Chapter 196 Chapter 196 Vest King Dad 16
[Baby, run!]
Without 9972's urging, Zhuozhuo sensed the malicious intent and sprinted away on his short legs. The door behind him opened, and two burly men instantly rushed out. They froze when they saw Zhuozhu, who was barely thigh-high, before rushing after him with menacing eyes.
He took two steps to close the distance between them, stretched out his arm, grabbed the back of Zhuozhuo's collar, and lifted her up. Zhuozhuo's legs twitched twice in mid-air before she realized she was being held. She pursed her lips and said nothing, quietly staring at the two men, as if she were stunned by fear.
"Where did this kid come from on the spaceship?" Big man A looked at Zhuozhuo, puzzled.
"She is the daughter of General Si's girlfriend." Big man B said tremblingly, his face pale, and he looked like he was about to faint from fright at any moment.
Zhuozhuo opened his eyes wide, not quite understanding what was said, but he remembered this sentence.
Si Hao, who endured and did not take action: "..." Who spread the rumor?
Big Man A also looked terrified. The hostage in his hand was like a hot potato. His expression changed several times, and finally his face and eyes were filled with sinister cruelty. "Now that he's in our hands, he's a useful hostage."
He turned and walked down the corridor. "Get her out of here now."
"Ah? Ah? We will be discovered... Nothing on the spacecraft can be hidden from Admiral Si. His mental power is so huge that he can monitor a planet at all times!" B spoke without a doubt about Si Hao's horror and unfathomable nature.
"Just listen to those brainless fans in the military! Si Hao is so bored that he's constantly monitoring the eating, drinking, and defecation of so many people on the spacecraft. This wasn't a premeditated kidnapping; it was a spur-of-the-moment act. As long as we handle it cleanly, spur-of-the-moment acts are the hardest to detect."
Zhuozhuo was swung back and forth in midair. After her initial nervousness faded, she felt less fearful. She could still sense Si Hao's presence, even more intense than before, ready to save her instantly. But Zhuozhuo didn't call for help. She recalled the experience of using her mental power, which had been interrupted, and tried to regain her composure.
She wanted to escape from the big man by herself and didn't want Si Hao to save her, otherwise how would she quarrel with him later.
Zhuozhuo was thinking about how to escape.
Should he knock both men unconscious? Or shrink himself like a spirit so the men can't grab him? Or should he just pry open the men's hands?
Zhuozhuo felt the last option was simpler and more feasible, so he began to think about how to pry the big man's hand open. Should he use his mental power to transform into two large hands to pry, or into a pair of pliers to pinch him painfully? Oh, he could also transform into a needle to pierce him. Or fire to burn him. Or a knife to chop his hand off.
Zhuozhuo had many wild ideas, but she was not very satisfied with any of them. Suddenly, an inspiration came to her: she could become bigger.
When it gets bigger, it can stretch out a big man's hands, run very fast, and even crush a big man with one foot.
As soon as this thought popped into his mind, Zhuozhuo's directionless mental power that had been trapped in his body burst out like a flood that had found an outlet, wrapping around Zhuozhuo and rapidly expanding, expanding, and expanding.
"What the hell!"
The large man stared in horror at the ever-growing scorch, his pupils dilated to the limit. His mind frantically clamored for escape, but his body collapsed to the ground before he could even react. Less than a second had passed since he felt a surge of powerful mental energy.
The other big man fell straight to the ground without even making a sound.
Two loud noises triggered the alarm, but it was cut off in time by 003 before the signal was sent.
Zhuozhuo was completely immersed in the wonderful feeling of being filled with strength. When her head hit the ceiling, she instinctively stopped growing. She looked down in confusion and said in a chuckle, "What a weak couple! Did they faint because of something bad?"
"Fainting after doing something bad" meant death to Zhuozhuo, but she didn't understand it at the moment and thought she had really fainted. 9972 quickly said, "No, no, the babies are just asleep. They'll be fine soon."
It controlled the firefighting system, spraying water at the two men below, waking them up. Their expressions were horrified, their eyes and subtle body movements filled with fear and a desire to escape. However, they were suppressed by the burning mental power, barely able to move. They could only helplessly allow their bodies to be crushed, their internal organs and bones howling in pain, their blood vessels rupturing, and their skin covered in cracks...
Just when they were about to bleed from all seven orifices and explode, Si Hao removed his mental interference and revealed his true form.
"Zhuozhuo, great! You summoned your spirit form just by figuring it out on your own." Si Hao's voice was soft. He took small steps towards Zhuozhuo. Not being repelled by her, he gently touched her chubby arm. "Are you feeling any discomfort?"
Zhuozhuo's attention was diverted to Si Hao. She looked down at him curiously from this angle, listened to his words carefully, and said in a baby voice, "I want to sleep."
"Then let's go back to bed?" Si Hao said softly, kicking the two men to the corner of the corridor. Two housekeeping robots immediately dragged the bloodied men away. A cleaning robot mopped the floor and sprayed odor eliminator, leaving the corridor as spotless as before.
"Hmm..." Zhuozhuo shook his head and reluctantly rejected this tempting proposal. "We still want to play hide-and-seek. Zhuozhuo will catch people."
The systems and spiritual bodies that were secretly observing the situation, seeing that Zhuozhuo was so playful, quickly returned to their respective hiding places.
Si Hao issued an order to shut down the surveillance cameras in the corridor and ordered everyone to stay indoors, lest anyone bump into Zhuo Zhuo in her current state. Although Zhuo Zhuo had only grown in size, no one's spirit could affect them. She truly brought too many unbelievable things.
Before Si Hao gave the order, 004 had already cut off the surveillance in the corridor and nearby areas. The generals thought that the spacecraft had been invaded by the Remiel pirates. After failing to initiate the emergency procedure, they frantically tried to contact Si Hao. When they received his order, they immediately calmed down and waited for further instructions.
Zhuozhuo's eyelids were fighting each other, and she was trying hard to find all the participants. Her tense nerves relaxed, and her spirit quickly dissipated and returned to her body. Her huge body also returned to a small ball in the blink of an eye, and was caught by Si Hao and held in his arms.
“Huh—huh—”
Zhuozhuo was sleeping soundly.
Si Hao sent Zhuo Zhuo to the room and asked three systems to watch her. He touched her messy hair and turned to go to the command room.
"Send a message to Chancellor Louis. We will begin the war against the Remiel pirates in thirty minutes. It is very likely that we will not be able to rescue the innocent people up there in time."
Previously, Si Hao had been interested in watching the ugly schemes and checks and balances between the various factions, stalling for time and taking his time. But now Zhuo Zhuo was too special, and he needed to quickly resolve the external affairs and set aside time and energy to accompany her.
A minute later, a call from the Federation appeared on the large screen. After the call was connected, a stern, grim face appeared before everyone. He glanced around, his gaze fixed on Si Hao like a hawk, and spoke in a resounding voice, "The Federation loves peace and does not approve of any country or individual launching an armed attack on Remiel without prior consultation."
Si Hao smiled without saying anything. He moved his fingers, and the communication was immediately cut off. Old man, even at this time, he was still talking to him in official language, without any expression. Couldn't he see that he was in a hurry?
A minute later, the Federation's communication request came through again. After the call was connected, the robot behind Speaker Louis was cleaning up the mess. The violent Alph's energy and mental power drove the rest of the command room away. He looked calm, gazing deeply at Si Hao. "What do you want? I won't do anything treasonous."
The Federation was not as well prepared as the Empire, and it was impossible for the army to reach Remire Star within thirty minutes. If they wanted to save Beatrice's life, they could only make a deal with Si Hao.
Si Hao looked at me with contempt. "What's the point of you betraying your country? Can you give the Federation to me? You can't even send troops to rescue my precious daughter immediately, so there's no hope for anything else. Tsk. I just hope that when I attack the Zerg, the Federation won't hold me back."
Louis's eyes flashed, "The Empire is going to fight a life-and-death battle with the Zerg?"
The war between the Zerg and humanity has raged for centuries. From the initial fear and despair of the Zerg's arrival, humanity has grown accustomed to them and is now familiar with their various weaknesses and uses. The Zerg battlefields in uninhabited star systems seem like a matter of course, the future "place of employment" for countless military academy graduates. If the Zerg battlefields vanish, what will become of the military and reserve forces, which make up 10% of the total population?
Louis found it funny that these words actually came out of Si Hao's mouth, like an innocent boy.
Putting aside the question of whether the Empire could exterminate the Zerg, simply publicizing the idea would be met with unimaginable resistance. For the military, reservists, and businesspeople in related industries, this would be tantamount to overturning the table and destroying their jobs, a matter of life and death.
Si Hao nodded casually, and said in a half-hearted manner, "The Federation can join anytime if it wants."
Louis wasn't sure what Si Hao meant, his mind racing. He could only imagine that the Zerg had some use the Federation hadn't yet discovered. Unwilling to be left behind, yet also worried about a conspiracy, Speaker Louis simply curled his lips, indicating that he couldn't make the decision on such a big matter alone and would return to the meeting to discuss the matter.
"Okay." Si Hao seemed to have no temper at the moment, and said gently: "Once the Zerg are wiped out, Miss Beatrice will be able to return safely."
Cut off communication.
Standing before the dark screen, Chancellor Louis frowned in thought, analyzing Si Hao's words word by word. He concluded that Si Hao was deliberately creating confusion; his target was still the Zerg. This was simply an attempt to make the Federation overthink and hesitate, buying time for him to monopolize something of the Zerg.
After figuring this out, Louis ordered someone to investigate Si Hao's recent movements. He not only wanted to prevent Si Hao from getting the thing, but also wanted to snatch it away.
As for Beatrice, she was probably already in Si Hao's hands, or even that she was plotted against by Si Hao. This realization made Louis' heart drop back to his stomach. Beatrice was much safer if she was captured by Si Hao and threatened him than if she was captured by space pirates.
004 asked curiously: [Why do you still want to make a deal with Louis? ]
Si Hao's original plan was to provoke a conflict between the Empire, the Federation, and the Pirates, then exploit it as Pirate Number Two to profit. But now Si Hao was ready for a quick victory, without the Federation's involvement. Why did he continue to talk so much with Louis? He even revealed his plan to exterminate the Zerg. What if the Federation got involved?
"I've told you, they'll think the Zerg have something special that's driving the Empire to such a huge expense to exterminate them. They'll definitely resort to some subtle tactics to stop us. Otherwise, if those old foxes in the Federation discover we're attacking the Zerg, they'll just send a few small soldiers and generals for show, sitting back and watching the fight."
004's first reaction was, wouldn't it be better for the Federation to just sit back and watch the fight? At least it wouldn't cause any trouble, and Si Hao wouldn't need the Federation to send any troops or manpower anyway. After a while, it realized that what Si Hao wanted was for the Federation to make some small moves.
In this way, Si Hao occupied the moral high ground by attacking the Zerg and gained the public support of the Empire and the Federation, while the Federation was dragging humanity down, intending to profit from the war and send Federation soldiers to their deaths.
It is only natural and what the people want that such an anti-human government should be abolished by the side of justice.
Who is on the side of justice? It is not the empire, but Si Hao.
After the plan changed, Si Hao no longer wanted pirates, he wanted an empire. Starting from the empire, he would eliminate the notorious Remiel pirates, expel the Zerg, and conquer the Federation, aiming to achieve unification with a glorious and righteous image from beginning to end.
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