The First Analyst of the Interstellar Era

Chapter 168 : Extra Chapter - Confrontation

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The electric shock sack would emit a flash of electricity with every mechanical friction, while countless fists rained down from the outside.

Gu Pingyang felt his entire body had gone numb. Initially there was some anger, but now he couldn't even utter words of rage, mechanically repeating: "Stop hitting me, please... who sent you..."

Xue Yaoyao punched and kicked, while also reaching back with one hand to grab He Chigui, indicating he should kick more.

After venting their anger with a good beating, they stuffed Gu Pingyang into a sack and threw him onto a hover car.

During the interception, the lightning had only disrupted the contact between the hover car and the track without damaging the hover car itself. The military students knew where to draw the line—settling scores with those who deserved it had nothing to do with an innocent hover car.

But once Gu Pingyang was thrown onto the hover car with its poor track contact, being shocked by the electric sack during the bumpy ride was no longer their concern.

"You're truly a genius," hearing He Lanqi's arrangement, He Shuangmu nodded in agreement, giving her a thumbs up.

Xie You pulled Xie Chunshi, seeing him getting carried away with the beating, both persuading and hitting: "Don't beat him to death, brother, no..."

Xie Chunshi watched the hover car leave. Seeing Xie You's expression, if not for Star Alliance laws, this guy might have wanted to throw a bomb onto it. He wiped away non-existent sweat from his forehead, feeling somewhat amazed.

Xie Chunshi actually had moments of losing control.

"The main residence is also done. Prepare to withdraw!"

The military students' retreat arrangements weren't nearly as detailed as their arrival plans—in fact, there were none. However, since they were already in the First Star Ring and happened to encounter Jipuna's brother's concert, embracing the "since we're here anyway" mindset, they simply went to the entertainment planet Kael Star near Soloro Star for a tour.

Jipuna's brother Sair was a famous singer in the Star Alliance. Chen Sui went to the concert and her only impression was that it was noisy. It sounded good, but it was too loud, something she wasn't used to.

But as they continued enjoying Kael Star and prepared to leave, Chen Sui gradually adapted to the clamor.

"Good news, Director Song has messaged me. Zone Eleven knows we're in the First Star Ring and is arranging a special flight to send us each home."

At the Cultural Hotel on Kael Star, while preparing to pack their belongings for the flight, Zhang Yingjie broke into the Zhu Jing Fu school team's room.

Xie Chunshi paused in helping Chen Sui organize her spatial button, looking up at him, signaling for the second piece of news.

Zhang Yingjie adjusted his glasses: "Bad news, the Gu family knows we're in the First Star Ring and suspects we bombed their main residence and beat up their people. They've raised the issue to the council, trying to pressure the council chairman to relax the restrictions on the Gu family."

Xie Chunshi raised an eyebrow.

This matter was neither major nor minor. Because a Gu family member was involved and there were no actions violating Star Alliance laws, the military court wouldn't accept such a minor case. Moreover, without any evidence, the Gu family couldn't prove the military students were responsible. Such actions seemed more like trying to make a mountain out of a molehill—very much in the Gu family's style.

"So we can't leave now?"

Chen Sui didn't understand the Commanders' roundabout talk; she only grasped this point, then silently took back her messy spatial button from Xie Chunshi's hand.

It was filled with various materials, certainly not neat, but that wasn't a reason for Xie Chunshi to peek at her spatial button. Ahhh, didn't she have any dignity?!

Chen Sui's ears had turned completely red, her face holding back a breath as she grabbed her things as if nothing had happened, then quickly walked away from Xie Chunshi.

Sensing his palm suddenly empty, Xie Chunshi's gaze followed the analyst's movement, his ears still listening to Zhang Yingjie's words.

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In reality, Councilor Zhao had no time for such matters, but the Gu family was making such a fuss that he had no choice but to open an online meeting, letting the Gu family and military students reconcile privately.

When Chi Buyu heard this news, he felt utterly relieved: "Thank goodness."

He patted Zhao Jingzhi: "Councilor Zhao is still a good person, not making us face the Gu family in person. My god, you don't know that smell that day. I truly never want to smell it a second time in my life. What kind of perverts are in the biology department to create such things?"

Zhao Jingzhi was drinking a nutritional fluid. Hearing Chi Buyu's description, he stopped moving. After Chi Buyu finished speaking, he looked at the nutritional fluid and suddenly lost his appetite.

"I'll kill you," Zhao Jingzhi's hand gripped Chi Buyu's neck, ready to beat up this person who disgusted him during mealtime, when the live broadcast connection appeared.

Zhao Jingzhi's fierce appearance gave everyone an opening strike.

"Ahem."

Song Baining cleared her throat twice, reminding them: "Quiet."

Zhao Jingzhi's movements paused as he and Chi Buyu looked at each other. The military students beside them perceptively moved forward, blocking the camera.

"Have you heard about the attack and deliberate bombing of the Gu family a few days ago?"

Zhou Chen displayed a shocked expression, though his eyes were full of joy: "Huh? The Gu family was bombed? Which good pers—I mean, who did it?"

"Genius—I mean, how bad an impact this has."

Watching his two slips of the tongue, Chen Sui felt life was like a drama. Truly worthy of being Zhu Jing Fu's number one actor, no wonder he could deceive Jacques Delot before and Saint Laurent afterward.

Song Baining's lips curled up slightly before dropping again: "The security system malfunctioned for over ten minutes. The Gu family didn't capture any records. However, this incident has had a very bad impact! It has caused extremely detrimental damage to our Star Alliance's internal atmosphere of unity and friendship."

Song Baining mastered the art of verbose nonsense, not even bothering with officialese, speaking a string of words without a single key point.

In the Gu family's frame, Gu Pingyang and Gu Haichuan's faces instantly darkened.

The two hadn't been beaten too severely in the sack; a few hours in the medical pod healed them. But mainly, it was humiliating!

Gu Haichuan, with his explosive temper, basically confirmed the culprits after seeing the interaction between Song Baining and the military students: "You brought outsiders to our home, causing this kind of incident, and you feel no guilt? Gu Qinxue?"

The man's voice was steady, carrying a hint of high-position authority.

Gu Qinxue's eyebrows twitched slightly, her tone indifferent: "What?"

"You say it's us, where's your evidence?"

Gu Haichuan revealed a cold smile: "Being able to evade the Gu family's surveillance—don't think I can't tell. Admit your mistake now, and you'll still have a chance to come home."

His words carried some suggestion. The Gu family didn't want justice for this incident but rather sought to use this opportunity to clear the multiple charges exposed by Chen Sui's artificial eye incident and regain control over the forces in the hands of the Gu family and old aristocratic families.

But Gu Qinxue wasn't moved by his words: "Oh, makes sense, but you still haven't provided evidence."

"Does the Gu family still have surveillance? Then why didn't it capture you using newly awakened minors as energy sources?"

Back then, the Star Alliance had many incorrect theories about awakening, including using newly awakened individuals as energy sources in energy fields for a chance to awaken higher-level spirit bodies.

But in Star Alliance law, harming minors and awakened individuals both had corresponding punishments.

Gu Haichuan's face darkened, extremely annoyed at her non-cooperation.

Seeing this foolish elder brother's ineffectiveness, Gu Pingyang finally couldn't hold back. He smiled gently, "You're young, and impulsiveness is normal, but this is just a small matter. However, it involves First Star Ring security issues. I hope the military students will cooperate more. Security is not a minor issue—today it's the Gu family, tomorrow it could be the Main Star, the council. This is a major matter."

Song Yuan avoided the camera as she rolled her eyes: "Now he's applying moral pressure?"

"Ah, you're right, but you need evidence to prove it was us. The security system had problems; we're just weak and helpless students. How would we know?" Although Noya had become bald, his shota face still had strong destructive power, his eyes showing sincerity, making it hard for people to suspect him.

But for the Gu family, this was almost certain.

So after his denial, someone from the Gu family couldn't help but directly question: "Hmph, Zone Eleven had already arranged a starship to send the school teams back after the league match, yet you insisted on coming to the First Star Ring. If not you, who else? Still trying to quibble? Have military students' morals really declined this much?!"

Gu Songyu didn't appear on camera, but Song Baining and the other family heads remotely watching this scene knew this old fox was definitely watching from outside.

Facing a series of accusations, the military students were becoming impatient. After the Gu family member finished speaking, someone seemed about to say something, but a voice reacted faster than the others, and a light screen suddenly appeared.

Councilor Zhao looked at the connection request, while Song Baining looked at her own hand innocently.

The screen flickered, quickly stabilizing to reveal the face of a gentle-looking woman.

Gu Qinxue instantly raised her head the moment she appeared.

Chen Sui sensed something unusual and followed her gaze to see the gentle, water-like woman pull out a smile, then place her hands on her hips.

"I was wondering why my daughter hadn't returned yet. So she's been held up by a bunch of bugs. What are they doing in the First Star Ring? What could they be doing? My daughter won the league match, can't she bring friends to visit me?"

"I heard your Gu family was bombed and had shit thrown at you? That stink really lingers, doesn't it? Gu Haichuan, let me tell you, in the future when you encounter such things, just secretly rejoice, you understand? Don't come out yelling. That stink perfectly matches you bunch of rotten people, an absolute perfect match, understand?"

"And you," she continued her eloquent tirade without even pausing for breath, immediately turning her verbal attack to the other side. "Gu Pingyang, you have no ability of your own. For things you don't know, just read more books. What's the point of questioning children? You're really regressing. Still talking about cooperation—have you considered whether you're worthy of cooperation? How dare you?"

"After many years, my impression of you Gu family people is still the same, not changing one bit. How despicable! Can't you just secretly enjoy when you get benefits? Must you broadcast it to the world? Even benefactors do good deeds anonymously, yet you insist on finding them out. Are you so eager to publicize the Gu family's trademark smell throughout the Star Alliance? How come you're so eager to show off? Despicable, truly despicable."

"You're invincible!"

Her barrage of direct attacks, concept swapping, combined with sarcastic tones, caught everyone completely off guard.

Song Baining recovered from the verbal assault, immediately rubbing her temples, then sighing.

Leng Qiuchan, after many years, your mouth is still as venomous as ever.

"This is..." Chen Sui's mouth twitched, her voice extremely quiet as she asked.

Gu Qinxue's eyes carried a smile, quite proudly saying: "My mother."

Leng Qiuchan paused briefly, then looked toward the military students, instantly softening when her gaze turned to a green-haired girl. Her fierce demeanor immediately gentled, her voice turning several degrees more melodious: "Is it Little Sui~"

"I was wondering why you didn't come back with Little Snow today. So you were delayed by these people. The elm leaf cakes I made are getting cold."

Chen Sui was startled, somewhat surprised that she knew her, but hearing her words, she quickly realized this was creating a sufficient reason for them. Yet upon hearing Leng Qiuchan's self-address, though Chen Sui rationally knew she should naturally continue the conversation, when she opened her mouth, she choked up a couple of times.

She didn't know why, but hearing the title "mom," her mind flashed with images of Chen Jia, Yan Mingyu, Vina, and many others, finally stopping on Leng Qiuchan's face. Chen Sui didn't notice the moisture in her eyes, which melted Leng Qiuchan's heart.

She knew this child even before Song Baining found her. After recovering from treatment, Leng Qiuchan followed the league match again. She knew Chen Sui because she was Little Snow's best friend.

Gu Qinxue had always been reserved about emotions, mostly showing them in front of Chen Sui. She had a very good impression of this child.

Not to mention, she was naturally endearing.

Leng Qiuchan's gaze toward Chen Sui was as gentle as her gaze toward the Gu family was cold: "Don't be afraid, mom is here. Mom will handle everything."

Chen Sui nodded, her fingers clutching her sleeve, head lowered as she gently wiped the corner of her eye: "Mm."

She sat obediently, a scene enough to make everyone present curse the Gu family for being inhuman.

"You dogs, bullying a child. Has your Gu family really reached its end? Can't get out without dragging others down?"

Leng Qiuchan's mouth alone was enough to counter thousands of troops. Moreover, she had been famous from a young age, already a renowned repair technician in the Star Alliance for many years, with a Song of Praise maintenance medal under her belt and deep connections with the Foreign Alliance.

She gave the Gu family no face, exposing their intentions in just a few words.

This made the Gu family patriarch, hiding behind the camera, unable to sit still. He walked to the front of the camera, angrily shouting: "Leng Qiuchan, mind your words!"

After glaring at Leng Qiuchan, Gu Songyu immediately shot a piercing look at Gu Haichuan.

Useless!

He had told him to get rid of Leng Qiuchan, yet she was still alive!

Leng Qiuchan, facing his senior pressure and reprimand, showed no sign of retreat. Her eyes icy cold, she revealed a cold smile.

"Oh, stop putting on airs, you old fart. Been so busy scolding these two that I forgot about you."

"You old fossil, you're despicable too!"

"Bugs!"