Chapter 156
Xiang Bie looked at the calm old man in front of him, was silent for a moment, and asked: "How did you save me three years ago?"
Three years ago on Abyssal Star, Ms. Bai saved him but did not tell him the truth.
She said she happened to collide with the rebel's car, the rebel ran away, and she found him dying in the car.
But this explanation was riddled with holes. Why would the rebels abandon him? And how did she manage to revive a dying experimental subject after the fusion had failed?
And his eyes, are they really the eyes of a devil wolf?
He had a lot of questions and he wanted a complete answer.
Mu Ling was originally doubting her life because of her grandfather's matter. When she heard what Brother Xiang said, she immediately pricked up her ears and eavesdropped.
Bai Huanqiu wasn't surprised Xiang Bie would ask this question. She didn't answer directly, but instead asked, "How did you feel when I mentioned Ying Qianhe just now?"
Xiang Bie was silent for a moment, then said, "Not surprising."
Bai Huanqiu raised his eyebrows: "Why are you not surprised? Did you know that he had problems?"
"I don't know, but he also went to Abyssal Star three years ago."
Three years ago, after he "disappeared", the military sent several groups of reinforcements in the name of rescue, among whom Ying Qianhe was the first to arrive.
Ying Qianhe is not from the military, but he is the governor of the western star field. Yuanhai Star is within the western star field, so it is reasonable for him to come.
But if Ying Qianhe really started specializing in human experiments twenty years ago, then he would be captured by the rebels for experiments, and he must have been behind it.
"I want to know what exactly happened at that time. How close was Ying Qianhe's relationship with the rebels?"
Bai Huanqiu glanced at Xiang Bie again and, without keeping him in suspense, began from the beginning, "The federal presidential election is held every seven years, with a maximum of three consecutive terms. The previous president, Bernice, completed his last term seven years ago. Before leaving office, he promoted Ying Qianhe from the governor of the capital star to the governor of the western star field..."
It was also because of this promotion that Ying Qianhe officially had the right to run for election. So, in the same year, Ying Qianhe participated in the election of the new president.
That election was a battle of gods. Bernie's complete resignation gave many candidates hope. The old era was over. They were reckless, attacking each other, and sharpening their heads to climb onto the throne, second only to the emperor, and write a new era of their own.
But they soon discovered that although Bernice had stepped down, he actually fully supported Ying Qianhe's election campaign. It was unclear whether he really wanted to help Ying Qianhe take power or wanted to train Ying Qianhe into his own puppet so that he could continue to control her behind the scenes. But no matter what, the power that Bernice had accumulated over twenty-one years was too great, and with him standing behind Ying Qianhe, Ying Qianhe had too great an advantage.
Before long, the other candidates gradually faded into obscurity, while Ying Qianhe stood out and became the hot favorite in that election.
Everyone thought that Ying Qianhe would be the new president, after all, apart from him, the others didn't seem very capable in fighting.
However, an accident suddenly occurred.
No one could have expected that the position of the new president would be taken by an unknown director of the East Star Region Military Department who hardly interacted with high-level officials of the Capital Star.
The director of the military department is called Sheng Tianhai. He is low-key and does not have many connections. During the election campaign, he did not even canvass for votes publicly. Everyone has long assumed that he is just a cannon fodder and does not take him seriously at all.
And it was such a person who unexpectedly won the championship. Relying on the popular support accumulated over many years at the grassroots level and the unconditional support of the people in the East Star Region, he defeated Ying Qianhe with a very small difference in votes and stood on this new stage of history.
Everyone was stunned for a moment, especially Ying Qianhe and Bernice who thought they had already won.
Then not long after, Bernice was suddenly assassinated and died.
Bernice's death was too sudden. His wife cried and publicly insulted him on Star Network, saying that the new president Sheng Tianhai killed her husband!
She spoke with certainty, and although there was no evidence, the former president's wife had made such a fuss that the dirty water was completely thrown on Sheng Tianhai's head.
Upon seeing this, the other candidates immediately attacked him, trying to use public opinion to advocate for the new president to step down and then hold new elections.
The new president is like a spotted deer surrounded by jackals, surrounded on all sides. Everyone wants to eat his flesh, drink his blood, and make him die a miserable death.
However, the person who can sit on the position of director of the East Star Region Military Department is not a pushover.
Although I am not good at your political frame-up, I am not afraid of you. You have your methods and I have mine. Let's fight and see whose methods are tougher.
Soon, everyone discovered that the new president was not a know-nothing reckless man who only knew how to fight and kill. He was very wise and decisive, and most importantly, he actually got things done.
The president does practical things, what a niche track.
At least during the 21 years that Bernice was in office, he never did anything practical.
He is busy with political struggles and dancing with capitalists every day, and never considers people's livelihood.
When something happens to the people, they let the officials handle it. If the officials don't handle it well, they just curse the officials. While cursing, they hold meetings to discuss how to solve the problem. In the end, they hold meetings for one or two years, have a hundred or eighty quarrels, and drag the matter out until it's unresolved and the people forget about it. That's it.
Everyone thought that all presidents were like this, but Sheng Tianhai was not.
When he was in the East Star Region, he was known for getting things done. The reason he was able to gain the support of so many people in the East Star Region was that he was really willing to take action when something happened.
In this way, relying on several people-friendly policies, Sheng Tianhai directly gained huge support from the people, and public opinion suddenly reversed.
Why would our new president want to kill the old president? The old president will never be able to run for president again. To the new president, this person's threat value is zero. Why would he kill him? And why choose such a sensitive time to do it? Is he just bored?
So, is there any evidence that they killed the former president? It's not like they can't produce any evidence at all, and it's just pure nonsense, right?
You're saying the new president's policies are just empty promises and won't be implemented? So you know that? Are you the only one sobering up while everyone else is drunk? They've already implemented them before, and you're just pretending not to see them, right?
[Yes, I am speaking up for the new president. Why? Nonsense, he is improving my life. I am fine with calling him dad!]
The troublemakers found that they could no longer incite the people, and that public opinion was actually on Sheng Tianhai's side. No way, they had to assassinate him and kill him to put an end to it!
Can't kill him? How can it be impossible to kill him! Oh, yes, he is a military man, so it is indeed difficult to kill him. But what about his wife and his family?
Both his parents passed away? No relatives? His wife is from a military family, and she is a better fighter than him, and can kick someone's brains out with one kick?
Is there no one in his family who is easy to bully?
Oh, his wife has a nephew who is still very young and still studying in a military academy. He looks like a fragile college student?
Then it’s him!
A few days later, three killers went to the scene, two of them were killed in return, and one was beaten into a vegetable by that brat. He was drooling even after he was cured!
He is the best fighter in their family!!!
Gradually, everyone found that the new president was really a tough nut to crack. Not only was he hard to chew, but he could also easily break his teeth.
The troublemakers finally calmed down, and they began to consider whether they should stop opposing the new president.
At this time, Ying Qianhe, who was generally recognized as the person who most wanted the new president to die and who should have stood firmly against the new president, suddenly took the initiative to stand up and expressed his complete submission to the new president.
He claimed that he did not want to run for election at all, and that everything was arranged by the incumbent President Bernie. Bernie was controlling and using him, while he was as pure as a chrysanthemum, elegant and noble, a white lotus that grew out of the mud without being stained.
Since Ying Qianhe has surrendered, what can the others do? They have to surrender as well.
In the end, it was discovered that Bernice was actually assassinated by the rebels. The rebels had long disliked Bernice, but because he was the president and had too many people around him, they had tried to assassinate him several times but failed, so they waited until he left office before taking action.
"So was it really the rebels who killed him? Who arranged the rebels? Was it Ying Qianhe? Was he so close to the rebels seven years ago?"
In the quiet room, the little girl's sudden voice suddenly rang out.
Bai Huanqiu paused and looked at Mu Ling beside him. He saw that Mu Ling was so engrossed in eating the melon that she was holding her head and listening to the story.
Bai Huanqiu: "..."
Seeing that her aunt was staring at her, Mu Ling quickly covered her mouth, looking innocent: "Go on, go on, I won't interrupt..."
Bai Huanqiu continued, "Ying Qianhe has always had connections with the rebels. If he finds it inconvenient to do something dirty, he'll hire the rebels to do it for him."
The rebels back then were just a group of rabble. They committed murder, arson, rape and looting, and did the same kind of banditry that interstellar pirates do.
Ying Qianhe has always had long-term business dealings with the rebels. This time, he hired the other party to kill Bernice for him, and then framed Sheng Tianhai for the incident.
In fact, Ying Qianhe originally planned to use Bernice to get to the top and then kill Bernice so that he could take over all of Bernice's power.
It's a pity that the election failed, but Bernice is useless anyway, so he might as well kill him and use him to attack Sheng Tianhai.
Although this plan failed in the end, it didn't matter. Bernice's power still fell into Ying Qianhe's hands.
So, on the white side, Ying Qianhe used Bernice's old ministers, and on the black side, Ying Qianhe had close relations with the rebels. He could have kept a low profile, waited for another seven years, and then made a comeback.
However, one day five years ago, Ying Qianhe suddenly realized that the rebels posed a threat to him, and the rebel leader actually wanted to control him in turn.
So, Ying Qianhe made a decision that he would get rid of the other party.
He gave the rebels an idea, and then the famous Water-Jupiter incident happened.
The Water-Jupiter Incident, the battle that made Marshal Xiang Yuanren famous.
Five years ago, at the suggestion of Ying Qianhe, the rebel leader and his men occupied a medium-sized planet called Water and Jupiter. They occupied the planet, killed the planetary governor, and massacred the people in order to force the federal government to cede 33 planets to them.
They also infected a large number of alien beasts and told the government clearly that if they delayed for one day, twenty alien beasts would be released.
The people of the Federation were in a panic for a while, and Sheng Tianhai would naturally not tolerate such arrogant behavior of the rebels.
This fierce general who came from the military department directly issued a death order, he wanted the head of the rebel leader!
But the rebels are the defending side, the federal army is the attacking side, and the rebels also hold hostages from an entire planet. In this situation, it is easy for the federal army to win the battle, but it is very difficult to prevent the hostages from being harmed.
In addition, the rebels have so many strange beasts, the situation is too complicated, and if we are not careful, it will easily lead to a river of blood.
The military was under tremendous pressure, and combat plans were repeatedly drawn up and overturned.
At this time, Xiang Yuanren, who had just joined the army for less than two years and had recently made meritorious service on the front line and was promoted to major, suddenly called the military headquarters and expressed his willingness to accept the military order.
Many people think that the young man is just bragging, but the other party has an uncle who is the president, so they have to give him face. The military said, then tell us a plan first.
Xiang Yuanren spoke eloquently and meaningfully. The battle plan was finally placed in front of the president. Sheng Tianhai did not sleep all night. The next day he made a decision. He would do his best to ensure that Xiang Yuanren would become the vanguard commander of this battle. He required the other party to go into battle within three days and not delay any further!
Xiang Yuanren rushed to Shuimuxing, made a plan, and went into battle as scheduled. Half a month later, he personally cut off the head of the rebel leader, and then continued his momentum to wipe out the six major strongholds of the rebels. At this point, the rebel army was almost wiped out.
Xiang Yuanren became famous in one battle. Three months later, he was promoted to the highest military commander of the federation and was awarded the rank of marshal.
In fact, although Xiang Yuanren was very powerful, he would have been enough to be promoted to the next level. However, he was directly parachuted into the rank of marshal. A group of generals and lieutenant generals in their fifties and sixties saluted him, a little kid. Who could accept this?
But the president insisted on his own way. They knew that the president wanted to use Xiang Yuanren to suppress the military, or to put it more directly, the president wanted to take control of the overall military power himself.
Xiang Yuanren became a target, with countless cold arrows shot at him.
Of course, none of them succeeded.
Until three years ago, Ying Qianhe carefully set up a killing array for him on Yuanhai Star.
At that time, Ying Qianhe had become the new leader of the rebel army.
"Oh my god! He is the leader of the rebels!" Mu Ling blurted out again, her eyes widened in shock.
Xiang Bie also frowned fiercely, his expression looking quite ugly.
Bai Huanqiu observed the young man's expression and smiled, "You helped him deal with the previous rebel leader and eliminated most of the high-level forces within the rebels, allowing him to take over the remaining rebels very easily without worrying about dissatisfaction or internal chaos. After that, he spent two years rebuilding the rebel forces. Your fate is the same as Bernice's. You are the bridge that he will destroy after crossing the river. And you happen to be a shield in front of the president. If he wants to replace your uncle, you will definitely not survive."
Mu Ling turned to look at Brother Xiang, patted his shoulder sympathetically, and said, "You are so miserable."
Xiang Bie was silent. He tilted his head to look at her and said softly, "You too."
Mu Ling: “…”
So, is it more miserable to be an experimental subject from birth, or to grow up smoothly but be tortured into a sieve?
Mu Ling sighed.
Why are they both so unlucky...
Xiang Bie looked at Ms. Bai again: "I understand what Ying Qianhe said. Now let's get to the point. How did you save me? And what happened to my eyes?"
At this moment, Bai Huanqiu suddenly looked at Mu Ling beside him.
Mu Ling was stunned. She carefully shrank her neck, then covered her mouth and muttered softly: "I really won't interrupt..."
Bai Huanqiu retracted his gaze and said to Xiang Bie, "She saved you."
Category: "..."
Mu Ling: “…”
Mu Ling was surprised: "Ah?"
Bai Huanqiu looked at her and said, "I just looked at the record book last night, and you've already forgotten it?"
Record book? Mu Ling quickly went to rummage through Brother Xiang's bag and pulled out her grandfather's record book.
Bai Huanqiu took a sip of scented tea and reminded, "Page 11."
Mu Ling turned to page 11.
On August 14th, the horns fell off, but the scales remained. I have a wild guess: could this not be her first experiment? Perhaps she'd already undergone other experiments before coming to Lab X. Based on the current data, there are no mutant tiger, leopard, or deer cells in her body. It's more likely that her snake genes devoured the mutant cells that came after her. So, is that why she didn't reject the foreign body?
Mu Ling looked at those lines of words with a dazed expression.
Bai Huanqiu frowned: "Don't you understand? Your physique can devour mutant cells. He was injected with your serum, so he can survive."
Mu Ling: “…”
Category: "..."
Mu Ling looked at Brother Xiang beside her in shock. Xiang Bie also looked at her. His eyes were deep and his Adam's apple rolled: "We..."
Bai Huanqiu stroked the handle of his teacup and said, "Well, she's your savior."
Xiang Bie's eyes became deeper.
Mu Ling was getting a little nervous from Brother Xiang's stare. She scratched her face and asked, "But Auntie, how did you get my serum?"
Bai Huanqiu said calmly, "Don't you know how to make your own medicine?"
Mu Ling said: "Yes."
"Don't you divide your blood samples into dozens of portions every year and send them to different testing centers on different planets to measure different body data and then adjust the dosage of the medicine based on the data?"
Mu Ling: “…”
Yes, Mu Ling sends her blood sample for testing once a year to understand the latest condition of her body.
When she was making medicine for Brother Xiang before, she also drew Brother Xiang's blood and sent it for testing before formulating the medicinal formula.
So, these inspection points...
Mu Ling was numb. She asked in a trance, "Aunt, Auntie, are you the one who opened all these testing sites?"
Bai Huanqiu said in a normal tone, "I'm much richer than you think."
Mu Ling: “…”
This is a real rich woman! Very rich!
Xiang Bie finally withdrew his gaze from Mu Ling. He clenched his fists slightly and asked, "Are you going to Yuanhai Star for me?"
She would bring the serum to rescue him in advance, which means that Ms. Bai knew that something would happen to him on Yuanhai Star, and even guessed what would happen to him, so she rushed here.
Bai Huanqiu said calmly, "Well, you should have guessed that I know so much about Ying Qianhe. I have people in the rebel army. In fact, it was my people who injected you with a temporary shock drug to make you fake your death. I will pick you up after you are thrown into a mass grave."
Mu Ling asked again: "Then grandma, what kind of eyes are Brother Xiang's? They shouldn't be the eyes of a demon wolf, right?"
"No, his eyes were too severely contaminated, so the Devil Wolf eye mask had to be removed. However, after the serum was injected, we discovered that he had a pathological reaction, with white light appearing in his eyes. The doctor who performed the surgery was your grandfather's junior fellow apprentice and my attending physician. He is also proficient in virology. He said it was a miracle. The serum eliminated most of the violent virus, but the remaining virus triggered your diseased gene. If you replace it with a different beast eye mask, you might really become the success story that Ying Qianhe has always dreamed of and pursued all his life."
The air in the room suddenly became silent.
Bai Huanqiu looked into Xiang Bie's eyes and said, "You really succeeded. Your eyes come from a mildly infected ragdoll kitten."
Mu Ling grabbed Brother Xiang's arm and said, "You really are a ragdoll cat!"
Xiang Bie looked at Mu Ling, and felt helpless when he saw that she was still in the mood to be excited about such things.
What he cares more about now is that if what Ms. Bai said is true, then the person in the most danger right now is Mu Ling.
Once Ying Qianhe knew that her serum had such an effect, he would never let her go!
His dark eyes were faintly tinged with blue light, and Xiang Bie's expression turned cold. He raised his other hand, placed his slightly cool palm on the back of Mu Ling's hand, and tightened it slightly.
Mu Ling was stunned, quickly pulled back her hand, and looked at the aunt opposite her guiltily.
Bai Huanqiu squinted his eyes and looked at her.
Mu Ling quickly lowered her head and tangled her clothes with her fingers.
Bai Huanqiu frowned, her eyes switching back and forth between Xiang Bie and Mu Ling. After a while, she said to Mu Ling, "He needs to digest it for a while. It's your turn now. Ask now?"
Mu Ling scratched her ears and muttered, "Aunt, I want to know, is the doctor who performed the surgery on Brother Xiang trustworthy?"
Bai Huanqiu said "hmm".
Mu Ling was not so reassured: "My blood serum passed through his hands, and so did Brother Xiang's eyes. What if he betrays us..."
"He won't."
"Why? Because he is Grandpa's junior apprentice? He respects Grandpa very much?"
"No, he always felt that your grandfather was not as smart as him, and he never accepted your grandfather."
Mu Ling was shocked: "So you still believe him?"
Bai Huanqiu raised his eyebrows: "Why don't you believe it? He is my husband, your uncle."
Mu Ling: “!!!”
Bai Huanqiu said coldly: "Why, you can fall in love, but I can't? Have you never seen a twilight romance?"
Mu Ling: “………………”
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Mu Ling's entire face instantly turned red!
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