Chapter 1043 - Warrior Tribe (1/2)
It took Yelena no time at all to seal the deal Her Russian connection predictablysince the protection deal with the Russian fleet was essentially sealed froenerously handed out six million US dollars to the captain, onethe six-million-dollar deposit, the captain of the Russian destroyer boasted that any infiltration on the shi+p would mean war!
Aboard the shi+p, Xia Lei requested a laptop and some lead material from an officer naht Ivanovic off guard Suspicious of the pairing of his deate, “For the laptop, I can give you a rade standard, but why the raw lead material? What do you want to do with it? What do you have with you?”
Xia Lei reassured, “Captain sir, rest assured I have no nuclear ingredients in my possession or any radioactive h feel free to do a nuclear detection test on us”
“For security precautions, I have to” Ivanovic then retrieved a detection scan from one of the marines
The Russian soldiers then proceeded to do a thorough scan on Xia Lei and his backpack, before s Unsurprisingly, there were no suspicious detections
Truth ith the characteristics of the crystal skull, even if Xia Lei had a nuclear warhead in his possession, the detectors would not even be able to pick it up
The results came as a relief to Ivanovic as he continued, “My friends, would you s?”
“No can do, sir” Xia Lei rejected
Ivanovic was on the edge once again as he could not wrap his head around Xia Lei’s strange request It ell known a the sector that lead was most commonly used to contain radiation
Xia Lei continued, “Captain, with all due respect, I’m sure you must be full of questions at thein our possessions that would threaten this shi+p and the national interests of the Russian government Which is why, for the sake of the sixyour curiosity”
“Hahaha…” Ivanovic chuckled “You’re right my friend, I aenerous ‘donation’, I guess I’ll have to shi+ft ht on my shi+p, and when you’re on board, nobody, not even the Aer on you”
Six million USD was a lot of o to waste for some unnecessary answers?
Moht the rade laptop and a rectangular suitcase intended to store nuclear materials
“Sir, I cannot locate any raw lead on board All I have is this suitcase It is mostly made from lead, I hope it could be of use to you If it doesn’t fit your request please let us knoe’ll sort it out,” The Russian soldier was particularly amiable
Well, ouldn’t it work? With the suitcase, it’ll save me all the time needed to make one from scratch He replied, “Oh this fits perfectly, thank you One thing, I need you to keep this a secret Here, a little gift for the favour”
He then handed the Russian soldier a few five hundred Euro notes
“My pleasure sir, feel free to call me up anytime you need,” The soldier happily accepted and left
Money isn’t everything But without it, hefor crabs
After the marines left, Xia Lei placed the crystal skull into the rectangular radiation insulant suitcase Subsequently, he dialled up Long Bing’s nuh a satellite phone
Ddu-dduddu-ddu
The calling process was the ordinary, now in the absence of the haunting sounds of o Seconds later, a familiar voice was heard on the other end of the line
“Where are you?”
It was Long Bing In her heart, Xia Lei’s whereabouts and his safety were, by and large, her top priority
Xia Lei reassured, “I’m on a Russian destroyer, will be back in no tireat, been worried sick The past days I never had a proper meal or even a decent rest”
Xia Lei continued, “That’s not very good, you’re pregnant! Your health is key”
“Well now that I know you’re okay, I’ murmured “Without you, I just couldn’t sleep For the sake of your son, coht?”
Xia Lei chuckled, “I miss you too”
“Mm By the way, do you want me to pass the phone to Siyao and the others? They’re also very worried about your whereabouts”
Xia Lei replied, “It’s fine, you can pass on the e in my stead I still have some stuff to handle The reason I called was actually to have you convey aYuyan”
“What do you need me to tell her?”
“Tell her that the CIA has an intelligence point in China A cafe called Leaf cafe The person in charge is a Chineseperson”
“LetYuyan about this, knowing that she will iround Are you sure about this?” Long Bing ht
Xia Lei continued, “The news ofmy death has been exposed I should have just updated her with this piece of intel back then This was beyond my calculations”
“If she knows you’re not dead…” Long Bing, for the first time in the conversation, voiced her dissent
“Well let her be then”
“Alright, I’ll go now” A pause ensued before she added “Hubby, take extra care of yourself Whatever you do, think about us and your children, we’re waiting for you at home”