That night.
Hei Bai arrived at the airport in South Sudan, Africa, ahead of Lu Yang to conduct on-site surveillance. Qi Yun himself was in South Sudan discussing matters with their minister-level officials.
The following afternoon, Lu Yang arrived in South Sudan by plane. Qi Yun brought a middle-aged man named Ahmed to meet him.
"This is the future prime minister of the country," Qi Yun introduced.
"Haha, you flatter me. Nothing has been decided yet," Ahmed said as he took Lu Yang's hand.
Lu Yang smiled. In his previous life, he had enjoyed following international news. As he remembered it, Ahmed would indeed become South Sudan's next president.
"I believe you can do it," Lu Yang said.
"Thank you," Ahmed said. "I heard you wanted to purchase our aluminum mines. We welcome your investment."
Lu Yang smiled. "The amount I'm investing this time won't be small. I bet it'll drive you crazy."
Ahmed paused, then asked with a smile, "How large an investment are we talking about?"
"We'll talk slowly," Lu Yang said.
Ahmed was a little anxious, but Lu Yang was in no hurry, and Ahmed could not show it too obviously. He had already learned clearly from Qi Yun that Lu Yang was a super-rich man worth four hundred billion dollars, with another two hundred billion dollars in cash. That sum exceeded South Sudan's entire GDP. If Lu Yang could be persuaded to invest here in full, South Sudan's economic level would rise dramatically.
"I've prepared a family dinner for you. Please come to my home as a guest," Ahmed said.
Lu Yang nodded and followed Ahmed to his home. Police cars escorted them the entire way, making for an impressive display.
Once they arrived at Ahmed's home, Lu Yang, Qi Yun, and Ahmed sat down to