I'm reborn and I'm an international student again?

“It’s alright, my boss knew you’d say that. He said if you don’t agree, he’ll contact your chairman,” Audrey replied.

"Stop bluffing, our chairman is very busy!" Li Dehuai waved his hand.

Just as the two were arguing, Audrey's phone suddenly rang. When he answered it, Chen Xi's voice came through: "Audrey, how's the matter going?"

"Boss, everything else is settled. It's just that the person in charge of Zijing Mining still doesn't agree..."

One minute later, Odbiao's phone was lowered to the watchtower via a rope.

Just as Li Dehuai reached out to take it, Ao Debiao interrupted him: "Our boss said to give the phone to your captain."

"Why should I listen to you?" Li Dehuai ignored him and continued reaching for it. Just then, his own cell phone vibrated first.

Pulling out his phone and seeing the contact information, Li Dehuai's angry expression magically transformed into a fawning smile: "Hello, Chairman, what are your instructions?"

"Instructions? How dare I instruct a regional governor in Africa?" A middle-aged man's sarcastic voice came from the phone.

"Boss, you've taken this joke too far! I, Li Dehuai, have been a soldier you trained my whole life. My body is in Africa, but my heart is with the group!" Li Dehuai replied obsequiously.

"Hurry up and clean up your mess. They've already called me. Are you trying to get me killed?"

"Boss, what are you saying?"

"Don't you know what you've done? Why didn't you report such a huge mine collapse to headquarters? Nine people died. Is your talk of safe production a joke? And what's going on between you and the company boss in Congo? Did you bribe local officials, forge engineering contracts, and embezzle cash? And what about the mine radiation..."

The chairman's words made Li De break out in a cold sweat. He tried to remain calm and said, "Sir, where did you hear these things from?"

"They've already sent me the evidence. Do you want me to show you all those shady dealings between you and the local officials? Didn't you just ask me for instructions? I'll give you those instructions now..." the chairman roared, slamming his fist on the table.

It wasn't that he followed the rules too well; it was because Chen Xi had something on him.

Almost every Chinese-owned enterprise has major problems, and Chen Xi has dealt with them quite a bit. Especially the little secrets of Zijing Mining, which Chen Xi, having been reborn, knows all too well.

In reality, the treatment of Black people in Africa is completely different from that in China. Many companies operating mines and chemical plants there seriously threaten the lives of nearby residents. Furthermore, safety in production is often just a slogan, leading to frequent accidents involving African workers.

However, the cheap human lives and the involvement of local governments make life far from easy for African workers. Of course, it's still a hundred times better than their previous hardships.

News reports often mention how much material and food a certain place has donated to Africa, which makes Chinese people feel very unbalanced. In reality, it's just using these things to smooth things over.

Who would be foolish enough to give away money to someone else for no benefit?

However, Chen Xi didn't see this as a big problem. He wasn't African. How Africans lived was none of his business. Besides, they had gone through the same thing.

Just like what Chen Yifeng told him when he was a child: When we are poor, other countries will dump their garbage here to dispose of it. When we become rich, we can dump our garbage in poorer places.

The captain next to him was similar to Li Dehuai, nodding repeatedly into the phone. The soldiers looked at the two of them with curious eyes, constantly guessing what was going on in their minds.

"Groups one through five, assemble with your equipment. Group six, stay behind to defend the mine!" the captain commanded over the walkie-talkie.

"Are you crazy? Leaving more than twenty people to guard the mine? Are you out of your mind?" Li Dehuai grabbed the captain's collar after hanging up the phone.

"The chairman must have told you, right? This is a special situation. Once the new government is established, our mining rights will be forcibly revoked. Even if all twenty-odd of us were here, it wouldn't make a difference," the team leader said coldly.

"I disagree!"

"There's nothing I can do if you disagree; I'm not under your command."

The captain chuckled.

They have their own security company. Li Dehuai is only in charge of the mine's operation and has no authority over the security team.

"The other day they showed the movie 'Wolf Warrior' at the mine to let those big black guys know how powerful Chinese soldiers are, not to actually send you guys to be 'Wolf Warriors'! My God! A hundred of you wouldn't even be enough to fill their teeth," Li Dehuai shouted.

"Heh, how do you know there are only a little over a hundred of us?"

"Don't do anything reckless. This isn't a simple conflict; it could escalate to a diplomatic level." Li Dehuai was still thinking about how to kill Chen Xi.

"The company just received a call from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. We are just following orders."

"How could that be? You must be lying. Our stance has always been never to fire the first shot, nor to interfere in the internal affairs of other countries..."

"Based on what you just said, I don't think you deserve to be called a Chinese citizen." The captain said, not bothering to pay any more attention to the guy.

In fact, the captain had wanted to help when Odbiao raised the flag, but due to his position, he could only remain silent. However, the situation was different now; he had received orders from his superiors that several security teams from Chinese companies would be working together to rescue Lionhead City.

Of course, even if all of them were combined, they wouldn't be a match for the enemy. However, as mentioned above, there are reinforcements, which will greatly increase the success rate.

After opening the gate, the captain looked at Odbiao, who was still holding the flag, and asked with some confusion, "I don't quite understand, your boss clearly had a backup plan, so why did he still have you bring the national flag..."

The captain actually meant to say that you could have skipped the previous step entirely.

Audrey scratched his head: "Our boss said it's like giving a gift. You can refuse it, but I can't not give it."

"..."

Lionhead City.

Just as Chen Xi put his phone in his pocket, a sudden chill ran down the back of his neck. He instinctively dodged to the side and back, and a whistling punch grazed his temple.

The moment he turned around, a man in white robes appeared before him.

"Give me back my things." The man in white robes stretched out his hand towards him.

"Once it's in my hands, it's mine."

"Usually I'm the one who tries to scam others, but today someone actually dared to scam me. So I guess I'll just have to rob them!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than the man in white robes pulled out a knife and slashed at him. Upon seeing this, Chen Xi quickly picked up a steel pipe from the side to defend himself.

During the struggle, both of their masks came off.

"Huh? An Asian?"

"What, is it wrong for me to like wearing white?"

After each of them finished speaking, the two sides started fighting again.

"Wait, is this notebook yours?" After a while, Chen Xi, panting, reached out and called out to stop him.

"Huff, huff, nonsense." The man in white robes was also exhausted; he had slashed so many times but hadn't managed to hurt his opponent even once.

"Do you know what's written inside? I've already read it."

"What, you want to use it to curry favor?"

"What credit are you trying to claim? The contents of this book are worthless now." Chen Xi tentatively waved the item in his hand. "Heh, you don't seem to be one of Shoujia's subordinates."

The man in white robes also stopped fighting; he had long sensed that the person before him was no ordinary person.

"Oh...so you're one of those guys who tried to scam us." After a brief exchange, Chen Xi had already figured out who this person was.

A few days ago, some members of the association were extorted by scoundrels, and Qian Jiajia was the one who came to their rescue. The man in front of them is Zhu Ma, the leader of that group of scoundrels.

“That’s not extortion, that’s legitimately asking for payment for your hard work.” Zhu Ma didn’t feel embarrassed at all; this was his livelihood.

"Listen to me from now on..." Chen Xi noticed that things were changing, so he changed his battle plan.

Half an hour later.

Karika wiped the sweat from his face and walked into the building, saying he wanted to rest, but Imani refused.

"We still haven't dealt with those foreigners. The major powers are probably still negotiating. We need to reveal our newly acquired bargaining chips as soon as possible!"

"It's even more tiring than fighting a war."

Karika knew this was important, and although he complained, he could only nod.

"Where have you two been? My things have been stolen!" At that moment, a man stormed out of the office.

"what?"

Instead of getting angry because of the other party's tone, Karika patiently asked.

"Lost...lost...my gold watch is gone," the man finally managed to say.

"Tch, I thought it was something important. I'll give you ten another day, you can wear them slowly. One minute you say they were stolen, the next you say they were lost. These are all our people, who would be so bold as to steal something?" Shoujia waved his hand irritably.

"Alright, you can just stay in the office. It won't be good if someone sees you." Imani was getting anxious. He had to get the front lines to submit so that the Islan organization in the north could move south smoothly.

If the generals at the front do not agree to surrender and instead turn their guns on Lionhead City, then it is certainly impossible to hold this place.

Soon, the foreigners were taken to Karika for questioning.

“I am John, an American businessman. I am here to discuss business. If I am harmed, my country will not let you off the hook.”

"My name is Carter, and I am a Christian. Please don't hurt me!"

“Ivan, I am a public official of the Russian Unification Government. You know how we deal with terrorists. I advise you to release me immediately.”

These people, who came from major countries, spoke with considerable confidence, and their backgrounds varied greatly.

However, he was nothing but a joke in front of Shuga and Imani.

Qian Jiajia, an Asian girl, stood out among these people, and Shujia quickly focused his attention on her.

"Little girl, it's your turn." Shoujia smiled and beckoned with her finger.

“I am Qian Jiajia, Director of the Africa Emergency Task Force at the World Heritage Centre, and these are all members of our team. The purpose of our trip to Africa is to assess endangered sites…” Qian Jiajia answered fluently.

"Huh?" Zou Zhi and the other members of the Overseas Returnees Association all widened their eyes.

Chen Xi made her say these things.

In reality, if someone is taken hostage by terrorists, certain identities can increase their chances of being killed.

When encountering terrorists, identity declarations must follow the "three protections and one avoidance" rule, namely, protecting life, protecting value, protecting timeliness, and avoiding politics.

In the eyes of terrorists, Ministry of Foreign Affairs personnel are either representatives of hostile forces or spies. Those from other factions are seen as heretics. Religious figures, needless to say, are often the first to be eliminated.

The World Organization is considered neutral by terrorists in Africa, which greatly increases the chances of survival.

In addition, African terrorist organizations feel guilty about damaging cultural relics, and it also affects the aid provided by some religious organizations. The identity that Qian Jiajia mentioned would make them somewhat wary.

Of course, not all positions within global organizations can be publicly disclosed. For example, the World Food Programme is seen by some organizations as a means of poisoning Muslims. And positions like Doctors Without Borders and the Red Cross are seen by terrorists as military medics aiding enemy troops.

Despite the strange name of the assessment director that Qian Jiajia made up, he is actually the one who can control the finances of both Shuga and Imani, so his chances of survival are quite high.

As for the scenes in the movie where people use passports and wave national flags to break through checkpoints, that's a different matter. What I'm referring to here is specifically the African rioters.

"Oh? Why are all the people in your group Asian?" the observant Imani asked.

“These people too.” Qian Jiajia pointed to a few foreigners next to her who hadn’t spoken yet, and the latter nodded shrewdly after hearing this.

Just as Imani was about to ask something, a soldier rushed in: "Something's wrong! A group of people are closing in on the east side of Lionhead City!"

"Who is it? The army?" Shuga suddenly stood up.

"It seems...not...but it seems like it is..." The soldier was so nervous that he didn't know what to say.

"Yes or no?"

"These people were dressed in tattered clothes, but some of them were carrying guns."

"Oh, those are probably the militia and residents from the neighborhood." Karika breathed a slight sigh of relief.

In Africa, there are many such village-based armed groups, which are called village militias or defense forces, but are actually just local thugs and starving villagers. In order to make some money, they often rob small towns and mines.

The turmoil in Lionhead City is either caused by people trying to take advantage of the chaos or by people coming to join the cause of the Huntia.

"Ignore them, let these people scavenge some daily necessities on the outskirts of the city." Knowing that his forces were limited, Shoujia didn't want to cause any unnecessary trouble at this crucial moment.

"It's bad, General! A large number of troops have suddenly appeared in the west of the city!" Before he finished speaking, another black soldier rushed in in a panic.

"What's going on? How many people are there?"

"At least a thousand people! Densely packed..."

"Do you have any weapons?"

"They have guns, but not many; however, they have cars. Lots of cars..."

Shouga and Imani exchanged a glance and said the same thing as before: "Don't let them into the central area. If these people want to loot something on the outside, just pretend you didn't see them."

After saying that, he gestured to his men to quickly adjust the camera.

"Greetings, everyone. I am General Shoujia..." Shoujia transmitted the hostages he held through the screen. (End of Chapter)