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Chapter 1439 Crisis of Trust
Chapter 1440 Crisis of Trust

He turned to Qin Hao and said, "I trust you. Send 10 clansmen to supervise. If any problems arise again, I will personally come to you."

Miller's face stiffened, and he turned to leave, but Aria suddenly called out to him.

"Wait, the miner who collapsed was inhaling industrial dust, not blue crystal radiation. We found the dust bag you put in the ventilation shaft."

Miller paused, then quickly jumped into the car and fled.

Kova scratched his head as he watched the miners being taken away for inspection.

“I was too hasty. Tomorrow I will bring 200 people from my tribe to help, and try to reach a mining output of 20 tons.”

Three days later, the atmosphere in the conference room at the Alliance headquarters was unusually heavy.

Van der Sar slammed a newspaper on the table; the headline read, "Blue Crystal Mine in Trust Crisis, Alliance Accused of Deceiving Horde."

"Douglas's father's foundation is lobbying in South Africa, saying that we even cheated the tribes, and the European smelters have already threatened to lower the price! I suggest suspending the construction of the South African branch line and waiting for the storm to pass before resuming.

"no!"

Amo immediately stood up, clutching the transit station's inventory list in his hand.

“Our 500 tons of copper ore have already been transported to the transshipment station. If the branch line stops, the oxidation loss will increase by 3%, resulting in a loss of 150 million US dollars!”

Representatives from several small countries echoed this sentiment, with the Tanzanian representative urgently stating, "We've just increased production using basic technology. If the branch line stops, the copper ore won't be able to be transported out, and all our previous investments will be wasted!"

Before Qin Hao could speak, Marcus's video suddenly came in, with a model of the energy storage chamber of the Tribal Mining School in the background.

The miners were gathered around the model, explaining it to the miners, while energy storage data scrolled across the screen.

"Everyone, a fist-sized piece of blue crystal can supply a village for a month. This technology can increase the value of Alliance blue crystals by 20%, making them much more valuable than the Foundation's 5% share."

Pang Wanshan then pushed open the door and came in, holding the branch line test report in his hand.

“Mr. Van der Sar, I have set up blue crystal purity testing stations every 10 kilometers along the branch line. The blue crystal shipped to South Africa is guaranteed to be 98% pure, with oxidation loss controlled within 1.2%. The 20 tons of blue crystal that were just shipped yesterday had a purity of 98.3% and a loss of 1.1%.”

Qin Hao then pushed forward a new proposal.

"After the South African branch line opens, we will use the blue crystals from the energy storage chamber as collateral. If the purity does not meet the standards, I will compensate $500 million. Copper mines in Ghana will be given priority at the transit station, and the freight will be reduced by another 3%."

Van der Sar calculated the premium gains, and his smile finally softened.

“Okay, I’ll continue to push forward with the branch line and also persuade two other mining companies in South Africa to join the alliance.”

Amo breathed a sigh of relief: "As long as the shipping cost drops by 3% and the loss is 1.2%, we can still make a profit."

Just as the internal issues of the alliance were resolved, Arya's walkie-talkie rang.

Ryan's voice trembled as he spoke from the purification workshop: "Miss Aria, the core filtration device has been sabotaged, and the blue crystal catalyst has been replaced with ordinary metal sheets. We can't purify 50 tons of cobalt ore!"

When Qin Hao and Ailiya arrived at the workshop, the purification machine had already stopped in its original place, and the filter device had been disassembled, revealing the metal sheets inside.

"Sofia's order is due in 3 days. It requires 92% pure cobalt ore. If we can't deliver, we'll have to pay $2000 million."

Ryan was sweating profusely with anxiety.

Aria's phone suddenly popped up with a video request from Sofia, and the International Energy Agency Commissioner Cohen was also on the screen.

“Ms. Aria, our European clients say that our cobalt mine uses energy storage blue crystals that pose a radiation hazard, and Commissioner Cohen wants to reassess the project!”

Sofia's voice trembled with tears: "I recommended three European companies to cooperate with you. If this falls through, no one will dare to cooperate with us."

"It's not a radiation issue."

Qin Hao asked Alibaba to retrieve the workshop surveillance footage, and soon a person wearing an Alliance technician's uniform appeared on the screen.

This person secretly replaced the filter; he was Miller's subordinate.

“Commissioner Cohen, we will provide evidence that the Foundation sabotaged the equipment, proving that they spread rumors.”

Arya squatted in front of the filtration device and suddenly looked up.

"We need to use 98% pure blue crystal from the energy storage chamber as the core; ordinary metal sheets won't work."

She immediately took Ryan to the original mine, extracted 10 kilograms of high-purity blue crystals from the energy storage chamber, and welded a new filtration device overnight.

The next morning, the purification machine was restarted, and the testing instrument showed that the cobalt ore purity was 93%, far exceeding Sofia's requirements.

Cohen also issued a statement clarifying that Blue Crystal energy storage has no radiation hazards, and three European companies signed cooperation agreements with the alliance on the spot.

Sofia breathed a sigh of relief: "I've established a Blue Crystal Energy promotion center in Europe to help you open up the European market."

In the archives of the old experimental base, Old Wang was cleaning a rusty iron cabinet with a brush. Inside were the complete records of the 1995 experiment.

He suddenly exclaimed, "President Qin, look! The sponsor is Old John Douglas, Douglas's father!"

The handwriting in the record is yellowed but still clear: "In October 1995, the energy storage cavity was discovered. Old John demanded exclusive control of the technology, deliberately increased the blue crystal radiation dose, caused miners to mutate, and forced the experiment to be terminated."

Qin Hao took the records to Karu, who flipped to the list of mutated miners and suddenly his eyes turned red.

“This is my uncle! Back then, he said there was a problem with the experiment, and old John sent people to threaten him. Then he disappeared.”

In the Interpol interrogation room, Miller looked at the records and finally confessed.

"Old John has a $10 billion special fund in Switzerland that he wants to acquire a mining company in the Democratic Republic of Congo, get primary ore at a low price, and monopolize energy storage technology."

Qin Hao handed over the experimental records, Miller's confession, and Karu's testimony to Cohen, who immediately contacted Interpol.

"Freeze all accounts of the Old John Foundation and launch a joint investigation!"

He added, "The International Energy Agency would recommend Blue Crystal Energy as a global benchmark for clean energy."

In front of the sand table at the alliance headquarters, Qin Hao pointed to the model of the South African branch line.

"Ailiya's energy storage equipment went into mass production, Pang Wanshan added three Blue Crystal security checkpoints on the branch line and joined forces with the Zulu tribe for armed patrols. Karu sent 50 tribesmen to guard the energy storage chamber, and Charlie froze the foundation's three accounts in the Black Continent."

Just then, Qin Hao's phone rang, and the caller ID showed an anonymous caller.

As soon as the call connected, Old John's voice came through, sinister and cold: "Qin Hao, I've contacted the Zambian anti-government forces. If you don't give up the primary mine, they will blow up the logistics branch line."

Qin Hao held his phone, his eyes calm.

"You think you can win like this?"

He hung up the phone and said to Ali, "Take the Hyena Commando to the outpost to set up defenses, then contact the Zambian government army and promise to donate 100 armored vehicles so that they can clear out the anti-government forces."

Arya, holding a sample of the new energy storage device, walked to Qin Hao's side. "Once we deal with Old John, this device will allow all the villages in Black Continent to use Blue Crystal Energy."

Qin Hao looked at the Clean Mining Alliance flag on the sand table, a cold smile curving his lips.

"Yes, but before that, old John needs to know what it means to reap what you sow."

After saying that, he picked up the walkie-talkie on the table and pressed the call button. His voice was so calm and steady that it was impossible to detect any emotion.

"Ali, you take the Hyena Commando and take the Zulu tribe's back path to set up defenses behind the branch line. Don't confront the anti-government forces head-on. Wait for the Zambian government forces to arrive before launching a pincer attack."

"Roger that!"

The roar of an off-road vehicle starting up came from the other end of the walkie-talkie, and Ali's voice was urgent but not flustered.

“We are now 20 kilometers away from the primary mine, and we will reach the Zulu border in half an hour.”

Ailiya had already accessed Pang Wanshan's backup communication code, and when the video call connected, the image on the screen was shaking violently.

Pang Wanshan huddled behind the metal door of the Blue Crystal moisture-proof warehouse, his left arm bleeding, but he tightly clutched a mineral bag to his chest.

"Miss Aria, the transit station is under siege! At least fifty people, with rocket launchers, and two hundred meters of railway tracks have been blown up!"

"The warehouse's metal door can withstand 7.62mm bullets. Press the smoke button on the wall and don't let them get close to Blue Crystal."

Aria swiped her finger across the warehouse layout diagram on the screen.

"The ventilation shaft in the southeast corner leads to the Zulu tribe. Kowa is leading his people this way; they should arrive in twenty minutes at most."

Pang Wanshan fumbled for the red button on the wall, and white smoke instantly rose into the warehouse. The angry curses of the armed men could be heard from outside the screen.

"Damn it! Trying to escape by releasing smoke?"

Pang Wanshan leaned against the door, listening to the sound of bullets hitting metal, and laughed instead.

"Fortunately, President Qin had the warehouse use thickened alloy, so the 98% pure blue crystal was not damaged at all."

At 4:20 a.m., a convoy of armored vehicles belonging to the Zambian government forces appeared at the end of the branch line.

General Camacho, who was in charge, opened the car door, holding the side map sent by Qin Hao in his hand, and said into the walkie-talkie: "Mr. Qin, 100 armored vehicles have been delivered to your camp. We will now help you wipe out these scum!"

The heavy machine guns on the armored vehicles opened fire first, and bullets swept across the militants' positions, instantly destroying the rocket launchers that had just been set up.

Ali's commando team then circled around to the rear from a path through the Zulu tribe, and the Hyena team members, holding tranquilizer guns, accurately shot two militants who were reloading in the shoulder.

The Zulu militants from Nkosi also rushed up. They were barefoot on the grass, with spears and modern rifles mixed together, but they knew the terrain better than the militants. In a few sprints, they forced their way to the outer perimeter of the transit station.

Under attack from three sides, more than half of the militants were killed or wounded, and the rest fled towards the Zambian border.

When Pang Wanshan came out of the warehouse, he had tied a strip of cloth around his bleeding left arm, but he threw the ore bag to the team members next to him.

"Quickly check the blue crystals; the delivery to South Africa cannot be delayed any longer."

Ali bent down and picked up a bullet dropped by an armed man. The cartridge case had a special pattern engraved on it. He handed it to Qin Hao.

"Boss, this is a specially made armor-piercing bullet, exactly the same as the bullet used in the 1995 experimental miner disappearance case."

Qin Hao held the bullet in his hand, his fingertips able to feel the cold, metallic edges.

"Old John is indeed involved in what happened back then."

Camacho then walked over and lowered his voice.

“We investigated the militants’ financial flows, which came from offshore accounts in Europe, and the account holder was Old John’s Blue Crystal Research Foundation.”

At the emergency meeting at the Alliance headquarters three days later, the atmosphere was even more oppressive than when the side mission was bombed.

Van der Sar slammed a deduction notice on the table, the edges of the paper crumpled from his grip.

"The branch line was delayed by two days, and the European smelter withheld 5% of the payment, which is $150 million! If there are any more problems, the South African mining company will suffer losses."

Amo sighed as the tablet screen displayed the copper mine inventory at the transit station.

"The 500-ton copper ore from Ghana has been stuck for three days, and the oxidation loss is almost 2%. If it continues to drag on, we won't even be able to recover the costs. When will Mr. Pang's branch line be fully repaired?"

The Tanzanian representative also became anxious.

"We just signed a copper mining agreement with a local tribe. If there are continued transportation problems, the tribe will terminate the cooperation!"

Before Qin Hao could speak, Marcus's video suddenly popped up on the meeting screen.

Behind him were fifty trucks painted with tribal totems, and miners were loading copper ore onto the trucks, with the Alliance logo printed on the packaging bags.

“Amo, I’ll send a tribal truck to help you transport it. We’ll take the Zulu tribe’s back roads and bypass the damaged branch line. It will arrive at Rotterdam Port within three days.”

Marcus paused, then added with a smile.

"We only charge 80% of the market price for transportation. Our tribe guarantees the quality; if it gets lost, I'll compensate you."

Amo's eyes lit up and he immediately nodded.

"Great! I'll arrange for people to unload the copper ore right now!"

Aria then pushed over a European price list, the numbers on the screen particularly eye-catching.

“Mr. Van der Sar, Blue Crystal energy storage equipment commands a 30% premium in Europe, earning $200 more per unit than traditional batteries. If the South African company participates in production, it can get a 15% profit per unit, which is three times more than the 5% deducted by the smelter.”

Qin Hao added, "After the branch line is repaired, we will use the blue crystals in the energy storage chamber as a guarantee for transportation. If there is any further delay, the alliance will compensate for double the losses."

Van der Sar stared at the profit calculated on the price list, tapping his fingers on the table.

“Okay, I’ll have the factory in South Africa prepare the production line. Two other mining companies will also join, but the blue crystal purity of the energy storage equipment must be guaranteed to be 98%.”

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