Chapter 16
"Chronic poison, creating accidents, hiring third-party mercenaries..." Cheng Chi tapped his pen on his notebook with each sentence. After three sentences, the young Alpha had to admit dejectedly, "Mr. Jiang, Wycliffe Lu seems to be right. There is indeed no other way to assassinate him without provoking a dispute between the two countries."
Zhong Man nodded in agreement: "Especially according to the agreement between the two parties, we need to let Prince Pollitt meet Wycliffe first, and then they will hand over Colonel Lu's body to us."
Morris added, "We can only allow Wycliffe and Pollitt to meet briefly. We can't allow them to have any private communication. Otherwise, whatever intelligence Wycliffe has, he will immediately convey it to the Orin side."
After Jiang Yun took over the assassination mission from Agatha, he immediately convened a small secret meeting. The above is the result of the three people's one-hour discussion.
Jiang Yun rarely speaks at most meetings, and this time was no exception.
He listened to the three people's discussion in silence, and finally said, "Which plan should we adopt? Give me a decision—now."
The three of them looked at each other, and no one dared to make a decision easily.
After a while, Morris asked Jiang Yun tentatively: "Do you need me to contact a trustworthy mercenary, Jiang Yun?"
Jiang Yun ignored Morris. He looked at Zhong Man and Cheng Chi and asked, "Did you make the same decision?"
Cheng Chi: "Uh..."
After a few days of observation, Cheng Chi believed that Foreign Minister Jiang wanted to train himself to be an Alpha who was decisive and able to solve practical problems.
He couldn't continue to be as indecisive as Lieutenant Colonel Morris.
He couldn't just say "uh," he had to make a decision.
Cheng Chi gritted his teeth and made up his mind: "I think it would be a good idea to direct and act out a pirate hijacking drama. Let our people disguise themselves as pirates, and then take advantage of the chaos to kill Wycliffe..."
Cheng Chi raised his hand horizontally and made a gesture of wiping his neck.
"No." Zhong Man flatly rejected Cheng Chi's proposal. "If you want chaos, then we must put on a good show. If the pirates hijack the ship, the people on the spaceship will definitely resist. Both sides are our people. Even if this is just a show, people are bound to get hurt, and there might even be casualties."
Cheng Chi slapped his forehead and said suddenly, "Oh, yes, yes, I had forgotten this if you hadn't mentioned it! My sister Man is really thoughtful! I'm sorry, Minister Jiang, I want to retract what I just said!"
The meeting seemed to have reached a deadlock again.
Jiang Yun sighed silently and said to Morris, "Go contact the military and make preparations."
Morris was a little confused: "Military?"
Jiang Yun guided the three people in an orderly manner: "Do you think that Ian Don went to so much trouble to ask us to bring Wycliffe to the Ice Wasteland Planet just to let Pollitt see him?"
Zhong Man was the first to react. "You're saying that the Orin faction wouldn't be satisfied with just Wycliffe remaining safe and sound in the Alliance's hands. They'll definitely take action to rescue Wycliffe, and it's likely to be an armed action?"
Cheng Chi suddenly caught up with Jiang Yun and Zhong Man's train of thought: "But both parties signed an agreement. Olin must also want to rescue Wycliffe without provoking a dispute between the two countries. So - so they will definitely hire third-party mercenaries!"
Zhong Man continued, "And it must be on our way back—in a public star field without a home country. That way, Olin won't be held responsible for the hijacking."
Morris finally understood Jiang Yun's intention and asked, "Do you want the military to prepare an ambush in the public star field in advance, and then try to kill Wycliffe at the hands of the mercenaries hired by Olin Fang?"
Cheng Chi snapped his fingers excitedly: "Let's keep a few more mercenaries alive, and let them say that Olin is the mastermind when they are tried! This way, not only can Olin not hold us accountable, but we can also completely stand at the commanding heights of diplomatic relations!
Jiang Yun said simply: "Now that you understand, let's do it quickly."
"yes!"
Zhong Man and Cheng Chi did not dare to delay and immediately got up and got busy.
Morris looked at Jiang Yun, wanting to say something but hesitant for a while, and finally said nothing.
He didn't know why, but ever since he witnessed Jiang Yun's sadness for Lu Huai that night, he felt that he didn't seem to have the right to say too much to Foreign Minister Jiang.
He was not qualified to pursue Jiang Yun. Or rather, no Alpha was qualified.
But the only qualified person is long gone.
Morris was about to leave Jiang Yun's office when Jiang Yun stopped him: "Lieutenant Colonel Morris."
Morris paused, his Adam's apple rolling. "...Does Foreign Minister Jiang have any other orders?"
Jiang Yun looked out the window at the Rescue, which was getting closer and closer. It looked like a white planet floating in the universe like a cold ice diamond. He slowly said, "How do you think he would complete this mission if it were him?"
How could Morris not know who Jiang Yun was referring to as "he".
Lieutenant Colonel Alpha was slightly startled, then gave a forced smile: "I don't know, Jiang Yun—no one can guess his plans. Sometimes he doesn't even have a plan."
But in the end, he was able to complete all the tasks assigned to him successfully, as if everything was within his expectations.
The only unexpected thing for him was the accident that happened seventeen years ago.
"I see."
Jiang Yun sat in the large office chair, lowered his head and devoted himself to his work again, only raising one hand and waving it gently.
Morris knew it was time for him to leave.
——
A few hours later, the Rescue landed on the star track of the Ice Wasteland Planet on time.
Ice Star γ belongs to the Olin Empire.
The surface of the planet is covered with a large amount of special ice layer, and the temperature is maintained at the extremely low temperature that humans can bear all year round, which is not suitable for human survival and reproduction.
The Olin Empire had never carried out any infrastructure construction on the Ice Star γ before, and the Ice Star γ has always retained the most primitive environment and ecology.
Later, researchers from the Olin Imperial University discovered that the special ice crystals on the Ice Wasteland Planet had the potential to become a new energy source that could replace proto-nuclei.
Thus, mankind's exploration of this ancient planet officially began.
In order to solve the empire's energy crisis, the Olin Cabinet assigned a number of professionals to settle in the Ice Wasteland Planet under the escort of the military, and also recruited a large number of miners to dig and mine ice crystals.
However, even so, Olin has not made much progress in its research on new energy sources so far.
"It's not surprising at all. The Olin Empire's energy research team has always been a makeshift one," commented the ever-modest Dr. Lin Zhen. "Their biggest achievement from this operation was probably the discovery of Colonel Lu's remains buried in the ice."
When the Rescue was about to land, the blizzard on the Ice Wasteland Planet had lasted for thirty days.
The flag of the empire fluttered with difficulty in the wind and snow, the whistling sound of the drilling rig mixed with the sound of the wind and filled the ears, and all the eyes saw were low, makeshift buildings, as if taking people back to thousands of years ago, the old interstellar era when even electricity was a scarce resource.
In the arrival area of the transport port, the Olin Foreign Affairs Group, represented by Ian Tang, lined up neatly, quietly waiting for the arrival of visitors.
On Ian's left stood a male Alpha in black military uniform. The golden emblem of the Empire on his epaulettes stood out against the vast snow.
Alpha was about sixty years old, with a beard and a majestic look on his face, holding a cane made of pure gold. His posture seemed as tall as a mountain, but if you looked closely, you could see that his calves in military boots were not as steady as his posture, and would even twitch from time to time in the snow.
This is just a crude military posture forced upon a big shot who has been living a life of luxury in the imperial capital for many years.
——Prince Olin, Emperor Olin’s uncle, and Paul Lu, who also holds the rank of major general.
On Ian's right stood Yi Laizhe, a male Beta diplomat from the Alliance Embassy in Olin.
Yi Laizhe just turned 40 this year. He has been assigned to Olin for many years and is very experienced in diplomatic relations with Olin. Even Jiang Yun would politely call him "senior" when he saw him.
Yi Laizhe looked at the landing metal giant, his eyes flashing with excitement and nostalgia.
His compatriots finally came to take Colonel Lu home.
The Olin honor guard blew the solemn and dignified imperial horn, the black military boots made a dull sound as they stepped on the snow, and the raised bayonets reflected the mechanical and indifferent faces.
The hatch of the Rescue slowly opened, revealing a bottomless black hole with its back to the light.
Everyone on the ground focused their attention on the black hole; even the ceremonial guards who were supposed to keep their eyes level turned their gazes away.
With the sound of mechanical rotation, steps slowly descended from the hatch, and a large black umbrella appeared in their sight.
Outside the edge of the umbrella, a hand wearing a leather glove held the handrail of the steps, and the slender fingertips slowly moved down the cold metal pole, and the large black umbrella was also lifted up, gradually revealing the person walking behind the umbrella.
The floor-length cloak used to protect against the cold left a trail of icy snow on the steps as its owner walked. His straight and slender legs were wrapped in a perfectly tailored suit, and a black tie was tied around the collar of his flawless white shirt.
The black umbrella continued to rise.
Above the tie, a cool white and delicate neck almost blends into the snowy scene, and the smooth jawline outlines an arc that evokes endless reverie.
Everyone held their breath—it was finally here.
The black umbrella stood up completely, finally revealing... Jiang Yun's face.
The air seemed to freeze at this moment, for a countdown moment, and even the sound of the wind seemed to disappear.
Ian narrowed his eyes, clearly sensing something amiss in the gazes of the group of mostly Alpha Imperial soldiers around him. He watched the cold figure approaching, his lips curling upwards. "Foreign Minister Jiang, you've really kept me waiting."
Behind Jiang Yun were two young men also wearing pure black suits and ties.
They followed their father, one on each side. Lu Chao held the umbrella steadily for his father, his face, always full of expression, now as expressionless as his father and brother's.
This boy, who is less than sixteen years old, is always said to not look like his Omega father, but once he becomes serious, the temperament between his eyebrows and eyes vaguely resembles Jiang Yun.
Whether in Olin or the Alliance, it is very common for high-ranking officials to bring their families to important occasions, but this is the first time Ian has seen such a pleasing family of three.
If we add a fourth person... No, no need, this is just right.
What an exciting scene: a beautiful widowed woman and her two beautiful children.
Ian exclaimed happily: "As expected, the children born to beautiful people are also unusually good-looking."
"Put aside your slick tone, Ian the Fool." Pollitt looked straight ahead, showing no mercy to his country's foreign minister. "Hasn't the disgrace you've brought upon the Empire in the Alliance capital been enough? If it were still my brother's reign, you would have been guillotined long ago."
Ian's eyes darkened, and he smiled helplessly, "I admit that my mistakes and underestimation of the enemy caused considerable losses to the empire, but Jiang Yun is the culprit of this incident, Your Highness Paulit. I believe that Your Highness Paulit's hatred for Jiang Yun must be no less than mine. You must also want to vent your anger on behalf of Your Highness Wycliffe on Jiang Yun on our own territory, right?"
Pollitt's heart moved slightly, and he turned his head to give Ian a straight look: "Tell me, what do you think?"
Ian raised his lips and said, "Don't you know what His Highness Wycliffe likes most?"
Under everyone's gaze, Jiang Yun came in front of Ian and others.
He gently brushed the snow off the sleeves of his suit and shook the hand that Yi Laizhe extended to him: "Long time no see, President Yi Laizhe."
"Long time no see, Foreign Minister Jiang." Yi Laizhe said with a smile, "Did you have a smooth journey?"
"Welcome everyone to Ice Wasteland Planet, but it would be best if you come back in the summer. Ice Wasteland Planet is undoubtedly a wonderful summer resort." Ian joked gracefully, and then enthusiastically introduced Jiang Yun: "Foreign Minister Jiang should know our Highness Paulette, right?"
Jiang Yun nodded to Polit.
If Pollitt was a gentlemanly Alpha, he would have reached out to the Omega at this time, but his demeanor clearly had nothing to do with the word gentleman.
Paulette looked at the group of people following Jiang Yun and asked bluntly, "Why don't you see Wycliffe?"
Jiang Yun borrowed the same sentence structure as Pollitt's previous question, his cold voice seeming to be the same temperature as the snow curtain blocking his vision: "Why didn't I see Colonel Lu's body?"
The line of Pollitt's jaw suddenly tightened, and his cane dug a hole in the snow. "Is this how you speak diplomatically on foreign soil, Omega?"
"Hey, come on. Our peace was hard-won. Why do you look like you're about to quarrel as soon as we meet?" Ian smiled and turned to Jiang Yun. "Foreign Minister Jiang, please rest assured. Your late husband's body has been carefully preserved by our researchers at the institute. You will see him soon."
A "Ah" sounded behind Jiang Yun. Lu Chao leaned forward, his body half a head taller than Jiang Yun. "Why are you keeping him in the research institute? Are you going to study him?!"
Jiang Mu grabbed Lu Chao's wrist to stop him from continuing.
"Don't distract Dad." Jiang Mu whispered to his brother.
Ian glanced at Jiang Mu in surprise, then said to Jiang Yun, "I understand that you and the children want to see Colonel Lu as soon as possible. If you wish, we can fulfill our agreement now, Minister Jiang."
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