Gu Lina Zha's sobbing paused, and she asked with some surprise, "You... you know?"
"Mm," Lu Mingyu responded, then explained simply.
"That private investigator has already been brought under our control."
"I've also clarified the cause of the incident; it was just a misunderstanding."
Hearing the words "misunderstanding," half of Gu Lina Zha's hanging heart dropped.
"Then... then Bingbing Jie... and Duan Wen, will they be alright?" she asked nervously.
"Don't worry," Lu Mingyu's voice was exceptionally trustworthy.
"This matter won't be pursued against your friend; she was only concerned about you."
"As for that private investigator, his actions were indeed illegal."
"We will give him a small punishment according to the law to teach him a lesson; it won't be too serious."
"However, Naza," Lu Mingyu's tone became a bit more serious.
"You can't do this kind of thing again in the future. My identity information is confidential."
"Unauthorized investigation is illegal and very dangerous, do you understand?"
"Mm-hm, I understand. I won't do it again," Gu Lina Zha nodded repeatedly, like a child who had done something wrong.
Lu Mingyu wasn't angry with her, nor did he even blame her friend.
"Then... please don't be angry with Bingbing Jie, okay?"
"She was really too worried about me," Gu Lina Zha pleaded softly for Li Bingbing.
A soft chuckle came from Lu Mingyu on the other end of the phone.
"I'm not that petty; I won't hold it against her."
"Tell her to rest assured; this matter is concluded."
"Thank you, Mingyu," Gu Lina Zha broke into a smile through her tears, her heart filled with warmth.
The two chatted for a few more casual sentences, and Lu Mingyu reminded her to rest early and not overthink things.
"I still have some things to deal with here, so I'll hang up first."
"Okay, you should also take care of yourself."
After hanging up the phone, Gu Lina Zha let out a long sigh of relief.
Tear stains still lingered on her face, but a happy smile had already bloomed on her lips.
Lu Mingyu hung up the phone, and the gentleness on his face, which only appeared when he was with Gu Lina Zha, quickly vanished.
He returned to his usual stern and composed demeanor.
He turned and strode with long legs towards the Megakaryocyte Special Operations Group's exclusive base.
Inside the base, lights were bright, filled with the cold texture of metal and technology.
The air was permeated with a tense yet efficient atmosphere.
On the training ground, two figures were engaged in weighted combat training, sweat soaking their training uniforms.
One of them was agile and flexible in movement, it was Zhou Chenguang.
The other was more robust and full of power, it was Wu Tianlong.
Seeing Lu Mingyu walk in from outside, the two immediately stopped their movements and stood at attention.
"Captain!"
Zhou Chenguang wiped the sweat from his face and came over with a gossipy smile.
"Captain, I heard someone had the audacity to investigate your background?"
Wu Tianlong also chimed in, his voice muffled and joking.
"This needs to be handled seriously; we must let him know the power of our Macrophages."
"Otherwise, any random cat or dog will dare to pull the tiger's whiskers in the future."
They had clearly heard rumors about this matter through some channels.
Lu Mingyu's gaze calmly swept over their faces, which were flushed from intense exercise.
He did not answer their questions.
He merely spoke in an unruffled tone.
"It seems your energy is very vigorous; the training intensity is still too low."
The smiles on Zhou Chenguang and Wu Tianlong's faces instantly froze, and an ominous premonition arose in their hearts simultaneously.
"Since you're so idle and have time to care about these trivial matters, then let's do some extra training."
Lu Mingyu's tone remained flat, but his words made the two's scalps tingle.
"One thousand push-ups each, starting now."
"Huh?"
Zhou Chenguang and Wu Tianlong's faces instantly fell, looking even more miserable than during the weighted combat training just now.
"Captain, we were just joking! Just a joke!"
Zhou Chenguang quickly waved his hands, trying to defend himself.
"Yes, yes, we just said it casually, Captain, please don't take it seriously!"
Wu Tianlong also quickly chimed in, ready to slip away.
They knew their captain's temper well: he was a man of his word and never went easy when punishing people.
Watching their comical attempts to escape, Lu Mingyu's lips unconsciously curved into a smile.
"Wu Tianlong, you stay."
His voice was not loud, but it carried an undeniable command.
Wu Tianlong, who was about to slip away, was as if struck by a paralysis spell.
He instantly froze in place, turning around with a crestfallen face.
Zhou Chenguang, as if granted a great pardon, gave his comrade a sympathetic look.
Then he quickly disappeared to the other end of the training ground.
Lu Mingyu led Wu Tianlong to a relatively quiet equipment debugging area nearby.
The playful look on his face had completely vanished, replaced by the seriousness of work.
"How is the progress on that remote control device I asked you to follow up on?"
Hearing the captain ask about serious business, Wu Tianlong immediately put away his playful expression and became professional and serious.
As the team's technology and demolition expert, this was his strongest area.
"Reporting, Captain, with the help of that expert from the Academy of Sciences."
"The core signal encoding and anti-interference modules have been basically completed."
As he spoke, he pulled up the design drawings and data streams on the light screen in front of him.
"Now, there's only one final step: we need to conduct an on-site environmental test."
"To collect enough data for final optimization and calibration."
After finishing the work progress, Wu Tianlong's tone held some anticipation.
"Captain, after this project is completed, I want to..."
"I want to apply to study with that expert for a period of time," he scratched his head a bit sheepishly and continued.
"I found that I still have many shortcomings in low-level algorithms and microelectronics."
"This collaboration has benefited me greatly, and I want to make up for these shortcomings."
Watching Wu Tianlong's passion and pursuit of technology, Lu Mingyu's eyes showed approval.
Wu Tianlong seemed to think of something, his eyes lit up, and he put forward another suggestion.
"Captain, our technology is very advanced; it can achieve almost zero-latency precise control."
"Do you think it's possible for us to sell this technology externally?"
"Even if it's just selling the civilian version, it could secure a large amount of research and development funds for the team."
He felt this was a good idea for quick revenue generation.
However, Lu Mingyu almost immediately rejected his proposal.
"No."
His answer was decisive, leaving no room for discussion.
Wu Tianlong was stunned for a moment, looking at him with some confusion.
Lu Mingyu patiently explained the stakes involved to him.
This was the strategic foresight a commander must possess.
"Firstly, the true application scenarios for this technology are not as many as you imagine."
"Its military value far outweighs its civilian value."
"Secondly, and most importantly."
"The sources of military equipment for those overseas organizations are very complex, with various black markets and secret channels intertwined."
Lu Mingyu's expression became incredibly solemn.
"Once we sell this technology, even if it's just a simplified version."
"We cannot guarantee that it won't eventually fall into the hands of those people."
"Have you considered the consequences?"
"This would lead to a proliferation of remotely controllable explosives, and we would be unable to conduct conventional screening and countermeasures."