For Pierre, the real good news wasn't buying a steel mill—after all, there were plenty of such assets in Italy—but rather the telegram he received a few days ago: the convoy that had set sail from Chittagong had safely arrived in the Red Sea.
This telegram finally allowed him to breathe a sigh of relief, as he'd been worried about the convoy's safety. After all, Japanese submarines were active in the Indian Ocean and managed to sink several merchant ships every year.
"Well, they finally made it…"
On the flight back to Tunis, Pierre once again examined the plane. It was an SM.75 transport aircraft he'd picked up from an Italian airport. Although this three-engine plane didn't look impressive, its long range made it an excellent choice for transoceanic flights.
So Pierre had snapped up a bargain at the Italian airport—not many, just a few dozen planes. As for the price, just a few tens of thousands of dollars.
