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Chapter 4: Striving for the Lead! Analysis and Decision-Making (Please read on and add to your favorites!)

"Brigade Commander Fu, there are no strange people here. Besides, you're wrong. It was clearly our soldiers who discovered it first!"

Commander Fu's eyes gleamed slightly as he asked with a smile, "There really is a strange person! Old Man, do you know that the person who disappeared went directly into the time portal?"

Commander Man's expression hardened slightly; he felt the situation was quite troublesome!

Commander Fu smiled and said, "The soldiers from Zhao Chong's squad who first discovered this just reported this to me. You can ask them about it later."

Commander Fu once again emphasized the importance of Xiao Zhou and Zhao Chong, who were the first to discover the time portal!

Brigade Commander Man ignored Brigade Commander Fu's ulterior motives: "Old Fu, Little He, let's report the news here first. The information here must be strictly controlled and kept absolutely confidential! As for the later competition for missions, let the higher-ups decide."

Brigade Commander Fu and Deputy Brigade Commander He exchanged a glance: "Brigade Commander Man, please trust the professionalism of our allies!"

"Old Fu, I definitely believe you, but why don't you even call me 'senior'?"

Brigade Commander Man and Brigade Commander Fu looked at each other and then laughed awkwardly.

Several commanders, each with their own agendas, fell silent at the same time, all turning their attention to the time portal...

Commander Man looked around at the scenery and then carefully observed the time portal in front of him.

He discovered that the location of this time portal was extremely ingenious.

The time portal happened to appear in the floor used for training urban warfare. Behind the time portal was a small hill, and to the left and right were all floors.

Even when deploying drones, you need to get close enough to see the interior.

The door was positioned in a way that conveniently prevented anyone from peeking in from the surrounding area.

"I have a feeling that this time portal and that strange guy from before appeared on purpose."

Commander Man pulled on Commander Fu's arm: "Old classmate, where's Zhao Chong who discovered the time portal?"

Brigade Commander Fu laughed: "They've been taken under our protection!"

Zhurihe Grand Hotel!

Lin Li, who was lying on the bed, opened his eyes.

Lin Li breathed a sigh of relief upon sensing that the Zhurihe training ground had been placed under full lockdown due to the time portal he had deployed.

"The bait is set, it's time to relax."

He put on his clothes and went downstairs to eat barbecue.

Jingle bell bell~
It was an unfamiliar number. Lin Li hesitated for a moment before answering.

"Hello. Who is this?"

"Hello, Mr. Lin Li, we are from the hospice care center. We know you have cancer..."

"roll!!!!"

Lin Li hung up the phone and skillfully blocked the other party.

I checked the time and found it was 9 p.m.

"Those damned bastards! They're all after my family's inheritance!" Lin Li cursed under his breath, then got dressed and went downstairs for barbecue.

A year ago, Lin Li's parents mysteriously disappeared after going abroad. They searched for a long time but could not find any trace of them.

Three months ago, Lin Li suddenly fainted while attending an anime convention and was diagnosed with brain cancer at the hospital.

Because of his considerable wealth, he became a target for those providing end-of-life care.

At that time, Lin Li thought his life was over.

Who knew that not long after, the Metaverse Pioneer Machine, or perhaps the Interdimensional Travel Machine, appeared, and his originally bleak life was completely transformed.

……

Beijing!

An office decorated in a classic style.

Many of the people who had been assigned to handle this incident gathered together!
"...Brigade Commander Man and his team investigated the surrounding area and confirmed that no soldiers were missing. After the door was discovered, the news was placed under the highest level of secrecy, and trusted scientists were urgently summoned to collect data to confirm the danger of the door."

"...The special forces squadron led by Zhao Chong, who first discovered the time portal, also conducted a detailed investigation and found no issues. Regarding their mentioned 72-hour countdown, we have also made military adjustments accordingly. Ammunition previously intended for live-fire training has been deployed there, and more ammunition will be deployed within 24 hours. This ammunition is sufficient to support a regional conflict..."

"Zhao Chong was the one who discovered the time portal and that stranger, right? Play their report!" "Yes, sir!"

Soon, Zhao Chong and Xiao Zhou were gathered in a separate room to assist with the investigation, and the strange man's words were played on repeat.

Everyone gradually learned what had happened.

"Their words didn't seem malicious; they spoke fluent English. But we can't rule out the possibility that they deliberately used such language to disguise their identity!"

"The stranger provided very little information, only saying that the door would open in 72 hours, allowing us to enter the other world and explore!"

The person in charge of this matter took a sip of strong tea, tapped the thick file folder a few times with his finger, and then nodded, saying, "Since everyone knows something about that place, let's talk about it."

"Report! Commander Man, who is handling this matter urgently, has requested the establishment of an 'Otherworld Intelligence Gathering and Research Group' to specifically handle this matter!"

"The Northern War has mobilized troops to ensure the safety of the people near the time portal, as well as information security..."

"In the 24 hours after the discovery of the time portal, no unusual news was found globally, and the strong electromagnetic disturbance at Zhurihe only covered a radius of 80 kilometers! Our military can use exercises to cover it up."

"Neighboring countries and reconnaissance satellites from the US and other countries were unable to detect the anomaly there!"

"We need to arrange a professional scientific research think tank..."

As each decision was outlined, he confirmed that there were no major issues and nodded.

Small meetings are held for big things, and big meetings are held for small things.

In many situations, as long as things are implemented from top to bottom, progress will be made quickly.

Clearly, the sudden appearance of the time portal has become a major event of great concern to the upper echelons of Dongda University.

A few hours later, several professors in charge of cutting-edge physics in Wudaokou, as well as personnel skilled in integrating and processing clues, were gathered together.

After everyone signed a confidentiality agreement, the news about the time portal was released.

After being shocked and confirming the news repeatedly, everyone was overjoyed...

After all the clues were reported, one of the strategists excitedly pushed up his glasses and said, "Boss, the appearance of the time portal is too coincidental. It happens to be inside the training building. We only need to seal off a few kilometers of the area to completely hide that conspicuous thing."

“Some of the soldiers who participated in the training personally saw people appear in the time portal, and they were given a hint.”

"Therefore, I believe there's a certain probability that the time portal was placed by one of our own people!"

"Explain your reasoning!"

The bespectacled strategist chuckled: "Boss, there's a popular online novel trend called 'National Development Stream,' which is a novel style that leverages the motherland's resources to develop stories from all over the world..."

Listening to the strategist's explanation, the person who had stayed up all night to handle the matter had a strange expression: "We've developed quite well over the years, and our economic strength has increased. Normal people would choose to come to us to develop the other world together. Is there something you can't say about not showing up? Or do you have a problem with us?"

"Based on analysis and speculation, the first possibility is that they have a secret reason, and the probability of them having a grudge against us is relatively small. The fact that they were able to appear in Zhurihe and release the time portal indicates that they have some understanding of us. Furthermore, they suggested things like timed opening of the portal, exploration, and other worlds, so the probability of them having a secret reason is relatively high."

"Some AI groups speculate that the other party may also be acting against their will!"

"how do I say this?"

"For example, Earth has now become a testing ground, and the other party has become a selected person. He may be restricted by a higher-dimensional civilization and unable to cooperate with us."

"Even more absurd, of course, is the possibility of interference from some 'powerful force' far beyond our comprehension."

"We have no choice? Then carefully collect recent anomalies from various places, online data, and allocate human and data resources to investigate this matter..."

"Besides this, is there anything else?"

"Yes, we don't yet know if time portals have appeared all over the world."

The strategist adjusted his glasses and continued, "If it appears all over the world, it's highly likely to be a product of some high-dimensional civilization. If it's only found at Tokyo University, then it's very likely the above speculation."

"If this is a conspiracy orchestrated by an alien civilization against us, then the secrets here will definitely be exposed in the next few days or months, and we will face tremendous diplomatic pressure."

"Of course, if the secret is kept, the probability of it being one of our own is very high."

He tapped his fingers rhythmically on the table, and after thinking for a while, he said, "In short, increase the level of security there, and investigate any possible anomalies! Have any units received any unusual reports, or any special hints? See if we can find the other party."

"If any clues are found, they must be classified as top secret. If the other party is an ordinary person, their safety must be guaranteed!"

"alright, got it!"

(End of this chapter)