Chapter 658 The Fish Takes the Bait
He was afraid that he might lose control and cause others to notice something was wrong.
As soon as he entered the tent, he slapped himself hard across the face!
Damn, what kind of mess is this? If this gets out, it'll be the biggest blunder in the history of the world!
"Damn it, how am I going to explain this?" Zhang Richeng clutched his head in frustration.
He was filled with regret at that moment. Why did he insist on coming to Kari? If he hadn't come, none of this would have happened!
His mind was now completely focused on how to get the message out, because only in this way could he have a sliver of hope to turn the tide.
Once the news gets out, I'll find an opportunity to leave China and settle down in my big villa in the UK to live out the rest of my life in comfort.
"Wow, forty-four million! Awesome, absolutely awesome!"
"Hahaha, it's destiny!"
"Holy crap, I could take a bath with rare earth elements this time!"
"My God, this is so awesome!"
Cheers erupted in the camp. Upon hearing the news, everyone dropped what they were holding, embraced each other joyfully, and jumped for joy.
Soon, the news reached Zhang Ce's ears.
"What did you say, forty-four million tons?"
"Don't fucking kid me, do you even know what that means?!" Zhang Ce was so shocked he couldn't close his mouth.
"That's all, would I lie to you? Come on over, hahaha, bring out all your hidden treasures, this time I'm going to drink myself into a stupor!" Qi Minglin shouted excitedly into the phone.
"Crack!"
The phone slipped from Zhang Ce's hand, his face blank, overwhelmed with shock.
"Four thousand four... My God!"
"Secretary, get me a plane to Dingkari, the sooner the better!" Zhang Ce shouted towards the door, completely disregarding his image.
"Boss, you're going on an inspection tour this afternoon?" The secretary walked in, looking rather embarrassed.
They've been preparing for this inspection for half a month and still have to give a report; it wouldn't be appropriate for them to leave so soon.
"Let someone else go, whoever wants to go can go, I'm going to Kari!"
"A major discovery has been made in Kari: 44 million tons! Do you know what that means?!" Zhang Ce laughed wildly.
Upon hearing this, the secretary was so shocked that she couldn't close her mouth. No wonder the boss was in such a hurry; now she knew why.
"Okay, I'll go right now!"
After the secretary finished speaking, she left to arrange the fastest flight.
As evening fell, the campsite was still filled with excitement, though it had gradually subsided compared to the morning, and everyone began to get busy with their own work.
Qi Minglin sat in a tent with a computer in front of her, calling people in one by one.
When it was Zhang Richeng's turn, he went in, looked around, and asked curiously, "Xiaolin, what's going on?"
"Hey, don't even mention it. It's all about security. Give me your phone." Qi Minglin shook her head and reached out to ask him for his phone.
"Oh." Zhang Richeng readily handed the phone to Qi Minglin, who plugged in the data cable and started fiddling with things.
"Didn't we work on software before? Why do we need to do it again?" Zhang Richeng asked casually.
"That was before, now that such a large mine has been discovered, the security measures definitely need to be upgraded."
"What's the point of doing all this? Which member of the exploration team would leak secrets? Seriously."
"Especially with that signal jammer, it's practically a joke."
"It can only block out a few hundred meters of light, but it's useless if people walk any further. Isn't this just formalism?" Qi Minglin looked at Zhang Richeng and asked with a resentful expression.
“That’s true, but it’s always better to be safe than sorry, so it’s understandable,” Zhang Richeng said considerately.
"Why bother installing this crappy software? What's the point of this software? Even if there were a mole, would they use their own phone to pass messages?"
"Once you change your phone, it's useless. These leaders just like to do these vanity projects."
"The security level must be raised, and I have to come in person. I'd rather use this time to work than waste it here." Qi Minglin looked at the computer screen, leaned back in her chair, and appeared quite impatient.
“The leader is also worried, you have to understand,” Zhang Richeng advised.
"By the way, what's going on between you and Chen Feng? Why did things turn out like this?"
Qi Minglin scoffed at these words, sat up, clicked the mouse twice, and spoke.
"That's a greedy little man. Five percent isn't enough; he wants ten percent too."
"I used to respect him and coax him. Did I really think everyone has a temper?"
"Now that rare earth deposits have been found, you can go wherever you want."
"I'm not giving it to you. Let's see what you can do to me. Go ahead and sue me if you dare," Qi Minglin snorted, unable to hold back her curses.
"That Chen Feng is something else. Five percent is already a lot, why is he pushing his luck?" Zhang Richeng frowned slightly.
"So you're saying I've always thought he was a bad guy, but I didn't bother with him before purely for the sake of the country. Why would I even bother with you now?"
"And actually, I should thank you. If it weren't for you, we wouldn't have come to Kari. Chen Feng almost missed a huge opportunity."
"Brother Zhang, we'll still have to work together from now on. It's a waste of everyone else's time," Qi Minglin said as she handed the phone back after the computer was fixed.
"What else is there to say? Just let me know if you ever need my help." Zhang Richeng took the phone, smiled, said goodbye, and left.
After Zhang Richeng left, Qi Minglin's smile slowly faded, and a hint of gloom appeared in her calm eyes.
She continued calling people, starting with the next one.
When Zhang Richeng returned to the tent, he subconsciously wanted to take out the backup phone, but after thinking about it, he stopped himself from doing so.
Qi Minglin now truly considers him one of her own and trusts him completely; otherwise, she wouldn't have said such things.
However, he still had concerns about the range of the jamming device.
It says several hundred meters, but how many hundred meters is it exactly?
It's the same whether it's three hundred or nine hundred.
No, I can't take that risk.
But now that I know how to keep it a secret, I don't need to rush anymore.
With such a large mine discovered, there will definitely be a celebration banquet in a few days.
The victory celebration banquet won't be held at the camp; it will be held back in Kari City.
When the time comes, I can just find some excuse, hide somewhere, and pass on the message.
By then, it will be completely unnoticed, and who will have time to care about themselves? Hahaha.
After Zhang Richeng finalized this plan, even he admired his own cunning.
The next day at noon, Zhang Ce arrived at the Kari camp.
"Hurry, hurry, let me see what those 44 million tons of rare earth ore actually look like!"
Before Zhang Ce arrived, his voice preceded his arrival, and many people immediately came out to greet him.
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