"This is so strange..."
"Given the Luo family's status, how could they adopt such an...orphan?"
Ai Qingyan lowered her eyelashes, concealing the cold light in her eyes. She paused deliberately, looking at her father's slightly forward-leaning body.
Ai Quan's mechanical joints emitted a grating grinding sound: "You mean?"
"It is very possible that the First Legion has a different kind of connection with the Luo family."
"And that girl... is both the key and the weakness."
Ai Qingyan's words were ambiguous, and a subtle curve appeared at the corner of her lips.
"Father, think about it, if she were just an ordinary adopted daughter, would they treat her so affectionately?"
Ai Qingyan's voice suddenly became urgent.
Ai Quan's mechanical eyes suddenly flashed red light: "You mean..."
"I think she must be the child of some superior in the First Legion."
Ai Qingyan speaks without thinking, lying without batting an eye, but based on this reasoning, it's highly plausible.
Silence fell on the other side of the screen.
The atmosphere was so quiet that Ai Qingyan could hear her own heartbeat quickening.
Finally, Ai Quan spoke.
"Three days later, someone will invite her to come over as a guest."
Ai Quan's voice was like a rusty blade; he chuckled and made his decision.
Ai Qingyan smiled; she had achieved her goal.
On the warship's holographic screen, Ai Qingyan's image was magnified to the extreme, and even her barely suppressed sinister smile was clearly visible.
He Lanyuan's gaze was cold. He did not order the immediate encirclement and suppression of Ai Quan's coordinates because he wanted to know how much more venom this viper could spew.
I never expected them to actually make a move against Zi Xi.
Inside the command ship, Helan Yuan slowly stood up, his coldness deepening even further.
He initially didn't understand why Ai Qingyan was so hostile towards Zi Xi, but now he probably does.
Unexpectedly, he heard something far more dangerous than he had anticipated.
"Chief, the First Legion's warships have surrounded the target coordinates. Shall we close the net now?"
The subordinate reported in a low voice.
He Lanyuan didn't answer; his gaze was fixed on the screen, where Ai Qingyan was continuing to speak to her father in a pitiful voice: "Father, if we can control that girl... the Luo family will obediently follow, and the First Legion might too..."
With a crack, a thin crack suddenly appeared in the metal data plate in Helan Yuan's hand.
The subordinate took a half step back in fright: "Leader...leader..."
"Continue listening."
"Deploy three stealth ships to surround them; do not let anyone escape."
He Lanyuan's voice was colder than absolute zero.
The holographic call on Ai Qingyan's end was still ongoing.
Ai Quan laughed heartily, his mechanical arm emitting a screeching sound: "My good daughter, you're finally starting to look like a space pirate! When we rule the Federation, you'll be my favorite second-in-command!"
He suddenly lowered his voice again: "Three days from now, a shipment of goods will pass through the jump point near the academy... At that time, you should ask that girl out."
Ai Qingyan's eyes lit up, and a barely perceptible sneer curled at the corner of her lips as she smiled and agreed.
That woman named Zixi is so stupid. If she tells any lie, Zixi will definitely follow her obediently.
On the warship, He Lanyuan's bracelet was flashing a dangerous red light frantically.
He whispered into the communicator, "Prepare for a cleanup operation."
The holographic projection screen flickered violently, and a piercing electrical noise came from the communication channel, mixed with the roar of an explosion and screams.
Ai Qingyan's laughter suddenly caught in her throat and stopped abruptly.
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