PCJ – Chapter 657 Luring the Snake Out

“That’s for sure. If we weren’t worried about the appearance of the super soldiers exposing the institute’s super soldier program, this operation would definitely include super soldiers,” James nodded firmly.

“How powerful are these so-called super soldiers of yours?” Zhang Jiaohua asked.

“They’re demons! Killing machines specially engineered for murder. We once deployed a super soldier for an experiment in Afghanistan. That super soldier wiped out the entire base multiple times over, killing every terrorist there—and he came back completely unscathed,” James said.

Zhang Jiaohua still wasn’t clear just how powerful these super soldiers really were. But he wasn’t worried. No matter how powerful, a super soldier is still human. Could they really be stronger than a corpse king?

“If you underestimate those demons, you will eventually suffer,” James said.

“Are you warning me?” Zhang Jiaohua smiled.

James shook his head and smiled: “My life is literally in your hands. If anything happens to you, my life is over too.”

“When do you think they will come?” Zhang Jiaohua asked.

“If we don’t contact my superiors at the agreed time today, it means our operation has failed. They will send super soldiers immediately. At the latest, the day after tomorrow. They might even arrive tomorrow. Because I’m not sure if those super soldiers have already arrived at the Asia-Pacific military bases with the American aircraft carrier fleet. If they’re already at those bases, they could even reach the capital tonight. I hold too many secrets for them. They need to make sure I never speak again,” James knew the outcome.

“I can spare your life, but I can’t let you leave since you already know my secret. You don’t object, do you?” Zhang Jiaohua asked.

James nodded: “Although I can promise not to reveal your situation, if I were you, I might be even more ruthless.”

“As long as you don’t object,” Zhang Jiaohua nodded. The rest of the matter would naturally be handed over to Wei Chenguang to handle. James and Roger couldn’t be released, and the official channels couldn’t be used. On the other hand, Zhang Jiaohua hoped to dig out more information from Roger and James. He didn’t believe they would reveal the most important things so quickly. Keeping them was very useful.

Wei Chenguang and his men arrived quickly. Upon seeing Zhang Jiaohua, he hurriedly apologized: “Sect Leader, this time it’s all my fault. My work wasn’t done well enough. These people caused such a big disturbance and I didn’t notice at all. Also, my protection of Miss Ji was inadequate. I will immediately strengthen protection for everyone related to the Sect Leader, and also increase surveillance inside and outside the capital to ensure such incidents don’t happen again.”

“Forget it, you can’t be blamed entirely for this incident. But this can’t happen again. Since they had this plan long ago, it’s unlikely they’ll come through official channels to avoid being detected. I think it’s very likely they’ll smuggle their way in,” Zhang Jiaohua analyzed.

“These foreigners are easy to distinguish. Now that we’ve strengthened surveillance, we can definitely find their traces,” Wei Chenguang said.

“Then we must be careful. The super soldiers they send this time may not necessarily be foreigners. They might be yellow-skinned like us. America isn’t only foreigners,” Zhang Jiaohua warned.

“I understand,” Wei Chenguang said.

Fearing similar incidents, Zhang Jiaohua didn’t rush to Yingpan Village but stayed temporarily in the capital. Construction in Yingpan Village was handled by professionals Wei Chenguang sent, so there wouldn’t be problems for now.

Mei Qing and Ji Jiaxin both entered the Xiyun Secret Realm. Even those from Meizi’ao studying in the capital went there temporarily. The Xu Xiaoting family, who hadn’t contacted Zhang Jiaohua for a long time, also received good protection. The Meishan Sect’s personnel had been reduced after the last screening, so manpower was tight in these situations. They could only monitor key locations and mainly take defensive measures.

However, the expected attack didn’t come quickly. The monitored key points were surprisingly quiet. But Zhang Jiaohua knew this seemingly calm atmosphere could be broken at any time.

This opponent was no simple matter—knowing how to use strategy against Zhang Jiaohua. Unfortunately, they didn’t understand who Zhang Jiaohua really was, nor did they know his terrifying capabilities.

Super soldiers produced by the Super Soldier Institute were extraordinary. Their bodies integrated various biological genes, giving them strength and reaction speed many times that of normal people—making their targets utterly terrified.

This terrible enemy could strike anytime. For now, they just wanted Zhang Jiaohua and his people to let their guard down.

Wei Chenguang’s spread-out nets yielded no results. He hurried to report to Zhang Jiaohua: “Sect Leader, all nets came back empty.”

“If they were that easy to find, they’d be too easy to deal with,” Zhang Jiaohua said calmly.

“But we don’t know who their actual target is. I’m worried that if we relax, they’ll attack right away,” Wei Chenguang said.

“If they’re coming for me, then I’ll invite them to come. Let them show themselves. I believe they’re already in the capital,” Zhang Jiaohua said.

“That won’t do. Should we find someone to stand in for you and lure them out?” Wei Chenguang asked.

Zhang Jiaohua shook his head: “No need. They can’t hurt me.”

With Zhang Jiaohua’s insistence, Wei Chenguang finally agreed to the plan.

Zhang Jiaohua went back to his alma mater to give a lecture. Although it was arranged at short notice, it attracted great attention from the faculty and students.

Who was Zhang Jiaohua? He had produced two research results with world-wide impact. Maybe in the near future, Zhang Jiaohua would become a Nobel Prize winner—the first to receive such an award in mainland natural sciences. To his alma mater’s faculty and students, Zhang Jiaohua was already regarded as equivalent to a Nobel laureate.

The reason Zhang Jiaohua arranged this open academic conference was to lure out this batch of people.

“Sect Leader, personnel arrangements are complete. I’ll ensure no issues arise at any stage,” Wei Chenguang was still nervous.

Zhang Jiaohua nodded: “Tell them to stay covert. Don’t alert the enemy!”

The lecture was scheduled in Tsinghua University’s academic hall. There was still a long time before it began, but the hall was already filled with Tsinghua students.

Zhang Jiaohua and Huang Zhongfang stepped onto the podium, and the audience immediately burst into enthusiastic applause.