Chapter 157 Group message? Nan Qi can represent me

Lina, the representative of the Phantom Clan, knocked on the door of Lawson, the representative of the Plant Clan, late at night.

As soon as she entered the room, Lina showed Lawson the documents she had received. Her solemn expression and furrowed brows made the hexagonal mark on her forehead distorted.

After a moment, Lawson finished reading the document and sighed. "You came to me in such a hurry. It seems that everything in the document is true?"

Before Lina could reply, Lawson continued, "I remember when your king asked you to be his lobbyist, trying to persuade our king to invest in such an unethical experiment, you told me you didn't want to be such a lobbyist, that you didn't want to go against your conscience. You said such things would eventually be exposed, and then how could a king who used his own people as subjects for experiments be respected?"

"It seems your king, your father, still hasn't listened to your advice, and our king, while refusing outwardly, has secretly allied himself with your king."

Lina closed her eyes in embarrassment, her voice dry: "I'm sorry, if I hadn't accepted this task, this might not have happened."

"What's there to be sorry about? It's not your fault. If you hadn't come, your father would have sent someone else to lobby for you." Lawson looked at Lina, who was feeling a mixture of self-blame and disappointment, and felt sorry for her. "If your country hadn't sought an alliance with us, other countries would have come to us. You're so smart, you wouldn't have thought of that."

This type of gene editing experiment requires a large investment, but the results are impressive.

The Plant Clan and the Fantasy Clan do not have strong military power, but they can become one of the six races that dominate the universe because they have strong reproductive ability, are good at business, and can hire powerful mercenary groups to defend their country.

But this is not their own strength after all, and it may be backfired at any time, so even if there is a slight chance, the leaders of the two countries will try it, because their countries are too weak.

Taking a deep breath, Lawson pressed Lina's shoulder and asked her to sit down. He then poured a glass of water and placed it next to Lina. "This is an opportunity. No matter who knows this, we can use this opportunity to persuade the kings of our two countries to withdraw in time."

Lina: "I understand, I'm just afraid..."

"I know what you're afraid of," Lawson soothed. "There's no point in being afraid. If the person behind the message really has a request, I'm sure we'll find out soon. You should have checked the source of the information before you came to me, right? You didn't find it, right? So there's nothing we can do now except get out of this quickly and wait."

"Is there nothing we can do but wait?" Lina lowered her eyes, feeling powerless and confused deep down.

She didn't understand what was wrong with the world. Was she wrong? Could it be that, just to save the country from ruin, she could do something so unethical and hurt the people who trusted her?

Lina couldn't understand or figure out what was happening. The shocking death statistics in the information kept lingering in her mind. Somehow, Lina suddenly remembered a sentence her father once said to her.

"Lina, if you want the country to prosper forever, those in power must learn to let go. When you understand this, can your father safely hand over the country to you?"

"Father, what you mean by giving up is giving up your conscience? Then I may never understand it." Lina closed her eyes tightly and forced back the tears that were about to fall.

After a moment, she stood up silently and walked out.

Lawson was a little worried and was about to follow when he heard Lina say in a hoarse voice, "Lawson, let me be quiet for a while. I promise I'll be back to normal by daybreak, so don't follow me."

Lawson looked worried: "Lina..."

Lina turned around and smiled palely: "Don't worry, I'm not that fragile, you know."

Seeing this, Lawson could only stop where he was and watch Lina stagger out of the room and finally disappear from his sight.

At the same time, on the human starship, General Murphy looked at the documents in his private mailbox. For the first time, a cruel expression appeared on his generous face, and the palm-sized star brain was directly squeezed into a ball by him.

Adjutant Kerr was a little surprised to see Murphy so angry. Before he could ask, he heard his general calling him.

"Kerr, you will take a team of elite soldiers to the small starship and wait for my news. I will talk to the commander-in-chief and let you return home first. I will tell you what to do when you are about to leave. Remember, the people you bring back must be people you trust."

Adjutant Kerr nodded, asked no questions, and went to carry out Murphy's orders.

After the adjutant left, Murphy threw the star brain that he had crumpled into a ball into the trash can, took out the terminal dedicated to the joint forces, thought for a moment, and sent a message to Baifa.

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On the other side, Nan Qi did not fall asleep. Bai's words and recent events kept lingering in his mind.

"Ten years ago." Nan Qi sighed, "It seems that many things started to change ten years ago."

Ten years ago, Marshal Aiyou was plotted against by the Insect King Hoover Walker, a major accident occurred in the Imperial Research Institute, and the experimental subjects were lost. The most important experimental subject No. 001 in that accident disappeared. The Harberson Psychological Research Institute emerged and an underground laboratory was established.

It was also in this year that Jordi Collet accidentally discovered an abnormality in the main brain system.

"Does this have anything to do with me?" Nan Qi whispered.

The experimental subjects transformed by the research institute have special abilities, and when they use their abilities, the fluctuation trajectory of their mental power is very similar to the mental power fluctuation of a newly formed spiritual body.

The reason these test subjects had these abilities was that they were injected with the Promote02 drug in the final stage of the experiment. The main ingredient of the Promote02 drug was extracted from the body of No. 001.

In the original world, one's own blood could also be used to extract the Y factor that promoted the evolution of Sentinels and Guides, and...

There are also the brain waves that Lily mentioned that prompted it to develop independent consciousness, and the main brain system that suddenly showed abnormality in front of Jody.

But, if all this really has something to do with me, why do I have no memory of it at all? And if it has nothing to do with me, why can I find a connection between every single thing and me?

One or two pieces are a coincidence, but are so many pieces still a coincidence?

All of this was like a mystery that kept spinning and floating in Nan Qi's mind, and no matter how hard Nan Qi tried, he couldn't make any sense of it.

It was the first time that Nan Qi felt such a lump in his throat, and it choked him so much that he couldn't sleep at night.

With a sigh, Nan Qi looked down at Bai who was sleeping soundly in his arms, and his restless heart slowly settled down.

He pulled Bai into his arms again. Bai, who noticed Nan Qi's movements in his sleep, unconsciously cooperated with Nan Qi's movements, clinging closer to Nan Qi. His light breath swept across Nan Qi's neck, causing Nan Qi to smile silently.

Forget it, why bother thinking about those things.

Nan Qi suddenly understood.

In his previous life, he "walked" for so many years carrying all of humanity on his back. There was no reason for him to be defeated in this world.

Moreover, in this life, he has found a soul mate whom he can trust and fight alongside him. He is much luckier than in his previous life, so there is no reason why there can't be a happy ending.

After figuring this out, Nan Qi rubbed Bai's forehead and prepared to go to bed. A voice that was not harsh but definitely not pleasant sounded in the silent room.

Bai was like a doll with some forced power-on switch pressed. He suddenly shot up from Nan Qi's arms. Before he opened his eyes, his hand had already landed precisely on the terminal that was also placed on the bedside table.

He picked up the terminal, opened his eyes, forced himself to straighten his shoulders and neck, and regained consciousness. It was all done in an instant, and Nan Qi, who was standing beside him, was filled with heartache.

He was also a soldier in his previous life. He had slept with a communicator as his pillow, but was woken up by the sound of the communicator for many years.

He knew best the feeling of being suddenly awakened but having to force himself to stay awake to deal with various emergencies, so he felt very sorry for Bai who was awakened by the sound of the terminal.

Because the terminal was a military communicator, the information inside was likely to be confidential. Bai didn't say anything and Nan Qi didn't ask.

It wasn't until Bai quickly scanned the message and his shoulders relaxed that Nan Qi asked, "What's wrong? Is it urgent?"

Bai blinked his eyes to relax, then leaned back in Nan Qi's arms with his sleepy eyes. The terminal naturally fell into Nan Qi's hands, and Nan Qi took it and placed it on the bedside table.

Military terminals are encrypted. Although a virtual screen will pop up when viewing messages, no one can see the specific content on the virtual screen except the terminal owner and those with higher authority than the terminal owner.

Bai rubbed his eyes, which were not feeling well, and then spoke. His voice was slightly hoarse, like someone who had just woken up from a deep sleep, but it was very attractive. "It was Brother Murphy. He wanted to see me about something that didn't involve suppressing bandits. I've asked him to come over."

Nan Qi nodded: "It must be urgent for me to find you so late. Do you want to wash up?"

The Terran warships were not far from the Zerg warships, but they were not close either. There was still enough time for them to wash their faces and change clothes.

Just looking at Bai's lazy look, it was obvious that he had been sleeping lightly for the past month because of the war, and his nerves were too tense. He finally fell into a deep sleep tonight but was awakened by the shock, and he couldn't muster any energy at all.

Nan Qi let him do as he pleased, reaching out to slowly comb his hair, pressing it from time to time to relieve Bai's discomfort after waking up.

After a while, Bai opened his eyes and smiled embarrassedly.

Nan Qi lowered his head and kissed Bai's lips, and said in a low voice: "Sit up, Brother Murphy should be here soon."

As soon as Nan Qi finished speaking, there was a knock on the door, followed by Sly's voice: "General, General Murphy is here to visit."

Bai got up from the bed, straightened the pajamas he was wearing, and then cleared his throat and said, "Please ask General Murphy to come in."

Nan Qi picked up the windbreaker that was conveniently placed beside him and put it on Bai before letting Bai leave the small bedroom.

Nan Qi's windbreaker is a little big for Bai. Bai looks very imposing in the military uniform, but he is actually thin.

Nan Qi is taller than Bai, and he has become much stronger after his body gradually recovered. This windbreaker is a loose version, and when it is draped over Bai, who is wearing pajamas and has slightly curled hair, Bai looks much younger.

Therefore, Murphy was genuinely surprised to see Bai like this. He had never seen Bai so relaxed before. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't have believed that Bai like this was the same Bai who was decisive and majestic during the day.

It's like a miracle.

Murphy was amazed, but he didn't forget his business. After Bai sat down, he apologized, "I'm sorry for visiting so late at night. Something terrible has happened back home, and I need to send an elite team back home. I hope you can let them go."

Bai stopped pouring water for Murphy, looked up at Murphy, whose tone was relaxed but whose brows showed a hint of hostility, and after a moment's hesitation, he said:

"Brother Murphy asked, so logically I shouldn't refuse. But we just got the news that the interstellar thieves have united, and Brother Murphy is going to release them back home. This..."

"I know I've put you in a difficult position, brother. I can issue a military order. If the news is leaked because of me, I, Murphy, will bear all the consequences." Murphy's voice was sonorous and powerful.

Bai shook his head firmly. "Brother Murphy, friendship is friendship, and rules are rules. I can't use the safety of the army as a bargaining chip to trust you. If something really goes wrong, you can't bear it, and neither can I."

"Thinking about the eyes of the families of the dead and injured, can Brother Murphy really remain indifferent?"

Murphy's breath was held. As a general, he naturally loved his soldiers like his own sons. Otherwise, how could he deserve their trust and admiration?

Murphy was hesitant for a moment, but he quickly calmed down. The matter could not be delayed any longer. If it was delayed any longer, not only would the soldiers be in danger, but the entire world might be in danger.

No one knows the ambitions of his country better than him. If other countries do these things, it may be to avoid being bullied, but his country does these things only to bully other countries.

Therefore, there was no time to delay. However, he also realized that if he didn't give Bai a convincing reason, Bai would not let him go.

But family disgrace should not be made public. Bai is a general from another country. No matter how much I admire him, I cannot rashly tell Bai the news I have received.

This is equivalent to putting one's own country's handle in the hands of a powerful country. Even if one dislikes that country, one cannot expose these things.

For a moment, Murphy was a little troubled.

It's not a good look for such a big man with a rough face to look embarrassed.

Bai lowered his eyes, his voice slightly hoarse, "Brother Murphy knows the rules. It's not that we can't release it, but it requires the consent of more than half of the representatives. As the commander-in-chief, I do have the authority to release it directly. If I do, I will inevitably take the risk of responsibility..."

Bai didn't say the rest of the words. Murphy understood in his heart, but he really couldn't say the truth. He smiled bitterly and said, "I know the rules, so I put down my face and came to find Brother Bai."

"I know what I'm doing is shameless, but if I don't do this, my country, your country, and the whole world may be in danger."

Is it that serious? Bai wouldn't be stupid enough to think Murphy was exaggerating.

If Murphy wanted him to let him go, he could just find a suitable reason, or accidentally "disappear" a few of the scouts while they were out reconnaissance. There was no need to tell such a vague lie.

Murphy said this in such a hurry, obviously he had just received some important news that forced him to come to him in the middle of the night.

Wait, just got the news.

Bai was startled, and suddenly remembered that he had received news of the explosion while the signal was blocked, and his heart beat uncontrollably twice.

At this moment, Nan Qi came out of the small bedroom. He first poured a glass of water with honey for Bai and Murphy, then sat next to Bai and looked at Murphy:

"Brother Murphy, you don't have to tell us what happened. I'm just going to ask you a few questions. You can only answer yes or no, but your answers must be truthful. After this, no matter what you answer, Bai will let you go."

Murphy was startled and immediately turned to look at Bai, only to see Bai slowly nod his head: "Nan Qi can represent me."

Murphy's eyebrows jumped. He knew that Nan Qi was very important to Bai, but he didn't expect him to be so important. Even in such matters, Nan Qi could represent Bai.

This is a military matter.

Bai is not the kind of tyrant who loses his mind due to lust, so the fact that Nan Qi can represent him must mean that Nan Qi is special. It seems that he should be more serious and respectful towards Nan Qi.

"Okay, Brother Nanqi, if you ask, I will answer honestly." Murphy nodded seriously.

"Brother Murphy is straightforward." Nan Qi praised him, exchanged glances with Bai, and asked the first question, "After returning from our place tonight, did your Star Brain receive any news?"

Before Murphy could answer, Nan Qi asked again, "If the content of this news were to leak out, it would be enough to make your country the target of public criticism, right?"

Murphy opened his mouth, but before he could utter a word, Nan Qi asked his final question: "You said 'even the whole world will be in danger' because the information involved special weapons, and you had no knowledge of it before, right?"

These three questions, like three sharp swords, pierced Murphy like a sieve. He opened his mouth, not knowing whether to answer or not, and for a long time, no words came out.

Nan Qi looked at General Murphy, who was stunned and had trembling pupils, and raised his eyebrows. This guy was surprisingly naive. I don’t know if he was pretending or was really naive.

But no matter which one it is, as long as Murphy answers truthfully, they can obtain certain information, which will be helpful for their subsequent guesses and even actions.

This information went around in his mind. Nan Qi pushed the water in front of Murphy, cleared his throat and said, "These are the three questions. Brother Murphy can answer yes or no. If you want to say more, Bai and I are all ears."

Murphy's face changed. After a while, he picked up the honey water and drank it all. He put the glass on the coffee table with a thud, and several cracks were clearly visible on the wall of the glass.

Amid the subtle crackling sound of glass breaking, Murphy slowly spoke.