crisis management game.

Chapter 927: Which came first, the chicken or the egg? (asking for monthly votes)

"Dad, since this is just a soldier training platform, why do we have to trace the source and lock it to the original version? Can't we just make another one?"

"It's not as simple as you think."

Gu Ji asked casually.

However, Gu Jian's expression suddenly turned serious. "That soldier training platform is tied to the strategic reserve resources carefully prepared by countries around the world, as well as the first batch of planned soldiers.

And with the attack on Institute 6501 that year, all the resource points and soldiers disappeared along with this system platform!"

"Disappeared?"

Gu Ji exclaimed.

I had a vague feeling that I seemed to have grasped something.

It turned out to be the case.

The game system’s so-called crisis points and glory points can be exchanged for high-tech equipment and weapons resources from various countries.

For example, unmanned fighter jets, heavy attack aircraft, intercontinental missiles, etc.

In essence, it is actually a strategic resource carefully prepared by countries around the world.

As for why these have to be prepared in secret.

It was back to why my father had explained the mysterious sphere.

This is both an opportunity;

It's also dangerous!

Countries around the world will instinctively feel fear when faced with a mysterious sphere that is far beyond the level of Earth's civilization.

Naturally, we must plan ahead and make preparations early.

As for the first batch of experimental soldiers who were trained on the platform and have lost contact.

It should be the "system personnel" who are now distributed all over the world, that is, the mysterious QR code that he and the game characters have seen!

No wonder these people have such good fighting qualities.

Can be converted into T1 level special forces at will.

It turns out that they are the world's top special personnel, the first batch to receive the soldier training program.

Gu Ji couldn't help but recall the dark shadow images he saw when he first obtained the Glory DLC expansion pack.

At that time, he thought it was a player from the previous generation.

Now it seems that this is the first batch of experimental soldiers!

But there is one thing.

He still couldn't figure it out:

"Dad, I still don't understand. The strategic resource point has lost contact, but can the infrastructure responsible for storage still run away on its own? Why not just send someone to get it?"

"On the one hand, it's because the mysterious sphere is too involved. All related plans are top secrets of all countries. For example, what I did is only responsible to Mr. Chen, and the same is true for other countries.

On the other hand, most of the soldiers involved in platform training have received fragments of war scenes in their minds to a greater or lesser extent;

Remember when I told you about the horror of this system platform? "

Having said this, Gu Jian suddenly paused.

Gu Ji responded subconsciously: "Could this information come from the future?"

Gu Jian nodded.

“Yes, future wars make the top leaders of various countries even more worried, especially when they involve internal wars among humans;

Therefore, at the beginning of the plan, all the people who had contact with the plan and resource deployment either had incomplete information or were missing;

The rest all died in that attack..."

Gu Jian was silent for a moment.

It seems that the 6501 incident was a huge blow to him.

“Now it seems that in the future picture left by the platform system, it was this THEO organization that stabbed us;

I just didn’t expect that they carefully planned the attack to get the system platform, but in the end they found nothing and instead misled me about the clues.”

"So that's it..."

At this point, Gu Ji finally understood everything.

All wars are caused by the mysterious sphere, and the core is the game system.

THEO organization attacked 6501, but failed to get the system;

Dad Gu Jian thought the system had been stolen long ago, so he went undercover into Volut based on clues to investigate the truth.

In the process, his identity was exposed.

He was targeted by the THEO organization, who mistakenly believed that the system was in his hands.

In between.

It also involves the fact that Riddle's parents died in the explosion of Unit 6501, so he transferred his hatred to other countries.

That’s why this series of events occurred.

No wonder Riddle's parents left him an island base. They probably anticipated the future "War of the Apocalypse" and wanted him to survive as long as possible.

Gu Ji pondered secretly in his heart.

But there is one thing my dad mentioned, which is very scary.

System personnel!

That is the missing soldier with the black barcode printed on his wrist.

In theory.

The resource point may be disconnected from the Internet, but the human brain will never crash, right?

Since they have been able to hide under the noses of intelligence agencies of various countries for so many years.

There is only one possibility:

The system has taken over their minds or strictly restricted them from any contact with the authorities.

Think of this.

Gu Ji couldn't help but feel a little scared.

At the time, everyone who knew about the existence of the system and strategic resource points was either dead or controlled.

This is ultimately the result of natural development.

Or is it inevitable that the system is controlling it from behind?

And this so-called war of apocalypse...

Was it because of THEO's greed and anti-human evil that they took the initiative to instigate this hell?

Or was it because of the system's foresight that changed everyone's ideas, thus causing conflicts between THEO organization and various countries.

This is what the saying goes, "Whether the chicken came first or the egg came first" or "Whether the egg came first the chicken or the chicken".

This truth...

I'm afraid that only by catching the founder of THEO organization: Bakken and asking him clearly about his purpose can we truly confirm it!

The clock strikes six.

The kitchen range hood hummed.

Gu Ji was standing by the sink washing the ribs he had just bought. Amid the sound of running water, he could hear the sound of his father cutting vegetables.

He subconsciously recalled that when he was in high school and went home on weekends, his parents would prepare a table full of dishes for him.

In no time.

On the table were the dishes that Gu Ji and his father had carefully prepared: braised pork ribs, spicy and sour potato shreds, garlic vegetables, and a pot of hot lotus root soup, basically all of his mother's favorite dishes.

It’s almost time to get off work.

Gu Jian's expression and body language were obviously tense.

After all, he didn't know how to explain to his wife Dong Ying about his disappearance for more than a year.

At around eight o'clock in the evening, there was a sudden sound of a key turning in the security door.

"What's that smell? Gu Ji, have you cooked?"

The moment the door opened, Dong Ying smelled the fragrance of food from the kitchen, and her mind suddenly froze when she saw the figure sitting at the dining table.

The strong light cast silver edges on the white hair at Gu Jian’s temples.

"Old...Old Gu?"

Dong Ying's voice trembled unconsciously, and her eyes moved back and forth between her husband and Gu Ji, as if she couldn't believe this was true.

Gu Jian stood up slowly, subconsciously grabbing his trouser legs with both hands, seeming a little at a loss.

The two were three steps apart.

In the middle is a dining table with steam rising from it, and the aroma of pork ribs and lotus root soup becomes sticky in the silence.

Dong Ying's eyes swept over the wedding ring on his left ring finger, her eyes began to turn red, and her voice was clearly filled with suppressed emotions.

"Where have you been for over a year?"

"It's a top-secret mission." Gu Jian's voice was very soft, but every word was very sincere. "Now that the confidentiality level of the mission has been lowered, I will go home as soon as possible."

"Mission? So..."

"Well, it's true that dad's plane crashed, but he couldn't show up in public because of his mission."

Gu Ji was afraid that his father would not be able to speak, so he hurriedly explained before his mother could question him, "Let's eat first, Mom. Dad specially simmered your favorite lotus root soup for an hour."

Seeing the steaming food on the table, Dong Ying's expression eased a little.

She took off her coat, hung it on the hanger in the entrance hall, and sat across from the two of them.

The dinner continued in a slightly awkward atmosphere.

Dong Ying looked at her son and then at her husband from time to time, seeming to want to say something but stopping herself.

Gu Ji knew that his mother's state at this moment was just like when he first met his father, and she must have many questions in her mind.

But with her nearby, there were some things she couldn't say, so she could only choose to remain silent for the time being.

Late at night and early in the morning.

Gu Ji hadn't slept yet. Hearing the muffled conversation coming from his parents' room in the second bedroom, he immediately tiptoed to the living room.

Through the half-open door, I saw that the light was on in the master bedroom. My father had found the medicine box and was treating my mother's ankle scrape.

"At that time, everyone was saying that you had died in the accident. It was Gu Ji who always believed that you were still alive. He even went to India and spent three whole days looking for you."

Dong Ying looked at Gu Jian's focused profile, the light reflecting the fine lines at the corners of her eyes, "Last month, Mom was still talking about you..."

"I know that you and your son have sacrificed a lot for this matter. I will find a chance to talk to mom in person."

As Gu Jian spoke, he blew gently and put the Band-Aid on the wound.

Dong Ying, who had always been strong, could no longer suppress her emotions and hugged her husband, her voice trembling:

"During the shooting in Jingzhou a few days ago, I watched Gu Ji lead his team up the mountain, and then there was an explosion. I was afraid that in the end..."

"Alright, alright, my son will be fine. I'm back safely!"

Gu Jian patted Dong Ying's shoulder gently.

See this scene.

Gu Ji felt a pang in his heart. He didn't expect that his mother had been under such great pressure.

Right.

For her, she had already lost her husband, and if she lost her only child, she would probably never be able to get over it in her lifetime...

The morning light is breaking.

When Gu Ji woke up, he walked out of the room and found freshly cooked hot porridge and eggs on the dining table.

Next to it were notes written by my mom and dad, their handwriting as neat as if printed.

He picked it up and looked at it.

Of the two men, one returned to the research institute, and the other went to work on a case, leaving his son alone at home.

Even so.

But Gu Ji still sat down and drank the porridge with a smile.

Because this family scene was something he had fantasized about countless times before, and now it had finally become a reality.

"Now that the family affairs have been resolved, the only thing left is..."

"Aerial terrorist attack? Are you sure?"

"Confirmed! This is a result that has been verified many times by Xiaguo's intelligence department. Our intelligence system has also undergone a detailed evaluation and believes that the authenticity of this plan is extremely high!"

United States Washington.

Conference room at CIA headquarters building.

Gillian and her old partner Jamie sat on the sofa, listening carefully to Carlos's account of the intelligence information they had just obtained from their in-depth cooperation with Xia Guo.

"Through the analysis of intelligence big data, the encrypted files in the USB flash drive mentioned the 'Crescent Star' freighter many times, which is completely consistent with the track of the Panama-registered ship we monitored."

Carlos pushed up his glasses and called up the satellite imagery.

The arrangement of containers on the deck of the freighter made Gillian and Jamie frown.

"Xiaguo Intelligence provided me with data on a shooting and assassination case. The THEO organization used several companies to disguise weapons and bring them into the country..."

"So, you suspect they will use this method again this time?"

Jamie asked subconsciously, but quickly retorted: "But even if they bring the weapons in, how can they carry out an air strike? They can't assemble a plane in New York, can they?"

“It’s not a plane!”

Gillian pondered for a moment, and suddenly said: "Since Kaida has become a vassal of the THEO organization, the latter will definitely provide it with technical support;

Remember that operation on the Guatemalan island I told you about?

They are likely to use drone swarms to carry dirty bombs and infiltrate from low altitudes, rather than the traditional method of hijacking passenger planes!"

"That's right!"

Carlos picked up the pen and tapped it in the air. “Also, the Xia Kingdom Jingzhou incident and the failure of the Yemen operation have alerted us that THEO organization may have large-scale high-power microwave meteorological weapons;

So, we contacted the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, including Raytheon, and the Air Force and Navy technical forces to monitor the Americas;

Sure enough, we detected abnormal electromagnetic signals in the Gulf of Mexico, which are similar to the frequency of the weather weapons provided by Xiaguo. "

Lieutenant General Carlos pulled up the signal waveform: "This was intercepted three days ago. It is the same source as the interference during the sandstorm in Yemen."

His eyes flickered between Gillian and Jamie.

"This means that the enemy could use weather weapons and drone swarms at the same time, creating a double attack window!"

As soon as these words came out.

The two of them suddenly changed their expressions.

indeed.

If this is true, then this terrorist attack is definitely the biggest disaster in American history, and its severity is far more serious than the 911/ incident.

"What do you want us to do?"

Jillian knew that Carlos called her over specifically for more than just to listen to the investigation report.

Carlos took a deep breath.

"I know you have been in contact with Unit 7472. Currently, Xia Country is also connecting with Unit 7472."

"You want me to be the middleman?"

"That's right. The higher-ups have decided to formally contact Unit 7472. If we can cooperate, it will definitely be a great help in solving the problems of THEO organization!"

……

Chen Zhiyu's fingers were flying across the keyboard as the dark web tracking program was cracking Volut's encrypted ledger.

Zeng Dan stood behind her, watching the Bitcoin transaction records pop up on the screen:

"It seems that 7472 is really powerful. Pay attention to these Russian doll accounts!"

She pointed to an IP address that began with the St. Petersburg area code:

"Each transfer was encrypted three times, but the blockchain node ultimately pointed to an offshore account in the Caribbean. The transaction was made on April 4, just three days before the sandstorm in Yemen."

She immediately retrieved satellite images and intelligence data and discovered that at the same time, the Crescent Star freighter was unloading containers disguised as medical equipment at the Cuban port.

And it is printed on the container.

It is Volut!! (End of this chapter)