The middle-aged fat man was knocked backwards by the punch. After a scream, he lay on the ground groaning, his face pale and sweat on his forehead.
When several soldiers in white uniforms saw this, their faces changed and they reached out to grab Georgia, but they were stopped by soldiers in black uniforms, who prevented them from getting close to Georgia.
"This is a conflict between their slaves. Before we figure out who they belong to, we have no right to use violence against any of them." The soldier in black uniform who had been stopped once before said with a serious face, and obviously protected Georgia behind him, making it clear that he wanted to confront them.
The soldier in white uniform had a gloomy expression. He wanted to get angry but was afraid that this was on the enemy's territory. He could only swallow his breath in grievance and sent one of his men to help the middle-aged fat man up. He looked at Georgia who was being protected and said unwillingly, "He must go with us to see the colonel and Marshal Chu. If he is confirmed to be from the empire, he must be sent back and cannot stay in the federation!"
Georgia's expression became more tense when he heard this. He glanced at the middle-aged fat man who was looking at him angrily as his groans subsided. He suddenly regretted that he had been considerate of the white-haired monster's territory and had restrained his strength when punching. He simply looked away and stood next to a soldier in black uniform who looked more familiar.
The soldier looked down at him, gave him a soothing look, signaling him not to move, and then secretly sent a message to his captain.
Fan Xiangnan, who was sitting below Chu Rong, felt the vibration of the communicator. He glanced at Xiang Hui and the federal officials who were talking happily across from him, gave Chu Rong a look, then stood up and walked out of the meeting room.
Xiang Hui noticed his departure but didn't care too much. He continued to chat gently with the federal officials, invisibly lifting Chu Rong, who was sitting in the upper seat, up high and excluding him from the conversation circle.
Chu Rong looked down upon his little thoughts, turned his eyes away in disdain, lightly tapped the shell of the light computer in front of him, and squinted his eyes in thought.
This time, Xiang Hui brought a group of nosy federal officials with him, and took the old president's order as his authority. Not only did he have to deal with the subsequent resettlement of slaves and the escort of miners, he also went to the red tin mine several times on the pretext of checking the miners' lair. It seemed that he had known that the mine that was stolen this time was red tin ore.
But he had only arrived on this planet not long ago, and most of the information had not been reported in detail. It was really strange that the Xiang family came so quickly and knew so many details. Someone must have leaked the information about the red tin mine.
His ship was full of trusted people, so there was no problem; the slaves and miners were under close surveillance, and even Georgia, who had gained initial trust, did not have any communication equipment, so it could not be them; he had only told his eldest brother that the miners had stolen red tin ore, so could it be that his eldest brother leaked the news?
No, Xiang Hui didn't seem to know that there was mutated red tin ore under the red tin ore. If the news had leaked from his eldest brother, there would be no reason for him to leave this out.
Since the news was not leaked from himself or his eldest brother, there is only one possibility left - the Xiang family has long known that there is such a group of miners hiding on the Chu family's mining planet. More maliciously, perhaps these miners were brought by the Xiang family to steal mines.
The Xiang family has been seeking but unable to obtain red tin ore and mutated red tin ore for a whole year. Given the stingy and mean nature of the current head of the Xiang family, it is not impossible that he will try to steal if he cannot buy it.
Combined with Xiang Hui's eager attitude when he proposed to hand over the thieves to the "corresponding functional departments" yesterday, it seems that the Xiang family's coming here to "help" patrol the border is fake, and the real purpose is to cover up the theft of the mines. And if these thieves were really brought in by the Xiang family, then the imperial background that the thieves had previously explained was probably just a cover to cover up their true identity.
Thinking of this, he paused in clicking on his laptop, and glanced at Xiang Hui's gentle and polite appearance with a mocking look - the Xiang family who claimed to be elegant and kind, were actually colluding with liars and thieves behind the scenes, which was extremely boring.
The atmosphere in the conference room was strange. Fan Xiangnan, who had gone out earlier, suddenly pushed the door open and said in a slightly raised voice, "The slaves who claim to be residents of the empire have been brought here, and there is a minor among them." Then he glanced at his superior.
Chu Rong's heart moved when he heard this, and he frowned and looked towards the door - there was only one minor among the rescued slaves.
"There are even minors here?" Xiang Hui frowned and said bitterly, "The red tin mine is so special, but they actually caught minors here to mine. They are totally unscrupulous!"
Other officials echoed the sentiment, looking like servile lackeys who shared the same hatred for the enemy.
Chu Rong knocked on the table impatiently. Lin Zhen, who had been sitting in the background, received the signal, looked up and said expressionlessly: "According to federal law, those who illegally detain minors to do work that damages their mental strength and causes irreversible disabilities shall be sentenced to imprisonment. Those who illegally mine and steal others' minerals shall be sentenced to imprisonment to death according to the value of the stolen minerals. Those who illegally detain and cause the death of slaves shall be sentenced to death. For multiple crimes, these mineral thieves shall be sentenced to death immediately."
Xiang Hui seemed to be strangled by the neck. He stopped denouncing and paused, then said, "These miners are from the Empire. We cannot directly sentence them according to the laws of the Federation. This will cause diplomatic friction."
"Then this matter should be investigated to the end." Lin Zhen flipped through the information in his hand and said in a flat tone: "The Empire condoned the miners to cross the border asteroid belt and steal minerals on the mining planet privately owned by the Chu family. If the Empire does not give a reasonable explanation to the Chu family and the Federation, this friction may not be easy to resolve."
Are they trying to turn a minor matter like mining theft into a major event between the Federation and the Empire?
The federal officials fell silent and began to regret isolating Chu Rong with Xiang Hui. Although the president was afraid of this young marshal, he had a strong backstage, high public support, power, and a protective brother. They could not afford to offend him. If they stood against him, they would fall into a big trap if they were not careful.
Xiang Hui's heart skipped a beat. What did Chu Rong's subordinate mean by this? Were they going to investigate the matter of the miners?
While they were talking, Georgia and his group had already walked in. The middle-aged fat man who had looked at Georgia with resentment before now had a cowardly and honest look. His eyes swung around at several high-ranking federal officials who looked very imposing, and finally fell on Chu Rong, the chief seat, and guessed his identity in his heart.
In the Federation, only people from the Chu family, one of the four major families, can wear black military uniforms. I just don't know which class of the Chu family this person belongs to, and it's hard to fool him.
"What's going on?"
Chu Rong's gaze only briefly swept over Georgia, and finally fell on the leading officer in black.
"Sir, sir, it's like this. This man is my child. He accidentally got separated from me in the explosion. He is also from the Empire, and I want to take him home. Thank you for saving him. Thank you, thank you." Without waiting for the officer to reply, the middle-aged fat man jumped out and reached out to pull Georgia's arm.
Georgia looked at the white-haired monster sitting in the seat with a stern face, as if he didn't recognize her. She felt depressed, moved her arm, turned around and punched the middle-aged fat man in the face again - disgusting guy! I'll beat you to death!
Fan Xiangnan's eyebrows twitched when he saw this.
Chu Rong, who was sitting in the upper seat, changed his sitting posture, raised the corners of his mouth and then lowered them, putting on a cold and impatient look, signaling his subordinates to pull Georgia away, then looked at the middle-aged fat man lying on the ground, covering his face and howling in pain, and said, "Your child? Why doesn't he look like one to me?"
In fact, it was not just him. Everyone in the conference room thought they were not the same. Georgia had a delicate appearance and a pure temperament, while the middle-aged fat man had a fat head, big ears, and greasy facial features. When the two stood together, anyone with a normal IQ would not think they were from the same family.
"That child looks like his mother, not so much like me, but he is really my child! If you don't believe me, look at his back. There is a leaf-shaped birthmark on his butterfly bone! He is also mute, born dumb! He beat me because I didn't protect him well, and he blamed me. All rebellious children are like this." The middle-aged fat man got up bravely and no longer tried to get close to Georgia. Instead, he put on a painful and regretful look and started to play the victim: "It's my fault too. I can't give him what he wants. I'm not a qualified father. I'm sorry to his mother..."
Xiang Hui received the gaze from his family members, and his mind changed. He began to show his magnanimity and kindness, and said: "I see, this father, you don't have to blame yourself. The child is rebellious-"
"You are the dumb, disgusting molester!"
Georgia was furious when the elf's blessing mark on her body was said to be a birthmark. She finally found the right words to describe the middle-aged fat man's previous behavior. She broke free from the officer's hand, pounced over and punched the middle-aged fat man several times.
The middle-aged fat man was hit with half-strength punches, and he felt pain and shock, with disbelief in his eyes - what's going on? This kid is not dumb? !
Birthmark, mute, obscene, these words made Chu Rong feel heavy. He thought of the paintings Georgia had drawn at the beginning and deliberately kept silent. After Georgia had vented her anger, he waved his hand and asked someone to pull him away again. He looked at Lin Zhen and said, "Check their identities."
Lin Zhen flipped through the files and quickly found the fat middle-aged man's file. He said, "Bart is from the Charmian family on the Empire's B-class planet. He was expelled from the family for illegally detaining and raping a minor. He escaped during the arrest and was tricked by the miners into going to the mining planet on the pretext of smuggling. He is unmarried and childless. He is now wanted by the Empire. Georgia is from the Federation's F-class planet, an orphan, and had never left his hometown before he was arrested."
The middle-aged fat man was shocked when he heard this. He didn't expect that his background would be checked so clearly so quickly. He was stunned for a moment. He wanted to say something but could only utter some distorted cries of pain because of the pain in his body.
"A rapist from the Empire actually wanted to take away the residents of my Federation." Chu Rong frowned in disgust and ordered: "Drag him away, contact the Empire and ask them to extradite the prisoner back, don't dirty the Federation's land."
The soldiers of the Chu family went forward and dragged the man away without saying a word, without any courtesy at all.
The federal officials sat quietly on the sidelines, not daring to interfere anymore - with such powerful investigative capabilities, they were now on someone else's territory, so it was better for them to behave themselves.
Xiang Hui's mind raced when he saw this. Before the middle-aged fat man was dragged out, he said, "Since we are going to contact the empire to extradite the prisoners, why not send the miners and other imperial slaves back as well? Marshal Chu, you still have to deal with the mines, so I will take care of the handover with the empire."
Chu Rong looked at him with an unfathomable look in his eyes.
Georgia on the other side took advantage of everyone's inattention and secretly stepped on the middle-aged fat man's hand. The officer in black clothes twitched his face when he saw this, and turned his head away, pretending not to see it.
The middle-aged fat man was stepped on and cried out "Ah!", as if waking up from a dream. He grabbed the door and shouted loudly: "I, I know the background of these miners! They are not from the Empire at all! They are from the Federation! Please don't send me back, I can atone for my sins! Don't send me back!"
Xiang Hui's expression changed when he heard this. He looked at the middle-aged fat man sharply and secretly winked at his subordinates.
The soldier in white uniform hurried forward to help drag the people out and wanted to cover the middle-aged fat man's mouth.
Chu Rong curled his lips coldly and ordered: "Drag him back."
Georgia, who was standing aside, heard this and without saying a word stepped forward and grabbed the middle-aged fat man's feet, easily pulled him back, and threw him directly to his feet. Then she looked at him with a stern face, turned her head and rubbed against Fan Xiangnan's back.
Fan Xiangnan coughed softly to suppress his smile, then considerately closed the door of the conference room, "just right" locking Xiang Jiajun out of the conference room before he could react.
Xiang Hui was choked by their behavior. He turned his head to look at Georgia, and his heart was gurgling with cold air - is this kid a monster? Such a fat kid actually dragged someone back despite the strength of several adult men dragging him out! Damn it!
Chu Rong glanced at the fat man on the ground, then glanced at Georgia hiding behind Fan Xiangnan. He raised his eyebrows imperceptibly and felt dizzy - is Bald Chicken unhappy?
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