39: Chapter 39 Yan Zhengping's Misunderstanding

“Dad, let me formally introduce you. This is Oriental Chen. This base belongs to him,” Yan Fangfang said, pointing at Oriental Chen.

“I’m not interested in knowing who he is. Just tell me, why did you trick me here?” Commander Yan Zhengping asked bluntly, giving no face at all.

“Dad, let him explain this matter,” Yan Fangfang said, looking at Oriental Chen.

“Commander Yan, it’s meaningless for us to discuss anything when we have asymmetrical information. So, please allow me to play a video before we proceed,” Oriental Chen said, not waiting for Yan Zhengping’s reply, and directly played the video.

Yan Zhengping watched the video, initially unconcerned, but the more he watched, the deeper his frown became.

After the video finished, Yan Zhengping still did not speak.

Oriental Chen was not in a hurry, waiting for him to digest the information.

After a long while…

“How do you prove that what’s said in here is true?” Yan Zhengping posed his question.

“I cannot prove it,” Oriental Chen replied, spreading his hands.

“Hmph!” Yan Zhengping felt he had been tricked and snorted angrily.

“However, Commander Yan must remember that a few months ago, when the virus first broke out, many of your official departments received a complete set of virus data,” Oriental Chen prompted.

“That’s right!” Yan Zhengping admitted.

“That data was sent by me,” Oriental Chen said.

“It was you!?” Yan Zhengping stood up in surprise.

They had investigated for a long time back then but couldn’t trace the source of the information. They never expected it to be here.

“Yes, it was me,” Oriental Chen affirmed again.

If that was the case, then this matter was complicated.

This overly young man in front of him was definitely not simple. Facts had already proven that the virus data leaked a few months ago was correct. So, the video he was seeing now was most likely true as well.

Who exactly was this person?

What power was hidden behind him?

And how did he or they obtain this intelligence?

Yan Zhengping couldn’t figure it out; these things were beyond his control.

If such a force truly existed, then the current situation would be even more complex and severe than what was currently understood.

The feeling of being out of control was unpleasant.

Especially for people in high positions of power like them.

“Can we talk now?”

Seeing that Yan Zhengping didn’t speak, Oriental Chen asked proactively.

“What do you want to talk about?” Yan Zhengping asked.

Oriental Chen opened the briefcase on the table, took out an Antigen Serum from inside, and said:

“Let’s talk about this first.”

“What is this?” Yan Zhengping asked.

“Dad, this is Antigen Serum!” Yan Fangfang directly answered for Oriental Chen.

“How dare you!” Yan Zhengping instantly exploded upon hearing this, stood up, and glared at Oriental Chen, scolding him angrily.

“Dad, what are you doing?!” Yan Fangfang was startled and said reproachfully.

“What are you doing? You still ask me what I’m doing? Do you even know what you’re doing? The world is so difficult, and you still dare to do such dirty deeds! Have you wasted all your decades of studying?!” Yan Zhengping angrily questioned his daughter.

“Dad, where did your thoughts go? This is really an antigen, not fake!” Yan Fangfang finally understood; her dad thought they were making fake medicine.

“Do you even believe that yourself? How many scientists in our Huaguo have been fighting day and night, and still haven’t even gotten a hint of progress. What can a few amateurs like you, holed up in a place like this that never sees the light of day, come up with?” Yan Zhengping simply didn’t believe it.

“I’ve already been injected with the antigen, and the three of them have too. If you don’t believe it, you can check!” Yan Fangfang was truly speechless with this self-righteous old fossil.

Yan Zhengping was stunned.

He didn’t know what to say.

Right. If they’ve been injected, it would be clear after a check-up. The test results definitely wouldn’t lie.

“You really got injected?” Yan Zhengping asked again for confirmation.

“If you don’t believe me, ask them,” Yan Fangfang said, pointing at the three people sitting in wheelchairs.

Yan Zhengping looked over.

The three people sitting in wheelchairs nodded foolishly.

“Even so, we still need to go back and get tested before we can draw conclusions. I only look at the test results,” Yan Zhengping replied.

“Alright, in that case, you can take them back for testing first! I’ll wait for the results here,” Yan Fangfang walked to the sofa and plopped down, meaning to tell her dad that she wasn’t leaving.

“You!” Yan Zhengping was truly about to be angered to death; having this daughter was truly helpless.

If his daughter wasn’t leaving, what kind of situation would it be if he, the father, left first?

“You go out and arrange a helicopter to take these three people back to the Military Region for an antigen test. Also, tell the people outside to encamp in place and wait for orders,” Yan Zhengping instructed the other three people near Yan Fangfang.

The three obeyed, pushed the three wheelchairs, and left the base.

“Commander Yan, since you’re waiting for the test results, why don’t we talk about something else first?” Oriental Chen said after the six people left.

“What do you want to talk about?” Yan Zhengping asked.

After learning that the virus information from several months ago was released by Oriental Chen, Yan Zhengping no longer looked down on him as he did when he first arrived.

The two of them began to have a basis for communication.

“Let’s talk about this first!” Oriental Chen took out a Guardian Type-1 Combat Suit.

“What is this now?”

“A Combat Suit,” Oriental Chen replied.

“A Combat Suit? What effects does it have? Tell me about it,” Yan Zhengping said indifferently, and sat back on the sofa.

Oriental Chen briefly explained the Combat Suit’s functions.

The more Yan Zhengping listened, the brighter his eyes became.

This was a good thing.

Their army had bulletproof vests, but they were all very thick. They also couldn't provide full body protection, only protecting vital areas. Bulletproof and stab-proof were decent, but fireproof was not possible.

The key was that their bulletproof vests were completely useless against zombies. If an arm, hand, face, or leg was scratched, that Soldier was basically declared dead.

During this time, in their battles with zombies, who knew how many Soldiers had sacrificed their lives because of this.

Yan Zhengping had developed a heart ailment because of it.

He never expected such a pleasant surprise today.

He no longer hesitated and had a messenger call a few people in. The Soldiers all put on the Combat Suits and performed one-on-one close-quarters combat drills and long-range shooting drills, all with excellent results.

“Good, good, good!” Yan Zhengping excitedly said “good” three times, tears seemingly welling up in the corners of his eyes.

Seeing this, Yan Fangfang hurriedly walked over and linked her arm through his.

From childhood to adulthood, she had never seen her father with tears in his eyes. In her impression, her father was a man of steel, possessing an indestructible will.

And today, he actually cried. Although he didn't truly shed tears.

She was no longer the ignorant young girl she once was; she understood why her father had tears in his eyes.

He was happy, happy for the Soldiers.

“Xiao Chen, how many of these equipment do you have? Name your price, no matter how many, I’ll take them all,” Yan Zhengping said after calming down.

With such equipment, he would have the confidence to let his Soldiers confront zombies head-on.

“Commander Yan, I can continuously produce this equipment, but the current stock is not much,” Oriental Chen replied.

“Good, then you produce at full capacity. However many you produce, I will take them all,” Yan Zhengping said, opening his mouth wide.

“Uh… Commander Yan, don’t you want to hear the price first?” Oriental Chen reminded him.

“Price…” Yan Zhengping was about to say that he could name any price, but then he suddenly realized that money was useless now. So he changed his question:

“What do you want?”

“crystalss!” Oriental Chen replied.

“crystalss? What are crystalss?” Yan Zhengping asked.

Sure enough, it had been over 5 months since the virus outbreak, and the higher-ups still hadn't learned about crystalss.

“Dad, it’s this,” Yan Fangfang took out the crystals she had obtained earlier from her pocket.

The crystalss in her hand were not large, as they were all Tier 1 crystalss.

Yan Zhengping picked up a crystals. It was a blue polyhedron, clear and translucent. He looked at it for a long time but couldn't make sense of it. He asked:

“Is this a stone?”

“It’s not a stone; it’s extracted from inside a zombie,” Yan Fangfang explained.

At that moment, she told him everything she knew about crystalss.