Modu, Municipal Government Compound.
Inside a spacious, brightly lit office.
Modu's party secretary, Wang Hongtao, leisurely sipped a cup of the finest Big Red Robe tea.
After returning from the naval base, he had immediately instructed his secretary to announce that overwork had made him ill and that he needed time off to recuperate.
No visitors, no phone calls, no official business.
The sky could fall, and it would have nothing to do with him.
The Xu Family's fury? The storm at the naval base?
Let someone else worry about it!
Wang Hongtao was just a "patient" now.
Thud, thud, thud!
Hurried footsteps, frantic enough to betray panic, came from outside.
Bang!
The office door flew open. His secretary stumbled in, face white as paper and forehead slick with cold sweat.
"Secretary Wang, something terrible's happened! Something huge!"
Irritated at the interruption, Wang Hongtao frowned, set down his teacup, and snapped, "What's all this panic? Get a hold of yourself!"
"Didn't I tell you? I'm on sick leave! Even if the sky falls, don't bother me!"
He picked up his cup for another sip.
"Secretary Wang!"
Xiao Zhang's voice cracked as he nearly threw himself against the desk. "This is... worse than the sky falling!"
With trembling hands, he held his tablet up to Wang Hongtao.
Wang Hongtao shot it an impatient glance.
One glance was enough to freeze him.
A glaring crimson filled the screen!
At the top were three blood-red characters, written with wild flourishes and radiating killing intent. They seemed to hold some terrible power, freezing the blood in his veins!
[Supreme Military Command]
Wang Hongtao stared at the text, his eyes bulging as though they might burst from their sockets!
He was not in the military, but how could a man in his position