Chapter 2431

Hearing Ma Lan say that she had been released from prison, Xiao Xiao Churan immediately breathed a sigh of relief and said excitedly, "Mom, where are you now? Has Ye Chen contacted you?"

Ma Lan hurriedly said, "Ye Chen is right in front of me. It was the connection he found that got me released."

Xiao Xiao Churan was exceptionally happy in her heart and hurriedly said, "Mom, then hurry back with Ye Chen. You don't know how worried I have been about you during this time!"

Ma Lan pursed her lips and said awkwardly, "That... Xiao Churan... Mom doesn't want to go to Providence anymore. That place is really boring. It's better to stay in New York for a few days. It just so happens that Mom met a friend in prison. We came out on the same day, and she invited me to stay in New York for a few days."

When Xiao Xiao Churan heard this, she refused almost without hesitation, "Mom, you must not trust people outside again. Do you still not know how you got into prison? Those people outside are not sincerely wanting to be friends with you at all, they are all approaching you with ulterior motives!"

Ma Lan explained, "Oh, it won't be like that, Xiao Churan. The friend Mom met in prison is a very honest person. Like Mom, she was framed by bad people and got into prison."

As she spoke, Ma Lan brought out the story of the compatriot she met in prison and sighed, "Do you know how this sister got into prison? You might not believe it when I say it. It's just because she sold hairy crabs to Chinese compatriots in the United States. As a result, a stupid dog didn't buy it, turned around and reported her, and she was sent to prison, and she was fined a lot of money! You say, why are there such bad people in this world?"

Xiao Xiao Churan also didn't quite understand, but she was still a little worried and said, "Mom, you finally got out of prison. I'm really not at ease with you being alone in New York. Why don't you listen to me and come back to Providence with Ye Chen!"

Ma Lan said unswervingly, "Oh, Xiao Churan! Believe in Mom! This time, looking at people is definitely no problem. Put 10,000 hearts at ease. What else can your Mom be deceived by now?"

As she spoke, Ma Lan was afraid that Xiao Xiao Churan would still disagree, so she said stubbornly, "Anyway, I have already promised my sister. No matter what, I must have a good time in New York for a few days!"

Xiao Xiao Churan was helpless, so she said, "Mom, then give the phone to Ye Chen!"

"Okay." Ma Lan hurriedly handed the phone to Ye Chen, and then gave him a wink.

Ye Chen took the phone and said, "Hello, wife."

Xiao Xiao Churan on the other end of the phone asked, "Husband, have you seen the friend Mom mentioned? Is she reliable?"

In order to cooperate with Ma Lan, Ye Chen could only say casually, "I saw her, she is quite reliable. And I also asked my client in New York to help more. Mom will definitely be fine here, so you can rest assured."

Hearing Ye Chen's words, Xiao Xiao Churan breathed a sigh of relief and said helplessly, "Okay, with my Mom's personality, as long as it's something she decides, even eight horses can't pull her back. Since you think she is reliable, then I won't argue with her..."

As she spoke, Xiao Xiao Churan added, "Husband, this matter is really hard on you, running around for the trouble my Mom caused. Thank you!"

Ye Chen smiled slightly and said softly, "Wife, do you still need to be so polite with me? Besides, your Mom is my mother-in-law, this is all my duty."

Xiao Xiao Churan gave a soft "hmm" and asked him, "Husband, when do you plan to come back?"

Ye Chen thought to himself that his mission in New York had been completed, and it was time to go back to accompany Xiao Xiao Churan, so he said, "I'll go back later, it will be a few hours' drive."

Xiao Xiao Churan reminded, "By the way, husband, don't forget to thank your client properly. People must have been worried and helped a lot these days. Why don't you invite them to dinner tonight? If there is enough time, wait until after dinner to drive back. If there is not enough time, it's no problem to come back tomorrow morning. We can't let others feel that we have lost our manners."

Ye Chen didn't intend to invite Fei Jianzhong to dinner, but since Xiao Xiao Churan said so, he intended to go to Hong Wu and Chen Zekai first to give instructions, letting them stay at the Bai Jinhangong in New York for standby for the time being.

So, he said to Xiao Xiao Churan, "Okay, wife, then I'll look at the arrangement, and I'll go back as soon as I'm done."

Night.

When Ye Chen drove back to Providence, Li Yalin took a Virgin Atlantic flight to Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, via London.

After a twelve-hour flight, after the plane landed in Beirut, Wan Pojun personally used a helicopter to pick him up to the base of the Cataclysmic Front in Syria.

Because the infrastructure funds of the Cataclysmic Front were extremely abundant, the current base already had a considerable prototype.

A large number of workers from all over the Middle East were working 24 hours a day on this huge construction site, and the various high-end heavy machinery used in the base construction were almost only seen in developed countries.

When Li Yalin saw with his own eyes that several Liebherr 750-ton all-terrain cranes were hoisting wind turbine generator sets around the base of the Cataclysmic Front, he was dumbfounded.

He subconsciously asked Wan Pojun, "Hall Master Wan... are these wind turbine generator sets also the Cataclysmic Front's own?!"

Wan Pojun nodded and said with a smile, "There are several sources of electricity for the Cataclysmic Front, and wind power is just one of them. On the mountain not far away, we have invested in a large amount of photovoltaic power generation. We use photovoltaics during the day and wind power at night. What is not enough is supplied by the Syrian official. After the power generation is basically in place, we will also invest in large energy storage base stations. In addition, more than 80% of the oil in Syria is stolen by the United States, and the Syrian government doesn't get a penny, so they have a plan to give us an extraction license. By then, we can explore and extract oil ourselves, and then invest in an oil refinery and an oil power plant."

Li Yalin was shocked when he heard this and blurted out, "This battle is too big..."

Wan Pojun said lightly, "Mr. Ye arranged it. He asked me to build this place into a permanent base, so the infrastructure must be prepared in many ways. And Mr. Ye gave a budget of tens of billions of dollars, so we plan to invest more funds to exchange money for time."

Li Yalin couldn't help but admire, "Mr. Ye does things with a big hand. If this base is completely built, perhaps it will be able to compete with that mysterious organization."

As he spoke, he hurriedly asked, "By the way, Hall Master Wan, where is the living captive that Mr. Ye mentioned?"

Wan Pojun said, "547 is in the core area with the highest security level. Detective Li, please follow me!"

However, Ye Chen didn't ask too much on the phone, but said very readily, "Since that's the case, let's meet at Bai Jinhangong."

Li Yalin said without hesitation, "Okay, Young Master Ye, then I'll rush over to talk to you now!"

Twenty minutes later.

Ye Chen arrived at Bai Jinhangong one step ahead.

When he just arrived in the presidential suite, Hong Wu came to report quickly, "Master Ye, that Detective Li is here."

Ye Chen nodded, "Let him in."

Hong Wu hurriedly invited Li Yalin, who was in casual clothes, in.

Seeing Ye Chen, Li Yalin bowed to him with full reverence and said respectfully, "Young Master Ye, we meet again!"

Ye Chen smiled slightly, pointed to the sofa in front of him, and said, "Detective Li, please sit down. Didn't I leave you more than a week to reunite with your family in Houston? Why are you ready to go to Syria so soon?"

Li Yalin laughed at himself and sighed, "My daughter and son-in-law are busy looking at cars and houses every day, and they don't have much time to accompany me. I don't want to continue to waste time in Houston, so I plan to go to Syria first to meet the living captive you caught last time and understand the specific details."

Seeing that Li Yalin's expression was a bit lonely, Ye Chen smiled knowingly and said, "Detective Li, people have seven emotions and six desires, and material desire is one of the extremely important ones. People work hard to make money and want a better life. In this, material desire accounts for at least more than half. Young people pursuing material desire and enjoying life is not a bad thing, and you don't need to care too much."

"Yes..." Li Yalin sighed lightly and nodded helplessly. He also knew that Ye Chen was right, but he still couldn't help but feel a little disappointed in his heart.

Ye Chen persuaded him, then changed the subject and asked, "Detective Li, have you thought about where to use as an entry point to investigate that mysterious organization this time? According to the confession I obtained before, the information protection of this mysterious organization is extremely strict. I'm afraid it's not that easy to find clues about them."

Li Yalin said seriously, "I have considered this problem carefully these past few days. They have indeed hidden the relevant clues very well. Whether it is those dead soldiers or your aunt's family, basically no clues that have a substantial relationship with this mysterious organization have been left behind. Just like you told me, those dead soldiers have been working for this organization for hundreds of years, but they don't even know where they are. This kind of confidentiality method can be said to be unheard of..."

As he spoke, Li Yalin added, "However, I think we can start from a large scope and narrow it down little by little. For example, try to investigate which of the seven continents the garrison of those dead soldiers is in. Once the specific continent is locked, then find a way to further refine it."

Ye Chen sighed, "Wanting to determine which of the seven continents they are in is probably not that simple, right? After all, these dead soldiers have been in the dark for so many years, and they haven't found any clues themselves."

Li Yalin said confidently, "As long as the living captive you caught is cooperative enough and has a good enough memory, then I have a chance to lock down the approximate range with him."

As he spoke, he further explained, "Young Master Ye, no matter how hidden the place they are hidden in is, they cannot escape the influence of major geological disasters. If an earthquake occurs, they will definitely feel it, and every earthquake that can be detected in this world has clear records by relevant departments."

"So, the problem now is that they must remember how many earthquakes they have felt, but the problem is that they don't have an accurate timeline, and there is no external information to corroborate it."

As he spoke, he took out a printed document from his bag, handed it to Ye Chen, and said, "Young Master Ye, this is the major natural disasters that have occurred around the world in the last twenty years that I have counted in the past two days, mainly serious tsunamis, earthquakes, and typhoons. If it can roughly match the other party's memory, then every memory of his will become a coordinate. As long as there are enough coordinates, it can help me find their approximate location."

Ye Chen asked tentatively, "Is it like the so-called communication base station positioning?"

"Exactly!" Li Yalin nodded heavily and said, "That's what it means! Every time a major disaster is matched, their range can be narrowed down to a certain extent. If it can match the Indonesian tsunami, it proves that the area they are in is within the coverage of the Indonesian tsunami. If it can also match the 2011 Japanese tsunami, then the area they are in is in the overlapping part of the two tsunami coverage areas. In this way, the more clues found, the more accurate the positioning."

Ye Chen couldn't help but admire, "Detective Li is indeed a Chinese detective famous throughout the United States. You can even think of this method. It seems that finding their specific whereabouts should only be a matter of time!"