"Han... Hanshan Temple? Are you... are you sure?!"
Chen Yong's face paled again upon hearing this.
Hanshan Temple was not only a famous tourist attraction with many visitors daily, but it was also located in the urban area of Suzhou, surrounded by bustling districts. The consequences would be unimaginable if foreign enemies descended there.
"Yes... yes... yes, Director!"
The staff member, equally clear-headed, spoke nervously and incoherently.
"Report to Minister Yan immediately, and then notify everyone to assemble!"
After receiving confirmation from his subordinate, Chen Yong forced himself to calm down and quickly issued instructions.
"Yes... yes, Director!"
The staff member immediately turned and left.
Chen Yong, meanwhile, directly picked up the landline and dialed a number: "Hello, Director Li, it's Chen Yong."
"Director Chen, your tone is unusual. Is something wrong?"
On the other end of the line, the head of Suzhou's police force immediately noticed Chen Yong's abnormal tone and asked.
"Director Li, please remember every word I am about to say. This is highly classified. According to security protocols, I cannot tell you without higher authorization. But the situation is urgent now, and I need your help!"
Chen Yong said quickly.
Information about foreign enemies was classified. Even the police and other departments in the secular world were not privy to this.
"Director Chen, please speak."
The head of Suzhou's police force, sensing the seriousness of the matter, adopted a solemn tone.
"Director Li, it's like this..."
Chen Yong cut to the chase, informing the head of Suzhou's police force about the impending arrival of foreign enemies at Hanshan Temple and asking for his assistance in two matters.
First, to have the nearest police officers armed and dispatched to Hanshan Temple to disperse tourists, and to hold the line until Chen Yong and his team arrived.
Second, for the head of Suzhou's police force to contact the person in charge of the religious affairs department, requesting their assistance in having personnel from Hanshan Temple help disperse the tourists.
After ending the call with the head of Suzhou's police force, Chen Yong immediately retrieved a set of special soft armor from a cabinet, put it on under his clothes, and then took out a saber.
The saber was issued by the Dragon Country's Military Department to all its staff, and was only to be used in times of war.
After putting on the soft armor and picking up the saber, Chen Yong immediately left his office and went to the courtyard below the office building.
In the courtyard, all the staff members of the Suzhou branch of the Military Department had already assembled. A total of fifty people, each armed and with extremely serious expressions, just like Chen Yong.
In the Military Department, apart from the Loulan Legion, the other five major legions each stationed a regiment of approximately three hundred men in every province. The personnel were then distributed by each province to every city.
Suzhou, being the second-largest city in Jiangnan Province, had a relatively larger contingent of personnel.
Furthermore, among the Military Department staff in Suzhou, there was a nine-star martial artist!
"Comrades, I will not say any more. I will only issue one command: proceed to Hanshan Temple with the utmost speed, and then hold the temple at all costs – unless we all fall, we shall not allow a single enemy to step out of Hanshan Temple!"
Chen Yong stopped, his gaze sweeping across everyone quickly, and ordered loudly.
"Yes!"
The fifty staff members of the Suzhou branch of the Military Department acknowledged the order with a loud roar.
"Get in the cars!"
Chen Yong said no more, waving his hand.
Swoosh swoosh swoosh...
In an instant, the fifty staff members of the Suzhou branch of the Military Department sprinted to the vehicles and quickly boarded them.
Then, more than a dozen cars sped out of the courtyard, with the piercing sound of sirens, rushing towards Hanshan Temple.
Inside the cars, including Chen Yong, all the members of the Suzhou branch of the Military Department were filled with anxiety.
They worried that they wouldn't arrive at Hanshan Temple before the foreign enemies descended!
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On the other side, after Yan Jun received the report from his subordinate informing him of the impending descent of foreign enemies at Suzhou's Hanshan Temple, he first issued an order: "Foreign enemies are about to descend upon Suzhou's Hanshan Temple. All Military Department staff from various cities are to immediately drive to the incident location. The six strongest individuals from the branch headquarters will take a helicopter and proceed first!"
After issuing the order, Yan Jun picked up the red landline phone on his desk and called the office of Qin Yuanzheng, the commander of the Eastern Region Corps.
"Hello..."
"I am Yan Jun. There is an urgent situation that I need to report to the Corps Commander. Please put the Corps Commander on the phone!"
When the call was connected, Yan Jun interrupted as soon as he heard the voice on the other end.
"Hello, Minister Yan. The Corps Commander is currently attending a video conference at headquarters. He told me before the meeting that the meeting is very important..."
The assistant to Qin Yuanzheng said.
However—
Before he could finish his sentence, Yan Jun interrupted again.
"There are foreign enemies descending in Suzhou. I need to report to the Corps Commander immediately!"
"Ah—"
Qin Yuanzheng's assistant was startled by Yan Jun's words. He froze for two seconds before snapping back to reality and stammering, "Min... Minister Yan, I... I'll transfer you now..."
Yan Jun remained silent, waiting with a grim expression for Qin Yuanzheng to take the call.
"Xiao Yan, is something urgent?"
A few seconds later, Qin Yuanzheng answered the phone and asked directly.
He had specifically instructed his assistant before the meeting, but the assistant still transferred Yan Jun's call, which proved that Yan Jun had extremely important matters to report.
"Corps Commander..."
Yan Jun did not delay, immediately and quickly reporting to Qin Yuanzheng.
"Yan Jun, at all costs, you must annihilate the enemy and ensure the safety of Suzhou's citizens!"
Upon hearing the report, Qin Yuanzheng's face also changed drastically, but he did not panic. Instead, he calmly issued the order.
"Furthermore, in addition to your deployment, if your people arrive at the scene and the foreign enemies have already descended, or if you cannot repel the enemy, then immediately activate the Level II emergency plan, allowing the police and military to cooperate in evacuating the surrounding masses. If necessary, you can even directly activate the Level I emergency plan!"
"Yes, Commander!"
Yan Jun respectfully acknowledged the order.
According to the national emergency plan grading, the Level II emergency plan requires all city departments to cooperate with the Military Department.
The Level I emergency plan, however, signifies wartime occupation!
After ending the call with Yan Jun, Qin Yuanzheng noticed that everyone in the Military Department headquarters, as well as the heads of other corps and military academies, were looking at him.
"Marshal, the Eastern Region Corps has an urgent situation to report..."
Qin Yuanzheng opened his microphone and reported immediately.
Swish swish swish...
Upon hearing Qin Yuanzheng's report, everyone, including Qi Wufu, changed their expressions. Their faces were extremely solemn, and their hearts were pounding.
This was because everyone knew very well that if this matter was not handled properly, it would become a disaster for the Dragon Country!
"Yuanzheng, you don't need to attend the meeting anymore. Go to Suzhou's Hanshan Temple personally with your men. Remember, be quick!"
After Qin Yuanzheng finished speaking, Qi Wufu decisively issued the order.
"Yes, Marshal!"
Qin Yuanzheng immediately acknowledged the order, and before he could even close the video feed, he was about to execute the command.
"Wait!"
However—
Just then, a voice suddenly rang out.
Qin Yuanzheng froze, turned his head to look at the video feed, and saw that the person who spoke was Wu Yong.
Not only him, but Qi Wufu and others also looked at Wu Yong in confusion.
"Wuming told me that he is returning to Suzhou and should be arriving soon. You can ask him where he is."
Under everyone's gaze, Wu Yong quickly revealed this piece of information.
Hmm?
Upon hearing Wu Yong's words, everyone, including Qin Yuanzheng, was initially stunned, and then their eyes flickered.
It was the light of hope!
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