Seeing Zhang Xucheng like this, Xiao Yan walked over and patted his head. "Don't be afraid, Little Cheng. Your dad will be fine."
"How could he be...?" Tears had already begun streaming from Zhang Xucheng's eyes, pouring out all at once like a burst dam. "The whole planet has been occupied. Where could my dad even run to?"
As he spoke, he began to sob.
Xiao Yan said seriously, "Most of the defenders on Onderon were droids. If they used those droid troops as cannon fodder, Uncle Zhang should have been able to get away. Maybe he's just trapped somewhere remote on the planet and can't come back?"
At that moment, their Omni-tools chimed. When they raised their wrists to look, a line of text appeared on the screens: Don't be too optimistic.
"Then... then does that mean my dad really..." Seeing the message, Zhang Xucheng's tears flowed even harder.
The Omni-tools chimed again: But don't be too pessimistic either.
"What did you find, Kryster?" Xiao Yan looked up and spoke toward the surrounding air.
I found your father, Little Cheng. Another line appeared on the Omni-tool.
"Really? Where is he?" Zhang Xucheng's tears stopped at once, though a long strand of snot still hung from his nose.
At that moment, the video players on both their Omni-tools suddenly began operating on their own, playing a news broadcast.
Wilhuff Tarkin, the newly appointed governor of the Galactic Republic Fourth Army, recently concluded the fighting on Onderon and returned in triumph. On Coruscant, flowers and applause await him!
Under Governor Tarkin's leadership, our brave Republic soldiers fought valiantly, successfully occupying Onderon after it sided with the Separatists and destroying the Separatists' main capital ship production line. The Separatist droid commander, General Kalani, was also shot dead on the spot during the