"Yes." Hearing Fang Ze's words, Black Shark nodded, and then explained, "In order to ensure the safety of the Central State, the other eight jurisdictions cannot communicate directly with the Central State."
Fang Ze looked at the end point of the train stop on the information, pointed to the word [Dongzhou], and asked, "So, the place we arrived at is Dongzhou in the central jurisdiction?"
Speaking of this, Fang Ze paused and said, "Dongzhou? Does it correspond to our eastern jurisdiction? Isn't there also Xizhou and Nanzhou?"
Hearing Fang Ze's guess, Black Shark nodded again. Then he explained, "Although the central jurisdiction area is the core of the federation in name, in fact, the real core is only the central state."
"The Central Jurisdiction Region has a total of nine prefectures under its jurisdiction. Except for the Central Prefecture, the other eight states, like the eight jurisdictional regions, all exist to defend the Central Prefecture."
"Therefore, connecting, trading, and communicating with the eight jurisdictions have become one of the most important tasks of the other eight states."
"So, when the order was issued, the eight states were directly named after the corresponding names of the eight jurisdictions. For example, Dongzhou, Xizhou, Nanzhou, Southwest State, etc..."
"So, if we want to go to the Central Prefecture, we must make a transit in the Dong Prefecture." Sa
Fang Ze nodded when he heard this, and then judged, "Then these states should be very prosperous, right?"
Black Shark nodded and said, "Yes. After all, these states are responsible for the transit business of each Guanjia region, so cross-region operations must pass through these states, so gradually, these states have become
The main distribution point for cross-regional trade.”
Speaking of this, Black Shark couldn't help but take a deep look at Fang Ze, and added meaningfully, "Like your friend Bai Ling, the Baishi Group controlled by her father spans Dongzhou and the Eastern Jurisdiction Region.
Well-known companies often travel between states and jurisdictions."
"As for the wealthy businessman who was involved in the murder of a wealthy businessman that you first came into contact with at the Security Bureau, he is also an officially recognized businessman doing cross-regional transactions."
After listening to Black Shark's introduction, Fang Ze also had a general understanding of the central jurisdiction area.
He pondered for a while, and then asked, "Then after we arrive in Dongzhou, how will we go to Central State?"
He paused and added, "There should be no space transmission devices between the states and the central state, right? After all, if there were, the buffering effect would be too small." Sa
Hearing Fang Ze's words, Black Shark nodded and said, "Yes. Although there are teleportation devices between the eight states, there is no space device that can directly teleport to the central state."
"So, we are in Dongzhou and have to transfer to the interstate maglev train to go to Central State."
Having said this, he paused and added, "But don't worry. The Federation attaches great importance to your trip. So it has prepared a maglev train for you early, just waiting for your arrival."
After listening to Black Shark's explanation, Fang Ze nodded with satisfaction.
It has to be said that the top federal officials have really refreshed Fang Ze's stereotypes about them during this period.
Perhaps because He Weidao was a bit unscrupulous in many of the things he did, Fang Ze had not always had a good impression of the federal high-level officials. In addition to his desire to split the soil and seal the territory, he actually wanted to give the federal high-level officials one last try.
Nearly 70% of them sincerely want to stop being associated with the Federation.
As a result, during this period, the federal high-level officials were neither scheming nor trying to please, but were trying to calm things down as much as possible and retain the fighting power of the human race as much as possible. This really made Fang Ze change a lot of his impression of them. This is why Fang Ze
The reason why I am willing to be invited to come.
And now that he saw how thorough the preparations by the top federal officials were, Fang Ze felt even more satisfied.
In this way, the space train shuttled through the special space passage. After traveling for a full five hours, Fang Ze and his team finally arrived at Dongzhou, the central jurisdiction area...
At this time, relevant personnel from Dongzhou were waiting at the Dongzhou capital early, preparing to welcome Fang Ze...
...
But...just when the capital of Dongzhou was filled with flowers and both the host and the guest were happy.
Dongzhou, Central Station, was in chaos at this time.
Central Station, Zhongshu Prefecture Station. A man with a big belly and a livid face shouted at the women standing in front of him, "What did you say? The maglev train disappeared?!" Sa
"Are you kidding me?!"
Hearing the man's roar, the women standing in front of him were all trembling with fear, trembling all over, and not daring to express their anger. Only one of them, a brave-looking woman, did not change her expression.
For a moment, seeing that none of her colleagues dared to answer, the heroic woman took the initiative to stand up and said, "Supervisor! We really can't blame you for this! Such a big maglev train disappeared under our eyes in just the blink of an eye.
Yes. This is definitely done by a master."
"We are all ordinary flight attendants, what can we find?"
"In addition, supervisor, I think the top priority now is not to hold us accountable, but to report it to the Speaker first to see how to remedy it. We also want to see if we should arrange for the Security Bureau and the Secret Service to come over and investigate."
Having said this, the heroic woman looked at her watch and said, "There is only half an hour until the new speaker of the Eastern Jurisdiction Region arrives at the central station. We don't have much time."
Hearing the heroic woman's words, the pot-bellied man suddenly woke up. He patted his forehead with a look of confusion on his face and muttered, "You're right, you should report it first now. I've been hurt by you all."
I was so angry that I lost my sense of proportion!" Sa
"I'll take care of things now, and I'll take care of you when I get back!"
Having said this, he glared at the people in front of him fiercely, then turned around, shook his fat body, and went to report in a panic.
Behind him, several flight attendants looked at each other, all a little embarrassed. They communicated in low voices,
"Are we going to be in trouble? Such a big train just disappeared."
"I don't know. Hey... I thought it was a good job, but it turned out to be a trap."
"Yeah. Hey...what should I do?"
But after hearing the discussion among several flight attendants, the heroic man who just stood up turned around and interrupted their discussion, saying, "Don't think nonsense, and don't discuss nonsense!"
"This thing was obviously done by the Awakened. What can we, ordinary people, do?"
"So, we just need to cooperate with the investigation honestly. I believe that the Security Bureau or the Secret Service will give us a fair result."
After hearing this girl's words, several other flight attendants' expressions softened a little...
.......
And at the same time.
At Dongzhou Prefecture, Fang Ze also met with the reception staff of Dongzhou.
According to Fang Ze's position and status at this time, Dongzhou's reception standards were directly to the top: the speaker personally led the team, accompanied by two deputy speakers, and were accompanied by officials from all levels of the foreign affairs department.
Because Dongzhou and the Eastern Jurisdiction Region have a relationship of mutual prosperity and loss, the relationship between the two parties is also very close.
Recently, the eastern jurisdiction has suffered great changes, and even now the space passage is still blocked, which has caused Dongzhou to be greatly affected.
Therefore, during this reception, several speakers of Dongzhou also wanted to communicate with Fang Ze, the uncrowned king of the Eastern District, to see if they could continue to restore the normal trade environment and order in the Eastern Jurisdiction Region. This also caused them to face difficulties
Fang Zeshi was extremely enthusiastic.
But he didn't even hit the smiling people, so seeing how enthusiastic they were, Fang Ze could only communicate with them politely. As for... the matter of opening up the passage, because Fang Ze hadn't completely sorted out the eastern jurisdiction.
It’s a big area, so we can only hold off for now, saying that we will naturally let go when the time is right.
Originally, Fang Ze thought that he would be polite to them and would soon be able to transfer to a vehicle to leave Dongzhou and go to Central State: this was also the plan that Black Shark informed him of.
Who knows, but the Speaker of Dongzhou and the others seemed to have fallen in love with Fang Ze at first sight. They kept chatting with Fang Ze in the car. What was even more amazing was that the road to the central station seemed to be endless.
Didn't arrive for a full hour.
Fang Ze wanted to ask about Black Shark's situation, but because he was always accompanied by the Speaker of Dongzhou, he couldn't find a suitable opportunity, so he could only stop for now.
However, doubts arose in his mind: Is the road to the central station really that long? Or is there something fishy about these receptionists in Dongzhou?
What made Fang Ze even more surprised was that originally there were two speakers, one positive and one deputy, accompanying him, but one of the deputy speakers answered the phone midway, whispered a few words to the speaker, and then hurriedly got out of the car.
.
This also made Fang Ze even more confused: What happened to these people in Dongzhou?
...
At this time, Dongzhou, Central Station.
The deputy speaker who got out of the car temporarily appeared here quietly and was asking questions with a livid face.
Beside him, the director of the State Security Bureau and the head of the Secret Service Department all followed him and reported in a low voice.
Director of the Security Bureau, "Speaker Wang. No fluctuations in the power of law were detected at the scene. It does not seem like an awakened person committed a crime."
"Moreover, we also investigated the on-site surveillance. We did not see any suspicious people or creatures appearing before. And in the surveillance, the train did disappear suddenly."
The head of the Secret Service glanced at him and said, "There is no aura of demigods at the scene. It can basically be ruled out that there are demigod-level master operators."
After hearing the words of the two officers, veins popped up on Vice Chairman Wang's forehead. He said angrily, "So what you are saying is that no demigods took action! No awakened ones took action! No one used technological means! Federal allocation
The special train that came just disappeared out of thin air!?”
"It's made of paper! It's gone if you say no!"
Speaking of this, Vice Speaker Wang took a few deep breaths angrily, then waved his hand and said, "Let's not talk about this now!"
After saying that, he shouted to a middle-aged woman in the distance, "Director Shu! How is the situation?" Sa
The middle-aged woman who was called Director Shu walked over quickly after hearing the words. Her face was serious and anxious, "Speaker, no."
"All means of transportation leading to the Central Prefecture need to be certified in advance. Small and medium-sized means of transportation are okay, but very large means of transportation like maglev trains must be professionally inspected and reviewed by the Transportation Department of the Central Prefecture."
"And there is only one maglev train in our state that has been inspected and reported in advance."
Vice Speaker Wang interrupted her and said, "Just call that car!"
Director Shu said with an embarrassed look, "That train is the morning and evening train. It has left for Zhongshu Prefecture in the morning and is parked there. It will only return in the evening."
"If you want to call it back in advance, the procedures plus the time on the road will take at least six hours. In terms of time, it would be better to drive it back normally."
Vice Speaker Wang:....Sa
He rubbed his temples and then said, "What if other trains are called?"
Director Shu shook his head and said, "Zhongxu Prefecture will not let it go without inspection for the safety of the center. After all, no one knows whether there are any safety risks on that train."
She paused and then said, "So, I still recommend choosing small and medium-sized transportation."
Hearing Director Shu's words, Deputy Speaker Wang felt a headache: If the way of conversation was decided by the state itself, he would not be so anxious.
You know, Fang Ze’s reception standards this time were personally arranged by several elders. Even a special train was allocated. This represents the federation’s respect for Fang Ze. It also represents the federation’s attitude toward Fang Ze. So he came early
It was announced.
Therefore, the several speakers of Dongzhou just followed orders and did not have any decision-making power.
And once Fang Ze finally entered the central state through other low-level means of transportation, it would be a loss to Fang Ze's face to say the least, but it would also be a slap in the face to several elders. Sa
So, this is not a small thing that can be changed casually.
Thinking this way, Vice Speaker Wang stood there, feeling doubly tormented.
...
at the same time.
After driving for a full hour, the car Fang Ze was riding finally stopped. However, it did not stop at the central station, but at a large shopping mall.
Fang Ze got out of the car with a weird look on his face, and then listened even more weirdly as Speaker Dongzhou boasted in front of him, "Speaker Fang, this is a specialty shopping mall jointly run by the Eastern Jurisdiction Region and Dongzhou. It is also the largest shopping mall in Dongzhou.
A place popular with other states and other jurisdictions."
"It's not easy for you to come to Dongzhou, I must accompany you for a walk." Sa
Hearing what the speaker said, Fang Ze had a weird look on his face and wanted to refuse: Good guy, I came to see the federal elders, but the speaker of Dongzhou actually dragged him to the mall? Is he crazy?
And just when Fang Ze was thinking this, suddenly, a handsome but not tall man walked out of the mall.
He looks almost middle-aged, but he is extremely well-maintained. He always has a gentle smile on his face, which makes people trust him just by looking at him.
The moment he saw that man, Fang Ze suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity, but he couldn't remember why he felt familiar.
As a result, at this moment, Speaker Dongzhou also stood up with a smile and introduced Fang Ze, "President Fang. Because I am not in charge of economics, I am not very familiar with these specialties. So I also specially invited Baijia
The head of the family will explain it to you."
Hearing the words of the Speaker of Dongzhou, Fang Ze was stunned for a moment, and then finally remembered why he felt that the man in front of him was familiar: This is Xiao Bailing's father! A well-known wealthy businessman in the entire eastern jurisdiction.
To be honest, Fang Ze had imagined meeting this legendary man many times. But... he really didn't expect it to be here. Sa
And when he thought about the fact that he abducted his daughter, closed the space channel that governed the area, cut off his business, and trapped him in Dongzhou, Fang Ze felt a little guilty for no reason.
In addition, because of the face of Xiao Bailing, Fang Ze temporarily put aside his intention to expose the chairman of Dongzhou. Instead, he took the initiative to reach out his hand, shook hands with Xiao Bailing's father, and said, "I heard this from Bailing a long time ago."
I have talked about the elegant demeanor of the Master of the Hundreds, and I finally saw it today."
Hearing Fang Ze's words, Xiao Bailing's father also smiled and said, "It is an honor for me to be remembered by Speaker Fang. During this time, I also want to thank Speaker Fang for taking care of my little daughter."
It was their first meeting. After all, they were not familiar with each other, so both of them were relatively polite. Therefore, they looked friendly and kind, and Fang Ze felt much more relaxed.
But just when he felt relaxed, he suddenly froze.
Because he suddenly felt like there was something extra in his hand.
Fang Ze couldn't help but look at Xiao Bailing's father, Sa
Little Bailing's father, as if he didn't know anything, took back his hand with a smile.