Chapter 644: Chapter 643 You’ve Changed
Whoosh~~~
An unmanned combat aircraft streaked through the dark night towards the Jinding Building.
From departure to nearing the building, it took less than five minutes.
"Go!"
Upon spotting the drone, Luo Bin’s spirits lifted, and he rushed towards the helicopter parked on the Sky Platform with Jin Riwen.
The pilots had already boarded the aircraft ahead of time and started it up.
There were a total of two helicopters here, one military fitted with offensive weapons and another belonging to the Jin Family, unarmed.
However, both helicopters could carry over twenty people, which was just enough to evacuate those who had survived.
Leaving a few soldiers to guard the passage to the Sky Platform to intercept pursuers, Luo Bin and Jin Riwen quickly dashed onto the military chopper.
Thankfully, this building was the tallest in the vicinity, which meant snipers from nearby buildings couldn’t lock onto their position for now. They could only initiate an attack once the aircraft took off.
"Go," Luo Bin commanded.
The military helicopter took off.
Yet, just as it ascended, several strong beams of light shone over.
What followed was a barrage of gunfire.
"Return fire, return fire!" Luo Bin roared into the phone in a rage, "Drones, lock onto the enemy’s position, eliminate them, and secure air superiority!"
In reality, there was no need for Luo Bin’s orders; the military chopper had already started to retaliate.
On the other side, the drones accurately scanned for troops ambushed in nearby buildings and initiated precise strikes.
"Ratatat!!!"
Sitting inside the helicopter, everyone could clearly feel the sound of bullets striking the aircraft.
Luckily, no vital parts had been hit.
Unlike in movies, where helicopters are effortlessly shot down by sniper rifles, in reality, such a task is extremely difficult.
However, the enemy might use armor-piercing rounds, which could pose a significant threat to the chopper, and therefore the military helicopter did not linger. After taking off, it quickly fled into the distance.
The snipers arranged by Cui Chicheng on several nearby buildings were now exposed, with two of them being instantly located by the enemy drones and blasted to their deaths in a hail of shells.
With the addition of unmanned combat aircraft, Luo Bin’s side soon gained control of the airspace.
Cui Chicheng, lacking the authority to take command for coordinated operations, had actually arranged the assassination attempt quite well. Unfortunately, he couldn’t compete with the Federation’s special privileges in this area.
Luo Bin could relay a message to the headquarters with just a phone call, commanding the generals to act on his orders, whereas few knew of the assassination attempt initiated by Cui Chicheng in advance, so it received meager support.
Now, watching the helicopter disappear into the distance while being under fire from UAVs, he couldn’t help but scream in frustration.
He had miscalculated!
He had not expected the enemy to react so quickly.
Nor had he anticipated such prompt obedience to Luo Bin’s orders from the headquarters, sending over unmanned combat aircraft in such a short time.
Dammit!
"Evacuate!"
Despite his frustration, Cui Chicheng managed to remain utterly calm and decisively issued the order.
After a safe evacuation, sitting in the car, Cui Chicheng dialed a number.
"Miss Li, our operation failed. The target called in drones and took control of the airspace, managing to escape."
"Are you alright?" a concerned voice asked.
Cui Chicheng hurriedly replied, "I’m fine, the losses to our personnel are minimal, but since we initiated the attack and let the target escape, the subsequent situation will become very severe. We must consider our defense..."
"No, the assassination is just beginning. Now is the start of their nightmare!"
Cui Chicheng was startled and asked in confusion, "Miss Li, what do you mean?"
"Don’t worry, from now on you just need to ensure that the military forces under your control remain firmly in your hands, leave the rest to me."
Cui Chicheng’s heart was shocked, and his face showed an unmistakable expression of amazement.
The matter is handed over to you?
Although the Li Family is the number one financial tycoon family, they could only influence and affect Korea’s economy, but their penetration into the military should still be insufficient, right?
Chaotic times are approaching, and having money is useless; what you need is people, guns.
That great person from the Divine Continent once said, "Power grows out of the barrel of a gun," and in troubled times, not having your own armed forces is not acceptable.
Of course, Cui Chicheng also knew that with their strong financial ability, the Li Family had cultivated many people in the Korea Army and held a certain level of influence.
But he felt that those connections were simply not enough to face such a big situation.
...
Inside a luxurious villa.
Li Xuanyu brought Yang Fei and others back to her private villa.
The villa was heavily guarded; as Yang Fei and the others entered, they were secretly astonished. Each guard emitted a strong aura, with the least of them at the Middle Third Grade of the Energy Transformation Realm, and they were equipped with modern weapons. Each of them had a stern face, clearly machines of war tempered through modern warfare.
It was worthy of the Li Family’s Financial Group, actually maintaining such a private army.
To call it a villa was more like calling it a command center.
In the villa’s second floor, Li Xuanyu did not avoid the five people including Yang Fei, as she opened up a secret room in front of them—the room turned out to be a communication center.
Li Xuanyu spoke candidly with the communication staff, inquiring about the current situation in Seoul.
Through a display screen, Yang Fei and others saw the decapitation operation that had taken place in the Jinding Building just a few minutes prior.
Even some special departments in Qingwa Palace were being monitored.
In front of Yang Fei and the others, Li Xuanyu contacted many people, issuing a series of commands.
With each command, Yang Fei and his companions’ shock grew.
It could be said that everyone had witnessed large-scale events, but at this moment, watching what Li Xuanyu was doing, the five of them couldn’t help but feel everything they had done before was child’s play.
This woman was actually orchestrating many high-ranking officials within Korea’s military and government, conspiring in a staggering operation.
No.
Not conspiring.
But already executing it.
Yang Fei and his companions felt their scalps tingle as they realized they had become entangled in the historical current of Korea.
After Li Xuanyu finished the last phone call, Yang Fei looked up at her and asked, "When you said ’play a big one’, did you mean to include us in your scheme?"
These words were a bit harsh.
Umekawa Taro slightly frowned, but soon relaxed.
Xu Yunshan, Xu Liangyou, and Xu Xiao, the three brothers, radiated a domineering presence, their powerful auras spreading out as they stared fixedly at Li Xuanyu.
The three of them only felt affection for Yang Fei, and although Li Xuanyu was Yang Fei’s friend, if the two sides were to fall out, they would not hesitate to attack Li Xuanyu at the first chance.
Li Xuanyu was taken aback, feeling the deep hostility from the Xu brothers. At the same time, she was inwardly alarmed, her expression turned to one of aggrieved helplessness as she looked at Yang Fei and said, "We have known each other for many years, do you think your sister would scheme against you?"
Yang Fei pondered for a moment, then slowly shook his head.
Li Xuanyu appeared sad and upset, "It seems that after the incident two years ago, you have begun to lack real trust in us, your old friends."
Yang Fei felt somewhat embarrassed.
He felt that the words he had just spoken indeed might have hurt Li Xuanyu’s feelings.
Li Xuanyu’s bright eyes were fixed on Yang Fei as she continued, "You’ve changed. In the past, you would have helped me solve the problem first, irrationally supporting the decisions I made, and only after everything was over would you ask for the reason."
Yang Fei felt a wave of shame in his heart, and he said apologetically, "I’m sorry, it’s... I was too nervous. It’s just that I’ve never seen such a big scene before and was a bit scared."
"Hehe," Umekawa Taro laughed from the side.
Li Xuanyu also smiled, looking at Yang Fei and asking, "So, with this big game I’m playing this time, do you support me?"