Chapter 164 Negotiation Envoy

Su Wanqing sat at the simple conference table, holding a portable folder in both hands, her head never leaving the data terminal.

Outside were several boxes of packaged medical equipment and spare communicators that had been wiped clean until they shined.

She glanced at the negotiation memorandum she had just drafted, stood up, and her heels hit the ground with a few sounds that were neither crisp nor heavy.

She handed Xiao Ran a set of map data: "There is an abandoned gas station three kilometers outside the base. The terrain is low, and there are two high points on the left and right that can be used for concealment. There are no residential areas around. Bring your sniper rifle with you in advance and arrange your vision."

Xiao Ran picked up the map and said, "I'll go in at two o'clock and ambush on the roof of the west building. Your negotiation location is at the entrance of the main building in the middle of the gas station. Outside is the old gas station shed, which is 45 meters away from the nearest hiding place... Are you sure you only have a single-line communication?"

Su Wanqing tapped the portable intercom and said, "Only connect you and Lu Zhao to avoid military technical eavesdropping."

She glanced at Lu Zhao again, "Lu Zhao, monitor all channels at the base. If you find them changing their communication methods, record them immediately."

Lu Zhao nodded and reached out to push the analyzer. "The blood sample processing interval here is adjusted to once every two hours. I will intercept all suspicious data."

Su Wanqing put on a dark gray windbreaker and touched the neatly folded negotiation items in her pocket again.

She looked down at her watch and told herself that she had less than fifty minutes left until her scheduled time.

Xiao Ran took the rifle, wore a headset and backpack, bent over to quickly check his equipment, and then walked out the door.

After an order was issued for the entire team to clean up the scene, Xiao Ran quietly passed through two side doors and went to the outskirts of the gas station.

Su Wanqing walked along the abandoned street for nearly twenty minutes, stepping on cement debris, without stopping for even a second.

When they arrived, Xiao Ran had already climbed to the remaining roof of the west building and was observing the scene with a telescope.

Su Wanqing did not enter the workshop with oil stains all over the floor, but waited outside the door for only two minutes.

At exactly the right time, a middle-aged man in casual clothes and with rigid military posture came up to the main road on the south side.

He held nothing in his hands, and his clothes were clean without any military markings.

He looked at Su Wanqing for two seconds and nodded: "I am Fang Yike, codename Fang Shide. You can also call me Major General Fang."

Su Wanqing didn't waste any time on small talk. She pushed half of the prepared folder over and asked, "How long have you been following us?"

Major General Fang did not sit down, but pulled over a chair that smelled of gasoline. After sitting down, he continued to stare at her file bag: "From the first time you disappeared on the southern line of the main urban area, six days and four hours, this is the lowest estimate. Your team's frequency modulation technology and rooftop data overwrite are all recorded by us. I personally have no intention of getting entangled in these details. Compared with these, what does that girl mean to you?"

Su Wanqing didn't look at him, but just pushed the file bag further away. "She is an individual in the base, and she is also the intersection of all our efforts. Do you really know what she has?"

Major General Fang clasped his hands together and said, "We tracked you because the special signal is related to the immune serum, and the highly active elements in that girl's body have extremely strong biological compatibility. Our military analysts said that her blood can be made into any type of advanced antibody. Have you tested the cycle changes?"

Su Wanqing bit her back teeth and asked, "What do you want to trade?"

Major General Fang was not impatient. He raised his chin quietly and said, "If you want resources, we have them. If you want safety, we can provide passes and designate a safe zone to provide support at any time.

Medical equipment, constant temperature experimental platforms, real-time gene sequencing instruments, and the entire energy supply for the western warehouse are all on the list.

But all of the girl’s blood sample data, physical sign samples, and the relevant virus experiment progress that you have recorded - all must be shared.

You can ask the medical staff to operate in a closed environment throughout the process, and our military cannot forcibly take anyone away."

Su Wanqing placed her fingers on the tabletop. She asked in a low voice, "What is the specific level of permissions for shared archives?"

Major General Fang reported the specific departments and authority codes, each of which was seamless without leaving any blind spots.

His tone was steady. "Your team retains the right to conduct independent analysis and operations. However, the strategic data - the special element extraction plan and the technical code of the virus control team - must be synchronized with the headquarters in real time."

Xiao Ran coughed through the headset and whispered, "That guy is telling the truth. There are two people holding rifles on standby to the left rear, but they are not moving. There are no sniper signals to the west of the gas station."

Su Wanqing ignored the headset and just flipped through the folder again: "We have a bottom line. Girls cannot be forced to do human experiments, and they are not allowed to leave our custody."

Major General Fang nodded: "I will not waste time negotiating. We all understand your concerns. But the situation is beyond our control. You have also received the encrypted briefing on the movements of the rebels in the southeast of the city, right? We just intercepted intelligence that they have assembled a new special infected body armed force.

The virus's second mutation began to spread. This time, if you don't merge the technical parameters, you can't protect her, and we can't protect everyone either."

Su Wanqing said nothing. She took out a draft and silently recited several technical clauses in the contract.

After a while, she finally spoke: "How can you ensure that our lives and label information will not be arbitrarily accessed? And how long will it take to fulfill the equipment supply promise?"

Major General Fang handed over an encrypted USB flash drive, and indicated that the list of firearms and medical equipment could be checked immediately. "The pass will be issued immediately, and the supplies will enter the city within 48 hours. As for your safety, as long as you do not commit acts of sabotage at the main city level, all team members' files will be included in the X-0 exemption sequence, and only I can issue authorization in person."

He waved his hand. "Time is life. We can't afford to delay. If you want to make clear conditions, we can sign a preliminary letter of intent now."

Xiao Ran sped up recording at the commanding height, scanning the entire surroundings repeatedly.

He whispered, "A patrol vehicle just passed by on the east road, but it didn't get close."

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Su Wanqing put away the documents and put the USB drive into her pocket. She did not answer immediately, but looked up at Major General Fang, "You have already mastered the core instructions of the virus, right?

It's not absolute control, but it can partially regulate the behavior of the infected body. However, the elements in the girl's body happen to be able to amplify the precision of this regulation - that's why I took the initiative to dispatch you here. You are afraid that this thing will be taken by the rebels first. "

Major General Fang did not deny it. He raised his lips slightly and spoke more slowly: "The rebels have launched several sneak attacks this year, and more than once they are highly consistent with your data experiments. The virus signal was active again on several routes in the old city that you have passed, and the core equipment and personnel overlapped. You and I both know that this is not the time for anyone to escape unscathed."

Su Wanqing lowered her voice and said, "You asked us to use our lifeline to exchange for the temporary stability of the city. What can't be said openly?"

Major General Fang handed over the paper and said, "I am only responsible for executing the agreement. If you sign, we will arrange to transfer all necessary resources within 48 hours, and then we will discuss the specific division of labor."

Su Wanqing did not start writing immediately. She blocked her right side of the field with her hand, deliberately slowing down her pace.

The atmosphere was stagnant.

Far away at the base, Lu Zhao sat in a dimly lit corner, leaning on an analyzer and repeatedly adjusting the blood sample detection valve.

He renumbered the collection tubes one by one and pushed them into the equipment one by one.

His movements were neither fast nor slow, as if he was checking some extremely complex abnormal signal.

He looked at the real-time data curve output on the computer screen twice more. There was a parameter that slowly climbed and fell in a six-hour cycle as if agreed upon. The content of highly active elements in the blood sample changed extremely stably but regularly.

Lu Zhao touched his chin and compared the data from the day before yesterday with that of today.

He frowned and picked up the previous set of temperature test reports. Two strings of data popped up in the instrument, and the time point of the body temperature rise and the periodic changes of the special elements were almost completely aligned.

He cut the data into his notebook and wrote down a simple inference: "Periodic fluctuations are speculated to be related to a mechanism similar to the biological clock. The increase in body temperature corresponds to the peak of the element, and signal transduction or autoregulation pathways cannot be ruled out."

At this time, the intercom next to the terminal rang. Su Wanqing's voice was very short: "The data is ready. See you in fifteen minutes. Lu Zhao, if there are any new changes in the data, seal off the analysis room immediately."

Lu Zhao said "hmm" and marked a new line of the data that had just been released, "Period and body temperature are synchronized."

The gas station negotiations have not yet been concluded. Major General Fang looked at the agreement on the table and slowly reached out to push the paper closer to Su Wanqing.

The conditions of both sides piled up in silence to form a temporary gap.