146: Chapter 146 Heading to Dragon Capital, Escorted by Fighter Jets?

Xu Hao rested for two days.

One day, Zhu Deze came to find Xu Hao.

"Brother Xu, you've finally come out to see people!"

As soon as he entered the door, Zhu Deze's loud voice rang out.

Xu Hao almost spat out the mouthful of water he was drinking.

"Brother De, you make it sound like I've been hiding from the world..."

He looked at Zhu Deze with a resentful gaze.

"Haha..." Zhu Deze laughed it off. "Seriously though, what have you been doing in your office all day? The H-20 project is over; you should take a good rest, shouldn't you?"

"Could it be that you have some new mission?"

Zhu Deze looked at Xu Hao with a suspicious expression.

Over the past week or so, Zhu Deze had come to find Xu Hao several times, only to be stopped by Wang Qian before he could even reach the office door.

She wouldn't give him a reason, only saying that Chairman Xu was busy and should not be disturbed.

This left Zhu Deze completely baffled, wondering what Xu Hao was up to.

Xu Hao smiled and said nothing.

"Alright, seeing you like this, you've definitely come up with something new!"

Seeing Xu Hao's expression, Zhu Deze understood what was going on.

Recalling that Xu Hao had previously mentioned the H-20 having second and third-generation stealth technology, Zhu Deze's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Brother Xu, you're too fast, aren't you? The H-20 project just ended, and you've already developed second-generation stealth technology?"

"Impressive! I truly admire you, brother!!"

Zhu Deze gave a thumbs up, unable to help but praise him.

Xu Hao shook his head. "You're overthinking it."

"It's not that?" Zhu Deze was stunned. "Then what is it?"

He asked again.

"You'll know in a while."

Xu Hao teased him, refusing to answer.

Just as Zhu Deze was about to press further, Xu Hao's phone rang.

He picked it up and saw it was a call from Old Zhou.

Zhu Deze immediately fell silent.

"Hello, Xiao Hao!"

Professor Zhou Xuemin's voice came through the phone, and Xu Hao quickly replied:

"Old Zhou!"

"Haha, the H-20 project was a complete success. When are you coming to Longdu for a visit?"

Professor Zhou Xuemin immediately extended an invitation.

It just so happened that Xu Hao was planning to head to Longdu in the next few days.

One reason was to accept Old Zhou's repeated invitations, and the other was to discuss the LG-Nuclear-powered Aircraft Carrier with him.

So, he replied directly.

"Old Zhou, I was just about to call you to say I intended to visit Longdu. I didn't expect you to have such foresight and call me first."

Xu Hao joked.

"Hahaha... That's for the best. I won't say more over the phone; I'll wait for you in Longdu!!"

Old Zhou said.

"Alright, see you in Longdu!"

Xu Hao hung up the phone.

A few minutes later, Zhu Deze's phone rang as well.

He picked it up, his expression turning strange. Xu Hao glanced at his phone screen; it was Professor Zhou Xuemin calling again.

Zhu Deze cleared his throat, a smile plastered on his face.

"Hello, Old Zhou!"

Professor Zhou Xuemin was calling Zhu Deze primarily to ensure Xu Hao's safety and to have Zhu Deze escort Xu Hao safely to Longdu.

"Understood, Old Zhou!"

"Don't worry, Engineer Xu's safety is on me."

Zhu Deze promised.

Hanging up, Zhu Deze looked at Xu Hao.

"Brother Xu, looks like we're heading to Longdu together!"

Xu Hao nodded and then said:

"It's true we're going to Longdu together, but you don't need to worry about my safety."

"This is the Dragon Country; no one would dare do anything to me. The most important thing is for you and Colonel Su to fly the H-20 safely to Longdu."

Xu Hao looked relaxed.

The movies and TV shows where high-level researchers from certain countries are suddenly assassinated in their rooms were, after all, exaggerated for the sake of the plot.

At the very least, within a major power, if the safety of even one researcher couldn't be guaranteed...

That would be a slap in the face to the entire nation, equivalent to a declaration of war.

Therefore, Xu Hao wasn't worried at all!

Zhu Deze's brow furrowed at first, then slowly relaxed.

What Xu Hao said made sense.

If anyone dared to harm Xu Hao within the borders of the Dragon Country, the top leadership would likely spare no expense.

Currently, Xu Hao was not just the Chairman of Xu's Heavy Industry.

His security clearance level had already been classified as S-rank by the Dragon Country's high-level authorities.

Even as the Deputy Minister of the Security Department, he couldn't view it without permission from certain people in Longdu.

One could only imagine how highly the state valued Xu Hao now.

Moreover, he vaguely knew that even the one in the Longdu Compound was very fond of Xu Hao.

This realization sent a shock through Zhu Deze's heart.

That person... was an existence whose every move could make the Dragon Country tremble!

Having thought this through, Zhu Deze spoke up:

"Even so, necessary security measures must be in place. I will arrange that when the time comes."

"Once you've confirmed the itinerary for Longdu, Colonel Su and I will fly the H-20 there, while you and Professor Shen's group will take a passenger flight."

"How does that sound?"

Zhu Deze asked for Xu Hao's opinion.

"No problem!!" Xu Hao nodded.

The matter was settled.

Xu Hao decided to set off for Longdu in three days.

Three days later.

Xu Hao, Wang Qian, Professor Shen Hongcai, and the other two professors took a private car to Jiangcheng Airport.

Zhu Deze and Colonel Su waved goodbye to Xu Hao and the others, heading straight for the Xu's Heavy Industry military airport.

The two of them would pilot the H-20 and land at Longdu International Airport.

Accompanying them were several A-225 Military Transport Aircraft, loaded with over a thousand Perfect-grade Powered Exoskeleton Mechas and tens of thousands of stripped-down versions.

The central region overseas had been unstable lately. A small country that had previously purchased Powered Exoskeleton Mechas from Xu's Heavy Industry found the performance excellent and ordered tens of thousands more.

After all, their military personnel were few, and they needed this kind of 'plug-in' to improve the endurance of their officers and soldiers.

The H-20 soared into the sky, flying toward Longdu.

On the other side.

Led by staff members, Xu Hao and his group went through the VIP channel and headed straight for the first-class cabin of a special flight.

To ensure the safety of Xu Hao and the others, the Longdu authorities had booked the entire first-class cabin.

However, the economy cabin had no such restrictions.

The special flight took off from Jiangcheng Airport. Watching Jiangcheng gradually shrink, Xu Hao's heart also flew toward Longdu.

Shortly after takeoff, passengers in the economy cabin saw through the windows that this civil airliner was actually being escorted by four Dragon Country fighter jets.

"Holy crap, look outside! It's the Dragon Country's latest J-20A Stealth Fighter!"

A passenger exclaimed.

Hearing this, passengers one after another looked out the plane windows.

Indeed, not far to the left and right of the airliner, two of the Dragon Country's latest J-20A Stealth Fighters were each providing escort.

This terrified the passengers.

When did the Dragon Country's civil airliners start getting this kind of treatment?

To be escorted by fighter jets!!

But after thinking about it, they understood.

These fighter jets were clearly not for them, but for some big shots on the plane.

As for where these big shots were?

The passengers all looked toward the first-class cabin at the same time.

They couldn't help but feel curious.

Just who was the big shot in the first-class cabin that required fighter jets to personally escort them?

Of course, no matter how curious they were, they didn't dare to rashly head to the first-class cabin to investigate.

One mistake, and if they were flagged as a suspicious person, they'd likely end up with a pair of silver bracelets and a multi-day tour of a luxury single room with free meals and lodging.