Chapter 401 The Angel who fell into the mortal world
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The vast grassland is endless, with only some low trees occasionally jumping out to block the view. A convoy of more than 20 off-road vehicles is shaking on the dirt road in the grassland. As the roar of the engine spreads, you can see antelope or zebras being frightened and running away like lightning.
Matthew took off his sunglasses and looked out the car window. He could see a few lions hiding in the grass. The lions among them were majestic. Seeing that the convoy not only did not escape, but opened his mouth and made a low roar, as if the territory was violated.
“This is a nature reserve in Kenya.”
In the co-pilot, Brown Williams, a bodyguard in a camouflage uniform, said, "There are many wild animals inside, and predators like lions and cheetahs are not rare."
Helen Hermann withdrew his gaze from the window, picked up a bottle of water and took a sip, and said to Matthew next to him, "Be careful and don't act alone."
"I know." Matthew nodded and asked Brown Williams in the co-pilot, "Have you been here when you were on missions before?"
Brown Williams recalled, "I came to Kenya twice, once when I was serving in the Delta Force, and the other time as a bodyguard a year and a half ago."
Matthew asked curiously again, "Why did you retire from the Delta Force? I remember a few years ago, weren't you a trainer?"
Before filming "Black Hawk Down", Brown Williams had trained some actors including him and James McAvoy.
"As your military instructor, I was a member of the Delta Force at that time." Perhaps some confidential matters that could not be said were involved. Brown Williams thought for a while before continuing, "I had no hope of promotion, and I was tired of the military's life, so I applied for retirement."
He sighed, "I can't do anything other than being proficient in military skills, so I have to be a bodyguard."
Matthew nodded. He had heard that the members of the Delta troops or Navy SEALs were all masters, but it was not easy to leave the army and pursue an ordinary career.
"How is the income?" Matthew thought of the military literacy that Brown Williams showed when he trained them, and had some idea in his mind, "Is it okay?"
Brown Williams smiled and said vaguely, "It's better than in the army. It's just running around the world and earning some hard money to support the family."
Matthew asked, "Are you married?"
"Yes." Brown Williams and him are old friends and talk a lot. "There are children, but unfortunately they have to run around the world."
Helen Herman looked at Matthew, then looked at Brown Williams calmly. She had worked with Matthew for many years, but after thinking about it, she guessed Matthew's intentions.
Brown Williams, a temporary bodyguard, hired by her. She knew some basic information and immediately asked, "Do your wife have no objection?"
"There is no way to have any objections." Brown Williams shrugged and smiled. "We mortgaged a house in Santa Monica. If I don't come out to make money, I can't pay back the loan."
"The mortgage interest is a headache." Matthew seemed to have a deep feeling.
Brown Williams nodded, "Well, the interest is scary."
Matthew then talked to Brown Williams about the situation during training that year. The driver was also a bodyguard and it was not appropriate to say it now.
After bumping along the way, the convoy finally stopped in front of a huge tent area. After Matthew got off the car, he looked into the distance and saw that the tent was connected to the simple house. The entire camp was invisible at the end. There were many blue berets at the entrance of the camp. The people coming and going in the camp basically had black skin.
Helen Hermann withdrew his gaze and said, "It's this."
Brown Williams stood next to Matthew at the first time and reminded, "The peacekeeping forces here only maintain the most basic order in the camps. For example, in refugee camps like this, thieves and robbers are rampant. You should not leave my sight no matter what."
Matthew was not stupid, nodded and said, "I've recorded it."
The UNHCR official, who led the team leader, came over at this time. This time he led the team with Philip Grande. After he came over, he also gave some words similar to Brown Williams.
Matthew came here to make a show, not to save the world. Of course, he knew what to do and what not to do.
Once a person has money, he will cherish his life, and he is no exception. In Matthew's eyes, everything here is not as precious as his own life.
The reporters around were preparing equipment to record the actual situation of the refugee camp. Matthew also communicated with Philip Grinder. Accompanied by several UNHCR officials and bodyguards, he walked towards the refugee camp. Many reporters followed.
This refugee camp has been established for a long time. After Matthew entered, his biggest feeling was that it was dirty and messy. The shanty towns he lived in when he was most poor were hundreds of times better than here. After walking through a tent, he deeply felt something.
Of course, this is not about giving everything to the troubled black brothers, and people like him do not have similar awareness.
Matthew deeply felt that reincarnation is really a technical job, and it is indeed a blessing to not be born in Africa.
He remembered that someone had asked for this and that, and felt that it was unfair. He probably spent a few years in the black areas of Africa to realize how stable and prosperous the country he lived in was.
Matthew walked along a slightly flat dirt road through the tent. The blacks here were thin and dull, and seemed to have lost all hope for life, as if war had destroyed everything about them, including their inner spiritual will, and what was left was a body like a walking corpse.
War has never disappeared in human history. Although Matthew has not received higher education, he also knows that war brought about by religion, belief, nation and ideology, let alone the United Nations, even if a Earth Federation appears, it is probably difficult to eradicate.
"It's this area." UNHCR staff whispered, "This is the condolence area we have planned."
The media reporters behind also followed, and Matthew immediately entered a tent, shook hands with a thin black man inside, said clichés prepared in advance, and even hugged him.
All of these were photographed by a large number of photographers behind them.
As Helen Herman said, Matthew did not bring any condolences, but was more about communication between words and bodies. Every handshake and hug with the refugees were faithfully recorded in the camera by reporters.
Helen Hermann had told him before that he would accept an exclusive interview from Time magazine tomorrow and appear on the cover of the second issue of Time magazine next year.
With his current fame and status, it is impossible to become the cover character of Time magazine's opening year.
It is not easy to be on the cover of the second issue of Time magazine next year, and it is the result of the joint efforts of many parties.
His two major sponsors, Mercedes-Benz and Rolex, both made efforts, and the United Nations Refugee Agency also intervened in the middle. The Pirates of the Caribbean crew also enjoyed it. With Matthew's own influence, this interview was created.
During the condolences and field visits in the refugee camp, Matthew followed the plan formulated by UNHCR. UNHCR has a complete plan, so Matthew doesn't need to worry too much about this.
There are media reporters behind, and UNHCR is responsible for the opening of the road. Although it is close to Somalia, the refugee camp is in Kenya. Kenya is one of the best countries with social stability and security order in East Africa, and the basic security of the group is sufficiently guaranteed.
In addition to taking photos with the refugees, Matthew also took a special observation of Brown Williams. Perhaps he had a military resume. This former Delta member in his thirties never relaxed his vigilance. From an unobtrusive perspective, he stared at every black man Matthew had contacted.
The refugee camp was very smooth, and there were no bloody shootings or robberies. With the maintenance of the blue beret, there was still basic order here, and no one would target the people of the United Nations Refugee Agency at will. After all, there was no benefit.
Leaving the refugee camp, Matthew got into the car and followed journalists and UNHCR officials all the way north. He drove for nearly two hours and arrived at the outskirts of a city nearest to the refugee camp. There is a large children's welfare home here, which houses hundreds of refugee children without relatives.
Compared with black people in refugee camps, children here are treated better and can receive basic education from some volunteers. The United Nations Refugee supplies are timely. In Helen Hermann's words, this is an external window for the United Nations Refugee Agency.
Therefore, everything in this children's welfare home is very beautiful. Anyone will think that the work of the United Nations Refugee is done well, and every penny of every donor is used in practice.
Public welfare undertakings have never been simple and also require careful planning and operation.
Matthew stayed in the children's welfare home until the sun was about to set. Finally, he held a little black girl and sat among a group of black children, leaving a group photo.
At this moment, he is definitely an angel who fell into the mortal world.
But as soon as he returned to the hotel, Matthew went straight to the bathroom and took a shower for nearly two hours. Even the rough skin on his palms was soaked and wrinkled before coming out.
In the following day, he accepted an exclusive interview with a reporter from Time magazine with the background of the Children's Welfare Home. After the interview, he returned directly to Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, and took a flight to Los Angeles.
Of course, Matthew did not forget Brown Williams and specifically told Helen Hermando to learn about this veteran.
Chapter completed!