Chapter 1 The Original Plan

Three hours later, Li Tianran and Tang Su left the small building where they were hiding and headed towards the mountains far away from the town.

This was the escape route he had originally planned.

At the same time, he used the satellite phone to notify the other party of the specific location for the transaction.

Previously, they had only agreed to trade in Wadi City, without specifying a specific location. After Li Tianran made this call, the other party seemed a little resistant, but after some negotiation, they agreed.

……

Li Tianran stood at the foot of a mountain.

This place used to be a mining area, rich in jade and coal, but due to long-term excavation, all the reserves here were depleted, and the mining area had long been abandoned.

However, the area was still relatively open, enough to accommodate some large equipment.

Li Tianran took out several large pieces of equipment from the system backpack, and then waited for the other party to arrive.

Soon, the agreed time arrived.

At the end of the road in the distance, the ferocious roar of a diesel engine sounded, black smoke billowed, and dust filled the air.

A convoy of more than a dozen pickup trucks sped towards them.

These pickup trucks were all camouflage-colored, with more than a dozen fully armed soldiers standing in the back of each truck. At the rear of the convoy, there were two A55 combat assault vehicles, with twelve shiny cannon muzzles and steel plates as thick as thirteen millimeters on the vehicles. The tires and glass were also heavily protected, making them look like mobile fortresses!

The convoy stopped in front of the open mining area, and the soldiers kept jumping down.

Li Tianran roughly calculated that there were about a hundred people, and their weapons were not very advanced. Except for the two A55 assault vehicles, they basically posed no threat to him.

After the soldiers got out of the vehicles, they coldly sized up Li Tianran, who was a dozen meters away.

*Clatter!*

The door of the leading off-road vehicle opened, and a middle-aged man in a fleece-lined windbreaker stepped out. He wore gold-rimmed glasses, had fair skin, and was completely different from the dark-skinned, chapped soldiers beside him. The smile on his face was also more cunning.

As soon as he got out of the car, he saw Li Tianran in the distance, then picked up the satellite phone in his hand and dialed.

Li Tianran raised the phone in his hand and waved it, indicating that the other party had not mistaken him.

A series of data quickly appeared before Li Tianran's eyes.

"Wu Dengyong

Male

42 years old

Burmese Chinese

Occupation: Dark web professional agent"

After seeing this data, Li Tianran calmly walked forward.

At least on this point, the other party had not lied to him.

"Hello! Hello! Nice to meet you! My friend!" Wu Dengyong waved and walked over with exaggerated expressions and gestures. He reached out and shook hands with Li Tianran, and then said with a smile, "I didn't expect the client involved in such a huge transaction to be so young!"

Myanmar is adjacent to Yanhuang, and before the Cataclysm, many Yanhuang businessmen traded in Myanmar, so most Burmese people are proficient in Yanhuang language.

Li Tianran glanced at the other party expressionlessly, and then, without much small talk, said, "Where's the goods I want?"

"Hehe, you're too impatient..." Wu Dengyong did not directly answer Li Tianran's question, but said, "Before starting the transaction, let me introduce the identity of your trading partner, this is a necessary procedure."

Li Tianran put his hands in his pockets and said, "Hurry up."

"The person trading with you is General Cai Feng of Wadi City. He owns a regular army of twelve thousand men and is the undisputed emperor of Wadi City. He has conducted many arms transactions on the dark web, and his credibility is absolutely no problem..." Wu Dengyong said with a professional smile on his face, "Although this is not General Cai Feng's territory, he still chose to trade with you here without any hesitation, which is enough to prove his strength and sincerity."

A regular army of twelve thousand men?

A smile appeared on the corner of Li Tianran's mouth.

There must be some exaggeration in this. In this small city, whose total population in the past was probably less than one million, excluding those who died due to the world's cataclysm, the current total population of the city is probably less than 300,000.

Moreover, among these 300,000 people, the old, weak, sick and disabled account for more than 90%.

Because there are three warlords coexisting in this small city, and they are constantly fighting, the loss of young and middle-aged soldiers is huge, and the population aging is very serious.

Therefore, Li Tianran speculated that it would be good if these warlords had six thousand men!

The number of twelve thousand men is probably the result of them grabbing all the men from sixty years old to over twelve years old and stuffing them into the army to make up the numbers.

"I'm not interested in the strength of the trading partner," Li Tianran said without any emotion in his voice. "I just want my goods."

"Hehe, okay." Wu Dengyong nodded, then pointed to the two A55 combat vehicles parked in the distance and said, "Of the three items you wanted, we only brought the armored vehicles, because this place belongs to another General, Min Deng. Although General Cai Feng is not afraid of him, he doesn't want to start a war publicly for the time being."

"Armed helicopters entering this area will be considered a provocation by the other side and may trigger a war, so I'm afraid you'll have to leave with us and go to General Cai Feng's territory. The goods you want are ready." As Wu Dengyong spoke, he looked around, seemingly curious, and asked, "But I don't understand, how are you going to get these pieces of equipment away? I don't see that you have any heavy-duty trucks."

There were several pieces of heavy equipment placed on the distant mining area, but no transport vehicles were seen, which made Wu Dengyong very puzzled.

How did Li Tianran transport these pieces of equipment, which weigh dozens of tons at every turn?

Moreover, facing this kind of transaction, Li Tianran dared to come alone!

Could it be that Li Tianran also has the support of warlords in the local area?

A thought suddenly flashed through Wu Dengyong's mind: could it be that Li Tianran is a member of General Min Deng? That's why he chose the transaction location here?

General Cai Feng is Wu Dengyong's partner.

Wu Dengyong originally wanted to swallow Li Tianran and then resell the equipment to Cai Feng, but after Wu Dengyong's careful consideration, he felt that he might not be able to swallow a character who could easily take out such a large sum of money. So he told Cai Feng about this matter, and the two hit it off, preparing to devour Li Tianran together, and then divide the profits three to seven!

Although Wu Dengyong felt very sorry for this 70% profit, his mind was still clear. Although he also had some influence in the local area, he could not compare with Cai Feng.

Only by relying on Cai Feng's power could he be foolproof!

But at this time, Wu Dengyong felt a little uneasy.

This is General Min Deng's territory. If Li Tianran is really Min Deng's man, then if he and Cai Feng swallow him in one bite, will it cause a war?

"I've already compromised by agreeing to trade outside the border. I won't change the transaction location again." Li Tianran pointed to the heavy equipment he had piled up in the distance and said softly, "I don't care what method you use to transport the goods over here. In short, if I don't see the goods within half an hour, I'll take my equipment and look for the next trader."

Seeing that Li Tianran's attitude was firm, Wu Dengyong was silent for a moment before saying, "I'll make a call."

He turned and walked towards the off-road vehicle, took out his satellite phone, and dialed Cai Feng's number.

"General Cai Feng, I've met the trader, but he refuses to move the transaction point... This is Min Deng's territory. If we act directly, will it attract Min Deng?"

"And most importantly, I only saw a part of the other party's equipment, not all of it. Obviously, he doesn't completely trust us. The rest of the equipment may have been hidden by him long ago..."

Wu Dengyong told Cai Feng his concerns and doubts.

A middle-aged man's voice was hoarse as he asked, "You said there's only one person? You suspect he's Min Deng's subordinate setting a trap for us?"

"Yes," Wu Dengyong replied.

"Did you see those pieces of equipment? Those pieces of equipment placed there... How much are they worth?" Cai Feng asked.

"There are at least eight pieces of equipment here. I roughly calculated that their value can be equal to five tons of gold... All of them are brand new," Wu Dengyong murmured in a low voice.

The other end of the phone was silent for a long time, and the middle-aged man's voice suddenly became overbearing:

"Damn it! At the price of five tons of gold, not to mention Min Deng, even if La.den is resurrected, I dare to kill him!" Cai Feng roared in a low voice: "Kill the person, bring back the equipment! I'll personally lead the troops over there. If Min Deng dares to move, I'll go to war with him!"

"The price of five tons of gold is enough for me to start a war!"