Someone Was Missing!

Just as news of the fire at Nandu Base's research institute broke out, Shangguan Rong had already ordered his men to "invite" every visiting officer of general rank to the conference hall as quickly as possible. The operation was swift and overwhelmingly forceful. Many had not even had time to get dressed before they were dragged here, sitting there bleary-eyed, dazed, and utterly confused.

And it was not even dawn yet!

Shangguan Rong's orders were forceful, and his subordinates acted with even greater speed and decisiveness. Many of the visiting officers from major bases naturally resisted when they were inexplicably "invited" over. After all, no one had ever encountered anything like this before. Yet no matter who they were or how many troops they used to resist, they were all swept aside by Nandu Base's soldiers in a single wave.

This scene once again filled many people with shock. The formidable combat strength and operational efficiency Nandu Base displayed in an emergency fully demonstrated just how powerful this base was and what a colossal presence it was in China.

Yet amid this unstoppable momentum, there was always one exception.

"Report!" Murong Luocheng, drenched in sweat, hurriedly found Shangguan Rong, who had already entered the conference hall. "We can't break into General Chu Han's residence!"

The group that had been forcibly brought to the conference room, still confused, bewildered, and not fully awake, jolted sharply at Murong Luocheng's words. Their drowsiness instantly vanished.

Many people instinctively looked around. When they saw that nearly everyone from yesterday's banquet was present, with Chu Han alone missing yet again, countless thoughts immediately arose in their minds.

Most of them were wondering why Shangguan Rong had summoned them here before dawn.

But a small number of them instantly grasped another implication: Chu Han's subordinates were