If she and Ding Naiqing switched positions, not only would she never have anything to do with Ding Naiqing again, she would also have to find a way to deal with Ding Naiqing as well to avenge her friend.

She really didn't expect that Ding Naiqing had such a broad mind.

"He killed General Xie Hong, so he was going to die anyway. He also intended to pin the blame for General Xie Hong's death on you, so that you would also die. You killed him and got rid of your suspicion, and there was nothing wrong with that."

Ding Naiqing said this very seriously.

"I am not qualified to hate you from his perspective, nor am I qualified to forgive him from your perspective. Apologizing to you is from my own perspective. I don't want to lose you as a friend, Sister Ran." Ding Naiqing was about to cry.

Tu Ran: ... Such a broad mind, I have never seen such a broad mind before. Such a unique train of thought, I have never seen such a broad mind before.

She admired him very much.

"Zhao Yan is Zhao Yan, and you are you. What does our life-and-death fighting friendship have to do with Zhao Yan? As long as you can let go of the hurdle in your heart, we can still be the same as before." Tu Ran said bluntly.

Ding Naiqing's mood brightened up, and he was about to come over and hug Tu Ran and spin around.

"But Sister Ran, do you know why Zhao Yan wanted to kill General Xie Hong? I went to the Supervisory Department to ask, but they wouldn't tell me." Ding Naiqing looked at Tu Ran. This was the thing that had been puzzling him these past few days.

Logically speaking, Admiral Xie Hong wears such a good combat uniform and has a laser gun as a weapon. Zhao Yan is no match for him at all. How could he possibly kill him?

And what was Zhao Yan's purpose in killing people? Revenge? Money?

Neither of them seemed like him. He and Zhao Yan had been together for many years, but he had rarely heard Zhao Yan mention the name of General Xie Hong.

Tu Ran's eyes darkened.

What was Zhao Yan's purpose in killing Xie Hong? First, to obtain Xie Hong's inner elixir, and second, to put the blame for Xie Hong's death on her and get rid of her.

Two account for the majority.

She and Zhao Yan knew that each other had special abilities. Zhao Yan could read her inner thoughts, and she could see that Zhao Yan had "telepathy".

As powerful as the ability of "telepathy" is, it is also as dangerous. No one can tolerate the existence of this ability, and Zhao Yan himself is aware of this.

Zhao Yan's existence threatens her, but isn't her existence also a threat to Zhao Yan?

Zhao Yan could not tolerate other people knowing about his special ability of "telepathy".

So while she and Xie Xu were planning to kill Zhao Yan, Zhao Yan did not sit there and wait for death, but was thinking of ways to kill her.

When she looked up, Ding Naiqing was still looking at her, waiting for her answer.

Tu Ran didn't know how to tell him.

Or just don't tell him, it can save a lot of trouble.

"You'll find out soon enough."

The Federation will not keep the matter of the inner elixir secret for much longer.

The technology for creating genetically modified humans has gradually matured, and the status of inner elixir has been lowered. The Federation will not gain any extra benefits if it continues to hide it, so it is better to make it public.

"What do you mean?" Ding Naiqing begged, "Sister Ran, please stop keeping us in suspense."

"I'm not deliberately keeping you in suspense. I just can't tell you. This is confidential." Tu Ran held up three fingers. "Believe me, it won't be long before this matter is made public, and then you'll understand everything."

"...Okay." Ding Naiqing said dejectedly.

The helicopter landed on the roof of the executive department. Tu Ran did not return to the meeting room, but went straight to the hotel to change into combat uniform.

Tu Ran put the changed clothes in a bag and threw them into the trash can downstairs in the hotel.

People were coming and going outside the hotel building, and aircraft were occasionally landing in the parking spaces.

The sun was scorching, so Tu Ran adjusted the color of the eyepiece to a dark color to block the direct beam of light.

The hotel was not far from the executive department, and Tu Ran was about to walk over. Before she walked out of the square in front of the hotel, a black private aircraft hovered in front of her, blocking her way.

Tu Ran stopped and looked toward the car window inquiringly.

The anti-peep windows make it impossible to see who is inside.

While she was investigating, the aircraft landed smoothly and the rear door opened, revealing two pairs of shiny black leather shoes, followed by two men in black suits walking out.

One of them had gray hair and was a bit old, with a very kind face. The other was quite young, tall, wore sunglasses, and was serious, like a bodyguard.

"Miss Tu, my husband wants to see you." The white-haired old man with wrinkles at the corners of his eyes made a gesture of invitation.

Tu Ran looked inside the half-open car door and vaguely saw a pair of slender legs crossed, with the upper body hidden behind the car window and out of view.

"Who is your husband?" Tu Ran asked back, and glanced at the communicator calmly. The breathing light was flashing.

The signals around her have been blocked.

She tightened her grip on the machine gun.

Her actions did not escape the eyes of the white-haired old man. He smiled and said, "You will know when you see me. Don't worry, the gentleman just wants to discuss something with you. He won't do anything to you."

I'd be surprised if I believed you.

Tu Ran quickly stepped back, turned around decisively, and squeezed into the crowded place.

"Hey? Hey! Don't go..." Before the white-haired old man could finish his words, Tu Ran had already disappeared in the crowd.

The white-haired old man's arm froze in place and fell down in embarrassment.

"Uncle Wei." A faint voice came from inside the car.

"I'm sorry, sir." The white-haired old man lowered his head.

The other bodyguard also lowered his head.

It was the first time he encountered such a situation, and for a moment he forgot to react.

The person in the car took a deep breath and exhaled heavily. "Send her a message. Xi Chunzhi is in my hands. She has three minutes to come out."

"yes."

On the other side, Tu Ran, who disappeared, did not really leave, but hid in the gap between a row of aircraft in the parking lot.

"Zero, who are those people?" Tu Ran leaned against the door of a red aircraft, observing the situation outside with her eyes.

"The one with white hair is Andre, the artificial intelligence created by the Wells family." Zero Mechanical's voice came from the headset.

"Andre? He's like you? He's also a robot now?"

"He is a machine body, but he is different from me." Zero emphasized.

"I used to be a human. I have human emotions, human learning ability, and self-awareness. Even though I am trapped in this metal body now, I still have a human soul."

"It has always been an AI, except that Stefano Wells created a human-like body for it to move around. It is program-generated, has no self-awareness, and will only obey human commands unconditionally."

Obviously, he was unhappy that Tu Ran put him on the same level as Andre.

"It's Andre, so the person in the car couldn't be Stefano Wells, right?" Tu Ran was more concerned about this point.

"If nothing unexpected happens, it's Stefano Wells." Zero's voice was free of any emotion.

Tu Ran was very surprised. "Isn't Stefano Wells the head of the Wells family? What does he have to talk to a little pioneer like me about?"

(End of this chapter)