#196 - Chapter 196 Yan Zhengping's Frustration

This night was destined to be the second sleepless night for the Southwest Military Region.

The last time the Red Robe Cult launched a night attack on the Southwest Military Region, they were at least human zombies. After setting up layers of blockades, they finally eliminated hundreds of thousands of zombies at the cost of sacrificing more than a thousand people.

But this time, the bat zombies were flying in the sky. They were numerous, moved quickly, and were difficult to defend against.

It wasn't until after 8:00 AM that the statistics came out. From midnight to dawn, in just a few hours, the military region headquarters suffered a total of more than 3,200 casualties.

Some were injured in the head, some in the back, and some in the buttocks.

Most of them were scratched or pecked.

So far, only 213 people have died.

Yan Zhengping sat at his desk with bloodshot eyes, not saying a word.

Yan Fangfang stood next to him, not leaving his side.

"We just dealt with zombie rats, and now zombie bats are here! Fangfang, why does it feel like it never ends?" Yan Zhengping leaned back in his chair, looked at the ceiling, and felt very tired.

"Dad, you're too tired, go get some sleep!" Yan Fangfang felt a little distressed.

"Fangfang, contact Xiao Chen and explain the situation here in detail. Ask him to quickly arrange a batch of targeted drugs and serum so that our soldiers can be treated as soon as possible." Yan Zhengping still looked at the ceiling, speaking in a listless tone.

"Dad, I've already contacted him," Yan Fangfang replied.

"Fangfang, do you think Dad is a failure as a commander? If the Southwest Military Region were to be without Xiao Chen, I don't know how many people would be left now? Maybe not even one! First, there were zombie attacks, and then bat night raids. If it weren't for the combat suits, I wouldn't be able to think of any way to deal with it."

One blow after another had battered Yan Zhengping, a man of steel, leaving him riddled with holes.

He actually felt a deep sense of frustration and powerlessness.

"Dad! Don't say that! You will always be my hero!" Yan Fangfang shed tears involuntarily.

Yan Zhengping shook his head and didn't respond.

"Fangfang, from July 1st last year, when the first confirmed case of virus infection appeared, until now, it's been exactly one year. Do you know how many soldiers have sacrificed in our Southwest Military Region during this year?" Yan Zhengping asked.

"Not completely clear!" Yan Fangfang shook her head.

She officially joined the Southwest Military Region at the end of last year after returning from Dongfang Chen's base. Before that, she had been engaged in biological research in Kyoto. She didn't fully understand what happened before.

"A total of 7,386 soldiers have sacrificed!" Yan Zhengping replied.

"Before you officially took office as the chief instructor of the Southwest Military Region, nearly 6,000 people had already sacrificed!" Yan Zhengping added.

"Dad, such situations will happen less and less in the future," Yan Fangfang said.

"That's right, it will happen less and less. I've been thinking about it for a long time, and I've made a decision that breaks the rules," Yan Zhengping said.

"What decision?" Yan Fangfang asked.

"I plan to have Dongfang Chen build an underground base for our Southwest Military Region," Yan Zhengping said.

"Dad, Dongfang Chen might not agree, right? He's very greedy, and he definitely won't do anything that doesn't benefit him," Yan Fangfang said.

"Greedy? That's because you don't understand him!" Yan Zhengping turned his head to look at her and continued to look at the ceiling.

"Now is not the right time, he definitely won't agree. But every day the underground base is built later, our soldiers will be in more danger. So I plan to take a gamble," Yan Zhengping said.

"What gamble?" Yan Fangfang asked.

"Cooperate directly with the Huatong Chamber of Commerce," Yan Zhengping said.

"Dad! That's impossible. Dongfang Chen just doesn't want the Huatong Chamber of Commerce to be involved with the military, that's why he gave this part of the business to us. Now you want the Huatong Chamber of Commerce to help us build the base, which will definitely disrupt his plan, he definitely won't agree," Yan Fangfang knew it was impossible without even thinking about it.

"You're wrong, I'm not worried that Dongfang Chen won't agree, but I'm worried that the council won't agree," Yan Zhengping said.

"Ah?" Yan Fangfang didn't understand.

"At the last headquarters establishment celebration of the Huatong Chamber of Commerce, Dongfang Chen deliberately let something slip. I think he did it on purpose. What he wanted to convey was that he wanted to build a base for the military."

"It's just that the military region isn't our own family. Such a large project definitely needs to be reported to the council for discussion. As it stands, Dongfang Chen's exposed technological strength has far exceeded the current level of China. Therefore, if this matter is brought up to the council, cooperation with the Huatong Chamber of Commerce will definitely not be approved. Because in that case, the military may face a great risk of leaking secrets. You must know that once the military is monitored, the consequences will be terrible," Yan Zhengping explained.

Yan Fangfang nodded, understanding some of it.

"That's why Dongfang Chen is so cunning. He doesn't want the council to cause him trouble, and he also wants to get a foothold in the military, so he threw this problem to me and Zongzhen Yue. Tell me, isn't this kid rotten to the core?" Yan Zhengping asked with a smile.