Chapter 58: Transport Fighter

Qingcheng Garrison Command, Commander's Office.

Li Wenshan sat in his chair, deep in thought for a moment before he immediately picked up the desk telephone and quickly dialed a number.

Not long after, a guard walked in.

"Sir," the guard saluted, raising his hand.

Li Wenshan nodded. "Go notify the traffic management department. Tell them we need to haul some items back from the warehouse and ask them to help block off the roads to assist us in bringing those two fighter jets back to the military region. Remember, do not tell them we are hauling fighter jets."

"Also, have the personnel at the scientific research institute prepare. At the latest, by the day after tomorrow, people from the General Military Command will arrive to handle the matter of these two fighter jets. Instruct them to assist with the inspections at that time."

"Furthermore, tell the armored vehicle unit to find a way to tow the fighter jets back today, but under no circumstances should this matter be exposed. Security and confidentiality must be strictly maintained. Once brought back, store them in the warehouse first. No one is allowed to approach, and no one is allowed to touch them!"

"Do you understand?"

Faced with Li Wenshan's series of commands, the guard quickly nodded. "Please rest assured, sir, I have noted all of it down."

"Alright, go give the instructions."

Li Wenshan leaned back in his chair. Watching the guard leave the office, he let out a long sigh.

The sudden appearance of these two fighter jets had truly broken the peaceful life of Qingcheng. Yet, this was by no means a trivial matter; after all, those were two military fighter jets.

Although deducing from the conclusions, the other party had used some outdated technology—perhaps the earliest fighter jet technology from the last century—to build these two aircraft, they were still fighter jets nonetheless and could not be underestimated.

Fortunately, they were discovered in time, and he had reported it up to the General Military Command. Now, the General Military Command had already dispatched personnel down to inspect the performance of these two fighter jets.

Once the inspection was complete and everything was settled, they could summon the person named Wang Yang and deal with him accordingly.

Right now, before the test results came out, he temporarily had no mind to bother with that fellow named Wang Yang. As long as Wang Yang remained in Qingcheng and didn't think about running away, it would suffice.

And for now, they just needed to haul these two fighter jets back to the military region and wait for the personnel from the General Military Command to arrive.

At this thought, he closed his eyes, feeling a slight headache coming on.

***

One hour later.

At the Qingcheng Garrison Command, two military-green transport vehicles, much larger than thirty-five-ton trucks, slowly drove out of the garrison compound.

On the street just outside the garrison, many police motorcycle escorts were already waiting on standby.

Along the straight and wide road, several personnel from the traffic management department were dismantling the median barriers in the middle of the road to allow the military transport vehicles to pass.

The medians in the middle of the road had to be removed, and furthermore, the medians along the entire route had to be temporarily taken down while the road was sealed off.

After all, what needed to be transported were two fighter jets matching the exact specifications of the F-22. The overall length of the fighter jets alone was nearly twenty meters, and their wingspan exceeded thirteen meters. Encountering a two-way, four-lane road, they would almost completely occupy the entire roadway, leaving no room for other vehicles to pass.

Generally speaking, the transport of fighter jets is done by flying them directly to their destination without carrying weapons. However, these two fighter jets were a special case; even their performance was unknown, and there was a fear that something might go wrong mid-flight once airborne.

Moreover, the total mileage from the suburban warehouse in Qingcheng to the Qingcheng Garrison Command was only about fifty kilometers. Over this distance, even if these two fighter jets were capable of flight, it was better to use ground transportation whenever possible.

Most importantly, the appearance of these two fighter jets bore too strong a resemblance to the F-22. If they were transported by air, it would easily cause a considerable amount of trouble. Once seen by people and the news spread through the chatter of ordinary citizens, given the current speed of internet dissemination, it might take less than half a day for word to spread to the ears of people all across Kyushu that two genuine F-22 fighter jets had been discovered in Qingcheng.

By then, it would inevitably cause severe panic, the losses outweighing the gains.

With ground transportation, however, the trouble would be relatively minor. Transporting fighter jets like this was something ordinary people should not witness. Therefore, to prevent such a situation from happening, Li Wenshan had nipped it in the bud from the very beginning.

Under the escort of the police motorcycles and the assistance of the traffic management department, the two military transport vehicles, four military armored vehicles, and two troop transport trucks officially arrived at the warehouse located in the suburbs.

Upon seeing the arrival of the military transport trucks, several soldiers first saluted, and then, upon reviewing the relevant documents, immediately unlocked the warehouse, allowing the soldiers to flood inside.

At this moment, as these soldiers laid eyes upon the two F-22 fighter jets before them, their expressions were filled with awe and anticipation.

They were all aware of this matter. Initially, upon hearing about it, they had been greatly shocked, but seeing these two aircraft bearing a striking resemblance to the F-22 fighter jets left them utterly dumbfounded.

"Good grief, if these really were genuine F-22 fighter jets, how wonderful that would be. That way, our Kyushu would have our very own F-22," one soldier remarked with a sigh of emotion.

Another soldier laughed and cursed, "You must be daydreaming. Why don't you go chat with the high-ranking officials of the US military and see if they're willing to sell you one?"

"Forget it... If I had that kind of ability, why would I still be a soldier? I'd go do live-stream e-commerce and specialize in streaming military weapons—buy them back from abroad and flip them directly to the state. With a turnaround like that, I wouldn't have to worry for the rest of my life," the soldier joked.

"Stop dawdling and get to work. The sooner we haul these fighter jets back, the sooner we can finish the job and report back."

***

With the command given, several soldiers stepped forward. Under the direction of a commanding soldier, they used specialized ropes to secure the two F-22 fighter jets and placed professional equipment beneath the wheels of the aircraft to cushion them.

Just like that, it took a full three hours before they finally loaded the two fighter jets—which closely resembled F-22s—onto the military transport vehicles.

Once the two massive military transport vehicles finished loading the fighter-like aircraft, they sped away along the small path in front of the warehouse, heading toward the direction of the military region.

***

On the road.

Beep, beep, beep—

A harsh police siren wailed. Dozens of vehicles were collectively blocked at a sealed intersection. More and more people were making U-turns on the spot, yet even more people, unaware of the truth, were still driving toward this direction.

At this moment, countless drivers were either honking their horns, getting out of their cars to look back, or simply waiting inside their vehicles.

"Why was the road suddenly blocked off?"

"No idea. Just an hour ago it was completely fine to pass, and now the road is suddenly sealed."

"Look, they've even dismantled the medians in the middle. Could there be something big being transported?"

"What is going on? I have an important meeting to rush to. If I can't get past in a moment, the contract will be voided!"

"Hah, what can you do? Anyway, the road is indeed sealed off now, so no matter how anxious you are, it's no use."

"Hey, look over there quickly! Are those military transport vehicles?"

Right at that moment.

Everyone present gazed at the wide, sealed road ahead, where two massive military transport vehicles were driving right down the center of the road, escorted by military armored vehicles on both sides.