I Am Extraordinary Alone
Chapter 271 - 269: Nuclear Explosion

Chapter 271: Chapter 269: Nuclear Explosion

The presidential aircraft soared through the clouds, having left the airspace of the Sethiyan Federation.

Fogen placed the silver metal briefcase on the small table, turned two keys simultaneously, and with a click, the briefcase sprang open.

Inside was a laptop integrated with the briefcase; the upper half was the screen, but instead of a keyboard on the lower half, there was a palm print scanner and a voice print receiver.

"Mr. President, the Vice President is ready," Banlangen said from the side.

Fogen nodded. At that moment, a corner of the screen showed the image of the Vice President, who was in the conference room of the Presidential Libitelli Residence.

The Vice President said nothing, staring at the screen in front of him, waiting for Fogen’s instructions. In front of him, there was an identical briefcase.

"All of this is meaningful," Fogen said.

He pressed his palm onto the palm print recognition panel, and scanning ripples appeared on the screen.

"I’m ready, Fogen," the Vice President said at the other end, also pressing his palm down.

"Initiate the nuclear strike program," Fogen and the Vice President said together.

The screen displayed a prompt that voice print matching was successful; the command had been accepted, and the target confirmed. On the satellite map, a circular red frame appeared, marking the target location of the nuclear strike: Lusimin City.

The nuclear strike had begun; a 90-second countdown appeared in the upper left corner of the screen, marking the countdown to the start of the bomb’s ignition program.

Fogen and the Vice President crossed their hands and rested their chins on them, quietly waiting.

Making this decision was not easy, but the indecisive do not reach such positions.

If the experiments in Lusimin were to be exposed, his party would suffer a great blow, and his own political career would come to an end. Moreover, he would probably end up in the Supreme Court, charged with crimes against humanity.

But the experiment was necessary and valuable.

Human Dawn would share Hasegawa Pharmaceutical’s reincarnation research with Libitelli, and humanity might thus be completely freed from the fate of death. Besides, the Lingxian Sect only wanted the girl; they had no interest in the reincarnation project.

For Libitelli, sacrificing a few hundred thousand lives for such a benefit was a profitable calculation, no matter how one looked at it.

Fogen knew that sacrificing hundreds of thousands for this technology seemed cruel and inhumane at the moment, but Fogen also knew that once the technology succeeded, future citizens would only remember how wise his decision had been.

Libitelli would become one of the rare immortal Heavens of the world, and people worldwide would slaughter each other for a Libitelli citizenship passport.

And Human Dawn could also use Libitelli to move from behind the scenes to the forefront, naturally becoming the central world government, and Fogen would have his position within it.

Immortality, and eternal power...

Every time Fogen thought about it, his scalp tingled, and his heart surged with a complex mix of tension and fear.

Reincarnation for the dead, to gain eternal life...

Such an idea could only come from a country like Churi, which admired the beauty of pathos and worshiped death.

But the reincarnation project was feasible; the attention Hasegawa Pharmaceutical’s research drew from Human Dawn itself proved the research would be successful.

The countdown entered the final 5 seconds. Watching the numbers slowly change, Fogen lost his initial tension and calmed down.

3... 2... 1...

The nuclear bomb had been launched.

He looked up at Banlangen and asked, "How long before it hits the target?"

"2 minutes and 12 seconds, Mr. President," Banlangen replied.

Fogen nodded.

The ground forces had already evacuated, Chen Ran’s blocking range was large enough, he could function 20 kilometers from the center of a nuclear explosion, and, Fogen had already informed the Lingxian Sect of the nuclear strike decision, and they had agreed.

Although Chiharu was confirmed dead and Fujiwara Makoto lost control, the reincarnation experiment had already entered its final stages, and the military had transferred the relevant data to the Human Dawn Organization...

Fogen’s mind swirled with thoughts, all possibilities, all the obstacles, he had considered them all.

He wouldn’t allow his political career to be cut short at the cusp of greatness by the trials in Lusimin City.

He had intended for Wei Tianyang to take care of this issue... but he had lost control.

However, a crisis could also become an opportunity.

This nuclear bomb could not only erase all of Lusimin’s dirty deeds, but it would also take out Wei Tianyang and Zhao Ling.

He had never liked Wei Tianyang, not once...

A soldier is a gun, and a gun shouldn’t have thoughts.

Wei Tianyang was a gun that wanted to decide for itself at whom to fire, then it shouldn’t exist.

It was almost over.

Fogen couldn’t help but shake his left leg as the path of the nuclear bomb was marked with a red arc on the screen, its dot moving closer to the map’s Lusimin, just a little bit away.

He watched intently, everyone on the plane and in the Presidential office silent.

Finally, the dot disappeared.

The nuclear bomb had successfully detonated.

"Damn it... it’s over, damn it," Fogen clenched his fists, silently cheering for himself.

The Vice President’s video call window automatically went fullscreen, his expression not looking too great.

"Fogen... the nuclear bomb hit the target, mission accomplished," said the Vice President.

"Don’t feel guilty, this was... a necessary sacrifice," Fogen counseled.

"I’ve made a decision, Fogen... after much consideration," the Vice President spoke.

"What?" Fogen was taken aback.

"I’ve decided to resign... effective immediately," said the Vice President.

Fogen was silent for a few seconds, his smile fading before he became serious, "I’ll consider it, let’s talk tonight."

The video closed, and Fogen closed his briefcase, feeling a sense of relief washing over him.

He stood up, looked at Banlangen, and said, "Arrange for a... press conference."

"Right away, sir," Banlangen replied.

"Also, have the spokesperson draft a statement. Mainly mention Wei Tianyang and his actions in Chicken Snake Country’s Wuliang City," Fogen added.

"To link it with the situation in Lusimin City, is that it?" Banlangen inquired.

"No, don’t make a direct connection, after all, we can’t completely disassociate ourselves from the launch of the nuclear bomb, we need to suggest his involvement with this event subtly, painting the military’s launch as a ’retaliation’ and ’a necessary action’," Fogen explained.

He pondered for a few seconds, then continued, "Don’t mention any trials, and also imply that there was a presence of Sethiyan Federation Special Forces in Lusimin City. We need to guide the narrative of this event toward the direction of ’spy warfare’."

"What about Zhao Ling?" Banlangen asked.

"Don’t mention Zhao Ling. To be frank, their upper echelons have wanted her dead for a long time. And... you’ll be surprised to find that in a few days, a new ’Zhao Ling’ will emerge," Fogen said with a smile.

"I understand, I’ll make the arrangements," Banlangen nodded.

Banlangen had just turned to leave the Presidential office, when Fogen called after him.

"Mr. President?" Banlangen said.

"Nothing, Banlangen. I just wanted to say that in the blueprint for the future, there will be a place for you," Fogen said, smiling.

Banlangen returned the smile with a nod and left.

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