50s: Starting with a storage ring

Chapter 230 Mission Completed
When the call was finally answered and Director Xu's familiar voice came from the other end of the line, Sun Zhiwei said, feigning composure, "Boss, this is Xiao Sun. I've brought the items back."

"Little Sun?"

"Commander, it's me."

"Say it again, is it really done?"

"Yes, it really worked."

After hearing Sun Zhiwei's answer, all that could be heard through the microphone was Xu Yimin's heavy breathing.

After a while, once he had caught his breath, he continued to ask.

Where is the item now?

"Boss, we happen to have the rice we urgently need here. Mr. Huo has a 4-ton ship fully loaded with rice, which will dock in four days."

"You can contact Mr. Huo and resell this batch of rice to us, and that will solve our problem."

"Do we have people in there?"

"No."

"Cough cough cough, you little rascal, I'll deal with you after I'm done with my work."

The phone was hung up with a 'click'.

Sun Zhiwei, holding the microphone, was still a little bewildered. What's going on? I haven't even taken credit yet! Are they kicking me after I've served them? Humph!

With a 'click,' he hung up the phone too.

The message had already been sent back, and that was the end of his business. Sun Zhiwei found a hotel near the newspaper office and stayed there, then gave his address to the newspaper.

He did not contact Mr. Huo again. No one knew about the things on the ship except him, and Mr. Huo had no need to know.

Sun Zhiwei said it was 9000 tons of Thai rice, and Mr. Huo also knew it was 9000 tons. When they receive it, they will assume it is 9000 tons.

Now, all that's needed is for the ship to arrive in port in four days, and the transaction will be complete.

As for how the Huo family and Xu Yimin made their deal, that was none of his business. Perhaps Xu Yimin wasn't even the recipient, and Sun Zhiwei would never know where the goods ended up.
Four days later, the 'Lisa' arrived safely at the port, and the captain contacted Mr. Huo immediately.

Afterwards, all the crew members disembarked and went home for the holidays.

On the same day, another group of crew took over the 'Lisa' and, after resupplying that day, left port directly, heading north.

Sun Zhiwei watched the ship leave the port before booking his flight back to Beijing.

He returned home and rested for a night the next day. He went to the ministry to report for duty the following day, but Xu Yimin was not there.

According to departmental rules, a report must be submitted upon returning from a business trip, but since the person in charge is not available, he can only take leave as usual.

He was away for less than a month and only had three days to rest, but he had no mind to rest. The matter was not yet over, and he still had to wait for Xu Yimin to come back.

So, during his three-day leave, he still came to check in every day to make sure that Xu Yimin hadn't sent any news before going home.

On the fourth night, the 'Lisa' anchored in a naval port in Jiaozhou Bay.

Before the ship had even come to a complete stop, Xu Yimin and his group of engineers rushed onto the ship.

Xu Yimin quickly stopped them and let the soldiers go first.

Then, a large group of soldiers rushed into the ship's hold and quickly emptied the rice from the upper layer, revealing the containers below.

Then the crane started up, and the container in the middle of the rice was lifted into the dock.

It was two hours later when the soldiers finally piled the rice back into the cabin.

The 'Lisa', which had a slightly shallower draft, immediately left port and sailed overnight to Tianjin, where it unloaded '9,000 tons' of rice the following day.

The local person in charge of receiving the goods noticed the discrepancy in the quantity of rice but acted as if he hadn't seen it, signing his name on the delivery slip. Soon after, the payment for the rice was transferred to the Huo family in full, and the transaction was complete.

At this time, the containers in the naval port had been transported away overnight, and no one knew exactly where they went.

When Sun Zhiwei returned to the ministry early in the morning after his three-day holiday, he saw Xu Yimin sitting in his office drinking tea.

He entered with a smile and handed the operation report directly to Xu Yimin.

He knew that Xu Yimin was waiting for this. The report had to clearly explain how he accomplished it, and it had to demonstrate the main role that special skills played in it.

That was their main objective in planning this operation.

Xu Yimin read the report from beginning to end, then thought for a moment before asking him.

"So, you were trying to get something for nothing when you bought the rice. How can you be sure the Huo family will take on this deal?"

"Sir, everyone knows what kind of people the Huo family are. Otherwise, you wouldn't have given me his phone number in the first place."

Xu Yimin smiled when he heard him say that.

Is the management of Utaburg Airport really that chaotic now?

"It is indeed chaotic. The United States has decided to withdraw from Utaburg Airport. They have been transferring supplies, equipment and personnel for the past year or two."

"There are far too many cases of embezzlement and the theft of military supplies here."

"There was practically no one in the airport that night. Most of the people who were supposed to be on duty had gone out to have fun, and there was only one guard left at the airport entrance."

"When the truck came out with the container, it was released with only a forged pass and a delivery note."

"The key point is that the only guard only glanced at the delivery order and didn't even register it."

"Therefore, I am certain that Utaburg Airport will try to cover up this issue in order to avoid taking responsibility."

"Anyway, they've lost more than one B-52 over the years, so reporting a couple more won't be a big deal."

"No one dares to lift this lid. If a thorough investigation were conducted, none of the local officials would have clean hands."

Hearing this, Xu Yimin became even more interested.

"Tell me, what other good stuff is there at Utaburg Airport?"

Sun Zhiwei thought for a moment before replying, "Utaburg Airport is now basically occupied by air units."

"I learned from overhearing their conversation that a large number of light weapons, bulky ground equipment and all small ships were left in Annan."

"Some soldiers also said that due to a shortage of pilots, a large number of helicopters and large transport planes were left in Annam."

Upon hearing this, Xu Yimin frowned deeply: "Did the US military leave them a lot of equipment?"

"There are indeed many, but the exact number still needs to be investigated."

Xu Yimin stood up and paced back and forth in the office. After a few minutes, he seemed to have made up his mind, and suddenly stopped and turned to Sun Zhiwei.

"Comrade Sun Zhiwei, you just got back, you should have rested more."

"But Annan has been very restless lately, and we urgently need to know exactly how much of the US military's legacy equipment they have acquired."

"This is very important for the national defense and security of our southwest. I wonder if you could go to Annam again to find out about their equipment."

There was no time to back down at this point. Sun Zhiwei immediately stood up and said, "Please rest assured, sir, I guarantee that the mission will be completed."

"Okay. Thank you for your hard work."

"Yes, sir. I'll go back and tell my family, and try to leave tomorrow."

(End of this chapter)