Chapter 544 Arrangement
In the central city, Chen Bitong's convoy passed through several checkpoints and successfully drove out of Weiguang District. Then the car turned and drove northwest.
The convoy passed through Shenwei District and entered Hongsheng District, and stopped in an open space in front of an abandoned commercial building.
It seemed like some kind of coincidence that this place was not far from the place where Chen Chuan and Su Wei had agreed to meet last time.
Fang Zhixin said at this time: "We're here, get off."
The car door opened, Yu Lie pushed it open, walked out with his hands in his trouser pockets, waved his hand to disperse some of the flying insects around him, and then looked around.
Although it is not even five in the morning yet, the sky has become bright since midnight last night.
You can see abandoned commercial buildings and dilapidated streets all around. About a hundred meters away on the roadside, you can see a huge billboard that is mostly broken and only has a metal frame left. It seems to be an advertisement for some kind of cosmetics. You can vaguely see an orchid logo, but it is now faded.
There were a few birds flying above, preening their feathers. When he looked over, they seemed to be frightened and flew away with flapping wings.
After looking around, he saw the people in the convoy behind him getting off the cars one after another, then silently dispersed, took out a lot of equipment and weapons from the cars, and arranged them around in an orderly manner.
They first built bonfires and poured the medicinal incense in the boxes into them. The rising smoke quickly dispersed the dense flying insects around them. Then they dug trenches next to them and set up barbed wire roadblocks.
Some personnel also went to the abandoned building on the side to check and set up firing points on the high ground there.
These people seemed to be very familiar with this place, and each had their own division of labor. There was almost no communication among them. The whole scene was silent, which made Yu Lie feel depressed.
He pulled at his collar. What on earth was he trying to do?
Who to deal with?
At this time, he saw two people carrying out long boxes from the last transport truck. After separating them, they contained long piles.
Is this... Iron Armor Jade Pillar?
In the old days, this was a war tool commonly used by the old imperial family. According to the records in the classics of that time, this thing was "wrapped in iron armor on the outside, and contained a body of gold and jade on the inside. When struck, it would make a sound of gold and jade, and its brightness would spread for hundreds of miles." It was specifically used to transmit military information on the battlefield.
In the new era, it was used as a ceremonial thing. However, as technology improved, it was replaced by biological materials and became a field creature with special uses. It can be used to replace field interference creatures, and in addition to the array arrangement, the interference range can be very wide and the effect is very strong.
It is not known whether these have other uses.
Unfortunately, he couldn't pass on this information. Not only was the interfering creature always active when he came here, but any slight movement he made would expose himself.
So I'd better just be a positioning coordinate for now. I believe that after I stop, the action team should be here.
Inside the Ministry of Defense's command center, Commissioner Liang looked at the large screen above. The fourth wave of fission had begun ten minutes ago, and this time there were as many as twenty-seven fission bodies.
According to the previous deployment, each team quickly rushed to the place where the split body appeared. This time the situation was more serious than the last time. More and more mercenary teams learned about their situation and got involved. In addition to blocking their reaction forces, there were even occasional fire exchanges between them.
The female assistant placed her hand on the boundary pass. After a moment, she said, "Commissioner, the Government Affairs Office said they're under tremendous pressure, and the response team has been greatly delayed. The multiple forces are likely unable to complete the recovery mission on time. They're currently requesting airship support from the Ministry of Defense."
Commissioner Liang considered it for a moment and said decisively, "Reject."
In fact, as long as a few airships are dispatched from Weiguang District and Wuding District, the situation will be greatly improved. Even if the ones here are not used, it will be enough to separate a part from Motie Mountain and Bai Niao District.
But they would rather stay there and not move than send out even one plane to provide support.
Of course, his refusal wasn't motivated by emotion, but rather by deeper considerations. He was still wondering where that possible old imperial army was, and when would it appear?
There is also the one who has been hiding since he came over from the opposite side. He must be waiting for an opportunity at this moment. He must have several cards in his hand so that he can play them at the critical moment.
The female assistant seemed to have received some news and looked up and said, "Commissioner, forty-five minutes ago, Chen Bitong left Weiguang District and is currently suspected to be in Hongsheng District."
Commissioner Liang frowned and asked, "Why didn't you report it earlier?"
The female assistant replied, "The Bureau of General Affairs had sent a message before, but it was blocked by the Temporary Special Operations Committee. The message just sent was their second message."
Commissioner Liang shook his head slightly. One of the responsibilities of the Temporary Special Action Committee is to restrict and supervise the Bureau of General Affairs when it takes specific actions, so the Bureau of General Affairs is often restricted by it.
But what time is it now? Are we still engaging in departmental fighting?
Moreover, not only does this action committee act too radically, but sometimes it disregards the means and consequences in order to achieve its goals. In the current situation, it is obvious that it wants to take the responsibility and refuses to let others intervene.
He actually hoped that the people on the Action Committee would have the ability to handle things well without any mistakes.
In Hongsheng District, near the abandoned commercial buildings, iron piles were erected to form a horizontal and vertical array, shining golden under the light of the sky.
Fang Zhixin checked it once, talked to the team members around him, and then walked over to Chen Bitong and said, "Teacher, the arrangement is complete. What else do we need to do?"
Chen Bitong said: "There is no need to do anything, just wait here."
"OK."
Yu Lie felt that the two people were playing a guessing game, but in theory, as a fanatical admirer of Chen Bitong, he would just do whatever Chen Bitong said and never asked any questions, so at this moment he could only hold his tongue.
After waiting for about seventeen or eighteen minutes, he noticed that the cracks around him were becoming more numerous and denser. This was very different from the situation just now. He was shocked and thought, "This is..."
Just in front of Chen Bitong, those continuously flashing cracks actually showed a tendency to close gradually, and finally merged into a larger crack.
Yu Lie was shocked. Chen Bitong seemed to have already determined that a rift would appear here. How did he know? Could it be that...
He glanced at the jade stakes. Could they be related to these things?
Fang Zhixin came over and said, "Major Yu, you seem a little confused?"
Yu Lie looked nonchalant. "I do have some doubts, but that's all. I'll support whatever Teacher Chen does."
"Anything?"
Yu Lie said without hesitation: "Anything."
Fang Zhixin smiled and said, "No wonder the teacher wants to bring you, Major Yu, along this time. Please stand over here." He gestured to the next position.
Yu Lie looked over and saw that he was right next to Chen Bitong. He didn't ask why, but walked over and stopped, then asked, "And then?"
Fang Zhixin smiled and said, "Don't worry. When the time comes, it will be your turn to show your abilities, Major Yu. I believe you will always have this much patience, right?"
Yu Lie snorted, took out the coin and started shaking it.
Standing in front of the gradually growing crack, he didn't know what would happen, and he couldn't help feeling nervous, but he still looked indifferent on the surface.
But after a while, he suddenly felt a slight tremor under his feet. At first, he thought it was a minor earthquake, but then he realized that this was... the fifth wave of the mother shrimp splitting?!
It shouldn't have been that long since the last split, right? Why did this one come so quickly?
Then he suddenly saw a crack appear on the ground, and a very tiny thing emerged from it, about the size of a fingertip, and floated upwards. During the rise, it gradually rolled and grew larger. An object shaped like a curled sponge could be seen, surrounded by a layer of transparent liquid.
This is... a split body?
He felt even more uneasy. Even if he wasn't from the Central City government, he knew it was difficult to pinpoint the location of each splinter. At most, he could only outline a rough area. Otherwise, wouldn't he have stationed someone nearby? That way, there wouldn't be any trouble. But what was happening now?
There is actually a crack here, and there is also a split body?
He looked at Chen Bitong who was standing in front of him. No one present had done anything to the split body, but there must be something bigger to do. Why haven't the action team members arrived yet?
At this moment, he couldn't help feeling anxious.
After the split body appeared, it entered the crack of light, and then the crack became more stable.
Inside the command center, a sentry tower issued a report: "A stable rift has been detected in the abandoned commercial area No. 5 in Hongsheng District. A splintered entity has entered. It is recommended that this be addressed as soon as possible."
Commissioner Liang glanced at the area marked on the screen, Hongsheng District... Could it be a coincidence?
The place Chen Bitong went to just now was Hongsheng District.
He said in a deep voice, "Send an additional response force and..." He paused, "Let Team Two go there and stand by."
The female assistant took a look, and then saw the authorization given to her by Commissioner Liang on the interface, and then began to notify.
The previous dispatch teams only needed to issue direct orders, but the reason why this team is so special is that it is composed of capable personnel drawn from the Processing Bureau and the Ministry of Defense.
The team members are very strong and are the main force to deal with key issues. Even when the third wave of cracks had problems just now, Commissioner Liang did not mobilize them, but when he encountered the possibility of facing Chen Bitong, he had to send them out.
But he thought about it and said, "Send some medicine to Captain Chen Chuan to restore his strength."
The female assistant was a little surprised, but didn't ask any more questions. She nodded and started giving instructions to Jie Ping.
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(End of this chapter)
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