“Yes, but the taste is not very good. It is a variety specially improved to cater to people’s taste.”

“Then… let’s forget it.”

Lingyin glanced at the rearview mirror, but Fei Niao in the mirror shook her head mercilessly. Fei Niao had no desire to cook now, unless she could really relax and not be burdened by worldly chores.

“Oh~”

Fei Niao handed the tablet to Raphael and said, “Look, the European Naval Command has sent an inquiry letter on behalf of the CIA. How should we respond?”

“The reply was that the armored vehicle production and maintenance company is currently operating well, security is provided by the Federal Armed Forces, and external shocks will not affect the company’s production work.”

“It’s not a good excuse to say that.”

“This is reality. Isn’t this our job here? Do we have to jump up and down and do something jaw-dropping?”

“Is there a possibility… What we did before was enough to make people drop their jaws.”

“Report it as it is,” Raphael said. After all, she was not lying, and everything was true.

The eastern region of Germany is still ostensibly under the control of the federal government, and the troops stationed there are also part of the Wehrmacht. This cannot be false.

As long as the East German side did not officially declare the federal government illegal, these troops would still be the Wehrmacht, not the East German National People’s Army.

The troops stationed and standing guard at the final assembly plant are, of course, the Federal Armed Forces.

Isn’t it? Let’s talk about whether there is lying or not.

Similarly, in order to meet the equipment needs of the Federal Army, the Armored Vehicle Production and Maintenance Company decided to build a new assembly plant on the outskirts of Nuremberg.

And according to the plan, the company’s headquarters will be moved to Frankfurt am Main at the end of 2048.

The problem is that the armored vehicle production and maintenance company’s headquarters construction plan is still under review. Two years have passed since the plan was submitted.

The final assembly plant on the outskirts of Nuremberg is also in a state of disarray, operating only five days a week, less than eight hours a day, and often shutting down due to interference from environmental protection or animal protection organizations.

This is not because they are disloyal, but because the Federation has its own national conditions.

It’s just off the mark.

According to another source, the military expansion plan launched by the West German Federation many years ago has not yet reached the planned number of troops. Now the Bundestag is struggling with the proposal to amend the conscription system and introduce conscription.

It immediately drew criticism as “a huge violation of civil liberties” and “a disproportionate threat to Germany.”

Raphael found it very difficult. Knowing that the eastern states were unstable, some politicians still used the rhetoric of pleasing voters to create obstacles. This was also a major feature of traditional Europe.

Chapter 227 Intensifying

“…Raphael?”

In a news broadcast of a gunfight, brilliant fireworks suddenly burst out, a thick fog rose under the starry sky, and the blazing white light almost swallowed up everything in an instant, and the reporter’s commentary on the scene also came to an abrupt end…

Raphael didn’t pay attention to the situation around him, but it was true that neither Lingyin, Asuka, nor the old doctor who came to discuss his graduation thesis made any sound.

The whole world seemed to die instantly with the explosion.

The sound of the phone falling became a loud thump…

“Heidelberg…”

Fei Niao was the first to determine where the explosion occurred from the on-site footage, and he let out a low cry of surprise – with an explosion of that magnitude, there would be little chance of survival within the affected area.

She glanced at Raphael, who looked serious.

After a long pause, the reporter reappeared.

The voice told everyone in front of the screen in a sad, confused and unbelievable voice that the death toll had exceeded 100 and was still rising.

In the corner of the TV screen, a bright light flashed and a roar came through the speakers.

The police car leading the way and the ambulance and fire department vehicles following closely behind were involved.

Even the reporters at the scene could see that this was a planned terrorist attack. The first explosion targeted the public, and the second explosion targeted the local police rescue forces in Heidelberg, causing secondary casualties.

Raphael put down the paper in his hand and said to the old doctor in the institute, “You go back today and remind the others in the group to be careful in the near future.”

The old doctor put on his Sima face that never changed and said awkwardly: “Then my…”

“Relax, I’ll try to get you out of the pen before December.”

Lingyin, who was standing by, watched the old doctor leave, then approached Raphael and asked, “You decided to let this useful Pallu go?”

“Why let him go? The contract has been signed. Come back to work after graduation.”

Rafael paused and continued, “His current state is normal after the contract is signed. He seems stable, but he has actually been gone for a while.”

“Ah?” Lingyin was very surprised, and her eyes twitched uncontrollably: “I think he’s in good spirits.”

“That’s how it is in the circle. Delaying graduation is a common phenomenon. Because graduation is so far away, more than half of the doctoral students have a stern face.

He will be 32 next year. You know, those who can graduate before 30 are the best in their fields.

Although he looks mentally stable, he is actually numb, and his mental state is like a little numbness every day. “

“Raphael,” Asuka called back the girl who was still thinking about the cautious state of the students, “This attack has nothing to do with us, right?”

“What does it matter?”

“For example, the intelligence you disclosed earlier could easily be used to stir up public resentment. And the flames from the explosion were clearly caused by sugar and fertilizers containing ingredients such as ammonia and nitrates.”

Fei Niao gritted his teeth and made this inference.

“It is too hasty to draw your current inference based only on the firelight that appeared in the on-site interview video.”

Raphael was not a fool. After listening to Asuka’s words, he immediately understood what Asuka was talking about.

She restrained the smile on her face, but did not show her usual indifferent expression, but a serious expression.

“I am not so despicable as to act as a thug for terrorists. The last time in Dresden, the explosive device did not hurt anyone. Please don’t forget this.”

“I understand.”

The streets of Heidelberg were already in chaos.

Shock, confusion, disbelief, pain, despair and anger, countless emotions intertwined together, and order could not be maintained at all.

Many people were in a daze, but many others were already filled with righteous indignation and were waving their fists.

It looked like it would soon turn into a march chanting for revenge.

Hate is spreading.

The chain of hatred will inevitably lead to extremely terrible consequences, and those who pushed the bombing to happen are also aware of this.

In their anger, many people have regarded all refugee groups as enemies. Although they know that it is very likely not the refugees who are responsible, they have naturally expanded the scope of their hatred to include the entire group.

Natural disasters cause pain, but man-made disasters cause resentment.

The families of the deceased did not cry, they simply forgot how to shed tears or were numb with despair.

They just stood there in front of the numerous body bags, staring blankly at the excited square.

Driven by hatred, the German Federation performed far more efficiently than before – or perhaps it was because it was aware of the potential danger and was forced to start working hard.

The ringing of the phone woke Raphael from his deep thought.

But just as she expected, the person on the other end of the line did not identify himself and asked if they were involved in the attack.

Raphael could only answer that it was irrelevant.

She had no right or ability to interfere with what the person on the other end of the phone thought. After all, she was not at the scene, and she learned about the incident through television, not other more reliable channels.

The call did annoy her, but Raphael was still happy because everything was speeding up and rushing in the direction everyone hoped for.

It’s not just her group that’s causing trouble, there are many others.

Why do you call and point fingers when there is something going on? Although the suspicion is a bit strong, it is still too much.

Raphael put these things aside and picked up the graduation thesis of the chief disciple again. But Lingyin interrupted her and asked what Raphael thought of the whole situation after looking around.

But Raphael couldn’t see the overall situation. According to her estimation, many parties were exerting pressure now. This was what she had seen and felt recently.

However, no one can give an accurate answer as to when the water will boil over and the war will end. There is no doubt about the outcome of the war.

Raphael didn’t want to talk about those major issues. When she saw her subordinates summarizing their work over the past few years, she couldn’t hide her joy.

“You’re such a jerk, pretending to be dumb.” Fei Niao unexpectedly cursed, “Fuck you.”

But she didn’t continue. It was obvious that something was making her depressed, but she didn’t mention a word from beginning to end.

“Okay, there will be more happening soon, no need to get angry.”

Raphael took out his free left hand and gently stroked Fei Niao’s hair, as if he was soothing a furry kitten.

But Fei Niao still said in that depressed tone, “I really don’t know how you can be at peace with yourself. Even so, there are enough dead people now, which can almost block the Plessy River.”

“The number of deaths is not important, what is important is who died. And be clear, there will be more deaths in the future, disappearing in groups and large numbers, and not even a body fragment can be found.”

Raphael looked at the paper calmly and continued:

“This world is not a world that progresses step by step toward a climax, but a chaotic world where even if you have access to a large amount of real-time information, you cannot accurately predict what will happen where.”

Chapter 228 Handover

Everything changed quietly in the city of Leipzig. There was no sound when checking documents or giving directions. There was a sense of order everywhere.

This actually made Raphael worried.

The police patrolling along the street all put on thick bulletproof vests and slings with short-barreled G36 rifles. When Raphael was going to school, three waves of police officers stopped her and checked her ID.

When he finally entered the campus, he was questioned by security guards hired by the school.

The security guard’s equipment was not simple, not as exaggerated as the police patrolling on the street, but she still saw the heavy metal object in the holster on his waist.

The pedestrians coming and going on the campus are just like the people outside, walking in a hurry.

She turned and headed straight for the computer department’s laboratory building. As soon as she approached, she ran into a patrol team that jumped out of the bushes.

“Sorry to bother you, professor,” the security guard said as he returned the driver’s license.

“The intensity of the inspections has been quite high recently. I hope everything is fine at the school.”

“It was the terrorist attack that caused panic among the people. Increasing the intensity of the investigation will also give people peace of mind.”

The security patrol team assigned two people to escort Raphael to the laboratory building, while the other two continued patrolling. Raphael understood clearly that they not only had to escort her, but also to monitor her, just in case.

“Relax, it’s not that easy.”

The escorting security guard remained unmoved and walked her to the main entrance of the laboratory building, watching her go in before leaving.

Accidents are like raindrops, and who knows which one will pass through the gap and hit you on the head.

Patrols like this are not meaningless, it’s just that there is still a lot of room for improvement in campus security management.

Sitting in the chair, Raphael spent some time dealing with the accumulated things that needed to be signed. For example, the high-performance neural computing array that the laboratory needed to replace would cost hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Today’s models are becoming larger and larger, and even the supercomputers built by universities and joint research institutes can hardly keep up with the resource and computing power consumption of artificial intelligence.

Of course, there are a lot of other chores.

She basically handed over the task of teaching students to the disciple who was not afraid of small troubles. For people like him, there were too many choices for careers after graduation. Even Moscow University sent people to find him and offered generous salary conditions.

If it weren’t for the strict financial regulations, Raphael would have quit long ago.

Now she just needs to wait for someone to graduate, and then hire him as a mentor in the laboratory. She has a lot of projects from the military, and she needs this kind of reliable workhorse.

Of course, Raphael treated them very well, including settling down and educating their children. He was just short of finding a marriage partner for his top subordinate Palu.

I went to the next office to inspect it, paying special attention to the mental state of Willy Adenauer, the old doctor, and told him that his graduation thesis had been almost revised.

When he heard the news, Willy Adenauer’s mental state showed obvious signs of improvement, but when he heard that Raphael did not advance his defense date to June, his expression, which had just improved, returned to a stable state.

“Oh, by the way, an American will come to see you this afternoon. He is from the U.S. Army Equipment Commander. I’m leaving it to you. Also, don’t forget to keep an eye on the new students who will be enrolled in October.”

Raphael patted Willy’s shoulder lightly, then left the office under his dead fish gaze.

Willy is a man who pays attention to time and attaches great importance to his grasp of time accuracy. When he learned about the delay in graduation, he scolded Raphael for interrupting his self-planning.

He felt that there was no need to waste his time in research institute.

Although many people said that he went a little too far in this matter – Raphael did not feel any resentment towards him for speaking his mind and telling the truth to people’s faces – he could not let people finish their words and leave.

Raphael made it clear that letting people go before their level reached her approval level was harming them.

Later, Willy got bored. He had done a lot of vertical projects and a lot of horizontal projects from the Wehrmacht. He found that the period of frequent achievements was after the extension of graduation, and then he agreed with Raphael’s opinion.