Chapter 354

As a soldier, he deeply understood the meaning of the word "camaraderie."

Fang Yang had helped him many times; regardless of whether it was out of appreciation or gratitude, he had to come to save him.

The Director felt a bit helpless. Fang Yang had almost agreed just a moment ago, but then a "Cheng Yaojin" had suddenly appeared halfway through.

"You should know that you can't protect him in this situation. Don't forget he's still livestreaming. If it were just him seeing it, that would be one thing, but now the whole country has seen it. How are you going to clean up this mess?"

Brigade Commander Cui was instantly rendered speechless, a sense of powerlessness surging in his heart.

Fang Yang's popularity was simply too high. If nothing went wrong, once today passed, this base would be completely exposed. He didn't believe he had the ability to shut everyone's mouths and eyes.

Looking at Brigade Commander Cui's expression, the Director smiled and spoke again: "But don't worry. As a high-end talent, I can't bear to send him to court either. As long as he joins the Atomic Energy Department, that will be enough."

"Really? Fang Yang, hurry up and agree... I know you like a bit of freedom, but saving your life is what matters most right now!"

Yet, just at this moment, an untimely voice suddenly appeared.

"No! Absolutely cannot agree!"

Everyone's gaze was drawn over once again.

It was the Mayor, rushing over with his secretary.

"Fang Yang absolutely cannot go to the Atomic Energy Department!"

"Why?" The Director frowned.

"If he were just a scientist, I would raise both hands in support of him contributing to the country. But he is not just a scientist; he is an important figure in our Xihai City. I have said before: Xihai City can exist without me, but it absolutely cannot exist without Fang Yang."

"The higher-ups recently issued a target to strive to develop Xihai City to the scale of a provincial capital this year, and the entire province, even the whole country, is pouring a massive amount of resources here. If you take Fang Yang away, I will be the first to disagree, the leaders above won't agree, and the people of Xihai City will disagree even more."

"Therefore, he must stay. Not just for his own sake, but more so for the development of the people and the city. Him going to the Atomic Energy Department would be contributing to the country, but staying here is contributing to the people and even the whole nation. Personally, I think both are equally important!"

Once these words were spoken, the scene fell into dead silence.

Brigade Commander Cui's eyes shone with light, and he spoke up again: "The Mayor is right. If Fang Yang really went to the Atomic Energy Department, the disadvantages would definitely outweigh the benefits. Not to mention that he has resolved major crises and saved a large number of citizens several times."

"Just take the cultural relics he dug up before; how many of them are top-tier national treasures? Although these relics cannot be compared to nuclear bombs, they have important value in any field."

"As an officer, I shouldn't have intervened in this matter, but he has prevented disasters for the troops several times and saved many military families. If I go back and tell them I didn't help Fang Yang, what would they think of me!"

Facing the pincer attack from both sides, the Director fell silent.

He had to admit that he had still underestimated Fang Yang's influence.

Just after the incident, two big shots had already emerged to rescue him; if he dragged it out any longer, who knew how many more big shots would jump out to fish him out.

At that point, whether he could withstand the pressure himself would be a question.

The most terrifying thing wasn't these big shots, but the public.

After all, the foundation of a country is its common people.

If the ordinary public also gathered to protect Fang Yang and caused a riot, the consequences would truly be unimaginable.

After thinking it over, he could only sigh helplessly: "Fine, fine. Anyway, this base is almost evacuated. Even if Fang Yang hadn't leaked it today, it would have moved and been made public within half a year. Let's just treat it as an early evacuation!"

"However, I still hope that when Fang Yang has time in the future, he can come here to do some research. After all, you are our external expert. Once it's truly evacuated, you really won't be able to come in again!"

At this moment, Fang Yang, who was squatting on the ground, was stunned!

It was already surprising enough that two people had jumped out to protect him just a moment ago.

As a result, not only was he fine now, but he could even go to the nuclear base to visit and do research.

This short few minutes had caused a massive reversal in the situation.

It left him in a daze for a while.

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——【This is too damn awesome. Dug up a nuclear bomb, leaked national defense secrets, and nothing happened? Invincible. Not even a few minutes after the incident, big shots immediately came to protect him. If I could reach this level in my life, even if I died, it would be worth it.】

——【Actually, if you think about it carefully, it seems unbelievable, but it's also logical. If Fang Yang didn't know their leaders today, what would the outcome be? Would he still let Fang Yang join? They might have sent him straight to court, or even executed him on the spot!】

——【You're right about that. Look closely, isn't that Expert Wang standing in the back? I reckon the Director knew about Fang Yang long ago. After all, he dug up a natural nuclear reactor for them last time; that definitely counts as a huge contribution.】

——【These are all seeds Fang Yang planted before, and now they are sprouting. Including Brigade Commander Cui and the Mayor, aren't they all protecting him because they received help from Fang Yang? I dare say that if given more time, more big shots will come out to protect him.】

After hearing this, the Mayor and Brigade Commander Cui also let out a sigh of relief, and smiles appeared on their faces.

"Fang Yang, I warned you long ago that we have a nuclear base in Xihai City and told you to take it easy. But look at you, you went and drilled right through their nuclear bomb depot. I have to say, when it comes to digging things up, you are truly unprecedented and will likely remain so!"

The Mayor also nodded and teased with a smile: "The lucky thing is that he didn't blow it up today! Based on his usual operations, nine times out of ten, it would have exploded. I guess he knew this thing couldn't be blown up, so today I want to represent all of Xihai City and thank you for your mercy in not killing us!"

Fang Yang looked at their expressions, his face twitching, and he kept smiling awkwardly: "I didn't want to either! Who knew the nuclear bomb would be placed right here? If it were anywhere else, I definitely wouldn't have dug it up."

After hearing Fang Yang's words, the Director was so angry his eyes went crooked: "So you mean it's our fault that you dug up the nuclear bomb? I shouldn't have put it here, right!"

"No, no!" Fang Yang waved his hands quickly: "Just a joke, don't mind it! Uh, do you need me to use the excavator to fill this hole back up?"

"No!"

In an instant, four cries of alarm appeared simultaneously.

The Mayor, Brigade Commander Cui, the Director, and Expert Wang all rushed to stop him.

Especially the Mayor: "Ancestor, I beg you to behave. If you touch the excavator again at this time, I'll write my will right now!"

"Ah!" Fang Yang was dumbfounded: "Is it really that exaggerated!"

However, he noticed that the few people just now all nodded, their eyes filled with certainty.

Even the cameraman unconsciously took a few steps back: "Brother, why don't we just forget it? I haven't even taken a wife yet!".

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Under the earnest persuasion of everyone, Fang Yang finally gave up the idea of helping.

In the end, he left the place in the Mayor's car.

That evening, the local forum of Xihai City exploded.

——【Damn, I was wondering why that small town suddenly disappeared. Turns out it was because they were building a nuclear engineering base there. No one noticed for so many years, even the Mayor didn't know. Truly awesome!】

——【I think the most awesome one is still Fang Yang. Such a secret place was exposed by him, and the key is that he even dug up a nuclear bomb. If it were us, we would have died a hundred times over. But look at him, he's perfectly fine and still jumping around.】

——【Let me tell you something terrifying. I specifically drove over to take a look tonight, and guess what? A hole has appeared at the foot of the mountain, completely opened up! There's even a tour inside, but it's just an empty cave; there's nothing in there at all!】

——【Holy crap! That terrifying? It disappeared in just one afternoon? How did they do it! But it's understandable; once a place like that is discovered, it definitely has to be evacuated. The nuclear bomb is too important; it absolutely cannot let other countries know the specific location.】

——【Ten years ago, when I passed by there, I was very curious: how could there be chimneys in this big mountain, in such a desolate place? Now that I think about it, everything that exists has its own rationality. Who could have imagined that a nuclear base was hidden here!】

All related videos and photos on the internet were wiped clean without exception.

This wasn't the first time such a situation had occurred, and since it involved something like a nuclear bomb, everyone was unfazed; it would be strange if they didn't delete them.

As the nation's highest-level secret weapon, very little can be made public.

Topics related to it on major short-video platforms were constant, and someone even dug up an explosive piece of news.

This nuclear base will be officially opened and become a tourist attraction.

The netizens could no longer sit still.

A place where nuclear bombs were studied—who wouldn't want to go take a look?

It can be said that this definitely counts as the most highly-watched tourist attraction in the entire country.

Unsurprisingly, by that evening, all high-speed rail, flight, and bus tickets to Xihe City were sold out completely.

All hotels had been booked up in advance.

For a time, many people working in related industries were left completely bewildered, having no idea what had happened.

In the municipal government office building, the mayor held an emergency mobilization meeting overnight to ensure the normal operation of the entire city and avoid a total paralysis like last time.

A nationwide tourism event far exceeding the opening of a museum thus unfolded.

Xihe City will also enter a brand-new chapter because of this.

Because this tourist attraction is open all year round and also contains the legendary stories of Fang Yang, it comes with massive traffic.

And Xihe City's existing guesthouses and transportation simply cannot handle such a large volume of visitors.

Under these circumstances, the Wanda Hotel released the latest announcement that very night, stating they would build a five-star hotel in Xihe City.

Immediately following, Marriott International, Hilton Worldwide, InterContinental Hotels Group, and others all expressed their intention to enter Xihe City and build large-scale hotels.

And those groups that hadn't secured land yet were getting anxious; in order to quickly occupy the market, they directly called out to the Xihe municipal government from afar.

They were willing to donate a large sum of money just so the government would approve a plot of land for them to build a high-rise.

One must know that these groups are honored guests of the local government wherever they go in the country.

It is no exaggeration to say that the government begs them to invest, offers various preferential policies, and even gives the land away for free.

But Xihe City is different.

Because this place is too small, the market is too small, but the investors are exploding in number, which directly caused the situation in Xihe City to be the opposite of everywhere else.

Investors are begging the government for land; as for preferential treatment, they don't even dare to think about it!

Of course, all of this is because Fang Yang is here.