The Amazing son in law Chapter 7007
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The continuous flow of freight trains persisted until nightfall.
Charlie and Li Yalin adhered to their operating protocols. Typically, once the diesel locomotive brought an entire train of freight cars into the terminal’s freight yard, it would be detached there. The locomotive would then reverse on a different track to collect another set of cars for transport.
The freight cars loaded with goods would later be moved by a dispatching locomotive to a factory equipped with multiple tracks for unloading. After the unloading process, the goods would undergo inspection by customs before being transferred to the bulk cargo loading and unloading terminal at the port by freight trucks for final loading.
To the southeast of the freight yard lies a substantial railway marshaling yard. If goods imported to the port of Casablanca require rail transport, they will be assembled here after completing customs clearance and subsequently towed by a locomotive to their designated destination.
This setup indicates that the freight trains operate separately from the port’s interior. The incoming goods have yet to clear customs, while items awaiting transfer have already completed this process, leading to relatively relaxed management in the freight train yard.
Once darkness fell, Charlie and Li Yalin enjoyed dinner at their hotel. While dining, Charlie noticed a young waiter from China and inquired, “Young man, which language do the locals commonly speak?”
The waiter replied, “Sir, the average person here primarily speaks Arabic, while civil servants and educators generally communicate in French.”
Charlie nodded in understanding. Having been under long-standing French colonial rule, Morocco sees French as a prevalent language in its government and education sectors.
However, Charlie’s knowledge of French is quite limited. His parents had taught him a bit during his childhood, but his exposure was brief, leaving him with only a grasp of basic terms.
Thanking the waiter, Charlie turned to Li Yalin and asked, “Can Inspector Li speak French?”
Li Yalin confirmed, “I interact with individuals from the U.S. and various European nations regularly, so I have learned French and Spanish, and I am quite fluent in both.”
Charlie let out a sigh of relief, saying, “That’s great! Otherwise, I would have needed to find a translator.”
Li Yalin quickly added, “Mr. Charlie, I’m not familiar with Arabic.”
Charlie reassured him, “That’s fine; we’ll be dealing with port staff tonight. The port holds significant importance to Casablanca, and management positions there likely have received elite local education, making French their primary language.”
Li Yalin agreed, “If they speak French, we should have no issues.”
After finishing their meal, the two took a taxi to the port railway management office, which oversees transportation scheduling for the entire port railway.
Upon arriving, Li Yalin glanced at the management office door and asked Charlie with some uncertainty, “Mr. Charlie, are we going in directly?”
Charlie affirmed with a nod. He had just utilized his spiritual energy to assess the situation inside the office. At that moment, apart from a security guard stationed outside, there were nine individuals working inside. Six of them were in the main room on the second floor, presumably their dispatch room, while the remaining three occupied different offices.
Charlie’s plan was straightforward. He intended to use psychological cues to influence the security guard outside, ask him who was in charge, and have him escort them to that person.
He instructed Li Yalin, “When you see me patting the shoulder of the guard, just ask him in French who the head here is, and then request him to guide us.”
“Understood,” Li Yalin replied, recognizing Charlie’s remarkable abilities and trusting his guidance without further questions.
The pair approached the management office. The security guard, noticing two Asians, called out in broken English, “Leave! Leave!”
With a smile, Charlie responded in English, “Brother, don’t you remember me?”
As he spoke, he directed a stream of spiritual energy into the guard’s mind and moved closer to pat his shoulder as if they were old acquaintances.
Li Yalin quickly stepped forward and inquired in French, “Where is the top person in charge here?”
The guard replied candidly, “Our deputy manager is on night duty in the office.”
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