Chapter 77 Imprisonment

Forced to wake up outside the medical pod, Zhou Jiu opened her eyes and looked at several people in military police uniforms pointing guns at her. She asked with slight surprise and wariness, "Who are you people?"

"C-581, call the police." As soon as he finished asking, Zhou Jiu immediately shouted out his voice command, and the person made a feigned struggle.

"Sorry, you have lost access." The mechanical voice of C-581 sounded.

"Don't move!"

Zhou Jiu let them handcuff her. She glanced down and saw that it was a new type of electronic handcuff. She even had the mood to think that maybe it was because they had pried open the early electronic handcuff during the first exercise that they had changed her into an electronic handcuff. Qi Qi squatted on her shoulder. Because of the instructions she had given Qi Qi before, Qi Qi just looked at everyone with a fierce expression and did not make any further moves.

"Because you are suspected of leaking secrets, we are arresting you in accordance with the warrant," one of the military police said in a cold tone.

Zhou Jiu saw Chu Zhao downstairs in the dormitory. Her gaze shifted to a police officer, and she tentatively asked, "Can I say something to my friend?"

"...No." The inspector showed no leniency.

“…Oh, alright then.” Zhou Jiu said calmly, seemingly without any insistence.

Fortunately, she had made preparations in advance, but things were too rushed. She was supposed to meet Ms. Liu Ci today, and she was also supposed to confess some things to Chu Zhao today, but she didn't have time for any of them.

"Zhou Jiu."

Zhou Jiu suddenly heard a hoarse roar, which immediately drew her attention, and she turned to look.

"Zhou Jiu, we're waiting for you to come out!"

It was a girl she didn't recognize, wearing the uniform of a sophomore at the First Military Academy. She looked at the girl with a hint of curiosity, as well as a group of people behind the girl shouting the same thing.

"Zhou Jiu, we are your fans, your forever alcohol, we are waiting for you to come back!"

Although Zhou Jiu didn't quite understand why, seeing these lovely fans who still supported her despite all the different opinions circulating online, Zhou Jiu smiled and bowed to them, saying, "Thank you... but you should go back first, it's not a good thing."

"Don't be afraid!" the girl in the lead shouted loudly, her face showing stubbornness. "Zhou Jiu, you shouldn't be afraid either."

Just as Zhou Jiu was about to say something, she was stopped by the inspectors. Several people surrounded her, not allowing her to exchange another word with the outside world.

Zhou Jiu was quickly put on an electronic mask again, which intelligently covered his eyes and mouth.

During her descent, Zhou Jiu hadn't seen Lin Xiu and Sun You; perhaps they had already arrived at her shop. However, her mind was still racing, wondering if everything was still part of Sun You's plan. If it was, she couldn't help but admire him, and from then on, she'd call Sun You "Sun the Dog."

Zhou Jiu entered the aircraft directly and heard more sounds.

Upon hearing those voices, Zhou Jiu's smile deepened. She seemed to understand why everyone was so determined to help her achieve a top 100 ranking in the StarNet Mech Competition.

Graham Baird's arrangement was extremely dangerous. The chip was still in her hands, and the StarNet branch inside the prison had to take risks. Zhou Jiu needed to understand the prison's structure. While still in the spaceship, Zhou Jiu spoke calmly, "I don't even know what crime I've committed. I'm being treated as a criminal before the trial has even begun."

"Let her go," one of the inspectors said.

Zhou Jiu sat in the aircraft, looking out the window with a slightly dazed expression, and asked, "Could you tell me what's wrong with me?"

"…you do not know?"

"Shut up."

Zhou Jiu's gaze shifted indifferently, listening to the conversation between the two military police officers. One of them was clearly a new recruit. Zhou Jiu thought to herself, "Is she really that unimportant? They just dumped her on a new recruit. The First Military Region is really underestimating her abilities. To be honest, even if these guys had guns, she could escape from them."

"I don't know anything. What should I know?" Zhou Jiu said with a slightly puzzled look and a bitter smile. "I just went back from the long journey and went into the nutrient tank to rest. I didn't expect to be caught so soon. I'm quite surprised."

"You..." The junior inspector was about to speak when he was immediately interrupted.

“But I don’t think I’ll be in any trouble, right? I believe our First Military Region will act according to the actual regulations!” Zhou Jiu’s tone showed no doubt.

The military police officer couldn't help but say, "You have military status in both the military and civilian sectors."

"What?" Zhou Jiu looked over in surprise, but then asked doubtfully, "That's impossible. I served in the Volunteer Army on Star E before, but I passed the entrance exam for the First Military Division. My military status should have been automatically transferred, otherwise how could my file have been received at the First Military Division?"

"That…"

"Shut up!"

"oh."

Zhou Jiu looked out the window again, as if he was still puzzled about being captured.

Chu Zhao entered through the StarNet and arrived at the Half-baked Divine Calculator's Shop. His face was directly recognized, and he was completely unguarded.

Chu Zhao pushed open the door to the cubicle, where Lin Xiu and Sun You were sitting.

"You're here," Lin Xiu greeted first.

Chu Zhao looked at the two people with a puzzled expression. They were Zhou Jiu's two friends. When Zhou Jiu left, he hinted that he should come to the Half-baked Fortune Teller's shop, but he didn't expect that he would be asked to meet these two people.

"They've arrived," Chu Zhao said.

The group sat together. Chu Zhao frowned, looking at the two men's calm demeanor, and asked, somewhat puzzled, "Did you know in advance that Zhou Jiu was in trouble?"

"Let's not talk about that for now. Zhou Jiu left you a letter. I wonder if you could take us to meet your mother, Master Liu Ci?" Sun You spoke up, clearly Lin Xiu had told her about the mental memory lock.

Chu Zhao's gaze shifted slightly, and his expression grew even colder as he accepted the letter Lin Xiu pushed towards him.

After reading it, Chu Zhao felt a little relieved about Zhou Jiu's current situation, at least she wasn't completely unprepared, but she wasn't in a good mood either.

“Zhou Jiu really cares about you friends. Even though he's in jail himself, he's still thinking about getting my mom to do some things for him.”

Chu Zhao sneered as he read the letter and then destroyed it to prevent it from becoming leverage between Zhou Jiu and his mother.

"So... what do you want?"

What else could he do? Chu Zhao felt a sense of helplessness. Some things had to be resolved sooner or later. In fact, Zhou Jiu didn't need to be so tactful. His mother would have done it sooner or later. He had just been waiting for Zhou Jiu to believe him a little, even if it was just a basic amount of trust. But Zhou Jiu had never believed him. Sometimes when they met, Zhou Jiu would even point a gun at him from behind in a defensive manner. He had known this for a long time, but he still gave Zhou Jiu time. However, he never got to see the day when Zhou Jiu believed him.

This time, let it be as she wishes. Chu Zhao knew that Zhou Jiu would be fine this time, so he made up his mind. However, he did not know that Lin Xiu and Sun You seemed calm on the surface, but each of them had their own thoughts.