"Freedom", this is the name of the Führer-class fast battleship, and as a passenger on this ship, it is easy for Risen to understand this.

At the moment, it had been a day since the ship had been evacuated from the raid site, and the few Banshee fighters who had been on guard duty far behind had not yet noticed any trace of them being pursued or followed. In this battle, the rebels adhered to their usual combat style, with a single blow, a clear goal, no love of war, and no confrontation with the Imperial fleet unless absolutely necessary. So, when the Imperial reinforcements arrived at the site of the attack, the scene was left with nothing but wreckage, the wreckage of the three destroyed escort destroyers, cruisers and transports scattered in space, and near these wreckage were a bunch of escape pods, as for the attackers, they had long since fled without a trace, and they could not catch up.

"Where is this? The Liberty seems to have stopped, has it arrived at the base? Risson, what do you see? Schneier walked slowly over the bulkhead, and Risen was standing in front of a porthole outside the Liberty medical module, staring blankly at the space outside. The effect of the liquid injected into their bodies was very obvious, and after a day of recuperation, the two of them were now able to get out of bed and walk, although walking very slowly, and sometimes holding on to the bulkhead, but after all, it was a very good start.

"I didn't see anything, not a single star, just a gray mist outside, I think we should be in a very dense interstellar cloud now, but I don't know which galaxy's interstellar cloud." Risen replied as he thought.

"Whatever, we'll find out later." His friend shrugged his shoulders absently, glanced outside, and continued, "It's exactly what you said, but it's also a good place to hide, and most of the detection instruments will be greatly reduced here, and as long as we keep hiding in this nebula, it will be difficult for the Empire to find our traces." ”

"Hmm. It's just ......," Risen replied in a low voice. His mood was not too good, the word empire, made him feel confused in his heart, he was still a little uncomfortable, just two months ago, they were still part of it, the heroes of the Heinison front, the dazzling twin stars of the empire, in the blink of an eye, they had already stood on the opposite side of it, and began to discuss it in the tone of the enemy.

"What's wrong? Buddy? ”

"It's fine, it's just a little emotional. By the way, Schneier, have you ever wondered what we will do in the future? What will the rebels do to us? Are we really going to join the rebels and fight the Empire? ”

"Risson, are you confused? Let me ask you, where can we go if we don't join the rebels? Is it possible for us to go back to the Empire? Don't forget the name of the guy who died at our hands, as long as the Steve family is around, the Empire will never let us go. Or do you want to be an interstellar pirate? But isn't being an interstellar pirate the same as being an enemy of the Empire? It's better to join the rebels and fight against the Empire, and if they hadn't rescued us, we might have died in a corner soon, and you wouldn't have repaid the favor, or ......"

"I know, I'm just talking casually, and I didn't say I wouldn't join, but I have to ask the rebels to agree." Risen immediately interrupted Schneier's words, he had already thought about this, and he also knew that from the moment that Major Steve died, they and the empire were already the Chu River Han realm. And the rebels' rescue of them has actually made them make a choice automatically. It's just that his comrades-in-arms from two months ago, does he really want to shoot at these former comrades-in-arms and shoot them down?

"If you are interested in resisting the oppression of the Empire, overthrowing the tyranny of the Empire, and building a new world of justice, equality, freedom, and democracy, then we absolutely welcome you to join us." A voice sounded from behind them, and a rebel officer and two soldiers had already walked behind them. "Also, we're not rebels, that's what the Empire says, we're a resistance alliance of freedom fighters from many planets in the Empire."

"You.... You're ....." Ressen's eyes focused on the officer's body together with Schneier's.

"I'm Captain Ralph, intelligence officer, how do you two feel about your health?" The captain's eagle-sharp eyes swept over their faces, scrutinizing their expressions to see if there was anything unusual.

"Thanks, sir, it's much better, the doctor said it would be fully recovered in a few days." Risson's face remained unchanged, the two of them were not spies, and there was nothing wrong with it, what did it matter if this person was an intelligence officer or not.

"Then ....." Seeing nothing out of the ordinary, the captain seemed slightly disappointed, "Mind if I ask you two some questions, you know, we have to be very careful to prevent any possible Imperial spies from sneaking in." ”

"It's okay, sir, we understand."

"Okay, please come with me, this is not a place to talk, let's talk in another place."

"Yes, sir."

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"Your name?" Captain Ralph sat behind the table with another second lieutenant officer, and before Resson could sit down, he immediately began to ask questions without raising his head, Schneier had already separated from him, and he went into another cabin, where, of course, someone else "took care" of him.

"Rise. Nigaul. Risen felt that it was better to answer honestly, his name and identity were originally nothing to keep secret, and if others really wanted to check, I believe it would not be a difficult thing.

"Military rank?"

"Lieutenant."

"Oh," the captain looked up in some surprise, he had thought it was just an ordinary Imperial soldier, but he didn't expect Risen to be an Imperial officer.

"Your number?"

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"Position, former service troops."

"Banshee starfighter pilot, assigned to the cruiser Thunderbirds squadron of the Eleventh Fleet of the Empire."

The two officers glanced at each other, and both saw a trace of joy and surprise in each other's eyes, pilots are a treasure wherever they go, especially starfighter pilots, which are the best among them, and it is extremely rare for the rebels who are now in a serious shortage of flight personnel, and this time they may really find a treasure. The captain couldn't help but pray, this person sitting in front of him must not be a spy of the Empire.

"Can you tell us a little bit about your experience after joining the Imperial Army?" The captain's voice had softened a lot, not as cold as before.

"Yes, sir, after I joined the army, I was trained at the Lodhian Barracks in New London, and after graduation, the recruit was transferred to the Ferranoc College of Expertise and entered professional training, majoring as a mechanic, and after graduation, he was assigned to serve in Company B, 1142nd Mechanic Battalion, Cardoso Space Station, Almeron System....."

"Wait." The Captain interrupted him, seemingly incredulous, "You're saying you're still going to maintain starfighters?" ”

"Yes, sir." Risen glanced at the captain, what's so unusual about the mechanic?

The captain lowered his head, the pen in his hand swiped across the paper, of course there is nothing unusual about mechanics, but they can maintain interstellar fighters, requiring them to have a considerable degree of understanding of the structure, performance of parts, equipment, etc., and at the same time a pilot, then, maybe he can be a suitable backup, but, his identity .......

"Go ahead." The captain looked up and said noncommittally.

"Later, on the recommendation of Major Layton, the commander of the 862nd Fighter Wing, I participated in the pilot selection and successfully passed, and after training at Fort Benning, I became a Banshee Starfighter pilot and assigned to the 11th Fleet Columbus Cruiser Thunderbird Squadron." Rissen's profile couldn't be simpler, he knew that the point was enough, no matter how much he said, others would not easily believe it, and it would definitely have to go through a detailed investigation.

"And how did you become a prisoner? And it's that kind of felon. The second lieutenant asked curiously, listening to Risen's briefing, his future should not be bad.

"It's nothing." Risen forced to smile a little, "About two months ago, when the two of us were on a mission on the planet Henison, we accidentally killed a major by mistake, his surname is Steve, and he is said to be the head of the Imperial Security Agency. Admiral Steve's nephew, and then we became like this. ”

"What? Giraud. Steve, you killed his nephew? "Hear Giraud. Steve's name, the two officers' whole bodies immediately tensed, and for those of them who were engaged in intelligence work, the head of the Imperial Security Bureau, Giraud. Steve is their sworn enemy.

Captain Ralph's brain cells were in a state of rapid operation, and he was very interested in Giraud. Steve is no stranger, and he also knows that the Admiral has no children under his knees, so he dotes on his nephew the most. This man, regardless of whether the other facts he said were true or not, as long as the fact that they had killed Major Steve confirmed its authenticity, then, the captain, at least they could not worry about whether the two men were spies.

"Okay." The captain made up his mind, and he thought it was better to find out the facts about whether these two men had actually killed Major Steve before he said, "Risson. Lieutenant Nigaul, let's get here today, you go back and have a good rest, and when you get to the base, we will investigate in detail whether what you said today is true, if you are indeed not a spy of the Empire, whether you choose to leave or choose to join our ranks, we will respect your opinion and make proper arrangements for this. ”

"What? Are we still free to choose? Risen sat back down, a little surprised, wondering if he had misheard.

"Of course, Lieutenant, unlike the Empire, we don't force involuntary people to join. Of course, the rebels will not let people come and go as they want, we also have strict military discipline, you have the right to choose before joining, but once you join the rebels, you must abide by our military discipline, obey the orders of your superiors, and you can't quit the rebels at will without applying and obtaining the consent of your superiors, you have to think about this point clearly. Captain Ralph said earnestly.

"Then aren't you afraid that I will reveal the location of your base to the Empire after I leave here?"

Captain Ralph smiled slightly, "I'm sure you won't, and we also have our own set of secrecy measures, and we'll make appropriate arrangements when you leave the base, so don't worry about that." ”

"Oh, I see, I'll leave first if it's okay." Risen stood up, and after seeing that the two of them didn't say anything, he turned and walked out the door.

"Lieutenant," he had just walked to the door when the captain suddenly spoke.

"What else?" Rysson looked back at Captain Ralph.

"It's nothing, I just want you to think about it, we rebels really need people like you."

In Captain Ralph's eyes, Resson saw earnestness and sincerity, and a wave of emotion could not help but rise in his heart.

"Don't worry, Captain, I know my options." He just smiled.