Schmidt is an ordinary oil-gas field engineer, because of the value 30 billion US dollars oil-gas field development deals of Exxon Mobil and Somalian authorities, but was sent Mogadishu. 斯密特是一名普通的油气田工程师,因为埃克森美孚和索马里当局的一笔价值300亿美元的油气田开发协议,而被派到了首都摩加迪沙。 Although before coming to here he has prepared all kinds, but here ruined degree exceeded his expectation finally. 虽然在来这里之前他已经做好了各种各样的准备,但这里的破败程度最终还是超出了他的预期。 He had seen in the travel magazine, before the civil war, here once was called the white pearl in Indian Ocean. 他曾经在旅游杂志上看到过,内战前这里曾被称为印度洋上的白色珍珠。 But now, a little construction of history only has the remnant of destroyed building, the bullet hole on wall is clearly discernible, most paths are bumpy, the entire city has almost not afforested. So long as opens mouth, can eat a lot of sands inevitably. 而现在,有点儿历史的建筑都只剩下断壁残垣,墙壁上的弹孔清晰可见,大部分道路坑坑洼洼,整个城市几乎没有绿化。只要一张嘴,必然能吃一肚子的沙。 Not only let also afforested issue that the person denounces. 让人诟病的还不只是绿化问题。 Because of the local special culture, here does not have the bar, will drink wine also to be shall be sentenced to the flogging at will. 因为当地特殊的文化,这里没有酒吧,随意饮酒还会被处以鞭刑。 Although their executives found the way to help them strive not to use the privilege that suffered the whip to drink wine, but this privilege only limited in the staff quarter, and variety and quantity of supplying quite limited, was really makes person having no way cheer up. 虽然他们的高管想办法帮他们争取到了不用挨鞭子就能饮酒的特权,但这个特权仅限在员工宿舍里,并且供应的品种和数量都相当的有限,实在是让人没法高兴起来。 Therefore, regarding their these external assignments to the staff of this place, here only entertainment then buys latest newspaper, sits in the cafe near company station, spends air conditioning cold air/Qi that the native cannot be spending, drinks is grinding the coffee with the US dollar-denominated hand, kills a afternoon time. 因此,对于他们这些外派到此地的员工而言,这里唯一的娱乐便是买上一张最新的报纸,坐在公司驻地附近的咖啡厅里,消费着当地人消费不起的空调冷气,喝着用美元计价的手磨咖啡,消磨一下午的时光。 Is what newspaper is unimportant. 是什么报纸都不重要了。 No matter bb or dandy, so long as there is a character on the line, because here life was really bored. 不管是bb还是花花公子,只要有字就行,因为这里的生活实在是太无聊了。 If in the past were the same, Schmidt went to the cafe, selecting one cup was difficult to drink to drink afternoon black coffee, then took the newspaper to sit to the window far safety seat. 如往常一样,斯密特来到了咖啡厅里,点了一杯难喝到可以喝一下午的黑咖啡,然后拿着报纸坐在了离窗户较远的安全位置。 In he is preparing starts the newspaper reading of share to while away the time today, is the flash is actually shocked. 就在他正准备开始今日份的读报消遣时,却是一瞬间愣住了。 【Eller Wagg major success! The Somalian Regular armies win total victories!】 【埃勒瓦格大捷！索马里正规军大获全胜！】 What ghost? 什么鬼？ Fool's day joke? 愚人节玩笑？ It is not right, less than half year. 不对啊,还有小半年呢。 In seeing newspaper the flash of headline, the Schmidt's first response is where definitely made a mistake. 在看到报纸上头条的一瞬间,斯密特的第一反应是哪里肯定搞错了。 The battle efficiency of Somalian Regular army he is clear, even accepted various ** officer's training, but fights as before quite barbarically, it can be said that changes into the lance that the rifle can torch, being out of sorts feeling of slightly having no. 索马里正规军的战斗力他是清楚的,即便是接受了各**官的训练,但打起架来依旧相当的野蛮,可以说是将步枪换成会喷火的长矛,丝毫没有任何的违和感。 But the enemy who in comparison, they face is to make all countries in the world zf for the pirate who it has a headache about, in devil who ten several years the elimination and test of blood and in fire return alive. 而相比之下,他们面对的敌人却是令世界各国zf都为之头疼的海盗,在十数年来血与火的淘汰与考验中生还下来的魔鬼。 Facing such enemy, let alone was they, even please come is not possible them aircraft carrier of US forces to eliminate completely, Somalian Army that let alone could not collect including several tanks. 面对这样的敌人,别说是他们了,就算是把美军的航母请过来都不一定能够将他们完全消灭,更别说连几辆坦克都凑不出来的索马里陆军了。 With the mood of not believing, he looks downward following the newspaper, however this does not look importantly, his line of sight was mounted unable to move immediately on the photo of newspaper. 怀着不相信的情绪,他顺着报纸往下看去,然而这一看不要紧,他的视线顿时被黏在报纸的配图上挪不开了。 Accurate, that is four groups of pictures. 准确的来说,那是四组图片。 And two groups are one by the landing parachute supported „black coffin”, pats probably through some type of specialized long-distance photography equipment. 其中两组是一只被降落伞吊着的“黑色棺材”,大概是通过某种专业的远程拍摄设备拍下的。 Another two pictures respectively the prospect snapshot of unmanned airplane group departs from that black coffin, as well as thick smoke that in an ammunition depot that hides at the hill back sympathatic detonation hikes up. 另外两张照片则分别是从那座黑色棺材中飞出的无人机群的远景抓拍,以及一处藏在丘陵背后的殉爆的弹药库上飘起的浓烟。 How to see the flash of these equipment, in Schmidt's heart then can be assured, the Somalian authorities certainly were welcome to the foreign aid. 咋看到这几件装备的一瞬间,斯密特的心中便可以笃定,索马里当局一定是请到了外援。 These East African continents what indigenous refers to uncertain even unmanned aircraft commander not seeing, how possibly the high-tech equipment that uses even the US forces not to equip massively. 这些东非洲的土著们指不定连无人机长啥样都没见过,怎么可能用上连美军都没有大规模列装的高科技装备。 Really, when he read downward following the writing, soon found the answer from that. 果然,当他顺着文字往下读去,很快从那字里行间中找到了答案。 „Under the support in China aspect Somalian zf Army militants in Eller Wagg area that seized launched since this year the biggest offensive, the China aspect in the fight delivered at least over a hundred aerial bombs to the battlefield, wrecking ammunition depot more than 20, the militants controlled the gate house more than ten several.” “在华国方面的支援下索马里zf军队武装分子占领的埃勒瓦格地区发动了今年以来最大的攻势,在战斗中华国方面向战场投送了至少上百枚航空炸弹,击毁弹药库二十余处,武装分子控制哨所十数余。” „At the same time, the newspaper reporter finds, the China aspect in the fight invested one type doubtful to control, distinguish the militant status by ai and launches the MICRO-UAV of attack to it automatically. The logistics unmanned aerial vehicle that this type of unmanned aerial vehicle and Shenzhen stock market were promoting recently is highly similar in the shape, in addition at present did not determine whether came from the same enterprise......” “与此同时,本报记者了解到,在战斗中华国方面投入了一种疑似由ai控制、自动识别武装分子身份并对其展开攻击的小型无人机。这种无人机和深市最近正在推广的物流无人机在形状上高度相似,目前尚且不确定是否来自于同一家企业……” „At present, the battlefield has gone through many places from the open area to the street fighting, many militant chieftains were killed. According to the Somalian authorities spokesman said, enlivens has been incapable of maintaining in the local armed forces the control to this/should area, the zf army is regaining originally the village and cities that are controlled by the militants. It is expected that this dong will continue randomly by the end of the year, the newspaper reminded in the foreign staff of local work, the attention journey security.” “目前,战场已经从开阔地带辗转到巷战中,多名武装分子头目被击毙。根据索马里当局新闻发言人表示,活跃在当地的武装力量已经无力维持对该地区的控制,zf军正在收复原先由武装分子控制的村落和城镇。预计这场dong乱会持续到年底,本报提醒在当地工作的外籍员工,注意出行安全。” „Moreover, the newspaper reporter has consulted the Ethiopian area US forces military base, inquired many contents about this airstrike. However at present the military base head has not disclosed the one who participates in the air raid is that model, as well as where the air raid came from, and declines a more detailed content to reply.” “另外,本报记者已经咨询过埃塞俄比亚地区美军军事基地,询问关于这次空袭行动的更多内容。然而目前军事基地负责人并没有透露参与空袭的是那种机型,以及空袭来自何方,并拒绝就更详细的内容进行回答。” „...... God.” “……上帝。” Are the Americans helping the China security unexpectedly? 美国佬居然帮着华国保密了？ Sun was hits the west side to come out simply! 太阳简直是打西边出来了！ Regardless of how Schmidt does not believe, these US forces to starting air raid keep one's mouth shut anything for the China weapon of person's. If they know, definitely wishes one could the entire world also to know. 斯密特无论如何也不会相信,那些美军会替华国人对发动空袭的武器守口如瓶什么的。如果他们知道,肯定恨不得全世界也知道。 The possibility only has one type...... 如此说来,可能性只有一种…… That is so far, they had not found enough evidence, can show that air raid is initiated by whom, as well as where it came from. 那便是到目前为止,他们还没有找到足够的证据,能够证明那场空袭到底是由谁发起的,以及它到底来自哪里。 When on his face the expression gradually from suspecting to turn unbelievable, broadcast the sounds of several other foreign staff low voice discussions. 就在他脸上表情渐渐从怀疑变成难以置信的时候,身后传来了其他几名外籍员工小声议论的声音。 Very skillful is, the thing that they discussed and he just thinks that did not pass through the suspicion life the matter, exactly was the same matter. 非常的巧是,他们讨论的东西和他正想不通到怀疑人生的事情,恰好是同一件事情。 „Have you read yesterday's news? Did Somalian zf army win unexpectedly?!” “你看过昨天新闻了吗？索马里zf军居然打赢了？！” „Also with looking? Today on Twitter is discussing this matter! Many people said that China used some type of horrifying secret weapon. I listened to our station bodyguard saying that he participated in that fight in the big nephew of station service, they had prepared for have launched life-and-death fight with the militants, finally went in later patronizes is gathering up dead bodies to these militants.” “还用看吗？今天推特上都在讨论这件事情！好多人说华国使用了某种可怕的秘密武器。我听咱们驻地保镖说,他在驻地服役的大侄子参与了那场战斗,他们本来已经做好了与武装分子展开殊死搏斗的准备,结果进去以后光顾着给那些武装分子收尸了。” Saying, on that chin is covered with the beard stuble man unable to bear pound the tongue, as if oneself are experiencing of that fight is the same, then said with the serious tone. 说着,那个下巴上长满胡渣的男人还忍不住砸了砸舌头,仿佛自己就是那场战斗的亲历者一样,用沉重的口吻接着说道。 „You do not want to notice that picture...... is simply same as the hell.” “你不会想看到那副画面……简直和地狱一样。” „You thought that what that secret weapon possibly is?” “你觉得那个秘密武器可能是什么？” „I do not know, but many people said that is the orbital weapon...... , if the fighter aircraft or the bomber aircraft, is impossible to fly is so far, is impossible to escape the radar of US forces Base!” “我不知道,但好多人都说是轨道武器……如果是战斗机或者轰炸机,根本不可能飞这么远,也根本不可能逃过美军基地的雷达！” Is listening to the back several foreign staff's discussions, Schmidt fell into silent, separated the total mouth to squeeze out a few words some little time. 听着背后几个外籍员工的议论,斯密特陷入了沉默,隔了好一会儿才总嘴里挤出了一句话来。 „Simply was insane......” “简直是疯了……” Orbital weapon? 轨道武器？ Avoids the radar of US forces completely? 完全避开美军的雷达？ This simply was too absurd! 这简直是太荒唐了！ Said simply Somalian zf obtained the epic major success to consider as finished with the help of alien! 干脆说索马里zf在外星人的帮助下取得了史诗大捷算了！ Reads the newspaper in hand, saw the weather not early Schmidt to drink up in the cup the last coffee, lost after service person one US dollar tip stood up from the seat. 将手中的报纸看完,见天色已经不早的斯密特喝掉了杯子里最后一点咖啡,丢给了服务员一美元小费之后从座位上站起。 On the avenue cheers the sound of celebration everywhere, native in threes and fours gathers together, is celebrating and welcome anything probably. 大街上到处都是欢呼庆祝的声音,当地人三五成群的聚在一起,像是在庆祝、欢迎着什么。 Regarding this aura of death heavy city, these as if come from another world to be the same, is such is not real. 对于这座死气沉沉的城市而言,这一幕幕就仿佛来自另一个世界一样,是那样的不真实。 Although curious exactly had anything matter that is worth celebrating, but Schmidt does not dare to collect toward native there, because his skin color is some is too garish regarding the native, was regarded the fat sheep very much easily...... 虽然好奇到底发生了什么值得庆祝的事情,但斯密特并不敢往当地人那里凑,因为他的肤色对于当地人来说实在是有些太扎眼,很容易被当成肥羊…… In the following several days, strange happened one after another. 接下来的几天里,怪事儿一件接着一件发生。 First was their next doors moved in a Chinese Building Company, quick then moved in an oil enterprise, then was the import-export trade company...... 先是他们的隔壁搬来了一家华人建筑公司,很快接着又搬来了一家石油企业,再然后是进出口贸易公司…… Nearby Chinese face were getting more and more afterward, slowly opened the supermarket, the clothing store, even was the franchise operation bar. 再后来附近的华人面孔越来越多,慢慢的开起了超市,服装店、甚至是特许经营的酒吧。 Yes, unexpectedly is a bar. 是的,居然是酒吧。 This lets being jealous that Schmidt envies. 这让斯密特羡慕的眼红。 Although their executives also once attempted to bribe the local official, can look think of a way an American bar to come an entertainment their staff, however these officials receive money full mouth complies, if by any chance they prepare the time of the bar opening, gets angry instantaneously does not recognize people. 虽然他们的高管也曾尝试过买通当地官员,看看能不能想法子开一间美式酒吧来娱乐一下他们的员工,然而那些官员们收钱的时候满口答应,但等他们准备把酒吧开起来的时候,瞬间就翻脸不认人了。 Also does not know that these China people bribed them with anything, unexpectedly makes them lower the head to the principle. 也不知道那些华国人是用什么买通了他们,居然让他们对原则低了头。 However, interestingly, these Chinese staff do not seem interested in bar type of thing, frequently patronizes also only then their these give the US and European that staff Shell and Exxon Mobil work. 不过,有意思的是,那些华人员工对酒吧这种东西似乎不怎么感兴趣,经常光顾的也只有他们这些给壳牌、埃克森美孚公司打工的美国和欧洲员工。 These naturally also include Schmidt. 这其中自然也包括斯密特自己。 Although the envy turns over to the envy, but liquor not wrong. 虽然嫉妒归嫉妒,但酒是没有错的。 However, afterward actually had one to let Schmidt very annoyed matter. Some day he suddenly discovered, these China people sold to their liquor, compared with selling to price expensive/noble enough two times of their staff. 不过,后来却是发生了一件让斯密特很是恼火的事情。某一天他忽然发现,那些华国人卖给他们的酒,要比卖给他们员工的价格贵上足足两倍。 When he interrogated the wineshop attendant, the obtained answer also only had one „exchange rate reason”, then did not have many explanations. 而当他质问酒保时,得到的答复也只有一句“汇率原因”,便没有更多的解释。 This simply was visibly rip-off! 这简直是明着宰人了！ Although in heart air/Qi is not good, but Schmidt also can only clench teeth to recognize finally. 虽然心中气的不行,但最终斯密特也只能咬着牙认了。 Without the means that who wants this only then such a bar? 没办法,谁要这块就只有这么一间酒吧呢？ Was lucky these were held the China man in heaven by the native, even if they do not ask for his liking very much, but at least in his life were also many same pleasure, did not use again likely the drinking coffee newspaper reading of old man. 多亏了这些被当地人捧上天的华国佬,即便他们很不讨他的喜欢,但至少他的生活中又多了一样乐趣,不用再像个老头子似的喝咖啡读报了。 In the future one week, the situation became even more interesting. 再往后的一个星期里,情况变得愈发有趣了。 Nearby China face are getting more and more, just like turned into a Chinatown. 附近的华国面孔越来越多,俨然变成了一条唐人街。 Afterward Schmidt learned from several British oil worker there, these China general contractors are preparing a faction engineer brigade to Eller Wagg area, launches the reconstruction to the city that the zf army regain. 再后来斯密特从几名英籍石油工人那里得知,那些华国建筑公司正在准备派一支工程队到埃勒瓦格地区去,对zf军收复的城市展开重建。 Now Schmidt affirms more and more, the Somalian authorities were the China aspect made some secretive deal surely, the reconstruction that region contracted completely to these China people. 现在斯密特越来越肯定,索马里当局必定是和华国方面达成了某种不可告人的交易,将那片区域的重建工作全部承包给了那些华国人。 But Schmidt does not think clearly. 可是斯密特还是想不明白。 There besides the stone and sand, there is any valuable thing? 那里除了石头和沙子之外,有任何有价值的东西吗？ Brings the order to be not meaningful for the Immortal palm and camel. 为仙人掌和骆驼带来秩序没有任何意义。 Moreover honest said that a chaotic Somalia at least can help this world stability consume part of surplus munitions, supported at least 20,000 this for the fresh family. 而且坦白的讲,一个混乱的索马里至少能够帮助这个世界稳定地消耗掉一部分过剩的军火,养活至少两万个赖此为生的家庭。 Yesterday in the bar drank, he also heard a knowing well munitions broker to complain, these China construction workers robbed their work, Lockheed Martin and other munitions giants paid their remuneration for services rendered sharp decline, now they have to gave up developing with great difficulty well „market”, went to more dangerous Africa. 昨天在酒吧里喝酒的时候,他还听到一位熟识的军火掮客抱怨,那些华国的建筑工人抢走了他们的工作,洛克希德马丁等几家军火巨头付给他们的酬金锐减,现在他们不得不放弃好不容易开拓好的“市场”,前往更危险的中非洲地区。 When speaking of there, in their eyes is glittering the exciting ray, looked like the 16 th century navigator. 在说到那里的时候,他们的眼中闪烁着兴奋的光芒,就像是十六世纪的航海家。 It is said that there is leading to the food crisis, various tribes and warlord chaos caused by war are unceasing. 据说,那里正在爆发粮食危机,各部落、军阀战乱不断。 Although they not pirates like Somalia that „wealthy”, but there has the diamond, gold ore and petroleum that have not mined, there land every inchs was full of slough the flavor of flavor or bill. 虽然他们不像索马里的海盗那么“富裕”,但那里却有着尚未开采的钻石、金矿、石油,那里的每一寸土地都充满了腐肉的味道或者说钞票的味道。 Before the China person the market there, they can also gain one while there randomly greatly. 在华国人将市场开拓到那里之前,他们可以趁着那里还乱着大赚一笔。 Hē is drinking, the munitions broker of that whole face vicissitudes then fell asleep. 喝着喝着,那个满脸沧桑的军火掮客便睡着了。 Schmidt has not disturbed his fond dream, but is worrying anything, is drinking the alcohol to drown one's sorrows. 斯密特没有打搅他的美梦,只是自顾自地烦恼着什么,喝着闷酒。 Now not only that newspaper, making the matter that he could not think through more and more. 现在不只是那张报纸,让他想不通的事情越来越多了。 Indistinct, he felt the logic that this world operates, seems to be having some huge change quietly. 隐隐约约之中,他感觉这个世界运行的逻辑,似乎正在悄然发生着某种巨大的改变。 He is unable to describe this feeling, is only fuzzy feeling, this change before was very long seemed to have started, but even he started to come under the influence recently. 他无法描述这种感觉,只是模糊的觉得,这种改变似乎从很久以前就已经开始了,只不过最近连他都开始受到了影响。 For example, can sit swaggering drinks here. 比如,能大摇大摆地坐在这里喝酒。 For example, can treat outside the dormitory to evening's 10 o'clock...... to protect these China people, the local police at least sent over three times police forces toward here, before occasionally will also run into the person who robs, so long as now they do not go out of this street, basically cannot see including a shadow of native. 比如,能够在宿舍外面待到晚上十点……为了保护那些华国人,当地军警至少往这里多派驻了三倍以上的警力,以前偶尔还会遇到抢劫的人,现在只要他们不走出这条街,基本上连一个当地人的影子都看不到。 However, cannot think through does not have the matter of means. 不过,想不通也是没办法的事情。 After all the unimportant person like him, can with the thing that the eyes witness, as if also only then so many...... 毕竟像他这样的小人物,能用双眼去见证的东西,似乎也只有这么多了……