While the internet was abuzz with discussion, the Security Bureau's seventh division was gathered in a conference room at their secret base in Jizhou.
Qin Wushen looked around at the Security Bureau's subordinates and the experts who had been summoned. His expression was serious as he spoke, "What we are about to discuss concerns the future direction of our great Xiafu. Please treat this matter with utmost seriousness and understanding, okay?"
The Security Bureau's seventh division, led by Hu Tianqin, and the experts from the Xiafu Geological Institute, led by Academician Gu Qingshan, all responded solemnly, "Understood!"
Qin Wushen nodded in satisfaction and began to give orders, "Hu Tianqin, Leng Yidong, you two have had the most contact with the 'Prophet' on our side. I want you to immediately compile a dossier on the 'Prophet'. The contents must be concise, practical, and have convincing data!"
"I want to see something within an hour."
"Yes!" Hu Tianqin and Leng Yidong immediately took their leave to complete the task.
Qin Wushen looked at them for a moment before turning to Gu Qingshan and his team, "Academician Gu and the experts from the Xiafu Geological Institute, you witnessed firsthand the Prophet's accurate prediction of the earthquake and tsunami in Kongquefu. I want you to compile an incident report, just like Hu Tianqin's team."
"Also, within an hour. Is that difficult?"
Although Gu Qingshan did not know why Qin Wushen had urgently summoned him and his team, or what the report on the earthquake and tsunami in Elf City was about, he understood the significance of Qin Wushen's position in the Security Bureau.
After considering for a moment, he replied confidently, "No problem!"
Qin Wushen nodded in agreement and watched as Gu Qingshan and his team left the conference room. Then he called his assistant into the room and spoke seriously in front of Lin Zhiping, "Get ready to activate wartime emergency permissions and contact the person in Jizhou."
"Just tell them that Qin Wushen has urgent business to report and is ready to be summoned at any time."
Lin Zhiping was surprised to hear that Qin Wushen had activated wartime emergency permissions, as he was well aware of the significance of this communication system. Even at Qin Wushen's level, he would not be allowed to activate it unless it concerned the overall security of the Xiafu. Once activated, it would directly alert the top chief council member of the Xiafu.
The order had been given, and now it was time to wait.
Once the assistant left the conference room, Qin Wushen turned to Lin Zhiping and smiled, "Old Lin, you're the pillar of the Xiafu scientific community, the top researcher, the backbone and treasure of the Xiafu. Your thinking is agile and unmatched..."
Before Qin Wushen could finish, Lin Zhiping interrupted him, "Stop, stop, stop, Qin, I know what you want to say. I'll accompany you to Jizhou."
Qin Wushen smiled awkwardly and said no more. When Hu Tianqin, Gu Qingshan, and the assistant all completed their tasks and handed in their reports, Qin Wushen's expression became more serious as he said loudly, "Send these materials to the Xiafu News Center and make sure they communicate with all media outlets. Be prepared and wait for further orders!"
"All other personnel in the conference room are on standby."
"Lin and I will go to Jizhou for our duty reports."
As he spoke, Hu Tianqin, Gu Qingshan, and the others were all shocked and excited.
This was the rhythm of an official announcement!
On the other side, at the headquarters of the "Thousand Families" news building.
Although the "Prophet" incident was very hot on the internet, the topic's popularity was still limited. Moreover, such things were very sensitive within the Da Xia Prefecture, and extensive reporting could possibly be censored.
Therefore, the vast majority of "Thousand Families" news editors wisely chose not to jump on this trend but instead chose to write about what they were good at or entertainment gossip news.
In the editor-in-chief's office at the "Thousand Families" news headquarters, a senior editor was exerting a lot of effort in organizing and collecting their written tabloid news to submit to Editor Mei for approval.
As Editor Mei was reviewing the news, the senior editor was explaining and trying to persuade her, "Editor, this news is definitely going to be a big hit, and it's absolutely firsthand information."
"The authenticity can also be guaranteed. As soon as I got hold of the information, I verified it from multiple sources."
"This top-notch peachy gossip is not just talk. It's definitely not a problem to get millions of views."
"If you're willing to support it on the channel, I'm confident that I can attract tens of millions of views!"
After Editor Mei finished reading, she nodded in agreement. This kind of news couldn't be any worse.
Just as she was about to sign and approve it, and have her subordinate release it and promote it on all available channels, her phone in her pocket suddenly rang.
She gestured to her subordinate to wait and took out her phone. She was surprised to see that the caller ID was the Da Xia Prefecture News Center. She quickly gestured for her subordinate to be quiet.
After respectfully answering the call, Editor Mei's face couldn't contain her excitement.
Afterward, without waiting for her subordinate to ask, she decisively said, "Put that top-notch gossip aside for now."
"The Da Xia Prefecture News Center called, and all resources must be cleared."
"There will be a super big news about the 'Prophet' released tonight."
"Immediately, have everyone stop what they're doing and focus all their energy on collecting all the news about the 'Prophet'."
"Then have Hu Bian and Ding Bian write a top-notch soft article with depth and breadth that is suitable for massive sharing. When we promote the Da Xia Prefecture News Center news through our channels, we'll release it together."
"If we do this well, the quarterly bonus and year-end bonus will be doubled!"
Upon hearing this, the senior editor was stunned for a moment before quickly responding.
With an excited heart and trembling hands, the senior editor retrieved the top-notch gossip news release and walked out of the editor-in-chief's office to convey Editor Mei's instructions.
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Similar situations were happening simultaneously in the news headquarters of other internet top news media like "Trembling Hands," "Cat Peach," and "Big Goose."
The keyword "Prophet" had become the focus of attention for all top news media workers on the internet.
And for all news media workers, tonight was bound to be sleepless!
(End of chapter)