The longer she spends with her mother-in-law, the more Xiao An wants to do something for her.

What can be done? What does she need most? Xiao An thought about it and felt that what she needed most might be Mario's father.

If we could find my father-in-law and bring him to her, it would probably be the happiest thing for her.

But where should I go to find Mario's father?

Xiao An asked Mario, but he didn't know much about the details of the battlefield back then, and he didn't dare to determine which planet his father was on now. Because they had traveled a lot of planets at that time, and where his father disappeared at that time, including many of his old comrades, he couldn't remember very well.

But Ann still encourages Mario to find his father's old comrades.

"I may not think now, but in a few years, we will all be old, even if NJStar's technology can guarantee that we will never grow old, do you plan to let your mother be alone all the time? Also, you don't care about your father's life or death at all, maybe he's still alive now? Just don't know which planet it is? ”

"You're trying to get my dad back for my mom?" Mario felt that Xiao An's idea was incredible, "This matter is a bit difficult, otherwise my mother and I would have gone to find it a long time ago, so why don't we have to wait until now for you to urge?" However, I am still very happy to hear you make this suggestion, I didn't expect you to be so attentive to our family, I am really grateful! I didn't save you in vain! ”

Of course, to be a man, you have to know how to repay your kindness.

"However, although this idea is beautiful, it is difficult to implement, not to mention that it is quite difficult to take time off from my current job. Not having time is already one thing, not knowing how to take the route is also one thing, and the most important thing is that we don't have so much money now! Mario spread out his hands and looked embarrassed.

Yes, if there is a condition. How could he not go to his father?

Xiao An also understands why Mario's mother and son have been just waiting for good news all these years.

So, is it because of this that it is also difficult for his father to return home?

Long distance, lack of funds, no hope of returning home?

I wonder which planet the old gentleman is resting on at this time? It won't really be like Mario's mother said. Which woman gave Zhao'an and lived a small life with others.

It's better not to be like that. Of course, if that is the case, it cannot be avoided, and avoidance is a method. But it depends on the occasion. As for Mario's mother, Xiao An hopes that she should have the psychological tolerance to face some unfavorable news. Don't look at her for so many years, but she has come through by hope, who knows if she can still maintain her previous calmness when she learns some cruel truths?

According to Mario, when he first learned of his father's disappearance, his mother was depressed for a long time. Therefore, Xiao An is also hesitating whether to find this father-in-law who has never met, and what will happen if he can't find it. If you find it, what kind of accidents will happen?

Mario is very busy with work every day, so Xiao An decides to quietly collect information about his father-in-law's participation in the battle by himself. And these things must be hidden from her mother-in-law, so this adds a lot of difficulty to her investigation.

She was expecting someone to give her more information, but the only two people in the family who could provide clues couldn't help for one reason or another. Xiao An had to rely on the little knowledge he had just learned at Antarctica, to find out the reason for his father-in-law's disappearance.

Fortunately, most of NJ's registration records are still very comprehensive, and as long as you find the registration information, it is not difficult to find the people you need. After Xiao An found those veterans, he explained his intentions and asked them what happened on the battlefield back then.

"Girl. It's rare that one of your daughters-in-law will go to find your missing father-in-law for her mother-in-law! But why are you so confident? You're not afraid that in case you still haven't been found in the end, or even if you do get his exact information, he's already dead, you. Didn't you expect such an outcome? "The veteran has a good heart, but he is also worried that Xiao An will fail.

"Of course I've thought about it, but do we have to try everything first, and how do we know what kind of results will await us if we don't try? So a few old men, today I would like you to tell me more about the battle of the year, why some people disappeared for no reason. Why hasn't he come back for so long? Didn't everyone say that you didn't have any big battles at that time? So why are people still missing? And how did you get back? Xiao An was curious about why some people disappeared, while others were able to return to the South Pole unharmed.

"Alas, in fact, this is the case, when we were ordered by the state to go to certain planets to mine minerals, because we found that those planets were rich in mineral resources, enough for us Antarctic people to use for several lifetimes. After receiving the order, we set out with the organization to go to those planets one by one, and our principle at that time was that if there were only minerals and no people on those planets, then we would just concentrate on mining, and if they were already occupied, we would wage a war against them in order to obtain those precious resources. After all, in this matter, whoever takes the lead wins. Of course, if someone has already mined a lot, that's okay, as long as we subdue them, those resources are ours as well. It's just—"

"It's just that you still lost the battle in the end, so you didn't turn back again?" Hearing this, Xiao An asked.

"Well, sort of, anyway, even if I don't admit it, you should be able to guess that the country hasn't received any resources from those battles over the years, and few veterans have been rewarded. It is already very good that the country can keep us until now, and it is estimated that it is also to collect more information about the year through our narration, so that we will have the opportunity to kill the past again and completely grab those unobtained resources in our hands! ”

Uh, it turns out that Antarctica's ambitions are so big, so why is it that the world is peaceful as soon as it gets to Mario's mouth? Is the world really that good? Or is he too naïve, or is he deliberately avoiding hiding something?

But aren't I half an Antarctic now, what else do he and I have to hide?

Mario's thoughts, which he couldn't guess for a while, Xiao An had no choice but to continue listening to the veteran's story.

"In fact, at the beginning, we had a lot of gains, and there was a lot of it. But just as we were about to return for the first time, the owners of those planets suddenly appeared, seized the minerals we mined, and locked up many of us as well. It was the state that finally sent someone to negotiate, saying that it would never invade other people's planets again. They just let us go. But it may continue to detain some people, including your father-in-law! ”

I see, then if this is the case, the return of these veterans is reasonable. Otherwise. Throwing comrades-in-arms who share hardships together to the battlefield is what kind of soldier's bearing.

"So, I don't know what they did with the imprisoned soldiers in the end?" Xiao An is very concerned about her father-in-law's life and death, although she has never seen this person, and she doesn't know what kind of person he will be. But. Who made him Mario's father? That is, the father of my life-saving benefactor, as long as I have the ability, why not save it?

"Well, girl, you don't have to worry too much." The veteran assured her, "Anyway, we haven't done any damage to their planet, and all the minerals we have mined have been returned to others, so there should be no reason for them to persecute us." Moreover, the state had already paid a lot of compensation at that time, and they would not be too difficult for your father-in-law. ”

Oh, if only it were so. I'm a lot more relieved. But since you don't plan to abuse them, why don't you just release them back?

Xiao An couldn't figure it out.

But she at least confirmed one thing, that is, Antarctica has not sent troops to attack other planets for a long time. Probably because of this, Mario, who has never been conscripted, always tells her that their planet is a very friendly planet and will never take the initiative to invade others.

Also, looking at the relevant information of Antarctica in recent years, it is true that there has not been a battle on this planet for a long time, and it is rare to recruit troops on a large scale as before.

Are you scared of being beaten? Xiao An thought so. You can't wake up and be kind. Let's decide not to invade other countries again.

Impossible.

Therefore, thinking of this, Xiao An felt more and more that Mario's words were very contradictory: If nothing else, how was she brought to this South Pole Star? It's not that the Antarctic people are at odds with the Antarctic people of the Earth. Mario was afraid that she would be hurt by this, so he brought her here. This is obviously a sign that the Antarctic nation is a very aggressive nation, at least, it can be seen that they are a very strong and dangerous nation.

Among the surrounding stars, the South Pole Star is already very well developed. However, they also have a long-term desire to create better conditions for future generations and look around for suitable planets and resources.

Take the star shining on Antarctica, at first, Xiao An thought it was a star bigger and brighter than the sun, but later learned that it was several stars collected by people from other places in Antarctica, which were not as big as the sun and not as bright as the sun.

But under the skillful operation of the Antarctic people, those small stars gathered together, and they actually emitted light and heat stronger than the sun. Before that, I heard that the vast South Pole Star is covered in ice and snow all year round, because of the cold and lack of light sources, and the population is small. Probably because of the extreme climatic conditions here, people are more determined and motivated to fight the natural world to the end, plus those humans from other planets who come here from time to time also use their own civilization and technology to build a new Antarctic Star, and gradually, Antarctic Star has developed into this large-scale super planet.

Xiao An admires the diligence of the Antarctic people, but the idea of always trying to invade other planets is always very contemptible. Fortunately, they rarely send out troops with much fanfare anymore, and even the last time they were in Antarctica, they sent a branch of Mario's national security department, rather than real troops.

It must have been too arrogant back then, but in the end, he met a real opponent carelessly and was ordered to prohibit the formation of an army.

Well, yes, it's possible, although there is no such news on the South Pole Star's network, but it is not surprising: what country would casually shake out its own secrets? Even for their own people, it is necessary to keep it secret, and when you open the children's textbooks, there is no detailed description of this period of history.

Somehow, Xiao An became interested in this history, she went to ask Mario, but she didn't expect that since their time, this has been a pain and secret of the country, not to mention Mario, even many of his peers don't know anything about it. Thereupon. She went to pester her mother-in-law again, but as a result, this typical ordinary woman didn't know anything about it.

"Impossible. Mom, after all, you have personally experienced that era, how can you not understand it? Xiao Ann didn't believe it.

"What's so strange about that, I lived through that era, but does that mean that I know everything at that time? Just like you. Can you tell me every major event that has happened on Earth since you were born? It can't be, so I don't know what's so strange about it. I'm just an ordinary woman in Antarctica, if the female soldiers or their families who followed the army back then might know a little more, but I didn't go with it, and I haven't heard anyone talk about it, of course I don't know! The mother-in-law didn't seem to care much about that history, she seemed to be concerned only about when her husband would return and why he hadn't returned.

But Xiao An was still unwilling, "Then you don't know, someone will always know, right?" For example, people in our community who are your age. And none of your colleagues in the unit before retirement are more familiar with this matter? ”

"Oh, I'm talking about you kid," the mother-in-law was finally annoyed by Xiao An's undying heart, so she told her the truth, "Why don't you think about such a sensitive topic?" This is a national shame, how can everyone in our country talk about this as if it were glory. Even if some people know, they don't dare to say it casually, and they won't have to be arrested soon. So. Until now, this matter has basically been forgotten by everyone, and few people have mentioned it again. It is estimated that you are an outsider who is still holding on to this matter! ”

Oh, daring is a political issue. No wonder I can't find the answer anywhere.

Well, anyway, I don't really care about the political system of Antarctica, I just want to gather as much information as possible that will help me find my father-in-law. After all, I will not let go of any hopeful possibility until I find him, and every link is important. Every piece of information is also very important, and who knows which link I missed, which will make my father-in-law and mother-in-law miss out on it for the rest of my life?

Xiao An wants to see such a beautiful reunion, she wants her mother-in-law to be happy, and she also wants Mario to be happy.

If the father-in-law is still alive, and he does not start a family with someone else as the legend says, then of course he wants to come back and reunite with the family.

She thought wishfully.

All the breakthroughs that I want to find are basically still in those battles, but at present, all information about this has been blocked, and even on the Internet there is little mention of it. Xiao An didn't care what they had done on those planets, she just wanted to know where her father-in-law had been, as long as she found their footprints, there should be hope to find him.

But when Xiao An went to visit those veterans again, they were all silent, and even denied what they had told her before.

How? Is it still a fool at such an age? To be a man is to be trustworthy!

It was still a veteran who saw Xiao An's pity, so he said to her, "Girl, don't blame us for changing so much, we also hope to have a stable old age." By the way, I would also advise you, of course it is good that you have filial piety and want to find your father-in-law, but don't touch the taboo of the country, otherwise, you may be the next to disappear! Really, it's not us who scare you, your actions have already attracted the attention of some units, but fortunately they let their guard down knowing that you are only bent on reuniting your family. However, that doesn't mean you're out of their sight, so try to be careful when you get back! ”

"That's it!" Several veterans next to him also responded, "Girl, if you want to come to see the old man, we are always welcome, and if you have any difficulties, you can also tell us." As long as it's not related to those battles, we'll do our best to help you! ”

I understand, if you want to see these old men again in the future, you must only visit them purely and otherwise, don't bother people casually.

Xiao An thanked a few veterans, and quietly left and went home.

Alas, I didn't expect it to be so difficult to start a journey to find Mario's father, could it be that God destined them to be separated in this life and never see each other again?

"I said, are you still secretly investigating my dad's disappearance these days?" After work that day, Mario arrived home and asked her.

"Hmm." Because there was still no progress, Xiao An only replied sullenly.

"Don't look for it, in vain, haven't my mother and I come here like this all these years? What's more, even if you really find him, it doesn't necessarily end well. Mario doesn't seem to be looking forward to his father's return.

So, I've been fed all along?

Ann is dissatisfied and disapproves of Mario's passivity. In fact, from the very beginning, she wanted to find her father-in-law's whereabouts as soon as possible for her mother-in-law, and at that time she couldn't stand her mother-in-law's abuse, so she imagined that if she could do this big thing one day, her mother-in-law would definitely change her impression of herself. It's just that now the mother-in-law has already regarded herself as a daughter, but the whereabouts of the father-in-law have not been settled.

But she just wasn't reconciled, maybe she had really taken this matter as a challenge for so long, and she always felt that if she didn't finish it, it always seemed like something was missing.

So she kept it all more secretive.

The road to finding clues has been cut off, and all she can do now is look for possibilities on the Internet, and the only place where she can find useful information is the websites of the defense department and the government, where there may be records of these histories.

But if you want to hack into those sites, you can't do it twice. Fortunately, Mario has been learning hackers for a while, and Xiao An has also learned a lot, but how can the country's website be so easy to decrypt? For this reason, she secretly learned a lot more deeply, until this day she finally found the addresses of the planets that her father-in-law had visited in those websites.

Xiao An was overjoyed to see that her efforts were not in vain, although she was not sure whether she should do this or not, and whether that father-in-law was worth the effort to find it, but she still couldn't stop her behavior. She always thinks that even if she doesn't find her father-in-law in the end, or even if she does, it may just be unfortunate news, but she can still learn something in the process.

Xiao An only wants to know the whereabouts of her father-in-law, and is not interested in other state secrets, so after copying the information she needs, she immediately quit those websites and began to analyze the information in her own computer, hoping to find her father-in-law who has been separated from his family for a long time one day with her own ability.

"Why do you have to find Mr. XX?"

On this day, Xiao An buried himself in those heavy materials again, looking for clues, and heard his network prompt that someone was talking to him.

Xiao An immediately opened it and found that it was a stranger.

This forced her to be cautious.

"What about you, what is your purpose in looking for Mr. XX?"

The other party is referring to Mario's father, presumably the person who is talking to him also knows his father-in-law?

"I can tell you the truth, but you have to get my trust first, right?" Xiao An replied.

"Yes, we don't have anything to see anyway, but you, there won't be any conspiracy."

Isn't it, who is this monster, who is he so speculating about other people's psychology? It's so hateful. Xiao An was a little angry, and he didn't reply to the other party for a long time.

Probably because the other party really wanted to find out Xiao An's purpose, so he had a new message:

"I'm the one with him."

Well?!

This time, it really caught Xiao An's attention, she carefully recalled this sentence, and wondered if she would tell Mario now? She had no idea in her heart, and after all, this was Mario's business, so it was better to discuss it with him first.

But how do you tell him? Will he believe this man? What if he impulsively scolds this person away? Although he usually has a good temper, when it comes to his father, who hasn't shown up for a long time, it's possible to be emotional for anyone.

No, don't tell him yet, he'll take this person for a liar, and when the time comes, if this person is a key person, then my efforts for so long will be in vain.

However, there are many interpretations of the words "people around you".

Xiao An calmly analyzed: Family? Colleague? Friend? Enemy? Or is it the person who imprisons the father-in-law?

It's all possible. (To be continued.) )