Reborn Action Star: Starting in Hollywood

Chapter 542: Kano Showdown, Unexpected Gains Fall from the Sky
Sitting by the campfire in the middle of the crew's camp, everyone had smiles on their faces.

The hunting party brought back enough venison for everyone to try.

More than 300 kilograms of venison are being processed in an orderly manner, divided and cut into different parts for further cooking.

The old director beside the campfire looked at the red, smoking stone slabs scorched by the flames and said, "Is it almost done? Quick, give me a few slices of meat so I can try something new. I'm so anxious."

Seeing the director's greedy look, Lin Yuan did not laugh at him because he was also quite looking forward to it.

Grilling fresh venison on granite slabs is absolutely the most delicious thing.

When he thought of the venison that was full of fat, tender and juicy after being roasted on the high-temperature stone slab, Lin Yuan couldn't help but look at the group of people in the distance who were processing the venison.

In the crowd, he saw a beautiful figure walking towards them.

"It should be ready soon. Look, isn't Gakki coming over with the venison?" Lin Yuan said with a smile.

GAKKI came to them with a large plate of venison. "Sorry to have kept you waiting. This plate of venison weighs two kilograms and contains the freshest and most tender parts. If it's not enough, I'll get more."

After saying that, she picked up the knife beside her, cut off a small piece of butter, and threw it on the hot stone slab.

Instantly the butter melted on the slate, and the air was filled with the aroma of butter.

GAKKI-chan held the barbecue tongs in his right hand, picked up a large piece of venison and placed it on the stone slab. Under the high temperature, the meat slices immediately twisted and curled wildly, making a "sizzling" sound.

In less than ten seconds, GAKKI picked up the piece of venison and put it into the old director's bowl.

"Try it, just a little salt." She said with a smile.

Seeing GAKKI-chan gave him the first piece of meat, the old director said a little embarrassedly: "It's not appropriate for me to eat it first, how about I give you this piece first?"

After saying that, he pushed the bowl of venison in front of Lin Yuan.

"Eat it quickly if it's given to you! Be sure to eat it while it's hot. If you keep pushing it to me, the meat will get cold! Don't waste this delicious food!" Lin Yuan pushed the bowl back without thinking.

The old director originally thought that Lin Yuan would refuse the offer by citing the priority of taking care of his elders or that he had hunted the deer.

I didn't expect his reason to be so simple and direct, but this way of speaking without regard to seniority or other reasons obviously made people feel more comfortable.

So the old director readily stuffed the piece of venison into his mouth with a fork, and his expression immediately became very excited.

Seeing the old director's expression, Lin Yuan knew without asking that it must be a delicacy.

How could such fresh game not taste good when grilled on a rock slab?
This made Lin Yuan even more excited.

Fortunately, he didn't have to wait long. GAKKI had already skillfully roasted several slices of venison and put half of it in Lin Yuan's bowl.

Lin Yuan picked up the piece of venison with chopsticks, rolled it lightly twice on the coarse salt at the bottom of the bowl, and then stuffed it directly into his mouth without caring about the heat.

As soon as the venison entered my mouth, every taste bud in my mouth immediately cheered.

The first thing you feel is the meaty aroma, a very rich meaty aroma that fills your entire mouth.

As you chew the meat, the delicious juice overflows from the meat, bringing you the ultimate enjoyment.

Then, the smoky aroma of barbecue and the unique complex aftertaste of game rush to the tip of the tongue, forming a very layered taste experience.

Lin Yuan didn't bother to talk and ate several slices of barbecue in a row.

The old director sitting across from him also ate voraciously for a while before looking up with a satisfied look on his face: "This is truly the best barbecue I've ever had. It's absolutely amazing."

"I never imagined that the meat of this yellow deer would be so tender and delicious. If I had known it was so delicious, I should have hunted a few more." The old director added.

"There are a lot of deer in the forest. At worst, we can go hunting tomorrow." Lin Yuan comforted.

"Okay! I'll take people there tomorrow! Just for this venison, I think the poor conditions in Xiala Village are worth it." The old director said, "Why is this barbecue so delicious? It's not like I haven't eaten grilled venison before."

"This is due to the tenderness of the yellow deer meat, as well as the rock slabs used for barbecue. The contribution of the meat and the rock slabs accounts for 82 points," said Lin Yuan.

After hearing Lin Yuan's answer, the old director finally had time to pay attention to the stone slabs they used for grilling.

A large black area with clear texture, appearing particularly shiny due to the infiltration of grease.

"This is volcanic rock from Mount Nyiragongo." Lin Yuan replied with a smile.

"Volcanic rock? There are volcanoes in Congo? Can volcanic rock be used for barbecue?" The old director also had some blind spots in his knowledge and asked in confusion.

"Of course, volcanic rock is one of the most suitable materials for making barbecue slabs." Lin Yuan pointed at the barbecue on the slab.

The meat slices shrunk very evenly under the high temperature roasting on the stone slab, locking in the moisture.

This is why grilled meat slices are tender and juicy. The volcanic rock contains minerals such as sodium, calcium, and phosphorus. These elements are released under high temperatures, increasing the flavor and nutritional value of the grilled meat.

"In addition to volcanic rocks, granite, basalt, limestone, sandstone and other stones are also good choices. However, Congo has the famous Nyiragongo volcano, so there is a tradition of using rock slabs for barbecue in the country.

You doubt there's a volcano in Congo? Mount Nyiragongo is one of Africa's most famous volcanoes.

It seems that people don't necessarily become more knowledgeable as they get older. Having initially satisfied his cravings, Lin Yuan began to feel like teasing the old director.

The two immediately started bickering again. No matter how old a man is, he is often like a child.

That kind of polite way of getting along with each other often means that the relationship between two men is only good on the surface.

However, the teasing between Lin Yuan and the old director is a true reflection of their good friendship.

Before they knew it, Lin Yuan and the old director had become close friends regardless of age difference.

But the old director was obviously no match for Lin Yuan and gradually lost the upper hand in the argument.

GAKKI couldn't bear to see the old man being crushed by the young man who took advantage of his quick brain reaction, so she put a few slices of freshly roasted venison into each of their bowls, ending the war of words with delicious food.

Lin Yuan looked at the venison in the bowl, picked up a piece and put it to Gakki's mouth with a smile: "You grilled so much meat for us, and you haven't eaten it yourself yet. Come, try it yourself."

GAKKI smiled sweetly, opened her mouth, and ate the barbecue that Lin Yuan fed her.

Her eyes lit up immediately. "It's really delicious! So delicious that it's hard to describe in words!"

"Then eat a few more slices and I'll feed you." Lin Yuan continued to feed GAKKI sauce.

All along, it was GAKKI-chan who took care of him in life, and Lin Yuan rarely had the opportunity to serve her.

Today, Lin Yuan finally found the opportunity. Looking at how he fed the barbecue into GAKKI-chan's mouth and her satisfied look, Lin Yuan also felt particularly happy.

"Oh, right! I forgot we have Coke! Barbecue is perfect with Coke!" GAKKI suddenly remembered this important thing.

So she immediately stood up and ran towards a place not far away.

In the camp, electricity can only be provided by a dozen generators.

So being able to use a refrigerator and get an ice-cold Coke was indeed a luxury.

But as the highest-ranking people in the camp, Lin Yuan and the old director obviously still have the privilege of drinking ice cola.

GAKKI-chan returned quickly with two 3-liter bottles of iced cola and a few cups in her hands.

"Do you want Coca-Cola or Pepsi?" GAKKI asked with a smile.

This scene seemed to remind Lin Yuan of the time he was on the train to Nashville.

So he smiled and replied, "Red and blue are best drunk together. Red and blue have always been a perfect match."

"Drink them together? You heretic!" GAKKI said with a smile.

For those fans of Coca-Cola and Pepsi, hearing about this behavior will immediately make them feel angry.

GAKKI-chan didn't care about that. With a smile on her face, she poured Lin Yuan a full glass of mixed cola, then turned to the old director and asked, "Director, what about you?"

"I want to draw a clear line between myself and this heretic. Please give me a glass of pure Coca-Cola." The old director said with his neck stiff.

GAKKI smiled and poured a glass of Coca-Cola for the director, and then poured herself a glass of mixed Coke.

After taking a sip of Coke, the old director burped and suddenly asked, "Lin Yuan, do you think today was magical?"

Lin Yuan understood what he meant. They were still in the city of Kisangani that morning, and their minds were still immersed in the grand movie screening in the Barkawi slum last night.

We arrived at Xiala Village this afternoon, and then had interesting experiences like encountering various animals, hunting, picking raspberries, etc., which were like fairy tales.

But what follows is a lion hunt, which involves a life-and-death gunfight.

When it was all over, they sat in the camp again, eating barbecue and drinking Coke around the campfire, and life became peaceful again.

All of this is squeezed into one day, which inevitably makes people feel quite magical.

Understanding the director's sentiment, Lin Yuan nodded, "Because we are in magical Africa. This wild land has always been a paradise for ambitious people."

Anything can happen here, and every day can be filled with surprises or shocks.”

"Are you happy here?" asked the old director.

Lin Yuan nodded. "Well, I prefer the wild and simple Africa to the concrete jungle of the metropolis. After we finish filming in Africa, we'll give the crew a week off. We'll take everyone to Mozambique to dive for lobsters. The lobsters there are huge and delicious."

"Long live the boss!" the old director shouted.

Hearing the director's cheers, the crew members looked over in confusion.

The old director smiled and waved his hand, signaling everyone not to worry.

At this moment, the old director's heart was filled with infinite passion. He was now completely sure that it was a very correct thing to tie the last moments of his life to Lin Yuan.

The old man's biggest fear is a life of stagnation and hopelessness, but during his time with Lin Yuan, he experienced a rare splendor in his life. Director Eastwood felt that even his own youth and best years were rarely filled with such joy.

Following Lin Yuan, there are really endless surprises and life is full of flavor.

This is such a charming man that people can't help but sigh, director Eastwood.

"Come, let's drink to our wonderful life!"

"Cheers to our thrilling life!"

"cheers!"

The three of them clinked their Coke cups together to toast this wonderful night and this eventful day.

After putting down the Coke cup, GAKKI looked at the barbecue grill in the distance and said, "Lin Yuan, the lamb legs should be ready. Do you want me to bring one over for you?"

"Can you still eat?" Lin Yuan looked at the old director.

The director touched his stomach and said, "Forget it. After all, I'm not young anymore. I'm already 70% full. I'd better not eat too much meat at night."

So Lin Yuan said to GAKKI-chan, "Then don't eat. Help me get a leg of lamb and send it to Kane and the others."

"Okay, I understand." GAKKI-chan stood up and walked out.

At this time, Kane and his teammates were at the military vehicle, guarding the surroundings.

Since they knew that there were dangerous enemies nearby, even though they knew that Kano had gone to clear them out, as security personnel, they had to increase their guard level and be on guard against accidents at all times.

Unlike the situation during the day, Kane and his security team had armored Humvees and remote-controlled weapon stations in the camp.

As long as the enemy does not have heavy equipment such as tanks, even a hundred soldiers will not be able to do anything to them.

But they need to carry out the security mission, so they can't sit in front of the campfire like Lin Yuan at the barbecue party tonight, eating barbecue and drinking iced cola.

Lin Yuan asked GAKKI to send them a deer leg and some barbecued meat, so that they could also feel the beauty of tonight.

After GAKKI-chan left, Lin Yuan and the old director grilled meat by themselves, drank Coke and chatted.

Suddenly, a familiar voice came from behind them: "I'm starving. I haven't had dinner yet. Give me some venison."

Lin Yuan turned around and found that Kano, who was supposed to be leading the team to carry out the clearing mission, appeared behind him.

"Why are you here?" Lin Yuan asked in surprise.

"Now that we've dealt with those bastards, where else should I go if not to your place? I can't stay there any longer, right? I tell you, seeing that hellish scene, it would be torture to stay there for a moment longer." Kano sighed.

Lin Yuan knew that the scene must be extremely bloody and brutal, which would be unbearable even for Kano, a veteran of the Congolese civil war.

"Give me some pieces of meat quickly, I'm almost dying of greed, slurp~" Kano said dissatisfiedly.

"Wait, it will be ready soon. The meat must be roasted thoroughly, otherwise what if there are parasites?" Lin Yuan comforted him while speeding up the roasting.

He quickly flipped the meat over a few times, and after making sure it was basically cooked, he put a few slices of roasted venison into Kano's bowl.

"Okay, eat slowly, don't burn yourself."

"You take a look at the photos of the scene first. I'll eat some meat to calm down." After saying that, Kano, with his mouth full of barbecue, began to concentrate on eating, and he stuffed a stack of photos into Lin Yuan's hands.

Lin Yuan took the stack of photos and frowned when he saw the first one.

Seeing Lin Yuan's expression, the old director couldn't help but want to come forward and watch together.

Lin Yuan shook his head gently and said, "Director, you'd better not watch it. It will leave a bad psychological shadow on you."

"Am I that fragile? Don't underestimate me."

"I know that as people get older, they tend to become sentimental and less exposed to overly negative things. Let's leave this kind of shit to us young people to deal with."

After hearing Lin Yuan's words, the old director knew that he was doing it for his own good. He didn't want him, who had been in the entertainment industry for many years, to suddenly be exposed to a world full of blood and darkness.

So the old director stopped insisting and took the barbecue tongs from Lin Yuan's hand and started helping Kano grill the meat.

Lin Yuan, with his hands free, looked at the photos in his hands one by one. He found it hard to imagine that it was already the 21st century and such a thing could still happen?
How could the French, who claim to be civilized and free, do something worse than beasts?
In the photo, there is a large mass grave in the center of the camp.

It was filled with dry bones and broken arms. Many living people who were not yet dead had their limbs broken and thrown into the pit.

Those black people who were only breathing their last breath felt themselves being eaten alive by rats and insects, while in the distance came the wailing sounds of their parents, wives and children.

Jingguan, mass graves, three-light… these words that Lin Yuan had seen in history books were now activated by these photos.

There was an unquenchable fire of anger burning fiercely in Lin Yuan's heart.

Anyone with normal values ​​will feel a simple sense of justice when seeing such photos.

Even though these black people were not his compatriots of the same language and culture, Lin Yuan still empathized with their suffering and wanted from the bottom of his heart to do something for those miserable people who struggled to survive but ultimately died.

Lin Yuan put the photos away. He knew that Kano had no intention of taking these photos back. These were the most powerful evidence written in blood.

"How many people were rescued?" Lin Yuan asked.

"Only 517 people were rescued in total. It was a tragic event. Every survivor was covered in wounds, skinny and malnourished.

When our rescue team rushed into the 'doghouse' where they lived, please forgive me for using the word 'doghouse' because in my opinion it was not even as good as a 'doghouse'.

The way they looked at us in horror, instinctively crouching on the ground with their heads in their hands, will stay with me forever." As he spoke, Kano put down his bowl and fork.

No matter how delicious the venison was, he felt little interest in it at this moment.

It is indeed tragic. There should have been more than 3100 strong laborers in the camp, but now there are only 517 left.

When Maher was interrogated before, we learned that there were about 600 people, but it was actually just an approximate number.

Black lives don’t count for anything in the face of these inhumane beasts, who are too lazy to even carefully count the number of people left.

From more than 3100 people to only 517 people, this death rate can fully make people feel the hellish and horrible life from the side.

"Comfort the survivors and hope they can get out of the shadows as soon as possible." Lin Yuan said.

"Well, the survivors have been immediately sent to the hospital in the center of Kisangani," Kano said.

"Where are those beasts? Have they all been caught?" Lin Yuan continued to ask.

Kano nodded. "34 people were killed on the spot and 104 were captured. They have all been taken back and the interrogation will begin tonight."

After finishing speaking, Kano said rather sadly: "Lin Yuan, why would such a thing happen in my country, in the area I control?"

"Kano, this is not your fault."

“Kisangani is my jurisdiction, but this kind of thing happened in my jurisdiction.

I can also tell myself that it is not my fault that I didn’t know this happened in a remote rural area or even in an uninhabited area.

But no matter how I tell myself, it happened, didn't it?" Kano said.

"We really can't fight another civil war. What the hell are Tutsi and Hutu? They were just fabricated by the colonizers to divide us.

We were fighting a civil war, and the French took the opportunity to ravage our compatriots!

If we want to prevent such tragedies from happening again, we must unite.” Kano said firmly.

Lin Yuan nodded: "Yes, peace and development are what Congo needs most today."

"Lin Yuan, can you help us?" Kano asked.

"Of course, we are friends. If you need help, I will do my best to help you." Lin Yuan said.

After receiving Lin Yuan's affirmative answer, Kano said seriously: "All our previous civil wars, in the final analysis, were just everyone fighting for a little bit of stock profit, and everyone was bloodied.

If we always focus on the small piece of cake we have now, then no matter how we distribute it, there will always be someone who feels unfair.

Then the unrest will never stop, and this is why our African countries are always caught in armed conflicts.

If we want to achieve complete peace, we must develop the economy. If everyone can live a good life and have hope for the future, then all disputes and wars will lose their foundation."

Hearing Kano's words, Lin Yuan nodded in agreement: Development is the master key to solving many problems.

Only by making the cake bigger can we avoid the dilemma of zero-sum game.

So Lin Yuan asked, "What do you want me to do for you?"

"I want you to help me develop the mineral resources in the Kisangani area." Kano said seriously.

"Huh?" Lin Yuan asked in surprise.

"Don't even mention that you've come to Congo and are not interested in the resources here." Kano stared at Lin Yuan and said.

"Well, how can I not be tempted? Congo is a country sitting on a treasure trove, with so many mineral resources of strategic value." Lin Yuan said.

"But even though we have so many resources, we have always been poor. Our resources cannot be sold at a high price, and most of the profits have been plundered by those Western countries." Kano said angrily.

"Do you want resources? As long as you give me a reasonable price, I can give you the mining rights to these resources!" Kano said solemnly:

"Lin Yuan, I believe in you! After spending these days together, I've seen clearly that you are a person with a strong sense of responsibility and justice. If I had to choose someone I can trust, it would definitely be you!"

(End of this chapter)