Chapter 72 Bomb Attack!
Special Trading Department.
Su Hao leaned back in the ergonomic chair, staring blankly at the ceiling, his heart pounding with anxiety.
" Brother Huang... he should have arrived safely, right?"
A direct flight to Riyadh takes ten hours; judging by the time, it should be almost time to land.
The intense sense of foreboding he felt yesterday was something he had never experienced before in his life.
How should I describe it?
It was as if every hair on his body stood on end in an instant, and cold sweat instantly soaked his back. A fear from the depths of his soul almost suffocated him.
That's why he rushed forward without regard for anything else and grabbed Huang Fengwen's arm tightly.
He blurted out, "Don't go to the Middle East!"
They even came up with a ridiculous excuse like "playing games together".
Sure enough, Huang Fengwen laughed and patted him on the shoulder, scolding him for talking nonsense.
"Hey kid, stop joking around with me! Don't you know how important this trip is?"
This is what Brother Huang said at the time.
Su Hao persisted and pestered him for a few more minutes before Huang Fengwen patiently explained the importance of this business trip to him, as if coaxing a child.
They say Saudi Arabia is practically a promised land flowing with milk and honey, and that if you go there even a moment too late, you might miss out on hundreds of millions!
Su Hao understood these principles perfectly well.
He knew all too well that compared to those international financial giants, their " Fang Huan Investment " was just a tiny toddler learning to walk.
To overtake others on a curve, you must be more astute, faster, and more ruthless than others!
Only in this way can we seize the initiative and get a share of the pie.
But damn it, his intuition, of all times, sounded the red alert at this critical juncture. What does that mean?
He himself couldn't explain it clearly.
Perhaps this premonition was just a reminder that there was a project in Saudi Arabia that deserved his close attention?
Or, could we simply tell him to avoid any investments related to Saudi Arabia?
Or perhaps it's some other completely unrelated reason?
Who knows!
So, in the end, he couldn't persuade Brother Huang to stay.
If it turns out that he was just being overly anxious, and his unreliable "predictions" delayed Brother Huang's important matter, causing the company to miss this golden opportunity, then he would become the company's culprit.
"Sigh, I really should have persevered a little longer back then..."
Su Hao scratched his hair in frustration.
But the more I thought about it, the more uneasy I felt.
That inexplicable sense of anxiety was like countless ants crawling all over his heart, making him restless all day long, and he couldn't even concentrate on watching the market.
Of course, his department's funds had long been invested in Swiss francs for hedging, so frankly, he didn't have any serious business to do and was bored out of his mind, which is why he was more prone to overthinking.
"Ugh! This is so annoying! I should have been more shameless and clung to Chairman Huang's leg to keep him here!"
Su Hao slammed his fist on the table in frustration.
To put his mind at ease, he even went online to research a lot about Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, from security to counter-terrorism, reading through everything he could find, and the conclusion was always the same:
Everything was normal, calm and peaceful. The probability of something going wrong was lower than winning the lottery jackpot.
Could it be that I'm under too much stress lately and am hallucinating?
"Could it be... that I'm just scaring myself?"
Su Hao leaned back weakly in his chair, staring blankly at the ceiling.
Just then—
Knock knock knock knock—!
A sudden, urgent knocking sound, like a death knell, jolted him out of his reverie!
"Who is it? Come in!" Su Hao frowned.
"President Su! Did you...did you see the international news alert that was just sent out?!" It was Li Huilin who rushed in.
Seeing her expression, Su Hao's heart skipped a beat, and an extremely ominous premonition instantly overwhelmed him.
He frantically grabbed his phone and opened the news app.
A bold, blacked-out headline, like a red-hot branding iron, burned fiercely into his eyes:
[Breaking News! Suicide bombing strikes Saudi Arabia's capital, Riyadh, causing heavy casualties!]
"!!!"
Su Hao felt a "buzz" and it was as if a bomb had exploded in his mind, and everything went black in an instant!
Riyadh?!
The capital of Saudi Arabia?!
Isn't that exactly where Brother Huang is going?!
Immediately afterwards, a commotion arose outside the office, and colleagues from other departments rushed in, crowding Su Hao's director's office to the point of being impassable.
" Director Su! You saw the breaking news, right? Goodness, the market is going to explode! Everything was calm before, but now... the impact is huge!"
"Yes, yes! As soon as this news comes out, I estimate the foreign exchange market will immediately plummet!"
Even Saudi Arabia, the safest country in the Middle East, has been bombed. If Iran did it, wouldn't the Americans roll up their sleeves and get involved themselves?!
The exclamations and whispers of his colleagues flooded into Su Hao's ears like a tidal wave, but he couldn't hear a single word.
Only two words remained in his mind: Riyadh.
Brother Huang... Brother Huang is right there!
"Could it be... no way..."
That damned, sudden sense of foreboding... could it be because of this?!
Su Hao felt his hands and feet were ice cold, a chill ran from the soles of his feet straight to the top of his head, and his hand holding the phone began to tremble uncontrollably!
"President Su? Are you alright?" Li Huilin asked worriedly, noticing his pale complexion.
"I...I need to make a phone call first...you guys..."
Su Hao's voice was dry and hoarse, as if it were being forced out of his throat.
"Oh, okay, okay, we'll go out first, you go ahead with your work."
Everyone sensed that something was wrong and left the office, considerately closing the door behind them.
Su Hao was the only one left in the office.
He swiped his phone screen with trembling hands, found the familiar number in his contacts, and his fingertips shook several times before he finally managed to press the dial button.
"If only I had known... if only I had known, I should have risked my life to stop him!"
Endless regret, like a cold tide, instantly engulfed him.
If he had known it would turn out like this, he should have been shameless and clung to Brother Huang's leg, even if he was considered crazy!
No! You can't think like that!
Try to think positively!
Even if Brother Huang were actually in Riyadh, he might not be so unlucky as to be caught in a bomb attack...
Yes, that must be it!
"..."
Su Hao closed his eyes tightly, clasped his hands together, and prayed frantically in his heart:
Please! Please! Please don't let anything happen to you!
The long wait felt like an eternity, with each second dragging on endlessly.
I don't know how much time passed, maybe just a few seconds, maybe a few minutes, but finally a voice came from the other end of the phone—