Chapter 121 Ares's Visit/The Treasonous Admiral/Turning the Trick into the Trick (Three in One)
Xu Chengbi, the youngest general in the empire, has the scent of blue crow fruit on his body.
Olev's face turned pale in an instant. He looked at Li Haisha beside him helplessly, but saw that she looked thoughtful.
"No wonder, the raw materials of Xilek Condensate are strictly controlled. I have always wondered what kind of identity could infiltrate the Imperial Medical Bureau without being noticed, obtain the materials and have someone make the first edition." Li Haisha's doubts were resolved. If it was a person of Xu Chengbi's level, it would not be surprising.
"By the way, how do you know so much?" Seeing that she was still calm at this time, Olev couldn't help but ask.
Li Haisha glanced at him and said, "You don't know the name of the chief physician of the imperial hospital?"
"Of course I know, Li Jingcheng." Olev paused for a moment after saying this. Could it be...
"Is the surname Li very common?" Li Haisha had never taken the initiative to reveal this relationship to anyone before, but she always thought that it was obvious that this surname was here. She didn't expect that such a careless fool like Olev didn't know it.
Getting back to the point, Li Haisha looked at Xu Lingqu again: "Why would he do this to you? I thought he treated you well. During the few days you were playing in the league, I heard my mother mention that he held several private gatherings on the capital planet, claiming they were to commemorate your parents. He also donated 10 million star coins in your name to a well-known anti-war organization in the empire."
You know, although Xu Chengbi's position on the Federation was uncertain before, most people believed that he was a staunch advocate of war. After all, he had actively eliminated interstellar pirates from the Federation at the border many times in recent years.
Everyone in the capital star said that he was so great that he could do this for the daughter of his former subordinate.
Xu Lingqu let out a mocking smile. "Thank you. Now I know what he wants to do with me."
When she met Xu Chengbi before, she was thinking about what Xu Chengbi's purpose was and what he wanted to use her for. Now she suddenly understood.
Assuming that Xu Lingqu had not traveled back in time and was the lonely and weak little girl of the original owner, under a series of operations by Xu Chengbi, she would think that General Xu was the only person who treated her well. After Xu Chengbi fabricated a rumor about her biological parents' death in the war, she should be happy to speak for Xu Chengbi and express some opinions, so that he could reasonably move towards the peace faction and do some propaganda for anti-war.
Under Xu Chengbi's original arrangement, everything should have run in an orderly manner, but the biggest variable appeared. A new soul came into the girl's shell.
"The last time we met, he wanted to use me to do something, but I refused. He said he'd talk to me later and that I wouldn't get a third chance," Xu Lingqu said calmly. "He was so confident, it seems he had already decided to use this thing to control me back then."
"If he wants to deal with you, it's a serious matter." Doctor Li frowned. "He's Xu Chengbi... Should we contact Ares's people as soon as possible and ask them to collect evidence as soon as possible?"
"In fact, they have probably already..." Xu Lingqu was halfway through his answer when the door of the infirmary that had just been locked by Dr. Li opened.
Dr. Li was startled and turned around to see a man about 1.9 meters tall with silver hair and wearing a black and red uniform walking in. He was wearing gloves of the same color and put his fingers in front of his mouth: "Shh - don't be afraid."
"I'm Ares Level 2 Patrolman, Peregrine Falcon." He casually walked up to Olev. "Hello, Doctor Olev. When we confiscated the blue jay fruit, one of my subordinates was anxious to complete the mission and brought you here, even though you were close by but didn't have access to the blue jay fruit data. I'm so sorry, but I've already dealt with him, and I've never given up on monitoring you."
Beads of sweat appeared on Olev's forehead, his lips trembled and he couldn't speak. Ares's people were really still monitoring him!
Peregrine Falcon smiled and turned to Li Haisha. "Thank you, Doctor Li Haisha. With your mother's help, we quickly got all the information about the Blue Jay Fruit. I heard she's very disappointed about you giving up on yourself and coming to Moye to be the school doctor. I hope you can come home soon."
Li Haisha narrowed her eyes: "Don't bother with that."
Finally, Peregrine Falcon came to Xu Lingqu and looked at her with his head slightly lowered: "Xu Lingqu, you have become very famous recently."
"I'm tired of hearing that." Xu Lingqu raised his eyes and stared back at Peregrine's oppressive gaze. "How are you handling this matter now?"
She wasn't afraid of him, and she spoke to him in the tone of a boss questioning a subordinate. Peregrine Falcon found it interesting, so he didn't answer the question first, but asked, "When did you find out about me?"
He discovered you as soon as he arrived. Xu Lingqu lowered his eyes and said, "I didn't notice you. I just guessed."
Peregrine Falcon raised an eyebrow: "Your guess is really accurate. What else do you have?"
"I won't answer until you answer my question." Xu Lingqu replied.
It was indeed interesting. Peregrine glanced at her and said, "We've already detained Xu Chengbi's Skynet Medical Center staff. He's the one who agreed to the two doctors' request to examine the Xilake Condensate. We've confiscated the addictive Xilake Condensate as evidence to accuse Xu Chengbi of treason in the future."
Their trip had actually alerted the enemy, but thanks to Ares's monitoring and timely handling, they were able to avoid any danger and bring the situation under control.
Xu Lingqu remained silent.
Peregrine Falcon paused, then turned to look at Li Haisha and Olev: "I need to talk to her alone."
Before the two men could react, several more people in black and red uniforms came in. They all wore black and red masks on their faces. They walked to Li Haisha and Olev, put guns on their waists, and took them into the infirmary compartment.
Peregrine Falcon looked at the still calm girl in front of him and said, "When Xu Chengbi first met you, he should have told you about your life story, right?"
According to the timeline, Ares must have been following Xu Chengbi when he came to the Yuheng Military Base, but he was unable to eavesdrop on the conversation between Xu Chengbi and Xu Lingqu.
They were unsure of Xu Lingqu's position at the time, and since the Third Prince had a good relationship with her, they couldn't resort to overly radical tactics. They didn't question Xu Lingqu directly the first time, but waited patiently until the incident occurred before asking him about it.
Xu Ling said, "When Xu Chengbi and I first met, apart from him telling me about my biological parents, we didn't share any useful information because I didn't treat him well."
"You didn't treat him well at that time? Logically speaking, according to what he said, he was a kind person who was commemorating your parents and had sent you living expenses for so many years. That shouldn't be the case." Peregrine Falcon looked at Xu Lingqu.
"You can smell the stench of rotting things just by getting close." Xu Lingqu raised his eyes slightly to meet his scrutinizing gaze. "Besides, the private gathering he's holding in the Xu Mansion in their name, supposedly to commemorate my biological parents, is probably just him using addictive substances to corrupt those at the center of imperial power, in order to control them, right?"
Her tone was very cold when she said this, and Peregrine could vaguely hear some anger in her voice.
He laughed. "In fact, he even lied to you about this. You are not the daughter of his former subordinate. You are just an orphan adopted by the father of his former subordinate. It's all lies and conspiracy from beginning to end."
Peregrine Falcon wanted to use her emotions to completely infuriate Xu Lingqu. Only then would she reveal everything she had discussed with Xu Chengbi at the time. "So he doesn't have any affection for you as an adoptive father. You can tell me anything he said to you, as long as you think it's useful."
There was surprise and astonishment in his eyes as he looked at Xu Lingqu, but it gradually disappeared, and then the emotions in her eyes returned to calm. Xu Lingqu was not fooled at all and would not enter an emotional state as he expected.
In fact, for Xu Lingqu himself, it was already very difficult to pretend to be surprised about something he had known for a long time.
She was now more grateful that Ms. Gina had erased the reports of her psychic awakening and testing as soon as they came out. Peregrine's attitude towards her showed that while Ares could trace back to the autopsy report modified by Ms. Gina, he hadn't kept any records of SS's psychic power. This was likely due to Ms. Gina's faster hand, otherwise Ares would have already targeted her.
"If I had discussed something crucial with him, I wouldn't be in the league right now. I'd be delivering an anti-war speech on behalf of Xu Chengbi on the Capital Star, or I'd already be controlled by him using addictive substances by then," Xu Lingqu said calmly. "You don't have to throw away basic logic just to get the point across."
Peregrine's eyes flashed: "Don't you have any other feelings about him lying to you like this?"
"The ones who were deceived the most are probably his wife and children. I always give bad people the lowest moral standards." Xu Lingqu said frankly.
Peregrine Falcon remembered that His Royal Highness the Third Prince once said that he knew someone who was very suitable for Ares, and this person should be Xu Lingqu.
She was extremely emotionally stable, quick-witted, and perceptive. He had heard a little about Xu Lingqu's previous matches, especially the one where she fought against General Wan's grandson. The final decapitation operation was completely in line with the Ares operation standards. She was afraid that she would be able to become a third-level patrol as soon as she came in.
Peregrine grinned. "Have you considered what to do after graduating from Moye? It's not easy to get by in the military command department."
"I'm not thinking about graduation." Xu Lingqu was a little speechless, but he didn't show it on his face. "You must have been investigating Xu Chengbi a long time ago, before the discovery of the Blue Crow Fruit, so this time the action was so swift. How did you discover his abnormality? According to the direction of your investigation, it should be those interstellar pirates. Xu Chengbi's successful promotion to admiral is inseparable from his unremitting efforts to eliminate them."
"...these space pirates would flee at top speed when encountering other armies, but would surrender obediently when confronted by Admiral Xu's forces. Admiral Xu always managed to pinpoint their positions and strike, generally leaving none of these pirates alive."
Peregrine Falcon didn't explain it clearly, so Xu Lingqu spoke up.
"The military merit gained in exchange for the lives of these interstellar pirates was one of the means by which the Federation bribed him. Initially, addictive substances were only a means for the Federation to counter Xu Chengbi. Because he was the only one using them and the required dosage was small, he might have only transported one Blue Crow Fruit per trip, which is why you didn't notice them before." Xu Lingqu analyzed, "Now that the required quantity has increased, it's inevitable that there will be omissions. But for Xu Chengbi, he had to take this risk. This may be a change in the Federation's strategy toward the Empire, a shift toward appeasement and the use of addictive substances to internally disintegrate the Empire."
All right, Peregrine stared at the girl in front of her. She had already reconstructed the general situation of Xu Chengbi through a small amount of fragmented information.
"To uproot a general who appears to have a good image in people's minds but is actually a traitor, you need a large amount of solid and credible evidence, and it's best to catch him red-handed. The Xu Mansion has almost no surveillance system and is very private. The process of collecting evidence will be difficult and will take time. The power structure on the Capital Star is complex and can easily cause panic. His troops are currently on standby on the Capital Star, making it a difficult place to deal with him. You don't want to deal with him just like that. You still need him to help you discover some of the Empire's parasites, so you need time." Xu Lingqu paused, "You can just state the purpose of your visit this time."
Peregrine Falcon was listening. Every word she said hit the nail on the head. Although there were still some omissions, it was incredible that she could think of these things from her perspective.
"I thought you'd figured out my real reason for interrupting your conversation." Peregrine smiled playfully and said bluntly, "I hope you'll use my trick against me and make Xu Chengbi think you've gotten addicted to the drug he planted for you."
"This addictive substance is expected to first trigger a seizure in a month. If you convince him you're addicted, he'll definitely leave the Xu Mansion and come to Yuheng Star to find you. Yuheng Star is currently hosting a league tournament, so he has no legitimate reason to come with a large group. Within this month, we can continue to gather evidence and make arrangements to arrest him directly on Yuheng Star and complete the roundup."
Xu Lingqu's expression remained calm. "Did you find the spy he planted among the students?"
She already had a name in mind, but she wanted to hear Peregrine say it first.
"Tang Muwen." This person once appeared on the list of suspicious persons provided by His Royal Highness the Third Prince, but his identity and resume had always been clean and there was no clue. It was only after the problematic Skynet staff member was controlled and some information was exchanged between them that he was exposed.
"To be precise, Tang Muwen wasn't arranged by him. He's a federal spy who's working with Xu Chengbi." Peregrine shook his head. "The problem right now is that he's a bit overly cautious. In his chats with Skynet staff, he keeps making excuses that getting you hurt is basically impossible."
Xu Lingqu wasn't particularly surprised. She'd had a premonition. She hadn't considered this before because she hadn't been aware of the spy's existence. Now, thinking back on Tang Muwen's actions from her perspective, it was all too obvious. He'd been moody these past few days, looking preoccupied. He'd even sent her a few ambiguous messages the previous time, probably worried about what Xu Chengbi had told him.
"He's not making excuses, this is the truth." Xu Chengbi didn't know her well enough, but Tang Muwen knew her true level. It was basically impossible to injure her to the extent that she had to activate the emergency backup Xilake Condensate in the stadium.
Peregrine Falcon raised an eyebrow: "Are you sure? The Federation's spies' assassination and combat abilities are..."
Before he could finish his words, Xu Lingqu suddenly approached him, punched him from the side, and swept his foot across. The attack was so fast that Peregrine was forced to fight with her before he could finish his words. When he was about to take the initiative to counterattack after taking about ten moves, Xu Lingqu jumped back a step.
Peregrine was startled, and his gun was in her hand.
Xu Lingqu turned the gun around in his hand and slapped it on the table: "Nice gun."
This is not the standard of Ares's third-level patrol. She is fully capable of being a second-level patrol. She can even be directly promoted to a first-level patrol and become the successor to Ares's chief.
Peregrine gritted his teeth and said, "Aren't you afraid that I'll just pull out my gun and kill you the first time you take action?"
"The gun is in my hand now. You have to figure out who kills whom. It's not recommended to make assumptions about things you can't do." Xu Lingqu found a place to sit down. "Even if you could kill, Ares's people killed Xu Chengbi's adopted daughter for no reason. He would immediately incite a bunch of people to revolt with him on the spot. Xu Chengbi should thank you very much."
Peregrine Falcon was now certain that Tang Muwen was indeed not making excuses. If he wanted to hurt Xu Lingqu now, Xu Chengbi would have to find a sniper to set up a heavy sniper in the audience seats during the game and shoot through Xu Lingqu's competition cocoon cabin with one shot.
Peregrine Falcon calmed down for a moment and sat down across from Xu Lingqu. "So, what this means is that it's basically impossible to use their own tactics against them?"
"If you let me act it out directly, the effect will only be very poor." Xu Lingqu played with the gun. "Tang Muwen will never start this plan. Even if he really started it, he can definitely tell whether I did it on purpose or not."
Then the entire plan would risk being exposed to federal scrutiny.
"Then..." Peregrine Falcon stared sinisterly at her hand that was playing with the gun.
"You just want me to use that addictive Xilek Condensate properly." Xu Lingqu pushed the gun to Peregrine. "Now's a good opportunity, isn't it?"
Peregrine was shocked and thought Xu Lingqu wanted him to hurt her now, but when he saw the mockery in Xu Lingqu's eyes, he quickly realized that he was overthinking.
"I've been lying in the infirmary all day. Although I told everyone I was just tired and nothing serious happened, I haven't even returned to the dorm for the league students yet. You could easily tamper with this." Xu Lingqu glanced at the cubicle. "I suggest you release the two school doctors now."
Peregrine took a deep breath and asked his men to release Li Haisha and Olev.
"Since you've already controlled the staff member at the Skynet Medical Center and taken the problematic condensate as evidence, why not start tampering with their medical center's records today?" Xu Lingqu glanced at Li Haisha and Olev. Seeing that they were fine, she continued, "Doctors Li and Olev went out alone after the league to discuss the abnormalities in the emergency Xilake condensate storage room, and then immediately requested an examination. I was sent to the infirmary as soon as the league ended. We can directly integrate and tamper with it to say that after I was sent to the infirmary, the two of them discovered the abnormality in my body and went directly to the medical center to apply for the use of Xilake condensate to treat me. After my condition stabilized, they took me back to the military academy infirmary with better equipment for further treatment. As for any abnormalities, they will fabricate them."
Although she didn't quite understand what Peregrine and Xu Lingqu had talked about before, Li Haisha understood what Xu Lingqu said afterwards.
She began, "Xu Lingqu often gets injured from overtraining or combat training. I always use Silak Condensate on her in these situations. I've kept all the medical records. This time, it seems she was injured before the competition due to overtraining, but didn't want to interfere with the competition without timely treatment. Her injuries worsened during the competition in the cocoon chamber, so I requested emergency Silak Condensate from the medical center to temporarily relieve her pain."
Olev nodded repeatedly at this time: "Yes, yes, there should be no one where I discussed it with Teacher Li alone... Except for you Ares, there were witnesses. We insisted that we set off after seeing Xu Lingqu in the infirmary. There is no problem at all. There is just one problem. Shen Shouli was guarding here at the time."
"I can tell him that." Jin and the others actually knew that Xu Lingqu was fine, and Xu Lingqu planned to explain everything to them. Of course, he wasn't going to reveal the whole story, especially the part about Xu Chengbi, which Xu Xizhen would probably find difficult to accept at the moment. "I'll only tell you part of the truth. Doctors Li and Olev think there's something wrong with Skynet's emergency Silek Condensate. I'm cooperating with them in the infirmary, pretending to be injured, so they have a reason to apply for its use."
"In the end, there was a misunderstanding. To justify Dr. Li and Dr. Olef's application, we insisted that I was injured and used the Xilek Condensate directly, producing a complete usage report." Xu Lingqu looked at Peregrine and said, "With this report, we have an explanation to give to Xu Chengbi and Tang Muwen. It's a bit too coincidental, but regardless of whether they will doubt it later, the record shows that the problematic Xilek Condensate was applied for. Without knowing that Ares had intervened in the investigation, they could only believe it was just a coincidence. I walked into the trap myself."
Xu Lingqu was talking about how Peregrine had the people who controlled the Skynet staff modify the records at the medical center, changing Dr. Li and Olev's viewing applications to use applications, and noting that it was not yet clear why Xu Lingqu failed to issue a complete report.
Skynet's emergency Xilake Condensate required a statement of circumstances before use, so it was understandable that they used it without a report in such a hurry.
In the end, even if Skynet investigates, they will definitely have to complain to the Imperial Physician about Li Haisha and Ouliev demanding that School Physician Moye be replaced, but the Chief of the Imperial Physicians is Li Jingcheng.
This lie is half true and half false, has a certain ability to withstand scrutiny, and can fill almost all loopholes.
Peregrine Falcon raised his head and stared at Xu Lingqu again, but this time his eyes were neither scrutinizing nor amusing, instead they were filled with pure admiration. "Are you really not considering anything after graduation?"
"No." Xu Lingqu had no expression on his face.
The Ares organization, after all, serves the imperial family. It has no justice and is merely a product of the supremacy of imperial power.
Xu Lingqu had no interest in being a royal lackey.
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