Chapter 1330

As soon as Ye Chen said he was going to the airport, Chen Zekai said subconsciously: "Young Master, going now?"

Ye Chen blurted out: "What are we waiting for if we don't go now? The plane has probably already taken off and will arrive at Jin Ling Airport in more than 20 minutes. If the helicopter is any slower, the Concorde might arrive first."

Chen Zekai then came back to his senses and laughed awkwardly: "Yes, yes, yes, I forgot that the Concorde flies fast. Please wait a moment, I will arrange for the helicopter to prepare for takeoff."

After saying this, Chen Zekai picked up the walkie-talkie on the table and blurted out: "Helicopter crew, prepare immediately, takeoff in five minutes for Jin Ling Airport!"

Soon, Ye Chen heard the sound of the helicopter engine starting on the roof.

Chen Zekai hurriedly said: "Young Master, we can set off!"

"Okay!" Ye Chen stood up without hesitation and strode out of Chen Zekai's office.

Chen Zekai's office is on the top floor, and the helicopter pad on the roof is directly above his office. At the entrance of his office, there is a dedicated elevator that can go directly to the roof.

Led by Chen Zekai, Ye Chen took the dedicated elevator to the roof. The helicopter had already started and was ready to take off at any time.

A crew member opened the helicopter cabin door and stood respectfully to the side. Ye Chen stepped up without hesitation. He did not expect Chen Zekai to follow him up as well.

Ye Chen then said: "Old Chen, you don't need to see me off."

Chen Zekai hurriedly said: "Young Master, I am not seeing you off, I intend to go with you!"

"With me?" Ye Chen frowned and said: "No need for such trouble, I can handle it myself."

Chen Zekai blurted out: "That won't do, Young Master. You are going to Syria, a place where you are unfamiliar with the people and the land. Although your strength is unparalleled, I still hope to be by your side to serve you. Besides, in case the Young Lady calls you, I can at least help you make up a lie."

Seeing Chen Zekai's persistent expression, Ye Chen did not refuse and said: "Fine, then let's go together."

Chen Zekai was overjoyed, hurriedly sat down beside Ye Chen, and said to the crew: "Take off quickly!"

The helicopter climbed immediately and sped towards Jin Ling Airport.

Twenty minutes later, when the helicopter was less than ten kilometers away from the airport, Ye Chen saw a slender white passenger plane streaking across the sky to his upper right.

Unlike the arc-shaped front of ordinary passenger planes, the nose of this plane was a very sharp cone, and the wings were not two spread-out wings, but a triangular wing that leaned backward as a whole. This delta-wing shape was clearly a design style that pursued speed to the extreme.

Chen Zekai, who was on the side, also saw the plane and said excitedly: "Young Master, look, that is the Old Master's Concorde! It seems this plane will arrive before us!"

The Concorde's approach speed is nearly 400 kilometers per hour, much faster than a helicopter, so it left the helicopter behind in the blink of an eye.

Looking at this plane full of sci-fi feeling, Ye Chen couldn't help but sigh in his heart. He really couldn't imagine that such an advanced-looking plane was actually a product from several decades ago.

What made him sigh even more was that the power of capital is indeed extremely strong. The cost of this plane is extremely high, and the modification and maintenance costs are even higher. The speed at which it burns money is faster than burning money itself. If it weren't for a big family with assets of over a trillion, no one could afford such an expensive thing.

A few minutes later, the helicopter Ye Chen was riding in arrived at Jin Ling Airport.

And at the end of the airport runway, the Concorde he had just seen was parked.

The pilot said at this time: "Young Master, President Chen, the airport feedback says the Concorde is ready for takeoff. We will land directly next to the Concorde and then board and take off immediately!"

"Okay!" Ye Chen nodded. He increasingly realized the reason for the success of big families; a large part of it is the support behind the success.

For an ordinary person to go to Syria, following the conventional route, it would take at least 24 hours from the moment of boarding.

However, with such a complete support system, the time to reach Syria can be shortened to about six hours.

An 18-hour gap doesn't seem like much usually; it's just the difference between a plane ticket and a green-skinned train ticket. But when facing extremely major events, these 18 hours allow for too much to be done and can change too many results.

Just as the helicopter was descending, Ye Chen suddenly received a call from He Yuanjiang. As soon as the call connected, He Yuanjiang said in a panic: "Ye Chen... something big has happened to Zhichiu..."

Ye Chen hurriedly asked: "Uncle He, don't worry, tell me slowly, what exactly happened to Zhichiu?"

He Yuanjiang blurted out: "I just received news from a local friend that the government army's military operation today failed. The troops they sent were surrounded and suppressed by the opposition, with over a thousand dead or injured and nearly a hundred captured. Among them are eight American youths, including Zhichiu..."

"What?!" Ye Chen exclaimed: "Is the news confirmed?"

He Yuanjiang said in a very nervous voice: "It has been confirmed... The government army is now preparing to launch a military retaliation, but the opposition has already sent word to the government army and the American embassy, demanding that the American embassy pay a ransom of 80 million US dollars, otherwise they will execute Zhichiu and the other seven!"

Ye Chen hurriedly asked: "Has the American embassy expressed their stance?"

"They have." He Yuanjiang sighed and said: "Their spokesperson expressed strong condemnation of the opposition's actions and stated that they would not accept the opposition's threats, and demanded that the opposition release the hostages, otherwise they would launch a military retaliation against them..."

Ye Chen's tone couldn't help but become solemn: "If that's the case, it's very likely to provoke the other side."

"Yes..." He Yuanjiang gritted his teeth and cursed: "My friend knows people at the American embassy; they actually don't care about the lives of these eight young people at all!"

"And they are not willing to pay the ransom at all, because they have made many enemies in the Middle East over the years. Once they compromise this time, they don't know how many people will follow suit, so they want to prevent such things from happening again at the source..."

Having said this, He Yuanjiang choked up: "The opposition is also very angry at the American embassy's attitude. They said they would give the American side six hours. After six hours, they will execute one person every half hour. I'm afraid Zhichiu is in great danger this time..."

Ye Chen hurriedly comforted him: "Uncle He, don't worry so much for now..."

He Yuanjiang cried bitterly and said: "Hey, how can I not worry... I'm so worried now that I'm about to have a heart attack!"

"And I really regret it! I regret letting Zhichiu get American citizenship at the time... She was born in the United States, so she was naturally given citizenship at the time. If she were a Chinese citizen, there would definitely be a turning point this time..."

"It's just a pity that she and her classmates and friends are all American citizens..."

Ye Chen hurriedly said: "Uncle He, don't worry, and don't be so pessimistic. I will set off for Syria immediately and will definitely find a way to save your daughter. You can wait for my good news in the country with peace of mind!"