Licheng is a major coal-producing city, and coal prices are rising or falling, which is broadcast in newspapers and news every day, so Cheng Liping understands it very well. In contrast, Lu Jianping's knowledge is very profound, from coal to electrolytic aluminum, and from oil to clean energy, many views have made Cheng Liping breathtaking.

The transferred plane readjusted the seats, and Cheng Liping and Lu Jianping were far away, so they didn't say hello again. At around 2:30 a.m., the plane arrived at Jinnah International Airport, which means that it took Cheng Liping less than 20 hours to travel from a small city in the Central Plains of China to the largest city in Pakistan in the South Asian subcontinent.

Jinnah International Airport is located about 16 km from Karachi city. Lu Jianping was picked up by a special car, but Cheng Liping did not have such a good treatment, so he could only take a taxi outside the airport. Because Pakistanis have a particularly deep relationship with Chinese, Cheng Liping did not have to worry about someone ripping off customers, so he let the driver pull him to the door of a medium-sized hotel.

After getting out of the taxi, Cheng Liping was dumbfounded. Time was so rushed that he actually forgot to exchange money. The driver looked at Cheng Liping enthusiastically and said with a smile: "450 rupees." ”

Cheng Liping had no choice but to make a gesture and ask the driver where he could exchange rupees. The driver frowned and thought for a while before he understood what Cheng Liping meant, waved his hand heartily, and said: "Forget if you don't have money, the Chinese are our honored guests, so it should be my treat." ”

Cheng Liping shook his head, he didn't want to take advantage of this, because Pakistan's per capita income is not high, and life is actually very difficult. He hurried to the hotel, ready to exchange his VISA for a little cash. Unexpectedly, the waiter at the service desk told Cheng Liping that VISA cannot be used here, but can use ICBC and CCB credit cards of China.

Cheng Liping was helpless, he hadn't applied for a credit card, what could he do. The waiter at the front desk checked his documents and said with a smile: "You can temporarily advance a little from here and pay it back tomorrow." ”

Overjoyed, Cheng Liping hurriedly borrowed 500 rupees and ran out to pay the taxi driver. Who expected that the entrance of the hotel was empty, and the driver was no longer there. Cheng Liping patted his head in annoyance, and could only go back to the hotel.

Open a room and sleep comfortably. Karachi belongs to the East 5th District, three hours later than in China, and when Cheng Liping woke up from a sleep, it was already eleven o'clock in the local area. I went out to a big bank and got some cash, converted it into rupees, and went back to the hotel to settle the bill, just in time to check out.

Cheng Liping walked out of the hotel and bought a map on the side of the road, only to feel that the street was full of Pakistanis wearing little white hats and headscarves, and everyone would smile when they saw him. This is the country with the strongest relationship with China in the world, Cheng Liping couldn't feel it before, but now standing on this land, just seeing these sincere smiles, he understands everything in an instant.

Karachi is a large urban area, with a population of nearly 20 million living in 1,800 square kilometres. Cheng Liping identified his location on the map, which belonged to the edge of the new urban area. And the place where Zhou Shiqiang was kidnapped was in a place called Barokana.

Although this place is completely unfamiliar to Cheng Liping, he doesn't know whether Barokana is a certain building or a remote town, but he also has the most convenient condition for inquiry, that is, the military police can be seen everywhere on the street. Due to social unrest, suicide terrorist attacks are frequent, so most of Pakistan's cities have a high level of vigilance. Karachi, as the largest city, is naturally no problem.

Walking along the street in front of you, you will be lined with local buildings with ethnic characteristics on both sides. Entering the new district of Karachi, you will find a row of modern high-rise buildings. Cheng Liping greeted the local residents with a smile while keeping an eye out for the armed military police on patrol. In just over 10 minutes, four groups of military police officers wearing different styles of uniforms came over one after another. The official language of Pakistan is English, and the armbands worn by these men are also readable by Liping, some of them are patrol military police, some are local police, some are from anti-terrorism squads, and finally the army gendarmerie.

The local police are easier to deal with, after all, they are responsible for the day-to-day policing tasks. When the local police officer in the blue uniform passed by Cheng Liping's side again, Cheng Liping immediately raised his hand and greeted, "Hey." ”

Several policemen all stopped, smiled and asked, "Chinese?" ”

Cheng Liping nodded, and instead of talking to them in English, he replied in Chinese: "Yes, Mr. Policeman, I need help." ”

The leading police officer approached heartily, and Cheng Liping saw that there were three English letters PSP on his shoulder, which was the abbreviation of Police Service of Pakistan. The officer's beard was thick and long, which, according to Pakistani custom, was a symbol of power and majesty. "Hello, my brother, what help do you need?"

Cheng Liping has been to other European and American countries before, and they will warmly call foreign guests "my friend", but it is the first time that Pakistanis call "my brother" directly. Cheng Liping took out the map, pretended to be very embarrassed, and said, "I want to go to Barocana, but I don't know how to go." ”

The police officer's Chinese proficiency may not be as high as Cheng Liping imagined, and he didn't understand what Cheng Liping said at all. But as soon as the pronunciation of the four words of Barokana was spoken, the faces of several policemen changed. The officer in charge immediately straightened his face and asked in English, "Barokana?" ”

Cheng Liping had to repeat it in English again, but he felt that the policeman's tone was not right, and he gave another reason in passing, saying that his luggage had been robbed, and that the person said that he lived in Barocana.

The police officer said with a guilty face: "I'm so sorry, my brother, and I apologize to you on behalf of the people of Karachi." However, I advise you not to go to Barlocana to settle accounts with him, for it is where the scum live. ”

Cheng Liping was secretly happy in his heart, he had eyebrows, it turned out that Balokana was a well-known bandit den, and it was easy to find it now. However, Li Ping was still embarrassed and said: "However, my documents and wallet are in my luggage, so I don't need money, but I can't do without documents." ”

The police officer frowned, turned around and discussed with the other colleagues for a while, and said, "Brother, we can send you to the embassy, go through the formalities, and there is no problem in returning to China." ”

Cheng Liping lowered his head and thought for a moment, and said, "Brother officer, thank you, but I still want to play in Karachi for a few more days." Well, tell me where Barlocana is, and I'll try to avoid it. ”

The officer took the map, pointed to a small street in the southwest, and said, "This is Barokana, which belongs to the old town and is surrounded by oil reserves. ”

Cheng Liping thanked him, saluted several police officers, and continued to walk along the road. The officer smiled, suddenly caught up with Cheng Liping, and handed Cheng Liping a few crumpled bills. Cheng Liping looked down and saw that the denominations of several banknotes were very small, adding up to more than 100 rupees.

"Comrade officer, what's your name, can I go straight to you if I get stuck?" Cheng Liping was deeply moved and asked deliberately.

The officer shook Cheng Liping's hand and said, "My name is Hak Ali Hussein. The police station is at the end of this street, and you can see it at a glance if you pass by. ”

Cheng Liping thanked him again and waved goodbye to several policemen.

Far away in a foreign country, Cheng Liping's mood is completely different from before. He felt that the passion and enthusiasm that belonged to the previous years had all returned, and it was a conditioned reflex that had been cultivated after years of brutal training, and it would be automatically triggered under certain circumstances. At this moment, Wang Zhibang, who dreams of being the richest man in a mansion in Licheng, is in a very different mood.

As he expected, during the National Day, the stock market was very good, and no one would choose to smash the market when the red wave came. But as soon as the National Day passed, Wang Zhibang was surprised to find that his stock began to fall. The stock market is a business field, and it is normal to have ups and downs. However, as a "demon stock" that is expected by shareholders across the country, there has been a large number of capital sell-offs in a row, which is a bit abnormal.

On October 10, the stock of Zhibang Industrial ushered in the first time of the first time, and the stock price fell from 55.4 yuan to 49.8 yuan. Looking at the flow of funds again, the net outflow of large single funds in a single day is approaching 500 million. Judging from the disk, the 180,000 sell orders are firmly sealed at 50 yuan, which is calculated according to the fact that one hand is equal to 100 shares, which is a full 900 million chips.

Wang Zhibang panicked and hurried to the city government to find Zhujiaying. Zhu Jiaying looked calm, and said without changing his face: "Mr. Wang, has there been any negative news in your company?" ”

Wang Zhibang shook his head: "No." ”

"Is there any bad news in the monthly report?"

"Not really."

"Did the CSRC investigate you?"

Wang Zhibang looked confused and said: "Where is it, the stock of Zhibang Industry has been going very well." ”

Zhu Jiaying smiled: "Since there is no problem at all, what are you worried about?" No matter how good a stock is, it can't always go up, right? If you look at Kweichow Moutai, the stock price is now more than 400, isn't it up and down like the wave? ”

Wang Zhibang hurriedly said: "Mayor Zhu, of course I understand this, but as soon as more than a billion funds are smashed, the stock of Zhibang Industrial may continue to plummet." ”

Zhu Jiaying has no better way, and the stock price of Zhibang Industry has risen to this height, which is no longer under his control. Others buy shares of this company, ostensibly to make a difference, but fundamentally speaking, all shareholders, large and small, are serious shareholders. Although Wang Zhibang has the majority of the shares, if other shareholders are united, it is very likely that Wang Zhibang will be ousted from the chairman's throne.

It's just that a group of leaders of Zhibang Industrial Group have been dreaming of continuous value-added and have never faced this point. Even if someone like Du Dezhong mentioned it, they sneered at it.