Lin Chen's expression remained normal; being discovered was within expectations.
"Director Xu, have you contacted the rebels?"
"What did they say?"
Lin Chen inquired.
Xu Xiangyang: "Not yet. Contacting them proactively would put us at a disadvantage during negotiations. Also, it will take some time to transport the drones over there."
"Mr. Lin, please trust the country."
"We will absolutely guarantee Chairman Xu's personal safety."
Lin Chen said: "Director Xu, I hope so."
Lin Chen hung up the phone after speaking.
Xu Mengyao looked at Lin Chen with concern. Lin Chen held Xu Mengyao's hand and smiled: "Wife, don't worry, there won't be any problems."
Soon, Lin Chen and the others got off the plane.
People from the National Security Bureau were there to pick them up at the airport.
"Husband, where are we going?"
Xu Mengyao asked.
Lin Xiaoxi woke up. Lin Chen asked her, "Xiaoxi, do you miss Grandma?"
"Yes, yes."
Lin Xiaoxi nodded quickly.
Lin Chen looked at Xu Mengyao and said, "Wife, then let's go directly to your parents' place. Tell Mom. Otherwise, she might go out and not be home later."
"Okay."
Xu Mengyao sent a message to Yang Qingyue.
Seeing the message, Yang Qingyue was puzzled.
There were still three days before Lin Chen and the others' honeymoon trip ended. Returning early, wouldn't Lin Chen and the others be arguing?
"Mengyao, Mom is at home."
"Mom will have dinner prepared."
Yang Qingyue replied to the message.
More than an hour later, Lin Chen and the others arrived. Yang Qingyue was waiting outside the villa. Lin Xiaoxi got out of the car and ran towards her.
"Grandma."
"Grandma, I miss you so much."
Lin Xiaoxi said in a childish voice.
"Mom."
Lin Chen and Xu Mengyao called out. Yang Qingyue keenly noticed that Xu Mengyao's expression was a bit unnatural.
A few minutes later, Lin Xiaoxi wanted to go out and find her playmates. Lin Chen accompanied her out.
"Mengyao, did you and Lin Chen quarrel?"
"It's normal for couples to have conflicts. You have to learn to handle and ease the conflicts, rather than letting them escalate."
Yang Qingyue held Xu Mengyao's hand and said.
"Mom, no."
Xu Mengyao said.
Yang Qingyue: "You still say no. You're unhappy, Xiaoxi is fine. Besides you arguing and having conflicts, what else could make you unhappy?"
Xu Mengyao remained silent.
Just then, Yang Qingyue's phone rang.
It was a long-distance call from Xu Guofeng from abroad.
"Hello?"
Yang Qingyue answered the phone.
On the other end of the phone, Xu Guofeng took a deep breath and said, "Wife, it's me. There's a rebellion here, and I've been captured by the rebels."
Yang Qingyue's face changed drastically.
"Husband, how are you now?"
Xu Guofeng: "I'm fine for the time being. But the rebels know my situation and won't let me go, and they're demanding a high ransom."
"Dad, how much do they want?"
Xu Mengyao moved closer to the phone and asked.
Xu Guofeng was stunned.
"Mengyao, you're back?"
Xu Mengyao: "We received the news. Dad, tell me quickly, how much ransom do they want to release you?"
"Twenty billion US dollars."
Xu Guofeng said helplessly.
Xu Mengyao frowned. Twenty billion US dollars was not a small amount.
"Dad, twenty billion US dollars is too much."
"To raise such a large sum of money, we need three days."
Xu Mengyao said.
They could directly take out this money. Xu Guofeng knew this, but there might be others next to Xu Guofeng, so she had to delay for some time.
Xu Guofeng: "Mengyao, they only give forty-eight hours. If it exceeds forty-eight hours, they will tear up the ticket."
"Dad, but—"
Xu Mengyao hadn't finished speaking when the phone was hung up.
There was indeed someone next to Xu Guofeng.
Yang Qingyue's eyes showed confusion: "How could this happen? Before going, your dad said it was quite safe there, and nothing would happen. How could there be a civil war?"
Xu Mengyao comforted her: "Mom, don't worry. Lin Chen has already contacted the country to handle it."
In less than an hour, Lin Chen and Lin Xiaoxi returned.
Yang Qingyue didn't say anything at the dinner table.
After all, Lin Xiaoxi was there, and she couldn't let her worry.
"Husband, let's not go back today. Mom just got this news, and I'll stay here and accompany her."
Xu Mengyao said softly.
"Of course."
"Tomorrow, Xiaoxi will stay here, and I'll take you to the company."
Lin Chen said.
The news of Xu Guofeng's capture might spread, and Xu Mengyao had to return to the company to stabilize the situation.
"Okay."
Xu Mengyao nodded.
"I'll go to the study and use the computer to check."
Lin Chen went to the study and tried to hack in. But unfortunately, there was no network nearby. There must be a signal jamming device with relatively high power nearby.
"Beep beep!"
Lin Chen's phone suddenly rang.
It was Yang Jianghong calling.
"Old Brother Yang, what's the situation?"
Yang Jianghong said: "Old Brother Lin, the bombs are almost loaded. We will dispatch ten Y-20s to send them over overnight."
"Ten?"
Lin Chen said in surprise.
Eight Y-20s should be enough.
Yang Jianghong: "We will also send some people over there to prepare for military exercises."
"Military exercises?"
"What scale will they be?"
Lin Chen asked.
Yang Jianghong: "It should be a heavy-equipped brigade. In addition, the navy will also have several warships to cooperate."
Lin Chen was stunned.
Sending a heavy-equipped brigade to that broken place in Africa? This strength is enough to wipe out any country there.
"Mr. Lin, the higher-ups attach great importance to this matter and are also very angry. We will definitely handle it properly."
Yang Jianghong said.
"Okay."
After hanging up the phone, Lin Chen estimated that he shouldn't need to go to rescue people. If China dispatched a heavy-equipped brigade, any African country would have to weigh it carefully.
This was no longer showing muscles.
This was directly pointing a cannon at the other party's head.
Anyone who didn't admit defeat was an idiot.
In the blink of an eye, it was noon the next day.
Huge transport planes landed one after another.
"Is this the strength of China?"
"If our country had such strength, that would be great."
Some African soldiers at the airport discussed.
After the planes stopped, five hundred Chinese soldiers got off the plane, and many local soldiers helped to move all the drones from the plane.
"Everyone listen to the command."
"Unpack and assemble a thousand drones."
A Chinese officer from over there said loudly.
"Yes!"
The other Chinese soldiers who came over said loudly.
The new drone design by Lin Chen was very reasonable. It could be assembled in one or two minutes after opening the package.
In just five minutes, a thousand drones were assembled. They were placed in rows, looking very spectacular.
"Order, all drones take off for a test flight."
The officer ordered.
The operators immediately carried out his order.
A thousand drones quickly flew to a hundred meters in the air.
There were accompanying photographers who recorded all of this.
"Beep beep!"
Lin Chen received a call from Xu Xiangyang.
Xu Xiangyang said: "Mr. Lin, the goods have arrived. The military exercise will be reported on the news tonight."
"At the same time, we will also organize the evacuation of overseas Chinese."
