Chapter 406 Warm Welcome
Until the moment the plane landed in Ndele, Princess Amina was bewildered.
She was a bit unsure of what had happened, only aware that the world seemed to have suddenly changed, and everyone was supporting her.
While on the plane, Princess Amina accepted interviews from Wallace and Madeline, two prominent journalists.
She couldn't recall the specifics of the interviews, but remembered the journalists continually encouraged her.
When the plane landed and Princess Amina was guided out, she saw Charlene with her twin children, along with two families from the Swedish Royal Family, all there to welcome her...
At that moment, the journalists who had stayed in Ndele to track the Princess's movements were ecstatic.
Who could have imagined such good fortune?
The media in Europa was inherently more left-leaning than America's, and these people certainly understood what the Princess's escape meant, right?
Faced with their own unsatisfactory marriages, Amina and Charlene together made an incredibly topical comparison.
The expectedly more compliant Amina had fled!
The expectedly more rebellious Charlene, however, remained ensnared in her marriage!
Modes of thought, national traditions, ideologies, responsibilities...
There were so many aspects worthy of in-depth reporting!
And this bombshell had just run off to Central Africa—how could these reporters not be thrilled?
Other colleagues trying to come to Central Africa? Ha, unless they chartered a flight, they wouldn't make it in less than three days.
What a great opportunity!!
Seeing Charlene taking initiative, holding onto Princess Amina in front of the media flashes.
Joe Ga, along with the people from P·B, were trying to slip away on the side when he felt his thigh being hugged.
Looking down, he saw little Princess Briella with eyes earnestly fixed on him. Joe Ga picked her up by her dungarees and as they walked out, he waved his hand to stop the little sister from reaching for his sunglasses, saying, "No mischief, or I'll spank you."
Briella scrunched up her nose, tugged at Joe Ga's ear, and said, "Hu Lang, I'm a Princess too, and I need someone to rescue me."
Upon hearing that, Joe Ga chuckled and replied, "Rescue you from what? Who dares to bully you?"
Briella said sadly, sniffling, "Mom doesn't like me anymore. She brought in two tutors from Monaco.
And Tong Tong, that big bully, downloaded lots of problems from the internet.
They just don't want me to play with Danbao. I'll give you all my pocket money to send them to the moon with a rocket."
Joe Ga paused and then laughed heartily and said, "Rockets are too expensive; how about this—you give me all your pocket money, and I'll knock out your tutors for you.
But let's leave Tong Tong out of it—she's timid and a crybaby. If we bully her, my brother will be upset."
Upon hearing this, Briella bit her finger, appeared conflicted for a moment, then reluctantly nodded in agreement and said, "Alright, but warn Tong Tong that she must take me along when she goes to see Namo.
I can protect her with Danbao, otherwise Namo will eat her."
Joe Ga was amused by the savvy Briella; she hadn't been here long, but she'd totally become wild with fun.
Though Ndele didn't have the hustle and bustle of big cities, it was endowed with stunning grassland, fresh air, and countless animals.
Of course, as a beloved little Princess, she was never short of treats and snacks either.
Just as Joe Ga entered the terminal, Danbao charged over, huffing with annoyance, and headbutted Joe Ga.
For his future's sake, as well as to avoid injury to Briella, Joe Ga lifted the little girl higher, squatted in a horse stance to absorb Danbao's headbutt with his stomach, then let out a wail as he sat down on the ground, Danbao's snot smeared all over his face...
Disgusted, Joe Ga pinched Danbao's nose and used it to "wash" the mischief-making Briella's face too, sending her squealing to Tong Tong's side, messing up the girl's dress and causing a small, angry commotion.
Looking at Danbao's train-whistle-like cries, angrily flapping its large ears in protest, Joe Ga sat helplessly on the ground holding this precious charge, his face against Danbao's forehead, while gently stroking the soft spot behind its ears, quickly calming the big baby down.
Watching the smiling people around him, Joe Ga stood up and embraced old man Karman first.
"You've had a hard time these days!"
Karman sized up Joe Ga, then shook his head and said, "What hard times have I had? My only job was to keep everyone in line and prevent a folly."
Karman looked at the busy runway and said, shaking his head, "I don't understand what you're doing, but it looks like you've made some big moves again."
Joe Ga proudly put his arm around Karman's shoulder, laughing, "We'll head back to base in a few days. I've ordered another four Super Albatrosses, and they should be delivered soon.
We also need to consider which patrol boats to buy; I made a few windfalls, and it's time to spend them."
Upon hearing this, Karman frowned and said, "We don't need to be so extravagant. Jori Amon bought some speedboats in Congo, Wrench welded machine guns on them, and now they're enough..."
Joe Ga was touched by the old man's thriftiness, but he still shook his head decisively and said, "A speedboat won't do, those things are made of fiberglass or aluminum alloy, cheap indeed, but take a few shots and they might just sink.
Now that 'Big Boss' is sponsoring, I'll have the 'Professor' send over the data later. Seville doesn't have a navy, but they do have a company that produces armed speedboats for inland rivers.
Our people are professionals, so it's only natural that our equipment keeps pace."
Upon hearing this, Karman asked curiously, "It won't cost you a dime?"
Joe Ga said with pride, "Definitely not this time. Some guy wanted to spend money to take me down, ended up hiring a two-bit arms dealer, and that fella just happened to know me, haha..."
After listening, Karman nodded and said, "Then let's go back and discuss. As soon as you leave the base, those people lose their backbone, and the battles become disoriented.
You really should go back and take a look!"
Joe Ga nodded and said with a smile, "I'll stay here for a few days; I've got some friends coming over, gotta entertain them a bit.
But I will inform the base to pull back; fighting non-stop like this is more than anyone can handle."
As he spoke, Joe Ga slapped his forehead and asked, "How's your mining protection team doing now? I heard they're performing quite well.
Leaving over a hundred people at the mine seems too many. Can we transfer some to the base for formal military training? Explore stories at My Virtual Library Empire
Nowadays, being able to snake through the jungle isn't enough. We need to teach them to use more and more advanced weapons.
Then I want to keep the best part of them, to form a specialized jungle strangulation squad, and fill the remaining slots with others, becoming assistants to the Seville veterans."
Karman was pleased that Joe Ga finally started to value the team he'd prepared for him. His old face broke into a smile, and he said, "There's no hurry. The mining protection team needs more actual combat training.
Now someone is specifically instructing them in using advanced weapons. Give it half a year, at most another half a year, and they'll truly take shape.
At that time, I will pick a part of them and organize 4 to 6 jungle squads to take responsibility for hitting drug traffickers and guerrillas deep in the jungle.
As for the rest, I suggest you keep some in Sangha Town to ensure the locals stay in line. The others can do as you say and serve as assistants to those old-timers."
Seeing Karman agree with his idea, Joe Ga said with a laugh, "I always thought the training methods used by those jungle veterans were too brutal and the soldiers weren't well-rounded enough.
I don't really want to see those battle-hardened veterans on the battlefield anymore. They could be doing something more meaningful."
Karman understood Joe Ga's intentions, which was to turn those old-timers completely into professional instructors.
His original idea was to find Joe Ga a few reliable fighters.
But the development of P·B was too rapid, and those old-timers were practically invincible in the jungle, but they were somewhat incompatible with P·B's tactics.
P·B's air-land combined tactics, these old-timers had witnessed but never actually operated on their own. They were not used to them.
Moreover, most of them, being illiterate multilingual speakers, were unable to use many high-tech products due to their inability to read.
Thinking that his old comrades could be discarded by the times at any moment, Karman wasn't discouraged and even felt happy for them.
Because their current status was still respected!
Looking at Joe Ga's smiling face, Karman nodded and said, "Then let's expand the camp near the gold mine and rotate P·B's rookies through training there..."
Upon hearing this, Joe Ga waved his hand and said, "It's not that simple. Only the elite are qualified for training there.
If just any Tom, Dick, or Harry could get in, wouldn't that be too cheap?
Those old-timers are real experts, and experts should get the best treatment."
Karman very much liked the way Joe Ga treated the people he had found. The old man couldn't help but smile and said, "I don't like the atmosphere here, I'll head back to the base tonight.
However, there's one thing you need to be aware of – the people that Elephant has brought back have some issues, that useless Elephant seems can't handle them. They've already escaped from prison several times in less than half a month. I've wasted a lot of time catching them.
If they're of no use, we might as well just kill them."
Once Joe Ga heard this, he remembered 'Pigeon' Thompson and those three 'Engineers' he had almost forgotten.
Glancing at Old Bull who was looking around with his girlfriend Carmen, Joe Ga nodded and said, "Take Iron Shovel, Tony, their girlfriends, and their mother when you go back.
Iron Shovel's girlfriend is a rehabilitation therapist, Tony's mom knows farming and can take care of the cook squad's vegetable garden.
These two are exceptions, but in the future, we can consider family visits, inviting soldiers' family members to stay for a period of time."
Karman always thought Joe Ga was a bit too nice to those soldiers, but he was the type not to guide others with his own unsuccessful experiences. After receiving the order, he nodded and said, "I'll take Mr. Tong and his wife too then.
The two elders had brought over a dozen experts, they've finished the blueprint for Ndele and now they're more interested in Sangha Town."@@novelbin@@
As he spoke, Karman said in disbelief, "Boss, why do those old-timers love building houses so much?"
Joe Ga was momentarily stunned, then he laughed and said, "It's not just about building houses. You could think of it as creating their ideal home.
What they want is a sense of achievement, the satisfaction of watching a city gradually come to life according to their own plans!"
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