Chapter 35: On behalf of Colonel Chu Xuan, I send my greetings to the nation!

Li Xiao said with a half-smile

"I can't, but you can~~~"

Zheng Zha thought Li Xiao meant that with his superior physical fitness and the bloodline he had exchanged, he could withstand it even if the coffee were drugged.

But what Li Xiao meant was: You are the protagonist; do as you please.

I am different. Being by the protagonist's side, I am at risk of "dying a side character's death" at any moment.

Zheng Zha took a sip and suddenly looked up curiously, asking

"How did you tell she was problematic?"

Li Xiao revealed a bright smile and said with amusement

"It's simple. Because none of the eight maids in here are this beautiful."

Zheng Zha: Damn!

What the two men chatting in the room did not know was...

Every civilian within a three-kilometer radius of them had been cleared out an hour ago for unknown reasons.

In their place, countless traffic police and officers surrounded the outermost perimeter.

And near the cafe...

Only people dressed in black, wearing Bluetooth headsets, stood waiting in the shadows of the street corners.

Once Zheng Zha's face was exposed to the eyes of that maid just now...

In less than three minutes, the "loli" in the adjacent residential complex was also successfully brought into the sights of a sniper rifle.

In a certain bungalow, acting as the commander-in-chief of this operation, held temporary command over all armed forces and the authority to direct government agencies.

"Too... too similar."

"This young man named Li Xiao is too similar to Colonel Chu Xuan!"

Seeing this, he lowered his eyes, clasped his hands behind his back, and paced back and forth in confusion

"In those years, was there really only one experimental subject left?"

It was precisely because he understood Chu Xuan that he had been sent to complete this "rescue" mission.

But it was also because he understood Chu Xuan that he knew the risks involved in facing a brain that was identical to, or similar to, his own.

The civil servant in the maid outfit stepped aside, remembered a detail, and whispered it to the man.

Then, the man in the Zhongshan suit gave orders to those behind him

"All armed forces, retreat to three kilometers away. Silence all personnel communications, including mine."

"From now on, we only recognize the lowest level of communication methods."

"Let's go. Since we are facing someone of this caliber, let's go have a talk. The country needs Colonel Chu Xuan..."

The state-level operation did not keep the two men in the room waiting long.

After all, if a civil servant were to play the "pass the buck" game at a time like this, it would change the entire world.

A knock sounded at the door.

"Come in," Li Xiao announced loudly.

Both Zheng Zha and Li Xiao kept their eyes fixed on the person entering.

The newcomer wore a decent, navy blue Zhongshan suit.

It was both classic and formal.

He was around forty years old, with a resolute face, a square jaw, and an air of natural authority.

"Gentlemen..."

"Wait," Li Xiao interrupted immediately.

He stood up.

Then, he pushed the dagger on the table toward the man.

Looking at this "leader" with a full smile, he maintained his unchanging tone and said calmly

"Do not ask any questions. Everything you want to know is inside this."

"On behalf of Colonel Chu Xuan, I send my greetings to the State!"

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The middle-aged man, who had prepared a full mental script, was momentarily choked up, but he showed no emotion.

Instead, he seriously observed the standing Li Xiao.

Then he looked at the seated Zheng Zha and nodded.

"Very well, gentlemen. Please wait a moment."

When the room was left to just the two of them again, Zheng Zha asked

"How long will it take them to crack the device behind the dagger?"

Li Xiao returned to his meditative posture, feeling the flow of energy within his body, and said in a low voice

"If I'm not mistaken, Chu Xuan must have dismantled the positioning device and the storage chip that were originally worn on his watch."

"Since the items themselves came from the Longyin Base laboratory, it shouldn't be too difficult for them to crack."

"As for how they will react, it depends on what information Chu Xuan transmitted to them."

"I hope they won't disappoint us!"

Zheng Zha nodded and likewise closed his eyes to begin recovering his internal strength.

About half an hour later, the two men with well-defined features soon heard rustling sounds outside the door.

They exchanged a glance.

"It seems the news Chu Xuan transmitted is beneficial to us."

"Then at least that thing in your hand will be useless," Zheng Zha said with a helpless, bitter smile. "It's better if it's useless. To be honest, holding this in my palm makes me a bit nervous."

The knocking sounded again.

The beautiful woman from before had now changed into a black suit.

However, the maid makeup from earlier remained on her face, giving her an extremely exotic appearance.

This caused Li Xiao to glance at her a few extra times.

The man in the Zhongshan suit appeared again.

However, this time, after seeing the vial in Zheng Zha's hand, he could no longer manage a smile.

Seeing that Zheng Zha was still clutching it tightly, even the man in the Zhongshan suit, despite his psychological fortitude, couldn't help but feel a tremor of dread.

He spoke with deliberate gentleness

"Apologies. Because we needed to verify certain theories, it took some time."

"Respected gentlemen, in the information provided, Colonel Chu Xuan asked us to pose one question. I wonder if you can answer it?"

Zheng Zha and Li Xiao instinctively exchanged a look before saying

"Are you sure you are asking the two of us?"

The man in the Zhongshan suit nodded seriously

"If two people are together, Colonel Chu asked me to ask: how much longer is there?"

Hearing this question, the two were stunned. Finally, Li Xiao answered

"Twenty-seven days."

"Is that so? Very well. During these twenty-seven days, the entire country will serve you two gentlemen."

"As long as it does not violate the most basic moral principles, we can satisfy any of your requests."

"Also, that person already knows everything and is currently on the way back to the capital. He is expected to meet you in half an hour."

The man in the Zhongshan suit paused, then spoke to Zheng Zha.

"Mr. Zheng, I wonder if that thing can be put away now? After all, our country prefers peace."

Only when the genetic medicine vanished into thin air did the man in the Zhongshan suit breathe a sigh of relief.

Li Xiao had considered many possibilities.

Even his trump card, Gin, had been hiding in the shadows.

But what he hadn't expected was that once that existence received the technology and information transmitted by Chu Xuan...

He would adopt such a heaven-defying method and approach.

The foundation of a nation.

A military power with 1.4 billion people, from the moment this maid cafe closed its doors...

Began its first full-scale operation since the founding of the country.

And it was an operation that disregarded all consequences and costs.

On the fifth day after the maid cafe closed.

A thousand meters beneath the Dabie Mountains, a certain nuclear testing base that had been sealed for decades was reopened.

One by one, warheads painted with skull icons were surrounded by hundreds of soldiers in biohazard suits and transported out.

After ten years, these things had once again seen the light of day.