But.

Those grains were originally purchased by their Xia Kingdom.

At most, their taking it is simply returning it to its rightful owner.

Moreover, in Mike's and the others' eyes, the grain ship had been blown to bits, and the grain hadn't even reached them, so...

Even if they just left like that, what happened next...?

There won't be any follow-up.

Upon hearing this, Yu Mingxiang was speechless.

She winked at him, "Um..."

She stammered, "I just got a little itchy and think I emptied out the research base's archives..."

These words were spoken.

Gu Guanhai: "!!!"

I stumbled and almost fell into the sea.

He steadied himself and looked at his wife in disbelief, asking, "What did you say?"

"What did you say you emptied out?"

Yu Mingxiang said innocently, "The archives of the research base..."

Gu Guanhai: "!!!"

Take a deep breath.

He was breathing heavily.

His voice was trembling slightly.

How did you move it?

Yu Mingxiang: "Like that... it was carried like grain!"

Gu Guanhai exclaimed upon hearing this: "!!!"

Was it moved like grain?

good!

very good!

Gu Guanhai, his face filled with despair, turned off the yacht, and then...

He raised his hand and started pinching his philtrum.

This is terrible!

It was one thing for his wife to take the grain using her spatial ability—after all, they could cover it up once the ship exploded—but…

His wife even emptied out the Western Empire's research base!

Are the Western Empire's research bases so easy to move?

Gu Guanhai: ...

Looking at his innocent-looking wife, he sighed helplessly.

Okay!

It seems quite easy for his wife to move!

But.

That's the Western Empire's research base!

It's easy to move, but hard to finish!

This is insane...

The Western Empire must be in an uproar.

What if they really explode and start indiscriminate attacks?

Although Gu Guanhai kept saying that the barefoot people of Xia Kingdom were not afraid of those wearing shoes, that was just talk. The most important thing for Xia Kingdom right now was development, not war!

so……

Gu Guanhai: "Phew!"

He let out a long sigh and said to Yu Mingxiang with a wry smile, "Wife, should I praise you for being capable, or should I say that you're good at causing trouble?"

Upon hearing this, Yu Mingxiang was speechless.

He gave an awkward, fake cough and said, "Praising me is one thing, but I know I've messed up. But at the time, looking at those cabinets full of files, I thought about how our Xia Kingdom, with its advanced technology, could break through the blockade and achieve rapid development. I just got itchy fingers and couldn't resist..."

Gu Guanhai heard this: ...

What could he say after his wife had already said that?

His wife is also working for the country.

But this matter is a bit serious.

After a long while, Gu Guanhai stroked Yu Mingxiang's hair, sighed, and said, "So what if it was stolen? After all, our Xia Kingdom has contributed a lot of money and effort to make the Western Empire what it is today."

If it weren't for the allied forces invading Xia and plundering a large amount of gold and silver from their Xia kingdom...

If the Western Empire had not been built upon the foundations of those allied forces that invaded China, it could not have developed so rapidly.

Every drink and every bite is preordained.

Gu Guanhai quickly found a reasonable explanation for his wife's theft.

Upon hearing this, Yu Mingxiang nodded repeatedly.

"Uh-huh!"

She looked at Gu Guanhai expectantly and asked, "So what should we do now?"

Gu Guanhai took a deep breath.

What do you suggest we do?

He looked at her with a doting expression and said, "You've already made a huge mess of things, so I can only make this mess even bigger!"