When she came to the Vientiane Group headquarters, Shentu Tianyin drove her Rolls-Royce Phantom, but when she followed Xia Lei, she took an ordinary car. When leaving the Vientiane Group's Kyoto headquarters, Xia Lei avoided all surveillance. The other party could only see him and Shentu Tianyin coming, but could not see them leaving.
On the way, Xia Lei learned some information about the mine from Shentu Tianyin. The Vientiane Group's mine in Nigeria is located in an area where the Boka Haram armed group is active, east of the historic city of Kano, close to the Sahara Desert. The officially registered name in Nigeria is "Friendship Mining." Because it employs many local people and has made several considerable donations to local mosques, it is relatively safe.
On the way, Shentu Tianyin called the person in charge of Youyi Mining, but could not get through.
When Xia Lei just returned to Ping'an Residence, Fanfan also came back.
"Husband, I have informed the Nigerian Embassy to send someone to verify the relevant situation." Fanfan said: "However, we cannot contact the people at Youyi Mining. The communication there seems to have been interrupted." She looked at Shentu Tianyin, " Miss Shentu, is Wanxiang Group’s mine over there called Youyi Mining?”
Shentu Tianyin said: "Yes, it's called Youyi Mining. I just called the person in charge there, but I couldn't get in touch. I don't know what happened."
"Who is the person in charge over there?" Xia Lei asked.
Shentu Tianyin said: "He is a member of our Shentu family, his name is Shentu Weiying. He is the youngest son of my grandfather's brother. According to seniority, I should call him Uncle Seven. He was responsible for overseas mining affairs during my father's period. , quite capable. There have been no major problems in the mine in Nigeria so far, which is inseparable from his ability."
"Who is the legal person of that mine?" Xia Lei asked.
"Of course it's me." Shentu Tianyin said.
Xia Lei said: "That's okay. If it's your seventh uncle, I'm worried that the Americans will publicize him. In that case, you can easily lose control of Youyi Mining."
Shentu Tianyin said: "What should we do now? I can't contact Shentu Weiying, and there is no way I can ask him to send someone to bring back samples."
"Don't worry, the Nigerian embassy has sent people to check. They took a helicopter there, and they will have news back in about two hours." Fanfan said.
Xia Lei said, "That's good. Let's go have a meal. News will come back after dinner."
Shentu Tianyin nodded. It seemed natural on the surface, but he was already feeling uneasy in his heart.
As he walked to the restaurant, Fanfan quietly tugged on Xia Lei's sleeve.
Xia Lei slowed down and waited for her to speak.
Fanfan leaned close to Xia Lei's ear, "Why did you bring her here?"
Xia Lei also lowered his voice, "Tianyin has been targeted by everyone. Don't forget, she is the legal person of that mine. She is not safe now. I asked her to come and stay for a few days. It will be safe this way."
Fanfan rolled his eyes at Xia Lei, "Nothing else?"
Xia Lei suddenly remembered what Shentu Tianyin had begged him to do, but his face was serious, "Nothing else, what do you think? If she and I have anything, can I still bring her home?"
"That's right." A smile appeared on Fanfan's lips, "The superiors attach great importance to this matter and make me responsible."
"Are you responsible?"
"Yes, don't forget, in addition to being your wife, I am also the director of the ZN Bureau. If what Shentu Tianyin said is true, then that mine is related to the country's strategic interests. We We cannot ignore it. What it means is that the Americans cannot get that mine under any circumstances," Fanfan said.
"You can be responsible, but you must pay attention to safety. I won't allow you to go to Nigeria. That place is too chaotic." Xia Lei said.
"I won't go. I can't bear to leave our little princess." Fanfan said with a smile.
Shentu Tianyin left and returned. Liang Siyao, Long Bing and Jiang Ruyi actually knew about it before Xia Lei brought Shentu Tianyin back. It was Xia Lei who made the call, which also explained the reason. But when they saw Shentu Tianyin appear in front of them, their expressions and feelings were still strange. It must be awkward and strange for the ex-wife and the current wife to be in the same room.
"I'm really sorry for disturbing you," Shentu Tianyin said. From her point of view, she definitely didn't want to come, but Xia Lei asked her to come, but she didn't want to refuse.
"Why are you so polite? We are all old acquaintances." Liang Siyao said, with a forced smile on her face.
"Sit down, dinner is ready." Jiang Ruyi said.
After everyone took their seats, Xia Lei asked, "Where is Yu Yan?"
Fanfan said: "I talked to her on the phone, and she said she wouldn't come back for dinner. She was also busy with the matter at hand, and she wanted to collect intelligence over there."
"Then don't wait for her and let's start dinner." Xia Lei said.
Six women and one man were eating at the same table, and four little kids were holding bottles and drinking milk in their strollers. The atmosphere in the restaurant was lively and noisy. Shentu Tianyin, however, seemed out of place in this atmosphere. She only ate a little and then stopped eating. She got up and went to tease Xia Lei and Long Bing's child, Xia Long.
"Auntie, breastfeed." Xia Long is obviously a veteran. He wants to breastfeed a woman with big breasts when he sees her, regardless of whether she is her mother or not, and whether she knows her or not.
Shentu Tianyin smiled and shook his head, "I don't have one. Can Auntie feed you a bottle?"
Xia Long turned his little head away, but his big black eyes gave Shentu Tianyin the contempt of a king.
"You really mean it." Shentu Tianyin reached out and touched Xia Long's face, and said secretly in his heart: "It would be great if I had such a son..."
At the dining table, Liang Siyao gave Xia Lei a piece of ribs and said with lips: "How long will she stay?"
Xia Lei also said with lip language: "A few days."
Liang Siyao took away the piece of ribs from Xia Lei's bowl, then chewed the piece of ribs in front of Xia Lei, spit out the bones, and swallowed it.
Xia Lei, "..."
Not long after eating, Fanfan received a call from the zn bureau. Xia Lei was next to her and the voice on the phone could be heard clearly.
"Director, the helicopter sent by the embassy was shot down." The caller said straight to the point.
"Ah? How is it possible? Who shot it down?" Fanfan said in surprise.
"I don't know. That area is where Boca Haram is active, and government troops dare not go in to investigate. Our intelligence personnel have already rushed there, and I believe there will be results soon."
"Send someone over immediately and ask the embassy's military attache to escort them. We must find out the situation of Youyi Mining." Fanfan said.
"Yes, I'll call right away." The man hung up the phone.
Fanfan frowned and said: "The helicopter sent by the embassy was shot down. The current situation is very complicated. It is not clear who shot it down."
Shentu Tianyin said: "We have spent money to control local armed groups, and our relationship with the local mosque is not bad, so it is unlikely that they will attack us, right?"
"They attacked the plane of our embassy." Fanfan said: "I also think it is unlikely, because the plane has the symbol of our country, and there is no need for local armed groups to shoot down a plane of a country that has no conflict with them. Even terrorists don’t spread hatred without reason.”
Xia Lei said: "I guess he is an American."
"American?" Liang Siyao's voice was filled with surprise.
Xia Lei said: "Only the Americans dare to shoot down our planes like this. I guess the Americans have now entered that area and cut off the communications in that area."
"Do they want to take away my mine?" Shentu Tianyin suddenly became excited, "Not even the local armed organizations have done that!"
Xia Lei said: "If that rare metal really exists, the United States can even launch a color revolution in Nigeria, overthrow the existing government in Nigeria, and support a puppet government. The interests of the Vientiane Group in Nigeria will not be guaranteed at all."
"Then... what should we do?" Shentu Tianyin had no idea. She actually didn't care about a mine in Nigeria. The reason why she cared about that mine and the rare metals was because only in this way could she have the opportunity to come into contact with Xia Lei. Xia Lei hasn't given her a reply yet, so how could she be willing to lose the mine
Xia Lei said: "Don't worry, the country will intervene, and the problem will definitely be solved. Besides, there's me. I won't let Americans get that kind of rare metal. I'll go talk to Giovanna and the others. They have Get the information over there through channels.”
A few minutes later, Xia Lei arrived at the Holy Thunder Church. He also called together the members of the Zodiac Team to discuss countermeasures.
In the secret room of the Holy Thunder Church, after listening to Xia Lei's explanation of the situation, Giovanna said: "We have also built churches in Africa to show our brothers and sisters. In fact, there are more brothers and sisters in Africa. That place is suffering from war. Many desperate people rely on aid societies to survive, and it is not difficult for us to obtain intelligence about that area.”
Xia Lei said: "Then immediately contact the brothers and sisters of the rescue organization over there and ask them to find out some information. I want to find out the situation there as soon as possible."
Giovanna said: "Okay, I'll call right away."
"Let us go over." Qian Jun said, "We have been in the country for a long time, and our bones are almost rusty."
Xia Lei said: "The situation over there is not clear yet, it would be too early for you to go there."
Qian Jun said: "If we wait until the information comes back before setting off, if something unexpected happens, it will be too late. Let's go over and take a look."
Xia Lei thought for a moment, "Okay then, you can leave for Nigeria as soon as you are ready. I will give it to you as soon as I receive the information here. Also...if it is confirmed that there is that kind of rare metal, I will come too."
"You want to go to Nigeria too?" Angumihan said, "Is that too dangerous?"
Xia Lei said: "No matter how dangerous it is, it is not as dangerous as Area 51, right? No matter what, I will not let the Americans get that kind of rare metal. What's more, that mine belongs to the Wanxiang Group."
Giovanna made a phone call in the secret room, and then came over and said: "We have many people over there, and they have already taken action. The person in charge there is a Hausa named Sammu Bamu, and he applied to me Some weapons. He said that going to Friendship Mining requires crossing a very dangerous area. Although they have many people, they only have a few guns."
Xia Lei said: "It's simple. I immediately called Prince Harry and asked him to send some."
"That would be great," Giovanna said with a smile.
Let Prince Harry send the weapons produced by Thunder Horse Group to the people of the rescue organization, and then replenish them from Thunder Horse Group to Prince Harry. This will save a lot of trouble. This is Xia Lei's method of arming his own people, and Prince Harry is always willing to meet Xia Lei's needs, because he can buy his favorite weapons from the Thunder Horse Group and get more discounts.