C2030 A Lepo
The sky was dyed yellow by the twilight. The desert under the setting sun seemed to be covered with a layer of gold powder. Every grain of sand was golden.
Several large An-225 transport planes flew to Aleppo under cover of a few Su-35 fighters, both of which had been plastered with the rose of Damascus.
This was the first aid operation for the Syrian Rescue Institute, of course it had to be marked with the Syrian Rescue Institute's logo. The Russians can do anything, as long as you pay. Not to mention the Damascus rose, even a funny design would be fine.
The operation cost twenty million dollars, which was simply a burning of money. Other than sending out fighter jets and transport planes, the Russians only needed to fill up several transport planes with flour, cans, sausages, and water. According to the market price, these materials could only be priced at several hundred thousand dollars at most, yet, they actually offered a sky-high price of twenty million dollars.
However, in Xia Lei's case, as long as it was a problem that could be solved with money, it was not a problem at all. He had slaughtered the Armand family and had acquired enough trophies to buy the service many times over, almost without having to use the billion dollars he had prepared.
Flying in the front of the AN225 transport.
"Mr. Xia, we're almost there." Russian military officer Gmolovich came to the cabin and said politely to Xia Lei.
Xia Lei nodded his head, "Thank you for your hard work, General Gmolovic."
"We will land at a temporary base east of Aleppo. The base has already prepared a truck for you. You can use it at any time. When we get there, our contract will be completed. " Pausing for a moment, he continued, "Mr. Xia, if you need the pilot and guards to deliver the supplies to Aleppo, that would be another deal. You need to pay the bill again. Do you need this kind of service?"
"No, I'll get someone to drive the truck." Xia Lei said.
"Do you have a crew of pilots and guards?" Gmolovi? looked at Xia Lei with a peculiar expression.
Xia Lei said: "There shouldn't be a lack of pilots among the commoners in Aleppo, as for the guards, I have already declared, anyone who dares to touch Rescue Institute's men and goods will die. I believe that my words will work, moreover, I am a bodyguard myself, so I will be the safest to protect my people and goods. "
Gmolovic shrugged his shoulders. "Well, I hope you're far away."
"General." "We have reached the military base on the eastern outskirts of Aleppo. We are landing."
"Got it." Gmolovic left the cabin.
Xia Lei shifted his gaze onto the window, and through the window, he saw a city. The gray city was in ruins, with huge craters in the ground. Some of the standing buildings were riddled with the marks of shelling and bombings, either missing a wall or with broken supporting pillars, teetering on the verge of collapse.
There were no cars to be seen, no pedestrians to be seen. The first human city at the westernmost end of the ancient Silk Road had been reduced to ruins. It was almost dead.
BOOM!
The sound of an explosion suddenly rang out from a corner of the city. Sitting on the plane, one could even hear the intense explosion. Following which, a black cloud of smoke rose up, taking the shape of a dark and evil mushroom.
A war was going on in this dead city, and no one knew who was fighting. It could be a war between Syrian government forces and armed freedom groups, or it could be a terrorist invasion of a territory controlled by armed freedom groups and government forces, or it could even be a support force from the Western world. God knows the answer, but he has forgotten it.
Xia Lei withdrew his gaze from the window and looked at Yusna and Zaiya who were sitting opposite of him. The two Syrians had clearly heard the explosion as well, and they looked nervous. He smiled and said, "Are you afraid?"
"I'm not afraid." Yusna shook his head.
Zaiya pretended to be brave, "I'm not afraid either."
Xia Lei could see the fear in their eyes, but he did not point it out, "After the plane lands, the Russians will load the supplies onto the trucks, and we will drive one of them into the battle zone. Do you have any familiar places? If you have a suggestion, I'll drive there. "
"You want to drive it yourself?" Yusna's voice.
Xia Lei laughed and said: "Of course, I am someone with a driver's license."
The joke did not relax the two Syrian girls.
Zaiya said nervously: "Mr. Xia, if it's just the three of us passing through the battle area ? Can we succeed? "
Xia Lei said: "Believe me, we will succeed. You haven't answered my question yet. Do you have anything familiar to say? It would be best if a lot of people lived in places like this, and the first batch of supplies would go to places where they need it the most. "
Yusna lightly bit her lips, "I know of a place called White Pearl, where my uncle is. A week ago, my uncle called my father and told him about the situation. He said it was surrounded by terrorists and there were thousands of people there, food and water were scarce, and some people even ? "
It was as if what she wanted to say was too cruel and she could not continue.
Xia Lei replied, "Then let's do it with the white pearl. Maybe you can even meet your uncle."
Yusna said: "That was the last time we contacted him on the phone, and even now, we still haven't called back. Our entire family was worried about him, and we don't know if he's still alive or not."
Zaiya comforted her: "Don't be so pessimistic, your uncle will definitely be fine."
The transport plane landed on the runway, then unloaded and loaded the vehicle.
The first heavy truck was soon filled with supplies, food and water, as well as some commonly used medicine. Xia Lei let Yusna and Zaiya get on the carriage first, and went over to Gmolovici's side.
"General Gmolovic, I hope you will keep your promise and load everything into the truck. I will come back for it." Xia Lei said to Gmolovich.
Mr. Xia, you may rest assured that those Western fellows say that we do not keep our word, but we do keep our word to our friends. I assure you, you will have no shortage of supplies. If someone steals your supplies, I'll run over them with a tank. "
"Then that's it, I'll work with you next time." Xia Lei said.
"Welcome at any time, it's a pleasure to work with you." Gmolovi? and Xia Lei embraced each other.
He, even the Russian government, was happy. This kind of business was more profitable than selling arms and oil. How could he not look forward to the next one?
Xia Lei jumped onto the heavy truck, started the car and left the Russian military base, and then headed towards the Aleppo City.
The setting sun had already sunk into the western horizon, leaving behind a fiery cloud. The afterglow of the setting sun had painted the city of Aleppo with a little gold, giving it a little life.
However, the darkness would soon arrive.
As the truck entered the city, the destroyed remains of cars could be seen everywhere on both sides of the road. There were even highly rotten corpses, and a disgusting stench of corpses could be smelt from far away.
"Let's head that way. I remember the direction." In the front passenger seat, Yusna gave Xia Lei directions. She had been here several times, familiar with the route, but the war had destroyed some of the iconic buildings, and she wasn't sure.
Xia Lei said: "Don't be anxious, think carefully, it's not good to take the wrong path."
Yusna thought for a while, "Hmm, I am sure it is here, that's right, this is the way, about 10 kilometers ahead is where the pearls are located."
Xiaoqian's voice came out from the miniature earplugs, "Master, I've already compared the map from before the battle, the path she pointed to is the right one."
Xia Lei nodded his head and continued to drive the heavy truck forward.
Five kilometers later, Xiaoqian's voice came out from the miniature earplugs, "Master, there are over a dozen tankers driving towards here. From different directions, we are surrounded."
Xia Lei frowned.
"What sign?"
"Black flags, stars and moon." Xiaoqian's voice sounded, "It's a terrorist. The pictures taken by the satellite are very clear, the Russian intelligence shows that this area is also under the control of the terrorists.
"Got it, keep watching." Xia Lei said.
Because of the two Syrian girls, this time Xiaoqian did not act cute and obediently carried out Xia Lei's orders.
"Mr. Xia, who are you talking to?" Yusna asked curiously.
Xia Lei said: "My assistant, but it is not here. It can give us information."
"So that's how it is." "Like in the movies, right?"
Xia Lei nodded.
"Then ?" Yusna suddenly thought of something and asked: "What kind of information did your assistant provide you with?"2
"There are more than a dozen modified pickup trucks heading this way. We are already surrounded by terrorists." Xia Lei said.
"Huh?" Yusna and Zayad were both shocked. Fear occupied their nerves in almost a second, and their faces were devoid of any color.
And also at that moment, two energyetic root s dove into their bodies. They, who were originally under extreme fear, suddenly calmed down. There was no fear, and they were no longer nervous.
To obtain the Desire Energy that came out of fear, to satisfy their desires, and to give them peace and tranquility. From the beginning to the end, Yusna and Zaiya did not sense anything.
Xia Lei said: "Stay in the carriage, don't come out, I will take care of everything."
Zaiya and Yusna woodenly nodded their heads.
Xia Lei opened the car door, but just as he was about to get off, he turned around and said to Yusna: "Yusna, see if there are any weapons in the storage box, I need a weapon."
Only then did Yusna regain her senses, she anxiously opened the box in front of the passenger seat and rummaged through it, after that she took out a rusty blade, "Is this okay?"
Zaiya said: "Yusna, what are you joking about? Do you want Mr. Xia to use this blade to fight terrorists? There's a gun here. "
She did hand over the latest version of the Russian AK-12 assault rifle.
How could there be no guns in a Russian military truck?
Just when Zaiya was thinking that Xia Lei would take the AK-12 assault rifle from her hands, Xia Lei took the rusty blade from his hand.
"The sabre should be more useful." Xia Lei said. He smiled from Zaiya and jumped off the truck.
In front of them, several modified pickup trucks were charging towards them. Black flags were fluttering in the wind.
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