Chapter 208 Questions and Answers

He had no choice but to take a small notebook and tell her the whole thing in several points.

Professor Zhang is suspected of knowing the plan but not reporting it. Due to insufficient evidence, he can only be detained temporarily.

However, Professor Zhang explained some things. "He said that everything he knew was overheard from Zhang Jiali. There was no one else to testify. It was only after he came to Blue Star that he realized that what he overheard was true."

Zhang Jiali? Isn't he a former general?
Su Xiaocai interrupted, "It's impossible that he doesn't know everything. If he didn't know, he wouldn't have guided other professors to go to the space station together."

"The intelligence officers and the investigation team all think so. Professor Zhang and Zhang Jiali both denied it. There is also insufficient evidence to arrest them. Zhang Jiali has a special identity. If he colluded with the imperial personnel, the nature of the matter can be said to be very bad. Moreover, he is the deputy director of the Institute of Inhumanity. He has a complicated network of connections, and many people are protecting him."

The investigation takes some time, and it is not possible to catch any evidence all at once, especially for a big shot like Zhang Jiali who has had a glorious past. Even if we want to catch him, no evidence will be revealed.

Colonel Yuan continued, "Feng Ruchuan has been sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve. Later, she provided several clues about the contacts behind the scenes, as well as how she contacted the insect people, so the death penalty is suspended for four years. If no more clues are provided, the death penalty will be carried out in four years."

Feng Ruchuan's way of contacting the insect people is the same as Huang Yangxing's spy, but she did not implant the insect people. Instead, she combined them with machines and disguised them as headphones behind her ears.

Like a small tumor.

This combination of insect man and machine is not as beautiful as the mecha made by Su Xiaocai.

It's like a deformed product. The insect man is not dead, but it's not alive either.

The parasite needs to open its ears and drip special nutrient solution behind them every day to maintain normal communication.

Therefore, the Huang Yangxing case and the Capital Star Quanzhi Cult incident have been merged into one case.

It can be said that all this was caused by collusion with the empire.

If there is evidence of treason, everyone will be sentenced to death.

Su Xiaocai used her five fingers as a comb and combed Huahua's hair. Maybe it was because she adapted to the weather, but Huahua's hair became more fluffy and her body became rounder.

She absolutely refused to admit that she fed it.

Combing and thinking at the same time.

The psychic who modified the video is also one of the spies. He started planning this many years ago, so he is definitely not a young man.

He is not a young man and knows Yi Suilu.

Su Xiaocai felt that she was very close to the truth, but she couldn't pinpoint who it was.

While thinking, I heard Colonel Yuan's report, "The prisoners are roughly divided into five groups. The first group is poor ordinary people who are illiterate. They are very thin, mostly engaged in manual labor, and have rigid ideas. The men in this group are not very friendly to women, so they are directly separated into men and women. The men are sent to the uninhabited planet to mine, and the women are sent to open up wasteland."

The second group is ordinary people with a certain level of education. They build mud houses for people to live in. This is hard work, but it is better than the former. There are millions of people, and it is not good to be without houses. We can't ask ten star systems to build houses for them.

The third group is highly educated people. A conciliatory policy is adopted towards this group of people. They are assigned to various prisons, held in solitary confinement and interrogated individually, so that they can spill out all the knowledge they can. Depending on the circumstances, they are given a certain degree of freedom to assist in construction.

The fourth batch is soldiers, who have high combat power and relatively large numbers. They go to the front line as vanguards. If they make meritorious service, their time on the battlefield can be reduced, and if they make great merit, they can be arranged to return to the empire.

The reason why they were arranged to return to the empire was because the fifth batch of people, namely the nobles who had been pampered, would definitely be thrown back to the empire. All that was missing was the empire sending someone to negotiate to get them back.

After all, it is impossible for the Ten Star Systems to escort them back.

Among the defeated survivors, there may be people who are really important to the empire.

Not long after, a "stealth ship" arrived.

The stealth ship is a type of small mobile ship, and there are two diplomats on board, who speak much more politely than the arrogant little brothers on the large battleships.

When the diplomats saw that all the people from their own empire had been captured, they immediately lowered their posture and put away all the land acquisition agreements and colonial division contracts.

Although they didn't know how they lost, nor did they know the empire's strategic deployment, the two diplomats understood that they had to be polite when they lost on someone else's territory.

The people above once guaranteed that they could occupy Blue Star 100%. Fortunately, the two diplomats discussed a lot in secret, did not believe a word, and prepared a plan for defeat.

Look, in the end they have to clean up the mess.

The diplomats don't want civilians, they only ask to redeem a few nobles. Mecha divisions are also redemption targets. As for soldiers, they will be redeemed if possible, otherwise they will be abandoned if not.

The empire has a really large population. They can just make some clones and raise them for more than ten years before they can go to the battlefield. They don't care about benevolence, righteousness, and morality, they only care about interests.

It is also because of the complex internal power dynamics.

Diplomats have only a few resources, and they can only exchange a few hostages at most.

But the Ten-Star Republic is not that easy to deal with. You can come and go as you please?
It's not possible to exchange such a small amount of things.

If you want to redeem them, you have to redeem them all. Whether you take them away or not is another matter. The money must be collected for each person.

Otherwise, wouldn’t it cost money to support them for such a long time?

The two diplomats had no way to refute, as they were few in number and weak in power, and could not decide anything. They could only go back and inform the empire, and then send someone who could decide the direction of resources to negotiate.

Su Xiaocai calculated that the time it took to go back and forth should be enough to open up a few barren planets.

Not only did he not lose money, he actually made a fortune. What a good plan.

"Just wait. They want to redeem us, so there must be some twists and turns. The reason why our country is coveted is not only because of the resource problem, but also because they are jealous of us and cannot bear to see us live in peace and stability."

There was something meaningful behind what Lieutenant General Bai said, and Su Xiaocai inexplicably understood it.

While the empire was in constant internal strife, the Ten-Star Republic was developing peacefully, and even its cutting-edge technology was becoming more advanced day by day, and even its number of people with special powers was greater than theirs.

Their red eye disease naturally broke out.

They were quickly defeated in their first long-distance raid. It is estimated that unless they can break through the technological barriers within the next ten years, it will be difficult for them to attack again.

Su Xiaocai was more concerned about Zhang Jiali. "He is the deputy director of the Institute of Inhumanity. Didn't he do anything about it?"

"No, Zhang Jiali has been the deputy director for many years. He is a radical person, but he has more connections than me. Without evidence, it's all empty talk. I just wonder how the spies and the Omniscience Cult are connected with the upper echelons of the empire. If it were you, what would you do?" Lieutenant General Bai asked Su Xiaocai.

Su Xiaocai was stunned and stumped by the question.

She had never fought a war of deliberate invasion.

When waging war against her own kind, she would always use courtesy before force, and she doesn't like to invade other people's territory and cause trouble.

It's other people's territory, and there are many historical problems left over, which require adjustments and are very troublesome.

So when I asked her, she really had no experience.

Su Xiaocai couldn't help but think about this question, "I might send a spy to learn about this place first."

Know thyself, ever-victorious.

"Communication and transportation are problems."

Su Xiaocai knocked on the table. The dull and rhythmic sound made her think faster.

"Then find someone in a high position of power. This person must have a say in the empire. In the Ten Star Systems, being low-key and mysterious will only arouse suspicion and can be reported at any time." The power of the people is very great. The more hidden, the faster it will be exposed. Su Xiaocai continued to guess, "This person should be quite wealthy. The nature of his job allows him to move freely and not be too inconspicuous. He has a private fleet and can help people smuggle. He can disappear for a while without attracting attention."

Lieutenant General Bai nodded and smiled, "You are almost right as I guessed."

"So where do you think people who can help people smuggle live?"

"It requires several conditions: someone who can roam the border, have subordinates on remote planets, have influence on the capital planet or commercial planets, and preferably someone who can infiltrate the military." Su Xiaocai likes to squint when thinking deeply. She feels like she has caught something, "Omniscience."

The Capital Star has power, corresponding to the Min family, and it is also a private hospital.

If we have subordinates on remote planets, can they correspond to the armed forces of the orphanage and the star pirates be involved?

Infiltrated the military, Zhang Jiali is a former general, a radical person, and is indeed easy to control.

So there is a high probability that there is something wrong with Zhang Jiali?
Without evidence, we cannot just doubt.

Who is sneaking across the border? There are too many targets. Bribing a few soldiers on duty will not be a problem, but how can they sneak across the border without attracting attention?

Smuggling is a very serious problem. We are not afraid of others smuggling away, but we are afraid of people smuggling here.

Therefore, the Omniscient Church, spies, and people with special abilities are all connected together and are the products of a treasonous organization.

"You have no doubts about the candidate?"

Lieutenant General Bai felt very sorry about this. The universe is too huge, and even if the Sky Eye covers all the planets, it is impossible to combat crime 100%, let alone a vast territory.

"I can't confirm it, but they will always show their hand."

After the acupuncture, Lieutenant General Bai felt full of energy and was about to attack the barrier, but after a while, he gave up.

It seems that it still needs time to settle.

The conversation between the two seemed to be interrupted, and stopped at the point.

Smart people know that further discussion will lead to no results, so it is better to wait for a while before discussing it.

"I heard that you are going to join a laboratory in the military training center." Lieutenant General Bai asked, "Why don't you form your own team to do this project? The higher-ups asked me to ask."

“Do they prefer me to do the project?” Su Xiaocai didn’t think the people above would be willing to do so. Rebuilding the team would require a huge investment.

"They think you will be much more efficient if you form your own team."

"Tsk." She didn't like what he said. "I don't have time. Mechas, mechanical limbs, games, and new worlds are all derivative products of my hard work over the years. I set up this project, but don't even mention where I'm going to find the manpower and the venue."

Lieutenant General Bai felt a little aggrieved. He didn't understand this. "You will be free now that you join the laboratory?"

"Because I understand technology, and with my participation, I can fill in the gaps when you don't understand technology." What do they fill in? Funding.

A related word.

The experimental group was also smart and were looking for a way out.

They have invested so much and the research and development time is not short. The grant is given in advance, then another sum is given when there is progress, and then more is given when there is hope.

Their research is stuck in the most uncomfortable place.

Sunk costs are too high.

It is difficult to move forward, but it is also impossible to retreat. We are stuck in this situation. Pulling her into the game is naturally the best option, which can ensure that the patent will be in the hands of the project team, rather than in the hands of other capitals.

Lieutenant General Bai stopped asking and was about to leave when he turned around and saw a mecha model. He remembered something and asked, "Have you developed your detachable star-destroying weapon?"

Looking at Su Xiaocai's speechless eyes, Lieutenant General Bai knew that he had asked another stupid question, "I wish you could be smarter."

"It would be nice if you had a more vivid imagination." It was just daydreaming. The research and development of weapons required great caution. Su Xiaocai didn't want to make one and blow herself up.

"Yes, and that party, you're not going, are you?"

"Well, I won't go."

"It's right not to go. I wish you a happy holiday first." Lieutenant General Bai made it clear that the party was not a good thing.

He was on vacation and in the army, so he had to save some face. Su Xiaocai didn't have this concern.

"Can you tell me something?" Su Xiaocai asked.

Apart from the charity segment that Su Xiaocai doesn't like, at such a formal party, transactions of interest won't be surfaced, so there's actually no problem in attending.

Lieutenant General Bai: "It's all the same routine, boring."

In one word, it reveals the nature of the evening.

The evening party was filled with various performances, with political figures competing secretly, celebrities vying for beauty, businessmen toasting each other, and small people surviving in the cracks.

It is not suitable for a naughty monkey like Su Xiaocai who deliberately acts badly.

Su Xiaocai: "I will be good."

"I will take care of the painting issue for you. If anyone from the Lu family comes to see you in the future, just don't contact them. General Lu is just like that, but his family is more complicated than that."

Su Xiaocai held her chin with both hands, "General Lu doesn't care about the Lu family's behavior."

"I can't control it. General Lu relied on his current wife to secure his position as general, but he insisted on promoting his ex-wife's son. So in this regard, he will give in a little."

“Hmm?” Su Xiaocai didn’t understand the relationship. Is his current wife getting along well with the Lu family?

Aren't the people who did this all Lu's family? What does it have to do with the current wife?

Lieutenant General Bai naturally couldn't tell Admiral Lu about this in person, so he just reminded him, "If you don't go, don't go out to play that day, just stay in your own territory."

Su Xiaocai once again said she would not go and would stay in the house.

As soon as Lieutenant General Bai left, she hurriedly searched for gossip about General Lu, and then asked the investigation department for some intelligence, not afraid that the investigation department would turn around and tell General Lu the news.

You don’t know until you see it. At first glance, you will feel that the general is not only powerful, but also has a good relationship with wives.

Tsk tsk, military achievements do not represent one’s character.

If a general is to be deposed, this Lu guy will be the first to bear the brunt.

Admiral Lu had five wives. He got married at the age of 25. He met his first wife through a blind date arranged by his family, but she died early due to genetic problems.

The second one was also arranged by the family. The dowry was quite generous. At that time, General Lu was just a small soldier who had made a few military achievements. The couple did not get along well, so they divorced.

The third one was someone he knew himself. They were together for a long time, ten years, and had a son. In the end, he couldn't resist his weird and evil mother-in-law and divorced again.

The fourth one couldn't stand the loneliness and cheated. Admiral Lu, a real man, couldn't bear this cuckold, so he divorced.

The fifth one is this strong woman. Admiral Lu has the opportunity to become a general because of her support behind the scenes. The resources and mechas were all paid for by her.