Chapter 312 is over! The mine is gone!

Barrera threw a portable radio in front of her.

The radio was playing an emergency news broadcast from the local national radio station.

"...It is understood that the Chinese government officially signed a joint development agreement this afternoon with the Chinese Huo Group and several international mining giants. The two sides will jointly develop the XX mining area located in the border region, with security provided by UN peacekeeping forces. This is a significant milestone for my country in attracting foreign investment and developing infrastructure..."

Lin Wan'er was stunned.

The Huo Group?

China?

Joint development?

How is that possible!

According to the script of the previous life, the mine was not discovered by the Americans until six months later, which then triggered a warlord war that lasted for several years, and was finally acquired by Western capital at a low price.

Why would the Huo family suddenly get involved?

Moreover, they bypassed the warlords and went directly to the central government!

In this turbulent little country, although the central government is weak, it's a different story when it has the backing of international giants and the United Nations.

No matter how tyrannical a warlord is, he wouldn't dare openly open fire on UN peacekeeping forces, much less offend those Western giants who wield the power of international public opinion and economic sanctions.

"Did you hear that?" Barella kicked the radio, crushing it to pieces. "That mine is now a legal 'international cooperation project'! Rodriguez's troops stormed in and were stopped by the peacekeeping forces! He didn't get a single thing!"

Lin Wan'er collapsed to the ground.

It's over.

It's all over.

Su Yue.

It must be Su Yue!

No one but her could have such a grand scheme, and no one could have timed the deal so precisely to intercept it at this crucial moment.

Her every move was under Su Yue's surveillance.

What she thought was a "sky-high gamble" was nothing more than a monkey show with a predetermined ending in Su Yue's eyes.

"You bitch! You made me lose the mine, and now you're trying to bring a wolf into the house!" Barrera pressed the muzzle of his gun against Lin Wan'er's forehead. "I'll shoot you right now!"

"No! Don't kill me!" Lin Wan'er screamed and clung to Barella's leg. "I'm useful! I'm still useful! I know many secrets! I know Rodriguez's weakness! I can help you deal with him!"

Barrera paused.

He is indeed at a disadvantage now. Although Rodriguez failed to seize the mines, his army has already advanced to the border, and if he doesn't retaliate, his territory will be annexed sooner or later.

"Useful?" Barella smiled sinisterly. "Fine. Then let me see just how useful you really are."

"Someone come here!"

Two strong soldiers walked in.

“Take her to ‘Paradise’.” Barella holstered his gun and turned to leave. “Since her mind isn’t working properly, let her atone with her body. My brothers have been fighting hard lately and need some relaxation.”

No! Don't!

Lin Wan'er let out a shrill scream.

"Paradise" was a comfort station within the Barrera army; it was a true hell on earth, and no woman who went in ever came out alive.

"Su Yue! You'll die a horrible death! I'll haunt you even as a ghost!"

Lin Wan'er's curses echoed in the dark dungeon, eventually turning into desperate sobs.

...

Hainan Island.

Su Yue put down the phone and walked to the window.

Outside the window, a gentle sea breeze blows, and the coconut palms sway in the breeze.

"Is it resolved?" Gu Beichen handed her a cup of hot milk from behind.

"It's resolved." Su Yue took the milk and took a sip. "The Huo family has obtained 40% of the mining rights, and the Ministry of Geology and Mineral Resources is participating with technology as equity. In the future, the lithium produced there will be prioritized for domestic supply."

“This is a brilliant move.” Gu Beichen looked at her, his eyes full of admiration. “It not only cuts off Lin Wan’er’s path, but also reserves strategic resources for the country.”

Where is Lin Wan'er?

"Rodriguez failed to seize the mine and took his anger out on her. He directly gave Barella the evidence that Lin Wan'er had betrayed information, hoping to use Barella to kill her."

Su Yue turned around and looked at the map on the wall.

"Barella didn't kill her."

"oh?"

“Sometimes, living is more painful than dying,” Su Yue said calmly. “I heard that Barella sent her to the military. For a proud and arrogant reborn person who considers herself the protagonist, this humiliation is a million times more painful than being shot.”

Gu Beichen nodded.

"He deserved it."

"Let's not talk about her anymore." Su Yue placed the empty cup on the table. "Any news from Beijing? That 'joint review' that Academician Li Zhenbang proposed?"

Gu Beichen's expression turned serious.

"They're here."

"The person leading the team is the director of Huakang Biological Research Institute, named Zhao Lichun."

"This person has a very powerful background; he was promoted by Vice Minister Li. Although he has a great reputation in academic circles, he has a terrible reputation in private and is a typical hypocrite."

"They came in with great force this time, ostensibly to inspect for safety hazards, but actually..." Gu Beichen sneered. "They want to steal the credit."

"The phage program is now a key national project with remarkable results. They are envious and want to snatch the technology and label it with Huakang Institute's name."

Su Yue's lips curled into a cold smile.

"Picking peaches?"

"Then let's see if they have good teeth."

"Is the lab ready?"

“It’s all prepared,” Gu Beichen said. “As you instructed, all the core data has been transferred to the military region’s top-secret warehouse. What’s left in the lab are all ‘good stuff.’”

Su Yue walked to the mirror and straightened her collar.

The woman in the mirror has a cold gaze, her sharp edge fully revealed.

"Let's go."

"Let's go and meet this Director Zhao."

"Since the guests have come, we should serve them a 'main dish'."

Inside Rodriguez's temporary command post on the South American border, the air was as hot and dry as a powder keg about to explode.

The radio on the table crackled and popped. The messenger took off his headset and looked at Rodriguez, who was wiping his pistol, his face pale.

"General, urgent report from the front. Our advance troops have been stopped on the outskirts of the abandoned mining area."

Rodriguez paused, then abruptly raised his head.

"Barrera's people?"

“No…no.” The messenger swallowed hard. “It was a UN peacekeeping force, and…an engineering convoy with the Chinese flag and the flag of Occidental Petroleum Corporation.”

"What did you say?!"

Rodriguez kicked over the solid wood table in front of him. He strode up to the messenger and grabbed him by the collar.

"This place is the dead end, where would a peacekeeping force come from? Where would any Chinese people come from?!"

"It's true! They have a formal development agreement signed by the country's central government, as well as a letter of authorization from the United Nations! Our path is blocked. If we launch a direct attack, it will be tantamount to declaring war on the United Nations!"

Rodriguez released his grip, and as if his bones had been removed, he slumped into the chair.

impossible.

That's absolutely impossible.