Chapter 515 – High-Stakes Gamble

On the body of this Regimental Commander, Jianqi faintly felt a familiar aura…

…

The situation with the Air Force Corps quickly stabilized. Yuwen Xuan’s swift and decisive actions left them no room to react.

Despite being vastly outnumbered and outmatched, Yuwen Xuan managed to completely take over the Air Force Corps.

A more cautious and careful person might not have been able to pull off such a feat.

Only someone as bold and audacious as Yuwen Xuan would dare to act so decisively while in such a disadvantaged position.

However, he also understood the principle of “the longer the night, the more dreams.” Before the Air Force Corps could react, he had already begun to redeploy personnel and defenses, fully securing control over the Air Force Corps.

…

At this moment, the Falcon headquarters in A City was in an uproar.

“Hey, is the news true? Did we really take down the Air Force Corps?”

An officer, while rushing to the meeting room, grabbed a colleague and asked impatiently.

“No way, we’ve been under the thumb of the Air Force Corps for a long time… Everyone wanted to take them down, but they were too far away, and we couldn’t spare the effort…”

Another officer frowned and shook his head.

“Yeah, a direct assault would cost us too much. The most important thing is survival, not fighting them to the death. Didn’t we discuss this at the last meeting? Cooperate if we can, don’t turn it into a confrontation…” The first officer nodded in agreement, “If we really took them down, what an achievement that would be…”

“Hey, who do you think they’ll send to manage it if we did take them down? Wouldn’t that be like becoming a local warlord?”

“Shh, keep it down. We don’t know what’s going on yet, and you’re already speculating…”

A crowd quickly gathered around them, with everyone eagerly discussing the news, but there was a general sense of skepticism about its credibility.

The Air Force Corps had been a thorn in Falcon’s side for a long time, and they had endured it for just as long.

But to take down the Air Force Corps, how much planning and how many troops would it require?

Yet, in the past few days, there hadn’t been any major movements…

“Ahem, quiet down, the Chief of Staff is here…”

Someone glanced behind them, cleared their throat, and announced.

Everyone immediately fell silent, turning to look down the hallway.

As Su Qianrou, dressed in military uniform, approached, all eyes were on her…

Su Qianrou held a report in her hand, her expression calm and confident.

The previous incident with the stolen test subject had put Su Qianrou in a very awkward position within the Falcon Camp.

The laboratory staff on duty had been completely wiped out, and she hadn’t even managed to catch a single hair of the enemy.

At that time, many people had questioned her abilities and even criticized her handling of the situation in meetings.

There were plenty who took pleasure in her misfortune.

“A woman, and not even a professional soldier, what qualifies her to be the Chief of Staff?”

“Even if we need a high-ranking position to appease the superhumans, it doesn’t have to be her… See, now she’s embarrassed us.”

“Isn’t it just because she’s good with people and has a pretty face that she got the position? Haha… Who actually takes her seriously?”

Su Qianrou had heard plenty of such rumors.

In response, she chose silence. She even kept the incident of her own attack a secret.

Only Li Wei, who had found her at the time, was aware of what had happened.

Revealing the incident wouldn’t earn her any sympathy points; it might even make her situation worse…

However, Su Qianrou didn’t remain idle in her silence.

She strongly supported Yuwen Xuan, helping him become the main force in the construction battle in the quarantine zone of X City, finally stabilizing the position of superhumans within the Falcon Camp…

But when Yuwen Xuan approached her this time, Su Qianrou initially wanted to refuse.

What a joke!

Without intelligence, without preparation, just for his one line, “I need to do something very important,” was she supposed to allocate people to him?!

If anyone else had made such a request, Su Qianrou would have thought they were insane.

But Yuwen Xuan was different; he was inherently a bit crazy…

“Very important… That’s not a sufficient reason,” Su Qianrou pondered for a moment before replying, “What’s the reason?”

“Well… that has to remain confidential.”

Yuwen Xuan tugged at his hair, and a glimmer of clarity suddenly flashed in his usually muddled eyes: “In short, if we lose, just blame it all on me. Everyone in Falcon knows what kind of person I am; no one will seriously hold it against you for the actions of a madman. But if we win, it’s like hitting the jackpot, with benefits so great you can’t even imagine.”

The two of them locked eyes for a moment, and Su Qianrou’s heartbeat suddenly skipped.

Benefits you can’t even imagine?

“Are you saying…”

Yuwen Xuan smiled slightly, turned around, and slowly walked towards the door.

As he passed by the wall, he raised his arm, his fingers slowly tracing along the map of the X City area, stopping at the location of the Air Force Corps.

“Bang!”

With a gentle tap of his knuckle, Yuwen Xuan then walked straight to the door without looking back.

As he grasped the doorknob, he already heard Su Qianrou’s startled voice.

Su Qianrou clenched her fists, staring intently at the spot Yuwen Xuan had just tapped, her breathing becoming somewhat rapid.

She had already guessed the plan…

This was indeed a high-stakes gamble… The question was, to gamble or not to gamble?

Yuwen Xuan was taking all the risks upon himself, but she wouldn’t be entirely free of responsibility.

After all the effort to elevate a superhuman to a high position, if they failed, all previous efforts would be wasted…

The fallout from antagonizing the Air Force Corps, the subsequent punishments, and the mess that would need to be cleaned up…

But all these risks paled in comparison to the potential gains!

“You…”

Su Qianrou bit her lip, remaining silent for more than ten seconds before finally taking a deep breath: “Pick anyone you want. I’ll assign you… to gather supplies.”

Yuwen Xuan paused, a smile tugging at the corner of his mouth.

He twisted the doorknob, whistling cheerfully: “Ling Mo was right to send me to Chief of Staff Su…”

Watching Yuwen Xuan’s silhouette disappear through the doorway, and hearing the door close, the always composed Su Qianrou suddenly collapsed back into her chair…

Time passed very slowly for Su Qianrou…

It wasn’t until today, when she received Yuwen Xuan’s communication request from the Air Force Corps, that Su Qianrou finally allowed herself a smile.

This high-stakes gamble had paid off!

Though she still didn’t know the full story, taking the Air Force Corps without bloodshed was an unprecedented victory for Falcon.

With the quarantine zone in X City newly established and now gaining all the resources and strength of the Air Force Corps…

Falcon’s future suddenly looked incredibly bright!

The only thorny issue for Su Qianrou was that Yuwen Xuan, who had never shown any interest in power, had nonchalantly said over the communicator:

“The Air Force Corps is mine. Hmm… Since I took it, getting me a branch Commander-in-Chief position shouldn’t be a problem, right?”

“A branch leader… If he doesn’t get it, this guy might rebel.”

Seeing the skeptical or expectant expressions of the officers in front of her, Su Qianrou suddenly felt a headache coming on: “This Yuwen Xuan… Is he deliberately trying to get me into arguments?”

However, as she gripped the report in her hand, her eyes became resolute.

Yuwen Xuan had taken the Air Force Corps and become the branch Commander-in-Chief, which was also a victory for Falcon’s superhumans.

For Su Qianrou, it was a great opportunity to balance internal forces.

She glanced at Li Wei, who was by her side, and suddenly said in a low voice, “Remember to close the door later.”

“Huh?”

Li Wei was initially confused, then quickly covered her mouth: “Mhm! Mhm!”

When Su Qianrou showed this look, it meant that the usually easy-going Chief of Staff was ready to lose her temper…

Li Wei patted her rapidly beating heart but suddenly thought of Ling Mo.

It was because of Ling Mo that she had to carry a secret…

When she had finally found Su Qianrou, she had nearly fainted from shock.

Although she hadn’t seen Ling Mo in action, Li Wei knew that the only person capable of such a feat was the guy who inexplicably appeared in A City.

Even the stolen test subject incident was undoubtedly connected to Ling Mo.

She didn’t believe Ling Mo would kill so many innocent people, but he was definitely involved in some way.