The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a name that many people have heard of.

Many people also know that this is one of the poorest places in the world.

But few people know that the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the second largest country in Africa and the twelfth largest in the world.

It has the world's second largest rainforest, the world's second largest hydropower resources, the world's second largest deep-water lake, and extremely rich mineral resources.

And although most of it is inland, it still has its own outlet to the sea, and various natural conditions are quite favorable.

The country has a population of nearly 100 million and has so many resources, so it should be able to develop.

However, troublemakers from all walks of life have kept this region of Africa in turmoil, especially since the Democratic Republic of the Congo is still a French-speaking area with Gaul as its overlord. The two Congo wars directly ruined all possibilities.

For Africa, even South Africa in the past was deceived and fell from a moderately developed country to this.

Any African country that makes some progress is bound to have various problems.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo can only say that it has potential, but it has been unable to take advantage of it.

The whole country is in a state of severe poverty, and starvation is not an unusual way to die here.

With a per capita GDP of US$500, most people are struggling to survive.

In this case, the Congo River, a natural river, plays a vital transportation role.

Ferries are the only means of transportation for many Congolese people traveling long distances.

Lao Pa is such a ferry captain, traveling back and forth on this dangerous river.

The frame's engine was spewing black smoke, and even the entire ferry's engine was completely exposed for easy repair.

It is said to be a ferry, but it has been transformed into a weird water floating object full of punk wasteland style.

I don’t know what the original hull looked like, but a lot of tiled wooden boards were added to make the deck look extremely wide.

The entire deck was now crowded with people, making it extremely difficult to move around. Combined with some sheds, it looked like a refugee camp floating on the water.

In addition to the reinforcement of the hull itself, there are also some small wooden boats hanging on the side of the ship to catch the wind.

This severe overloading makes the ship's forward speed very slow when going upstream.

It also makes the journey on the road extremely long, at least more than a month, which is unimaginable to outsiders under such circumstances.

The whole ship had an indescribable stench.

There is no toilet on the boat. If you want to use the toilet, you have to go directly to the river.

Yes, even the big one had to run to the stern of the ship and pull on the railing to start a fight.

There have been cases of falling and being broken by the propeller due to lack of grip.

Most of the food for a month consisted of the dry food I brought with me and some supplies when I stopped on the road. For water, I just scooped water from the river in a cup.

This is unbelievable in the eyes of ordinary people, but for people living here, it is the norm.

Even if you are so poor, you may still encounter 'pirates' on the road.

Because they choose to travel across mountains and rivers for such a long time, many of them are small businessmen with some goods. At least these things are attractive enough to the 'pirates' living here.

But fortunately, most of these pirates were just looking for money, and if there were not many of them, they wouldn't be able to take much away. So although Lao Pa had encountered robberies more than a dozen times, he didn't pay much attention to them.

He is their food, clothing, and parent, and he will never worry about his own safety.

But just today, on this waterway that he has traveled many times, Lao Pa always has a feeling in his heart, always feeling that something bad will happen. His intuition has always been very accurate...

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The densely packed birds suddenly burst out from the dense forest, crossed the river and flew towards the other side, which seemed a little abnormal.

Not long after, Lao Pa saw a group of embarrassed figures with guns emerging from the woods nearby.

Pushing a simple raft, he sprinted toward the water.

One foot is deep and the other is shallow, stepping on the mud, but the movements are still very nimble.

There were many footprints on the muddy river bank.

Six or seven people pushed the raft into the water and climbed up.

Behind them, there were three people who were looking at the depths of the dense forest with guns on their faces, and kept retreating.

Seeing the appearance of this group of people, Lao Pa couldn't help but feel a sudden change in his heart.

Although they were all dirty, with a lot of mud and leaves mixed in, he could still tell that their clothes were completely different from here!

And there were actually several white people.

Da da da

Suddenly, several people on the raft fired in this direction, hitting the water in front of the boat. At the same time, they saw them waving their arms to tell the other side to stop the boat.

There is no protection at all on this 'ferry', and everyone is in the open air. Even when faced with ordinary gunfire, there is considerable risk.

Lao Pa didn't have the slightest intention to gamble. Although he didn't turn off the engine, he slowed down the already unpleasant speed again and moved towards them.

However, at this moment, the three gunmen who were staring at the dense forest and retreating together into the waist-high water, who were about to turn over and climb onto the raft, seemed to have discovered something.

Fire directly at the dense forest that started to stir.

Da da da

Following the firing, there was a moment of silence on the other side of the dense forest, but when they turned around, the commotion started again.

This made the three people who were already waist-high in the water anxious.

It started with burst shooting, but later it started to shoot continuously, as if it was venting something crazily.

When the water reached their chests, they no longer worried and began to turn over and climb the raft with all their strength.

Only then did Lao Pa and everyone on the boat realize why they had such expressions!

Three surprisingly large pythons emerged from the woods and swam quickly towards the water!

The size of these snakes was something they had never seen before even if they had lived here all year round, causing a burst of exclamations and a panic commotion.

Three of the six people on the raft had guns in their hands, and they opened fire on the big snake without hesitation the moment it came out.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! But this time, the three giant pythons did not flinch at all.

He rushed into the water as quickly as possible.

There was a lot of blood on the muddy shore and above the water, obviously someone had been shot.

But they entered the water at the cost of being injured!

Even rifle bullets have a lethality of less than one meter in water!

After the three big snakes entered the Congo River, they seemed to have been shot dead without causing any further disturbance.

However, the people on the raft became nervous at this time, staring at the water with vigilance. At the same time, they continued to speed up the boat with their homemade oars, trying to get close to the ferry as soon as possible.

"Hurry up! Hurry up! Damn it, their vitality is not dead yet!"

The professor had already taken off his protective clothing and looked like a homeless man.

But as a civil servant, being able to follow him all the way here is enough to show how strong his will is.

Among the researchers who had been escorted before, only he and two other young and strong ones were left along the way.

There were only six combatants left.

However, none of the three snakes could be solved!

The golden retriever was also staring coldly at the water at this time, with a solemn expression.

We have reached the last step. As long as we get over this difficulty and get on the ferry, the rest will be easy!

If they could get on the ferry, considering the size of the ship, they could hold on to the ship and fight positional warfare, and with so many cannon fodder on the outside, the safety factor was completely incomparable to what it is now!

Compared to the nervousness of Golden Retriever and others, Antoine was completely different. Except for guarding the professor, he looked like he was fine.

The boss's breath is approaching...

Chapter 443: Convincing people with virtue

While paddling the raft, the Golden Retrievers stared closely at the water, fearing that they would be overturned into the river.

Suddenly, I heard panic and screams coming from the ferry behind me.

At some point, the three big snakes bypassed them from the water and arrived at the ferry first!

The most important thing is that the direction they appeared is from the other side of the ferry, which completely blocks the shooting sight here.

Apart from knowing that they appear, there is nothing you can do!

Then several people saw that the ferry that was originally regarded as hope was overturning!

A large number of people standing beside the boat fell into the turbid water, and screaming and commotion became the main theme.

Pulling each other, trampling on each other, crying.

Although the three snakes alone were very powerful, it was quite difficult to overturn this punk-style ferry with hundreds of people.

But they appeared on the other side first, but there was no massive attack.
To be continued...