Arknights, but the family has fallen again

Chapter 71: Win, win, win, win in the end, even my niece lost everything

At this point in time, the Imperial Guard had no formal presence in the slums. Rhodes Island had set aside a room in their temporary base for interrogation.

Not every one of these "new operators" in the Integration Movement has a self-consistent reason for being antisocial like Ah Cai.

Or rather, they should have.

"Okay, I understand..." Xingxiong hung up the phone and flipped through the case files one by one from the fax machine.

"Fraud, theft, robbery, burglary and robbery, and a few failed burglaries that turned into murder..." The tall ghost woman, perhaps to "fit in" or to hide her edge, bowed slightly and said, "You have quite a rich criminal record."

But even if she didn't stand straight, she still created a shocking sense of oppression, especially when she slowly read out each person's crime.

It was as if she would use that shield to beat anyone into a pulp at any time.

"I...what can we do!"

Someone argued cunningly.

"No serious job will accept infected people! But I need to fill my stomach!"

"Really?" Xingxiong was a little surprised. "The amount of money used in the Longmen currency is 5,000, 19,000, 346,000, 21,000, 512,000..."

"It seems that you are just insatiable."

"This……"

"Officers, we will not disturb you any further."

Ott suddenly said, "It's already late. Now that the interrogation is over, please make yourselves at your leisure. The Rhodes Island ship will enter the port tomorrow, and we have urgent work to do. I apologize for the rudeness."

"Wait a minute, I just happen to have other work to discuss with you." Chen Huijie asked, "Doctor Ott, are you free?"

Having said such things, how can I not have time?

Watching Chen Huijie leave with Rhodes Island's group, Xingxiong sighed, "So they're leaving the interrogation to me?"

She quickly became stern again and said to the guards, "The interrogation has officially begun. Separate them and interrogate them individually."

"Wait..." Some people still wanted to struggle.

"be honest!"

The guards immediately started punching and kicking him.

This rude attitude is closely related to the rioters' identity as infected people.

Ghost Shark closed the office door sadly and returned to Ott's side.

The bloodthirsty shark was very dissatisfied with the little fight tonight.

But there is nothing we can do.

This was just a solo act of a masked thug.

Although the interrogation results have not yet been released, Otto still roughly guessed what happened tonight: the result of the Integration Movement's indiscriminate use of force.

Under Black Snake's deliberate actions, the Integration Movement quickly spread among the rogue infected group. In the process, the group's chain of command and organizational structure were almost completely destroyed.

This is also reflected in the people it recruits and seduces.

Today is the first day of the Integration Movement's infiltration.

Under Black Snake's "burn after reading" philosophy, those who couldn't wait to join the Reunion Movement were almost all scum and villains. Their biggest attraction to the Reunion Movement was the White Mask.

How wonderful!

It’s all the fault of the Integration Movement!

So, on the first night of joining the Integration Movement, these Lungmen infected people planned to make a big move.

They targeted Rhodes Island, a soft target that had money, supplies, and inhibitors, but looked stupid and was easy to bully.

Yes, what happened tonight... was a "standard Rhode Island Pharmaceutical incident" in the name of the "Integration Movement."

The organizers of the event are a few cunning local infected people in Longmen, and the participants are a large number of rogue infected people who want to get a piece of the pie, and a few naive fools.

There was no way such a group of scattered soldiers could rush to Otto's side, and there was no need for Otto to send ghost sharks to participate in the battle...

Part of this was within Otto's expectations: he'd guessed someone would pull a "Rhode Island Pharmaceuticals standard errand." But there was also something he'd just figured out: the consequences of the Reunion's indiscriminate use of force were evident in every aspect.

Regardless of the reason, the result is the same - the bloodthirsty shark gets no meat.

After the two sat down, Ott asked, "Superintendent Chen, what kind of work do you want to discuss?"

Chen Huijie said: "Due to the current severe situation, Longmen would like to entrust a task to Rhodes Island."

"..." Ott was silent for a moment, then asked, "I believe I have made my intention to leave Rhodes Island very clear."

Lao Chen didn't respond to the question. She just continued at her own pace, saying, "This work concerns the lives of those infected in the Longmen slums."

She noticed that Ott's fingers moved slightly and continued, "Longmen lacks sufficient armed forces to face what is about to happen."

"The residents of the Upper City are Longmen's main tax base. The Imperial Guard has no choice but to concentrate its manpower in the urban area."

This is actually quite a riddle.

What does "everything that's going to happen" mean?

This statement is too vague.

For Wei Yanwu and Chen Huijie, this sentence actually refers to the Uzbekistan-Yanzhou border conflict which is already a foregone conclusion.

Even when facing Rhodes Island, who personally delivered crucial intelligence to Lungmen, they were unwilling to say this directly.

Rhodes Island's report on the natural disaster had inspired Wei Yanwu to investigate further, but the more he investigated, the more shocking the findings became. Ultimately, Wei Yanwu concluded that the Wu-Yan war was nearly inevitable.

However, in his eyes, Rhodes Island was just sensitively and cautiously choosing to continue its voyage when the wind blew early, like a frightened bird.

It cannot be said that Lao Wei is arrogant or stupid.

Because Rhodes Island really doesn't have the ability to piece together the puzzle like he did, using the first-hand information from Castle Saint.

On the surface, Rhodes Island possessed only one key piece of information: Chernobog should have predicted the disaster. In theory, all their other intelligence was based on inferences and conjectures stemming from this.

It even looks like a blind cat catching a dead mouse.

But Ott had read the script.

The new nobles, the old nobles, the Tsar, the army... The internal contradictions of Ursus have not changed, the Black Snake's plan is still in operation, and the trend of this endgame remains the same.

Ursus needs this war.

The hawks believed that Ursus needed an enemy and a reason to reunite.

Without foreign wars, the Ursus army would only gradually lose in the political struggle and, in a frenzy, return to the path of civil war.

Even the Tsar and the doves were looking forward to the army groups that were too powerful to be controlled to crash into tree stumps and die so that they could taste their flesh and blood.

Then, as long as someone gives a slight push, the stalemate will turn around and war... will happen.

Lungmen refused to reveal "what was going to happen" to Rhodes Island.

because……

"After careful investigation, Longmen decided to purchase slum management and security services from a group of social enterprises."

The Longmen Revitalization Plan needs Rhodes Island, so... Wei Yanwu does not intend to let Rhodes Island realize that it is important.

"I personally recommended you to Governor Wei."

You just win, win, win...

Chapter 72: The Fisherman is Caught by the Old Fish

Ott tapped the table with his knuckles and said, "I'm curious, Superintendent Chen, why do you recommend Rhodes Island?"

Chen Huijie saw his actions.

Are you moved? Body language is easy to guess...

Chen Huijie said seriously, "A large number of people in the slums are related to those infected. Based on this population composition, I believe that among all the private companies, Rhode Island Pharmaceuticals is the most suitable candidate."

Although his face couldn't be seen, the hooded figure still showed some impatience.

He was tempted, but also afraid.

Information about Rhode Island Pharmaceuticals flashed through Chen Huijie's mind.

Unlike other giant corporations, Rhode Island Pharmaceuticals was very reluctant to engage deeply in politics. After firsthand experience with the company, both Wei and Chen could easily analyze this from publicly available information.

However, considering Rhodes Island's arrogant and naive philosophy, this is not difficult to understand: once they are too deeply involved with a country's government and have been tainted with the color of a certain regime, they can no longer easily drive a landship to visit the borders of another regime.

This goes against their idea that they are destined to travel back and forth across the earth.

But what Longmen wants to give out this time is... a canvas for this group of idealists to paint on.

Chen Huijie thought to herself: It’s natural to feel conflicted.

Ott did show his dilemma - should he quit while he was ahead, or continue to whet people's appetite?

Now Otto is still undecided about whether to let nature take its course and allow the Black Snake to trigger the Wu-Yan border conflict.

Therefore, the bait that Wei Yanwu has just spread in order to catch the big fish of Rhodes Island is very likely to be the greatest benefit that Otto and Rhodes Island can obtain in Longmen.

The air was unusually silent, but Chen Huijie was full of confidence.

"...Superintendent Chen, I think you should know when we plan to leave, right?"

Chen Huijie didn't answer directly. She named the dishes, "Jinsha Salt, Palm Salt, Taikoo White Sugar, Fook Kee Candy..."

"...Their cargo will arrive at the port at noon on the 30th at the latest." Chen Huijie said finally.

The time originally scheduled by Otto was the morning of the 28th.

This is not what Longmen officials do.

But there are a few companies... let's be frank, those giants in the sugar and salt industries would rather pay more liquidated damages and delay the delivery time.

They smelled the scent earlier than Ott expected.

Although he had intended to make a small profit from liquidated damages, almost all suppliers did the same thing... It can only be said that commercial cities have their own unique loopholes.

"Everyone has a nose," Ott replied. "From the beginning, I didn't expect to get the goods on time."

“As the saying goes, those who seek the best will find the middle.”

This reminded Chen Huijie of the reinforcements Wei Yanwu had requested from the court.

He said the same thing.

Asking the court to allow Yumen to move south would definitely be fruitless. However, the court would not really do nothing. Besides mobilizing the Longmen fleet, the Yumen garrison would most likely be able to come.

The waterways of Yumen and Longmen are very close. After Longmen was built, Longmen often took on the logistical supply work of Yumen. Their garrison could arrive before the Third Army burned Longmen's GDP, but the Central Army was unlikely to do so.

Even after the conflict officially broke out, when all military deployments were decided by the court, they would most likely choose to increase the number of troops stationed in Yumen.

Ott shook his head again. "But I never expected that the merchants of Longmen could have such a keen sense of smell! This time, those who sought the best have ended up with the worst."

But he didn't tell Chen Huijie that he had prepared a Plan B for this "low-probability event".

However, having said that, these businessmen have only just become aware of the "Integration Movement". If they realize that the war is about to break out, what tricks they can play... is still uncertain!

Chen Huijie was also a little embarrassed.

Since Wei Yanwu built Longmen into a commercial city, while enjoying huge economic profits, he also had to face all its disadvantages...

Although these tycoons are unable to "manipulate" Longmen's political affairs, all Longmen's actions will touch the spiders' web. They have realized from Longmen's recent abnormal behavior that a violent conflict is brewing.

Following their profit-seeking instinct, these cunning merchants have begun stockpiling necessities. Some merchants in the atmosphere... and on the star pods, have already begun hoarding industrial raw materials.

"Ahem!" Chen Huijie feigned a cough and said, "Since Rhodes Island can't complete the supply in a short time..."

I'm just sitting around doing nothing, right?

Ott glanced at her.

It was pretty much the same. Chen Huijie said, "I believe Rhodes Island won't let its business capabilities idle while it's at anchor."