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Chapter 1399 Leaked
Chapter 1400 Leak

Qin Hao's voice was icy, "Right now, this gold mine is our best bargaining chip."

"We must use this as leverage to win a decisive victory."

Upon hearing this, everyone applauded, and then they began to discuss the details.

Aria rested her chin on her hand, staring blankly at Qin Hao, completely engrossed in his gaze, forgetting what he had just said.

With this man around, she has nothing to worry about.

It's great not to use your brain.

The lights in the command center remained bright even late at night.

Half an hour later, Qin Hao stood in front of the 3D geological map and used a stylus to slowly move along the trajectory of borehole number 30, eventually stopping in an undeveloped area to the northwest.

"Everyone, take a look at this place."

There, a vague circular shape is outlined with a red dotted line, representing the predicted area of ​​potential gold deposits.

"This will be a key area of ​​focus for us going forward."

"Yes!"

"Everyone, please disperse. Let's proceed according to the plan."

"Charlie, how's the encrypted drilling going?"

Qin Hao did not turn around, his voice low.

Charlie put down the satellite phone and pondered, "Old Wang has already set off with his men, under the guise of nighttime operations. All participants have signed confidentiality agreements."

"Furthermore, we also screened the identities of these people to ensure that they did not sneak in from elsewhere."

Qin Hao nodded upon hearing this.

Arya pushed open the door and entered, her helmet still covered in fresh mud.

She didn't care about anything else, and quickly walked to Qin Hao's side, spreading a thermal imaging report on the table.

"The Hellfire patrol is only three kilometers away from our new exploration area, and they have already noticed the anomaly."

"If the gold mine issue gets out, they will definitely fight over it. I'm not afraid of these guys, but there are too many wolves and not enough meat right now. Once all parties come together, we will become the target of everyone's attacks."

This is what Arya is worried about now.

Qin Hao's brows furrowed almost imperceptibly.

He turned to Charlie, his eyes darting around, already having devised a plan.

"Here's what we'll do: have Ali's people immediately set up a fake exploration site in the southeast. Make a big fuss and use real equipment."

"At worst, we'll put on a show for them."

"Founding in the east and attacking in the west?"

Charlie grinned, immediately understanding the meaning behind Qin Hao's words.

"I'll do it right away."

Aria glanced at the map and drew a mark on it.

"If the gold vein really extends here,"

She pointed with her slender finger to the boundary bordering the Hellfire Control Zone, offering a reminder.

"We need to prepare our defenses in advance."

"The hyena commando team has already been deployed."

Qin Hao's gaze fell on Ailiya's mud-covered face, and he unconsciously reached out to wipe away a little dirt from her cheek, his tone full of tenderness.

"It's time for you to rest."

Aria paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "Now is not the time to rest. Once news of the gold mine leaks out, Sophia will pounce like a shark smelling blood."

"We've driven this woman to such a desperate situation that we have to be wary of her resorting to desperate measures."

As a woman herself, if Arya were forced into that situation, she would also fight to the death.

"To use a trendy Chinese phrase, it's like, 'I'm going to explode with you.'"

Hearing this, Qin Hao was stunned for a moment, then couldn't help but shake his head and smile, patting Ailiya's little head.

"You really are something... you can't even learn something good."

Aria chuckled, her smile endearingly simple.

Then, Qin Hao withdrew his hand, turned around and walked towards the communication station, saying calmly, "Then let her miss her."

"I've always had a way of dealing with her."

Qin Hao was extremely confident.

Sofia's private plane landed in Lusaka, the capital of Zambia, just as dawn was breaking.

She wrapped her camel-colored trench coat tighter and strode towards the waiting helicopter.

The roar of the propellers seemed to carry an added chill.

But Sofia showed no coldness. She glanced at the sky, slowly closed her eyes, her whole body burning with anger and humiliation.

Having been pushed to this point by Qin Hao and Ailiya, she will die without a burial place if she doesn't do something.

The assistant had to raise his voice to report, "Madam, the Hellfire people say that Qin Hao's exploration team suddenly shifted to the southeast region and has been working through the night."

"They suspect there's something wrong and asked me to report this to you."

"Southeast?" Sophia narrowed her eyes. "Isn't that the direction away from the main cobalt vein?"

The assistant nodded. "They used large drilling equipment; it doesn't look like a spur-of-the-moment operation."

"I think this is an opportunity."

"You still need to tell me?"

Sofia glanced at her.

The temperature in the space dropped to an extreme.

The assistant obediently shut his mouth.

Immediately afterwards, the helicopter took off, and Sofia looked out the window toward the Katanga Plateau.

In the morning light, that vast land resembled a sleeping giant, waiting to awaken.

“Notify London to increase its gold futures positions,” she said suddenly.

“But we just suffered a loss on cobalt prices. If we change course now, we’ll be at a disadvantage,” the assistant said hesitantly.

"Just do as instructed."

Sofia interrupted her assistant and continued in a commanding tone.

"Contact Hellfire again. I want them to attack that exploration site tonight and get test samples of the rock at any cost."

She wanted to know what the test sample of that rock contained.

And whether it's as she suspects.

The assistant's expression changed. "This could trigger a full-blown conflict..."

Sofia sneered, "Do you think we're not in the middle of a conflict right now?"

“You really think that if we do nothing, he will let us go? You’re thinking too simply. We have to rely on ourselves to get to this point.”

That's true. Even if they don't make a move, Qin Hao will.

On the Katanga Plateau, Lao Wang and his exploration team have been working continuously for eighteen hours.

His eyes were bloodshot, yet he was in high spirits.

The latest batch of rock core samples was secretly sent to a mobile laboratory, escorted by armed personnel throughout the process.

But based on the information they currently have, their guess is not false.

"Engineer Wang, look at this!"

The young assistant, suppressing his excitement, handed over the spectrometer.

On the screen, the characteristic peaks of gold are clearly visible, and the mineral pattern discovered this time is exactly the same as that of borehole No. 30.

This is enough to prove one point. Old Wang's hands trembled slightly, somewhat incredulous.

"Continue to advance northwest, drilling a hole every fifty meters."

"We need to determine the total area of ​​this gold mine."

The roar of construction vehicles could be heard in the distance.

Meanwhile, Ali was directing his team to operate ostentatiously in the southeastern region, deliberately creating noise to attract the attention of other forces.

Several drilling rigs started operating simultaneously, and the dust they kicked up looked like golden mist in the setting sun.

Qin Hao and Ailiya stood at a concealed observation point, monitoring everything through binoculars.

"Why hasn't anyone arrived yet after so long? Could our information be wrong?"

Just as Aria finished speaking, the communicator suddenly rang, and her expression changed drastically after hearing the report.

"Charlie said that the Blackstone men crossed the border, at least twenty of them were armed."

"They still fell for it, paying so much attention to me."

Qin Hao's eyes instantly turned as cold as knives. "As expected, they've come."

Although he wasn't surprised, he was very unhappy.

He pressed the communication button and immediately relayed the following instructions.

"Hyena Squad, take note: Northwest District is on Level 1 alert."

"Remember this: anyone who approaches the exploration area, warn them first, then take action."

"receive."

Night fell as dark as ink, and the wind began to howl across the plateau.

The exploration team's lights searched in the darkness, while outside, a major battle was about to begin.

Qin Hao is like an isolated island, and around this island, the roles of hunter and prey are changing.

Arya stayed by his side, protecting him.

On the London Metal Exchange, cobalt prices have begun to rebound after a sharp drop.

Charlie closed out half of his position as instructed by Qin Hao, a move that was immediately noticed by the market.

There was a lot of discussion in the trading hall, with many people speculating that Qin Hao's cash flow might be in trouble.

Otherwise, it should have continued to rebound to the bottom.

Sofia traders took the opportunity to increase their short selling, causing cobalt prices to fall again.

However, they failed to notice that an offshore account was absorbing gold futures contracts.

Meanwhile, at the mouth of the Zambezi River, the Leclerc Group fleet suddenly changed course.

Instead of confronting Old Gert's fleet, they turned towards the high seas.

This unusual behavior immediately alerted old Gert.

"Something's wrong,"

Old Gert frowned on the bridge. "Sophia is not one to give up easily."

He ordered the fleet to remain on high alert and simultaneously connected Arya's satellite phone.

In the dead of night on the Katanga Plateau, a gunshot suddenly shattered the silence.

The Hellfire mercenary commando team launched an attack from three directions simultaneously, with their target being the southeast exploration site.

Ali was prepared, and the team disguised as engineering vehicles immediately launched a counterattack, with the roar of the machinery deafening.

"Good news, they took the bait."

Qin Hao watched the footage transmitted back by the drone in the command center, but his expression didn't reveal any joy.

The Hellfire warriors were clearly determined to win, and their offensive was fierce.

But all of this was part of the plan; the equipment at the southeast exploration site was just a smokescreen.

Real gold exploration is conducted safely in the exact opposite direction.

Aria suddenly pointed to another monitor screen, "Wait, there's movement in the Northwest District."

Infrared imaging shows a team of people sneaking in from the direction of the cliff, their movements professional and covert.

"The people of Blackstone."

Qin Hao immediately recognized the enemy's tactical formation: "They know where the real target is."

He grabbed a weapon and said something terrifying.

"I'll go myself."

Arya grabbed him and immediately refused.

"Too dangerous! Let the hyena squad handle it."

Qin Hao shook his head. "If the news about the gold mine leaks tonight, the global market will be in turmoil tomorrow."

He quickly checked the weapons. "You stay here and take command."

The two exchanged a tender glance, both worried about the other, but knowing that this plan absolutely could not fail.

Arya finally let go, "Come back alive."

Qin Hao curled the corners of his mouth, still sporting that calm smile.

"I will definitely come back for that lifelong promise."

When Qin Hao led the assault team to the Northwest Exploration Area, the Black Stone people had already broken through the outer perimeter cordon.

Through the night vision goggles, the other person's figure moved like a ghost through the mine.

"Let them in; there's no need to fight them to the death here."

Qin Hao whispered the command through the walkie-talkie in his earpiece, "Then close the door and beat the dog."

There was a pre-arranged death trap at the entrance.

What appeared to be an ordinary exploration site was actually ambush by elite snipers.

As the Blackrock mercenaries excitedly rushed toward the drilling equipment, flares suddenly shot into the air, illuminating the entire area as if it were daytime.

Gunfire erupted, but lasted only a short time.

Five minutes later, Blackstone's commando team was completely wiped out.

Qin Hao walked up to the prisoner, tore off his mask, and revealed a familiar face.

"Black Mu?" Qin Hao sneered. "Did Sophia send you here to die?"

Hei Mu spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva, "Her offer is one you can't afford."

Qin Hao crouched down, his voice icy, "How much did she offer for the gold mine?"

Hei Mu's pupils suddenly contracted, clearly not expecting that Qin Hao already knew about the gold mine.

This subtle reaction from the other party confirmed Qin Hao's worst fears: the news had indeed been leaked.

Explosions could be heard in the distance; the fighting continued in the southeast.

Qin Hao stood up and looked in the direction of London; the city center was already quite far away.

When this news leaked out, it meant that the real battlefield was no longer on the Katanga Plateau, but in that trading hall.

It's likely that gold prices will surge the next day, and all his current plans will be thwarted.

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