142: Chapter 142 The Secret Can No Longer Be Kept

On the outskirts of Longjing, Wang Chenjiajia arrived with her patrol team and lowered the altitude of their flying car.

She had a feeling that something was happening below.

As the altitude decreased, she was shocked to discover that there was actually a small path amidst the originally dense vegetation. Although it was very well hidden, it could still be spotted if one looked closely.

Why would there be man-made traces in a place like this?

Wang Chenjiajia couldn't worry about anything else.

"Continue lowering altitude!"

"Captain, what did you find?"

"There are traces. Xiao Wu, release the scout drone and go take a look down there!"

The drone flew out from the flying car and entered beneath the tall canopy. Once underneath, Wang Chenjiajia saw through the virtual video feed that there really was a road down there.

There were even people moving about.

"There are people! We must go down and drive them away!"

Wang Chenjiajia immediately made a decision!

Although the others felt she was being a bit meddlesome, they had actually discovered man-made traces. If they didn't go down and their superiors at the station found out, they would definitely be fired.

So, there were no objections.

The flying car dodged left and right through the canopy, finally landing with difficulty.

Just as they landed...

Wang Chenjiajia saw several 'people' moving. They weren't wearing protective suits, and as she got closer, she realized they had collars on their necks—they were all robots.

"Who sent you? What are you doing here?"

Wang Chenjiajia asked.

When these robots saw people approaching, they immediately executed Gao Yuan's orders: anyone who discovered their whereabouts must be detained.

All the detected robots immediately emitted brainwaves, and thousands of nearby robots gathered, surrounding Wang Chenjiajia's team from the outside.

Wang Chenjiajia received no answer.

She prepared to check the robots' serial numbers to confirm their owner.

Before she could move, she heard a cry of alarm from one of her team members; the robots behind them had seized their flying car.

Wang Chenjiajia was stunned...

What was going on?

They dared to seize her car?

"What do you think you're doing? We are the Ecological Patrol Team of the Development General Administration..."

The robots did not answer.

This was also Gao Yuan's order: without his permission, no details of this operation were to be revealed to anyone.

"Do not resist, or you will die!"

A robot spoke.

Wang Chenjiajia realized something was wrong, but for so many years, no one had ever dared to lay a hand on them.

Therefore, while Wang Chenjiajia was concerned, she wasn't overly worried; she didn't believe anyone would dare to harm them here.

But the outcome exceeded her expectations.

The robots quickly confiscated all of their equipment.

Wang Chenjiajia didn't know how to handle such a situation.

What exactly were these robots doing here?

Because of their thick protective suits, they couldn't smell the gasoline; they only saw unknown liquid everywhere on the ground.

The robot Huoyi was currently contacting Gao Yuan.

Gao Yuan gave the command: "Ignite!"

After the order was given, Gao Yuan had Huangfu Shan begin an emergency evacuation.

At this moment, a broadcast rang out in the 2024 Club.

"Attention all members, please evacuate immediately! Evacuate immediately!"

"There are flying cars at the entrance. All members, please board the flying cars immediately!"

Qin Gang was on the 25th floor tending to his orchids; he was a bit dazed when he heard the broadcast.

What was the situation? What had happened?

The other members felt the same way.

However, everyone knew this club was Gao Yuan's property, and Gao Yuan was a descendant of the Gao Family. Since Gao Yuan had issued the notice, although they were confused, they still followed the crowd outside.

Once outside, they heard alarms blaring across the entire city.

People living on the edges witnessed the most tragic spectacle of their lives.

A line of fire, like a fire dragon, spread rapidly, beginning to burn around the entire city of Longjing.

The flames soared into the sky, dozens of meters high, turning everything into fuel.

The fire dragon advanced very quickly. At this moment, staff at the Longjing Spaceport could see dozens of fire points surrounding Longjing, and these fire points were rapidly merging.

The Longjing Canopy was undergoing its most severe test since its construction.

People living on the outskirts had already begun to panic.

Those with flying cars boarded them quickly, preparing to leave Longjing.

People without flying cars ran toward public transportation points.

Some people from the bottom rungs of society had never run so fast in their entire lives.

Flying cars were everywhere on the streets.

There was no need for a report on such a matter; the Chief of the Longjing Government Office looked anxious.

"What on earth is going on? How can there be such a massive fire? Quickly notify the Longjing Heavenly Army Base..."

Facing the soaring fire, the Longjing Heavenly Army Base was at a loss. It had been many years since there had been an open fire. Even if there were fire-extinguishing equipment, it was in the hands of the Ecological Patrol Team. However, the Ecological Patrol Team only dealt with fires caused by lightning. At this moment, the fire around Longjing had already spread over a hundred kilometers. How could such a massive fire be fought?

Let alone being unprepared, even if they were prepared, such a massive fire could not be extinguished in a short time.

The current situation could only rely on praying that the Canopy would hold out a bit longer so that the city's residents could be evacuated quickly.

The Eight Great Capitals, the human gathering areas on Earth, were all in this state.

In Shangjing, at the Development General Administration, Su Muyan watched the satellite images with a grim expression.

Moreover, he knew more than the average person. He knew that at this moment, the Eight Great Capitals were all on fire simultaneously, all with massive fires like this.

He knew that some things could no longer be covered up.

With so many people, where would they evacuate to?

Furthermore, once they flew out of the Eight Great Capitals' circles, someone would quickly discover that there was no nuclear radiation on the outskirts at all.

This was different from those tour buses with fixed routes. This was a flight for survival, and most flying cars were simply not capable of space travel. Therefore, it was impossible for Su Muyan to take all these people away from Earth.

At this moment, his secretary also arrived.

"Secretary-General, the car is ready. Please leave quickly. According to the Shangjing Government Office's estimates, it will take at least seven days to extinguish the fire, but the Shangjing Canopy can only hold for three hours. So... the flames will spread into the city, and it will be completely uncontrollable by then!"

"Does that mean the Eight Great Capitals will all be burned to barren land?"

The secretary lowered his head and didn't answer, but that was exactly what he meant!

As they were speaking, Su Qian also entered.

"Father, let's go quickly!"

"Where can we go?"

Su Qian was actually a bit lost as well. Indeed, where could they go? After this massive fire, many secrets would no longer be kept, and without cities to trap those people at the bottom, they would surely cause trouble.

What was even more ridiculous was that once the secrets were exposed, the Heavenly Army itself would become unstable.

Especially those middle and lower-level officers; their worldview would collapse, and it was feared that their orders would be difficult to execute then.

"Let's go to Mars. Mars is full of our people!"

Su Qian said.

"Su Qian, if I were to order the use of nuclear bombs to extinguish the fire now..."

Su Qian did not answer but looked at his father, his eyes filled with sorrow.

Su Muyan waved his hand: "Forget it, it's impossible to bomb the Earth all over again! Then let's go to Mars! What about Old Zhou and the others?"