"What about Ermao's house?"
"Ermao's house is simple," Ferrari said, "enter through Poland or Romania, and transport directly by rail. The problem is—how does the equipment get from Afghan to Poland? Air transport is too expensive; renting a C-17 alone costs as much as buying ten Hummers. Sea transport requires going around half the world. The most economical way is to first transport by land to Karachi, then ship across the Indian Ocean, enter the Red Sea, pass through the Suez Canal, enter the Mediterranean, and then to the Black Sea. This whole journey takes two months at best. And you have to pay when passing through the Suez Canal; the Egyptians are desperate for money now and want to skin every ship passing by."
Song Heping was silent for a moment.
Two months.
This is under smooth circumstances.
If encountering bad weather, port strikes, customs trouble, or pirate harassment, it could be three to four months.
Can Ermao's side wait that long?
