At nine o'clock in the evening, Zhao Lifan came to the gate of the copper mine, which was closed and heavily guarded. After Zhao Lifan entered, with the help of Jiang Danian, he quickly found an empty room and settled down.

Except for the accountants and leaders of more than a dozen Huaguo and the empire of the sun never setting to take inventory and account for assets, all the workers of other countries have returned to China, and the copper mines have stopped production, and the people watching the field are all locals, but the twenty members of the escort team have not left, sticking to their last days in Ethiopia.

At two o'clock in the morning, a knock on the door woke up Zhao Lifan in his sleep, and after he opened the door, the captain Hu Haiyang rushed in, Zhao Lifan looked at Hu Haiyang who was in a hurry, and his heart tightened, and he was a little sleepy, and he completely woke up:

"What's the matter, Team Hu!"

Hu Haiyang turned around and stretched out his head to look out of the door, then closed the door, and when he turned around again, Zhao Lifan saw that his face was full of gloom, and his originally tense heartstrings plucked uncontrollably.

Zhao Lifan can be regarded as having lived and died several times, but in the face of such a war, he still has no bottom in his heart, his eyes look at Hu Haiyang waiting for his answer, and he is also a little afraid of his answer.

"Lifan, there's something I need your help with. Hu Haiyang looked at Zhao Lifan, with a hint of apology and longing.

Zhao Lifan's tense body suddenly loosened a lot, he thought that the army of the tribal alliance was coming, although the silence of the night made this idea seem ridiculous, but he still couldn't help but think so, and his body and mind also reacted to this idea.

Zhao Lifan pulled the chair in the dormitory and pushed it in the direction of Hu Haiyang:

"Team Hu, what's the matter? Come over in the middle of the night. ”

"Lifan, it is possible that there is danger, you can refuse. Hu Haiyang did not sit, but shook the back of the chair with one hand, and a kind of indignation flashed in his eyes.

"Team Hu, can you tell me what is going on first?" Zhao Lifan was not in a hurry to express his position.

It turned out that at about 7 o'clock this evening, Hu Haiyang received a call from the Chinese embassy in Ethiopia, begging Hu Haiyang for a favor.

According to the ambassador, there is a Chinese scientific research team in the town not far from the town of Mekofil, and all the scientific research teams were evacuated in the early hours of yesterday morning, and only the leader of the team and an assistant stayed in the laboratory in order to get a set of data, and they were ready to wait for the data to be obtained before driving to China with the team.

Originally, this set of data could be obtained in two hours at the latest, but at 11 o'clock in the evening, neither of them came back before the flight back to China took off, and they could not be contacted, and the flight did not wait for anyone, so the rest of the research team asked the embassy for help before leaving.

The embassy also felt that the incident was extraordinary, and although official sources said that the troops of the tribal alliance had not yet entered the city of Gauss, no one dared to guarantee that no small armed force had arrived in the town.

But the city's military and police system was largely paralyzed, and the embassy turned to the Copper Mine Guard, which is the closest Chinese armed force to the location of the research team, after seeking help from the Ethiopian government to no avail.

And the embassy knows that most of this escort team are retired domestic special forces and have extremely high military literacy, of course, the embassy did not ask the escort team to save people, but just asked them to investigate the situation of the town, and it is best to find out the situation of the two scientific researchers.

If they really fall into the hands of the armed forces of the tribal alliance, Hua Guo can put pressure on the tribal alliance to dignitaries. Originally, it was a very simple matter, just send two experienced team members to reconnoitre, after all, there could be no large army in the town over there.

However, such a simple matter encountered a change, the Meike Copper Mine was jointly opened by investors from Huaguo and the Sunset Empire, that is, the Jinwei Company was hired by two bosses, and the boss of the Sunset Empire who took inventory in the copper mine prevented the escort team from sending people out on the grounds that the guard force was weak.

Although Hu Haiyang has retired, the essence of a soldier has not changed, and once the country needs it, he will not hesitate.

However, if he sends out his team despite the warning of his boss, the number of personnel guarding the mine will be less than the number bound by the contract.

It's nothing in normal times, but at this juncture, the sun will definitely sue the company for breach of contract, and it will bring a huge blow to the company's reputation and economy at that time, Hu Haiyang doesn't know how to choose for a while.

After he reported the situation to Dong Weiguo overnight, he began to fidget and wait for the other party's reply, when he heard someone say that Zhao Lifan was back, and an idea flashed in Hu Haiyang's mind.

Zhao Lifan was on a rotational vacation, and he was asked to return to the copper mine because the situation outside was too chaotic, and he was not bound by the employment contract during the vacation, so he came to Zhao Lifan late at night.

"Lifan, you already know the matter, now I can't arrange someone to go with you, so the danger factor will be very high if you are alone, so ......"

When he said this, Hu Haiyang's phone rang, he took it out and looked at it, with a hint of expectation on his face, cast an apologetic expression at Zhao Lifan, and picked up the phone:

"Brother Dong, how's it going?"

Although the voice in the telephone receiver was very small, Zhao Lifan heard it clearly, and opposite was their chairman Dong Weiguo:

"Ocean, listen, communication with the sun does not set to no avail, I now ask you to cooperate with the embassy at all costs to complete the investigation and even the later rescue mission, tell my request to those brothers who have been discharged, let them choose for themselves, and all the losses and consequences will be borne by the company.

Haiyang, you have to remember that whether we are in service or discharged from the army, we are all soldiers, one day in the army, lifelong preparation for war, the motherland and the people are in need, we will never back down, tell my brothers. ”

"Yes!" Hu Haiyang stood straight and gave a military salute cleanly. Zhao Lifan saw from his eyes what it means to be unrepentant and fearless, he saw what a soldier is for the first time, and it also made him realize the weight of the word responsibility from Hu Haiyang's expression for the first time.

"Lifan, no need, since the sun doesn't set, he doesn't agree, and the lord doesn't wait, you have a good rest, maybe there will be a tough battle to fight in a few days." Hu Haiyang said heartily after hanging up the phone.

The gloom on his face was swept away, replaced by eagerness, and he didn't explain anything to Zhao Lifan, because in his opinion, Zhao Lifan was not a retired soldier and had no such obligation.

Although Hu Haiyang didn't say it, Zhao Lifan clearly knew what he was going to do next, looking at Hu Haiyang who turned around and walked out, Zhao Lifan first hesitated in his eyes, then became firm, and said when Hu Haiyang was about to step out of the door:

"Team Hu! Wait a minute?"

"Is there anything else?" Hu Haiyang turned his head and said strangely.

"I'd better go investigate first, and then make arrangements when I find out!" Zhao Lifan hurried two steps and replied in front of Hu Haiyang.

Hu Haiyang cast a grateful gaze, but still shook his head and lightly punched Zhao Lifan's chest:

"Brother Dang didn't misunderstand you, you are a hot-blooded man, otherwise no matter how high your martial arts are, you will be a coward, but don't meddle in this matter, brother has his own way!"

"Team Hu, I can guess your method, but can you listen to my opinion and reasons?" Zhao Lifan took a step forward and blocked in front of Hu Haiyang.

"What a quick move!" Hu Haiyang already knew that Zhao Lifan's martial arts were extremely high, and ten of his own stacks were not his opponents, but every time Zhao Lifan used his martial arts, he couldn't help but sigh, Hu Haiyang paused:

"Okay! ”

"Although the chairman has authorized you to cooperate with the embassy, our current task is first and foremost to investigate the situation in the town where the scientific research team is located.

When we find out the situation, it would be better if everything was a misunderstanding and the two researchers were just delayed because of other things. Taking a step back, if they are really caught, we will have to wait for further instructions from the embassy. ”

After listening to Zhao Lifan's analysis, Hu Haiyang was quite moved, lowered his head and thought for a while, and still said:

"But it's too dangerous for you to go alone, if you send another person with you, the sun won't set, and in this case, I might as well take a team to reconnoitre, it's safer." ”

"Team Hu, if it comes to fighting, I am indeed inferior to you, but when it comes to infiltrating reconnaissance, there is really no more suitable person in our team than me, and I still have this confidence. Besides, if you send someone with me, not only will you not be able to help me, but you may also become a burden to me. Zhao Lifan knew that it was rude to say this, but in order to convince Hu Haiyang, he couldn't care so much.

Hu Haiyang didn't care about Zhao Lifan's words, knowing that Zhao Lifan was telling the truth, which was why he was looking for Zhao Lifan before, and after thinking for a while, Hu Haiyang was no longer his mother-in-law:

"Okay! Just do as you say, I won't say much if you're polite, what do you want? I'll try my best to satisfy you!"

"Team Hu, nothing else, just why do you have to tell me the specific address of the scientific research team, there are not ten towns around here, there are seven or eight, and there are two missing scientific researchers, at least a name and photo!" Zhao Lifan's tone had a hint of ridicule in it.

"You're a kid, I'm sure I'll tell you, I said other requirements, equipment and stuff. Hu Haiyang pointed at Zhao Lifan and scolded with a smile.

"I don't need anything else, I need a car, and if I can, I need more bullets. Zhao Lifan didn't ask for anything else and began to put it on.

"Well, these are simple, if you don't say it, I will also prepare it for you, the place you are going to this time is Varani Town, which is sixty kilometers away from here, and the missing ......" Hu Haiyang was interrupted by Zhao Lifan as soon as he said this:

"Varani Town?" When Zhao Lifan heard this name, he had a bad premonition in his heart for no reason.

"yes, you know this place?" Hu Haiyang was suspicious.

Zhao Lifan suppressed a little uneasiness in his heart and said:

"I have a friend who has been there once before. ”

"That's great, the two researchers are a man and a woman, and here's their picture, and I passed it on. Hu Haiyang shook the mobile phone in his hand at Zhao Lifan.

Zhao Lifan stopped what he was doing, grabbed the mobile phone on the table, opened the communication software, and saw a photo of a handsome young man, he didn't know it, slid down, and saw a familiar face:

"......" Zhao Lifan exclaimed a name, and he really guessed correctly in front of him.

"You know her?" Hu Haiyang has been in Ethiopia for less than a year, and he is not clear about some of the previous circumstances.