Mermaids (15)

Shi Jianxia's sudden appearance attracted the attention of all the people watching the live broadcast. Her powerful questioning made the people who were maliciously misled realize that the real culprit of the incident was Higanbana.

Higanbana is a terrorist organization. They took away the child of the Bee-faced Man, causing it to invade Tianchen Star. They are the instigators of this incident. It was only when Shi Jianxia, ​​Ji Yuanshou and others retrieved its child that a major insect plague was avoided.

No one dared to imagine how terrible the consequences would be if the 3S-level Zerg, which has absolute dominance over the lower-level Zerg, launched an invasion war against the human universe without reservation.

Ordinary people will become carriers of the Zerg's rapid reproduction, and those with special abilities will be hunted as blood food. The Federation does have five Sanctuary-level experts, but how many people can they save? And how many bee-faced people are there in the Zerg?

Once the mind wanders, the expectations become increasingly terrifying. Those who have experienced the Zerg and survived know the horror of it all the more clearly.

In fact, most people would be able to figure this out after they calmed down and thought about it, but the doctor deliberately showed up when Ji Yang was responding to the outside world, using the people's greatest concerns about their personal safety and their doubts about those in high positions to maliciously mislead people.

If Ji Yang fails to handle this crisis well, her path to becoming president will come to an end. Even if the public reacts to the situation afterwards, the adverse impact has already been caused and there is no room for recovery.

Pei Qin was worried that someone would take advantage of the opportunity to cause chaos, so he told Gongye Jiwang in advance to let Shi Jianxia, ​​a key figure in the insect plague incident on Tianchen Star, watch the live broadcast and guide positive public opinion when necessary. He never thought that this trick would actually be used.

Shi Jianxia's strong remarks triggered a new round of heated discussions on StarNet. The Federal Ministry of Defense was also trying its best to control public opinion and cut off the intrusion of external networks into StarNet.

Since Higanbana only uploaded a large number of articles and videos, and the doctor did not confront Ji Yang through live broadcast, after the Ministry of National Defense took control of the situation, the direction of public opinion quickly changed, and all the videos and articles were deleted.

The doctor failed to continue to maliciously guide public opinion, and his mysterious image became a laughing stock after Shi Jianxia mocked him as "ugly and shameful".

Higanbana was completely labeled a terrorist, and its bases throughout the Federation were jointly attacked by the Zerg Investigation Department and the military.

Some were caught in one fell swoop, while some realized that the wind was blowing in the wrong direction and had already fled.

Despite this, the crackdown achieved considerable results.

The crisis was resolved. Shi Jianxia did not take the lead, but took a step back and stood beside Ji Yang, stating his position directly and firmly.

The mermaids, another protagonist of public opinion, have never appeared.

Shi doesn't mind helping humans to eradicate the red spider lilies, but he doesn't want to expose the entire tribe to the public and bring unnecessary risks to the tribe members.

If he openly stood by Ji Yang, it would be equivalent to taking sides between different factions in the federal leadership, which would do more harm than good to the mermaids.

Mermaids only want to swim freely in the deep sea and have no interest in the complicated human world.

After the live broadcast ended, Shi Jianxia did not participate in or interfere with Ji Yang's subsequent handling of the live broadcast accident. Instead, he returned to the mermaid tribe with Gongye Jiwang to see if there was anything he could do to help, and to pick up Jiang Jiuhan by the way.

Gongye Jiwang borrowed Bai Xiaojiu's interstellar spaceship to return to Tianchen Star because he received an urgent message from the mermaid tribe. However, after he got off the interstellar spaceship, Bai Xiaojiu returned to the capital star as Shi Jianxia said.

Shi Jianxia opened the contact list, found Bai Xiaojiu's terminal number and dialed it. The communication kept beeping and there was no response.

-

Capital Star, Jiang Family.

Number Nine was half-kneeling in the ruins, with a cut on his cheek. Blood was slowly flowing down to his jaw, and his white casual clothes were covered in blood and dust.

He raised his hand to wipe the blood from his lips, looked around at the group of extraordinary strong men who surrounded him, and his eyes fell on Jiang Yingdu who came in a hurry.

Jiang Yingdu seemed to have no idea what was going on. He came in a hurry, with sweat all over his forehead, and asked Jiang Wenzhan's adjutant almost incoherently why he attacked him.

The adjutant picked up a snowflake that had fallen from the sky and placed it in front of him. "Ying Du, he is not Jiuhan, but an undercover agent sent by Bianhua. You have been deceived."

The hexagonal snowflakes exuded a biting chill, and the aura contained within them was so strong that even Jiang Yingdu, who had been promoted to a seventh-level ability user, felt vaguely dangerous.

He looked up in disbelief and saw that the one floating behind Number Nine was not a B-level Water Angel, but an Ice Sea Angel that was more powerful than Jiang Xinyuan.

Number Nine stood up with a sneer. Even though he was seriously injured and had a broken leg, he still stood straight with his usual arrogance and arrogance. "You can kill me or chop me up as you please. I'm incompetent and I'm stuck here today!"

Jiang Yingdu subconsciously took a step forward, but was stopped by his adjutant, who warned him, "Yingdu!"

If the evidence wasn't conclusive, he wouldn't be here to surround Number Nine.

Jiang Yingdu clenched his fists and said in a hoarse voice, "Adjutant Zhao, are we mistaken? His genetic test is completely fine, and he looks so much like Xinyuan. He must have been abducted by the Red Spider Flower when he was a child, and was coerced and deceived by them. He..."

"The real Jiuhan has been found and is now on Tianchen Star. Maybe you should go see him." The adjutant interrupted him.

Jiang Yingdu's pupils dilated slightly.

Number Nine watched coldly as his adjutant had Jiang Yingdu forcibly taken away. He slowly clenched his fists hanging at his sides, and the shadow of the Ice Sea Angel behind him gently vibrated its transparent wings.

In an instant, extreme cold surged!

-

After making several calls in succession, there was no response from Bai Xiaojiu, and Shi Jianxia's heart gradually sank.

Gongye Jiwang frowned and said, "No one answered Jiang Yingdu's call either."

"Logically speaking, we haven't told Marshal Jiang about Jiang Jiuhan yet, so Xiaojiu shouldn't be in trouble... Baili Xuanyao is on the capital planet, I'll send him over to check on the situation right away."

Not only they but also the doctor knew Bai Xiaojiu's undercover identity.

Bai Xiaojiu stays in the Jiang family and is protected by his identity as the young master of the Jiang family, so the doctor will definitely not be able to do anything to him.

If the doctor took the initiative to reveal the information to Marshal Jiang, Bai Xiaojiu would definitely be arrested, and he would have an opportunity to take advantage of it.

Shi Jianxia nodded hurriedly, then patted his cheek to force himself to calm down and think about what to do.

Soon, she opened her smart brain again and found Su Xunyang's terminal number.

After a while, the communication was connected and Su Xunyang's image appeared in front of the two.

He seemed to have just finished his work, and he leaned back in his office chair with a tired look on his face. Without even looking up, he asked, "Little girl, what do you want from me?"

"Could you please help me connect to Marshal Jiang's call?" Shi Jianxia asked politely.

She was just as polite when she negotiated with Su Xunyang last time.

Su Xunyang's eyelids twitched, and he immediately became alert. "Jiang Wenzhan? What are you looking for him for? Don't forget, you promised me that you would serve in my army after graduation. What? You don't want a big tree like me, and you want to go find a crooked tree?"

Shi Jianxia: "..."

Marshal Su was really careless in describing Marshal Jiang Wenzhan, the most meritorious of the seven marshals of the Federation, as a crooked tree. If this were to get out, he would surely be criticized by Marshal Jiang Wenzhan's supporters.

She quickly denied it and got straight to the point, "No, there's someone I need to protect who's in his hands now, and I need to talk to him about it."

Su Xunyang did not let down his guard. He stood up and said seriously, "Tell me who you want to protect. I will go and talk to him. I will definitely have more face than you."

Shi Jianxia is very popular now, and everyone wants to win her over to their own camp. The power of guiding public opinion revealed in today's live broadcast further proves her value.

If she were allowed to hang around Jiang Wenzhan, she might be coaxed into submission by that old fox.

Are you kidding? Su Xunyang had been working himself to death on Tianchen Star for several days in a row, and had almost become cannon fodder in the enraged bee-faced man's arms. He didn't want to get himself into trouble and then lose such a big bargaining chip.

Shi Jianxia also wanted him to come forward at first, but Marshal Su looked irritable but was actually very cautious. He might not be willing to deal with Marshal Jiang Wenzhan for the undercover agent of the red spider lily. Now that he took the initiative to express his willingness to help, she naturally had no reason to refuse.

She briefly described Bai Xiaojiu's situation. Su Xunyang frowned as he listened. "Jiang Wenzhan won't kill him. At most, he'll lock him up for interrogation. Do you want me to get him out?"

Shi Jianxia shook his head. "I want you to ensure his safety. Before I return to the capital planet, no one is allowed to lynch him. There is no need for interrogation. No matter what means are used, he will not speak."

"I'll ask him myself, and he'll tell you whatever you want to know."

"Please also tell Marshal Jiang Wenzhan that the real Jiang Jiuhan is with me. I will ensure his safety."

This was within the reasonable scope of negotiation, and Su Xunyang agreed immediately.

Shi Jianxia then requested an interstellar spaceship that would depart for the capital planet in two hours.

In order to search for the whereabouts of the doctor, Tianchen Star is now in a state where people can only enter but not leave. To leave, one must obtain permission from Su Xunyang and Ji Yang.

Su Xunyang knew that she was going to rescue the little undercover agent, and agreed to let his adjutant prepare the interstellar spacecraft.

After the call ended, Shi Jianxia's anxious heart relaxed temporarily.

Gongye Jiwang also said, "Baili Xuanyao has replied, saying that he is already on his way to the Jiang family and will know the situation there soon."

Shi Jianxia nodded.

As he was speaking, Yinglong carried the two of them into the deep sea.

All the Zerg corpses in the deep sea have been cleaned up, and the sea water is still as blue as before, deep and mysterious.

Yinglong dived all the way down and arrived at the location of Xinglu City according to Gongye Jiwang's instructions.

This is the second largest city of the mermaids. Because Xinghai City was destroyed in the battle between Poseidon and the Doctor, it takes time to rebuild. So Shi took the mermaids who originally lived in Xinghai City to temporarily live in Xinglu City.

Xinglu City also has a Sea God Palace, but this Sea God Palace mainly serves a symbolic purpose, and the Sea God rarely comes to live here. Now it has become a temporary residence for mermaid elders such as Shi Hesheng.

Gongye Jiwang turned back into a mermaid and took Shi Jianxia into the Palace of the Sea God.

Jiang Jiuhan's self-healing ability is very strong. He has woken up now, but his body is still weak. It seems that his self-healing ability is unable to repair this weak state.

Shiji remembered Shi Jianxia's instructions and did not release him from the transparent bubble, but told him what had happened in the past two days.

When Shi Jianxia arrived, Jiang Jiuhan was leaning in the bubbles, eating the cold seaweed that Shi had made for him. It was sweet and sour and tasted pretty good.

朏朏 spontaneously jumped out of the "Classic of Mountains and Seas". In the eyes of the surprised, she ignored the barrier set up by the bubble and went straight in. She also moved her limbs a few times and floated in front of Jiang Jiuhan, looking curiously at the cold seaweed in the shell.

Jiang Jiuhan showed a look of surprise, and immediately raised his head to search for Shi Jianxia. Seeing her walk in safely from outside, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief and shouted happily, "Xia Xia!"

His voice was not loud, and it carried a sense of weakness from a long illness, but the ending tone rose, and anyone could hear the joy that was hard to conceal in these two simple words.

Shi withdrew his slightly scrutinizing gaze from Xixi and winked mischievously at Gongye Jiwang.

Gongye Jiwang silently looked away, pretending not to see anything.

Shi Jianxia didn't notice the little tricks of the father and son. He waved to Jiang Jiuhan and politely called out to the world, "Uncle."

Shi put away his previous impropriety, nodded and said, "Xia Xia, Pan Pan, you are here."

Now call Xia Xia.

To be honest, he didn't even know Shi Jianxia's full name.

Gongye Jiwang's eyelids twitched twice when he heard his overly cute nickname, but he didn't want to correct his nickname at this time.

Perhaps even if he corrected it, this eccentric acting chief of the mermaid tribe would not listen.

Jiang Jiuhan gently touched Xiaoxiao's little head and took the initiative to pass the cold seaweed to it. His voice was soft and gentle, "Do you want to eat it?"

The fat cub was not interested in food other than the insect crystals. He shook his head decisively. He came over just now because he wanted to know what he was eating.

It lay down with its front legs tucked in, looking so obedient and soft that one couldn't wait to hold it in one's arms and take a few deep breaths.

Jiang Jiuhan slowly finished the whole bowl of cold seaweed. He didn't know whether it was due to psychological reasons or the fact that the cold seaweed given by the world really had other magical effects, but he felt that his body was not as tired as before, and his limbs had more strength, but he still couldn't stand up.

Shi Jianxia said to him through the bubble: "Xiaohan, did the doctor give you the jade token?"

She unfolded her smart brain and showed him the picture of the jade pendant in the album.

Jiang Jiuhan shook his head. "No, he just asked me to establish a life connection with him, saying that if I were in danger, he would take me to a space exchange..."

At this point, his voice lowered, and he obviously realized that he had been deceived by the doctor.

Not only did the Doctor fail to protect Xia Xia, he was also Xia Xia's enemy. He should have told Xia Xia everything when he was at the interstellar port.

He looked so well behaved that Shi Jianxia raised her hand to touch his head and reassure him that it was not his fault that the doctor escaped, but Shi's energy bubble stopped her.

朏朏 stood up and rubbed Jiang Jiuhan's arm with her head. Shi Jianxia's voice came at the same time, "It's good that there isn't any. That's not a good thing."

As she expected, the doctor was ready to sacrifice Jiang Jiuhan, so he did not give him the jade token.

Perhaps the number of Jade Cards is also limited, and he cannot give out too many. Otherwise, there would be no reason why Higanbana would cultivate so many mimics and transformers, and there would be only thirteen Jade Card holders. You know, one more Jade Card means one more life for the doctor, and no one would complain about having too many lives.

Moreover, the Jade Card is most likely a consumable item that cannot be replenished, otherwise No. 12 and No. 5 would not have died for so long and no new people would have filled their vacancies.

Jiang Jiuhan was a person who was very easy to be coaxed. He quickly raised his head and hummed heavily.

Shiye said, "I checked his spiritual power spring. There's nothing messy about it. I can basically rule out the possibility that the doctor is using his body to regenerate."

His strength is infinitely close to the Holy Realm, and he should have become the new Sea God after Hongluo's fall.

But Shi missed the baptism of the star tides. That close distance might be crossed one day, or it might never be crossed in his lifetime, but this did not hinder his strength.

With his words, Shi Jianxia felt much more at ease.

She thanked him for his help and said to Jiang Jiuhan, who was gently hugging Xiaoxiao and carefully stroking the tuft of gradient golden hair on its forehead, "Xiaohan, I'm taking you home now. Do you want to go back?"

go home?

Jiang Jiuhan was stunned for a moment, not knowing what he was thinking about. His eyebrows drooped and he whispered softly, "Do he, do they still remember me?"

Shi Jianxia thought of Jiang Yingdu's daily visits to his brother and nodded affirmatively, "I remember, they love you very much."

Jiang Jiuhan pursed his lips lightly, and did not agree immediately. Instead, he hesitated for half a minute before nodding, "Xia Xia, if you accompany me back, then I will go back."

His reaction made Shi Jianxia frown slightly, "Don't you want to go back?"

Jiang Jiuhan shook his head and said hesitantly: "I just... I... I go back... What about Xiaojiu?"

The intermittent words made Shi Jianxia not know how to respond.

Gongye Jiwang didn't expect that Jiang Jiuhan actually knew about Bai Xiaojiu's existence, and also knew that Bai Xiaojiu had returned to the Jiang family in his place.

-

Bang!

The sturdy door closed and Number Nine fell down covered in blood.

He lay on his side on the ground, his chest rising and falling slightly, and his nose and throat were filled with the smell of blood.

This is the Capital Military District Prison, where federal serious criminals are detained. It is said that few of those who come in can get out, as most of them are sentenced to death by military courts.

Number Nine's blurred vision was mixed with bloody red. He had exhausted all his strength in the previous resistance, and the people who captured him showed no mercy, leaving him seriously injured in many places.

He thought vaguely.

Stupid Hei Xiaoqi!

If I had known this, I wouldn’t have listened to you and returned to the capital star!

Going to Tianchen Star will definitely be better than now!

Um...Hei Xiaoqi...Did you complete the mission?

When will you be back?

I was in so much pain that I almost died.

Humph! If you saw me like this, you would definitely laugh at me for making myself so miserable.

Brother Pan went to Tianchen Star. He seems to have some connection with the mermaids...

I called you, but you didn't reply.

His thoughts gradually became confused, and Number Nine vaguely felt someone's eyes falling on him.

He squinted his eyes and looked through the crack in the cell door, and saw a pair of...combat boots?

Didn't we just lock him up? What are we going to do now?

Beep! Beep!

It seemed that someone had triggered the password program of the cell door and was entering the unlocking code.

Snap!

The tightly closed cell door opened.

A pair of straight military boots appeared in Number Nine's field of vision. He touched the base of his teeth with the tip of his tongue and wanted to say something provocative, but the pain from the injuries on his body almost made him lose consciousness. He thought that the words would have limited effect, so he kept his mouth shut.

Click! Click!

The sound of heels hitting the ground gradually approached, and the military boots stopped in front of Number Nine.

He vaguely sensed something was wrong and was about to step back when a rough hand grabbed him, yanked his hair hard, and forced him to raise his head.

The force of this blow was so strong that No. 9 felt like his scalp was about to be pulled off.

He hissed, glaring at the person in front of him, but his eyes widened slightly when he saw the other person's face.

The officer half-knelt down, looking at his current appearance with considerable satisfaction, and said slowly, "Isn't this our awe-inspiring Lord Feijiu? How did he end up in such a miserable state?"

"Number 10." Number 9 gritted his teeth.

"Hmm?" The officer tilted his head and blew on the wound on his forehead. "Look at that wound. Wouldn't Number Seven be heartbroken seeing it?"

"What are you doing here?" Number Nine asked, suppressing his nausea.

Number Eleven answered every question, "Naturally, it was Number Seven who betrayed the Doctor. The Doctor asked me to deal with you, the subordinate traitor."

He smiled at this point and said, "Nine, you never thought that after dealing with so many traitors, you would eventually be treated as a traitor yourself."

As soon as he finished speaking, a head that was close at hand came crashing over and hit Number Eleven's nose accurately.

This collision almost used up all of Number Nine's strength. Number Eleven had never thought that he could still hit him head-on even in this situation. He was hit head-on without any preparation. He gasped in pain and his nose bled instantly.

He quickly stood up and kicked Number Nine hard, sending him crashing into the wall. The wound on his forehead was damaged a second time, and warm blood flowed down to the ground, shockingly.

Number Nine, however, seemed oblivious to the pain. He spat out a mouthful of blood foam and sneered at Number Eleven, "You useless piece of shit! Do you think I'm brainless? How could the Doctor possibly kill me? He even wants to use me to threaten Number Seven."

He paused, then chuckled softly, "Is he completely helpless against Number Seven and now a lost cause? So, he's pissed off and wants some interest from me."

"Hahahahaha! I knew it! How could Hei Xiaoqi be controlled by him? She will leave Bianhua sooner or later!"

"You piece of shit, you only pick on me at times like this. How come you didn't even dare to fart when I stepped on you before? If you have the guts, just kill me right here!"

He held on to the special bracelet that could be used to deal with people with mimicry abilities and slowly stood up while holding onto the ground.

His arrogant attitude successfully angered No. 11.

Number Eleven didn't even wipe the blood from his nose. He clenched his five fingers into a dagger and walked quickly towards Number Nine with red eyes.

Even at this critical moment, Number Nine still held his chin high and said arrogantly, "Go ahead! You rubbish!"

The dagger was swung up, flashing a cold light in the air, and stabbed fiercely into the chest of No. 9.

He had no intention of dodging at all, but the smile on his lips suddenly dropped, as if he was regretting something.

Getting closer!

The cold light is approaching!

He would die at the hands of Eleven.

At this critical moment, a dazzling light suddenly appeared in his pocket.

A transparent chess piece flew out from it, instantly releasing an unbreakable energy shield, blocking the dagger's attack. The radiated energy shock also bounced back the rushing No. 11!

Number Nine was stunned.

The round, translucent, and exquisite chess piece floated in front of him, floating slightly as if it had life.

This is……

King of chess.

The moment the thought arose, a bony hand suddenly grabbed the prison door frame.

Jiang Yingdu, with disheveled clothes and sweat all over his forehead, entered Number Nine's sight.