Two days later, when Ding Yun inquired again about the condition of the person involved in the previous car accident and received news that their identity was questionable and they had been sent to the capital for interrogation, Ding Yun immediately knew that the higher-ups were taking it seriously.
Simultaneously, a nationwide investigation had begun.
Her brother, Ding Xiang, also noticed that the two children who frequently appeared in the western market were eventually taken away by the Public Security Bureau, their whereabouts unknown.
Furthermore, undocumented individuals appearing in other locations were mostly brought under control.
Those with high martial arts skills who committed theft or even robbery that resulted in death were subsequently eliminated and taken for dissection.
Currently, the Public Security Bureau's policy towards the other world primarily focused on appeasing and integrating ordinary civilians into local life. Martial arts experts were to be engaged in communication, and those willing to abide by the law could potentially cooperate under supervision, allowing them to live normal lives.
Those who were clearly restless, lawless, or had already broken the law, or were discovered to be spies with extreme malice towards their own country, were all either arrested or eliminated to prevent future trouble.
Beyond this, the more they investigated and researched, the more they discovered that everything the cultivator had said previously was true: the emperor on the other side intended to invade their world, conquer it, and offer its world origin to the Heavenly Dao of the opposing world.
At this point, all departments could no longer hold back.
They officially launched the National Emergency Plan, established an Emergency Council, and mobilized core departments to cooperate, commencing preparations for the first counter-invasion and comprehensive counter-offensive campaign against the other world.
Departments involved in national security, strategic logistics, domestic stability, and material supply all participated.
During the meeting, the moderator reported on the relevant situation and all current understandings of the other world, such as its national scale, approximate population, landmass, living standards of its citizens, and the emperor's ambitions.
However, these were not the most important aspects. The most crucial information was the final report on the understanding of martial arts and the dissection results of collected martial artist corpses.
Following the report, discussions commenced on operational plans.
The final consensus was to temporarily refrain from a large-scale offensive. Instead, they would dispatch some soldiers to the opposing world to gather more intelligence, collect more data on martial artists, analyze their weaknesses, and develop specialized weapons specifically targeting them.
Additionally, considering the ridiculously high physical attributes of those martial artists, which would make it difficult for their soldiers to keep up, leading to significant casualties even with advanced weaponry, the higher-ups jointly decided to select a portion of soldiers for intensive, temporary training before officially attacking the other world.
They would be taught the martial arts cultivation techniques left by Ding Yun.
After all, the early stages of martial arts cultivation did not require a large demand for spiritual energy; the more significant factor was the consumption of food and meat. They did not intend to train all soldiers into Innate Grandmasters or similar high-level practitioners. Merely possessing a certain level of cultivation, combined with various advanced weapons, would absolutely allow ordinary soldiers to overcome and eliminate those martial artists by several tiers.
Finally, they decided to begin stockpiling food and other living supplies in advance and dispatch a large number of personnel to learn the language and script of the opposing world, in preparation for a future large-scale invasion and to mobilize the strength of the ordinary people of that world to overthrow the tyrant and promote world peace.
The people of the other world suffered immensely, struggling to get enough to eat and wear, with a large number dying of starvation daily. As long as they could provide sufficient food for disaster relief and conduct appropriate mobilization, and allocate land, they could certainly stir up a vast sea of people.
After all, the truly ambitious individuals on the other side were mainly the emperor and the officials, noble families, and distinguished members of the court. The ordinary populace had no knowledge of such matters and were mostly struggling to survive. Therefore, with their own soldiers as the primary pillar of support, supplemented by ample resources, they would lead the broad masses of the other world to overthrow and eliminate all oppressors and exploiters, which was the final resolution of this meeting.
All subsequent actions would be preparations for this plan.
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Meanwhile, Ding Xiang had been somewhat worried when the two children from the western market were taken away by the Public Security Bureau, unsure of what their future would hold.
However, as time passed, and his mother, Jin Cuihua, finally officially retired, no longer needing to work and having ample time to supervise his studies, even closely watching him, he cast these concerns aside.
He began to focus on how to persuade his mother to abandon the idea of supervising his studies. Furthermore, Ding Yun coincidentally proposed taking the entire family, excluding her brother's family, on a trip. Even though Ding Xiang was somewhat displeased that Ding Yun didn't plan to include him in the trip, he gritted his teeth and suppressed his grievances at this moment, helping Ding Yun persuade their parents to go on a vacation together.
This way, at least for the short term, he wouldn't have to worry about his mother mentioning supervising his studies. As for what to do if she brought it up again after they returned from the trip, he could only deal with it as it came.
Months delayed were still months saved, weren't they?
Since Ding Xiang, who was the only one who couldn't go on the trip, agreed and even supported it wholeheartedly, and considering the family was not lacking in money now, a trip would not pose any burden. Therefore, Jin Cuihua and Ding Hai eventually agreed to the plan. While packing and planning the trip, they repeatedly warned Ding Xiang to be careful at home alone, to wash his own clothes, and to clean the house.
Finally, Ding Yun assured them that a trip didn't mean they couldn't video call. If necessary, they could still supervise him via phone calls or video calls, chatting with Ding Xiang for a while every evening. Only then did Jin Cuihua feel somewhat relieved.
After three more days of preparation, Ding Yun and her family, excluding her brother's family, officially departed, heading towards their first planned destination, which was also the closest to their home. They began their journey without crowds or traffic jams.
They chose a date that was not a holiday.
Naturally, the roads were not congested. Not only were the roads clear, but the tourist spots were also not crowded, which was what a true vacation entailed. What was the point of traveling during holidays, squeezing through crowds, and having no quality of experience?
What was the difference from visiting a marketplace?
As soon as Ding Yun's family left, Ding Xiang burst into laughter for a good while, then began to indulge himself with the living expenses Ding Yun had left him, ordering takeout, including stinky tofu and other foods that were previously forbidden, as well as plenty of greasy and spicy junk food.
He continued eating until he developed enteritis.
Only then did he have to exercise some restraint. For the most part, he returned to his usual routine. At most, he played games for an extra hour or two at night compared to when his parents were home, but overall, he was relatively disciplined.
At least he didn't stay up all night playing games and affecting his studies.