Chapter 79 Wounded
The electronic laser shot towards the spot where Zhou Jiu had pressed the keyboard. Zhou Jiu abruptly pulled his hand back, and the virtual keyboard moved rapidly in sync with his hand.
As Zhou Jiu was hit by a series of laser attacks, he flipped over the platform of the StarNet clone, and when he flipped back, his lower leg was pierced by a laser, leaving a bloody hole.
Zhou Jiu gritted his teeth, sweat beading on his forehead, and leaned back against the desk, his fingers still moving rapidly across the keyboard. The sound of the laser gun stopped, and the mechanical footsteps behind him grew closer.
Out of the corner of her eye, Zhou Jiu saw the laser gun protruding from the table. The laser gun was about to be pointed vertically at her head. At the last moment, Zhou Jiu pressed the enter key.
The alarm stopped instantly, and the robot turned its head around, scanning its surroundings.
Zhou Jiu didn't bother to treat the wound on his calf. He immediately turned over, picked up the energy contact pin, shot it at the robot, and quickly retreated towards the door.
Qiqi floated at the front, constantly guiding Zhou Jiu to where there were no robot guards.
Zhou Jiu quickly tore off a piece of clothing, tied it around her calf, and hurriedly retreated towards her cell. The journey was fraught with danger, but Zhou Jiu soon stopped. She leaned against the wall, her legs went weak, and she smiled at the person who had come.
Zhou Jiu held a copper coin in his palm, revealing a set of white teeth. Despite the pain in his calf, he smiled and said, "Instructor Xiao Wen, it's been a long time."
"What exactly did you do?" Xiao Wen pointed a gun at Zhou Jiu, while countless robotic laser beams were aimed at Zhou Jiu from the side.
This is an outer prison, and only here can people who are not robots appear.
"Where did you just wander into?" Xiao Wen asked sternly.
"I don't know. This is a prison, and I don't know my way around. I don't know who threw me outside, and there's a group of robots attacking me for no reason. Why don't you follow the path I've walked and take a look yourself?" Zhou Jiu's eyes gradually became unfocused.
Xiao Wen looked behind Zhou Jiu, at the area where no one was allowed to enter and only intelligent machines existed, and then saw the wound on Zhou Jiu's leg. Finally, after receiving another message urging him, he said, "We will eventually find out where you violated the rules. The incidents related to you will soon be reviewed by a military court. Now we are going to transfer you to another place and make a public appearance. I hope you will explain yourself properly and not try to hide anything."
Zhou Jiu grinned, but unfortunately they wouldn't notice anything. As for the DNA test, the authorities probably wouldn't dare to announce this incident. Now, all the people in the regions connected by the Star Network know about this event.
Zhou Jiu's copper coin was confiscated. She sat in the aircraft while Xiao Wen held the coin in his hand. Finally, he opened the window and threw it out the window, waiting for the cleaning robot to pulverize it into molecules and destroy the coin that had not been found.
“I don’t know how you managed to sneak this in, but I advise you to be honest and not gamble with your future.” Xiao Wen said seriously, then added, “I’m your instructor, so I shouldn’t be here, but Zhou Jiu, as your instructor, I still want to advise you to answer properly, and nothing will happen.”
"What does the instructor mean?" Zhou Jiu looked up and frowned as he asked, then looked at his leg being treated. The treatment equipment they had chosen did not include anesthesia and was only the most basic medical equipment for treating external injuries, which had been phased out a long time ago.
"If the instructor really cares about me, why not use better medical equipment? If I don't get proper treatment for a long time, my leg will probably be ruined." Seeing that Xiao Wen didn't answer, Zhou Jiu continued to lift his leg towards Xiao Wen.
"I don't have that authority, Zhou Jiu," Xiao Wen said in a nonchalant tone, showing no concern for Zhou Jiu's leg.
"Okay, then can the instructor tell me what mistake I made that warrants putting me in the central prison?" Although Zhou Jiu knew that she had been specifically brought here by Gela Baird, she still kept telling others that she knew nothing. This was because Zhou Jiu had already been warned that all her movements after entering the prison would be recorded on video and reviewed by a specialist in the subsequent stages of the military court to evaluate her behavior during this period. This would also account for a portion of the review score.
Of course, no one will be able to see the part of the video that is affected by the magnetic field's spiritual energy.
“You’ve leaked classified information.” At this point, Xiao Wen didn’t hide anything and asked directly, “Do you remember when I took you to see the president?”
Zhou Jiu clenched his fists, enduring the pain in his calf, and then asked, "Are you asking me if I can perform mental healing? Is he the president?"
“You don’t recognize the president?” Xiao Wen asked.
“If I remember correctly, that leader is not quite the same as the president I saw in the official reports? Could it be… that our Federation has two presidents?” Zhou Jiu asked rhetorically.
"...Could there be a real and a fake double?" Zhou Jiu added, though she actually knew who that person was.
“Mr. Vice President Wade,” Xiao Wen repeated.
"Huh? You should have said so earlier, you were the deputy!" Zhou Jiu was in a lot of pain, so he tried to distract himself by saying some joking things.
"Zhou Jiu."
“Instructor, oh no, Commander Xiao Wen, I’m listening,” Zhou Jiu replied, touching his ear.
"We've arrived." Xiao Wen had the medical equipment removed from Zhou Jiu's leg and had Zhou Jiu's rolled-up trouser leg pulled down, as if he had never been injured before.
However, Zhou Jiu did not obediently follow Xiao Wen and the others' ideas. She limped slightly on her injured leg, walking with a very slight inconsistency. This would not let people see her injury, but it would also make people notice the subtle difference between her and her usual self.
As Zhou Jiu was being led inside, she silently watched the cameras constantly taking pictures of her as she was led forward.
"Zhou Jiu, I believe in you!" A voice kept coming from behind, shouting loudly at her.
At this moment, Zhou Jiu saw Chu Zhao, who was dressed in formal attire, and his mother, Ms. Liu Ci.
Zhou Jiu wondered if Chu Zhao ever saw her letter, or if Ms. Liu Ci met with them and unlocked their mental memories. She thought about this a lot, but at this moment she no longer knew if she could leave safely from here as Grabeld had said.
Zhou Jiu hadn't seen Sun You and Lin Xiu. She only hoped that Lin Xiu would wait for the final cleanup to be completed according to their original plan and then return safely to Ancient Blue Star.
Zhou Jiu was brought to the deliberation court. She stood in the center of the courtroom, waiting for her hearing to begin.
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