Chapter 145: Farewell The night sky is so beautiful tonight
As Ockham Leslie left the palace, the smile on his face instantly fell.
Sitting in the aircraft, Occam leaned back in the comfortable seat, his eyes closed, as if he were asleep. Seeing this, the female driver in the driver's seat quickly slowed down, fearing that the bumpy road would wake the insect in the back seat.
But no matter how careful he was, he was still unlucky. The red aircraft flying on the side of them was suddenly rear-ended by the blue aircraft flying behind them.
The pilot of the red aircraft hadn't activated the intelligent driving system, and his driving skills were limited. After being rear-ended, he was so frightened that he floored the accelerator. The steering wheel twisted, and he darted between the two aircraft like a fly in the dark.
Passing aircraft were unable to dodge in time, resulting in a series of collisions. The sub-female relied on her superb driving skills to avoid the collision, but she could not avoid the feeling of being pushed back by sudden braking and stopping. Occam in the back seat opened his eyes that had been closed, and looked coldly at the sub-female in the driving seat.
Yaci broke out in a cold sweat and was about to explain, but Occam looked at the aircraft that had crashed into a chain outside for a long time, turned around, waved at him, said "Let's go", and leaned back in his seat to rest his eyes.
The surviving female didn't have time to think about why Ockham was so tolerant today. She wiped the sweat that had flowed into her eyes and stung her painfully, then restarted her flight and flew towards Leslie Mansion.
After arriving at the mansion, Occam got off the aircraft without looking back. The female drove the aircraft back to the mansion's parking lot tremblingly. She sat in the aircraft for a long time. After making sure that Occam really had no intention of settling scores later, she got off the aircraft with a pale face.
Opening the star brain on his wrist, Yaci felt the need to tell his friends about his good luck today.
At the same time, Occam, who had returned to his study long ago, finally made up his mind and chose one of the communication numbers from the rows of numbers on the virtual screen in front of him and broadcast it out.
A moment later, the call was connected, and a cold, slightly hoarse voice gurgled out through the wireless network like a spring: "Minister Leslie, is there something important you need to talk to me about? Is there a problem with the weapons?"
"It's a weapons development issue. The data we collected previously wasn't enough, so I wanted to discuss the next round of data collection with the Admiral today." Ockham said, "Of course, I know the Admiral is very busy right now and may not be available, so I will send him an email. The Admiral can arrange for the female soldiers to collect data according to my requirements. It's still a bit urgent here."
Bai, who was on the other end of the voice communication, frowned and sat up with the quilt in his arms. Nan Qi stuffed a pillow behind him and brought a glass of water for Bai to drink before sitting down and continuing to listen to the communication between Bai and Occam openly.
Bai drank the water and his dry throat became much moister. He first glared at Nan Qi before continuing to answer Occam: "I will cooperate with everything on my side. I will convey the message to Lieutenant General Jerry Daly to take over later. As for emails, the Minister can send them directly to Lieutenant General Daly. During this period, the Weapons Department can first contact Lieutenant General Daly..."
Before Bai could finish his words, Occam interrupted him hastily: "I still hope to contact the Admiral. I will still send him an email. The Admiral should take a look first and then decide whether to hand it over to Lieutenant General Dali. The Weapons Department can still wait."
Bai's frown deepened. What did Occam mean? Sometimes he was anxious, sometimes he wasn't.
Moreover, although Ockham was the Minister of Industry, he would not personally manage a weapons development project. All of them were handed over to the Ministry of Weapons, a subordinate department of the Ministry of Industry.
Moreover, it was actually Peggy who was in contact with their weapons department in name only. What was wrong with Occam that he would do such a thing before he went on the expedition? Occam did not seem like a leader who would care about the progress of weapons development.
There must be something wrong when things are abnormal. Occam's behavior seems to indicate that he has something that cannot be said openly, and weapons development is just his excuse.
After figuring this out, Bai cleared his throat and said, "Then I'll trouble you, Minister Leslie. I'll make arrangements after I review it."
"Okay, I'll send this email as soon as possible. Admiral, please check it." Leslie laughed. "Then I won't disturb the Admiral from his work. I wish you a triumphant return."
After saying this, Occam hung up the phone, opened a file, found the weapons development file, clicked on it and scrolled down.
When he was almost at the end, he added a new paragraph at the end of one of the paragraphs, then packaged the file and sent it to Bai.
After doing all this, Occam collapsed on the large sofa like a deflated balloon, mumbling as if he was talking to someone: "I hope you are right. This is betrayal. If we are discovered, our entire family will die."
However, there was no other insect in the empty room except him, and his words were destined to receive no response.
On the other hand, Bai opened the email Occam sent him and read it carefully. When he saw the passage that did not belong to the file, he fell into deep thought.
Nan Qi was a little curious and leaned over to take a look, but because it was a military terminal, he was afraid that it might contain confidential documents, so he scratched his head for a moment.
Bai came back to his senses and thought Nan Qi was very cute. He reached out and pulled Nan Qi to sit next to him: "Look if you want. There's nothing you can't know."
"Okay." Nan Qi sat beside Bai with a smile, and habitually hugged Bai in his arms, resting his chin on Bai's shoulder, and massaging Bai's waist with his warm big hands to relieve Bai's fatigue after the madness, but he could still concentrate on reading the content of the email.
After reading it, Nan Qi understood why Bai reacted that way.
Did Ockham Leslie have the wrong breakfast? He actually warned Bai that the expedition's route might have been leaked, and urged him to be careful along the way. He also warned Bai to pay more attention to the Insect King's mood and not to act on his own.
In addition, he also took the initiative to mention that the Weapons Department had delivered a batch of new weapons to the Quartermaster Department three months ago, and the number of weapons was enough to equip 20,000 elite military females.
Bai pointed at the sentence "Enough weapons to equip 20,000 elite military females" and said softly, "I haven't received any information on this. Although the Quartermaster Department is under the Military Department, it is actually under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Finance. Every allocation of military supplies requires approval from the Ministry of Finance and then submitted to the Insect Emperor for final signature."
"Minister of Finance Love Cecil is no fool like Ockham. His brother, Gila Cecil, is the second Queen of the Insect Emperor. He is very capable and helped Love become the biggest winner in the Cecil family's internal struggle."
"After Love took over, he managed the entire Ministry of Finance to an almost impenetrable level, even causing the Insect King to be wary." Bai paused, then continued, "The Zerg Queen Jira gradually weakened and eventually died after Love displayed his talents. Rumors spread that if the Zerg Queen Jira had lived, Love's achievements would have been even greater."
"That's such a shame." Nan Qi smelled a conspiracy. "These two brothers are still one step behind. They haven't been able to defeat that old scoundrel, the Insect King. But after the Insect King killed the Jira insect, he can be considered an enemy of Love, provided that Love respects him enough as a brother."
Bai was amused by Nan Qi's description of the Insect King. He leaned against Nan Qi, sighed comfortably, and said, "That's not something we can know. On the surface, Luo Fu and the Insect King still appear to be a saintly ruler and a virtuous minister."
"Well, they're all good actors." Nan Qi curled his lips, "Then what does he want to do?"
Nan Qi held Bai's hand and scrolled up the file. When his finger touched the sender's name, he said thoughtfully, "Is he... surrendering, placing a bet, or has he heard some news and suddenly seen through the true face of the Insect Emperor? Or is he trying to alienate you and Love Cecil? Or is he trying to find an excuse for you to use these weapons? Is he so kind?"
The Ministry of Ordnance is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Finance. When the Ministry of Ordnance received such a large batch of new weapons, it not only did not let Bai arrange for military female testing, but it did not even tell Bai the news. This must have been an order from a high-level official. It is self-evident who this high-level official is.
At this time, Occam suddenly mentioned this matter in dialogue, and his intention is worth further investigation.
"It seems that this Occam may not be as simple as he appears." Nan Qi rubbed Bai's neck. "What do you think?"
Bai closed the email and deleted it completely before saying, "No matter what his intentions are, we will remain inactive. I've already prepared for the line leak. Regarding the new weapon, he wants me to find an excuse to use it and sell me a good deal, but he also wants to use me as a pawn."
"Oh? How come?" Nan Qi was curious. "Occam and Love have a grudge against each other."
Bai: "It's not a grudge, just a conflict of interest. Ockham is the Minister of Industry, in charge of the Armaments Department. Weapons development requires money, so it has to be approved by the Ministry of Finance. But the approved funds are all budgets, and the budget size has the final say from Ockham. If the budget is large, Love will not approve it, so..."
Bai didn't say the rest of the words, but Nan Qi understood.
Isn't this just that Occam wanted to make money through the project, but Love didn't approve it, and the two ministers were arguing, which led to a grudge.
"So he wants you to expose the Treasury's 'secret hoard' of weapons, so the Insect King will think Luo Fu has ulterior motives? That way, Luo Fu will bear a grudge against you, and he can get revenge without bloodshed and exonerate himself." Nan Qi smacked his lips and sighed, "Wow, it turns out that insects who can sit firmly in high positions are not easy to deal with. They are too cunning."
Bai nodded, "Yeah, but Occam is still the dumber of these high-ranking individuals, and not very courageous. So I think it shouldn't be difficult to find out what he really means."
Bai sent a message to Lunk, asking him to check Occam's recent movements.
Soon, Lunk replied. Seeing Lunk's movements early this morning, where he went to the palace to have dinner with the Insect King and his son, the newly promoted Mei Congjun, Bai and Nan Qi looked at each other and understood why Occam contacted Bai.
Bai had previously guessed that his actions of executing without authorization and cracking down on bandits had touched the Insect King's bottom line. The Insect King would definitely not let him off easily and would probably spread the word to let the bandits ambush them.
But as the king of a country, the Insect King will definitely not contact these bandits in person. There must be insects contacting the bandits on his behalf.
Previously, Bai guessed that this liaison insect was selected by the Silver Wing Squadron, the exclusive guard of the Insect King. Now it seems that it was not the case, or that the Insect King did not want his confidant to come forward for some reason this time, so he chose Occam.
Occam's "fool" is relative to those evil guys. In fact, he also grew up in all kinds of conspiracies and tricks, and has a very sensitive sense of crisis.
He knew that the task assigned to him by the Insect King seemed to be a sign of trust in him, but as long as there was any mistake, he would be the scapegoat.
That's why he contacted Bai and used the weapon data as an excuse to ambiguously tell Bai that the Insect King had bad intentions.
But he was afraid that his fence-sitting behavior would be discovered by the Insect King. After much thought, he decided to reveal the weapon and let Bai and Love confront each other, thus drawing the Insect King's attention to Love, so that he would be safe.
I have to say that Occam's trick is really good. If it were in the past, Bai would really argue with Love about the weapons issue for the safety of his soldiers.
It just so happened that the Insect King was somewhat dissatisfied with Love. If he did this, he would get the Insect King's secret help, and he would definitely be able to get the weapons. Now...
Bai felt the heat coming from the body behind him, and a satisfied smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
He would not do such a stupid thing now. With the appearance of Nan Qi, he no longer had to worry about money. They were indeed still lagging behind in weapons development, but the problem of energy shortage had been solved.
With energy and current weapons and equipment, it is enough to deal with the bandits.
Moreover, this is a joint anti-bandit operation, and it is not just the Zerg country that is involved. Exposing new weapons too early is equivalent to giving other countries a way to understand their country's weapons and equipment. This kind of loss-making business cannot be done.
Therefore, we can only let down Occam's good intentions.
However, since Occam has already become alienated from the Insect King, they can find a way to take advantage of this. As for how to take advantage of it, let's wait until the bandit suppression is over.
After going over all this in his mind, Bai turned his head to look at Nan Qi, who was nestling against his shoulder like a kitten, and snorted coldly, "Tell me, was it you who turned off my alarm clock?"
He had clearly set the alarm for 10 a.m. If Occam's call hadn't woken him up, he would probably have slept through the night without even noticing Nan Qi had left.
Nan Qi smiled flatteringly and lowered his voice: "Since you can't take me to the docking port anyway, just rest at home. I've tormented you a lot, your waist must still be sore now."
Nan Qi's words made Bai Lian blush. Thinking of the times he and Nan Qi had made love and the times when he had taken the initiative to sit on Nan Qi, he really wanted to find a hole in the ground to crawl into.
When did he become so brave? Although there were times when he was "on top" before, it was always Nan Qi who moved, and he was passively trapped by Nan Qi, and his consciousness was on the verge of collapse. This was completely different from this time when he was active and conscious.
Just looking at Nan Qi's satisfied look, Bai suddenly felt that it was okay for him to take the initiative, as long as Nan Qi was happy.
If Nan Qi likes it, it's okay for him to be more wild, but not now. Now, he still has to ask Nan Qi to turn off his alarm clock.
Thinking of this, Bai cleared his throat, trying to make his voice sound less hoarse and more powerful.
But he didn't know that the tossing and turning in the early morning and being woken up, even though his voice was no longer hoarse, his tears, red eyes from not sleeping well and the red marks on his exposed skin made him look as cute as a bluffing little rabbit.
Before he could say anything, Nan Qi threw him to the ground and kissed him until he couldn't breathe.
After the kiss, Bai no longer remembered to find fault with Nan Qi. Nan Qi carried him to wash up, and then held him in his arms and had breakfast and lunch with him. Then, with Nan Qi's eyes as if she wanted to put him in her pocket and take him away, Bai reluctantly sent Nan Qi to the aircraft sent by Jodie Collet to pick up Nan Qi and take him to the South Bay Starship docking port.
Of course, all this looked quite different to Jody.
Her face is expressionless (afraid of showing reluctance), her eyes are red (from crying last night), her lips are swollen (from the kiss just now), and the red marks on her neck are glaring (witness of her madness). It is obvious that she is the image of a female monarch who has been tormented by Nan Qi to the point of being forced to get up and respectfully see her lord off to the car when he goes out.
But there is no affection in his male lord's eyes (Jody is blind), only the desire to possess the female lord (this is true).
All I can say is that the interpretation of eyes varies from insect to insect.
It was not until the aircraft flew away from the Smellide Mansion that Nan Qi withdrew his gaze from Bai. He leaned back in the comfortable seat of the aircraft and turned to look at Jordi Collet, who was "considerate" and silent, taking care of his farewell emotions.
"Thank you, Governor Jodi, for accompanying me on this trip. Otherwise, I really don't know how to have fun on my own."
"No, no," Jody said flatteringly, smiling broadly. "It's my honor to accompany Your Highness. This time, I can say I'm taking a trip at your expense."
"That's good. I was worried about delaying your work." Nan Qi looked innocent and innocent. "I've already made a plan and set a route. The first stop is to go camping on Green Cloud Star. I heard that Green Cloud Star has rich vegetation and towering ancient trees. It really makes me yearn for it."
"By the way, let's go buy some local specialties. I heard that they have a kind of green cloud cake that is particularly delicious. I really want to try it."
"Oh, yeah, I also heard that there are local guides who specialize in leading tourists up the mountain. Is that true? Can we find one? And also..."
"Of course, it all depends on your Highness's preference." Qiao Di smiled and nodded, his eyes full of kindness, but in his heart he thought that he was so lucky and Nan Qi was so stupid.
There are so many prosperous planets to choose from, but he chose the remote Green Cloud Star with rich vegetation. Doesn't this make it easier for him to take action?
Although Green Cloud Star is under the jurisdiction of Side Star, it is close to Pian Star. In addition, the planet has too much water and vegetation and no minerals, so it is not worth developing. Therefore, the planet has few residents and is poor, and the public security is mediocre. No one cares if one or two bugs are lost.
Originally, he thought that if Nan Qi wanted to go to a prosperous planet to play, he would have to find a way to lead Nan Qi to a more remote planet.
Who would have thought that Nan Qi would like the deserted Green Cloud Star and even go camping? I guess he has watched too many TV dramas and thinks camping and barbecue are exclusive to the upper class.
But it’s better this way, it saves him from talking too much.
While thinking, Jody answered Nan Qi's extremely stupid questions. After finally getting on the starship, Jody sent Nan Qi to his room with a stiff smile, and advised him to rest more so that he could cope with the next journey. Then he returned to his room with a cold face as if escaping.
He was really fed up. If he stayed with Nan Qi any longer, he was afraid that he would not be able to control his expression and reveal some flaws.
Qiao Di ran as fast as he could, fearing he would be exposed. Naturally, he didn't notice Nan Qi's mocking smile as he looked at his back.
"What a condescending male insect! He always thinks he's smarter than others, or rather, other insects."
With a sneer, Nan Qi hung a Do Not Disturb sign outside the door, closed the door carefully, took out the detector given by Lenk and carefully detected the room. After confirming that there were no cameras or eavesdropping devices in the room, he sat on the small sofa and made a video call to Baifa.
Even though he had only been separated from Bai for two hours, he already started missing Bai.
Soon, the communication was connected and Bai's holographic image appeared in front of Nan Qi.
Nan Qi excitedly waved at Bai who was sitting on the aircraft reading documents, and reported to Bai with a smile his whereabouts and how he had annoyed Qiao Di to the point of about exploding. His energetic and playful spirit made Bai's depression dissipate a lot.
"You're with that jackal, Jody. You must be careful." Bai said with a gentle expression, "I will arrive at Green Cloud Star two days later than you. We have our own bugs on this starship. They will protect you while I'm away."
"If Jody doesn't move, just wait until I get here and then we can attack together. If he moves, your safety will be the priority. It doesn't matter whether we capture him alive or not."
"Okay, don't worry, I will never joke about my own safety, I swear." Nan Qi was not stubborn about this.
However, he felt that Jody would not bring too many bugs to catch him. After all, in their eyes, he was just an ignorant, weak-minded and stupid fool. Of course, there was no need to mobilize too many troops to deal with a fool.
Seeing that Nan Qi was obedient, Bai's face looked much better. He then asked Nan Qi carefully if there was anything unusual when he and Qiao Di were getting along, and Nan Qi answered truthfully.
"Not yet. I guess he wants to wait until I completely trust him, or wait until I arrive at Green Cloud Star." Nan Qi smiled and said, "After all, the place I chose is very convenient."
Bai also smiled. Nan Qi was right. Green Cloud Star was very suitable for action, both in terms of its geographical location and planetary development.
You have to know that before the empire's agriculture was underdeveloped, Green Cloud Star was a remote planet with a green plant coverage rate of over 80% and no minerals. It had no advantages except for its fresh air and healthier environment. Even interstellar thieves were unwilling to visit it.
Because they are too poor, they don’t block the road.
Therefore, the public security on Green Cloud Star is very good, and the security force is relatively weak. If you kill an insect there and bury the body, the area is vast and the insects are sparse, and it will not be discovered for a year or two.
This was a godsend for Jody.
"Okay, you must be careful. I will come to you soon." Bai reminded again.
Nan Qi nodded repeatedly and gave Bai Fei a kiss: "Don't worry, don't worry, my whole body, including my hair, is yours, and I will never let him get even a little bit of it!"
"You're so talkative." Bai Xiao cursed and gave a few more instructions before hanging up the phone.
The other insects on the aircraft fell silent after the video call was connected, and listened attentively to the conversation between the two insects.
After listening for a while, the singles exclaimed in their hearts and wished they could plug their ears.
Could it be that their cold faces actually indicate that they are very considerate when dealing with the hero?
These two bugs are really dog abusers! They never mention love, but they are full of love. A few words make their faces bloom. I can't help but ask myself if I am sick. If I am not sick, who would rush to eat dog food until I am full?
They wanted to poke their eyes out at Bai's transformation from the empire's cold-faced war god to a nagging little female monarch. They simply couldn't bear to watch it.
The two Slisley brothers in the back row felt an inexplicable sense of superiority when they saw the insects acting like this. After all, they had lived in the Smellyd Mansion for nearly a month and had long been immune to the couple's unconscious dog food feeding operations.
Bai Ke had no idea of the inner conflict within his subordinates. After hanging up the video call, his relaxed brows furrowed again, and his gentle expression became tense. He looked at the documents in his hand and gave orders in an orderly manner.
Besides Mellon, the only one who went with him this time was Lenk.
Todd is responsible for monitoring the movements of Rhonda and Herbert, while Peggy is responsible for liaising with the weapons department and protecting the Arnold brothers.
Also, his own spiritual body has just taken shape, but he has not yet discovered any special abilities, so Bai left him on the central star to experience it carefully.
Pu Bo is not in the military organization and cannot join the army, so only Lunke can stay with Bai.
Lenk had just been transferred back from Porter Star. He had been in the position of colonel for almost 10 years. It was time for him to move. This was a good opportunity to make military achievements. It was for this reason that Lenk was brought along directly.
Lunk understood Bai's painstaking efforts and performed exceptionally well in all aspects. Bai felt that even if he left the Central Star, with Lunk still around, he could preserve a portion of their legacy, as well as Admiral Milne Garcia...
They are now on their way to the sanatorium to pick up Admiral Garcia. They hope that Nan Qi can really cure Admiral Garcia this time so that they can become even more powerful.
At the same time, the allied forces were ready to go, waiting for the arrival of the supreme commander, White Smellide, to carry out the final mobilization before launching an all-out attack.
The interstellar bandits who heard the news did not intend to sit still and wait for death. The leaders of the largest thief organizations sat together through virtual communication and began to study countermeasures.
It is already midwinter on the central planet, with cold winds raging. On the moonless night, thousands of lights illuminate the darkness, foreshadowing a bright future.
Nan Qi and Bai looked up at the night sky at the same time. Although they were not together and were not looking at the same night sky, they pressed the shutter button at the same time, sending the vast night sky they saw to each other, and they expressed the same words in unison.
Nan Qi and Bai: The night sky is so beautiful tonight. I hope to enjoy it with you in the future.
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