Chapter 452: Stirring the Grass to Startle the Snake (Part 1)

Sun Cheng was no stranger to the Constructicons.

He had once stolen a portion of Megatron's memories, and those memories included the entire process of the Constructicons' birth.

This special squad, composed of six Decepticons—Hook, Scavenger, Rampage, Bonecrusher, Long Haul, and Mixmaster—was born from a grand war machine project formulated by Shockwave: the Devastator Project.

Individually, their combat power was not considered strong; at most, they were only a notch above the Decepticon Warrior cannon fodder mass-produced by Starscream.

But if the six Decepticons stayed together, they could merge into one, transforming into a powerful war machine—Devastator, a giant combined Decepticon that had brought countless deaths and destruction to the Autobots during the Cybertronian Civil War.

Because of this, in order to ensure the integrity of the Devastator combat unit.

Shockwave collaborated for the first time with Starscream, who was also adept at cultivating Decepticon cannon fodder warriors; although the Constructicons had only six fixed members from the beginning of their birth.

However, out of reliance on the terrifying war machine that was Devastator, more than one set of the six members of the Constructicons had been cultivated on a large scale.

And because the technology applied to the giant combined Decepticon Devastator was imperfect, once Bonecrusher and the others merged, it was irreversible. Therefore, under normal circumstances, any Decepticon Commander who knew the special nature of the Constructicons would not easily allow them to appear in the same area or mission simultaneously.

Not to mention that not long ago, the Pioneer had personally dealt with Bonecrusher.

Now that Sun Cheng saw two more members of the Constructicons appear on Earth, the blue light in his eyes flickered for a moment.

"At least one team of Constructicons has already arrived on Earth... Starscream and the others are likely about to make a big move soon!"

Unless necessary, the six members of the Constructicons rarely appeared in the same area or mission as a team.

But there were exceptions, and that was when the Decepticon Legion was about to make a big move.

Calculating it, adding Bonecrusher who died at the hands of the Pioneer not long ago, Sun Cheng had already seen half of the members of the Constructicons arrive on Earth. By extension, it was not difficult to glimpse a thing or two.

Long Haul and the others were hiding quietly on the cargo ship, truly appearing as if they were just four construction vehicles.

Sun Cheng had not figured out what they wanted to do, so naturally, he would not act rashly. He simply stayed at Lazaro Cardenas Port for the time being, patiently waiting for their next move.

This wait lasted for a day.

The Pioneer had long since returned to Base No. 2, but Sun Cheng had never seen Long Haul and the others take any action; instead, he had become impatient first.

Counting the time, it had been a while since he suddenly left Severodvinsk and disappeared from Starscream's surveillance.

During this time, the other party had not taken any other actions. Clearly, there was still some tacit understanding between the two sides, and both were wary of each other.

However, Sun Cheng also knew that his strength was far from as strong as he bluffed, and his trump cards were far fewer than what the other party guessed.

Therefore, the one who had to soften first had to be him. He needed to return to Severodvinsk as soon as possible and get back into Starscream's line of sight.

Because of this, he could no longer delay at Lazaro Cardenas Port.

Although he was unwilling, Sun Cheng was already prepared to leave Lazaro Cardenas Port.

Yet at this very moment, a satellite call connected to him.

With a slight look of surprise, Sun Cheng quickly extended a finger and pressed it against his temple.

The next moment, the satellite call he had dialed into was successfully connected.

"... It's me, I've found what you wanted..."

On the other end of the line came a low man's voice, speaking in Spanish with a distinct accent.

Sun Cheng was not surprised. In fact, over the past day, he had not just been waiting idly at Lazaro Cardenas Port.

Considering that he had only recently learned from Wheelie that Soundwave had ended his hibernation, Sun Cheng strongly suspected that the vast majority of communication systems and even the internet on Earth—including the reconnaissance satellites launched into outer space by various human nations on Earth—had already been invaded and monitored by Soundwave.

It was precisely because of this wariness that he, being cautious by nature, knew he could easily find information about the Mrs. Windsor cargo ship where the four Decepticons were currently hiding—including the owner, past and future voyage schedules, etc. —by simply connecting to the Earth's internet through any port.

But he still refrained from checking it himself. Instead, he mobilized his human insider intelligence network, which he had developed over the past year or so through various means such as coercion and bribery, and found a Mexican Senator under his control. He paid $300,000 to have him obtain all the data regarding the Mrs. Windsor cargo ship from the Mexican Maritime Commission.

This encrypted satellite call now was connected to him precisely through a communication satellite under Sun Cheng's control.

Although he spent a little money and the other party's efficiency did not satisfy him, considering that the other party was not a professional intelligence operative after all, Sun Cheng suppressed his dissatisfaction with this efficiency. He used his Core to simulate a Spanish voice with a heavy electronic tone and instructed him: "... The money has been transferred to your little lover's account as you requested. Now, follow the procedure I gave you earlier, make an electronic copy of all the data you collected, and then transmit it to the secure mailbox!"

A low murmur came from the other side, as if someone was whispering in his ear.

Although the other party had clearly moved the encrypted Satellite Communicator he had specially configured for him a little further away, Sun Cheng still clearly heard a young woman's voice, "Darling, it's here!"

Immediately, the low man's voice also softened significantly, and he replied: "... I know, I'll send the data to you right now!"

About two minutes later, blue light flickered in Sun Cheng's eyes.

The detailed data uploaded to the communication satellite's backend had already been transmitted to him. Although there was still a risk of exposure and the process was much more complicated, the security had been improved significantly.

Facing an existence like Soundwave, who was adept at stealing intelligence and could easily invade Earth's satellite communication systems, he could not be too careful.

PS:

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