The next day.

Inside the car.

Jiang Chen was still thinking about how to explain what happened last night.

Fujiwara Reiki caused trouble and then slipped away, but he had to clean up the mess.

Last night, it was certainly impossible for him to leave with Fujiwara Reiki. Sleeping on the sofa was actually a small matter, and it was a blessing that Taoist Master Duanmu did not think Fujiwara Reiki had ill intentions and beat her up.

"That was a sleeping aid, with no toxic side effects, just for helping sleep. I asked her to get it."

Jiang Chen racked his brains, "That made it easier to fall asleep on the sofa."

"You couldn't fall asleep on the sofa?"

Tanki Liuli asked, "Then why didn't you sleep on the bed?"

"How to sleep on one bed?"

"I can sleep on the sofa."

Jiang Chen's tone froze.

True.

Like him, the Taoist nun was also a highly adaptable person, having lived in the mountains since childhood, she could probably endure more hardship than he could.

"Alright, then tonight you sleep on the sofa."

Boss Jiang was indeed a real man, not pretentious at all.

The destination of this trip was the research institute.

That's right.

The research institute of Yingdong Electric Fukushima Nuclear Power Station.

The research facility was so close to the nuclear plant where the leak occurred that it was almost visible to the naked eye.

Although the radiation levels were within the safe range, Jiang Chen and Tanki Liuli were still handed protective suits as they got out of the car.

Inside the research institute, they came to the command room located on the upper floors and saw Fujiwara Reiki also in a protective suit.

As if nothing had happened last night, Fujiwara Reiki handed a report to Jiang Chen.

"The seawater test reports are out, and the data is generally ten times over the announced thresholds in some parts, even hundreds of times over."

Jiang Chen browsed through the test report, the protective suit wasn't bulky, at least it didn't hinder movement.

His expertise wasn't in this field, but it didn't prevent him from grasping the seriousness of the issue.

Under the protective cover, Fujiwara Reiki's face also didn't look good.

"Sampling and testing of the seawater have been ongoing without interruption, but the results have gotten worse each time."

One had to admire this complex mind that could handle itself so freely.

Yet, Boss Jiang was no less impressive, showing a focused and earnest expression, "It seems Yingdong Electric hasn't revealed the entire truth to us, the reality is more severe than we imagined."

"According to the plan, personnel training would be complete in three days, and then people would be arranged to enter the nuclear plant to start repairs, but now there isn't enough time to wait."

The three of them looked at the transparent glass wall.

Outside on the lower platform, hundreds of people were gathered.

Unlike Jiang Chen and the others.

They were only wearing regular uniforms, without protective suits.

"These are the first team about to enter the nuclear plant."

Said Fujiwara Reiki.

In front of the phalanx of hundreds, someone in a protective suit was speaking loudly through a speaker device, presumably engaging in a "pre-battle pep talk."

The hundreds of people below were very quiet, with not much expression.

Why weren't they wearing protective suits?

Because it wasn't necessary.

The tragic events of history have clearly illustrated a brutal truth.

Such work could be described as having no chance of survival; the possibility of escaping is nonexistent. While the radiation levels at the research institute are still within safe limits, the closer to the nuclear plant, even just a meter closer, the radiation levels would exponentially surge, and inside the nuclear plant, the radiation could exceed millions of times the safety standards, even incalculable!

Under such horrifying radiation, any protective measures are just self-deception.

Even if one managed to make it out alive, the time they would have left wouldn't be long, and their remaining life would be spent in endless agony.

How miserable it is after being exposed to nuclear radiation doesn't need to be described in words, as words can't fully convey even a fraction of it.

"No matter which city, which region you come from, regardless of who you were before, now you share a common name, and that is hero! Heroes of the Yamato Ethnicity of the Great Japanese Empire!"

The speaker's voice was generous and passionate, but the response below was lukewarm, on the faces of the hundreds, there was hardly any excitement or enthusiasm to be seen.

Indeed.

The erstwhile Japanese revered the samurai spirit, devoted themselves to the country even unto death, yet those days are long gone.

To gauge others by oneself.

Knowing full well that entering the nuclear plant means certain death, how many would be willing to go to their deaths willingly?

Besides, it's known.

This death squad of thousands isn't comprised of soldiers; its members are formed by professional gangsters, even criminals.

Expect them to have great altruism?

Practically an exorbitant demand.

That Fujiwara Reiki could gather people in such a short period was already quite an achievement.

"Next, we will be entrusted with the hopes of the people and the expectations of the world as we enter that nuclear plant. Our mission is singular: at all costs, we will extinguish that damned nuclear plant! Amaterasu will protect us!"

Under normal circumstances, one might overlook it.

But to reference some mystical deity as a morale booster at this time was to insult intelligence embarrassingly, wholly inappropriate.

Amaterasu's protection?

Utter nonsense!

Even if Amaterasu actually existed, entering the nuclear plant would still result in one emerging with blood pouring from lesions all over.

Sure enough.

The fear of death, especially of a gruesome one, caused some to waver, and they began to look hesitant.

Once the retreat began, it only got more eager.

"I'm out! I'm withdrawing!"

Someone exclaimed anxiously, shouting as they backed away.

First was one person.

Then a second person appeared.

Just like a chemical reaction.

More people were influenced, turning fearfully to run away.

Above.

Inside the glass wall.

Jiang Chen and the others watched everything unfold.

Despite human nature being what it is, if these people ran, it would certainly be Fujiwara Reiki, as the overall commander, who would be held accountable.

Curiously, there was no trace of tension or anger on her face, as if she had anticipated this scene occurring.

Nearly one hundred people fled on the eve of battle, driven by a primal desire for life, rushing for the exit, while the speaker's furious reprimands were powerless.

Even those standing still also started to hesitate.

"Ratatatatat..."

At the moment when those remaining were vacillating, the fierce gunfire shattered the indecisiveness in their hearts.

Armed men with fierce and violent intent appeared from all angles, standing dominant, firing madly at the fleeing, like hunters massacring prey.

Cries and gunfire quickly filled the entire space.

Thick blood, spraying, flowing.

Within a few minutes.

It quieted down again.

All the escapees lay on the ground, strewn about, motionless, not a single one made it out alive.

The gunmen stood with their guns, coldly scrutinizing the few hundred people left below.

Though those selected weren't "ordinary folks," the hellish scene still made them involuntarily tremble.

"Does anyone else want to withdraw?"

The speaker's voice was somber, "These cowards not only betray the motherland, betray the people, they also betray their loved ones. Their loved ones will never forgive them."

The few hundred people stood trembling, faces ashen.

For the death row inmates among them, death held no fear, yet even they had a weakness.

Above.

Still clean glass within.

Jiang Chen turned his head.

"It's alright, there's an ample reserve of personnel."

Fujiwara Reiki said with a smile.

Jiang Chen also smiled.

As for Tanki Liuli beside him.

She watched the rivers of blood flowing, corpses strewn everywhere, her eyes gleaming.

What bold words were spoken by someone atop Mount Fuji when first arriving in Japan?

Set copper pillars.

Build mounds of skulls.

Yes.

It seems she liked it very much.

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