Chapter 1578: Chapter 850: Drama Master, Fifth Princess

Previously, capturing the giants alive had been a painstaking effort, and now Qing Chen had to figure out a way to release them, which added quite a bit of trouble for him.

But at the time, the A-Class airships had already established firepower suppression, and if Qing Chen intentionally let them escape, he would definitely be held accountable afterward.

Of course, he wanted to preserve those forces that were hostile to the Roosevelt Kingdom, but if he had to choose between "going undercover" and "killing giants, capturing giants alive," he would likely choose the former.

Because helping the Eastern Continent defeat the Roosevelt Kingdom was his top priority, as he had friends and family there.

The current issue was, how to release the giants without incriminating himself?

He needed to find that insider in the outpost base to help him.

First, the communications at Outpost Base No. 9 had never been disrupted, which excluded the possibility of someone digging up military fiber optic cables and setting up additional equipment outside the base.

In fact, military fiber optic cables are things that cannot be casually dug up. If a construction company accidentally cuts one, the process is as follows: The cable is cut at 10 AM, the boss runs away at 10:05 AM, is caught back by 10:30 AM, and is sentenced by noon.

Such is the efficiency.

So, this person is most likely inside Outpost Base No. 9.

The base was so chaotic previously that it was really too easy to insert someone in.

Then, a person who can access the communication base station and fiber optic cables must have left traces for Qing Chen to find.

He first went to the underground base station at Outpost Base No. 9 for a look, searched for half an hour before discovering that a black box had been externally connected at a very hidden location on the equipment.

The black box was about the size of two palms, and two fingers high.

It seems this black box was the key to intercepting signals.

Qing Chen crouched down to carefully examine the degree of dust, and after removing the black box, he returned to the Marquis’s Office to check the surveillance and began reviewing with 16 times speed.

Judging by the level of dust, the opponent had installed the black box a long time ago, around 15 to 20 days ago.

Then, relying on the negligence in managing Outpost Base No. 9, they were not afraid of being discovered.

Furthermore, they were not even worried about anyone checking the surveillance. The entrance to the underground base station was at a corner on the first floor of the office building, and there were three surveillance cameras nearby, labeled by Qing Chen as points A, B, and C, conveniently the B-point camera facing the base station entrance had been broken for over six months without repair.

The video automatically stores for six months, so there was no way to see how the camera was damaged.

This means, the opponent had started planning this Giant Dynasty invasion event six months ago.

Now, Qing Chen could only determine from the groups passing through A and C points who had installed the black box. However, the first floor of the office building was the military canteen, with tens of thousands of people on average coming to eat each day, making it impossible to investigate.

Perhaps... the opponent also knew this fact, which is why they acted so boldly.

Outpost Base No. 9 had been so negligent in the past that only uneducated giants dared to play this way.

Yet, Qing Chen did not concern himself with these matters; he just earnestly watched the surveillance, simultaneously watching A and C point footage on the screen, distinguishing useful information at 32 times speed from the vast amount of data.

At this moment, Marquis Bolton returned after lunch: "I took a look at the dungeon surveillance, but I don’t know what the giants are muttering about, I can’t understand..."

"Does anyone in the kingdom understand it?" Qing Chen asked curiously while keeping an eye on the screen.

"No," Marquis Bolton shook his head: "The kingdom has always wanted to study the giants’ language, but their language is completely irregular and different from ours, linguistic scholars can’t decipher it. On the contrary, some giants have learned our language."

"Hmm," Qing Chen said earnestly, "We must find a way to decipher their language!"

Marquis Bolton glanced at the seemingly distracted Qing Chen: "What are you watching?"

Qing Chen didn’t tell the truth: "I’m reviewing the previous outpost base management, checking if there are any more mistakes to correct. The war has just started; Marquis, it will be a long time before you can return to the Central Royal City. I need to help manage here well."

Marquis Bolton was immediately touched: "Butler, you are too good!"

Qing Chen: "..."

He still has to thank us.

Marquis Bolton said: "However, my wife said I’ve scored such a great merit this time, there’s a possibility I might be reassigned from the outpost base to become the main officer in a more important unit."

"Oh? Where is the Marquis going?" Qing Chen asked.

"Not sure yet; she says she’ll bring the king’s decree over, which can’t be unsealed until it is delivered here."

At this moment, Qing Chen fast-forwarded the video from 30 days ago to 23 days ago, finally noticing something suspicious in the surveillance.

Marquis Bolton leaned in for a look and was surprised to find the surveillance footage was playing at 16 times speed, but just as he saw it, Qing Chen had already returned the speed to normal.

Marquis Bolton thought he had seen wrong.

Qing Chen seriously watched a young man on the screen; the other was walking in the video just like a regular soldier, but he felt something was not quite right.

As the person passed A point, the underarm movements were not coordinated, seeming to conceal something, and by the time he reached B point, he had returned to normal, and the concealed item was gone.

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