At the same time, in the port.
Since more than a month ago, the United States began to suppress General Maups to the extreme and accused General Maups of being the culprit of the incident at the presidential residence.
This multi-functional comprehensive port, which was invested and built by Monster Industries and General Maups, inevitably became sluggish.
Originally, many cargo ships that chose to dock here to replenish fuel and fresh water have chosen other countries.
The little share of international trade that Nigeria had developed with great difficulty was also forced to be interrupted.
Fortunately, this trade was done by General Maups, and it was gone for the time being. He could afford to lose.
At half past six, the convoy was driving on the road.
General Maups specifically asked the staff at the port whether the US representative had arrived.
The staff said that he had not arrived, and General Maups asked the convoy to slow down and delay the arrival time.
He would arrive later than the US representative.
Now that the US is begging him, of course, he has to put on airs.
At seven o'clock, the staff said that the US representative had arrived. They were a group of seven people in three cars.
At half past seven, General Maups's convoy arrived near the port.
Today, the port became lively again.
The bustle was not in the berth of the port, but near the port complex.
The port complex is twelve stories high, and there is a row of small commercial areas set up for the crew coming and going next to the building.
By the time General Maups's convoy arrived, there were a variety of cars parked in front of the complex.
Through the electronic panoramic observation window, General Maups even saw two news interview vehicles.
There was still half an hour before the meeting.
At this time, more than 20 news media organizations had stood in front of the complex. These media organizations were divided into two factions, forming a sharp contrast.
One was a native African reporter. Their equipment seemed to be a little shabby. The camera was a very ordinary digital camera. The interview microphone and digital camera were also relatively outdated.
The other was a reporter from Europe and the United States.
There was no shortage of internationally renowned media such as BBC and CNN. They had long guns and short cannons. Tens of thousands of Lycra lenses were casually tied to their waists like kettles, and there was more than one. They were too lazy to cover the dust cover.
They were even luxuriously equipped with two media interview vehicles with large satellite antennas on the roof. The news materials they interviewed could be transmitted to the headquarters simultaneously.
General Mopu's motorcade was parked downstairs of the complex.
Originally, these European and American reporters were yawning in boredom. In their opinion, if this interview was not assigned by their superiors, there was no need for them to come at all.
What kind of lousy place was this? It was poor and hot.
It took them nearly ten hours to drive from the capital city to here. More than half of the road was dirt, and they almost fell apart.
He had no idea what the Monster Industries and the Americans were thinking.
The most advanced technology company wanted to set up an overseas branch in this remote mountain, and the most powerful country wanted to sign a treaty of friendship and support with this place?
Then they heard an engine roar that was clearly different from that of an ordinary vehicle.
The sound of the engine was very strange. It sounded like a heavy truck, but it didn't have the ear-piercing roar of a truck. It sounded very unique.
They followed the sound and saw a black armored vehicle that was more than two meters tall and nearly seven meters long sandwiched between several Mercedes-Benz G65s.
They had never seen an armored vehicle with such an appearance. Whether it was for military or civilian use, there was no similar model.
There was no smoke vent, no air intake grill.
There were no rivets or welds on the surface of the diamond-shaped shell of the armored vehicle, as if it was a whole piece.
When the armored vehicle stopped in front of the building, the reporters suddenly came back to their senses and quickly took photos of the armored vehicle with their cameras.
This thing is so high-tech.
The reporters used the lens in their hands to zoom in on the details of the body and were surprised to find that the surface of the armored vehicle was not painted with black paint at all, but woven with a black silk thread of unknown material.
A well-informed reporter recognized that this material was very similar to the woven material of the ghost armor he saw at the defense exhibition in Europe.
… …
When General Maups walked into the complex under the flashing lights, the first to greet him was not the representative of the United States, but Tan Jinghao, the general manager of the Monster Industries factory in Anubis Special District.
"Hey, Old Tan!" General Maups said hello skillfully.
He and Tan Jinghao were very familiar with each other. Today, Tan Jinghao came to the meeting as the personal representative of the big boss.
With Tan Jinghao, the representative of the big boss, General Maups had more confidence in his heart.
As General Maups walked upstairs to the conference room, he quietly asked Tan Jinghao beside him, "Old Tan, about this meeting, does the big boss have any other instructions?"
"There is nothing to explain. It's enough to fight for more benefits." Tan Jinghao looked behind him. The reporters had been blocked at the door. They could not enter until the meeting began.
Now behind him were his own people. Tan Jinghao whispered, "Although the big boss didn't explain anything, he asked me to tell you to be careful of the table being flipped after the meeting."
"Do you remember a few years ago when the big boss was at sea and was followed by the United States with a fighter jet?"
Of course, General Maups knew and was always on guard.
The United States was fond of this trick for more than a day or two. They even dared to use missiles to directly eliminate the meritorious generals of other countries on the way to attend other countries' conferences.
"But don't worry." Tan Jinghao smiled and said, "As long as it is in the Anut area, whether it is in the sky or on land, we have a perfect monitoring network. They don't have the strength to flip the table."
General Maups patted him on the shoulder and said boldly, "Old Tan, don't worry. Before the situation is completely clear, I will stay in the Anut Special District and not go anywhere."
The two chatted all the way. When they walked into the conference room, nearly half of the people in the conference room, which could accommodate dozens of people, were already seated.
There were seven arrogant representatives of the United States and various department heads from Nigeria with a smile on their faces.
There were representatives from several surrounding countries who were invited by him.
General Maups and his party also had seven people. In addition to Tan Jinghao, there were several of his subordinates.
The arrival of General Maups made the faces of the United States representatives suddenly become a little ugly.
At this time, there were still ten minutes before the start of the meeting.
After a few cold greetings, the representative of the United States continued to chat. General Maups was too lazy to find a conversation, so he sat there calmly and waited for the time to come.
At eight o 'clock sharp, the meeting was about to begin.
At this time, the figures of media reporters also appeared at the door of the conference room.
According to the formal process of international talks between two countries, at the beginning of the meeting, the two sides usually make speeches, plus reporters take photos.
Then the reporters leave and the two sides meet behind closed doors.
At the end of the meeting, the two sides will be interviewed by reporters and the results of the meeting will be announced.
Seeing that the media had set up the interview equipment, the representative of the United States stopped talking.
The representative of this meeting was Alderton, who was in charge of African economic affairs in the United States Department of Commerce.
Alderton was in his forties. He had the typical rough face and big nose of a southern white man.
He waited until the camera was pointed at him, then reluctantly opened the manuscript on the table and read it slowly.
"Today is a special day."
"Under the witness of the media and representatives, we are sitting together with the representatives of Nigeria."
"We all know that Nigeria has an ancient and long history on the African continent."
"At the same time, it is also one of the countries on the African continent that is most actively moving towards modernization and civilization …"
Alderton spoke word by word like he was reciting a book. He couldn't even squeeze out a smile on his face.
"We have always maintained a good historical relationship with Nigeria."
"At the same time, we are also very happy to see that Nigeria, as a regional power on the African continent, has played a positive and important role in regional peace and stable development."
"In order to strengthen the economic development of the African continent and promote the construction of civilization. We are willing to have a deeper connection with Nigeria and cooperate on major projects in the fields of trade, investment, medical care, and other areas. "
"We actively respond to the demands of Nigeria and are willing to make our best efforts for the cooperation and exchange between the two countries …"
There were a total of two pages of speeches. Alderton read one sentence at a time, exceeding the original meeting process for a full five minutes before he finished reading the speech.
He did not have any smiling expression during the whole process and his tone was stiff.
After reading, it should be General Maups's turn to speak on behalf of Nigeria according to the process.
The speech had already been drafted.
However, when his assistant handed over the speech and General Maups was about to speak, Alderton waved his hand. "We have finished the speech. The reporters and media can leave."
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The media reporters were confused. Are they not going to let Nigeria give a speech?
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