Chapter 985: The Ten Thousand Mile Road of Revenge

The laughter of the delegation members was still swirling in the cargo hold; before it had fully dissipated, a deafening, thunderous boom exploded outside.

"Boom!"

An earth-shattering explosion suddenly rang out.

Everyone in the hold shuddered in an instant.

The cargo hold only had ventilation ducts, making it impossible to see the scene outside. Everyone was bewildered, and a single guess subconsciously surfaced in their hearts—the M Country people were about to make a move on this cargo ship!

He Yuzhu rushed to the deck in two or three strides, lifted his eyes to look at the horizon where the sea met the sky, and saw two fiery, rolling balls of fire plummeting straight down.

One was an M Country reconnaissance plane, and the other was a Huaxia fighter jet; for some unknown reason, they had slammed into each other violently in mid-air.

The tail of the M Country reconnaissance plane trailed thick black smoke, like a dying venomous snake, plunging straight toward the distant sea.

The other Huaxia fighter jet exploded mid-air with a roar, turning into a blinding fireball, then plunged headlong into the ink-blue deep sea, instantly kicking up large swathes of snowy white spray.

A "buzz" sounded in He Yuzhu's brain, as if he had been struck by a heavy club from behind; his vision went black, and he felt dizzy for several seconds.

The salty, bone-chilling sea breeze slapped his face hard. He stared fixedly at the black smoke slowly drifting in the distance, his heart pounding so hard it felt like it would burst through his chest.

He remembered clearly that this world-shocking mid-air collision incident was supposed to have happened in 2001.

Yet it was only October 2000; the disaster had actually unfolded a full year early!

The time was wrong, the sea area was wrong, yet the sky-high flames and black smoke before his eyes were real, and the countless troubles to follow were already destined.

He turned abruptly and rushed back to the cabin to find the Factory Director. His voice was completely distorted by agitation: "Factory Director! I have to take a lifeboat over there! One of our fighter jets collided with an M Country reconnaissance plane. The situation is unclear, and I must go search and rescue!"

The Factory Director was silent for a moment, then waved his hand gently: "The situation between the two sides is chaotic right now; rushing over rashly will easily escalate the conflict. Even if you rush over, you may not find any survivors. Once misjudged by the other side, our entire delegation will be plunged into danger. The safety of the entire delegation returning home is the top priority. The military has already mobilized at the first opportunity and will handle it themselves; it is not your place to risk your life."

He Yuzhu's lips trembled, and he wanted to argue, but meeting the Factory Director's incredibly firm gaze, the words on the tip of his tongue could only be swallowed back into his stomach.

He saw clearly that this matter was a deliberate provocation by M Country from beginning to end.

They likely learned that the Huaxia delegation was returning home smoothly and, with nowhere to vent their full hearts of rage, sought ways to pick a fight.

That group of people had always turned black and white upside down; they could call black white, and twist white into black.

He Yuzhu stopped arguing and turned back to the deck alone.

The sea breeze whipped his coat hem, making it snap loudly. He gazed at the black smoke on the horizon that was about to dissipate, his teeth grinding with a creak, and squeezed out every word through his teeth: "You bastards, just you wait. Once I send everyone in the delegation back home safely and free up my hands, I will settle this with you properly!"

The moment the cargo ship docked, the heartstrings He Yuzhu had kept taut for many days finally loosened by half.

He found the Factory Director and spoke in a low voice: "Director, I still have some private matters to handle, so I won't be returning to the capital with the main group. I've come specifically to bid you farewell."

The Factory Director did not answer immediately, his gaze scanning He Yuzhu's face for a long time before he spoke slowly: "Factory Director He, I can roughly guess what you intend to do. But you must remember, the country's focus right now is on development; this is far from the time to start a war."

He Yuzhu nodded forcefully: "Please rest assured, I will never cause the country any trouble; I just want to go visit Secretary Liu."

The Factory Director looked at him deeply for a few seconds and spat out two words faintly: "Go."

He Yuzhu turned and left immediately. When he stepped onto the land of Guangdong Province, night had already completely shrouded the earth.

He did not delay for a moment and headed straight for Secretary Liu's residence.

Seeing him push the door open and enter, a smile immediately bloomed on Secretary Liu's face: "Zhuzi, you've traveled halfway around the world on this trip, with constant twists and turns on the road, yet you managed to bring everyone in the delegation back safe and sound. This was handled beautifully!"

He Yuzhu pulled the corners of his mouth reluctantly as a response: "You are certainly well-informed."

"How can it be called well-informed? I retired and am at leisure long ago." Secretary Liu waved his hand, "It was Deputy Director Long who specifically called me, saying you left the team in a rush, and asked me specifically if you had come to find me. These leaders have been thinking of you during this time, fearing you might act on impulse and cause trouble."

He Yuzhu let out a long, heavy breath: "Leader, in the end, it was me who implicated the delegation this time, letting everyone follow me through fear and grievances along the way. I truly feel bad about it."

The smile on Secretary Liu's face faded slightly, and he raised a hand to interrupt him: "M Country people have always made trouble out of nothing. Whether you retreat or stand firm, they can always find fault and target you deliberately. This collision was clearly them deliberately looking for trouble; you don't need to take all the blame on yourself."

He Yuzhu lifted his head abruptly, his teeth clenched: "Leader, I want to go to the Middle East and give them a good lesson. Recently, this group has been winning consecutive battles on the Babylon battlefield, and their tails are almost in the sky. I really can't stand it!"

Secretary Liu remained silent, slowly stood up with his hands behind his back, and paced back and forth in the living room. After about five minutes, he suddenly stopped his steps, his tone firm: "Go. Make sure to protect yourself."

He Yuzhu's eyes lit up instantly, an irrepressible joy climbing to the corners of his mouth, and he nodded heavily: "Thank you, Leader!"

Secretary Liu was amused by his lively appearance and shook his head helplessly: "What are you thanking me for?"

He Yuzhu grinned, revealing a mouthful of white teeth: "Thank you for being tolerant of me! I won't mooch a meal here; I'll be off!"

Before the words had faded, he had already flashed out the door, his hurried, vigorous manner even more agile than a seventeen or eighteen-year-old lad.

Secretary Liu stood alone under the floor lamp, sighing softly, as if talking to himself: "Zhuzi, you must protect yourself; you are no longer young."

He Yuzhu's hearing was far superior to ordinary people; through half a door, he clearly captured this exhortation.

His footsteps paused for an instant, but he did not look back. Borrowing the night, he raised his voice and laughed loudly: "The old man is feeling young again, leading a yellow dog on the left, holding a falcon on the right... Hahaha!"

The thick, bright laughter drifted very, very far along the night wind.

In fact, He Yuzhu had his own plans and did not immediately set off for the Middle East to retaliate against M Country.

Having been running around outside for nearly a month, no matter what, he had to return to Si Jiu Cheng to see his family first.

He stayed in Si Jiu Cheng for three days, gathered all the old and young in his family before him, and repeatedly gave solemn instructions: Do not go abroad, do not have any involvement with M Country, and never invest a single cent in those countries that have no sovereignty and live by looking at M Country's face.

He spoke with great weight, and no one in the family dared to be the least bit negligent.

Having settled all matters at home, He Yuzhu did not hesitate and directly activated the system, traveling to arrive in Babylon.

At this time, the war between Babylon and M Country had already lasted for a full seven months.

The M Country coalition forces were advancing like a hot knife through butter, capturing several military strongholds in succession. The morale of the Babylon defenders had fallen to the bottom; everyone was dejected, with their minds full of thoughts of fleeing or directly raising a white flag to surrender.

Under such a state of decline, overnight, several M Country military bases exploded simultaneously with a roar.

The sky-high flames dyed the entire night sky red; hundreds of fighter jets and dozens of main battle tanks turned into a pile of twisted, scrapped scrap metal in an instant.

All of this was the work of He Yuzhu alone. For this surprise attack, he had consumed a full several dozen tons of gold.

On the battlefield, morale has always been a matter of ebb and flow.

Witnessing the M Country coalition forces suffer heavy damage, the Babylon defenders, who had previously been dispirited, raised their heads one after another. Their eyes reignited with fighting spirit, and they immediately assembled their forces to launch a counterattack.

Conversely, the M Country coalition forces saw their offensive completely collapse, retreating along the entire line, and even appearing in a state of large-scale rout.

They knew clearly that once the "Shadow Organization" appeared, it meant large-scale casualties, and no one was willing to throw their life away for nothing.

The "greeting gift" He Yuzhu delivered had immediate results.

The M Country coalition forces' offensive on the Babylon battlefield shrank step by step, and in the end, they could only withdraw from this land entirely.

Yet no one expected that after the coalition forces withdrew from Babylon, they would turn around and begin secretly courting the small countries surrounding Huaxia, covertly shipping weapons and ammunition, and constantly fanning the flames, trying every possible way to create border trouble for Huaxia.

At this, He Yuzhu was truly enraged, his fury surging straight to the top of his head.

Gritting his teeth, he decided to go all out, traveling directly to the mainland of M Country and locking onto several of their core Military Factories.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

Overnight, three large Military Factories located in different states were all blown up and reduced to ruins.

This time, not only did he slap M Country hard on the overseas battlefield, but he also brought the flames of war directly into their own heartland.

M Country instantly cowered, issuing complaints to the whole world one after another, putting on a pitiful act of being completely bullied.