Chapter 70
Qiao Mingjin is certainly not stupid, as he could lie in ambush at the scene of his father's murder for more than half an hour and endure the pollution.
He was eerily calm.
After avoiding everyone's attention and flying out of the survival barrier, he returned to Garbage Star Area No. 16, waited quietly for five minutes, then returned to the central star area and went directly back to the apartment he bought.
Use the healing device to treat the wound, use the purifier to eliminate the infection, take a shower, change clothes, inject replenishing fluid into the mecha box, and finally go out.
Every step is orderly, even slow and methodical.
In the process, he roughly figured out the cause of his father's death.
Bo Yucheng has been wary of Leng Chengzhou for a long time, and has even blatantly expressed his hostility on many occasions - this cannot be the reason why Leng Chengzhou took action today.
When the pollution broke out, the public opinion fermentation of the supervision order was not serious enough to be irreversible. From Leng Chengzhou's point of view, he should be happy to see Bo Yucheng digging his own grave - this cannot constitute a motive.
Then, there is only one motive left: what Bo Yucheng accidentally let out: I have lived several lives.
Combined with his conversation with Leng Chengzhou before his death, Qiao Mingjin vaguely grasped the thread of events: for some reason, Bo Yucheng could be reborn into this world again and again, carrying the memories of his past lives, but he could not speak. Once exposed, he would be killed no matter when and where.
This inference made Qiao Mingjin feel extremely complicated. He didn't know whether he should grieve for his adoptive father's sudden death or feel fortunate for his new life. The two intertwined together, forming a huge and depressing sense of illusion.
It made him feel that this world was so unreal.
But Qiao Mingjin had no way and no time to dig out the secrets of Bo Yucheng, because the question Bo Yucheng asked Leng Chengzhou kept popping up in his mind like a foam board.
——"Will you become the next commander-in-chief?"
Leng Chengzhou is the god of pollution.
Leng Chengzhou may succeed to the position of commander-in-chief!
What does this mean?
This means that the current commander-in-chief might also be the god of pollution!
What an absurd inference, what a ridiculous idea. It makes the entire vast interstellar space, the millions of mecha soldiers on the front line fighting pollution, and the hundreds of millions of poor people who died from pollution seem like a huge joke!
Qiao Mingjin inevitably thought of Xi Yue.
There's no direct evidence that Xiyue killed multiple rulers, but since Qiao Mingjin suspected she was the God of Pollution, he'd already identified her as the murderer. Could it be that Gong Daimin, Ma Liu, and the others also died at the hands of the God of Pollution for the same reason?
No, not quite the same.
The evidence is solid and their crimes are extremely serious. They are different from Bo Yucheng.
And Xiyue...
Qiao Mingjin recalled all his interactions with her. Although they were not pleasant, he could vaguely sense a hint of anger in Xi Yue's words and actions.
She is also different from Leng Chengzhou.
Moreover, she actually brought trouble to the central government. In other words, she brought trouble to the power center secretly ruled by the God of Pollution.
Maybe she wasn't one of them.
So Qiao Mingjin came.
His original intention was to get some information from Xiyue, but he didn't expect that the other party would be more direct than him, and his words were full of unspeakable meanings.
"Miss Xi," Qiao Mingjin said coldly, "you need to consider the consequences of openly threatening the secretariat."
The Secretariat is the most core power institution in the Central Star Region. Provoking the Secretariat means provoking the Commander-in-Chief. Do you really put yourself in opposition to the Central Government?
——Does she understand this meaning?
Xiyue of course understood and snorted coldly.
Yuan Xu seemed to have also entered the channel between the two of them, and then he tutted and curled up a contemptuous smile.
"Since Lieutenant Colonel Qiao is here to investigate the truth, let's skip the pointless quarreling." Xi Yue put down her water cup and folded her arms. "I've said before that I trust Lieutenant Colonel Qiao's character and professionalism. I believe the truth will soon come to light. There's no point in wasting time talking to him now."
——Don’t ask too many questions, just listen to me and you will soon know the truth of this world.
Qiao Mingjin pondered silently: "Without Miss Xi, the evidence will not be complete, and the true case will always be missing a piece."
——What do you want me to do?
Xi Yue suddenly seemed to remember something: "I remember there are special interrogation rooms for interrogating prisoners, right? And they have to record the entire process?"
She stood up, walked around the living room, and finally turned on the flying camera and let it float in the air.
"Even though it's not the right place, it still has to be there, right, Lieutenant Colonel Qiao?"
Qiao Mingjin's gaze moved back and forth between the flying camera and Xiyue's face. Finally, he stood up, grabbed the camera, handed it back to Xiyue, and then turned on his own camera to replace the original position.
He raised his hand to indicate Xiyue's seat: "Can we start now?"
Xiyue smiled: "It has already begun."
The subsequent questioning did not last long. Xiyue refused to admit that the Feimo in Ma Liu's home was hers. She only said that it might have been rubbed against the parking deck somewhere, so the biological information was left.
Qiao Mingjin also looked helpless, his tone became increasingly aggressive, and they finally parted on bad terms.
"It's late, take care."
With Xiyue's slightly mocking tone, he strode out of the room. But when he reached the corner of the corridor, he couldn't help but look back.
Even Xiyue, the god of pollution, has to reveal information in such a cryptic way, which shows how dangerous it is to get involved.
He walked into the elevator hall thoughtfully and pressed the button, but when he stepped into the car, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his brain.
Cold sweat instantly broke out on Qiao Mingjin's forehead, and he gripped the handrail. He felt a sense of intuition and forced himself to look out the closing elevator door.
A boy with a calm face indifferently withdrew his gaze and disappeared around the corner of the elevator hall.
The hotel room door had just closed for a few minutes when it opened again.
Xiyue smiled and knocked on the mecha as she walked in: "Thank you for your hard work."
Then he naturally took Han Yi's hand.
Yuan Xu was still pondering the profound conversation between her and Qiao Mingjin. When she came to her senses, she saw this scene and her tone became subtly sour.
"You two really have a good understanding."
"After all, we have known each other for more than a day or two." Xiyue answered casually.
Xipo had just turned off the mecha box. Upon hearing this, he looked at Han Yi, puzzled for a moment.
Are you talking about elder sister and Han Yi?
Holding hands means there is a tacit understanding?
Han Yi's expression was as calm as ever, and the air in the living room magically became silent.
With the exception of Xipo, the other three adults were more or less in sync. Yuan Xu and Xiang Jia hadn't quite figured out what Xiyue and Qiao Mingjin had agreed upon, or what Qiao Mingjin was expected to do, but they understood why they were using riddles to communicate.
Because Xiyue is not with Qiao Mingjin.
Qiao Mingjin apparently knew too much, and it is very likely that he died before it was put to use.
However, there is one piece of information that Xiyue thought about and felt it was worth sharing.
"Bo Yucheng's death might not be as simple as dying in the contaminated area." She said publicly without avoiding anyone, "There is also a God of Pollution in the Central Star Region, the kind that can detonate level one pollution."
Yuan Xu: "Are you saying that Bo Yucheng might also be an awakened one?"
"That's right. As you said, you died in the contaminated area several times after your identity as an Awakener was exposed. This shows that the dirty work of eliminating the Awakeners was also done by the God of Pollution. And this time, it was me who received the order. The cloud system sent me to kill you."
Therefore, the pollution level is as high as level one. After all, Yuanxu's S-level is not a parallel import.
"Of course, the cloud system also knew I wouldn't attack you, so it sent Leng Chengzhou, who possesses super S-level mental power. Logically, it wouldn't have needed to go through so much trouble and could have simply sent the special instructions to the other Pollution God. The reason it didn't do so is probably because that Pollution God had something else to do."
Yuan Xu suddenly realized: "... he was busy killing Bo Yucheng. That's right, according to Han Yi, in order to advance your ability, you can only clear out the pollution gods in the surrounding area. If you look at it that way, there is only one pollution god in the central star region whose power can match yours... Why are you looking at me like that?"
"What does it mean to clear the nearby area of the God of Pollution?" Xi Yue narrowed his eyes.
Yuan Xu's Adam's apple moved and he looked at Han Yi, but Han Yi didn't react at all, as if it had nothing to do with him.
He rudely changed the subject: "Ha... By the way, from what you said, all the commands are issued by the cloud system? The one monitoring us is also the system? What about Gu Qin? She has nothing to do with it now?"
Xiyue stared at him without saying a word, and suddenly felt Han Yi tighten his grip on her hand.
"Mother."
"Hmm?" Xiyue bent down. "What did Hanyi want to say?"
Shi Hanyi slowly shook his head and stopped talking.
It was a bit strange, but it also made Xiyue give up questioning Yuan Xu. It was obvious that Yuan Xu had done something behind her back at Han Yi's instruction. As for what it was, since Han Yi was unwilling to say, then forget it.
Xi Yue then answered Yuan Xu's question: "It's very simple. Gu Qin is a human being. She knows that I won't attack you, and she gave me instructions. She wouldn't do such a contradictory thing."
"The system will?"
"Of course, because the system is limited by rules." Xi Yue paused, then suddenly understood the question she had just given up on. "I frequently use contaminated areas to deal with the rulers of star regions, so the system must have noticed it long ago. But my mission is only to detonate the contamination. No matter where I detonate it, it's considered mission accomplished, so the system has never targeted me."
"Even because you and Han Yi cleared the God of Pollution, the system upgraded my ability, which means... it is controlled by rules."
These words made Yuan Xu shrink his neck and look surprised.
How did you understand it so quickly?
Xi Yue continued, "When the system detects someone exposing their Awakened identity, it will dispatch the God of Pollution to eliminate them. Knowing I wasn't the right person, they still issued me a special order to detonate Level 1 pollution. This is also the rule. Otherwise, I would only have Level 5 pollution zones available at any time, and I wouldn't be able to stop Leng Chengzhou, let alone free up my hands to film a video and turn the tables."
Yuan Xu touched his chin and thought.
Xiang Jia nodded slowly: "That makes sense. The interstellar space is so vast that it is impossible for the human eye to observe every minute and every second. Only the system can do that."
Xipo listened quietly, and no matter how confused he was, he did not ask any questions.
He only knew that Xiang Jia had changed. He had never heard of the term "Awakener," let alone the term "cloud system." He was naturally curious, but Han Yi had told him—"Don't ask."
Then don’t ask.
Yuan Xu pondered for a moment: "So, Gu Qin may not have survived. So what's the next step?"
Xiyue took Han Yi to the window, and both of them looked up at the increasingly dark night sky.
Not long ago, a curfew whistle was sounded outside, which had not been heard for many years, and all non-military starships were stopped.
"We'll see when the commander summons us," she said with a smile.
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In the blue-black space, countless fleets sped towards the central star sector. They all tacitly bypassed the east side of Sector 98, passing through the barrier from other directions and entering the center.
After each fleet arrived, one or two starships left and flew to the berth on the top floor of the garrison headquarters building, while the rest went to high altitude again and hovered at the edge of the survival barrier.
At the garrison headquarters, there was a huge round table conference room in the second-highest level, and quite a few people were already sitting around the table.
They are all senior military officers above the rank of admiral. In other words, they are the rulers of local star regions.
Hearing the sound of leather boots outside the door, everyone turned their heads at the same time, and when they saw who was coming, they all showed disappointment.
"Not the town commander."
"Will the town commander not come?"
The person who came was also a general. After seeing the disappointment on everyone's faces, he was a little angry, but when he heard the words "town commander", he had to let it go.
He then picked up a high-backed chair at the table and sat down, loudly asking the question that many people had asked.
"The 33rd Legion should have seen our fleet approaching, right? They neither stopped us nor retreated. What on earth do they mean?!"
Many people looked over, but no one could answer his question.
He then asked, "Where's Yuan Xu? After his subordinates caused such a big mess, he just hid away?"
Someone coughed lightly, "General Li, Yuan Xu is staying at Room 2601 of the S Hotel."
In fact, there is still the second half of the sentence that I haven’t said - how about you go and look for it?
Admiral Li was choked by the answer and, like the people who had arrived before him, pretended to be deaf and dumb.
Who would dare to go to the house rashly after seeing that post? If they were caught on video, they would get into trouble at least.
Being tough on Yuan Xu will make Legion No. 33 more united against the enemy.
If they were to go soft on Yuan Xu, they would lose face for the central government. After all, whoever approached them would seem to be representing the central government.
Let’s wait until Commander Sirius arrives.
However, the rulers waited until the second half of the night, until the round table, several dozen meters in diameter, was almost full, and Zhen Xingchen still hadn't appeared. When they asked their own fleet defending the area, they also said they hadn't seen a single member of the Sirius Legion.
General Li lost his temper and asked, "Will the small military council not be able to convene?"
Finally, someone agreed with him: "The commander-in-chief is old and hasn't attended the military council in recent years. If the town commander can't come, the small military council can't be held. Then wouldn't our trip be in vain?"
The so-called small military council is an extra-institutional meeting formed at the initiative of the rulers of each star zone. It aims to discuss matters that do not require the attention of the commander-in-chief, and often requires the attendance of Zhenxing Chen to be effective.
Whether it was the Grand Military Council or the Small Military Council, there was no reason for Zhen Xingchen to be absent. If he didn't come, neither of the two military councils would be convened.
This made the star sector rulers who came to "protect the emperor" on the surface but actually came to watch the excitement of the 33rd Legion feel a little at a loss.
Without a resolution from the Military Council, how could they take action against the 33rd Legion? Wouldn't that make them enemies?
As they were discussing, a voice as plain as boiled water appeared at the door.
"How can this be considered a wasted trip?" Leng Chengzhou, dressed in uniform, glanced indifferently at the huge round table. "You've all arrived just in time. The commander-in-chief has just issued an order to convene a temporary military council at 8:00 this morning."
Before he finished speaking, the rulers' computers simultaneously received a meeting notice with an agenda document attached.
The quick-handed person quickly browsed through the documents, turned to look at Leng Chengzhou, stunned: "Huh???"
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