Chapter 102 Meeting
◎Two items◎
"this--"
Luo Wusheng looked around. He could tell who owned the study, but he had never been inside.
He stared at Shi Hanqiao with wide eyes. The latter walked to the bookshelf and scanned it as if he was at home.
He knew that in the world of cultivation there were teleportation arrays that could break the constraints of space.
But that is the world of cultivation after all. Now is the interstellar age, and no one can break through the constraints of space.
In other words, currently only Shi Hanqiao has this ability.
The young man stared at her without saying a word.
"how?"
Woman A turned around and saw that he had a serious expression on his face.
"Do you suspect it's me?"
"no!"
Luo Wusheng's first reaction was to deny it, even though it was an objective fact that so far only Shi Hanqiao had the ability to teleport, and could even take him teleporting.
But he completely denied this possibility subjectively. He believed her and she had no motive.
Shi Hanqiao lowered the corners of her lips and wanted to say something else, but she saw the young man's gaze passed over her, his eyes full of doubt, and he walked towards her in three or two steps.
He took down an old-looking book with the royal symbol on the cover: five stars in a circle.
"Isn't this Luo Wei's book?"
Woman A stared at the sign; it looked familiar to her after Edith's birthday party.
It was the Hunyuan Bell that reminded her that it was Luo Wei's book.
The seeds of doubt were planted very early.
Later, when Hunyuan Ling found out that Tiandao was seriously injured, she confirmed that there had been cultivators in the interstellar world as early as seventy or eighty years ago.
Luo Wusheng tried to turn the pages of the book, but failed.
He handed it to Woman A: "I can't open it."
"I saw her take a small porcelain bottle and pour red liquid onto the logo on the cover before opening the book."
Her phoenix eyes widened as she watched Shi Hanqiao turn the page.
"You...just opened it like that?!"
"The outer shell is similar, but the inside is not necessarily the same. I've opened hers before, and this is the same book as hers."
Woman A's gaze was fixed on the title page.
The young man looked in the direction it led and saw a complex pattern drawn on the title page.
With his extraordinary memory, he recalled that it was the pattern of a life-changing talisman that flashed by in the firelight, and next to the pattern were a few more eye-catching lines of words.
【Found Shi Hanqiao! 】
【At any cost! 】
Kill her! Kill her! Kill her!
The sharp corners of the pen revealed deep hatred.
"This is... Luo Wei's handwriting?!"
The young man had seen the old woman's handwriting, which was similar to these three rows of characters. The only difference was that he saw that when she wrote, there was no hostility at all, but instead it was gentle and generous.
Woman A nodded. "She confirmed it was her handwriting, but she denied writing it."
"You got the answer?!"
The young woman was referring to the fact that she had asked the old man why he wanted to kill her, but she never received an answer.
“That’s the answer.”
Shi Hanqiao raised the book and pointed at the lines of words.
She lowered her eyes and listened quietly, then suddenly said, "Someone is coming."
"What?"
Luo Wusheng's mental power could cover the entire palace, but he could not sense any person or object approaching.
"Before you leave, it's better to leave a 'small gift'."
Woman A took out a piece of paper and wrote a sentence.
Before leaving, the young man sensed the starship docking.
Ten minutes later, Tan An left everyone behind and returned to the study alone.
"People are dead, why did it have to be these four?"
The irritability and depression surrounding him was almost overflowing.
He has been in a high position for many years, and his hands are stained with a lot of blood in his quest for power.
The emperor of this empire has long regarded life as worthless.
If the dead person was an ordinary person, he wouldn't even look at him.
It just so happened that the people who died were the previous generation leaders of the four major families, who had participated in the incident with him.
Tan An was already feeling uneasy, and on top of that, he was held accountable by the four major families at the meeting just now, causing him to get so anxious that pimples appeared on his lips.
Sitting upright, his eyes casually swept across the table.
His whole body was stiff, and he slowly turned his head to stare at the note on the table.
Don't worry, it will be your turn.
Tan An immediately checked the surveillance footage outside the study. He had just entered the room, and the footage was played back to four hours ago when he left the study to attend a meeting.
From the time he left to the time he came back, no one came in or out!!!
And he confirmed that there was no such note on the table when he left!
Could it be that——
Tan An recalled what was mentioned at the meeting.
No, it definitely won’t happen, he muttered, shaking his head.
His eyelids shot up, and he hurriedly stood up and went to the bookshelf, causing his chair to fall backward with a loud bang.
Tan An was so anxious that he didn't care about the chair falling to the ground. He stood stiffly in front of the bookshelf with an empty compartment.
He took a deep breath and his eyes moved from the upper left corner to the lower right corner in order.
Once, twice, three times...
No, no, no...
The only remaining hope was exhausted after repeated failures.
Tan An fell back two steps, as if all the strength in his body had been drained, and leaned on the desk.
The wind created by his movements blew the light papers on the table.
[Don't worry, it will be your turn] Seven big words caught his eyes.
Tan An fell to the carpet with a thud.
Impossible! Could it really be——
Someone had raised that possibility in the meeting just now, but he rejected it outright.
Now I see the message in his study, and the book is gone!
——Is he really from that destroyed family?
impossible!
Who brought that up just now?!
It seems to be someone from the Second Military District, the Black family.
It's even more impossible!
Three hours ago, Tan An attended a meeting.
Those who participated in the meeting included the heads of the four major families, the generals of the eight military regions under their influence, and Shi Qi of the Ninth Army.
There were two topics for the meeting, the first of which was to select an acting marshal.
The fourth deceased was the previous head of the Black family. Although he had retired as the head of the Black family, he still held the actual military power of the Black family and had served as the chief marshal since seventy years ago.
After his death, the election that was supposed to take place soon was brought forward.
As for the ceremony, unlike other positions that require multiple rounds of screening, this position has only nine candidates in total, namely generals from nine military regions.
Among these nine people, Shi Qi was elected with unanimous votes.
The first eight legions are divided into four groups.
Not to mention the fact that the four families refused to give in to each other, there was also a sense of competition between the two military regions under the name of the same family.
Of course, the twists and turns involved are secondary.
The most crucial point is that Shi Qi's battle with the Zerg Queen laid the foundation for humanity's victory, and he has been stationed on the border for more than 20 years since then, blocking the occasional Zerg riots. No ordinary people feel the threat of the Zerg anymore.
Over the past twenty years, the empire has been thriving in all aspects, and people have lived and worked in peace and contentment, as if the Zerg had been completely wiped out.
In fact, the Zerg is a race with tenacious vitality and has existed in the world longer than humans.
The Zerg were not extinct, they were just firmly blocked outside the border by the Ninth Army led by Shi Qi.
In the end, the various military regions' concerns were defeated by real achievements.
Of course, there are some personal considerations as well.
The Ninth Army is extremely powerful, and it is different from the weak Ninth Army that was used as a shield back then.
Shi Qi was the most powerful fighter, and her military region was ranked first in overall strength. She had been stationed on the most difficult border lines for years. If she became a marshal, she would be expected to lead by example and would not retreat from the border.
The current border area is smaller than it was back then. Although the environment is "hard", it is still comparable to the prosperity of the capital planet.
After all, it is the first line of defense against the Zerg. The Ninth Army can defend it alone, but for various considerations, other military regions take turns to defend it every two years.
For example, the 7th, 8th and 9th Armies are currently stationed on the border.
Next year, the 7th and 8th Armies will be transferred back to other defense lines, and the 1st and 3rd Armies will be transferred to the border line to fight side by side with the 9th Army.
And no two armies from the same family will be sent to guard the border together every year.
Not to mention other things, at least some of the children sent to the military region by certain families could not stand the "hardship" of the border.
The generals who had enjoyed the prosperity of the capital star needed some time to adapt when they returned to their respective defense lines, not to mention the border line where there was no entertainment except combat training.
Therefore, Shi Qi was elected with unanimous votes.
The others were willing and all submitted.
However, due to the recent deaths of the four major families, everyone decided to postpone Shi Qi's enthronement ceremony to next year.
The ceremony is just an honor announced to the world, and the actual post will go through the process after the meeting. Within three days, Shi Qi will officially become the new marshal. At the same time, the military region's dedicated artificial intelligence system will automatically unlock the marshal's authority to him.
Shi Qi said, "I will continue to be stationed at the border for many years in the future, so there is no need for a ceremony."
Some people care about fame, while others don't like to be famous.
It was perfectly normal. Others tried to persuade him several times, but Shi Qi still refused, so the conferment ceremony was cancelled.
Once the first thing is solved, the second thing should be solved.
The four major families asked Tan An, who was sitting in the main seat, for an explanation.
"The detailed information has been sent to everyone." Tan An stood up and said, "The four bodies are full of suspicious circumstances. No one can guarantee that there will be another victim. But one thing is clear: the other party wants to use the royal symbol to frame the Russell family."
The head of the Kovia family chuckled and said jokingly, "Who knows if the Russell family staged this themselves to remove suspicion from their own family."
"If someone from the Russell family could break through the numerous defenses and deliver a fatal blow, leaving no trace of a fight at all, I wouldn't be as worried as I am now."
Tanan glanced at him and counterattacked calmly.
"After all, the Russell family's symbol was left at the scene, and the one who died was your elder. You must give us an explanation, Your Majesty." The head of the Luo family emphasized the last four words.
Tan An grasped the key point and looked directly at the other party: "Don't forget, that is not the symbol of the Russell family, but the symbol of the royal family."
The Russell family's emblem and the royal family's emblem appear to be the same, but they are actually very different.
The Holochim family used this symbol when they were still the royal family. Seventy years ago, the five major families destroyed the Holochim family. No matter which family came to power, they had to continue using the royal symbol.
The family representing the royal family may change, but the royal symbol is eternal.
The general of the Second Military District asked, "Are you saying that the murderer was from the Holochim family?"
"Impossible!" Tan An glared at the speaker with a voice so loud and deafening that Shi Qi, who was sitting opposite him, tilted his ears to avoid the thunder-like sound.
Feeling everyone's gaze, Tan'an realized his gaffe and remained silent for a while. He then scanned the other thirteen people present.
In addition to him, there are the younger generation heads of the four major families, the generals of the eight military regions, and the only outsider - Shi Qi.
The generals of the eight military regions are all from the four major families. Only Shi Qi is a lucky Alpha who happened to take over the Ninth Army from his brother who was devoted to business.
Tan'an stared straight at the woman A opposite him. Everyone present was a smart person and naturally knew the difference between woman A and them - their background.
"If it's inconvenient, I'll leave first."
Shi Qi stood up with a neither humble nor arrogant attitude, but when he turned around, he was stopped by two female voices that appeared at the same time.
"What's the inconvenience?"
"What can't the new marshal hear?"
Bai Shuiyue and Xia spoke at the same time, and looked at each other in surprise when they heard each other's voices.
The reason why a family is a family is the unity and protection among family members.
There are many people who sell their children for profit, but there are also many who protect their children.
Although the former was angry when Qi "kidnapped" his younger brother to the border, he was naturally not so angry after seeing that the relationship between the two had been as happy as ever for twenty years.
The latter was because of the relationship between Luo Wusheng and Shi Hanqiao, and many people present were well-informed about the news.
However, it seems that the person who should be most concerned, His Majesty the Emperor standing at the top, is still unaware of this matter.
Tan An didn't want to offend Shi Qi because of something trivial that happened over seventy years ago, so he walked down the stairs and said, "Since that's the case, I'll just speak frankly."
"It's definitely not possible that they are from the Holochim family!"
"Why is it absolutely impossible?" Shi Qi sat down, raised his eyelids and looked at him curiously, and deliberately emphasized the word "absolutely impossible".
She was not born into one of the four major families. Although she knew that the previous royal family had been destroyed, that was seventy years ago after all.
Everyone present was silent. Although they were not directly involved in the incident, they had heard about it.
This was what the previous generation of patriarchs of the four major families did in conjunction with the Russell family, so naturally they heard more and more true news.
Tanan explained word by word, "Because the entire Holochim tribe, a total of 1,307 people, including their 300 dogs, 200 cats, 800 fish, and all other living creatures, were all killed 70 years ago."
"The entire Holochim clan was wiped out, not a single one was left alive."
Although Tan An was young at the time, he had already taken over the position of head of the family. He also participated in the incident that wiped out the entire family.
Those who, in their youth, would be startled awake by the sight of piles of corpses and lakes of blood, can now say without batting an eyelid, "I personally verified the identities of the bodies."
There was a long silence in the conference room.
Except for Tan'an who witnessed it, everyone else had only heard about it.
But when the exact number reached their ears, everyone fell silent involuntarily.
Everyone's reasons for silence are different.
Some felt uncomfortable, some felt compassion, but more people felt embarrassed and unable to cover up the evil deeds of their ancestors after they were exposed.
Just dead people, just annihilation of the whole clan.
It’s nothing actually.
There are many things on the capital planet that are even bloodier and more shocking than this.
It's nothing new.
However, they are used to these things being whitewashed and simply "referenced" to them in a few words.
Instead of being exposed so bluntly like now.
The second item of the meeting, holding the Russell family accountable, was dropped.
【Author’s words】
A long day~~~
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