'Surprise?'
Compared to the discovery of the parasite, something that could still be considered a surprise piqued Lin Fan's curiosity.
"What kind of surprise?"
"We've confirmed that the host that has been infected by the parasite has actually lost control of their body and is not dead. Therefore …"
"You're saying … the host can still be saved?"
"Yes!"
Wei nodded in confirmation.
The shock that this news brought to Lin Fan was no less than Wei's discovery of the parasite scanner.
After all, Lin Fan was most worried about his wife, Emma.
After all, Eide was Emma's father. If it was confirmed that Eide had been infected by the parasite and the original Eide was dead, Lin Fan was afraid that Emma would not be able to take the blow.
And at this moment, the pleasant surprise that Wei Yi was talking about was definitely an enormous piece of good news. It could indeed be called a pleasant surprise.
"Thank you!"
Lin Fan did not say much, but when he said those two words, he could feel the unconcealable gratitude in Lin Fan's heart.
Mm, he was just short of tears!
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A week later, millions of sets of parasite positioning equipment were produced in the 17th Research Institute.
After receiving this batch of devices, Lin Fan immediately carried out a comprehensive inspection of the entire Starfleet Headquarters.
The results were shocking. Just in the Starfleet Headquarters alone, he found a total of seven people who had been infected by the parasite, and three of them were the heads of key departments!
This shocked Lin Fan. If he had not discovered it early, the consequences would have been unthinkable!
After escorting all the hosts that had been infected to the 17th Research Institute, Lin Fan immediately spread the inspection to all the fleets!
An entire month had passed. Almost every day, there were people being captured from the fleets, ranging from ordinary soldiers to fleet commanders. The number had reached a shocking two thousand people!
Moreover, just as Lin Fan had expected, the few fleets at the frontlines were the hardest hit, especially the Fearless fleet. Just there alone, more than eight hundred people had been captured.
What a frightening thing this was, causing Lin Fan to shudder in fear.
Fortunately, the Bio-Humans in the Fearless fleet had been injected with false memories by the system, so they did not know that they were Bio-Humans. Otherwise, Lin Fan's biggest secret would have been exposed to Aliya.
After completely dealing with the Starfleet Headquarters and all the fleets under it, Lin Fan called for an emergency meeting!
In the meeting room, the commanders of all the fleets gathered together, but …
There were much fewer people than before.
This made everyone in the meeting confused. After all, the meeting that Lin Fan called for all the commanders of the fleets to be present. Why were there so many people absent?
They even dared to skip a meeting called by the marshal. Weren't they a little too bold?
Seeing that everyone who was supposed to be here had arrived, Lin Fan did not say anything else. He directly sent a document to everyone's terminal, indicating that everyone should read it first before continuing with the discussion.
One minute later.
Some people's faces began to change.
Two minutes later.
Everyone's face changed!
Five minutes later.
One after another, their eyes were filled with shock as they looked at Lin Fan.
They had never thought that such a terrifying thing would happen in the seemingly calm moment!
No wonder some time ago, the law enforcement team sent by Lin Fan suddenly entered the fleets and detained many people for various inexplicable reasons.
No matter how they asked Lin Fan, they could not get any response. Many people even began to have a lot of resentment towards Lin Fan.
One must know that many of the people who were detained were the adjutants, staff officers, and even relatives of the people present!
However, they were all taken away for inexplicable reasons, and some of them were even taken away without a reason.
But in the end, this was what happened?
"Marshal, what about Xiao Xuan?"
Finally, a lieutenant general spoke very anxiously.
One had to know that one of the people who had been taken away from the headquarters was his fiancée. How could he not be anxious about this?
"Don't worry, they are only being controlled. Only the other side has found a way to remove the parasites without affecting the host's life!"
"And after removing the parasites, the host will be able to fully recover after a week of rest at most!"
Looking at this Lieutenant General, Lin Fan of course knew who Xiao Xuan was, and he also knew what the relationship between the two of them was. He nodded to the Lieutenant General and said.
This answer was like the sound of nature, causing the lieutenant general to feel relaxed.
"Everyone, it's not time for us to relax yet!"
When everyone heard Lin Fan's answer to the lieutenant general's question and heaved a sigh of relief, Lin Fan stood up and said in an unusually serious tone.
"That's right, we solved the parasite crisis at the Starfleet Headquarters, but the Federation doesn't only have the Starfleet Headquarters!"
"And the most important thing is the Federal Presidential Palace. After a year of secret investigation, I've found too many people with abnormal behavior, including Vice President Eide!"
"Swoosh …"
On the side, as Lin Fan's secretary, Emma, who was taking minutes of the meeting, suddenly turned pale.
"My … My father was also affected by the parasites …"
"Don't worry, I just said that the parasites can be safely removed!"
"Mhmm!"
Although Lin Fan's comforting words made Emma feel a lot better, her face was still a little pale. Even her response was a little shaky.
However, it was not appropriate for Lin Fan to comfort his wife in this situation, so he could only wait until after the meeting.
"And the most important thing is that almost all of the higher-ups in the Central Guards are in trouble, and I don't have any command over the Central Guards. Do you know what this means?"
"Hiss …"
Hearing this, everyone sucked in a breath of cold air.
Although the Central Guards only had 100,000 people, they were stationed around the Federal Presidential Palace. If something were to happen … The consequences would be unimaginable.
At the same time, as Lin Fan said, he did not have the command over the Central Guards.
This meant that Lin Fan could not directly send out military police to check if the other party was infected by the parasites like he did at the Starfleet Headquarters.
Moreover, if something went wrong, the parasites might take all of the important people in the Presidential Palace as hostages, or even die together!
This … was definitely not what Lin Fan wanted.
"Marshal, what do you want to do? Just say it!"
"Yes, we'll listen to the marshal!"
"That's right!"
…
Everyone knew that since Lin Fan had called for this meeting, he must have already made up his mind. They all looked at Lin Fan with resolute gazes.
As long as you say the word, even if you want us to attack the Federal Presidential Palace, we won't hesitate!
"Okay, my plan is to use the name of the rebel army to take down the Federal Presidential Palace!"
"What?"
Everyone was dumbfounded.
Boss, we were just thinking about it. It was mainly to show our determination!
Don't be serious. This is attacking the highest authority of the Federation, the Presidential Palace …
Boss, we'll kneel to you …
"Everyone, have you ever thought about how to take down the Central Guards and prevent them from using the demands of the Office of the President as hostages or even perishing together in the process?"
"This …"
Everyone fell into silence …
However, everyone present was an elite after all. Some of them quickly reacted.
Indeed, if we directly disclose the matter of the parasites or take action with great fanfare, the consequences would be absolutely unpredictable.
If we want to control this outcome, we can't let these parasites know that we're targeting them. So, as the rebel army, using the Federation President as their target seems to be the best way.
This way, these parasites won't attack the important people in the Presidential Palace. They'll even protect them!
After all, if anything happens to them, it won't be good for these parasites.
"Lin Yu!"
"Here!"
Hearing his father's shout, Lin Yu immediately stood up and shouted back.
"This mission is not suitable for other units to carry out."
"Although the Central Guards are controlled by the parasites, other than a few high-ranking commanders, most of them are fine!"
"Under such circumstances, if we use ordinary units, even if we can take down the Central Guards, there will be a lot of casualties. These people are innocent!"
"Now let me ask you, can the dark energy army take down the entire Central Guards without killing anyone?"
"No problem!"
Lin Yu was very confident. This confidence was based on the fact that he was a Grade-A dark energy manipulator and had a large number of Grade-B dark energy manipulators under his command.
The Central Guard Team was indeed powerful. Every member of the team was a Soldier King.
However, in front of the dark energy army, hehe …
"Good!"
Lin Fan nodded in satisfaction.
"Immediately reorganize your fleet and go to the military supply department to get enough detection equipment. We'll depart tomorrow!"
"Ten days later, I'll use the name of a drill to transfer all the fleets around Earth!"
"After that, all you need to do is to raise the flag of rebellion and surround Earth. Then, you'll carry out orbital airborne operations to suppress the Central Guards and protect everyone in the Presidential Palace!"
"In addition, I'll give you the list of people who have been monitored for abnormalities within this year. These people will be prioritized for detection!"
"Once you confirm that the parasites have invaded, capture them immediately, no matter who they are!"
"Do you understand?"
"Yes, General!"
Lin Yu responded with a military salute.
"Good, then I officially announce that this battle is called [Disobedience] …"
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