161: Chapter 161: The two's speculation

“It’s gone?” Yan Zhengping didn’t believe it.

“Yes, it’s gone.” Zongzheng Yue affirmed.

“So, Lao Zong, are you messing with me?” Yan Zhengping stared at him and asked.

Yan Zhengping listened for a long time and heard nothing.

“How could I! I’m telling you, I think there are two very big suspicious points in this.” Zongzheng Yue leaned closer and said.

“What suspicious points?” Yan Zhengping asked curiously.

“The first suspicious point is, from the data, Oriental Chen didn’t have any assets, yet he mobilized tens of billions of funds in a very short period. How did he do it?”

“And another suspicious point, before the virus outbreak, he obtained a municipal project through donation, and the contractor was Niu Xingwang, the current president of the Huatong Chamber of Commerce.”

“What kind of suspicious point is that?” Yan Zhengping asked.

“At first, I didn’t think much of it. But then someone mentioned something that instantly sent shivers down my spine.” Zongzheng Yue said, building suspense.

“What did he say?” Yan Zhengping asked.

“A comrade from the archives department inadvertently said, ‘Could the purpose of donating this project be to build an underground base?’” Zongzheng Yue said.

Yan Zhengping didn't speak.

“If, before the virus outbreak, this Oriental Chen had already begun a series of actions to plan the construction of an underground base, then this matter is too bizarre.”

“These are all your guesses.” Yan Zhengping said.

“If it was just a guess, why would I even bother telling you! To verify my guess, I had someone look up the detailed information on this project. Guess what I found inside?” Zongzheng Yue asked.

“What did you find?”

“A construction blueprint for an underground base!” Zongzheng Yue said word by word.

“Did you bring the blueprint?” Yan Zhengping asked.

He had been to Oriental Chen's base.

He had also had these doubts before, but he hadn't pursued them deeply.

However, since Zongzheng Yue had already investigated today, he could determine whether the project Zongzheng Yue referred to was Oriental Chen's underground base just by looking at the blueprint.

If Oriental Chen's base had indeed started construction before the virus outbreak, then the amount of information reflected in this was too great.

“Yes, I brought it, I’ll get it for you.” With that, Zongzheng Yue took out a stack of documents from his briefcase.

Yan Zhengping took the documents and flipped through them page by page.

He didn't understand design and couldn't read blueprints.

But he could roughly see the layout of the project from the blueprints.

He quickly flipped through, looking for places he might have visited.

Suddenly, he stopped at one blueprint.

“That’s right, it is!”

This blueprint was officially the original layout of the second underground level where Oriental Chen’s office was located.

The project location was the same as where Yan Zhengping arrived the first time he came to Oriental Chen’s place, both in Binjiang Park.

Yan Zhengping put down the blueprint and fell into deep thought.

“Old Yan, this matter is no small thing. If this Oriental Chen started building the underground base before the virus outbreak, it means he already knew in advance that the virus would break out. What do you think this means?”

Zongzheng Yue looked at Yan Zhengping, and Yan Zhengping also looked at him.

After a moment of silence, he continued:

“It means either he is a prophet, or the outbreak of this virus is related to him.”

Yan Zhengping’s heart tightened when he heard this speculation. A prophet was impossible; how could such an absurd person as a prophet exist in this world?

They were all firm atheists, and it was impossible for them to believe in such mystical things.

Then there was the other possibility: the virus outbreak was related to him.

If this hypothesis was true, it could also explain why he understood the characteristics of the virus, why he could produce Antigen Serum, why he knew the characteristics of zombies… all these questions would be explained.

But even if it was related to him, things still didn't quite make sense.

How exactly did the equipment and weapons he produced come about?

This all required a powerful research and development team to conduct a large number of experiments.

Even the council couldn't assemble an R&D team with such capabilities, so how could Oriental Chen?

“I think the possibility of him being a prophet is small; otherwise, he wouldn’t have been so slow to react to the Red Coat Sect’s matters. From this perspective, the virus outbreak might have a great deal to do with him!” Zongzheng Yue stated his conclusion.

“Is it possible that Oriental Chen has a powerful research and development team, and these achievements are the results of their research?” Yan Zhengping asked.

“Even if that’s the case, it doesn’t explain why he would start preparing an underground base before the virus outbreak, does it?” Zongzheng Yue said.

“From a timeline perspective, the time he registered his company was not before the virus appeared. You should be aware of this; the first city where the virus appeared was Binjiang City. If I remember correctly, the first infected person in Binjiang City was discovered in late June last year, wasn’t he? The data shows that Oriental Chen invested in the project in early July, so there’s no contradiction.”

“You mean, within just a few days of the virus appearing, he completely understood its characteristics and already predicted a full-scale outbreak?”

“It’s not impossible.”

“How powerful would that scientific research capability have to be?” Zongzheng Yue didn't quite believe it.

“I’ll tell you some information, and then you’ll believe it.” Yan Zhengping said.

“Oh?” Zongzheng Yue looked at him curiously.