269: Report your name

A few minutes ago.

Chen Yu and the others had just left Hafke's local restaurant and were rushing to the designated meeting point.

Chen Yu, Zhang Ning, and Shen Cangsheng were flying using power propulsion devices.

Zhao Chuang, on the other hand, was carrying Lin Han and sprinting on the ground.

As for Fuji, he needed to command the aircraft fleet and was not going the same way as the others, so he separated from them as soon as they left the restaurant.

In the air, Chen Yu turned his head to look at Zhang Ning, who was also flying using a power propulsion device.

"Don't participate in this one."

Zhang Ning turned her head to look at Chen Yu, puzzled.

"You're already pregnant, and we agreed with Long Wu from the start that you wouldn't participate in any missions starting tomorrow."

"So this time, you..."

"No." Zhang Ning shook her head, interrupting Chen Yu.

"You also said, 'starting tomorrow' I won't participate in any missions."

Hearing Zhang Ning's reply, Chen Yu's brows furrowed slightly.

"Now is not the time to quibble over words. You know what this battle means."

"If you die, you can be revived with a resuscitation ventilator, but no one knows if the baby in your belly will also be revived."

Zhang Ning continued to fly, not looking at Chen Yu, but staring straight ahead.

"So, is it just because of that?"

"Otherwise?" Chen Yu asked back, puzzled.

"Brother Chen."

"Given the current alarm, there's almost no other possibility besides Hafke making a move, right?"

"Since Hafke is already preparing to launch an attack, it can only be a decisive battle."

"If we lose, what good would it do for me to survive with the baby in my belly?"

"But what if we win?!"

Chen Yu's tone was a bit anxious. Chen Yu understood Zhang Ning's personality very well.

In Zhang Ning's eyes, men and women were equal.

There was no difference.

She could not accept any privilege placed upon her if it was specifically aimed at women.

After being with Chen Yu, Zhang Ning did not slack off due to Chen Yu's strength.

On the contrary, due to the difference in their strengths, Zhang Ning trained herself diligently when they were escorting.

As the only female in the top ten special personnel, her caliber was self-evident.

This was also why Zhang Ning did not inform Long Wu immediately after becoming pregnant.

Instead, she only reported to Long Wu after all major missions were completed.

Even if the decisive battle wasn't today, but tomorrow, the day after, or even the day after that.

Zhang Ning, who was no longer participating in any missions, would still not stand by and do nothing.

Chen Yu knew it would be difficult to persuade Zhang Ning, but he was still unwilling to give up.

"Have you ever thought, even if you join the battle while pregnant, how much difference can it make to the outcome?"

"What if the baby dies because of it, and the battle is won? Wouldn't you blame yourself?"

Zhang Ning glanced at Chen Yu, her tone slightly disappointed.

"Brother Chen."

"You're right, one more of me doesn't make a difference, one less of me doesn't make a difference."

"It won't change the outcome much."

"But if I join, as you said, and we win the battle."

"Then my participation will lead to more people ultimately surviving."

Zhang Ning sighed.

"In your heart, which is more important: the life of the child, or the lives of those who will die in the war?"

Chen Yu's brows instantly twisted into a knot, and he couldn't help but curse:

"What the hell are you talking about?"

"Are you implying that I'm selfish, caring only for the baby and disregarding the lives of others?"

As their voices grew louder, the continuous hissing sound of the power propulsion devices could no longer cover them.

Shen Cangsheng, behind them, couldn't help but scratch his head and advise:

"Brother Chen... Sister Zhang... I don't think now is the time to argue..."

Although he had occasionally seen them argue before, Shen Cangsheng could still distinguish right from wrong in those arguments.

But now, he had no idea whose side to take, and was at a loss for what to do.

His weak voice didn't even reach their ears.

"Zhang Ning, we've been together for so many years, don't you know my personality?"

"Or are you saying that you think I don't understand you enough?"

Chen Yu grew angrier as he spoke, almost shouting.

"If the battle is won and the baby dies, I don't care, as long as you survive."

"But what about you? How long will you blame yourself for this?!"

"Damn it, you'll live your whole life in your own guilt!"

Chen Yu cursed heavily, then turned and flew forward.

Zhang Ning's disappointed tone and the accusations she threw at him just now almost made his lungs explode.

They understood each other best, and thus, they also knew from what angle to provoke the other.

Seeing Chen Yu angrily flying forward quickly, Zhang Ning sighed.

A hint of guilt crept onto her expression.

She understood everything Chen Yu said.

She also understood what kind of person Chen Yu was.

But if she didn't do this, Chen Yu would never allow her to participate in the battle.

Only in a moment of impulse would Chen Yu throw caution to the wind and disregard her participation in the battle.

Chen Yu, at the very front, was calming the anger in his chest, when he heard a familiar voice around him.

"Chen Yu, can you hear me?"

"Liu Yan?" Chen Yu was startled, then replied:

"I can hear you, speak."

"I know the name of the person who kept shooting you with a smoothbore gun before."

Chen Yu's eyes suddenly widened.

Liu Yan on the other end continued:

"This time, it's not just Hafke attacking. Little Eagle Country, Raven, and Reis have all arrived."

"I don't know Hafke's current location, but Little Eagle Country and Reis are already within Xia Country's borders."

"I will monitor the movements of Raven and Reis at all times."

"But Little Eagle Country has been stopped at the border of Xia Country for a long time."

"To dare attack Xia Country, the number of people must be significant. Neither fighter jets nor blue eagle helicopters would be enough."

"There's a high probability they plan to use the ten thousand gold tear crown to appear in densely populated areas of Xia Country."

"Using the heart of africa, they can obtain the names of Xia Country's people, and then use the military information terminal and the ten thousand gold tear crown for a surprise attack."

"But if it were me, I would first conduct several rounds of bombing with the cloud storage array, and then harvest."

"And they've stopped moving there for a long time, so this is highly likely."

At this point, Chen Yu understood everything.

"So, you need me to go there, right?"

"Yes." Liu Yan replied.

"The reason you're sending me is because the person who shot me with the smoothbore gun is also there, right?"

Chen Yu raised an eyebrow and asked.

Liu Yan paused for a moment on the other end, then began to explain:

"More or less. Although I can go too, compared to these people from Little Eagle Country, Raven, Reis, and Hafke concern me more."

"So, I'll leave that to you for now. If it's difficult to resolve, you can contact me or Long Wu, and we'll figure out a way to support you."

"After all, it's not appropriate to dispatch most of our forces to deal with Little Eagle Country."

"Currently, you're the most suitable person."

"Hoo—good brother, that's very thoughtful."

Chen Yu let out a long breath.

The anger he had been suppressing with Zhang Ning finally had an outlet.

And the years of continuous smoothbore guns, weapon shells, magnetic suction bombss, and triple-barreled hand cannons.

All these grudges that could lead to his death... "But... there's something I still need to tell you..."

Liu Yan paused for a moment, then, as if having made a certain decision, said:

"He originally intended to kill me, not you."

"But when I made an enemy of him..."

"I used your name..."