241: Chapter 241 Analysis of Huatong Chamber of Commerce

“Councilman Yan said that the mysterious person could provide an Ultrasonic Emitter that could drive away Zombie Animals. As you know, at that time, Zombie Rats were nocturnal, vast in number, and difficult to hunt. This Ultrasonic Emitter could be said to be the only effective solution. However, the price was very high, 10,000 crystalss per unit,” He Jinghui said.

Baili Ji was unaware of these matters; that meeting was not presided over by him.

“At that time, the Secret Research Department, a subordinate department of the Military Political Department, specially sent people out to hunt zombies to study the characteristics of crystalss. In the end, three soldiers were infected, and only five crystalss were obtained. It is clear how much it costs to obtain 10,000 crystalss,” He Jinghui said.

Once infected with the virus, there was no cure, which was equivalent to sacrificing one's life.

“According to the statistics at the time, the total demand for Ultrasonic Emitters was around 600 units. That meant a budget of 6 million crystalss. At that time, neither the council nor the various Military Regions could produce this amount of crystalss. In the end, Councilman Yan represented the council and borrowed this sum of crystalss from the Huatong Chamber of Commerce.”

“However, the Huatong Chamber of Commerce was not doing it for free; they hoped that the council could issue an official announcement acknowledging their legitimacy.”

“Bang~”

Upon hearing this, Baili Ji slammed the table.

He Jinghui was caught off guard by Baili Ji’s sudden fury. He did not understand why the Speaker suddenly brought up this matter again and looked so angry.

“Speaker, you are…” He Jinghui asked.

“Oh, it’s nothing. I’m mad at myself for not knowing why I made such a decision back then,” Baili Ji explained. He could not say he was unaware.

“Alright! The Huatong Chamber of Commerce officially entered the national spotlight precisely by leveraging that opportunity. Since then, the extraordinary economic and research capabilities they have demonstrated have reached an incredible level,” He Jinghui added.

“Did you send anyone to inspect the Ultrasonic Emitter you just mentioned? Are there any problems with it?” Baili Ji asked.

“This…” He Jinghui felt ashamed.

“What’s wrong?” Baili Ji asked with a frown.

“After we received the goods, I took one unit, and as far as I know, the Military Political Department also took two units, and you… it seems you also took one unit,” He Jinghui said.

He did not understand what was wrong with Baili Ji today; he knew everything, yet he still asked him. Moreover, he had already reported the results of the investigation at that time.

“What were the results of the investigation?” Baili Ji asked.

“Speaker, you arranged this matter yourself at the time, don’t you remember?” He Jinghui finally could not help but ask.

“I’m asking you!” Baili Ji emphasized.

“Yes! The investigation at the time yielded nothing. From its appearance, it was indeed a transmitter. But strangely, the casing was integrally formed, without any seams, making it impossible to disassemble. We had no choice but to use destructive methods to dismantle it. By the time it was taken apart, all the internal components were already damaged.”

“Even stranger, as soon as this Ultrasonic Emitter was buried in the ground, it would instantly disappear without a trace. We wanted to observe its working principle up close, but it was impossible,” He Jinghui said.

Baili Ji’s brows furrowed deeply.

The more secretive it was, the more it indicated there was a secret within.

“We were also worried at the time that the Huatong Chamber of Commerce might have other motives behind this. So, we specially formed a special team to conduct an in-depth investigation. From the investigation results, the president of the Huatong Chamber of Commerce was just an ordinary real estate developer, and their employees were all ordinary people recruited in Binjiang. In the entire chamber, except for the president’s secretary, there was not a single highly educated person. This was completely inconsistent with the technological capabilities they displayed. Therefore, we concluded that behind this Huatong Chamber of Commerce, there must be a larger hand secretly controlling everything,” He Jinghui said.

Baili Ji nodded. He also believed that only this could explain the rapid rise of the Huatong Chamber of Commerce.

“Oh, by the way, Speaker, I have another guess,” He Jinghui added.

“Oh? Speak,” Baili Ji said.

“I’m wondering, could the mysterious person be behind the Huatong Chamber of Commerce?” He Jinghui said.

“On this point, your guess coincides with mine. However, there is also a problem here: how did this mysterious person solve problems and technologies that many of our Chinese scientists have not figured out? It is clear that this is not something one person can do,” Baili Ji said.

“You mean, behind this might not be one person, but a mysterious organization?” He Jinghui asked.

“Highly possible. It’s just unknown which side this organization ultimately stands on, and whether it will pose a threat to China.” Baili Ji said.

“Up to now, the mysterious person has revealed information several times that has been beneficial to China. And the apparent Huatong Chamber of Commerce and Mercenary Guild are actively participating in local construction. From these circumstances, I believe they should be on China’s side,” He Jinghui analyzed.

“That makes sense. However, even if they are on China’s side, there are many different scenarios. Being on the side of the council or on the side of the people is fine, but if they are only on the side of individual interest groups, then that is not a good thing,” Baili Ji said.