Chapter 121 Para Tribe

The chief of the Para tribe is not what Li Mo imagined in his mind. It's a skinny old man. The dark face is covered with gully-like wrinkles.

Moore wore a set of Somali-specific national costumes, with six big men behind him who knew they were guards at a glance. He smiled and stood in front of the big house in the middle of the tribe to welcome Li Mo's arrival.

Without stone introduction, Li Mo also knows that this old man, who is only about 170cm tall, is the chief of this tribe.

Li Mo strode forward and stretched out his hands enthusiastically, but at this time, he suddenly remembered that he could not speak Somali and did not know whether the other party could speak English. This made Li Mo very difficult, and he didn't know how to speak.

"Hello, guests from the East!" Moor is old and refined. As soon as he saw Li Mo's expression, he knew the reason. He smiled and said fluently in English.

"Mr. Chief, I'm Li Mo from Huaxia. I'm glad to get your invitation." Li Mo talked to foreigners for the first time. He was not used to it and didn't know what to say. Because there are many differences between Chinese culture and Western culture, not to mention the African aborigines who have their own culture with their own characteristics. Li Mo is afraid that it's not good to say something wrong and cause a misunderstanding.

At this time, some idle people in the tribe slowly gathered towards this place. As a member of the Para tribe, any resident is directly under the rule of Chief Moore. They were very curious about who would let the chief go out to greet him in person.

"Li Mo? I didn't expect you to be so young. Haha, I thought Zhang's boss was about the same age as me. Moore smiled brightly, but a trace of surprise flashed in his half-squinted eyes.

"Li Mo, let's go to the room..." Moore stretched out his dry hand, grabbed Li Mo, and said with a smile.

When passing several guards behind Moore, Li Mo took a slight look. Although these guards are all wearing AK47, they have no military temperament at all. They are completely a farmer who picks up a gun.

Entering the house, Li Mo looked around. There was a lot of space in the room, enough to accommodate dozens of people without feeling crowded.

At this moment, in the middle of the house, there is a low wooden table with some strange food on it.

"Boss, it's customary for them to eat without a table. They put it directly in the middle. Everyone gather around and eat with their hands. It's just that I don't think you're used to it, boss, so they specially asked to prepare tables and knives and forks." At this time, the expert came to Li Mo's side and said in Chinese in a low voice.

Li Mo was stunned. It was the first time he had heard of this habit. Thinking of a big family holding the vegetables in a vegetable basin with their hands and stuffing them into their mouths, Li Mo had a nausea. Even looking at the strange and sumptuous dishes on the table, I felt that I had no appetite.

However, Li Mo's strangeness did not show at all, but followed Moore with a smile and reservedness and sat down at the table.

At this time, several people came into the room. Li Mo looked up, two men and two women. One of the older women, Li Mo guessed that it should be Moore's wife, and the other three younger men and women were Moore's children.

After Moore's introduction, Li Mo knew that he had guessed well. Moore's wife, Li Mo, didn't know her name, and Moore didn't say anything. His daughter's name was Sonia Parra. The eldest son is in his thirties and looks calm. He knows at a glance that he was raised as a tribal heir. His name is Senri Parra. The last little son is much more lively. He is in his twenties and his name is Aka Para. After entering the door, he has been staring at Li Mo curiously. When Li Mo looked back, he showed his white teeth and smiled at Li Mo.

Drinking camel's milk, Li Mo laughed and talked with Moore. Since he learned that Moore was going to invite himself to dinner, he knew that it would not be a simple hospitality to guests, and there must be something important to talk about.

But since Moore didn't say it, Li Mo was also happy and leisurely, and he would definitely not mention it first.

He picked up a huge banana on the table and ate it with relish. Among all the fruits, his favorite is banana, while the banana in Somalia is famous all over the world. It is not only thin and thick, but also sweet, but also has the reputation of the sweetest banana in the world.

Moore looked at Li Mo eating bananas happily and didn't mean to talk about other topics at all. He couldn't sit still, but he wondered if Li Mo had noticed something.

Looking at his eldest son Senli, Moore helped Li Mo fill the cup and squeeze out a few flower-like smiles on his wrinkled face and said, "Mr. Li Mo, although I don't know what you are doing in Africa, I think you, as a guest from the East, must need some help here, and our Para tribe is near here. It's not the largest tribe, but the soldiers of our tribe are very brave and can definitely cooperate with you.

Moore did not make roundabout temptations like Chinese or diplomats, but made concise and direct suggestions.

"Ha ha, I don't know what Chief Moore wants to cooperate in?" Li Mo thought about Moore's meaning sharply in his heart, but he asked quietly on the surface.

"Haha, I've always heard that you Orientals speak very implicitly, but I have never believed that when I talk to you today, I finally know that the rumors are not necessarily false." Moore was also an old fox. The topic stopped at the beginning and immediately changed his laughter. He knew that Li Mo must consider the meaning of his words. As long as Li Mo couldn't figure it out, his mood would not be calm, so that when he put forward the content, he could slowly take the initiative.

Li Mo raised his eyebrows gently, and his face was plain. This is not that Li Mo is dense-minded and has understood Moore's meaning, but that he is not ready to cooperate with the Para tribe.

: "Chief Moore, if you have something to say, just say it." Li Mo came here mainly to thank the Pala tribe for their help in the construction of the base. Although it was conditional, it finally helped. Therefore, Li Mo doesn't want to continue to spend time on this. For cooperation, if it is a win-win situation, we will cooperate, and if we suffer losses, we will not do it.

Hearing Li Mo's words, a trace of pride flashed in Moore's eyes and asked with a smile, "I don't know what Mr. Li Mo thinks of the situation in Somalia?"

Li Mo didn't expect the other party to ask this. However, Li Mo has also found a lot of information recently, and with some memories from his last life, he said with a smile, "Somalia is very similar to our period of the Republic of China. The warlords are divided and dominate one side. The political axe led by literati can only control the vicinity of the capital Mogadishu, and other places are divided."

"Does the chief support SRRC?" Li Mo suddenly asked.

Moore and his eldest son Senli were shocked. They didn't know why Li Mo asked.

"Yes, our Pala tribe belongs to the 'Somali Patriotic Movement'. It's just that three years ago, the Somali patriotic movement was divided. The Morgan faction supported by our Pala tribe was wiped out by another faction and the Aidid faction. Only our remaining small tribes were not killed by the other party. Maybe the other party thinks that our strength is too small. Mohr said at the end, with a self-deprecating look on his face.

Li Mo turned his head and looked at the expert, with questions in his eyes.

The expert shook his head to indicate that he did not know about it. He only came to Somalia for a few months and spent most of his time in the base.

"If I remember correctly, both the Somali National Union and your Somali Patriotic Movement belong to the SRRC (Somali Reconciliation and Restoration Committee). How could they split internally or even attack each other?" Although Li Mo knows some news about Somalia from the Internet, many things in the news are only a general introduction and there will be no detailed content.

Senry Parra said at this time, "The main problem is that Morgan is the son-in-law of the former president, because Siad was overthrown by everyone, so Morgan is very hostile to these organizational parties, which makes everyone want to kill Morgan before his strength is strong."

Li Mo nodded when he heard the words. There are many examples of this kind of weeding and rooting in China.

"Chief Moore, I don't know what I can do for you? You know I'm just a businessman. Li Mo already knows the purpose of the other party. Unsurprisingly, the experts once promised to give the Para tribe some weapons as a reward to thank the Para tribe for its help in the construction of the base.

Somalia has been in a state of fragmentation since the U.S.-headed peacekeeping force was hit hard, with continuous conflicts everywhere. Especially last year's 9/11 incident, the United States listed Somalia as a t of terrorism and took a group of younger brothers to force the United Nations to impose an arms embargo on Somalia.

Without weapons, it is simply the life of a group of warlords. The larger warlords are better, and light weapons can be simply imitated, but a small tribe with a population of less than 300 people, such as the Para tribe, is simply a lamb without any protection, facing the attention of all sides.

Therefore, after Moore learned that the expert used weapons as a reward, he did his best to help him build the base. Although the core place did not participate, he also contributed to the construction of the base.

When he learned that Li Mo had come to Africa this time, Moore was moved. If we can get arms from Li Mo, an oriental man, won't the strength of the Para tribe advance by leaps and bounds? The most indispensable thing in Africa is people. Although there are many copycat weapons, there are still very few in Somalia.

In this troubled times, a gun is the grass-headed king. Not only the predecessors of China know it, but also the small tribal chiefs of Africa know it.

"Mr. Li Mo, you know the situation in our country. If you don't have the strength, you don't know when it will be merged. Therefore, I urgently hope that you can provide us with arms. Of course, the reward will never be less. Our Para people not only pay for the goods in US dollars, but also provide protection for your factory on the other side of the mountain. Prevent other people's disturbances. Moore is worthy of being an old fried dough stick, and Li Mo couldn't bear to refuse what he said. What's more, Li Mo himself is an arms dealer, so there is no reason why he is unwilling to sell arms.

It's just that Li Mo has no stock now. The base here has not even purchased raw materials, the machinery and equipment have not been improved, and there is even no manpower.

"Chief Moore, I am also very much in favor of cooperation. You know that China is a peace-loving country, and Chinese people are also very peace-loving. For you, my friend who has helped me, I think it is necessary to cooperate. After Li Mo pretended to say it in a decent way, he turned around and gave the expert a look.

"That's good, Chief Moore. Our boss is very grateful for your help. This kind of win-win cooperation is definitely in favor of it. The expert knew that Moore saw Li Mo for the first time. He certainly didn't know whether Li Mo's words were a blank check or something, so a wisp of doubt flashed in his eyes, but the expert's words dispelled his doubts.

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