Chapter 1891 Dog Bites Dog (Please Give Me a Monthly Ticket!!! Please Subscribe)
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The Beggar King is celebrating in his old nest, not knowing that he has been blamed.
But while eating and drinking, the Beggar King is still a little uncomfortable.
"Boss! Come over and drink! We found a lot of women today! Don't drink alone!"
In his old nest, the Beggar King is not as majestic as he is outside. Perhaps the more a person lacks something, the more he has to show it. For example, he is the Beggar King. No matter if he is a king or not, he is still a beggar. This identity makes him always hold up his identity when facing outsiders, making himself more worthy of the title of "Beggar King".
So many of his partners think that the Beggar King is a little sick... He is obviously a beggar, but he wants to act like he is a noble... Everyone is shameful, what is there to pretend?
But he still enjoys it. However, in his underground nest, in front of his backbone brothers, he is not very good at pretending.
After all, who the hell doesn't know each other? Who are you pretending to be?
"No, you guys can have fun." The Beggar King shook his head and rejected his brother's invitation.
Don't think that those who are in the underground world are really miserable. In fact, it's the same everywhere in the world. Poverty always refers to the bottom. As long as there are classes in any place, no matter how poor it is, it will not be poor for the masters above.
The most obvious example is the third world countries in the world.
For example, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, this country is actually not known by many people. Even most people can't tell the difference between Congo (Brazzaville) and Congo (Kinshasa)... In fact, these are two different countries.
Although both are called "Congo", one is the Republic of Congo (Brazzaville) and the other is the Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa).
What we want to talk about is Congo (Kinshasa).
Which city in the world has the most French speakers? When hearing this question, most people's reaction may be that the largest city in the French-speaking world is naturally Paris! In fact, the city with the most French speakers in the world is Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with a population of more than 12 million, which is more than the population of Greater Paris. However, both the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Kinshasa have almost no presence in the world. Kinshasa's population of 12 million is much larger than New York and Hong Kong, but the media can't really report anything about it. Because in this country with a per capita GDP of less than 600 US dollars, there are no other elements except garbage dumps, slums and HIV. For many years, the only things that Congo can make people remember are the world's number one corruption, the cruelest war in Africa, and their leopard president Mobutu.
In the second year after taking office, Mobutu publicly proposed the theory of "stealing to save the country". Then, he began to plunder state property unscrupulously. From copper mines and diamond mines to rubber plantations and cocoa plantations, and from a few cows and a few trucks of spare parts, all of these were taken into his pocket. At its peak, Mobutu controlled the 14 largest plantations in Congo. A quarter of the country's cocoa and rubber exports came from Mobutu.
And the smuggled copper and diamond mines are countless. Through the continuous wealth accumulation over the years. Mobutu's personal assets exceed tens of billions of dollars. At the same time, he has become one of the richest people in the world. So what should he do with the money? Of course, he will squander it. Famous watches, luxury cars, luxury goods, these are basic configurations. In order to facilitate shopping everywhere, Mobutu also purchased a shopping plane. Whether it is Britain, France, Switzerland, or Portugal. Mobutu always comes from time to time. A trip to spend money as he pleases.
The country is so poor that it urinates blood, but Mobutu still lives a luxurious life that many billionaires are ashamed of. Because there are too many things to buy, there is really no place to put them. So Mobutu cut down 100,000 trees and built an African Versailles Palace with 20,000 tons of marble. There is no need to say much about the configuration inside. You can think of or not think of luxury configurations. In addition, Mobutu has purchased a large number of properties all over the world. For example, wine cellars in Portugal, farms in Switzerland, apartments in Paris, and so on.
Such a "benevolent monarch" is not just Mobutu.
Another example is the Teodoro family in Equatorial Guinea. Equatorial Guinea has considerable oil reserves, with proven oil reserves of 5.6 billion barrels. In addition, natural gas, gold, bauxite, phosphate and other resources are also very rich. Under the rule of the Teodoro family, Equatorial Guinea has vigorously developed the oil industry and is currently the largest oil producer in Africa. But people's lives are very difficult. According to data from the World Bank, 76% of the country's people live below the poverty line. In 2021, Equatorial Guinea's GDP growth rate was -2.3%. On the one hand, it is the largest oil producer in Africa, and on the other hand, the people are in large-scale poverty. This is actually very telling.
The Teodoro family enjoys unimaginable wealth. For example, the son of the current President of Equatorial Guinea, Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mbasogo, and the Vice President of Equatorial Guinea, Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, spent a staggering $315 million on real estate and luxury goods in the United States between 2004 and 2011 alone.
And this is just a drop in the bucket. This man's property was confiscated by many countries (at least tens of billions of assets, or even more), but others don't care at all. Britain, France and the United States don't let us squander, so we go to another place to continue squandering, patting our butts and running to Brazil to continue squandering.
In addition, there are the Duvalier father and son in Haiti. Haiti! That is the poorest country in the world. The people are so hungry that they eat dirt... This is not an adjective, but it is true. They really eat dirt. Hungry Haitians will make mud biscuits from a local clay to fill their stomachs. Under the terrible rule of the Duvalier father and son, the survival of Haitians is a problem. Data from 1985 showed that the average life expectancy in Haiti was 47 years old, the malnutrition rate of newborns was 87%, the infant mortality rate was 18%, and as many as 75% of the population was illiterate. This father and son are simply the weirdos in the wool-pulling world. They squeezed out every bit of value from the people, and used all means to make money. When there was no more money to squeeze, they simply asked the people to sell blood. Selling blood was not enough, and finally they directly exported the bodies of the people!
One liter of plasma can make four or five dollars, which is just a small amount for Duvalier Jr. The real big money still comes from international aid. The United States cannot just watch the serious humanitarian disaster in its backyard and pull other countries to provide aid to Haiti. Duvalier Jr. is very bold and directly intercepted international aid. The most exaggerated one was in 1980, when he embezzled 20 million US dollars of the 22 million US dollars in aid from the International Monetary Fund. Not only greedy for money, but also materials. In order to assist Haiti's industrial development, Mexico once sold a batch of oil to Haiti at a super low price. As a result, this batch of oil was resold by Duvalier Jr. to South Africa, and at that time South Africa was unanimously blocked by Western countries because of nuclear weapons and racist policies.
In short, poverty is not absolute. How poor can a master be?
The same is true for the underground world, where a large number of people are hovering on the line between life and death, and they may die one day.
But for top people like the Beggar King, their lives are even comparable to those of the rich on the ground!
Any luxury goods will not be lacking here. He can decorate his underground nest like a palace, and even has many women. They know many snakeheads, and even use their underground smuggling routes to help those snakeheads transport people.
So beauties?
At least it is not rare for the Beggar King, he can even enjoy beauties from all over the world.
But now he is really in no mood.
The caring younger brother saw that the boss was thinking: "What's wrong with the boss? We won the fight, why are you not happy?"
"Tony... do you think I should be happy? Two people, just two people! There are only two of them, and they beat more than 20 of us like beating children. If we hadn't taken out alien weapons, we would have been finished long ago!"
Thinking of the previous battle... the Beggar King didn't feel any comfort. They were outnumbered and in ambush, but they were beaten up by two people. They didn't even have a chance to fight back. Ordinary weapons were useless. That long-faced black guy could actually dodge bullets!
Tell me if it's an exaggeration or not!
"But we won, didn't we?"
Tony, who was considerate, obviously didn't think it was a big deal. They weren't a gang that relied on bravery and violence to make a living. As long as the result was good, he didn't care!
"Yeah, we won. But what about after that? There were only two of them? Is it possible? What if we meet them again? What if we meet a bunch of them? Let's just wash our necks and wait for death?" The Beggar King was really a little scared.
Who would have thought that group of people were so fierce... You said you were so fierce, why did you still target these poor mice? Why don't you do something else?
Tony, who was considerate, thought that what the boss said made sense.
But he thought of a way.
"Boss, I have a way!"
"Say it."
Tony was his considerate little brother, and this guy was unlucky. He used to work on Wall Street. In the financial crisis of 2008, he went bankrupt and lost everything. His wife and children also left him. His house and all his assets were confiscated to pay off his debts, plus the child support for his wife and children... He became a homeless person, and it was the Beggar King who took him in.
This guy was smart and gradually became the close friend of the Beggar King. Of course, the Beggar King treated him well. Although he was in the underworld, his wife and children received a lot of child support and lived a very wealthy life. The Beggar King knew where his wife and children were.
So Tony would never dare to betray him.
"Remember the woman who came to us last time? She was from the killer organization."
"The one with a bad face and a shaved head?" The Beggar King remembered "The people from the high table... did they find you?"
"I did, but I refused. I know what you think, boss. We live a good life. It's not good for us to get involved with them."
The High Table, a name that has disappeared in New York for a long time. The Continental Hotel, once the largest hotel in North America, is in New York. But later, due to the vampire riot and Kai's attack, all members of the New York High Table died.
After that, the High Table wanted to enter New York again, but Kai refused. You think I don't exist, right?
If you are a killer organization, if you do things in secret, I, a policeman, will just ignore it. But damn, you opened a hotel on the street! You almost fought GG in Times Square, what? Are you planning to run for the US presidency?
So I resolutely did not allow them to return to New York again.
But the question is, can the high table give up? This is New York, the center of the universe! What a big market this is.
So over the years, High Table has been trying to find a way back to New York. It's a pity that the New York gangs are changing so fast that even if they want to find a local partner, they can't find one. Who knows whether that partner will be killed by the police or superheroes the next day.
The existence of the Beggar King also attracted their attention at this time.
The Beggar King has been active underground in New York for a long time. The Continental Hotel in New York used to cooperate with the Beggar King. He was the intelligence service provider of the Continental Hotel. As a result, the Continental Hotel was ruined, and the Beggar King was still living a cool life.
They were thinking about changing the way they operate. Since they can't be as open and aboveboard as before, they should go underground. Anyway, they can't lose the New York market.
As a result, the Beggar King refused... He was afraid. He is living a good life. Although he is still committing crimes, it is impossible for the New York police to go underground to hunt him down just for such a small crime. Superheroes will not be so idle and let so many traitors go. The big evil doesn't care, and comes out specifically to embarrass small characters like him.
This kind of "high or low" situation is very good, life is nourishing, and there are no risks. If he eats too much and goes to hang out with the people at the high table, he will definitely die a good death if he is really discovered.
Tony was also very honest and didn't hide the fact that his boss, Gao Dadai, had approached him.
The Beggar King nodded to express his satisfaction. In fact, he knew everything about Gao Tai table's contact with Tony, but he also knew that Tony did not agree, and Tony did not hide it from him. That's good.
"But isn't the situation different now?" Tony said with a smile: "Let's let the High Table deal with them! If they win, we are great, so we can work for the High Table again. Anyway, if there is really a problem, then sell it It’s okay to go to the high table once. But if they lose, then they have no reason to come to us again. You know, it’s the high table. We reject them again and again... Who knows what they will do?”
The Beggar King idea is okay!
In fact, the Beggar King didn't want to have anything to do with Gaotai Table, but he also knew that Gaotai Table was never a good bird.
"Okay! Just let them dog eat dog!!!"
But thinking of the expressionless girl with short hair... the Beggar King still felt uncomfortable. That's the judge at the high table...that woman is absolutely crazy.