The office manager, Chen Xinjie, was a nobody in the Firearms Bureau. Lin Feiyan, who seemed to be powerful, and Luo Yuan, who did not care about anything, were all higher than her. Even an ordinary member of the Firearms Bureau could order her around.
This beautiful lady seemed to be a housekeeper, serving every member of the Firearms Bureau. However, anyone with a little bit of political sense would know that she was an ordinary person who held the highest position in the Firearms Bureau in Hope City. While she was in charge of all the logistics, she was also a semi-public spy in the Firearms Bureau.
She was responsible for reporting the mentality of the Firearms Bureau members, their personal political leanings, and collecting all kinds of useful information.
Of course, she had a good sense of propriety and her personality was gentle. She was not annoying.
"Vice-captain, what a rare guest. Why are you here today?" Chen Xinjie opened the door and said with a smile.
She had a pair of crescent eyes and looked charming when she smiled. However, Luo Yuan was not in the mood to appreciate her beauty. Seeing that she was going to make tea, he quickly stopped her, "Don't bother, I'm here to tell you something important."
Chen Xinjie was stunned. Seeing that Luo Yuan looked serious, she knew that it was not a small matter. She stopped smiling and locked the door, "Vice-captain Luo, please have a seat. What's the matter?"
Luo Yuan then told her about the discovery of the intelligent robot from the extraterrestrial civilization the night before. He even told her the time and location of the discovery.
Different people had different statuses and the weight of their words were naturally different. If it was an ordinary person, Chen Xinjie would not treat it as a joke and would not pay much attention to it. At least, she would have to wait for more evidence.
However, Luo Yuan was a super evolved human and the vice-captain of the Firearms Bureau. His behavior was normal and he did not have any mental illness. His words carried a lot of weight and he would not joke about it.
"Vice-captain, is what you said true? You can't joke about this. "Chen Xinjie opened her mouth and forced a smile.
Luo Yuan knew that she did not really doubt him, she just found it hard to believe. Anyone who heard the news would be skeptical. Luo Yuan looked at her and nodded his head.
Chen Xinjie took a deep breath and said with a heavy heart, "Vice-captain, you might not be able to go out today. This is a serious matter and you might have to go to New Capital City soon."
Luo Yuan nodded. He was mentally prepared for this.
Chen Xinjie picked up the phone in front of Luo Yuan. She hesitated for a moment before making the call. A few minutes later, she hung up the phone. Her forehead was covered in sweat and she looked like she was about to collapse.
She calmed herself down and called the train station to book a ticket.
"We'll take the next train and leave immediately."
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Then, the two hurried to the train station.
Compared to the underground train station in Desert City, the underground train station in Hope City was a few times bigger, especially the freight station nearby, which was almost the size of a few football fields. There were many containers stacked up like a mountain.
Now that the sea transportation had stopped, road transportation was also limited to short-distance transportation. Most of the goods had to rely on the relatively safe underground railway. As one of the main cities of the Reconstruction Area, the daily throughput here was astronomical.
However, compared to the busy cargo, the passenger transport was unusually quiet. There were only twenty to thirty people in the huge waiting hall, and judging from their clothes, most of them were on official business. Such a number of people could not even be compared to the train station of a small county before the apocalypse.
The reason why it was so big was not only to consider the possibility of the situation turning for the better in the future, but also to transport troops.
Luo Yuan looked at it for a while and felt a little pessimistic. It was not easy to get such a good situation, and he did not know how long it would last.
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Not long after, the train arrived at the station. The two of them entered the carriage and sat down. They were silent, each thinking about their own things.
Luo Yuan leaned on the chair and closed his eyes to rest.
Everything that had happened in the past few days had exhausted him. Although his injuries had recovered, he was still troubled. What he had seen the other day had become an unbearable burden that made him breathless. The extraterrestrial civilization had given him too much pressure. No matter how good his mentality was, it was impossible for him to be carefree under such circumstances. This was not something that he could comfort himself by pretending not to see.
Today, he had completely revealed the burden that he had been hiding deep in his heart. He could not help but feel relieved. Even if the sky fell, there would be someone taller to hold it up. However, this was also a form of self-comfort. Even if the reconstruction area knew about it, it would be useless. As an extraterrestrial civilization that could travel through the stars, their technology was far more advanced than that of humans. They could completely crush the reconstruction area. They did not even need to use their full strength. All they needed was a slight push to destroy the reconstruction area.
Suddenly, Luo Yuan felt his palm go soft. He realized that Chen Xinjie was holding his hand tightly, and her body was trembling slightly.
Luo Yuan looked at her and sighed. He held her hand tightly. Even he couldn't handle this matter. As an ordinary person with weak strength, Chen Xinjie was obviously under even more pressure. He didn't even tell Huang Jiahui and the others, as if he didn't want them to bear this kind of pressure that was enough to make them collapse.
Chen Xinjie did not say a word. She lowered her head and remained silent throughout the journey.
The train had been traveling for two hours, and it gradually arrived at the station. Both of them followed the crowd and walked out of the train station. As soon as they walked out, a pungent smell hit their nostrils. Luo Yuan frowned and looked outside.
The New Capital City in front of him was shocking.
On both sides of the city were steep cliffs that were up to 300 to 400 meters high. The entire New Capital City was located in the middle of the gorge. The cliffs were covered with cement and looked gray. It was impossible to tell whether they were man-made or natural.
Other than the narrow passage between the east and west of the gorge, there was no other exit in the entire New Capital City.
It was no wonder that the higher-ups had given up on Hope City and placed the capital here. The conditions here were too good. With the cliffs on both sides, it was easy to defend and hard to attack. One man could hold the pass against ten thousand enemies.
Looking at the shocking scene in front of him, even the haze that had been covering Luo Yuan's heart for the past few days could not help but dissipate.
However, because of the terrain, the air circulation was not smooth. The degree of air pollution in Hope City could be compared to New Capital City.
There was a light fog everywhere, and the sky could not be seen above their heads.
There was a large number of industrial bases, and a large amount of pollution was released every second. The pungent and poisonous gas was everywhere. If one had lived here before the apocalypse, they would not have lived for more than a year.
There was already a small car waiting outside.
The car was a brand from before the apocalypse. After the apocalypse, this kind of family car was no longer produced. It was replaced by all kinds of heavy trucks and armored vehicles. Other than some government vehicles, it was rare to see them on the streets.
Seeing the two of them coming out, a burly man in military uniform came out from the driver's seat and opened the back door. "General Luo, Director Chen, the second chief is waiting. Please get in the car."
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