Chapter 3: Almost Assassinated at the Beginning
The situation suddenly became chaotic at this moment. In addition to the various alarms that suddenly sounded on the long-distance starship, even Wei Jie's communication signal suddenly became unstable.
Along with this instability, Shengxia could also hear many noisy voices:
“Guards! Where are the guards?!” “Be careful…” “Huh, when did those untouchables get rocket launchers???”
After waiting for the long-distance starship to successfully enter the port, Shengxia just opened the ship's hatch. Before she could recognize who was who, she saw a group of security guards and riot suppression robots rushing onto her starship. At the same time, shouts like "Charge! Kill the planet commander" kept coming from outside the ship.
Judging from the external surveillance on the starship, this pitifully small ground base has been attacked by a group of thugs, causing all security facilities to become shaky.
Here, Wei Jie and the accompanying security forces escorted the bewildered Sheng Xia down to the starship entrance. Over there, a rocket shot straight into the sky and headed towards the roof of the ground base above her head, as if to bury her right here.
"Don't take it to heart."
It just so happened that at this moment, Wei Jie, who was pretending to be ingratiating, could still "joke" and say: "We are not coming here to target you. We checked and found that it should be an internal conflict between the Black Smoke Gang and the White Saltpeter Gang. You just need to adapt to it."
Another rocket was fired. After this rocket, the thugs who were originally outside the ground base had now rushed into the entire ground base under the cover of smoke bombs.
The federal security personnel who were supposed to be protecting Shengxia were separated from her unconsciously at this moment, but Shengxia was quick-witted and caught Wei Jie who was trying to leave her behind.
This middle-aged man left a very deep impression on her when they first met because of his slightly greasy figure and his eyes that kept looking around like a mouse. Now, Shengxia was ready to chase him wherever he ran.
"No, you...you, why are you following me? Your car is ready outside the port."
Wei Jie tried to escape several times, but was held tightly by Sheng Xia. Finally, seeing that the rioting crowd was about to drown the two of them, Wei Jie said this bluntly and even reached out to push Sheng Xia. However, Sheng Xia dragged him to a low platform and knocked him unconscious.
Wei Jie: ???
I don't know how long it took,
When Wei Jie woke up again, he found himself lying next to a smelly toilet, with two smelly buckets shaking and about to pour down on his face.
"I'll give you a chance to be honest." Shengxia herself was sitting far away from here.
"What are you doing?" Wei Jie tried to get up but found that he had been tied up tightly from head to toe.
"Today's riot was specifically targeting me?" Shengxia's voice was devoid of any emotion, neither fear nor doubt.
This person's psychological quality is definitely very strong. Thinking of this, Wei Jie immediately complimented him:
"How can that be, ahhhhh, no, no no, I'll tell you, I'll tell you."
Seeing that the contents of the stinky bucket were about to pour all over his face, Wei Jie confessed everything in fear.
In fact, they really didn't intend to assassinate Shengxia. This was just a "greeting gift" given to her by the two gangs. After all, the melee between the Black Smoke Gang and the White Saltpeter Gang had started two years ago. This has become a fixed part of the summer celebration on the planet Volk.
As for the federal security forces that were supposed to be responsible for Shengxia's safety, since they received money from both parties, they just pretended to stop the attack and got it over with.
"As I said, this isn't directed at you."
"Here comes with bad intentions."
As soon as Sheng Xia finished speaking, Wei Jie pitifully retorted, "You are the one who came."
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Wei Jie: "I mean, your coming at this time... is indeed a bit troublesome."
"Oh?" Shengxia dragged out the last word. "Can you tell me in detail?"
"I...what am I talking about? I'm just a temporary worker."
Lie, when Wei Jie said this, his eyes were fixed on the stinky bucket next to him. It was obvious that he had to tell some truths first due to her pressure, but his eyes kept rolling around, and it was obvious that he had his own little tricks in his heart.
Yes, after all, she is new here, so it is normal to be wary of her. We have to take this matter slowly.
Thinking of this, Shengxia stood up and stopped bothering Wei Jie. She removed the rope from his body and pulled him up from the toilet.
"Ouch, oh, oh, please be gentle, my head."
The first thing Wei Jie did when he got up was to play the victim. He tentatively glanced at Sheng Xia's expression while doing so. However, he found that the new commander really didn't buy his tricks. He had no choice but to put away his clumsy performance and change the subject:
"Where are you going now? To the villa prepared especially for you?" Wei Jie's eyes lit up when he mentioned the villa. "This villa is great. It's located next to the only hot spring valley on our planet, surrounded by excellent natural hot springs. Seriously, if you go in and soak in it at this time of year, wow, it's like being in heaven."
Seeing Shengxia raise an eyebrow at him in confusion, Wei Jie immediately transformed himself into a tourist guide and began to promote the place to her. "Every planetary commander has lived there, so you don't have to worry about it. The security is very good. Besides, both the senior officers of the security team and the officials of the government office basically live in that area, so the untouchables will definitely not be able to get through."
"You don't have to worry about anything when you live there. There'll be a dedicated butler to take care of your food and lodging every day. As long as you... well, don't go too far, no one will bother you. After all, you're a planetary commander from the Federation, right? You have a bright future ahead of you, don't you? You don't have to waste it all on trivial matters. Oh, if you have any projects you're particularly interested in, you can tell the butler directly, and he will definitely satisfy you..."
The more Shengxia listened, the more bewildered she became. So there really was a villa, but it was a completely confined state. This reminded her of what her boss, He Peng, had once said: "Nothing can constrain you. You have real estate to relax in, savings to worry about food and drink, and someone to take care of you. Plus, it's a big house with hot springs nearby and luxurious decor. You can go to the hot springs anytime you want. That's all I need, right? Any other requests?"
Bah, He Peng, you bastard!!!
Thinking of this, Shengxia subconsciously clenched her fists, and Wei Jie, who keenly noticed her clenching fists, instantly understood: This is a commander who has ideals, passion, and refuses to admit defeat!
He understood, he understood completely. This young female planet commander must have the faith to save their damned awful planet, which is why she took the initiative to request to be transferred here at such a young age.
Alas, what a pity, ideals are full of hope, but reality can break people's bones.
He had seen more than one or two such people over the years, otherwise this place would not be called "the terrible burial ground of planetary commanders". Those bloodless ghosts would use the most unbearable weaknesses in human nature to erode the commander's spirit bit by bit until they absorbed him and made him their own kind.
It's always like this, without exception, no one can resist the temptation.
But sometimes Wei Jie thought to himself that if he were the one being tested, he would probably fall even faster.
Alas, respect your ideal.
After sighing, Wei Jie asked Sheng Xia: "Do you... want to contact the captain of the Federal Security Team first?"
"Why should I contact him?"
The captain of the federal security team had already sold her out. If she kept going after him, how could she let the commander take advantage of her by "taking three bites at a time?" One bite was from the gangs, the other from the federal government, and finally from hers?
Wei Jie was a little surprised. She didn't contact the captain of the federal security team nor anyone else. So what was she going to do now...become a missing person in the federation as soon as she took office?
But Shengxia just stared at him without saying a word, which made him feel uneasy.
"So where are we going now?" Wei Jie said this almost at the beckoning of Sheng Xia.
"Government Hall, and also, take all the weapons nearby."
"Are you going?"
"Hostage taking."
Wei Jie: ???
"Anyway, in today's situation, anyone who can still work safely in the government hall is either someone's relative or someone's son or daughter. They're just perfect for use, what do you think?"
Wei Jie: ...
No, no, what hijacking, wait, isn't she the planet commander?
Seeing Shengxia turn around and leave, Wei Jie subconsciously followed, and Shengxia quickly handcuffed the two of them together, "I don't know the way, you must have a car, please lead the way for me."
Wei Jie: ???
"I have old people above me and young children below me."
"So you must cherish your own life, right?"
Facing Shengxia's smiling threat, Wei Jie turned his head and felt that this guy was simply the worst planet commander in history!
No, maybe the planet commander had been assassinated on the way. This guy might be a criminal who escaped from some planet and replaced the planet commander's identity.
However, no matter how much resentment Wei Jie felt at the moment, he was always under the powerful pressure of Sheng Xia. After the two came out of the toilet, Sheng Xia was very considerate and wrapped the handcuffs that handcuffed them together with a piece of rag that she found from somewhere. At this moment, the ground base after the melee was not only in a mess,
What made Shengxia feel even more incredible was that his starship had been stripped down to its shell. Even the paint had been scraped off. It just stood there like a pile of scrap metal.
"This... is a bit too much." Wei Jie could clearly feel Sheng Xia's anger.
"Is this also what the previous planetary commander experienced?"
Shengxia originally just asked casually, but she didn't expect Wei Jie's eyes to evade her, as if he remembered something very bad but tried hard to hide it from her.
Sheng Xia lowered her brows and thought for a moment, then decided to play a trick on Wei Jie. "Could it be that because I asked to meet the previous commander's entourage, the various factions prepared such a gift for me, and you've already killed the previous planetary commander and his entourage?"
"Don't say that. I, I don't know. You, ah... I have old people above me and young children to take care of. I haven't lived enough."
Wei Jie's crying was unexpected, almost as if he started crying, which made Sheng Xia feel a little helpless. She put her hands on her hips and watched the middle-aged Wei Jie crying loudly in front of her. She was tangled in her heart for a long time, and after Wei Jie cried for a long time,
Finally, having lost all patience, Sheng Xia grabbed Wei Jie and said, "Alright, I won't ask you any more questions. If you don't want to die, you'd better take me to the Government Affairs Hall as soon as possible. Otherwise, before long, we might both become the latest missing persons in the Federation."
Seeing Shengxia's seriousness, Wei Jie thought for a moment and finally took Shengxia to a nearby parking lot. Along the way, besides the cold, there was also a mess and ruins on the ground eroded by wind and frost.
Sometimes, a few children would walk by on the road, reaching out to them with numb expressions, but when they didn't get anything, they turned around and continued to walk aimlessly towards the depths of the nearby city like machines.
"Now that the weather is getting warmer, these undocumented people have been instructed to come out and ask for money." Wei Jie said this nonchalantly.
"Are you asking for money?" Shengxia grasped the key point. Wei Jie was a little helpless: "You don't think these useless children can survive without doing anything after the extreme cold, do you?"
"But this isn't a tourist planet. Who are they going to ask for money?"
Wei Jie: ...
"Tell me, who do you want money from?"
Wei Jie: ... "If you can get it, take it. If you can't, just sell yourself. Your organs arranged together are worth much more than a fully dressed person. It's just an excuse. Sometimes, death might be better than life."
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