What the hell is a private enterprise?

Chapter 318 Heading Towards Freedom
"We're going there for business negotiations, not to flee famine!"

Tang Wen looked at the large bags and small packages belonging to the others and couldn't help but facepalm.

During this trip to the United States, he took the company's top management team with him to broaden their horizons. There were nearly 10 people, including his assistants, Lu Jun and Yang Tai were among them.

Despite his rustic appearance, Mayor Yang not only knows how to fly a plane but also speaks some English. Lu Jun also took him along to see what the "advanced world" looks like.

Upon arriving at the airport, everyone had suitcases and bags, making them look like farmers going out to work.

Yang Tai tugged at the suit he had made by the tailor from a Zhongshan suit, based on what he saw on TV, and said seriously:
“I read in the newspaper that some countries would cut off the power to save sparrows on utility poles. I’ll have to use a flashlight a lot when I get there, so I brought two large portable flashlights to take turns using.”

Lu Jun: "I have gout and can't eat steak, so I brought two bags of sausages, pickled vegetables, rice and a rice cooker."

Hu Li: "People say that foreigners' hotels have body odor, so I brought my own set of sheets and duvet cover."

"..."

"I've come to realize that you are all talented individuals."

Tang Wen took a deep breath and then told them to immediately throw away everything except their clothes and identification, otherwise they would really lose face abroad.

After a long delay, they finally boarded the plane and headed to Shanghai.

I'll stay there for one night and wait for the others. My transoceanic flight will take off tomorrow morning. After landing, I'll rest briefly and then go to sleep, which will help me adjust to the time difference.

……

Devil
As soon as I stepped out of the airport, Levi's approached me.

"Tang, my flight is a little earlier than yours tomorrow. I have officially announced that you will be leaving the country and the date."

A welcoming party and some journalists will be waiting for you at Dulles International Airport. The itinerary remains unchanged for now.

In earlier communications with Levi's, Tang Wen was expected to stay in the United States for 5 to 10 days:
I will fly to St. Louis a couple of days first, where I will make a routine visit to McDonnell Douglas's factory, and then spend a day or two visiting important members of Congress and high-ranking officials.

He may eventually return to Washington, where he could potentially be summoned by high-ranking officials or even the president.

Now everyone in the US knows that a young tycoon is going to spend a huge sum of money to buy a three-figure passenger plane. They have a good impression of Tang Wen, and McDonnell Douglas is also helping to push things along.

Tang Wen certainly understood the meaning behind doing so:
Spending money and adopting a humble stance wins the favor of lawmakers and the federal government;

By showing his love for the elderly in front of the media, he can win the hearts of 300 million people.

Only if these two things can be accomplished can the subsequent cooperation be considered to have made a good start.

"Rest assured, I have always loved this land of freedom."

Seeing that Tang Wen did not resist, Levi breathed a sigh of relief and continued to prepare for returning to China.

The next morning, everyone boarded a bus and went directly to the airport, with their luggage being transported separately.

He finally saw the other people in his group. Apart from the ambassador, whose demeanor was clearly different, the rest were a mix of men and women, their eyes flashing with tension and curiosity. They were probably family members who were planning to go on a shopping spree.

They recognized Tang Wen as the young tycoon the moment they saw his face, but after staring at him for a long time, they couldn't find any familiar features on his face.

Tang Wen paid to upgrade to first class and lay down in his seat with Jean Bart.

It must be said that the size of the 747 is a huge luxury for an aircraft, with very ample space.

Air China's flight attendants are also of very high quality, neither disturbing VIPs excessively nor failing to appear at just the right time.

Flying from Shanghai to Washington requires a layover in Seattle, and the entire journey takes more than 24 hours.

To keep his journey from getting too boring, Tang Wen closed his eyes and began practicing his micro-management skills across vast distances. ...

Divana.

"$7000? We clearly agreed on $4000!"

A middle-aged couple stood in front of a small hotel. The heavily made-up woman was reasoning with the smuggler who had come to make contact.

Behind her, a bespectacled, bookish man held a boy who looked to be under 10 years old in his arms, his expression also showing great concern.

—This was an unsuccessful wiring journey.

Driven by a desire to escape a bleak future and to provide her son with a better education, the English teacher's wife resolutely decided to immigrate to a land of freedom.

However, the three were unable to obtain visas for a long time, and the wife was also warned for embezzling public funds.

After a series of dramatic events, they decided to sell their old, dilapidated 90-square-meter apartment in the Third Ring Road area, exchange it for foreign currency on the black market, and find a middleman to prepare for "an unusual journey toward freedom."

Although reluctant, he still fantasized about settling down in the new land and one day bringing his parents back in glory.

As a result, they were ripped off by the black ship as soon as they set off. Families with children were definitely easy prey in the eyes of those people.

Many people boarded the ship with them, but most of them were alone.

With the idea of ​​making friends since we were from the same hometown, the small family was swindled out of $5000 on the ship, and five other poor people were abandoned halfway through the journey in an unknown place, probably Southeast Asia.

Upon landing, the three were arranged to cross the central desert and the border. After being blackmailed and extorted several times, and even nearly losing their wives' chastity, they finally learned that the smuggler's relationship had gone wrong, and they were packaged and sold to Alvaro, then transferred thousands of miles to Diwana.

Because the entire route involves multiple subcontractings, with domestic middlemen introducing the ship to the ship's leader, who then contacts the local smugglers who offer the cheapest price, and these smugglers further subcontracting among themselves, they inevitably try to squeeze as much profit as possible out of each other.

Money dwindled, and two more people went missing.

Now the smugglers say they have a new way to raise prices, but who knows if it's just a scam?

But if they regret it now, the journey back might cost them all the money they have left.

With no other options, half of their companions chose to accept the increased price.

This time, the smugglers acted swiftly. That evening, they were taken to a makeshift dock, and shortly after boarding a small boat, they spotted a submarine floating on the sea.

U-69, a VI-class German submarine, historically designated Type VIIC, with an underwater speed of 13 knots, was the most common type of "junk" in Tang Wen's possession.

Through Bach's perspective, Tang Wen saw the composition of the network: locals, Chinese, and Indians, which should be the main force targeting Asians.

A total of seventeen workers were handed over and then stuffed into the cabin.

When they saw the sailors in uniform, they were startled, and then many of them recognized the insignia on their uniforms, which made them even more trembling.

Bach used truth to make them obey orders, crowding into the narrow cabin, and began their descent in the darkness.

The U-78 submarine first slowly sailed to the open sea, found a cargo ship, and quietly approached it.

It's less than 100 kilometers to cross the border, but obviously the coastline near Diwana will be under strict control, so the submarine will sail all the way to Los Angeles and then find a place to dock.

And this is just one aspect of Tang Wen's plan.

In Africa, Arab countries, Europe, and India, a large number of old German submarines are gradually infiltrating the human trafficking industry, preparing to send more and more people to the land of freedom.

Even if we get caught, it doesn't matter, or rather, the point of all this fanfare is to get caught.

(End of this chapter)