Chapter 55 - Heaven (1/2)

With such a great reward, the brave will definitely come.

Just within the first hour, two people managed to rush to the scene, and one of them even insisted on giving out more than a single blood donation, but could only give up with the discouragements of the doctor.

Fayn found Adrian in the front compartment of the rear support vehicle.

He couldn’t see the situation within the simple surgery room behind him, but this was the closest place to Zhong Yan. The wounds on his body had been dressed up simply to stop the bleeding, and the bandages could be seen between his open neckline and cuffs. He was sitting on the chair with his head down while his terminal rang from time to time, half of them coming from his own wrist, and the other from the one he held in his hand: Zhong Yan’s terminal that the doctor passed him earlier. But he just sat there without any reaction and didn’t even bother to mute his own terminal.

Adrian knew what he would see if he turned on his own terminal. The first thing he would see was definitely the highest priority message. The notification from “Butterfly” that congratulated him and Zhong Yan for becoming legal partners.

And it was that notice that made Zhong Yan keenly aware that something was wrong, dragging him out from the Grim Reaper’s grasps, but putting himself in instead.

He had known Adrian for nine years, but Fayn had never seen him look so dispirited.

“It’s not going to help if you just sit here either.” Fayn stood in front of Adrian. “The urgent stuff is already dealt with. Don’t you trust Wei Lan’s medical skills? I was hurt way worse than him back then and look at me now. I’m perfectly fine. You were just hit by the hallucinogens earlier so you should get some fresh air right now.”

Adrian raised his head to look at him. Instead of responding to his advice, he spoke in a hoarse voice. “How’s my guard?”

“His external injuries are fine. They’re not as serious as yours, but he inhaled a relatively large amount of the hallucinogens so he’s still unconscious. But the doctor said he should be fine after two days of recovery.”

“That’s good. He’s still young. He should get another check-up after returning to the headquarter’s hospital. It’s best if he doesn’t end up with any side-effects after this.”

Fayn gave him an acknowledging response. Adrian asked again, “Is the search of the mansion over?”

“It’s basically over. Two of the assassins are still alive and they’ve been taken into our warships.”

“What about Qu Yongyi?” Adrian asked with eyes overflowing with murder.

Fayn frowned. “He…We still haven’t found him. His private spaceship, as well as the assistants accompanying him, are all gone. He probably escaped before we arrived.”

Adrian stroked Zhong Yan’s terminal and was quiet for a moment. Only then did Fayn really begin to worry. From what he knew, Adrian had never been a passive person no matter what sort of serious matters happened. It goes without saying how important it was if they could capture Qu Yongyi, but Adrian actually didn’t react at all when he heard that he escaped.

Just when he was about to leave Adrian here and head out to arrest him himself, Adrian said gloomily, “Pass on my order. Transfer out the first division unit and seal the border.”

“The border?” Fayn was slightly stunned. For a moment, he couldn’t figure out what the relationship between the first division and sealing the border was. “Hasn’t the border always been sealed?”

“I’m not talking about our borders.”

Only then did Fayn realize what he was saying. He was shocked. “You want to seal Lebor’s borders?! Do you know how serious that move is?!”

“I’m very clear. This is the result of my deliberation.” Adrian took no refusals. “Is Intron in our warship? Contact him, tell him to check the list of Qu Yongyi’s entourage. Don’t miss a single name. I want the ones still alive.”

Fayn calmly asked, “Lebor is within ‘Butterfly’s’ scope of control. We’ve already received serious warnings and interception just with me bringing in a small troop earlier. Even though this place is remote and the Capital’s forces won’t be able to reach here for a while, ‘Butterfly’s’ orders have no limits on their distance. What if he orders the Lebor System’s troops to resist us?”

“Look for Intron. Ask him to release a joint announcement with us. On the way of Councilor Zhong Yan’s return, he was met with Qu Yongyi’s armed ambush. He is the interim Council Head of Lebor and his goal…This is Lebor System’s provocation towards the Navi System through me, and the Capital at Councilor through Zhong Yan’s.” Adrian had clearly thought about it very clearly and ordered without hesitation. “I want the public relations department and legal affairs to polish up the wanted order. Stick on as many crimes on them as possible. Tell the third and fifth units to follow the first unit to the border just to deter them. Do not fire unless it’s an emergency. Hold the twelfth unit in Navi’s borders and prepare heavy duty cross-planet long-range strike weapons. In the event of a crossfire, shoot immediately. Don’t just stand there, Adjutant, execute the order!”

Fayn obeyed. “Yes!”

He turned and left to carry out his orders. Adrian took a few deep breaths to suppress the anger in his heart. Pearson’s move on Lebor seemed to be a rash move, but it was actually a surefire plan. If someone from his party could gain the position of Head of Council, then he could take over that resource-rich star system. Otherwise, he could use his trump card, Qu Yongyi, disguising him as an anti-AI supporter to perform the assassination mission.

Adrian turned on his terminal and contacted the person from the intelligence department who was in contact with Intron. He wanted to ask “Specimen” to provide evidence to help convict Lebor’s Council Head as a criminal.

The Lebor System. If he moves his troops to occupy it now, then he won’t be returning it to the Capital. In any case, Pearson was too far away from him. Without Zhong Yan around, it would be difficult for him to get his hands on Pearson directly. However, Pearson and “Butterfly” had both taken a fancy to the Lebor System that was right on his doorstep, so he will teach them a lesson without standing on ceremony.