Chapter 1 The Dragon City

Around eight o'clock in the morning, Hantang Road, Fugang District.

This was the center of the visiting delegation's activity route. A large number of people, four to five hundred in total, had already gathered here. They were wearing thick winter clothes, braving the biting cold wind, and standing on both sides of the street waiting.

The entire surface of the street and the surrounding buildings on both sides had been cleaned overnight to minimize any traces of the war. Many buildings also had the First District's military flag and district flag displayed in front of them.

From the outside, it looked like a scene of peace and prosperity, with people living and working in contentment, like a bustling metropolis.

But in reality, if you aimed a camera at a place one kilometer away, you would see a large number of dilapidated buildings and ruins left by the war.

The other streets were empty, filled with garbage cleared from this area, creating a foul stench and utter ruin, as if the end of the world had arrived.

The two scenes, one near and one far, seemed extremely disjointed.

At the same time, Kong Zhengwei, with his slicked-back hair, was standing on Hantang Road with a group of the Maintenance Committee members, holding a loudspeaker and addressing the people he had gathered: "After the activity starts later, you don't need to say anything. When the leaders choose a few people's representatives to ask questions, just echo their sentiments. I have written the approximate answers for you on paper. Answer according to what's written on it, no improvising! Also, remember, don't make any overly激动的gestures. When facing reporters, you must smile..."

While Kong Zhengwei was speaking, the supply trucks behind him began distributing various foods, daily necessities, and some simple furniture to each household, placing them in places visible to the recording equipment to create a harmonious scene.

After everything was explained, Kong Zhengwei clapped his hands and said loudly, "Now, everyone, line up and cooperate with the guards for another inspection! No one can have any hard or dangerous objects on them! Not even lighters! You are all veterans of the association, so put on a good show today and don't mess things up. Let's try our best to play the role of refugees. Do you all understand?"

"Understood!"

The people below responded.

A total of 1,500 people participated in this visiting delegation activity. Not one of them was a refugee; they were all defectors developed by Kong Zhengwei, as well as a large number of internal actors found by the Qingyi Bureau.

After Kong Zhengwei finished his instructions, the people lined up to be inspected by the guards.

At the same time, the highest points of all the buildings on both sides of the street, and the details inside each house, including every nook and cranny, even the ventilation ducts and sewers, were thoroughly scanned with detectors to ensure there were no problems.

During this activity, only Commander Wang's own guard regiment accompanied him. All other armed members in the controlled area were not allowed to go to other areas at will, let alone approach the central area of the visiting activity.

Anyone who approached would be immediately regarded as a defector, regardless of their identity, and shot on the spot!

This rule had been explained very clearly before!

All members of Commander Wang's own guard regiment were veterans who had served in the Chinese Legion for at least eight years, and the family background of each person had been thoroughly investigated to ensure there were absolutely no problems.

The meticulousness of this activity was unprecedented, and every dangerous factor was eliminated as much as possible to ensure the safety of Commander Wang and the Foreign Minister.

...

On the street, Kong Zhengwei looked at the orderly crowd and said in a low voice to Kong Zhengqi beside him, "Pay attention to those few people in the front row of the crowd."

"Which ones?" Kong Zhengqi immediately looked over.

"Those who will be interviewed later," Kong Zhengwei pointed out. "Their clothes are too new, not realistic. Change them into some old clothes, but not too dirty, understand?"

"Understood!"

Kong Zhengqi nodded and turned to arrange it.

Kong Zhengwei put his hands behind his back and continued to observe the crowd.

...

Outside Dragon City, in a deserted small town.

Yu Mingyuan sat in a car, holding a phone, and said in a low voice, "Okay, I understand..."

After he hung up the phone, Dai Quan, who was sitting next to him, noticed that his face was not very good and quickly asked, "What's wrong?"

Yu Mingyuan frowned and said, "Yuan Biao's people informed me that the area where they were carrying out their mission was suddenly changed."

Dai Quan couldn't help but worry and said, "Damn, is this kid playing tricks?"

Yu Mingyuan was silent for a long time, then shook his head and said, "Probably not."

Dai Quan said with a worried expression, "What should we do? We must have their support at the location of Number One! Otherwise, it will be very dangerous!"

Yu Mingyuan felt very anxious when he heard this, because he couldn't contact Yao Doudou at all right now. He loosened his collar, lowered his head and pondered for a long time, then said, "The time hasn't arrived yet, Doudou's communicator is turned off. Brother Quan, find someone to find a high point in the outer area, facing the direction of the Number One location, and give him a signal with light!"

"Okay, I understand." Dai Quan nodded. Without delay, he pushed open the car door and walked out alone.

...

The middle section of Southeast Street and Hong'an Road.

On top of the iron tower, Yao Doudou was lying on the cold iron plate, looking at the situation on Hantang Street in the distance through a sniper's observation scope.

"Squeak—"

Just then, the sound of brakes came from his ear.

Yao Doudou quickly adjusted the observation scope and looked downstairs, finding that several military vehicles had stopped on the street below. But those who got out of the car were not Yuan Biao's subordinates in special combat uniforms, but a group of soldiers in military uniforms.

Yao Doudou frowned, feeling an ominous premonition in his heart.

At the same time, on the street below, a black military officer in a neat military uniform walked up to a captain under Yuan Biao and said concisely, "We will take over this area now, you can leave."

The captain had already received the notification of the transfer. He nodded and smiled, "Okay, we'll leave immediately."

After speaking, he turned his head and shouted loudly in the distance, "Brothers, let's go! The higher-ups have issued an order, we're changing places!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the soldiers in special combat uniforms who were patrolling the street immediately moved towards this side and got into the military vehicles one after another.

The captain subconsciously glanced at the direction of the building, also got into the military vehicle, and quickly drove away with his subordinates.

...

On the high tower, Yao Doudou heard the shouts below and his heart sank.

He understood that the other party was deliberately reminding him. But now that they had been replaced, it disrupted all the originally planned plans!