279: Chapter 279: Northern Border Invasion

"Old Liu, I'm warning you, if you dare to make an issue out of this, you won't like the consequences!" Zongzheng Yue said, pointing at him.

"Make an issue? Make what issue? Don't you go slandering me; I always follow the rules when I do things." Liu Feiying pushed Zongzheng Yue's finger away.

"Remember what you said today," Zongzheng Yue said.

Liu Feiying smiled, no longer bothering with him, and looked at Yan Zhengping beside him, saying,

"Old Yan, everyone's been saying your relationship with the Huatong Chamber of Commerce is unusual, and it seems that's really the case," Liu Feiying said with a smile.

"Does that even need to be said? It's obvious." Yan Zhengping spread his hands.

Trying to stir up trouble? Yan Zhengping wouldn't fall for it.

"I'm just curious, how did the Chairman of the Huatong Chamber of Commerce, who's just a local real estate developer, manage to climb up to a high branch like you?" Liu Feiying continued with his sarcastic remarks.

"Perhaps we just get along well. I suggest that if there's an opportunity, Councilor Liu could also sit down and chat with Chairman Niu; maybe you'll get along too." Yan Zhengping kicked the ball back.

"There will definitely be an opportunity." Liu Feiying nodded indifferently.

"Old Zong, since the matter is resolved, let's leave." Yan Zhengping stopped arguing with him.

"Ding-a-ling!" Just then, Liu Feiying's phone rang.

Immediately after, Zongzheng Yue's and Yan Zhengping's phones also rang.

The three looked at each other, stopped their verbal sparring, and picked up their phones.

They had a premonition that something had probably happened.

The call was from the Speaker's office, notifying all Councilors to come to the Capital for a meeting.

...

Today is August 18th.

2:30 PM.

Council Building in the Capital.

"Comrades, this morning, the Bayan Sumu Settlement in Inner Mongolia Province was attacked. More than 300,000 Citizens within the Settlement were either captured or massacred. Councilor Shen Tu of the Northwest Military Region will provide everyone with the specific details," Baili Ji said.

"Alright. Around 9 AM this morning, the Inner Mongolia Military Sub-district of the Northwest Military Region reported that Bayan Sumu was under armed attack, and the person in charge of the Settlement requested military support. The Bayan Sumu area belongs to a small border town in the northern part of our Huaxia, with vast land and sparse population. According to common sense, there shouldn't be armed forces capable of attacking a city. So, I immediately ordered a plane to go for reconnaissance."

"When the reconnaissance plane arrived, it happened to witness the Settlement being overrun and a large number of civilians being killed. From the attackers' attire, it's possible they are not Huaxia people," Shen Tu Zheng Hao introduced.

Many Councilors were not very familiar with the geographical location of Bayan Sumu, so Baili Ji had someone bring several maps for everyone to consult.

"North of Bayan Sumu is Ulan Country," Shen Tu Zheng Hao added.

"You mean these people are from Ulan Country?" Zongzheng Yue asked.

"Yes," Shen Tu Zheng Hao replied.

"Is there any evidence?" Liu Feiying of the Military Political Department asked.

"Bayan Sumu has a railway that goes directly to the border city of Ulan Country. They came through that railway," Shen Tu Zheng Hao explained.

An armed attack is different from a Zombie attack.

If it were a Zombie attack, it would essentially just be an ordinary attack incident, and there would be no need to report it to the Council, nor would Shen Tu Zheng Hao take any measures.

But an armed attack is different.

There's human intentionality involved, which makes it a blatant invasion.

"What right does Ulan Country have? How dare they invade Huaxia? No! They must pay the price!" Suo Tonghua said, slamming his hand on the table.

Suo Tonghua had not yet realized that the attacks on his Baishan Settlement and three other Settlements in the Northeast Military Region by Zombies were actually a joint invasion by Goryeo and East Island Country. It's just that they were more covert and hadn't been discovered yet. If he knew his territory had also been invaded, who knows what he would think.

"Exactly, I agree. There's nothing to discuss. Huaxia's territory is inviolable. If they dare to come, they must be prepared to die!" Yue Ming of the Security Department said.

"The problem isn't that simple." Shen Tu Zheng Hao shook his head.

If it were that simple, given Shen Tu Zheng Hao's temperament, he would have directly sent troops to eliminate them long ago.

After Shen Tu Zheng Hao finished speaking, everyone stopped talking and all looked at him.

"With their limited manpower, it's not easy to breach Bayan Sumu. According to the scout's report, in addition to those armed individuals, there's also an animal suspected to be a Rat Rabbit cooperating with them," Shen Tu Zheng Hao explained.

"Rat Rabbit?" Suo Tonghua was a bit surprised.

"Exactly." Shen Tu Zheng Hao nodded.

Suo Tonghua knew about this animal; there were many of them in the Northeast.

"Old Suo, you know about them?" Yan Zhengping asked.

"Of course, I know. This Rat Rabbit looks like a Rat and also like a Rabbit. These things are vegetarians and relatively clean, so we occasionally catch some to eat," Suo Tonghua explained.

"Councilor Shen Tu, what's the connection between this Rat Rabbit and the attack?" Liu Feiying of the Military Political Department asked.

"Why do I say 'suspected'? Because although they look similar in appearance, their habits are not. They are not vegetarians; they are extremely aggressive!" Shen Tu Zheng Hao said.

"Could it be Zombie Rats..." Shang Yangping of the Civil Affairs Department had only said half of his sentence before realizing he had said the wrong thing and quickly stopped speaking.

The Councilors looked at him, said nothing, and no one seemed to mind.

He awkwardly cleared his throat a couple of times.