Chapter 373 Upgrade
The next day, Silver Island.
Zhang Ailun woke up from his sleep, stretched, and felt refreshed. He immediately took out his mobile phone and found that Old Jack had sent him a new message at around three o'clock in the morning, and there was also an audio clip attached.
Zhang Ailun clicked on the audio with doubt. The sound was unclear, like the sound of a person covered in a blanket. He felt it was a bit confusing. He immediately sent a message to Old Jack.
Zhang Ailun:?
After sending the message, I wanted to get dressed and wash up, but I didn't expect that Old Jack sent another new message to the leader the next second.
Old Jack: You woke up really early. Good morning.
Zhang Ailun: Should I be the one to say this? I have read the pre-task and detailed steps you sent me. They are well done. If I am not mistaken, the target person should have been sent away by plane at this point, right?
Old Jack: There is no news yet, but the data from the positioning chip on the mouse has shown that the timer explosive installed on the aircraft has been activated. If nothing unexpected happens, the aircraft should have had an accident. The media and local police should have sent people to investigate, but they will most likely not broadcast this news.
Zhang Ailun: Well done. Do you have any plans for the next step?
Old Jack: Of course, once we have made a detailed plan and finished everything, we will send you a summary of the action. I didn't sleep all night to carry out this matter. As a boss, shouldn't you give me a little more bonus?
Zhang Ailun: You can tell me how much money you want. I am not short of money now. Remember I told you that I wanted to arrange a private event with other organizations? Last night, that event was completed by the partner, and I also made a little money from it.
Old Jack: Could you please tell me how much money you made?
Zhang Ailun: Not much, just a pile of gold, a few private jets, a dozen armored vehicles, and some miscellaneous munitions.
Old Jack: A pile? Gold? WTF! Did you go to the bank vaults of other countries? Are you kidding me? Why don't you invite me to do this good thing? And you let me work so hard to do assassination work! I don't care. Whether I can live a carefree life for the rest of my life depends on the bonus of this mission!
Zhang Ailun: Don't worry, I will definitely not treat you unfairly. As long as you complete the tasks step by step, I will give each of you a big red envelope, and you will have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of your life.
Old Jack: Zorro also contributed a lot to this plan. He was the one who produced that audio clip. There were ghosts howling in the second half of last night and none of us slept well.
Zhang Ailun: …
The chief leader also understood their combat deployment, and although he did not quite understand it, he expressed his respect. He chatted with Old Jack for a few more words and then exited the chat box.
I wanted to open the daily intelligence to see what had been refreshed, but when I opened the app I found the display was blank. When I clicked the red dot in the upper right corner, a new prompt appeared.
[The system is being updated. In view of your current status and increasing influence internationally, this update will be upgraded to the final version. Please stay tuned. ]
Zhang Ailun felt a little surprised. He didn't expect that the daily intelligence system would be updated.
As for when the update would be completed, the intelligence system did not show anything, so after thinking about it, he decided not to bother with it anymore.
Although there was no intelligence, life still had to go on, and there were still a lot of things waiting for him to deal with. Anyway, everything was arranged by Old Jack and the others, and if nothing major happened, it was just right for him to take a break.
Zhang Ailun put away his phone, got up, dressed, washed his face in the bathroom, and just as he pushed the door open and walked out, he saw two guerrillas standing guard at the door. When they saw the chief leader coming out, they immediately saluted and shouted, "Hello, Commander! Loyalty!!"
"...Hello."
Zhang Ailun didn't expect their reaction to be so big. You guys should go sing with such a great voice!!
He nodded and responded. Just as he was about to ask where their commander was and whether breakfast was ready, he turned around and saw a pickup truck rushing over and parked at the door.
The guerrilla commander-in-chief got out of the car with two or three other people, rushed over with a thermos box in hand, and immediately saluted the chief leader when he arrived in front of him, "Hello, Commander! Loyalty!!"
Then he said eagerly, "This is the breakfast our island chef prepared for you."
"...Thank you for your hard work. You guys caught up with the right time." Zhang Ailun nodded with a smile. Feeling a little hungry, he waved and asked them to bring breakfast to the dining table in the room.
"Have you all eaten?" After entering the room and taking a look at the local breakfast on the table, Zhang Ailun asked the commander-in-chief: "Do you want to sit down and eat together?"
"No need, Commander. We've already eaten. This is a sumptuous breakfast that I specially asked the chef to prepare for you. There are sausages and fried meat, rice cakes with meat, chicken and potato soup... These are all Colombian flavors, modified according to your taste. I hope you like them." The commander-in-chief said respectfully.
"Okay, then I won't be polite." Zhang Ailun took a sip and found it tasted a little strange. Colombians like to eat chili peppers and heavy ingredients, which are not quite to his taste, but he did not dislike the chef's cooking. The shredded chicken and potato soup was quite delicious.
Enjoyed a delicious meal with peace of mind.
Breakfast was quickly completed, and the chef prepared ice cream desserts and milk tea on the spot, then left the lounge with the tableware.
Zhang Ailun drank tea and browsed his phone while asking the commander-in-chief about the situation on the island. After resting for two minutes, he got up and went out.
He got on the passenger side of the pickup truck and ordered, "Go to the storage room. I need to get some coins."
"Understood." The commander-in-chief drove the car himself, taking the chief leader and two guerrilla members to the storage room on the island.
They soon arrived at the storage room. After getting off the car, the commander-in-chief greeted the two guerrilla members standing guard outside the storage room, took out the key, opened the door, and invited the chief leader to come in.
Zhang Ailun came to the storage room and picked and chose among the sorted rare silver coins. Finally, he took away the misprinted silver coins that Madison liked, as well as several rare silver coins with intact texture and good appearance. He prepared to give them to Madison as gifts.
If the other party is not satisfied with these and wants something better, then wait until new silver coins are produced on the island, and then pick out a few to give to the other party as gifts.
Anyway, there is no use for him to keep so many silver and gold coins except selling them for cash, and the gold on the littoral combat ship also needs to be sold. The thing the chief has the most of now is precious metals.
After picking up a few silver coins, Zhang Ailun turned around and handed them to the commander-in-chief, asking him to get a box and pack the silver coins. After receiving the order, the commander-in-chief immediately sent someone to do it. Soon someone brought a gift box, packed the silver coins and handed it to the chief leader.
Zhang Ailun packed up the gift box, got back into the pickup truck, and sent a message to Boktu, asking him to get up and get ready to go back to Los Angeles.
He contacted Spike again, and after learning that Spike and his men were guarding the ship, he turned around and told the commander-in-chief, "Go to the port."
"Understood." The commander-in-chief acted as a vanguard and immediately started the vehicle according to the order. He stepped on the accelerator and drove out of the storage room and headed for the port area.
After arriving here, we can see the littoral combat ship parked on the sea level from a distance. Dozens of naval soldiers are doing warm-up exercises under the supervision of the sergeant major and Spike. Zhang Allen got off the car and walked over to the littoral combat ship along the bridge ladder. Captain Spike also came over to greet him and saluted, "Hello, Commander!"
"You too, take me to see what we harvested last night." Zhang Ailun said.
"Commander, I can guarantee that my brothers stayed up all night and guarded outside the storage room of the littoral combat ship. Not a penny was missing! Not a gram of gold was lost!" Captain Spike hurriedly guaranteed himself when he heard that the headquarters was conducting a routine inspection.
"Don't worry, I'm just taking a look and considering how to transport the cash and gold to Jehovah Island. I'm not doubting you. You are all my most trusted soldiers." Zhang Ailun immediately waved his hand and dispelled his idea.
"Commander, please follow me." Spike breathed a sigh of relief and immediately took the chief to the storage room.
The guerrilla commander wanted to board the ship, but was stopped by the sergeant and his men, who warned him, "Your responsibilities and authority are limited to Silver Island. No one can easily land or approach the littoral combat ship without the permission of our captain and commander."
"I understand, I understand, I just want to serve the commander!" Upon seeing this, the commander-in-chief immediately took a step back and no longer approached the littoral combat ship.
"You are responsible for managing the guerrilla members and geologists on the island, supervising the stability of the collection work and the personal safety of the staff. That's enough. You can tell us if there are any emergencies." The sergeant said expressionlessly.
A higher-ranking official can crush a lower-ranking official. After all, they are the direct soldiers brought by the chief leader. Although those who were later recruited are also very loyal, they are definitely not as reliable as their own people.
Everything has to be divided into different levels. Just because the chief doesn't care doesn't mean they don't care. And their hourly wages are higher than the other side! They are regular troops!
The noble navy is no match for these AK-playing peasants, not to mention that they made a contribution yesterday.
The commander-in-chief had no complaints about this and repeatedly promised to do his job well. After all, he was the first to arrive and had the real weapons in his hands.
Zhang Ailun also noticed what happened on the shore, but did not care too much. He let the littoral combat ship stay here with the intention of checking and supervising these people. Appropriate pressure would help them to be physically and mentally healthy and keep their eyes clear.
Following Spike to the battleship's storage room, Spike entered the password and opened the thick alloy steel door. After Zhang Allen walked in, he glanced at the gold bars and stacks of US dollars in cash. After thinking about it, he also said, "How much weight of supplies can those private planes carry at one time after filling up with fuel?"
"If it doesn't affect the speed, about 400-800 pounds is acceptable." Spike replied, "We can stop at an airport in Mexico for refueling, and then take off again. It will take a few hours to reach Jehovah Island. With a few planes and one or two round trips in a day, we can transport everything there."
"Then let the pilots who flew back yesterday be responsible for transporting the goods. Find a few people to move all the gold and cash onto the plane and have them transport it to Jehovah Island." Zhang Allen said, "When the mission is completed, I will have Gwen give each of them an extra red envelope as a reward."
"Understood." Spike immediately accepted the order.
Zhang Ailun took out his mobile phone, took a picture of the stored gold and cash, and then left satisfied.
After getting off the littoral combat ship and landing on the island, he called the commander-in-chief standing by and drove to the airport. After getting off the car, he saw Boktu already sitting on the Cirrus Fathead Shark and debugging the electronic equipment, and the staff next to him also filled up several planes with fuel.
Zhang Ailun opened the cabin door, sat on the plane, fastened his seat belt, nodded and said, "Let's go, back to Los Angeles." After that, he waved to the people outside the window and said goodbye.
"Ok." Boktu started the Cirrus Fathead and began to accelerate along the airport runway. Soon he soared into the sky, left Silver Island, and began to fly towards Los Angeles.
More than an hour later, we landed at an airport in Mexico, refueled, and then took off again for California.
During this period, Zhang Ailun also received a message from Blitz. He took out his mobile phone and took a look. It was about the sale of those bitcoins, which had been handled by the other party.
Zhang Ailun also replied him: I will be in Los Angeles soon, and we will meet at the villa then.
Blitzcrank: ok.
Putting away his phone, the chief looked at the blue sky and white clouds outside and continued to rest with his eyes closed.
A few hours later, the plane arrived at the Los Angeles airport, and Bocteau piloted the Cirrus Airplane to a smooth landing on the runway.
"Boss, we're here." Boktu stopped the plane and shouted to the chief leader.
Zhang Ailun immediately unbuckled his seat belt, opened the cabin door and got off the plane. By the way, he sent a message to Sig, asking him to drive over to pick him up.
After Boktu parked the plane at the airport, the two of them left the airport with their bags, walking outside and enjoying the scenery.
Soon Sig arrived at the airport in the chief's Rolls-Royce Cullinan. Zhang Ailun waved and greeted him. Sig parked the car on the side of the road, unlocked the door, and let the two get in the car.
Before Sig could say anything, the chief leader attacked him head-on with a stack of US dollars.
Sig was stunned. He held the stack of US dollars in his arms, looked at the thickness, and was so surprised that his mouth couldn't close. It took him a long time to say: "Boss, you got rich again?"
"It's more than just getting rich, the gains are quite large. You can ask Boktu how much money you made, he can't hide it anyway, this can be regarded as a bonus dividend to you. Although you didn't participate in this matter, the other thing is doing well at the moment, I'm in a good mood, and everyone of you will get a share." Zhang Ailun said with a smile.
Boktu nodded in agreement, "I also got a bonus, a gold bar."
"What? Gold bars!?" When Sig heard this, he felt like the sky was falling.
I regretted why I didn't apply for the Air Force, why did I join the Army. Now, the only people who eat meat with the chief leader are these damn Air Force guys.
He immediately changed his expression and said flatteringly: "Boss, I don't want cash anymore, I also want gold, is that okay?"
"Drive your car, what do you need gold for? Is US dollar better than gold? Don't you have to exchange the gold for cash?" Zhang Ailun said to him unhappily.
"Boss, what you said is correct. This bundle of cash must be worth at least hundreds of thousands of dollars, right?"
Sig nodded, happily started the car, and headed to the New Port Villa.
(End of this chapter)
