544: Chapter 544: More Urgent Than You

“Alright, that’s all for now. We’ll get in touch after these busy few days. For now, just focus on handling the base’s affairs and stabilizing the overall situation,” Oriental Chen briefly instructed.

The robots were constantly monitoring, not allowing any sensitive words to be mentioned.

“Xiao Lin, a battleship will be heading to Lop Nur shortly. Upon arrival, it will drop off crystalss and a Bee Queen. At that time, please arrange for a small underground base to be built there, primarily for communication relay.”

“Understood, Commander.”

“Alright, that’s it then.”

“Commander, monitoring indicates that the communication channel is being monitored. This authorization may carry risks,” Xiao Lin reminded him.

“Understood. Set up a firewall on this channel. If there’s any danger, immediately disconnect.”

“Understood, Commander.”

Currently, communication between the flying saucer and the Space Station was too dangerous and could be interrupted at any time, so it was not open to the Special Operations Team. Once the communication relay station in Lop Nur was established, they would be able to contact their families at the base.

“Are the battleships being built for the Mayans completed?” Oriental Chen asked.

“They are completed.”

“How about this: it’s inconvenient for me to contact them directly. You first send these battleships to Mexico and equip each battleship with a guiding robot. I will draft a message later, and the guiding robots can relay it then.”

“Understood, Commander.”

After giving these instructions, Oriental Chen immediately disconnected.

Although it was highly unlikely that the survivors of Sirius would discover this communication, it was always best to minimize risk.

Today was the last day of 2056.

However, instead of feeling the joy of the New Year, Huaguo was shrouded in a deep cloud.

The five underground bases directly under the capital had surrounded the Council Building for a full six days.

Baili Ji had not shown up or given any explanation.

Suo Tonghua and Zongzheng Yue, being closer to the capital, had originally planned to send troops to reinforce it.

But this request was rejected by Baili Ji.

“Old Qin, with dozens of battleships surrounding us outside, the impact is too severe. What exactly are you waiting for? If this continues, there might be trouble,” Baili Ji paced back and forth in his office.

“Wait a little longer. We’ll make a decision after the interrogation,” Old Qin said, sipping his tea, completely unperturbed.

“There are over two hundred people. How long will this interrogation take?” Baili Ji asked anxiously.

“Soon, it will be over in three to five days.”

“Three to five days!? No, Old Qin, can you not speed it up? Bombarding the Council Building is no joke.” Baili Ji was almost in tears.

“Who dares?” Old Qin said, glaring.

“It’s not a matter of daring or not. With people surrounded here, it’s easy for riots to break out.” Baili Ji said.

“Don’t worry, they are more anxious than you are.”

“Why?”

“Because they haven’t wiped their asses clean.”

“Old Qin, didn’t you say that this is not the time to bring up old scores? First, unite the people and stabilize the overall situation. How can it be like this now…?”

“What are you talking about? Am I such a petty person?” Old Qin was amused by his words.

“Then you are…?”

“Don’t ask. It’s not suitable for public disclosure yet.”

“Then, why don’t we release some information first to reassure everyone?”

“Let’s wait a little longer,” Old Qin replied.

“…Alright!” Baili Ji was helpless and could only comply.

...

Interrogation room.

“Have you seen this item?” The interrogator took out a photo, which was of the yin yang fish jade pendant.

“Yes, I have! I have!”

“When did you see it?”

“A long time ago, I should have still been working at the Capital Museum at that time.”

“Think carefully, when exactly was it?”

“Let me think, ’41? Oh no, ’40, yes, ’40!” The person being interrogated was very flustered.

“How much do you remember about what happened then? Tell me in detail!”

“Alright, alright! Let me think. It should have been in the summer of ’40, one afternoon I received a call from the local Security Department saying that a piece of stolen goods, which looked like an antique, was found in a smuggling case, and they wanted me to go and appraise it. That antique was the item in the photo. It should be called the yin yang fish jade pendant.”

...

Members of the secret investigation team interrogated everyone who had come into contact with the yin yang fish jade pendant at the time, as well as relevant staff responsible for organizing the archaeological team.

Old Qin clearly remembered that among the 18 members of the archaeological team at that time, 13 were killed on the spot by the Sand People. Of the remaining 5, apart from himself, the other 4 suffered severe mental derangement.

What did this mean?

It meant that out of the 18-member archaeological team, at least 13 were Moni Sect members?

This proportion was simply too high.

Who could tolerate this?

Were these people arranged to smoothly enter the archaeological team?

If the archaeological team was like this, what about other areas?

How many hidden Moni Sect members were there among Huaguo’s officials?

Without clarifying this issue, no one could rest easy.