396: Chapter 395 Generous Gift

Looking at her father's joyful expression, Zheng Yi had to admit that this was indeed a good thing.

Moreover, if her father said it could be equipped for the entire army, it meant the price definitely wouldn't be high; it was within the expected range, and large-scale procurement wouldn't impose an excessive burden.

If she hadn't communicated with Wang Shuo, or seen that organization's Exoskeleton and Night Crow, Zheng Yi would have been genuinely happy for her father at this moment. But unfortunately, having seen the formidable combat power of Night Crow, Zheng Yi already understood that the future of light infantry needed to be redefined.

"Dad."

Zheng Yi spoke softly.

General Zheng, who was talking animatedly, paused and looked at Zheng Yi.

This form of address was generally not something that would come out of Zheng Yi's mouth on such a serious occasion; whenever she used it, it meant something was happening.

"I did not write down the full sequence of events in the report; I withheld some... classified content."

Zheng Yi took an encrypted USB drive from her pocket, placed it gently on General Zheng's desk, and said, "Please take a look at this first."

"What is this?"

General Zheng frowned. "Is it related to the classified content you mentioned?"

Seeing Zheng Yi nod gently, General Zheng picked up the USB drive and connected it to the laptop on the desk.

For security, all devices in this room were not directly connected to the internet, and multiple signal jamming devices were installed to minimize the possibility of eavesdropping.

With a light click, a video appeared on the screen. Judging by the content, it seemed to be surveillance footage, and the time... was actually from this morning.

General Zheng gave Zheng Yi a curious look and clicked play.

The video began to play, and familiar faces appeared. General Zheng laughed and said, "Heh, this kid must be Jin Weidong, right? I remember him. When he retired, he and that kid Xiao Long were the ones who caused the most trouble. Not bad, commanding so many people—it's enough to match a platoon."

Looking at the standard formation of the team on the screen, General Zheng became even happier and asked, "How about it? Are the people I personally selected not bad? Did that guy Instructor Duan Chengwu say anything good about me in front of you?"

As for the combat suits worn by these people and the steel guns in their hands, General Zheng didn't even ask.

Zheng Yi did not answer; she just stared intently at the screen, waiting for that moment to arrive.

Finally, the silent Night Crow moved, walking out of the room step by step and hiding in the shadows.

Only then did General Zheng notice the existence of Night Crow. He frowned, "What is this?"

Before this, he had even assumed this dark figure was just a decoration.

"Night Crow."

Zheng Yi replied with only two words and said nothing more, her gaze becoming even more solemn.

"Night Crow?"

General Zheng was somewhat puzzled. Just as he was about to ask, he saw a shocking scene unfold on the surveillance screen.

That black figure known as Night Crow moved suddenly, weaving through the crowd like a ghost. Wherever it went, yellow smoke filled the air, and there was not a single enemy capable of withstanding a single blow.

In just half a minute, an entire fully armed elite team was completely wiped out.

Everyone stood there in a daze, watching The Figure that emerged from the yellow smoke like a demon god.

Night Crow!

The footage ended there.

General Zheng stood there, standing motionless. After a long while, he asked, "Is this real? Or is it fake?"

Zheng Yi lowered her head slightly. Although she had already seen it once, seeing it again was just as shocking as before.

"Real."

Raising her head again, Zheng Yi's gaze was calm. "This is a scene that truly happened four hours ago at Instructor Duan's training base in Hanzhong City."

General Zheng's gaze was sharp as he scanned Zheng Yi. "This thing, it's called Night Crow?"

"To be precise, its codename is Night Crow."

Zheng Yi slightly avoided his gaze; when her father got serious, his gaze was so sharp that she found it hard to look directly at him. "Its full name should be Full-Coverage Powered Exoskeleton Armor."

"Exoskeleton... Armor."

General Zheng chewed on these words, then said with some surprise, "You mean there is... a person inside this thing?"

"Yes."

Zheng Yi nodded and said, "What you just saw was a live combat drill organized by Instructor Duan, with Captain Li Liancai wearing the Night Crow to fight against the other twenty-five people."

"The result, as you saw, was that the twenty-five-man elite team... was completely wiped out."

General Zheng was speechless.

Just a moment ago, he was praising his own good judgment for selecting dozens of elite soldiers to assist Instructor Duan Chengwu, and the next moment, the elite soldiers he spoke of were swept away like withered branches and rotten wood.

But now was clearly not the time to save face. General Zheng sat back down and looked at Zheng Yi, saying, "In your report... you withheld this thing?"

Zheng Yi shook her head slightly. "Not only that, but during this operation, we discovered that this organization is also equipped with Exoskeletons."

General Zheng stood up abruptly, somewhat shocked and angry. "What did you say? Such important intelligence, why are you only saying it now?"

"It's not what you think."

Zheng Yi said with a hint of helplessness. "This organization's Exoskeletons are not on the same level as Night Crow at all, whether in terms of protection or performance. I saw this with my own eyes."

"Not Night Crow?"

General Zheng was stunned again. "You mean, Night Crow was not captured from this organization?"

Zheng Yi was speechless. If this organization were equipped with Night Crow, do you think I would still be standing here reporting the situation to you?

She shook her head slightly and said calmly, "This is the other thing I wanted to report to you."

Zheng Yi reached out and pointed to the black figure on the screen. "This one, 17 million per set."

She then took out her phone, opened a photo in her gallery, and pointed to a figure in the photo that looked completely snow-white and very sci-fi. "This one, 20 million per set."

After speaking, she quietly looked at General Zheng.

General Zheng didn't react for a moment, staring at her blankly. It wasn't until ten seconds later that Zheng Yi watched her usually composed father jump up as if he had springs installed, his voice filled with intense disbelief. "My dear daughter, don't tell me you found the force behind Night Crow?"

"Yes."

Zheng Yi gave a soft hum, as if she had done a trivial thing, appearing somewhat nonchalant. "To be precise, it's not a force, but a person, and this is someone you also know."

"Who?"

General Zheng asked anxiously.

Zheng Yi's gaze was calm as she softly uttered two words: "Wang Shuo!"

"Wang Shuo?!"

General Zheng looked at Zheng Yi in astonishment, muttered, and plopped back down into his chair.

"No wonder, no wonder Night Crow appeared with Instructor Duan Chengwu."

As he spoke, General Zheng felt somewhat stifled. "Such a big matter, and that kid Instructor Duan Chengwu didn't even give me a call."

Zheng Yi said indifferently, "Instructor Duan is no longer your soldier; he is now a supervisor at Wang Shuo's Security Company. And as far as I know, Night Crow is highly likely one of the pieces of equipment Wang Shuo provides for the Security Company's armed squads."

General Zheng widened his eyes. "Wang Shuo provides this stuff to the Security Company squad? Does he want to rebel? And Instructor Duan Chengwu dares to accept it?"

His words were filled with a strong sense of jealousy.

He couldn't help but feel jealous; he had originally thought he was the one taking care of Instructor Duan Chengwu, but it turned out the other party was playing the pig to eat the tiger all along.

Fearing one's brother suffers, yet fearing one's brother drives a Range Rover—that might be the exact mindset here.

After a while, General Zheng smiled bitterly, sat in his chair, and looked at the Night Crow on the screen, somewhat lost in thought.

"Dad."

Zheng Yi reminded him. "What should we do? We need to make a decision as soon as possible. The organization is aware of the existence of Night Crow. We still don't know the composition of the other party or how many people are active in China. Once others find out that Night Crow was created by Wang Shuo, I'm afraid he will be in mortal danger."

"Mortal danger?"

General Zheng snorted. "With this thing around, it's others who are in mortal danger, right?"

"Uh..."

Zheng Yi was stumped by the question.

Thinking about it carefully, that seemed to be the case. With Night Crow around, it was already good enough if Wang Shuo didn't bully others. Others bullying him? Unless it was a surprise attack, as long as Wang Shuo had a little time to find an opportunity to put on the equipment, it would always end in a complete beatdown.

"However, what you said is also right. I really do need to go see Wang Shuo as soon as possible."

General Zheng regained his composure, looked at the Night Crow on the screen, and said in a deep voice, "Before that, I want to prepare a generous gift for him, a gift..."

"A gift so generous that he will have no choice but to thank me!"