Chapter 733: Chapter 732: Conversation Between Two Women
Concerning nuclear strikes, Korea lacked effective defensive capabilities.
Actually, even to this point, the militarily strongest country in the world did not possess truly effective defense capabilities against a comprehensive nuclear strike.
The so-called defensive systems were only aimed at missile strikes in the single digits, and even these defenses were not one hundred percent effective.
Now Li Xuanyu, having received this secret message revealing that Fusang had signed a resolution for a nuclear strike against neighboring powers, was utterly numb.
Militaristic Japanese indeed were capable of such madness.
As a country that had been colonized by Japan first, Korea retained a deep impression of it, and Li Xuanyu believed that if Japan ever harbored ambitions again, their first conquest would no doubt be all of Korea.
The current problem was that Korea neither had the capability to defend against nuclear strikes nor nuclear weapons to threaten Japan, thus, they would be the first to face Japan’s onslaught.
Seeking help was the only option.
In this special era where all major powers were vehemently advocating for peace, the state of world chaos ironically came down to Japan’s say.
The people from this tiny land were indeed too insane, having always had warlike and bloodthirsty genes flowing in their veins, dreaming of leaving their confined land for more living space.
Uniting the north and the south was the only way to resist Japan.
But merely uniting with the Southern Dynasty was not enough. With the support of the Penglai Immortal Realm, Japan’s strength was formidable. To avoid being annihilated, it was also crucial to gain the support of the Divine Continent.
The Divine Continent would certainly give their maximum support; otherwise, Divine Continent would be Japan’s next target.
Uniting with the Southern Dynasty was a task for the Military Department, and even regarding the Divine Continent, the Military Department would be informed first.
But now it seemed that there were internal issues on the Divine Continent’s side.
Whether Divine Continent was reliable remained an unknown.
Li Xuanyu pondered briefly and then dialed Umekawa Taro’s number.
The call connected quickly, and Umekawa Taro’s voice came through, "Xuanyu, what’s the matter?"
"Umekawa, have you been able to contact Yang Fei?" Li Xuanyu asked urgently.
Umekawa Taro said, "I can’t contact him; he might have gone to the Hidden Sect World and may not be reachable for a while."
Li Xuanyu became very anxious, her expression changed several times, and she said sternly, "Then can you contact Qin Yanyang? I have something very important to tell her."
Umekawa Taro replied, "Sorry, I don’t have Qin Yanyang’s number. Xuanyu, what’s the matter? You sound very anxious."
"Japan has gone mad; they might initiate a nuclear strike and start a war in the Asia region," Li Xuanyu hurriedly explained. "Umekawa, you need to find a way for me to contact Qin Yanyang. This is urgent."
Umekawa Taro was startled, "What? You... Are you sure the news is correct? They’ve really gone mad? Right now, the entire globe is at its most sensitive moment. If Japan initiates a nuclear strike, it would undoubtedly cause global panic and might trigger a third world war."
"The news should be reliable. Stop wasting time, Umekawa, you are in the Divine Continent, you must contact Qin Yanyang for me urgently," Li Xuanyu urged.
"Alright, wait for my news," Umekawa Taro said and then hung up the phone.
Though he didn’t have Qin Yanyang’s phone number, he had already established contact with people from the Qin Family faction along with Xu Yunshan, Xu Liangyou, and Xu Xiao.
Yang Fei had previously contacted them, and they had planned to meet up with Yang Fei, but he had told them to stay in the south and help the Qin Family as much as they could.
Umekawa Taro informed the Xu siblings of the situation. Xu Yunshan made several calls and soon got through to Qin Huai’an on the phone.
After briefly explaining the situation, Umekawa Taro mentioned Li Xuanyu’s request to speak with Qin Yanyang.
Qin Huai’an pondered for a moment and answered, "Regarding the threat from Japan, we will be on guard, but now that Divine Continent is divided, the Eastern Combat Zone will definitely not have a problem with its defenses. However, whether the Central and Northern Combat Zones are willing to support is hard to say."
Umekawa Taro was well aware of this and nodded, "I know, I will relay this to Li Xuanyu."
"As for whether Yanyang is free to speak with Li Xuanyu, that depends on her specific situation. She is currently in Imperial City, which is enemy territory, and frequent contact with the outside might expose her whereabouts. So tell Li Xuanyu that if circumstances permit, Qin Yanyang will call her," Qin Huai’an continued.
Umekawa Taro nodded in understanding.
With the message now relayed to Qin Huai’an, he would pass it on to Qin Yanyang through an encrypted phone. Li Xuanyu’s purpose in sending the message was thus achieved.
As for whether he could actually speak directly with Qin Yanyang, Umekawa Taro felt that it wasn’t particularly important anymore.
After all, the current state of Divine Continent wasn’t something any one faction could decide.
He immediately reported the matter to Li Xuanyu, who felt helpless about it.
She didn’t know when Japan would launch an attack, but she felt the need to prepare in advance.
Currently, the world wasn’t very safe. While a lot of Li Family’s Financial Group’s wealth wasn’t in their home country, an unimaginable amount of wealth still remained domestically.
In times of global peace, the location of these assets wouldn’t matter. But now, keeping them in the home country was the least safe option. Once Japan launched a war, Korea’s domestic military power would be unable to contend with it, and then the Li Family’s wealth would be completely plundered by those invaders.
She must think of a way to transfer it in advance.
Li Xuanyu’s mind rapidly churned, considering relatively safe locations.
Eventually, she set her sights on the nearest major country on the map.
"Even in its most backward times, Divine Continent was never destroyed; now it is incredibly strong. With its large population and vast area, it would definitely be one of the safest places in the world, even in major chaos," she thought.
Having realized this, Li Xuanyu was even more eager to speak with Qin Yanyang.
But before the call, many things could already be arranged in advance.
In the following time, Li Xuanyu made one call after another, informing the top tycoons who were on her side about relocating their fixed assets.
At the same time, she ordered her family to start loading gold, antiques, and other assets, preparing for the worst.
Two hours later, a call from an unknown number came in, and it was to the ’International Madman Organization’s internal phone.
Li Xuanyu answered immediately, and a female voice came from the other end, "Hello, this is Qin Yanyang. I heard you were looking for me?"
Her voice sounded somewhat cold, seemingly devoid of any emotion.
For Qin Yanyang, anything related to Yang Fei was something she greatly detested.
If it weren’t for the shockingly unusual nature of the information the other party had shared, she wouldn’t have initiated this call.
"Hello, I am Li Xuanyu," Li Xuanyu said immediately.
"The new leader of Korea Li’s Consortium, who initiated a reform two months ago, leading Korea against the Federation troops and calling for Korea to unite independently, you are an incredible woman," although Qin Yanyang was somewhat reluctant to communicate with anyone acquainted with Yang Fei, she still gave Li Xuanyu high praise, admiring everything this woman had accomplished.
But recalling the impression Li Xuanyu left during their initial meeting in Binhai, Qin Yanyang just couldn’t bring herself to like her.
Moreover, Yang Fei had already betrayed her, secretly romantically involved with Tong Yunshu. This made Qin Yanyang increasingly feel that there was something impure about the relationship between Li Xuanyu and Yang Fei.
This leader of the Li Family’s Consortium was not only beautiful but also had a great figure. Yang Fei didn’t spare even Tong Yunshu, so he probably hadn’t hesitated to entertain thoughts about Li Xuanyu as well.
She never believed in the possibility of a pure friendship between men and women.