Guangdong Military Region.
Major General He Yu, the overall head of the temporarily established Problem Resolution Command Center, looked with surprise at the submarine displayed on the screen.
It had been nearly an hour since the submarine surfaced.
Strangely,
The situation of this submarine could not be investigated clearly.
They had also scanned the interior of the submarine with various professional equipment.
But the conclusion was:
This submarine indeed possessed stealth capabilities.
If it hadn't voluntarily surfaced and deactivated its stealth mode, currently, Great Xia's sonar radar… no, to be precise, the world's most advanced radar and sonar would not have been able to detect the submarine's operational traces.
But,
This made Major General He Yu even more puzzled. m..oΓg
From a technical standpoint—
Such an advanced submarine was not nuclear-powered?
From a strategic standpoint,
If this submarine had hostile intentions, there would be no need to deliberately surface and allow them to discover it, as submarine warfare primarily relied on surprise attacks.
But,
If this submarine had no hostile intent,
Why was there no reaction until now?
Logically, surrounded by military personnel who had arrived at the scene, the submarine's crew should have appeared immediately.
However, there was no sign of attack, nor any intention to reveal themselves and communicate. This stalemate was not a solution.
…
It wasn't that Meng Hao didn't want to come out.
It was simply that he had encountered a problem.
Before setting sail, all parameters of the submarine had been tested, and it was certain that there would be no issues during underwater navigation.
However,
Due to the immense underwater pressure,
Meng Hao had never imagined that
after reaching land, the screw threads of the hatch would get stuck.
While the Guangdong Military Region was pondering what grand move he was making, the actual situation was that Meng Hao's hatch was stuck and completely unopenable.
This was truly embarrassing.
It was like—
Having arrived at your doorstep, only to realize you forgot your keys, and the door wouldn't open.
As for Meng Hao ignoring the attempts to connect by the troops who first arrived around the submarine—
This was also quite normal.
Meng Hao was currently stuck at the hatch, trying every possible way to get out.
After waiting for two to three hours,
He was utterly unable to open the hatch.
Meng Hao could only temporarily return to the bridge's cockpit.
It was only then that he discovered continuous calls coming in.
"Damn it."
"My brain is really messed up."
"If it can't be opened from the inside, it can be opened from the outside."
"Since I'm already on my own country's territory, why worry about not being able to get out?"
For safety reasons, Meng Hao, who had not activated the radio transceiver, finally received the first signal.
"This is Guangdong Military Region. Please state your intentions… I repeat, this is Guangdong Military Region. Please identify yourself and state your intentions…"
As the radio transceiver was activated,
Meng Hao almost shed tears of joy.
After more than half a year.
He finally heard the familiar native accent.
He paused for a moment.
Stabilizing his emotions,
He then spoke calmly.
"Signal received. This is Meng Hao… Repeating, signal received. This is Meng Hao. I have no malicious intent… I need help!"
…
Major General He Yu, head of the Guangdong Provisional Command Group, had been constantly in his office.
Until he heard the call.
"The other party is finally responding, and judging by their tone, they are indeed a Great Xia person…"
"Strange, when did our Great Xia develop such an advanced stealth submarine, and our military region had no prior knowledge of it…"
"Wait, ask him to say his name again…"
He Yu's attention had been entirely focused on the submarine.
After a few moments of reflection, he suddenly realized.
The person said his name was Meng Hao.
"Connect the line to the other party directly through me…"
"Hello, did you say your name is Meng Hao? Which Meng Hao?"
He Yu's eyelashes twitched.
He suddenly remembered someone who had once shaken the nation, yet had disappeared from Great Xia's land again.
Meng Hao.
That Meng Hao.
The Meng Hao who was considered a national scientific treasure by the high command of the Great Xia military, but had then defected and fled to the United States?
The turmoil Meng Hao had caused had swept through the entire Great Xia.
Furthermore, Meng Hao's betrayal had not only made him an object of scorn for the whole of Great Xia but had also thrust Great Xia into the global spotlight, becoming a global laughingstock.
Could it be.
That the Meng Hao inside the submarine was the same person as the Meng Hao who had already defected?
"It seems there are indeed many people named Meng Hao in our Great Xia."
"My name is Meng Hao, the CEO of Huarong Technology in Shilin."
Meng Hao was somewhat at a loss for words.
He currently did not know the identity of the other party.
However, in response to He Yu's inquiry, he provided an opening statement that best proved his identity.
"Is it really you?"
"Didn't you defect?"
"The entire Great Xia knows you defected to the United States."
Upon hearing that it was indeed the Meng Hao from Shilin,
He Yu regained his composure and immediately asked his most pressing question.
After all,
The entire Great Xia knew that Meng Hao had defected.
Now, Meng Hao suddenly appearing,
He had no idea whether Meng Hao had had a change of heart and returned to his motherland, or if he had some other hidden agenda.
"That was all a conspiracy by the United States. I never betrayed our Great Xia from beginning to end…"
"Get me out first. I was detained by the United States for half a year and then spent more than half a month underwater. I was so bored…"
Meng Hao began to complain.
He Yu was stunned.
He dared not be negligent in the slightest.
"Mr. Meng Hao, I sincerely apologize. This is a matter of great importance, so I must be cautious…"
"However, getting you out should not be a problem. May I ask what assistance you require…"
Meng Hao immediately recounted the incident of the hatch being stuck.
Major General He Yu did not delay and immediately ordered his subordinates to assist Meng Hao in exiting the submarine.
Even,
While assisting Meng Hao in his predicament, he immediately reported to Great Xia Military Headquarters.
Meng Hao.
Had he returned?
Was he friend or foe?
How he should be dealt with would naturally be decided by the higher authorities.
…
One had to admit.
The quality of the submarine, the Gui (Angelica) Submarine, that Meng Hao had built was exceptionally robust.
Even with the assistance of various large equipment,
It took nearly an hour to extricate him from the submarine.
Meng Hao leaped out of the submarine as if he were ancient.
Ah.
The sky was so blue.
The sea breeze was so fresh.
The Great Xia compatriots with curious expressions were so cordial.
Meng Hao spread his arms, embracing the blue sky, white clouds, and the vast ocean, and shouted loudly.
"Motherland, I have finally returned!"