Chris's computer skills were truly remarkable. Who knows what he'd been tinkering with, but he'd finally managed to extract a clue from the computer's storage system. There were two anonymous messages that had been deleted. Although they were deleted, the computer's storage system had a garbage dump, storing messages within three days of deletion. Any messages older than three days would be completely purged, leaving no trace.
It was because the incident happened just yesterday and there was no time to clean it up before Chris found it.
The message was very simple, there were only two messages in total. The first one was sent by Tom, with the two words "failure" written on it. The second one was sent by an anonymous person, with the words "Plan B" written on it. It seems that this aggressive parasite is their so-called Plan B.
He was quite cautious, even planning two things this time. He probably didn't realize what terrifying thing was inside this unassuming little bottle. He probably just thought it was something to attract insects, otherwise they wouldn't have bothered to open it in a deserted place. If they had opened the bottle in the cave, the consequences would have been far more serious!
General Williams pondered for a moment and said, "Why don't we use his own tactics against him and see what else he has up his sleeve?"
Hall and the others also thought it was a good idea. Just by imagining Aiden and Derek's ecstatic look when they thought their conspiracy had finally succeeded, they thought it would be quite interesting to suddenly appear and scare them.
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Three days later, StarNet News reported that Aiden Gladstone had led the First Army to successfully annihilate the notorious Blood Moon Pirates. The sinister Arnold Percy attempted to resist but was killed on the spot, which drew cheers and applause from the people. Under the deliberate guidance of some people, the reputations of General Aiden Gladstone and President Derrick Bridges increased significantly.
Capital star, in the head of state's mansion.
Aiden Gladstone was having a video call with Derrick Bridges, and a rare smile appeared on Aiden's usually serious face.
Derek also had a hint of joy on his face. He had received good news one after another in the past two days, which was really exciting. However, he was still in disbelief about the news that Aiden had just told him. "Are you telling the truth? Is the news true?"
"Of course. The emergency rescue signal they sent three days ago was cut off before it was connected, and there has been no news since then. I think they are in great danger." Aiden sneered.
"No news is good news." Having said that, Derek still couldn't feel at ease. He had to see the man's body with his own eyes and confirm that he was dead!
"How's the anti-insect vaccine preparation going at the institute?" Since they dared to use such a dangerous parasite as a means of attack, they must have made thorough preparations. These insects were secretly cultivated in their own research institute. They were highly contagious and lethal, but without a host for them to parasitize, they would die within a few hours. The anti-insect vaccine could directly kill these insects, preventing them from parasitizing the body.
"We've almost prepared it, but the quantity is a little less. I estimate it's only enough for 10,000 to 20,000 people."
"Ten or twenty thousand people, that's enough." Derek looked at Aiden with a smile, "You should go there in person this time. This is a real achievement."
Going to the rescue with an army of 10,000 or 20,000 people who have been vaccinated against insects is basically zero risk, but in the eyes of others, it is a warrior who risks his life. No matter how many people can be saved at that time, it will be a real achievement and will be admired and praised by the people.
"No, let Lewis go first. It will take me some time to come back." Aiden said calmly. The time was short and their quick reaction would easily arouse suspicion. It would be better to let Lewis rescue his old friend first and let that guy suffer. More importantly, it would make the incident even more audible, let everyone know about it, and cause panic among the people.
A terrible infectious disease that threatens to destroy the entire federation, once resolved in their hands, will inevitably make the people's gratitude and respect for them reach the highest point.
"That's right, let's do it this way."
After the call ended, Aiden's eyes showed full of ambition.
As the commander of the First Army, Eden was different from the other four corps commanders. The First Army was directly under the Führer's command, and therefore, the position of commander was appointed by Derek himself. If there was a change of leadership, he would lose his position. Williams was a capable fighter and a righteous man, but he didn't understand politics or how to turn a blind eye. If someone tried to manipulate something under his nose, it would be impossible.
If Williams became the Führer, he would never appoint him as the commander of the First Army. He would most likely be forced to retire early or be assigned to another department. Although his rank would still be general, he would be powerless. How could he tolerate this?
But Derek was completely different. He only cared about his own power and interests. He rarely told me what to do and would mostly listen to my opinions. He was truly a very easy person to control. If Derek could be re-elected, then my position, second only to the president, would be secure.
As for the next election... maybe he will have a chance to run for election?
So he and Derek are a community of interests, and Williams is a threat that must be eliminated.
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Two days later, the headlines of the Star Network News Station caused a huge uproar throughout the Federation. A new variant virus was discovered in the 42nd Star Region. The Second Army that went to rescue it lost contact. General Williams's life and death were unknown. The 42nd Star Region might have been completely lost.
The original plan to go to the 42nd star field for post-disaster reconstruction was shelved. The Führer urgently ordered General Lewis Swift of the 4th Army to lead the troops to investigate, and ordered General Aiden Gladstone, who had just won a great victory in the expedition to the Dark Star Field, to return immediately.
The series of measures were quite coherent, and the people who were unaware of the truth thought that President Derek was a decisive and capable leader.
Lewis was very cooperative. It only took him two days to prepare before he led the entire army to set off.
"General, is something really wrong with General Williams and Major Hall?" On the starship, Lewis' son Scott asked his father. He was also one of the people who went to the remote planet with others to receive training from Hall. He admired Hall very much and he didn't believe that anything would happen to them.
"Who knows? But they say cats have nine lives. That old guy and his son have eighteen lives in total, which is enough for them to die eighteen times!" Lewis replied with a pout.
"But... General Williams' beast form is not a cat..." Scott didn't believe his father's words at all. He had seen General Williams' majestic beast form before.
"Tsk, tigers and cats are the same, they're both felines!" Lewis then ignored his silly son. They were both adoptive sons, so why was Williams' son so outstanding? He even found a top-notch wife. Why couldn't his own son be so lucky?
As he thought about it, Lewis glanced at his son again.
Scott returned to his cabin in a daze and lay down in the hibernation cabin.
Lewis lay in the hibernation capsule without a trace of psychological burden. He didn't believe that Williams would die so easily. So what if it was a mutant virus? Even if the situation was dire, there couldn't be no survivors, right? As long as someone could survive, that person would definitely be his old friend!
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