Chapter 286
No one knew better than Kanasen the price of disobeying Qin Su. Kanasen's eyes instantly cleared from darkness, and he dragged his exhausted body, not daring to delay for a moment, and quickly ran towards where Qin Su was.
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While assisting, Temple took advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention to peer through an inconspicuous crack in the window at a location quite a distance away from where he was.
While working as a gardener at the Duke of Felix's palace, he heard many rumors about the Setini Palace. Sensing something was amiss, he sought a way to gain entry into the Setini Palace as a chef's apprentice.
After staying there for three whole months, he finally realized something was wrong. Taking advantage of a convenient opportunity, he hid in a secluded place and promptly reported his findings to He Muzhi.
[Temple: Kanasen ordered an unusually large amount of food to be prepared.]
[Temple: Routine Patrol Guard...]
Temple quickly edited the information he had learned through observation and casual conversation into a text and sent it to He Muzhi. He returned to the kitchen within the allotted time, his expression calm and methodical as he carried out his work with the skill of a real chef.
[Okay, I understand. Be careful.]
By the time He Muzhi finally had time to check the messages, a considerable amount of time had passed since Temple sent her last message.
After finishing his reply, He Muzhi quickly browsed the information above when he suddenly heard a slight sound behind him. He immediately shut down his Optical Brain and turned around, not intending to tell anyone in his family other than Lailisi Samuel Lin Yin about the news.
In any case, even if he doesn't say anything, people will notice something is wrong through various channels in different ways.
I don't know when it started, but the 999 Group in Class 6) became as quiet as the 1001 Group in Qin Su's class.
"He Muzhi, is there any news from you?" Yao Wei came out of the conference room and saw He Muzhi looking at his Optical Brain with his back to him. Unfortunately, before he could see the contents of He Muzhi's Optical Brain, He Muzhi Optical Brain it down. Then he met He Muzhi's cold gaze.
Although He Muzhi was sixty years younger than him, everyone knew that he had Qin Su behind him. Even though Yao Wei was unhappy with He Muzhi's cold attitude, he still subconsciously smiled for Qin Su's sake.
"No." He Muzhi forced a smile, "I'll go in first."
Before he turned on his Optical Brain, he had Samuel temporarily move the Electronic Eye that could scan his location away, so even if Yao Wei tried to access the Electronic Eye monitoring, he wouldn't be able to see the contents of his Optical Brain.
He Muzhi ignored Yao Wei's expression, strode to the conference room door, and swiped his access card to enter.
The secrecy level of some free planets is not as high as that of the Federation. Not only are there far more missing people than he imagined, but the scope of the missing people is also very likely to be far beyond their current estimates. At such a moment, strange things came from the Setini Palace, so he had to think more and do more.
He didn't want the truth to be revealed, so that he wouldn't be constantly hampered in doing whatever he wanted.
Before Yao Wei could even recover his displeasure as he watched He Muzhi's retreating figure, the door to another conference room opened, and Sophia stormed out, the intense commotion emanating from within no less than that in their conference room.
"Oh." Once she was sure the door behind her was firmly closed, Sophia's feigned anger vanished instantly. Remembering how the other person had tripped her up a month ago, and knowing she needed to annoy them back, she took a few steps forward and, seizing the opportunity, slapped Yao Wei hard on the shoulder. Following his gaze towards the closed conference room door, she demanded, "Vice Minister Yao, who upset you?"
With a forced smile, Yao Wei removed Sophia's hand, which had nearly shattered half of his shoulder, from his shoulder. "Nobody."
What vice? Class 6 is so annoying, there isn't a single likable one. He will always hate the people in Class 6! Forever!
"Hmph." The corridor was finally empty. Sophia snorted coldly, glanced in the direction of the Electronic Eye, saw the Electronic Eye nod at her, and then drifted away from its original trajectory to another place. She opened her Optical Brain and told her people the information she had just extracted in the conference room.
[The replacement roster is likely to include Andrei, Janet, Zoe...]
After editing for two minutes, Sophia sent the message, shut down her personal Optical Brain, adjusted her facial expression, and rushed back inside.
Although Qin Su didn't tell any of the students in Class 6 anything, based on past experience, such a large-scale and targeted disappearance was not only suspected to be related to her, Qin Su also to many students in Class 6.
To continue climbing the ladder quickly, it's always better to think more than less. No matter the cost, she must be prepared to seize every opportunity, even if in the end it turns out she was just overthinking.
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Kanasen hurried back, but his pace was slower than most people's. Five or six minutes later, he could see many people lying haphazardly on the ground from a distance.
Until he actually reached Qin Su, Kanasen didn't dare to stop, taking advantage of any gaps in the path to continue approaching Qin Su.
"?"
After a brief moment of confusion, Kanasen recalled the shadows that had rushed past him at incredible speed, and the Modified Humans. He immediately realized that the roommates Qin Su was referring to weren't those Modified Humans, but rather the group in front of him who seemed to be in a state of... wait, Somerd, Zhou Jiazhe, Greyliff...
Along the way, seeing more and more familiar figures, Kanasen's pupils dilated in shock, and his heart was filled with turmoil.
Among them were not only people from the Federation, but also people from other Federations, Confederacy, and free planets. If they were ordinary people, it wouldn't matter, but as he looked around, anyone he recognized was a high-ranking official whose family held an extremely important position on various planets and who had various powerful backgrounds.
He would be very happy to see this group of people fighting like dogs elsewhere, but the problem is that he saw them in the Ossotalia Empire, at the Setini Palace.
What exactly is Qin Su trying to do?!
With turbulent emotions surging within him, Kanasen, on the verge of madness, finally reached a position where he was at a normal social distance from Qin Su. The emotions that had been stirred by the people on the ground returned to Qin Su, and he realized that he was extremely cold all over and had started trembling uncontrollably without realizing it.
Aren't you going to say thank you?
Qin Su sat in the chair behind his desk, shifting his gaze from the Optical Brain screen to Kanasen face was filled with terror.
[Baby 1 is right, that Kanasen is wicked and has no manners at all.]
[So many familiar faces, group photo! @Surprised? Unexpected?]
[Kanasen trembled all the way, which was enough to prove that even tyrants on earth were afraid of him.]
To be precise, he was afraid Qin Su would harm him.
[What are you muttering about? Su Bao is helping lonely Kanasen find a roommate. Su Bao is so kind, but Kanasen doesn't say thank you. Kanasen is naughty.]
"... Thank you." Kanasen had a thousand words in his heart, and his vision blurred, but under Qin Su's icy gaze, he not only dared not faint, but also had to change his words to what Qin Su wanted to hear.
The expected answer came from Kanasen; the confidence he had lost with countless Modified Humans returned to him. Qin Su replied sincerely, "You're welcome."
Kanasen: "..."
Neuropathy!
Qin Su pretended not to see the resentful yet daring look in Kanasen's eyes, and out of consideration for how Carnarson had helped him regain his confidence, he casually reminded him, "Find a place to hide."
"?"
Kanasen's mind was in a mess. Before he could figure out what Qin Su was up to this time, he heard a 'splash' sound from above. He instinctively looked up and saw a fine spray of water pouring down on him, soaking him to the bone.
[... provided a useless reminder]
[Even without a warning, it was Kanasen's own fault for being slow; that useless guy wasted my sincere, kind, and good heart!]
[God Su, I'm crying my eyes out!]
Afraid of getting splashed with water, Qin Su used Kanasen as a boundary, and Kanasen and the hostages lying behind him were all bathed in the cold water sprayed down from above.
He only had a brief conversation with Vina, and the only footage he had was of everyone after they entered the Spaceship. When they brought the hostages into the Spaceship, all of them were unconscious. He didn't know if the other hostages had been injected or given any drugs to keep them calm, unlike the ones Vina brought. Fortunately, there were enough hostages, and he didn't need them all to wake up at the same time. He could just let as many of them wake up as the firefighting would last for three minutes.
Qin Su did not turn on the ground filtration system, leaving everyone soaking in the cool water.
The icy water slapped against everyone's faces, and with Qin Su not only not turning off the cooling but also turning it up to the maximum intensity, the entire space was filled with a bone-chilling cold.
Qin Su was used to the cold and waited without changing his expression for three minutes to pass. Kanasen had lived a life of luxury for over two hundred years, and his body had been tormented by Qin Su in the past year or so. He was soaking wet, with the cold air mixed with cold water, and his lips were purple from the cold. He had no mind to pay attention to the movements behind him, and he didn't even have time to look at Qin Su.
Qin Su watched as people gradually sat up under the water. As more and more people were forced awake by the cold, Qin Su saw that after the initial confusion of waking up, many people stared straight in his direction, their eyes obscured by layers of moisture, making it impossible to see clearly.
More often, it was people with poor physical condition who, even if they woke up, were trembling like leaves, their teeth chattering, clutching their bodies, completely in no mood to look around, and not even having the strength to curse. The only sound in the entire space was still the splashing of water.
Qin Su looked around, figuring it was about time, before finally fixing his gaze on Greyliff, who had been staring at him without blinking. He calmly met Greif's eyes.
Through the rain, Greyliff and Qin Su looked at each other across the distance, their hearts filled with the thought, 'This day has finally come,' yet they remained strangely calm.
Qin Su controlled his expression, secretly relieved that the planned three minutes passed quickly and he could easily 'get through' them.
At the last second, Qin Su stopped watering, leaned forward slightly, and lazily approached the office, his left hand casually supporting his chin while his right fingers tapped on the desk.
Tap, tap, tap.
With the water sprinklers stopped and the surroundings suddenly quiet, the sound of fingers tapping on the table was particularly noticeable, and everyone's eyes turned to the source of the sound.