Chapter 279 - 247: Ji Luo’s Lie

Chapter 279: Chapter 247: Ji Luo’s Lie

Yu Dong glanced at the time. 8:44 PM. He had talked to Lin Zhixue for too long and had gone over his schedule.

"Alright, that’s the basic information. As a final bonus, here’s your activation key: the winning numbers for the 9:15 PM Double Color Ball lottery are..."

"Zixue, from this moment on, every single minute and second is critical. You must take this seriously. I’m very much looking forward to seeing your post-apocalyptic luxury goods production line..."

"In the future, you will become a respected leader in the new order."

Lin Zhixue was trembling with excitement after hearing this!

"I will!"

"Oh, right. We had another deal in our past life... I’m taking the eight million you have in your private villa in the North River District."

"No problem! The passcode is..." ℯ

"No need. You already told me in our past life."

After hanging up, Yu Dong saw that it was exactly 8:45 PM.

There was still half an hour until the lottery drawing.

This had been his longest call, and the one where he had given the most detailed instructions. Moreover, Yu Dong planned to call Lin Zhixue again tomorrow to follow up. 𝙛𝓇ⅇ

This was because Lin Zhixue’s situation was unique. She was currently on a cruise ship... unable to attend tomorrow’s meeting, and she wouldn’t be back until Wednesday.

Her initial operations would have to rely on her people on the mainland.

In the last life, Lin Zhixue had confidently said it wouldn’t be a problem, as she had many reliable "sisters." Yu Dong could only look forward to seeing what she would pull off.

By now, the expressions on the trio of brothers were starting to look odd.

Huang Zhiqiang: "Dongzi, this Lin Zhixue... you don’t mean *the* Lin Zhixue, do you?"

Zhao Youcai: "Eight million... We can use that to prepare a lot of supplies. Dongzi, how about I go get it right now? Delays can bring complications."

"Don’t be hasty. I’ll assign tasks in a bit. I still have one last call to make."

At this point, Xufeng had already scribbled a pile of notes in his notebook. After all these phone calls, and ruling out the possibility of it all being an act, he could almost confirm that Yu Dong was a reborn person.

Furthermore, Yu Dong was an extremely clever reborn person, or perhaps a very experienced one. He must have held great authority in his past life to be able to gather the "keys" for so many capable people.

He was eagerly anticipating Yu Dong’s final call.

Because he had seen the name written on the paper.

Qiao Yunliang.

The top commander of the Yanhai City military.

A figure of that stature wasn’t someone his family would necessarily suck up to, as they moved in different circles. But if they ever crossed paths, they would have to treat him with the utmost respect. You couldn’t afford to provoke him. A few phone calls from a man like that would be enough to make his family’s seemingly colossal commercial enterprise tremble.

Yu Dong had saved him for last, and the fact that he kept frowning at the number showed he had reservations.

’Is it because he doesn’t know him well? No... If he can offer this kind of core secret as a key, it proves their relationship must be close, with a certain foundation of trust.’

’Could it be because he’s not sure if he can ’activate’ him? That doesn’t seem right either... With Dongzi’s triple-key method, I can’t imagine any sane person not being convinced. Even if they weren’t one hundred percent certain, they’d have to be at least eighty or ninety percent convinced. And Dongzi is very confident in his system.’

’Then it must be some kind of problem with the relationship between Dongzi and Qiao Yunliang. Is Dongzi afraid of him? Doesn’t seem like it... Dongzi’s feelings toward this man are so complicated. Something major must have happened between them in their past life.’

Xufeng speculated for a moment. If Qiao Yunliang hadn’t died, he would have definitely organized rescue efforts. And a kind person like Yu Dong would have certainly taken the initiative to save people... So shouldn’t they have been good partners?

At this point, Xufeng’s deductions hit a wall.

What exactly was Yu Dong so apprehensive about?

Yu Dong stared at the last name, mentally preparing for a full minute before finally dialing the number.

"Commander Qiao, this is Yu Dong. I know two of your secrets. You should have just finished writing an application for militia training ammunition. The specific quantities for each type of ammo... right now, only you know those numbers, correct?"

Qiao Yunliang glanced around. There was no one there.

Besides, his office was swept for bugs regularly; it was impossible for there to be any cameras or similar devices. His office was full of classified information.

So, who was this caller?

How did he know he had just finished the ammunition request form?

Could it be that rascal Zheng Zhonghu playing a prank?

The ammunition was under his jurisdiction. He was the one who had filed the report during the day to request more training ammo. So if he was staying late to write the application, Zheng Zhonghu could definitely guess what he was doing.

At this thought, Qiao Yunliang snorted. "Yu Dong, put your squad leader on the phone! It seems like you guys in the armory have too much free time. You could all use a couple of laps of night training."

Yu Dong: "I’m not one of Zheng Zhonghu’s soldiers. I’m a reborn person. You just finished your application. Logically, besides you and Zheng Zhonghu, no one should know those numbers. But... what Zheng Zhonghu *doesn’t* know is that you just modified the request yourself, specifically swapping in three crates of 7.62mm armor-piercing rounds from the inventory. That detail... the future you told me."

Qiao Yunliang shot to his feet, paced around his office, then threw open the door and looked outside. The orderly standing guard saluted him.

"Sir!"

"This evening, did you see anyone come by?"

"Sir, report! No one has passed by since you returned to your office after dinner!"

"Go get someone from the information department."

If his two orderlies hadn’t betrayed him, then it meant the caller had the ability to watch his every move... A hidden camera?

Or some other form of high technology?

"Who the hell are you? How dare you tamper with my office... You’ve got a lot of nerve!"