A New Destination for the Visit

"I can't believe it's real," Henry said, sitting in a small jet airliner, looking out the window at the blue sky and white clouds.

Although this chartered small passenger plane is not a luxury jet like the Gulfstream, its comfort level is incomparable to that of traditional propeller planes.

Brian settled comfortably into his seat and said, "You should be thankful that the airport where we're going has a proper concrete runway. Otherwise, we'd be stuck in a traditional propeller plane, and the turbulence alone would have felt like a roller coaster ride."

Henry looked silently at Brian Mills, the head of the security team, and said, "Do you think I'm some kid who gets excited and starts yelling as soon as I get on a plane?"

"What I find incredible is that United Nations Children's Fund staff seem to be puppets of Somalia President Mohamed West Asia Barre."

"They said the itinerary couldn't be changed, and they really didn't. They went obediently, even with a platoon of peacekeeping troops. To be honest, the symbolic significance of this outweighs their actual combat capability."

"Of course I'm not saying that peacekeeping personnel are all useless. It's just that their numbers are too small, and they can't play a significant role when real trouble arises. At most, they can help United Nations personnel escape."

"That president seems to expect us to descend like divine intervention and quell the unrest throughout Somalia for him. He'd be better off holding up a copy of the Quran and going around preaching it."

What Henry didn't say was: the reason Somalia might be in such chaos is because this team visiting the children's facility became the biggest troublemaker.

There were eight people on the plane in total: Ms. Audrey Hepburn, Henry, her assistant, four members of the security team she had met at the insurance management company, and a female flight attendant. The captain was in the cockpit.

Because of the small crew, Brian chartered a small jet. The cost was covered by the United Nations. The destination airport had already arranged for a rental car, and local officials and guides were waiting.

A moment later, Henry asked again, "I just don't understand, who decided where we're going?"

Watching this young man portray himself as cowardly and afraid of death, Audrey almost believed he was truly that afraid, What If...? she hadn't known he was gifted with bulletproof abilities.

However, Audrey didn't expose him, but patiently explained, "It was a decision we all made together."

Because everyone believed that southern Somalia, where we were going, was the furthest from the unrest in the north.

Henry was so angry he almost laughed at the absurd reasoning. But then he thought about it again and realized it wasn't surprising at all that those with the decision-making power made such a choice.

Strictly speaking, this world hasn't yet experienced the "Arab Spring." There's a simplistic belief that as long as the source of chaos is contained and prevented from growing stronger, the problem can be solved, and that United States soldiers are invincible.

The problem is that when the same atmosphere permeates Somalia society, unrest in one place can easily trigger a widespread response, causing similar unrest to break out in other areas as well.

Therefore, the condition of "being furthest from the site of unrest" is not a guarantee of security. But no one realized this, and Yan Hudi was unwilling to believe it, simply trusting that United States soldiers were truly invincible.

Henry's role was devoid of decision-making power, not even the authority to offer advice. He could only offer private counsel to Audrey.

Ms. Hepburn, or perhaps she would just mutter a few words.

However, unless the lady agrees, and without further evidence, Henry, as an employee, can only act according to his employer's wishes.

Soon, the plane began to descend. Passing through a white cloud, the scenery outside the window changed back to the Africa savanna.

This area is an extension of the Kenya savanna, so from the plane, you can see Legion of wild animals living on the land. Henry's Super Vision allowed him to tell that it was a herd of zebras.

He couldn't help but wonder, "Would a place like this be the destination we're looking for?"

Brian explained, "Our target is a small settlement about half a day's drive from the airport."

This is where child protection agencies supported by United Nations Children's Fund are located.

Old Bernie added, "Nominally it's to take care of local orphaned children, but nobody knows how the funds are actually used."

The content, however, was somewhat cynical, earning Brian a glare. Ms. Hepburn didn't particularly like hearing such remarks.

So Old Bernie added, "But this child protection facility is quite well-maintained, which is why it was included in the planned visit list and ultimately became a backup location."

As everyone chatted, the small plane landed smoothly. The Italy captain demonstrated excellent flying skills, causing no discomfort to the Passenger during the flight.

Because it's a small airport, although there are management personnel, it's drafty and open on all sides. Animals can be seen crossing the runway from time to time.

The helipad was right in front of the hangar, so the plane needed to be moved there by itself. After communicating with the tower personnel, the Italian captain parked the plane in the designated spot. There were already two unattended Range Rover parked nearby.

Brian and his three companions were the first to disembark from the plane, forming a semicircle in front of the cabin door and keeping a watchful eye on their surroundings.

Henry then got off the plane, but did not go far away; instead, he helped Ms. Hepburn, who disembarked later.

Henry noticed the Range Rover nearby and asked, "Is this our vehicle?"

Sam and Mark each went up to inspect one of the vehicles, while Brian said, "I did some research beforehand. The place we're going to is very short of even the decent roads we've seen before. We'll have to travel mostly across the grasslands."

"For driving in places like this, an SUV is the best choice. But the comfort level is terrible, like it's been chewed by a dog. If you want both comfort and performance, then these SUVs are the way to go."

Sport Utility Vehicle (UV) is the earliest type of vehicle, with the Jeep Cherokee and Range Rover considered to be its originators.

In Africa, expecting to find the latest SUVs like the Ford Explorer is simply asking the impossible. Brian's ability to procure two Land Rover is already a testament to his extraordinary resources; we can't ask for more.

Henry guessed that this might be due to resources from CA. However, this was essentially taking advantage of someone, so there was no need to point it out. Brian also asked Audrey, "Madam, I'm afraid you'll have to endure traveling in this car for the next couple of days."

"I won't feel wronged. I've ridden in SUVs before, and compared to SUVs, Land Rover are much more approachable."