Seeing Jing Mingqiu explode, Anderson Clifford’s lips had just curved upwards when his adjutant’s shout reached his ears.
“Commander, the fuel depot exploded, why are you so happy! You didn’t collude with Dragon Country beforehand, deliberately creating a vulnerability to give them a chance to blow up the fuel depot?”
“Nonsense!” Anderson Clifford’s brows furrowed, and he turned to stare intently at his adjutant. “I am also very sad that the fuel depot exploded, but fuel depots can be rebuilt at any time. It only postpones the attack. It won’t have a significant impact on the Beautiful Country.”
“But Jing Mingqiu died here. He is a hero pushed forward by Dragon Country with the nation’s might. His death here is a huge blow to Dragon Country’s reputation and morale! Why shouldn’t I be happy?”
“But,” the adjutant hesitated for a moment, handing the tablet he was holding to Anderson Clifford. “Commander, Jing Mingqiu is alive and well, and is currently representing Aqionghan to express strong protests to us!”
Anderson Clifford took the tablet and saw Jing Mingqiu standing on a high platform with a large group of Aqionghan children.
He was severely condemning the Beautiful Country’s invasion of other countries and stated that he would increase the prices of medical pods, Dragon Core cars, and multiple other industries in the Beautiful Country to compensate for the losses caused by the Beautiful Country to Aqionghan.
Following the explosion of the fuel depot at the US military’s base in Aqionghan, Anderson Clifford, as the supreme commander who ordered the relaxation of vigilance and reduction of guards, bore primary responsibility.
Anderson Clifford had hoped to use the merit of blowing up Jing Mingqiu to reduce his own responsibility. He never expected Jing Mingqiu to not only survive but thrive. Thinking of the possibility of being sent to a military court, Anderson Clifford’s voice began to tremble uncontrollably.
“Fake, it must be fake! This is a pre-recorded video!”
“Commander,” the adjutant showed a very helpless expression. “This is a live broadcast, and it is being broadcast simultaneously by reporters from multiple countries. The possibility of fakery is extremely low.”
At this point, Anderson Clifford had fallen into a frenzy, shouting hoarsely: “He might have used a disguise, the one on top is fake!”
“Commander,” the adjutant pointed to the wreckage of Jing Mingqiu on the ground, his expression becoming even more helpless. “I think the Jing Mingqiu in front of you is more likely to be fake. I don’t recall Dragon Country having a habit of replacing an entire body with machinery…”
Anderson Clifford followed the direction of the adjutant’s finger and saw mechanical parts strewn all over the ground, with no trace of flesh and blood. His eyes instantly went blank, and he collapsed powerlessly onto the ground!
“This, this is unscientific! His movements were very agile, and his expressions were very vivid. How could he be a robot!”
The adjutant deeply disdained Anderson Clifford’s current actions. Unfortunately, he was already tied to Anderson Clifford; they were in the same boat, sharing glory and suffering together.
After secretly giving Anderson Clifford a look of contempt, the adjutant crouched down in front of him. “Commander, the issue now is not how advanced Dragon Country’s technology is, but how to clear you of the suspicion of colluding with Dragon Country.”
“According to internal intelligence, Smith Lunen, the head of the Intelligence Bureau whom we forcefully pushed into the position of Chief Director, has already proposed a motion to Congress to investigate the current Intelligence Bureau Chief, Anderson Clifford, for colluding with the Central Kingdom.”
“Smith Lunen, who climbed to the position of head of the Intelligence Bureau from a street thug, is not someone who would be content to be a puppet. If I guessed correctly, the agents investigating you have already departed.”
“Quickly think of a way to deal with this investigation!”
Anderson Clifford originally intended to put on a show of righteousness, saying that he was clean and not afraid of shadows, and that they could investigate him as they pleased.
The adjutant saw through his little thoughts and added meaningfully.
“Commander, Smith Lunen is not just investigating this matter of colluding with the Central Kingdom this time…”
“This!”
How many high-ranking officials could withstand an investigation? Let alone the head of the Intelligence Bureau, who was already a den of corruption. Upon hearing the adjutant’s reminder, Anderson Clifford jumped up from the ground as if he had been electrocuted.
“Let’s go, let’s go! How long until the Intelligence Bureau agents arrive? There are some things we must deal with in advance!”
“I have already sent people to delay them, but they will definitely arrive here within ten hours at the latest!” the adjutant replied while quickly following Anderson Clifford.
“Ten hours, that’s too little! Adjutant, go and call John, Bulous, Soloni, and the others to help…”
While the US military base in Aqionghan was in a state of chaos, the capital of Aqionghan presented a scene of revelry and festivity.
At the celebration banquet, Hafiz Osman raised his wine glass to Jing Mingqiu.
“Professor Jing, your move of ‘turning the tiger away from its mountain’ by using a feint and a diversion is too brilliant!”
“Ordinary, ordinary,” relying on his genetically enhanced physique, Jing Mingqiu was not afraid at all and directly downed an entire glass of wine. “It’s just that the US military is accustomed to arrogance. My little cleverness would have been seen through by a Dragon Country commander.”
“Professor Jing, you are too humble to say that! You first spread rumors about destroying their aircraft and tanks, making them focus their attention on defending aircraft and tanks, and then used robots to impersonate yourself to attract the attention of the US military.”
“Finally, through satellite monitoring, accurately locate the weak points of the US military’s defenses and let the elite mecha squad of Aqionghan enter and, right in front of them, blow up their fuel depots.”
“The entire plan, with links interlocked, completely outmaneuvered the US military, leaving them with no power to retaliate. Especially the robots modified by Professor Jing, if I hadn’t known in advance, I would have thought the person standing in front of me was real!”
Jing Mingqiu glanced at the system panel. The robot production technology had only just reached ten percent progress. He waved his hand, “It’s just simple mimicry technology. To create real robots, further research is still needed.”
After three rounds of drinks and a feast, as the banquet continued, Hafiz Osman’s brow furrowed tightly again at some unknown time.
“Professor Jing, the Beautiful Country is vast and powerful. Even if their fuel depots are blown up, it can only temporarily stall their offensive. Once they transport enough fuel from elsewhere, they can always make a comeback and launch an attack on Aqionghan again.”
Jing Mingqiu was unconcerned. He picked up a large piece of lamb chop, took a bite, and then slowly said, “It’s fine. As long as we can delay them for a while, it’s enough. Now, the mecha construction corps of Aqionghan has already begun digging tunnels in the capital district of Aqionghan under the guise of building air-raid shelters.”
“According to the current progress, within a week, we will definitely be able to dig under the US military’s base. At that time, we will find a suitable time, before the planes take off and the tanks start moving.”
“We will directly rush forward and smash all of the US military’s aircraft and tanks into scrap metal. At that time, let’s see what the US military uses to invade…”
Jing Mingqiu had only spoken halfway when a heavily damaged Aqionghan soldier in a mecha suddenly fell from the sky. After quickly looking around, he cried out and rushed towards Jing Mingqiu.
“Professor Jing! It collapsed, it all collapsed!”