Chapter 607 - A Complex Alliance (1/2)
After the sun finally struggled out of the sky, it was almost nightfall. The clouds in the sky were in extremely uncomfortable bright red color as if it was soaked with a layer of human blood, making people feel as if it could drip blood at any time.
The streets around the hotel were very “busy”. Since ancient China, Nanjing people were famous for their gossiping behaviors. People here just loved to talk about everything. Especially at this period of time where rumors were rife and panic pervaded the city.
Sometimes there were loud noises in the street, but other times, there were just quiet whispers. People were anxious, and many people didn’t know what was going on, so they turned to the families, friends, or relatives, who worked in the government or the military, for information.
After several days of all sorts of unexplainable natural phenomena, experts also ran out of any logical explanations. Although people in the streets weren’t sure what was going on, they all had an ominous feeling that something bad was going to happen.
The government has repeatedly issued the announcement that everything was going to be fine to avoid answering people’s questions directly, and even the military also didn’t give any answers. With anger and resentment, people knew that they had been lied to. However, apart from throwing some rocks at the government buildings, there was nothing else they could do. Some of the people even started to go through all their contacts to start the emergency preparation.
At nighttime, there was some strange information being leaked out from the military, and on the internet, some strange videos and photos that haven’t been deleted, or probably, no one had time to delete those things, confirmed that strange information. Coupled with many eyewitnesses, the information was spread out like wildfire.
It was said that there were superhumans on the streets.
It was said that there was a fierce fight in Nanjing university!
It was said that…
While various bizarre incidents have become the hottest topics in the city, a rumor has been circulating that the government would secretly establish a safety zone in Shanghai.
In the hotel, Chu Yunsheng didn’t know the various changes on the street, but he could feel that Song Zihuai’s force was manipulating it behind the scene and pus.h.i.+ng their plans in the dark.
Thick curtains separated him temporarily from the world outside the gla.s.s, and the light in the room was yellow and somber.
Now that the future Allies became his enemy, and the future enemy became his Allies, it made Chu Yunsheng feel that even if a person knew what would happen in the future, they still might not be able to control the situation.
Fang Baixiao sat on an oval-shaped sofa opposite of him. He was wearing a straight, neat military uniform, and his shoes were polished very clean. A pair of sharp and stern eyes gleamed with the unique calm temperament of a senior soldier. His every move and every word clearly showed how competent and decisive a person he was. No matter from which angle Chu Yunsheng looked at him, he didn’t look like a father of a perverted son.
Chu Yunsheng didn’t like to work with the Fang family instinctively, but Zhu Xirui that fool forced him to sit with this family.
“Mr. Chu, how sure are you that Shanghai will survive?” Fang Baixiao flicked the cigarette ash, and asked sternly. He didn’t make light of this conversation because of Chu Yunsheng’s age and background. Instead, he treated it very seriously and cautiously.
“Seventy percent!” Chu Yunsheng said it without any hesitation, “I can only tell you that seventy percent is the most optimistic estimate, and it is only under the circ.u.mstances where the main forces of your military area command are also defending Shanghai.”
Fang Baixiao didn’t respond immediately. After thinking about it for a moment, he asked, “if it’s only seventy percent, why should we give up Nanjing and go to Shanghai? That place has no military bases nor terrain advantages.”
Hearing this question, Chu Yunsheng realized that Fang Baixiao not only wanted more convincing evidence, but he also wanted to know more secrets as well. However, there was one thing that was very strange. Instead of questioning whether the disaster would really happen, Fang Baixiao’s worries and concerns seemed to be always focusing on the issue of defense location.
This showed that Fang Baixiao or the military must have known something in advance, and they had definitely confirmed it. Otherwise, the strictly prudent military would not have overlooked such an important first question.
“Seventy percent does seem a bit low…” since Fang Baixiao didn’t want to say it, Chu Yunsheng also did not want to take the initiative to ask, and the reason was the same as why he didn’t want to explain it to Yu Jian, so he carried on, “but if you compare with Nanjing, I’m sure that your chance of survival is less than ten percent. This place will be a key strategic location for all kinds of dangerous forces in the future!”
It was funny that originally, he had planned to tell this to Zhu Lingdie’s father, Zhu Xirui, but now he was speaking with Fang Baixiao.
“Dangerous forces?” Fang Baixiao’s eyes instantly revealed cold gleams. He immediately sat up straight, and said in a low voice, “Mr. Chu also thinks that someone is behind this?”
“Yes! To be exact, it is insects. A very big type of insects. Their offensive and defensive abilities are both very strong. With the existing weapons, we will not be able to deal with them effectively.”
Fang Baixiao suddenly stood up, frowned, and then sat down again and apologized, “I’m sorry, I lost my composure. Mr. Chu, if you want to convince the military area command, especially the commander-in-chief, you must have sufficient evidence to prove that defending Shanghai is better than defending Nanjing. I hope you can understand it.”
Chu Yunsheng nodded, he was surprised at Fang Baixiao’s response just now. He “frowned in concerns” instead of “gasped in shock”. Coupled with his sudden reaction, it seemed like he was finally able to confirm something based on the information he told him. However, this confirmation made him even more worried. This also reminded Chu Yunsheng of another thing.
Back in Horlivka city, Coline from the last resistance force told him one secret that happened during world war two. It was about the discovery of the remains of some large, possibly insect-like monsters in a cave that he couldn’t remember what it was called now.
After the second world war, the people’s liberation army was the one that controlled the area, so if what Coline said was true, the military had definitely sent someone to investigate that cave already, and they definitely have obtained some information. As a senior military officer, it would not be a surprise that Fang Baixiao also knew something about it.