Chapter 1039 Search!
One week had passed.
"Is there still no signs of them?" The department chief of the security department of Mai'er Fa asked his secretary.
"No… although we found their fake identities, we still couldn't find them," the secretary replied nervously.
"They can only leave Mai'er Fa either through public cruise ships or private starships. Have you inspected all the private starships?" The chief frowned. He was unhappy. One week of tight security was the maximum time they could implement. If they stopped the tourists from leaving further, they might protest violently and this would cause the reputation of Mai'er Fa to drop. It was not something they could afford.
"We've searched all the starships except…" The secretary wiped the cold sweat on his forehead.
"Who else is there? Didn't we order all the private starships to be searched? Whose starship didn't get search? Did they object to our search? There must be a problem with their starship if they objected to the search." The chief got excited.
"It's the starship Miss Li Yinfei is in which is the private starship of the Beitang family too. They were invited by us. Without your approval, no one dared to search them," the secretary explained hurriedly.
The department chief remained silent for a moment. After a while, he sighed. "Search them. If nothing is found, we'll compensate them." If the two people from the Flying Dragon Special Forces went back to the Federation, there would be huge consequences. They couldn't risk that even if they had to compensate heavily for that.
The secretary was about to leave but the chief suddenly thought of something. He shouted hurriedly, "Wait, bring some ladies along. Ask them to search for Miss Li and Miss Seven's room. Remember to explain to them nicely. Don't offend them."
"Yes!" The secretary left instantly.
"Damn it, who suggested inviting Li Yinfei over? How troublesome." The chief saw that no one was around so he complained to himself.
Li Yinfei didn't have a powerful background but she had many loyal fans so Mai'er Fa didn't dare to offend her. In the past, there was a popular singer who got humiliated by a faction from a certain nation. After this issue was exposed, the faction was wiped out. This was because one of the princesses from the nation was a loyal fan of the singer. The princess was furious when she found out so she ordered her army to destroy the faction.
Li Yinfei was very beautiful. Even some of the workers in Mai'er Fa were her loyal fans. The chief didn't believe that his subordinates didn't dare to search Li Yinfei's starship because they didn't have his approval. They just didn't want to disturb their idol.
He sent ladies to search the starship because he felt that ladies wouldn't get too enchanted by Li Yinfei. They would be able to maintain calm and search the ship carefully. Of course, this was to pacify Li Yinfei too. He didn't want to offend Li Yinfei and create trouble for Mai'er Fa.
At that moment, Miss Seven was sitting on her sofa and frowning. She seemed worried.
One of her maids rushed into her room and shouted, "Young miss, Mailer Fa requested to search the starship. Grandfather He is blocking them. He asked me to inform you."
"They're finally here." Miss Seven's eyes turned firm.
"Nuo'er, inform Miss Li. We'll go over and take a look together," Miss Seven ordered her maid.
"Yes, young miss." Elder Sister Nuo hurriedly replied.
'I hope Elder Sister Li will be useful!' Miss Seven looked at the door of her closet. Then, she got up and left. The maids standing beside her followed her.
Everyone in the living room had left. The door of the closet suddenly opened silently. Two people walked out.
One had a pale face and an evil smile while the other had a cold gaze and a serious expression.
"If your sister is unable to stop those people, we'll leave. We'll run as far as we can," Mu Chaoran said softly. He was injured heavily so he didn't manage to recover much even though he rested for a period of time. He didn't want to implicate Tang Yingying but she insisted to protect them until the end.
"Okay." Tang Ningyu replied immediately. They came to find Tang Yingying because they had no choice. Mu Chaoran was in a dire state. He must undergo treatment soon. Their identity was exposed so the only person who could help them was Tang Yingying.
"Remember, no matter what happens, you can abandon me if you can leave," Mu Chaoran continued. With him around, both of them wouldn't be able to escape.
"Okay," Tang Ningyu replied calmly. He was not cold-blooded. He just knew what was best for them.
Mu Chaoran smiled. "Did I ever tell you that I'm happy to be your comrade?" The person he cursed in the past had become his trustworthy comrade now. Mu Chaoran never expected this to happen.
Tang Ningyu replied indifferently, "It's not too late to tell me now. I'm happy too!" He never knew that he had a shadow. However, he felt fortunate that he had one. It allowed him to feel secure.
Tang Yingying was nervous as she stood in the lobby of the starship. However, she maintained a calm look on her face.
At that moment, Li Yinfei walked over slowly with a gentle smile on her face. She nodded at Miss Seven. She looked like a fairy when she nodded.
Tang Yingying exclaimed in her heart. During this period of time, Elder Sister Li seemed to have become a real goddess. In front of Elder Sister Li, she felt embarrassed. This was a feeling she never had when they interacted in the past.
She pushed this thought away quickly. This was not the time to be envious of her Elder Sister Li. She must think of a way to let her Elder Sister Li stop the search by the people from Mailer Fa.
Tang Yingying felt slightly guilty. To protect her family members, she could only use Elder Sister Li. Tang Yingying told herself that she would treat Li Yinfei better in the future.
Tang Yingying wanted to grab Li Yinfei's arm but Li Yinfei suddenly smiled and asked, "Sister, why are you looking for me?"
Tang Yingying was mesmerized by the smile. Even as a lady, she couldn't help but get stunned by her Elder Sister Li. She forgot her plan and exclaimed, "Elder Sister Li, your smile is so beautiful!"
"When did you become so sweet?" Li Yinfei teased her, "Tell me, why did you ask me to come down?"
"It's like this…" Tang Yingying told Li Yinfei what was going to happen. Li Yinfei's face turned cold. "I see. Let's go down and see what they want to do."
Li Yinfei and Tang Yingying went down to the entrance of the starship. They saw Captain Tang confronting the people from Mailer Fa. The atmosphere seemed a little tense.
Chapter 1040 Listen To Me!
The people heard the commotion behind them and turned around. Tang He saw Miss Seven and he hurried over. "Miss Seven, the people from Mailer Fa want to search our starship. We can't let them in. What should we do now?"
As the prominent Beitang family, they didn't want outsiders to intrude in their territory. However, they were on a foreign planet now. They had to consider the consequences of not cooperating with the other party.
"Elder Sister Li, look at them. How unreasonable! They're looking down on you! Hmph," Tang Yingying said angrily, trying to incite anger in Li Yinfei.
Li Yinfei smiled at Tang Yingying's act. Tang Yingying looked at Li Yinfei petulantly. She seemed to be telling her that she was sincere.
"Miss Li, Mai'er Fa has a tighter security policy due to the terrorist attack a week ago. We're inspecting all the starships in the port. This is to ensure your safety too. Please understand." The people from Mai'er Fa saw Li Yinfei and they hurriedly explained to her sincerely.
"I understand. You're working hard for the past few days." Li Yinfei wasn't angry. Instead, she appeared to be very understanding. The people from Mai'er Fa felt comforted. They felt that their idol was a reasonable person.
Tang Yingying's expression dimmed. Was she planning to let them in because this starship didn't belong to her?
Li Yinfei continued, "But this is not my starship. It belongs to my best friend, Miss Tang. I think that Mai'er Fa should respect the opinion of their guests. If the guests feel that there's nothing wrong, they should be responsible for their decision." Li Yinfei appeared apologetic. She looked at the people from Mailer Fa to show that she couldn't make a decision. Tang Yingying's expression got better.
"Grandpa He, tell them how safe our starship is." Tang Yingying raised her chin arrogantly and ordered Tang He.
"Yes, young miss!" Tang He appeared respectful towards Tang Yingying. He straightened his back and said, "The mainframe of this starship is very advanced. It has the ability to identify faces so it won't allow any outsiders to enter the starship. There will never be any intruders on our ship." He looked at Li Yinfei and continued, "Miss Li said that we should be responsible for our actions, and we will. There's no need for you to worry."
The people from Mailer Fa were angered when they heard that the owners of this starship didn't allow them to search the ship. The leader of the search them coldly said, "I'm sorry. We received an order to search all suspicious starships. Your starship is on the list too."
The workers of the Tang family's starship glared at the people from Mailer Fa angrily. The two domain realm masters secretly activated their domain energy and protected Tang Yingying. They were guarding against any sudden attacks from the other party.
The atmosphere got tense again. Tang Yingying shouted angrily, "Mailer Fa had always been a free planet. It's all a lie! Lie! You're as bad as a monarchy! I must reveal this dark side…"
Li Yinfei frowned when she saw this. Her gaze was sad. She sighed loudly.
The people from Mailer Fa felt their hearts stopping when Li Yinfei sighed sadly. They felt that they were the evil people. How could they make their goddess sad? The leader softened his tone and said, "We don't want to force you. However, we received an order from our superiors. We must follow the order given. If not, we won't be able to answer to our superiors."
Li Yinfei looked silently at the people from Mailer Fa with a worried gaze. The people from Mai'er Fa felt their hearts ache. Goosebumps appeared on their bodies. 'Goddess, stop looking at us like that. We can't handle it anymore.'
Some people who were weaker wills lowered their heads. They didn't dare to look at Li Yinfei anymore. Their superiors ordered them to search the starship so they had no choice but to do so. But, they didn't want to trouble their goddess and leave a bad impression on her.
"Cough." Li Yinfei sighed again. She said softly, "I believe that Sister Tang's starship is safe. I know that this is your job too. What a dilemma."
The people from Mailer Fa heaved a sigh of relief when they knew that their goddess understood their difficulty.
Li Yinfei turned and looked at Tang Yingying. She persuaded her lightly, "Sister, if you don't let them search, there might be bad consequences."
"This is my starship. What right do they have to search my starship?" Tang Yingying was stubborn. She wanted to maintain the dignity of her family.
"Sister, listen to me." Li Yinfei suddenly raised her voice. Li Yinfei had always been gentle and kind. Hence, when she suddenly raised her voice in anger, Tang Yingying regained her
senses.
"I'm sorry, I was too impulsive. Please say what you were going to say," Tang Yingying said dejectedly.
"I know that you're angry but we should try to make peace with people whenever we go out." Li Yinfei said calmly, "If you're okay, let me handle this matter. I won't let you suffer."
She emphasized the word 'won't'.
Tang Yingying looked at Li Yinfei intently. She saw the calmness in Li Yinfei's eyes. Tang Yingying nodded slowly. "Okay, Elder Sister Li, I trust you! I'll let you handle everything."
Li Yinfei smiled. "Thank you, little sister."
She turned around and walked towards the people from Mailer Fa. She said, "I'm sure you saw Miss Tang's attitude. She's willing to make things easy for you. However, you must promise me one thing. If not, I can't answer to Sister Tang."
The people Mai'er Fa saw how Li Yinfei persuaded Tang Yingying. They knew that Li Yinfei was the one who helped them to get the chance to search the ship. Hence, when they heard this, the leader said hurriedly, "Please say it. If we can do it, we'll do it."
"There are some private areas. I hope that you won't enter those places," Li Yinfei said.
The leader appeared hesitant when he heard this. "Miss Li, we must search all the rooms."
"Elder sister, they…" Tang Yingying shouted angrily.
Li Yinfei turned around and raised her hand. Tang Yingying pouted and stopped talking. She was still furious so she glared at the people from Mai'er Fa. The people from Mailer Fa looked at her expression and felt a little guilty.
Chapter 1041 Search!
"How about this? I don't want to make things difficult for you but you must take our feelings into consideration too. These private areas include my room and Sister Tang's room. It's not suitable for a bunch of men to enter our rooms," Li Yinfei continued.
"Of course. That is why we brought a few female investigators. We won't dare to offend you." The leader heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this and he hurriedly explained their arrangement.
"I don't like people entering my room. I'm sure Sister Tang feels the same way too. However, if I don't let you in, you won't feel at ease too." Li Yinfei smiled at the leader. The leader felt cold sweat dripping down his forehead. The pressure when meeting his goddess was greater than meeting his superiors.
"I have a suggestion. I'll allow you to send one female investigator into our rooms. She will take a look at the room and leave quickly. If you can't fulfill this wish, I'm afraid that I can't let you search the starship." Li Yinfei sounded firm. There was no room for more discussion.
The leader quickly discussed with his assistant. In the end, they agreed to Li Yinfei's request.
Li Yinfei shifted her body to allow the people from Mailer Fa to enter the starship. The maids and workers under Tang Yingying were unhappy that she was acting as the owner of the ship. But, since their young miss didn't say anything, they kept quiet too. They just glared at the people from Mai'er Fa.
After the people from Mai'er Fa entered the starship, Li Yinfei asked Tang Yingying to follow them along with her. Tang Yingying walked behind Li Yinfei. She used hand gestures to ask Tang He to remain on his guard. If he noticed anything amiss, they would lock the starship down. She was ready to protect her brother cousin all the way to the end.
Soon, the people from Mailer Fa searched through most of the starship. The only locations left were Tang Yingying and Li Yinfei's room.
"I'm sorry. These places are safe. However, there are two places we haven't searched yet." The people from Mailer Fa wouldn't give up halfway. Hence, they reminded the people from Beitang when they noticed that they didn't plan to bring them to those two places.
Tang Yingying's expression turned dark. She wanted to say something but Li Yinfei shot a glance at her. She was unable to speak.
Tang Yingying was shocked. She wondered if Li Yinfei knew what she did so she planned to give her cousin brother to Mai'er Fa to please them. She started to get agitated and helpless. She was just a young lady slightly above 20 years old. She never experienced such situations before so it wasn't easy for her to remain calm until now.
As Tang Yingying was getting agitated, Li Yinfei opened her mouth. "If you keep your promise, I'll bring you to our rooms."
Li Yinfei scanned the crowd as she said this. Everyone thought that she was looking at them. They started to lose focus so no one noticed that Little Yang had left.
"Of course. Don't worry." The leader of the search team made his promise. They sent a handsome-looking female inspector. If she didn't have the curves of a female, most might have mistaken her for a man. She was at the peak stage of Qi-Jin. It was an outstanding achievement for a lady.
Li Yinfei nodded. She asked everyone to remain on the spot and took the female investigator into her room.
The female investigator scanned the room before walking in. Suddenly, she exclaimed, "What is that?"
Li Yinfei followed behind her calmly. She said nonchalantly, "What are you pointing at?"
The female investigator pointed to a hidden corner. "I saw a figure there."
Li Yinfei smiled at the female investigator. The female investigator tensed up. Li Yinfei said, "Since you said that you saw a figure there, go and take a look carefully."
Before the female inspector could reply, Li Yinfei walked over beside a shelf and started playing with a precious artifact. She pretended to mutter to herself, "She's still young but why is her eyesight so bad? She can't even see properly."
The female investigator felt awkward. However, she still walked to the hidden corner and inspected it carefully. Then, she turned and said awkwardly, "I must have seen wrong."
Li Yinfei didn't turn around. She just continued playing with the artifact in her hand. "Look carefully next time. Don't miss anything. However, don't accuse randomly."
The female investigator hurriedly replied, "I won't. I won't do it again." She walked passed Li Yinfei and went to the other side of the room. She heaved a sigh of relief when she did so, as the pressure on her shoulders lessened.
Soon, Li Yinfei walked back with the female investigator. The female investigator shook her head.
Li Yinfei walked beside Tang Yingying and said in a low voice, "Sister, she is just a lady. It's okay to let her see your room. She doesn't have the ability to do anything to you. They'll feel at ease after looking around. Hmph, don't forget what I did for you." Li Yinfei glared at the people from Mailer Fa when she said the last sentence. The people from Mai'er Fa wiped their cold sweat. Their actions still angered their goddess in the end.
Tang Yingying calmed down after hearing what Li Yinfei said. She looked at the lady who didn't have a strong force of presence. She remembered the abilities of her cousin brother and his comrade. She decided to take the risk.
As the young miss of the elite Beitang family, Tang Yingying was decisive when she should. She nodded and said, "You're right. If I don't let them look around my room, they might think that I have some hidden secrets." She walked up to the female investigator voluntarily and said, "Follow me. However, I have to remind you that everything in my room is precious. You can't touch them. If you break anything, I won't let you off."
The female investigator frowned when she detected the threatening tone. However, she knew that her mission was more important. She controlled her anger and replied, "Don't worry, Miss Tang. I won't touch anything in your room."
"That's good." Tang Yingying raised her head arrogantly. She portrayed the image of an arrogant young miss from an elite family to prove that the dignity of the elite family was not something people could easily step on.
Chapter 1042 Fool!
Tang Yingying brought the female investigator into her room. She appeared calm but in actual fact, she was extremely nervous. However, her heart was surprisingly beating at a steady pace. She was surprised that she was still able to maintain her cool at this moment.
"Ah, what's that?" The female investigator reenacted the scene that happened in Li Yinfei's room.
Tang Yingying's heart skipped a beat. She thought that her heart would stop beating but to her surprise, she managed to remain composed right after the shock she initially experienced.
As her heart beat steadily, the agitated Tang Yingying calmed down. She glared at the female investigator and said, "Why did you shout so suddenly? What did you see?"
"Don't you know what that is?" The female investigator looked at Tang Yingying coldly. "Miss Tang, you should think about how you'll explain to Mai'er Fa."
Compared to Li Yinfei, Tang Yingying was much younger and inexperienced, so the female investigator wasn't afraid of her and was much more aggressive with her accusations.
Tang Yingying was frustrated when she saw the confident and arrogant expression on the female investigator. She wanted to scream out loud and ask her cousin brother to kill this lady.
At that moment, a refreshing aura suddenly flowed into Tang Yingying's head. She regained her composure and reacted quickly. She said furiously, "What do I need to explain? The person who should be explaining is you!"
Tang Yingying was angry but not nervous. The coldness on the female investigator's face disappeared. She said nonchalantly, "In that case, let's go over and see what's over there."
Tang Yingying snorted. "I want to know what is over there too. If there's nothing, you better give me an explanation or else."
Tang Yingying was worried but her heart was extremely strong today. It was still able to beat steadily. This made her calm. Plus, she showed no loopholes in her expression.
The female investigator walked into a walk-in closet. Tang Yingying was afraid that her cousin and his friend were inside but she still encouraged herself and followed the female investigator in.
Fortunately, there was no one inside. There were only clothes. The female investigator inspected the other corners of the room. She left no suspicious spots untouched, but she found nothing in the end.
When she noticed that the female investigator didn't find anything, Tang Yingying got confident. She demanded an explanation for the sudden scare she received at the start. The female investigator had no choice but to apologize. Then, she left the room dejectedly.
When she returned outside, the female investigator shook her head at the leader, expressing that she didn't find anything. The leader was dejected but relieved at the same time. The workers from Beitang and Tang Yingying were furious at their insolence so they glared at the people from Mai'er Fa. The people from Mailer Fa had to apologize to them profusely before running away from the starship.
After the people from Mai'er Fa left the starship, Tang Yingying could finally relax. She was too nervous just now so when she suddenly relaxed, her legs gave way and she fell towards the ground. Suddenly, someone held her up and stabilized her body.
The strangest thing was, even after so much shock and torment, her heart continued pounding stably without any fluctuations.
Li Yinfei watched the people from Mai'er Fa disappeared from her gaze. Then, she turned and said to Tang Yingying, "Sister, it's infuriating how Mai'er Fa is stepping on us but it also proved that something big had happened here. If we continued staying here, we might be in danger. Why don't we leave this place?"
Tang Yingying agreed wholeheartedly with what Li Yinfei said. She appeared serious as she replied, "You're right. I don't want to stay in this stupid place anymore."
She remembered the humiliation she suffered from the female investigator and said angrily, "However, this matter will not just end like this." She turned around instantly and shouted, "Grandpa He, send Mailer Fa a complaint and ask them to give me an explanation. Also, send them a request for us to leave this port. We're going home!"
"Yes, young miss." Tang He's calm voice sounded behind Tang Yingying. The dignity of the Beitang family couldn't be violated easily.
Within the few minutes, the request to leave the port reached Mai'er Fa. At the same time, their complaint was sent over too. Li Yinfei's letter, which was filled with hidden meaning, was also sent to the administration of Mailer Fa.
At that moment, the search team was reporting their findings to their chief.
"So there's no problem with Beitang family's starship, right?" The chief frowned.
"Yes. The female investigator we send this time has a special innate talent. Although her physical skills is average, her innate talent is exceptional," the leader of the search team said in a low voice.
"Oh?" The chief was curious.
"It's Body Inspection! She can hear heartbeats and detect hidden emotions of people around her. That way, she will be able to determine whether the person she's inspecting is speaking the truth or not."
"What the result" The chief was curious.
"We went to inspect most areas together. The domain realm masters who specialize in investigation confirmed that these areas are safe. The only places they didn't go to was Miss Li and Miss Tang's room." The leader of the search team continued, "These two places are more sensitive so Miss Li hoped that we will just send one female investigator in instead. We agreed to her request in the end. We sent the female investigator who had Body Inspection."
"Miss Li was very open. No matter how the female investigator tried to fool her, she gave no reaction." The leader gave a bitter smile. "She even saw through the female investigator's scheme and gave her a warning."
"Either she's guilty or she prepared beforehand and isn't afraid of the search." The chief looked at the letter sent by Li Yinfei. He shook his head. If they were really guilty, Li Yinfei wouldn't act so rashly. She would lay low for a few days and leave secretly after some starships left the port. She would try to hide among the other starships and not be the first one to apply to leave, as this would catch all their attention.
"What about Miss Tang?" Compared to Li Yinfei, the chief suspected Tang Yingying more. After all, from the information they received, one of the people they were pursuing was related to the Beitang family.
"There were fluctuations in Miss Tang's heart rate but it coincides with the shock she got and her anger. Other than those times, her heartbeat was stable. She didn't show any signs of nervousness or frustration. She's probably innocent." The leader reported what the female investigator told him.
"They're all innocent?" The chief felt a little worried.
"After the search, they voiced out their complaints and requested to leave the port. This is what a little girl who was bullied would do." The chief touched his chin. "Do you think I should believe them?"
The leader pretended that he didn't hear anything. He gave a confused smile. He was not stupid. If his answer was wrong, all the blame would be pushed to him.
Chapter 1043 Compliment!
By now, after a week of rest and treatment, Su Pei's injury had gotten better. He could walk on his own now. Xiao Yiqiu arranged for a starship to send him and Su Pei away from Mai'er Fa. They needed to go back to the Huaxia Federation quickly, as there was not much time left until the assessment of the Flying Dragon Special Forces. Su Pei must go back and undergo more treatments to ensure that he would be able to recover before the assessment. Whether they would enter the Flying Dragon Special Forces or not depended on their performance.
Coincidentally, Tang Yingying's starship left along with Xiao Yiqiu's starship. The chief couldn't find any evidence that they were hiding the culprits so he had to let them leave. Of course, if there was only Miss Tang on the starship, they could force her to remain in Mailer Fa. However, Li Yinfei was on board too so Mailer Fa didn't dare to go overboard with their request. They were the ones who invited Li Yinfei to star in their opening ceremony for the mecha tournament. If they suspected and forced their guests to stay behind, their reputation as the safest and most free gambling city would be gone down the drain.
After Xiao Yiqiu and Tang Yingying left, the curfew on Mai'er Fa was lifted. More and more spacecraft started leaving Mailer Fa.
The battle between Ling Lan and Sword Monarch damaged the hosting venue of the mecha tournament. The main structure wasn't destroyed but it would still take a month to reconstruct the building. Hence, the mecha tournament had to be paused for three months. Many gamblers who came specially for the mecha tournament had no choice but to leave with regret. Not everyone had the time or money to stay on Mai'er Fa for three months.
This matter affected Mailer Fa's reputation heavily. They made the necessary arrangements in time but it still caused a huge impact on their reputation. Because of this sudden incident, a few hundred people died. This was the first incident that caused so many deaths within the past hundred years of the creation of Mailer Fa. It was a stain in the history of Mai'er Fa, causing Mai'er Fa's reputation to decrease tremendously. Many factions that were eyeing on Mai'er Fa started becoming restless. However, peace resumed after a while.
Mai'er Fa was busy handling the implications of the incident but they didn't stop watching over their neighboring factions. The moment they noticed some suspicious actions from those factions, they acted immediately. The neighboring factions understood that Mai'er Fa was still the same Mailer Fa. They didn't have any imperial realm formidable warriors so they couldn't fight with Mailer Fa.
Why didn't they send imperial mechas? An imperial mecha may be as powerful as an imperial realm formidable warrior but Mailer Fa had imperial mechas too. They had quite a few of them too. Mailer Fa also had pieces of equipment that could affect mechas. These pieces of equipment were able to diminish the power of an imperial mecha greatly. If they really sent an imperial mecha, its power might only be able to reach the level of an advanced mecha, at most a special-class mecha. Thus, sending an imperial realm formidable warrior made more sense. A mecha was huge so it was impossible for it to sneak into Mai'er Fa. Before it could reach the port, it might already be discovered.
An imperial realm formidable warrior could infiltrate Mailer Fa secretly. As long as he retracted his force of presence, he would be able to merge with the normal crowd. For instance, if Ling Lan didn't have the fight, the people from Mai'er Fa wouldn't know that an imperial realm formidable warrior had sneaked into their planet.
This was why there were powerful domain realm masters protecting the planet. This was to prevent the infiltration of other domain realm masters. If no physical skills master was able to handle the infiltrators, the nation would release their mechas. However, the destructive power of mechas was too frightening. Normal people wouldn't want to release this weapon. It could result in a mecha war and caused more harm to the nation. The nation might need more than ten years to patch the damage caused by the mecha war.
A few hours later, Tang Yingying's starship left the territory of Mai'er Fa. She heaved a sigh of relief. She could relax now.
"You all can go down. If there's nothing important, don't disturb me." Tang Yingying said to her maids.
"Yes, young miss." The maids answered respectfully and left. Only Elder Sister Nuo was left behind.
"Nuo'er, guard the door. Don't let anyone come in." Tang Yingying turned serious as she ordered Elder Sister Nuo.
"Yes, young miss." Elder Sister Nuo nodded and stood by the door. Once someone tried to enter the room, she would know instantly.
It could be seen that Tang Yingying trusted Elder Sister Nuo the most. Of course, as her personal maid, it was impossible for Tang Yingying to hide anything from her too. Hence, Tang Yingying decided to let Elder Sister Nuo know about her cousin so they could protect him together.
Besides Elder Sister Nuo, the only other person who knew that Tang Ningyu and Mu Chaoran were in her room was Grandpa He. Tang He looked like a normal old man but he was actually a titled domain realm formidable warrior. As for whether the two domain realm masters who were protecting her knew about this, Tang Ningyu didn't know. However, she knew that Grandpa He would have reminded them what they should say and what they shouldn't.
After making the necessary arrangements, Tang Yingying entered her bedroom. There was no one inside. However, she knew that her cousin and his friend were here. She closed the door and said softly, "Brother, elder brother…"
Two people walked out of the study room at the side.
"Brother, we finally left Mai'er Fa safely," Tang Yingying said excitedly.
"Little Ying, you performed well. You were very calm." Tang Ningyu didn't hesitate to compliment his little cousin. Tang Yingying's performance was indeed perfect. When the female investigator suddenly shouted, even he couldn't help but get frightened. Fortunately, he managed to calm down in time and didn't reveal himself. As for his little cousin, she jumped in fright but she managed to regain her composure almost immediately. Her reaction was also perfect, causing the female investigator to not find any loopholes.
Tang Yingying always admired her brother cousin so when he complimented her, she was elated. She was a little embarrassed too. There was another man beside her cousin which made her a little shy.
Mu Chaoran nodded in satisfaction when he saw Tang Yingying looking at him. "Miss Tang performed well. If I were in your position, I might not be able to remain as calm as you."
In front of this unfamiliar lady, Mu Chaoran didn't show his naughty smile. He was afraid that she would misunderstand him. Instead, he wore a serious expression like Tang Ningyu. This made Tang Yingying feel like birds of a feather indeed flock together. The friend of her cold-looking cousin should be cold-looking too.
Chapter 1044 Distress Signal!
Tang Yingying glanced at Mu Chaoran's handsome and cold face. She blushed uncontrollably. Her heart pounded furiously.
Mu Chaoran looked at Tang Ningyu helplessly. He had already tried his best to not tease his little cousin. Why did his little cousin still admire him?
Tang Ningyu glared at Mu Chaoran. If Mu Chaoran didn't pretend to be like him, his little cousin, who had always admired him from young, wouldn't have developed good feelings for Mu Chaoran. Honestly, if Mu Chaoran revealed his true nature, his little cousin would dislike him instantly. Everything was caused by a misunderstanding. Tang Ningyu felt his teeth hurting
Tang Yingying controlled her fluttering heart and replied shyly, "I'm not as good as what you said. Actually, I was so frightened at that time, I was shivering all over. However, for some reason, my heart just continued to beat normally. The stable beating of my heart allowed me to calm down so I didn't make any mistakes."
Tang Yingying explained what had happened during that time. After the search, Grandpa He told her that the female investigator shouted suddenly because she wanted to fool her. The female investigator might have an ability that allowed her to hear other people's heartbeat or feel the flow of their blood. Her stable heartbeat and calm emotion allowed her to escape from this trap.
Tang Ningyu and Mu Chaoran narrowed their eyes when they heard what she said. They exchanged glances with each other. They were excited but cautious.
Tang Yingying didn't notice the change in their expressions. She continued, "Grandpa said that the gods are protecting me so I'm able to evade this crisis. He wants me to be grateful." She appeared a little puzzled as she said, "But, didn't the Federation say that there are no gods? Why did grandpa say that?"
Tang Ningyu gave a bitter smile. He explained, "When you're strong enough, you might be as powerful as a god."
Tang Yingying was enlightened. "Brother, are you saying that someone powerful had helped me?"
"I think so. No wonder you performed so well. Thinking back, even I might not be able to perform as perfectly if I was you. You're just a little girl who never went through any training or experience. How were you able to do it?" Tang Ningyu patted Tang Yingying's head. He sighed. "It should be the imperial realm formidable warrior who helped us escaped. He is the only person who could do it so secretly."
Mu Chaoran agreed with Tang Ningyu. At first, he felt that Tang Yingying's performance was too perfect. So this could be the only explanation for her flawless performance. If Tang Yingying really did this all by herself… they should commit suicide if they were not able to perform better than a little girl who had never been through any training.
Tang Yingying had been puzzled about her feelings so she asked Tang He about it. Tang He might have realized the truth but he was afraid that he might offend the imperial realm formidable warrior if he said too much. Hence, he just reminded Tang Yingying to be grateful. After listening to what her cousin said, Tang Yingying finally understood what had happened.
Tang Yingying recalled the battle between the imperial realm formidable warrior and got excited. She wanted to see the imperial realm formidable warrior who helped her and her elder brother. She wanted to know what he looked like. However, she remained logical and controlled her emotions. She knew that meeting such people were extremely difficult. Since the imperial realm formidable warrior didn't reveal himself, it meant that he didn't want to be seen. If she persisted in finding him, she might anger him instead.
Tang Ningyu patted her head in satisfaction when he saw her calming down. They could only wait and see what happened. If they gained the liking of the imperial realm formidable warrior, they would be able to meet him. Trying to find him might cause them to lose this opportunity instead.
At that moment, Nuo'er shouted agitatedly, "Young miss! Young miss!"
Tang Ningyu and Mu Chaoran looked at each other. They disappeared in an instant.
Tang Yingying opened the door and asked, "Nuo'er, what's the matter?"
"Grandpa told me that there is a distress signal from a Federation's starship behind us. He wants to know if we should help them." Elder Sister Nuo quickly told Tang Yingying what was happening
Tang Yingying looked behind instinctively. She wanted to seek help from her cousin.
Since there were no outsiders around, Tang Ningyu and Mu Chaoran appeared again. Their gaze was filled with vigilance and puzzlement.
Tang Ningyu thought for a moment. "Let's take a look first." As a soldier, he was unable to ignore the distress signal from a Federation's starship.
"I understand." Tang Yingying quickly contacted Tang He and told him her decision.
The starship changed its direction and moved towards the area where the distress signal was emitting. After flying for some time, they saw flames in the sky. A starship was being attacked.
"Close in carefully. Ask all the artillerymen to be in position. Prepare for battle." Tang He ordered calmly.
Finally, they managed to get a clear view of the battle in front. Two starships from the military were being attacked by numerous small starships. The two starships were already badly damaged. They wouldn't be able to survive for long.
"Your Highness, another private starship had appeared. It seems to be from the Federation too!" The adjutant that was commanding the attack noticed Tang Yingying's starship. He quickly reminded his excited master who was waiting for the two starships to explode. This master was Duke Edward.
"What?" Duke Edward shouted furiously. He didn't expect such a huge private starship to appear at this moment. At first, he just wanted to destroy the Lin family's starship. However, another starship appeared and tried to help the Lin family so he had to take much effort to suppress it too. Now, there was another huge starship that came to help them.
"What do we do now, Your Highness?" The adjutant asked. The massive starship was more powerful than a normal private starship. Those massive starships were only slightly weaker than a military starship in terms of firepower. They were the most powerful starships among all private starships. Even if their starship had been modified to have their firepower be more powerful, they still need to consider twice before attacking such a huge starship.
Tang He saw the foreign starships attacking the Federation's starships and got furious. He shouted, "Activate the firearms. Prepare to attack!"
Based on the shape of the enemy starships, it was obvious that they were not from the Federation.
No matter how much the people within the Federation fought among themselves, they wouldn't purchase a starship from another nation. This was the pride of the Federation citizens!
Chapter 1045 Sense Of Crisis!
Just as Edward was hesitating if he should attack the massive starship, Tang Yingying's starship started launching their missiles.
"Your Highness, the other party has launched their missiles." A worker in the control room exclaimed in surprise.
"Bastards. How dare they ignore the galaxy rules." Edward started cursing. He had forgotten that he was the one who broke the galaxy rules first by attacking the two starships.
"What do we do now?" The adjutant asked him.
"What do we do?" Edward's gaze turned vicious. "Destroy those two starships first and then we'll destroy them too."
Edward was a ruthless person. Even if they met a starship that was hard to deal with, he still wanted to kill that irritating Young Master Lin.
He gave his order. The attacks on the two Federation's starship got even stronger. The mecha team that was supposed to protect the starships were stopped by their opponent's mechas so they couldn't offer any help.
"Attack!" Tang He's gaze turned cold. The other party didn't stop. Instead, they attacked even more furiously.
"Boom!" The missiles aimed at the starships that were attacking the two Federation starships.
"Evade! Evade!" The alert sounded on the starships. The starships commanded by Edward started evading the missiles. However, since these were private starships, their agility was much lower than military vessels. Beitang family's starship was heavily modified so its missiles were as powerful as military missiles (actually, they just bought military missiles). Hence, even though Edward's starship tried to evade the attacks, some missiles still hit the edge of their starship. Fireworks erupted in the
sky.
"Damn it. Repair them immediately." The damaged starships had to quickly repair their ship. At the same time, they contacted Edward to ask for permission.
"Prepare for the second attack." Tang He ordered. The missiles were strong but the disadvantage was that they required quite some time to load. Hence, there was a large gap in between each round of attack.
Even the best SSS rank starships of the Federation needed five seconds to load their side missiles. However, they needed 15 seconds to load their main missiles. This restriction in time hadn't been solved even until today.
Private starships like Tang Yingying's starship would require more than one minute to load their missiles. Plus, the missiles on cruise ships were poorer in grade so it needed three minutes to load. That meant that there was more time for their opponents to attack them. Installing the missiles was just to let the passengers feel at ease. If there was really a battle, the missiles would be useless. That was why the two starships from the Federation were in such a dire state.
"Our opponent is preparing their second round." The adjutant could tell that the other party was loading their missiles.
"Attack them." As long as they attacked two more times, the two damaged starships from the Federation would be destroyed completely. Edward wanted to take the risk one more time. He guessed that the other party needed at least two minutes to load their missiles.
Most private starships needed this amount of time. Two minutes was enough for him to attack two more rounds. The missiles on Edward's starship were military missiles so he just needed one minute to load them. His starship was supposed to be a military vessel but the mainframe deemed it as unsuitable to be one. However, it was still more powerful than normal private starships.
"Attack!"
Almost simultaneously, Tang He and Edward gave their order. Edward was attacking the two badly damaged starships while Tang He targeted Edward's starship.
The last attack allowed Tang He to see which was the main starship. Hence, he decided to attack their head first.
"Evade! Evade!" After Edward launched his attack, the alert on the starship rang. His expression changed.
The controller of the main starship was definitely the best among all the controllers. He gritted his teeth and forced the starship to tilt 90 degrees. He luckily managed to evade the attack from the main missile.
However, he was unable to dodge the attacks from the side missiles.
Boom! Boom! Boom! The right side of the starship got hit three times. Flames and fireworks were seen.
"Damn it, we got hit." Edward slammed his hands on the handle of his chair.
"Your Highness, their loading time is the same as ours. We can't continue this fight anymore." The adjutant was afraid that Edward would lose his cool due to his anger so he quickly reminded him.
Edward's gaze turned sinister. He blinked a few times before ordering, "Send the retreat signal. We'll retreat!"
"Yes, Your Highness." Many of the workers of the starship already had thoughts of retreating. Hence, they happily typed the command into the system. The mecha operators that were fighting outside received the signal and retreated back to the starship. Soon, the starship and the mecha disappeared. Only the two badly damaged starships were left.
"Captain, they're gone." The workers in Tang Yingying's starship started cheering when they saw the unknown faction's starship retreating.
"Don't care about them. Save the people first." Tang He frowned as he looked at the damaged starships. It looked like their starship would be full of people. Tang He believed that those two starships wouldn't be able to move anymore.
As expected, the two starships requested to board Tang Ningning's starship.
Tang He had to report the situation to Tang Yingying and let her make the decision. Tang Yingying knew what to do. After all, these people were from the Federation too. She wouldn't reject their request to board the ship.
Very soon, the people from the two starships boarded. The mecha team protecting the starships entered too.
When two people appeared, the people that were hiding in Tang Ningning's starship were surprised.
"It's them!"
One of the starships belonged to the Lin family while the other belonged to Xiao Yiqiu and Su Pei. They received a distress signal from Lin family's starship first. They were very close to the Lin family's starship so they came to help in time. This was why the Lin family's starship was able to last until now. If not, they wouldn't be able to survive until Tang Yingying's starship came.
"What a coincidence!" Ling Lan smiled when she saw the two familiar faces.
"Who are they?" Li Lanfeng felt uncomfortable. Why did Rabbit know so many people? He seemed to have a good relationship with everyone. As someone who wanted to become Ling Lan's most important comrade, friend, and confidant, Li Lanfeng felt a sense of crisis!
Chapter 1046Return!
Hearing this, Ling Lan glanced at Li Lanfeng with a half-smile on her face, "During my mission on Planet Azure. Those Central Scout Academy students… Did you forget?"
Ling Lan's reminder triggered Li Lanfeng's memories to remember those students. He frowned slightly, "That's odd, how come they're on Mai'er Fa?"
This was the same intergalactic route that was connected to one single destination, Mai'er Fa.
"It's also possible that they just left from Mai'er Fa." Ling Lan looked at the two familiar yet estranged individuals on the virtual screen and frowned as she went into deep thought.
In the other room, the other two students were also surprised that Xiao Yiqiu and Su Pei had appeared.
"It's them!" Mu Chaoran still remembered them. After all, they had once suspected that those two were also assigned to their task. However, the reality of it proved that they were not.
At that moment, Tang He appeared on the virtual screen and asked them where these people came from.
Su Pei seemed to be not doing too well. His face was pale and he was shaking somewhat. Luckily, Xiao Yiqiu held onto him and helped him walk into the starship.
After confirming their identities, Tang He asked sympathetically, "Is Young Master Su hurt?" He saw through Su Pei's injuries.
After hearing this, Xiao Yiqiu had angry expression his face. He began to talk about what had happened to them on the mecha arena and his reason for coming to Mai'er Fa.
Mu Chaoran, who was watching this scene unfold, looked frustrated when he heard Xiao Yiqiu's recount of what had happened.
"It's not your fault Chaoran," Tang Ningyu suddenly spoke. "Plus, it's because of you that he is still alive."
Mu Chaoran slowly closed his eyes. When he opened them once again, he had returned to his usual calmness. "I'm fine!"
Tang Ningyu let out a sigh of relief. He was afraid that Mu Chaoran would blame himself for that incident, which could cause his mind to become even more flawed. Now that he looked at him, he was worried for nothing.
"Don't worry. In this world, only little brother Shaoyun would make my heart waver… Other people don't have that qualification," Mu Chaoran said indifferently. Although Pei Shaoyun had become a knot in his heart, Pei Shaoyun still steeled Mu Chaoran's heart to not be wavered by others.
"If you want to advance further, you must untie that knot!" Tang Ningyu frowned. He was lecturing Mu Chaoran but he was also saying that to himself as well
Mu Chaoran just smiled in response. "Then, I'll wait for you to untie the knot first."
Although Tang Ningyu had fewer flaws in his heart, he still had them. However, during advancement, having fewer flaws didn't mean he wouldn't have doubts in his heart that would become obstacles for him in the future.
After saving Young Master Lin, and Xiao Yiqiu and Su Pei's group, Tang Yingying's starship didn't encounter any problems along the way to the Federation. After one month, they finally entered the galactic sector of the Federation. When they entered the sector, Tang Yingying finally let out a sigh of relief as she finally managed to safely bring her elder cousin and his friend back home.
Once they reached Planet Shanghai, people from the Xiao family and the Su family were already waiting at the spaceport. They were very grateful for the Beitang elite family's aid and quickly took Su Pei, who was badly injured, away along with Xiao Yiqiu.
The people from the Lin family also came to pick up Young Master Lin's group of people. In the end, Young Master Lin looked towards Li Yinfei's rooms with regret and left with those who came to pick him up.
Ever since he knew that the starship that had saved them had Li Yinfei on board, Young Master Lin wanted to meet up with her by chance every day. However, ever since she knew that there were outsiders on the starship, Li Yinfei would only stay in her own room and would not leave it. This caused Young Master Lin to not have any chance to meet her. It should be known that, during the time on the starship, Young Master only heard Li Yinfei's name being tossed around, but did not meet her in person. Just being around her and not see her, Young Master Lin could not eat or sleep, and was in a state of depression.
Of course, Tang Ningyu and Mu Chaoran also left. As for how they were going to return to the Flying Dragon Special Forces, that wasn't something Tang Yingying needed to know.
However, there was another person who got off Tang Yingying's starship and that was Little Yang. When they boarded the spaceport, Little Yang got off the starship because he said there was something he needed to check up on, and when he returned he brought a young woman with him. Then, he and Tang Yingying said their goodbyes. It turns out, this young woman was Little Yang's younger sister. She had managed to get away from the massacre, adopted by someone and then was sent to Planet Shanghai.
Little Yang wanted to stay on Planet Shanghai to take care of his younger sister! Tang Yingying understood this feeling and agreed for him to stay. Elder Sister Nuo said her goodbyes to Little Yang reluctantly, but was also happy for him at the same time. That was because Little Yang would no longer be lonely anymore.
Not long after, Tang Yingying's starship left the spaceport. Li Yinfei looked towards the spaceport that was moving further away and frowned. She felt it was odd that she had stayed in her room for all this time? Although she didn't want to see that Young Master Lin, the Su family and the Xiao family were still families worth making a connection with. Moreover, that Su Pei and Xiao Yiqiu were the best direct descendants of this generation in the two elite families…
Additionally, why would she offend Mailer Fa for a woman like Tang Yingying? She shouldn't have! What was she thinking all this time?
Li Yinfei frustratingly knocked her head with her fist. All her idiotic actions began when she met Tang Yingying and entered this starship. Could it be that there was a force in this starship that was lowering her IQ and EQ?
Li Yinfei began thinking about leaving Tang Yingying. Although it would be unfortunate that she wouldn't be able to tap into the powers of the Beitang family anymore, it would still clear her head of those random and dumb actions she had done.
There were many planets that bordered the Huaxia Federation. Why would Tang Yingying choose to land on Planet Shanghai? That was because Planet Shanghai had a branch of the Flying Dragon Special Forces. Of course, this branch was disguised well and was advertised as something else to the public with zero connection to the Flying Dragon Special Forces. However, each member of the Flying Dragon Special Forces knew clearly where each of the branch of the Flying Dragon Special Forces were.
If they wanted to return to the Flying Dragon Special Forces safely, then they must let everyone know that they have returned safely. That way, those working in the dark wouldn't dare to make a move recklessly.
Tang Ningyu and Mu Chaoran knew better than anyone that they were still in danger.
From afar, there were two people standing on the roof of a tall building. They were silently watching as Tang Ningyu and Mu Chaoran entered the branch of Flying Dragon Special Forces.
"I thought you thought of a way to remind them," said one of the masked individuals.
"If they couldn't even remember this, then they shouldn't be leaders of the Flying Dragon Special Forces." Another person who had a clear scar on his face did not give people the feeling of fear. Instead, he had an odd charm to him.
These people were Li Lanfeng and Ling Lan. Li Lanfeng had snuck out, while Ling Lan came here blatantly as Little Yang. Whenever Tang He arrived on a planet, he would send many staff members to enter the inner regions of the planet to replenish all the different types of supplies needed by the starship.
"Then, why are you following them here?" If he didn't want to remind them of anything, then why would he follow them? Li Lanfeng didn't understand. Could it be that Rabbit was worried about them?
"I just want to know whether there would be people trying to kill the two of them." Ling Lan rubbed her forehead and frowned, "Looks like I was worried about nothing."
Was that really the case? So why did her Profound Insight give her a sense of danger?
"Whatever, the rain wets the bloom as the bride weds the groom. I'll just let it happen!" Ling Lan thought for a long time but still couldn't understand it so she just gave up. She turned towards Li Lanfeng and smirked, "Oh right, I have to trouble you again!"
"What?" Li Lanfeng felt something bad was going to happen.
"Pretend to be a girl again!" As expected, Ling Lan's words proved that something bad was going to happen.
"I don't want to!" Li Lanfeng said with determination. On the starship, he had no choice but to impersonate Li Yinfei in order to not be discovered. However now, after getting out of danger, he definitely would never dress up as a woman again! Definitely won't! Even if Rabbit asked him to do it, he wouldn't agree to it!
The rest… you understand!
Chapter 1047 The Root Of Trouble
At the base of 250 Ace Mecha Clan, the atmosphere was very different.
This 250 Ace Mecha Clan was not the same as the 250 Ace Mecha Clan from before.
Many different factions had used different methods to stuff close to a hundred powerful mecha operators into 250 Ace Mecha Clan. These people could all be regiment commanders if they wanted to. Some were even titled mecha operators who had their names recorded in the database of the military. However now, they were all normal soldiers in 250 Ace Mecha Clan.
Why did this happen? This all started from the fact that the other factions wanted to snatch the mecha operators from 250 Ace Mecha Clan to their side.
The battle on Planet Haijiao caused the reputation of 250 Ace Mecha Clan to rise tremendously. The old mecha operators who used to be useless became treasures in the eyes of various factions. Everyone had their eyes on them. They used all kinds of methods to lure, entice, or force them over but these mecha operators weren't moved. Wealth and power were no longer important to them. Besides some who went out of 250 Ace Mecha Clan due to their relationships with their past comrades, many people decided to stay in 250 Ace Mecha Clan until they grew old.
The various factions felt frustrated by this result. They were unwilling to let Ling Xiao get all these powerful and experienced mecha operators so they tried all methods to stuff their confidants into 250 Ace Mecha Clan to slowly infiltrate the clan and cause discord between them.
Since they couldn't lure them out one by one, they would push all of them out at once.
The battle of snatching people turned into a fight for the position of the regiment commander of 250 Ace Mecha Clan.
In the command center of 250 Ace Mecha Clan, the ten team leaders and the head of the logistics department and the medical department were having their weekly meeting. They discussed the problems they faced for the past week and looked for a solution to their problems. Since their resolve was not here, they needed to work together to get 250 Ace Mecha Clan out of this situation.
Li Lanfeng had come back a few days ago. Of course, he had failed his mission.
The other team leaders reported the new members that were added into their mecha clan and asked everyone to see if their arrangements were alright.
No one had any opinions so the arrangements of the new mecha operators were fixed.
Li Shiyu continued, "There's no training for this period of time so nothing happened in the medical department.
It was Lin Zhong-qing's turn to report. He frowned and said, "Around a hundred mecha operators just came so the logistics department might not be able to handle the sudden influx."
The meeting room suddenly turned quiet. Everyone remembered the everlasting problem of 250 Ace Mecha Clan, logisticians!
"The regiment commander is not here so we can't apply for more logisticians. Even if we can, we need to train the recruits for at least one month. We can't use them instantly," Han Jijyun thought for a moment and said helplessly. The issue of the lack of logisticians couldn't be solved instantly.
"This has always been a problem for 250 Ace Mecha Clan," Yang Mingzhi said slowly. "In the past, we can still make do with it but now, there are a hundred more mecha operators. We have to solve this problem immediately."
"I wonder what the higher authorities are thinking. Why haven't they decided on the merits of our regiment commander? Plus, why is the name of our regiment commander empty? Where is Boss's name?" The hot-tempered Luo Lang slammed the table furiously. He had bear his anger for many months now. "This is so infuriating."
Without a regiment commander, they were inhibited from functioning as a normal mecha clan.
"Luo Lang, don't be angry. The military took back our boss's regiment commander position using his health as the reason," Xie Yi hurriedly explained, "The regiment commander cannot be someone who isn't a mecha operator. Before our boss regains his health, we're unable to submit any request to keep him there. Plus, the military didn't say that they won't give Boss any merits. They just haven't confirmed it yet."
"Does it mean that the new operators are going to trample on the blood and sweat of Boss?" Luo Lang asked.
"Of course not," Qi Long, Han Jijyun, Lin Zhong-qing, and Zhao Jun replied instantly.
Luo Lang calmed down. These were his true brothers. How could let other people enjoy the fruits of their boss's labor?
Suddenly, he noticed something. He glared at Li Lanfeng and asked, "Li Lanfeng, what do you mean?"
Besides the three veteran soldiers, Li Lanfeng was the only person who didn't reply to him.
Li Lanfeng smiled. "Nothing."
"Why didn't you say anything then?" Luo Lang felt that this treacherous person had some thoughts on his mind. He just didn't know if he would harm their boss.
"Actually, whether we have a new regiment commander or not is not the main problem. We should think about the new mecha operators first as well as the lack of logisticians." Li Lanfeng used one sentence to bring the topic back to their main problems. He turned serious as he coldly said, "These new mecha operators are the real threat to 250 Ace Mecha Clan."
"This is the information I found during this period of time. You can take a look at it." Li Lanfeng sent the information to everyone in the room.
Everyone started looking through the information. They had prepared themselves beforehand but they still felt a chill when they saw the information.
"Damn it!" Two people slammed their hands on the table. They were the hot-tempered Li Yingjie and Luo Lang.
"What do they think 250 Ace Mecha Clan is? How dare they turn 250 Ace Mecha Clan into the battlefield for their fight for power? This is outrageous," Luo Lang said in anger.
"Yes. If they want to fight for 250 Ace Mecha Clan, they can just do it at the headquarters. Why must they come to 250 Ace Mecha Clan?" Li Yingjie was indignant too. F**k, he finally managed to become a team leader of a team. But before he could enjoy his moment, someone tried to snatch the position away from him. Are they looking for death? He must inform his grandfather and ask the Li family to help General Ling Xiao. He mustn't let any other factions enter 250 Ace Mecha Clan.
Li Yingjie sincerely felt that Boss Lan was the best regiment commander for 250 Ace Mecha Clan. Although he was scary and ruthless, he still had strong points which most didn't have. He would never interfere with the matters of the teams. Team members only listened to their team leader. (Li Yingjie forgot that every time he made a decision, he would ask for the opinion of his deputy as well as Big Leader Li.)
Li Lanfeng used his amazing communicative ability to gain Li Yingjie's trust. Li Yingjie honestly believed that Li Lanfeng was a good friend.
This was what Li Yingjie thought. But based on Li Shiyu's words, he was working with a tiger. Well, he was thinking too highly of Li Yingjie. He couldn't even cooperate with Li Lanfeng. He could only get sold by Li Lanfeng.
Chapter 1048 Mess!
"Before the regiment commander comes back, we need to protect 250 Ace Mecha Clan. As for the problem of logisticians…" Li Lanfeng sneered. "Since those mecha operators want to come to 250 Ace Mecha Clan, let them follow the tradition of our mecha clan."
Qi Long and the others looked stunned for a moment. Then, they gave an evil smile.
Only two people were still confused. "What do you mean?"
Luo Lang and Li Yingjie were too lazy to use their brains. They didn't mind embarrassing themselves too so they just asked what was happening
However, Li Lanfeng was not interested to explain to them. He continued, "We managed to overcome many challenges in the past so these current problems are just nothing. After our regiment commander comes back, all these problems will be solved."
Luo Lang and Li Yingjie got even more confused but before they could ask what he meant again. They heard Li Lanfeng talking again, "If there are no other problems, shall we end the meeting?"
Although Li Lanfeng was the acting regiment commander when Ling Lan was not around, he knew his position. He would still discuss with others whenever he made a decision.
"Okay. We just need to wait for Boss to come back." Qi Long stood up first and left. Everyone packed their things and left the meeting room.
Luo Lang grabbed Xie Yi who wanted to leave too. He asked in frustration, "Xie Yi, what did Li Lanfeng mean just now?"
Li Yingjie heard Luo Lang asking so he hopped over like a rabbit and listened to Xie Yi's answer. Hmph, even if you don't explain, I'm still able to find the answer. He forgot that he was planning to bribe his cousin, Li Shiyu, into giving him the answer.
Xie Yi sighed helplessly. He said in a low voice, "He's telling us to let the mecha operators become our logisticians like we did it in the
past."
Li Yingjie and Luo Lang were enlightened and they gave an evil smile. Those new mecha operators were going to go through the torment they went through in the past. Haha, this good tradition must be carried forward.
In a blink of an eye, two months had passed.
The unhappy new mecha operators finally exploded in anger after they received another order asking them to report to the medical department for the medic training.
When they first came to 250 Ace Mecha Clan, these powerful and smart mecha operators were tasked to find more information of 250 Ace Mecha Clan. Hence, even though they were furious that they were assigned to be logisticians, they controlled their emotions for the big picture.
During the first month, they learned the basics of becoming an exceptional logistician. They understood how to maintain a mecha and where to place the weapons. What made them the most uncomfortable was, the requirements for logisticians in 250 Ace Mecha Clan were abnormally high. They needed to complete everything within a certain period of time. If they couldn't, their instructors would curse them out.
These mecha operators were all clever people They felt frustrated but they still learned all the skills. Everyone of them became an exceptional mecha engineer after a month of intense training and being cursed out. The veteran soldiers couldn't help but admire their passion of being cursed out and work ethic. This must be the difference in talent.
After the mecha operators finished the mecha engineer training, they were sent to the kitchen to learn cooking and cook for the entire mecha clan. By this time, many of the new mecha operators were on the verge of exploding. However, they still remembered their mission and suppressed their anger.
However, when they were informed to report to the medical department to have the medic training, they couldn't handle it anymore.
"Damn it, who do they think we are? If they don't welcome us, they can reject us. Why do they have to use this method to force us out? I refuse to accept this order," a senior colonel shouted in anger.
"Yes, we're mecha operators, not logisticians. We want to sue them for unfair treatment," another senior colonel started shouting.
Most of the new mecha operators were senior colonels. A small portion of them were even lieutenant colonels. This was the rank of most regiment commanders. However, they were being humiliated by the lowest-ranked soldiers. The anger they had been suppressing exploded out.
"Let's go to the command center and force them to give us an explanation!"
"Yes, force them to give us an explanation!"
"We must complain to the Disciplinary and Investigation Committee!"
"Yes, complain!"
The screams of the hundred mecha operators caught the attention of the higher authorities in 250 Ace Mecha Clan.
"After two months, they finally couldn't stand it anymore." Qi Long crossed his arms in front of his chest and smiled as he looked at the indignant mecha operators.
"If they continue to bear with it, I don't have any more ideas to make them work for us." Li Lanfeng smiled too. He looked at the two senior colonels who started the riot. Then, he thought about something.
"They must have planned for this riot." Han Jijyun analyzed calmly. "Their trump card should be here soon."
The moment he finished speaking, they received a notice that the people from the Disciplinary and Investigation Committee were right outside of their base. They wanted to enter the base for investigation.
"They're here." Han Jijyun smiled coldly. He knew that these people wouldn't just start a riot for nothing
"It's them again." Qi Long frowned. He remembered the investigation on their boss a few years ago.
"It looks like the higher authorities had not given up on 250 Ace Mecha Clan." Li Lanfeng smiled.
Everyone looked at Li Lanfeng. Li Lanfeng pretended that he didn't understand their intentions. "Why is everyone looking at me?"
"Didn't Boss ask you to take charge when he's not here?" Han Jijyun said coldly, "What do you think?"
Li Lanfeng shrugged. "If they want to investigate, let them investigate."
"Won't the situation get even messier if they come in?" Luo Lang frowned. He didn't like the people from the Disciplinary and Investigation Committee at all.
"I'm only afraid that it won't be messy enough!" Li Lanfeng seemed to have other plans.
Luo Lang didn't want to see 250 Ace Mecha Clan in a mess. This was the base that their boss spent much effort to build. However, when he saw no objection from the smart people like Han Jijyun and Qi Long, he kept his mouth shut.
Luo Lang was really intelligent at that moment. He knew what he was lacking so when he didn't understand some things, he chose to believe his comrades and not object rashly.
Chapter 1049 Fine Tradition!
The leader of the group of people from the Disciplinary and Investigation Committee was a middle-aged senior colonel. He looked at the familiar base in front of him and smiled bitterly.
If he could, he didn't want to handle this hot potato. Yes, he was the person in charge of investigating Ling Lan a few years ago. He was the one who lost the case that year. It also caused him to lose his reputation in the Disciplinary and Investigation Committee. He was unable to raise his head proudly ever again because of that case.
This time, the Disciplinary and Investigation Committee received a complaint from the new mecha operators of 250 Ace Mecha Clan. The people from the Disciplinary and Investigation Committee knew that this was a hard case. It was obvious that 250 Ace Mecha Clan was the battlefield of the various factions. One mistake and they would get implicated. In the end, the leader of the Disciplinary and Investigation Committee decided to send an unimportant person to handle this case.
"Leader, we can go in now." His assistant noticed that the leader was in a daze so he quickly reminded him.
"Oh, let's go in." Forget it, he would just take whatever that comes along. He had fallen down from grace here before so to be careful, he should try to understand the situation first before making a decision.
Soon, they reached the command center. They saw close to a hundred mecha operators surrounding the command center and shouting angrily.
"They should be the ones who lodged the complaint," the senior colonel lowered his voice and told his assistant.
"Yes, leader. 97 mecha operators complained that their superiors in 250 Ace Mecha Clan were deliberately suppressing them. They humiliated them purposely and forced them to undergo unethical amounts of training to learn the basic skills of a logistician. Based on our criteria, they're able to form a case as long as they get 10% of support," the assistant replied hurriedly.
"Don't form the case yet. Let's go in and investigate first. Don't offend the superiors of 250 Ace Mecha Clan." The senior colonel learned from his past experience so he decided to take things slowly.
"I understand." The other members who were new to the team was a shock at their leader's mild attitude. Most of the time, the people who they were investigating would be subservient to them not the other way around. The officers would get nervous and flustered when they saw them. They would be treated like princes. Yet now, their senior colonel asked them to not offend the superiors of 250 Ace Mecha Clan. This meant that there was someone they couldn't offend in there.
The older members of the team who had come to 250 Ace Mecha Clan before knew what 250 Ace Mecha Clan was like. Those young but sly officers were hard to deal with. One mistake and they would fall into their trap.
That's right, they were thinking that the officers from 250 Ace Mecha Clan were trying to use them to get rid of their enemies again!
"Ah! The people from the Disciplinary and Investigation Committee are here," the two senior colonels who started this riot shouted excitedly when they saw the Disciplinary and Investigation Committee.
"That's good. Since the Disciplinary and Investigation Committee is here, they would help me." The other mecha operators saw this and rushed over to the people from the Disciplinary and Investigation Committee. They started complaining about their situation to them.
"Calm down. We have received your complaint. We'll investigate this matter." The leader saw his path getting blocked so he had no choice but to say, "Can you let us into the command center?"
"When can you give us a reply?" One of the senior colonels shouted.
"Yes. We've been humiliated for two months. You must give us an answer," the other mecha operators shouted angrily. They looked as though they were going to pester the people from the Disciplinary and Investigation Committee until they got a definite answer.
"If we don't investigate, how will we know the truth?" The senior colonel's face turned cold. "Will you solve the problem if you block our way? Hurry up and move aside."
The mecha operators cleared a path for the people from the Disciplinary and Investigation Committee after they saw that the leader was angry.
The people from the Disciplinary and Investigation Committee entered the command center. The leader saw a familiar person welcoming them. "Long time no see, senior colonel."
"Long time no see, Major Li. Oh, its Colonel Li now." The senior colonel was shocked at how fast Li Lanfeng got promoted.
"Senior colonel, I didn't expect you to be the person-in-charge of this investigation again." Li Lanfeng smiled. He sounded as though he met an old friend. The atmosphere wasn't as tense as it was in the last meeting between the two of them.
"I don't have a choice. 250 Ace Mecha Clan is just too famous. Other people don't want to handle you guys so I came." The senior colonel quickly cleared the air by telling Li Lanfeng that he wasn't targeting them. He just didn't have the choice.
"Haha, I wouldn't welcome other people but you, my friend, I welcome you." Li Lanfeng's words had a hidden meaning too. If he was their friend, he would welcome him. If not, he wouldn't. Whether he was welcomed or not depended on his attitude.
The senior colonel smiled bitterly. "If there's nothing, I don't mind coming here for a visit. If there's something, I won't come even if you welcome me." If this complaint was not true, he would be their friend. If it was the truth, he couldn't be their friends.
As a member of the Disciplinary and Investigation Committee, he couldn't go against his morals.
"Of course. However, our 250 Ace Mecha Clan is very peaceful so there won't be any big issues. You're welcome to come anytime." Li Lanfeng smiled.
Peaceful? The people from the Disciplinary and Investigation Committee looked at the mecha operators shouting outside. They didn't know how this shameless Lieutenant Colonel Li was to be able to call this a peaceful place.
"This way, please." Li Lanfeng pretended that he didn't see the change in expression on their faces and led everyone into the command center calmly.
"He's really shameless." Li Yingjie, who was sitting in the meeting room and watching this scene, couldn't help but exclaim out loud. He thought that he was shameless enough but it seemed like there was someone better than him. He should learn how to be more shameless from Li Lanfeng.
"They're here. Don't speak." Li Shiyu glared at Li Yingjie.
Li Yingjie pretended to zip his mouth to show that he wouldn't say anything. Sob, under the guidance of Boss Lan, his cousin had become scarier. He remembered how he was fed some weird tasting agents when he provoked his cousin unintentionally in the past. He shuddered at the thought of being fed with those agents again.
The senior colonel walked into the meeting room. It was still the same meeting room. In his past experience, there were just three people. Now, there were 12 people. But, the cold Regiment Commander Ling wasn't present.
The two groups of people sat opposite each other. The people from the Disciplinary and Investigation Committee sat on one side. They were not as arrogant as before. Instead, they appeared attentive.
The people from 250 Ace Mecha Clan went directly to the point too. They showed the people from the Disciplinary and Investigation Committee the three orders they gave.
The senior colonel looked at the strange orders and asked, "Why did you do this?"
"This is the tradition of 250 Ace Mecha Clan." The 12 representatives from 250 Ace Mecha Clan gave the same answer simultaneously.
Lin Zhong-qing explained to them the tradition. The senior colonel finally understood what they meant.
"So, your mecha operators know all the backend stuff?"
The senior colonel was stunned. He respected Regiment Commander Ling who came up with this strange tradition. Regiment Commander Ling was challenging the rules of the entire military. If he continued like this, the entire mecha clan could operate on their own without logistician.
Chapter 1050 Prove!
The door to the command center opened again. The people from the Disciplinary and Investigation Committee appeared in front of the rioting mecha operators. Close to a hundred pairs of hopeful eyes looked at them, anticipating the news of success.
However, the people from the Disciplinary and Investigation Committee had a strange look on their face. They seemed to be looking at the hundred mecha operators pitifully.
Pity? The mecha operators here were all experienced soldiers. They didn't miss the look of pity in their eyes. Their excitement died down and a bad thought formed in their minds.
Kind of expectedly, the leader of the people from the Disciplinary and Investigation Committee coldly said, "Your complaint is voided."
Voided? Why? The mecha operators' heart dropped. They couldn't understand why the Disciplinary and Investigation Committee would overlook such an obvious act of suppression and tyranny. Were the people from 250 Ace Mecha Clan really so powerful that they could force the Disciplinary and Investigation Committee to overlook their tyranny?
"Why?" One of the two leading senior colonels shouted angrily. If the Disciplinary and Investigation Committee couldn't handle them, he would fight against them head-on.
"Because this is a tradition of 250 Ace Mecha Clan. Since you entered the 250 Ace Mecha Clan, you must follow their tradition." The leader looked at the mecha operators with pity. They could become regiment commanders of powerful mecha clans. Why did they choose to come here? Why were they so stupid? Regiment Commander Ling was already an unreasonable person so how could his 250 Ace Mecha Clan be so easy to deal with?
However, the leader was in a good mood. Watching other people getting into trouble was better than him getting into trouble. He thought that this would be a troublesome matter but the perfect explanation 250 Ace Mecha Clan gave him allowed him to retreat from this case with ease.
"What tradition?" The rioting mecha operators exchanged glances with one another. They didn't know what the leader was referring to. What did it have to do with their complaints?
"Anyone who enters 250 Ace Mecha Clan must learn all the skills of a logistician." A calm voice sounded behind the senior colonel. A man with a metal mask walked forward. It was from Li Lanfeng.
"Absurd!" One of the senior colonels shouted furiously without any hint of respect in his tone. Although Li Lanfeng was a colonel, there were many colonels in 250 Ace Mecha Clan. There were many lieutenant colonels too. Hence, Li Lanfeng's status didn't command any respect in them.
Li Lanfeng's aura suddenly turned cold. He stared at the furious senior colonel intently. "If you're unable to do it, you can leave. If you want to stay here, you must follow the rules."
The senior colonel couldn't reply to such a question under the sharp gaze. He was only one rank lower than Li Lanfeng but the pressure Li Lanfeng gave him was as heavy as his past regiment commander. How could this happen?
The other team leaders of 250 Ace Mecha Clan who had entered the domain stage smiled slightly. They exclaimed how shameless Li Lanfeng was once again. He secretly used his domain concept to increase his force of presence and suppress these arrogant senior colonels who looked down on them.
If these mecha operators came to 250 Ace Mecha Clan the normal way, they would be angered by Li Lanfeng's words and might really leave the mecha clan. However, they came here with a mission. How could they leave without getting anything information? But, if they were to stay behind, they couldn't accept this humiliation too.
The people from 250 must have realized their identity and intentions but they couldn't stop them from infiltrating the clan. Hence, they decided to use this method to force them to leave.
It had to be said that this bunch of mecha operators were all smart people. They got selected to infiltrate 250 Ace Mecha Clan because they were clever. But, smart people always like to think too much. They would think everything that was happening them was a scheme. Thus, they immediately felt that this was just a plan by the superiors of 250 Ace Mecha Clan to force them to voluntarily leave the mecha clan.
If they could be forced out so easily, they wouldn't have been chosen to be sent here.
Since they knew what the other party wanted to do, they could make the necessary comeback
The senior colonel scoffed and said, "Tradition? Have you learned all the skills of a logistician?"
'Let me expose your despicable lie.'
"Yes, prove it to us!" Another senior colonel added on.
"Yes, prove it! Prove it!" The other mecha operators started shouting. They didn't come to 250 Ace Mecha Clan to be an insignificant logistician. They were here to mess up the entire 250 Ace Mecha Clan so doing this was like killing two birds with one stone. They were all excited.
Li Lanfeng looked at the crowd coldly. The more serious he was, the more excited the crowd got. They felt as though they had caught onto the weakness of 250 Ace Mecha Clan. If they could drag this group of old guards down, 250 Ace Mecha Clan would internally collapse.
Most of the mecha operators were focused on Li Lanfeng but not everyone was doing the same thing. A few senior colonels at the back of the group looked at the other team leaders and heads of departments behind Li Lanfeng. They frowned. It might not be as simple as it seemed.
These people standing behind Li Lanfeng were too calm. Some even looked as though they were enjoying a good show. This was not how a person should react when their lie was exposed.
Unsurprisingly a few seconds later, Li Lanfeng smiled slightly. It was a small smile but it was enough to shock the crowd. They felt as though they had walked into a trap.
"Sure!" Li Lanfeng smiled. He raised his hands and clapped them.
A light screen suddenly appeared beside him. The light screen was four meters tall and six meters wide. Everyone knew what this was. It was the virtual screen made by the mainframe.
A sweet voice came out of the screen. "Colonel Li, please give your order."
"Meng Lan, give me a list of all the mecha operators in 250 Ace Mecha Clan," Li Lanfeng said calmly.
Meng Lan had always followed 250 Ace Mecha Clan wherever they went. Now that they were back at the base, Meng Lan returned with them and became the mainframe of this Lingtian's base.
"Yes, Colonel Li," Meng Lan replied respectfully. Li Lanfeng was only taking over the control of Lingtian's base temporarily. He wasn't the real leader of Lingtian so Meng Lan just addressed him by his rank. If it was Ling Lan, she would call her master.
Almost instantly, less than 200 names appeared on the light screen. The battle on Planet Haijiao caused many of their mecha operators to die on the battlefield. However, their names would forever be etched in the hero list of 250 Ace Mecha Clan. They would never be forgotten.
"These are currently all the mecha operators from 250 Ace Mecha Clan. You can choose a few people and test their logistician skills."
"Of course, if you don't believe that they are mecha operators, you can have a fight with them. I have nothing against that too," Li Lanfeng added on. He did this so the mecha operators couldn't suspect the authenticity of this list. Their operators were all outstanding mecha operators from various backgrounds. Only real mecha operators were able to fight with them.
Of course, this way of thinking would be broken in the future. However, that was the future. We won't talk about it now.
Chapter 1051 Choice!
Even if Li Lanfeng didn't say that, the mecha operators wouldn't question the authenticity of the list, as there were some familiar names on the list. These people used to have a glorious past.
Everyone's heart dropped. Since the other party gave them the list and allowed them to choose their opponents, it meant that what they said might be true. But, they were unwilling to just give up like this, maybe they were just putting up an act to trick them. They still hoped that the other party was trying to scheme against them. This might all just be an act from the start. They might not lose this
bet.
Should they take the bet? The mecha operators looked at each other. They were hesitant.
The senior colonels at the back observed the team leaders' expressions carefully. They wanted to find a crack in their expressions but there was none. Everyone was confident. The three people who looked as though they weren't good at disguising themselves looked confident too. They were the rash Zhao Jun, the humble Qi Long, and the hot-tempered Li Yingjie.
Were they speaking the truth?
These mecha operators only joined for two months. Although they had tried to collect information about 250 Ace Mecha Clan, the people from 250 Ace Mecha Clan were already guarding against them from the moment they entered. Hence, they couldn't get any useful information.
Obviously, the innocent Luo Lang was dragged off the scene by Li Lanfeng and others. They had to thank the face Luo Lang had (They were grateful that Luo Chao could put up an act, not like Luo Lang who would show everything he was feeling on his face.) Then, they pushed Zhao Jun and Qi Long out into the open. These two people were actually really good at tricking people with their outer facade.
Oh, what about Li Yingjie? Actually, he was forgotten by everyone, including his two elder cousin brothers.
Poor Li Yingjie. He was ignored just like this. Fortunately, he didn't know this. He even felt good about himself.
'Haha, only a stupid person like Luo Lang needs to hide. I'm a smart person. I don't need to hide.' He thought as he puffed up his chest in front of the crowd with a confident expression on his face.
Anyways, Qi Long, Zhao Jun, and Li Yingjie were the three people whom the mecha operators felt they had complete grasp of. The people they were scared of were Li Lanfeng and Yang Mingzhi. One was an experienced sly old fox while the other was an unpredictable newbie who they knew nothing about.
As for the other people, they didn't stand out like these two people. This impression was something Li Lanfeng and the others wanted to create.
Since the senior colonels didn't see what they wanted to see, they started frowning. They lowered their heads and discussed among themselves.
"Why is everyone so quiet now? You don't dare to make a choice?" Li Lanfeng's smile disappeared when he noticed the crowd turned silent. He said coldly, "No one has any objections? If that's the case, go back to where you all come from."
There were two meanings behind Li Lanfeng's words. The mecha operators' expressions changed. Some people were indignant.
"Colonel Li, we are just discussing who to choose. Aren't you a little impatient?" One of the senior colonels at the back narrowed his eyes and said.
"Yes, we're discussing who to choose. Why are you in a hurry?" The other mecha operators agreed with the senior colonel.
"Are you afraid?" One of the colonels sneered at him.
"What is so difficult about choosing a person?" Li Lanfeng smiled at the crowd. Then, he turned serious and said, "Our time is precious. It shouldn't be wasted here." He was telling the new mecha operators that they were just a waste of time.
The mecha operators were furious. Even the calm senior colonels at the back felt like punching Li Lanfeng in the face, but they couldn't do it even if they wanted to as his position in the clan was higher than them even though they were one rank above him. They gritted their teeth in frustration.
"Sorry to trouble you then." The senior colonel at the back stared at Li Lanfeng. He wanted to embarrass this arrogant Colonel Li. He didn't believe that the ten team leaders of 250 Ace Mecha Clan learned all the skills of a logistician.
The senior colonel didn't stop after he chose Li Lanfeng. He looked at Yang Mingzhi and said respectfully, "And, we would like Major General Yang to prove it too."
That's right. After some discussion, they felt that the team members might have learned all the skills but the team leaders might not. The two team leaders they chose were the ones whom they thought had the least possibility of learning all the skills.
Yang Mingzhi was the only major general of 250 Ace Mecha Clan. He used to be a member of the South Stars. Before he entered the 250 Ace Mecha Clan, he had enjoyed the same treatment as a super ace mecha master. They didn't believe that he was willing to lower his status and learn the skills of a logistician.
Li Lanfeng was the adviser of 250 Ace Mecha Clan. He was the person Regiment Commander Lin trusted the most. After Regiment Commander Ling stopped being their regiment commander, he was put in charge of 250 Ace Mecha Clan. (This was not true. If Li Lanfeng made a decision that harmed Ling Lan or 250 Ace Mecha Clan, the other team leaders and the heads of the various departments would stop him.) They didn't believe that a person who had control of an entire mecha clan was willing to lower himself to learn the skills of a logistician.
Since they chose these two people, there was no point in choosing other people too.
The leader of the Disciplinary and Investigation Committee looked at the senior colonel in surprise. His choice was made through educated guesses. These mecha operators didn't act rashly. They put many thoughts into their actions.
"Haha, it's going to be fun." Zhao Jun couldn't help but laugh. He didn't know if he should pity them. Why did they choose these two people?
When Ling Lan gave the order that the mecha operators must learn the skills of a logistician to take care of themselves, Li Lanfeng was the one who pushed himself to learn the skills the most. As a person who wanted to get closer to Ling Lan, he would never drag Ling Lan down. Hence, he tried his best and was the best in everything. If Li Lanfeng claimed that he was number two, no one would say that he was number one.
As for Yang Mingzhi, he was a strict person even to himself. He wouldn't allow himself to make any mistakes in this area. Plus, he felt that Ling Lan's decision was a reasonable one. He was used to giving his best in everything so he almost perfected all the skills of a logistician too. If Li Lanfeng wasn't here, Yang Mingzhi would take the number one position.