218: Chapter 218 Dongfang Chen's Threat

Somewhere overseas.

"How many times have I told you, try not to call!" Ling Yue said as he answered the phone.

"Holy Son, things have gotten out of hand! I had no choice but to call you!" The person on the other end of the line said.

"What happened?" Ling Yue frowned.

"That Shen Tu Zheng Hao is a hothead; he starts acting at the drop of a hat. Just now, he directly put the Mosang Ark Base on lockdown. He's clearly trying to go against me!" The person on the other end said.

"What's going on?" Ling Yue frowned.

"It's like this..." At once, the person on the phone recounted the whole story of Yan Zhengping's dismissal.

"You handled this matter too hastily. Yan Zhengping is, after all, a council member and the Commander of the Southwest Military Region. He has been deeply entrenched in Huaguo for many years; how could you expect to resolve it with just a word?" Ling Yue said.

"The Holy Son is right. My original plan was to use this incident to throw the council into disarray. If the council is in chaos, Huaguo will be in chaos. But now that Shen Tu Zheng Hao controls the Ark Base, I don't think this matter can be allowed to escalate further. Once the base is exposed, our plan might be affected." The person on the other end explained.

"The Ark Base must not be compromised, otherwise all our plans will be ruined. You haven't been exposed, have you?" Ling Yue asked with a frown.

"No!"

"Good! Shen Tu Zheng Hao taking control of the Ark Base is nothing more than him wanting to negotiate terms with you. You handled Yan Zhengping's matter too stiffly to begin with. Now, just go with the flow and reach a settlement as soon as possible. After this matter is concluded, you need to lie low and try not to draw attention to yourself. Wait until the Ark Base is completed before making any further plans." Ling Yue commanded.

"Okay!"

"That's all then." Ling Yue hung up the phone.

...

Binjiang Underground Base.

Oriental Chen had finished listening to the recording.

He leaned back in his chair, his brows tightly furrowed.

"Yan Zhengping is in trouble?"

"Could the 'Number 1' mentioned last time be..."

"The information obtained is still too little."

The construction of the signal tower takes time. Before that, the only sources of information were the infiltrators, as well as the Chamber of Commerce and the Guild. The interruption of the surface network meant that the information Xiao Lin could obtain was very limited.

Military satellites are specifically managed by the Informationization Department, a subordinate department of the Military Political Department. As for where the control center is deployed, Oriental Chen has never found it. Therefore, he cannot implement wiretapping.

However, letting the Bearded Man and this Holy Son named Ling Yue go last time was truly a wise decision. Through the wiretapping during this period, he had already continuously obtained several valuable pieces of intelligence.

First, from the conversation between Ling Yue and the Bearded Man, he learned of a person code-named 'Number 1'.

Later, he also overheard from the Bearded Man that the Modified human laboratory was located in Golden City, Gansu Province, which was very valuable intelligence to him.

Next, there was this time. Not only did he overhear that Yan Zhengping was in trouble, but he also deduced that this 'Number 1' was a high-ranking official in the council. Although from the content of the conversation, it was speculated that this 'Number 1' might be the speaker, this result was too incredible, and he could hardly believe it.

However, verifying this point was too simple. As long as Yan Zhengping listened to this recording, the answer would naturally be revealed.

He dialed Yan Zhengping's number.

"Xiao Chen, is there something you need?" Yan Zhengping answered quickly.

"Commander Yan, there have been some issues with the transaction accounts recently, and the discrepancy is quite large. If it's convenient, I hope you can come over and verify it yourself." Oriental Chen said.

Oriental Chen could not mention Yan Zhengping's dismissal because it was classified information. If he brought it up, it would be equivalent to admitting to wiretapping the council.

Moreover, the matter of 'Number 1' was of great importance, and Yan Zhengping's calls were definitely being monitored, so this matter could not be mentioned over the phone either.

"Fangfang has always been in charge of this matter; you can just contact her." Yan Zhengping said.

"If it were a small amount, I wouldn't have called you. How about this, both you and Yan Fangfang come over. If the account issues aren't resolved, I'm afraid the subsequent supply will be suspended." Oriental Chen said.

Yan Zhengping did not respond immediately.

The phone was silent for almost 30 seconds.

Oriental Chen was not in a hurry; he let him think slowly.

"I have some matters here, so it's not convenient for me to go over for now." Yan Zhengping finally spoke.

"Commander Yan, you aren't intentionally trying to avoid me, are you? If you do that, I'll start to suspect you're trying to con me." Oriental Chen's words were not pleasant.

"What kind of talk is that!" Yan Zhengping also became displeased.

He somewhat suspected whether Oriental Chen knew about his dismissal and was trying to find an excuse to terminate the cooperation with the Southwest Military Region.

"Since Commander Yan has nothing to hide, I don't see any difficulty in coming over to verify the accounts. If Commander Yan insists on not coming, then I think there's no need for us to continue our cooperation." Oriental Chen finished and hung up the phone.

"Bang~" Yan Zhengping slammed the table in anger.

Threats, these were blatant threats!

Yan Zhengping never expected that the first person to kick him when he was down, right after his dismissal, would actually be Oriental Chen.