The latter part of his sentence was indeed Li Du's guess.
Remonin rarely called him, but the last two times he called, he said that he had used the cash that Li Du had given him to get into the upper echelons of Mozambique.
The last few times he called, he had used his own satellite phone. This time, he was using a legal international number. Since he was so happy, Li Du guessed that he had gotten a position.
The reasoning was simple. Remonin had successfully cleared his name and changed from a tribal leader to an official of Mozambique. That explained why he was so happy.
Sure enough, when he called back, Remonin said bitterly, "You are a monster. I can't help but wonder if you have spies around me."
Li Du laughed. "It's all a guess. I was just lucky and guessed the right answer."
Remonin quickly became excited again. "You guessed it right. I have entered the national military system. Our government has set up a southwest military region in the Congo. I am the commander-in-chief of the southwest military region."
This surprised Li Du. He quickly sat up from the car seat and said in shock, "The commander-in-chief of the southwest military region? God, you, you have become a big fish! "
Remonin pretended to be dignified and coughed. "I am not a big fish, Mr. Li. I am serving the country!"
Li Du sighed. "Congratulations, congratulations. Good days have come for you and your tribe."
Hearing this, Remonin's mood became gloomy again. He said, "No, it's not that simple. Sigh, life is not going to be easy."
"How can that be?" Li Du wondered. "You have become the leader of the military region. You have more soldiers, more advanced weapons, a higher status, and your diamond mine can become a legal resource."
Remonin shook his head. "No, no, no. Although you are a smart man, you do not understand the situation in our country.
"First of all, I do not have many soldiers. Of course, if I have enough money, I can recruit more soldiers.
"Secondly, this southwest military region is empty. I am only a figurehead commander. I have only the authorized personnel and have not received any funding from the government. Fortunately, the government has arranged for a few helpers.
"Again, my diamond mine cannot appear in front of people. Otherwise, the government will nationalize it, and I will have to hide it underground …"
Remonin began to grumble. It turned out that the Mozambique government was very smart. Although he had bribed the high officials of the central government and the national parliament with money, these people had played him.
They gave Remonin a military area and drew a circle around his tribe's territory, saying that this was his military area. He could build barracks, recruit soldiers, and use them to defend the South African and Cecil borders.
But the government had no money, and they did not provide soldiers or an army. Remonin had to start from scratch.
The only people they sponsored were a few officers to help Remonin build up the army and manage the military region.
Hearing this, Li Du frowned and said, "Be careful, General. Your government has gone too far. They may be up to no good. The officers they sent may not simply want to help you."
Remonin sighed. "Yes, I know that. I gave these guys high positions, but they are all civilian jobs. They can't even think about getting in touch with my army."
Li Du saw that he was depressed, so he encouraged him. "Don't be depressed, General. You have made a good start. You are now one of the military leaders of your country. You are a legitimate high-ranking official. As long as you have money, you can develop quickly."
"Where is the money?" Remonin asked.
Li Du quickly realized that this was the subject of his phone call!
He had underestimated Remonin's intelligence. This guy might have just been acting. He had been laying the groundwork to get money from Li Du.
Li Du put away his pride and said, "Do you have diamonds there? General, if you produce diamonds there, then you will have money. "
Remonin said, "My people have been working hard to dig for diamonds, but you know, the production is very low. I also have to guard against the guys sent by the government, so the harvest is not much …"
"However, Li, my harvest is all yours, and I will give it to you. Whether I become the commander-in-chief of the country's army or the president in the future, my diamonds will be yours, because I promised you, because we have a friendship forged by blood and fire! "
Li Du said vaguely, "Thank you for your trust, General. Our friendship has indeed been tested by war. Our friendship will certainly last forever."
He was playing Tai Chi with Remonin and would not take the initiative to mention money.
Finally, Remonin could not hold it in anymore and said, "Li, I am short of military funds now. Can you help me? Believe me, I will not be greedy for your money. I will borrow money in advance and use the diamonds to repay the debt in the future. "
Li Du thought about it and said slowly, "I don't have much money on hand now, because I have not sold all the diamonds. But tell me what you need, and I will see if I can help you. How much do you need?"
"Five hundred million dollars!"
Li Du was stunned by the number. "D * mn, how much?!"
Hearing him swear, Remonin said awkwardly, "I am short of five hundred million dollars. Of course, with this money, I mean I can build my military. In fact, hmm, five to ten million will do. "
Li Du knew that these black men were greedy, so he said, "I will check my bank account and get back to you."
After hanging up, Hans looked at him in surprise. "General?"
Li Du told him some of the things that had happened in Africa. Hans gulped and muttered, "You know the commander of a country's military now? This is unbelievable. "
"This commander is giving me a hard time now," Li Du said. "I would rather not know him."
Remonin did not ask for much money, but he knew that this was just the beginning. Once he opened his wallet, Remonin would keep asking him for money in the future.
Li Du was distressed. Brother Wolf said, "Boss, can I express my opinion?"
"Of course," Brother Wolf said.
"The governments and warlords of some small countries in Africa are supported by overseas plutocrats. Their funds are almost all from these plutocrats."
"You are now faced with a choice. One is that you have enough money to support Remonin's development. If he wants to develop now, he needs someone to support him. He is now urgently looking for a strong ally. "
"Two is that you do not have enough money, so you should cut it off and stop contacting him. Otherwise, when he absorbs all your money, he will need to contact other allies to develop. At that time, he will abandon you, and that will be the biggest loss."
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