bioinnovel Chapter 316 I didn't praise you!
Chapter 316 I didn't praise you!
"The adjutant will discuss the interface with you this afternoon."
"Second, strategic contingency plans."
"The old leader approved an internal contingency plan draft codenamed 'Rock Solid'."
"Under the pretext of 'responding to a massive non-traditional security threat,' the three theater commands of the East, South, and North were required to complete a rapid evacuation drill targeting core cities within one month."
"The reason given is that geological disasters have occurred frequently in recent years, and prevention is better than cure. The military region wouldn't know the real reason."
"Um."
"The third thing... Japan."
Qin Changfeng's tone turned serious.
"This is the most troublesome."
"I had the intelligence department cross-verify Ito Takehiko's situation."
"His medical check-up report from three months ago showed everything was normal, but in his most recent blood sample, which we obtained through special channels, an unknown protein structure was indeed detected."
"Our biochemists can't understand it, saying that this thing doesn't resemble any known organic molecule."
"That's right," Zhang Yan said. "Xu's ability will rewrite the host's gene expression."
"Those proteins are byproducts."
"I've submitted your assessment of Ito."
"The old chief means that it is not advisable to directly provoke Japan in the short term."
"We deployed a normal-sized surveillance force to monitor their military exercises in the Miyako Strait; we did not escalate the situation."
"But on the covert front, I have already arranged for people to conduct 24-hour electronic reconnaissance of the Yokosuka base."
"You will be notified immediately of any unusual transfers."
Zhang Yan thought for a moment.
"not enough."
"What's not enough?"
"Passive surveillance is insufficient."
Zhang Yan stood up and walked to the window.
As dawn broke, the shadows of the trees in the yard gradually became clear in the morning light.
"The high-ranking member behind Ito has taken over command of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force from him."
"Its purpose is not to wage war; it wants to use this force to restrain me or to provide support when the Ruins descend."
"If we just stand by and do nothing, it will be too late to act once it's ready."
"you mean?"
"I need your help to figure something out."
Zhang Yan asked, "Where exactly are the two inhuman subordinates that Ito currently commands?"
"Their activity patterns, energy characteristics, and who they came into contact with within the territory of Japan."
"Your satellites can't capture these things, but human intelligence can."
Qin Changfeng remained silent for a few seconds.
"You know what you're asking for."
"Deploying a human intelligence network on Japanese soil is not something that can be accomplished with a single phone call."
"I know. That's why I told you, and I won't tell anyone else."
A soft chuckle came from the other end of the phone.
"Okay, I'll think of something."
"The old chief has a few chess pieces near Yokosuka. Whether they can be used depends on the specific circumstances."
Give me a week.
"Okay, there's one more thing."
"explain."
"I have an informant in northern Myanmar named Aung Tun."
"The second-in-command of the local armed forces."
"The entire village in the south of his jurisdiction has disappeared; it's related to a market town."
"I need your satellites to help me monitor that area—around 20.3 degrees north latitude and 98.7 degrees east longitude, with a radius of fifty kilometers, focusing on thermal anomalies and surface changes."
"I've got it."
Zhang Yan had said everything he needed to say.
"Uncle Qin".
"Um."
"Thanks."
Qin Changfeng was silent for a moment on the other end of the phone.
Don't thank me.
"When you carried the burden alone for more than half a year without saying thank you, now that someone is helping you share the burden, you're the one saying thank you."
His tone was somewhat complicated.
"Zhang Yan, let me tell you something from the bottom of my heart."
"I wouldn't agree to those three conditions you mentioned, no matter who it was."
"They won't let me touch the equipment, they won't listen to orders, and they want me to protect a girl."
"In the military, this is called arrogance."
Zhang Yan remained silent.
"But you're not arrogant."
"You know what you have, and you know what you can't let go of." Qin Changfeng lowered his voice a little. "The old commander is right. There aren't many people who can bear this kind of pressure at this age and still set their bottom line so clearly."
"Uncle Qin, you flatter me."
I wasn't praising you.
"I'm making excuses for myself—the reason is that when I first heard your voice, I felt that this kid was reliable."
The phone hangs up.
Zhang Yan placed the satellite phone on the coffee table.
The living room was quiet.
The sky outside the window was already bright, and the chirping of early birds drifted in through the glass.
He sat on the sofa for a while.
My mind started working on the next step.
With the intelligence network in place, strategic plans being developed, and deployments underway in Japan as well, things are starting to get started.
The biggest variable has been resolved; he is no longer a person.
But the number of seven months and twenty-five days has not changed.
The true form of the Ruins watches over this plane from deep space. With each bit of power it recovers, it takes another step closer to descending.
The Heavenly Craftsman's Heart, at 92% completeness, can suppress followers below A+ rank, but against the true form...
not enough.
He needs to push the completeness to 100%.
And that final 8% of energy is not in any ruins, nor in any fragments.
The system panel clearly states: "Remaining integrity must be obtained by defeating high-level familiars or clones of the Sealed Ruins."
In other words, he has to take the initiative to fight.
Zhang Yan got up and went to the kitchen.
There was leftover pork rib soup in the refrigerator from yesterday, so he poured it into a pot, heated it up, and added a handful of dragon beard noodles.
Just as the noodles were cooked, the bedroom door opened.
Nie Qingcheng came out wearing his shirt, her hair was loose, and there were pillow marks on her face.
"What time is it?"
"Seven o'clock."
"Whose call was that?"
"Qin Changfeng".
She instantly snapped out of it, walked over, and sat down at the bar.
"explain."
Zhang Yan placed the noodles in front of her and handed her chopsticks.
"He reported it, and the old leader approved it."
"A special coordination group codenamed 'Great Wall' was established, and Uncle Qin directly contacted me. He agreed to all three conditions."
Nie Qingcheng looked at him.
Many things flashed in those phoenix eyes, but in the end only one remained.
She lowered her head, picked up a mouthful of noodles, blew on it, and put it in her mouth.
"It's too salty."
"impossible."
"It's just too salty," she stubbornly insisted.
Zhang Yan walked over and stood next to her, watching her finish the whole bowl of noodles, even drinking the soup.
"And you said it was salty."
Nie Qingcheng pushed the bowl towards him and looked up at him.
Her eyes were a little red.
"Zhang Yan".
"Um."
"You're not allowed to shoulder everything alone anymore."
Zhang Yan reached out and wiped away the little bit of something that hadn't yet fallen from the corner of her eye.
"it is good."
Nie Qingcheng grabbed his hand and pressed it against her face.
"You're promising me more and more things."
"Braised pork ribs, handmade wontons, served once a month, no one is allowed to carry it alone, and also—"
She wiggled the ring finger of her left hand.
"52 millimeters. Don't forget."
Zhang Yan looked at her fingers.
Sunlight streamed in through the window and fell on her empty ring finger.
He lowered his head and touched her fingertips.
"I can't forget it."
Nie Qingcheng smiled.
Then she let go, stood up, and said as she walked towards the bedroom, "I'm working from home today, you go ahead and do your thing. I want sweet and sour pork for dinner."
"OK."
"And hot and sour shredded potatoes."
"OK."
"Another serving of fried rice with egg, please."
"Can you finish this?"
Nie Qingcheng turned around and glanced at him.
"I ate everything you made."
The bedroom door was closed.
Zhang Yan stood in the kitchen, staring blankly at the empty bowl for a while.
Then he took out his phone and sent a message to Qin Xiao.
"Come to the base this afternoon. There's a new deployment."
Qin Xiao replied instantly.
"Okay, what happened?"
Zhang Yan typed a few words, then deleted them. He typed a new line.
"Reinforcements have arrived."