Li Qiang said a word of good.
For Li Qiang's performance, Yang Ming was quite satisfied. What he wanted was absolute obedience. Li Qiang had obviously done it now, but his strength needed to be improved.
But then again, this kind of war-torn country in Africa was a great help to improve strength. Yang Ming called Li Qiang over because he wanted them to develop and grow here.
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