Chapter 1132 Breakfast

Early in the morning, in the cafeteria of the Zhongzhou War Zone headquarters building.

Unlike the gradually waking hustle and bustle outside, the interior of the office cafeteria is bright and quiet, with soothing light music playing and the warm aroma of food in the air.

At this time, most of the staff had already arrived, but compared to the usual liveliness during meals, it was unusually quiet at this moment.

The reason for this strange phenomenon is nothing else but that the war zone commander, Chief Gu Chengyuan, who is rarely seen, actually came to the cafeteria in person. He did not choose the private box, but sat in a quiet seat by the window accompanied by the orderly Pu Guangqiang.

This news was like a huge rock thrown into a calm lake, making all departments of the entire organization nervous, and the staff officers of each department were notified at the first time.

"Leader No. 1 is in the cafeteria. Pay attention to dining discipline and don't make noises!!"

The situation in the cafeteria was even more tense. The person in charge rushed over and carefully and silently inspected and rectified every corner of the cafeteria.

Although the canteen's standards are usually very high, what if the leader suddenly wants to take a look? If something goes wrong, no one can take the responsibility!

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Gu Chengyuan, who was sitting at the center of the vortex, was unaware of the "Level 1 combat readiness storm" caused by his arrival. At this moment, he was in a good mood, savoring the breakfast in front of him, and quite enjoying the atmosphere of dining with grassroots officers, lieutenants and other cadres.

Gu Chengyuan's breakfast is very simple: a bowl of porridge, a plate of side dishes, two boiled eggs, and a small basket of crystal clear soup dumplings, but if you look closely, you can find the ingenuity in it.

The clear porridge was not white porridge. The rice grains were cooked to perfection, soft, sticky and exuding a faint rice fragrance. It seemed to be mixed with some crushed, unknown mutant plant seeds, adding a unique taste and a faint scent of energy.

The side dish is not an ordinary pickle, but a small dish of carefully prepared cold-mixed mutant plant sprouts, which are juicy green and dotted with a few strands of red pepper. It has a crisp and slightly spicy taste and is very appetizing.

The boiled eggs were a whole circle larger than the eggs before the apocalypse, and the eggshells were a healthy light blue. They were the product of mutated poultry on the military farm, and their nutritional value far exceeded that of before.

The most eye-catching thing is the soup dumplings, whose skin is as thin as paper and almost transparent, and you can vaguely see the swaying soup and plump fillings inside.

Lift it gently and you can feel the amazing toughness of the dough, which will not break easily. Take a small bite and the hot and delicious soup will instantly flow into your mouth, with a rich meaty aroma and an indescribable sense of mellow energy unique to mutant beast meat, but without any fishy smell.

The filling is firm and chewy, obviously made from carefully selected specific parts and processed.

These meals, which seem ordinary but are extraordinary in every way, are all prepared by the cooks who come from the system in the canteen of the agency.

These cooks were born with basic cooking skills, but what really brought about a qualitative change in their skills was the previous introduction of special talents.

A top-notch chef named Sui, who enjoyed a high reputation before the apocalypse and survived by chance, was discovered by the Zhongzhou war zone.

The theater logistics department took into consideration the need to ensure the absolute safety of the theater cadres while providing them with the best service experience. Therefore, they chose a compromise solution, which was to let Master Sui serve as a training teacher to provide systematic training to the cooks in the headquarters canteen.

When he learned that these cooks would serve the highest commander and the war zone headquarters after graduation, Master Sui taught them everything he knew without reservation and passed on all his best skills.

It is no exaggeration to say that Master Sui taught these cooks skills that he did not even teach his own disciples.

The reason for this is that, on the one hand, Master Sui has experienced the end of the world and has become indifferent to the so-called secrets of inheritance in the face of life and death. After all, human beings are about to disappear, so what's the point of keeping the skills?

Another major reason is that since Master Sui was rescued from despair by the army, he has completely become a die-hard fan of the Zhongzhou War Zone Army. In particular, he admires and supports the legendary Commander Gu of the Zhongzhou War Zone from the bottom of his heart!

It was a pity that he could not serve him personally, but when he thought that his skills could indirectly serve Chief Gu, Master Sui unconsciously straightened his chest and became more attentive when teaching his apprentice.

In return, after the training, the apprentice was solemnly recommended by the military of the Zhongzhou War Zone and became the head chef of the canteen of the Night Province Management Committee.

Although this is not as good as working in the canteen of a war zone agency with strict security and high status, it is already the top position that a chef can achieve in the current Central Plains. It is safe, stable and highly respected.

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Gu Chengyuan ate breakfast quietly, his movements neither hurried nor slow. Pu Guangqiang stood straight not far behind him, scanning the surroundings vigilantly to make sure there would be no disturbance.

The cafeteria was very quiet, with only the slight clinking of dishes and the faint sounds of lunch preparation coming from the kitchen in the distance.

Just as Gu Chengyuan was enjoying this rare tranquility, Colonel Zhou Guihong, director of the secretariat of the theater command, walked out of the elevator and went straight to the corner where Gu Chengyuan was having dinner.

Zhou Guihong walked steadily through the overly quiet cafeteria dining area and came to Gu Chengyuan's side. She leaned over slightly and whispered in a clear but not overly intrusive voice:

"Chief, both the Western Theater Command and the Southern Theater Command have officially responded."

Gu Chengyuan paused slightly when he picked up a piece of cold-mixed sprouts with chopsticks, then looked up at Zhou Guihong, motioning him to continue.

"General Wei Jingfang, commander of the Western Theater Command, and General Wu Xianglin, commander of the Southern Theater Command, have both confirmed they will personally lead delegations to observe Operation Purity Night and participate in subsequent meetings."

Upon hearing this news, Gu Chengyuan's eyes flashed with surprise, which then turned into an expression of understanding and approval. He put down his chopsticks, picked up the napkin beside him, wiped the corner of his mouth, and chuckled:

"Oh? You're all here in person? These two have quite a keen political sense."

He leaned back slightly, his eyes seeming to penetrate the cafeteria window and look into the distance.

"I just sent out the invitations for the 'Clean Night', and the corners have just been revealed, but they smelled the scent and came over."

"Sure enough, none of these senior commanders and fighters of the Zhou army are simple characters. Their ability to see the big picture from the small details is truly admirable!"

'At the same time, this decisiveness and resoluteness itself represents their judgment of the situation and their determination to invest. This is undoubtedly an excellent signal!'

Thinking of this, Gu Chengyuan retracted his gaze and his tone became serious: "How are the pick-up and security arrangements going?"

"It has been arranged!" Zhou Guihong replied immediately:

"Commander Zhou Tianyi of the Theater Air Force personally coordinated the deployment of the most stable Y-20B aircraft to form a special aircraft formation, and equipped it with the most powerful J-16 escort detachment to ensure the absolute air safety of the two commanders and their delegation members."

"Ground security after landing is the sole responsibility of the Theater Guard Regiment, coordinated by Commander Chen Haitao. We have already implemented the highest level of security screening and control in the Xishui Guest House and surrounding areas, where the guests are staying, to ensure that nothing goes wrong."

"Comrade Haitao is responsible, right? This is indeed hard work for him, but it also coincides with his current job. I am still confident that Comrade Haitao will take care of the reception!"

Gu Chengyuan nodded, expressing satisfaction with this arrangement, but still emphasized:

"Well, tell Tianyi and Haitao to achieve the highest standards and not make any mistakes."

"This meeting is hosted by our Zhongzhou Theater. At stake may be the future of the entire Zhou State, and even whether human civilization can seize a glimmer of hope in these apocalyptic times. We can never be too cautious."

"Yes! I understand!" Zhou Guihong responded solemnly.

"Go ahead. You can finalize the specific details with them and make sure it's a seamless transition." Gu Chengyuan waved his hand.

"Yes!" Zhou Guihong saluted, turned around and left quickly.