Hua Xiezhi scoffed at the military's response. "What were you doing before this?"
"We didn't know which side you leaned toward before, did we?" The soldier on the other end actually sounded quite reasonable.
"You wanted to avoid offending either side. That's not wrong, but if you wouldn't pick a side yourselves, how could we support you wholeheartedly?"
Qu Jianlei listened from the side and secretly nodded. Sure enough, fence-sitters were the least welcome anywhere.
Yet Hua Xiezhi's answer was extraordinarily domineering. "Pick a side... why should we? We are a side of our own. Why would we need to join anyone else?"
You really are fierce. Qu Jianlei silently gave her a thumbs-up. As expected of one of the founding team members!
The soldier on the other end had no answer to that and could only smile bitterly. "All right, we apologize for our previous mistakes. Is that acceptable?"
"We have no interest in forcing others to acknowledge us." Though Hua Xiezhi came from humble roots, her presence was anything but ordinary.
She stated bluntly, "If you have something to say, say it. If not, don't come near us casually."
The other side replied, "We are increasing the pressure. If there is any new information, we will notify your side immediately."
Once the military got serious, they certainly did not lack methods.
Very quickly, they did uncover the reason. The Alliance wanted to see Digital Phantom most likely because of what had happened on Taiqing Star.
However, despite the military's great efforts, that was all they could learn. There was no more detailed information.
Qu Jianlei understood somewhat. Jiao Daoren's existence was top secret even within the Alliance. How could it possibly be leaked so casually?
However, he had still underestimated the Alliance's determination to go all out.
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