More than ten minutes after the troublemaking villagers had dispersed, the police of Walvis Bay slowly arrived.
Chen Chen did not meet this group of people. He left it to Qian Wenhuan to handle.
Returning to the laboratory building, Chen Chen took out his phone and said, "Little X, help me check Gorob Village and see if there's anyone behind this village trying to trip me up. At the same time, urge Dlamini to clear the identities of the people on the list and send them over as soon as possible!"
After sending the message, Chen Chen could not help but frown.
Today, he had compromised. This group of people still thought that he was easy to talk to. He was afraid that they would come again the next time something happened.
In truth, if he really went all out, Cheng Cao and the others could easily take down these hundreds of people, but this was a little too shocking.
Moreover, the local security guards were people from this area. If something happened, they could not be relied on at all. In the end, it was a problem of having no one to rely on.
However, when Dlamini sent over the thirty people on the list, it should be solved.
Not only that, when the ruthless mercenaries came, they only needed to give a hint and the local security guards would not be able to stay any longer.
Just as Chen Chen was thinking, another ring came. Chen Chen picked up his phone and looked at it. Sure enough, Little X had found out the relationship of the people in Gorob Village.
The person with the highest status in this village was the director of Walvis Bay. Other than that, the others were at most a few ordinary civil servants.
The ordinary villagers might not understand the significance of Blacklight in Namibia, but how could the director not understand?
Chen Chen could even meet with the minister and members of parliament at any time. Even if the director was given a hundred guts, he would not come looking for trouble with Chen Chen.
Moreover, in Walvis Bay, those who needed to be punished had already been punished. This director did not fall behind either. It was only logical that he would not cause trouble for Chen Chen.
In other words, there was either someone else behind this incident or it was a spontaneous action by this group of villagers.
In that case, Chen Chen only had to wait for Dlamini's group of mercenaries to arrive.
When that group of people came, it did not matter which village it was. If they dared to cause trouble, Chen Chen would beat them up. If they were beaten to death or crippled, he would just have to pay some compensation.
In a country like this, this was the most effective way to deal with it.
When the time came, the officials would be bribed, and they wouldn't be able to make a fuss. If they wanted money, they would have no choice but to obediently become his experimental subjects.
Therefore, it was not without reason that Chen Chen chose to develop biotechnology here.
In a country where HIV was rampant and extremely poor, civilians did not have a medical system. Once ordinary people got sick, they could only fight it. If they could resist, they would live. If they couldn't, they would die. This was the basis for clinical trials.
Moreover, although Namibia's political situation was relatively stable, it was still a political form of multiple regimes. In most villages, the law was equivalent to non-existent and the population identity system was basically ineffective. Even if dozens of people died in a medical accident, it would not cause a splash at all.
In addition, the population was sparse, and the area within a radius of a hundred miles was uninhabited. Even if they did some shady things, it was still very easy.
This was why Chen Chen chose to open a biological research center here.
If not for the restrictions on the import and export of drugs, the institutional environment here would have been created for unscrupulous enterprises like Blacklight Biotechnology...
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The next morning, before dawn, a group of villagers from Gorob Village once again gathered outside the main entrance.
However, unlike yesterday's aggressive attitude, many of these people were staring intently at the main entrance of the research center, their eyes shining with greed and desire.
A group of old people formed a circle, building a fire to ward off the morning chill. Several young men in tattered T-shirts gathered together, taking turns smoking a cigarette. There were also women sitting numbly in front of the main entrance, unmoved even when the baby on their backs was crying incessantly.
This group of people was almost no different from refugees.
Just as the sun gradually rose and the crowd began banging on the main entrance, a group of people finally came out of the laboratory building and walked toward the main entrance.
Seeing the sea of people outside, Wang Liang could not help but frown. "Are they here to cause trouble again?"
"Probably not."
Cheng Cao shook his head, walked forward, and asked in English, "Who among you is the leader?"
"It's me."
An old black man with a head full of white hair and yellow eyes stepped forward. "I'm the village chief of Gorob Village, Kofi Martier. I can represent everyone here."
Cheng Cao gave the old man a few glances and immediately understood that this group of people must have reached an agreement on the quota. He nodded. "Have you chosen the fifty people?"
"Yes, the others are here to accompany them," the old man explained.
"We don't accept escorts here."
Cheng Cao said as he opened the main door. "Those who meet the requirements can come in. Unauthorized personnel are not allowed in."
"So, what about our money?" At this time, a few young people suddenly stepped forward and asked.
"The company won't pay before the contract is signed." Cheng Cao shook his head.
"If you don't pay, how do we know if you've changed your mind and aren't willing to pay?" Hearing that Cheng Cao was unwilling to pay, the crowd immediately shouted, looking like they were going to cause trouble again.
Wang Liang subconsciously took a step back. He had heard that in a place like Namibia, many people were HIV carriers. If they were accidentally scratched or bitten in the chaos, would that not be...
Seeing this, Cheng Cao's expression turned cold. He was uncertain about Chen Chen's attitude yesterday, but after knowing that Chen Chen was not afraid of making a scene, he no longer had any qualms.
Thinking of this, Cheng Cao silently pulled out a baton, a vicious glint in his eyes.
"If you don't want to die, get out of here!"
At the same time, the five people behind Cheng Cao also pulled out their weapons.
Unexpectedly, the group of villagers hesitated when they saw this. Their originally arrogant attitude immediately became sluggish.
"Wait a minute, wait a minute!"
Just as Cheng Cao was about to chase the villagers away, a few local security guards suddenly rushed out. They stood between Cheng Cao and the villagers. The young man in the lead shouted, "Don't be impulsive, everyone, don't be impulsive, let's talk this out!"
With that, the young man walked to the villagers and began to discuss with them. As he discussed, he pointed at Cheng Cao's waist.
Around Cheng Cao's waist, the handle of a gun was exposed.
The young man discussed with the villagers for more than ten minutes before he walked to Cheng Cao. He smiled. Cheng Cao smiled, revealing a set of white teeth. "Captain Cheng, I've appeased these villagers. They're just a group of ordinary people. I hope you can talk to the boss and get him to pay up as soon as possible."
"You don't have to worry about that."
Cheng Cao put away his baton. "Since you've appeased them, these fifty people can go in."
With that, he stepped aside and opened the door.
Seeing this, the villagers could only unwillingly make way for a group of white-haired elders to walk in.
"Wait!" Suddenly, Cheng Cao grabbed one of them and said to the young man beside him, "Don't tell me that he's also fifty years old?"
When everyone heard this, they saw that although the man who had been stopped was bony, he did not look old at all.
"I think that's enough, right?"
The security guard frowned, but under Cheng Cao's intense gaze, he had no choice but to go forward again and discuss with the villagers.
After a while, the security guard came forward and led the man away. Then, he led another old man in. He looked at Cheng Cao with a very dissatisfied expression. "Is this enough?"
Only then did Cheng Cao let them go.
In the end, after the fifty old men entered the door, Cheng Cao ignored the villagers' shouts and directly locked the door. Then, he led the crowd to the laboratory building.
As for some of the obviously sick old men, Cheng Cao did not care. After all, this group of people still had to undergo a strict health examination before they could be qualified for the experiment.
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