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Before he finished speaking, the alloy door of the main control center slid open. Seven personnel in dark uniforms filed in, led by a stern-faced middle-aged man around fifty years old. The two bars and four stars on his epaulets indicated his high-ranking status within the national security system.

”Mr. Chen Fan, I am Zhou Weiguo, Director of the Special Investigation Office of the National Security Bureau.” The middle-aged man presented his credentials, his tone serious yet polite. ”We need to understand the details of the high-speed impact event that occurred near your park at 5:14 AM.”

Chen Fan nodded and gestured for Xiao Zhi to pull up the holographic data panel. ”Director Zhou, please sit. That was an electromagnetic railgun projectile launched from the Northwest. It had a mass of 127 kilograms, an initial velocity of 7.8 kilometers per second, and was aimed at my factory building.”

”With an attack of this level, the factory should have been razed to the ground by now,” Zhou Weiguo judged based on experience.

”I placed a plasma shield over the factory,” Chen Fan explained calmly.

The accompanying staff members’ jaws nearly dropped in shock.

He pulled up another set of data: ”I detected ’Palladium-13’ isotope markers in the impact residue. This stuff is usually used for interstellar navigation beacons and is extremely rare on Earth. Based on ballistic back-calculation, I’ve locked onto the precise coordinates of the launch source.”

The holographic map expanded, and a red dot began to flash in the Northwest desert.

Coordinates: Latitude 4°12’37” N, Longitude 94°48’22” E

Elevation: -83 meters (underground facility)

Error Radius: ≤ 5 meters

Zhou Weiguo’s gaze suddenly sharpened. ”Are you sure?”

”The error won’t exceed fifty meters,” Chen Fan said with certainty. ”The projectile was affected by atmospheric disturbances and geomagnetic deflection during flight. My AI system has performed seven rounds of trajectory inversion calculations. This coordinate point is the launch position of that electromagnetic railgun projectile.”

The investigation team fell into a brief silence. Zhou Weiguo exchanged a look with the representative from the Military-Industrial Technology Security Department beside him, then stood up quickly. ”Mr. Chen, this intelligence is extremely important. We need to report this immediately and take action. Please keep your communication lines open; we may need your technical support later.”

”I will cooperate at any time,” Chen Fan said solemnly. ”But please be careful—someone capable of launching an attack with such a weapon will never just sit and wait for death.”