That answer gave Li Du the shock of his life!
He could not help but ask, "What did you say? Say it again . "
Remonin's helplessness could be heard over the satellite phone . "I can't do it, Mr . Li, my army is not that strong . Furthermore, I'm afraid of crossing into his territory . That would be equivalent to starting a transnational war, launching an invasion . "
Li Di had not expected Remonin to be so timid . Good waged a war by sending his troops to attack Remonin and had openly declared that he wanted to kill Remonin . This guy has already been bullied to this extent and is not even thinking about plotting a counterattack?
Remonin read his thoughts and said bitterly, "It's not that I do not want to fight back, but I do not have the capability . My soldiers are too low in numbers . In fact, I've been selling the diamonds to raise money to invest in a more powerful armory and to improve my standing in politics so that I can teach that son of a b*tch Good a good lesson!
"I have an extreme amount of hatred for him–I can't wait to kill him! However, the strength of my troops is not even half of his, and I do not have strong weapons . Defense is already a challenge for us, need I say more about launching an attack?"
Remonin had started to nag and whine about his problems like a desolate housewife .
Li Du did not want to listen—all he wanted to do was to leave this place . With anger rising in his voice, he said, "It's fine if you do not want to attack, but I have to leave this place . You better give me an idea . "
Remonin was no longer the admirable hero he had been . He mumbled some inaudible sentences . In any case, it seemed like he had no solution .
This infuriated Li Du . "I was kidnapped on your territory . I was your guest . Your guest has been kidnapped and there's nothing you can do?"
"Not unless I have a strong army," Remonin said dryly . "Otherwise, I have no way of rescuing you . "
Li Du raged, "Why don't you report it to your defense ministry? God d*mnit, this son of a b*tch trespassed on your territory—arrest him!"
Remonin sighed again . "That's useless . The reason is complex . To put it simply, all the surrounding countries, including the government in my country, do not have the finances to start a war . To avoid conflicts, countries have urged its people not to wander near the borders and that they are not responsible for any troubles there .
"So essentially, I'm free to send my troops to attack that son of a b*tch Good as long as I'm the one paying for the resources . Our government and the government of Swaziland would not interfere . But, I do not have the resources . "
Li Du was bewildered . "So if two people vanish at the border, the government doesn't care?"
"That's right . Unless you have a great family background and can put pressure on the government," Remonin said lifelessly .
"Then you should f*cking inform them that we are VIPs of a company, let them think of a solution . D*mnit, now let me ask you: since I was kidnapped, have you made any efforts to rescue me?"
Remonin kept quiet . The silence spoke for itself .
Li Du wanted to scream, but he stopped himself after recalling that the room had been bugged by Good . He had no choice but to contain his anger and spoke in a low voice . "Godd*mnit! The VIP you invited has been kidnapped by another army and you cannot do anything about it?"
Remonin stayed silent . He was guilty .
Li Du laughed coolly . "Wait for it then . In the future, nobody will want to do business with you anymore! If you cannot even guarantee the safety of your business partners, who the f*ck will do business with you?!"
That hit Remonin and he quipped, "You're mistaken, we are trying our best to come up with a solution . Mr . Lion Hunter is connecting with the rental fighters in France to see if we can employ them . We are—"
"By the time those fighters arrive, my corpse will have fully decomposed . " Li Du no longer cared about Remonin's pride and feelings .
Remonin had a good temper and was a reasonable person . Knowing that it was his fault that Li Du had been kidnapped, he did not stop Li Du from venting his anger at him .
Li Du did not have time to criticize him further and was desperate to persuade Remonin to mobilize his troops . "Listen, your troops are not powerful enough, right? I will cooperate with you and help your troops . You have to mobilize your troops to kill Good . Otherwise, you will die!"
"How are you going to help me?" he asked reluctantly . "Mr . Li, I have to tell you, if I attack him, we will all die . If I don't—"
"Good has already learned all the confidential information on your mine . He has embedded a spy among your people and intends to assassinate your entire tribe to take over your mine . "
At last, Remonin lost his temper . "YOU TOLD HIM ALL THAT INFORMATION?"
"Sh*t, there's a mine in Good's territory!" Li Du said impatiently . "Your river is upstream of the river in his territory . The river used to wash down the diamonds to his crater . Now that you have started mining in your land, there are hardly any diamonds left at his mining site . He guessed the cause!"
Remonin was dumbfounded . "What? There's also a mine in his territory?"
Li Du was even more astounded . "You don't even know this? He has been mining diamonds for at least five or six years!"
"I just arrived here less than one year ago . Besides, I have limited power and have no knowledge of Good's territory . "
Li Du felt that Remonin was utterly useless and embarrassing . However, if he had to choose between business partners, Li Du would rather pick Remonin . At least the bast*rd was mentally sound .
Good was a lunatic . He had to kill him since Good would kill him sooner or later seeing how they had fallen out earlier that day . With this thought, Li Du softened his tone and said, "Listen, there's a spy on your side sent by Good—"
"That's impossible," Remonin quipped . "I trust my people wholeheartedly . "
Li Du was beyond frustrated . "Are you stupid? Good's best troops arrived just as we reached the market . Are they fortunetellers? Of course someone filled them in!"
Remonin was stunned . "I thought that it was a coincidence . . . "
Li Du was speechless . He was so angry all he could think was that these lowly-educated soldiers were dumb .
"Good has planted a spy by your side . Previously at the market, they wanted to kill you . Because they didn't succeed, they will be attacking again . Good will definitely kill you and your tribe . He wants your mine!"
His words had finally worked . Remonin said hatefully, "He dares to do that?"
"For the next couple of days, you think of a plan to sieve out the spy . Then, we can regroup quickly . I will detail his army to you . We can come up with a plan to attack Good from the outside and from within his territory . I will help you get rid of the majority of his soldiers!"
Remonin was finally starting to have a change of heart . He had refused to attack Good as he had not dared to anger Good . But if the man wanted to steal his mine from him and murder his tribe—well, that was unacceptable, and a counterattack was necessary!
His key motivator was the diamond mine . Remonin and his tribe had been poor for several decades . Now that they finally had an opportunity to turn rich, he would not lose it at any cost!
Death was scary . But to these tribal leaders, poverty was scarier than death!
Chapter end
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