Chapter 175
The shooting in the villa area caused more sensation than the one in the suburbs. Just half an hour later, when Xia Mo came out of the treatment room, he found that the local star network was flooded with this news.
The police issued a wanted notice, and the citizens were in panic.
Xia Mo adjusted his breathing slightly, then pretended nothing had happened and went back to the dormitory and went to sleep.
The sniper rifle was thrown into the garbage dump before she returned to school. The garbage will be poured into a large crusher that night, and the evidence will be impossible to verify.
Xia Mo had a good sleep. When he woke up in the morning, he found that Li Zewei had called him several times.
She had a practical class today and it was inconvenient for her to skip it, so she had to bite the bullet and deal with it for the whole morning. It was not until lunch break that she had time to call Li Zewei back.
"The little bastard still remembers to answer the phone!"
As soon as the call was connected, someone's roar came from the other end.
Xia Mo held the brain ring a little further away: "What's the matter?"
"Did you do that?!"
Everyone knew what that incident was referring to. Xia Mo hummed calmly, "Yes."
There was silence on the other end. Then, Xia Mo could hear Li Zewei's helplessness through the voice: "I have always wanted you not to get involved in this matter. Why do you want to..."
"To protect ourselves," Xia Mo interrupted calmly. "If I don't do it, they will. Then you, me, and the other girl will all be forced into a desperate situation."
"Who says there's no way out?" Li Zewei retorted. "I've been hiding for 18 years, and so have you. Besides, the most crucial witness is dead, so it's going to be hard for them to find any clues."
It seems that Li Zewei didn't know that the Capital Star had already found out about the Shen and Zhou families, so Xia Mo told him everything.
On the other end of the voice line, Li Zewei was silent again, but this time, besides the silence, Xia Mo also heard heavy breathing.
"They've actually gotten this far... Haha, that's right, these beasts are capable of doing it. As long as they hear the slightest sign of trouble, they'll definitely use all means to eliminate the danger."
Seeing that Li Zewei had understood the situation, Xia Mo continued to ask, "What I'm confused about now is, we've been living in peace for 18 years, why did the news get out at this moment? Who leaked it? Who has the ability to do this?"
Xia Mo thought about it.
First of all, we can rule out Aunt Zhou Qian. She is very determined and vows to protect her sister and brother-in-law to the death. It is almost impossible for her to leak the news.
Secondly, exclude Wei Xiaoyu. As analyzed before, Wei Xiaoyu is a cautious and ruthless person. Instead of leaking information and putting himself in a passive position, it is better to take direct action to nip the signs in the bud.
Finally, Wei Dong is even more impossible.
Even though he yelled at Zhou Qian loudly, it was actually just a lot of noise but little action. He valued his life and didn't have the courage to expose himself.
Excluding the three insiders, the only ones left are Shen Fang's family.
Shen Fang can also be ruled out.
This can be seen from the fact that he went to the black market to buy marbles and guns. He made the same choice as Wei Xiaoyu. He would rather eliminate the hidden danger and keep the peace than let the capital star investigate it personally.
What about Shen Fang's parents?
To be honest, Xia Mo had suspected the two of them, but when he reconsidered the logic later, he confirmed that it was not them.
Based on what Shen Fang said on the rooftop of the teahouse yesterday, it can be judged that his family was forced to tell the secret because they were repeatedly interrogated by the capital star, rather than releasing the secret that had been sealed for 18 years for no reason and bringing trouble upon themselves.
Therefore, there must be a third party who knows what happened back then, and somehow made the Capital Star Military suspicious.
Why did he do this?
Do you also want to eradicate it completely?
I'm afraid not.
If he wanted to take action, he could do it at any time as he has the clues. Why did he procrastinate for so many years and only release the news now?
Therefore, killing her and Li Zewei is not his goal.
He is not a threat to them for the time being.
There is another question: when did this third party take action?
She and Li Zewei were targeted in the fourth year of the God Clan, but in this life it happened in the first year.
There must be some key point in the middle that causes the event to be triggered early.
What is it?
Xia Mo thought quickly and came up with a key point - winning the mecha competition.
In her previous life, she represented the military academy to compete on the Capital Star in her fourth year. That was when she first came to the fore and was recognized by the people of the Capital Star.
Now that she is participating in the competition for the first time, the two words "Xia Mo" have entered the Capital Star Competition's vision three years in advance, so she has attracted the attention of some people.
Following this line of thought, his identity is obvious.
It was only when she went to the Capital Star competition that she attracted attention, but who could verify her identity in the first place?
——Mecha Competition Organizer
The main person in charge of the competition has a high status and can also connect with the capital star military department, which perfectly meets the above conditions.
It depends on whether Li Zewei thinks the same as she does.
After a while, Li Zewei's voice came slowly, and the answer coincided with her guess.
"I know a man named Qi Congyi, who graduated in the same class as Xiao Wei and me. He's a very cunning person."
*
Capital Star Military Headquarters.
Jin Hui, who finally got a clue, couldn't contain his joy and reported to Han Rantai.
"Shen Zhengqing's brother, Shen Chengfeng, has confessed that Shen Zhengqing did secretly let Li Zewei go back then, and he is very likely on Alman Star now."
Han Rantai sneered, unable to conceal his mockery of Li Zewei: "This lame guy with a broken leg is quite patient."
Jin Hui continued, "As for the child of those two, it is true. Her name is Xia Mo, she is 18 years old, and a freshman in the Mecha Department of the Yayi Military Academy."
Xia Mo? The smile on Han Rantai's face suddenly disappeared, and his cold eyes instantly swept over Qi Congyi who was present: "Old Qi, didn't you say that you checked this person's information and said that you can rule her out?"
Qi Congyi crossed his legs, looking nonchalant. "Yes, I did check. The information shows that she has a father and a mother, not an orphan. Doesn't that mean she doesn't meet the requirements?"
"You..." Han Rantai wanted to scold him, but he couldn't find a suitable reason and was speechless for a moment.
Jin Hui, with his sharp eyes, smoothed things over for him: "General Han, Mr. Qi is right. It is indeed easy to make a misjudgment by only looking at the data."
"Oh."
Han Rantai still glanced at Qi Congyi coldly and didn't give him a good look.
The conference room fell silent. After a moment, Han Rantai spoke again: "The dead cannot speak. I think you should understand what to do next."
Secretary Jin Hui nodded respectfully: "Yes."
Qi Congyi narrowed his eyes and said nothing.
The door to the conference room opened, and a young boy followed Jin Hui and asked, "Mr. Jin, what are your plans for next?"
Jin Hui looked at him and seemed to remember something: "You seemed to be from Alman?"
The boy nodded obediently: "Yes."
"Okay, go and do it. If you do a good job, you'll be commended and promoted to a higher level later." Jin Hui said, looking at the unremarkable military rank on the boy's shoulder.
The boy took on the task with a hint of joy in his eyes.
However, when he turned around, without Jin Hui noticing, the joy in the boy's eyes instantly turned into coldness.
*
It is not difficult to contact a person like Qi Congyi. After Xia Mo found the contact number from the organizer's official website, she was quickly connected to the person after several transfers by the staff.
The sound of electricity in my ear indicated that the connection had just been made, and a faint laugh came from the other end: "You are more proactive than I thought."
Xia Mo: "Because if you don't take the initiative, your prey will catch up with you."
The other party: "Yes, I admire your courage. But courage alone is not enough, you also need the corresponding strength to deal with it."
Xia Mo didn't let Qi Congyi's words lead him astray. Instead, he changed the subject and asked, "What do you want to do with my hand?"
There was a noticeable pause in breathing, followed by a burst of laughter: "Interesting!"
After laughing, his voice suddenly became gentle: "Don't worry, kid. If I wanted to do something, I would have done it a long time ago. Why wait until today? That old guy Li Zewei is next to you, right? Let him answer the phone. What's the point of letting a little kid like you come out?"
Xia Mo glanced at Li Zewei beside him in silence. Li Zewei snorted in dissatisfaction and took over the call: "Damn Qi, tell me! What on earth do you want to do?"
The voice was played out loud, and Xia Mo stood beside it, listening quietly.
Qi Congyi's tone turned serious. "Listen, Old Li. Xia Wei and Jasmine's deaths were just the beginning. After you were exiled, Han Rantai also murdered almost every cadet in our class. Over 100 lives in total. Those comrades who had been with us day and night were like dust in his eyes. He killed them without even blinking an eye."
"The Capital Planet cannot be destroyed by such a beast. I've been trying to win over allies for years. Fortunately, before I took action, I discovered that you were still alive, and Xia Wei's child was also still alive. This is an opportunity, but also a huge danger. For the sake of the greater good, I hope you can stand up and expose the truth, but out of comradeship, I don't want you to be dragged into it, so..."
"You want me to decide for myself?" Li Zewei asked unhappily.
Qi Congyi: "Well, whether you accept it or not, I won't blame you in the end. But now I need your answer, because it determines how I plan to proceed."
Li Zewei frowned and didn't answer immediately.
Xia Mo took over: "If we accept, what is your plan?"
Li Zewei immediately glared: "Nonsense!"
Qi Congyi laughed: "Old Li, are you scared by the star beasts on the desolate planet? You are not as brave as a child."
Li Zewei: "You know shit!"
After scolding her, he felt unsatisfied and continued, "She is Xiao Wei and Jasmine's only child. I spent 18 years watching her grow up little by little and become an outstanding military cadet! I don't want her to take risks, but you, on the other hand, say nice things on the surface, but who can't understand what you mean? You want Xiao Mo to die? No way!"
Qi Congyi: "Why do you keep talking about death? I haven't even told you my plan yet, why are you so panicked?"
Li Zewei: "Bullshit plan! I don't want to hear it!"
Xia Mo: ...
Qi Congyi scratched his head helplessly: "Alright, it's up to you whether you listen or not. Anyway, I'm telling Xia Mo what I'm saying. If you think it makes sense, then agree to it. If you still don't want to take the risk, then just ignore what I said. Is that okay?"
Li Zewei groaned, which was considered as his agreement.
"Things aren't as bad as you think. I, Old Qi, haven't been on the Capital Planet for all these years for nothing. Listen, Jin Hui has a capable subordinate who belongs to me. His nickname is Ye Zi, and he's from the planet Alman. He's a very smart kid."
"I got Han Rantai's assassination plan from him. There are two teams, each with five people. They will set off for Alman Star at 7 o'clock tonight."
"I've looked at the profiles of these ten people. Team 1 is a little trickier. They're all selected by the Secret Service. Team 2 is the backup team, ready to fill in if anything happens to Team 1."
"I know their attack routes and ambush locations. This will make things much easier. Of course, I won't be so foolish as to let you two fight head-on. I have an informant on Alman Star who will come to assist you."
There's another one? Xia Mo suddenly thought of someone.
"Who is that person?" she asked directly.
Qi Congyi did not hide it: "Suibai, your spiritual healer."
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