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Chapter 229: Chapter 228: A Thankless Task
 

“Marshal,” Ye Tianxiong hurriedly said, “according to the information we’ve received, that rabbit is Wang Hao’s pet.”

“Again, Wang Hao!” Zhao Kun’s brow furrowed, the young man was already locked up, yet his pet rabbit still managed to disturb his peace.

“Marshal, we’ve already given the order to search for that rabbit on Civilian Star,” Du Ming stated.

“Search my ass!”

Zhao Kun huffed, Civilian Star was a Level 4 planet, gigantic in size. Searching for a person was feasible, but a rabbit? Who could possibly tell one from another!?

Ye Tianxiong hesitated for a moment and then approached Zhao Kun, whispering in his ear, “Marshal, my son Ye Qing told me something. Under the pretense of a poetry contest, Wang Hao gathered the great literati of the Twin Stars, then drugged them and filmed those indecent videos.”

“Is that even possible!?” Zhao Kun’s brow tightened further as he contemplated. Could it be that Wang Hao intended to use those indecent videos to coerce the literati into releasing Qiu Lei?

But that didn’t make sense. Qiu Lei was a Top Level criminal; even if these great literati worked together, they wouldn’t be able to rescue him.

Ye Tianxiong nodded, “According to my son’s information, those literati have already compromised. That mecha equipped with a Brain Sensing remote device was brought down from Military Star by Wang Hao’s orders.”

“This kid doesn’t seem to be here for a rescue mission!?” Zhao Kun looked puzzled. From the current situation, it seemed that everything Wang Hao had done was targeted at the mechas of the Yao Tian Federation.

And his plan had been very successful. Whether it was the Level 5 giant mechas, Level 4 mechas, or the Brain Sensing remote devices, he had already gotten his hands on them.

Moreover, once these mechas left the Twin Stars, the Yao Tian Federation would find itself in a very passive state; even the Interstellar Federation might initiate a war immediately.

Just then, an arrogant voice came from outside, “Make way, where’s that old Zhao guy!”

Zhao Kun looked up towards the doorway and saw a middle-aged man angrily leading a youth with a swollen face.

This swollen-faced youth was Song Jie. After being beaten up by Little White’s hooligan punches, his face was unrecognizable.

And the middle-aged man was Song Jie’s father, Marshal Song Cheng of the Yao Tian Federation.

“Song Cheng, you dare barge into my office?!” Zhao Kun’s face instantly grew cold; this youngster was far too presumptuous.

“Hmph!” Song Cheng sneered disdainfully, “I came to tell you that the higher-ups have decided it’s time for you to rest. I’m in charge of the Twin Stars now.”

“What did you say, who dares to send the Marshal to rest?”

Ye Tianxiong and Du Ming immediately started yelling at Song Cheng. They were Zhao Kun’s confidants, his underlings. They couldn’t tolerate their boss being humiliated.

Zhao Kun raised his hand to stop the two, squinting at Song Cheng, “I just contacted the higher-ups yesterday, talking about using these kids to extort the Interstellar Federation. But today, they want me to rest. Does that mean they’re not planning on releasing these kids?”

Song Cheng sneered, “You’ve grown old and lost your ambition, only knowing how to negotiate. That’s why the higher-ups have sent you home to retire.”

“Bullshit, our Marshal was fighting battles before you were even born,” Ye Tianxiong burst with rage, ready to charge forward and thrash the bastard.

“Song Cheng, watch your mouth. It’s not your place to disparage our Marshal,” Du Ming’s eyes flashed with murderous intent, almost ready to strike down the insolent man.

“Haha…” Zhao Kun suddenly burst into laughter, “Fine, fine, fine, if the higher-ups have decided, then I indeed shall go and rest.”

“Marshal!!”

Ye Tianxiong and Du Ming looked at Zhao Kun with surprise, wondering how he could so easily relinquish his military authority!

Zhao Kun waved his hand and then stepped out of the office.

Seeing this, Ye Tianxiong and Du Ming did not dare to say much and hurriedly followed. Since Zhao Kun had decided to go home to rest, it was a good opportunity for them to rest as well. Besides, even if they stayed, would Song Cheng dare to use them?

“Old trash!” Song Cheng smirked with disdain. He had prepared to force Zhao Kun to hand over military power by force, but who could have imagined that Zhao Kun would not show any temper at all—it was truly a disgrace to the soldiers of the Yao Tian Federation.

Just before Zhao Kun left the room, he turned back and said, “I’ll tell you this, I’m old and my brain doesn’t work as well anymore. I fell for someone’s trick and lost a few dozen Mecha, but fortunately, they are still on Civilian Star. Now that you, Marshal Tianhong, have arrived, I believe they certainly won’t be able to leave the Twin Stars’ range.”

“Of course, with me here on Civilian Star, not even a needle will think of being taken away,” Song Cheng bragged with a laugh.

“That’s good, that’s good…” Zhao Kun smiled and nodded, then turned his head to leave.

After everyone had left, Song Jie, with a swollen face, couldn’t wait to say, “Dad, I’m going to take revenge on those Interstellar Federation geniuses right now.”

“Go ahead! As long as no one dies, do whatever you want to them,” Song Cheng said, furious as he looked at his son’s condition. He had never been willing to beat his son like that, but these people had beaten him mercilessly.

“I won’t kill them; I want them to regret coming into this world,” Song Jie said with a ferocious look, like a beast ready to devour its prey.

…..

On Military Star, a spaceship was flying low at high speed.

In the vehicle sat Zhao Kun, Ye Tianxiong, and Du Ming.

Ye Tianxiong couldn’t help but ask, “Did the Marshal relinquish military power to avoid being implicated?”

Zhao Kun nodded and said, “Whether it’s the rabbit with Dimension Space or those writers’ unsightly videos, both are very tricky. If not handled properly, it could turn into a big problem!”

Ye Tianxiong and Du Ming nodded in agreement. If the rabbit escaped, it would mean the leak of the Yao Tian Federation’s cutting-edge technology, and they would definitely be furious about it.

And if the unsavory videos were exposed, not only would it embarrass the Yao Tian Federation, but it would also anger those prominent writers.

Even if both issues were resolved perfectly, it didn’t seem to bring any benefit. After all, the Mecha problem was their own fault, and it was already lucky not to be blamed, to say nothing of expecting any rewards.

As for the writers’ unsavory videos, it was best to pretend to be unaware. Otherwise, who knows what those face-conscious writers might do?

Thinking this way, it was a thankless job. It was much better to retreat far away and go home to rest properly.

“However, what I didn’t expect,” Zhao Kun sighed, “was that the higher-ups would decide to go to war with the Interstellar Federation.” He was quite pessimistic about going to war with the Interstellar Federation at this time.

“Perhaps the higher-ups feel that by capturing these kids, they could intimidate the Interstellar Federation,” Du Ming scratched his chin and suggested.

“If that’s the case, then they are all idiots!” Zhao Kun snorted. “The Interstellar Federation will indeed go to war for these kids, but they will absolutely not compromise because of them.”

Ye Tianxiong and Du Ming nodded. No matter how talented a few kids were, they couldn’t influence an interstellar war of this magnitude.

If war broke out and they dragged these kids to the front lines, attempting to force the Interstellar Federation to surrender, they would likely not be met with negotiations but with overwhelming missiles…