Chapter 398: Chapter 396: Returning Home
After Chen Xin was assassinated, the news of his assassination was immediately reported through various channels to their respective superior departments by Lin City Hall, the commander of the special forces, and the researchers.
The impact of this incident far exceeded Chen Xin’s own expectations. Because he had just been appointed as an academician of the Flame Country’s highest academy, this matter even alarmed the highest leadership of Flame Country.
Under such circumstances, no one dared to keep him in Lin City any longer.
Both Lin City Hall and the commander of the special forces received strict orders to send Chen Xin to a safe place.
So, after a few days of rest when it was confirmed that Chen Xin was fine, Lin City Hall and the commander of the special forces planned to send him to a sufficiently safe place, and they wanted someone to watch over him 24 hours a day to prevent any more accidents like this.
Chen Xin himself had no objections to this. After all, he had narrowly escaped an assassination attempt and almost lost his life. Now he just wanted to return to his safe house and turn it into an impenetrable fortress to protect himself.
The commander of the special forces naturally supported Chen Xin’s idea, not only sending two-thirds of the troops to escort Chen Xin home but also allocating all heavy weapons to these soldiers to ensure Chen Xin’s safety on the road.
Meanwhile, Lin City became tense and alert.
Various shelters were subjected to joint searches by the special forces soldiers and Lin City police. After thorough investigations, several individuals were found to have problems and were taken away by the police.
Related personnel were subjected to strict scrutiny and questioning, and responsible parties were held accountable one by one.
During this turmoil, the supply network plan that was originally underway was naturally affected. Since Azu had infiltrated the construction team before, the entire team had to undergo a complete review.
The entire team where Azu had been was replaced directly, and a newly formed construction team took over.
This naturally affected the construction progress, as the construction team was undergoing scrutiny, so the work had to be paused. Even without major issues, the commotion caused anxiety and unease among the workers.
Fortunately, after the inspection, no one was found to have major issues, except for a few minor instances of petty theft among workers. After transferring these workers out, Lin City Hall organized personnel to reassure everyone, allowing construction to resume.
Even though construction continued, Chen Xin could no longer oversee the project, but someone had to be responsible for it. After some discussion, the title of chief in charge of the supply network project was given to Professor Zhang.
Firstly, Professor Zhang himself is a geologist and was involved in the construction of the supply hub, so he is at least familiar with the issues encountered during construction. As the general manager, he is best suited to coordinate and plan.
Secondly, Chen Xin strongly recommended him because, during the construction of the supply hub, only Professor Zhang and Cao Daren were familiar with all matters and able to oversee the whole situation. Compared to Cao Daren, now the chief of the construction team, Chen Xin had more trust in Professor Zhang’s abilities.
Cao Daren’s previous hesitation regarding the arrival of the oil drilling team ultimately made Chen Xin feel he was somewhat shortsighted, whereas Professor Zhang, as an older generation, would not prioritize personal interests over national interests when it came to national construction.
Aside from the supply network issue, the mini nuclear reactor left by Chen Xin at the military camp was taken care of by scientific research experts without requiring further attention. However, the small amount of nuclear materials Chen Xin previously used had to be loaded on the truck and taken away with him.
Only Chen Xin had the authority to dispose of such materials. Left in the military camp, no one else had the authority to deal with weapon-grade nuclear materials.
As for the two electromagnetic metallurgy furnaces he had made, they were left behind and handed over to the researchers to handle.
For Chen Xin, although these two electromagnetic metallurgy furnaces were useful, there was no need to take them away. Firstly, Chen Xin could always make them again, and secondly, when the electromagnetic metallurgy furnaces were in operation, the heat generated was astonishing.
In Lin City, having them outside was fine, but at home, in the safe house, Chen Xin didn’t think there was space for these things to dissipate heat.
So it was better to leave them to the researchers for dismantling and study, maybe they could reverse-engineer some impressive technology.
If Chen Xin needed to use one himself, wouldn’t it be better to make a new and improved molecular metallurgy furnace when he gets back?
With these trivial matters finally dealt with, Chen Xin returned to his safe house, accompanied by Qin Lan and Mo Qingyan, under the escort of many special forces soldiers.
Before going home, Chen Xin specifically instructed Qin Lan, Mo Qingyan, and Han Ping, who felt guilty for not protecting Chen Xin well, not to tell his parents about the assassination.
Qin Lan and Mo Qingyan exchanged a glance and agreed to Chen Xin’s request, considering his parent’s advanced age. Knowing that Chen Xin was attacked would surely worry them.
Since Chen Xin was no longer in danger and obediently returned to his safe house, with a large guard of special forces outside ensuring safety wasn’t an issue, Qin Lan and Mo Qingyan weren’t the type of women to gossip unnecessarily.
However, Han Ping felt remorse as a bodyguard for failing to protect Chen Xin, and at this moment, he made a deal with Chen Xin.
"Mr. Chen, you brought my brother and me to Xiang Province and gave us a good life. You are a great benefactor to us. I should listen to you, but the previous incident was too dangerous. I hope to stay by your side in the future to prevent similar incidents where I can’t protect you," Han Ping wasn’t really planning to inform Chen Xin’s parents about the attack; he just wanted to propose being more focused on protecting Chen Xin in the future.
Upon hearing Han Ping’s request, Chen Xin thought it over and nodded, agreeing to Han Ping’s request.
Although Han Ping was initially just a driver, his skills mainly revolved around driving, as a close guard, his capabilities were slightly better than Qin Lan before she was injured, but now he couldn’t withstand Qin Lan with Power Gloves.
However, Han Ping was very reliable. All the tasks Chen Xin assigned to him during their trip to Lin City were completed well, which made Chen Xin trust him greatly.
Additionally, as a man, Han Ping was better suited for tasks Qin Lan found inconvenient to do.
Therefore, even though special forces would be following Chen Xin 24 hours a day, Chen Xin agreed to let Han Ping continue to stay by his side.
After dealing with these matters, Chen Xin finally returned home with Qin Lan and Mo Qingyan.