Hanging up the phone, Tang Li also felt a sense of emotion.
Her initial plan was to win over Xue Keyue’s grandfather. Through him, she intended to contact those who had been bribed by the people from Country R. She planned to inform them that Country R no longer possessed the longevity serum and that only she did. This way, they wouldn't need to work for Country R and could obtain the longevity serum from her instead.
Simultaneously, having this common interest would ensure her safety in the underground city going forward.
However, she never expected that as soon as she contacted Grandpa Xue, before she could even relay this information to those people, they would eagerly help Country R target her.
If she were to still provide the longevity serum to these individuals now, she would have to be out of her mind.
Tang Li and Grandpa Xue had only begun to communicate directly a few days prior, after both parties had acquired quantum communication phones.
Previously, for several months, they had gotten to know each other through messages relayed by Xue Keyue.
Three months ago, Tang Li had collaborated with the military, using Song Pinxuan and Xue Keyue as intermediaries.
And Xue Keyue was not affiliated with the military. Naturally, it was Old Xue who stood behind her.
Throughout these past three months, as Tang Li cooperated with the military to investigate the people from Country R, Old Xue, although not personally involved, had been continuously updated on the situation by his subordinates.
During Tang Li's first operation against the people from Country R, she had masterfully orchestrated every move, anticipating all their actions and preparing countermeasures, thereby foiling their conspiracy. This had deeply impressed Old Xue.
Three days ago, during the second operation against the people from Country R, Tang Li, without utilizing military forces, single-handedly dismantled Country R’s main base in City D. Old Xue praised her even more highly.
Last night, after the attack on the Governor of Jiangcheng, Tang Li approached Old Xue to plan the third operation against Country R, and Old Xue was naturally very willing to cooperate.
He also wanted to see what kind of impact this young girl could create this time.
Returning to last night, after Tang Li had secured her clone in a specially made cabinet within the RV, her consciousness returned to her main body.
The urgency to return stemmed from her learning of Ishikawa's plan!
The Country R branch of the Holy Light organization had two main groups of operatives lurking in Country Z.
One group consisted of seeds they had planted long ago, deeply embedded within the system.
They were originally people from Country R who had assumed the identities of Country Z citizens and grown up in Country Z. As such, they were their own people, naturally very loyal.
The other group was comprised of individuals bribed with the longevity serum, mostly maintaining a transactional relationship.
After all, the longevity serum was extremely precious and could not be used on those at the lower rungs of society. Moreover, high-ranking officials were not susceptible to threats from Country R, thus only a cooperative relationship was possible.
This was the case with You Xin and his grandfather, who had a cooperative relationship with Country R.
The current acting Governor of Jiangcheng was one of the seeds cultivated by Country R from a young age.
Ishikawa's original plan was quite simple: find an opportunity to attack high-ranking officials in the Jiangcheng Governor's Mansion, eliminate other key figures, and leave only their seeded acting governor.
Concurrently, they would have You Xin, who had a cooperative relationship with them, transferred to Jiangcheng to ensure their seeded governor could smoothly take over, allowing them to control Jiangcheng from behind the scenes.
However, before Ishikawa could find an opportunity to act, Tang Li had already captured their main base in City D, and his identity had been exposed.
While on the run, Ishikawa discovered that those they had bribed were spreading rumors to save themselves.
Furthermore, news of the impending earthquake had already spread.
Ishikawa, after careful consideration, decided to take a gamble.
He planned to execute the original plan amidst the chaos of the earthquake, simultaneously framing Tang Li and her group, and using the opportunity to purge the Jiangcheng officialdom.
This led to everything that happened today.
This plan was only discovered by Gaoqiao, who was controlled by Wu Qing and Feng Hua, after its completion. Gaoqiao then relayed the information to Tang Li.
Consequently, Tang Li's consciousness returned to her main body, and discussions began on how to counter Ishikawa's plan.