Chapter 260: Manic Devil, Madman and Villain
Capital Star.
As evening approaches, the light fades. Above the gray-blue sea is a bleak and dim sky. As the temperature drops, a fierce wind rises from the cold north.
Yu Chen stood on the edge of the cliff, watching a seagull that had fallen behind fly towards the sea with its back to the horizon. In the game between strong winds and waves, it suddenly lost speed and turned, crashed into the dark cliff, plunged into the sea, created a ten-centimeter-high splash, and was finally completely swallowed by the waves.
The exits of so many people are just like these small ten centimeters.
Sudden, short-lived, and unpredictable.
The corners of Yu Chen's mouth drooped slowly, he lowered his head and closed his eyes, seeming absent-minded.
Three minutes ago, he received the revolutionary army's front-line battle report. In fact, this matter had already spread everywhere earlier.
——《The revolutionary pirate admiral accepted a huge bribe and sacrificed his own soldiers to surrender to the enemy》
The media in the Capital Star sector all rushed to report this incident as soon as possible. The speed of the action and the details of the revelations seemed to have been prepared in advance.
[… Coincidentally, just as someone suspected corruption within the Revolutionary Army, a source revealed that Kidd, a former space pirate and general of the Revolutionary Army, was suspected of accepting bribes in collusion with his uncle, and the amount was as high as a terrifying 5 billion. ]
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The fingertip hovered over the last entry, but finally fell slowly without clicking on it.
Ramo reported worriedly: "Sire, we have tried our best to control public opinion, but we still can't suppress it. Especially those "revelations" that come one after another, it seems that they are well prepared."
Yu Chen sighed slightly, which was rare for him. "They must have been preparing for this moment for a long time."
Rameau was not sure who the monarch was referring to when he said "they". But if this was a trap set by the enemy, he would feel that the person who set it up was not only smart and meticulous, but also insidious and vicious to a degree that was far beyond the scope of human nature.
——What the revolutionary army fears most is not sacrifice or defeat, but moral decline.
If the world knew that there was a traitor in the revolutionary army who stabbed his own people, the management and control of the entire team would be questioned, and the internal unity and cohesion would be severely damaged.
The soldiers will then begin to doubt their commanders.
When they encounter similar orders again, their first reaction is not to execute them, but to subconsciously panic and wonder if the commander has taken money to harm us.
If this situation is allowed to continue, the chain of trust within the revolutionary army that Bai Ling built with blood and sweat will invisibly collapse.
The entire army will be defeated without a fight.
It is no exaggeration to say that the crisis of trust caused by this conspiracy is ten times greater than the impact of a nuclear bomb.
Bai Ling, who is on the front line, must be facing unprecedented pressure and it will be difficult to turn around.
In the view of Ramo and other veteran officials, if they want to turn the situation around, they must regain the trust of the soldiers.
The most effective approach now is to...
Break away from Kidd.
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"Absolutely not!"
Bai Ling's facial lines were calm and tense, and his chest couldn't hold back his breath. "Anyone has reasons to betray, but Kidd definitely won't."
Xiwusi looked at him deeply without saying anything. Instead, he called up the surveillance video of the mecha cockpit. "This is the video feedback from the Themis system. It shows that the order was given by Kidd himself. Even when the soldiers were shot, he stood aside and watched the deaths with a smile."
Bai Ling didn't need him to adjust it for her at all.
Before Seibushi arrived, he had played this short video on a loop twenty or thirty times. But even though the high-definition image clearly confirmed that it was Kidd's body, he still chose to trust his intuition again in the confusion of emotional shock.
"That can't be him."
"Who else could it be if not him? Bai Ling, the situation is urgent, don't deceive yourself." Xiwu Si wanted to calm him down.
The four words "self-deception" are like a switch, prying open long-forgotten memories that one is unwilling to face. Amidst all the chaos, the sudden and inconceivable betrayals from his previous life washed over Bai Ling's mind again like a torrential flood.
His pupils were dimmed, and a tiny but growing voice emerged in his heart -
Is there a possibility that...
Is it possible that…
His former deputy commanders, those people, didn't betray him intentionally...
Is there a possibility...!
It is false that they sold out the revolutionary army for money.
They didn't mean to be mean to me, but like Kidd, they were controlled.
A thin layer of cold sweat oozed out of the corner of Bai Ling's forehead. He held the edge of the table with his right hand. The veins on the back of his hand bulged, and he used so much force that he almost broke the corner of the table.
And I was totally unaware of it. I hated them for so long and almost went to them for revenge after my rebirth.
His breathing stagnated and he felt his stomach twitching and churning. With trembling lips, he bent down slightly, placed his arms across his stomach, and pressed down masochistically.
Fortunately, it was almost there.
fine.
He pursed his lips, trying his best to suppress the physical pain brought about by severe anxiety, and controlled his body to exhale slowly. But Xiwusi saw this scene and frowned:
"Bai Ling, you look so ugly. How long have you not slept?"
In his impression, this falcon never took a rest on its own initiative except when it really needed to replenish inhibitors.
"I don't remember, maybe dozens of hours..."
Bai Ling's voice was hoarse. He lowered his head and pinched the bridge of his nose. He felt that everything from the tip of his nose to his scalp to his limbs was as heavy as if it were filled with lead.
But he had his own way - he called the service soldier and asked him to bring him two cups of coffee, the kind that was so strong that it couldn't be stirred.
Xiwusi looked at him with a calm expression as he raised his neck, drank two cups, pinched his palm, and couldn't help but sneered:
"You take strong suppressants during estrus and consume excessive amounts of caffeine. You are not afraid of sudden death."
Bai Ling said in a light tone, and responded with a powerful response, "It's better than you hiding in the house and drinking tons of alcohol."
"I only had one drink." Saibu's voice was flat.
"Really?" He leaned closer, leaned over, and sniffed lightly at the side of the buzzard's neck. "It smells like more than one cup."
The movement only lasted for a moment, but it made Seibu Tsukasa's neck feel hot and his hair stood on end.
Seibu's fists hardened immediately, "Don't treat me like your alpha and go around horny."
Bai Ling stood by the door, turned sideways and said lightly: "Don't worry, I just drank too much coffee and I'm a little excited."
"You'd better be excited." Xiwusi looked at his bloodshot gray eyes and his tone sank.
Don’t let the anxiety get worse and can’t be resolved, turning into mania.
The two of them walked out of the command center together. The ceiling lights suddenly brightened. Bai Ling narrowed his eyes, forcing himself to use his brain nerves and return to the role of commander-in-chief as soon as possible.
He had a lot to do, including ordering the collection of the bodies of the fallen soldiers and comforting the 9,000 wounded soldiers who had escaped by chance - they were now gathering in the main ship's transport hall, demanding to see him.
Bai Ling knew without thinking how much anger and sorrow these seabirds would feel after seeing the unbearable "revelations" on the Star Network and learning that they had been betrayed by Kidd.
Kidd's "command error" caused the Pirate Corps' Second Division, with a total of 26,000 men, to face enemy artillery fire.
The death toll exceeded 17,000.
Only nine thousand escaped.
It can be said to be the largest and most tragic casualties since the revolutionary army started its uprising.
The moment he learned the news, Bai Ling immediately led the "Death Eagle Regiment" of the First Fleet to rush over for support. At the critical moment, they rushed to the edge of the asteroid belt and killed all the Imperial troops who were trying to open a passage there.
If the original battle power disparity wasn't so huge, things wouldn't have been so smooth.
But the group of people he led were the veterans rescued from the Colosseum.
Veterans are Bai Ling’s biggest trump card. Originally serving as the elite spearhead, they were arranged to recuperate and prepare to airdrop to New Columbus, which is the second battlefield.
Now receiving the support order, they pushed the accelerator all the way to the asteroid belt of the first battlefield, but kept crashing into the bodies of their comrades floating in space on the way.
There are whole ones, pieces, blocks, and bubbles...
Occasionally, pieces of clothing would get caught on the windshield - we used to joke around during training, drawing "French Fries Group" and "Homegrown Chicken Group" patterns on T-shirts, and even making bets that in simulated combat, whoever lost would have to wear the other person's peripherals like a prisoner.
Now the “Homegrown Chicken” is still on their combat uniforms, but the “Golden French Fries” have been torn into pieces.
The veterans choked and couldn't breathe.
After that, he just rushed forward and killed all the way, not caring about the casualty ratio at all. He killed until his eyes were red-eyed. Finally, he wiped his eyes blankly, which were wet.
Perhaps because the imperial army suffered too much loss, the horn eagle stopped attacking and did not send any more troops to pursue.
Both armies suffered heavy casualties, so the soldiers got a short rest.
Taking advantage of this breathing time, Bai Ling not only had to calm the wounded soldiers and prevent mutiny, but also had to find a breakthrough as soon as possible and find enough evidence to prove that Seagull was framed.
One thing in particular needs to be made clear:
According to the Medical Department, shortly before the tragedy, Kidd had contacted the Medical Department to report that he had found an injured omega captive and was going to take him back for treatment.
However, apart from the brief conversation when the matter was reported, there was no further development.
No one saw the injured omega prisoner.
Of course, it is reasonable to speculate that this prisoner also died during transportation along with other soldiers of the 2nd Division of the Seagull Legion.
But so far, no body has been found wearing electronic shackles of captives.
Kidd's mecha also disappeared, leaving only an incomplete surveillance video uploaded to the Themis defense system.
Bai Ling suppressed his cold brows and boldly speculated that Kidd's disappearance and abnormality should be related to the omega captive.
It was the kindness of Kidd and the Seagulls that brought about the disaster.
Thinking of this, he slid his thumb across the terminal, and Kidd's dialog box popped up on the interface again.
He scrolled up to the entire page of missed calls he had made to Kidd and turned to the top.
[Sunflower emoji]
He stared at it for a while, some distant memory flashed through the depths of his mind, and a paper sunflower gradually overlapped with the icon in front of him.
Suddenly, Bai Ling clenched the terminal.
He suddenly thought of a name.
At this moment, the terminal vibrated and the executive adjutant Hal requested a call.
Bai Ling pressed it and heard Hal's slightly excited voice saying, "Commander Bai, the First Division of the Seagull Corps, which is responsible for searching for the remains, has found an enemy omega."
"Is it a body?"
"No, he's still alive!" Hal spoke quickly and concisely, "He was stabbed by his friend and abandoned his mecha. He couldn't survive long in the vacuum environment. But he was lucky. A scattered oxygen mask happened to float in front of him, so he lived for two more hours. When the Seagull First Division found him, his oxygen was almost exhausted. The Eagle Regiment wanted to kill him, but the Seagulls stopped them, saying that they were too tired and didn't want to kill him anymore, so they brought him back--"
"I didn't expect that when this kid woke up, he said he knew who the omega that had come into contact with Admiral Kidd was."
The chain of clues that had been cut off by humans was connected in an unexpected way.
Bai Ling's breathing stuttered and he lowered his trembling eyelashes. The disaster was caused by saving the omega, and the clue was regained because of saving the omega... Kindness will always return to where it belongs.
After hanging up the phone, Bai Ling turned around and headed for the medical floor.
There, he saw the brown rabbit that survived the disaster.
A name was also verified from his mouth.
Cen Yan.
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