656 The Gloom to the North (2/2)
”Did you discover anything about who sent the letter?”
Jiang Chen was still curious as to who leaked the password to Federation.
Since it wasn't Doctor Sun, who else was connected to Fallout Shelter 072? The survivor of the ”disaster” mentioned by Sun Jiao? The perpetrator of the attack? Or some other person?
”We have some information now. From Xu Chengwei's mouth… the former advisor, we obtained some insight through some special methods.” Ji Yucheng grinned.
”That's fine. I don't want to ask about the details of your interrogation. Get to the point,” Jiang Chen said with irritation.
Ji Yucheng immediately replied:
”The Northern Alliance Area.”
”The Alliance Area… did they reach this far already?” Jiang Chen's brows furrowed as he muttered to himself.
Ji Yucheng didn't disrupt Jiang Chen's thought and waited for him to continue.
”Where did they go?”
”They?”
”The Northern Alliance Area people.”
Ji Yucheng shook his head with regret.
”I sent people to search for their whereabouts, but the trail ended ten days ago… Ten days ago, they left the Dad of Death Claws Hotel in Zhonghe City then no one saw them again.”
[Dad of Death Claws?]
Jiang Chen's eyebrows jumped. [What kind of name is this - isn't Death Claws a matriarchal species…]
”Ten days ago, the second day of your presidency.”
”That's right.” Ji Yucheng nodded.
”Then can we interpret that to mean they took away former president Mr. Jia Ming?” Jiang Chen said in an undertone.
”That's also what my advisor and I thought, but… we couldn't find any evidence that proved a connection.” Ji Yucheng forced a smile.
”Evidence is only one part of the equation. I'm not a judge and sometimes I trust my instincts more. Just like how the media can't find evidence for the 'connection' between us when we do have a connection.” Jiang Chen tapped the back of his neck with his finger.
Ji Yucheng gulped.
He was injected with an ”honorary chip” and was officially a knight of NAC; it just wasn't disclosed to the public. Once Federation officially joined the NAC big family, Jiang Chen would give him an emblem.
Seeing as Ji Yucheng was silent, Jiang Chen thought for a moment and continued to delegate tasks.
”Compared to Wanghai, you're closer to the Northern Alliance Area. I only have one recommendation: closely monitor their activities. Do you understand what I mean?”
”You mean… the Northern Alliance Area is plotting against us?” Ji Yucheng's face looked somewhat pale.
Although he had never been there, based on the merchant fleets, he could experience the powerful influence of the Northern Alliance Area. Compared to that place, the areas along the coast and river were more like barren land from the destruction of war.
It was the reason why the Northern Alliance Area viewed themselves as the true rulers of this piece of land.
”That's right,” Jiang Chen said concisely.
”But they're 1300 kilometers away from us. It'll be a problem just to reach them,” Ji Yucheng said with a bitter smile.
”It's only 1300 kilometers, two times the distance from Wanghai to Hucheng. A long time ago, they declared war on us. It's just that after ten years, the fated invaders never arrived, but we never forgot about their declaration.”
”Hopefully they forgot about it,” Ji Yucheng said.
”I'll never dare to imagine that our enemy forgot about us.” Jiang Chen stood up, paused, and looked at Ji Yucheng sternly. ”If they ultimately fulfill their declaration of war and clash against us, it will be a war between civilizations.”
A war between two civilizations was far more tragic than a war between barbarians and civilization.
”I understand.” Ji Yucheng nodded with difficulty then continued to ask while looking at Jiang Chen, who was standing up, ”Are you planning to leave?”
”That's right. I'll return to Wanghai tomorrow. I'll have to count on you for affairs in Federation.”
Ji Yucheng took a deep breath and said with sincerity:
”Leave it to me.”