In the brightly lit Pri Minister's office, the air was filled with a repressive atmosphere. Everyone was silent, intentionally or unintentionally scrutinizing the Major General. The Pri Minister also looked at the Major General with a dark expression, as the Major General's words vaguely hinted at a coup. The Pri Minister had to be wary of the army the Major General controlled. This army had just participated in quelling the palace unrest, its morale was high, and its combat power was astonishing. There was no other force in the entire Capital City that could match it.
Previously, the Pri Minister did not know that the Major General he was focusing on nurturing turned out to be a Kaga Ninja. A few days ago, the Major General revealed his identity and proposed a desire for cooperation. The Pri Minister, considering the benefits, agreed. Gaining the loyalty of the Kaga Ninja while monitoring the royal power was a win-win situation, and things were progressing very smoothly. Unexpectedly, this incident arose.
"Honorable Pri Minister, please give a chance. If it doesn't succeed, I am willing to accept any punishnt." The Major General gambled his future and hopes, for the Kaga Ninja, and for his own future. The Major General knew very well that there was no retreat, only forward charging.
"Ridiculous, you're joking with thousands of hostages. Can your one head calm the anger of the families of thousands of hostages? Can it restore the country's prestige?" soone shouted discontentedly.
"What if it succeeds?" The Major General turned around displeasedly and stared coldly at the person speaking.
"Stop arguing, let think about it." The Pri Minister shouted discontentedly, fully aware of the Major General's intention, which was nothing more than having the Kaga Ninja act. Upon careful thought, the Pri Minister realized that doing so also benefited him—success would bring credit to himself, and failure would allow him to push the bla onto the Kaga Ninja and relieve the Major General of his duties. If he didn't agree, who knew what extre actions the Kaga Ninja and Major General might take?
"Honorable Pri Minister, ti waits for no one. I am willing to pledge with a military order." The Major General urged.
"You may, but you cannot act under a public identity. Besides, I need a backup plan." The Pri Minister said coldly, looking at the Major General, his face stern as frost.
The Major General nodded understandingly and said, "Give an hour. If I do not succeed within the hour, Yuanfei Zuo and Shijing Kong's grandson will be in your hands, along with my apologetic head. The action will not be done in the na of the governnt; you can say it's organized by a civil group or a society. Rest assured."
"Very well, I give you an hour. Neither the police, the army, nor the military police can be mobilized. Should things work out, I will bestow upon you the rank of Lieutenant General." The Pri Minister said satisfyingly, making a promise to the Major General.
The two nodded at each other in tacit understanding, neither breaking the silence. The Major General turned and hurried away, while others looked at each other and finally turned to the President. The intelligence chief cautiously asked, "Pri Minister, how should we coordinate?"
"Thoroughly investigate everything about Yuanfei Zuo, and I an everything. You have only one hour, after which you are to report back to . Moreover, you must locate Yuanfei Zuo and Shijing Kong's grandson, but do not take any action without my command. If you can't handle this, don't bother seeing again. Go." The Pri Minister said coldly.
Everyone imdiately guessed the Pri Minister's intentions and psychology, nodding in understanding before leaving.
The Major General left the Pri Minister's Residence, drove to the palace, parked the car, and got out. The hidden Ninja around saw the Major General and went back into hiding without coming up to stop him. The Major General walked inside with familiarity, arriving at a room and knocking on the door.
The door was opened by Yuanfei Zuo, dressed in a kimono with a white cloth bound, holding a sword in his hand and sweating profusely, looking as if he had just finished practicing with the sword. Yuanfei Zuo was surprised to see the Major General and asked, "What is this?"
"An incident happened." The Major General, seeing Yuanfei Zuo did not know what was happening outside, quickly explained the situation, making Yuanfei Zuo's face grow somber. Finally, the Major General added, "I've fought for this opportunity. This ti is a hurdle—either we succeed or we sacrifice all for this cause. Please make a decision."
"You've done a lot. Give a few minutes to think." Yuanfei Zuo said solemnly, lowering his head and beginning to ponder, pacing the room without a clue. After a while, an image of Luo Zheng suddenly flashed through Yuanfei Zuo's mind, and he was suddenly startled, suddenly realizing, saying, "It seems this is the Counterattack Plan that person orchestrated against us."
"Do you an Huaxia Country?" The Major General asked suspiciously.
"Yes. He can't find ; directly attacking the palace would expose his identity. The best way is to sow discord between and the governnt, having the governnt deal with . Truly a clever tactic; it seems I've underestimated his capability." Yuanfei Zuo said coldly.
"If it's confird to be them, that's good. Just publicly reveal their identity and let Huaxia Country handle it." The Major General imdiately suggested upon hearing this.
"There's no substantial evidence; it's all personal conjecture. If you really do this, no one can bear the wrath of Huaxia Country. An accusation of slander would be severe for both of us, and even the Pri Minister wouldn't dare take such a risk lightly. Even if we have proof, Huaxia Country can deny it, claiming it as individual behavior irrelevant to the state—these are the unspoken rules, did you forget?" Yuanfei Zuo retorted discontentedly, "Don't forget that the entire matter has Hook involved; previously, Hook issued accusations against our country. Now, it seems like this is an enormous plan, each ring connected to the next. But, I can't guess their intended purpose."
"Now it seems it's targeted at our Kaga Ninja." The Major General said frustratedly.
"No, we have no grudge, and they didn't even know about the existence of the Kaga Ninja before. They are soldiers; soldiers fight for national interests. They should be targeting the Ninja, all Ninja." Yuanfei Zuo suddenly understood all the critical points and said angrily, "Such a plot, using us to attack Shijing Kong from the start, now impersonating Shijing Kong to attack us. Originally, we thought our Kaga Ninja were the biggest winners, but now it seems they are the final victors."
"What do we do now? I promised to resolve the issue in an hour, otherwise, you are also aware of the consequences—our newly rising Kaga Ninja will face a life and death crisis." The Major General impatiently urged.
"Just do as you said. Gather all Ninjas and raid the airport. They don't have many people; I know there are around ten snipers, at most thirty people. Let's infiltrate from all sides. How many can they fend off? We are Ninjas, not Governnt Army; we don't need to worry about them using hostages to threaten. It doesn't matter if a few hostages die. Go, I'm waiting here for your good news." Yuanfei Zuo said coldly, making the final decision.
"Understood." The Major General responded seriously with a solemn expression, turned, and hurried away.
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