"Jiang Feng, contact Utekin now."
Song Heping spun the satellite phone in his palm and handed it to Jiang Feng.
"Tell him I'll arrive in Cairo tomorrow."
Henry pushed up his glasses, the lenses reflecting the blue light from the computer screen: "Boss, this could be a trap."
His fingers typed a string of code on the keyboard, bringing up an encrypted file.
"Recently, the Russian Army has undergone an internal purge, and the conflict between the newly appointed Zhaoyi Valley Minister and the Chef has beco public. Rumor has it, two months ago, at the Moscow Officers' Club dinner, Zhaoyi Valley smashed a wine glass in public, vowing to 'get the Chef out of Russia'."
"That's why we must go... If not, the Chef's body might just rot there with no one to care for it."
Song Heping's voice was as cold as ice: "Imdiately prepare fake identities and an evacuation route for , Jiang Feng, and five other team mbers. This ti, I'll only take them to Egypt, and also, put all the company's combat units on standby. If I don't send a secure signal within 48 hours, activate the backup rescue plan."
That night, Song Heping handed Sena's affairs over to Ferrari, and set off secretly with Jiang Feng and the other five elite team mbers.
They traveled in three modified Land Cruisers, crossing the border into Sudan Darfur, then from northern Darfur through their territory into southern Egypt. After disembarking at the southern border, they boarded a northbound cargo ship, traveling along the Nile River to Cairo.
Aboard the ship, since they were stowaways, they had to hide in the vessel's dark rooms.
According to the plan, once the ship crossed the border into the Nasser Reservoir Area, they would disembark and switch to SUVs, traveling along Red Sea Province's coastal highway all the way to Cairo.
By early the next morning, the SUV Song Heping was riding in was speeding along the coastal highway.
Looking east from the highway, the deep blue Red Sea was visible.
The coastal region of Egypt and the Nile River valley form a prosperous belt of towns, while most of the rest is desert.
This created a stark contrast in the scenery along the highway—on one side were the sea and coastal town buildings, while on the other lay a barren desert and sand dunes.
Under normal circumstances, this highway would be bustling with a continuous stream of tourist buses, but now Egypt, too, was a ss.
The Arab Spring had also affected Egypt; over the past year, Colonel Ka in Libya was ousted, leading to dostic chaos; the Moroccan governnt fell, causing social unrest; and Egypt was no exception, as the longti ruler, veteran Old Mu, was also overthrown by the so-called 'democracy' movent on the streets.
Originally, those who passionately overthrew Old Mu's regi believed they were toppling a dictatorship, but unexpectedly, the ones who took power were the more fundantalist Muslim Brotherhood.
This led to ongoing unrest from the opposition and the people below...
A nation that relies chiefly on tourism for inco, once in turmoil, faces consequences of depression, depression, and more depression.
The difference was distressing compared to everything Song Heping saw when he passed through Egypt two years ago.
But precisely because of this, Song Heping encountered no obstacles during his illegal passage.
Henry had so connections in North Africa, so arranging for Song Heping to infiltrate Cairo secretly was no big deal.
Now the Egyptian departnts were more corrupt than ever, ten tis more corrupt than during Old Mu's rule.
In US Dollars, there's nothing that can't be done here.
"Old squad leader, Henry sent new information."
Jiang Feng, in the front passenger seat, turned around and handed over a military laptop.
Song Heping took it; a file was already open on it.
It contained the background information on Zhaoyi Valley that Song Heping had instructed Henry to investigate, as well as the inside story of his conflict with the Chef.
After reading Zhaoyi Valley's background investigation, Song Heping took a sharp breath.
His first thought was—damn, the Chef was playing too big!
Currently, the political figures surrounding Emperor Pu at the core of Russia's power are of two main types: one being the Saint Petersburg locals, also known as the 'St. Petersburg Gang.'
The other is forr KGB colleagues.
The forr were brought up by Emperor Pu's ntor, Sobchak, back in the day.
When Emperor Pu retired from the KGB, he didn't have a job and could only make ends et by driving a taxi. Sobchak brought him into the city governnt team, which led to his future glorious political career.
After Emperor Pu rose to power, he naturally took up the banner of the 'St. Petersburg Gang,' and the Chef, based on his background, was an important figure within this group, greatly trusted by Emperor Pu, hence the na 'Emperor Pu's Chef.'
The latter is easy to understand; they were so old friends Emperor Pu made during his ti in the KGB, who also played a crucial role as a key loyal power block in clearing out oligarchs during his early ascent to power.
What shocked Song Heping the most was that Zhaoyi Valley belonged to neither the 'St. Petersburg Gang' nor was he from the KGB, making him a neutral figure.
He was from an architectural background; his father had been a regional high official during the Soviet Union era, retiring from a position as Deputy Chairman of a Ministerial Council in a certain federal country, making him solidly part of the elite establishnt.
His mother also had a significant background, being a descendant of the Tuva Republic's military commander.
Zhaoyi Valley's pursuit of architecture was entirely an act of rebellion. After graduating from the Krasnoyarsk Polytechnic Institute's Architectural Engineering program, he worked his way up from being a construction worker to a manager. After facing societal hardships, he recognized reality and, in 1990, switched careers through his father's connections to beco Deputy Leader of the State Building Construction Committee in Moscow, overseeing Moscow's infrastructure work.
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