I Inherited 5,000 Years of Family Property-Chapter 668 - 666: Stop It All

A car brought Zhang Menglong and others to a hotel closest to the airport, and the accompanying staff told them that this hotel was specially used for quarantining incoming travelers.

However, as Zhang Menglong looked around, the hotel was bustling with people, and he could hardly see anyone wearing a mask. Could this really be considered prevention and control?

Of course, Zhang Menglong never trusted their planning to begin with; they were purely worried that he might cause trouble here, so they intentionally made up such an excuse.

Zhang Menglong certainly couldn't retaliate just because they took quarantine measures, right? That would be utterly indefensible!

These people had clever heads to come up with such a reason, but the methods were quite mediocre. You should at least have a proper quarantine hotel; look here, everyone appears to be on vacation. Does this look like quarantine to you?

"Mr. Zhang, you'll have to make do with staying here for the time being. If there's anything you need, you can let us know. As our most distinguished guest, we will do our best to accommodate all your requests," said one of the staff members.

De la Miny had arranged for them the two presidential suites on the hotel's top floor, more than enough for a dozen people, befitting the title of the world's richest man for Zhang Menglong.

"Are you sure this hotel is for quarantine?" Zhang Menglong asked on purpose, "I just saw people downstairs moving around freely, not even wearing masks. Are you sure this quarantine can effectively block the virus?"

The staff member also felt helpless. Of course, he was aware that the so-called quarantine was targeted only at Zhang Menglong, but they had been given this task only twenty minutes earlier. What can you do in twenty minutes?

The hotel had already been full of guests for a long time, and in twenty minutes, even if they were armed, it would be impossible to drive all the guests away. Even the signs for the airport quarantine area were made in a rush and hung up temporarily.

"Mr. Zhang, to be honest, this policy was just issued this morning. Recently, our country's epidemic has suddenly become severe, with the emergence of a new virus strain. Because it's all so last-minute, we are in the process of clearing out hotel staff while arranging for the quarantine of incoming travelers, which is why it seems so rushed."

"Oh? Really? A new virus strain?" Zhang Menglong revealed an amused smile, "Was this policy really just issued, or was it released right before I landed?"

"Mr. Zhang, you have quite the sense of humor. How could I dare deceive you about something so serious," said the staff member, "There were suddenly a bunch of new infections last week, and our confirmed case count has already surpassed 100,000."

"An outbreak from last week, and only starting quarantine this week? And I don't seem to have heard any international news about it. I'm not very educated, so please don't trick me!" Zhang Menglong continued with his sardonic tone.

"Mr. Zhang, we definitely wouldn't dare to deceive you. The reason you haven't seen it in the media is that we didn't want to cause panic among the populace. Even now, we still haven't released any related information."

"Is that so?" Zhang Menglong said with a smile, "Then it seems really serious!"

"Yes," the staff member showed a worried expression, hoping that they could control it this time. Research on the relevant vaccines is also being expedited, but unfortunately, Mr. Zhang, you may have to return disappointed."

"No worries," Zhang Menglong waved his hand, "Since it's for the epidemic control of your country, we naturally ought to support it. We will certainly cooperate with you to complete the quarantine."

"Thank you for understanding, Mr. Zhang." The staff member breathed a sigh of relief. Indeed, with such an excuse, Zhang Menglong couldn't find any fault. As long as they treated him well during these few days, he would have to put up with it, no matter how much he wanted to blow off steam, right?

Perhaps Zhang Menglong might request some exotic delicacies, but during the quarantine, everyone should be treated equally. We're already providing you with fine food, we've already given you the privilege of a presidential suite, it wouldn't be good for you to use that as an excuse to make trouble, right?

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"Menglong, what's the situation?"

No sooner had the staff member left than Zhu Mengchao and the others looked towards him, full of confusion.

"I had just been keeping up with the epidemic here these past few days, and there's no mention of any variant strains. I also have a classmate here on an exchange program, and there's no talk of quarantine either."

"Right, Menglong, if there were such a situation, they would need to report it internationally before initiating a quarantine. They can't just start quarantining whenever they say so. Many people are here for business talks and contracts. How could they possibly bear such a sudden loss?"

"It's obvious, they only want to isolate us, or more precisely, they want to isolate me!" Zhang Menglong just came right out and said it.

"Why is that?"

"Is it because you're too provocative?"

"Did you desecrate their ancestors' graves?"

"Did you take a dump on their heads?"

"Please stop with your Hong Shixian antics!" Zhang Menglong couldn't imagine what his brothers would come up with next if they kept going.

"Among the 60 fighter jets that attacked us today, they had a hand in it," Zhang Menglong said, "When we applied for passports, in their eyes we were already dead, so they didn't care whether we wanted to go or not, because in their minds, we wouldn't make it."

"But they didn't expect us to arrive unscathed?"

"Right," Zhang Menglong nodded, "So now they are panicking, because I'm sure to be filled with rage. They have no idea what crazy things I might do, and even less of an idea if they can handle the consequences. So, they're trying to restrict my actions this way."

"They've really thought this through," Zhu Mengchao said, "If you mess with them during quarantine, they could even use international public opinion to suppress you. Who knows what negative impact it could have on us?" freewebnσvel.cѳm

"What? So what do we do, are we really going to be quarantined here for three weeks?"

"That's just too miserable, right? If we get quarantined for three weeks, we might as well go straight home for the New Year. How can we enjoy ourselves then?"

Upon hearing this, everyone showed a disappointed look. They had hoped to see the spectacular natural wonders of Africa, to check out the diamond and gold mines, but now it looked like they were in for a three-week hotel tour.

"Who said we're going to be quarantined here for three weeks?" Zhang Menglong said, "Since they say the epidemic is serious, let's just assume it's really serious!"

"Looking at you, you've got some mischief in mind again, don't you?" Lu Yiyao could tell by Zhang Menglong's expression that he was about to pull some tricks.

"Anyway, everyone's tired from flying all day, so rest well today. We'll stay in the hotel for two days at most. I guarantee, by then they'll be begging me to leave with tears in their eyes!"

"Come on, start your performance!" Everyone settled down to see what exactly Zhang Menglong was planning to do.

Zhang Menglong directly called Hong Yi's phone.

"Mr. Zhang, have you arrived safely?"

"I have, but now there's a bit of trouble; we've been quarantined!"

"Quarantine? But now... I understand," Hong Yi was so well-informed, she immediately grasped the situation, "Do you need me to do anything?"

"How much of the Zhang Family and its affiliated families' businesses have trade relations with South Africa?"

"Their annual import and export volume is about 500 to 600 billion, and over 80% of their trade is related to us," Hong Yi replied.

"Oh, okay, since their epidemic is so severe now, to support their policy, let's stop all that import-export business!"