Chapter 168: Travel safely and avoid planting flags
One of the great advantages of traveling as representatives of large corporations and caravans is that they do not need to be crammed into a cart with mercenaries.
The employer's off-road vehicle and transport truck were protected in the middle position, and Song Lan and Lu Xiang sat in the back, and the air conditioning in the car was refreshing.
The owner of the caravan is named Lu Feng, who is quite a talkative person, and he shows a strong interest in the identity of the two of them as surveyors in the biological department of Tesla Technology, and they talk non-stop as soon as they set off.
"I'm specialized in the electronics business, and I'm planning to open up the market for people in the near future."
Lu Feng said, "Maybe we can become business partners in the future." ”
"We're a technical department, and we're not in charge of sales."
In order to avoid Lu Feng leading the topic to the price and sales problems of the imitation people, Lu Xiang opened his mouth and said.
She is not optimistic about the market of imitation people, because in the 17th district, people rarely appear in people's daily life, and they can only be seen in some entertainment venues in the downtown area, as well as some large enterprises with large-scale mass production.
For low- and middle-income families, home-based imitations are too luxurious.
Lu Feng smiled and said, "The most profitable commodity now is arms, followed by electronic products. ”
Although the Twelfth was the center of trade between neutrals and could buy almost anything, most of the goods were transported by them, and the turbulent environment along the trade routes nearly tripled the price of electronics.
The coalition government has carried out strict control over the technology of electronic equipment, and the core technology is never exposed, which makes the neutral countries almost only obtain electronic equipment by importing, since the Foster family withdrew from the seventeenth district, the electronic product market of the twelfth country is in short supply, and these businessmen also take this opportunity to make a difference.
"After this vote, I will be able to spend some time in the big cities of the Twelfth Country."
Hearing this, Song Lan's heart tightened.
Brother, you can say a few words, the last time we met, the people who set up flags frantically were not only almost burned by Princess Lieyang, but their boss was now sent to prison by the law enforcers of the 17th District.
It's a pity that Lu Feng has no self-awareness of this, and continued, "You can rest assured, the people I hired are all well-known local mercenary organizations, and they are all veterans, so there is no problem in terms of security. ”
Song Lan looked through the car window at the mercenaries on the military jeep who were conscientiously escorting them, and felt very uncomfortable.
They probably don't realize that they are in such a flag-planting employer.
"Have you ever been in the arms business?"
Lu Xiang followed Lu Feng's words and asked, she was not interested in electronic goods, and arms were the hard currency of the Seventeenth District and the Twelfth Country, and almost every once in a while, the black market in the Seventeenth District would flow into a large number of foreign arms.
During the previous interrogation, the "Hyena" had revealed to them that as long as the price was enough, those people could even get their hands on tanks, missiles, and other weapons of war.
"The arms business is untouchable."
Hearing this topic, even Lu Feng, who was keen on planting flags, showed a panicked expression, "I know that Tesla Technology also has a military department, but on this trade line, it is necessary to have a license to do arms business." ”
"License?"
"Only with the consent of the Barossa Group can we do the arms business, which we all call an arms license."
Lu Feng lowered his voice, "The people who carry the Barossa Group to transport arms without permission die worse than the other, usually as soon as the goods arrive at the post station, the Barossa Group will have a letter. ”
Lu Xiang naturally would not be unfamiliar with this name.
The arms that the "rats" bought at a high price were the goods of the Barossa group, whose leaders were four-figure felons in various countries, and were also the targets of special attention in the special operations units outside the country, second only to the leaders of the resistance.
His actions are mysterious and unpredictable, and he never appears in the public eye easily.
"Listen to me, if you want to do business on this route, don't provoke the Barossa Group."
"Thanks for the reminder."
Lu Xiang silently wrote down the Barossa Group, and from Lu Feng's panicked appearance, it was not difficult to see that the Barossa Group was the biggest shadow shrouded in this line.
If the 17th district government wants to control this trade route, it will inevitably have to deal with this arms tycoon outside the border.
During the conversation, there was a commotion at the front of the convoy.
In less than thirty seconds, the entire convoy stopped, and the leader of the mercenaries got out of the car and came to their vehicle and said, "It's the Rangers of the Barossa Group." ”
Look at your flag!
Song Lan saw the convoy coming towards them, a total of four military jeeps, all armed inside, obviously several levels higher than the mercenaries on their side in terms of armament.
At the front, a black flag was hung on the military-grade general, and a garland of flowers and guns was displayed in the wind.
After recognizing the Rangers of the Barossa Group, the mercenaries did not resist and allowed the convoy to approach.
"Don't be nervous."
Lu Feng, who was more nervous than anyone else, comforted the two, "It should just be a routine inspection, as long as it is confirmed that we are not in the arms business, they will let them go." ”
Song Lan felt that if Lu Feng didn't tremble in his legs when he spoke, it might be more attractive.
"I'll go down first, and you guys will wait for me in the car."
Lu Feng slowed down for a while before opening the door and getting out of the car.
The leader of the rangers had already gotten out of the car and swaggered towards Lu Feng.
The two said something, and the leader gestured to the convoy behind him, and soon a group of people got out of the car, they surrounded the truck, and one of them ordered Lu Feng to open the trunk and enter the warehouse.
After about a few minutes, the Rangers got out of the car and made an "OK" gesture at the leader from a distance.
"It's all right, my friend."
The leader's expression softened, he patted Lu Feng's shoulder, and the force in his hand almost made Lu Feng, who was already weak, fall to the ground, "Recently, there are more and more people who want to do unlicensed business, and we are just doing routine inspections." ”
"I've always been a legitimate businessman."
Lu Feng took out a bulging envelope from the inside pocket of his clothes and carefully handed it to the leader.
The leader opened the envelope in front of him, counted the money inside, and quietly put the envelope into his pocket.
Just now, Song Lan and Lu Xiang witnessed a crime of collecting tolls in front of them.
In order to avoid the recurrence of Lu Xiang's occupational disease, Song Lan gently put her hand on the back of the other party's hand.
In fact, when Lu Feng got out of the car, he activated his ability.
In that limited future, he did not foresee the picture of Lu Feng lying in a pool of blood.
Lu Xiang, in turn, interlocked his fingers with him, and expressed his meaning with practical actions.
The leader raised his right hand and made a gesture of release.
However, before Lu Feng could breathe a sigh of relief, the leader's movements stopped in mid-air, and he saw a distant glance towards the car, and suddenly quickened his pace and walked towards them.