Chapter 1980 Are they openly snatching people?

After they returned to the room, Pi Yangyang recounted in detail everything he had just seen in the mining area.

Hearing that someone from the mining area had attempted to escape, but was caught and beaten half to death, and that he could confirm that they were Chinese, Xue Ziming's brows slightly furrowed, a hint of anger flashing in his eyes.

"So, at least we can confirm that they did trick some Chinese people into mining in the mining area?"

He asked, suppressing his anger.

Pi Yangyang nodded. "That's right. That man was defrauded of one million and then forced to work in the mines. He couldn't handle it and tried to escape, but was caught."

"Okay, now that it's confirmed, I'll report back to the country and apply for permission to operate," Xue Ziming said decisively. "Once I get the permission, we'll go rescue them together."

Pi Yangyang hummed, "We can't act rashly in this situation. We don't know where those Chinese are being held, but they're most likely being held in a mine. If we act rashly, they'll likely be killed."

Xue Ziming nodded. "That's right. These illegal miners are capable of anything. Not to mention the Chinese who were deceived, even local miners who were recruited normally will be beaten to a disability or killed if they dare to violate their regulations! They can even implicate the miners' families..."

Chu Ge frowned and said, "This is so outrageous, don't they care?"

"Local?" Xue Ziming gave a wry smile. "It's a mess here. There are many warlords and countless civilian armed forces. It's a mess. Besides, the local army is weak and often can't defeat these civilian armed forces."

Chu Ge couldn't help but be stunned, "No wonder."

Then he asked, "We can't act rashly, so how can we ensure the safety of those deceived miners?"

Pi Yangyang said thoughtfully, "The best way is to send someone in to infiltrate, find out the situation, and secretly protect the miners."

Xue Ziming nodded. "Yes, this is the best way. However, this person must be able to protect himself and the miners. An ordinary person can't do that."

"I go!"

Chu Ge said without hesitation.

Pi Yangyang glanced at him in surprise, chuckled, and said, "Do you think you can get in?"

Xue Ziming also smiled slightly, shook his head and said: "Mr. Chu, if you really go to the mining area, I guess their boss will have to pour tea for you."

Chu Ge was speechless.

With his cool looks, he attracts attention wherever he goes. How could he even want to sneak into the mining area? Isn't that funny?

"If it really doesn't work, I'll send a scout in." Xue Ziming said after thinking for a while.

Pi Yangyang shook his head, "This matter... still needs to be handled with caution."

It’s not that he didn’t trust the scouts, but it was indeed very dangerous to sneak into the mining area alone.

Once exposed, not only will you fail to save others, but you may also lose your life.

"Brother, I'm going!"

At this time, Tie Niu said with his chest puffed out.

Pi Yangyang looked at him but didn't answer immediately.

Tie Niu's ability is certainly trustworthy, but he is too young and Pi Yangyang doesn't want him to take risks.

"Let's see what the situation is. If Amira's uncle can help, this matter will be easier."

Pi Yangyang didn't agree, nor did he say no, but changed the subject.

"Well, let's wait until Amira's uncle comes home." Xue Ziming also agreed with Pi Yangyang's idea.

After all, there are more than a dozen lives at stake, and they dare not take risks easily.

It was already late at night, and after reaching a consensus, everyone went back to their rooms to rest.

The next day, after breakfast, Chu Ge said with great interest, "Since we have nothing to do today, let's take a look around. This is my first time in Africa, and I want to experience the scenery here and see what's different."

Pi Yangyang didn't object. Since he had nothing to do, he might as well go out for a walk and familiarize himself with the environment.

Xue Ziming said, "This town isn't big, with less than 20,000 people. If you guys want to go out and have fun, I'll ask for leave."

Pi Yangyang quickly said, "There's no need to ask for leave. Amira will be with us. We'll just take a walk and see the local culture."

Xue Ziming didn't force it, nodded and said, "Okay, if there's anything, call me."

The few of them did not ask Xue Ziming to send a car, and walked out directly.

The entire town consists of only one street. If you walk, you can walk the entire street in less than half an hour.

The streets are bumpy and even have many shell holes, which shows that they are rarely maintained.

Moreover, the street is very narrow and can barely accommodate two cars.

Fortunately, there are not many cars here, most of them are bicycles, motorcycles and micro tricycles.

But there was another type of car among them that they had never seen or heard of before.

It was a "motorcycle" made entirely of wood. It had no power and was completely human-powered. However, it could carry hundreds of kilograms of things and speed through the streets at lightning speed.

There are quite a few shops on both sides of the street, mostly selling daily necessities, local snacks, and some clothing stores.

You can tell at a glance that the goods in their shop are from China.

The whole street looks a bit like the small town streets in China in the 1950s and 1960s.

As they walked, Amira introduced the items sold in the shops and the local customs and culture.

Occasionally a car passed by, raising a cloud of dust that they couldn't dodge in time.

After walking for less than ten minutes, Chu Ge frowned and wanted to go home.

Tie Niu, on the other hand, was very interested. He looked around and sometimes touched something he found interesting.

However, something went wrong during his mock test.

The boss took the one he had touched and insisted that he buy it.

Amira hurriedly explained to the boss, but the boss didn't listen at all. He even called out to the surrounding shop owners, and they all gathered around.

Seeing this, Pi Yangyang frowned and said, "Amira, how about... buying it?"

Amira said anxiously, "You can't buy it. If you do, they'll keep pestering you...and they'll all want to sell you things."

Chu Ge said in astonishment: "Is it so outrageous? Then can their store still be open?"

"They only target foreigners, especially Chinese," Amira said with a wry smile, "because they all know that Chinese people are rich and generous."

Chu Ge said: "Isn't this blackmail?"

Amira had no choice but to continue explaining to her boss.

No one knew what she said, but in the end the boss retreated and stopped blocking them.

This scared Tie Niu so much that he never dared to touch anything again.

Soon, after walking down one street, they moved to the opposite side and prepared to go back.

After taking a few steps, the sound of a car roared.

Several people subconsciously wanted to dodge to the side, only to see two dilapidated pickup trucks stop beside them with a "creak".

Pi Yangyang took a look and saw a dozen militants carrying AKs standing in the two cars.

There was also a machine gun mounted on the roof of the pickup truck.

It was obvious at first glance that they were some local armed forces.

After the militants stopped the car, about ten of them jumped out and surrounded Pi Yangyang and others with guns raised.

Pi Yangyang, Chu Ge and others were stunned, not knowing what was going on.

One of them, a big-bellied man who seemed to be their leader, got down from the passenger seat with some difficulty, holding a cigar in his mouth, and slowly came to Pi Yangyang and others.

Although he was wearing sunglasses, one could still feel the fiery gaze behind his glasses, staring intently at Amira and Suzaku.

Then he reached out and took out the cigar from his mouth, took off his glasses, showed an evil smile, and said a few words to Amira.

Amira's expression changed, and she subconsciously stepped back and moved closer to Suzaku.

Seeing her frightened look, Pi Yangyang guessed what the big-bellied officer was going to do.

But he still asked, “Amira, what do they want?”

"He said...he asked Sister Suzaku and me to go back with him..." Amira said nervously.

Tie Niu was stunned and asked, "Why does he want you to go back with him? Do you know each other?"

“I don’t know…him…” Amira was probably nervous and didn’t know how to answer for a moment.

Chu Ge smiled coldly, "Are they planning to snatch people openly?"

Tie Niu immediately understood and a fierce light flashed in his eyes.

In his heart, a beautiful sister cannot be bullied.

Although this sister is a bit dark, it does not hinder his protective sister complex.

But before he could react, the big-bellied officer waved his fat hand and scolded him.

The militants immediately came forward with their guns pointed and shouted loudly.

Amira quickly said, “Mr. Pi, Mr. Chu, they…they told you to hold your heads and squat down, or they’d shoot…”