The frantic and bloody morning ended quickly. When the sweaty Zhang Wen got up from the flesh and blood, he already felt hungry, his brain no longer had the same difficulty as when he just woke up, his mind had become extremely clear, and he was full of unprecedented thirst for killing and training.

Yuan Zhicheng sat in the commander's office, watching with interest through the surveillance screen, these "slaves" covered in blood and covered with the remains of dead women at their feet and bodies.

The large desk was already filled with breakfast. Yuan Zhicheng is a northerner and likes steamed buns, steamed buns, rice porridge and the like. In addition to a few delicate staple dishes, the porcelain plate next to it is filled with tofu milk, vinegared peanuts, shredded kelp salad and pickled chilies. The steaming breakfast emitted a large amount of white mist, blurring the figure of Sibo standing across the table.

"I can only give you five people."

Yuan Zhicheng picked up a little bean curd with chopsticks, wiped it on the broken steamed bun, and said slowly: "They are the most important component of combat power. Each one is incomparably precious. As you saw in the last siege, if it weren't for these people, this base would have been long gone. ”

Sibo nodded seriously: "I know." I'm not going to let them die in vain. They are the most powerful beings in this world. With them in charge of this mission, there is absolutely no problem. ”

"The Most Powerful Being......"

Yuan Zhicheng put down the chopsticks in his hand and carefully recalled this sentence. After a few seconds, he shook his head solemnly: "This statement is not correct. At least, there is still a degree of discrepancy with reality. ”

Sibo was a little surprised, and couldn't help asking, "Didn't you say that it is impossible for evolved humans to exist in this world?" In that case, shouldn't the higher-form lifeforms, which are between the Strengthened Man and the Evolved Man, be the strongest? ”

His face was full of surprise. This expression is not deliberately contrived, but Sibo really does not understand.

"Even if it's something between strong and weak, you can still tell the difference between high and low."

Yuan Zhicheng smiled faintly: "Compared with the individual who has just become a "slave", the one-year "slave" is obviously much stronger. That's the difference. Of course, this is also the result of your father's research

Sibo stopped talking, and he maintained a near-fixed stance, but his chest was higher and his eyes were straight ahead.

"There's no intersection between me and your parents. I know them only because of the materials they send to their subordinate departments. ”

Yuan Zhicheng once said something similar to Sibo. But he didn't know why, he obviously wanted to say it again, and he didn't feel chattering.

"Your parents are very good scientists. Especially in biological research, he has a very unique insight. Strictly speaking, your father's discovery is nothing. Because at that time, we already knew that there was a higher civilization in the Dao, and we also had contact with it. Of course, the relevant information and information will not be made public, and even many big people who hold the lifeblood of the country have never leaked half of this point to them on this issue. Due to identity and thinking limitations, your parents can only be listed as a group that must be blocked. The problem is that they learned the secret through another channel. Moreover, I want to make these secrets public. ”

Speaking of this, Yuan Zhicheng showed an emotional look on his face.

He still remembers that morning many years ago. When the confidential secretary put a petition document in front of him, Yuan Zhicheng only felt surprised and angry. The petitioner, of course, was Sibo's father. He claimed to have discovered the greatest crisis in human history, and at the same time claimed that there were ways to contain and eliminate a possible outbreak of the virus crisis. In that brief document, he laid out some of the data. Although it is incomplete, Yuan Zhicheng, who is an insider, can see at a glance that it is true.

I was surprised because I didn't expect anyone to be able to get the news from other sources.

Anger because once the news spreads, it will cause unimaginable chaos and turmoil.

"There is a chasm between scientists and politicians that can never be bridged. Your father is the best example of this

Yuan Zhicheng slowly broke the steamed bun in his hand, completely immersed in the memories of the past: "He is an excellent scholar. Otherwise, it is impossible to find problems between the clues. However, he is also very stupid. He only thinks about making the issue public, but he never considers it from the government's standpoint. For example, if a place suddenly encounters radiation contamination, the safest way is to immediately close the traffic, network, communication and transmission signals in the area where the incident occurred. Because the people in the polluted core area must be irretrievable, and their end can only be death. If they are allowed to leave, there is no benefit at all, except to cause further spread of pollution and rapid spread of red flags in other areas. The panic of the population about the danger of the crowd is unimaginable. They will never look at the big picture, but only focus on their own safety. As a strong measure of protection for personal interests, this is certainly understandable. However, when they emphasize their own safety and interests, they do not think about others at all. In the face of the two options of "me" and "most", the people will only choose the former, and the government will consider the latter from a comprehensive perspective. ”

"Your father always thought he had found the key to solving the crisis of the virus outbreak. In fact, it is only a superficial illusion. He doesn't know what we do with higher civilizations, and he doesn't understand the real reason behind the virus crisis. According to his document, the best way to solve the virus crisis is to vaccinate the defenseless "Category B" population. Here, I have to express my admiration for your mother. She was able to develop an immunization agent on her own without any information as a reference. Her research work is not much different from the finished product of the Academy of Sciences, the only flaw is that the shelf life is slightly shorter. Your father proposed the concept of "universal immunization", but he did not understand until his death that what he considered to be a "secret" was not at all what he imagined. ”

"Your mother is a respectable person. In the days after your father's death, he kept his beliefs and principles. She believed that this world would be destroyed, and sealed all the information with a trusted friend. If it weren't for this virus crisis, they would surely have become the greatest scientists in the world. Taking a step back, if they hadn't been so radical and had more trust in the government, the next series of events would not have happened. To be aware, we have always had a shortage of experienced researchers. Joining them is not to poke the problem out of the way in the first place, not to be completely on the opposite side of the government, they should have been admitted. And you will not be an orphan. ”

Sibo's expression was calm, and his gaze was indifferent.

Of course, he could hear that Yuan Zhicheng's real purpose in saying these words was actually to persuade him.

For the "secret" that his parents have always insisted on, Sibo has known everything. As Yuan Zhicheng said, the inside story is not as dark as his father imagined. It is true that he just made the wrong understanding and choice at the time. If you look at the big picture, the actions of fathers and mothers can only achieve that result.

"I'm their son after all."

After a few seconds of silence, Sibo said calmly: "No matter what they have done, how ridiculous their choice and understanding are, they are my parents after all. I can never blame them, I have to stand up for their mistakes. Because their mistakes have nothing to do with morality, and they have never caused substantial harm, at most they only look at problems in different ways and angles. You can think I'm stubborn, but they ...... It will always be my father and mother. ”

Yuan Zhicheng glanced at Sibo and sighed secretly in his heart.

After the petition incident, Yuan Zhicheng has been secretly following the family. Purely out of curiosity, not for some other shady purpose. Yuan Zhicheng is very clear about the tragic death of Sibo's father, his mother's various actions after this, and Sibo's being sent to a children's welfare home. Out of pity, he had the idea of adopting Sibo at that time. As Sibo said: His parents are not villains who are traitors, but scholars who insist on their beliefs and have a limited way of thinking. In them, Yuan Zhicheng saw the excellent trait of daring to die for his beliefs, and he believed that this very special and rare thing would definitely be completely or partially inherited from Sibo.

What happened next was somewhat unexpected. Yuan Zhicheng didn't expect that Sibo's mother would arrange that kind of backhand before she died. Now that Sibo has gone abroad, Yuan Zhicheng has no reason to adopt. In the time before and after the outbreak of the virus, he focused all his attention on the construction of the base city, and naturally neglected to pay attention to Sibo.

Fortunately, this boy who was once favored by himself actually took the initiative to join the army. Yuan Zhicheng naturally transferred him to his side as soon as possible to take up important positions.

In the eyes of outsiders, this is really a very special feeling, far more than family affection.

Yuan Zhicheng has been working hard to cultivate Sibo. He saw loyalty from Sibo, and saw the stubbornness and persistence that originally belonged to the other party's parents and was inherited from Sibo. This is an essential trait to be a close confidant. If Sibo was easily persuaded to give up his identification with his parents, then he would not have been favored by Yuan Zhicheng and became a confidant.

"I didn't ask you to deny them. I just want to tell you, don't bury your hatred and anger deep in your heart

Yuan Zhicheng showed a kind look on his face: "I can understand the source of your anger. However, you shouldn't blame Wang Qinian for the whole thing. Although I don't know much about what happened at that time, Wang Qinian once said to me personally: He is not the murderer of your father. ”

Sibo's gaze froze, tilted his head stiffly, shifted his gaze to the corner of the side wall, and replied coldly, "I will never believe what he said." ”

"No, you should believe it."

Yuan Zhicheng's tone became a hint of sternness: "Although Wang Qinian has a lot of unpleasant vices. But there is one thing to be appreciated, and it is also an excellent trait that everyone knows him———— on key issues, Wang Qinian never lies. ”

Sibo let out a slight cold grunt from his nostrils. He exhaled a long breath and gritted his teeth and said, "Even if he is not the murderer, my father's death is directly related to him." This hatred can never be dissolved. One day, I will kill him with my own hands, or like my father, at his hands. ”

A trace of unhappiness flashed in the depths of Yuan Zhicheng's pupils, and then returned to calmness.

Sibo's tone of voice just now was too strong. No one had ever dared to speak in such a tone in his presence. Although it was none of his business, Yuan Zhicheng still felt very uncomfortable.

At first, Yuan Zhicheng didn't quite understand, why did Sibo have such a strong hatred for Su Hao?

You must know that they used to be friends and had emotional entanglements of life and death.

When the matter was related to Wang Qinian, Yuan Zhicheng gradually understood the source of hatred———— Su Hao is a member of the Academy of Sciences, and he is also the researcher that Wang Qinian values the most. Because of this relationship, Su Hao naturally became the object of the joint effect of Sibo's hatred.

The revenge of killing his father is not shared. When hatred is amplified to the extreme, and there is no longer the slightest reason in the mind, anyone who intersects with the target of hatred can be drawn into the vortex of revenge.

Yuan Zhicheng didn't want Sibo to be carried away by hatred, so he pushed and attacked him to persuade him. Of course, this approach has nothing to do with Su Hao. He agreed with Sibo's assassination plan, but hoped that after Sibo killed Su Hao, he would not spread the killing target to other people.

Thinking of this, Yuan Zhicheng could only shake his head secretly, sighed, and waved his hand to Sibo: "Go and choose the "slave" you like." In terms of personnel and equipment, I have already explained the following, and I will give it the greatest convenience. ”

Sibo nodded solemnly, raised his hand in salute, and turned to walk out of the room.

Everything calmed down, and Yuan Zhicheng also refocused his attention on the breakfast that had not yet been eaten.

Just as he picked up the half-cold steamed bun and just brought it to his mouth, the communicator on the table suddenly made a screeching sound.

With anger and unhappiness, Yuan Zhicheng pressed the button to answer the signal, and Sun Zhan's figure immediately appeared on the electronic screen.

This was so unexpected that Yuan Zhicheng couldn't come back to his senses for a while, and his thinking was a little trance-like.

There has never been a common discourse between him and Sun Zhan. Unlike Yuan Zhicheng, a general who relied on real military merits to improve, Sun Zhan was completely a representative of the "organ general". Except for making reports, writing documents, and grasping political ideology, that guy doesn't know anything, and he doesn't even know the most basic operating procedures for how to use an assault rifle.

"General Yuan, is it very unexpected?"

Sun Zhan on the screen looks older than usual. He was dressed in a military uniform, his shirt was open, as if he had just finished his morning exercise, and the wrinkles on his forehead were shining with sweat.

Yuan Zhicheng put down the food in his hand again, so that his sitting posture became upright. He looked at the screen quietly and replied expressionlessly, "You're right, it's really surprising." I didn't expect that an old immortal bastard would actually talk to me at this time. ”

Yuan Zhicheng has always believed that respecting this kind of thing can only give oneself an object that he identifies with and matches his identity. For example, Wang Qinian, although the old fat man has no morality, he has made significant contributions to scientific research. Or Su Hao, although he was his mortal enemy, he led his troops to fight mutated creatures to the death and achieved good results.

On the other hand, people like Sun Zhan have been eating and waiting for death in peacetime, but they have a "Class A" physique that is not infected by the virus, so they have lived until now, and they still have the power of logistics and supply. If he does a good job in this position, it will be okay to distinguish between public and private. However, Sun Zhan is extremely selfish and refuses to relax in the slightest in the struggle for power.

In the face of Yuan Zhicheng's sarcasm, Sun Zhan did not fight back at all. He smiled "Ha Luha", obviously not taking those words to heart, but said in an extremely enthusiastic tone: "I came looking for you, but I didn't deliberately look for scolding. Actually, we have a lot in common, and we can work together. ”

Yuan Zhicheng's expression did not change, but he suddenly had an idea about Sun Zhan's words in his heart.

He once wanted to win over Sun Zhan and completely solve the problem of supply of important materials. However, at that time, Sun Zhan thought highly of himself and rejected Yuan Zhicheng's suggestions altogether.

He was willing to put down his face and take the initiative to come to the door, which is really rare and rare.

Yuan Zhicheng responded flatly: "Say it, I'll listen."

"I know that you are very dissatisfied with Su Hao. Those ten new divisions were originally in your pocket, but now they have been taken by him. This kind of thing is something that no one can swallow. You are like that, and I am no exception. ”

Sun Zhan's straightforwardness surprised Yuan Zhicheng again. He made no secret of his purpose: "General Yuan, Vice Chairman Yuan, let's join forces to kill Su Hao, and we will divide half of the divisions and regiments under the jurisdiction of the 505th Group Army." What do you think? ”

Yuan Zhicheng smiled and shook his head: "Are you kidding?" Talking openly about this kind of thing in a communication channel? Hehe, you must have not slept well last night, your mind is blurry, I suggest you better ......"

"This is a special channel for encryption. I didn't record it, and I didn't use special techniques to falsify it. ”

Without waiting for Yuan Zhicheng to finish speaking, Sun Zhan interrupted him unceremoniously. He spread his hands on the screen, his expression solemn: "Open the skylight and say something bright, we should trust each other and give each other the greatest support." If you are dissatisfied with what I just suggested, then I can take a step back and ———— four divisions, this is my bottom line. ”

Yuan Zhicheng was noncommittal to Sun Zhan's words. He picked up the rice porridge that had been cooled and took a big sip against the side of the bowl, wondering if he should end the call here.

What encrypted special channel? It's all.

There are dozens of ways to record video calls if you want to. The verbal promises are all farts, and if he really continues to talk about Sun Zhan's words, this video may appear on the discussion table of the military department meeting at some point.