Joe Ga was very interested in Zheng Chuli, a Chinese national, with a background outside the law, a history with gangs, and particularly good at fighting—natural mercenary material.
Having a few more people from China at P·B wouldn't be too bad...
Old Niu mentioned several times that he wanted to hire some retired cooks from the army, but there had been no follow-up so far. After asking around, he found out that those retired cooks weren't doing too poorly.
A cook at Old Niu's level could either contract the canteen of a local enterprise back in their hometown if they had connections, or make a fortune selling boxed lunches if they didn't—there was no need for them to muck about in Africa.
Joe Ga hadn't come across any other suitable ex-military folks either...
But that was just a passing thought for now—Zheng Chuli had his own business to attend to.