Unfortunately, the closest distance between Japan and China is over 1000km, which is simply too far for a small helicopter with its limited range.
After thinking it over, I decided it would be better to take a yacht back, which would allow me to travel upstream from the mouth of the Yangtze River.
However, yachts are a common vehicle in mystery stories, often becoming the "locked room mystery" (a crime occurring in a closed space), where the body and the boat are destroyed together to cover up the crime.
Xia Yu is definitely not afraid, but those bosses involved in the case who haven't revealed their true colors are likely to suffer this fate, since the dead can't speak.
The yacht headed west and soon passed through Chongming and entered the Yangtze River. It arrived at Piling in less than two days.
Old Xia's car was waiting at the dock. After picking up his son, he immediately returned to his hometown. Xia Yu also met his pregnant wife in the evening.
"Honey!"
The couple embraced, enjoying their long-awaited reunion.
"Dad, I want to go back to Afika with you."
Little Yuzi, looking like a mud monkey, suddenly appeared from some corner and hugged his father's leg.
The little guy, who is actually two and a half years old, already has the potential to be a wanderer. He doesn't want to stay in his hometown to memorize ancient poems and do arithmetic problems. He wants to travel all over the world like his dad on the tablet.
"Haha, he is my son, but let's wait until you're a year older. Two and a half is still a bit too young."
Ignoring the fact that Xiaoyouzi was all dirty, Xia Yu smiled and picked up his son.
"You little trickster, it's much better if you stay at home. There's chaos outside, and your father has no choice but to work to earn money."
Lin Shuqin snatched her eldest grandson back into her arms.
This is the prevailing mindset among the older generation. Indeed, the areas where Xia Yu conducts business are not entirely peaceful, but as the boss of Ji Huo Defense and the esteemed system host, he doesn't need to worry about the safety of himself and his family.
"No, no, I want to drive a tank, I want to fly a plane."
Little Yuzu said defiantly.
The tank and airplane rocking cars at the village store that cost one yuan per ride were really boring.
There's nothing we can do about it; his dad has real weapons in Afica!
"Then you'd better eat well for the next year and grow stronger, because these are all physically demanding tasks."
Feeling that someone had a successor, Xia Yu began to give instructions to his son.
"And I also need to take good care of my mother, younger brother, and younger sister."
"Yes, I will."
Little Yuzu wrapped her arms around her grandmother's neck and made a serious promise.
A real man should step up in a time like this; if he doesn't, who will?
Apart from the two babies who haven't been unloaded yet, today is a day for the whole family to reunite.
Xia Yu will stay back until his wife gives birth and the two little ones are a bit older before returning home.
He can remotely manage overseas business via phone from China, but this will only last until the end of the year at most; he must return to oversee operations before the Lunar New Year.
In the following months, in addition to spending time with his wife and children, Xia Yu would occasionally go out to change the batteries for the Nautilus.
The Musashi was repaired in just a month and a half, but he dismantled it into large pieces and traced it back to its previous rusty and dusty state.
Once enough were gathered, Xia Yu flew to the Southeast Asian seas and deployed them according to their original locations.
And so, no one discovered that the Musashi, which had been missing for several months, had returned to its former state and become part of his collection.
On the way back, Xia Yu also acquired a World War II aircraft carrier, the Shokaku-class Zuikaku, which the Japanese sank the Lexington and severely damaged the Yorktown.
[Project: Zuikaku (Shokaku-class aircraft carrier)]
Completeness: 78.1%
This small aircraft carrier, with a standard displacement of only 25,000 tons, was the best aircraft carrier Japan had at the time, and its combat power was much stronger than those aircraft carriers converted from battleships.
Xia Yu acquired this ship primarily to mass-produce Zero fighters, Type 97 carrier attack aircraft, and Type 99 carrier dive bombers, adding depth to the second and third phases of the museum's project. After all, sunken ships can't be brought out to entertain guests, but carrier-based aircraft can.
[Estimated remaining man-hours for preparation: 637.1]
After selecting the maintenance option, the progress bar shows that it will take less than a month for this aircraft carrier, which has achieved a large number of kills, to be fully restored.
However, Xia Yu couldn't worry about these things for the time being. A few days after returning, the whole family packed up and took Liv to the hospital, where the baby was about to be born.
"Wah wah wah"
The cries of babies came from the delivery room, and two infants, much smaller than Xiaoyouzi was back then, were wrapped in swaddling clothes one after another.
That's how it is with twins. Even if they are born at full term, their weight is about the same as that of premature babies, but the burden on the mother is still heavier than that of singletons.
Fortunately, this was Liv's second pregnancy, and both mother and child are safe and sound this time as well.
Holding her daughter, whose skin was wrinkled and who looked rather ugly, Xia Yu's heart almost melted.
Men definitely prefer girls. He only glanced at his youngest son before his grandparents took him away, and his little sister, Youzi, also sidled up to him, clearly more interested in her.
"Dad, what's my little sister's name?"
Xia De asked his father.
"Your mother and I have already discussed it and decided to name her Charlotte, and your brother Charles."
Xia Yu told her son the names of his younger brother and sister.
That's right, Charles de Gaulle's Charles, this name is translated as Charles in French, Charles in English, and Charlotte as a female name.
Since they were twins, the couple decided to keep the name.
However, these are just the children's names abroad; he plans to choose their formal names when they are older.
After giving birth, we stayed in the hospital for two days. When we came, it was a family of five, but now it's a family of seven returning home.
"Hans, you're an uncle again! Come and see your nephew and niece."
With the camera pointed at the sleeping Charles and Charlotte, Xia Yu spoke to Hans on the other side of the world.
"My sister is amazing, she gave birth to twins at once, while Dorothea and I are only just getting pregnant."
Taking this opportunity, Hans also told his sister and brother-in-law the good news.
A German man in his thirties, who was still unmarried, finally welcomed his first child. To be honest, it wasn't easy.
Without his brother-in-law and boss giving him a push, he probably wouldn't have a girlfriend by now.
It's because Black people don't fit his aesthetic standards! And very few women of other skin colors who aren't religious go to Afica.
However, with a large influx of foreign employees into Konluga, many of them have also been absorbed internally with their families.
Once international schools are built, there will be even more cases of childhood sweethearts emerging. Cultivating feelings from a young age is definitely better than pressuring someone to get married after graduation.
Xia Yu, as a former victim, felt that the rules needed to be changed.
“That’s wonderful. Hannah and Mr. Fisher will be very happy.”
Needless to say, the mother-in-law is fine, and the father-in-law would have no regrets if he knew in the afterlife, except that he didn't live to see this scene.
“Yes, she said she wanted to take leave to come to Afica. I told her to wait about six months before letting Dorothea go back to Germany to give birth, at the clinic where you gave birth to Yuzu.”
The work still had to be done before delivery, but fortunately, a field doctor who went abroad to work took over Mingtu's job six months later, so it wouldn't affect the company's business operations.
“Once the hospital in Kongluga is built, having a second child in Afica is just as good; the medical conditions will be absolutely top-notch,” Xia Yu suggested to his brother-in-law.
Anyway, since they're going to have a third child in the future, they won't bother with Europe or Asia anymore; they'll just take care of it in Afica.
"Let's talk about it after this baby is born. It's still a long way off before we have a second child. Oh, I almost forgot, there's something I need to tell you about Mimi."
Hans suddenly brought up Mimi, the little cheetah that Xia Yu had raised himself.
There was nothing wrong with him in Afica, but he couldn't bring his goodgirl back to China either, so he had to leave her in the care of Hans and Domi. Now, when he suddenly heard his brother-in-law mention Mimi, Xia Yu became nervous.
"What's wrong"
"It's nothing, it's just that my breasts were violated."
"ah"
Cheetahs are smaller than tigers, bigger than cats, and faster. They have been a popular pet since ancient times. General Zhu Shou even named his imperial palace, which included a zoo, "Leopard House," demonstrating the ancients' fondness for cheetahs (it can be verified that they were introduced to China during the Tang Dynasty).
However, cheetahs have a rather unique mating method; they can only go into heat while running at full speed. If they are tied up with a rope, they definitely won't go into heat or mate.
But Mimi, who was raised in a semi-free-range manner, had reached the age to go to the grassland training ground of the Anka Mechanized Brigade with Hans and the others. She didn't catch many mice, but she did fall for her lover.
They conceived after a few tries, but by the time Daniel realized it, it was too late; he touched his stomach and found several babies inside.
Xia Yu suddenly felt like a cabbage had been eaten by a pig. His poor Mimi, he didn't want to become a cat grandpa so soon.
"Did you catch them?"
After a moment of silence, Xia Yu continued to ask.
"We caught it. Dorothea sterilized it. We won't let it go until we've caught rats for our company for ten years."
Hans said coldly.
He could have obtained hunting permits from the authorities, but being a long-time employee of Xia Yu, he had learned to maximize his own interests when handling matters.
Rather than legally killing a cheetah to make a specimen, it's better to capture it, sentence it to prison while it's married, and make it a working cheetah.
"Well done, that's how it should be done."
Xia Yu could no longer agree with her brother-in-law's actions.
The cheetah's gestation period is about 90 to 95 days. Mimi is confirmed to be one month pregnant and will give birth in two months. He definitely won't make it in time.
Never mind, I'll go back and check again at the end of the year.
"Uncle, I'm Little Yuzu. You have a big cat, right? I want a big cat."
Hearing what Xia Yu and Hans were saying, Xiao Youzi quickly ran over to join in the fun.
Their family keeps dogs; after all, their parents were military dogs. Even if they weren't suited to inherit the military service, once they came to China, besides guarding the house, they would also catch mice and help the family catch rats.
So Lin Shuqin and Lao Xia didn't keep a cat, which made Xiaoyouzi very envious of the neighbor's three cats.
But with a big cat, who needs a kitten? Xia Deqi likes big ones.
"Oh, it's Little Yuzu. Mimi belongs to your dad. If you want her, you'll have to ask him!"
Upon seeing that it was his eldest nephew, Hans passed the question on to Xia Yu.
"dad"
Xia Yu saw the longing in those eyes, but there was nothing she could do about it.
"Our country doesn't allow keeping these kinds of pets. How about we go back to Afica to pet the big cats next year when you're three and a half?"
As a law-abiding citizen, he discussed it with his son.
"Alright then, let's go next year."
Little Yuzi nodded understandingly. After all, he had only seen big cats in zoos in China, and it seemed that no one kept them as pets at home.
Sure enough, when it comes to discussing things with children, it's the father who has to do it. The idea of a mother and child making a pinky promise is like tearing up a treaty between countries—the chances of it backfiring are extremely high.
"I almost forgot, how many babies is Mimi pregnant this time?"
Xia Yu then asked Hans a final question.
"There are six. Daniel has had them checked with an ultrasound."
Hans answered immediately.
Felines typically have large litters, with cheetahs sometimes carrying up to eight offspring. However, the mortality rate in the wild is high, and sometimes none of the offspring survive to adulthood.
Fortunately, as a domesticated cheetah, Mimi's six cubs are generally able to survive unless something unexpected happens, which has become a sweet burden.
However, Xia Yu has so many businesses that he can manage them when he grows up. But he still needs to be spayed or neutered. Otherwise, if he keeps having litters, the number of litters will easily increase exponentially. He doesn't want to become a cat patriarch at such a young age.
"Time flies, Mimi is a mother now."
After the video call ended, Xia Yu and his wife talked about this at the dinner table, and Liv said with emotion.
"Who can argue with that? It feels like just yesterday she was lying in my palm, barely bigger than a mouse."
Xia Yu was also deeply moved.
However, he is only in his early thirties, which is the perfect time for him to make a name for himself and build a successful business.
When are we going back to Afika?
Liv asked her husband.
She was asking herself what her next steps would be.
Both little ones were born, and as usual, she breastfed them until they were 6 months old, at which point she, the boss, had to return to work.
"Next year, the Cold War branch is going to officially open next year, and we can't do without people at Mari's place."
This was something Xia Yu had considered beforehand.
In addition to its museum project, Kidal also operates an aircraft graveyard and dismantling plant, and has an airport with cargo routes between Europe and Afica. This landlocked country in the Sahel region is a crucial node in the fire defense effort.
If Xia Yu himself cannot stay there for a long time, arranging for his wife to go there is the same thing.
“As long as there are no sandstorms, the desert isn’t so bad.”
Liv doesn't resist going to Mary, but it's a pity she can't fight alongside her husband.
"Mom, I want to go to the desert too."
Little Yuzu, who was engrossed in eating, suddenly looked up and said that her childhood memories were unclear, but she watched Animal World every day, and the desert there was very interesting.
"Sand dune cats are cute; they eat snakes just like the neighbor's black cat eats spicy snacks."
The neighbor next door also has the surname Xia, but they are five degrees of kinship with Xia Yu's family. The "Little Black" that the son mentioned is the other family's 4-year-old son, who can already go to the convenience store to buy spicy strips by himself.
However, wild cats eating snakes is just like children eating spicy snacks. Pet cats with little vigilance and low intelligence are easily caught off guard. Even if they are seven times faster than snakes, it's useless if they don't have a brain.
"Little Yuzu, do you want to be a druid when you grow up? You're not even as tall as a table, how do you know about all animals?"
Xia Yu also loved watching Animal World and observing the relationship between humans and nature when she was little, but this child is not even three years old yet!
"Not only that, he could also ride a dog, but that wasn't healthy, so Grandpa made him a dog cart out of wood."
Liv seized the opportunity to promote her son's achievements.
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