When Bai Heng heard the last two lines of the Interastral Peace Corporation broadcast, he choked and sprayed a mouthful of coffee from his throat.
What had he just heard?
A suspect?
Bai Heng always felt that the male host from the Interastral Peace Corporation had slipped a little personal grudge into that report.
After sitting back down, Bai Heng covered his forehead and suddenly felt a headache coming on.
Just because he had learned that Ruan Mei had a lover, he had become some kind of wanted criminal of the Ruan Fan Association and was about to be hunted down by them.
What if they found out he was a scumbag...
Bai Heng shook his head, no longer imagining his fate. He quickly finished breakfast, picked up his training sword, and began practicing swings according to Jingliu's instructions.
Well... now he had one more reason to practice his sword swings.
Two system hours later.
Bai Heng took a private car to the headquarters of the Interastral Astronomical Society.
On the way, he received a call.
After tapping his earpiece, he first heard a series of snorts, followed by a crisp female voice.
"Hey, wait a second, Numby, stop messing around... Let me answer the call first."
Bai Heng recognized the person on the other end, so he spoke casually.
"Topaz? What made you think of calling me?"
After meeting during his last visit to Herta's Space Station, where they had finalized the project involving the Simulated Universe, he and Topaz could be considered acquaintances.
Their personalities got along well, and during his early days in Pierpoint, Topaz often came to visit Bai Heng.
As they spent more time together, their relationship had grown closer. They could probably be called friends rather than colleagues now.
On the other end,