"Hey, can I ask you something? You're in Longnan, so why is your friend in XZ?"
Ning Jing pressed her lips together and looked at me.
"When the commander sent us to XZ, I chose to stay behind. We were still in touch until a year ago, but then she
told me she'd found a good
job, and after that I never heard from her again. Then, half a year ago, she suddenly contacted me and begged me to save her... But..."
So that was it.
Her eyes were red, and she looked rather pitiful.
"All right, don't cry. I'll see what I can do. The XZ Military Region... I don't know whether Gao Song will be able to get her out."
Since this was official business for the military region, it wasn't something just anyone could get involved in. Even though I was Juanjuan's mother, I couldn't speak for all of Longnan. Besides,
even I needed the researchers and the XZ Military Region.
Well, I just hoped this trip wouldn't get too awkward.
But... what if they tried to force me to let them study me?
Slap them to death?
Hmm... Going up against 150,000 people might be a bit difficult.
Fire off a plasma cannon?
Uh... I hadn't even reached the XZ Military Region yet. Why was I already thinking about destruction?
No, no. This wouldn't do. It'd cause trouble. Whatever else happened, I couldn't do this.
If I really got into the habit of destroying anything I didn't like, that'd be disastrous.
At least for now, until someone appeared who could stop me, I had to keep myself in check. Even if that person did show up, I'd still have to keep myself in check.
That settled it.
If we could talk, we'd talk. If not, I'd