As the aircraft's boarding stairs opened, Liu Kai sensed several armed soldiers approaching.
Two of them helped Shen Shiwei and Liu Kai, who were both covered up, off the plane.
The man helping Shen Shiwei was a muscular young lieutenant.
The two seemed to be acquaintances. As soon as he helped Shen Shiwei up, he said with a smile, "Commander Shen, it's rare for you to be late. Everyone else is here."
"Oh, it's Xiao Zhang. It's been two years already. Are you settling in well here?"
"Thank you for your concern, Commander Shen. I'm adapting quite well; after all, my personality is suited to this kind of place."
After exchanging a few polite words, Shen Shiwei asked, "By the way, who else did you mention earlier?"
"Commander Shen, don't you know? Today, Secretary Qiu has invited the commanders of the five major theater commands."
Shen Shiwei was taken aback upon hearing this, as if he had thought of something.
He nodded immediately: "I see. We can't keep Secretary Qiu waiting. Let's go quickly."
The group didn't say anything more, but simply went into the tunnel next to the helipad and hurried forward.
Unable to suppress his curiosity, Liu Kai continued scanning and carefully observing this mysterious "hope of the whole village".
Besides the underground warehouse for restarting civilization, this is the base inside the mountain.
Not only are the eight floors of facilities clearly defined by function, but each floor is also quite spacious.
It has all the necessary military and living facilities, but the number of personnel inside is pitifully small.
Compared to its vast area, it always feels quite mismatched.
But that's understandable.
After all, this place is used very infrequently, and is almost never used at all.
Moreover, with the help of some functional robots, routine maintenance does not require many people.
Moreover, it involves putting yourself in someone else's shoes and thinking from their perspective.
Once you enter this kind of place, you can never leave for the rest of your life.
Unless one is completely alone, who would choose to live in anonymity here?
Along the way, Liu Kai also sensed many strange things sealed in the closed rooms and warehouses.
They all looked like various machines, instruments, and even advanced weapons.
Liu Kai didn't know anything else, but he was absolutely certain that those sealed weapons had never been made public.
Of course, these are not the main points of this trip.
Led by "Xiao Zhang" and others, he and Shen Shiwei headed towards the third basement level.
Liu Kai discovered that there was a small reception room in the center of the third basement level.
There were already five people inside, each sitting on a single sofa and chatting.
Four of them, like Shen Shiwei, were dressed in military uniforms and wore the rank of general; they all appeared to be middle-aged or elderly people in their fifties or sixties.
The remaining person was quite special.
Although he was only wearing a short-sleeved white shirt, Liu Kai was extremely familiar with his face.
He had seen the old man on television and in the news countless times.
He was the convener of this meeting and the captain of the giant ship that is China.
General Secretary Qiu Xingzhou!
Soon, Liu Kai and his companion arrived at the small room in front of the reception room on the third floor.
"Xiao Zhang," who was leading the way, greeted Shen Shiwei and then left with several soldiers.
The two then removed their hoods and placed them aside, and Shen Shiwei pushed open the door to the reception room.
As soon as the door was pushed open, a smell of smoke wafted out.
Qiu Xingzhou was smoking and chatting with the four generals and commanders.
Hearing the door open, everyone turned to look.
"Speak of the devil, and he appears; Commander Shen has finally arrived."
"You guys got here pretty early, even faster than me."
Shen Shiwei smiled and echoed the others.
He then looked at the old man sitting in the center and greeted him solemnly: "Secretary Qiu."
At this moment, Liu Kai also quietly began to observe the old man sitting in the center, wearing a white shirt.
General Secretary Qiu Xingzhou still looks the same as he did on television.
His face, slightly puffy from middle age, always wore that kind smile.
Compared to before the cold snap, it's noticeable that he has much more gray hair now.
Qiu Xingzhou nodded to Shen Shiwei and pointed to the single sofa next to him, saying, "Old Shen, sit down quickly, we've been waiting for you."
His gaze shifted from Shen Shiwei to Liu Kai, who looked somewhat bewildered at the doorway.
Liu Kai, who prided himself on having seen many big occasions, was inevitably flustered and even nervous at this moment.
Because he genuinely didn't know what to do when facing a national leader for the first time.
Is it standing there with neither arrogance nor servility?
Or should we show the proper respect?
Or should we just pretend to be completely helpless?
Qiu Xingzhou appeared to be kind and gentle, yet he subtly exuded an awe-inspiring and dignified aura.
Not only Qiu Xingzhou, but also the other four generals present were like this.
With his old farmer's face and seemingly lacking any imposing presence, Shen Shiwei stood out as an oddity in this environment.
However, in any case.
It's always good to greet your seniors.
Moreover, this bigwig has devoted himself to China and is a person worthy of respect.
So Liu Kai bravely met Qiu Xingzhou's gaze, bowed slightly, and said, "Hello, Secretary Qiu."
He then looked at the other four people and said politely, "Greetings, Commanders."
As he sized up the crowd, they were also sizing him up.
Several pairs of eyes, filled with undisguised curiosity, stared up and down at the young man standing at the door.
These people are all shrewd and have long since abandoned the bad habit of judging a person's character based on first impressions.
Therefore, they didn't care about any reaction Liu Kai made.
Or perhaps they simply couldn't be bothered to care about Liu Kai's character.
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