Chapter 47

"Damn it!"

In the palace study, Major General Winston slammed the table in anger: "Where did they get these photos? This is sheer nonsense! This is sheer shamelessness!"

Lieutenant General Carter pinched his nose and said, "Yu Xie and Fu Qing are right. The mastermind behind this is probably hiding in the imperial court. He is too familiar with the situation in Nolifland and his methods are extremely sophisticated. The fact that we can get these photos proves that he still has pawns in the Star Pirates. Fu Qing and his men can't stay there any longer... We need to bring them back as soon as possible."

"Pirate kidnappings, pirate infighting, bug attacks, spaceship attacks, sneak attacks on the Imperial Research Institute... and now there's a public debate..." Admiral Augustus almost laughed out loud: "The other side's chess game is really well-planned, and every step counts... They're aiming for something big, Your Majesty..."

"Bring Fu Qing and the others back. Ensure their safety first, and we can discuss other matters later." The Insect Emperor chuckled, closed his eyes and sighed: "Alas, insect monsters, medicines, weapons, these researches cannot be done without more than ten or twenty years, and the financial and material resources required are not small. I have only discovered the fur so far, I am really unworthy of sitting on the throne."

"Your Majesty..." Augustus frowned in disapproval.

The Insect Emperor raised his hand to interrupt Augustus and smiled in relief: "Don't comfort me, I'm not an arrogant insect who refuses to admit his mistakes. I think the other party has gone to great lengths to plot this, and it's not just for the throne. Check it out, there are more and more clues now, we must speed up, the joint military exercise will be held in a while, the elite representatives and dispatched soldiers of each empire will gather in Nolifran. Now there are internal and external troubles, we must not make any more mistakes..."

Internal and external troubles.

Admiral Augustus and the other insects all sighed.

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Blue Scarf Star Pirate Base.

Major General Winston personally led a warship to pick up Fu Qing and his group.

"That's probably what happened. Don't think too much about it. Those guys from the Male Insect Association don't have any evidence. They just bother Your Majesty every day." Winston rolled his eyes and wrinkled his nose. "Your Majesty said to wait until Your Majesty wakes up first, and don't rush to respond. Otherwise, the other party will definitely hold on to Your Majesty's physical condition, which will give them an opportunity to take advantage of it."

"Especially the vice president of the Male Insect Association, Chloe Barney. His male son was personally sent to Anwar Market by Yuxie Pavilion to be whipped and imprisoned. It is said that he was extremely thin when he came out. Chloe Barney was heartbroken. Now he has made up his mind to teach you two a lesson."

Fu Qing nodded while daydreaming, his face full of fatigue from staying up late and not eating well, and it was unknown how much of Winston's words he actually listened to.

Winston was helpless: "Forget it, you won't listen to anything I say now anyway... Take a few days off after you go back. Those military affairs are not that urgent, why stay up late to deal with them... I heard that you took Lu Lin's job? Are you crazy?"

Fu Qing pursed her lips and said softly, "I'll wait until he wakes up before I take my vacation. It's really too hard to wait in vain... It would be better to find something to do."

"You two are so unlucky... It's really blind..." Winston kicked away a stone with a bitter face.

"Oh right..." Winston suddenly remembered something, looked around with a strange expression, and whispered to Fu Qing: "I heard that the leader of the Blue Scarf... is interested in Yuxie Pavilion?"

?

Fu Qing looked confused: "What?"

Winston raised an eyebrow.

"You don't know? You've been here for so long! And you don't know?"

"What do I...know?"

Fu Qing had been preoccupied with rest and military duties these days. When he felt sleepy, he would take a nap on the rest bed. No insects took the initiative to disturb him or talk to him, and he had no intention of paying attention to other insects, so he had no idea what Winston was talking about.

The male insect's message did not specify an expiration date. He even dreamed that the other person would sleep for decades, and he didn't know whether he would still be alive by then...

Sigh... Major General Fu sighed slightly and began to daydream again.

Winston had no idea about Yu Xie's identity. Instead, he was more concerned about Fu Qing's love life after the iron tree blossomed: "Even Carter's alloy head with negative emotional intelligence can see it... Forget it... What are you going to do?"

"…What do you mean by what to do?" Fu Qing yawned, his head full of question marks and half belief and half doubt.

Winston's eyes widened. "I'm telling you! You'd better take me seriously! I'm your couple fan! I bet on StarNet that Yu Xie won't marry again! That's my monthly salary! You two, uh uh uh..."

Fu Qing covered Winston's mouth and said, "Senior Winston... You are a major general, don't always participate in boring games on the Star Network. Be careful or I will tell your mother about your father."

Winston's father is Admiral Augustus. The father and son have the same bad temper and quarrel all the time. Every time Winston runs away from home, he has to stay at Fu Qing's house.

However, although this father and son are childish in nature, they are both military geniuses. Even the Insect Emperor can only admire them and act as a peacemaker.

Winston snorted and pulled Fu Qing's hand away. He said arrogantly, "Forget it. He and Emperor Chong are both your CP fans. They bet more star coins than me!"

Fu Qing: “…………”

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As for how to deal with the issue of the hero remarrying, Fu Qing finally concealed it. Instead, he was shocked by the fact that "98% of the entire military are his CP fans, and the other 2% are idiots who don't go online."

He is not a star, why does he have CP fans?

And the comics and novels... and even the radio dramas... and I learned his voice perfectly...

The rest of the sound is not very similar...

Fu Qing held his forehead, feeling that he was poisoned.

Stepping into the lounge, Fu Qing was surprised to find An Qiluo sitting beside the rest bed, staring at the male insect on the bed, with a rare look of confusion on her beautiful face.

"You're here?" Fu Qing looked at him silently for a while and decided to take the initiative to talk.

Upon hearing this, An Qiluo paused, as if he had just discovered a bug behind him. His expression changed, but he quickly put away his confusion and returned to his usual unruly self: "Well... I heard that you were leaving, so I came to say goodbye."

Fu Qing nodded.

"He said you want to apply for the official status of imperial insect citizens for the Star Pirates. His Majesty has agreed to this. I will also apply for an additional education fund and living fund for them. Their lives before the age of 20 can be guaranteed. You can rest assured."

It is self-evident who this "he" is. As the female monarch, Major General Fu will naturally do what the male monarch has promised.

There are dozens of bug cubs in the Blue Scarf Pirates, some are homeless orphans, and some are children born after the pirates joined the Blue Scarf. Unfortunately, each of these bug cubs is an illegal immigrant. If they cannot obtain formal citizenship, they can only be pirates for the rest of their lives, wandering on the lifeline of either death or injury, and cannot live a normal bug life. At that time, Yu Xie agreed to this condition, so that An Qiluo obediently opened the armory.

Turning dozens of bug cubs from black star pirates into citizens of the Empire is probably not something that even Yu Rui can do easily.

Angelo was grateful. He stood up and thanked Fu Qing solemnly: "If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have been in this situation. I should have given you those weapons and medicines. I owe you a favor for the bug cub. If you need any help from the Blue Scarf Star Pirates in the future, just ask."

Fu Qing smiled slightly: "You owe him a favor, so you don't have to repay me. The debt between him and me will naturally be settled separately."

Angelo was stunned for a moment: "I thought... you would mind..."

"If the day ever comes when I mind, I will naturally settle the score with him. As for the rest of the time... I have more important things to do than being jealous." Fu Qing ruffled the male insect's black hair with a gentle expression, completely different from the cold-faced evil spirit who chased and beat up Lan Jin last year.

"That's right." Angelo sighed enviously, "He can make such a promise publicly on Starnet, so I'm afraid he doesn't want you to be jealous."

Then his expression changed slightly, and he murmured, "Fu Qing, if I get the chance someday in the future, I won't give up so easily again."

Fu Qing smiled and shook his head: "There won't be such a chance."

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Day after day passed.

In the face of heated discussions among netizens, neither Yu Xie nor Fu Qing responded personally. Instead, the official accounts of the military and the palace each posted a message.

The content of the posts is similar, simple and honest, saying only that General Yu Xie is currently recuperating and Fu Qing is accompanying him, so it is not convenient to hold a press conference or respond live. The content on the Internet is all rumors, please do not believe them easily. Major General Fu and General Yu Xie have a deep relationship. When General Yu Xie's health improves, the couple will naturally give everyone an explanation.

This statement is enough for most netizens. After all, they just need an answer, and it doesn't make much difference to them whether it is earlier or later.

But the scheming people behind the scenes didn't think so. Public opinion wars are also wars, and a delay could lead to missed opportunities. Their goal was to cause trouble for the palace and the military, so that Fu Qing would be entangled in public opinion and unable to participate in the next joint military exercise.

The joint military exercise is a military exchange activity between the empires of the Star Federation. It is held every three years. The participating empires are required to select 100 new recruits who have joined the army within six months. They are trained under the supervision of the Federation Supervisor and finally compete together on the actual combat planet.

The victorious empire in the military exercise will gain supreme command over the next three years of the Winter Beast Tide... and commanding three Beast Tides is enough to have a rough understanding of the military situation of other empires.

If the SS-level female insect Fu Qing does not play, Nolifran will lose a beloved general and will naturally lose the initiative in the battle for the command of the beast tide.

Is the only one behind this conspiracy a certain noble old worm from Nolifranc? The worm king doesn't think so.

On the twenty-fifth day of rest and sleep.

Butler Abel pushed the door open and walked in: "Major General... His Majesty has summoned you."