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nIn the evening, a Jeep Wrangler soared across a dark plain. A dust dragon spanning more than ten meters long trailed behind it while its diesel engine produced a roaring rumble which echoed across the plains.

nChen Chen sat in the back seat of the jeep. He silently gazed at the fading afterglow of the evening sky, the scenery reminded him of a slowly extinguishing bonfire.

nDue to the long meeting with the person in charge of the Rössing Uranium Mine, the day had turned dark by the time he wanted to return to Walvis Bay.

nApart from Chen Chen, there were three people in the car which included Cheng Cao the driver, Qian Wenhuan, and Wang Liang.

nThe jeep was not particularly fast due to the lack of streetlights on the Namibia highways. If it were not for the Rössing Uranium Mine located nearby, there might not even be a proper paved asphalt road here.

nWang Liang, who sat in the passenger seat in front, took out a pack of Furong Wang cigarettes from his pocket. He stuck one into Cheng Cao’s mouth, who was driving beside him and took another one for himself.

n“Click!”

nThe sound of a lighter. Wang Liang lit the cigarette between his lips, then directed the ember in front of Cheng Cao.

nIn an instant, the interior of the car was illuminated by the glow of the lighter, the scenery outside the window became less visible than it already was.

nChen Chen instinctively turned around. From outside the window, he spotted several flickering orange beams scattered across the side of the road.

nAt the same time, there was a sharp sound of an engine screech coming from behind them. It seemed to be vehicles with high-caliber engines advancing toward them.

n“Turn ninety degrees to the left.”

nChen Chen spoke suddenly.

nQian Wenhuan along with Wang Liang who was helping Cheng Cao lighting his cigarette were both slightly startled. Cheng Cao, on the other hand, barely had a moment of hesitation. The moment Chen Chen gave the order, he turned the steering wheel to the left!

n“Screech–!”

nThe momentum caused by the sudden turn flung all of the passengers on board to the right. Chen Chen used this chance to look out the window. He saw that the wheels of the car nearly skimmed directly over a row of a pitch-black object!

nTraffic spikes!

nAt the same time, Chen Chen could hear a mix of grumbling. It was a strange pronunciation of inhaled breathing and clicking of the tongue.

n“Zulu?” Chen Chen quickly looked behind them. He could faintly see seven to eight different figures. If not for the cigarette butt in their hands, they would have nearly completely melded in the blackness of the night.

nHe felt the jolt of violent turbulence.

nEven though they had managed to avoid the traffic spikes, the jeep had strayed off-road and they were now driving on the plain fields full of bumps and the occasional potholes.

nAt the same time, a pickup was slowly approaching from behind them.

n“Get back on the main road, otherwise, we’ll get lost!” Chen Chen reminded.

n“Got it!” Cheng Cao paid no mind to the pickup closing the gap between them. With another abrupt turn, he directed the car back toward the direction of the main road.

n“Boss, what’s going on?”

nIt was only then when Wang Liang finally regained his composure, the maneuvers of Chen Chen and Cheng Cao earlier had left him in a daze.

n“Are they robbers?” Qian Wenhuan managed to keep his cool somewhat, apart from the fact that he kept stealing glances behind them. “They’re driving so fast. Aren’t they worried about overturning their cars?”

n“They’re not robbers, they’re coming for us.”

nChen Chen drew the gun strapped to his waist. He aimed at the driver seat of the approaching pickup from his rear view window.

n“Bo, boss…” Qian Wenhuan was shocked. The moment reminded him of the time when they were in the shooting range in Switzerland…

n“Bang!”

nAs expected, there was a sudden thunderous explosion in his ears. Qian Wenhuan immediately covered his ears. He felt like everything in the world was spinning!

nAt the same time, a bloody mist suddenly erupted on the windscreen of the pickup trailing behind them. The entire vehicle spun around in the air several times like an acrobat before violently slamming onto the ground!

n“Thump!”

n“…”

nEverything happened in a flash. Qian Wenhuan was utterly stunned by what he was witnessing. Cheng Cao was the only one who kept his cool and continued driving. Other than sparing a glance into the rearview mirror, his expression remained ever so stoic.

nAfter that, the jeep returned onto the main road. Throughout the entire sequence, the vehicle had hardly slowed down, if at all.

nInside the car, there was nothing but a wave of silence.

nChen Chen reloaded the gun and put the safety back on in a practiced manner as if nothing had happened. It was just the broken rear windscreen and the harsh bellowing of the roaring wind.

n“Uh, boss…” after some time, Wang Liang, who sat on the passenger seat, asked a question, “Are we not going to call the police?”

n“What happens after that?” Chen Chen shot a glance at Wang Liang without a change of expression.

nFor some reason unbeknownst to him, Wang Liang suddenly felt a pang of chill in his heart as if he had been stung by something. Before he had even realized it, he had swallowed the words he was going to say.

n“The Glock 18C is a fully automatic weapon, it’s going to be very troublesome if we call the police.”

nCheng Cao, who had been focusing on driving the entire time, chimed in suddenly. “Also, if this is about what the boss did, there’s not going to be much use calling the police.”

n“I, I see…” Wang Liang chuckled awkwardly.

n“They spoke Zulu, which belongs to the Bantu branch of the Congo dialect. There’s a very tiny portion of people in Namibia who use this language,” Chen Chen explained dully.

n“Ah?” Qian Wenhuan was still massaging his ears. “Boss, how did you know it was Zulu?”

n“I found the time to read several books on African languages while I was on the flight on the way here,” Chen Chen answered.

nQian Wenhuan fell silent.

n“The reason I made the sharp turn just now was because I noticed the traffic spikes on the road.”

nCheng Cao went on. “Since they weren’t Namibian natives and had gone through the effort of setting up traffic spikes, it goes without saying that they bore hostile intentions. The boss made a right call firing at them just now.”

n“Besides, this isn’t Mainland China.”

nWith this explanation, Wang Liang, who originally thought that Chen Chen went overboard, was left completely speechless.

nFortunately, there were no unforeseen accidents for the rest of their journey as the four of them successfully returned to Walvis Bay.

nWhen they got out of the car, Chen Chen instructed Qian Wenhuan, “Report this to the Namibian officials. Spare the unnecessary details, just tell them we were ambushed by forces on the other side of the border. Have them dispatch troops to protect me.”

n“Ok,” Qian Wenhuan answered promptly.

n“Also, due to this incident, I will not be leaving the hotel for the time being. From now on, you’ll be the one who’ll meet them for further discussions.” Chen Chen added.

n“Understood.” Qian Wenhuan solemnly nodded. “I know what to do.”

nWhen Chen Chen had returned to the room, the first thing he did was perform a sweep on the room and all of the windows. After ensuring there were no issues, he pulled up the curtain, laid back on the couch, and began thinking.

nOne detail he had left out in the car today was that Zulu was the primary language of the Rainbow Nation.

nAs one of the neighbors of Namibia, the two countries shared a rich history. Back then, Namibia was founded by separating itself from the Rainbow Nation as a separate, independent entity.

nIt would seem that certain forces could no longer hold their silence when they saw he was going to build a nuclear power plant in Namibia.

nThe Rainbow Nation was certainly not very enthusiastic about seeing a neighboring force growing stronger, not even if it was just the early signs of a sprout. Especially not when they were weakening by the day.

nIn the ’90s, the Rainbow Nation was one of the leading countries of the African Continent. On top of their economic and military strength, they had even possessed nuclear weapons at one point. Those days were long behind them and they were now merely a shadow of their former selves.

nArriving at this thought, Chen Chen’s eyes became cold. He took his phone and selected the application to connect to Little X.

n“X, infiltrate the Rainbow Nation Ministry of Defense and look for every information related to me.”

nAfter further consideration, Chen Chen added. “One more thing, source all of the calls made today to the Rainbow Nation by the Namibian officials. Compile a list of their official positions sorted from the highest to lowest and send it to me.”

n“Understood, Father!”

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