"Okay, you can set off in a bit and deliver the things to him. Anyway, we can't figure anything out with them, so maybe he'll discover something. Also, when you get there, tell him that there might be some misunderstanding between us, and I hope we can talk about it in person."
After much deliberation, Xia Yu decided to take the initiative to explain the issue.
To show goodwill, one must be sincere, and his sincerity was this unidentified box.
It seems that someone put pressure on him from above, but he's not someone to be trifled with.
If he wanted to, he had a hundred ways to seize this unidentified box, not even if the chief himself gave the order.
Bureau 303 isn't a government agency, so no order from them has any binding force. Besides, Xia Yu has connections...
After listening to Xia Yu's words, Xu Qing looked at him with a puzzled expression, but didn't ask any specific questions. She nodded and went to get her things.
After Xu Qing left, Xia Yu rested his chin on one hand and tapped the table with the other, thinking for a long time before turning on his computer and sending a series of commands.
That afternoon, Xu Qing handed the unidentified box to Gao Ang and also relayed Xia Yu's words to Gao Ang.
“Mr. Gao, I think there must be some misunderstanding between us. Captain Xia is not the kind of person you imagine. If he wanted to be greedy, he wouldn’t stay cooped up at the base all day and not go out much. Besides, you’ve seen his lifestyle. Where is there any trace of extravagance? He would never collude with those criminals for a little money.”
Xu Qing patiently and earnestly communicated with Gao Ang.
"You can know a person's face but not their heart. I used to think he was very serious, but my evidence tells me that there's something wrong with your Captain Xia."
Gao Feng fiddled with the box in his hand, observing its internal structure and elemental composition with his full power field while dealing with Xu Qing.
He is not a person without his own opinions. Once he has made up his mind, it is very difficult to change his mind unless someone has irrefutable facts.
Just like this time, he had already decided that Xia Yu was a shady character and looked down on him from the bottom of his heart. No matter if it was Xu Qing or other senior leaders of Bureau 303, he would not give Xia Yu a chance to change his ways.
Unless, someone tells him that Xia Yu is an undercover agent in that organization...
"Evidence? What evidence?"
Xu Qing frowned and asked curiously.
"As for the evidence, of course I can't give it to you. I've already given it to someone. As for who it is, don't ask. If you think your captain is innocent, then you can continue to follow him. But, we've known each other for a while now, so let me give you some advice: don't put all your eggs in one basket. Xia Yu isn't worth it."
Xu Qing frowned even more deeply upon hearing Gao Feng's words: What is all this nonsense? It's as if she has a crush on Xia Yu.
The Xu family and Xia Yu's relationship was only so-so. According to her elders, Xia Yu had to possess certain tokens to gain the Xu family's favor. Otherwise, would her grandfather have entrusted her, a delicate young lady, to a stranger to run around in?
As for putting all their eggs in one basket... that's even more impossible. Even powerful families know to cast a wide net, and the Xu family is no exception.
“I appreciate Mr. Gao’s kindness. How about this: you leave me your contact information. If you need any further assistance from me, you can contact me. I will provide you with some help within certain limits. What do you think?”
Xu Qing thought for a while and decided to follow Gao Yang's approach first.
It's better to be safe than sorry. If Xia Yu really has a problem, it's a way for her to have a backup plan.
Gao Ang glanced at the elegant short-haired woman and nodded.
I told you, none of the people working in those government offices in Kyoto are fools.
Kyoto is a strategically important place, full of masters of political maneuvering. Even without firsthand experience, the people there are far more sophisticated than ordinary people from other places.
"Okay, I'll add you back now. Please agree."
"Okay, if Mr. Gao needs any equipment in the future, and it's not very convenient, you can also contact me. Compared to the Health Bureau, I still have some advantages."
After accepting the expensive friend request, Xu Qing repeated it again.
"Oh, is everything alright now?"
This is to see the guest out... Xu Qing nodded, glanced at the unidentified box in Gao Ang's hand, hesitated, thought for a moment, and then left Changying Island.
After Xu Qing left the island, Gao Ang greeted Qian Sui, "Qian Sui, you said there were traces of aliens in a place in the Mountain Kingdom last time?"
"Yes, it's just a standing diamond-shaped pillar, but as I said before, it was all staged by the people of the Mountain Kingdom."
Do you think that incident is related to this thing?
Gao Feng shook the box in his hand, making a pointed gesture.
"What do you mean, sir?"
"Didn't you find out who was behind that incident? What are their identities?"
"There were lawyers, welders, unemployed people, and civil servants, but their interactions proved they had ties to the Octagon. That's why I said back then that this was a conspiracy with strong characteristics of the U.S. government."
Chitose recalled for a moment and explained the general identities of those people.
"Is that thing still there?" Gao Ang then asked.
"It's gone. The Mountain Kingdom just created a gimmick and doesn't allow the media to publish that address, so basically no outsiders know the exact location. However, I compared it with the photo in the media and roughly deduced that it should be in western Mountain Kingdom, and based on that big valley, it should be near Luoshan City, because only the geographical structure there can form such a big valley."
Then, Chitose shared an address with Gao Ang.
"Why is it Luoshan City again...?"
Gao Long has a bit of a shadow over this place.
Robert lived there, Zhen Feitian lived there, and even one of the murderers who killed Xia Jiancheng lived there.
"Looks like I'll have to go to Luoshan City when I have time."
Gao Ang muttered a couple of things and continued analyzing the unidentified box.
Just like last time, this box performed adequately.
Without mechanical parts, it is like a single, integrated object.
However, judging from the grooves and holes on it, this thing is indeed, as Xia Yu said, a component of something.
"It has excellent electrical conductivity, even to the point of being a superconductor, all because of these unknown elements? Its ductility is average, its strength is average, and it's rather brittle, hence the outer layer of Earth Star metallic material..."
After pondering for a long time, Gao Ang still couldn't figure out what part of the machine it was.
"Forget it, I'm not guessing anymore. Mr. Qian, does Mountain Eagle One have enough monitoring permissions?"
"Sir, are you planning to check on the situation in the Lower Mountain Kingdom?"
"Hmm, this unidentified box is a bit hard for me to explain. Let's see if we can get any unusual information from them."
"I still have enough permissions, but I've decided that relying solely on Mountain Eagle One shouldn't yield any discoveries."
Gao Ang glanced at Qian Sui and immediately understood what he meant.
"That's true. What Mountain Eagle One could detect, Dongguo had already detected long ago, and Bureau 303 had also detected it long ago..."
Shaking his head, Gao Ang looked a little dejected. Neither Xia Yu nor Xu Qing had mentioned anything related to this box.
At that time, there was no conflict between them, so there was no mutual deception. It is possible that this unidentified box was indeed the first one to be discovered.
With nothing else to do, Gao Feng decided to begin his disgusting plan.
"Your Majesty, have you contacted the auction house I asked you to contact before?"
"I've made contact. Anonymous auctions are possible. All you need to do is provide the item to be auctioned, a deposit, and some kind of identification. Once the auction is complete, the auction house will transfer the remaining balance (after deducting fees) and the deposit to the account you submitted earlier. If the auction is unsuccessful, the auction house will deduct a certain fee, and the item will eventually be returned to its rightful owner."
Chitose briefly explained some of the auction house's rules.
"What if they secretly sell our stuff to someone and then claim the deal was successful?"
Gao Ang has never been a very optimistic person. Although he has a very positive outlook, deep down he always tends to think the worst about bad people.
"Well, judging from their past transaction records, there hasn't been any precedent for this, including some national treasures; even when some countries protested against the auctioned items or even sanctioned the auction house, they remained unmoved, and in the end, nothing came of it. Of course, I'm not just referring to Dongguo, but other countries are similar, this is not an isolated case."
Gao Ang nodded in satisfaction. "That's good. You can arrange it later. Make sure to get all the national treasures from those Western countries sorted out for me. Don't forget to promote it well. We'll retaliate in kind for how they disgusted us back then."
Gao Ang has never been a kind-hearted person. He had no choice in the past, but now that he has the ability, he wants to be a responsible and courageous man.
The auction house that Qian Sui found is Christie's, one of the world's top ten auction houses.
Christie's happened to have a branch in Shanghai. To maintain secrecy, Gao spent some time hiring a security company to deliver the items he wanted to auction to Christie's branch.
As for the Swiss bank account, he had already opened one because it involved a share transfer.
The most recent auction happened to coincide with Singles' Day (November 11th), which was coinciding with other promotions on Tmall, and they even said they were going to hold an online auction.
"This is getting interesting. This makes it even more interesting to watch."
Gao Feng was very much looking forward to seeing how those Western celebrities would treat their national treasures.
Will they ignore it, or hold a rational auction? Will they condemn and protest online?
In the evening, Gao Ang watched movies with nothing to do, while Qian Sui, as usual, wandered around the online world.
"Sir, someone on the dark web has offered 50 million gold to kill you."
"What?"
Gao Yang, who was munching on an apple and hadn't even swallowed what was in his mouth, stared in disbelief and asked a question.
"Someone's offering 50 million in gold to kill me? Did I hear that right?"
He repeated the sentence again.
"That's right, it was just released, and the price is 3,300 Bitcoins, which is roughly 50 million gold in cash."
"Is it possible to find the person behind the press release?"
Gao Ang is not afraid of his own safety; what he fears is causing harm to his family and friends.
"No, the person who posted this information switched between multiple servers, and as you know, the dark web has a very hidden entry point. In addition, the technology itself was provided by the military of the mountain country, so it is very difficult to track."
The emperor shrugged, indicating his helplessness.
"It should only be mine, and no one else's, right?"
"The higher-ups didn't mention anyone else having a hidden card, but sir, you'd better remind your family not to go out easily."
Gao Ang nodded, took out his phone, and video-chatted with each of his family members one by one.
I didn't say much else, just that if they didn't have anything else to do, they should stay at home or stay in China.
He believed that as long as he didn't go abroad, the so-called mercenaries were all a joke.
The Eastern Kingdom is a no-go zone for international mercenaries; this is a consensus among all mercenaries.
The reason is simple: the country has gun control and a strong popular base, essentially making everyone an informant.
When foreigners bring their weapons into the country, it's like throwing a few pieces of charcoal on the snow—it's too conspicuous.
When Gao Ang called his older sister, one of her remarks made him pause for a moment:
"It seems our eldest brother went on a business trip to Chizhou. I wonder if he's back yet."
Gao Ang's heart skipped a beat. He quickly hung up the call with his older sister and immediately dialed his older brother's WeChat.
This older brother is Gao Ang's cousin, the eldest son of his uncle's family.
I'm a senior executive at a listed company, and I own a tiny bit of shares.
When Gao Ang was doing live streams in Shanghai, his older brother would often come to the south on business trips and would check on him from time to time.
The two brothers were like-minded from a young age, and Gao Ang's interest in reading novels was actually introduced to him by his older brother.
"My brother, answer the phone!"
The phone kept ringing, but no one answered. The contact name on the screen was: Gaoyuan (Highland).
This is Gao Feng's name, Gao Yuan.
"Damn, could something have happened so soon?"
Logically speaking, this shouldn't be the case. The news on the dark web has only been out for a short while, less than an hour.
Even if an organization wants to take on this task, there should be a detailed plan.
His hobbies, where he frequents, where to make a move, and how to escape all require careful planning.
Even if you're going to threaten him through his family, shouldn't you at least investigate his background first?
His information is basically unavailable to the public; it's impossible to obtain his personal information from places like Dong Sheng Health.
"We're doomed!"
The fact that no one answered the phone made Gao Feng realize a serious problem: his information might really have been exposed.
Not long ago, Chisui said that his personal information had been accessed and even printed by certain people.
At that time, he was still an unknown nobody, but it's possible that he had already caught the attention of some people.
In other words, his high status, including information about his family, is no longer a secret in the eyes of those people.
"Your Excellency, check my elder brother's business trip records and see where his company sent him."
"Yes, sir."
A short while later, Chitose produced a table:
Destination: Kenya.
Flight: Dongguo Airlines.
...
"Is there no news about my older brother on the official website?"
"No, the local network infrastructure in Kenya is very inadequate. The official website cannot cover 100% of those areas. The Mountain Eagle One is in the Arctic, so it is too far away to reach them. It seems that you will have to go there in person."
"I definitely have to go. You hurry up and take on this task first, so that others won't have to do it."
"This mission is not one-way; anyone can take it. Whoever gets your head first or uploads a photo of you at the moment of your death first will get the bounty."
"...Damn it, I knew it!"
In the dead of night, Gao Ang took off directly from the spot and flew towards the distant Red Continent.
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