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Chapter 683 Let the Japanese Step on the Landmine! (First Update!)

"Hello! Now that you have this aircraft carrier, will you take action against the surrounding areas?"

The Japanese reporter's accent was a bit awkward, and the surrounding reporters and others listened intently for a while before they could understand what he was asking.

After hearing this clearly, amusement appeared on the faces of the group.

The people from China all watched him with great interest.

Meanwhile, reporters from other countries were looking at the Japanese reporters and Tan Chuan with amusement, as if they were watching a good show.

All of the actions of those around him were observed by reporters from several Japanese news agencies and newspapers. They all turned their gazes toward the Asahi Shimbun reporter who had inquired, urging him to sit down quickly.

But the Asahi Shimbun reporter didn't sit down. Instead, he continued to look at Tan Chuan with a stubborn gaze, as if to say, "I won't sit down until you explain yourself clearly today."

Upon seeing him like this, a reporter from Kyodo News quickly stood up, smiled at those around him, and said, "He was drunk last night and hasn't sobered up yet!"

He quickly changed the subject and pressed the man back into his chair: "Are you crazy, asking this question at a time like this?"

"Do you think they don't have enough temper?"

He had just finished reprimanding the Asahi Shimbun reporter when, on stage, Tan Chuan revealed a very amiable smile and tilted his head slightly:

"you guess!"

His smile was very kind, at least to others, making people want to get close to him.

But to several Japanese reporters, Tan Chuan's smile was the smile of a devil, a smile that would take them away and kill them in the next second.

The answer you're guessing, in particular, sparks a lot of imagination.

Several Japanese reporters were pondering the meaning of those two words, while reporters from other countries who had clearly heard them lowered their heads and began frantically fabricating news stories.

[The first aircraft carrier in East Asia in the new era is aimed at Japan!]

Japan is about to expand its military, showcasing its status as a developed nation!

[The first aircraft carrier of the new era in East Asia: Where should Japan go from here?]

【Japan……】

While they were engrossed in fabricating news, a Washington Post reporter asked a crucial question: "Where are the other ships in your carrier strike group?"

This question was asked of Tan Chuan on stage. He subconsciously glanced at Lin Yi, then calmly answered:

"This is very simple. Once we have aircraft carriers, other ships will follow suit..."

"Then I would like to ask again, is your country's aircraft carrier battle group comparable to America's?"

"This one……"

"Excuse me……"

A series of tricky questions left Tan Chuan sweating profusely. Only after Tan Chuan finished answering the reporter's questions did the host walk over, take the microphone from Tan Chuan, and rescue him from the predicament.

Lin Yi was very curious about this scene.

After all, this kind of problem shouldn't happen at a time like this.

He looked around and soon spotted Leng Yun in the crowd, who was all smiles. Leng Yun was clapping and echoing the host.

It gave the impression that he hadn't seen what had just happened at all.

Suppressing his doubts, Lin Yi raised his hand and clapped along with the host.

The event concluded with the host's remarks.

The visiting journalists, escorted by professional security personnel, voluntarily left the scene and then voluntarily boarded vehicles to leave.

After the event ended, Lin Yi leaned close to Tan Chuan, glanced around, and asked in a low voice, "Are you hiding something from me?"

"What?" Tan Chuan blinked, asking innocently.

Seeing his expression, Lin Yi rolled his eyes, turned around, and walked towards the dock not far away, towards Leng Yun and the others who were pointing at the aircraft carrier.

The sound of footsteps made the group pointing at the aircraft carrier turn around. Seeing that it was Lin Yi coming, Leng Yun waved to him:

"Come here! Tell everyone about the troubles you encountered when you were making improvements to the steam turbine unit to reduce its weight."

The instant he walked past, Lin Yi instantly transformed into a dramatic character, bursting into tears with snot and tears streaming down his face:

"There weren't many of us back then, and we didn't have any money!"

"We tightened our belts, broke a pancake in half to eat, and tried every possible way to find a way to explore, observe, and learn..."

He got more and more excited as he talked, and towards the end, Leng Yun handed him the thermos she was holding: "Stop talking, have some water!"

While drinking water, Leng Yun shooed the people gathered around her aside, letting them see for themselves, then turned to look at Lin Yi:

"Hey kid, what's up?"

Lin Yi finished his tea, turned his head, searched for Tan Chuan's whereabouts with his eyes, and nodded in the direction of Tan Chuan: "So, what are you guys up to? Can I hear it?"

"Hmm..." Leng Yun kept picking at his stubble with his right index finger, making noises as he did so. After a while, he nodded.
"You certainly can know, after all, there are some things that require your help!"

"Speak, what do you want to know?"

"Today's event? This should be considered an accident, right?" Lin Yi raised his right hand, making a walking motion with his index and middle fingers, and asked curiously.

When he asked about this matter so directly, Leng Yun nodded: "You guessed right, it was intentional!"

Hearing that it was intentional, Lin Yi rubbed his hair in annoyance: "No..."

"The video of today's event will definitely be released later. Aren't you afraid of being criticized?"

"I didn't go on stage!" Leng Yun spread his hands, looking like a rogue. After acting like a rogue, he put his hands behind his back and turned his gaze to the aircraft carrier in front of him.

Lin Yi stepped forward again and stood beside him:

"Old Tan has really been screwed over by you guys!"

"I still don't understand why you guys are doing this."

“It’s a very simple question!” Leng Yun turned his face, smiling, but at the same time he also revealed his white teeth that were tinged with yellow.

The two canine teeth are a bit long, which makes them look somewhat scary.
"During this period, it seems very calm, but in reality, everything is hidden beneath the surface."

According to statistics from the Ministry of Commerce, the export volume of traditional Chinese medicine has increased sharply during this period.

"The number of times customs officers have caught spies and seized all sorts of contraband has increased significantly recently."

"Then there are the anti-smuggling officers. In just the last few days, the smuggling of various biological products has increased significantly."

"Besides, things aren't peaceful along the border either. Those little bastards in the southwest are getting restless, and in the west, those scoundrels we just suppressed are starting to act up again."

"Behind them are either the CIA or those financial tycoons."

If that's the case, it seems understandable.

Lin Yi rubbed his temples and squinted again: "I remember those old bastards are still in Yanjing? Aren't they afraid of dying?" "They all know we won't kill them, so they act recklessly." Leng Yun stretched at this moment and turned back to continue: "Judging from the confessions of those we caught, they all came for the gene serum."

"We can't guard against thieves every day, and since this aircraft carrier just happened to be out, the leaders came up with a terrible idea."

"An idea for a demonstration, but one that fails."

"And the goal is to deceive!"

"Trick some people into doing it!"

"The first meaning is to tell everyone around us that we have an aircraft carrier now, and we are not so easy to mess with."

"Then the second step is to have Tan Chuan answer reporters' questions at the meeting."

“Those tricky reporters will definitely ask all sorts of random questions, and if you can’t answer even one of them, they will form a certain opinion.”

"That's the aircraft carrier. We were forced into putting it out there as a show of force."

"They don't have any real fighting power."

"So, if you were one of those people who wanted to live a long life, what would you do?"

What would it do?
Of course, the best approach would be to find a way to stab yourself in the back, using both carrot and stick tactics, to give yourself a shot first and make yourself look younger.

After putting himself in her shoes for a moment, Lin Yi spread his hands: "Cooperate on the surface, but stab her in the back!"

"Is stabbing someone in the back more dangerous, or is cooperation more dangerous?" Leng Yun asked again.

This question left Lin Yi speechless for a moment.

Because it's difficult to determine whether those who cause trouble are normal or abnormal.

If it were the CIA, their primary objective would definitely be sabotage.

But for the others, it's a 50/50 chance.

Seeing his confusion, Leng Yun had no choice but to explain, "Our show of weakness this time was a deliberate attempt to lead them to pull out their big sticks."

"Given our size, they cannot open a direct battle."

"Then we'll have to do it secretly!"

"If we're going to do it secretly, we'll have to send someone out."

"The thief is hiding; we can't do anything about it!"

"If the thief comes out and we still can't catch him, then that's our problem."

"One death is one death; if too many people die, no one will take the orders!"

"do you understand?"

This explanation can be considered as resolving Lin Yi's doubts.

At the same time, he silently lit a candle for those who were about to arrive.

They're all cunning old bastards!
With his doubts answered, a weight lifted from his heart. His gaze then fell upon the aircraft carrier not far away, and he asked Leng Yun, "When are you going back to Yanjing, Grandpa?"

"Take me with you! I don't have money for a plane ticket!"

Leng Yun stretched and answered Lin Yi's question: "If you don't have an airplane, build one yourself, especially that triangle one of yours. Make it quickly."

"If I could see that thing in my lifetime, I would be happy to die."

"By the way, tell your shipyard to work overtime. This aircraft carrier has already been launched. An aircraft carrier without a carrier battle group can't be called an aircraft carrier; it's just a target!"

Lin Yi felt like slapping himself for making him work so much extra work in just two sentences. He lowered his head and replied listlessly, "Okay! I'll call them later and tell them to work overtime and get it done quickly."

Before he could finish speaking, he felt a hand press on his shoulder, and Leng Yun's voice rang out at that moment:
"Come on, let's go to the aircraft carrier deck to watch the sunset!"

…………

Leng Yun and his group were scheming, while the reporters they were scheming against got off the bus immediately after being taken to the final stop, returned to their respective residences, and copied the photos from their cameras.

They first wrote a press release using these photos, and then sent them to their respective countries' intelligence agencies for analysis to determine if there was anything of value in the photos.

Unsurprisingly, this intelligence ended up in the CIA's possession.

Footage taken by journalists from different countries was posted separately on the wall by CIA agents, organized by country, and other videos were also played separately.

Looking at the people in the videos and photos, as well as the events, Navarro felt that something was off.

It's like a very familiar person suddenly becoming a completely different person.

Although the person is still the same, their expression and actions have changed.

It's become incredibly strange!

He watched the video and photos again, then turned to Dmitri beside him: "Tell me, if an old friend of yours suddenly changed his lifestyle, what do you think that old friend would want to do?"

“They either made money or they’re planning to scam people!” Dmitry looked up and waved the photo in his hand at Navarro: “The Chinese’s behavior this time is very strange and there’s a big problem!”

"My personal advice is to stay away from them and observe them from the sidelines! See what tricks they're going to play, and after a while, once we figure out their tricks, it won't be too late for us to take action!"

“Good suggestion!” Navarro nodded, agreeing with his partner’s approach. He turned to the head of the operations department beside him and gave him instructions:

"Two tasks. The first task is to contact Japan and make the Japanese dance and step on landmines on the heads of the Chinese. Tell them they don't have to go, but don't blame me for being ruthless then."

"The second task is to contact our people in Japan and China and ask them to do everything they can to figure out what the Chinese are trying to do while the Japanese are on the wrong side of the law."

The person in charge noted down the two tasks, then bent down and left the room.

A few minutes later, Navarro and Dmitri also came out of the room.

Dmitry returned to his office, while Navarro, carrying two photos, headed to the White House.

In the presidential office, Barack looked at the photo of the aircraft carrier in his hand, his expression somewhat unpleasant. Fortunately, his face was dark, and as long as he didn't show too much emotion, no one could figure out what he was thinking.

The photos he held were all taken from a low angle.

Under the sunlight, the ship, hundreds of meters long, lay across the dock. Combined with the upward angle of the shot, the ship looked exceptionally large and majestic.

He slammed the photo on the table, tapped it with his fingers, and demanded sharply, "Can you tell me, didn't you say China couldn't build an aircraft carrier? What is this?"

After the questioning subsided, Navarro calmly placed another photograph on the table.

The subject of this photo is America's 7th Fleet.

Under the sunlight, dozens of ships of the 7th Fleet formed a tight formation and sped across the ocean, while dozens of fighter jets followed overhead.

The two photos are placed together.

A lone aircraft carrier looks very imposing, but that's only because of the dozens of ships and aircraft beside it.

Barack's expression gradually improved, and Navarro began to explain from the side:
"A mere aircraft carrier is nothing to fear!"

(End of this chapter)