#636 - Chapter 636: Ways to Obtain Intelligence

“Dongfang Chen, never thought of this, right? The weapon you created with your own hands is now giving you a fatal blow.” Gu Qingyi said sarcastically.

“Indeed, I didn’t expect that.” Dongfang Chen replied.

Anyway, I have nothing to do now, so I might as well just sit and watch her show off.

“Now, the only base you can rely on is this one, right? Do you want to keep it?” Gu Qingyi asked with feigned sympathy.

“Of course, I do.” Dongfang Chen answered.

“Since we have worked together, I don’t want to push things too far. How about we make a deal?”

“What deal?”

“Hand over the leader of the Mo Ni Sect and agree to submit to my command. You can continue to manage this base.” Gu Qingyi stated her conditions.

“If you didn’t mention it, I would have forgotten that I still have a hostage here! How about this, you return the control of the Binjiang Base to me, and that good-for-nothing sect leader is yours. How does that sound?” Dongfang Chen asked.

“Hahaha, Dongfang Chen, you are killing me with laughter. Haven’t you figured out the situation yet? Now, you have no room to bargain.” Gu Qingyi laughed.

“Is that so? Forget it then. I won’t trade. You can go back.” Dongfang Chen said.

“Do you think this is a vegetable market? Whether we trade or not is not up to you.” Gu Qingyi’s tone turned cold.

“Really? I just won’t trade. What can you do to me?” Dongfang Chen deliberately teased her.

“It seems you really won’t listen to good advice. I give you 30 minutes to hand over the person, or the entire Barto Base won’t be left standing!” Gu Qingyi threatened fiercely.

“Okay, we’ll see.”

After saying that, Dongfang Chen hung up the communication.

“Commander, we have detected silicon-based life forms invading the base.” Xiao Lin reported.

This was not surprising.

Gu Qingyi was definitely not an idiot.

Being able to seize control of the base from Dongfang Chen without making a sound was something that ordinary people could not do.

So, it would be strange if she didn’t have a backup plan.

It seemed that she was giving him time to consider on the surface, but in reality, she was secretly buying time to shield the base.

“Hmm? That’s not right!”

Dongfang Chen suddenly thought of a problem.

Gu Qingyi must know that he was not in the base.

How could she know?

If Gu Qingyi knew he was in the base, she wouldn’t use the trick of shielding the base.

Because if he was in the base, he could control it regardless of whether it was shielded or not.

“How did she know?” Dongfang Chen frowned.

“There must be a mole in Barto City!”

This was the most logical explanation.

Of course, with 3 million people living in the base, it was normal to have moles.

The question was, how were they communicating?

And why didn’t they directly shield Barto City in the first place?

The Mo Ni Sect’s method of communication was still a mystery.

Gu Qingyi never contacted outsiders and was under Xiao Lin’s surveillance 24 hours a day.

But she was still able to understand the latest situation dynamics, silently understand the battle situation of Modo, and silently arrange for people to enter various bases.

There must be some imperceptible communication method behind this.

As for why Barto City was not shielded, it was easy to understand.

Because Gu Qingyi did not have the authority to arrange personnel there.

After the Huatong Chamber of Commerce was nationalized, Gu Qingyi successfully became the president of the chamber.

Personnel transfers were originally her authority, so it was only natural that she could control these bases.

But Barto City was not within the control of the Chamber of Commerce. Niu Xingwang did not take her with him when he left.

Therefore, Gu Qingyi had no chance to intervene in the management of Barto City.

Having figured this out, there was one issue that needed to be paid close attention to: Gu Qingyi’s method of obtaining information.

This was crucial.

If Gu Qingyi could obtain information remotely through some method, then even in a closed base, the news was not absolutely confidential.

“Xiao Lin, have you monitored the electromagnetic signals within the base? I suspect that Gu Qingyi may have the ability to communicate remotely in a way we have not yet detected.” Dongfang Chen asked.

“Commander, the monitoring of Gu Qingyi has never stopped. And the monitoring methods include the analysis of abnormal electromagnetic waves.”

“According to the monitoring results, no anomalies have been found.”

Xiao Lin replied.

This was very strange.

And there was another strange phenomenon: Gu Qingyi was able to talk to him even when the underground base was shielded, which was a problem in itself.

“Mengka, what do you think is the way she communicates?” Dongfang Chen looked at Mengka and asked.

Analyzing problems with her was a pretty good experience.

“Quantum communication methods are not affected by electromagnetic shielding.” Mengka replied.

“Quantum communication? That’s impossible, right? There are no quantum communication devices in the base.” Dongfang Chen frowned.

“Hmm?” Dongfang Chen thought of a possibility.

“Why is it impossible? Who said that quantum communication must have communication equipment?” Mengka asked rhetorically.