"Then you can ask the state government for help." Henry smiled contemptuously and said casually: "Connor, help me see off the guests."
Butler Connor made a gesture of seeing off the guests, and Guo Chu and Bai Tongxi left the chief's mansion holding back their anger.
"Asshole, this Chief Henry is a moron! He only wants to profit, and the tribe's civilians are so poor. We are engaged in construction and development here, but he blackmails us instead! Short-sighted!" Bai Tongxi cursed in a low voice after getting in the car.
Guo Chu was also holding back his anger. He had never been subjected to such blatant blackmail in China or other developed countries. When doing business in a country with a sound legal system, people are cheating and taking advantage of the rules. They still have legal channels to protect their rights.
But here, the chief could threaten them unreasonably. Even if they want to file a lawsuit, the local laws and local courts will favor the other side. The only way is to lose the lawsuit, and they may lose all their money as compensation in the name of destroying the ecological environment, abusing labor, etc.!
Their car was leaving the town. Outside the town, they saw several construction vehicles driving in the distance, such as excavators and forklifts. On the car body, there is also the logo of a certain Chinese heavy industry enterprise.
"That's our car! It was indeed robbed by them!" Bai Tong was extremely happy, "What a bad move!"
"Mr. Bai, do you want us to go back and ask Chief Henry for it?" a subordinate asked angrily.
"What else do you want? You've already robbed someone, and you still expect him to return it to you?" After all, Guo Chu is experienced, and despite the atmosphere, he can still remain rational.
"Don't forget, in someone else's territory, even injuring a few people is just a trivial matter. We need to contact the embassy for help in this matter. In addition, we still have to find a solution on our own."
"What can we do? The embassy can't control them!"
Guo Chu frowned and said: "The machinery we ordered from Pengyun Machinery will be shipped to Nigeria from the freighter next month. We will try to start work after the new machinery arrives."
In Chief Henry's mansion, Henry was smoking a big cigar and lying on a comfortable sofa, while beside him, a young and beautiful white girl was gently massaging his shoulders.
"Chief, I see that those two Chinese people are not willing to give money." Butler Connor said, "The gifts they brought this time are not sincere, and they actually want us to protect them."
"Hmph! If you want to start construction on my site, you have to listen to me. If I let them start construction, they can start construction. If I don't let them, it will be useless even if they go to the state government!" Henry snorted.
In this place, he is almost the "local emperor". If he doesn't nod, no one can achieve anything.
"They are all Chinese companies. They are not as sensible as Guangtu Mining. Their money has already been transferred to your Swiss bank account." The Guangtu Mining that Connor was talking about is the iron ore mine where Zhongnan Construction Group is building the railway. .
Guangtu Mining is a large Chinese multinational mining group that arrived in Nigeria a few years earlier than Zhongnan Construction Group. They understand the rules here better and took care of them early.
"Watch them and don't let them start construction smoothly before they pay the management fee." Henry explained.
"I will arrange it." Connor bowed his head and responded.
Henry squinted his eyes and continued to enjoy this feeling of power. This is why he returned to West Africa instead of staying in Europe after he became extremely wealthy.
In developed countries, laws are required everywhere, but here, the law is not everything, and his life is more comfortable.
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More than a month later, the construction machinery from the ocean finally arrived on the black land of Africa.
"This is the product of Pengyun Machinery! It's so powerful, it looks much more shocking than the virtual projection!" This is the first time Bai Tongxi has seen the real thing, the intelligent high-power engineering vehicle, the powerful sky-lifting arm, There were also other mechanical tools such as buckets, which shocked him deeply!
He personally got on the vehicle to test various functions. When he discovered that these construction machinery could be controlled intelligently, he was even more delighted.
"This is really a treasure. How much labor will be saved!" Bai Tongxi said, feeling a little distressed and worried: "It would be a pity if such a good thing was destroyed or taken away by others!"
Guo Chu said: "I heard from people at Pengyun Machinery that the machinery and equipment we ordered are equipped with special protection systems to protect the safety of constructors and machinery and equipment. There is no chance to try it out in China. Take a look at the situation here. how."
A few days later, Zhongnan Construction Group restarted railway construction, using the latest Pengyun brand large-scale machinery and equipment.
During this period, they sought help from the Chinese Embassy in Nigeria and the local government. The local government promised to protect their safety and allow them to defend themselves under certain conditions.
Of course, those people only talk and take little real action. Now that they are constructing, they still have to rely on their own security teams to maintain construction safety.
At the railway ironworks site, there are one-third fewer members in the construction team than before the shutdown. The one-third couldn't stand this scary job and applied to return to China.
Without people, the construction speed should have slowed down, but because of the arrival of new machinery and equipment, the construction speed is actually faster than before!
A powerful mechanical function is worth the labor of more than a dozen workers, and the workers found that the Sky Arm is very flexible and can be used in a wide range of ways.
"It's so cool. Controlling this Skyarm is like having an oversized robotic arm. Construction is as easy as playing!" the operator of the Skyarm said excitedly in the cab. He was originally worried that he wouldn't be able to play this new device well, but who knew that with the assistance of an intelligent program, he could get started in minutes, and it was so sneaky!
"Everyone, work hard. I promise that although you work hard, you will receive not a penny less in wages and benefits!" Guo Chu personally came to encourage the workers at the scene, "Working here for one year is worth working three years at home." Year!"
They offer high wages to employees who are willing to come to Africa, which is a reward for the hard work and risks.
"Mr. Guo, you'd better go back and rest early. The sun is hot here, and it might be dangerous later!" his subordinate reminded him in a low voice.
"What are you afraid of? We are working legally and reasonably, how can they still point guns at us?" Guo Chu scolded. The workers were already relatively passive. If he showed fear again, he would probably hit them. With confidence, more people will apply to return to China.
"Everyone, just rest assured, our security team will protect our safety. The local government has also promised that if there is danger, it will send military police to protect us!"
PS: Another work by Huodong, "Let That System Go" tells the story of the protagonist "chasing" a group of systems in an urban setting. If you are interested, you can check it out.