Chapter 55: The thief cries "stop thief".
Time flies. It has been seven days since I returned from the black market, and only three days left until the palace banquet begins.
Bai's vacation was over and he started going to work at the military headquarters every day. Nan Qi's rematch was also in full swing, and he successfully advanced to the next stage of the rematch with a perfect record.
In the game, Nan Qi met another Bai and learned that he was not currently on the Central Star.
The other Bai also said that he would meet him when he returned to the central star, and congratulated him on his wedding.
He also said that Nan Qi was worried about not being able to keep the store before, but this time he doesn’t have to worry about not having a partner.
When Nan Qi heard this, he knew that it must be the bug from Xueais Company that he met when he went shopping that day, and he told his true identity to the other Bai.
After all, the only one who can allow the Imperial God of War to accompany him closely is his heroic lord.
To avoid another misunderstanding, Nan Qi explained, "Xue Aisi, I didn't mean to hide it from you. It's mainly because I just found out my true level."
Bai nodded. "I know. I don't mean to blame you. I just want to congratulate you. Besides, I have many benefits to working with SSS male insects."
"Thank you very much. I'll treat you to a meal when you come back." Nan Qi smiled with satisfaction.
Bai couldn't help but smile when he saw Nan Qi was happy.
During this meeting, Nan Qi specifically suggested changing the way he addressed him. Bai knew what was going on and agreed.
Bai felt a strange sense of satisfaction in his heart about Nan Qi changing his name.
The way Nan Qi treated him and Bie Chong was different.
After a quick encounter and studying some details of the restaurant's dishes, the two insects parted ways.
After logging off, Lily flew in and circled around him a few times before speaking, "Nan Qi, Bai is working overtime today and will be back very late, so you don't have to wait for him for dinner."
Nan Qi touched his chin: "Did Bai tell you why you were working overtime?"
Lily's gemstone compound eyes flashed: "Bai didn't say it. Bai won't tell Lily about his work."
"Oh, okay, I see. Thank you, Lily. You should prepare two... not too many dishes for me. I'll go take food to Bai later. I hope I can enter the military headquarters."
"Yes," Lily said, turning into a little encyclopedia, "You just need to register your identity information. Once your identity is confirmed, a female soldier will come to pick you up."
"That's fine. I don't have to worry about not being able to get in. I really want to see what the interstellar military looks like." Nan Qi smiled and quickly went downstairs to prepare food.
Military Headquarters, General's Office.
Bai was blocked in the office by Liv Cotton, the chief of the Central Star Police Department.
"Commander Carton, I've already said this: this matter falls under the jurisdiction of your Star Police. My military department has no right to interfere. If you block the door, I won't agree to send a female military officer to participate in your investigation. Please don't bother."
Bai's face was slightly cold, and he was obviously impatient with Liv Katon's unreasonable demands.
He has never been a good-tempered person. He never has a good face towards those who affect his plans or are shameless.
Livo could no longer maintain the smile on his face. He knew that what he did was not right, but there was nothing he could do.
The pressure from higher-ups is intense. If he can't find the murderer and wake up the male insects who are unconscious in the game, his tenure as director may be over.
It's also his bad luck. If he hadn't had any bad intentions and withheld the guarantee funds submitted by Brave Fighting Game for the main network event, such a fatal mistake wouldn't have happened.
When each company holds a large-scale online event, it needs to pay the corresponding main network guarantee funds to the local Star Police Bureau according to the corresponding level based on the size of the event, which is used to mobilize the main brain to maintain the security of the event.
The Star Police Headquarters cannot keep any of these guarantee funds, and all of them must be handed over to the Main Brain Maintenance Department for use in maintaining the main brain.
As for why the guarantee funds are not directly handed over to the Main Brain Maintenance Department, it is because the Main Brain Maintenance Department is very important to the empire. It is necessary to avoid spies following the clues to find the Maintenance Department and use the Star Police as a buffer.
Every chief of the Star Police over the years has made a fortune because of this convenience, and nothing has ever happened. But who would have thought that something would happen this time.
When something went wrong, the official of Brave Fighting Game came to him and threatened him that if he could not clear the suspicion for their game, they would expose the fact that he had embezzled guarantee funds, and no one would be happy.
He was not too afraid that the official of Brave Fighting Game would publicize this matter, but in order to protect the reputation of his family and his own marriage, he could only appease the official of Brave Game first.
But he didn't find anything more after investigating for more than a week. Occasionally, he heard from a colleague that the female soldiers of the Bai faction were secretly investigating the matter and had already made some progress, so they came to block Bai's door.
In his opinion, since he took the initiative to extend the olive branch, Bai would definitely accept it. He didn't expect Bai to be so stubborn.
"My dear Admiral, I have no other choice. If you don't consider other things, please help me because we are classmates and we are both female insects. You know, if things can't be reversed, I will have to go to the court of justice."
"So?" Bai's voice seemed to be soaked in ice. "Isn't this as it should be? Your greed has put the citizens of the Empire in danger. Shouldn't you be brought to justice?"
"But, but..." Liwo's voice weakened, "But the unconscious bug is innocent."
"That's why Bai sent the military female to investigate this matter."
The door slammed open, and Nan Qi stood outside with a lunch box in hand, looking at Liwo coldly: "But this doesn't mean Bai wants to get involved in this mess of yours and be threatened by you. You brought this upon yourself, and if you want to drag Bai into this, don't blame me for killing you."
"Who the hell are you? It's not your turn to speak here!"
Liwo was furious. Bai was a general in the military. He had something to ask of Bai, so he had to kowtow to him. But this low-level insect that suddenly appeared here and had no taste at all dared to clamor to kill him. How could he bear it? He stood up and was about to take action.
How could Nan Qi let Livo succeed? He kicked Livo, who had just stood up, back down with a lightning kick.
The force was so great that Livo and the sofa flipped over and fell on his back.
This fight made quite a noise. Melon, who came over, sent away the female soldiers who were watching the fun, went into the office and closed the door.
The female soldiers outside the door were not willing to go too far. They stared at the door from a distance and whispered about who had just kicked out. It was too fierce. After all, the man was the chief of the Star Police, but he didn't give her any face at all.
"I know who it is. It's our Admiral's master. A few nights ago, I saw the Admiral take him to the rest house outside our military headquarters. They were acting very intimately."
"How is it possible? Is the Admiral's Male Master so powerful? Isn't it said that the higher the level of the male insect, the weaker the body? Livo Katon is at least an A-level female insect, and she was kicked over by the Admiral's Male Master with one kick?"
"Is that the point? Isn't the point that the Lord is very protective of the Admiral? It seems we don't have to worry about the Admiral being the same as the Marshal."
"I don't think so. There are too few good male insects. He probably kicked Livo because Livo spoke rudely to him."
"That's because he spoke up for the Admiral first, which is why he got scolded by Livo."
"I'm still not optimistic."
"Hey, you bug, why are you like this? Can't you just hope the general gets better?"
Chong, who was not optimistic about Nan Qi, fell silent. If possible, he would also like the admiral to find a heroic leader who would treat him well, but considering the admiral's status as a key figure in the storm, it would not be that easy.
Nan Qi and the others couldn't hear the verbal battle outside the door. He put the lunch box on Bai's desk, winked at Bai, turned around and acted like a bully.
"Why? I've noticed that female insects are quite timid these days. They disregard the laws of the Empire. They actually dared to speak rudely to a male insect who is an Imperial Viscount and SSS-rank, and even wanted to attack him. Let me think about the sentence I should give him."
"Is it to clip the wings, or to be sentenced to life imprisonment, or to be exiled..."
Livo was kicked in the stomach by Nan Qi. At this time, stomach acid rose up and he couldn't say a word. He could only listen to Nan Qi talking nonsense about criminal law. He was almost angry to death.
Although he is a female insect, he has a prominent family background. His grandfather is the Minister of Agriculture of the Empire, his fiancé is the eldest grandson of the Minister of Industry, and he himself is also the Director of the Star Police Bureau.
Besides, he didn't embezzle the guarantee funds entirely for himself. He also wanted to benefit his family. Whether for the sake of face or for his achievements, they would not allow a suddenly appearing viscount to convict him.
Even an SSS-level male insect cannot do that.
Fighting back the churning in his stomach, Livo stood up and squeezed out a few words from between his teeth: "Only you."
A hint of green flashed in Nan Qi's eyes: "Just because..."
Before he could finish his words, he saw a figure flash by. Liwo was grabbed by the neck by a hand with long, bony fingers and pressed against the wall.
"...I." Nan Qi blinked and looked at Bai, who was completely different from before, with a strange look in his eyes.
It is truly a powerful and beautiful creature. The speed of this attack is comparable to that of myself with the blessing of the nine-tailed cat. It seems that Bai had concealed his strength when fighting against me before.
Nan Qi was easily attracted by beautiful and dazzling things, and Bai at this moment attracted all his attention.
Bai, however, seemed to realize that he was a bit cruel, and he relaxed his grip a little, but his words remained cold:
"I advise you not to try anything else. I'm not afraid of your grandfather, let alone you. Do you really think that your embezzlement of guarantee funds is unknown? If this gets out, do you think your grandfather will protect you, or will your philandering fiancé? If you continue to be so ungrateful, don't blame me for being ruthless."
Bai's threat was much more effective than Nan Qi's. Liwo's expression changed again and again, and he finally left in shame.
As soon as he left, Mellon also left the office, coaxing away the group of female soldiers, with smiles in his eyes and eyebrows.
"Now there's going to be some fun to watch, hehehe."
In the office, Nan Qi and Bai lifted up the sofa. Nan Qi waved to Bai and said, "Come here. I brought you dinner. You'll have the energy to work overtime after eating."
Bai walked silently to Nan Qi's side, thought about him and said, "I'm not usually this irritable."
"I understand. That bad guy went too far. You're protecting me, and I love that."
Nan Qi smiled sincerely, and Bai also relaxed. He took the rice that Nan Qi handed to him and sat down to eat with Nan Qi.
Nan Qi brought not many dishes this time, only sweet and sour spareribs, tofu stuffed with meat and a pot of sugar water, but the quantity was not small and they were all what Bai loved to eat.
After testing, soybeans have been fully put into the production of soy products. Xueais Company specially purchased a life planet to cultivate various new crops.
With the existence of high technology, initial results have been achieved and everything is moving in a positive direction.
Nan Qi picked up a piece of pork ribs for Bai and said, "Eat more. Is this Liwo bothering you about the Brave Fighting Game?"
Bai hummed, "You've read the official announcement from Brave. They only said that the server was attacked and the program was tampered with. That's indeed the case, but it's not Brave's fault. It's the lack of mainframe coverage that caused this."
Nan Qi knew this because Melon had just brought him in and had told him all this along the way.
"There's something wrong with that needle." Nan Qi was very concerned about the needle that injured and knocked insects unconscious in the game.
Games are not reality, and the needle cannot be really poisonous, but it can make the insects that are hit fall into a coma, which is obviously a mental trauma.
But games are not reality after all. Even creatures with high levels of mental power can only perform 20% to 30% of their performance in the game compared to the real world.
This 20% or 30% is not enough to make the insects unconscious.
unless……
Nan Qi looked up suddenly. "Bai, do you think that needle might not be a special weapon made of psychic power that can make the bugs unconscious directly, but a button that can wake up a specific program in the game cabin?"
Bai was startled, his heart suddenly jumping.
It's really possible.
The game cabinets for the semi-finals are delivered personally or mailed to the contestants by the Brave Game official.
The game console can be tampered with during delivery or mailing, or even during installation.
And it is very likely that it was tampered with during installation, because the staff responsible for the installation can clearly know whether the owner of the game cabin is male or female.
The contestant ID can also be known through the game chamber number, so as to exploit the main network loophole and accurately attack the participating male insects.
If we continue to reason like this, the official website of Brave Fighter is the biggest suspect in this incident, and they are very likely crying "stop thief".
If they hadn't met the needle-using star beast in the black market, they wouldn't have cared so much about the needle.
Previously, Bai Ye had asked the investigating military female to check the game cabinet, but found nothing.
He originally thought that there was nothing wrong with the game cabin, and felt that he was overthinking it. This was the official patented technology game cabin of Brave, how could it be easily hacked? So he focused all his attention on the loopholes in the main network.
It was believed that a loophole in the main network allowed someone with ulterior motives to invade the main network and send psychic weapons with specially designed data into the game, causing the bugs to fall into a coma.
But after searching for a long time, they still couldn't find out how to build such a powerful mental weapon in the game.
Now it seems that they have gone in the wrong direction.
The biggest problem is that there is no problem.
"My game console is still at home. I wasn't hurt, so it's very likely the program is still there. Should we check it out?"
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