novelraw Chapter 166 : Journey - Transition
Chapter 166 : Journey - Transition
However, when Song Baining mentioned her return to Zhu Jing Fu, besides anticipation, Chen Sui also felt some secret guilt.
Because she knew this flight route wouldn't smoothly arrive at Zhu Jing Fu.
"That's it then, have a good journey. When you get back to Zhu Jing Fu, please give my regards to Principal Qin~"
Chen Sui watched Song Baining wave to her, the guilt in her eyes momentarily exposed, her mouth responding half a beat late: "Uh... okay."
"I will, Director Song."
Song Baining was no ordinary person. She immediately narrowed her eyes: "Why do I feel something's not right?"
After speaking, she looked up at the starship. Most of the five schools' military students were boarding, but after entering the starship, none entered the passenger cabin. Instead, they leaned against the windows, secretly watching the surrounding Border Army.
Song Baining involuntarily thought of the military students' strange behavior before leaving.
First, the school team Commanders—one approached Jian Run, another found Zhao Loulan, both seemingly very concerned about Chen Sui's artificial eye, wanting to know every detail.
Then Zhu Jing Fu's Gu-surnamed strong attacker had asked Xie Liuyun about the Gu family.
Song Baining suddenly thought of something and abruptly asked: "You are going back to Zhu Jing Fu, right?"
"!"
Chen Sui's spirit jolted. If the vine formed by energy body assimilation on her head hadn't disappeared, it would have split through her fluffy hair and shot straight up.
But even without that strand of hair, seeing her suddenly widened eyes, Song Baining could see her shock.
"Uh, yes, yes, we're going back."
Song Baining's lips curved into a smile. "Is that so? Good to be going back. The league match just ended, don't make too much commotion."
After saying this, Song Baining felt she might have jinxed it, especially since these children could collapse an entire mine just by participating in the league match.
She rubbed her temples with a headache, seeing several pairs of eyes through the starship window, and waved Chen Sui away: "Board the starship."
Her tone carried a hint of sighing, but Chen Sui didn't notice. Worried that Song Baining had seen through something, she turned her head and directly met many pairs of eyes.
Chen Sui took a deep breath.
No wonder Song Baining had suddenly become alert.
"What did Director Song say?"
As soon as she boarded the starship, Chen Sui faced several faces. There were always plenty of people joining the excitement, especially Chi Buyu and Noya.
Chen Sui pushed away the faces crowding in from both sides, only to see Zhou Chen behind the two.
Do all lightning attribute awakened individuals love gossip so much?
"Nothing much, just told us not to make too big a commotion."
"Huh?" Noya was shocked. "Did Director Song figure it out?"
"No way, we all acted separately!"
Zhang Yingjie and Song Yuan had anticipated this. The boy wearing sensor glasses pondered: "If she knows and still lets us go, that should mean she approves, right?"
"Not just that," Song Yuan knew her teacher better. "She might even sponsor us."
Her words reassured everyone who had been alarmed by Song Baining's knowledge of their plan.
Song Baining watched the starship depart just as Xie Liuyun, unable to restrain himself, stepped forward. Seeing her thoughtful expression, he anxiously tried to attract her attention: "I told you there's no need to say too much to them, we'll see them again soon!"
"How do you know?" Song Baining looked at him with a profound gaze.
Xie Liuyun didn't notice her dangerous look and continued self-assuredly: "More than one person has already asked me about the Gu family's current situation. I see these kids so happy they can't close their mouths. It's definitely not because of a vacation; they're bound to be up to something, looking for trouble. When the time comes, won't you have to clean up their mess..."
"Uh..."
As he spoke, Xie Liuyun thought of something and abruptly stopped, his expression instantly turning ingratiating: "Sister~"
Song Baining reached out, her cold fingertips touching Xie Liuyun's earlobe. The man's fair skin immediately turned bright red.
"Ow!!"
Song Baining twisted his ear: "You knew, and kept quiet until after the military students left, just to create an opportunity for them? What other help did you provide?"
"Ow, ow, sister, it hurts~ it really hurts~"
Xie Liuyun looked at her with pitiful almond eyes, but Song Baining wasn't falling for it. She lowered her gaze, warning him to confess the truth.
"I, I just let Little Song take a quick look at the Gu family's surveillance information..."
Surveillance information, very good.
Song Baining withdrew her hand, giving a cold laugh.
Because the Gu family was still under strict investigation, all their security was controlled, currently monitored only by the Border Army.
"Sister, where are you going?"
As soon as Song Baining released him, she turned and walked back. Xie Liuyun's heart skipped a beat as he cautiously followed.
Where was she going?
All of them going after the Gu family without including her—Song Baining was very angry!
Officially, she was the Zone Eleven director and had to be impartial, but what did military students causing trouble have to do with her? Besides, how much trouble could these kids make? They wouldn't kill anyone.
She needed to think of something.
"Loulan, yes, that batch of electric shock material, yes, make it into sacks, yes, rush it, it's urgent."
Song Baining considered the production time; it should be ready by the time the starship reached the First Star Ring. If the military students weren't going to Yuguang Star, they should transfer once to go to the First Star Ring.
At this moment, the military students, unaware of the outside help they would receive, all crawled out of the passenger cabin after the jump stabilized.
Zhang Yingjie and Xie Chunshi exchanged a glance, nodded to each other, and signaled to the others.
"Conference room, shall we?"
A large group surged toward the conference room.
Xie Chunshi's steps fell behind. He merged into the flow of people from the front, finding Chen Sui who was conversing with Xue Yaoyao. His finger carefully touched her hanging palm below. Chen Sui was startled, about to speak when she felt something cool in her palm.
Xie Chunshi curved his eyes at her, then quickly caught up with the Commanders ahead.
Chen Sui looked at the nutritional fluid in her hand, momentarily lost in thought. Xue Yaoyao finished speaking and looked at her: "What do you think, Little Sui?"
"Huh?"
Chen Sui snapped back to attention.
"Besides dung balls and biochemical bombs, do you think we should do something else?"
Chen Sui already had ideas in mind. She nodded: "Also the Gu family's dark room!"
Hearing her words, Gu Qinxue smiled slightly from the side.
The Gu family's dark room was used for punishment. From childhood, Gu Qinxue would be locked in there whenever she made mistakes. The dark room was a special space without any light, its interior simulating a disabled environment through energy, repeatedly compressing energy, constantly experiencing the pain of suffocation and spirit body separation.
She had only mentioned fragments of this to Chen Sui, not expecting Chen Sui to remember.
The starship's conference room wasn't as well-equipped as the league match area, but the available holographic light screen was very useful in helping the military students make strategic arrangements.
"I've inquired, most of the Gu family members aren't currently on the Main Star, but in the Soloro Star Cluster of the First Star Ring. Since the military court hasn't fully determined their punishment yet, most Gu family members can still move freely in the Soloro Star Cluster. Besides that, the properties of the Gu family and related old aristocratic forces are all monitored by the Border Army, especially the Gu family's main house."
"Which is our target this time!"
Noya spoke with complete seriousness, without the slightest guilt about doing something bad. The people below listened attentively, occasionally offering insights, even more dedicated than when making pre-match tactical arrangements during the league match.
Chen Sui silently marveled: to unite so many military students with one heart and one mind—worthy of the Gu family indeed.
"The main door of the Gu family residence has a mechanical lock, with a surrounding security net in an encircling formation. Gu family biometric information can be authorized to pass through," Gu Qinxue added. "Although I hate to admit it, my biometric information is registered."
Hearing this, Chen Sui pondered for a moment, meeting Jiang Zhongyu's contemplative gaze. The two immediately clicked.
Chen Sui: "I can handle the mechanical lock."
Jiang Zhongyu: "I can forge the biometric information lock."
As soon as the two academy analysts finished speaking, surrounding gazes turned to them.
"I'm not surprised Chen Sui can open mechanical locks," Noya looked deeply at Zhang Yingjie. "Captain Zhang, your analyst has this skill too?"
No wonder they couldn't compete with Ink Hills later on; they didn't have enough skills!
Jiang Zhongyu had been well-nourished in Zone Eleven these days. After Chen Sui was discharged, she was often fed various nutritious foods by Xie Chunshi. With her leading the way, all five schools thought it was some secret to victory and made their own arrangements. Zhang Yingjie learned best among them, which is why when Ink Hills left Zone Eleven this time, their weight had doubled compared to when they arrived, with Zhao Jingzhi and Jiang Zhongyu contributing greatly.
Hearing this, Jiang Zhongyu somewhat proudly lifted his chin. "Didn't Zhang Yingjie tell you? Before participating in the league match, I lived on Pursuit Cloud Star in the Seventh Star Ring."
Pursuit Cloud Star in the Seventh Star Ring, the most well-known center for biometric information forgery in the Star Alliance, where fraud was rampant. Star Alliance legend had it that once you entered Pursuit Cloud Star, your entire person could be completely copied.
"Impressive."
Noya was convinced.
"Since that's settled, the door problem is solved. Next, let's look at several throwing points," Zhang Yingjie stood up, taking over Noya's work, and began a comprehensive introduction to the Gu family's main residence.
As Noya sat down, he reminded him: "Oh right, I got several heat bombs!"
Heat bombs, weapons with no lethal power but strong intimidation effect, capable of producing thunderous sounds and instantly generating thick smoke. The smoke resembled flames but caused no harm.
Xue Yaoyao hadn't heard Noya mention this before and couldn't help but ask curiously: "Where did you get them?"
"Hehe, provided by the Alliance," Noya said quietly.
The Foreign Aid Alliance!
Chen Sui pondered: "So how many people know about our plan to cause trouble?"
"It's probably not a secret anymore," He Chigui, in a small corner, spoke while hiding behind Jing Yao, but his voice carried out. "Grandma Tisia even told me to kick them a few more times when the fighting starts."
Chen Sui: Speechless, family members, is this how the Foreign Aid Alliance raises children?
Counting the Gu family's enemies, the most numerous were certainly from Song Baining's generation. Chen Sui and her cohort hadn't even participated in the league match with Gu family members, yet were disgusted beyond measure—not to mention Song Baining's generation who had Gu family participants.
The throwing points for the heat bombs were different from Chen Sui's minor mischief with dung balls. This trip was just to cause trouble for the Gu family, to vent some anger, not to challenge Star Alliance law. So every action was very careful, walking on the edge of the law.
Song Yuan wasn't participating in the entire planning but was off to the side, flipping through a Star Alliance law book as thick as a forearm, making rustling sounds. After Zhang Yingjie finished speaking, he stopped, letting Xie Chunshi calculate the explosion degree and range. Song Yuan checked the legal provisions, confirming there were no problems, then Xie You recorded the plan, and Zhang Yingjie continued.
A complete assembly line, with tasks neatly divided. Chen Sui took a sip of nutritional fluid and sighed: "Truly a satisfying group beating."
Zhou Chen was listening happily, already imagining the joy when the starship docked. He turned his head and saw the nutritional fluid in her hand, his stomach reacting faster than his brain.
"Gurgle..."
"Where did you get that nutritional fluid?" Zhou Chen swallowed, nearly intoxicated by the sweet honey scent.
Chen Sui glanced at him lightly, seeing eyes like a hungry wolf. She leisurely drank the last sip of nutritional fluid, then handed the empty test tube to Zhou Chen.
"Here."
Zhou Chen, holding the empty tube: ......