330: Chapter 328 Toad’s Friends 330: Chapter 328 Toad’s Friends After hearing the word “Toad,” Gao Yang knew that something big had happened today.
His first reaction was that these people were here to catch Li Jinfang, but after thinking it over carefully, he felt it was unlikely.
“Who exactly are you?”
Gao Yang steadied his emotions before asking again.
The one called Bull Demon King said in a deep voice, “Us?
We are Huaxia people.
Can’t you tell?”
“You’re sent from within the country?”
Bull Demon King chuckled and said, “Of course we came from inside the country, but we weren’t sent here, we came on our own.
Got it?”
Gao Yang steeled himself and said, “Let’s cut to the chase.
What exactly do you want?
Speak plainly and drop the useless chatter.”
Bull Demon King looked puzzled and said, “What are you thinking?
What ‘what do we want’?
Let me make it clear to you, we buddies haven’t thought of anything.
Let me put it this way, we knew there was trouble here and came over to check it out.
Now, we plan to go to another camp.
This camp is destroyed, we can’t let another camp face the same fate.”
Gao Yang impatiently said, “I know you’re sent from within the country, just tell me what your mission is.”
Someone smiled slightly and said, “You’ve misunderstood.
We really aren’t sent by anyone.
Let me put it this way, we have no mission.
All of our choices are our own.”
Gao Yang scoffed and said, “Bullshitting a fool?
Let’s not beat around the bush, okay?
You guys obviously have military backgrounds.
Not on a mission, you think I believe that?”
At this moment, the one called Bull Demon King laughed heartily and asked, “Why are you here?
And what do you do?”
Gao Yang said gravely, “I’m a Huaxia person, and I work in security.
Knowing that compatriots were in trouble, I came over to see if I could lend a hand.
That’s it, simple.”
Bull Demon King nodded and said, “We’re actually in the same line of work.
Let me introduce ourselves.
We used to be soldiers, but now we’re retired and had nothing else to do, so we also set up a security company.
Hearing that something happened here, we came to have a look.
It’s that simple.”
At this time, someone impatiently said, “Ah, we’re all our own people here, why beat around the bush?
If you know where Ajinfang is, just spit it out.
If you can reach him, tell him you’ve seen Xia Chen, Li will understand everything.”
After rattling off in Cantonese-accented Mandarin, Gao Yang seemed to understand, but also didn’t quite catch it.
After pausing briefly, he asked with a puzzled look, “What did you say?
Could you repeat that?”
Bull Demon King laughed and said, “This kid can’t speak Mandarin well when he gets anxious.
Let me translate for you.
He’s saying we’re all family here, why all the guessing?
If you know Li Jinfang’s whereabouts just say it.
If you can contact him, tell him you’ve met Xia Chen.
Jinfang will understand everything.”
After finishing, Bull Demon King also let out a long sigh and said, “The world really is small.
I thought I’d never see Li Jinfang again in this life.
Damn it, even though we’re abroad, it still turns out I might see him.
Hey, buddy, don’t worry.
I know what you’re worried about.
Rest assured, we really are all on the same side.
You came to help, so you’re definitely not a bad guy.
We definitely won’t force you.
If you can get a message to Jinfang, just tell him you’ve run into us.
Oh, and I’m Li Pengfei.
Just tell him that.”
Gao Yang was immediately stunned and speechless, “You guys, you are…
Wait, just wait a moment.”
Right after that, Gao Yang rushed out of the crowd, and the people surrounding him indeed made no move to stop him.
Having walked far away from those people, Gao Yang immediately pressed the talk button on his walkie-talkie and urgently said, “Toad, Ram calling Toad, respond if you hear this.”
Gao Yang wasn’t more than a little over twenty kilometers away from Li Jinfang’s location.
In the vast grasslands, without any interference from electronic signals, his walkie-talkie could reach Li Jinfang.
“I am Toad, Ram, go ahead, over.”
“My God, something big has happened.
Do you know Li Pengfei and Xia Chen?”
“What?
What did you say, repeat that?”
“Li Pengfei, Xia Chen, do you know them or not?
I’ve run into some guys here, hey, long story short, I’ve met one of your old comrades, a guy named Li Pengfei, also known as Bull Demon King, do you know him?”
“I…
my God, of course, I know, this—what is going on?
This isn’t some joke, is it?
My God, where are they?
Yang, you’re not messing with me, right?
My God, how is this possible?
It can’t be.
Yang, let them talk to me, quick, what’s going on?”
Li Jinfang was completely flustered.
Gao Yang could only respond with a wry smile, “This world is indeed so small.
Jinfang, are you sure you’re okay?”
Li Jinfang said with great excitement, “It’s alright, of course, it’s alright.
If they wanted to do something to me, where could I run?
Yang, they’re my comrades-in-arms.
Quick, let me talk to them.”
“Wait a moment, just wait, okay?”
Reuniting with his comrades was what Li Jinfang had longed for in his dreams.
Betraying his own comrades was Li Jinfang’s greatest guilt.
Gao Yang ran back even faster to the group of men.
Knowing that what he was about to do could be very dangerous for Li Jinfang, Gao Yang still took out the satellite phone because he knew that if Li Jinfang could see his comrades one more time, he’d die content.
The reason he chose a phone and not a walkie-talkie was that using a walkie-talkie would reveal that Li Jinfang was close by, while a phone wouldn’t expose how near or far they were.
After a brief hesitation, Gao Yang dialed the number and said in a deep voice, “Go ahead, speak.”
Bull Demon King took the phone and after a short pause, he handed it to someone next to him with a smile on his face, speaking solemnly, “I really didn’t expect it.
It’s like a dream now.
Captain, you should talk.”
The man referred to as the captain took the phone, and in a very steady voice, he said, “Jinfang, this is Jiang Yun.”
While Jiang Yun was on the phone, Gao Yang went to pick up his shotgun and stood to one side.
After Jiang Yun had spoken for a while, he handed the phone to Li Pengfei, who took a long sigh and said in a deep voice, “Toad, I really didn’t think that in this lifetime, we’d still have the chance to talk.
Stop it, just stop it, if you cry any more, I’ll hang up the damn phone, woman!”
The phone was passed around among the five men.
Meanwhile, Jiang Yun, who had already spoken with Li Jinfang, came over to Gao Yang and said with a smile, “Who would have thought we’d encounter Toad under such circumstances.
Although we haven’t met face to face yet, it’s almost the same.”
Gao Yang stammered, “You, you’re Jinfang’s captain?”
Jiang Yun waved his hand and said, “Those are titles of the past.
Besides, Toad didn’t really join us, um, didn’t join.
Let’s not talk about the past anymore.”
After exchanging a few words, Xia Chen hung up the phone and handed it back to Gao Yang with a look full of emotion, slowly saying, “I really didn’t expect that in this lifetime, we could see Toad again, it’s great!”
Jiang Yun waved his hand and said, “Jinfang?
There’s no such person!
Tonight, we met two foreigners who offered help out of humanitarian concern, foreigners, understand?
We don’t know the nationality of these two individuals, we only know their English nicknames, one called Ram and the other called Frog.
Have you all got that?”
After finishing, Jiang Yun smiled slightly at Gao Yang and said, “Toad is fine, so we brothers can finally rest assured.
Let’s get acquainted.
My name is Jiang Yun, the brothers all call me Dagger.
Brothers, why don’t you introduce yourselves too.”
“Li Pengfei, codename Bull Demon King.
Uh, Toad’s previous, uh, that thing.
Hey, I’m a friend of Toad’s.”
“Xia Chen, just call me Mole, a friend of Toad’s.”
“Wu Qi, Steel Claw, I’m also Toad’s friend.”
“Zhou Zhou, just call me Three Cannons.”
“Wang Laohu, that’s my real name, but you can call me Big Cat, they all call me that.”
“My name is Zheng Aiai, you can call me Little Zheng, I’m also a friend of Toad’s.”
When Zheng Aiai introduced himself, he seemed somewhat uneasy.
After he finished, Wu Qi quickly added, “His nickname is Princess Iron Fan, just call him Princess.”
Glancing at Li Pengfei and then at Zheng Aiai, Gao Yang almost laughed out loud.
The nicknames of these two, one Bull Demon King and the other Princess Iron Fan, were just missing a Red Boy.
Crucially, Zheng Aiai did indeed look rather effeminate, with delicate and tender features that could easily be mistaken for a woman’s, making the nickname Princess Iron Fan quite fitting.
Clearing his throat, Gao Yang said solemnly, “My name is Gao Yang, you can call me Ram too.
We’re all on the same side so I don’t have to worry about anything.
So, what did Toad tell you guys?”
Jiang Yun said seriously, “Toad gave us a brief rundown of the situation.
Since there’s another camp looking after him, there’s no need for us to rush over.
I plan to look for the whereabouts of the workers at this camp.”
Gao Yang nodded and replied, “I can help with that.
But are you sure you’re not here on a mission?”
Jiang Yun said seriously, “You should be aware of where we come from, so I won’t say too much.
I can only tell you that this operation is truly not a mission.
Let me tell you the truth, nowadays a lot of domestic companies invest abroad, and it’s fine in stable countries, but in places like South Sudan, even the safety of those overseas workers isn’t guaranteed.
So, a few of us are planning to set up a private security company to provide security services specifically for companies working abroad.
It is purely a private endeavor, and our reason for being here is the same as yours, just from the standpoint of wanting to help our compatriots as fellow Huaxia People.”
Gao Yang furrowed his brow and said, “So, you have absolutely no connections back home?”
Jiang Yun smiled and said, “We’re all smart people, why bother asking so clearly?
If we were to speak for ourselves, we’d definitely say that there’s no connection at all.
Everything we do is from a commercial standpoint and personal actions.
Moreover, we’ve just arrived in Africa not long ago, looking to establish a security company without any connections so far.
We might have to ask you for some advice later on.
But for now, let’s focus on how to rescue those kidnapped workers.
If we wait for the South Sudanese military to come, it’ll be too late.”
(To be continued.
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