Chapter 210
"I don't want to recognize such a family at all. My mother took me away with her because she didn't want me to stay in that family. I didn't expect that I couldn't escape their clutches. By the way, is there anyone left in the He family now?"
"The He family's mecha production is completely owned by the Ren family, but the He family has other industries, which are currently in the hands of the He family's side branches. Brother He Chuning left behind a son who is currently a mercenary on the mercenary planet. He has developed a mercenary team."
"What's his name?" Yuan Jingmei's heart skipped a beat and he had a bad feeling.
"His name is He Chen, do you want to contact him?" In Wei Mingfeng's opinion, it was very normal for Yuan Jing to want to contact He Chen, because at present, He Chen was Yuan Jing's only relative, and the people in the Ren family did not want Yuan Jing to appear.
"I want to, can we get in touch?" Yuan Jing said without hesitation, because, there is indeed such a cannon fodder in the plot, but how can she have a good ending if she meets the male protagonist? In the end, she will also end up with a miserable death. Anyway, those who go against the male protagonist will either end up in disgrace or die miserably.
"I'll try, I should be able to get in touch."
"Thank you. I'll treat you to dinner next time." Yuan Jing breathed a sigh of relief and tried to save his fate as a fellow cannon fodder.
"Okay." Wei Mingfeng said happily.
Yuan Jing climbed out of the game cabin and took a shower in the bathroom. While showering, he thought about what Wei Mingfeng had told him about the Ren and He families. When the main branch of the He family got into trouble, the side branches must have intervened, otherwise how could it have fallen so quickly? You have to know that the He family's territory is not on the Imperial Star. On their own planet, they are not the boss, but they are also a very powerful family, but they fell so quickly.
The He family's side branches were short-sighted. The He family's industry, mecha production, accounted for the majority. If the Ren family took the majority, how could the He family still be prosperous? He heard from Wei Mingfeng that the He family was now a second- or third-rate family on the local planet, and he said that this was what they deserved.
He hoped that Wei Mingfeng could hide his identity more strictly, otherwise they would find out that he had Ren family blood. His first thought would probably be to dig out as much value as possible from himself. He thought that among the people who followed the third prince to find him that day, there seemed to be someone with the surname Ren.
As for He Chen, it is actually quite good to be a mercenary on a mercenary planet far away from the Imperial Star. That place has a certain degree of independence. It is a bit difficult for the Ren family to extend their reach so far. Perhaps this is why He Chen chose this path. As long as he can avoid encountering the fatal disaster of Shang Qi Feng, and with his help, He Chen can completely develop the He family again.
Yuan Jing didn't know that the male protagonist Qi Feng was currently on the mercenary planet, and had encountered He Chen in advance, and a conflict occurred between them just like in the plot.
He Chen had a sullen face, but his men were cursing angrily: "What's that pretty boy capable of? He just got involved with the daughter of the leader of the Wolf Mercenary Group. How dare he threaten us with such a pretty boy? I can knock him out with one punch."
If Yuan Jing knew that Qi Feng was already on the mercenary planet, he would guess that he might have encountered Ruan Lin, one of the concubines in the harem, in advance. However, in the plot, when Qi Feng met Ruan Lin, his strength had already been improved through system exchange. When he was playing on the mercenary planet, he accidentally saved Ruan Lin's life, making Ruan Lin fall in love with him at first sight and insist on marrying him. Qi Feng, who couldn't walk at the sight of beauty, would not miss the opportunity, so another beauty was added to the harem.
Ruan Lin's father is the leader of the Sharp Wolf Mercenary Group. At that time, the Sharp Wolf Mercenary Group was in a fierce conflict with all the mercenary teams owned by He Chen. Not only did they snatch away several mercenary missions from the Sharp Wolf, but because of their rapid rise, the Sharp Wolf Mercenary Group was forced to reduce its own space. As a result, when the male protagonist Qi Feng heard his woman crying, he regarded He Chen as arrogant and unreasonable, and he dared to bully his father-in-law and kill him.
As a result, in a mercenary mission, He Chen and his teammates were wiped out, and no one came back. The Wolf Mercenary Group, because of such a good son-in-law, eventually became the largest mercenary group on the mercenary planet and could compete with the Legion. In fact, this mercenary group fell into Qi Feng's hands and became one of his forces.
This time, Qi Feng did not save Ruan Lin as in the plot, but saw Ruan Lin arguing with two men. Ruan Lin was a beautiful woman with a hot body, completely different from Chen Shanshan. She was used to eating small dishes, and when she saw such a big meal, Qi Feng couldn't walk. Seeing that the two men actually bullied a woman without any gentlemanly manners, he stepped forward to protect her without thinking, and even exchanged some things to make the two men look bad.
The original matter was that Miss Ruan was unreasonable, and relied on the power of the Sharp Wolf Mercenary Group to snatch the tranquilizing potion they wanted to buy. Because of this, she had an argument with Ruan Lin. The two mercenaries were members of the Fenglei Mercenary Team formed by He Chen.
When Chen Shanshan began to learn pharmacy from the pharmacist teacher found for her by Qi Feng, Qi Feng had already become very involved with Ruan Lin. Ruan Lin did not like the life of a mercenary and she longed for the life of a celebrity. When Qi Feng found out about this, he immediately copied all the popular songs on Earth and gave them to his beloved woman. He believed that a man should satisfy a woman's demands instead of haggling with her, which would be too cheap.
Ruan Lin was very happy when she saw those songs. While she was having people prepare to release them, she also became close to Qi Feng.
"Captain," said Shen Jun, a mercenary who served as a military advisor to He Chen, "Now the tranquilizing potion has been snatched away by the Sharp Wolf Mercenary Group. The Sharp Wolf Mercenary Group has a very good relationship with the Pharmacist Association. I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to get a good potion. Besides, there are some problems with the mental strength of Shouhou and the other two. I suspect it was the work of the pretty boy that day. Apart from the dispute with them that day, nothing else happened."
He Chen said coldly: "I will find a way to get the potion. For the time being, we should avoid conflicts with the Wolf Mercenaries. We are not strong enough yet."
"Yes, captain." Shen Jun also knew that He Chen was under a lot of pressure, but for some reason, the Wolf Mercenaries just wanted to pick on them and they would confront him every time they met.
When his men left He Chen alone, he thought about what happened to the He family in the past. He clenched his fists and knew he had to lie low. One day in the future, he would make the Ren family pay. Several people had died at the hands of the Ren family. If he didn't take a piece of flesh from the Ren family, he wouldn't be able to sleep well. As soon as he closed his eyes, he would think of his parents, his aunt, and his little cousin who was born not long ago.
It was quite easy for a dignified admiral to find He Chen. The mercenary planet was close to the border, where the imperial army was also stationed, including the First Legion. The superior gave an order and his men immediately went to the mercenary planet to find the captain of the Fenglei Mercenary Team.
At this time, He Chen was thinking of going through the merchants and asking them to buy tranquilizing potions from other places and then deliver them over. Having been a mercenary for so many years, he still had cooperative relationships with several merchants. But this time it didn't work. The people he found were hesitant and unsure. He Chen immediately understood that it was the Sharp Wolf Mercenary Group who was behind this.
Some even advised He Chen that there was no need to make things so tense with the Wolf Mercenaries, and that he should not be so stubborn and should bow his head when necessary. If He Chen had not been able to keep his composure, they would have wanted to punch him.
Is that a surrender? If he surrendered, his Wind and Thunder Mercenary Team would be gone, and his team would be gone. How would he avenge his family in the future? If he was pushed to that point, he would rather join the interstellar pirates.
Just as he walked out of a building, his personal terminal rang: "Captain, come back quickly, an officer from the First Legion wants to see you, and he wants to see you by name."
"Okay, I'll be back soon." They, mercenaries, would occasionally cooperate with the army. After all, no matter how strong the mercenaries were, they could not defeat the army. At best, they could only do small fights, and they were more flexible and mobile. Therefore, some things that were not suitable for the army would be assigned to their mercenary team.
The Mercenary Guild was able to stay because of the catastrophe that happened to mankind. After those strong men repelled the Zerg, one of them ran to the border area and asked for a planet, and then set up the Mercenary Guild. Because of the status of this strong man, the Mercenary Guild retained relative independence. As long as it didn't go too far, the Imperial Star would not interfere with the Mercenary Guild, and the Mercenary Guild would also bring a lot of benefits to the Empire.
For example, newly discovered mineral planets, explored new planets, new species on the planets, etc., many of them were developed by these mercenaries. They are adventurers in the starry sky, and some of them became rich overnight.
He Chen hurried back to the Fenglei Mercenary Team’s base and met a colonel waiting there. When he saw the military rank on his shoulder, he was in awe. Everyone else stepped back and let the two of them talk.
"Captain He, it's not me who wants to see you, it's our general who wants to see you. I'll connect Captain He to our general right away."
The colonel was also puzzled when he received the order. He didn't know why the general would look for Captain He, but he just had to carry out the general's task.
After dialing the number, Wei Mingfeng's figure appeared on the virtual screen. He Chen's eyebrows jumped when he saw it. He had just heard the colonel say that he was a general. He was still guessing which general it was. He never expected that it was General Wei. He subconsciously straightened his chest and hips and respectfully called out, "General Wei, I wonder if General Wei has any instructions."
"He Chen," Wei Mingfeng's voice came through the virtual screen. He was also examining He Chen on the other side to see if he could be trusted by Yuan Jing. He didn't want to find a relative who would hold Yuan Jing back. "Do you want to take revenge on the Ren family?"
He Chen's face turned pale and cold sweat broke out on his forehead. General Wei not only knew his identity, but also knew his purpose. He suddenly became panicked. Could it be that General Wei came for the Ren family?
He gritted his teeth and said, "Several lives of my He family were lost at the hands of the Ren family. I will not give up revenge."
"But you don't have the power to compete with the Ren family."
"Everything depends on human effort. Even if you can only take a bite of meat, it is better than doing nothing."
"What if I say," Wei Mingfeng tapped the table lightly, "you still have a relative alive?"
"Who?" He Chen's eyes suddenly widened. Who is still alive?
Wei Mingfeng said bluntly: "He Chuning's child did not die in the explosion."
He Chen's eyes sparkled: "My cousin is still alive? General Wei, is this true? Where is my cousin?"
"He is a freshman this year at the Imperial Star First Military Academy."
"Really? That's great!" He Chen was ecstatic. Not only was his cousin not dead, but he was also so outstanding. If he wasn't outstanding, he wouldn't be able to be admitted to the First Military Academy. The threshold for admission to the First Military Academy was the highest among all military academies.
He Chen's excitement took a while to calm down: "I don't know how General Wei knew my cousin's identity. Can you please keep this a secret? I, He Chen, will bear the He family's revenge. He just needs to study hard in the military academy and join the army to make achievements in the future. Also, don't let him be discovered by the Ren family."
Only now was Wei Mingfeng satisfied with He Chen. This was the attitude he hoped to see. He did not want He Chen to have only darkness and hatred in his heart, and to drag Yuan Jing into this vortex, using any means necessary to get revenge.
It's just: "It's too late. He already knows his life experience. I will contact Captain He at his request. If you want to contact him, I will give you his contact information."
He Chen was a little dumbfounded, and he said that the communication from General Wei was a little strange, but then the question arose, how could his cousin have the ability to ask General Wei to inquire about his situation?
He asked cautiously and tentatively: "I wonder if General Wei and my cousin are..."
Wei Mingfeng raised his lips slightly: "He helped me a lot, so I am just doing him a favor."
He Chen didn't dare to ask what the favor was, and just said yes, he would contact his cousin. Then Wei Mingfeng gave him the contact information and cut off the communication.
The colonel who was waiting nearby listened to the conversation from beginning to end. He glanced at He Chen in particular and thought that this cousin of his was truly amazing, as he could actually command their admiral. Should he ask some of his brothers in the Imperial Star which student in the First Military Academy the admiral had given special care to recently?
He knew that He Chen's Fenglei Mercenary Team had been having some difficulties recently, but now with the relationship with the Admiral, these difficulties were nothing.
The colonel politely said goodbye to He Chen, who sent him out before returning. He was still a little dazed, and his men did not come to disturb him.
He Chen hesitated for a long time and finally decided to contact his cousin. He wanted to know how his cousin was doing. He was his only relative and his last concern in this world.
Calculating the time on the Imperial Star side, He Chen made a phone call. It was exactly evening time at the Imperial Star First Military Academy.
After Wei Mingfeng contacted He Chen, he informed Yuan Jing that He Chen would contact him.
When he saw the unfamiliar number, Yuan Jing guessed it might be He Chen and answered it.
Yuan Jing was a stranger to He Chen, but when He Chen saw Yuan Jing, his eyes flashed, because Yuan Jing looked so much like his aunt. He knew at first sight that this was his cousin, his aunt's child.
"You..." He Chen's voice was a little hoarse, he cleared his throat and continued, "Cousin, I am cousin He Chen, and you are my aunt He Chuning's child."
"Hello cousin, my name is Chen Yuanjing. After the spacecraft crashed, I drifted to a nearby planet and was adopted by a family named Chen. But now the adoption relationship has been terminated. I am now in the Mechanic Manufacturing Department of the First Military Academy. Everything is fine. How is things over there, cousin?" Judging from He Chen's expression, his life must not be going well. One can see the sadness between his brows.
He Chen was no longer nervous after hearing the clear voice on the other side, but after hearing Yuan Jing's description, he had new worries. How could the adoption relationship be terminated? "Is that family not good to you?"
Yuan Jing smiled and said, "It doesn't matter whether it's good or bad. After all, they were the ones who rescued me from the lifeboat and brought me back. Now I have grown up well. I was admitted to the First Military Academy as an exception because of my SS-level mental potential."
"Okay, okay!" He Chen was overjoyed, tears of excitement flashing in his eyes. His attention was no longer on the adoptive family. His cousin was right. Seeing such an outstanding cousin, he didn't know whether his cousin could survive without that family.
Yuan Jing tried to tell He Chen about things at school and how he got along with his classmates and roommates, so that He Chen's emotions gradually calmed down. Yuan Jing believed that anyone who could get Wei Mingfeng to give out his contact information must have been recognized by Wei Mingfeng, and that He Chen's character was good enough.
However, in the plot, He Chen is just a poor little guy like his original self, and both are cannon fodder under the male protagonist Qi Feng. The cousins share the same suffering.
After calming down, He Chen remembered that his cousin was alone now and must not have many star coins to spend, so he said, "I'll transfer some star coins to Yuan Jing."
"No need," Yuan Jing hurriedly stopped him, "Cousin, I have star coins, really, cousin, you know the tranquilizing potion, right?"
"Of course I know. The demand here exceeds the supply. We have to think of ways to get the tranquilizing potion."
"I sent the prescription to the Pharmacist Association, so I received a generous bonus. In fact, before I came to the Imperial Star, I got the inheritance of a pharmacy master by chance, and this tranquilizing potion is one of them." Yuan Jing modified his identity.
He Chen's jaw almost dropped. He held his chin in his hands and said in surprise, "The tranquilizing potion is yours, my cousin? That anonymous pharmacist is you, my cousin?"
"Yes, cousin, you said that the supply is insufficient to meet the demand over there. Is it possible that you can't buy the tranquilizing potion? Cousin, give me the address and I will send you a batch."
He Chen was almost stunned by the good news. He was so happy. He was still worrying about how to get the tranquilizing potion during the day, but at night he heard from his cousin that he was the one who handed the tranquilizing potion to the Pharmacist Association. How much tranquilizing potion did he want? He said dizzily, "Okay, my address is XXX."
Yuan Jing saved the address, so he didn't have to do it himself. He just needed to talk to Lin Yi and buy it directly from the association. It was very convenient.
He was surprised again, "Cousin, are the materials so scarce here? It shouldn't be like that. One of the materials comes from a planet over there. It should be easier for you to get the materials. I heard from Admiral Wei that your Wind and Thunder Mercenary Team is not weak. Cousin, are you having any difficulties over there?"
"This..." He Chen didn't know whether he should tell his cousin.
"Cousin, please tell me about it. Maybe I can think of a solution for you."
"Okay." He Chen rubbed his face. He didn't expect that his cousin would help him first. He had lived in vain for the past twenty or thirty years.
So he talked about the grudge between the Fenglei Mercenary Team and the Sharp Wolf Mercenary Group. In fact, the initial conflict was caused by Miss Ruan. At the beginning, Ruan Lin took a fancy to He Chen, who was not bad looking. So the leader of the Sharp Wolf Mercenary Group wanted to recruit the lonely He Chen as his son-in-law. But He Chen didn't like Ruan Lin at all. What's more, Leader Ruan was also very conceited, so life was not easy under him.
So He Chen refused, and ended up angering Miss Ruan, who, together with Captain Ruan, often caused trouble for the Fenglei Mercenary Team. The conflict has continued to this day and has nothing to do with the original reason, but is just a long-standing grudge.
He Chen was a little embarrassed when talking about this. He rubbed his face and said uncomfortably, "Now that Miss Ruan has taken a fancy to a pretty boy. I think that pretty boy is a good match for Miss Ruan. He must have some problems with his brain. It was obviously Miss Ruan who bullied our mercenary team, but as soon as that guy ran out, he accused my two brothers. I don't know what he did. My two brothers have some problems with their mental seas now, so they are anxious to find a tranquilizer."
The more Yuan Jing listened, the tighter his brows knitted. Why did this person's style of doing things sound like the male protagonist Qi Feng? "Cousin, describe to me what that pretty boy looks like, what he does, and who's around him. I think this guy's way of doing things is a little familiar."
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