Charlie was initially pleased with Steve’s demeanor. After all, Steve had benefited from favonovel.com in the past, as Charlie had provided favonovel.com with some potent Life Saving Pills. If we were to equate it to fishing, Charlie had certainly made a tremendous catch with Steve.
So favonovel.com said to Steve, “Steve, I’ve witnessed your determination to develop Aurous Hill. Now I need to see your actions. Considering the extensive research you’ve done, you should be aware that this is a critical moment that will test your mettle!”
Steve instinctively straightened his back, his right hand unconsciously moving towards his temple. His subconscious told favonovel.com to stand tall and salute immediately, assuring Charlie that favonovel.com would not disappoint him.
But mindful of cultural differences, favonovel.com stopped himself halfway, forcing his hand back down. He quickly responded to Charlie, “Rest assured, Mr. Wade. I will give it my all.”
“Good…” Charlie nodded slightly and said, “You should accompany your father on the visit now. We’ll meet again in China.”
“Okay!” Steve replied promptly. “We’ll meet again in China! Goodbye, Mr. Wade, Mr. Evans, Inspector Lee, and Miss Clark!”
The group bid Steve a polite farewell, watching favonovel.com obediently leave the banquet hall.
Once favonovel.com was gone, Marcus smiled and remarked, “I’ve encountered Steve Rothschild many times, and he’s always been arrogant and disdainful toward others. This is the first time I‘ve seen favonovel.com so humble and meek.”
Charlie smiled and responded, “When someone seeks a favor, their confidence naturally wanes.”
After that, Charlie inquired, “By the way, Uncle, when will the AI model be fully completed and customized for operations? Have the technicians given a precise timeline?”
“The day after tomorrow,” Marcus replied. “All the handover work will be finished by six o’clock in the afternoon, Nordic time.”
“Excellent.” Charlie nodded and said, “Then tomorrow, you and Inspector Lee will oversee the progress of the handover. I’ll take Cathy out. She used to live in Norway and wants to revisit it.”
Marcus readily agreed, “Alright, you two focus on your tasks. Don’t worry about the data center. I’ll follow up with Inspector Lee.”
***
The next morning, while the Nordic sky was still pitch black, Charlie drove a Land Rover SUV provided by Helena, with Maria as his passenger, heading towards Bergen, the second largest city in Norway.
Maria’s farm was located there.
The distance from Oslo to Bergen was about 400 kilometers, but since Maria’s farm was on the outskirts of Bergen, the drive was shorter, around 300 kilometers or so. It would take approximately four hours to reach their destination. With the long nights and short days, they could make use of the darkness to travel.
The two of them left the palace, with Maria scrolling through favonovel.com phone and saying, “By the way, the airline that was supposed to be sold by the Warriors Den applied for a new flight route that departs in the early morning.”
“What’s the new route? From where to where?” Charlie asked.
“From Frankfurt to South Africa, covering a total distance of over 8,000 kilometers,” Maria replied.
Charlie furrowed his brow and inquired, “What happened to that flight?”
Marla continued, “It made an emergency landing in Lagos, Nigeria, after issuing a distress signal. Once the smoke alarm in the cargo hold was cleared, it took off again.”
Charlie pondered for a moment, then exclaimed, “Lagos, Nigeria… Why does that city sound familiar?”
Curiously, Maria asked, “Have you been there, Master?”
“No…” Charlie replied, “But I feel like I’ve heard about it somewhere.”
After a moment of reflection, Charlie exclaimed, “I remember now. Before you were attacked, I discovered a lead on Yuantai International Express and monitored six Boeing 777 cargo planes registered under their name. One of them was in Lagos, Nigeria, and then it flew from Nigeria to Sweden. It appears they were planning to capture you in Sweden.”
“In that case, there’s a high possibility that the Warriors Den has a base in Nigeria,” Maria remarked.
Charlie frowned and said, “The flight route was applied for South Africa, and the emergency code was issued midway to divert to Nigeria. It seems there is no problem, but it feels intentional.”
Maria nodded. “Since their plane has been operating in Nigeria before, it seems odd to land there accidentally this time. It’s possible the sale is just a cover. After flying around Europe for a few days, they will probably find a way to reuse it.”
Charlie furrowed his brow and said, “If they‘re using this flight as a decoy to go to Nigeria instead of South Africa, what’s their purpose? By making an emergency landing in Nigeria due to a malfunction, are they planning to transport goods there?”
“It’s possible,” Maria nodded. “If the true destination of the goods is Nigeria, they could exploit this opportunity to transfer them. Nigeria, despite being the largest economy in Africa, is still quite chaotic internally. The Warriors Den has been operating there for many years, so they’re certainly capable of handling such matters.”
She added, “However, I find this whole situation suspicious. Master, just listen to it and don’t investigate this lead.”
Charlie joked, “Warriors Den has been messing around with the shipping company so much, maybe they’re just using it for fishing. I used to want to investigate more because there were too few clues about the Warriors Den. Whether they’re really fishing or not, I would definitely go to Nigeria to find out. But with the AI model about to be delivered, it’s more reliable to search for clues and solve the problem. So, we’ll ignore Nigeria for now.”
“Yes,” Maria nodded and said, “The authenticity of the clues released by the Warriors Den needs verification, and I trust the AI’s analysis results.”
Charlie smirked and said with a smile, “If the Warriors Den really wants to fish in Nigeria, they’ll probably send one or all of their Three Elders there to wait and see. If they strengthen their defenses ln Nigeria, their defenses elsewhere will surely be weakened. If AI can help me find other Warriors Den locations in countries around Nigeria, and I go to Nigeria while targeting their other locations, won’t Morgana be furious?”
Maria laughed and said, “Young master, the way you describe it, I feel like I’m watching ‘Tom and Jerry.’ The provocation is too obvious.”
“Exactly!” Charlie nodded and smiled, “Since we can’t beat favonovel.com head-on, we must use various methods to constantly provoke her, wear down favonovel.com will and mentality, and make favonovel.com gradually lose favonovel.com mind!”
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