He Runxian showed no courtesy whatsoever toward the tails behind him. Hesheng's factory had reservists, after all.
Dozens of mechs deployed at once and forced the vehicles behind them to stop. "We're apprehending thieves ahead. Halt!"
On a Border Star, security forces employed by major corporations were all quite fierce. Catching thieves themselves was perfectly normal. With the emperor far away, it was like remote mountain regions of the Blue Star Realm, where even rescuing trafficked women could be exceedingly difficult.
The three groups following them did not dare make trouble. Some even pleaded bitterly, claiming there was an emergency at home and asking to be allowed through.
The security personnel said they could make way, but the people would first have to produce their identity badges for registration—what if they were the thieves' accomplices?
If the people following them had dared reveal their identities, they would have berated them long ago. Could anyone who took on this sort of job possibly be simple?
But they truly did not dare reveal themselves. First of all, He Runxian was no easy target. He managed such a massive factory and could casually gather two or three thousand workers, not to mention the He Family's influence on the planet.
Secondly, word that Xuan Gao had thrown in his lot with the Humanoid Civilization had spread to a limited extent. Xuan Gao neither explained nor denied it, but he firmly stated that the Humanoid Civilization had the capability to identify whoever had ordered the murders of the two soldiers.
As for why they had not acted? Because they were a force that did not interfere in other civilizations' affairs... mainly because the military could not afford their price.
At first glance, that explanation sounded rather bizarre. Active-duty soldiers had been murdered, yet the military