Chapter 1150 Big Boss’s Surprise (1/2)
Remonin's camp had not moved, but its territory had expanded.
The small hill remained at the center, but the camp's territory now extended farther in all
directions.
The last time Li Du visited, the terrain around the hill was uneven. Now, there were
more than ten cranes and road rollers working to flatten the land.
The helicopter landed on a large plot of empty land. A red carpet had been laid out on
the ground. On one end of the carpet were soldiers in the Mozambique military uniform.
When Li Du and Sophie stepped out of the helicopter, the military band started playing a
song, following the conductor baton's lead.
This welcome ceremony was grander than the previous one. Other than being more
formal and official, there was even a red carpet to walk on.
The red carpet looked fine from afar, but it seemed rather dirty on a closer look. It was
unclear where Remonin had found it.
Remonin was in a different army uniform and there were golden stars on his sleeve.
Shaking Li Du's hand, he smiled widely. ”Welcome, Li! I am thrilled to welcome you and
your lady to my military region!”
Many things were different from the last time they met. Previously, Li Du came alone,
but this time he brought Sophie with him. In addition, it was more formal this time, like
two partners meeting for a business council.
Sophie and Remonin shook hands, and Brother Wolf and the rest joined them.
Remonin looked at the three bodyguards and asked Li Du enviously, ”How much do
your bodyguards earn?”
Li Du said, ”No less than twenty thousand every month. Why? Are you interested in
them?”
Remonin said, ”Of course I'm interested. I want to find a group of outstanding warriors
to train my soldiers. I need excellent instructors, but I do not have so much money to
pay them.”
They had not exchanged more than a few phrases yet, but Remonin had already
brought up the key topic – every problem was a money problem.
Li Du himself was also in need of money. Therefore, he did not say much but only
smiled and nodded to gesture that he understood.
Remonin did not elaborate either. After all, he was now an important, powerful leader in
the national defense. He had his image to maintain as well.
Following the band, they were off to watch the parade.
Compared to last time, the scale of the military parade was larger as well. It seemed like
Remonin had mobilized even the veterans, helicopter escorts, and trucks with the
machine guns.
The finale involved four armored vehicles, camouflaged in green paint. They had eight
large, black tires. The entire car was wedge-shaped, about two meters high, two and a
half meters wide and seven meters long, and looked rather dominating as it drove over
slowly.
Seeing those armored vehicles, Li Du looked at Remonin, surprised. Remonin said
proudly, ”Keep watching, there are better things ahead.”
Li Du said, ”Didn't you say that your government did not give you any resources?”
Remonin said vaguely, ”Not much, no, but they did give me a few things. They couldn't
send me here empty-handed, right? I have to guard the country's territory in the
southwest.”
Li Du did not probe further. Remonin would definitely not divulge all the details. He
would keep some information for himself as his triumph card.
Li Du had not been in the army and did not have much knowledge of army vehicles.
Hence, he directed his questions at Brother Wolf, who was by his side.
Brother Wolf whispered in his ear, ”This is the BTR-152 armored personnel carrier.
Commander Remonin got junk from the Ministry of Defense. These things have long
been outdated.”
”The BTR-152 was commissioned from the 1950s to the early 1970s. It was one of the
earliest armored infantry vehicles in the Soviet Union. It was replaced by the BTR-60
infantry in the 1970s and has been long eliminated in the world of warfare.”