The next day was Saturday.
After breakfast, Mao Yonggui, Chu Qingjuan, and Sang Yadi discussed with Xia Chujian.
Because they had to go to the Flight Training Base on Cangge Star before six o'clock this afternoon.
They had one last day of free time.
Once they entered the base, they would really have to wait for the other trainees and instructors to arrive before they could return to Kanli Star together.
Only Xia Chujian knew that the other trainees were trapped in the Asteroid Belt and probably wouldn't be able to return for a while, but she didn't say it, afraid of scaring her roommates.
Mao Yonggui said, "Chujian, the three of us want to go to the most bustling commercial street in Changliu County today. Do you want to come?"
Xia Chujian shook her head, hugging the pillow on the sofa, and said listlessly, "I don't like shopping, so I won't join the fun. You guys have fun!"
Mao Yonggui and the others understood and happily went out.
The Quan Family's staff specially arranged a Flying Vehicle to take them to the main commercial street in Changliu County for shopping.
Xia Chujian stayed alone in her bedroom, planning to video chat with her family to relieve her homesickness.
However, as soon as she pulled up the virtual display screen of her Smart Bracelet, she saw a video call request from Meng Guanghui.
She thought Meng Guanghui had returned, and quickly accepted, but she saw Huo Yushen.
She was a little disappointed and frowned, "Inspector Huo, when will my leader be back?"
Xia Chujian was still muttering in her heart, wondering how many mines were there, that he had been mining until now without any news...
Huo Yushen said blandly, "That's his mission, it has nothing to do with you."
Before Xia Chujian could raise her eyebrows, Huo Yushen said again, "You're still at the Quan Family Manor on Cangge Star?"
Xia Chujian complained, "Yes, our base told us to go to the Flight Training Base on Cangge Star tonight to stand by until the other trainees and instructors arrive on Cangge Star. But who knows when they will come?"
Then she asked, "Inspector Huo, aren't you going to launch a rescue operation in the Asteroid Belt? Has the operation started?"
Huo Yushen said, "The team is still being formed. They will depart together on Monday."
Xia Chujian quickly said, "Inspector Huo, can I participate?! I'm familiar with that place!"
Huo Yushen couldn't help but twitch his lips.
Been there once and calls it familiar?
Or is she admitting it without being forced? However, this girl is indeed a natural at getting familiar with people...
Huo Yushen didn't directly refuse her, but said, "The search and rescue operation will only start on Monday. Do you want to go home this weekend?"
Xia Chujian's spirits lifted, and even her tone became ingratiating: "Marshal Huo, do you mean, do I want to go back to my home on Guiyuan Star?!"
Huo Yushen's voice was slow and not as cold as before: "You can at least go home for the weekend, and then participate in the special rescue team led by the Military to participate in the rescue in the Asteroid Belt."
Xia Chujian almost blurted out "Okay."
But soon, she swallowed the "Okay" and asked cautiously, "But if I go back, I need to take an Interstellar Spaceship, and the tickets are very expensive... Will you reimburse me?"
Huo Yushen: "..."
He wanted to say, how expensive are the Interstellar Spaceship tickets? With Xia Chujian's income, it's not like she can't afford them.
She just doesn't want to spend her own money, a true penny-pincher.
Huo Yushen's expression was calm, and he said gently: "... I happen to be coming to Cangge Star on official business, and then going to Guiyuan Star for a meeting. In an hour, I'll pick you up and take you home for the weekend. You don't have to worry about the base, I'll ask for leave for you."
Xia Chujian's expression was visibly delighted, and she said with a smile, "How can I be so embarrassed?"
While starting to pack her things.
Huo Yushen: "..."
Xia Chujian did not forget to confirm: "You are coming in your Warplane that can Space Warp, right?"
Huo Yushen: "... Of course."
"Tsk tsk, doesn't this count as using public resources for private gain?"
"... Then take the Interstellar Spaceship yourself."
"Marshal Huo, I wasn't finished! Your integrity and consideration for your subordinates' needs make you a model leader! Marshal Huo, I've decided, you're my role model from now on!"
Huo Yushen: "..."
He knew she was trying to flatter him, but why did it sound so strange?
Huo Yushen's lips curved slightly, and then he ended the video call.
Xia Chujian packed her things and sent a message to Quan Caiwei.
[Xia Chujian]: Caiwei, I'm going back to Guiyuan Star for the weekend! Thank you for your hospitality!
Quan Caiwei wasn't at the Quan Family Manor today. She was with the Quan Family's Duke, attending a family event.
Quan Yuxun was also there, so there weren't many real masters at the Quan Family Manor at the moment.
Therefore, she could only send a message to say goodbye, not say it in person.
Quan Caiwei didn't see the message until evening.
...
Huo Yushen's Bat-style Fighter Jet arrived above the Quan Family Manor on Cangge Star in just thirty minutes.
It was still cloaked, so the Quan Family Manor's early warning system didn't detect the fighter jet, and everything was quiet.
Huo Yushen sent a small Flying Vehicle down to pick up Xia Chujian.
Xia Chujian only had time to send a message to her three roommates, who were still out shopping, in their dorm group chat.
[Xia Chujian]: Sisters, I'm going home for a few days. I won't be going to the Flying Base with you today. If anyone asks where I went, say you don't know. I'll bring you back something good to eat when I get back!
Her roommates replied immediately.
[Mao Yonggui]: Leaving now? Did you buy a ticket for the Interstellar Spaceship?
[Chu Qingjuan]: Remember to get reimbursed by your fleet superiors, Interstellar Spaceship tickets are quite expensive.
[Sang Yadi]: We'll say you're not feeling well and went home for treatment.
Xia Chujian: "!!!"
Sang-jie is so quick-witted and reliable! Xia Chujian immediately expressed her gratitude.
[Xia Chujian]: Sang-jie is a genius! How did you know I suffered serious damage?! The radiation from the Great Universe Rays, I must go back and get some good treatment! Then she sent several cat GIFs happily spinning around.
Looking up, she saw that the small Flying Vehicle had already entered the huge belly of Huo Yushen's Bat-style Fighter Jet.
Since systematically learning about fighter jets in class last time, Xia Chujian could only feel admiration and envy when she looked at this Bat-style Fighter Jet again.
Look at this tall lower deck, like a huge palace complex, you can't even tell you're inside an aircraft! Further up, there are offices, conference rooms, lounges, medical rooms, technical rooms, and equipment rooms, as well as a large area for troop groups, a whole aerial kingdom! Xia Chujian felt like her eyes weren't enough.
When she arrived at Huo Yushen's office, Xia Chujian reluctantly looked away and asked Huo Yushen, "Marshal Huo, what level of soldier can own a fighter jet like this?"
Huo Yushen waved his hand, dismissing the subordinate who had brought Xia Chujian in.
Once the office door was closed, Huo Yushen asked, "What? Do you want a Bat-style Fighter Jet too?"
"I don't know about the 'Bat' part, I just think this place is big enough, and it can Space Warp, saving time and energy." Xia Chujian said with a straight face, talking nonsense.
Huo Yushen glanced at her and said, "There are only two fighter jets in the entire Empire that can Space Warp, do you know why?"
Xia Chujian shook her head: "I don't know, do you?"
Huo Yushen said blandly, "...Don't answer with a question, especially when your superior is asking you something."
Xia Chujian didn't think much of it: "But my leader is very good, he answers very carefully when I ask him questions."
Huo Yushen's voice was slightly cold: "...Who's the leader between you two?"
Xia Chujian was silent for a moment: "...Marshal Huo, I can't take that."
Soldiers value obedience to orders the most. She was already changing, but it would take some time to adapt, and soon she wouldn't be asking her superiors questions anymore.
Huo Yushen raised his eyes to look at her, his tone colder than his expression: "If you know you can't take it, then don't say it. Alright, send a message to your family, telling them you'll be home in fifteen minutes."
Xia Chujian: "!!!"
Did it have to be so fast?! She didn't care about being lectured by Huo Yushen again, but said excitedly, "Is this the power of Space Warp?! If we use this fighter jet to pass through that Asteroid Belt, wouldn't it take less than an hour?!"
Huo Yushen: "...You know nothing about Space Warp."
Xia Chujian nodded very honestly this time and said, "Marshal Huo, I really don't know anything about Space Warp. Can you enlighten me?"
Huo Yushen smiled slightly: "No."
Xia Chujian: "..."
All the words were stuck in her throat, it was really uncomfortable.
But Xia Chujian would not "succumb" like this...
She didn't follow Huo Yushen's rhythm, but talked about Zong Ruoan's gossip: "Marshal Huo, do you know that Young Master Zong went to Cangge Star? I really didn't expect that he would run for Senate Councilor! But I think with him like that, he will be taken advantage of in the future."
Huo Yushen opened his Quantum Optical Brain and began to read official documents, while saying casually: "This is nothing for you to worry about. Do you think the Grand Princess and the Zong Family will let him fight alone on his own?"
Xia Chujian: "...We poor families really can't imagine the awesomeness of such big families."
Huo Yushen casually pressed "Approve" on the display screen, and said coldly: "It's right if you can't imagine it. In short, if he is taken advantage of, it means the people around him are not capable, what does it have to do with him?"
Xia Chujian thought about it seriously, and that was really the case.
She said, "That's right, I have Aunt, Si Xi, Wu Fu, and Liu Shun, Da Hei at home. If I encounter anything, I will discuss it with them. I am not fighting alone either."
Huo Yushen looked up at her: "...Your aunt is fine, but are you going to entrust your fate to two dogs, a Housekeeping Robot, and a child who is not even three years old?"
Xia Chujian waved her hand dismissively: "I'm just saying, don't pay too much attention to the details."
Huo Yushen quickly finished reading all the official documents, closed the Special Security Bureau webpage interface, and threw out another sentence: "Doesn't your family also have San Zong? Why don't you mention him?"
Xia Chujian was shocked, her hands clenched into fists involuntarily, and her whole person was in a state of stunned silence.
After a long while, she stammered: "...Marshal...Marshal Huo, I...I don't understand what you are talking about."
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