Back inside the house, Xu Mengyao was packing her things.
Lin Chen went to the study and dialed Xu Xiangyang's number.
"Mr. Lin."
Xu Xiangyang greeted him politely.
Lin Chen: "Director Xu, what's the situation with my father-in-law?"
On the other end of the phone, Xu Xiangyang said, "Mr. Lin, the National Security has four comrades following him to Africa. They are still hiding and haven't been discovered by the rebels."
"Considering this, we haven't started negotiations yet."
Lin Chen asked, "Does our country have warships over there?"
Xu Xiangyang: "Yes, but they are quite far away. Also, the place where the war broke out is far from the coast, so it's not easy for our navy to enter this area."
"Our current plan is to attempt a secret rescue if they haven't been discovered. If they are discovered, we will first use diplomatic means to see if a peaceful rescue is possible."
Lin Chen: "Director Xu, why did the internal strife suddenly break out? Is this internal strife accidental or is there a conspiracy?"
Xu Xiangyang said helplessly, "Mr. Lin, the incident happened suddenly, and we haven't received the news for long. I really can't answer this question for you at the moment."
"But the previous situation was relatively stable."
"I don't know why they suddenly started fighting."
Lin Chen said, "Director Xu, if there are any updates, please tell me as soon as possible, okay?"
"Okay, okay."
Hanging up the phone, Xu Xiangyang frowned.
Xu Guofeng's arrival coincided with the outbreak of conflict, and he also suspected that there might be some conspiracy behind this.
However, given his position, he couldn't speculate wildly.
Soon, Lin Chen and Xu Mengyao packed their things together. The computers and other items Lin Chen used here would be handled by the National Security, who would take them away safely.
"Going home."
Lin Xiaoxi happily said.
She had been away for so long that she missed home a little.
The scenery on the island was good, and she had her parents with her every day, but there was also one downside: there were no playmates here. Lin Xiaoxi missed her playmates.
They boarded a luxury cruise ship, and Lin Chen and his family returned to the mainland.
Two warships followed from a distance.
They would open fire on anything that dared to approach.
"Daddy, I want to sleep."
Lin Xiaoxi said with a dazed look.
Lin Chen held her, and she quickly fell asleep.
Xu Mengyao leaned on Lin Chen's shoulder and murmured, "Husband, why do we still have so much trouble even when we don't cause it ourselves?"
Lin Chen said softly, "It's very simple. Because we have become stronger, but we are not strong enough yet. We are now a big tree, not a mountain peak."
"Western countries believe in the law of the jungle, the survival of the fittest."
"How can they let us become stronger peacefully?"
Xu Mengyao said, "Mom hasn't called, so it's very likely she doesn't know about this yet."
"That should be the case."
"Don't tell her yet. We'll talk about it when we get back."
Lin Chen said.
Xu Mengyao nodded gently and said, "Husband, I'm so scared. What if something happens to Dad?"
"Don't be afraid, I'm here."
Lin Chen said softly, "Even if Dad is discovered and captured by the rebels, the rebels will definitely not kill him easily."
"Wife, how many new drones have been produced?"
The factory hadn't been idle during their honeymoon. Part of the factory's capacity was producing new drones.
Xu Mengyao said, "About 20,000 new drones have been produced so far. We are still mainly producing the old drones."
"The orders placed by Camel Country have not been completed yet."
--To be able to buy the new drones, Camel Country had previously added some orders for the old drones.
Lin Chen pondered.
The new drones were much larger, but he had optimized the structure. After the new drones were folded and stored, four of them could fit in one cubic meter without any problems.
His system space could hold 12,000 of them.
He might not need to go for this matter, and he wouldn't go immediately, but he still had to prepare.
"If I need to go."
"Drones with anesthetic agents won't work. It's not easy to prepare a large amount of anesthetic agents either."
Lin Chen thought to himself.
He needed a batch of high explosives.
He could ask the National Security or the military for them, and they would give them to him, but there was a small problem: how could he hide so many drones from others and put them into the system space?
If he didn't need explosives, he could hide it. He could go to the warehouse, put the drones away, and then lock the warehouse so that people couldn't enter it for the time being.
"Wait... the drones don't necessarily have to be brought by me."
"It's okay to give them to the military, and the military can bring them."
Lin Chen thought to himself.
"Wife, you hold Xiaoxi. I'll make a call."
"Okay."
Lin Chen gently gave Lin Xiaoxi to Xu Mengyao.
He went to the top of the yacht and dialed Yang Jianghong's number: "Old Brother Yang, do you know about my father-in-law's matter?"
On the other end of the phone, Yang Jianghong said, "I know. The rescue is one of the tasks of our enhanced anti-terrorism battalion."
"But we are far away, so this task may not be assigned to us."
Lin Chen: "Old Brother Yang, Xingmeng Technology has produced a batch of new drones. I'll donate 10,000 of them to you. How about you install high explosives on them?"
"The endurance, anti-interference ability, etc. of this batch of new drones are much stronger than the original ones."
A look of surprise appeared in Yang Jianghong's eyes.
Zhou Hao was indeed beneficial to them here.
"Old Brother Lin, do you want to transport this batch of drones to Africa?"
Yang Jianghong asked.
Lin Chen: "Some African countries have a good relationship with us. There shouldn't be any problem transporting them there, right?"
"There's a small problem."
Yang Jianghong said, "How big is your drone?"
Lin Chen said, "The new one is much larger. About four can be loaded in one cubic meter."
Yang Jianghong: "The interior of the Y-20 is only 320 cubic meters, so it can only load less than 1,300."
"Should we transport a little less over?"
"10,000 is a little scary."
"Or send part of them over by transport plane, and the other part on warships."
Lin Chen said, "Old Brother Yang, it's too slow to transport them by warship, and the deterrent power is not enough if the quantity is small."
"Just treat it as training for long-distance deployment, and I'll pay for the fuel."
Yang Jianghong quickly said, "Old Brother Lin, you're joking. With your help to us, if we ask you to pay for this little fuel, wouldn't that be slapping our faces?"
"I'll report the situation to the higher-ups. If the higher-ups have no objections, we'll hurry up and modify them and transport them over."
Lin Chen: "Okay."
Yang Jianghong quickly reported the situation, and soon he received the news that the higher-ups had agreed.
"Old Brother Lin, we'll arrange for someone to come and pick up the drones."
Yang Jianghong sent a message to Lin Chen.
"Okay."
About half an hour later, trucks arrived at Xingmeng Technology Company, and the drones that had not been unpacked in the warehouse were quickly moved onto the trucks.
A truck could only load dozens of cubic meters.
10,000 drones would require fifty or sixty trucks.
Two or three hours later, these trucks left in a mighty manner.
They drove to a military factory in Modu.
"Beep beep!"
Lin Chen's phone rang.
The plane they were on had just landed at Modu Airport.
"Director Xu, what's the situation?"
Lin Chen answered the phone and asked.
Xu Xiangyang's voice was grave: "Mr. Lin, we just received bad news. Chairman Xu and the others have been discovered."
