My Wife is Actually a top-tier Soldier King?!-Chapter 1125 - 1054: Utterly Insane! The Emergence of Qiong Tu Bi!
Dawn was breaking.
The utterly chaotic city of Baldet was still shrouded in darkness.
However, in this city where the gap between rich and poor is immense and shantytowns abound, many had already risen early.
In the west of the city lay a hollow, home to Baldet’s garbage landfill.
Around four o’clock each morning, those comfortable and upscale rich neighborhoods would start their cleaning early, so their owners could have a fresh start to their day.
The waste from hotels, clubs, villas, and the like in these affluent areas would all be transported to the landfill.
Many poor people would arrive early, waiting for the garbage trucks to dump their loads.
Of the leftover food, the most popular was naturally all kinds of meat.
Chicken, pork, duck... any meat was welcomed.
Numerous women and children would sift through the mountains of trash, sorting out the meat and vegetables to take home, rinse with water, boil in hot water, and thus make the best meat dish for the poor.
In this tumultuous and chaotic region, insufficient economic income meant going hungry.
For many poor people, being able to fill their stomach twice a day was enough to feel content—how could they dare dream of feasting on meat and fish every meal?
Beside the garbage mountain.
As usual, there were many poor people gathered.
Some of the children, stunted by chronic malnutrition, had large heads, bulging eyes, and swollen bellies.
Their bright, clear, dark eyes were filled with an earnest desire for food.
However...
Today was different.
Many young and able-bodied individuals had joined a military operation.
Therefore, the waste dumped by the garbage trucks had markedly less leftover food.
Some people, too hungry to restrain themselves, simply started stuffing the garbage into their mouths on the spot.
Not far from the hills of waste lay a mountain peak within Baldet’s city area.
The mountain was steep, with sparse vegetation, mostly rock.
This mountain was quite special.
It was surrounded by barbed-wire fences and protected by high-voltage electricity.
Warning signs were everywhere, urging people not to trespass.
The reason for such security was that on top of the mountain, a communications base station had been built.
This base station, owned by Nabiya Network Communications, was constructed by the Jiazhou branch of Tang’s Communications from Liuli Continent.
Previously, no armed guards were posted, no protection was provided, and the site was frequently visited by thieves.
But everyone knew that those thieves were just penniless poor folk.
They had no clue that the most technically advanced and valuable parts within a communications base station were the integrated communication boards.
They would only steal the backup generators, cables, racks, and even dismantle the communication tower.
After each theft, communication would be disrupted in Baldet, making it an isolated island cut off from the world.
However...
Many local rich people and powers large and small also had communication needs; nobody wanted their mobile phones to become mere decorations.
Eventually, all factions issued an ultimatum, forbidding anyone from stealing or vandalizing the communication base station.
Additionally, they took turns posting guards at the base station to prevent disruption of making calls, sending texts, and accessing online entertainment.
However...
As more and more cheap mobile phones flooded into the region, the number of mobile users in Baldet also grew.
Apart from the rich districts, where fiber optic networks were laid out for each household to have wired broadband and wireless Wi-Fi, most people relied on mobile phones for internet access.
The capacity of a communications base station is limited; the more users, the more likely network congestion and data delays will occur.
For that reason...
The Jiazhou branch of Tang’s Communications from Liuli Continent, at the request of clients, offered a paid service for capacity upgrades and expansions.
After all, the group achieved full autonomy in core technologies and equipment in the communications technology field, breaking the patent barriers of international giants and avoiding risks of being sanctioned and suppressed by developed countries.
Thus, clients were happy to spend a little on big improvements, achieving significant performance upgrades for their equipment with minimal expense.
Recently, a team of five engineers was just in time to perform software and hardware upgrades at this base station.
Working in Jiazhou, especially in this conflict-ridden area, was truly risking their lives.
Just before dawn.
The largest armed force in the Baldet area, the Cheetah Organization, dispatched three armed pickup trucks to the foot of the mountain.
They claimed there was a problem with the villa area’s network connection and requested that these five highly skilled engineers from Liuli Continent hurry to take a look.
It was not even light yet, and there was no urgent need for internet repairs, was there?
Even if there was a disruption, repairs should be sought from Nabiya Network Communications.
These five engineers from Liuli Continent were only there to carry out software and hardware upgrades for the communications base station.
When working in Jiazhou, caution was a must.
Company policy stated that, unless absolutely necessary, personnel stationed abroad are not allowed to go out at night.
Even if going out was necessary, they must report in detail, explaining the reason for leaving, the purpose of the trip, accompanying personnel, and so on.
In short, the strict procedures and regulations, seemingly tedious and troublesome, were actually for the safety of the employees.
These engineers, traveling to a famously turbulent region in Nabiya, were naturally even more cautious.
They were not long-term residents of the Baldet region; how could they be familiar with the Cheetah Organization?
Who could guarantee safety at night, casually following a few people in a few vehicles?
And so!
The engineers did not flatly refuse; instead, they politely stated that they needed to report, as per company regulations.
Otherwise, unauthorized departures could have severe consequences; fines and deduction of bonuses were minor issues, and they might even face termination.
However...
These men were acting on orders from Abulaxi to kidnap someone.
It was already decent of them to concoct a lie; who had time to wait for reporting and approval?
