Chapter 47: Going Crazy and Turning the Capital Planet Upside Down
Although all the information Huo Yubai obtained pointed to the fact that Ji He was dead, Alpha firmly believed that there was another possibility.
Maybe Beta never boarded the attacked spaceship, or maybe he was hiding on the planet Tong, fooling everyone including himself.
There was good news from the hospital. Mrs. Huo could be transferred from the observation ward to the general ward, which meant that Omega would be able to be taken home to recuperate soon.
"Grandma, you must have a good rest."
Mrs. Huo still couldn't speak, so she nodded and was pushed into the ward in a wheelchair by the nurse to take a nap.
Colonel Huo and his sister returned to the Huo family's old house. The sunlight just happened to sweep across the fountain, but no one cared whether the colorful rainbow bridge in the mist was gorgeous.
"Miss Lingyue, it's time for you to take your medicine." The robot butler stood beside Huo Lingyue, slightly bending down and said.
"Um."
Huo Lingyue took the medicine while looking at her brother. She felt that her brother was different from before, and he was dangerous under the calmness.
It's like a glacier hidden beneath the sea. Only when the ship hits it do you realize how huge it is.
There are sentries all around the Huo family's old house, and almost every public area is under surveillance. The strict deployment protects the people here, and also traps Huo Yubai who wants to find Ji He.
study.
Colonel Huo put his hand on his forehead, ran his fingers through his hair, took a deep breath for a moment, and forced himself to concentrate on the task at hand.
The next second, a video call from Gu Chaowen popped up on the computer, and Huo Yubai answered the call almost immediately.
Lieutenant Gu's peach blossom eyes appeared on the computer. He saw the Alpha in front of him was stunned for a moment and took a half step back.
Huo Yubai had always been impeccably upright both internally and externally, but Gu Chaowen had never seen him look so decadent since he was a child.
Alpha's face has mesmerized countless audiences in documentaries and interviews.
But at this moment, he looked tired, and his eyes full of bloodshot were staring at the good news that Gu Chaowen might bring as if he was staring at a prey.
"you……"
"Any news about Ji He?"
The Alpha's stubble was a light green, and his uniform, which was originally wrinkle-free, now looked a little messy.
He has been meticulous for decades, so how could he not even have time to straighten his collar and buttons?
Gu Chaowen raised his eyes and suddenly realized that Huo Yubai was so eager to know what happened to Ji He on the spaceship not just because Alpha was a responsible leader.
Ji He, is he the one who made General Huo angry?
"Speak."
Gu Chaowen cleared his throat and said slowly, "Sergeant Ji did board the spaceship, and there is a record of him passing through the last jump gate."
Colonel Huo frowned and said, "He was not among the bodies of the victims."
Gu Chaowen nodded and stated in a cold voice: "It is true that the bodies of several passengers were not found."
"But the interstellar pirates were so brutal that even the little Omega girl who posed no threat to them was killed."
Huo Yubai pursed his lips, clenched his fists, and continued, "I will make them pay the price."
"Jihe must be in danger now."
Gu Chaowen was silent for a while, then said, "Yu Bai, Ji He is dead."
"Even if he escapes the interstellar pirates, humans will be completely exposed to the universe and will die from radiation."
Lieutenant Gu was right, and this was one of the reasons why the Federal Military Department determined that Ji He was dead rather than missing.
"He is not dead."
Huo Yubai's eyes turned red almost instantly, with tears faintly visible.
Gu Chaowen opened his mouth, not knowing how to persuade his childhood friend.
Even if everyone was sure that Ji He was dead, Huo Yubai would still be stubborn and refuse to nod.
"Did you find the person I asked you to look for?"
Seeing that the other party refused to believe the reality, Gu Chaowen sighed and replied, "I have found the female Taoist priest you asked me to find."
"Ji Mingtang has never met Ji He. I sent someone to send her back to Tong Planet."
Gu Chaowen rubbed his nose bridge with his hand. Not only him, but all the people he could invite were bombarded by Huo Yubai without distinction.
"I haven't asked you yet, why did you send her away?"
Lieutenant Gu pursed his lips, revealing a hint of impatience, and said, "You have searched every department you can in the past few days."
"Does it mean that if you turn the capital planet upside down, Ji He will be able to survive?"
"Or do you think Ji Mingtang can conjure up Ji He for you?"
"Although it's not fair for General Huo to lock you up in the Huo family's old house, what else can you do by making trouble like this except making yourself sad over and over again?"
"Huo Yubai."
"Wake up."
Gu Chaowen's question made Huo Yubai's eyes tear up.
Why does everyone have to tell himself that the brave, tough and somewhat stubborn Beta has disappeared from his world.
Huo Yubai couldn't wake up, nor did he want to wake up.
Gu Chaowen felt that his words were a bit harsh, and said, "I'm sorry, I know you feel bad, but you..."
Alpha stopped talking midway as he watched his childhood friend pace in the study like a wounded lion.
He had not been with Ji He for a long time, and he felt sad when he heard news about him, let alone Huo Yubai.
"Chao Wen, can you do me another favor?"
Gu Chaowen frowned slightly, feeling that the help the other party wanted to provide might not be simple.
"Help me create an identity."
Lieutenant Gu's mouth twitched, and he thought his childhood friend must have gone crazy.
"I'm going to Planet Tong."
"Ji Mingtang really doesn't know anything."
Gu Chaowen shook his head and continued, "It's no use looking for her."
"I think Ji He might be on the planet Tong."
"He said he wanted to cool off under the bluewood tree and that he wanted to go back with me."
Huo Yubai raised his eyes and looked at Gu Chaowen with a very serious expression, and he seemed to have regained his rationality.
Gu Chaowen's throat choked. He obviously didn't expect that Ji He's death would be such a big blow to Huo Yubai, which almost drove Alpha crazy.
"What if he's not here?"
"He'll be there."
Gu Chaowen was almost laughing out of anger. He only knew that people who were in love were crazy, but he didn't know that people who lost love were even crazier. He said, "No."
"The federal military has regulations that you cannot leave your post without permission."
At this point, Colonel Huo no longer wants to care about any bullshit rules.
Tong Planet is his only hope.
"Chao Wen, help me this time."
Those eyes, which had always been calm and composed, actually contained a hint of pleading.
Perhaps when he arrives on Planet Tong, Huo Yubai will be able to recognize the reality that Ji He is really gone.
Gu Chaowen nodded, raised three fingers with difficulty, and said, "Three days."
"The instructor and I can only help you delay for three days at most."
"thank you."
Although he had a fake identity and could take the spaceship, Huo Yubai was temporarily unable to leave the Huo family's old house.
At the door of the study, Huo Lingyue heard the conversation between Lieutenant Gu and his brother, and moved his fingers that were holding the electric wheelchair.
"Ms. Lingyue, what's wrong with you?"
After the meal, Omega started complaining of body aches, his face turned pale, and he was shaking all over, and his condition looked very serious.
"it hurts……"
“Hurry, hurry, hurry!”
The guards all knew about this petite and frail Omega lady, and fearing that her treatment would be delayed, they quickly made way for her.
In the panic, no one noticed that the robot butler had been replaced.
That night, Huo Yubaiyi transformed himself into a robot butler following Huo Lingyue and walked out of the Huo family's old house.
In the hospital, the fake Huo Yubai sat outside the ward, his face looking the same as usual, with only a very dull expression.
In the ward.
Huo Lingyue, who was still crying out in pain two minutes ago, changed color. He touched the featureless metal face in front of him and said, "Brother, go ahead."
"Go do what you want to do."
The real Huo Yubai was hiding in the robot's body, his throat feeling dry.
"Thank you, Lingyue."
Huo Lingyue just shook her head lightly. Her brother had taken on a lot for her, and she could finally help her brother and let him be willful for once.
Robots are managed by territories and cannot take interplanetary transportation. What Huo Yubai has in his hand at the moment is the new identity he needs.
At the window for applying for travel documents, the queue going to Tong Planet is always the longest.
"What are you going to do on Tong Planet?"
"travel."
"How long do you plan to stay?"
The Beta in front of me has an ordinary appearance, but he is very tall and doesn't look anything special.
"Three days."
"Why choose Tong Planet?"
The Alpha visa officer smelled the woody perfume on the other person and thought it was quite nice, so he wanted to ask about the brand.
"Because that's my lover's hometown."
Beta has a sallow face whose facial features are hard to remember, but his voice is very charming.
The visa officer felt a lump in his throat, thinking that the man was there to work, not to listen to love stories, so he let the person pass.
After Huo Yubai arrived at Tong Planet smoothly, he encountered another problem. Ji Mingtang did not wait for him at the agreed place.
On the lush green hillside, the misty wind and rain wet Colonel Huo's face.
The Alpha pretending to be Beta looked around anxiously, preparing to hide under the indigo tree.
"Are you here for tourism?"
"Lost?"
A middle-aged woman wearing a martial arts hat came over. She seemed to be a native of the Tong planet and asked people to follow her.
"Eight out of ten tourists who come here will get lost."
Huo Yubai felt that the house in front of him looked familiar, and he remembered that he had been here before, so he asked, "I want to ask you about someone."
“There are a lot of people here.”
"Who are you looking for?"
"Jihe."
The middle-aged woman shook her head, not remembering who Ji He was. She pointed to a road sign and said, "Go from here and you won't get lost."
"What about Ji Mingtang? Do you know him?"
The middle-aged woman replied, "She hasn't been back for a long time. What do you want to see her for?"
Huo Yubai gave a bitter smile and said, "I have something very important to discuss with her."
So the middle-aged woman led him to a shabby courtyard and knocked on the door.
Ji Mingtang saw Cui Jie first and asked, "Cui Jie, what's wrong? Who is that person next to you?"
"Dean Ji."
"It's me."
Huo Yubai tore off the artificial skin on his face, revealing his original appearance, and asked anxiously: "Ji He, have you been here before?"
What a narrow road the enemy meets.
Ji Mingtang did not go to the agreed location, but someone still came to his door.
"Kizuru is not here."
"But I think there's something you need to know."