Chapter 84 Codename "Ghost"! Emergency Meeting of the Three Kingdoms (Taka, Sakura, and Uchiha)!
Watching the online flame war escalate and sweep the globe, Zhou Jue felt a sense of exhilaration emanating from every pore of his body.
In particular, the Foreign Ministry spokesperson's retort, "No argument can be definitively concluded without evidence," struck a chord with her.
"Sister Cheng Gan, look at how furious those people in Japan are, it's hilarious!" Zhou Jue showed Cheng Gan the hilarious comments from netizens, laughing so hard he almost fell over.
Cheng Gan also had a faint smile on her lips. She wasn't interested in this kind of propaganda war, but she enjoyed the outcome. The more the enemy jumped up and down, the more it proved that they were right.
Just as the two were engrossed in watching, Zhou Jue's personal terminal suddenly rang.
The screen displayed Chen Jianguo's encrypted communication request.
Zhou Jue and Cheng Gan exchanged a glance and immediately suppressed their smiles.
"Hello, Uncle Chen." Zhou Jue answered the call, his voice breaking from its usual calm.
"Xiao Jue," Chen Jianguo's familiar yet slightly weary voice came through the phone, "Where are you all now? How's your 'treasure hunt' in China going?"
He deliberately emphasized the words "treasure hunt".
Zhou Jue's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately understood the implication in Chen Jianguo's words.
This is a roundabout way of asking about their whereabouts.
"It's alright, it went quite smoothly." Zhou Jue replied calmly, "China is a vast country with abundant resources, there are too many good things. We are still traveling around, and we may not be able to go back for a while."
"Okay, no rush, safety first."
Chen Jianguo paused for two seconds, then casually asked, "Have you heard about what happened in Japan?"
Here it comes! The main topic is here!
Zhou Jue's heart raced slightly, but his tone remained calm: "I've heard about it; it's all over the internet. Uncle Chen, what do you think about this?"
She cleverly threw the question back at her.
On the other end of the phone, Chen Jianguo seemed to sigh softly, his voice filled with obvious worry: "The commotion is too big. Now the whole world is watching us. Japan insists that we did it, and although there is no evidence, they have been putting pressure on the international community."
Zhou Jue understood that Uncle Chen was worried that Japan had really found something to use against them.
She immediately spoke up, her tone resolute: "Uncle Chen, don't worry. Judging from the way the Japanese Prime Minister acted, it's obvious he's just bluffing and has no evidence. If he really had evidence, even just a blurry satellite photo, he would have already used it to blackmail people all over the world. Why would he say something like 'to avoid a complete falling out'?"
This analysis is well-reasoned, supported by evidence, and brimming with confidence.
Chen Jianguo on the other end of the phone visibly relaxed. His biggest fear was that Zhou Jue and her group, young and impetuous, might leave behind some clues during their actions. Now, hearing Zhou Jue's explanation, half of his anxiety subsided.
"It's good that you know what's going on." Chen Jianguo didn't ask any more questions: "In short, be careful in everything. The country is your strongest support, but you yourselves must not get into trouble either."
"Understood, Uncle Chen."
After hanging up the phone, Zhou Jue breathed a long sigh of relief.
Cheng Gan looked at her and asked, "He suspects us."
“Yes,” Zhou Jue nodded, “but he’s more worried about us. It’s alright, this matter is over, we should move on to the next step.”
The two stopped paying attention to the online controversy and refocused their attention on the mission itself.
Zhou Jue activated the system's "Global Energy Sensing" function again, zooming in on the map on the tablet to South Korea, where they were located.
Unlike the dazzling silvery-white light of the Cherry Blossom Country, the energy reaction on the map of South Korea appeared extremely meager. Most of the area was a hazy gray, with only a few scattered dim points of light, like candles about to go out.
There were only two places where the light spots were relatively concentrated, but only "relatively".
One, the central museum in the capital, emits a mottled and faint glow of various colors, looking like a pile of antiques imbued with some energy.
The other one was located in a heavily guarded area, its light emitting a modern industrial silver-gray hue. The system indicated that it was a military base of the United States.
Cheng Gan leaned over for a look, then snorted coldly, "Hmph, I knew it. What good stuff could they possibly have? They even try to rob us during holidays. The stuff in the museum was probably stolen from us. And the other one is probably from America's dad."
“Then our plan is simple.” Zhou Jue tapped the screen with his finger: “Since there’s nothing to fleece, let’s finish this quickly.”
"Scout locations during the day, act at night. As for the museum items, we'll switch them out with high-quality fakes. As for the US bases... let's see what new high-tech equipment they have, and steal it while we're at it, that'll be some profit."
The two hit it off immediately.
The subsequent actions went incredibly smoothly.
During the day, they visited the National Museum of Korea like ordinary tourists, thoroughly familiarizing themselves with the layout of the exhibits and the security system. Zhou Jue even used his points to redeem a batch of counterfeit items in the system's shop that were identical to the exhibits but contained no energy whatsoever.
As night fell, the two resorted to their old tricks once again.
With the invisibility talisman activated and the system signal blocked, the two entered the museum as if it were empty.
The genuine items were taken away, and the fakes were placed in their place. The whole process was smooth and efficient, and it was all done in less than half an hour. Those bronzes, porcelains, and ancient paintings that were regarded as "national treasures" by South Korea were instantly swept into Zhou Jue's Starry Secret Box.
Immediately afterwards, they rushed to the US military base.
The defense system here is far more sophisticated than that of the museum. But even the most sophisticated physical defenses are rendered useless in the face of stealth, a complex system, and spatial capabilities.
They easily infiltrated the base's core R&D laboratory and equipment depot, looting a batch of the latest fighter jets, drone control terminals, and some electronic warfare equipment that had not yet been publicly disclosed.
After doing all this, the two changed clothes immediately and rushed to the airport, boarding a flight to their next destination—the Philippines.
Less than an hour after their plane took off.
South Korea is in chaos.
The commander of the US military base was completely stunned when he discovered that the core equipment had vanished. He couldn't understand how something could disappear into thin air under such tight security!
An enraged United States immediately and forcefully demanded that the South Korean government impose a city-wide lockdown and the highest level of martial law!
The South Korean leadership dared not speak out against it and could only comply.
Just as they were frantically conducting a city-wide search, the US intelligence service suddenly remembered a series of strange events that had occurred in Japan two days earlier.
Satellite signals failed before the landslide.
The arson attack on the public toilet was caused by a malfunctioning surveillance system.
At the same time, all security systems at their military base also experienced a brief signal outage!
This strange coincidence sent a chill down the spine of the American general.
He immediately picked up the encrypted phone, connected to the Black House, and reported the series of events.
Soon, an emergency trilateral video conference, led by the United States and involving Japan and South Korea, was secretly convened.
Upon hearing the information, the representatives from the three countries all turned extremely grim.
"It's the same murderer! Or rather, the same organization!" The American general slammed his fist on the table. "Their target is the entire East Asia! Their methods are beyond our current understanding!"
"Without a doubt, the most suspicious party is China!"
The Prime Minister of Japan added through gritted teeth, "Only they have this motive!" He had this intuition and believed it!
"How did they manage to do it so stealthily?" The South Korean representative trembled. "It's...it's like they're ghosts!"
“Perhaps they are not one person.” The American general’s eyes were grave. “I suggest that a special investigation team be set up, and this mysterious organization be temporarily codenamed—'Ghost'.”
The representative from Japan immediately proposed: "Since they just committed a crime in South Korea, we can immediately investigate all tourists who entered South Korea from Japan in the past two days! Especially tourists of Chinese descent!"
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