Chapter 92
[I have some unfortunate news for you all. Your former General Fuqin died over 20 years ago. The one he has now is just an imposter.]
The original poster: The fufu that everyone sees now is not a human being, but an artificial human made in the image of a fufu.
2L: ? Are you serious?
3L: This is outrageous... Can you say anything now?
4L: What do you mean? General Fu Qin's return was certified by the military. Are you trying to say that the military deliberately fabricated General Fu Qin's return?
5L: @Military Official, please come and take care of this, someone is spreading rumors here!
6L: Who are you? What's your purpose? Do you have any evidence? Who told you to say this? By saying this at this time, are you trying to drive a wedge between the people and the military? Or are you a Zerg mutant?
7L: Hahaha, General Fu Qin is not a human? Why don’t you say that General Fu Qin is a Zerg mutant?
8L (OP): Reply to 6L, I have evidence.
The poster then attached a video.
There is a time stamp in the upper left corner of this video, and you can clearly see that it was recorded from more than 20 years ago. It is a video recorded from the perspective of a warship.
The video began with countless fighter jets strafing a white mech surrounded by them. Even from a distance, the scars on the white mech could be seen.
Then the camera zoomed in, and everyone could clearly see that the mecha surrounded in the middle was Bai Hao.
Under siege, although Bai Hao still tried his best to avoid it, he was already showing signs of fatigue.
Two minutes later, Bai Hao's right arm was hit, then the top of his head, and then more and more shells hit him.
If this continues, Bai Hao will surely lose his plane and all the people on board.
But not long after, Bai Hao shook, and then a strong energy burst out, starting from the inside and sweeping through his whole body in an instant.
In the blinding white light, Bai Hao exploded with a loud bang, and the power spread, instantly turning everything around it into dust.
At the end of the video, the entire screen was covered in white light and nothing could be seen, but everyone watching the video guessed the final fate of the recorded warship, which probably did not survive the explosion.
Soon, someone realized that this video was the last image left from the perspective of the Imperial Army during Fuqin's final battle more than 20 years ago.
The author's words also prove this point -
10L (Original Poster): This is footage from Fuqin's final battle 23 years ago. I accidentally obtained this video a while ago. I believe everyone can see from the video that the battle ended with Bai Hao's self-destruction, destroying everyone. However, anyone who has studied mechas should know that a mecha's self-destruction starts from the core. Once the self-destruction begins, the safety cabin will be the first to be detonated, and anyone inside will have no chance of survival.
11L (OP): Then think about it, how was the current Fuqin discovered? Bai Hao's safety cabin was blown up, so why was Bai Hao's safety cabin still found in the B-614 Star Wasteland Area, and why was it found more than 20 years later?
12L (OP): There is only one reason, that is, Fu Qin is already dead, and this is a fake deliberately made by someone, so it took more than 20 years.
13L (Original Poster): So here's the problem: a fake, now disguised as the real person, openly appearing in public, enjoying the benefits of the Fuqin identity, even rising to the rank of Federation general, directly entering the center of power. Isn't that terrifying? Who knows what her purpose is? Will it harm the Federation? If there's trouble within the military, it would be a greater threat than the Zerg mutants.
14L: How come you have this video of the Imperial Army battleship? Did you photoshop it yourself?
15L: ...The author of this post is really good at writing stories.
16L: Off topic, although the video should be fake, I was still very sad to see the end. What kind of willpower did General Fu Qin have to face so many federal troops alone?
17L (Original Poster): The video is real! You can find someone to authenticate it!!!
18L: Okay, okay, the OP did a good job with it, don’t do it again next time.
Later the host seemed to be angry and ran away, until 23L appeared——
23L: ...It's over. I just asked a professional video maker to take a look at it, and he said that this video is real.
24L:?!
25L: Is this true?!
26L: I asked someone to check it out too...it's true...
27L: …
28L: So General Fu Qin really died in battle more than 20 years ago?
29L: Who is this person now?!
30L (OP): This is a man-made human deliberately created to look like Fuqin! They definitely have ulterior motives!
31L: How do you know it's definitely a cyborg? What if it's someone deliberately disguising themselves?
32L: Upstairs, is now the time to discuss this issue? Since the poster can even produce videos of the Imperial Army, he must have some connections. The poster must have obtained information we don't know.
33L: But now this Fuqin can pilot Baihao. There are only a few SSS-level experts in this world, let alone androids, okay? With current technology, can we create an SSS-level android with both physical and mental strength? I don't believe it.
34L: If someone can drive Baihao, then he must be Fuqin? That's too absolute, right?
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52L: Stop arguing upstairs! What's the point of you arguing now? Since General Fu Qin is dead and the current Fu Qin is an imposter, shouldn't the military respond quickly?
53L: Yeah, what about the military? @Military Official, please speak out! How did you confirm this?!
The hundreds of buildings behind were all telling the military to stop pretending to be dead and come out quickly.
More and more people heard the news and the incident became more and more serious, with the entire Star Network being filled with related push notifications.
Many people saw the news, including the federal troops who were preparing to celebrate after the battle.
The cheers stopped abruptly halfway through.
After a moment of confusion, everyone's expressions became a little subtle when they saw Bai Hao reappear in their sight.
Anyone who has experienced the battles of the past two days would find it hard to believe that the person before them was not Fu Qin.
How could the person who led them into battle be an imposter?
Song Tingyun also saw the push.
Song Tingyun didn't even need to trace the IP address to guess that the person who could have made such blatant provocative remarks just now and also found the screen recording from the perspective of the Imperial Army at that time could only be Davis.
Song Tingyun even looked at the other party's reply time. Davis was still replying to the post after Jack's death. It was obvious that he wanted to drag Fu Qin into the water before his death.
Scanning the other party's malicious remarks, Song Tingyun's expression turned even colder. He said in the channel:
[Qianxing: That post in the forum was posted by Davis.]
The effect of this sentence was very intuitive, especially for the federal troops who had just fought with Davis. Although Song Tingyun did not explicitly say whether Fu Qin was an artificial human, they almost all chose to believe Fu Qin unconditionally.
Whoever she was, she was the one who led them to victory.
The atmosphere within the army became harmonious again, but Song Tingyun did not relax because he knew that what he would face next were questions from people across the federation.
"Why don't you just admit it directly?" Fu Qin said in the channel.
She also read the post and knew Song Tingyun's dilemma at the moment. It was too difficult to explain why she did not die after the self-explosion, because this was the fact.
Song Tingyun didn't think twice: "No, if you admit it, the next question is who created you."
Fu Qin thought about it and said, "That's right."
It’s not time to drag Zhou Xu into this anymore.
"I'll think about this matter later," Song Tingyun finally decided, "Let's put it off for now."
Soon, the military's official account released the latest news, stating that the military is investigating the post on the Starnet forum and asked everyone to remain patient.
This news barely calmed everyone down.
Because of Davis' death, the jump point of the third galaxy was reopened, but the Federation's encirclement and suppression of Zerg mutants did not stop.
While the third galaxy jump point was closed, mutant eradication operations in other galaxies were also being carried out simultaneously.
The House of Representatives also passed a new regulation: to ensure the safety of federal citizens, all people who have not participated in genetic screening will be restricted from traveling throughout the federal government.
This was proposed by Guan Yaohua.
Because of this, she was cursed as an old witch by countless people.
But the effect of this regulation is obvious.
Those who once refused to be tested were forced to complete the test with a pinch of their nose.
This also makes it impossible for the Zerg mutants hiding in the crowd to hide.
The massive cleanup operation began.
Fortunately, the host that Fu Qin brought out from the Lus base was successfully unlocked. In addition to the research data on the second-generation mutants, it also contained a list of all the people who completed the mutation in that laboratory.
After successfully unlocking the system, several technicians informed Fu Qin of the news, and the list was also transmitted back to the capital planet.
The military used the list as an important reference, and the operation to eliminate mutants became more and more efficient.
As for the research data, it was also sent to Zhou Xu in advance.
By the time Fu Qin and his companions returned to the capital planet, Zhou Xu had already finished reviewing all the content all night long.
Several people met in Zhou Xu's laboratory.
Returning to the place where Fu Qin first woke up, the four of them sat in a row in the reception room where they had communicated before. Fu Qin always felt dazed.
It’s only been half a year, but it feels like a long time has passed.
Seeing everyone seated, Zhou Xu took the lead and said, "There's good news and bad news. Which one do you want to hear first?"
Fu Qin blurted out: "Bad news."
"The bad news is that, according to the research results of Luce's laboratory, they haven't found a way to transform mutants back into humans. Furthermore, the success rate of mutation is very low. Over the years, at least hundreds of thousands of people have died during the research process in Luce's laboratory. This gas poisoning incident also proves this success rate. In the end, all 1,228 people who showed symptoms of infection died during the mutation process. No one was spared."
This topic was somewhat heavy. Even the four people who were used to seeing death remained silent because of these innocent people involved.
At this time, Zhou Xu continued, "The good news is that the possibility of respiratory infection is much lower than the probability of blood infection. According to the data from Luce's laboratory, if no signs of infection appear after inhaling the gas, then the person is likely not infected."
Upon hearing this, Fu Qin's eyes suddenly lit up.
If this is the case, doesn't it mean that the tens of thousands of people who have been locked up for inhaling gas can be released?
Seeing her reaction, Zhou Xu immediately added, "Don't be too happy just yet. The data sample for this conclusion is too small, and the reference time period is too short to draw a definitive conclusion."
Fu Qin blinked and asked, "How long will it take to confirm? If we can't confirm it, do we have to keep them locked up forever?"
"I've thought about this question before," Zhou Xu said, looking at Song Tingyun. "I have a solution. See if it works."
Song Tingyun: "You say."
"If those who inhaled the gas but didn't develop mutations can undergo regular genetic screening, they can be released. The screening interval can be set at one month initially, and then gradually extended, which will facilitate long-term tracking of their conditions. However, this method is more cumbersome and requires constant follow-up by the military, but it's the safest solution I can offer at the moment."
After listening to this, Song Tingyun evaluated it in his mind and replied, "It can be done."
The matter was settled.
Next is the issue of the dispute over the identity of the quilt.
There are big differences among people on this issue.
Song Tingyun and Zhou Xu discussed for a long time. Mo Lan, who had been silent the whole time, suddenly said, "I just did a survey. As long as Fu Qin can prove that she is Fu Qin, most people are inclined to believe her."
As he spoke, Moran displayed his findings in front of several people through a light screen.
The survey results clearly show that the main source of public outrage is that the "fake" fufu has taken over everything from the "real" fufu. If they can prove that the fufu is indeed a fufu, they can quell most of the doubts.
This is relatively easy to deal with. Fu Qin's ability to return to this world mainly relies on her powerful mental power. If there is one biggest similarity between her before her death and now, it is that her mental power remains unchanged.
Everyone's mental fluctuations are unique.
It is not difficult to prove that Fuqin's mental fluctuations are exactly the same as before.
But in order to dispel other people's doubts, other events are needed to help.
First of all, the public must know that the poster is Davis, and this person posted with a purpose.
As for the concerns of some people who were still worried about the impact Fu Qin's position at the center of power would have on the Federation, Fu Qin, after seeing the relevant data, said directly: "I will quit the military."
The other three: “?!”
Seeing the three people's reactions were a bit exaggerated, Fu Qin explained: "Originally, I returned to the military headquarters to lure out the mutant plan. Now that the mutant problem has been solved, I don't need to stay in the military headquarters anymore."
After hearing this, the three of them were silent for a while.
Song Tingyun spoke first: "If it's because of public concerns, we can find other solutions. But again, I don't want you to be forced into making this decision."
Fu Qin: "No, this is my own wish. It has nothing to do with others."
After listening to this, Zhou Xu complained, "You actually just want to retire, right?"
"Yes." Fu Qin admitted directly.
In her new life, she just wanted to return to a peaceful life.
Fate seemed to have returned to where it started.
Half a year ago, Song Tingyun invited Fu Qin to return to the military headquarters but was rejected here. And now, here, Fu Qin once again decided to resign from the military and leave the military headquarters.
Since it was Fu Qin's decision, Song Tingyun couldn't force it.
The final treatment method has also been determined.
First, the military officially released a report on the specific situation of the Zerg mutants, detailing the inhumane deeds committed by Luce and his gang in recent years. It then focused on Fu Qin's contribution to the eradication of the mutants.
At the end of the notice, it was added that after investigation, it was found that the poster of the fake post was Davis, and doubts were expressed about whether he had recorded the screen from the perspective of the Imperial Army.
Then the military's official account issued a report on Fu Qin's mental fluctuations, proving that it was indeed him.
Finally, Fu Qin himself came forward to announce his withdrawal from the military.
After this series of operations, the wind direction on StarNet quickly changed.
Most people still accepted this way of handling the matter, and Fu Qin's fans felt it was unfair for her.
However, there are still some people who question Fu Qin's identity, but since Fu Qin has already retired from the military, they didn't say much.
As for some extremists, they are keen on posting various conspiracy theories in the forum, and have cursed and abused Fu Qin in various forms and from various angles. Some even threatened to find Fu Qin to see if she is a human being.
Of course, these comments were rejected by most people. After all, Fu Qin's achievements were real and should be respected no matter what.
After seeing this, Fu Qin also left a message:
2312L (your father): If you are not satisfied, you can come and fight me. If you can beat me, I lose and I will give you my name.
[Your father] This ID has been exposed long ago because of the previous virtual battle failure incident, and everyone knows who is behind this ID.
For a moment, none of the extremists dared to say a word.
Soon, all these accounts were shut down for violating the forum conventions.
After resolving the Star Network issue, Moran took the opportunity to ask, "Since you've quit your military job, why don't you return to the Federal Military Academy as a dorm supervisor? Or perhaps you'd like to become a combat instructor?"
"No." Fu Qin felt a headache when he thought of the enthusiastic students in the school.
"So what are your plans for the future?" Song Tingyun asked immediately.
Zhou Xu and Moran also pricked up their ears.
Fu Qin had already made up his mind: "I'm planning to travel around the universe, and Catherine happened to be taking a vacation and invited me to go with her."
Now that he was officially retired and still had a large sum of money in his pocket from Luce, of course he had to enjoy his retirement.
Song Tingyun and the other two had their own plans, but they didn't expect that Catherine would get there first, and their smiles became a little forced.
Zhou Xu asked, "How long do you plan to be gone?"
"I don't know," Fu Qin replied, "Maybe a few months? Or maybe a few years?"
She plans to do all the things she didn't have time to do in her previous life, and traveling around the universe is just the first step.
Hearing this answer, the three people had different expressions on their faces.
Compared to the other two who were so straightforward, Song Tingyun still maintained a smile. He gritted his teeth and said gently to Fu Qin, "Okay, be careful on the road, and remember to send a message when you have time. Catherine is not very reliable, so if you encounter any problems, you can contact me."
Catherine, who was far away in the third galaxy, sneezed, not knowing that she had just been criticized by her boss.
After hearing Song Tingyun's answer, the other two also said that they could come to them if they had any problems.
After listening to this, Fu Qin laughed and said, "Okay, I will."
Fu Qin never considered herself a lucky person, but meeting such a group of companions who could support each other was probably the luckiest thing in her life.
No matter where she is, she is never alone.
The author has something to say:
That's the official end of this post! Next up is a side story about Teacher Fu's retirement life! Congratulations on finally retiring successfully!
Thank you all for your company and tolerance along the way!
I could actually sense some issues while writing, especially towards the end. It was a bit tough, with me struggling every day (sorry for taking so many days off; I'm really feeling a bit overwhelmed, just my own fault). I hope I can make some progress later, and also: I absolutely must save up drafts for the next book! The more the better! (rant)
As for the next book, I decided to start with "Becoming the Boss from Today". This time I won't write about any conspiracy, and there won't be any villains. It will be a purely relaxing and everyday story.
Here is the copy, if you are interested, you can collect it↓
After Zhao Mimi accidentally received a holographic helmet, she obtained the entire inheritance of the leader of the Yunhua Sect. She was also visited by the disciples of the Yunhua Sect, who asked her to go back and take charge of the situation.
After listening to this, Zhao Yuyu said: ...The scammers nowadays are making up more and more outrageous stories.
Just as he was about to call the police, Zhao Yuyu found himself floating, in the physical sense.
The floating Zhao Mimi:?! I believe it, I believe it, let me down!
Having no choice, she followed him back to the so-called Yunhua Sect with half belief and half doubt.
The Yunhua Sect as imagined by Zhao Yuyu: built deep in the mountains, isolated from the outside world, with blue bricks and black tiles so poor that they clanked.
The actual Yunhua School is located in a prosperous area of the city, with high-rise buildings worth tens of billions of yuan.
Zhao Yuyu was completely stunned.
...Is there something wrong with your sect?!
She pointed at the building in front of her: "Is this your Yunhua Sect?"
The young man beside him shook his head: "This is a group under the Yunhua faction."
"We have other industries besides this."
"They all belong to you."
Zhao Mimi: ???
Am I crazy or is this world crazy?
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Yunhua Group officially announced its new chairman today. He is rumored to be the designated successor to the former chairman and is only eighteen years old.
As soon as the news came out, related terms such as #Yunhua Group’s new chairman##airborne# became hot searches.
The onlookers picked up their melon seeds, waiting to watch the quarrel between the Yunhua board of directors.
As it turned out, the directors who were photographed all looked rosy-cheeked and in high spirits, praising their chairman to everyone they met.
The onlookers were confused. This seemed different from what they thought?
Many media outlets took advantage of the hype to interview the new chairman, but were all turned away by Yunhua Group.
Only one paparazzi managed to take a blurry side profile photo of Chairman Zhang Xin under the strict security of Yunhua Group.
It became an instant hit once it was released.
Netizens joked: Repost this Yunhua Chairman, you can also inherit a 10 billion fortune (bushi)
Later, the photo was spread to Zhao's parents, who rarely go online.
Both of them were a little doubtful of their own eyes: How come this new chairman looks so much like their Mimi?!
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