Chapter 794 - 353: Intelligence Meeting and Terror Classification (Part 2)

Chapter 794: Chapter 353: Intelligence Meeting and Terror Classification (Part 2)

"So you’re telling me, you don’t know what model the drone is, you don’t know how it invaded our airspace, you don’t even know the opponent’s intentions. After a whole day, all your Ministry of Defense managed is one photo?"

The white-bearded president’s voice grew louder as he spoke, ending with a sharp bang on the table.

"Mr. President, please don’t be angry."

At this moment, a short government official suddenly spoke up. His eyes darting around, he said with a smile, "The director of the Federal Police Headquarters reported all the combat details of the Riverfront District incident to me. BOPE has just formed a special operations team. They witnessed firsthand that the main bombing target of the unmanned aircraft was actually the criminals attacking the Defense Department Research Institute. As for the civilians sacrificed in the district, they were already accidentally killed by the criminals and several international armed squads before the bombing."

Seeing that the white-bearded president didn’t interrupt and seemed to have softened his expression, he continued, "Although we temporarily don’t know the specific purpose of 7472, at least it doesn’t have obvious hostile intent toward us. Perhaps we can try to proactively contact them, and once communication is established, we can then address details such as airspace invasion and civilian bombing."

"Oh? Looks like you have a way to contact them?"

The white-bearded president glanced at him; it was the head of the Government Communication and Strategic Management Office, serving one of Brazil’s top ten head offices.

The short office head nodded and submitted a document with great deference.

"I was just about to report to you that we have already initiated preliminary communications with the Japan Government through the Cabinet Ministry of Foreign Affairs. As far as I know, the only publicly known member of 7472 is employed within the Japan government agency, but there hasn’t been any response from that side yet."

"Mr. President, you must not believe him!"

Even before the document reached the hands of the white-bearded president, Bilos interrupted.

"Bilos, what do you mean by that?"

"What do I mean? What if this was a play orchestrated by 7472 itself? Intelligence never lies. Despite the thorough search by military police and the 1st Special Operations Force, the ’Holographic Projection Replicator’ is still missing. Do I really need to explain why?"

"How dare you bring that up! You spent 320 million US Dollars on an unreliable tech item, and not only is it lost, but the research institute was also bombed. I think you’re just trying to shift the blame onto 7472 to clear your own crimes!"

"What are you saying? Is 7472 your father? You defend it so much!"

"Enough!"

With tensions rising between the two high-ranking political and military officials nearly ready to fight, the white-bearded president shouted, finally bringing calm.

Sitting down, Bilos glanced secretly at the deputy director of the Intelligence Bureau.

The two exchanged a look.

Truth be told, the strategy management office head had indeed hit the nail on the head.

The original plan was to acquire the "Holographic Projection Replicator" for military tech equipment use, but somehow intelligence leaked, leading to a grave disaster.

If the blame wasn’t shifted successfully, Bilos, as deputy minister, would have to step down.

"Mr. President, no matter what, 7472 invading our airspace and bombing civilian areas is a fact, a blatant provocation. Furthermore, online public opinion is in panic. The public has begun doubting our government’s management and security maintenance abilities. We must give them an explanation soon; public opinion matters greatly..."

This last statement by Bilos made the white-bearded president raise his eyebrows.

This was what he cared about the most.

Because the presidential re-election period was approaching, if he couldn’t secure public support, his presidential career would end.

"So, what does your Ministry of Defense propose..."

"Hold a press conference, give an explanation to the public, blame the research institute explosion and the Riverfront District incident on 7472, make it the focal point, and label it as... a terrorist organization!"

The next day.

Yasen came with police dogs. Gu Ji temporarily assigned villa security command to Zhou Yu and went with Gao Bo to the backyard lawn to learn about dog training.

Even though Gao Bo’s injury hadn’t completely healed, after the battles, he had come to deeply appreciate the synergy between humans and dogs, so he listened particularly intently.

By evening.

Sun Zhengxian arranged for his secretary, Wu Bin, to discuss booking tickets to return home the next day.

Originally, Gu Ji and his team were supposed to stay in Brazil a few more days to wrap up the Golden Shield Plan, but Mr. Qieu advised that terrorists might act during the flight, so they decided they would also fly back together with them.

Thus.

This trip to Brazil was thoroughly concluded.

Gu Ji made a brief report to Zhang Wenjun about the matter and learned that Liu Weijun, Zhou Yang, Wu Kang, and Zhao Hua had already returned to their units.

After chatting, he suddenly remembered the message from Chen Zhiyu earlier, where she asked how his work was lately.

Gu Ji pondered slightly at that time.

He realized this girl must have heard something from their national security, like the fierce battle in the Riverfront District. However, she couldn’t ask directly, so she found an excuse.

But since he promised Zhou Yu not to say anything, he simply replied, "Busy."

Now that everything had ended, Gu Ji replied again, saying he would return to the country tomorrow.

Surprisingly, the girl replied instantly, likely just waking up that morning.

"What time is your flight? I have the weekend off, so I can pick you up and give you a proper welcome!"

"I might have to fly to Jingzhou first and then transfer to Ningzhou. I’ll let you know once the tickets are through."

Gu Ji originally didn’t want to trouble her.

But thinking about how they hadn’t seen each other much since the Jinbang training, and once the Northern Myanmar the Bai Family case was solved, he flew off to Brazil.

Denying his longing for this girl wasn’t true.

So he agreed.

Early next morning, after sending a text to say farewell to Antonie Yassen, Gu Ji, Gao Bo, Zhou Yu, Li Yanan, and others accompanied Puli Group back to Jingzhou by plane.

As for the injured Li Yaoguang and Yao Zhan, due to the severe wounds, they had to temporarily stay in a Brazilian hospital for treatment.

With the embassy’s Qieu Hongyi’s care, they felt reassured.

Landing in Jingzhou was the following morning.

Gu Ji declined Sun Zhengxian’s warm invitation, stating he needed to hurry back to report, and they agreed to meet next time in Jingzhou.

Before parting.

Zhou Yu approached, gave him a hug, "Gu Ji, thank you. Without you, Ling Yousong’s sacrifice would have been in vain, and I might not have returned alive."

"Mr. Zhou, you’re slightly older than me, there’s no need for such words."

Having survived life-and-death combat together, Gu Ji naturally felt reluctant to part with this teammate, Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu patted him heavily on the shoulder and spoke earnestly by his ear.

"It’s not excessive, Gu Ji. You’ve only just glimpsed an edge of another side of the world. True warfare is far scarier than either of us can imagine. But I believe you will overcome this and become a sharp blade for our Xia Kingdom! Take care!"

"Another side of the world..."

Gazing at his retreating figure, Gu Ji savored the meaning of the words, then called out to Gao Bo, "Let’s go, time to catch the transfer flight!"

"Wait, take me with you!"

Just as the two were about to leave, Li Yanan unexpectedly called out to them.

Gu Ji was stunned on the spot, "What do you mean?"

"Didn’t I say I wanted to visit and learn from your Dragon and Tiger Assault Team? Our captain agreed, so I’m planning to return to Ningzhou with you directly!"

"You’re coming back with us? Now?"

"Yes! I’ve booked the ticket already!"

Gao Bo confirmed again, not expecting Li Yanan to be serious.

Gu Ji scratched his head, "Fine, you should’ve said so earlier, so we could have informed Zhang Zhong in advance to arrange accommodation for you."

Unexpectedly, Gao Bo slyly nudged him, "Gu Ji, that shouldn’t be your main worry now. Did you forget? Chen Zhiyu is still waiting at the airport!"