#317 - Chapter 317 It is indeed Huatong Chamber of Commerce

"Alright, let's put other matters aside for now. Since your people are in Barto City, they will be temporarily under the command of the military," Yan Zhengping said.

"Commander Yan, this… well, alright. I hope you can say a few good words for us in the council, so they won't hold us responsible for crossing the border without permission," Niu Xingwang said.

"Understood." After saying that, Yan Zhengping hung up the phone.

Yan Zhengping wasn't foolish enough to believe Niu Xingwang's nonsense. He knew very well that this matter must have been instigated by Dongfang Chen. Their trip to Ulan country must have another purpose, definitely not to find a cure.

However, it wasn't convenient to contact Dongfang Chen now, and there was no need to question him immediately.

He just needed to know the answer and a reasonable explanation.

Yan Zhengping hung up the phone and re-entered the conference room.

Everyone looked at him, waiting for his answer.

"It's been confirmed, it's indeed the Huatong Business Association," Yan Zhengping said.

"What? This Huatong Business Association is simply acting recklessly! They crossed the border without reporting to the council. If they provoke an international dispute, can they bear the responsibility?" Liu Feiying immediately started to criticize.

"Then, Councilman Liu, please answer first, what exactly happened to Chairman Niu's son?" Yan Zhengping looked at him and asked.

"His son? What does this have to do with his son?" Liu Feiying was stunned.

"Chairman Niu said that your people found his son? And he was used for human experiments? Is that true?" Yan Zhengping asked.

"This…" Liu Feiying glanced at Bai Liji, then sat back in his seat without saying a word.

Yan Zhengping noticed this detail and looked at Bai Liji.

Bai Liji came back later and didn't know what was going on at all, so he frowned.

Yan Zhengping understood that this matter was probably not authorized by Bai Liji. If it had been done before, it was probably done by that imposter.

If that was the case, this issue was not suitable for discussion in a public setting.

"Let's put this issue aside for now. Councilman Yan, what did Huatong Business Association say?" Bai Liji asked.

"Huatong Business Association agreed to temporarily hand over their people to our command," Yan Zhengping said.

"Well, that's good. Councilman Shentu, then the next action will be handed over to you," Bai Liji said.

"Yes!" Councilman Shentu replied.

…

Barto City, Ulahan District.

An anti-gravity aircraft without wings arrived near the iron tower and slowly landed.

Shentu Zhenghao knew that the people from Huatong Business Association had arrived, and sent someone to take them to the command center.

"Report, Commander, the people have arrived!" A soldier reported outside the command center.

The space in the command center was relatively small, so the group could only wait outside.

Shentu Zhenghao walked out after hearing the report.

"Commander!" A person saw Shentu Zhenghao walking out, strode forward, and shouted excitedly.

"You are?" Shentu Zhenghao asked.

The person unbuttoned his combat uniform with one click, revealing his face, stood at attention, saluted, and said:

"Reporting, former Captain Dai Zheng, directly under the Raptor Commando of the Northwest Military Region Command, reporting to you!"

"So it's you. When did you go to Huatong Business Association?" Shentu Zhenghao asked with a smile.

"Reporting, Commander, after the virus outbreak, I went to Binjiang to look for my son and joined them by chance," Dai Zheng said with a slightly embarrassed smile.

Shentu Zhenghao was the person he respected the most, but at this moment, he concealed part of the truth. He didn't actually join the business association, but joined Dongfang Chen's base special operations team. However, Dongfang Chen's affairs involved too much, so he had to hide it.

Shentu Zhenghao nodded and continued to ask:

"Did you build that iron tower?"

"Yes." Dai Zheng nodded affirmatively.

"What is it for?" Shentu Zhenghao asked.

"Commander, to be honest, I only have a vague understanding. One of our tasks in Barto City is to deploy this thing here," Dai Zheng explained.

"Then the disappearance of the dung beetles, is it related to this iron tower?" Shentu Zhenghao asked.

"This…, I'm not too sure, I think it should be," Dai Zheng replied with shame.

Shentu Zhenghao glanced at him, feeling annoyed.

So he also knows nothing.

Dai Zheng should indeed be ashamed, he clearly knew, but he just couldn't say it.

Dongfang Chen was worried that Dai Zheng would not be able to control himself and would reveal everything, so he specifically told him before leaving.

According to Dongfang Chen, speaking the right thing at the wrong time often leads to the wrong result. The existence of nanobots cannot be made public, otherwise the Huatong Business Association will be completely resisted, and it will be difficult for the base to develop.

Now, the Huatong Business Association has shown its prominence, and the exposed strength has already made the higher-ups very jealous. Fortunately, the products and services they launched have always been moderate and have been developed around people's livelihood, so although some people occasionally cause trouble, the overall situation is still good.

This time, Dongfang Chen sent the special operations team to Ulan country with two real purposes:

The first is to investigate the truth about the artificial manipulation of the vole.

The second is to explore the real situation in Ulan country.

He had a bold idea: to secretly occupy Ulan country. But the prerequisite was that Ulan country was already destroyed.