What he needed to do was examine the autopsy report.
As early as three days ago, when they arrived at the scene and found the drug trafficking gang in a miserable state—five dead and one injured—Yu Jianhong had beco curious about the cause of their deaths. What on earth happened to make them die so strangely? Now that the autopsy results were available, he naturally wanted to examine them thoroughly.
He opened the autopsy report.
What caught his eye was the leader, whose chest had been blown open by a single punch from Zhang Beixing, leaving only his lower half.
[Autopsy Report: No gunpowder residue detected on the deceased's body; no injuries from sharp weapons found on the deceased; primary damage concentrated at the center of the thoracic cavity, with peripheral damage suspected to be collateral from a powerful impact. Multiple bones fractured; internal organs severely damaged by an unknown impact.]
[Cause of Death: Suspected kill by a single strike from a non-gunpowder explosive blunt instrunt!]
???
Seeing this autopsy result, Yu Jianhong was bewildered.
What the hell? Killed by a non-gunpowder explosive blunt instrunt in a single strike? Are you even looking at what you wrote? The damn thing exploded, and there's no gunpowder? How is that even possible!
Yu Jianhong's expression turned grim, and he questioned the competence of the dical examiner. However, he then recalled that the forensic expert who conducted this autopsy was the most authoritative in their military region and wouldn't make such a rudintary error. With this, Yu Jianhong beca increasingly suspicious and uncertain.
He flipped to the next page.
What t his eyes was a headless corpse.
This was the man Zhang Beixing had killed before Huo Honghao and the others arrived.
[Autopsy Report: No new injuries observed on the body; the cranium suffered a severe, unknown impact. Based on skull fragnts scattered at the scene, it is suspected the deceased's head suffered an explosive, powerful blow at close range. No gunpowder residue or sharp weapon injuries were detected on the cranium.]
[Cause of Death: Suspected head obliterated by a single strike from a non-gunpowder explosive blunt instrunt, causing instant death.]
"Here we go again!"
Seeing this remarkably similar cause of death, Yu Jianhong's expression beca utterly strange.
He hurriedly flipped through the remaining pages. He discovered that among the five corpses, only one had died from a gunshot wound. As for the others, they were either killed by a 'non-gunpowder explosive blunt instrunt,' or their heads had suffered severe trauma, their brains reduced to mush.
The manner of these people's deaths could be summarized in two words: Outrageous!
After reviewing all the causes of death, Yu Jianhong rubbed his temples and couldn't help but mutter, "This is utterly preposterous!"
This completely transcends the destructive power of any firearms or bladed weapons within my understanding! How on earth was this accomplished? Could what Huo Honghao told that day actually be true?? This thought surfaced in Yu Jianhong's mind, making him suspicious and uneasy, but he quickly dismissed it. That's impossible. How could re Human strength be so formidable?
Just then, RING RING RING—
An urgent telephone call from the desk interrupted Yu Jianhong's train of thought.
Yu Jianhong glanced at the caller ID; it was the Deputy Chief of their 'Southern Battle Zone.' He quickly answered, "Hello, Chief. This is Yu Jianhong. What are your instructions?"
"Hello, Colonel Yu Jianhong. The annual assessnt period is fast approaching. How are the preparations in your Southern Cloud Military Region coming along? I hear from my subordinates that you haven't submitted your report yet?"
"Assessnt?" Yu Jianhong was montarily stunned by the word. Then, as if rembering sothing, his expression changed slightly.
The assessnt the Deputy Chief ntioned was formally called the 'Great Xia Military Annual Armants Assessnt.' Held annually, its purpose was to evaluate the designated tiers of Great Xia's weaponry. This information would then be archived, and the database updated yearly, enabling effective statistical analysis, classification, and alignnt with international standards.
Weapons are graded based on their destructive power, areas of application, and effective kill radius. Great Xia handles weapons of different tiers in distinct ways.
The lowest is D-Tier. Weapons in this category are typically portable and possess limited destructive power. For example, the Type 92 pistol, composite bows, and various cold weapons all fall under this tier.
Above D-Tier are submachine guns, rifles, and sniper rifles. A tier higher still includes main battle tanks, bombers, and the like.
The highest tier, SSS, currently encompasses only strategic armants such as nuclear and hydrogen bombs.
Beyond SSS-Tier are natural disasters, but these are not currently included in the military armants assessnt because, with current Human technology, no Weapon exists that can artificially induce such phenona.
The reason assessnts are held before mid-January each year is that all major military regions have weapons research and developnt departnts. The assessnt serves as an opportunity to review the performance of the latest weaponry developed annually and record these findings.
Moreover, this assessnt isn't unique to Great Xia. It's actually a globally common military practice. Every sovereign nation with independent military capabilities conducts corresponding assessnts annually.
The objectives are twofold: first, to effectively compile statistics and update archives; second, to prepare for potential warfare by enabling data retrieval on various offensive armants and an assessnt of their threat levels, which can then be categorized into different strike classifications.
Ordinarily, Yu Jianhong would have long since prepared and submitted the armants assessnt list for the Southern Cloud Military Region. However, due to the recent drug trafficker incident, his attention had been entirely consud by that matter, causing him to overlook this duty.
"Hello? Hello? Yu Jianhong, why the sudden silence?" As Yu Jianhong was lost in thought, the Deputy Chief, noticing the prolonged silence on the other end, inquired.
Hearing this, Yu Jianhong snapped back to his senses. He knew the importance of the annual armants assessnt and realized he had been severely derelict in his duty. He quickly tried to recover, saying, "Chief, I'll imdiately…"
He was about to say he would send the list over right away. But then, the autopsy report he had just reviewed flashed through his mind. Yu Jianhong hesitated. After a mont of internal struggle, he finally asked, "Ah, Chief… regarding this armants assessnt… can a 'Human' participate?"
The Deputy Chief was taken aback. "What Human? Is that a designation for a new Weapon?"
Yu Jianhong replied awkwardly, "No, I an a literal Human. A person."
The Deputy Chief was dumbfounded. ???
The Deputy Chief snapped, "What utter nonsense are you spouting?"
The Deputy Chief beca indignant, believing Yu Jianhong was deliberately provoking him. I've been in the Southern Cloud Military Region for so many years! How could I not know what an armants assessnt entails? And he has the gall to ask if a 'Human' can participate? Is he trying to make a fool out of ?
"Yu Jianhong, do you honestly think a Human can participate in the assessnt? Is a Human a Weapon or piece of military equipnt?"
"Chief, what if… what if it's a 'Humanoid Weapon'…"
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