King Of War: Starting with Arms Dealer -
Chapter 957 - 860: It's All the Fault of the Mosquitoes
As the war in Iraq reached its final stage, Sangha Town remained quite stable.
The spread of the 'Zika virus' was beyond the control of Sangha Town with its current capabilities.
But as long as they're well-fed, the physical condition of the black brothers is absolutely solid.
Not to mention the 'Zika virus,' all of these black brothers have had malaria and survived.
Adults could withstand symptoms like fever and headaches; if they couldn't, they'd grab some medicine from the hospital or simply get an injection and then go home to sleep it off for a couple of days. Endure it for a week and it would almost be over.
With proper sanitation and nutrition, and barely sufficient medical rescue, Sangha Town displayed ease in the face of disease.
However, people in other places couldn't cope as well.
Neighboring Bangassou had already begun to see deaths; 'Father Gamore,' who had been in the jungle for nearly a year and a half, led a large group of jungle residents out...
According to him, this virus spread by mosquitoes spread too quickly in the jungle.
In places lacking medicine and doctors, adults could take their chances, but the mortality rate among children was too high.
Father Gamo represented another side of the world, but since Boss Joe always had a high regard for this stubborn old man, and his mine truly needed people, they naturally welcomed all comers.
The old man had been working in Joe's gold mine for over a year, earning not a penny, but he helped train a group of qualified miners instead.
Inside the P·B base, the gaunt Father Gamo stood before Nis with a sorrowful look on his face, pleading, "Devil Bird, help me, I need medicine. There are still many people in the jungle, they need drugs, or a lot of them will die."
Nis, now with a slightly swollen abdomen, was wearing a long white robe, and her face was covered with a white veil too.
Confronting the agitated Father Gamo, Nis hadn't spoken yet when the old oddity 'Thorn' reached out to stop Gamo from getting too close...
Undaunted, Father Gamo, eyes brimming with entreaty, looked at Nis and said, "Devil Bird, Hu Lang's cause needs people, save those people, you are the only ones now with the means to do it."
Nis looked at Father Gamo and lightly shook her head, saying, "Father, we only have so many doctors, and we're also running out of medication.
Bangassou and Yamako have seen major outbreaks, and we've had to send a significant part of our medical supplies to support those two places."
On hearing this, Father Gamo's body wobbled slightly, and he nodded bitterly, "I understand, but if possible, could you help me..."
Nis shook her head slightly and said, "Father, this isn't about helping you, it's about helping the people in those jungle villages. You don't need to shoulder all the responsibility yourself.
Even if I were to allocate some medicine to you, how much could you take by yourself?
Our boss's brother is organizing medical supplies and disinfection equipment. Wait a few more days, and we will arrange for the water patrol to deliver them along the river.
Your job is to teach them how to prevent the virus, or simply persuade them to move out of the jungle.
Sangha Town still has space available, enough to accommodate those people."
Father Gamo nodded gratefully and said, "Thank you, I appreciate your generosity and efforts...
I'm heading to the hospital to help now; I'm also a pretty decent doctor."
After watching Father Gamo leave, Nis turned to the bespeckled old oddity 'Thorn' and said, "Notify Dragon Gecko, tell him not to bother with those chieftains; killing a few people won't solve the problem of the virus."
'Thorn,' his face bristling with lumps, revealed a fierce smile and said, "Killing won't solve the virus, but it can solve those who don't follow management.
Madam, Sangha Town is in good condition, but it's not the same around the factories in the outskirts. People have been dying for days, most of them children.
The boss's sister told each of them what to do, but they just wouldn't listen, and it takes the deaths of some to make them understand the situation."
Hearing this, Nis shook her head slightly and said, "Then don't let Tong Tong know about it; she's busy enough as it is!"
As Nis spoke, several pickup trucks drove by in the distance.
Over twenty young and strong black men, carrying flamethrowers converted into disinfectant tanks, sat in the trucks.
The pickups stopped about 20 meters from Nis, and the significantly thinner Tong Tong, pulling some young male and female students and Dubai Princess Rafah, hurried to Nis...
"Sis, we've tested it. The disinfection tanks Wrench and the others helped modify work really well; we've treated the whole area around our base already.
Can I take them to town to help?" Tong Tong asked, holding up her fingers as she spoke, "We also need lime, insecticides, repellents...
My grandfather said that wormwood could repel insects. I've checked; Kenya has a lot of wormwood; we..."
Seeing the excited Tong Tong, Nis smiled and said, "Don't worry, Joe Liang will be here tomorrow, and he'll bring enough medication and insecticides.
About the wormwood you mentioned, I'll have Lenore contact the people in Kenya, and it can be delivered here within a week.
You should rest, you've been busy enough for several days."
The somewhat gaunt Tong Tong, grinning, wiped the sweat from her forehead and said, "Sis, I'm not tired, I'll take them downtown right away to give a thorough cleaning to every nook and cranny."
With that, Tong Tong placed her hand over Nis's abdomen fiercely and said, "It's all the mosquitoes' fault; to ensure the baby's safety, we have to eradicate them altogether.
What matters more than children to my brother? Joe Liang is also a fool; it's been a week, and he still hasn't got the supplies ready.
Sis, don't worry, when he comes, I'll deal with him!"
Nis watched Tong Tong clumsily comforting herself, the pregnant woman, and shook her head with a smile, saying, "Let them go. Now that they've found a way, they can handle it.
You come home with me, have something to eat, rest for a day. When Qiao Liang arrives tomorrow, you can continue to help."
Tong Tong glanced back at the group of exhausted young people, smacked her lips, and said, "Okay then, I'll go tell those soldiers not to spray the stuff in the jars onto people."
Nis looked at the worrying Tong Tong and shook her head with a smile, saying, "Then you go. I'll have someone get the car ready.
Your employees are tired enough; don't scare them so much they dare not come anymore."
Upon hearing this, Tong Tong stuck out her tongue slightly and said, "True~
We initially agreed to come for a site visit, but we ran into this issue before we even got to see the Virunga Volcano in Congo.
But it's okay, I will give them bonuses..."
Nis just smiled in response and didn't say anything...
Tong Tong has established a high-end travel company back in China, hired a group of young people to come and scout the location ahead of time, and design the routes as she is attempting to connect with a global hunting group's business.
This silly girl doesn't even know there's a problem with the people her company hired...
The two girls who are with her both have calluses on the trigger fingers, clearly excellent shooters.
The other two boys are also tall and sturdy, and able to speak four languages: Chinese, English, French, and Arabic.
Red Tint International Tourism Company, internship with a monthly salary of 3,500 yuan, which converts to only $500 US dollars.
Yet, these 'interns' still follow Tong Tong and work their lives off!
Even Nis, this 'foreigner', can see that these people simply don't care about the money.
Nis didn't want to point out the strange relationship, but for the sake of not letting Tong Tong lose too much weight, she could only advise her to rest more.
Ever since she got pregnant, Nis became like a protected animal, always having an old weirdo with a squad of anteaters following her wherever she went.
Compared to these serious and tense guys, Nis actually prefers to spend time with Tong Tong.
Just as they were about to leave the base together and head towards the mountain estate in Sangha Town, an alarm suddenly rang from the base's control tower to clear the runway.
At the same time the alarm went off, Cobra and a bunch of ground crew ran out of the hangar, using electric vehicles to tow four Griffin-1s into the hangar and cleared the runway completely.
Nis curiously watched the sky, spotting a small dark dot circling in the distance...
Shading her eyes with her hand, Tong Tong looked at the sky and said curiously, tugging at Nis's hand, "Sis-in-law, could it be Qiao Liang arriving?"
Nis picked up the radio to check, then shook her head, stating, "This plane came from Iraq, transferred in Libya before flying over here, it's not Qiao Liang..."
Upon hearing this, Tong Tong excitedly said, "Is it big brother who's coming back then?"
Nis shook her head with a smile, saying, "No, he would definitely inform me in advance if he were coming back."
Tong Tong frowned after hearing this and said, "That's so boring; wouldn't a surprise be nice?"
Nis chuckled, shaking her head and saying, "No need for surprises; as soon as I know the day he's coming back, I start being happy!"
Tong Tong, caught off-guard by the affectionate talk, rolled her eyes and then curiously asked, "Who's on that plane?"
Nis spread her hands and said, "It's a group of commissioned soldiers from China.
Look, Supervisor Belic has arrived, he's the person in charge of receiving them."
Hearing that the arrivals were Chinese, Tong Tong refused to leave; being the social butterfly she is, whenever she meets compatriots in Central Africa, she can't help but greet them no matter what.
Nis didn't mind it either; Joe Ga had told her about the backgrounds of these people, but she didn't listen carefully at the time and was only concerned about when Boss Qiao would return.
Now that she has encountered them by chance, it would be good to meet them.
The C-130 circled in the sky for a moment, then began to descend, aligned its nose with the runway and completed a smooth landing.
After the plane stabilized, the rear cargo hold opened...
Watching a bunch of 'soldier brothers' clad in P·B combat uniforms running out in an orderly fashion, lining up to number off on the runway, Tong Tong covered her mouth in disbelief and exclaimed, "Wow, that's so cool..."
'Rooster', as the leader of the team, briskly ran up to Nis, stood at attention, saluted to show respect to Queen Tubrug, then handed a document to Supervisor Belic next to them...
'Monkey' from Night Tiger also followed suit, having never met Nis before, but anyone who had stayed in Tubruq knew who Nis was...
The old brother also stood at attention, saluted, then shook hands with Belic to get acquainted.
Then he noticed the four young people standing behind Tong Tong...
The guys were fine, but the two girls were shocked to see 'Monkey', their mouths agape...
"Instructor, how come you're here?"
Hearing this, Tong Tong wrapped her arms in a gossipy manner around the two girls' shoulders and asked, "Instructor? You guys know each other?
Was the military training at the University of Foreign Languages so formal?"
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