Chapter 569: 569
Xia Lei and his party were placed in Rheinmetall AG’s internal guestrooms . Mark Armin got some people to clear a level out, and there were many rooms . Tang Yuyan couldn’t stay in the same room as Xia Lei, of course . She had just been joking around when she had said the she was going to stay in the same room as Xia Lei .
The guestrooms were not open to the public; the only people who could stay there were Rheinmetall AG’s important clients, or important guests from other countries who had come to visit, so it was in a very cozy and peaceful environment .
Xia Lei chose a room at random, and Long Bing and Tang Yuyan took rooms to his left and right, respectively . This was the same arrangement as when the two women had sat on the sofa with him, squeezing him in the middle . Annina didn’t even get the chance to stay next to him, so she took the room next to Long Bing, while Liu Zhengnan chose a room to the right of Tang Yuyan .
Actually, these arrangements were unwanted safety precautions . Xia Lei was crucial to the success of this exchange . No mishaps could occur to him . In addition, he also had the responsibility to do the research on the Alloy X Project . He was practically a Chinese national treasure now . Shi Boren had put Long Bing and Tang Yuyan next to him so that they could protect Xia Lei .
After dinner, Xia Lei received a call from Ling Han .
“Xia Lei, how are you doing on your end?” Ling Han got straight to the point .
Xia Lei said, “There were some problems in the beginning, but they have all been resolved . ”
“Problems? What problems?”
“We were assigned to work with Rheinmetall AG . The other CEO wanted to stall for time and he was very arrogant, but it has all been resolved . ”
“Rheinmetall AG is a world-class military factory . It’s quite normal for them to be arrogant . You don’t need to take it to heart . ”
“I know how important this is . Don’t worry, Brother Ling,” said Xia Lei .
“You are someone who can see the big picture, so of course I’m not worried . On the other hand, you said the other CEO was trying to stall for time? I don’t understand what his motive is, but I must remind you to keep the engineering on your end simple . You need to stall for time, or their people won’t necessarily keep their word on this end and give us the completed technology if you finish early . Do you understand me?” This was why Ling Han had called him .
Xia Lei replied, “I understand . I know what to do . ”
“On another note, I have also called you to let you know that you don’t have to worry about your personal affairs . Your wife is taking care of your company, and we will offer some definite preferential treatment policies . In short, your company will not suffer any losses,” said Ling Han .
Xia Lei laughed . “Brother Ling, you called me just to set my mind at ease, huh?”
“I set your mind at ease when you were in China too . Right now, I’m reassuring you so that you will do your job properly, and do it well . ”
“I will . I guarantee that I will complete my assignment . ” Xia Lei thought for a moment before saying, “Bro Ling, I want to ask a favour of you . ”
“What’s the matter?”
“You know I have a lot of people after me, including my biggest enemy, the CIA . I’m in Germany right now so I’m a little worried that some people will hurt the people close to me . I want you to put some people near them to protect them in secret . Can you do that?”
“Of course, just give me a list of names . ”
Xia Lei said, “My wife, Shentu Tianyin; my little sister, Xia Xue, and…my good friend Jiang Ruyi . ”
“Your good friend, Jiang Ruyi?”
“Yes, my good friend, Jiang Ruyi . ”
“Heh heh . ” Ling Hao laughed . “All right, then . I already have people protecting your wife and your little sister . This Jiang Ruyi, you mentioned now, though . . . I will get people to protect her as well . ”
“Thanks, Brother Ling . ”
“Contact me if anything happens on your end . All right, that’s all for now . Goodbye . ” Ling Han hung up .
Xia Xue put the satellite phone away and muttered to himself, “Why did he laugh when I told him about ‘my good friend Jiang Ruyi’?”
Ling Han’s random laughing had made Xia Lei a little speechless . However, Ling Han had reassured him this time, and completely resolved the worries in his heart . The bodyguards Ling Hatn assigned were definitely the most elite Chinese bodyguards as per Ling Han’s status . The professionalism and capabilities of the bodyguards he assigned would more than likely surpass those of the special agents of Bureau 101 . Now that Shentu Tianyin, Xia Xue, and Jiang Ruyi had this type of protection, he could let go of his worries and do what he needed to do .
Xia Lei walked to the window and opened the curtains to look at the factory production area in the distance . Even though it was at least 1,000 metres away, and it was dark, his left eye could see the factory production area clearly . He saw workshop after workshop, some for the assembly of the Leopard 2 tanks, some for assault vehicles, and some automatic cannons . Even though those workshops were lit up, there wasn’t anyone else working overtime besides a few security guards .
The labor cost in Europe was very high . Even in a military factory like Rheinmetall AG was not willing to pay their employees expensive overtime wages . This contrasted sharply with China, where few workers didn’t work overtime . Some factories had three shifts, and there were workers always working around the clock, and it was tough .
Xia Lei’s left eye swept over those workshops, and a thought suddenly came to him . ‘Rheinmetall AG’s cannon technology is unrivalled in the entire world, as well as their metal forging and precision processing technology . Since I’ve come all the way here, I can’t return empty-handed, can I? I have to walk away with something at least, and take some advanced technologies with me, right?’
Metal forging and precision processing were China’s weak points . If he could make off with someone, it would definitely be a huge gain . Who knew, maybe these technologies could be used in the future when expanding Thunder Horse Military Factory, and turn Thunder Horse into a true military factory that didn’t just produce light weapons . It would manufacture rockets, tanks, and automatic cannons, and more!
This thought filled Xia Lei with excitement, so much so that he even wanted to go into Rheinmetall AG’s workshops right now to use his X-ray vision on their machinery, and learn their technologies secretly . However, he reigned in his urge in the end and did not do so .
However, right when Xia Lei was about to stop using his night vision and go wash up, a black man suddenly entered his field of vision from one of the workshop’s corners . The black clothing he wore made him blend in ingeniously with his surroundings . If it wasn’t for Xia Lei’s super left eye, he probably wouldn’t have discovered that black person’s presence .
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