The chariot was speeding through the streets, and Fei frowned, looking a little unhappy.

"We're going back like this?"

"What else? Now that we have everything, let's go back and give it to the workshop master Madok, or he'll have a heart attack. Well, I know what you're thinking. It's a pity that we couldn't kill a few hunters this time, but we did find a more interesting guy."

"More interesting?"

"yes……"

Recalling what had just happened, Fang Zheng sneered. He was 100% sure that the lieutenant named Lawrence Borg was definitely in cahoots with the hunters. The reason was simple, because he had heard the other party's voice when he contacted the hunters before. As for why the other party suddenly killed the hunters, Fang Zheng guessed that the other party must have sensed his presence.

This is interesting.

The only people on this continent who can instinctively sense the threat from me should be the strongest ones who have entered the realm of reason. Does that mean that the masked man is no less powerful than Cassius and the Swordsman of Light?

This is really unexpected.

"Is that person in disguise?"

Hearing Fang Zheng's answer, Fei frowned, and Fang Zheng shook his head.

"No, I checked his ID and it's real, that's why it's interesting."

"so……"

Hearing this, Fei also reacted.

"So that person is really from the Liberl Kingdom army, and he teamed up with those hunters to steal the core components of our Starlight Technology?"

"Interesting, isn't it?"

If it was the Empire or the Republic that sent people to steal, Fang Zheng probably wouldn't find it so interesting. After all, it wouldn't be surprising if the other party did such a thing. But now Starlight Technology and the Kingdom of Liberl have just started a pleasant cooperation. To put it bluntly, the first batch of goods has not even been delivered yet, and the Kingdom of Liberl is secretly making a move at this time... Well, Fang Zheng thinks this is really interesting.

Fang Zheng was also very clear that this was definitely not the Queen's instruction. Although she was old, she was still not confused. In other words, this was the military's own action? This was a bit unexpected, because the core components were mainly used to manufacture chips on the optical krypton machine. If it was a new type of military weapon that had not yet been put into use, Fang Zheng could understand that the military would be interested in it, but the optical krypton machine... Fang Zheng just gave it to the military. Do they know how to draw crystal chains and circuit diagrams?

But before that...

"Let's go find General Morgan and ask him what's going on with the intelligence department's special forces."

Not long after Fang Zheng and the others left, the masked man returned again. He stared at the corpses on the ground in front of him without saying a word.

"What do we do now, Lieutenant?"

At the same time, several fully armed soldiers walked out of the forest and came to the masked man.

"Start the airship immediately and head to the base."

The masked man gave the order in a cold voice, then turned his head and looked towards the forest. At this moment, Fang Zheng and the others were no longer visible over there, but the doubts in his heart did not disappear.

What on earth happened just now?

The masked man knew very well that just now, when these hunters were about to land in their airships, he suddenly felt a great fear and uneasiness in his heart. It was for this reason that he killed the hunters he used without hesitation. And the facts proved that the masked man's feeling was correct. After that, Fang Zheng, the president of Starlight Technology, appeared and almost witnessed the transaction between him and these hunters.

But there is more to it than that.

When being stared at by that man, the masked man felt as if he was being stared at by a ferocious beast. It was as if a horrible monster was opening its bloody mouth and was ready to swallow him up at any time - this feeling had not been felt for a long time for him.

But according to the information, the other party is just an ordinary scholar from the Republic. He obtained investment here, established Starlight Technology, and then developed a series of modern power-guiding technologies. In particular, according to the intelligence at present, Starlight Technology is still more obsessed with the development of entertainment power-guiding equipment.

However, how could such an ordinary-looking young man make himself feel nervous and scared?

What is his origin?

To be honest, at that time, the masked man wanted to kill him with his sword. This place was sparsely populated and no one would find him. He could just tie him to a stone and sink him into the lake, and everything would be fine. However, for some reason, his body seemed to completely reject the masked man's will. Although his hand was on the hilt, he could not draw his sword as he did before when facing those hunters.

Could it be that this man is also a strong man in the realm of reason?

No, it doesn't feel like it.

The masked man shook his head and dismissed the idea in his mind. A strong person in the realm of reason would not have such a strange aura. He did not feel the spiritual pressure from Fang Zheng like he did from Cassius. The other party was just an ordinary person, standing there without any threat, and did not even have the slightest behavior of a martial artist.

Forget it. All in all, let’s solve the problem at hand first.

Thinking of this, the masked man's eyes became extremely cold, and then he turned around and walked onto the airship driven by the hunters who had disguised themselves as sky pirates. Soon, the airship flew into the sky and quickly disappeared into the blue sky.

After that, Fang Zheng drove to the Haken Gate again and met General Morgan who had just returned from an outing.

"Problem solved."

This was the first thing General Morgan said when he saw Fang Zheng.

"We have successfully found those sky pirates and rescued the hostages they held captive."

"Isn't this a good thing? But why do you seem unhappy?"

Looking at General Morgan with a gloomy face, Fang Zheng asked curiously, but General Morgan snorted coldly.

"Because those sky pirates are dead!"

"Dead?"

"Yeah, when we arrived, there were only corpses left, and we don't know who did it... But luckily the hostages are still alive, otherwise I really don't know how to explain it."

"oh……"

Fang Zheng snorted meaningfully. It seemed that the other party was also very quick. After all, only the dead would not leak secrets.

"Any clues?"

"No."

General Morgan shook his head helplessly.

"We interviewed the survivors, and they said they had been locked up here and had never been out. They only heard gunshots and shouts from outside, and then nothing else. They were also worried that something had gone wrong, but everything was normal until the troops from the Intelligence Department arrived."

"Intelligence Department?"

Hearing this, Fang Zheng immediately looked at General Morgan with great interest.

"By the way, General, when I was investigating before, I met a man who claimed to be the captain of the special forces of the Intelligence Department. Can you tell me what this Intelligence Department is all about?"

"Oh, it's not a big deal actually."

General Morgan didn't care about Fang Zheng's question and gave a direct answer.

"The Intelligence Department was just established this year. Its main purpose is to collect intelligence within the kingdom and secretly protect it from being leaked... The Special Forces are directly under the Intelligence Department. Their authority is the same as that of the Royal Guards. They act completely independently. Although they belong to the military in name, they are not actually under the same command as us."

Although General Morgan did not say it explicitly, Fang Zheng could still understand that what he meant was that this intelligence department was actually established to protect the information of the Light Krypton Machine from being leaked.

Um?

So an organization that is supposed to protect its own country's secrets is secretly trying to get its own country's secrets?

This operation is really interesting.

Thinking of this, Fang Zheng smiled slightly and then stood up.

"Then I won't bother you any more."

"Oh, yes."

Seeing Fang Zheng getting up to leave, General Morgan seemed to have thought of something.

"Do you know those little devils?"

"You mean ..."

"Those little guys playing guerrilla warfare."

"Yeah, yes, I know him, what's the problem?"

"Oh, by the way, these guys are in jail awaiting trial."

"…Uh, can I ask why?"

“It’s very simple.”

At this point, General Morgan's beard stood up.

"We also investigated the missing ship and searched the suspicious locations. When we arrived, we only found the empty ship and the three suspicious people! I suspect they were the ones who tipped off the other party, so they took the initiative to eliminate all unfavorable evidence. This time, I must interrogate them thoroughly to see what these guys are up to!"

“…This is really…”

Fang Zheng silently lit a candle in his heart for Estell and Joshua. That is to say, after that, not only did they not escape, but they were captured by the Kingdom Army who arrived and were thought to be accomplices of the sky pirates?

Now that all the sky pirates are dead, there is no evidence at all. General Morgan has no way of questioning the dead, so he will probably have to get information from the living.

However, lighting the candles is one thing, and Fang Zheng still wants to remind you.

"General Morgan, I personally hope you won't be too rude to Miss Estel. After all, she is the daughter of Cassius."

Hearing this, General Morgan's eyes widened and he stared at Fang Zheng.

"What did you say?!"