NABC Chapter 54 All that is past; to find truly remarkable figures, look to the present!
Chapter 54 All that is past; to find truly remarkable figures, look to the present!
Suddenly, a discordant voice rang out.
"Old Master Long, why are you so angry today?"
Before the person even appeared, their voice rang out in the conference room.
As the voice faded, a burly figure appeared, his face resolute, with a faint smile on his lips.
This person is General Iron Eagle, the second-in-command of the Dragon Army Department.
Su Chen looked over and saw a group of high-ranking officials standing behind this person.
Iron Eagle sat down, his gaze fixed on Elder Long, his words carrying a hidden meaning:
"Elder Long, this is an agreement we just reached, please respect it!"
Snapped! ! !
Upon hearing this, Elder Long's eyes were filled with rage.
"What agreement? How come I didn't know?"
"Isn't this going too far?"
Old Master Long's anger shook the entire conference room. Like an enraged lion, he slammed his heavy hand down on the cold alloy conference table.
The tea was jolted violently, and the scalding liquid splashed out, burning a red mark on the back of his hand, but he was completely unaware of it.
The entire top conference room was completely silent.
The dozen or so superhumans, dressed in special combat suits and wielding psionic weapons, even subconsciously slowed their breathing.
Old Long's eyes were bloodshot, and the veins on the back of his hands, which were supporting him on the table, were bulging.
He swept his gaze over all the high-ranking officials present, including Tie Ying, as if trying to dig out the jealousy and greed deep in their souls.
"He was the one who warned of the impending apocalypse!!!"
"He's the one who provided the core list of 'Project Fire'!!!"
"It was he who sowed discord among the three overlords and crushed Xiao Fan's Yan Alliance!!!"
"It was he who recruited a powerhouse like Wu Jingyao, greatly stabilizing the East China Sea defense line!!!"
With each sentence he spoke, Old Long's voice rose a notch.
By the end, he was hoarse and exhausted.
"Without Su Chen, you would still be wandering aimlessly in the darkness of the apocalypse, like headless flies!"
"Now you think you're all grown up? You think the world is peaceful and you can support yourself, so you're going to abandon me after I've served my purpose?"
His questions struck like heavy hammer blows into everyone's hearts.
Several veteran generals of the same generation as Long Lao showed expressions of reluctance and indignation, but they only moved their lips slightly and ultimately remained silent.
Many others lowered their heads, as if studying the texture of the tabletop.
Only one person remained steadfast and unwavering.
General Iron Eagle slowly stood up.
He adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose, his gaze behind the lenses remaining completely calm.
"Elder Long, please calm down."
His voice was calm and unhurried, with a metallic quality that instantly suppressed Elder Long's violent aura.
"No one denies Comrade Su Chen's contributions, but..."
General Iron Eagle abruptly changed the subject, his eyes sharpening: "Times have changed!"
He picked up a document from the table and tossed it lightly.
"In the apocalypse, those with superpowers will rule!"
"The Dragon Kingdom cannot, and absolutely must not, place all its hopes and supreme command on a young man of unknown origin who is beyond its control."
He walked to the main screen, pulled up Su Chen's information, and tapped it heavily.
"Advisor Su Chen has repeatedly defied top orders and arbitrarily mobilized strategic resources. This behavior has seriously threatened the power structure of the Dragon Kingdom."
"Today he can disobey orders for the 'greater good,' but tomorrow, for another 'greater good,' will he point his gun at us?"
These hurtful words caused a slight commotion in the conference room.
Old Master Long immediately retorted, "I gave him permission for every single action he took!"
Tie Ying's lips curled up, and he retorted coldly, "But he was the commander in charge of the operation, and he caused us to lose many elites."
"You should know that cultivating an outstanding elite requires a tremendous amount of resources!"
Without giving the other party a chance to refute, he took out another thick research report from the briefcase beside him.
"This is a preliminary research report on the value of SS-level superhuman Xiao Fan, which was just completed by the Academy of Sciences."
He opened the report and showed it to everyone.
"The 'Imperial Flame Mechanical Heart' is a perfect creation combining technology and supernatural abilities!"
"If we can thoroughly analyze this, the Dragon Kingdom will be able to mass-produce superhumans, enhance individual soldier armor, and achieve a qualitative leap in energy utilization efficiency!"
"This is the priceless treasure that can change the fate of the nation!"
His voice suddenly turned cold, and his gaze pierced Su Chen.
"But Su Chen was only focused on killing him! This is typical individualism, a lack of perspective, and a huge damage to the highest interests of the Dragon Kingdom!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he took out the last document from his briefcase.
It was a "joint proposal".
He gently placed the document in front of Elder Long.
The document contained more than a dozen densely packed signatures, each representing a high-ranking official from the military or government.
"Immediately remove Su Chen from his position as chief advisor and revoke all his intelligence authority."
"Suspend all projects led by Su Chen in the 'Spark Project'."
"The experimental subject, Xiao Fan, was officially transferred to the 'Shennong' project team, which is classified as the highest level of secrecy by the Academy of Sciences."
Iron Eagle pressed his hands on the table, looking down at the table.
His voice was like the final verdict in a trial:
"Elder Long, this isn't just my opinion."
"This is... a collective decision!!!"
Meeting room
The tense atmosphere vanished, replaced by a deathly, chilling silence.
Looking at the proposal, Elder Long swayed, as if all his strength had been drained away in an instant, and slumped back down.
He lost!!!
Despite his efforts, his individual strength was ultimately weak and negligible.
Throughout, Su Chen sat there quietly, expressionless.
He was like a passerby who had wandered onto a film set, coldly observing the meticulously choreographed drama unfolding before him.
Everything on the screen is being precisely mirrored in real life.
The greed, fear, scheming, and so on of those people were exactly the same as what he had seen in the "script".
General Iron Eagle stared at Su Chen, trying to find a trace of panic, anger, or even resentment on his face.
But they found nothing.
This young man was like a bottomless, icy pool, making him feel a strange unease for the first time.
So he tried to turn around, crossing his arms, his face a half-smile:
"Hehe, we have a young man here, he doesn't seem to have graduated yet!"
Upon hearing this, Su Chen recognized the sarcasm in the other person's words and looked up at them.
Leaning slightly back in his chair, his gaze calm and his expression confident, he said, "All that is past. The truly remarkable figures are those of today!"