Reborn as the Darling of the Delta

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"Everyone get on the bus. Terry, you'll have to work hard this time too."

"Well, leave it to me."

All the GTI members got into a troop carrier, and Terry stepped on the gas, signaling the start of the operation for GTI.

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"Doctor, we'll reach our destination in 10 minutes."

Now the puppet leader, Black Hawk approached Rometheus, who was humming a song, and reported that the Blue Hawk helicopter was the fastest of all armed helicopters. Naturally, Rometheus had only been airborne for a short time when he was about to reach his destination.

"Oh? So soon? It's still early. Oh dear, we're early. You guys just need to fly the plane around this radar station, okay? Call me if anything happens!"

After Rometheus finished speaking, he conjured a blanket from somewhere, flattened the spot, and lay down to sleep there.

This is also thanks to the Blue Eagle helicopter's excellent sound insulation technology. Although some noise is unavoidable, once you somehow manage to pull out a pair of earmuffs, like Rometheus, there will be virtually no noise entering your head.

"Ah, slacking off at work is the best thing ever. Zoya has been doing scientific research for so many years and she still doesn't understand this, but I've understood it after only one year in Hafk. It seems that I really have to be the best in this regard. I'm a genius without a doubt."

After gloating for a bit, Rometheus happily lay down in his seat and started slacking off. In his opinion, being assigned to manage the site with the Blue Eagle helicopter was just a bluff; he could just relax and take a couple of laps in the air.

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"Men, once we pull this off, we'll be the richest men in Asara! Our mission is to steal that damned Mandel brick. Do you have the guts?"

Reis stood atop a jeep, shouting at the top of his lungs, and the Asara soldiers beneath him seemed to be infected by his fervor, responding with equally loud shouts:

"Yes! Grab that damned Mandel brick!!!"

Seeing that the atmosphere had heated up considerably, Reis nodded in satisfaction. These were his soldiers. Although they weren't very disciplined normally, when it came to risking their lives, few soldiers on this land could compare to his.

Reis's soldier: That's right, after all, following Lord Reis, getting beaten up really hurts, but the rewards are really plentiful!

Under such a distorted system, the strong receive far more resources than the weak. So, without Reiss's knowledge, many people who were not valued and could not even maintain a normal life had already secretly formed groups to seek refuge with Said.

"Alright! You're all my men now. It's getting late, boys, let's follow your Grandpa Reis and secure this victory!!!"

"Set off!!!"

Chapter 118 Press Conference (3)

It wasn't just these people with ulterior motives who started taking action; Asara Airport was also quite lively today, with many journalists arriving by plane to obtain firsthand information.

A group of reporters and photographers carrying large bags and small packages also left the airport and boarded buses specially prepared for them by the Hafk Group to head to the radar station in Longbow Valley.

“Ms. Demouran, reporters and photographers will be on the scene soon, and the trucks transporting Mandel bricks will arrive in about 2 minutes.”

Demulan set up his M700 and lay down at the spot where he had met Zhang Hao that day. He watched as the staff managing the venue began to enter one after another. Audrey, as the host of the event, also arrived at the venue in a Lexus LM, wearing a black suit.

A short while later, the truck transporting the Mandel bricks arrived at the gate under the protection of several other vehicles. A large number of soldiers stood guard on the side, and Audrey came out and personally took the briefcase containing the Mandel bricks inside.

As for the fact that it was originally supposed to be Rometheus's job? At the time, Rometheus, citing his social anxiety, directly pushed it to Audrey, and Audrey, thinking that she could also do something behind the scenes, agreed.

"Hey, Demulan, where are you right now?"

At this moment, Audrey also connected to Demoulan's communication network and inquired.

"You don't need to know my location. All I need to tell you is that I can locate you now and ensure your safety."

After speaking, Demulan fell silent. She didn't know why, but she never had a good impression of Audrey. There was an indescribable feeling about her, unlike Robert's. Demulan's feelings were pure disdain.

"Okay, I'm leaving my safety in your hands, Demulan. Robert should be arriving soon with those reporters too!"

Seeing that no one was paying attention to her, Audrey could only shrug helplessly, turn around and take the Mandel bricks inside to set them up.

Regarding Audrey, Desmoulins said that even he couldn't see through this woman. She was a woman who seemed to have no powerful connections, yet she was able to climb to this position in just a few years.

Undeniably, Desmoulins herself did believe that Audrey was far more intelligent than Robert, but could she have achieved her current position simply by using her brain...?

And recently, she's started acting strangely, taking the initiative to be friendly to me, and even casually asking me what I think about the current situation of the Hafk Group during our conversations.

As a seasoned office veteran, Demulan naturally wouldn't say much to her. Even if her mind worked quickly, Demulan would only say that compared to his 30+ years of experience, she was still a bit lacking.

Intuition told Desmoulin that it was absolutely right not to get involved with Audrey, so despite Audrey's constant attempts to be friendly, Desmoulin maintained a lukewarm attitude.

As they were thinking, a bus with the words "Welcome to Hafk" printed on it slowly arrived at the scene. Robert, whom Demulan disliked to the extreme, was acting like a gentleman, helping the reporters unload their large and heavy photography and live broadcast equipment from the bus, and then calling over several Hafk soldiers to carry it inside and find a good spot for it.

"Thank you, Mr. Robert. You're such a kind person. Here's my business card. If you need any help, feel free to contact me. Our news agency is quite well-known around the world."

A scantily clad female reporter gazed seductively at the "gentleman" before her. His aristocratic air captivated her, the one who had risen to power through his body. Handsome, wealthy, and so gentlemanly, Robert's image grew ever more imposing in her mind.

"Um, after the press conference, could I invite you to dinner?"

The female reporter tossed her hair, gave Robert a flirtatious wink, and asked, thinking that if she could please this handsome guy today, she wouldn't lose out. Besides, he seemed to have mentioned being a high-ranking executive at the Hafk Group; what if he really had his eye on her...?

Robert looked at the woman in front of him and immediately knew her background. He knew that at banquets, many women with ulterior motives would approach him. Although he felt disgusted, he couldn't say anything unpleasant now. Suppressing his impatience, he replied politely:

"Oh, beautiful lady, I am truly honored, but there are still many things to finish up, so I may have to disappoint you this time. But it's alright, here is my business card. I will definitely come to see you next time I have time and treat you to a meal to make amends, how about that?"

"Oh! It's nothing, it's nothing. You're such a dedicated man, I'm truly honored."

This female reporter was completely smitten with Robert. She knew she had plenty of admirers around her, but she looked down on all the ugly ducklings and rich kids who relied on their family's wealth.

Robert: I guess I'm also a rich kid who lives off my family's wealth. (●ˇ?ˇ●)

Demulan lay on top, watching quietly. Since Robert hadn't joined the communication, Demulan didn't know what they were discussing below. But seeing the woman's seductive eyes, Demulan could only conclude that Robert was indeed no good, not even as good as his future son-in-law.

Zhang Hao and Said also witnessed the scene from the other side. Zhang Hao remarked that from a distance, his Roy didn't seem too bad off, but when other factors were taken into account, Roy looked so sleazy compared to this guy.

Said watched as the numerous reporters disembarked from the bus. At that moment, he began to think about how to turn his dam and the surrounding area into a tourist destination, just as Xiao Hao had suggested. He even considered kidnapping all the people on the bus and taking them to the dam for a trip.

"Uncle Shenlan, I saw a lot of reporters go into the venue."

"Okay, I understand. Don't worry, we'll keep an eye on things when we rush in. Besides, we don't want any casualties if we can get the Mandel Brick without getting hurt."

After Zhang Hao and Shen Lan discussed the situation inside the venue, they continued to observe. At this moment, Said spoke up from the side:

"Xiao Hao! Look, isn't that the Mandel brick you guys were trying to steal?"

Zhang Hao quickly looked over and saw two soldiers pushing out a glass display case in front of the noisy reporters. Audrey followed behind, and after checking the time, she addressed the reporters:

"Thank you all for coming to the launch event of our Hafk Company's Mandel Brick. Now that it's time, I hereby declare the launch event officially open!"

Chapter 119 Frozen Hands (1)

In the following time, Audrey began to introduce the Mandel bricks that were now displayed in the showcase to the world via live broadcast.

"Now, I'd like to introduce to our friends around the world watching this live broadcast what's displayed in this glass case: Mandel bricks developed by our Hafk company. As for what they are, I'll reveal it to you shortly."

After Audrey smiled at the camera, she began to introduce the Mandel brick, which had attracted the attention of various factions.

"You can think of it this way: it's like a chip in a supercomputer, capable of bringing computing power to research and development and other fields that is beyond our current imagination. Just this one Mandel Brick can transform Asara, a poor and backward country, into a technologically advanced and powerful nation!"

On stage, Audrey passionately recounted that this product embodies countless technological advancements of the Hafk Group, and can be described as a product that transcends time.

"Moreover, it also contains some of the technological products of our Hafk Group. This thing that can change the fate of the country is the result of countless days and nights of hard work by countless researchers of our Hafk Group!"

To be honest, if Audrey hadn't been in a high position and knew that although there was only one Mandel brick, it was merely a civilian version, her collaboration with Reese wouldn't have led to the later incident of framing Robert.

"Next, I will take this valuable Mandel brick out of the display case for everyone to take photos and ask questions. Please maintain the current order and do not push!"

After Audrey finished speaking, she took out the Mandel brick from the cabinet in front of a group of cameras, and the Mandel brick, which was radiating golden light, was exposed to the world.

"Uncle Deep Blue, that female host has brought out the Mandel brick."

Seeing this, Zhang Hao quickly reported to Shenlan that now was undoubtedly the best time to go in and seize the Mandel bricks. With all the reporters gathered around, the tanks parked outside probably wouldn't fire directly into the area.

Tank: Looks like I've been underestimated by some brats. Let's talk to my cannon!

"Alright, is everyone ready? Let's get started!"

After Shenlan finished speaking, everyone started to take action.

Mai Xiaowen immediately pulled out a signal decryptor and began probing. After obtaining the information, she said to Shen Lan:

"The main firepower is distributed outside, with a full squad on each side inside. The main threat is the two tanks outside the door, and we don't know where they might deploy snipers."

"Wait, Deep Blue, look what's that?"

Uluru suddenly interrupted their conversation, pointing to a small black dot in the sky and asking a question.

"Let me see, it's...it's a helicopter!"

Zhang Hao heard what Uluru said in his earpiece and immediately looked up at the sky. Because Rometheus had ordered the plane to be raised quite high, even Zhang Hao hadn't noticed the helicopter in the sky at first.

"Based on the configuration that Uncle Uluru told me, it should still be an armed helicopter."

After listening to Zhang Hao's report, Shen Lan's expression changed drastically. If it were just tanks, it would be fine, as he had two specialists who could destroy tanks. But now that armed helicopters had appeared, things were in trouble.

"Terry, did you bring Stinger?"

Uluru turned to Terry and asked.

"You did bring it, but at this altitude, the Stinger can't lock onto the target at all. I'm afraid even your loitering munitions will explode before they even reach the helicopter."

Terry also looked troubled and said, "How could an ordinary helicopter fly that high? It seems that even if we blow up the tanks first, we probably won't have enough firepower to deal with this armed helicopter."

"Deep Blue, what do we do now?"

Red Wolf leaned closer and asked, "Although Deep Blue had told them before that this operation should be treated as a test, since everyone had initially thought that the Hafk Group would have a lot of security measures for this press conference, we didn't expect it to be this tricky."

"Don't rush, let me think about it first."

Deep Blue was also deep in thought for a moment. If they were to directly seize it, the probability of success would be quite high, but doing so would definitely cause casualties on their side, which was the last thing Deep Blue wanted to see.

"boom!!!"

"boom!!!"

Just as Deep Blue and the others fell silent, the ground beneath the doors and some of the Hafk soldiers suddenly exploded, sending two tanks flying into the air in an instant.

Chaos erupted outside the radar station in an instant. After a brief moment of surprise, Demulan quickly took over command from Mary.

"Hafk's remaining security personnel, please calm down quickly and protect the innocent people inside the venue. There has been a surprise attack outside the venue. Two tanks have been destroyed. The enemy is very likely to storm the venue. You two calm down the reporters. Audrey and Robert, you two take Mandel Brick and start retreating immediately. There is a spare car behind you. Take Mandel Brick back to my space base as soon as possible."

Inside the stadium, chaos reigned. When the two tanks exploded outside the main gate, the entire stadium shook violently, and many reporters were so frightened that they crouched down on the ground with their heads in their hands.

Meanwhile, security personnel from two teams inside the gate appeared promptly, began to calm and disperse the people, and started preparing to retreat from the side.

But just then, the door was blasted open with a bang by a rocket, and then three or four smoke grenades completely blocked the view inside and outside.

This caused panic among many reporters and photographers. After all, who would be willing to throw their lives away so easily? Everyone tried to escape to the side as quickly as possible, but the door was only so big, and the first person to get out was shot dead in an instant. This caused the reporters who hadn't had time to get out to shrink back in, and chaos ensued inside.

Seeing this, Audrey guessed that Reese was going to steal the Mandel brick, so she threw the very precious Mandel brick on the table and ran towards the back door.

"Hahahaha, hello heaven, hello hell, hello Asara, I am Asara's most powerful man—Reis!"

With a burst of hysterical laughter that could scare a child to tears, and nonsensical words, the protagonist, Reese, makes his dazzling entrance!

"You all better behave and I'll let you off if I'm in a good mood, understand?"

As Reese spoke, he walked toward the Mandel that Audrey had placed in a prominent position on the table.

Chapter 120 Frozen Hands (2)

"Audrey! Audrey! Did you get the Mandel Brick? Hey!"

Demulan called out into his headset. Just now, the entrance to the radar station had been suddenly blocked by several smoke grenades, and he had lost all control of the view inside. Remembering that there were valuable Mandel bricks inside, Demulan quickly contacted Audrey.

"Audrey just ran away! Damn, some big black guy with sunglasses stole the Mandel brick!"

At this moment, Robert's slightly panicked voice came through Demulan's earpiece. To be honest, he was thinking of running away at the time. In his opinion, he, as a senior executive of the Hafk Group, was more important than this Mandel brick!

Especially after seeing Audrey throw down the brick and retreat quickly after those people rushed in, Robert also wanted to follow her to escape. However, just as he was about to follow Audrey, several of Reis's men started killing a few panicked people who were trying to escape.

When they saw that these people were capable of attacking even ordinary people, they dared not continue shouting and were driven by several soldiers to a place where they were surrounded in a circle.

Robert could only continue to hide in the corner, praying that these demons would not find him.

"Robert, briefly tell me about the enemy situation inside, and we'll launch an immediate raid to rescue you."

After hearing this, Robert peeked out a little, then withdrew and whispered:

"You have to come and save me quickly! They're a bunch of devils! The leader is at the place where Audrey gave her speech, and there are a few people standing at the door. The others are guarding the remaining doors of this radar station. Nobody can get out of here now!"

“Okay, I understand, Mr. Robert. Please remain calm. I have already informed all the remaining soldiers of your situation. We will make the breakthrough in a few minutes.”

"Hello? Can you hear me? Should we provide air support? Of course, if I intervene, I can't guarantee the safety of the hostages inside. What do you think, Ms. Demuren?"