Chapter 1149 Control (1/2)

As they were preparing to board the plane, Sophie laughed bitterly and said, ”I didn't

think that I would be fulfilling my promise so soon. Are you planning to fly around the

world in the near future?”

Li Du spread his hands helplessly. ”What can I do about this? Besides, wouldn't it be

great to bring the parents along for a holiday?”

Back from New York, Li Du was getting ready for another long-haul journey. This time,

he was going to Australia.

Brother Wolf was going to Australia to be with his daughter during the second stage of

her surgery. Now that Li Du had to attend to the purchase of the island, they decided to

go to Australia together.

Li Du's parents had never been to Australia and, while Sophie's parents did visit the

southern hemisphere continent, it had been close to thirty years ago, before Sophie was

born. Hence, they decided they should all go to Australia together for sightseeing.

It was the start of December, when American colleges closed for their winter break.

Hence, Sophie's parents could take a vacation and the itinerary was planned easily.

Li Du's parents were very happy. Not only did they have the opportunity to visit the

United States, but they would go to Australia as well. The journey was an unexpected,

pleasant surprise. They had never thought that they would be able to visit the southern

hemisphere as well.

”And to cap it all, we're planning to fly to South Africa first, stay there for two or three

days, and then fly to Sydney,” Li Du said.

His father asked apprehensively, ”We're going to Africa? Won't it be very hot?”

”This season is not considered warm. You won't experience real heat until we come to

Australia,” Li Du laughed.

Li Du's mother wondered, ”Why do we have to stop in Africa for a couple of days? Can't

we go straight to Australia?”

Li Du said, ”Africa would be a stopover point for you to rest. It will be almost like flying

across the entire globe when we journey from America to Australia. It will be an

exhausting journey.”

Li Du's mother shook her head. ”Why would we be tired? We can close the eyes and

sleep on the plane, we won't be tired at all.”

Li Du said impatiently, ”But Sophie's parents will be. They aren't like the two of you. You

look for work when you have nothing to do at home and have better stamina. They are

not as fit.”

Li Du did not tell his parents about the real reasons why he wanted to go to Africa, nor

about the reasons for going to Australia. Of course, Sophie's parents were clueless as

well.

The four older people thought that Li Du and Sophie were going for a pre-honeymoon

and simply bringing them along.

Many people were going on this journey. Just on Li Du's side, his family made up six

people. Combined with five pets, it was already a total of eleven. Besides, there were

also the bodyguards, Godzilla and Hans. They would make up a party of twenty in total.

Hans was not going to Australia for fun. He planned to hunt for black gold abalone.

As there were so many of them and they were traveling with pets, Li Du rented a private

airplane, Gulfstream G250.

That had been something suggested by JP Morgan Chase. Although the Gulfstream

G250 was a mid-sized commercial plane, it had greater power compared to a large

commercial jet.

The aircraft was equipped with two Honeywell-HTF7250G turbofan engines that could

rise to an initial cruising altitude of 41,000 feet in twenty minutes.

It had a larger fuel tank than any other aircraft of its class. Its range had been extended

to be able to cover as much as 6,300 kilometers. Hence, it was very suitable for

intercontinental journeys. In addition, its maximum cruising altitude could go up to

13,716 meters. This altitude would be much safer, as it rarely encountered bad weather.

Li Du was impressed by the interior space of the Gulfstream G250. It was larger than in

any other super mid-size commercial jet.

Compared with other commercial jets of the same class, the interior space of the

Gulfstream G250 cabin was 17 to 35 percent larger. Li Du had many people going on

the trip with him and needed a lot of space. A small aircraft would feel cramped.

In fact, as the five animals did not take up too much space, they had just slightly over