Qu Jianlei ultimately failed to reach a partnership with Qian He, but no conflict broke out either.
The information he had gathered made him hesitate for a moment, but he ultimately decided to visit Zi Hong Star.
The Empire was investigating mysterious forces, so he needed to check on Xiao Moshan and Xiao Qin.
Even though they had just sent a delivery to let him know they were safe.
However, when he arrived at the Mountain and Water Abode, he felt that he had been overthinking things.
The two teammates were living leisurely lives, even enthusiastically cooking.
Qu Jianlei chose to contact them at night, and the two responded eagerly, inviting him into the abode to talk and assuring him that no one was monitoring the area.
Only after meeting them did Qu Jianlei learn why Zi Hong Star had not been listed as a key investigation planet.
Strictly speaking, it was still thanks to Empire Storm.
Qu Jianlei's team had indeed not caused much damage on Zi Hong Star, but an Above Supreme had died nonetheless.
Yet when Zi Hong Star was being investigated, no one gave the Ping An Merchant Group any trouble.
Of course, that had something to do with Ping An's influence, but the main reason was that Empire Storm had suffered a setback at Ping An's hands.
News of the battle over the Energy Stone Mine had also been sealed off, but how could it possibly have been completely suppressed?
Being able to make an Above Supreme leave with his tail between his legs was clearly beyond the scope of the Empire's investigation.
Thus, Xiao Moshan and Xiao Qin had not been targeted much either.
Xiao Moshan's Wind Attribute A-rank ability initially caught the inspectors' attention.
But after learning that this was Ping An's territory,