Chen Hao
Chapter 400 To Survive, You Must Scheme
The arrangements of fate are always unexpected. Three minutes later, when Bai Jingyan, using satellite imagery, re-established communication and saw Li Tianran standing with Professor Nan on the video screen, his expression was quite something.
"You..." Bai Jingyan opened his mouth, hesitated, and finally laughed.
How could he have imagined that his teacher would now be following Li Tianran? Thinking of his conversation with Professor Nan just now, he suddenly felt a little ridiculous.
Without exchanging pleasantries or expressing emotion, Li Tianran went straight to the point: "I urgently need that uranium! Is there a way to get it? The sooner the better!"
"Although Sonan has successfully taken the throne and I have great power in Murphyla, I need time to fully establish myself and undermine Sonan..." Bai Jingyan said, "The gift I promised you, the resources of the entire Murphyla, may take a little time."
"But if it's just the uranium, I can arrange something, but I need your cooperation."
Li Tianran listened to Bai Jingyan's words and asked, "Are there any difficulties?"
"The difficulty is that our coup has angered Russia. We are preparing to use these materials to quell Russia's anger, otherwise, if they really launch two intercontinental missiles, our new regime will collapse on the spot." Bai Jingyan said, "These nuclear materials absolutely cannot have problems within Murphyla."
"You mean..."
"Three days later, Sonan will send someone to load these nuclear materials onto a transport ship. We..." Bai Jingyan lowered his voice and explained his plan in detail.
Li Tianran raised his eyebrows after listening, and said after a moment of silence, "Isn't this a bit risky?"
"Walking between powerful countries is inherently risky... If we only wanted the nuclear materials, we could just take them and completely ignore Russia's reaction! But if we want both the nuclear materials and the resources within Murphyla, then we need more careful planning." Bai Jingyan pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses and said, "We need to achieve our goal and prevent Russia from venting its anger on Murphyla!"
Li Tianran was silent for a moment, then said, "Do as you say."
That evening, Bai Jingyan and Li Tianran had a long conversation. After this exchange, Li Tianran completely re-established their alliance.
After all, for someone like Bai Jingyan, who was willing to give Li Tianran a small country as a personal favor, the current bounty on Li Tianran in the world was not enough to tempt him.
There are always people who do not change their original intentions because of profit.
...
Not long after cutting off contact with Li Tianran, Bai Jingyan went to Sonan's office.
Sonan still had complete trust in Bai Jingyan, the great hero who planned the coup. Since taking office, he had shared almost all information with him.
"Mr. President, I have a suggestion regarding the uranium transportation plan." Bai Jingyan said very seriously, "We should contact Russia and ask them to send a guard to transport these precious materials with us to ensure nothing goes wrong."
Sonan was stunned for a moment, then grinned and laughed, "Bai, you don't need to worry at all! The two countries between Murphyla and Russia are almost a wasteland, and there are no powerful military organizations at all. Moreover, we hardly used any troops in this coup. Our troops can safely deliver these precious materials to Russia."
"Mr. President, what I'm worried about isn't other forces..." Bai Jingyan said softly, "Our coup has caused Russia to lose a vassal state. Although they have superficially agreed to accept our compensation, who knows what they are thinking?"
"If our transport fleet has an accident on the way, the presence of a Russian guard can at least prove our innocence."
"After all, in the current world situation, we small countries must be careful when dealing with powerful countries, like dancing on the tip of a knife. One wrong step and we will be wiped out."
Sonan thought for a moment, greatly moved, and nodded repeatedly, "Bai, you are still the most thorough. I will contact the Russian Foreign Ministry now..."
At this moment, the back door of the office opened, and several scantily clad women walked in, one after another, with charming postures.
Bai Jingyan's gaze lingered on these women for a moment, then moved away.
Sonan saw the change in Bai Jingyan's expression, laughed, and pushed two women over, saying, "Bai, if you want these women, you can take them all!"
Bai Jingyan chuckled and shook his head.
"Bai, you are excellent in both ability and other aspects, but your personality is too rigid!" Sonan laughed, "The end of the world may come at any time, and maybe the entire human race will be destroyed! In this world situation, what is the point of seizing power and authority? Isn't it just to revel and release our nature to the fullest?"
Bai Jingyan stared at Sonan's face for a long time, then smiled, "You are right."
...
"Do you think... there really are parallel worlds in this world?"
The next morning, at the dining table, Yuan Wen held a rice bowl and suddenly asked this seemingly irrelevant question.
Li Tianran's expression remained unchanged, and he asked softly, "Why do you ask that?"
"I don't know, I just have a feeling... Do you know about muscle memory?" Yuan Wen said, "For a place you've lived in for a long time, the feel of an object, the resistance generated when turning a doorknob, after many contacts, you will develop muscle memory."
"When you develop muscle memory for an item, even if your brain doesn't react, your body will unconsciously make the corresponding movements."
"But I found that I don't have any muscle memory for this castle."
"Whether it's turning the doorknob or using the faucet, I don't have that feeling."
Li Tianran's heart skipped a beat when he heard this.
His expression remained unchanged, and he said casually, "Muscle memory requires long-term training. How long have we lived here? Maybe it just hasn't formed yet... By the way, why did you suddenly think of asking this?"
"Last night..." Yuan Wen said.
"I'm full." Qin Yiming suddenly put down his rice bowl and walked out of the living room quickly.
Li Tianran glanced at Qin Yiming's back and noticed that his walking posture was strange. His thighs were clamped tightly, and his calves were moving very fast...
"The way he's walking these few steps, he looks like an old eunuch..." Li Tianran muttered.