Chapter 1006: Can't Escape
"I have a pretty good temper and usually don't get angry with people, but when I do get angry, I can't control myself and can easily go crazy."
He tapped the teacup lightly with his slender knuckles, a half-smile on his face. "Ladies and gentlemen, I'm not afraid to tell you the truth. The Imperial Military Reform isn't intended to change the current situation in the Xuanyun Galaxy. The resources here have been nearly exploited. If we want to seek more resources, we can only expand outward."
"Our ambitions aren't limited to the Xuanyun Galaxy, but we will eliminate all destabilizing factors that are detrimental to the empire before we officially take action. The Twelve Black Star Regions are within our scope."
Hou Shanbai and the others didn't say anything, but their faces showed surprise and thought.
"Before I contacted you, my plan was to clear the area by force. Pirates aren't afraid of death, and I know that, similarly, Imperial soldiers aren't afraid of death either."
"For me, as long as the empire is good, everything can be sacrificed, everything can be given up, including myself.
I don't care what you think, of course, it doesn't matter to me what you think.
Believe me, even if everyone from the Twelve Black Star Regions died in front of me, I wouldn't even blink."
"But my wife doesn't want to see unnecessary casualties. She told me that if it can be resolved peacefully, then it should be resolved peacefully. The problems you are worried about are not problems for her."
"You are all well aware of how scarce the resources of the Black Star Twelve Regions are. Bringing the Black Star Twelve Regions back under the jurisdiction of the Empire will not benefit the Empire at all; it will be a burden instead."
"But I still decided to give you a chance, even if I have to stab you, for the sake of those innocent children."
The benefits they gain are also great enough.
However, Hou Shanbai disappointed him.
Shaking his head, he chuckled and said, "You should be thankful that your team only robs and has never been stained with blood or human lives. Otherwise, we wouldn't be targeting you.
And you, today, have no chance and no qualifications to sit here and talk to me."
After finishing these words slowly, Lu Jinxiu chuckled, "I will now give you two choices. If you voluntarily surrender, I can send people to help you clear the obstacles in the Twelve Regions of Black Star.
At the same time, we will solve the genetic disease, and the Twelve Black Star Regions that have been reintegrated into the Empire will be taken over by the Empire for management, and the citizens will have the same welfare and rights as all the inhabited planets under the Empire.
If you are unwilling to surrender, all of you will stay and face the military court. We will handle the Twelve Regions of Black Star ourselves.
However, by that time, I cannot guarantee how many people will die in the Twelve Regions of Black Star, and whether the ones you care about and have worked so hard for will be among them.
You know, we let you go before not because we were incapable of solving the problem, but because we didn't have the time to solve it.
Now, we have plenty of time to figure it out.”
"Come on, I'll give you ten minutes to think about it and then tell me your answer!"
"Don't even think about escaping. You can't escape."
Hou Shanbai and the others felt cold all over.
They knew very well that Lu Jinxiu was right. The Empire was a peace-loving civilization that advocated only caring about its own little piece of land. Compared with some immoral civilizations that liked to play tricks, the Empire preferred to play open games.
The location of the Black Star Twelve Regions is very mysterious. It seems to be a no-man's land, but in fact it is included in the territory of the empire.
(End of this chapter)
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