Chapter 1153 Thunderous Means
For conflicts at the diplomatic level, Venezuela cannot bear the wrath of great powers like East Africa. In this era, it all depends on who has the biggest fist.
A country as powerful as the Far Eastern Empire has been bullied by the big powers, let alone a small and poor country like Venezuela.
Venezuela also has no backing. It was once a colony of Spain, but like other countries in Latin America, it has long been independent from Spain.
Leaving aside whether Venezuela is independent or not, even if Venezuela is still a Spanish colony, East Africa will not be timid here. After all, Spain cannot be stubborn in front of East Africa.
Although Spain is the goalkeeper of the great powers, there is no comparison with top powers like East Africa. If it is a new power like Japan, the two countries may be able to compete.
As for the city of Maracaibo, it is quite special. It is located in the northwest of Venezuela and is the capital of the state of Zulia. For about four hundred years, the Maracaibo region has been closely related to Venezuela. The other states are isolated, and only ferries or other sea transports on the lake are possible to communicate with the outside world and the capital.
So the East African Navy’s previous visit to Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, had little impact on the city of Maracaibo.
This also makes the local forces lack some understanding of great powers like East Africa, but there is no big problem. East Africa will help them make up for this lesson.
"Boss Carmen, isn't it good for us to cause trouble for the East Africans like this! East Africa is a world power after all. If they want to deal with us, we won't feel better?" Rod, one of the leaders of Lai Dani Gang He said worriedly.
As the top leader of the gang, Carmen said slowly and leisurely: "Humph, it's rare and strange. We have not dealt with the Americans, the British, and the Spanish. None of these three countries are big countries. East Africa is just a country with only a few years of history. country, is it possible that it will be better than other countries? The other powers are more intimidating. "
As a gang leader, Carmen is not illiterate, but he has not read many books. He was originally a dock worker and later joined the Laidani gang. With strength and ferocity, the Laidani gang has established a firm foothold.
And gained the appreciation of Lai Dani, the original Dani gang boss, and quickly became the gang's second-in-command. Later, Lai Dani died, and Carmen took over his position.
In the past few years, under the leadership of Carmen, the Dani gang has developed rapidly. There are more than 200 core members alone, and if you include peripheral personnel, there are as many as more than 1,000 people.
The city of Maracaibo is not big to begin with, so the Laidani gang has naturally become the largest evil force in the area.
All in all, Carmen's rise in Maracaibo City relied on fierceness and ruthlessness. Her personal knowledge is almost negligible, and her history, geography, and the like are even more of a mess.
East Africa was originally an emerging country. It only emerged in the world after the South African War. Although its national power has grown rapidly in recent years, it really has no reputation in some remote areas of the world with backward transportation.
This is also the main reason why Carmen does not understand East Africa. Of course, East Africa has become one of the top powers after all, so Carmen has not heard of this African country.
Carmen said to Rhodes: "A strong dragon cannot overwhelm a local snake. Even if East Africa is very capable, they will not be able to cross the Atlantic and come to us to show off their power. Moreover, the East African Petroleum Company is just a company. Is it possible that they can mobilize government forces to help them out?”
Before the investment in East Africa, there were really no large enterprises in Maracaibo, and the local finance was almost supported by agriculture and some primary industries.
Therefore, the companies that Carmen has seen are generally not big, and Carmen is a local snake, which makes him feel even more confident.
Carmen continued: "The East African Oil Company also has no vision. They have money to build such a big office building, but they only give us so little money. It's like sending bums away, especially the guy named Eun Del guy, dressed as a mannequin dog Like this, you still cry poverty to me.”
This is actually Carmen’s misunderstanding of Endel. East African Petroleum Company is indeed wealthy, but the money has nothing to do with Endel, and East African Petroleum Company, as an East African state-owned enterprise, has a certain intention in mind. A bit arrogant.
Coupled with the status of a great power in East Africa, the East African Oil Company does not want to deal with these people in the stinky ditch. They usually come into contact with official figures or big capitalists of a country.
Endel's willingness to contact a monster like Carmen has already given Carmen enough face. As for paying more "protection fees", that is not Endel's decision. As a state-owned enterprise, East African Petroleum Company, every All funds are recorded, but some private bosses have sufficient autonomy. Carmen said proudly: "In this three-acre area of Maracaibo, even the governor wants to give me some face. How can I be frightened by some foreign businessmen?"
“So what kind of factory does the East African Petroleum Company want to build? If they don’t give us the price of trade, they won’t even think about starting the construction. Next, guys, please listen to me.”
“ As long as I have free time, I will go to their construction sites to make trouble so that they cannot start work. Once I have any supplies, I will collect them. Let’s go, even if we take away the bricks and sand, we can collect some interest first.”
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In this way, in the next few days, the construction site of the East African Petroleum Company will not start. People who come to Dani's gang every day are watching nearby, and if there is any movement, they will call a lot of gang members to come over and cause trouble.
He even directly deducted a lot of construction materials from the East African Petroleum Company. Endel's face was almost green with anger, but after half a month, he finally received reinforcements.
“Are you Endel?” A middle-aged man with a cold face came to the East African Oil Company.
"Your Excellency is the person recommended by Consul Kwell?" Endel asked.
This man was not easy to mess with at first glance. Endel judged that he even seemed to feel a murderous aura, but he did not dare to ask more questions.
"This is a personal letter from Consul Kewell. You will know it after reading it." The man took out a letter with the consulate's paint seal from his pocket.
Endel took the letter with some fear and read it. The letter did not mention much information. He only told Endel to fully cooperate with the man's request and not to ask any other questions.
The middle-aged man asked: "Tell me all the information you know about the Dani gang, and you won't need to worry about it in the next few days."
Endel's heart was already set. I had some guesses, but I didn't dare to say anything. I honestly told the man in black some of the information I had learned before.
The man in black didn’t say much. After understanding the situation, he left alone. Even though Endel had a lot to say in his heart, he didn’t dare to ask. Two days after this man saw Endel, There was no movement.
On the third night, Endel had begun to forget about the incident, just as he was about to lie on the bed and fall asleep.
"Bang bang bang..."
A burst of fierce gunfire rang out in the city of Maracaibo, which shocked Endel, who had just fallen asleep. He didn't bother to put on his clothes and hurriedly came to A window that was relatively close to the sound of gunfire opened the curtains to check the situation.
At the intersection of the slums and the urban area in the southwest of Maracaibo City, there was a continuous sound of gunfire and noise. The gunfire lasted for less than five minutes, and there could be more after that. Some sporadic gunshots were heard.
A short while later, a raging fire broke out in the southwest corner of Maracaibo. Endel stood by the window. At this time, his pajamas were soaked with cold sweat. A terrible thought occurred to him. The thoughts rose in my mind, and it took me a long time to calm down after the firelight ended.
This night, like Endel, many citizens of Maracaibo did not sleep. The fierce gun battle in the city made everyone tremble. Just listening to the density of gunfire, I am afraid that at least hundreds of people were fighting. .
The next day, at dawn, a brave Malay came to Kaibo City and arrived at the place where the gunshots were heard yesterday. He was frightened to death.
In the meantime, corpses of gang members were lying outside the gathering place of the Laidani gang. The gang building was also smoked to death by fireworks. The Laidani gang was completely wiped out!
(End of this chapter)