Chapter 21: A Quiet Afternoon
After the strange combination of two Earth Maidens, a slave, and a tour guide left, Ning He sat down in front of the crystal coffee table in the manager's office, pulled out a cigarette and lit it. When he was halfway through a cigarette, the assistant gentleman walked in with a Wen JiΓ n clip and stood opposite Ning He with a respectful expression.
"How's it going?" asked Ning He.
The assistant replied: "All the information has been rechecked, and there are still no problems." The slave was indeed just an ordinary private on the destroyer Ogra before he was captured. β
"Is it possible for an ordinary soldier to have the superpowers of the physics department?"
"The result of the review was that the prisoner of war awakened at the same time as the battleship he was serving on exploded, thus causing a turbulent flow of energy that caused the awakening to fail. β
"That's a coincidence. Ning He smiled and commanded. "In that case, there is no need to apply for the assistance of the headquarters in the investigation. β
"Yes. The assistant first agreed, then stepped forward and continued: "But, Your Excellency, there does seem to be something wrong with this prisoner of war. Previously, whether it was a prisoner of war camp or a club, the results of the prisoner of war's physical examination were that the superpower of the physics department failed, the body was irreversibly damaged, and the superpower of the physics department was less than one level. However, in the bioelectric shock just now, he clearly showed a level of superpower above the first level. This is unjustified and proves that there is indeed something wrong with this prisoner of war. β
"It's not so much that there's something wrong with this prisoner of war, it's that there's something wrong with that girl from Earth. Ning He wrung out the cigarette in the ashtray, leaned his back on the back of the sofa, and said slowly: "It is impossible to make a mistake in the genetic examination, and the prisoner of war just now did show strength beyond the results of the physical examination, so how could this prisoner of war be transformed back into an ability person overnight from a waste person who failed to explode with superpowers? During this period, he only came into contact with this earth girl." β
"Your Excellency, do you mean to ......" The assistant's affection was a little excited, and he took a deep breath before continuing: "This Earth girl may have healing abilities?"
Ning He was silent for a while, and then said, "There are fewer and fewer healing superpowers in the universe, if it can really be determined, then it will definitely have a great impact on the future of the empire...... It was impossible for her to bring the prisoner of war back to Earth, so she could only stay in orbital space. Well, if this Earth girl comes back tomorrow to return the goods, don't promise her. Closely monitor the activities of the two of them in orbital space, and report as soon as they are identified. β
"Yes, Your Excellency. The assistant replied as he straightened up.
The door to the manager's room was opened again, and the manager of the Eagle Sauce Club walked in with a fat body in tow. As soon as he entered, he shouted to Ninghe, "General, Major Colbe of MI3 has been waiting for you in the communication circuit for thirty minutes. β
"It doesn't seem like it's going to be good news. Ning He said, "What trouble did the old men in the department throw at us?"
"Good news and bad news. Mr. Manager said.
Ning He waved his hand to the assistant, and the assistant gentleman wearing gold wire glasses immediately retreated. "Then let's have the bad news first," Ning He said.
The manager turned on the anti-eavesdropping shield in the office, and then, standing by the armrest of the sofa, said to Ning He, "The intelligence agent of MI3 inside Ogra has sent back information that His Excellency Criticus of Ogra has not appeared on any occasion for three consecutive months, and the comprehensive intelligence judges that he is very likely to have left Ogra and is very likely to come to Earth. The Intelligence Service ordered us to conduct a search within the Earth area in search of Lord Kritikus. β
Ning He frowned when he heard this: "It is possible for a high-level ability person not to appear in public for several years, and it cannot be judged that he has left Ogra on this basis." Regardless of this, our intelligence system in Ogra is still worth trusting. But even if His Excellency Criticus leaves Ogra, the universe is so big, what evidence is there that he came to Earth and asked us to act?"
The fat manager raised his hand and looked at the time, the cosmic standard time had just passed midnight, and it was exactly eight o'clock in the morning in the eighth area of the east of the earth, so the manager turned on the TV.
"Elector Crassus of Ogra is suspected of sexually assaulting the Earth Girl. On the evening of July 24, Beijing time, a conflict between alien tourists and the indigenous people of the earth occurred again in a restaurant on Qianmen Street in the Earth Tourism Zone. The two sides of the conflict are a 48-year-old Ogra man and two 18-year-old native girls from Earth. According to eyewitnesses, the cause of the clash was that the Ogra man took the initiative to go to the table of the two Earth Girls to talk to him, and invited the two girls to a social dinner held at the Ogra Embassy tomorrow night. In the early hours of this morning, police confirmed that the man was identified as Elector Crassus of Ogra. This incident became the first scandal in a decade in which a foreign dignitary harassed an Earth Girl on Earth soil. Crassus is at risk of being charged with eleven counts of endangering the safety of the planet, illegal entry, attempted sexual assault, intentional injury, and attempted kidnapping. At present, the incident is under investigation and evidence collection, and as of the time of reporting, the Ogra Embassy has not issued any form of statement on the incident......"
A huge television projection shows a restaurant surveillance footage of Socrates clashing with two Earth Maidens and the restaurant's security guards. The footage is clearly manipulated, with the entire body of the two Earth girls being mosaiced, while Socrates' somber face and trademark gesture of stroking his belly with his hands are captured in close-up. Then the scene turned, and there were countless reporters with long guns and short cannons waiting for interviews at the entrance of the Public Security Bureau and the Ogra Embassy.
The fat manager turns off the TV.
Ning He was silent for a long time before shaking his head and saying, "This is incredible. The dignified Elector of Ogra, His Excellency Crassus, who is admired by the cosmic people, will even be carried in the hands of two yellow-haired girls of the earth......"
Now is not the time to sigh about this, General?
"In any case," he said, "it at least proves that it is indeed possible that His Excellency Kriticus, who is Miss Crassus's fiancΓ©, is indeed on Earth." Otherwise, Crassus has no reason to sneak into Earth secretly in the current situation. β
"Okay, what is the real intention of the Intelligence Bureau?" Ning He asked in a somewhat scathing tone: "It can't just be the end of the search, right? What about the follow-up? If you find it, it's impossible to humbly come to the door with a gift and forget it." Could it be that MI3 wants us to send that Excellency two cowherds?"
"Your Excellency, you are smiling," the manager has a black line on his head - the reason why the youngest major general in the empire was thrown to the earth station surrounded by rivals was because his mouth was too vicious.
"Alright, tell me, what do those wretches want us to do?
The fat manager agreed with the word "miscellaneous" in his heart, but he absolutely did not have the courage to express this approval publicly, so he could only hold it in his heart, and without any emotion, he relayed to Ning He word for word the order that the secretary of the third division of MI3, Kolbe, had just conveyed in the communication: "The military intelligence bureau orders us, after searching for His Excellency Criticus, to trap him at any cost and send him to the capital. β
"Those miscellaneous pieces have really refreshed my understanding of the word 'miscellaneous pieces' again!" Ning He was suddenly furious, "How could a high-ranking person with superpowers at level 8 be trapped? This is as ridiculous as asking the female dog in James's family to give birth to a cat!"
The fat manager thought to himself: The director's dog is really unlucky.
"This is the most shameless waste of the expensive lives of the precious agents of the Empire!"
The things on the coffee table were swept away by the angry young general, paper, writing, all kinds of knick-knacks, flying everywhere.
Mr. Manager coughed and continued, "Not over yet, General. In order to ensure the smooth completion of this mission, the base camp has approved the application of the Military Intelligence Agency, and the imperial side will give the earth station the greatest support. During the execution of the operation, the Bald Eagle Special Unit was temporarily delegated to the Earth Station Command. Complete. β
"Can we still use the fleet near the earth?" After listening to Mr. Manager's final relay, Ning He pursed his lips and showed a sneer, "Since it is the greatest support, the only support that is useful for this mission is the ninth level of Super Energy." Could you please ask our great intelligence chief to apply and bring his Excellency Marshal Maximilian to our aid? β
Mr. Manager lowered his head and looked intently at the crystal glass ashtray that was slowly spinning on the floor, still refusing to turn into wreckage, and thought: Your Excellency, you are arrogant again.
Ning He stood up and touched the cigarette with his back buttocks, but he felt empty, so he had to forget it for the time being.
"Contact Crassus first, of course, after the conclusion of his dishonorable lawsuit. Ning He looked for a cigarette on the ground with his eyes as he gave an order to Mr. Manager: "He is a believer in the holy goddess Caia and a friend of our Mars. Alternatively, he would like to provide some information about His Excellency Kritikus. It's ridiculous that we don't even have a picture of this Excellency until now. β
"Yes, General. Mr. Manager looked up and replied, "I'll start making arrangements immediately." β
Ning He finally found his cigarette and dropped it next to a potted plant, so he walked over to pick it up, and on the way back, he picked up the ashtray with a very strong physique and put it back on the table.
"Now let's talk about the good news, and hopefully it's good news. Ning He took out two cigarettes, threw one to Mr. Manager, and put the other one in his mouth, "Don't always pretend to be a good subordinate, I didn't wash your stinky socks when I was in college." β
"You may be seated, Lieutenant Colonel Sasha, and you're welcome. Ning He took out a lighter, lit a cigarette, and threw it to the fat manager.
The fat manager, who should have been Lieutenant Colonel Sasha, lit the cigarette thrown by his boss with the lighter handed by his boss and sat down on the sofa next to Ning He.
"I think it's good news, at least for you personally, General," said Lieutenant Colonel Sasha, "just when you were talking to that Earth girl, a special order for you from the base camp arrived. Jennifer is translating, and I brought you a copy of the transcript by the way. β
"You're casually violating work discipline. It was a huge mistake to make you a spy. Ning He shook his head.
Sasha smiled and said, "Can I say that the youngest major general in the empire connived at me to do this?"
Ning He sighed: "When the new earth station master comes, you can stop, old classmate." I'll do my best to get you out, but only if you stay up to that point, and don't die in the extremely stupid 'Operation Fuhu' of the MIA." β
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