Chapter 2642: Covering Up the Truth

As soon as the commander said this, the staff members around him were struck with absolute terror!

And Wu Shutong, who was eavesdropping outside the tent, was scared out of his wits!

Hearing this, combined with everything that had happened before, he immediately guessed the general sequence of events.

Originally, they had long suspected that there might be a leak in the Cyprus line.

At first, they thought the enemy had targeted this place, or that the local Commissioner was colluding with the enemy.

But now he realized that the enemy had long since completely taken control of this place!

If the enemy hadn't completely controlled this place, how could they have secretly prepared a close-in weapon system, such a lethal weapon, here?!

The enemy even knew Ou Bojun was coming, which was why they had set up a death trap for him in advance!

Combined with the fact that Ou Bojun had gone missing and human DNA had been found on the shell casings, he guessed that Ou Bojun had likely been riddled with bullets by the close-in weapon system hidden here in advance, perhaps even blasted into ashes!

The Qing Clearing Society had developed for so many years, always remaining in the shadows of their enemies, always the ones ambushing others and planting their own eyes and ears around them. But never before had their own interior been infiltrated by an enemy.

Yet, this time, everything had turned upside down.

The enemy had silently infiltrated the interior of the Qing Clearing Society, occupied an entire Dead Soldier station without them knowing, and then killed a Count who had mastered Qi!

At this moment, it wasn't just Wu Shutong who was horrified.

The commander in the tent and his subordinates were also stunned into silence by this discovery.

After a long silence, the commander's adjutant broke it: "Boss, this is just a copper mine, not a military base... If they had equipped AK-47s or even RPG rocket launchers, I could accept and understand that. After all, a copper mine has its own security needs; setting up a security team with individual weapons isn't that strange..."

Saying this, he couldn't help but mutter: "But... but it's just a copper mine, not a military base. Why would they equip it with a perverted heavy weapon like a close-in weapon system... This is too unbelievable?!"

"Yeah..." the commander said with a troubled face: "I can't figure out this problem at all either..."

Saying this, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he blurted out: "What was the first sentence you just said?"

"Me?" The adjutant thought for a moment and said: "I said it wouldn't be strange if they had AK-47s here..."

The commander waved his hand: "No, the sentence before that."

The adjutant pondered for a moment: "I said this is just a copper mine, not a military base..."

"Exactly!" The commander suddenly widened his eyes and blurted out: "That's the problem! If it really were just a copper mine, it wouldn't need a close-in weapon system at all!"

Saying this, the commander continued somewhat excitedly: "But now that it is equipped with a close-in weapon system, it proves the opposite: this is not an ordinary copper mine! It is very likely a military base that we don't know about!"

"A military base?!" The group was even more stunned.

Discovering a military base that didn't belong to their own country within their own borders was indeed unbelievable.

However, the commander's logic was reasonable. The fact that the other party could master weapons like close-in weapon systems proved that they were not ordinary people; they were definitely armed militants with strong combat experience.

If this copper mine was a place defended by militants using close-in weapon systems, it was very likely indeed a military base!

Even if it wasn't a real military base, at the very least, there was a huge, unknown secret here!

The commander said nervously: "No... this matter is of great importance. I must report it to the President immediately!"

Soon, the commander called the President directly. After providing a detailed report, he hung up respectfully and instructed the people around him: "Everyone, the President has ordered that the collapse of this copper mine may trigger turmoil, so we must strictly keep it confidential. Do not reveal any information to foreign media, especially about the close-in weapon system; not a single word can be mentioned!"

Everyone looked at each other. The adjutant couldn't help but say: "Boss, blocking the news isn't a big problem, but such a big commotion happened here; it's hard to keep it from the public. What if there are voices of doubt in the country?"

The commander said: "I will immediately notify the heads of the surrounding cities and have them announce to the public that this copper mine has been exhausted and has reached its design service life. Moreover, due to excessive mining, there was a trend of collapse. To prevent uncontrollable collapses from causing losses, this was a planned, man-made abandonment. All personnel in the copper mine have already been evacuated, so there is no need for panic."

This explanation was reasonable, and everyone felt there was no major problem. After all, only one person's DNA was found here, which proved that everyone else had evacuated before the explosion and collapse, causing no casualties.

Since there were no casualties, this matter could be suppressed.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

The commander then instructed: "Notify everyone immediately: stop all excavation and fixed-point drilling. Withdraw all heavy machinery and mobilize barriers to surround the entire copper mine, while strictly preventing outsiders from approaching!"

Everyone nodded.

The commander added: "Also, find a way to mobilize a large amount of construction waste from surrounding construction sites and fill in the collapsed part of the copper mine within 72 hours!"

The adjutant asked: "Boss, even if we fill this place, the casings and shells are still inside. It's still possible for them to be discovered in the future!"

The commander said: "Don't worry. The instruction from above is to harden the surface after filling it, then seal the land and assign dedicated personnel to guard it. After the wind blows over, other trusted departments will take over. You don't need to worry too much about these things; just focus on pushing the current tasks forward!"

Everyone suddenly realized.

If that was the case, they could basically eliminate future troubles.

Everyone said in unison: "Understood!"

After speaking, they left the tent and began to execute the commander's orders.

At this moment, Wu Shutong outside the tent was sweating profusely, his body trembling uncontrollably.

His heart had reached the extreme of terror.

Such a major accident was unprecedented in the hundreds of years of the Qing Clearing Society's history.

The key was that he, as the Commissioner of the Right Military Governor's Office, had allowed the entire Dead Soldier station to be stolen right under his nose, and even allowed a Count like Ou Bojun to be ambushed and killed here. If this reached the Lord's ears, he would likely face a death sentence...