Chapter 217

With a loud thud, the office door was kicked open from the outside. Aldrich stumbled back a few steps and saw Felix's familiar face appear before him. Then something crashed heavily inside.

Aldrich looked down at the person on the ground, completely enveloped in a shimmering, soft, white regenerative scale suit. He quickly looked up at Felix. Having worked with him many times, Aldrich was somewhat prepared for Felix's unpredictable nature. Composing himself, he forced a smile and asked, "What's wrong with you?"

"Aldrich, you really didn't tip off the Federation? If you dare lie, I won't hesitate to turn you into the second him." Felix, who kicked the door open, threw the person on the ground, his blue eyes full of threat.

Without the initial data, those closely related to the Doom473 Virus died or went insane along with the deleted data. He had no patience to start from scratch again and urgently needed to obtain data from research institutes on other planets that were conducting research on similar Virus, so that he could achieve twice the result with half the effort.

Unexpectedly, ever since the bad news came from Leichakan, he has been risking his family's reputation and stubbornly trying to carry out his mission despite opposition from many.

The invasion was successful, but the enemy was always one step ahead, causing his raiding forces to return empty-handed time and time again.

What infuriated him even more was that, despite not gaining anything, the attacked planet accused him of taking and deleting the data, when in fact they had moved and cleared the data themselves first, pinning the blame on him.

At first, everyone still believed in him. Just now, another successful sneak attack on the Federation failed to yield any useful data. Now, even the Emperor of the Empire suspects that his family has hoarded all the data and is unwilling to present it.

Once or twice, they might act quickly, but after several times, Felix couldn't help but suspect that there was a spy among them.

Aldrich's eyes widened, looking aggrieved after being suspected. "That's very hurtful! My personal Optical Brain is under your surveillance every moment. I swear on my life, I have never contacted anyone other than you!"

'Since Master Qin Su contacted him on his own initiative, it doesn't count.'

"I racked my brains day and night, trying to understand your urgent needs. Whenever I thought of something, I couldn't wait to tell you, and now you're doubting me? Besides, you were the one who told me I'm a dead man in the Federation, ruthlessly abandoned by Federation, which is why I chose to join you. Now you suspect I leaked the information..."

After rambling on and on, feeling wronged, Aldrich frowned, as if he had figured something out, and murmured, "Could it be that you're lying to me, that the Federation didn't...?"

"Stop dreaming." Felix sharply interrupted Aldrich's thoughts, staring intently at the changes in Aldrich's expression from beginning to end. He detected not a trace of guilt, and Aldrich's suspicions lessened, almost making Aldrich realize the truth. Felix remained unperturbed, sneering, "So what if it is? Like you just said, you betrayed them. If they find out, they'll skin you alive. Aldrich, accept your fate; there's no turning back."

"... You're right."

Aldrich seemed to realize he had been tricked, forcing a smile that was more painful than bitterness. His face was pale, and he meekly listed his "merits" while trying to distance himself from the situation, secretly wishing for a fight to break out.

Felix stared at Aldrich's expression for a few more minutes, but couldn't discern anything. Besides, Aldrich's Optical Brain was indeed under his surveillance, so he didn't linger. He snorted, turned around, picked up the person on the ground, and headed to the location of the next suspect.

Watching the person wrapped in the long white object, whom Felix 'loved' and called his most satisfying toy recently, Felix Aldrich, under the surveillance of Electronic Eyes, showed no extra expression. He felt uneasy and dared not sympathize, after all, he was in danger himself and did not want to cause trouble for Qin Su.

Besides, the last time he sympathized with that guy named Xuan Jingcheng and confided in him, he ended up being knocked unconscious by him and sent to the enemy camp, which left him with a serious psychological trauma.

Aldrich suppressed his sympathy, giving the robot instructions to tidy up while secretly vowing to keep up the good work and strive to get a more secure and powerful office.

This old door, with its lack of any real defenses, meant he couldn't really close it properly even when he slept inside at night. Anyone could come in anytime, anywhere, keeping them constantly on edge and never daring to relax for a moment.

He wondered when Qin Su would come to pick him up. He had climbed the ranks relying on information Qin Su provided, including much of it targeting the Federation...

Aldrich, clearly aware that Qin Su was using him to eliminate dissidents within the Federation, feared being discarded after being used and became even more uneasy.

--

Fourth Military Academy.

Until the seventh day, which was also the last day the Modified Humans spent at the Fourth Military Academy, he did not have another chance to see Qin Su.

In order to avoid affecting students other than Class 6) of the Fourth Military Academy, the Fourth Military Academy scheduled the time for the Modified Humans to leave school after midnight.

A small number of cyborgs, especially those Modified Humans had attempted to contact their respective Military District and sustained varying degrees of injury, passed the Inspection. They walked quickly toward the Spaceship that had taken them away without looking back, as if someone had a weapon pressed against the back of their heads.

These people thought that once they entered the Spaceship, the fear of being dominated by Qin Su would lessen. However, once they were inside the Spaceship and seated, they did not feel much reduction in psychological or physical pressure.

"It's alright, it's alright, it'll be fine once you leave the Fourth Military Academy."

"Yes, that's right, that's how it is."

Most of the Modified Humans, like Winnie, didn't wait for Qin Su. They boarded the Spaceship at the last minute, and hearing the other Spaceship Modified Humans had Spaceship earlier muttering these words, they felt that they weren't in good spirits, so they quietly moved away when choosing their seats.

As the Spaceship Bu Qiu Hyperspace Jump, the hope that Qin Su had given them was completely shattered.

"Even though I thought it was impossible when I was thinking about it, I still felt disappointed when I didn't get it. I've only just left the Fourth Military Academy, and I'm already starting to doubt whether we're really Qin Su's people?"

"To be precise, they belong to Qin Su's camp."

"Whatever, it all means the same thing. Qin Su didn't ask us to do anything, so when I got back I had no idea what to do to prove that I was on Qin Su. It doesn't feel real at all, like a dream."

"Who isn't? I regret it now, I really regret not recording what Qin Su said that day, not even leaving a trace."

Ten hours after the Hyperspace Jump, Winnie and the others heard the words of the first group to board the Spaceship change to:

"It's alright, calm down. It must be because we're not far enough away yet. We'll be fine once we get back to the Military District."

Winnie and the others. "..."

For some reason, they had a feeling that once that group of people arrived at their Military District, their words would probably be something like, "It's okay, they'll just be put into the isolation ward soon."

As the Hyperspace Jump time continued to change, the Spaceship Hyperspace Jump and landed on various planets, and the number of people on Spaceship gradually decreased until the last group of people were delivered to their destination, at which point the Spaceship returned to the Fourth Military Academy.

Nearly half a month had passed between the different Military District and Military Academies when they sent their assigned Modified Humans to the Fourth Military Academy.

During the first five days of this two-week period, they could receive messages from each other anytime, anywhere, whenever they wanted. But for the next seven days... they disappeared without a trace.

During this time, they naturally asked the Fourth Military Academy, Fourth Military Academy shifted all the blame to Qin Su, saying that as a school, they knew nothing and told them to ask Qin Su themselves if they had any questions.

How could they dare to do that? They could only endure it and prepare for the worst, that is, if they failed and were destroyed by Qin Su.

Just as they were bracing themselves for the complete annihilation of the group of Modified Humans they were sent there, they suddenly received a notification from the Fourth Military Academy that the Modified Humans would be sent back one by one.

The sudden news left the Military District and Military Academies on different planets completely bewildered, speculating that what was being sent back might be 'pieces from all over the place', and they were prepared for that possibility.

Who knew that the Modified Humans —whose eyes were still eyes, whose noses were still noses, and whose legs were no longer attached to their heads—returned safely. After a brief exchange among the Military District, they were once again plunged into confusion.

'What exactly does Qin Su mean by imprisoning the Modified Humans for seven days and then releasing him?'

Unable to fathom Qin Su's thoughts with the strength of a single Military District, the various planetary Military District tacitly and temporarily thawed their differences. Regardless of any previous competition or incidents, they established emergency contact with each other shortly after the Modified Humans were returned.

Against backgrounds of different styles, people wearing military uniforms with different details appear in the same large conference room, separated by space.

With Qin Su doing this, who can sleep soundly?

"Since things have come to this, and we're already back, let's investigate first."

What happens after the investigation? Are they centrally destroyed?

"Are you crazy? Qin Su released them. At this critical moment, when they had already shown their faces to Qin Su, you dare to do this?"

"What should we do then? I strongly suspect they've secretly sided with Qin Su."

"Why bother with underhanded tactics? Qin Su has already extended an olive branch to you, so it's up to you whether you accept it... No, wait." The speaker's gaze swept over the numerous people around the conference table, including Greyliff, Norian, Qiu Pang, and others, his face grim. "Even without Qin Su extending any olive branch, countless people here are already on Qin Su's side, aren't they? Although I haven't seen them all, I'd guess that every Military District responded to this offer, but quite a few Military District must have deliberately sent their immature and harmless Modified Humans from their Military Academies, right?"

"What? You mean we were betrayed by our own people from the very beginning? They didn't send the elite troops, which is why Qin Su easily imprisoned them without any power to resist?"

"Calm down, everyone, calm down." Qiu Pang, used to playing peacemaker, stood up and smiled, trying to persuade them while also subtly offering his own opinion. "Now is not the time for infighting. In my opinion, after the investigation is over, and before Qin Su's attitude becomes clear, it's best not to do anything to those Modified Humans who have returned. Qin Su's thoughts are too hard to guess. It's safer to leave things as they are. What do you all think?"

Those Modified Humans spend most of their lives being manipulated. The powerful ones are called humanoid weapons and cannot appear in front of the world. The ordinary ones are sent out for daily use. The lower-level ones need to be used for experiments, serving as 'experiment packs' for the modification of higher-level humanoid weapons. It's all inhumane.

I agree.

"Same here, none of us want to be targeted by Qin Su, right?"

Although they disdained associating with Qiu Pang, a man who could please everyone and speak to anyone, many had already secretly or voluntarily sided with Qin Su's Military District, seizing the opportunity presented by Qiu Pang to speak up.

"Heh, coward."

"You're not bad, try it yourself."

"We're doing this together, why should I try it alone? My suggestion is for everyone to work together. With enough people, let's see what Qin Su can do, no matter how 'godlike' he is."

"If you're looking to die, don't drag me into it."

After much arguing, the meeting ended on a sour note.

At the same time, the surveillance and interrogation of the Modified Humans by various Military District never ceased in private.

Given that his superior had saved his life, Song Zhengqing didn't really want to deceive him, but he found that there was nothing he could do.

Others who wanted to speak faced the same dilemma as Song Zhengqing. They wanted to tell the truth, but once they said something inappropriate, their mouths seemed to be glued shut, unable to open at all.

Unable to speak, they tried to report via text using their Optical Brain, but the result was no better. If even one word seemed off, their built-in weapons would be turned on them.

This time, unlike at the Fourth Military Academy, where the target was something insignificant like arms and legs, this time it was aimed directly at vital organs. A single blow would guarantee either a blow to the head or a snapped neck.

Good news, they have successfully left the Fourth Military Academy.

The bad news is that it's useless. Even though they were locked up in the Military District's supposedly top-secret base and couldn't see Qin Su, the fear of being controlled by Qin Su was ever-present.

This bizarre situation was clearly observed by interrogators from various Military District. In fact, many Military District conducted mental evaluations on the Modified Humans who exhibited such symptoms, suspecting that Qin Su might have done something to them that caused their mental state to deteriorate.

Finally, almost all the Modified Humans who remained loyal to their respective Military District for different reasons gave nearly the same answer regarding what happened at the Fourth Military Academy Military District:

Nothing happened.

'They can't even say or type something as simple as "I've been attending classes with Class 6 for seven days." What can we expect them to say?'

Such an answer could not possibly satisfy the Military District, and it kept them up at night, wondering every day what Qin Su really meant. They were very busy, but they didn't know what they were busy with; they were busy for nothing.

Qin Su was also very busy. He was busy taking advantage of the opportunity for the Modified Humans in Military District to enter different Military District through the authorization verification process. He went through the process that had been implanted and hidden in the Modified Humans' Optical Brains after the previous 'scanning'. He didn't need to close his eyes at all. He stayed in the Comic World all night long, trying to explore every place he could, temporarily setting aside other data and focusing only on searching for information about Modified Humans.

Although the document on universal countermeasures against Modified Humans cannot be published in order not to harm Modified Humans, and only he himself can see the complete version, and in special circumstances only the parts they need to know are told to Class 6), in order to ensure that he is absolutely prepared to face any potential dangers in the future, he is willing to spend a lot of time to continue it.

--

(Class 6 thought that he would be able to see Qin Su after sending away the Modified Humans.

The harsh reality told them they were overthinking things. Even after the Modified Humans left, they had compiled all the information and even their thoughts about the Modified Humans had observed during their time with him and sent it to Qin Su's Optical Brain, but they received no response from Qin Su.

The familiar unease of not being able to "touch" Qin Su once again overwhelmed the hearts of the students in Class 6. On top of that, they also had to face inquiries from countless people, which made the students in Class 6 even more anxious.

"Why have you (Class 6) been so secretive lately? We haven't seen anyone there, day or night. Has Qin Su been giving you any extra lessons?"

"Yeah, what happened to all those weird, abnormal-looking Modified Humans? Where did you all go? Or... were you all killed by Qin Su?"

"Where is Qin Su? Is he busy with something important? That's why he hasn't shown up for so long."

"I don't know, what's so mysterious about it? You should reflect on whether you've been unmotivated in class, whether you've been wearing glasses all these days, and whether our (Class 6 has been here the whole time, okay?"

"Don't pry into our Class Monitor's affairs, okay? This isn't something you can know; it's a secret of our (Class 6."

"Modified Humans? What Modified Humans? Do you know something about this? Tell me."

"Fine, don't talk then. What's with the eye-rolling? Hey, aren't we still friends? Sigh, if you're going to talk, then talk. Why are you leaving? Do you have any conscience?!"

Regardless of whether they were facing teachers, instructors, or students from other classes who kept asking about them, the Class 6), who loved to maintain their dignity, tacitly agreed to keep a calm and composed demeanor even when they were in a bad mood.

The teachers, students, and instructors who inquired, "..."

They used to only know that Class 6 was good at talking and showing off, but now it seems that Class 6 is just as good at acting crazy and silly.

Meanwhile, after this period of opening, the Visana Town, due to factors such as 'Qin Su', 'Living Dead Virus', and 'Ossotalia Empire', became the most popular tourist attraction in Leichakan on the first day of its reopening.

The ticket revenue generated through opening the venue to the public was processed quickly without any extortion or bribery, thanks to the fact that it was a "Qin Su" establishment.

Leichakan deliberately created a new settlement not far from the Visana Town, which had been invaded by the Ossotalia Empire using the Doom473 Virus, naming it 'Visana Town No. 2'.

The old and new Visana Town stand facing each other. On one side, high-rise buildings stand tall with clean and new facades, while on the other, thick layers of ruins, dampened by rain, create a shocking and disturbing contrast between wet and dry. In the middle are mass graves erected for the soldiers and residents who tragically died in this war, their names engraved in an ancient style, like indelible streaks of blood and tears.

The numerous visitors from other planets were filled with mixed emotions, and before they knew it, most of them were once again angrily posting online to condemn the Ossotalia Empire's inhumane acts.

The Optical Brain detected the previously set keywords, Qin Su took the time to send the previously edited instructions to the Optical Brain of the students in Class 6.

After not seeing Qin Su for a long time, Class 6) had been anxious for several days. Finally, they received an order from Qin Su. Although they did not understand it, they mobilized all their connections according to Qin Su's requirements. At the same time, they dug up the news that countless planets had successively published articles denouncing the Ossotalia Empire and forwarded them to show their support.

The various planets that had previously suffered heavy losses Ossotalia Empire issued angry statements out of sheer indignation. Apart from some comments mocking them for only knowing how to condemn, their statements did not cause any significant stir and were therefore not taken seriously.

Unexpectedly, after some time had passed, this matter was suddenly brought up again, and even more so... Looking at those familiar 'blacklist accounts,' the planets that had posted angry rebukes of Osotaria were at their wits' end. As things escalated, a strong sense of unease gripped their hearts. After consulting with their superiors, the staff in charge of the official accounts on each planet deleted the posts.

It would have been better if it hadn't been deleted; the deletion sparked the curiosity of countless netizens to dig deeper.

[As we all know, things are usually only deleted after a major blunder, so these planets might have wrongly accused the Ossotalia Empire? No, no, no, the Ossotalia Empire is beyond redemption, so their deletion is... out of guilt? Why would they be guilty?]

[Previously, posts were made one planet at a time; now, posts are deleted one planet at a time. And here's the problem: my online neighbors, whether you can sleep tonight depends on your gossip skills!]

[So what if I deleted it? Luckily, I have a habit of taking screenshots when I'm watching gossip, and I've taken screenshots of every planet that has posted an angry condemnation of the Ossotalia Empire (images)(images)(images)]

[Waiting for the truth (eating melon) PS: Please take a look at the IDs that were first forwarded. Many of them are familiar (Class 6 people. I don't need to say who they were ordered to do, right?]