The following day, Helian Jue led the soldiers of the Zhengyuan warship back to Qiming Star through a wormhole.

"Your Highness, I'll be leaving with everyone now," Wayne said, bowing. Their reason for coming out this time was the routine patrol of the Zhengyuan warship.

The other lieutenant generals and captains also led their men away.

Finally, Lin Zhong personally led all the rescued spirit pets to Lyra Star.

"Once you arrive on Tianqin Star, contact Su Yinchen. He knows what to do," Helian Jue instructed.

"yes."

Moments later, several spaceships headed towards Lyra.

After finishing their business, Helian Jue led Qiao You on a leisurely tour of several small planets near the capital planet before finally returning to the capital planet.

After a series of actions, StarCraft is now completely convinced that the space pirates have discovered the insectoid conspiracy.

Although some people suspect that the space pirates are supported by someone, they can't see any obvious flaws on the surface, so they can only avoid talking about it and keep their doubts to themselves.

As public opinion grew increasingly heated, human rights organizations from all over the world united to launch various protests and demonstrations.

White Star, Commander's Mansion.

Nearly ten days have passed since the incident on the insect planet was exposed, and human rights organizations on White Star have begun to take action.

At six o'clock in the morning, members of human rights organizations and some spontaneously gathered in the square of the General's Palace.

The entire square was packed with people, all shouting in unison to express their demands.

"We are human beings, not experimental subjects!"

"The Alliance must treat its citizens properly!"

In addition to simple gatherings and demonstrations, students and employees also expressed their attitudes by going on strike and boycotting classes.

In just ten days, many people in the Alliance sought various ways to immigrate to the Empire, and the Empire's immigration rate reached its peak.

The Commander's Mansion, Dax Weren's private study.

"Commander, there are crowds gathered outside, and we can't just drive them away by force... what should we do?"

Dax Weren had no patience left. Ever since the successful merman experiment and the escape of one experimenter, the Alliance had been plagued by one disaster after another, making it hard not to suspect that some dark force was deliberately targeting them.

"What should we do? You ask me? That's your problem to solve," Dax Weren said bluntly. "If you can't solve it, you'll have to answer to me with your head."

The head guard stood there, stunned. He should have known better than to say such a thing. Not only did he not get any credit, but he also got himself into trouble.

"Commander, I..."

The captain of the guard wanted to try again, but was rudely interrupted by Dax Weren, and could only bite the bullet and walk out.

"Tell Lu An to get over here."

The head guard was stunned for a moment before he realized who Lu An was referring to. "Yes, Your Majesty, I will go find Mr. An immediately."

This Mr. An was also an extraordinary person. In just a few years, he rose to the top position of the commander-in-chief. His original name was Lu An, but he changed his name to "Ankes" after the commander-in-chief.

The captain of the guards led his men to Anx, and on their way to Anx's mansion, they came up with a plan.

"Mr. An, the Commander-in-Chief wishes to see you." The chief guard relayed Dax Weren's message first, then continued, "Also, a large number of protesters have gathered at the entrance of the Commander-in-Chief's residence. What should we do?"

Anx knew about what had happened during this time, but ever since Bion left with that merman, the commander no longer trusted him as much as before, and his status had dropped considerably.

After news of the insect planet's experiments spread, Anx knew his chance had come.

Today, the commander's chief bodyguard came in person to convey the message, and Ankes knew that success or failure depended on this very day.

Anx had already prepared his answer: "Let's go."

The captain of the guard and Ankes headed to the commander's mansion. As they passed the side gate, they saw a huge crowd in the square.

Anx was dressed in a suit, with a mechanical arm installed on his left arm. From the suit and gloves alone, he looked no different from an ordinary person.

"Gentlemen, I am Anx, the Commander's assistant. We are deeply sympathetic and angry about the incident on Zerg Star. The Alliance has been working hard to find out the cause of the incident and will definitely give you an explanation."

"Please give us a little more time. At most five days, the General Staff Office will definitely hold a press conference to answer your questions."

Anx stepped forward and used the quantum computer to amplify the two sentences to every member of the Alliance.

The gathered crowd asked many more questions. Anke answered those he could, and for those he couldn't, he dodged the questions with vague answers.

"Within five days at most, the Alliance and the Commander's Office will give you an explanation."

At Ankes's urging, many people began to leave.

As Ankes said, if the league officials really have a problem with this matter, they need to be given a chance to explain. They can't just ignore the arguments and put them to death.

As he watched the crowd slowly begin to leave, a smug smile inadvertently appeared on Anx's face.

See? It has to be him. He is the most capable person in the league. Neither Dachi nor Dax Wayne can compare to him in terms of intelligence.

The captain of the guard breathed a silent sigh of relief. Anx had taken the blame, which had inadvertently saved his life. So, as they approached Dick Wellen's study, he called out to Anx, "Mr. Anx, the commander is not in a good mood today, and it's not just about the insectoid planet..."

"Thank you." Ankes could easily understand the hint in the captain's words and readily accepted the favor.

The head guard opened the study door for Anx, who walked in confidently.

Putting aside the public opinion storm caused by the insect planet incident, these experiments are what troubles Dax Wellen.

Ankes bowed and greeted him, "Good morning, Commander!"

"Anx greets the Commander-in-Chief!"

Dax Weren looked at Anx, who was bowing before him, and slowly suppressed his disgust. "Rise."

"Mr. An is truly eloquent; he managed to shoo away that crowd with just a few words. I just wonder how he'll hold the press conference five days from now?"

Simply calming the public down isn't a great skill; the real challenge is to distance the alliance from the whole affair.

Ankes, who had just straightened his knees, knelt down again. "Your Majesty, I am filled with fear and trepidation!"

"But the reason I say this is that I have already thought of a solution."

As the ancient proverb goes—sacrifice the pawn to save the king.

"Why not sacrifice some people, or even just one person, to ensure the stability of the entire alliance?"