King Of War: Starting with Arms Dealer

Joe Ga flew back to Sangha Town and, right after getting off the plane, he heard a piece of news...

The Chinese ambassador to Central Africa, along with a group of Chinese business leaders in Central Africa, was visiting Sangha Town!

They were staying right across from the French business delegation!

Joe Ga, utterly confused, took a car with Steven to Sangha Town, got in touch with the Chinese there, and then became overwhelmed with emotions.

These people had somehow gotten wind that the French business delegation might have ill intentions, so they simply assumed a competitive stance and also came to join the excitement.

Africa's wild card wanted to lash out at Boss Joe, but Joe's own mother came forward to mediate.

The situation was controlled within the realm of business, and Joe Ga could clearly sense that this so-called 'competition project' was merely for show.

But that was enough! The message was clear!

He didn't know how it all happened until he saw Lu Jun, whom he hadn't met in a long time, and Xiao Huang, who was making faces at him from behind the crowd. Only then did he roughly understand.

The spirits of the elated Boss Joe were so high that he no longer cared about diplomatic etiquette.

He sent Steven to accompany the Chinese ambassador, pulled over Francois, the President of Central Africa who had been working in Sangha Town recently, and had them formally initiate a tripartite discussion.

Who could imagine that the ambassadors of China and America would spend an entire morning chatting with the president of Central Africa in a hotel that wasn't even star-rated?

Those who didn't know better might think that these three were discussing major national affairs, but in reality, they were simply making friends and chatting about light, trivial matters.

Both ambassadors were baffled; only President Francois was unphased by any hot water, and when the conversation got lively, he began to traditionally complain and beg for alms from the representatives of the top two economies worldwide.

At this time, Joe Ga sought out Lu Jun and Xiao Huang to figure out what exactly had happened.

When they met in the room, Lu Jun hugged Joe Ga first, laughing heartily, "How's it going, Wolf Brother? Brother's got loyalty, right?"

"It's not just the Chinese from Central Africa who came today, but also mining representatives from SD, Uganda, Rwanda, Congo, and Burundi.

"If those French guys want to trouble you, we can pool our resources and show them," said Lu Jun as he glanced at the smiling Xiao Huang and chuckled, "Thinking of competing with our Wolf Brother, those Frenchies are hardly qualified."

Upon hearing this, Joe Ga laughed and said, "Loyalty is loyalty, but don't you think the intent of you mine bosses coming here is a bit too obvious?"

As he spoke, Joe Ga gestured for Lu Jun, who was about to speak, to stop, and looking at Xiao Huang, he smiled and said, "Tell me, how did you guys manage to bring the ambassador into this?"

After nearly two years of experience, Xiao Huang had completely changed.

He was running 'Dahe Mining' in Burundi, dealing with Burundi's top officials on a daily basis.

The very influential Defense Minister of Burundi, who frequently visited the hospitality hotel invested in by 'Dahe Mining', now treated Xiao Huang as a brother.

With P·B backing 'Dahe Mining,' they had gained significant respect in Central Afrika.

Under such circumstances, Xiao Huang also grew seasoned.

Hearing Joe Ga's question, Xiao Huang smiled and said, "We actually didn't invite the ambassador, he wanted to come on his own.

"It was heard that several people from Fujian wanted to invest in the cotton spinning industry in Central Africa; when they went to Bangui, the ambassador hosted them.

"Then, as it happened, Brother Lu got a group of mine bosses together to visit the embassy, and one thing led to another, everyone got talking about Sangha Town, so we all came together," said Xiao Huang.

After a pause, Xiao Huang added, "The ambassador must have heard something, but he didn't say it outright, so we just pretended it was nothing."

Xiao Huang's implication was clear, probably the French trade delegation blabbed something in Bangui that reached the embassy staff, so they deliberately found an opportunity to come and show support.

No matter whether others recognize it or find it convenient to acknowledge, Joe Ga would have to accept this favor.

Seeing Joe Ga fall silent, Lu Jun laughed and said, "This time I really see it, Wolf Brother is truly Wolf Brother, coming back bringing an American ambassador with him, what an honor!!

"We thought to provide timely help but ended up just adding icing to the cake instead," said Lu Jun.

Having heard this, Joe Ga responded with a smile, "I appreciate the brotherly sentiment. Let's have fun here for a few days, all expenses on me.

"You like guns, right? I'll take you around my military base, let you indulge a bit," said Joe Ga.

Upon hearing this, Lu Jun exchanged glances with Xiao Huang. Seeing how Xiao Huang was ignoring him, he sighed and said to Joe Ga, "Wolf Brother, I won't hide it from you, actually we are here for another matter as well…"

Joe Ga, smiling, shook his head and said, "North Kivu Province of Congo, is that it?"

Hearing this, Lu Jun slapped his thigh forcefully and said, "One can always count on Wolf Brother, you can't hide anything from him."

Joe Ga had always considered Lu Jun a friend, a guy who had provided a lot of help during his initial journey, and the stark wake-up call was from Lu Jun himself.

This second-generation rich kid, having been immersed in the family business from a young age, found nothing unusual about it himself, but the few tips he gave Joe Ga on how to run the mining business genuinely cleared Joe Ga's mind.

It's no exaggeration to say it was Joe Ga's shift in thinking that led to what P·B is today!

Now, a large group of mine bosses hurried over, definitely having heard some news.

But Joe Ga didn't mind, people wanting to get rich wasn't a bad thing, and if they had enough funds, heading to North Kivu Province was indeed a trial worth considering.

That region had plenty of valuable minerals, 'tantalum,' 'lithium,' 'cobalt,' 'zinc,' 'copper,' and so on...

Congo housed 15% of the world's copper and 50% of the world's 'cobalt.'

Both North and South Kivu Provinces in the east were major mining regions; unfortunately, the areas were now practically dominated by warlords.

Those warlords, guarding precious mining resources, were quite generous in spending money when it came to buying arms, which only made the situation increasingly chaotic.

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Seeing Lu Jun with a 'big brother, take me along' look, Joe Ga smiled and said, "I'm planning to enter North Kivu, and I'm going to secure six tantalum mines and one lithium mine all at once.

The equity structure of these mines is a bit sensitive, so I can't bring it up for collaboration.

What are your plans?

"As long as I can be of help, I certainly won't refuse!"

Hearing this, Lu Jun clapped his hands and said, "With this reassurance from Brother Wolf, we're set!

Most of those who came today were shareholders who initially pitched in with Dahe Mining, Brother Wolf, have you never looked at Dahe Mining's financial statements?"

At this, Joe Ga laughed and said, "No profits yet, so what's there to look at?"

Lu Jun smiled and said, "Then you have to look now, we've made money!

The cables produced by our invested factory are in high demand, earning heaps of money.

But now there's a problem..."

Joe Ga paused, then shook his head and said with a chuckle, "No beating around the bush, are you eyeing the copper mines there?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Jun took out his cell phone, looked it up on a map, and then handed it to Joe Ga, saying, "These two, right at the border between North and South Kivu Provinces, are very close to Burundi.

The copper deposits in this area are extensive, and if we could secure that, we might even build a direct road there..."

Joe Ga compared it mentally with the distribution map of the tantalum mines, then nodded and said, "Then let's shell out the money to secure it..."

Lu Jun was taken aback by Joe Ga's nonchalant tone and said a bit unsurely, "Brother Wolf, stop joking, it's not that simple, is it?"

Joe Ga smiled and nodded, "Of course it's not simple, but it's not too tough.

I can drive out the warlords there, and you guys can pay the Congo Government to secure the copper mines.

You have more experience in this than me, look at the iron mine in Sangha Town, it hasn't earned me a penny yet, but I've been pouring money into it."

Listening to this, Lu Jun shook his head and said, "That's big business, it doesn't really have much to do with the mine.

Brother Wolf, you need to get involved, or else the brothers won't feel secure..."

As he spoke, Lu Jun looked at Joe Ga seriously and said, "Let's keep the same ratio, P·B handles security and takes half the profits, while we others cover the mining investment, organize the road construction, mining, equipment setup, hiring, and production.

Copper really is a lucrative material; I think it's even more profitable than my gold mine."

Hearing this, Joe Ga shook his head and said, "That's too much for me, taking half the profits just for providing some manpower isn't fair!

Let's do this, I'll go talk to the Congo Government. I'll be fronting the acquisition of the mine and handling security myself.

I'll still take 50% of the profits, but some of that will go to silencing those bastards in Congo.

You fellows running over here to support me means a lot, and I acknowledge that."

Upon hearing this, Lu Jun nodded and said, "I knew Brother Wolf was all about loyalty..."

As he talked, Lu Jun smacked his lips and looked at Joe Ga, saying, "Brother Wolf, this group of us has another idea...

You know the situation here in Central Africa, since we all make our living here.

So we were thinking, what about setting up a mining alliance?

Everyone is here now, we just lack a chairman..."