Chapter 1506: Chapter 1558: Dubai Airport Kidnapping Incident
The airplane flew over layers of desert, oases, and cities. In half an hour, it would land at Dubai International Airport, UAE. The people on the plane began to awaken. Flying from Japan to Dubai covered over six thousand kilometers and took almost eight hours.
The wealthy Prince Sashar smiled and invited Li Yifei to visit his estate after getting off the plane. Li Yifei’s heart was moved as he said, "Would it be a bother?"
"Haha, how could it be? It’s just a visit, a meal, and some fun. I find you agreeable, so it wouldn’t be a bother," Prince Sashar laughed aloud.
Li Yifei said, "Then I must trouble His Highness the Prince."
Ordinarily, Li Yifei would never make such a casual decision, but this time he was in Dubai and didn’t know where to start. Getting acquainted with a local might be beneficial.
Beside him, Wu Shuwei slightly frowned. After Li Yifei finished speaking, she reminded him in Chinese, "Mr. Li, Dubai is not as good as one might imagine, and the people of Dubai aren’t that friendly."
This reminder was already very direct. Li Yifei was taken aback for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Thank you for your goodwill. I didn’t have any purpose in coming here; since someone invited me, why not? Besides, I’m a man—would they covet my looks?"
Wu Shuwei’s mouth twitched slightly, her brows relaxed. Li Yifei’s attitude made her somewhat displeased, so she decided not to say anything more.
"But still, thank you for your reminder," Li Yifei added when he saw Wu Shuwei turn her head, "Also, Islamic countries don’t hold women in high respect. You should be more careful on your own."
Without turning her head, Wu Shuwei said, "Thank you for your reminder, but I’ve been living in Dubai for more than two years and have never encountered danger."
"Ha, that’s good. I’m not cursing you, just reminding you," Li Yifei said.
The conversation between the two ended there. Wu Shuwei lost her curiosity, feeling that what she had thought before was all in her imagination. The fellow Huaxia person beside her spoke in a way that made her feel awkward.
Prince Sashar, listening to the two conversing in Chinese, asked what they were talking about.
Li Yifei shook his head and smiled, saying, "Nothing much, the lady was introducing me to Dubai’s cuisine."
"Oh? Haha, Dubai cuisine is world cuisine. Here, you can taste the delicacies from anywhere in the world."
"Looking forward to it."
The plane slowly landed on the runway at Dubai International Airport and, after stopping, the passengers began to queue to exit the plane.
Wu Shuwei walked in front, followed by Li Yifei, Prince Sashar, and his two beautiful companions. The Japanese person stayed at the back, worried about being hit again after the earlier altercation. Now that he was off the plane, he was even more concerned about his safety.
After all, this was Dubai, and the person opposite was a prince. If the prince decided to deal with him, wouldn’t he be in big trouble?
Thus, he lingered at the rear, even dawdling until he was the last to disembark.
Watching Li Yifei and the Huaxia woman from afar, a look of resentment flashed in the Japanese person’s eyes. He thought to himself, don’t let me run into you again, or I will definitely find someone to deal with you.
There’s a joke circulating in the Middle East that on this land, all East Asians have relatively low status, but the status of Huaxia people is definitely the highest. Therefore, when Japanese or Koreans encounter trouble here, they habitually claim to be Huaxia people, which often helps them avoid problems.
This joke has some basis. Not to mention other things, take the missions Li Yifei participated in as an example. Most involved rescuing and eliminating terrorists, and the prowess and efficiency demonstrated by Huaxia forces are recognized in the Middle East.
A few years ago, a terrorist group kidnapped employees from multiple countries, mostly East Asians, including employees from Huaxia. The entire international community was in an uproar. Japan and Korea issued statements condemning the terrorists, but the terrorists weren’t afraid. They didn’t release the hostages without payment and would kill them if there was no payment.
Meanwhile, Huaxia didn’t show much reaction. Even though the public back home was in an uproar, the leadership didn’t express a clear stance.
In reality, however, the special squads quietly arrived at the terrorists’ base to commence rescue operations.
Among them was Li Yifei and the Flying Hawk Squad. Each member was a king of soldiers, a high-quality combat unit capable of taking on numerous adversaries.
In just one night, Li Yifei and the others rescued all the Huaxia employees who were captured and eliminated most of the terrorists. Additionally, they rescued employees from other East Asian countries who had been kidnapped.
The efficiency was exceptionally high, which was a testament to the nation’s strength.
And in the Middle East, the Japanese don’t have such high status. Nowadays, The three major powers and Europe dominate the region.
Japan lacks energy resources, so it has attempted to intervene here, often resorting to underhanded tactics over the years.
On another occasion, Li Yifei with only six teammates from the special squad, equipped with ordinary firearms, ventured deep into the desert for six days, pursuing and eventually eliminating a group of terrorists trying to sabotage Huaxia enterprises stationed there. That mission was indeed arduous; the desert was unbearably hot during the day and freezing at night, and Li Yifei’s team of seven suffered greatly.
As they exited the airport, the wealthy Prince Sashar enthusiastically invited Li Yifei to his car, which was an incredibly luxurious Bentley, accompanied by two Mercedes SMG for protection front and back.
Before getting into the car, Li Yifei invited Wu Shuwei, but she rejected coldly and went to hail a cab alone.
Just over a hundred meters after the car started, Li Yifei inadvertently looked back and saw, at the taxi stand, two people dressed in Arab attire pulling Wu Shuwei into a car.
"Wait a minute." Li Yifei hurriedly asked the driver to stop, while keeping an eye on what was happening behind.
Wu Shuwei didn’t recognize these two people and couldn’t understand what they were saying. Struggling, she noticed that they had guns at their waists. She only managed to cry out a few words before being dragged into the car by the two.
The car turned around and sped in another direction.
The wealthy prince had just taken out some alcohol, preparing to have another sip, and the lady beside him had already started to serve him.
Li Yifei said, "Wait," and the driver glanced at the wealthy Prince Sashar, seeking his instructions.
"What’s going on?" asked Prince Sashar.
Li Yifei didn’t have time to explain much; he saw Wu Shuwei being kidnapped in broad daylight and hesitated for just a second or two before deciding to rescue Wu Shuwei.
No matter how, this woman was his compatriot, and throughout the journey, she hadn’t caused Li Yifei any disgust, and he couldn’t just watch as something happened to her.
"Someone has abducted my compatriot, Prince Sashar, could you lend me a car? I’ll return it later," Li Yifei said as the car stopped.
Sashar nodded in surprise, looked back, and saw a car already far ahead. He thought for a moment and said, "Okay, let the car behind stop, and lend it to Hawk."
Li Yifei expressed his thanks, opened the door, ran out of the car, and jumped into the Mercedes G63SMG behind.
Li Yifei turned around and gave chase, and one of the wealthy Prince Sashar’s bodyguards ran over asking, "Your Highness, do we need to follow?"
"No, it’s just a minor issue," Sashar dismissed it, not caring about the cost of a car; even if Li Yifei made off with it, he wouldn’t mind. He had invited Li Yifei simply because he was an interesting Huaxia person, so he agreed, but he wouldn’t invest more since it wasn’t necessary.
Li Yifei hit the gas and chased.
The highways in Dubai weren’t limitless in speed; rather, the control on speed was quite strict. Don’t be deceived by the internet, full of luxury cars in Dubai. Shortly after Li Yifei began speeding, the car continuously issued warnings, prompting him that he was overspeeding, urging him to slow down.
But the car that kidnapped Wu Shuwei sped faster, and Li Yifei could not pay attention to all the warnings.
Slowly, the distance between the cars began to close.
In the kidnapper’s car, there were four people, communicating in Arabic. Although they all spoke Arabic, due to variations in locality, there were differences, and Wu Shuwei couldn’t understand what these people were saying in Arabic just now.
She was pressed inside the car, hands tied behind her, with tape over her mouth, watching the four people inside the car. They were all wearing white robes but carried guns, all sporting thick beards, making it difficult to see their specific appearances.
It was impossible not to be frightened, but Wu Shuwei ultimately wasn’t an ordinary tourist; having lived in Dubai and the Middle East for over two years, she quickly forced herself to calm down and used English to inquire about their intentions.
After asking several times, one person finally turned towards her, glaring, and with broken English barked, "Shut up, woman, if you don’t want to die, behave."
"Do you want money? I can give it to you if you don’t harm me," Wu Shuwei said.
Two of the kidnappers glanced at one another, chuckled, and said, "Of course we want money. Money is a good thing, but kidnapping you is not just for money. You are called Wu, right? Someone has already paid us to kidnap you, but rest assured, we are professional kidnappers and won’t harm you as a person. We’ll let you go once it’s all over."
Kidnapping was not for money? Wu Shuwei’s heart sank. If they wanted money, she could afford it; if not immediately, she could contact someone to gather funds.
What then was their objective? Wu Shuwei continued, "Who hired you? I can pay double if you release me."
Unfortunately, despite her saying all of this, they ignored her. One continued overtaking on the road, two others communicated in Arabic, and another took out a gun from his pocket, polishing it.
After a while, one of the kidnappers suddenly turned back and pointed behind, shouting, "Someone is following."