Chapter 100 Identity Exposed
Qiao Susu was just wondering what to say when the door of the ward was pushed open. Luka strode in and hugged her.
The man's embrace was so tight that she could clearly hear the heartbeat coming from his chest, which was as violent and rapid as a drum.
"Luka, I'm fine."
She looked up to comfort him, but Luka said first, "Let's go back first. Liberi is waiting for us at the Imperial Court."
"Go back to the Imperial Court?" She thought the two of them were frightened by the incident, so she quickly explained, "It's really okay. I'm not in pain anymore. I can just go back to the small building and rest."
Luka's brows were etched with worry as he said, "Sui Sui, your identity has been exposed."
Karl was startled and asked, “What identity?”
Luka turned on his computer. A thin, transparent electronic screen projected directly into the air. The first image showed the front page of Star Weekly, detailing Qiao Suisui's ancient human identity and even including her medical records from the time she was treated at the Royal Hospital. The front page photo was a profile shot of her taken last week when Zongfang took her to a banquet. Apparently, the photo had been restored, allowing her features to be clearly seen.
Carl's eyes were filled with surprise. He had always thought Sui Sui was just a precious, viviparous female, but he hadn't expected her to have such a different identity. He immediately frowned and looked at Luka, seeing the obvious worry in his expression.
The exposure of the ancient human's identity means that Sui Sui will be fought over by various forces and strictly controlled.
Luka patted her head and said, "Don't be afraid. Liberi is meeting with the top federal officials to discuss your stay or departure."
Qiao Suisui frowned. "What do you mean by whether I stay or go? Are you going to send me back to Sote's research center?"
Luka was rarely silent.
He didn't want to tell her that he and Liberi had actually been trying to get Qiao Susu to live permanently in Oslan. The reason the Federation gave in was that Liberi had exchanged the resources of the Oslan Empire, so she was not sent back to the research center immediately. In addition, Zong Fang's attitude was not particularly insistent, so there had been no specific discussion about where to let her stay, and all three parties turned a blind eye.
But just this morning, first Star Weekly broke the news, and then a moderately important manager of the Paleoanthropology Research Center came out to hold a public press conference, saying that the research on paleoanthropology has been at a standstill, and asked public opinion to put pressure on the Sot Republic. Now public opinion is basically one-sided, demanding that the Federation step in to protect the paleoanthropology and escort it back to the research center.
Liberi had originally planned to come and pick her up, but on the way there he had to fly directly to the Federation. It was supposed to be a discussion, but in reality it was a negotiation with an unknown outcome.
Qiao Susu had already taken out her computer to search, and when she saw the public video of the press conference, she was shaking with anger.
"I know him. He's Munakata's assistant."
She heard her heart beating wildly, and thousands of thoughts came to her mind.
Carl immediately understood and asked Luka, "Was this Zongfang's plan? Otherwise, it would be too coincidental. He released the news and held a press conference right after. Is he trying to force people back to Sote?"
Luka frowned but didn't deny it. He put his arm around Qiao Suisui's shoulders and noticed her body was trembling slightly. He held her face in his hands with a distressed look and said, "Don't overthink it for now. Why don't you just go and ask him directly?"
"Yeah." She tried to regulate her breathing, but the heaviness in her heart lingered. It felt like being backstabbed by someone she trusted very much but was unwilling to believe it.
Afterwards, Luka took Qiao Susu on the spaceship. Carl could not go with them because of a mission. Before leaving, he gave her Kai's contact information and told her not to worry about bothering this person. He was afraid that he would be on a mission outside and she would not be able to show up in time if something happened, so he specifically told Kai to help if he could.
Kai asked with a look of anticipation, "Sure, buddy, you really trust me, aren't you afraid that your sweetheart will fall in love with me?"
Karl glanced at him, casually picked up a reflective object and held it in front of him, saying, "She's picking, and she doesn't even like me, let alone you?"
At the same time, Interstellar Strategic Academy.
Anubis saw Li Yi coming back and immediately asked, "Did you find it?"
Li Yi shook his head, his expression not looking good. "The school has already transferred Simon to the hospital. I dug up the entire library floor to look for him." He lowered his head, trying to hide the remorse on his face. "I shouldn't have kept communicating with my family. Otherwise, I wouldn't have missed Qiao's call. He only knew us at school, so he must have called for help."
Anubis clenched his fists and strode out. Li Yi quickly caught up with him and asked, "Bi, where are you going? Didn't you search the entire school just now?"
"Go find Dr. Li, he must know something."
As the two walked to the door and opened it, they saw a tall, silver-haired man standing at the door, seemingly hesitating whether to knock.
Li Yi was puzzled: "Who are you looking for?"
The man remained silent. The collar of his windbreaker obscured the lower half of his face, revealing only a pair of cold, silver eyes. Those eyes passed directly past Li Yi and stared fixedly at Anubis.
Anubis also stared at the opposite side for a few seconds, and finally remembered where he had seen him.
"Are you here to look for Joe? Or have you already picked him up? How is he now? Is he hurt?"
It was the first time that Li Yi heard Anubis talk so many words in one breath, and he wondered what the relationship between this man and Qiao was, so he looked around, but found that although the man's expression did not change, the atmosphere around him suddenly became a little colder.
"What do you mean by whether she is injured?" Zong Fang spoke in a low and hoarse voice.
Anubis was startled, then realized that he didn't know Qiao's whereabouts, and it didn't seem like they were very close, so he didn't waste any more time and said nothing more. Li Yi followed happily.
"Please make way."
The young man walked past the man, and their eyes met invisibly in the air, then shifted apart, both carrying an inextricable coldness and intensity.
Zong Fang watched the two hurried figures disappear around the corner, and the murderous intent in his silver eyes became stronger.
He took out his optical computer and pressed a button. On the other side, Ajin, who was busy directing engineers to repair the library, was startled by a call that suddenly came into the optical computer.
I knew who was calling without asking. Ajin closed his eyes, put his hands on his heart, and prayed silently and devoutly.
"Where are the people?"
"Dr. Munakata, I'm in the drawing."
"I didn't ask you, where is she?"
Ajin was dumbfounded. Hadn't Dr. Li personally explained the situation to the Oslan royal family? Colonel Scorsese from the military was also present at the time. Didn't they keep each other informed? Ajin had no choice but to patiently explain the whole story again. In the end, the other party remained silent.
"Hello? Dr. Munakata? Hello?"
After a while, a voice came from the other side: "Where is Simon?"
"Oh, at the United Hospital. Don't worry, Dr. Li has already taken care of it. A minor fight between students won't escalate to a family issue, so the Simon family has accepted the punishment and promised not to do it again. Hello?"
Ajin looked at the communication that suddenly appeared and then suddenly ended, sighed, and continued to busy himself with directing the project.
Less than an hour later, he received another call, but this time it was from Dr. Li.
"You told Munakata?"
"ah?"
Dr. Li sighed deeply and said, "Simon is dead."
(End of this chapter)
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