Chapter 2646: Hanging by a thread

The Lord's words left the three Earls incomparably shocked.

Just a moment ago, when they heard the Lord say that Jian Gong Bo had died, they thought Jian Gong Bo had encountered a master with even greater strength. But now they understood that Jian Gong Bo had died from a CIWS.

Originally, they thought that there were very few people left in this world who could hurt them, and that they could basically run wild. But today they realized that so-called cultivation is worth nothing in front of heavy weapons.

Zhong Yong Bo, who was in New York, asked nervously: "Lord... what kind of person would use a CIWS to deal with Jian Gong Bo?! Could it be the Cyprus official military?"

"No." The Lord said in a low voice: "Jian Gong Bo's corpse, as well as the CIWS warhead and shell casings, were all within the perimeter of the Cyprus dead soldier station. This means the enemy installed the CIWS inside the station beforehand and then waited for Jian Gong Bo to come knocking. As soon as Jian Gong Bo arrived at the station, he was shot and killed by the CIWS."

"Ah?!" Zhong Yong Bo became terrified and blurted out: "Lord, if what you say is true, doesn't that mean this dead soldier station has actually been secretly captured by the enemy?"

"Yes." The Lord said coldly: "The opponent must have captured the dead soldier station first, and then set a death trap there."

Chang Sheng Bo said: "Lord! The dead soldier station has always been a top secret of the organization. All information about the stations is only held by the Governors of the Five Military Governor's Offices. Your subordinate truly cannot understand how the enemy found Cyprus?"

The Lord sighed: "You can't understand, and neither can I. Counting the failures in New York and Northern Europe, this is already the third time. The enemy seems to know our situation like the back of their hand and can always be one step ahead of us!"

As she spoke, the Lord paused slightly and continued: "Moreover, they seem to have figured out our advantages and disadvantages. They know Jian Gong Bo's personal strength is very high and is worlds apart from the previous dead soldiers and Cavalry Guards. So this time, they deployed a heavy weapon like a CIWS, which doesn't care about martial arts, at the dead soldier station, just to thoroughly kill Jian Gong Bo and not give him any chance to resist or escape. This shows that our opponent not only knows us very well, but is also very meticulous, and their methods are definitely not those of an ordinary person..."

Chang Sheng Bo asked again: "Lord, the opponent captured the Cyprus dead soldier station without us knowing at all. Then your subordinate wants to know, where did the people from the Cyprus dead soldier station go? Those dead soldiers and Cavalry Guards, were they all killed silently by the opponent?!"

The Lord said: "As far as I know, the Cyprus authorities took samples from multiple locations at the scene for testing, but only found Jian Gong Bo's DNA. This means that before the dead soldier station was blown into ruins, the people inside had all disappeared!"

"What?!" Chang Sheng Bo said in shock: "A dead soldier station, including the dead soldiers and Cavalry Guards, has at least two or three thousand people. How did the opponent manage to kill so many people silently and then transfer their corpses away?"

Zhong Yong Bo said: "Chang Sheng Bo, could there be another possibility, that the opponent has already recruited them?"

"Recruited?" Chang Sheng Bo retorted: "Under any circumstances, as long as they want to live, they must continuously receive the antidote given by the Lord. What benefit is there for them to be recruited by the enemy? Once the antidote in the Commissioner's inventory runs out, everyone will die. Are these thousands of people all willing to die to resist our Po Qing Hui?"

Zhong Yong Bo said: "Then could it be that the enemy has some method to detoxify them?"

The Lord said coldly: "Absolutely impossible! The poison in their bodies cannot be cured by anyone in the world!"

Chang Sheng Bo said: "Then it's too strange! Regardless of whether these people are truly loyal to the Po Qing Hui, because of the shackles of the antidote and the bonds of their families, they must fight for the Po Qing Hui. If the opponent really stormed their station, they would definitely fight back with all their might and would never surrender to the opponent. The counterattack of thousands of people would be comparable to a war; it's impossible for there to be no commotion at all!"

After saying this, Chang Sheng Bo added: "What's more, there was only Jian Gong Bo's DNA at the scene, which indirectly shows that there was no bloodshed at the station. No bloodshed proves that these people didn't resist. They knew they would die without the antidote, yet they didn't resist. This is completely contradictory..."

The Lord questioned: "Then what do you think happened?"

Chang Sheng Bo pondered: "Reporting to the Lord, your subordinate is more inclined to believe that the opponent has already bought off all the members of the station. Perhaps they really have a way to resolve the poison in these people's bodies. They detoxified these people, and these people, having no more worries, and having been controlled by the Po Qing Hui for so many years, would naturally harbor thoughts of resistance. In this way, they would naturally cooperate fully with these people's actions. These people told them to keep everything as usual, so they kept everything as usual; these people told them to withdraw in advance, so they withdrew in advance..."

The Lord said coldly: "Looking at the hundreds of years of history of the Po Qing Hui, no one has ever been able to crack this poison. To crack this poison, simply mastering Qi is not enough. To use Qi to detoxify, one must first have extremely precise control over Qi. Even the four of you cannot do this. Moreover, obtaining Qi is extremely difficult. Detoxifying one or two people is barely justifiable, but to detoxify thousands of people, who can afford to consume such a massive amount of Qi?"

Chang Sheng Bo sighed: "In that case, this matter just doesn't make sense..."

The Lord was also somewhat lacking in confidence at this time, murmuring to herself: "If it is as Chang Sheng Bo guessed, our enemy must be one of our own kind, and his strength is very likely not below mine. But there is one thing that doesn't make sense: since he is so strong, why go to such great lengths to use a CIWS to deal with Jian Gong Bo?"

"This..." Chang Sheng Bo couldn't think of a reason either. He murmured: "Perhaps the opponent felt their strength wasn't enough to guarantee victory, and conversely, using a CIWS would guarantee more success."

The Lord said: "Currently, the enemy has killed one of my Earls and destroyed one of my dead soldier stations, but I know nothing about the enemy. So I have ordered the Five Military Governor's Offices to stop some external activities. Currently, only the three of you are still executing tasks for the Lord. From now on, for a period of time, I ask everyone to act cautiously and put safety first. Do not be arrogant at any time."

Chang Sheng Bo agreed: "If even Jian Gong Bo was shot and killed by a CIWS, then the three of us are definitely not the CIWS's match. Moreover, Jian Gong Bo was agile and had extremely strong concealment capabilities, but even so, he couldn't escape the opponent's shooting. This shows that the opponent has more powerful means for early warning. Our concealment methods are likely useless in front of them. Zhong Yong Bo and Ding Yuan Bo, please be careful..."

Zhong Yong Bo immediately said: "Since the opponent is good at using a CIWS, it proves that they must be very knowledgeable about modern weapons and modern technology. Those cutting-edge military technologies are still very powerful. It is said that spy satellites in outer space can even see a matchbox on the ground clearly. Even if we cultivate to death, we cannot possess such powerful senses..."

After saying this, he added: "Lord, since the opponent is good at using a CIWS, your subordinate feels that they are highly likely not martial artists, and even less likely to be cultivators who have mastered Qi. They are highly likely to be well-trained soldiers!"

"Soldiers?" The Lord murmured: "If it really was done by soldiers, then whose soldiers would they be?"

Yun Ruge said: "Whose soldiers, your subordinate has no clue either. However, your subordinate feels that we can start from the clues of the CIWS."

The Lord said "Hmm" and said: "Continue."

Yun Ruge continued: "Your subordinate just checked the information on this kind of weapon. Although this weapon has great lethality, it is actually no longer considered an advanced weapon. It can only be counted as a first-generation CIWS, and it already has a history of decades. Current CIWS parameters are almost several times its own. So, through this point, it can basically be determined that the opponent likely does not belong to a certain country. It is more likely to be a certain group or non-governmental organization, just like our Po Qing Hui."

The Lord said indifferently: "Makes sense. Ding Yuan Bo, if you have any other views, feel free to say them."

Yun Ruge added: "This kind of weapon equipment from decades ago is already considered to have no value for equipment in the eyes of mainstream countries, and it is highly likely that it has already been dismantled. However, for those private armed forces and some anti-government armed forces, this thing should still be very valuable;"

"Therefore, I speculate that this kind of thing is now highly likely to only circulate on the black market. Although your subordinate still doesn't know who killed Jian Gong Bo, I feel that the CIWS they used was also highly likely bought from the black market. So your subordinate thinks that as long as we start from the clues of the black market and track all transaction clues of the same model of CIWS in recent years, we should be able to find some clues!"

The Lord agreed: "Ding Yuan Bo's speculation is very reasonable. If we start from the arms black market, we might really be able to find clues about the opponent."

Speaking of this, she added: "However, the current situation is severe. The Five Military Governor's Offices do not have experts proficient in Qi, so we cannot let them investigate this matter for the time being."

After saying this, she pondered for a moment and said: "Zhong Yong Bo, don't investigate the New York matter anymore. You set off immediately, start from the arms black market as a breakthrough point, and see if you can find clues about the CIWS transaction!"

Zhong Yong Bo couldn't help but feel a little nervous and said: "Lord... the opponent's style of doing things is cunning and tricky. Maybe they have already anticipated that we would use the CIWS as a breakthrough point to track..."

The Lord said coldly: "Then you should learn from Jian Gong Bo's experience and lessons, and act cautiously in everything. No matter what, this matter must be investigated clearly, otherwise the Po Qing Hui will be hanging by a thread!" ===== CHAPTER 2647 =====