As a Lower House Senator, Zong Ruoan had oversight authority over both the Cabinet and the Military Department.
They were required to answer his formal inquiries; they could not pretend not to see them.
And what Rong Tuidi had done was something that absolutely could not be publicly acknowledged.
Therefore, the Chiefs of Staff Spokesperson quickly replied to Zong Ruoan's inquiry.
Chiefs of Staff Spokesperson: Thank you, Councilor Zong Ruoan, for your inquiry. The Military Department is already deploying troops and weapons, which will soon be sent to the Shaofu Front. Please rest assured, Councilor Zong. Shaofu Star is your hometown, and it is also territory of our Beichen Empire. We will never abandon our own citizens and territory!
At this point, if Rong Tuidi still wanted to make things difficult for Xia Chujian, he had to weigh whether it was worth it.
Because the most likely outcome was that Xia Chujian would be gone—and so would he...
That would be a tremendous loss for no gain.
Therefore, with Rong Tuidi's tacit approval and the endorsement of the Chiefs of Staff, they began preparing supplies for the Shaofu Front.
They even swiftly recruited two million new soldiers from the other four major Interstellar Fleets and Space Fortresses to fill the Fifth Interstellar Fleet's vacancies.
Among them, Xia Chujian's former classmates, including Chen Yanjun, also applied to go to the Fifth Interstellar Fleet's front lines and join Xia Chujian's ranks.
Xia Chujian was quite excited when she received the private messages Chen Yanjun and the others had sent her.
This meant she would have more people at her disposal.
At the very least, she believed these people would be absolutely loyal to her and would not trip her up.
Then Seven Lù discovered Sang Yadi and Chen Yansheng's names among the