The two of them walked into the command center of the Earth Defense Force, and they only felt that everything was too shabby.

Although the room was large, it was pitifully small compared to the bridge of any flagship. The most striking thing in front of me is a huge screen, five meters high and about twelve meters wide, covering an entire wall, but without holographic capabilities. Underneath is a dense array of consoles with buttons that resemble the technology used hundreds of years ago. There are countless desks around, not a single full range of consoles, and those desks are full of computers, which also look antique. Facing the center of the screen is the only device that looks new and high-end: an automated mechanical chair with a holographic screen, which at first glance is Leslie's location.

"So." Leslie looked at her chair, a little embarrassed. It's big, but there's not much to talk about. But it's also a good thing for him, at least he can avoid long conversations with the two of them. "What do you two do?"

"Admiral Leslie." Zhang Chuanlan said, "Our purpose is mainly to inquire about the attack on the employees of the Academy of Sciences in the airspace of the earth. ”

Zhang Chuanlan did not explicitly say that it was the Earth Defense Force that launched the attack, nor did he explicitly say that it was Shirley who was attacked. He wanted to test Leslie's reaction to see if he was pretending to be confused or just explaining. If he pretends to be confused, it means that he thinks that the two of them don't know that it is the work of the Earth Defense Forces, and it is also possible that it really has nothing to do with him. If he explained it directly, then the fact that he directly commanded the attack would be exposed.

"I don't know, which employee was attacked? Now there are terrorists in the Middle East, and it is normal for civilian ships to be attacked. Leslie chose to play confused.

"Christina, the president of the highest Academy of Sciences on Earth, is the head of the exclusive scientific research group, Shirley." Zhang Chuanlan deliberately said all the names in order to prevent him from continuing to pretend to be stupid.

"How can such a thing happen?" Leslie feigned surprise, "We really didn't get any news about it. Is there currently an organization claiming responsibility for the attack? ”

"The attacker is not painted, there is no number. However, air-to-air missiles from the Earth Defense Force are used. Zhang Chuanlan fiddled with his fingers with interest and said this sentence almost casually.

"Oh? How do you know? Leslie asked knowingly, he hoped to seize the loophole in Zhang Chuanlan's answer and turn defense into offense.

"I'm driving around the Earth on my Commander Whirlwind, and you know, my retribution device charges up quickly. Coincidentally, I entered a random coordinate, and it was next to Shirley's ship. Zhang Chuanlan's answer was of course a very unlikely event, but it also made Leslie unable to find any fault. If Leslie insists on questioning this question of probability, the smell of gunpowder will be strong, and Zhang Chuanlan will understand what this matter is about.

"I see, it's a coincidence." Leslie was not slow to react, following his words, "But it is also possible that terrorists have used missiles similar to those of our Earth Defense Forces. ”

"According to your intentions, Admiral, don't you plan to thoroughly inspect the troops?" Zhang Chuanlan was helpless to take him, and there was no way to talk about it anymore.

"Of course, I will conduct regular checks and cleanups of my troops." Lesleon nodded, as if to say that he was the supreme commander of the Earth Defense Forces, "It's not the deadline yet, and we don't need to invest a lot of manpower and material resources in a redundant inspection." ”

Zhang Chuanlan couldn't do anything about him for a while. He suddenly realized that this general, who had risen to this position with Marshall's backer, was at least very good at pretending to be crazy and stupid to deal with questions.

Barana didn't say anything on the side, it was enough to have Zhang Chuanlan, a knowledgeable senior, but at this moment, a voice that changed the situation sounded in his terminal.

"Paraná! Where are you? Christina's roar was heard. I went to the Hindenburg to see Shirley's injuries, and when I returned, I found that my room had been turned into a mess! What's going on! You pervert! ”

The Fifth Fleet is well-trained and one of the most combat-ready fleets, and the defenses on the flagship Yellow Emperor are even more impregnable, so it is no wonder that Christina misunderstood. Parana was also stunned, and quickly turned off the sound of the terminal to avoid adverse effects.

"Hey, Chuan Lan and I are at the Earth Defense Forces Headquarters, don't shout like this first, I don't know what's going on." Parana quickly found a corner and whispered.

"What are you doing there?" Christina's fire died down in an instant, turning to worry, "And what's going on in my room?" Could it be that there are spies on the Yellow Emperor? ”

"I don't know. I also just took over the two sub-fleets of the Fifth Fleet, and I don't know enough about the staffing on the Yellow Emperor. Paraná doesn't want to shirk responsibility, but he really doesn't have a clue about the current situation.

"Wait, another call wants to come in, I'll take a look." Christina connected to another communication channel, "Admiral Erich! What's wrong? ”

"Dean Christina, your subordinate just had an accident in the infirmary." Erich had a serious face, which was his standard face, but it didn't look serious. "Someone tried to assassinate her, but my people found out and are interrogating them, do you want to come again?"

"What? Is there such a thing? Christina didn't care about her own room, and hurriedly put on her coat, "I'll go right over!" Paraná, I'll talk about it when I get back! ”

Paraná wanted to say something, but the call had already been interrupted. He thought about it and felt that it was not easy.

Zhang Chuanlan on the other side was still confronting Leslie, both sides were silent, and Parana spoke: "I just got the news that Shirley was assassinated in the infirmary of the Hindenburg a few minutes ago. The assassin has been caught, and Admiral Erich is personally interrogating. ”

Paraná stared at Leslie's expression as he spoke, and saw a slight change in his face. Zhang Chuanlan was so keen, he realized this in an instant, he pretended to glance at his terminal, and said: "Erich has sent news, it has been cleared, it is someone from the Earth Defense Force. ”

In fact, it is easy to tell that Zhang Chuanlan is bluffing, how can he confess so quickly. But firstly, Leslie was a thief in his heart, secondly, Admiral Erich's ability was obvious to all, and the incident happened suddenly, and Leslie couldn't help but believe it.

A drop of sweat trickled down Leslie's forehead, and he hurriedly wiped it with his sleeve. He didn't know if it was the two of them working together to deceive him, but it didn't look like the situation, and he was at a loss for a while. He reacted for a while, and his IQ finally restarted, how could Erich be able to find out his identity in just a few minutes?

"Do you still insist that there are no problems with your troops?" Zhang Chuanlan took the opportunity to ask, "Or are you deliberately protecting them, but in fact you are the mastermind?" ”

"No, no, it's not." Although Leslie was a little panicked, she had already consciously restrained her emotions, "I'll arrange a review." ”

"Since you suddenly have business to do, we won't bother you. Paraná, let's go. Zhang Chuanlan is retreating, Leslie's performance has confirmed his conjecture, there is no need to break the situation and cause adverse effects.

What else did Parana want to say, Zhang Chuanlan gave him a look and pulled him out.

"Don't send us away, it seems that you are really panicked." Zhang Chuanlan smiled, as if he felt that Leslie was not his opponent.

"He's slackened, why don't we take advantage of the victory and chase after him?" Parana asked, puzzled.

"No, you can't. He was just disrupted by the situation he didn't expect for a while, and looking at his performance, he had already realized that I was cheating on him, and he would never let go if he continued to talk about it. If we continue to talk about it, it will be a surprise, I have already got what I want, and the next step is to use the information from him to ask Shirley. Zhang Chuanlan explained in detail that this is an ability that Parana does not have.

"It is worthy of Chuanlan, the legendary wise general." Paraná followed behind, like a respectful student.

"Where, where." Zhang Chuanlan said modestly. But it's also true, Leslie is really not his opponent.

The two got out of the elevator and got on the ship. The reflexing mechanism began to recharge, but the ship's alarm went off.

They were locked by missiles.