Chapter 659 Interception

"The leaders have arrived."

"Boss, we're going to make a fortune this time, hahaha."

"Boss, can we get a bonus this time?"

Zhang Ce entered the camp amidst the welcoming crowd, laughing heartily: "We'll give it to you! We'll definitely give it to you, and it'll be the biggest bonus ever!"

"Leader, look, there's a rare earth mine ahead." Qi Minglin pointed ahead from the edge of the camp, and Zhang Ce followed her gaze, still filled with awe.

"Are all the places with stakes there?" Zhang Ce asked.

"Even in places without stakes, as far as the eye can see, it's all rare earth." Qi Minglin gazed into the distance, a smile playing on her lips.

"Okay, okay."

Zhang Ce said "good" three times in a row, and took a deep breath while looking at the huge rare earth mine in front of him.

He's been in charge of this project for so many years, he can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

All I can say is that we have fulfilled our mission and I am grateful for the contributions of these team members.

"Tonight, a victory celebration banquet, Kari!" Zhang Ce declared with a clenched fist, full of pride.

Everyone cheered when they heard this.

Of course, even though it's a happy time, we can't let our guard down.

The celebration banquet was held in three shifts, with everyone taking turns to attend, because the work at the mine couldn't stop.

The first group of people have already started packing themselves up, since nobody wants to go to the celebration banquet looking disheveled.

Especially since Zhang Ce went all out this time, saying that the first group of people would have three days off and could play around in Kari as they pleased, and that he would pay the bill, everyone looked like they were about to have a blast.

Many of the female staff members wore makeup for the first time in a long time; they were determined to go wild today and drink until they were completely drunk.

"Let's go, to the city!" After seeing that they were all packed up, Zhang Ce led the team to set off first.

Everyone got into the car, and some of the female staff members couldn't help but be curious about Qi Minglin's appearance.

Qi Minglin simply wore casual clothes and didn't dress up or put on much makeup.

"Captain Qi, why don't you dress properly? You're dressed like you're about to go to work."

"Haha, I'm used to wearing this." Qi Minglin didn't say much, just smiled and got into the car.

She just added a sentence to herself.

"Your work is finished, but mine isn't."

Although Chen Feng and Qi Minglin had a falling out, they still rode in the same car.

"Is everything ready?" Chen Feng suddenly asked out of the blue.

"Alright, everything's arranged." Qi Minglin replied calmly, looking out the car window at the scenery.

"Haha, there's no need to make any arrangements in advance. Didn't the boss say that all expenses for these three days will be on his tab? Just do whatever looks fun."

"I just want to know, do they reimburse for foot baths too?" Li Chunlai chuckled, quite excited.

Upon hearing this, both Li Guanghao and the driver wore smiles that only men could understand.

Chen Feng smiled inexplicably upon hearing this, but didn't say anything, only looking out the window.

It's likely that everyone misunderstood his and Qi Minglin's intentions.

They weren't talking about being unprepared or not; they were talking about something else entirely.

After two hours, we arrived in Kari city, where the restaurant was still being prepared.

"If you all want to sit down, then sit down and rest for a while. If you want to go out and play, that's fine too, feel free to go out and play."

"Dinner will officially start in an hour and a half. Just don't be late and go hungry," Zhang Ce said with a smile, sitting in the private room.

Upon hearing this, the group exchanged glances, and most of them stood up, wanting to go out for a stroll.

The girls, in particular, couldn't wait to go shopping and buy clothes.

Seeing that most of the people had left, Zhang Richeng also stood up.

"I'll go out and take a stroll too."

“Okay, go ahead,” Zhang Ce replied.

After Zhang Richeng left, Qi Minglin picked up her phone and fiddled with something.

Chen Feng simply leaned back in his chair, waiting quietly.

Zhang Ce was unaware that the two had clashed and was wondering why they were so sullen.

We usually get along quite well, often teasing each other, so why are you all so silent today?

"What are you two doing? As the core of the team, why is there no atmosphere at all? It's so tense."

“Now is the time to have fun, everyone! Qi Minglin, put your phone down. This isn’t the time to work. There will be times when we need you later,” Zhang Ce said with a smile.

"I have something to do, boss. You guys go ahead and have fun," Qi Minglin replied without even looking up.

"oh."

Seeing this, Zhang Ce was also at a loss. It seemed that Qi Minglin really had something to do, and as her leader, he couldn't delay her.

"Boss, it's no fun just sitting around. How about we play some cards?" Seeing this, Li Guanghao could only take Qi Minglin's place and start to liven up the atmosphere.

"Sure, if you're in the mood, I'll play with you for a while." Zhang Ce rolled up his sleeves, clearly ready to go.

A deck of cards was quickly brought over. Since there were many of them, they decided to play "Minghuang Anbao," a card game that could be played by five people.

"Chen Feng, what are you doing standing there? You don't have a job." Zhang Ce nudged Chen Feng.

"I might have something to do later, you guys go ahead and have fun." Chen Feng leaned back in his chair, looking somewhat absent-minded.

"What's going on?" Zhang Ce asked Li Guanghao, puzzled.

Li Guanghao pursed his lips and didn't say anything, assuming that the two of them were still angry.

The key issue is that since Zhang Ce asked that question, Li Guanghao couldn't directly explain it to them.

All I could do was pretend nothing was wrong and gesture for Zhang Ce to play his cards.

Seeing this, Zhang Ce knew something was wrong, but now was not the time to ask. He pretended nothing was wrong and continued playing with everyone.

To have some fun, at Li Chunlai's suggestion, everyone started playing for money, though not much, with each round only involving a dozen or so yuan.

On the other side, Zhang Richeng wandered aimlessly down the street, his spare phone tucked into his pocket.

He walked for a long time, until he was several kilometers away from the restaurant, before he found a corner, took out his phone, and turned it on.

At this distance, even the strongest signal jammer wouldn't be able to detect him.

This is why Zhang Richeng insisted on going so far; he was afraid the restaurant had installed a signal jammer in advance.

It must be said that Zhang Richeng, as an inside agent, was indeed extremely vigilant.

The phone quickly turned on, and Zhang Richeng nervously glanced around as he pressed the buttons.

He contacted the United States by using a VPN to bypass internet censorship and then contacting a liaison through that VPN.

Soon after, he left a message on that software.

"44 million tons of rare earth elements have been discovered in China, in Kari. This is a serious matter. Requesting permission to return to the team."

After leaving the message, Zhang Richeng immediately reset the phone without leaving any trace, and then removed the SIM card and threw it into the trash can.

Of course, he couldn't throw the phone away, not because he was stingy with the money, but because if someone else found it, the trouble would be even greater.

After doing all this, Zhang Richeng looked around guiltily once again.