Firepower is king

Gaoguang stared at the car for a while, and then in the second half of the night, cars began to arrive one after another.

One after another, cars drove into the parking lot. There were all kinds of vehicles, but the core were escort vehicles. Each escort vehicle escorted at least a dozen people, and as many as dozens of people. It illuminated the entire parking lot as if it were daytime.

Then Gao Guang really saw the convoy with the war logo. There were not too many people, but there were four cars and more than a dozen people. But now this situation is not suitable for chatting. Although everyone is gathered together, they all occupy their own space. A place where he guards the car he is responsible for escorting.

It was noisy until about five o'clock in the morning when the entire escort fleet was assembled. Then, Gao Guang discovered that they did not have a specific vehicle to escort. That is to say, although they participated in this big operation, they did not have to be responsible for a specific escort vehicle. .

I don’t know if it’s good news that I don’t have to bear a specific responsibility, because according to Gao Guang’s experience, if there is no specific responsibility, it means that I will probably have to take care of everything, so I don’t have to protect a specific target, but it may not be a good thing. good news.

Sure enough, when Malcolm came out of the office building with a gloomy face, he directly found the highlight, and then he said with no shame: "We are responsible for clearing the way, you two cars are at the front, I will follow Behind you, don’t go too fast, pay attention to the situation on the road, and report any danger in time, that’s it, get ready to go.”

In this situation, shouldn't a local company that is more familiar with the local situation should clear the way? But now that the matter is over, there is nothing to say. With Malcolm following the car, he can make decisions if there is anything.

The preparation work was almost done. A tanker truck came to refuel all the vehicles. There was no need to go to the gas station. At 5:30 in the morning, the escort convoy set off half an hour early.

There were more than fifty vehicles in total, forming a huge convoy, and the one leading the way was Gao Guang's car.

Francisco was driving now, Mike was sitting in the passenger seat, and Gao Guang and Saxon were still in the back seat.

The speed is not too high, because a large convoy of fifty or sixty vehicles is not a public convoy with priority right of way. It has to stop when it encounters a traffic light. As long as the car in front speeds a little faster, it will easily break into pieces. Cut off.

But one thing can be guaranteed, that is, each escort vehicle has a dedicated team responsible for protecting it. Even if a large convoy is out of touch, it is impossible for the escort vehicle to escape from protection.

Generally speaking, this operation was well organized. Although the entire escort team was unfamiliar with each other and lacked tacit understanding, there were no major problems.

But if nothing unexpected happens, something will happen.

When they were about to leave the city, Gao Guang's car was finally stopped.

Three cars stopped Gao Guang's convoy, two cars stopped on the side of the road, and one car stopped in the middle of the road with double flashers. There was someone behind the car, gesturing for the car to pull over.

What Gao Guang has to do is to report the situation and then what to do. Naturally, the person who directs the entire convoy will be responsible. And Gao Guang doesn’t know who is in charge of the command. As the lead car, he just needs to do his job well. No matter what happens, it won’t work. There is also a Saxon in the car.

"There is a vehicle interception ahead."

Gao Guang used the walkie-talkie to report the situation, but Saxon looked forward, then picked up the walkie-talkie and said anxiously: "It should be someone from the Ministry of Mineral Resources, what should I do?"

"Ignore it and don't stop."

Someone spoke on the intercom, so Saxon immediately said: "Drive straight over, don't stop!"

Francisco turned around and ignored the person blocking the car. He drove directly into the wrong lane and drove past the intercepting car.

The entire convoy roared past without slowing down.

But judging from the information heard on the walkie-talkie, it seems that the people we are guarding against in today's operation are not some short-sighted gangsters and thieves.

Although he was doubtful, he was not in charge of his position. Whatever happened was Eric's company's business and had nothing to do with Gao Guang.

The only thing Gao Guang needs to be careful about is not to cause any conflicts with South African law enforcement agencies.

Pmc's iron rule is never to open fire on law enforcement officials of any country. Of course, this has a prerequisite, that is, the country must be recognized by the international community.

South Africa is obviously not a country that any PMC company can provoke, so to put it bluntly, the so-called iron law ultimately depends on strength.

The convoy continued to move forward. At this time, Saxon finally couldn't help but said: "No problem, we will not encounter any obstacles."

Saxon seemed much more relaxed. He had been very excited and happy since it was confirmed that a lot of gold would be shipped to the factory where he worked.

Gao Guang said again: "Can you tell me what happened?"

Saxon shrugged, then he looked back subconsciously, and after confirming that he was still dozens of meters away from Malcolm's car, he whispered helplessly: "Well, because now our company has encountered It's a little troublesome. The gold that should have been shipped out cannot be shipped out of South Africa. A batch of gold has accumulated, so now all the gold from Eric's company is concentrated in one place for safekeeping. I proposed to ship it to our factory for storage, and the chairman agreed. ”

Gao Guang immediately said: "What trouble did you encounter?"

"It's nothing. Our company had an agreement with Jacob before, but Jacob resigned, but he is still very influential. Now almost a year has passed, and we still have not been able to reach an agreement with the new government. They are unanimous, but Jacob and the new government are wrestling with each other, but we are caught in the middle, do you understand what I mean?"

"I actually don't understand."

Saxon spread his hands and said: "What I said is very clear. We used to cooperate with Jacob, and now the new president wants to take away the interests of our company, but he failed to deal with Jacob, so he put pressure on our company. , Do you understand that this is a violation of the rules? After the South Africans decide the winner on their own, the winner will come to us to take advantage, instead of directly grabbing it from us like now."

After finishing speaking, Saxon breathed out and said: "Mattala Fossa was originally Jacob's chosen successor. Jacob thought that Matala would protect him, but... after half a year, Mattala Tara plans to kill Jacob."

Sounding impressive, Gao Guang said subconsciously: "Why did the Ministry of Mineral Resources want to intercept us? Is there something wrong with this batch of gold...?"

Saxon said with a relaxed face: "No problem, what's the problem? Man, South Africa used to be the world's largest gold producer, but what about now? South Africa's gold production is now only one-fifth of its previous level, and production has dropped off a cliff. , do you think the gold mine has really been exhausted?”

"Uh, isn't it?"

Saxon smiled and said: "Of course not. Gold production has indeed declined, but the disappearing production has just changed places. Let me put it this way. South African law stipulates that black people must account for 25% of the equity of listed companies. All companies must Employ a certain proportion of black people, and then at least half of the purchase orders placed by the government must be taken by black companies. Well, although South Africa has changed from a developed country to a developing country, it has indeed made many people rich."

Gao Guang was a little uneasy and said, "It's better not to talk about these things. I still don't want to know things that I shouldn't know."

"It doesn't matter. These are not secrets, not even open secrets. This is a legal business and legal rules. Why can't you know?"

After explaining Gaoguang very thoughtfully, Saxon continued: "So the situation we are facing now is normal and a normal business risk. When doing gold business in other countries, the business risk comes from the fluctuation of raw material prices. Here, there are fluctuations. It’s just the partners, so as long as it’s determined who the partners are, there will be no more risks.”

"So there won't be robbers? Then why should gold be stored centrally?"

Saxon took a breath and said: "Well, because it is troublesome to store them separately, before a new partner is determined, the biggest risk comes from Pretoria. Johannesburg and Pretoria are too close, so they are sent to Storing it at Postmasburg is the most reasonable, but Malcolm is reluctant. He is old and he doesn’t want to take any trouble.”

Finally, he showed his resentment towards Malcolm. This highlight was not convenient for the interface, so he remained silent.

Saxon took a long breath and said with a smile: "There is still a long way to go, I will take a rest first."

Although Saxon kept saying that nothing would happen, Gao Guang felt that it would not be that simple. He saw a car parked on the road from a distance, so he quickly said: "Wait a minute, there seems to be a situation ahead."

I started to slow down because there was a car in front of me with its police lights flashing, but when I got closer, I realized that it was not a police car, but an ordinary car with a police light on the roof. There were four of them in total. The car completely blocked two lanes this time.

This time, if he thought about it again, he would have no choice but to hit it. Francisco could only slow down until he stopped.

Saxon looked a little surprised. He didn't know what to do, and of course he was not qualified to give the order. Gao Guang quickly said on the intercom: "There is someone intercepting the front and blocking the road."

After a while, someone on the intercom said: "Ignore it, just rush over."

Gao Guang immediately said: "We can't rush through, the road is blocked!"

"Negotiate with the other party and ask them to get out of the way. If they don't, then... subdue them and force them to leave."

Uniformed and forced to leave?

Gao Guang was stunned for a moment. He subconsciously looked at Saxon beside him, and then saw Saxon saying excitedly: "Go over, it's okay. I'll be responsible for anything that happens!"

Gao Guang exhaled, and whispered on the internal frequency of King's Defense: "We have to open the way, Brother Fang, Mike, and Bottle Cap. You two will get out of the car with me and go take a look. Others should be vigilant. Never shoot if necessary, over."