King Of War: Starting with Arms Dealer
Chapter 916 - 827: Times are Changing, but People Have Grown Old

Joe Ga was dying of curiosity...

What were China's elite teams doing in the remote and impoverished regions of Guinea?

Exercises?

That's fooling ghosts, right?

Moreover, these guys have provoked 'Ant Eater' and were tracked all the way by 'Spider', which is really interesting!

Joe Ga didn't feel comfortable asking 'Monkey' directly; it would be a bit awkward if it turned out to be a secret and they didn't want to talk about it.

But as for 'Spider', that didn't matter...

Seeing Joe's eager expression, 'Spider' laughed and said, "Boss, I'm not sure what happened...

All I know is a bunch of people suddenly appeared when we were in trouble, and then halfway through, some of them raided several villages. After killing the people there, they killed a few Caucasian and Asian doctors."

'Monkey', seeing Joe Ga's curious look, pondered for a moment and then said, "That was not an exercise; it was a raid conducted under the guise of a special forces competition."

As he spoke, 'Monkey' touched his graying temples. After hesitating for a while, he said, "That was six years ago. Our doctors assisting in Guinea sent back a report. They discovered a new strain of malaria virus in Guinea, and a lot of people around Guinea died that year.

The country initially ordered them to evacuate, but the leading doctor volunteered to stay, wanting to save as many lives as possible. He also sent his findings to the international medical forum, aiming to get support from the International Red Cross and to attract more doctors to go there.

The French were the first to respond, sending 15 doctors, and later more doctors and equipment joined them...

Unexpectedly, just when they were making some progress, a group of local armed men broke into the medical camp and kidnapped them..."

As 'Monkey' was about to continue the story, 'Spider' suddenly interrupted, saying, "It wasn't a kidnapping but a rescue. Someone was targeting them, and we didn't think we could handle it, so we took them away ahead of time...

We were saving people at the time, but you and a bunch of Caucasians attacked our village, and then those doctors - they all died..."

'Monkey' listened and smiled bitterly, nodding, "That wasn't our doing, and we didn't even know who the other party was at that time, thinking it was a local guerrilla in Guinea attempting extortion.

We air-dropped into the jungles of Guinea, trying to rescue the captured doctors, but then we realized that something wasn't quite right...

Special forces from France and a few other countries entered Guinea. In addition to these forces, there was another unknown group.

They were the real culprits because they had contacts with the local guerrillas and were more familiar with the environment than we were. So when we and the French arrived, it was already too late...

The village was attacked, all the doctors were killed, and all of their belongings were destroyed.

Then we encountered the local armed forces and retreated into the jungle after an exchange of fire. Next, we encountered a lot of strange things...

We kept getting lost, kept losing men, until we finally encountered the ones who had killed the doctors.

They seemed to be very scared. A conflict broke out as soon as we met. By then, I only had four comrades left, and the condition of the French was also very bad. So I had no choice but to cooperate with the French and assembled other teams...

We fought with that mysterious group in the jungle for five days and eventually annihilated them.

Later, through intelligence feedback from the French, we learned that those people were mercenaries arranged by a pharmaceutical company, wanting to collect samples of the mutated malaria virus and to take the doctors' research notes."

As he spoke, 'Monkey' touched his graying temples and gave 'Spider' a peculiar look, then told Joe Ga, "I am 42 years old this year. My hair didn't turn gray naturally; after I returned from Guinea, I fell seriously ill, and then my hair turned like this."

After finishing, 'Monkey' glanced again at 'Spider' and said sternly, "Two of my comrades didn't make it back alive...

If you were the one tracking us back then, I want to tell you, we were not your enemies; we were saving people, those who were trying to save you..."

'Spider', with an indifferent wave of his hand, said, "That's why I didn't lay hands on you guys but 'hurried' you to find those guys...

None of my tribe survived; they didn't need to die because we had found herbs with the help of local shamans and those Asian doctors, which could alleviate the symptoms."

'Monkey' gave a wry smile, raised his hand, and showed the scars across the palm of his hand, saying, "Is this how you 'hurry' people to do things?"

'Spider' shrugged his shoulders and said, "At that time, it was just me and 'Thorn Vine', those people were about to escape, I could feel your hesitation. The jungle was swallowing your courage, so I offered you a little 'encouragement'.

We all seek revenge, right?"

'Monkey' was taken aback for a second before nodding and saying, "You're right, if I had retreated then, those doctors' deaths would have been in vain!"

Joe Ga stroked his chin after hearing the story, then curiously looked at 'Monkey' and said, "You already know this was done by a pharmaceutical company; why didn't you go after them?

Don't tell me you're snow-white pure. Just considering what China Energy Company did in Liberia, you're far from being pure as snow."

Upon hearing this, 'Monkey' laugh bitterly and said, "That's because you were in Libya, and the same goes for Africa and Iraq!

I don't know how you did it. Domestic energy companies are desperately competing, and trade officials are also fighting hard.

Our commander staked his career and sent you a squadron and pilots as a guarantee...

Even the media in Europe and America, seemed collectively blind, as if they couldn't see what we were doing.

I don't know how you managed it, but in the past, we faced a very harsh external environment. Many were watching us, and even at home, we had eyes on us.

We legally bought a scrap ship, and yet at every place we passed by, we had to face extortion...

Do you know how many people wanted to give up on that scrap ship back then?

Some even claimed that if China abandoned national defense, they would gain the trust of America...

Incredibly, there were many people who supported this view. Can you believe that?

Hu Lang boss, I've been to many places; I've served as an instructor, a bodyguard, participated in negotiations, but I've seldom carried out so-called secret missions.

It's not that we dare not, it's just that if we did, many people in our country would not speak up for us...

Do you know how frustrated we were in those early years?

Israel blew up our peacekeeping camp, the African guerrilla groups attacked our peacekeepers...

Every single incident was a blood debt, but we soldiers could only wait for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to mediate and strive for justice.

But their situation was even tougher than ours!"

As he said this, 'Monkey' looked at Joe Ga, whose expression was growing ugly, and said with a bitter smile, "Things are a bit better now, but unfortunately, our generation has gotten a bit old!

To tell you the truth, I'm quite envious of the Rabbit Squad kids. They're in good times. Our national power has risen, and as long as they manoeuvre a bit, they can fight heartily, cultivating courage and pride..."

Joe Ga looked at the slightly gloomy 'Monkey,' feeling somewhat uncomfortable in his heart...

He certainly knew why the media in Europe and America turned a blind eye because Iraq had concentred the common interests of too many people.

Moreover, the things done by P·B could be counted as good deeds. Coupled with charity, women's rights, and a series of traffic-gaining halos, picking a quarrel at this time was indeed making trouble for oneself.

This kind of thing could only be done by private companies like P·B. If it were for China to do it themselves, not to mention that those governments in Europe and America would not agree, but just a bunch of people at home hearing about donations to places would start cursing, 'If you have money, why not help your own people...'

Many even don't understand that any country has its vested interest groups, which are inevitable!

And part of the government's function is to guide and suppress the savage expansion of these groups.

Many say that America is controlled by capital, and that's true, but in fact, America is always patching things up, with the most famous 'Antitrust Law' being born against this backdrop.

Isn't Microsoft powerful? Isn't Coca-Cola powerful?

Many actually understand that capital is inhumane; they only pursue profits.

If not suppressed properly, the greed and inertia of capital will devour everything.

The world's most famous revolutionary was Che Guevara, and one of the most powerful things he ever said was...

"I'm leaving, and after I go, they will give you raises, they will provide housing for you, they will give you a good life.

But remember, they are willing to do this because we were here!!!"

Top politicians with a clear mind should know that to maintain national stability, they need to appease the middle and lower classes.

The Black guy in the White House, before that, politicians in America were doing quite well...

It's just that the Black guy came in and got hit with the financial crisis and the Afghan mess all at once; he couldn't hold back America's big capital and the military-industrial complex.

If you deal with capital, it might flee the country; deal with the military-industrial complex, who knows what they would do...

So this guy, during his two presidential terms, was fixated on healthcare reform plans to appease the common people at the bottom.

Also for interests, he completely forgot the favor China did in 2008, and in 2015 he let Wall Street financial groups plunder China, only to hit a snag.

So in the last stage of his presidency, he started the pivot to the Asia-Pacific plan.

Shifting domestic conflicts, containing China, suppressing China, making China stay honestly as a 'processor,' allowing America to bloodsuck in a leader's stance whenever they wish, thus alleviating their own pressure.

And this strategy will definitely not change just because a new president takes office...

There were politicians in Europe and America who have openly stated that the Chinese will never enjoy the same treatment as Europeans and Americans, because resources are limited. If China's 1.4 billion people all become rich, it would in fact squeeze their living space.

To let those people in Europe and America face global competition, to have them working 996?

They would go insane!

The world's structure has begun to loosen, from this year to the next twenty years, it will be an era of great upheaval!

'Monkey' is only 42 years old, really not old, Solon and those old squad leaders who are in their sixties can still fight and run...

But serving as a special forces soldier for twenty years, a decline in physical function and numerous injuries are objective laws; the younger generation needs to come forward, and they are doomed to step back.

These are the better cases. Some have been special forces for ten years or more, haven't taken part in a single formal combat mission, and then go home with full of injuries and regrets.

Joe Ga looked at 'Monkey,' who had a hint of sadness on his face, and after much hesitation, he couldn't help saying, "How much do you guys get paid a month now?"