Chapter 134 Liu Jianguo: I Choose to Die on the Spot

In the Imperial Capital, at a top-secret, high-level military conference room not open to the public.

The air seemed to have solidified, so oppressive that it made it hard to breathe.

On the giant projection screen, a high-definition photo was being displayed.

The background of the photo was the smoke-filled Gobi Desert in Middle East, and in the very center of the image was the wreckage of a metal canister that had been somewhat deformed by an explosion but still stubbornly retained its cylindrical shape.

Although the surface of the wreckage was covered in scorch marks, that distinct steel stamp was captured clearly and glaringly by the high-definition lens.

It was the image of a cute, cartoon bear grinning foolishly.

And below the bear's head was a line of square, blocky Chinese characters:

【 Li Family Toy Factory — — jia an no. 1 】

A person in charge from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stood in front of the screen, his face ashen, holding a thick document, and read out in a heavy voice:

"Chiefs, this is the highest-level protest note submitted to us ten minutes ago by the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs through the Ugly Country embassy in China."

"The wording is unprecedented in its severity."

He opened the document and read:

"...An enterprise of your country has openly provided weapons of mass destruction technology to terrorist organizations, resulting in a devastating blow to our 101st Infantry Brigade. This is a trampling of international conventions and a deliberate sabotage of regional peace..."

"In addition, the spokesperson for The Pentagon of the Ugly Country also publicly accused us at a press conference just now, claiming that our Eastern Country is exporting war globally by 'disguising it as civilian goods,' and is the 'source of world turmoil'."

After reading this, the person in charge from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs closed the document and sighed helplessly.

"Now, the entire world's media is watching us, demanding that we explain what this 'cartoon bear' is actually a codename for in terms of new tactical missiles."

The conference room was silent.

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Those present were all high-ranking generals from the military, National Security, and the General Staff, people who would not change their expression even if Mount Tai collapsed before them. But at this moment, looking at the grinning bear on the screen, their expressions all became extremely strange.

That feeling was just like seeing someone hijack an aircraft carrier with a frying pan.

"Ahem..."

The Old General sitting at the head of the table coughed lightly, breaking the silence.

He did not get angry, nor did he slam the table.

He just slowly turned his head, his gaze crossing the long conference table, landing precisely on the figure in the corner who had been keeping his head down, trying to shrink into his chair.

Following the Old General's movement, dozens of eyes in the conference room instantly converged there.

It was a complex gaze, carrying both sympathy and a sense of 'as expected, it's that kid of yours again'.

...

In the corner.

Liu Jianguo felt as if he were on pins and needles.

He did not look up, staring listlessly at the teacup in front of him, his shoulders trembling slightly.

'I'm tired.'

'Let it all be destroyed.'

Liu Jianguo had only this one thought in his mind.

If it were the first time, he would be shocked; if it were the second time, he would be angry.

But now... how many times has this been?

Drones, stealth cars, elderly joy, ballpoint pen tips, Arresting Cable... and now a gas canisters rocket launcher?

He felt as if his heart was being held in the hands of that Li Jiajun, treated like a stress-relief toy, squeezed flat and rolled round, then rolled round and squeezed flat again.

Under the gaze of everyone, Liu Jianguo slowly reached out, his movements as sluggish as a centenarian.

From his jacket pocket, he pulled out that incomparably familiar, small white porcelain bottle.

He unscrewed the cap.

His hand trembled.

He poured out three brown quick-acting heart-saving pills.

He tilted his head back, preparing to swallow the medicine so that his battered heart could feel a little better.

"Jianguo."

Just then, the Old General suddenly spoke.

His voice was calm, even carrying a hint of eerie kindness.

"Don't eat it."

Liu Jianguo's hand froze in mid-air, and he lifted his head blankly, looking at the Old General in confusion.

"It's useless."

The Old General pointed to the Li Family Toy Factory steel stamp on the big screen, sighed, and said in a tone of someone who had seen through the world:

"This medicine cannot save you from this emergency. Heart disease must be cured by heart medicine, and the one who tied the knot must be the one to untie it."

Having said this, the Old General paused, pulled a thin piece of paper from the pile of documents in front of him, and gently pushed it to the edge of the table.

"I have already had my secretary book your ticket to Baishui City."

"It takes off in two hours. A special car is already waiting downstairs."

"Go early and return early."

As soon as these words were spoken, Liu Jianguo felt a "buzz" in his brain.

He looked at the printed ticket, and then looked at the Old General's expression, which said, 'I have already foreseen everything, don't struggle anymore.'

An unprecedented sense of despair instantly engulfed him.

'Even the ticket is already booked?'

'This is not even giving me a chance for resuscitation, directly sending me to the execution ground!'

Plop.

Liu Jianguo loosened his hand, and the three quick-acting heart-saving pills fell onto the table, rolling away.

He felt his vision go dark, his chest heaving violently, his lips trembling, wanting to say something but unable to make a sound.

'I don't want to live anymore...'

He wailed in his heart, his body slumped softly against the back of the chair, his eyes closed, striking a peaceful pose of 'I choose to die on the spot.' But his body, having recovered well over the past two days, couldn't actually be peaceful.

And reality was even more cruel.

Two guards immediately stepped forward, one on the left and one on the right, and extremely "considerately" propped him up.

"Chief, the car is downstairs, please."

Liu Jianguo was propped up and walked out, and when passing the big screen, he took one last look at the cartoon bear logo that was still grinning foolishly.

'Li Jiajun...'

'You better pray that this time it really is a misunderstanding...'

'Otherwise, I will definitely stuff you into that gas canisters and launch you out this time!'