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The phone was silent for several seconds before Liu Mengying's cold, icy voice continued, still devoid of any emotion, as if she had not heard Ban Guozhi's provocative roar.
"General Ban, today is January 1, 2005. It has been one month and five days since you left the base without permission. Is this your first call just to discuss these trivial matters?"
Ban Guozhi spat in disdain and continued to roar into the phone.
"Trivial? Let me tell you, there is no one in this world who dares to point fingers at me, and no one who can bully my daughter and walk away unscathed! Liu, don’t think that just because you feel powerful now, you can act recklessly. There will always be someone stronger who will come to teach you a lesson! When that time comes, you'll have something to cry about!"
With that, Ban Guozhi slammed the phone down in anger and stormed onto the command vehicle.
"Return to Jiang Hai!"
Watching the shattered satellite phone, Shu Yuyao looked at Ban Guozhi's retreating figure and asked, "General Ban, are we heading back to Jiang Hai now?"
"Unless you want to stay here playing mahjong?"
"Uh... I thought you wanted to check out Ark Base? It's the largest Survivor Base in Wocheng; perhaps General Liu's relatives are there? Didn't you say you would bring them back to Jiang Hai when you left?"
"Forget it! I'm changing my mind!"
Ban Guozhi was furious, his anger boiling over as he shouted. "First, find that scoundrel named Chu. Then turn him into meat paste and send him to Liu Mengying... How dare he compete with me for my daughter! Not even Wang Laozi can do that! As for her relatives, I couldn't care less if they all died; it would be best if they all vanished!"
With that, the enraged old man stormed into the command vehicle, leaving a group of soldiers staring at each other in silence as they gazed at the broken satellite phone.
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Beep—beep—beep—beep—
In the quiet office, the rhythmic sound of a dial tone echoed from the phone that had just been hung up.
Sitting behind her desk, Liu Mengying stared blankly at the receiver, recalling Ban Guozhi's furious outburst. Confusion flickered across her features.
What had happened?
No matter how she thought about it, she couldn't understand why Ban Guozhi was so enraged. Shouldn't she be the one to be angry in this situation? He had left with the troops without permission, and instead of showing remorse or apologizing, he acted as if he were completely justified in his fury.
It all felt very strange.
She shook her head, set down the Satellite Phone, and dialed another number.
"This is Liu Mengying... Yes, I've reviewed the report regarding the repairs to the base's outer wall. I need to conduct a personal inspection before I can give you any directives. Prepare yourselves; I will come by to take a look at three o'clock this afternoon."
There was no response from the other end, just flattery that went unheard. She put down the documents in her hands and dialed another number.
"Is this the Third Division? This is Liu Mengying... Yes, I need to speak with your commander..."
"This is Liu Mengying. In half an hour, have Wang Wenyiao send his report to my office."
"...The issue of residential housing must be resolved..."
"...Keep an eye on Lengku's movements; don't let it get close to the base..."
In the stillness of the room, her calm and detached voice resonated word by word.
With each call she made and each command issued, her orders gradually spread throughout the base like a subtle core slowly driving the vast machinery into motion.
No matter what, Ban Guozhi's roar was ultimately just a trivial episode in her world.
She didn't care where the old man's childlike rage came from, as there were far more pressing matters to attend to within the base, with numerous tasks that required her attention.
Compared to the safety of hundreds of thousands of lives, the tantrum of a petulant old man was merely a sideshow, not worth her concern.
...
As Ban Guozhi was furiously preparing to kill, Liu Mengying continued to quietly handle the affairs of the base. Meanwhile, the true instigator of this conflict, Chu Donglin, blissfully walked into his own room, completely unaware of the chaos he had caused.
"Xing'er, is that girl doing any better?"
Chu Donglin referred to the severely injured girl, Keara. At that moment, the young woman who had just stepped out of the bedroom sighed and said, "It's not looking good. Although Ability Users have much better physical resilience than ordinary people, her injuries are too severe. If we can't find a doctor to treat her soon, I'm afraid she won't last much longer."
Liu Xiner's eyes were filled with worry.
Chu Donglin smiled and walked over to her side. "What about Ling'er? Where is she?"
Liu Xiner pointed towards the bedroom behind her. "Ling'er is inside with her sister. She hasn't eaten anything all morning; no matter what I say, she refuses to eat... Brother-in-law, could you go and persuade her?"
Chu Donglin patted her shoulder and reassured her, "Alright, don't worry for now. I've already found a doctor to save Keara. You stayed up all night taking care of her; you should rest for a bit. I'll call you when it's time."
Before the young woman could respond, the bedroom door suddenly burst open, and an excited girl rushed out. "You found a doctor? Really?!"
She clung to Chu Donglin, her eyes wide with anticipation as she asked incredulously, "Big Brother, you really found a doctor? A doctor who can save Keara?"
Chu Donglin smiled and gently set the girl down.
"Your ears are quite sharp... Yes, we've already found a professional doctor, and he's a military medic, much more capable than an ordinary doctor outside. Keara will be perfectly safe with him."
Ling'er jumped up excitedly. "Where is he? Big Brother, where is that military doctor? Let's go find him and get him to treat Keara right away!"
The girl looked impatient, constantly glancing behind Chu Donglin as if the so-called military doctor would appear from behind him at any moment.
Seeing the girl's adorable yet anxious expression made Chu Donglin feel both amused and exasperated.
"Even if you're in a hurry, there's no need to rush like this. I'll take you there right now..."
Boom—
A loud noise interrupted Chu Donglin's words as the building shook violently.
He quickly steadied Ling'er and Xing'er, who nearly fell over, and looked out the window in shock.
A voice amplified by a loudspeaker echoed through the nearby streets.
"Chu Donglin, you bastard! Get out here! I know you're inside! You have the guts to steal my woman but not the guts to come out? Hurry up!" (To be continued...)
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