Global Treasure Hunting: From Penniless to Billionaire

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Lu Xiufen put on a serious face: "What do you know, kid?" Then she took Li Zhiyuan's hand and said, "It's just going to hurt you."

Li Zhiyuan smiled and said: "Mom, don't listen to his nonsense, it's not bitter at all."

Lu Xiufen shook her head and said, "You've just started. Mom is someone who has experienced it. Let me tell you, it's hard to be pregnant in October..."

"Well, how about mom going with you and listening to the doctor's advice."

Zhao An knew that Li Zhiyuan was thin-skinned, so he refused, "Just let us go, Mom, you can go to the market to buy some old hens, and stew them for lunch."

Lu Xiufen didn't insist anymore, she just told her, "Be careful on the road!"

When I arrived at the hospital, blood was drawn, B-ultrasound was done, and after the examination, the doctor ordered a few words, and came back with nothing wrong.

In the car, Li Zhiyuan held her own B-ultrasound sheet and said in amazement: "It's amazing, how come I can't understand this picture?"

Zhao An said with a smile: "You can understand it, and you can also become a doctor. You have to know the truth first, and you have to specialize in surgery."

"Tell me, how big is a millimeter? So big? Or this big?"

"It's about the same as the strands of your hair..."

In short, the matter of pregnancy is unknown to Li Zhiyuan. It is a novel adventure. In her heart, she is not only curious and happy about the new life, but also worried about the upcoming new identity.

This is a normal situation, and Zhao An understands it very well, and has stayed with Li Zhiyuan at home all day, trying to make her happy in different ways.

But there was still work to be done. The next morning Li Zhiyuan went to work as usual, and Zhao An was also sent to the company by Wang Bing.

"Good morning Mr. Zhao!"

The new secretary, Hu Zhiyan, kept Zhao An's office in good order, but there was no sign of any tampering in the places that Zhao An had instructed not to move.

Recently, Zhao An reproduced the data whenever he was free. All the top research results in the world are stored in the computer. Zhao An also hopes that these research results can bring him new wealth growth points.

"Coffee, no sugar! In addition, let Han Suyu come to my office."

Zhao An was behind the desk, giving orders.

Hu Zhiyan said: "Okay, Mr. Zhao."

After a while, the little secretary put the coffee on Zhao An's desk, and after a while came over with a bunch of documents,

Put them one by one in front of Zhao An: "Mr. Zhao, this is the financial budget statement for next month, and this one is the fund application report sent by the subsidiary DBJ..."

There are dozens of copies in total, and Zhao An has no major problems in handling them.

In his view, managing a company is nothing more than two things, financial power and personnel power.

These two things are basically in his hands, and Xu Wenqian is only his helmsman. She holds Zhao's steering wheel, but Zhao An has the final say on where to drive.

"Mr. Zhao, are you looking for me?"

Han Suyu knocked on the door and came in. Zhao An handed the signed document to Hu Zhiyan and said, "Give Boss Han a cup of coffee and sit down!"

The latter word sitting is for Han Suyu.

Seeing Han Suyu sitting relaxed, and waiting for Hu Zhiyan to close the door after delivering the coffee, Zhao An said, "How is the project of the research institute, I am very concerned about this matter."

"Besides, I have accumulated a lot of projects in my hands at present, and I am just waiting for news from you."

Although the re-engraved materials were typed by hand, Zhao An's speed is extremely fast, and he already has several complete materials.

Han Suyu said: "The research institute invested by the company has already obtained the approval from the relevant units, and the land has also been approved. Next, Mr. Zhao will need a large amount of capital investment.

And according to the scale Mr. Zhao said, this fund is not a small amount. "

Zhao An said with a chuckle: "You know my strength. Funds are not a problem with me at all. The key is efficiency. The efficiency of capital investment must meet my expectations."

Han Suyu said helplessly: "Okay, I'll go back and urge you."

Just as Han Suyu left the house, Zhao An received an unexpected call.

It's Tariq calling.

Generally, Zhao An would contact him through Gao Qiang, and rarely call Zhao An directly.

Explain that either something big happened or it was urgent.

Sure enough, when Zhao An pressed the answer button, he heard Tariq's unusually heavy voice: "This subordinate is not doing well, and the smuggling ship transporting the animal head has something wrong... Please punish me, my lord."

what?

Zhao An was also confused by this news. I asked you to transport the zodiac animal head that I worked so hard to find, so you disappeared for me?

He quickly calmed down, and said in a cold voice: "Don't worry, tell me what happened in detail."

Tariq said: "After you left, I personally arranged for the cargo ship to be delivered, but the cargo ship was intercepted by Somali pirates while passing through the Red Sea. It has been three days since the incident, and the responsible smuggler told me the news... ..."

To be honest, Tariq can't be blamed for this matter. These animal heads were obtained by Zhao An through abnormal means, and they can only be brought back by smuggling.

But the cargo ship sailed from France, passed through the Strait of Gibraltar, passed through the Suez Canal,

Then go to the Red Sea, where Somali pirates are active.

Although most of the current cargo ships have protective measures, they are not armed cargo ships after all. Without the escort of warships, the outcome of encountering Somali pirates is unpredictable.

Zhao An's face was cold, and he said in a deep voice, "Okay, I'll rush over there right away, and continue to collect detailed information on your side, wait for me to come over!"

Chapter 430 Joint Operations

The Somali waters are located at the confluence of the Red Sea, the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean. Due to the Suez Canal and energy channels, this area has become an essential part of global maritime transportation.

In other words, the pirates in Somalia don't have to worry about "no money business" to do...

At the same time, the sea conditions here are very complicated. Not only are the waterways narrow (especially in the area around the Red Sea), but the surrounding coastal areas are densely populated with ports.

Objectively, it is beneficial for pirates to escape and hide quickly after they succeed.

Coupled with the fact that the surrounding countries are not very powerful in the sea, Somali pirates were particularly rampant for a period of time.

I didn't expect that this robbery would be on Zhao An's cargo...

After hearing the news, Zhao An didn't act immediately, and his real eyes couldn't penetrate as far as the Red Sea.

Zhao An took a deep breath and quickly calmed down.

Then he made two decisions: First, Huang Jin applied for a flight to Ethiopia. Addis Ababa has the largest international airport in northern Africa, and going there by himself can start the situation as soon as possible.

Second, go to the military division to find Fang Diwei, and seek the military... The focus is on the help of the navy escorting the Gulf of Aden.

"You are too naive. If we sailed normally in the Red Sea and encountered Somali pirates, we could still take action, but the geography there is complicated, and the navy will not open fire easily unless it is absolutely necessary."

As soon as Zhao An told Fang Diwei about seeking help, Fang Diwei poured cold water on him.

"But there are very important things in this batch of goods, very important!" Zhao An said anxiously.

Fang Diwei snorted and said: "No matter how important it is, this kind of matter is related to our international reputation. If we are not careful, it will cause international disputes."

"The reason why many powerful powers are unwilling to intervene is because they are afraid of getting burned. After all, they use a powerful navy to deal with these Somali pirates who "serve the people in peacetime and are thieves in wartime".

There is always a feeling of "anti-aircraft guns hitting mosquitoes". Not only is the loss outweighed, but the most important thing is that it is difficult for us to accurately identify who is an island and who is a civilian..."

Hearing this, Zhao An was a little discouraged and said, "Then I can only find a way by myself."

Fang Diwei said in a deep voice: "Don't mess around... How about this, I will use my personal relationship to contact Fang Yi who is serving there and ask him about the specific situation there."

Zhao An shook his head and said, "Forget it, don't bother, even without the help of the military, I can find a way to get it back."

Speaking of getting up, he was about to go outside.

Fang Diwei quickly grabbed him and said, "You man, why are you so anxious, why don't you tell me what it is that deserves such a big fight."

Zhao An said softly: "It's not something important, it's just that I got it last time when I went to Europe.

Of the twelve animal heads of the Chinese zodiac in the Yuanmingyuan, the remaining four were lost...all of them were on the ship that was taken away! "

"What did you say???"

Fang Diwei turned pale with shock: "The animal heads of the twelve zodiac animals in the Old Summer Palace! Are you sure?"

Zhao An snorted and said, "I'm sure, one of them was dug up from my winery in France. Wei Yang, You Chicken, Si Snake, Xu Dog... four in total!"

Judging from Zhao An's tone, it doesn't look like a fake, and he also understands Zhao An's ability: "Wait a minute, I will think of a way."

Walked back and forth in the office for a few steps, went out and made a few phone calls,

Fang Diwei came back and said to Zhao An: "You don't have to worry about going this time, we will arrange armed personnel on the hidden front,

To cooperate with your work in Somalia, after you get the items, you don't need to use any smuggling channels, and you can directly transport them back by air! "

At the critical moment, the determination from above was quite in place.

Zhao An also achieved his goal, finding things was not difficult for him, the key was that he didn't want to toss about on the road anymore.

At around three o'clock in the afternoon, Zhao An boarded the Zhiyuan with Wang Bing and flew directly to Addis Ababa Airport in Ethiopia.

"We meet again, Mr. Zhao!"

As expected, it was Zhao An's old acquaintance who came to pick him up, Lin Wanxiao.

"Where's the car?" Zhao An was not in a good mood, and his words were not very polite.

But Lin Wanxiao didn't mind at all: "What kind of car do you take? I bought a plane ticket to Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. Let's fly there. There will be someone there to meet you."

The Somali pirates hijacked the goods, but they didn't sell them so quickly, and the animal head was actually made of copper, so the pirates didn't know the goods.

The key is that when Zhiyuan flew from China and passed near Somalia,

Zhao An inserted the real eye and successfully found the whereabouts of the beast head.

The reason why they didn't teleport directly was to make Lin Wan laugh and they had to put in some effort.

Why do I have to work hard all by myself...

Flying to Somalia again, Lin Wanxiao led Zhao An out of the airport this time, and got into a second-hand Toyota pickup truck.

The driver was a rough and big man, he looked a little ugly, but Zhao An knew very well that under his wide T-shirt, there were super explosive muscles hidden.

Of course, it is only compared to ordinary people, and it is still not enough for Zhao An.

After being introduced, Zhao An learned that the big man's name was Wang Qincheng.

Wang Qincheng sized up Wang Bing who was sitting in the co-pilot, then started the car,

While driving, he said: "According to reliable sources, an Arab cargo ship has indeed been hijacked off the coast of Somalia recently.

Maybe because it was a smuggling ship, no one paid the ransom.

The pirates are also releasing information, intending to find the next home to sell the stolen goods. "

Lin Wan smiled and said, "Then let's pretend to be the next family and go buy our goods?"

"no!"

Zhao An and Wang Qincheng objected in unison.

"Dare to touch my things, and I have to spend money to redeem them. There is no such reason in this world!"

Zhao An said lightly.

Wang Qincheng also said: "Somali pirates are actually very cautious, and people who are not familiar with them cannot enter their circle."

Zhao An said bitterly: "Then kill them, how many people do you have in Somalia?"

Wang Qincheng was a little confused, they were vicious pirates, there were only three or five pirate gangs from village to village, and there were only three or five people on his side, and Zhao An Wangbing was less than ten.

Are you threatening to slaughter the other party's village?

Seeing Wang Qincheng's shocked expression, Zhao Anman said nonchalantly, "When I came, did the higher-ups say that I was in charge of this operation?"

Wang Qincheng nodded dully.

Zhao An said in a deep voice, "That's good. No matter how many people you have here, bring them all. It's best to arrange a helicopter!"

"Dare to touch my things, I will burn your village!!!"

Chapter 431: Dark Night Raid

Following Wang Qincheng to their unit's station in Somalia, Zhao An also met the main force involved in this operation.

Plus Wang Qincheng and Lin Wanxiao, four men and two women.

Wang Qincheng scratched his head and explained to Zhao An: "The situation in Africa has been generally stable in recent years.

So we don't have many people in Africa, and we are the operatives that can be summoned the fastest.