Chapter 80: Sensation Across the Internet, Nations Speak Out!

"What did you say?!"

Upon hearing that Chu Chen had used stolen C4 to blow up Belgravia Mountain, Pierce stood up with a start, his face full of shock!

Immediately after, Luo De repeated what he had just said to Pierce, word for word:

"That guy... used stolen arms to blow Belgravia Mountain into flat ground..."

Hearing this, Pierce's expression stiffened like a wax figure, and he swallowed hard several times!

Belgravia Mountain was the most iconic natural landmark in all of Kimberley!

The name Kimberley itself came from it—the City of the Sacred Mountain's Watch!

In the eyes of the public, the significance represented by Belgravia Mountain was no less than those shining diamonds.

Back then, even De Beers, in order to expand their mining area, had wanted to level this mountain but failed to obtain permission from the relevant departments.

Yet now, this symbol of Kimberley had actually been blown to smithereens by a foreigner!

"This madman! Why would he do such a thing?" Pierce raised his voice instantly!

"He just... wanted to use this method to fill in the entire Kimberley mining area and teach De Beers... and Ma Ka Lun a lesson..." Luo De said intermittently.

Pierce: "De Beers?"

Luo De: "Yes..."

Pierce: "His purpose in coming to South Africa wasn't for those arms, but for De Beers?"

Luo De: "Yes, Chief!"

Pierce: "My God! Where is he now?"

Luo De: "He has taken Ma Ka Lun hostage and, carrying over a hundred tons of raw diamonds, has headed north by helicopter..."

As soon as Luo De finished this sentence, beads of sweat began to roll down Pierce's forehead, one after another!

At first, Pierce, like everyone else, thought Chu Chen's target was that Arms Transport Vehicle.

He never dreamed that this guy would actually set his sights on De Beers and Ma Ka Lun, and in broad daylight, steal over a hundred tons of diamonds!

This Chu Chen must be crazy...

What kind of figure was Ma Ka Lun?

This guy was a major capitalist who controlled the economic lifeline of all of Africa!

The head of the entire Oppenheimer Family!

Sometimes, even those in power had to act according to his wishes!

In all of Africa, when he said one, no one dared to say two...

If something were to happen to this big shot, let alone a chief of a provincial Police Headquarters like him, even the leaders at the Police Headquarters might be implicated...

A few days ago, he had just received orders from above to have them abandon the investigation into Chu Chen.

As a result, today, this whole mess happened!

Originally, this time, Luo De hadn't been targeting Chu Chen either.

He had only received a report from the De Beers Building and, through the kidnapped driver and the attacked surveillance administrator, tracked it down to Chu Chen.

Before setting out, Luo De had reported this matter to him, and Pierce had told him to be mindful of the scale, act according to the situation, bring the person back safely, and hand him over to Huaxia to deal with; they had never expected that this matter would develop to this point!

"Chief, what do we do now?"

Hearing this, Pierce couldn't help but take a deep breath: "This matter is no longer something we can control. You all stay where you are and don't move; wait for my news!"

At the same time!

Just as Pierce was preparing to report this situation to his superiors, the South African Police Service and the National Defense Force headquarters also received news that Ma Ka Lun had been kidnapped!

A few days ago, due to the intervention of the Huaxia side, they had reached a consensus with the relevant departments of Huaxia to temporarily abandon the pursuit of Chu Chen.

The Huaxia side had also indicated that they would bear all losses caused by Chu Chen in South Africa and provide certain compensation!

But this time, the new case Chu Chen had committed was simply too big!

First, he attacked two employees of De Beers, then blew up Belgravia Mountain, and stole over a hundred tons of diamonds.

The most critical part was that he had also hijacked Ma Ka Lun, this giant of a man!

If this matter was not handled well, the consequences would be truly unimaginable!

But right now, the pressure from the Huaxia side was also not small.

On one side was De Beers!

On the other side was Huaxia!

They dared not offend either of these two sides!

For a time, these two major law enforcement departments in South Africa had no idea what to do and fell into an incredibly awkward predicament!

In the very end, the authorities stepped in and gave them orders to dispatch ten helicopters and twenty fighter jets to intervene in the matter, and then, as much as possible, keep the whole affair within a controllable range, making sure not to have any vicious, bloody incidents!

To cope with the pressure from Huaxia, the South African side also explicitly stated that this intervention was different from the last one.

Their dispatch of troops this time was entirely to ensure the safety of Chu Chen and Ma Ka Lun, and they had no other purpose!

Nothing more!

Once this statement from South Africa was released, it immediately caused a huge uproar on Twitter, sparking discussions among countless people!

【This guy is truly too awesome, actually getting the military to protect him while he commits a crime!】

【He is the first criminal I have ever seen to have such treatment!】

【It must be that Huaxia spoke up!】

【It really is turning the world upside down!】

【Is this criminal being treated a bit too well?】

On Twitter, besides comments from regular netizens, officials from various other countries also took the opportunity to speak out, frantically @-ing the official Huaxia account, urging them to tell Chu Chen not to come to their countries to "commit crimes"—as long as he promised not to come, they were willing to pay to avoid disaster!

Due to the involvement of officials and the gradual fermentation of the buzz, Chu Chen's actions in South Africa quickly made the front-page headlines of many websites and social media platforms!

YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Weibo, TikTok—open any website, and you could see the entire process of Chu Chen robbing Kimberley and that explosive feast!

At the same time, the words he spoke during the live stream were edited by many video creators into all sorts of passionate, blood-pumping videos!

At this moment, in everyone's eyes, Chu Chen had completely transformed from a crazy criminal into an ecological warrior!

And after this incident, people finally understood the meaning behind Chu Chen initiating the Extreme Eight Items!

Everything he did was not for the sake of actually committing crimes; he just wanted to use these methods to awaken people's attention toward Earth and nature!

……

Meanwhile!

China Central Television!

Inside the Expert Command Center for the program "Simulated Crime"!

After meticulous investigation and searching, Lin Xu quickly discovered Chu Chen's whereabouts in the surveillance footage from Cape Town International Airport!

At this time, Chu Chen had indeed disguised himself as Huo Fu Man!

"Found him!"

Lin Xu's shout instantly attracted the other four experts over!

"This Black man is him... he really did use that foreigner's identity to escape from Nepal!"

As he spoke, he zoomed in on the surveillance footage.

Looking at the screen, Liu Xuemin immediately said, "See where he went afterward!"

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