Chapter 242
"..."
No one spoke; they all tacitly agreed with Andri's words.
Andrew's face turned ashen. "Fine, fine, so you did it all along without reminding me? Were you just putting on an act for me?"
"Andrew, don't be too angry. Our silence might not just be because we did it in advance." Henry glanced at the faces of the others present before continuing, "It's because after we did it, we were shocked to find that Qin Su had done it before us. I don't know about the others, but I myself secretly searched for the relatives of students in Fourth Military Academy Class 6 Zerg Fourth Military Academy the Zerg who had no background when the academy was still in existence. Without exception, the people I sent either died mysteriously and never returned, or they were right in front of me but couldn't get close for various reasons."
Someone nearby couldn't stand it anymore and bluntly said, "To put it bluntly, if you don't want to die, don't even think about killing. Once I give them the order to kill if they can't be caught, the people I send will definitely die. Of the people I sent to make contact with, thirteen were ordered to be shot from a distance, but before they could fire, they all turned their guns on themselves and died from their own guns. Seven were kidnapped, but they didn't even touch the hem of their targets' clothes before flower pots or kitchen knives fell from the sky. Two poisoned the water, and the contaminated water ended up in their own mouths."
He initially didn't believe in superstitions, so he sent several groups of people to target different individuals. Some of those who didn't die during the attack were arrested by the local police. To avoid getting involved, he would try to silence them as soon as they were arrested.
People like them, once they realize something's wrong, would never actually let their own people do such dirty work. Those who are capable of doing it are all paid assassins, who have many enemies. By silencing them and maneuvering a little, no one will associate it with them.
Andrew's anger subsided and he calmed down. "So you mean Qin Su has already protected the families of all the students in Class 6... No, why should he protect them?"
Andrew's mind raced, and he excitedly looked at the others. "Qin Su's goal is probably the same as ours. The lives of their families are in Qin Su's hands. Now I understand why those kids in Class 6 listen to Qin Su so much. That said... there will definitely be people who are dissatisfied with Qin Su's omnipresent and relentless control. If we can grasp this point, we still have a chance to find out the movements of Class 6, get the assassination list in advance, or even evidence of a large-scale anonymous Assassination operation by Class 6!"
"That's definitely a breakthrough," Osmond agreed. "So, back to the point, (Class 6 has 182 students without any connections, and 122 with some connections. Who dares to try?"
The atmosphere fell silent again. If it succeeded, that would be fine. But if it failed, I was not originally on the list of participants for this (6) event. If I angered the other party, they would put me on the list, which would be a loss.
After a few seconds of silence, someone else suggested, "Qin Su instigated Class 6) to carry out this vigilante justice that plunged all the planets into panic, which violates Federation law!"
"I'll say it again, is there evidence? Even if there were evidence, for example, Bado, Erna Planet belongs to the Confederacy, and Federation law has no power to restrain it."
"... Isn't there anyone who can control Qin Su?"
"..."
This time, no one spoke.
They were truly at their wits' end. After discussing for a long time, they still couldn't come up with a solution under Qin Su's all-around 'defense'.
[If only I had known then what I know now, I wouldn't have done it in the first place; cause and effect are cyclical and retribution is inevitable.]
[From this perspective, Qin Su doesn't trust the people in Class 6 at all. Do the people in Class 6 know that their families are unknowingly being controlled by Qin Su?]
[It's clearly a small group of people who are panicking, don't drag 90% of ordinary people into supporting you, okay? What kind of ridiculous law is this? When has the law ever been effective against people like them? Those lawless outlaws who can't be punished by law should be subjected to extrajudicial torture. Besides, who says the law is always right? Who knows if the people who made it might have ulterior motives for their own benefit?]
[These few pages of the comic show several people on the edge of the screen who are pale-faced and don't participate in the discussion. If I'm not mistaken, Mars and his group were eating their own kind during a private gathering. It made me so disgusted that I didn't eat for three days and three nights. Links: @Season 1, Episodes 28, 12, 92, and 27; @Season 2, Episodes 9 and 34; @Episode 175... You won't believe how creepy it is until you search for keywords. It's so disturbing it makes me feel unwell. You can search for keywords using their names yourself.]]
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Starting with Bado, similar events to Bado occurred one after another on various planets over the next two months.
Among the many people who died, apart from the different ways and appearances of their deaths, what they had in common was that each person who was executed would have their private preferences for how they would treat the death of others displayed to the public after their death.
Within one to three hours thereafter, the cause of death will be made public as widely as possible.
As always, there is no actual evidence to suggest that it was done by anyone in Class 6).
Meanwhile, Norian and his ilk lived in constant fear, engrossed in the panic that encompassed all the planets, and had no time for amusement.
Taking advantage of the widespread fear and uncertainty, Qin Su infiltrated various planets, planting as many people as possible within them.
More than two months later, all 999 students in Class 6) finally appeared together in the new week, and many people were relieved.
Upon receiving news that all the members of Class 6, including Qin Su, had appeared at the Fourth Military Academy, Greyliff had been silent for a long time, held another private meeting.
Greyliff glanced around. Compared to last time, more than half of the people were gone. Among them, Osmond, who he had pointed out had clearly been in contact with Class 6), was still alive and well, but Andrew, Mars, and others were dead.
According to the killing list of Class 6), he should clearly be on the list compared to Mars and others, but the most deserving of death is still alive and well.
He didn't understand, and couldn't fathom, Qin Su's thoughts.
Even though he's alive now, the chilling feeling of having a knife to his throat and not knowing when it will be cut off is ever-present. Greyliff feels that being alive is not much better than being dead.
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Fourth Military Academy.
(Class 6 were also full of doubts as they watched Qin Su calmly instructing them to consolidate their training for Modified Humans.
"Why did the Class Monitor cross Greyliff and the others off the list this time? Judging from the information provided by others, didn't they deserve to die? And didn't you notice that the people whose names were crossed off all hold important positions on various planets of the Federation? I have a feeling there's something fishy going on."
"Actually... I have a rumor that Greyliff is one of the Class Monitor's men."
"What nonsense are you talking about? How could someone like that even associate with the Class Monitor?"
"Honestly, if you think about it carefully, we're also covered in blood. Putting aside the facts, we don't seem to be any different from them."
"What nonsense are you talking about? They won't reflect on their actions like we do. At least for now, I know exactly what I did, and I don't regret it."
"Keep your voice down, the Class Monitor is coming."
During his patrol, Qin Su heard occasional voices of doubt around him, but he couldn't answer honestly and could only pretend not to hear them.
Of course, we should leave them for now. Keeping Greyliff and the others in their current positions can keep the people below them in check. If vacancies are created before Sophia and the others have grown up, they can't stay vacant forever; they will soon be filled by those who are eyeing them covetously.
Neither his people nor anyone else at the top have yet reached the level of being 'utterly heinous,' and the negative public opinion generated in the future will be much greater than it is now.
A few weeks later, the number of students in Fourth Military Academy Class 6 had not decreased. The students who were originally worried gradually calmed down, but they were no longer as secretive as before, afraid of attracting the attention of Class 6, and no longer acted recklessly as before.
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Final exams.
The news of the joint exercise between Military Academies overshadowed the previous incident, and everyone's attention was focused on this exercise, while the human weapon incident was brought up again.
As expected, the 26th graduating Class 6 of the Fourth Military Academy Class of 26 was assigned the task of participating in a joint exercise.
(Class 6, as agreed, boarded the Spaceship of the Fourth Military Academy and was about to Hyperspace Jump to the designated location.
Before the Spaceship shut down, Qin Su, the last person to Spaceship, paused at the hatch, turned around and looked at the Fourth Military Academy students who had come to see him off. He hesitated for a few seconds, then controlled the Spaceship to start and closed the hatch.
'It's best not to say anything before things are truly settled, lest he speaks up prematurely and then fails to achieve his goal, leaving him with no chance to save face.'
Watching the Spaceship carrying Class 6) disappear from sight, Xu Zhen looked at Aiseboer beside her, who hadn't been taken away by Qin Su. She had made it clear from the beginning that Qin Su and Class 6)'s affairs were Aiseboer's responsibility, so she naturally asked him, "Besides the Spaceship, Qin Su didn't use any of the weapons and equipment provided by the Fourth Military Academy this time. Do you know what's on the Spaceship now?"
Aiseboer shook his head. "I'm sorry, but I really don't know."
Before Xu Zhen, countless people had asked him this question.
The exercises between the various Military Academies also included demonstrations and competitions of their advanced weaponry. The Fourth Military Academy had already prepared for this, and he didn't believe Qin Su was unaware of it, yet he still hadn't used it. He had asked about it once, but Qin Su only said "it's unnecessary" and didn't say anything more, so he didn't press the matter further.
Aiseboer: "Everyone knows that since the Class 6 regrouped for training, every training session has been a closed-door exercise. Apart from the Class 6 members themselves, no one knows what they have been doing during that time. The only thing I know is that they have never used any of the Fourth Military Academy's weapons during the training."
There were no records of Qin Su using any of the warehouses.
Thinking Xu Zhen was worried about the exercise, Aiseboer quickly added, "Don't worry, although other Military Academies sent Modified Humans, only our Fourth Military Academy sent all human soldiers. But Qin Su never fights unprepared battles, so everything will be fine."
"That's not what I'm worried about." Xu Zhen looked at the sky above, where the Spaceship had long since disappeared, and recalling Qin Su's sudden expression as he looked at them when he left, he felt something was amiss. "I just have a feeling that Qin Su is hiding something from us."