Li Ke poured a bucket of cold water over Chen Nanxing's head, waking him up instantly. As soon as Chen Nanxing opened his eyes, he started shivering from the cold.
She raised her bound hands, slowly wiping the water still dripping from her head. Looking around at her surroundings, she gave Li Ke a sincere, ingratiating smile and said, "Thank you for sparing my life. Could you give me a towel? It would be quite troublesome if I got sick."
Li Ke, sitting in the driver's seat, looked at her and said, "Don't push your luck. I know you're not that fragile."
Chen Nanxing lowered her head and said softly and aggrievedly, "I'm not as strong as you think. It's so cold, and having cold water poured over my head must be really uncomfortable."
Li Ke ignored her show of weakness: "I'm giving you one hour. In this hour, you have to tell me everything you know. If your information doesn't satisfy me, I won't keep you here. Now, start fighting for your life."
Chen Nanxing looked up and met Li Ke's gaze, knowing that her words were not to be taken lightly.
When this woman, covered in wounds, drifted back from the sea to Xia Ji's ship and quickly recovered completely, Chen Nanxing knew she was no ordinary person.
Li Ke has always been relatively low-key, and Chen Nanxing judged her abilities using normal human thinking, but he was still careless.
She began to organize her thoughts, putting together the information she knew, and then explained it to Li Ke one by one.
The overseas underground exploration program ended in failure, with very unsatisfactory results. After so much work, the biggest achievement was the discovery of solar energy minerals.
Just by looking at the danger level of this solar energy mine, you can tell how difficult it is to mine. It is said that many mines, large and small, have been destroyed, but because of its enormous energy, those people have no intention of giving up on it.
Because overseas countries do not consider exploring the underground world as their only way out; in addition, they are also developing and researching space colonization plans.
The discovery of solar energy was a pleasant surprise for them, as one of the biggest problems in their space colonization plan was the sustainable development of energy.
The destruction of Earth has accelerated the loss of many energy resources. Although it is not urgent at the moment, we cannot only look at the present. The success or failure of space colonization is to be measured in hundreds or thousands of years. This path is destined to be much longer.
As far as Chen Nanxing knew, the underground exploration program was not only being carried out overseas; several major powers were actually conducting it within their own territories. However, the most destructive program was the one overseas.
China is currently the country with the most successful space colonization program, but exploration inland has not yet discovered any solar energy deposits.
Although the overseas and Chinese sides are still outwardly at odds, they have been testing each other on several occasions in private, and barring any unforeseen circumstances, it is highly likely that they will reach a cooperation agreement.
When Li Ke heard the news about the space colonization plan, she wasn't too surprised, because it was in line with the historical process. But at the same time, she found it ridiculous.
It's obvious without much thought that this kind of plan wouldn't involve the entire population; those who make it into the immigration queue will definitely be the best of the best.
The underwater base they were going to wasn't very big; it was a small mine. It had only recently been discovered to contain solar energy, which was why it had received so much attention. A nuclear submarine was stationed nearby to guard it, making it quite difficult to enter silently.
In the past six months, tens of thousands of people have been put into the mine, but the amount of solar energy ore successfully extracted is extremely small. Chen Nanxing does not know the exact number.
All we know is that no energy-powered machines can go down into the depths of the mine, as it would blow up the ore. Only people and special tools can be used for excavation, and the loss of human lives during this process is extremely terrifying.
As for the matter concerning Li Ke, it's because they deduced that after the treasure was stolen, it was converted into a large amount of supplies.
Not only did the remaining R country people want this batch of supplies, but the Western powers above R country were also very interested in it.
Moreover, the R people deeply resent Li Ke. If their treasury hadn't been robbed, even if they had lost their territory, they wouldn't have fallen to such a state.
Therefore, even if R country prioritizes carrying out some of the West's sabotage plans, it has never relaxed its investigation into the missing treasure. They will not let go of any information they have.
Chen Nanxing told Li Ke everything she knew, and then carefully observed Li Ke's reaction. However, Li Ke remained expressionless, which made Chen Nanxing feel uneasy.
After thinking for a moment, she added, "So far, the higher-ups still believe that you were involved in this. Both R country and the West believe that you belong to the Chinese military, while the Chinese side believes that there are extraordinary individuals who are your accomplices. I have speculated that you did this alone, or that you did it with others and then silenced them. However, I haven't told anyone about this speculation. I genuinely want to cooperate with you."
After Chen Nanxing finished speaking, Li Ke spoke up after a long while: "You should have a dedicated contact person with the R country, right? According to their way of doing things, if they discover me, they should choose to keep it a secret and not let the West know, right?"
Chen Nanxing praised, "You are truly a prophet. The R country believes that since it is their property, it should all be returned to them. Of course, they dare not reveal this idea to their superiors."
Li Ke glanced at the shameless Chen Nanxing and asked, "Are there many spies like you in the military? How many do you know?"
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