Chapter 245 For Freedom
This was Yang Ming's first time attending a high-level formal meeting of the Sherman Empire.
I always feel that... except that everyone was very restrained and didn't curse directly, everything else was very similar to the heated atmosphere when the company held regular meetings to set KPI targets for the next quarter.
Several deputy directors of the Military Intelligence Bureau lined up in the main seats, each with a sullen face, giving off a strong sense of oppression.
More than a dozen imperial intelligence chiefs with the ranks of lieutenant colonel and major colonel sat on both sides and were the main speakers.
Yang Ming sat in the corner, with a virtual sign in front of him that read 'Specially Invited Participant'.
He hadn't said anything yet, listening to them discussing the paper. The problem now focused on one point - they couldn't use a paper to convince the highest levels of the Imperial Military to make such a large-scale fleet deployment.
This meeting lasted for half an hour, and Yang Ming couldn't help but yawn.
"Oh, Mr. Hanton..."
The major general who presided over the meeting caught Yang Ming off guard. The gray-haired old man asked in a gentle voice:
"You gave us this intelligence, and we are grateful for it, but as you can see now, we cannot reach a consensus."
Lieutenant Colonel Atlo beside Yang Ming immediately added: "The general means that we can provide more accurate intelligence information to better prove that this paper is credible, so that we can convince the military."
Yang Ming sat up immediately, his eyes filled with thought.
Of course he believed in Hera's ability.
Hera's research on the Zerg was based on her own infection with Zerg microorganisms. She had even directly attracted a large army of Zerg before, directly proving the existence of high-level Zerg swarms in the outer reaches of the Milky Way.
If there is anyone who knows more about the Zerg than Hera, it can only be Professor Pat's team from the New Federation, where Hera's father Naldo belongs.
But the existence of Hera cannot be known to the empire.
Yang Ming could only say: "Indeed, I didn't consider enough before that the Empire would make large-scale military arrangements based on this paper alone."
The major general who presided over the meeting said seriously:
"We believe in the conclusions of this paper. It lists a lot of data that is consistent with the data in our database, and we have also asked experts to verify it.
"But... you know, many elders in the Council of Elders don't really believe in science and technology, nor do they understand scientific arguments. They want more direct evidence."
Yang Ming: Are you indirectly calling the elders of the Council of Elders idiots?
He smiled calmly and said slowly:
“In fact, everyone has made this matter too complicated. The reason I gave this paper is to remind the Empire that it must beware of sneak attacks by high-level Zerg swarms.
"The military can mobilize several elite fleets as rapid response forces to immediately encircle and annihilate high-level Zerg swarms once they appear.
"This is actually not a big deal. We are just raising a possibility. What the Empire needs to do is to take precautions before it happens."
One person asked: "How do the high-level Zerg swarms in the outer reaches of the Milky Way communicate with the Zerg swarms buried within the Empire?"
"I would also like to add a question, Mr. Hanton, how did you get this paper?"
"We once conducted intelligence gathering around Professor Pat, but the results were not very obvious. This required a lot of our elite military intelligence officers and also cost us a lot of sacrifices."
"Yes, Mr. Hanton. Where did you get so much information about the New Federation's burial insects?"
Atlo frowned and said, "What do you guys mean? Do you think Mr. Ghost has any connection with the New Federation? This is simply an insult to White Ghost!"
Yang Ming burst out laughing.
This guy is most likely playing the good guy. A group of intelligence officers are trying to get information?
In this case...
Yang Ming said calmly: "In terms of intelligence work, the Military Intelligence Bureau is several levels behind the New Federal CIA."
The faces of a group of senior military officers changed.
"Before I showed up in the Empire, I had been fighting with the New Federation CIA in various fields."
Yang Ming said calmly:
"You haven't even figured out where the name White Ghost came from. It was the name of an operation given by a former female director of the New Federal CIA. They wanted to catch me hiding in the dark, but I ended up killing them.
"How did I get this information?
“I can tell you that I got the first piece of intelligence after I instigated the rebellion of the people in the New Federation’s related research team.
“Afterwards, the ancient god genes in my body had a special ability to sense the Zerg, so I could sense the location of some Zerg swarms.
"Let me ask you a simple question. How many levels are there for senior CIA agents?"
The virtual conference room was silent.
Yang Ming continued, "The Military Intelligence Bureau's overseas intelligence capabilities are extremely backward. You have been played around by the CIA. Many of the covert lines you have developed are double agents of the CIA. They have infiltrated the Empire like a sieve, but the Imperial Military Intelligence Bureau doesn't care about this."
"Hanton," a deputy director said, "this is just your empty talk."
"In that case, I will give you all some more gifts."
Yang Ming slid his finger lightly, and a list file fell on Atlo's network access terminal.
Lieutenant Colonel Atlo acted quickly and immediately handed the list to the deputy director.
Yang Ming said: "These are two lists. One list contains three mid-level officers within the Military Intelligence Bureau and evidence of their contact with senior New Federation agents.
“A list of 126 suspected New Federation intelligence personnel on the planet I’m on right now.
"Now, I suggest that the meeting be suspended for a few hours. You can arrest them and interrogate them. After the interrogation is over, you can decide what attitude to use when communicating with me."
Yang Ming stood up and turned to leave the virtual conference room.
"Hanton!" Colonel Atro shouted, "I believe you."
"It's useless, Lieutenant Colonel. They are already questioning me," Yang Ming said calmly. "I can barely be considered an old hand in dealing with the Zerg and the New Federation CIA. Please understand that I don't have to cooperate with you."
call out!
Yang Ming made a motion to open the door, and the virtual projection disappeared in a flash.
The conference room was silent for more than ten seconds, and an old general cursed from the corner:
"What are you standing there for? Arrest him! Arrest him and interrogate him!"
"yes!"
Atro sat there shaking his head.
These people have never had offline contact with Hanton, nor have they communicated with Hanton's father. In his heart, he is an officer who has deep feelings for the empire, and Hanton's father can fully prove it.
A major general suddenly said, "Let's go to the next meeting room first. There is something going on at the border. They detected traces of a large number of ships jumping half an hour ago, but they can't find where those ships went. They suspect that the New Federation is behind this."
"Atro, you are in charge of the arrest!"
"yes!"
Atlo stood up and saluted, but cursed calmly in his heart.
Later he reported the unpleasant things that happened here to his third uncle truthfully.
…
"Boss, we captured several special ships of the New Federation!"
As soon as Yang Ming turned off the conference projector, Lu's voice came out of his network terminal.
Several projection screens popped up, carrying several 300-meter-class special warships with smooth shapes.
This kind of smooth curves and flowing lines are indeed the technology that the New Federation is accustomed to using.
"Where did they go?" Yang Ming asked.
"They were heading to an uninhabited planet," Lu said quickly. "Based on the jump reaction detected earlier and the amplitude detection of the space ripples, it is estimated that there were at least thirty similar warships. After they completed the jump together, they quickly disappeared into the gap in the empire's border defense."
Yang Ming raised his eyebrows.
Without Lu saying much, he had already thought of a possibility.
Could it be that those anti-human politicians of the New Federation want to...directly detonate the remaining Zerg swarms in the Empire?
Yang Ming asked: "What is the Empire's response to this?"
"They are slightly slower than us, but we have detected the relevant ships," Lu said softly. "The optical stealth of these ships is very low-level. They can only make themselves transparent, but cannot perfectly handle the difference in the propagation speed of electromagnetic waves between different media. The Empire has sent a fleet to intercept and catch up."
"Can you stop it?"
"Most of them are chasing, and there is a high probability that they cannot be caught up directly," Lu's voice was full of helplessness, "The target point they went to avoided the local defense system of the empire... This is the result of the CIA's work."
Yang Ming rubbed his eyebrows.
He was right to curse the Imperial Military Intelligence Agency just now.
“Lü, report this matter to Lieutenant General Thomas and ask him to quickly activate the empire’s military system.
“Send a message to Captain Gris, tell him to prepare for a violent storm.
"Damn it! If dozens of Zerg swarms are active at the same time, the Empire's military will not be able to fully deploy its strength for a while. Is the New Federation deliberately letting the Zerg swarms kill civilians?
"Go ask Hera if she has any way to stop it."
"yes."
Lu's voice disappeared.
Yang Ming held his hands on his waist and walked back and forth beside the bed, trying hard to recall the plot of the Empire camp in "The Abyss".
The plot of the game was not that outrageous. At most, four or five swarms of insects were discovered together, which then became a carnival for the players in the faction.
Of course, releasing the Zerg swarm, which has not yet fully grown, all at once would be a "short-term pain" for the empire, rather than continuing to cause the empire's national strength to decline rapidly.
This also means that Yang Ming will not be able to find a place to "upgrade" in the future.
If the New Federation detonates all the remaining insect burial sites, then it can only gain this wave of "experience". If it wants to improve its strength in the future, it must go to the outer galaxy to find those abnormally strong big insects, or raise some small insects to kill for fun.
This is terrible!
Who came up with this idea for the New Federation?
That's right. If you think about it carefully, the New Federation has invested a lot of resources in the insect-burying plan. It is impossible for it to sit back and watch the Empire squeeze out the abscess bit by bit.
"law?"
"Boss, I'm here."
"Publish the news through the White Ghost Organization on the Internet and collect as much evidence as possible to prove that the New Federation is doing evil."
Yang Ming whispered:
"They will definitely deny it vehemently. We must find irrefutable evidence that they cannot deny. This will maximize the probability of a full-scale war between the Empire and the New Federation."
Lu Dao: "Okay, boss. As your parasitic mechanical thinking body, I must remind you again that a total war will inevitably result in a large number of human casualties."
Yang Ming nodded calmly: "I am only a wind blower, not a fire starter. I only provide the empire with irrefutable evidence, and I will not interfere with the decisions made by the empire's top leaders. Even if I need to bear some sins and suffer condemnation from some gods, it doesn't matter."
"Why do you think this is okay? Ritsu is curious about this."
“I am an atheist.”
"yes."
Yang Ming looked out the window and came back to his senses. He didn't know what he was thinking about, but he curled his lips slightly.
There were sounds of laughter coming from the living room. Catherine and Hamton's mother came back from shopping. Yang Ming adjusted his expression, opened the bedroom door with a smile on his face and greeted them.
…
New Federation, a secret underground base on a remote resource planet.
The base hall seemed a little empty.
The instruments had been removed, most of the workstations were empty, and the giant petri dishes for raising insects were now free of any trace of insects.
Professor Pat, with gray hair on his temples, stood in front of a large screen with his hands behind his back.
There were forty-six flashing lights on the big screen.
Professor Pat naturally knew what was happening now. This was a plan they had already planned before, but it had not yet been approved by the higher-ups.
Now, the Empire is clearing out those 'hidden' Zergs at an astonishing speed.
If they don't do something, this entire plan and all these years of hard work will be completely meaningless.
They must activate their backup plan now.
The bald Naldo walked slowly over with a cup of hot drink, also looking up at the big screen.
"Professor," Naldo asked suddenly, "will you regret it?"
Professor Pat smiled slightly: "Regret? Why should we regret? This is our job, Naldo. This is also the meaning of our half-life."
Naldo took a sip of his hot drink. “We’re serving this country, right?”
"It is a civilization," Professor Pat whispered, "The New Federation is a civilization that is free, democratic, prosperous, and full of vitality. We are devoting everything we have to the development and growth of this civilization and the spread of this ideology to a larger star region."
"A lot of people will die, won't they?"
Naldo said calmly: "If we are so radical, we will also attract retaliation from the Empire."
"You are wrong again, Naldo."
Professor Pat smiled and said:
"Don't worry, that's all part of the plan.
“The empire system shouldn’t exist. Moreover, even if some people are killed or injured, it won’t have any impact. From a macro perspective, the population will recover quickly.
"What matters is what ideology these populations follow."
Naldo was thoughtful.
A flickering light on the big screen suddenly dimmed.
Professor Pat and Naldo looked over at the same time, only to see a cold display screen.
They seemed to have seen it, a silver-white warship entering the atmosphere, with the mechanical soldiers inside sticking to their posts, quietly watching the rapidly enlarging surface below.
"A ship has already arrived at this point," Professor Pat said calmly. "After colliding with the surface, the ship will release enough energy to shake the earth's crust. After the explosion, it will release a special gas that will make the insect swarm full of aggressiveness, and the insect swarm will be quickly activated."
Naldo whispered, "This will allow us to reduce the damage to federal soldiers. We can think of it this way."
"Yes, but this is the result of our scientific research," Professor Pat said with a smile, "We are the black gloves who do this kind of thing. We will not be recognized, accepted, or receive any honor. Our descendants will bear endless sins."
Naldo frowned slightly.
He saw Professor Pat take out a laser pistol from his arms.
"Professor Pat?"
"Our mission has been accomplished, Naldo," Professor Pat pointed the gun at Naldo's forehead and turned on the biosafety, "I'm really sorry about your daughter."
"teach……"
Chirp!
With a slight sound, Naldo's eyes widened and the edges of the bloody hole on his forehead were charred black.
There was a scream nearby.
Professor Pat didn't look much at the source of the noise.
He stared at the screen, as if he saw planet after planet being hit by battleships, and the muzzle of a pistol was pointed at his chin.
"For freedom."
Two more bright spots on the screen dimmed.
Professor Pat fell to the ground, his white coat stained with a hint of red.
