Chapter Eighteen: Sudden News of Secrecy

  As soon as Brother Jiao finished speaking, the expressions of the people in the house were varied. Xu Gong was not prepared at all and was surprised after hearing the words. This exploration team is self-contained and does not need a new project manager. As the original technical director, he is also responsible for managing the progress of the entire exploration team. After all, he is the chief engineer of this mining company and also the leader of the exploration team.

  However, Xu Gong, a pure intellectual, as the saying goes "old fox and old slippery horse", immediately restrained his expression and smiled at me to celebrate. But at this time, I paid more attention to Hassan's facial expressions, he seemed to have expected it, he must know something, it seems that there is something extraordinary on that shopping list.

  Seeing such a situation, I had to grit my teeth and go up. At the same time, I was also angry that Jiao Ge and Ping Shu didn't tell me about it beforehand. Suddenly, I felt like they were plotting against me from the very beginning.

  I'm a heavily injured fugitive who can't stay in the country, no matter how you look at it, I have to help Jiao Ge and his crew, and there must be something that requires someone like me to do for them. Thinking carefully, it's clear that someone like Jiao Ge is not capable of analyzing this incident and coming up with a response plan, obviously I am the response plan, and this trip abroad is not just about taking me out to clear my head.

  It seems that I can only hold on for now, fortunately my dad is indeed an old expert in geology, and there's no construction or surveying work he hasn't done. When I was young, every time he went out on a business trip it would be for half a year or even a whole year, and when he came back he loved to hug me and talk about things that happened on the construction site. From a young age, I've been influenced by him and have a good understanding of these things.

  Other people's children had enlightenment education with Three Character Classic, Hundred Family Surnames, Thousand Character Classic and The Rules for Students. When I was young, I learned to recognize characters by looking at my dad's geological survey professional books in the room. During elementary school, junior high school, senior high school and college entrance exams, I always followed my dad on business trips running around playing during holidays. It turns out that I can understand things about construction sites.

  Old Jiao finished handing over the matter and arranged for Xu Gong to return to the construction site, saying that the workers and equipment were in a mountain valley not far from the excavation point, asking him to comfort the workers well, and later things would still be handled by him, he would report directly to me, I was responsible for Old Jiao himself, so Xu Gong also understood what I did, responded with a sound and left the room.

  There were only four of us left in the room, and that's when Jiao Ge finally revealed some useful information. Ping Shu first went out to take a look, then pressed something small on the wall opposite, before returning to the room, opening his phone to take a look, and then taking out a small black box about the size of a lighter with a small indicator light on it. Seeing that the indicator light on the box was green, he nodded slightly at Jiao Ge.

  This series of actions left me and Hassan stunned, but it reminded me of a scene from a Hong Kong movie, and I couldn't help but feel a sense of awe. Suddenly, I thought about whether there were also small cameras and listening devices on the train ride with my uncle. Otherwise, why would Ping Shu follow us all the way? Probably one reason is to ensure safety, and another reason is to monitor our movements.

  Old Jiao made a gesture to us two people, indicating that we should not speak and listen to him. We two saw this grand occasion, of course, listened attentively to Old Jiao's words.

  "I and Ping Shu actually have to leave now, Xiao Hua brothers, leaving you here is also inevitable, but actually you don't have much to do, Xu Gong is in charge of the factory, Hasan is in charge of contacting the local government, you just need to help me take care of the monthly delivery and receipt, other things are not your responsibility."

  He simply said a few words, and before I could make up my mind, Ping Shu suddenly looked at his phone and told Jiao Ge that time was up. Then we heard the sound of someone knocking on the door. Jiao Ge gestured to Ping Shu to open the door, and he himself stood up and walked towards the door. Hasan and I also had to stand up and follow him to the door.

  Jiao Ge, who had walked a few steps, suddenly turned back to us and said: "This room I haven't returned, Hamas has provided it for you to live in long-term, the other rooms I've all returned, you don't need to send anyone, first take a look at this room."

  Watching Jiao Ge, it's clear that he doesn't want us to know who came to pick them up and leave, obviously intentionally getting rid of us. So, the two of us had no choice but to return to the study in the suite. I looked around this hotel which was almost like a hostel. At this time, I was thinking in my heart what role Hassan played in this event?

  Is he an exploited translator? Was he specifically found because Kasan Trav had a childhood friend who could act as an intermediary, so Hamas recommended him to Jiao Ge to be the hidden intermediary between the two parties? Or was he originally a member of Hamas, and here I am just a single unknowing pawn?

  But judging from Hassan's performance, it doesn't seem like that at all. Just as I was thinking wildly, Hassan took the lead and said, "Guo Naiwen, shouldn't we mutually reveal our true selves and exchange information so that we both know something about each other? From my observation of you, you're also an outsider like me!"

  His words made me suspicious, but at this time when I was isolated and helpless, I really needed to understand some things that I didn't grasp. As I heard the sound of the outer room door being closed, I knew that I had been left here by Jiao Ge. In this strange land, there was no Wang Hua anymore, only Guo Naiwen.

  "You go first, I just joined Jiao Ge's circle and I don't even know what kind of company this is." Having thought everything through, I simply played along with Hassan, anyway, don't think I'll say anything, if you want to communicate, bring out your sincerity.

  "I thought I was just a translator until I met Mahmoud, until I heard about the workers being trapped and saw that transaction list, then I realized what was really going on." Hassan's words only made me more confused, although I felt like I was on the verge of understanding everything, but somehow it still eluded me.

  Hassan sat down across from me, casually picking up a clay jug and continuing to speak as he stroked it: "I didn't realize until I heard Mahmoud's words and saw that piece of paper that you, I, and even Mahmoud are just pawns in this transaction. The difference is that Mahmoud was aware, but we weren't."

  "It all started from the time when Israel occupied the Gaza Strip, they had already discovered uranium mines here, but there was no reasonable mining technology, and they didn't want to make a fuss and attract attention, so they quietly withdrew from the Gaza Strip, but privately they never stopped paying attention to the uranium mines inside. Until somehow they got in touch with Jiao Ge's mining company, after all, Jiao Ge's industry has huge investments in Israel."

  I've been listening and getting more and more confused, where did this guy learn Chinese? Why does he always pronounce the word for oil in the fourth tone as if it's uranium? ... Oil mine, Uranium mine? I was completely baffled, it turns out that what was discovered here along with natural gas is a metal uranium mine, not an oil well.

  The other party saw my reaction so big, suddenly seemed to understand something, and couldn't help but study the ceramic pot in his hand. He was very surprised and said: "Don't tell me you just figured out what kind of mine this is?"