Chapter 3237

Ten minutes later, with a loud bang, the entire freight yard plunged into darkness.

The distribution box here short-circuited due to excessive temperature, causing the entire freight yard to lose power supply.

Although the logistics department had an electrician on duty, after coming to inspect, he immediately declared it a lost cause, stating that the entire distribution box must be replaced, with parts needing to be ordered by tomorrow, and power restoration would not be possible until at least tomorrow night.

With no power supply and no lighting on site, all workers temporarily knocked off work, planning to return the next morning to continue.

The management office delayed all train departure schedules for tomorrow, and the person in charge, under Li Yalin's instructions, arranged the train to Duke Mining to depart at exactly 5:00 p. m. tomorrow afternoon.

After the delayed plan was confirmed, staff began contacting the consignor to inform them of the situation, naturally including Moore Trade, which has close ties with Duke Mining.

Upon hearing that the shipment would be delayed by at least ten hours, the person in charge of Moore Trade became somewhat indignant and snapped over the phone: "Our goods have waited a long time to come from the United States, already delayed compared to the original plan, and now you want to delay us an entire day—this is too irresponsible!"

The person in charge helplessly said: "The entire freight yard's power supply system has collapsed—your goods certainly can't be loaded or unloaded in insufficient lighting tonight. I see you're shipping precision instruments; if anything goes wrong, we can't bear this responsibility. If you give us a waiver, I'll let the workers handle it in the dark for you."

Upon hearing this, the other party's anger subsided considerably. The goods had actually been pre-arranged for some time, but due to the need to upgrade security at multiple garrisons of the Broken Clear Society, and because there were many quasi-military and even military-grade items, they had gone through great effort to finalize everything. After the shipment drifted at sea for over ten days, now that it had smoothly cleared customs, only the final 200 kilometers remained—he would not dare take any risks under any circumstances.

Although the delay was one day, to ensure the goods could safely arrive at Duke Mining, he endured it, saying: "One day late is one day late—our equipment is expensive; there must be no mistakes whatsoever."

The person in charge replied: "Rest assured, we are worried about cargo damage. As soon as the power went out, we had all workers stop work. Tomorrow, as long as lighting is good, we will start immediately without waiting for the circuit to be fully repaired. We will do our utmost to ensure cargo safety and avoid any omissions."

"Then that's good." The other party, knowing there was no better option, said: "No matter what, please make sure the goods are shipped out tomorrow."

The person in charge guaranteed: "Tomorrow's shipment will definitely be no problem. Rest assured, we will contact the consignee's liaison before the train departs, and it will not be later than 6:00 p. m. tomorrow afternoon at the latest."

After receiving the assurance, the other party said no more, exchanged a few polite words, and hung up.

Seeing that the other party had accepted the fact of the delayed departure, Ye Chen said to Li Yalin: "Inspector Li, ask this person in charge what time they are on duty tomorrow."

Li Yalin immediately asked and then told Ye Chen: "Mr. Ye, their management post works in two shifts: one from 8 a. m. to 4 p. m., the other from 4 p. m. to midnight. He is currently on the 4 p. m. to midnight shift and will report for duty at 3:30 p. m. tomorrow."

"Good." Ye Chen said: "We'll leave it here for today. We'll come back tomorrow afternoon. You remind him that after seeing us today, whatever happened must not be told to anyone."

Li Yalin immediately reminded the other party in French, and since the other party had Ye Chen's psychological suggestion, they naturally obeyed the orders given by Li Yalin. Afterwards, Ye Chen and Li Yalin left the management office and walked back to the hotel.

The next day, Li Yalin used his language advantage to find a labor protection supplies supplier in Casablanca and purchased a set of labor protection clothing for Ye Chen that closely resembled Duke Mining's work uniforms.

Afterwards, he and Ye Chen began formulating an action plan regarding Duke Mining at the hotel.

Since this operation was a covert infiltration, Ye Chen was not in a hurry regarding timing. As long as the majority of the Brocade Guards at Duke Mining could cooperate with him and allow him to take control of the overall situation, he could ensure no news would leak, so there was no need to rush the transfer of the Brocade Guards and dead warriors out of the area.

However, Ye Chen also clearly understood in his mind that since he intended to deliver a surprise strike to the Broken Clear Society and cause the three Grand Elders and the high-ranking officials of the Right Army Governor's Office to leave Nigeria and expose their whereabouts, the Duke Mining outpost must be destroyed. Therefore, although time was not urgent, how to transfer several thousand people out remained a major difficulty for Ye Chen.

After careful consideration, Li Yalin said to Ye Chen: "Mr. Ye, Duke Mining is relatively isolated, and all the dead warriors are certainly imprisoned in the underground mine shafts, so we can prioritize transferring these dead warriors and their families in batches. Once they are moved out, we can then transfer the Brocade Guards in batches."

He continued: "When transferring the dead warriors, as long as we are sufficiently concealed, the outside world should not detect any abnormality—even Moore Trade in Casablanca would not notice. However, once we begin transferring the Brocade Guards, it would mean relocating Duke Mining's labor force, which would inevitably lead to a reduction or even halt in production. Since Duke Mining almost daily has trains shipping phosphates, once output drops, Moore Trade will notice. Therefore, I suggest that once you successfully take over Duke Mining, you must have them work overtime to increase mining and production, at least producing several days' worth of supply in advance. That way, during the subsequent gradual withdrawal of the Brocade Guards, the outside world will not detect any abnormality."

Ye Chen nodded in agreement and said: "Good idea—first gradually withdraw the dead warriors, then gradually withdraw most of the Brocade Guards, leaving only the surface-level security and cargo-handling workers. After the final batch of phosphates to be delivered is loaded, these people can also withdraw mostly, leaving only the final batch of loaded railcars and the接 personnel. When the train finally sends the empty cars in and pulls away the last fully loaded phosphate train, the remaining personnel can also complete withdrawal that day. This way, when the train returns the next day, Duke Mining will already be deserted of personnel. The news reaching Moore Trade will surely shock them, prompting layer-upon-layer reporting to the Right Army Governor's Office, and ultimately to Wu Feiyan—our goal will then be achieved."

Li Yalin said: "Then the next most difficult problem is how to transfer people out in batches. Duke Mining is located in the inland of Morocco, and the Casablanca port and surrounding waters are heavily guarded. Organizing several thousand people to sneak from inland to the coastline for clandestine exit would not have a high success rate. So how exactly should these people leave the country?"

Ye Chen said: "Since exiting the country is difficult, why not simply not exit at all?"

"Not exit?" Li Yalin asked: "You mean to keep these people in Morocco? Mr. Ye, their freight list shows that just the smuggled meat alone amounts to over a hundred tons—likely at least several thousand people in scale. With so many people, how could they hide in Morocco without being discovered?"

Ye Chen said: "Inspector Li, go purchase several companies—preferably a food processing enterprise in a remote area. After acquisition, immediately use production line upgrades as an excuse to let all staff take paid leave for a period. At that time, I will transport people in batches to temporarily settle in the food processing enterprise. First, openly send in a batch, claiming they are technical workers for the production line upgrade. Later, disguise it as equipment transport, and continuously send people in."

"Besides, a food processing enterprise should have ample raw materials, finished goods, and semi-finished products—enough to feed several thousand people for a short time. If not enough, purchasing additional ingredients from outside is entirely natural and would not arouse suspicion."

"Furthermore, you also need to acquire a logistics company to facilitate the transport of personnel and supplies, gradually settling everyone into the food processing enterprise."

"At the same time, have AI hack into Casablanca port's security system, manipulate surveillance footage to fabricate the appearance of these people gradually sneaking into Casablanca port via rail, making it seem as if their trail ends at Casablanca port."

"Then, when the Broken Clear Society comes to investigate, they will surely assume these people have already left Casablanca and will focus on tracking ship departure information during this period, trying to confirm which vessels these people are on."

"But they will ultimately find nothing—just like in the Cyprus incident. To them, it will seem as if everyone has vanished from the human world. The less they find, the more they will believe everything is a replay of the Cyprus event, and that these people must have disappeared at sea, never imagining they are still within Moroccan territory."

Li Yalin thought for a moment and said: "Mr. Ye, I suggest we take a more proactive approach this time—use offense as defense—to give them greater pressure and sense of crisis. Once they feel sufficient crisis, they will focus their energy on self-preservation, thereby reducing their determination and effort to investigate this matter."

Ye Chen asked: "Inspector Li, what do you consider as 'using offense as defense'?"

Li Yalin replied: "After withdrawing everyone, simply go all in—at Duke Mining, leave behind information shocking enough to shake the Broken Clear Society. Directly expose their plots in Nigeria, letting them know all their plans are under your control, including the ambush of the three Grand Elders there. Moreover, I personally suggest you even leave a message for Wu Feiyan, naming her directly and telling her you will eventually take her head. That will surely throw the Broken Clear Society into chaos, and by then they likely won't have much energy left to investigate the Moroccan leads."

Ye Chen nodded, falling into deep thought.

After a moment, he suddenly smiled and said: "Since the three Grand Elders have already emerged from seclusion, if this matter is exposed here, they will surely receive news. If I were to also reveal the secret of the Purple Mansion of the Four Great Marquises, would it not trigger their suspicion of Wu Feiyan? If they also harbor the same secret, this would be an excellent opportunity to drive a wedge between them. By then, all kinds of crises would be enough for Wu Feiyan to drink a pot of."

To Li Yalin, Ye Chen had no need for much concealment—after all, he understood his own secrets better than his maternal grandparents' family did, and he knew exactly how heaven-defying his method of saving Li Yalin was. Given Li Yalin's logical reasoning ability, he could already guess Ye Chen's current situation to about seven or eight out of ten, so Ye Chen also did not conceal the matter of the Four Great Marquises from him.

Upon hearing Ye Chen's plan, Li Yalin's eyes lit up instantly, laughing as he said: "Excellent scheme to sow discord—this move will not only affect the three Grand Elders, but also certainly impact other members of the Broken Clear Society to some extent, making everyone feel insecure. To Wu Feiyan, this is equivalent to leading her army astray—though it may not kill her, it is enough to make her drink a pot of!"