Invasion of the United States

When Kelly's call came through, Xiao Jinlang was leaning back in his worn-out office chair, massaging his temples with a throbbing headache.

As a lower-level director, he had moderate authority. Usually, he just collected some intelligence and wrote reports. When it came to making decisions, it wasn't up to him.

This $400 million procurement project wasn't legitimate anyway; the customs wouldn't pass it. What could a minor director do?

He could only try to appease them.

But Kelly didn't intend to waste words, and directly dropped a bombshell: "There are ten heavy trucks in transit, but they're not just carrying cabinets."

Xiao Jinlang sensed trouble, and immediately asked, "What else besides cabinets?"

Kelly's voice slowed down significantly, "Transporting the cabinets wasn't Victor's main idea; what he really values is 'Apocalypse Creatures'.

But he can't invest in such things in the United States, so he chose to collaborate with your domestic universities. You should already have some understanding of the X Virus. Now he's sending a second gift.

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"What?!" Xiao Jinlang shot up from behind his desk, gripping the phone tightly.

The X Virus? That's a major disaster waiting to happen!

He tried to stay calm, "Ma'am, could you please clarify the situation a bit more?"

Kelly continued, "The space in ten heavy trucks is huge; a hundred cabinets only took up four trucks, the remaining six are all biochemical equipment.

For example, a set of high-parameter flow cytometers. Do you know what these are used for?

They're for AI-driven biological design, 'enhancing human performance', 'brain-computer interfaces', and 'synthetic biomaterials'. Any of these areas could result in numerous research papers.

There's also a high-precision mass spectrometer, which is an excellent tool for developing biochemical weapons, used for analyzing vast amounts of chemical composition data.

But the most valuable items are the accompanying biochemical research software and databases—these took decades of continuous accumulation and are worth much more than those NVIDIA cabinets.

By the way, just the set of biochemical software and databases alone is worth over a billion US Dollars. Victor actually plans to give it to you for free, I even feel sorry for him."

Kelly didn't pause, immediately sending a list of cargo and photos—authentic shots of equipment being packed, high-precision instruments glinting coldly, with detailed parameters marked beside them.

Opening a random photo revealed several sealed containers next to a flow cytometer, labeled "X Virus samples".

Xiao Jinlang finally realized the severity of the situation. His eyelids twitched, and his throat went dry as if filled with sand, "Are these... all from 'Apocalypse Creatures'?"

Kelly snorted, "Yes, 'Apocalypse Creatures' has a secret lab run by an Indian professor named Amir Khan.

These devices and data were originally the professor's startup foundation, but Victor got it all cheap. Now the cargo is on the ocean, are you interested?

If interested, please pick it up within a week. Otherwise, they'll be thrown into the sea."

"Thrown into the sea?" Xiao Jinlang finally broke into a sweat, with only one thought in his mind: "This isn't just about money; it's about lives!

Other equipment tossed into the sea would cost billions at most, but if the X Virus leaks, the consequences are unimaginable."

He hung up the phone, frantically pulling out the secure line to report upwards immediately.

As he pressed the buttons, images of those sealed containers with black warning signs, like death staring at him, filled his mind.

Xiao Jinlang gritted his teeth, cursing inwardly: "Troublemaker, causing chaos wherever he goes, wasn't wreaking havoc in the United States enough? Now he sent a huge 'gift' to us!"

Outside the window, the night was as black as ink, and it was late at night.

He looked up at the clock on the wall, the hands pointed to 1 a.m. If this issue wasn't resolved, he feared he'd never have a peaceful night's sleep again.

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After Kelly's briefing, the threat of a 'biochemical crisis' indeed broke the sky; no one dared to delay any longer.

Especially the academicians who knew the situation; they urgently called the leadership. During internal discussions, two opinions quickly emerged.

One was to notify the United States through diplomatic channels to intercept the incoming X Virus, preventing the worst-case scenario from unfolding.

The problem was, neither Zhou Qingfeng nor Kelly revealed the exact location of the X Virus; it could only be inferred to be west of Hawaii and east of Guam.

But this is a very busy international route, with at least hundreds of commercial ships in operation, making it hard to determine which ship or ships the target was on.

Although this method was the safest, the United States wouldn't be grateful. As for the loss of Zhou Qingfeng, that was an unforeseeable risk.

The other option was naturally to send a ship to intercept, but an ordinary ship wouldn't do. Neither could the personnel be ordinary people.

The proponents of this approach were mainly the academicians with the X project data, acknowledging the advanced biochemical research of the US military from a scientific standpoint.

"Imagine, if the physical capabilities of US military pilots were enhanced by twenty to thirty percent, what would be the outcome? They could design more maneuverable aircraft.

Of course, modern aircraft no longer emphasize maneuverability. Individuals, no matter how strong, can't withstand bullets or shells.

But if their intelligence were also enhanced? Today's scientific knowledge is so extensive that an average person's intelligence is insufficient to grasp top-tier knowledge.