Meng Guanghui, who had escaped in an instant, quickly landed outside another city, but he dared not turn on any electromagnetic devices, not even his mecha.
The energy required to activate and maintain a small Wormhole Opener was too great, inevitably affecting the magnetic field.
To avoid being detected by the enemy, they usually only used it on desolate planets that did not belong to any country.
This time, he accidentally came to the East Tianyuan City-State, and because the small Wormhole Opener had been greatly improved, he specifically chose a large city to try to activate it.
Because in such cities, electromagnetic influences were everywhere.
Detection software would not be able to quickly detect and locate magnetic anomalies.
And he only needed three minutes to fully activate it.
But he didn't expect that in less than three minutes, the other party had already arrived beside him.
Has their technology become so sophisticated? Meng Guanghui was still in shock.
When they went out on missions, they didn't bring Quantum Optical Brains or Smart Bracelets, because these real-time communication tools would expose their location when sending messages.
He didn't even dare to contact the Beichen Empire now, in any way.
Because the risk was too great, he couldn't let the East Tianyuan City-State get solid evidence.
As long as there was no evidence, the other party could not publicly attack the Beichen Empire.
Meng Guanghui had already decided that if he was caught again, he would die immediately.
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Xia Chujian slept for ten hours.
When she woke up the next day, she lazed in bed for a while before slipping on her slippers to go to the bathroom to wash up, then took a shower before going downstairs to the living room to prepare brunch.
Because it was already past ten in the morning.
She checked her Smart Bracelet, but there were no messages.
Mao Yonggui, Chu Qingjuan, and Sang Yadi had already gotten up.
They were sitting together, watching the news on the Wall-Mounted Curved TV in the living room.
"Sister Mao, Sister Chu, Sister Sang, good morning. Have you eaten breakfast?" Xia Chujian sat down opposite them, not wanting to face the TV screen.
Mao Yonggui said, "We've already eaten. We had a tube of Advanced Nutrient Solution this morning, and some small steamed buns from Aunt Cai."
Chu Qingjuan said with relish, "Those steamed buns were so delicious! I've never had such delicious steamed buns!"
Xia Chujian smiled and said, "Then you must try them later."
Sang Yadi took a sip of water and slowly said, "... Chujian, that... Zhuo... Zhuo Wangying, has been arrested."
Xia Chujian's eyes lit up: "Is that the Deputy Chief Instructor from our Flying Base?! The one whose intelligence was so wrong that it almost wiped out our entire army, and who said we were the enemy, refused to acknowledge our identities, and almost got us killed, Zhuo Wangying?!"
Chu Qingjuan rolled her eyes speechlessly, nodded towards the TV, and said, "See for yourself. -- Chujian, aren't there too many premodifiers in that sentence of yours?"
"Too many? Is it too much? Not at all!" Xia Chujian laughed, "Let me see which hero did this good deed!"
With that, she turned around and faced the TV screen.
Sure enough, the TV news was scrolling with major news about the Flight Training Base outside Galuo City, Kanli Star.
When Jiang Yuanshu appeared on the TV screen in a majestic manner, Xia Chujian's eyes flickered slightly.
Isn't that Director Jiang from the Special Security Bureau?
Xia Chujian had met her once, when Quan Caiwei had an accident at the Fan Family Manor, which was around New Year's Eve last year.
Mao Yonggui sighed and said, "... Actually, the Special Security Bureau is pretty good. This Director Jiang is so amazing! Director of the Audit and Discipline Department of the Special Security Bureau, one of the six Directors under Marshal Huo."
Only then did Xia Chujian carefully, pretending to be puzzled, ask, "Why did the Special Security Bureau come forward to arrest Zhuo Wangying?"
Chu Qingjuan shrugged and said, "Not sure, but it's a fact that the entire Zhuo Clan is in trouble!"
Mao Yonggui said, "We went on the Star Network for a while just now and found that the Hot Searches are all about Viscount Zhuo being stripped of his title. It's said that it all started with Zhuo Wangying. He colluded with the Rebels, which angered the Emperor."
"Not only was the Zhuo Family stripped of their title, but all the Zhuo Family's males over the age of eighteen were executed, and the Zhuo Family's males under the age of eighteen, as well as all the Zhuo Family's women, were demoted to commoners, and their property was confiscated."
"Tsk tsk, His Majesty the Emperor never shows mercy when killing Nobles!"
Xia Chujian blinked. "In that case, another noble title is vacated, and it's a viscount..."
After the last incident of the Fan Family being stripped of their nobility, Xia Chujian had become accustomed to this kind of high-level power struggle.
Mao Yonggui, Chu Qingjuan, and Sang Yadi didn't think that far ahead. Besides, the noble class was still too distant for them. Unlike Xia Chujian, they had never truly experienced the infighting among nobles...
Even that time, with just a baron, there were many casualties.
This time it was a viscount, so one could imagine that it would involve even more lives.
Xia Chujian turned her head, chuckled, and murmured, "Nobles really do rise and fall together..."
Mao Yonggui disagreed, saying, "Collective responsibility is only right. Since they're nobles, and the whole family enjoys the benefits, how can only one person suffer when something goes wrong?"
Sang Yadi also chimed in, "Rights... are equal to obligations. They... their whole family enjoyed the benefits of the noble title, so they... of course, they must bear the consequences together."
Xia Chujian nodded and gave a thumbs up. "Sister Sang is insightful!"
As they were talking, Aunt Cai came over and asked Xia Chujian with a smile, "Second Lieutenant Xia, what would you like for breakfast?"
Xia Chujian looked at the time and realized that they had been gossiping for a while, and it was almost eleven o'clock.
She asked, "What time is lunch?"
"If it's early, it's eleven thirty. Usually, it's twelve."
"Then I'll wait for lunch at eleven thirty. I'll go upstairs to change my clothes first."
As Xia Chujian spoke, she went upstairs again.
She needed to eat a tube of Advanced Nutrient Solution first, or she would still be hungry.
It would be too impolite to gobble down food at someone else's house without filling herself up first.
When she came down after finishing the Advanced Nutrient Solution, she found that Quan Caiwei had also arrived.
She frowned and said to Xia Chujian, "Chujian, do you know about the matter at your Flying Base?"
Xia Chujian nodded. "I know. It's about Zhuo Wangying of the Zhuo Clan, right?"
Quan Caiwei nodded. "Never mind them. I just got news that your Warplane has been sealed off by the Special Security Bureau at the Interstellar Terminal. No one is allowed to approach it."
Xia Chujian's heart stirred. She knew that Huo Yushen had sent people over.
When she had a video call with him yesterday, he had already said that he would investigate their Warplane, including the nano-level Optical Fiber Data Cable and the Star Chart she had mentioned.
But Xia Chujian had to pretend to be ignorant and said in surprise, "Why?! Why seal off our Warplane?! Is someone framing us?!"
Quan Caiwei shook her head, looking worried. "Don't be afraid. If someone is framing you, our Quan Family isn't one to be trifled with! I'll ask my Eldest Cousin to help you!"
Mao Yonggui, Chu Qingjuan, and Sang Yadi now knew that the "Eldest Cousin" the Noble Lady was talking about was the famous Qilin Child of the Quan Family, who was also the Chief Legal Counsel of the Senate, Quan Yuxun.
Such people usually lived in the Star Network Hot Search, high above, as far from their world as two Asteroid Belts.
But now, they were living in the same Manor as such a person, and even appearing in the same room.
The feeling was simply magical.
The three of them didn't speak, but curiously looked at Quan Caiwei, then at Xia Chujian.
Xia Chujian had spoken with Huo Yushen last night and knew that he had promised to help if anything happened, so she felt particularly confident now.
She thought, she was now a person with an organization, how could things get to the point where she needed Quan Yuxun's help? But she still showed a grateful expression, held Quan Caiwei's hand affectionately, and said, "Caiwei, thank you so much! The four of us are alone and helpless. If we are really targeted by those people, we can only rely on you!"
Quan Caiwei was stirred by her words and said excitedly, "Don't be afraid! With the Quan Family here, no one will dare to smear you!"
Just then, Aunt Cai came over and said softly, "Noble Lady, many people have come outside, wanting to interview these four pilots."
Quan Caiwei was surprised. "Interview? Are those people media reporters? Did you check their press passes?"
Aunt Cai hurriedly said, "The doorman said they checked. They're supposedly not ordinary entertainment news reporters, but internal reporters from the Military Newspaper from Beichen Star."
Quan Caiwei frowned slightly and said, "I'll go take a look."
She nodded to Xia Chujian. "Chujian, don't worry, I'll handle it."
Xia Chujian watched her leave, rubbed her temples, and asked Aunt Cai, "How did the reporters find us? How did they know we were here?"
Aunt Cai said with a smile, "It's said that when you left the Interstellar Terminal, you left our address here."
Xia Chujian suddenly understood.
This must be Quan Caiwei. She originally had good intentions, wanting to block a lot of unnecessary trouble for them, so she deliberately left the address of the Quan Family Manor.
But she didn't expect that there would be people who weren't afraid of the Quan Family and dared to come here to ask to interview them.
Xia Chujian waved her hand, "Thank you, Aunt Cai. Can you help us hurry them up? We want to have lunch earlier."
Eating is the most important thing. Even if you're going to the execution ground, you have to have a full meal first, right?
Aunt Cai quickly left to coordinate with the kitchen.
Xia Chujian gave her three roommates a look and said, "Let's go out for a walk."
The four of them left the detached villa together, came to the path outside, and began to stroll and chat.
Xia Chujian said softly, "Since there are reporters coming to interview us, we must have a unified answer."
Chu Qingjuan said, "We should talk about such an important topic back in the house..."
Xia Chujian said with a smile, "It's not good in the house. After all, it's not our own place."
Sang Yadi was the first to understand and said in a low voice, "...Surveillance?"
Xia Chujian said, "I'm not sure if there is surveillance, but such a large place like the Quan Family should have it installed. At least the living room must have it."
Mao Yonggui twitched the corner of her mouth and said, "No wonder you want to take us out for a walk..."
Xia Chujian stood in the middle of the lawn and looked around. The surrounding area was empty grassland, and the nearest street lamp was more than a kilometer away.
She said in a low voice, "It's just in case. Come on, let's think about what to say."
Mao Yonggui, Chu Qingjuan, and Sang Yadi looked at each other, and then said together, "Chujian, we authorize you to speak. No matter what you say, we support you."
Xia Chujian didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and waved her hand, "You can't do this. Even if I agree, the reporters won't agree. They won't just ask me, they will definitely ask everyone. And they will ask us different questions."
Sang Yadi became nervous all of a sudden, and stammered, "I... I I don't want to see reporters!"
Mao Yonggui and Chu Qingjuan hurriedly patted her shoulders, one on each side.
Seeing Sang Yadi like this, Xia Chujian felt sorry for her.
She had a flash of inspiration and came up with an idea, saying, "Sister Sang, pretend to be sick. Anyway, if you're sick and can't get out of bed, they won't go to your bedside to interview you."
Mao Yonggui and Chu Qingjuan agreed with this idea.
Sang Yadi couldn't wish for more and hurriedly said, "I I... I'll get sick when I go back! No need... to pretend to be sick!"
Xia Chujian nodded with a smile, then looked at Mao Yonggui and Chu Qingjuan, "Then let's three discuss it?"
Mao Yonggui and Chu Qingjuan didn't want to contact those reporters either, but one of them was already sick. They couldn't all be sick, otherwise everyone would know they were pretending.
Therefore, in order to prevent Sang Yadi from being embarrassed by those people, she and Chu Qingjuan had to meet the reporters with Xia Chujian.
The few people whispered and discussed for a while, and finally unified their answers.
Xia Chujian was so thirsty from talking. At this moment, she really felt that the Special Security Bureau's Cangge Star Changliu County branch should send someone over as soon as possible to take these three away, which could also protect them in disguise.
As a result, at this time, Zong Ruoan also learned about this matter.
This is the first update. The second update will be at one o'clock in the afternoon.
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