Chapter 340: The Trump Cards of Yenir

Yenir..

We will definitely help you explain the situation to the Military, and we’ll prove you right!

That’s right, Yenir! At worst, we’ll claim that we blew up the East Sea—and killed the people ourselves!

Those scum deserved to die! Why should the Military hail them as heroes? This is downright shady!

I won’t stand for it either! How dare they sully our name!

Inside the silent cabin, the tension became unbearable and the group finally burst out in sorrow and rage.

Inside the cargo plane, the Military Awakeneds seated opposite them glared like prison guards, as if terrified they might escape. A few team members felt an overwhelming sense of humiliation.

They’d just won a victory in the recent battle simulation, bringing honor to the nation. They even rescued a million survivors in the East Sea afterward! They might not have achieved the impossible, but surely they deserved better than this treatment!

Why should we trust whatever those people say about the Military!

Who are they?! They’re the Special Operations Group, chosen through rigorous trials!

If any military unit has the strictest selection and pays the highest price, it’s them! They answer directly to the highest command and confront the enemy head-on!

Not to mention…

The entire squad had learned of the accusations against them in the meeting an hour earlier.

The charges: stealing supplies, maliciously killing the garrison, premeditatedly murdering officials, imprisoning a Committee Member, and forcefully breaching classified areas in violation of Military orders!

In total, there were eight charges! These allegations not only erased their achievements but also pinned the credit for the East Sea rescue on those rotten insects who had fallen!

Such twisted facts and a perverse sense of justice nearly drove Ming Luo and the others to charge in recklessly!

If it hadn’t been for Minister Zhao’s protection, those soldiers would have already stripped them of their gear and taken them into custody!

Watching Ming Luo and the others brim with indignation, Yenir remained calm, his expression unreadable.

Ming Luo and his comrades might be battle-hardened, but their grasp of politics was painfully limited.

The higher-ups didn’t buy into these charges—it was merely that various factions were clashing behind the scenes, leaving Zhao Hongtu and his men at a disadvantage.

In this world, history is written by the victors.

If Lu Tianming’s forces completely overpowered Zhao Hongtu, Yenir wouldn’t be able to produce any evidence proving he had to blow up the East Sea…

Then these charges would naturally stick and, like spoils of war, be used to compensate those “people.”

Often, fairness or justice isn’t what matters; it’s all about balance, the bigger picture, and profit…

For a nation, when push comes to shove, anyone can be sacrificed or discarded.

If Yenir wins, everything will flip in an instant. Lu Tianming and his cronies’ clumsy accusations will turn into a knife pointed at them.

Frankly, uncovering the truth behind charges of theft or malicious murder of officials would be a walk in the park.

These guys are nothing more than expendable cannon fodder, ready to be tossed aside and used as scapegoats at any moment.

If Yenir were truly just an eighteen-year-old, he might well be unseated without warning—but…

He silently glanced out the suspended window; beneath rapidly drifting clouds, he could just make out scattered lights on the ground.

The Capital. We’re almost there.

Yenir let out a soft laugh as he casually scanned the list provided by Zhao Hongtu.

“You think I wasn’t prepared…?”

He didn’t particularly enjoy playing dirty or wasting time on internal squabbles, but that didn’t mean he wouldn’t do it.

Having risen from the lowest ranks to a high position in his previous life, Yenir found wiping out a whole group of people rather simple… Sure, he might not have the cunning of a seasoned fox, but he wasn’t a pushover either.

Long before blowing up the East Sea, he had recorded every move of those parasites.

Even at the East Sea Experimental Base, he had deliberately preserved certain items as evidence.

With that evidence in hand, he couldn’t care less about the so-called charges.

The only thing that unsettled him was the higher-ups’ rather ambiguous stance. Logically, even if he blew up the East Sea and killed a bunch of people, the Military should have been able to tolerate it.

At the very least, they wouldn’t turn on his allies so quickly.

Especially the order for him to return to the Capital—it was clear something had transpired that he didn’t know about.

He couldn’t shake the feeling that the higher-ups were secretly afraid of him.

He furrowed his brows for a moment, then decided not to dwell on it.

It didn’t matter—he held two trump cards, so no matter what, nothing could truly harm him.

Once the second wave of Sea Beasts arrived, what was blowing up the East Sea? Even if it meant sacrificing all forces there, it would be a tremendous achievement! A Peak Third-Stage Sea Beast leading a massive swarm ashore would strike terror into everyone’s heart!

And that’s not all…

Yenir was convinced that when it came to his other trump card, any attack against him was trivial.

Slander, treachery, breaking Military orders…

When pitted against absolute interests and values, even if he took out Lu Tianming on the spot, the authorities would just turn a blind eye!

No one knew what Yenir had truly gained after emerging from the battle simulation…

That trump card was his unyielding confidence!

“I’ve got battle simulation privileges…”

“A batch of spirit energy ore, so what…”

“What I’ve secured… is an entire world!”

…………………..

Capital Military District, Alternate Airport.

A large group of soldiers clad in black uniforms quickly assembled, surrounding the modest airport tightly. One by one, Third-Stage Awakeneds soared overhead, surveying the area. In the makeshift barrier, a sniper team adjusted their weapons that gleamed with a pale blue spirit energy—clearly not standard issue.

The atmosphere was solemn among the assembling troops. A senior representative, wearing headphones, repeatedly checked his watch and whispered responses into his earpiece.

“Committee Member Lu, rest assured—I know exactly what to do!”

“As soon as that kid disembarks, I’ll take him into custody immediately and escort him directly to…”

“Exactly. The troops are already in place. Without any interference from the Guardians, not even a desperate struggle will help him!”

“Don’t worry; that brat won’t get cocky. He’ll definitely give you some relief!”

….

He looked respectfully.

After the Middle-Aged Man ended communications with a curt nod and a bow, he shot a cold laugh while gazing up at the pitch-black sky.

The wind… was picking up.

It looked as if a violent storm was about to break…

He was the first East Sea representative to stand up at the conference, and beside him were Dongqing and representatives from nearby battle zones stationed in Beijing.

Once Yenir landed, he would show them what Military justice and despair really meant!

“Representative Chen, are we really going to detain Yenir…?”

“Isn’t the Military’s plan to detain him for now? What if he resists and ends up getting hurt…”

Worry etched their faces.

Trailing behind the Middle-Aged Man, an official from the Inspection Group asked in a hushed tone, frequently glancing towards the opposite side.

It wasn’t just them coming to “greet” Yenir; the Special Operations Group, Safety Unit, Military Council, and three other factions had all dispatched representatives to whisk him away immediately.

Even though they were the largest contingent and operated under official orders, there was fear that in the ensuing chaos, Zhao Hongtu’s men might start grabbing by force…

“What’s there to fear? Zhao Hongtu can call in as many men as he wants! If he dares forcibly take Yenir, that would be just fine!”

“In the chaos, it’d be best if he got taken down for good!”

A cruel smile spread across his face.

A deep resentment flashed in Chen Feng’s eyes as he clenched his fists so tightly that his knuckles turned white.

That little bastard who blew up the East Sea had ruined everything for him—his future, his life! And hardly anyone knew that among the forty who died, one was his own brother! The two held positions in the Capital, forging high-level connections, while one built influence in the East Sea, perfectly complementing each other.

Now, everything was lost!

To him, Yenir had singlehandedly crushed all his hard work! With such deep-seated hatred, he wouldn’t hesitate to become Lu Tianming’s sharpest weapon!

Likewise, the other representatives stationed in Beijing exchanged glances filled with barely contained hatred.

They wouldn’t care if more people died in the East Sea, but each of them had significant assets there!

Committee Member Lu had already made his promise…

As long as they put in the effort and waited for the full story on Yenir, the batch of spirit energy ore he brought back would be divided as compensation.

Under the weight of power, they didn’t mind placing a bet!

……

Time ticked by slowly.

A gloomy layer of clouds shrouded the entire sky above the Capital.

At that moment, it was exactly 3 minutes and 6 seconds until the fighter jets landed.

The red countdown marked the final five minutes.