The Death of Park Il-saeng
"We've discovered that someone is taking advantage of our expansion into the Interstellar Frontline to make money. I need you to investigate the forces behind this," Old Luo said.
"Is this important?" Old Wang.
"It's extremely important. This project is no less significant than laying interstellar cables. These people have far too big an appetite."
If we don't make an example of them and deter them from ever daring to act again, the losses will be enormous, and could even affect all of humanity.
Do you know how much it cost to build an Outpost Star? Nearly 70 billion Gold Crystal, and it's not even finished yet.
"You should know what this means!" Old Luo said.
"70 billion!! That's serious, can a Colonel like me handle this?" Old Wang said, somewhat shocked.
These people are ruthless! This is faster than robbery.
"If I say you can do it, then you can. I've already submitted your application for promotion to the Military Rank Major General, and it should be approved in the next couple of days."
"Once you receive your Military Rank, you must immediately begin the investigation. I'm giving you the highest authority for this operation. Arrest those who should be arrested and kill those who should be killed—don't let a single one escape!" Old Luo said.
"Okay!"
He got promoted, so of course everything is easier to discuss, but with those people being so blatant, things probably aren't that simple.
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Two days later
Old Wang arrived at Outpost Star, and he is now Major General in the Alliance.
Don't underestimate this level of advancement; it's a hurdle that most people in the Mecha World can't overcome in their entire lives.
His promotion to Major General means that Old Wang has successfully become a powerful figure in the Alliance, and NPCs from any faction will give him face.
If in the past NPCs would have given him face because of his V15 status or status as Old Luo's disciple, now they have to give him face because of his Military Rank.
Because Major General not only has the right to form his own troops, but also has certain executive powers, and can participate in the Alliance's highest meeting and has voting rights.
This is only a portion of his rights; he has many other, smaller rights as well.
In this situation, no force can Ignore the existence of a Major General Military Rank.
After obtaining his Military Rank and being appointed as Inspector, Old Wang went straight to the Outpost Star.
After this period of construction, the area has reached a certain scale, and the outline of a city has begun to take shape.
As soon as Old Wang arrived, he checked the cost list for construction materials and, sure enough, he found a problem, and it was shocking.
The purchase price of all materials has increased more than tenfold, and more importantly, they are so blatant about it, without even trying to hide it.
Who are you?
Just as Old Wang was checking the price list, a group of NPC soldiers surrounded him, and the leader shouted at Old Wang.
"Alliance Major General, Inspector, Thousand King!"
After showing his identification, Old Wang calmly said...
The group of NPC soldiers were stunned after seeing Old Wang's identification. It seemed they had offended someone powerful, and for a moment they didn't know what to do.
"Take me to the person in charge of the Outpost Star Base!" Old Wang said to them.
"Plz follow me!"
The person in charge of the Outpost Star Base was none other than Mr. Park Il-saeng, an old acquaintance of Old Wang.
He noticed that Old Wang subconsciously pulled his fingers back, indicating that the previous incident had left a deep impression on him.
After learning about Old Wang's identity from his subordinates, his heart skipped a beat, and a very bad premonition came over him.
He was certainly aware of the problems with the Outpost Star, but this was a matter of mutual benefit.
He never expected that anyone would dare to investigate the numerous and complex forces involved behind this issue.
"Explain this to me, Mr. Park," Old Wang said, handing him the price list.
"This... this... there must be some misunderstanding. I don't see anything wrong here!" Park Il-saeng said, forcing himself to speak.
"How did someone as useless as you get to where you are now? Don't you know what the original price of these items was?" Old Wang said.
"Sir, what you're saying is the normal price inside the defense line. This is the Outer Domain, after all. Suppliers bear a lot of risk when transporting goods here, and the shipping costs are really not cheap. There's nothing wrong with this price!"
Park Il-saeng's words grew more and more confident as he spoke, and he suddenly realized that he didn't seem to need to be too afraid of Old Wang.
The issue of this Outpost Star is far-reaching, and it's not something he can handle alone... He's already a major Major General... but even that's beyond his control!
"Shipping costs? This Outpost Star even needs to have rocks transported out from inside? Huh?"
"You dare to ask for 100 gold coins for stones that don't even weigh 1 ton of Gold Crystal? Who gave you the courage?!" Old Wang stood up and said.
"This... this... this... there's a reason for that!" Park Il-saeng said, his mind racing. They hadn't noticed this before, mainly because they hadn't expected anyone to investigate.
"Edit!"
"Okay... no,"
Because of this, the stones on this Planet contain a special mineral that prevents them from being used in construction, so they must be transported from elsewhere.
"Yes! That's exactly it!" Park Il-saeng said, wiping the sweat from his brow.
"You reacted pretty quickly, cuff him!" Old Wang said to the NPCs on both sides.
But after hearing what Old Wang said, they looked at each other and didn't dare to move.
Old Wang was an outsider, while Park Il-saeng was the local bully. Compared to Old Wang, they dared not offend Park Il-saeng even more.
If they didn't do it, Old Wang had to do it himself. Fortunately, Park Il-saeng didn't resist.
Otherwise, he would have to use force to suppress him, which would be extremely troublesome.
Park Il-saeng knew he was no match for Old Wang, and what if he resisted and was mistakenly killed?
Moreover, he was confident that those people wouldn't abandon him; as the person directly in charge of this project, he knew far too much.
Moreover, he was not an ordinary person; his Park Clan was at least a second-rate family, and according to their family history, they were once the overlords of this Universe.
As for killing them to cover it up? That's a gross underestimation of the Park Family.
If anything happens to him, the Park Clan will never let those people off the hook.
Old Wang, with Park Il-saeng, whom he had restrained, headed towards the Teleportation Array. He was going to take him to the Homeworld Base to find Old Luo, leaving the interrogation to the latter.
This task is quite simple, it doesn't require much...
"Who goes there?!"
Just as Old Wang and his companion were walking towards the Teleportation Array, a silent arrow shot straight at Park Il-saeng, but fortunately he reacted quickly and blocked it with Ice Magic.
Old Wang looked in the direction of the attack and saw a figure running away into the distance.
He stopped just as he was about to give chase. He couldn't leave because Park Il-saeng -sung was still there; if he tried to lure him away, he would be finished.
"What are you all standing there for? Chase after them!" Old Wang shouted to the NPCs nearby.
But no one paid him any attention; they ignored Old Wang's orders.
Old Wang realized he had acted rashly; he shouldn't have come alone.
He led the terrified Park Il-saeng quickly toward the Teleportation Array.
Park Il-saeng never imagined these people would actually dare to kill him. Weren't they afraid of retaliation from the Park Clan?
The Park Family was once the rulers of this Universe!
But after they had gone a few steps, Old Wang suddenly sensed something and summoned the Lord of the Elements.
Just then, a gunshot rang out, but Old Wang blocked the bullet with his barrier.
The gunshot seemed to be the signal for an attack; countless attacks came from all directions, Old Wang that the enemy had at least a hundred soldiers.
Although they couldn't break through Old Wang's defenses, Old Wang was also unable to move an inch.
He must maintain his Barrier Skill at all times, otherwise death will be the only thing waiting for Park Il-saeng.
He couldn't even remove the Handcuffs from Park Il-saeng's Mecha, because the opponent's attacks never stopped.
Just as Old Wang was about to toss the key to Park Il-saeng so that he could unlock the Handcuffs and summon the Mecha himself, the barrier that Old Wang had been holding up suddenly shattered.
Although he immediately summoned another one, it was too late. A Demon-Breaking Cone had already pierced Park Il-saeng's chest, killing him instantly.
The opponent didn't even give him a chance to save Park Il-saeng, ending the battle cleanly and decisively.
Park Il-saeng -sung fell, the opposing team immediately began to retreat. Old Wang Sky-Piercing Wings to capture two of them.
But the two men committed suicide immediately after being captured, and the others have disappeared without a trace.
These NPCs taught Old Wang a good lesson: sometimes humans are even more ruthless to the Insectoid.
After the enemy disappeared, Old Wang retrieved his Mecha. He flew to Park Il-saeng's corpse and retrieved the Demon-Breaking Cone that killed it and the arrow that the first person had shot at him.
These are the only two useful things these people left behind!