Today's federal parliament has only seven members, but the atmosphere is far more solemn than the real parliamentary session that Lian Han had previously observed.

So when General Ning's AI turned on, he immediately turned it off, and his adjutant did the same.

Their actions did not attract Ling Xuanyu's attention. The man coldly looked at the two marshals and one head of state sitting there, his gaze making one feel as if they had fallen into an ice cave.

Ruan Dong, who was on a relatively good relationship with him, said, "Xuan Yu, calm down, calm down. Finding someone is the most important thing. Everything else is secondary right now."

However, his words did not improve Ling Xuanyu's attitude. The man's expression was cold, and he said, word by word, "Xiao Wei went to the Lance family, and that woman agreed to help. I'm not on the Imperial Capital Star, so now it's just a secondary matter."

"The security situation on the capital planet has deteriorated. We've already dismissed the person on duty that day, what more do you want?" Marquis Han Zheng, Marshal Han, frowned.

"The problem isn't with the security of the capital planet, but with the nine satellites orbiting around it!"

Ruan Dong's expression changed. "Are you kidding me? How could this be?"

"Ling Feng".

"Yes." The man behind Ling Xuanyu stepped forward, and the enlarged screen of the AI ​​appeared in everyone's eyes.

This is the Ling family's small garden.

Around the corner, the girl emerged, carrying the little fox. She looked around the garden with a puzzled expression, but finding nothing amiss, she seemed ready to leave. Suddenly, a black hole, taller than a person, appeared behind her. The girl was sucked into an unknown space; the rest was history.

General Ning's expression finally changed. He stopped standing idly by and immediately declared, "The nine satellites of the Imperial Capital are sufficient to monitor any approaching spatial fluctuations and provide early warnings. The disappearance of Marshal Ling's beloved daughter must be thoroughly investigated. Today it's her, tomorrow it could be someone else. Anyone who attempts to undermine the security of the Imperial Capital will not be tolerated!"

Those present reacted differently. Marshal Ruan asked, "This is necessary. Have you analyzed it? What space is it?"

"The preliminary analysis results indicate an alternate dimension, and the case has been transferred to the Space Research Institute for further analysis."

An alternate dimension? Most of the people present felt sympathy for Ling Xuanyu. Even man-made spaces have traceable origins, but a mobile alternate dimension—who knows where it will appear next?

Ling Xuanyu continued, "Eleven years ago, there was internal strife in the Ling family, and my daughter went missing. Everyone present knows who was involved. My daughter has been found, and I don't plan to pursue the matter from back then. But this time, if she's fine, I only want the culprit; if she's in trouble—we've won on the southern front, and I'm already on my way back. I should be able to reach the capital star before the new year."

The man stated a fact calmly, yet those present could already smell the strong stench of blood. The last time this madman had gone mad was when his wife left; the scene then—Marshal Ruan felt his hand begin to ache again.

But soon they thought of the girl they had just caught a glimpse of; she was just as alluring and seductive as the woman, and she was also Ling Xuanyu's Achilles' heel.

"Is the southern route safe?" General Ning asked.

Ling Xuanyu replied, "Everything is arranged. I was planning to go home for the New Year anyway, but the schedule has been moved up."

General Ning nodded, already silently mourning for the high-ranking officials of the capital star. Don't ask him why he could be so calm; he was all alone and had just returned to the northern battlefield, so even if there was bloodshed on the capital star, it had nothing to do with him.

Moreover, he wouldn't mind helping Marshal Ling when the time was right. Those guys on the Imperial Capital Star are just too idle! They just set up a research institute a few days ago, and today they've lost a girl. They're fighting on the front lines, not to let these guys bully them from behind!

...

After the parliamentary session ended, General Ning and his adjutant left, and he suddenly asked, "What happened to the Ling family eleven years ago?"

It was rare for their general to gossip about his colleague's family affairs, so the adjutant's eyes lit up as he explained, "This story goes back fifteen years. That year, after giving birth to her youngest daughter, Madam Ling left. Marshal Ling went out to search for her, and no one knows what happened, but the position of matriarch of the Ling family remained vacant afterward. That blow left Marshal Ling depressed for a long time, weakening the family's prestige. The internal strife was caused by a collateral branch of the Ling family attempting to take over. Later, Marshal Ling recovered, and the Ling family was left with only Marshal Ling and his sister."

"The missing girl?"

"After that internal strife, that young lady never showed her face again. The Ling family claimed that she was being raised on their home planet. I only learned today from Marshal Ling that the girl had actually gone missing and was only recently found. Marshal Ling is quite pitiful; his daughter was found less than half a year ago, and now she's gone again—" Suddenly realizing who he was gossiping about, the adjutant coughed, "That's all I know."

"Go check it out."

"What?" Lieutenant Yu was stunned. Had he heard correctly? The general wanted him to investigate a girl? And the key point was, a woman!

"From today onwards, that girl will become Marshal Ling's weakness."

General Ning looked at his adjutant, his dark eyes, long imposing, making the adjutant feel ashamed of his own thoughts. "Yes."

The general clearly meant to help Marshal Ling protect his daughter. What was he thinking? She's still just a 15-year-old child!

"Don't gossip about others behind their backs anymore." General Ning said this before logging off.

After exiting the Skynet connection pod, General Ning opened the AI ​​and discovered the red distress signal.

An urgent signal from the military?

Ning Jue frowned, then noticed the "Chen" mark at the end. The general spent a minute screening all the people in the General Staff who were qualified to use this signal, and then locked onto a lieutenant general surnamed Shen who had disappeared many years ago—the same person they had just discussed, the missing wife of Marshal Ling.

Ning Jue frowned and did the same thing as Colonel Vic, pulling out the star map of the North.

The area ravaged by space storms.

A conspiracy? If we're going to make a fuss about General Shen, we should go to the southern front! He has no connection with the other side.

At this moment, the AI ​​had already translated the distress call: "Master Lian Han is trapped on an unknown planet. AI 003 requests assistance. Note: Lian Han is the daughter of Marshal Ling."

General Ning felt a headache coming on.

Wasn't that child lost on the capital planet? How did he end up in the Northern Territory?

One should not gloat over others' misfortunes.

This makes sense; it means that Lieutenant General Shen transferred her expedited signal rights to his daughter. Therefore, it shouldn't be a case of abandoning her husband and children—he was becoming increasingly curious about what happened back then.

Ning Jue dialed her adjutant's number and said, "I need to leave temporarily. I will be back in three days at the latest. Don't let anyone know."

After saying that, he hung up without waiting for the other party to reply and quickly headed towards the exit of the interstellar mothership.

Marshal Ling valued that girl so much that he had to go and see her, regardless of whether it was true or not, especially since the distress call mentioned an unknown planet, but there was only one space storm marker on the star map.

So, the adjutant, who had just logged off, looked at the general's communication number, then at Colonel Vic's message, and began to frown...