Hold on, the system and I have never been angry

"You don't need to understand the villain's logic. When you can empathize with him, it proves that your ideas have been distorted by him to some extent." Lu Jinzhao stroked the cat and laughed dumbly: "It doesn't matter what caused him to turn evil. What matters is that he couldn't think straight and committed a heinous crime."

Qiansui tilted his head to show his incomprehension: "But didn't you read his memory just to find out why he brought disaster upon the world?"

"These are two different things. I want to know the truth, but that doesn't mean I want to understand him or pity him. Pursuing the truth is my right as a party involved, and holding him accountable is the right of all victims. No matter how pitiful he was in the past, he must pay the price for what he has done now."

"Boom boom boom——"

There was a knock on the door. Lu Jinzhao asked Qiansui to copy Earl's memory, woke up, and went to open the door.

Outside the door is Tu Ling.

"What's the matter?" Lu Jinzhao looked behind her and saw no one else. For a moment, he didn't understand why Tu Ling came to see him.

Tu Ling pulled out an exquisitely wrapped gift box from behind her back: "Dangdangdang, I picked out a dress for you to wear at tonight's celebration banquet as a return gift for the dresses you gave me and my wife before."

Qiansui floated out and said with a smile, "My brother Chao gave you and your wife two sets, and you only gave one set in return?"

Tu Ling knew it was joking, so she stuffed the box into Lu Jinzhao's arms, hugged the cat with both hands and began to stroke its fur: "Of course I prepared it for you too! But I don't know whether you are a male or female, so I prepared a tuxedo and a skirt, depending on your preference. Note that the tuxedo only has the upper body, since you can't wear pants anyway."

Qiansui stretched out his hind legs and made them straight: "I have legs, okay!"

Tu Ling rubbed its legs and said with a smile: "But Pet Dress doesn't produce pants, there's nothing I can do."

Listening to their bickering, Lu Jinzhao opened the gift box and saw a gorgeous dress in red, white and gold. The cat style was also of a similar design. "Thank you."

Tu Ling kissed Qiansui on the cheek and pinched the cat's paw pads, "Why are you being so polite? The military uniform you'll wear at the medal awarding ceremony will be even more gorgeous than this!"

"Awarding ceremony?" Lu Jinchao raised his eyebrows. How come he had never heard of this?

"Of course, you are a hero who saved the empire. Her Highness has decided to grant you a permanent title and military rank, and will also allocate you a fiefdom. Although it has not been decided where it will be allocated to you, it is said that it is enough for a small galaxy!"

Qiansui's eyes sparkled: "Does it mean it's worth a lot of money?"

"Of course, the annual tax alone would be an astronomical figure."

"Wow!" Chitose wagged his tail, "Great! I never thought I'd become an official too!"

"Are you happy to be an official?" Lu Jinzhao closed the lid of the gift box: "I was demoted from Tumenquan's partner to her subordinate in an instant."

"What?! That won't work. I can't do it. Who wants to stay in this small world and be a social animal?"

Tu Ling rubbed the cat for a while, then let it go and put it back into the air: "Okay, I won't say any more to you. My wife is still waiting for me. Bye."

"Goodbye."

*

A grand celebratory dinner.

Inside the banquet hall, the gorgeous chandeliers emit soft light, illuminating the entire hall.

The long dining table was filled with all kinds of delicious food, and the aroma filled the air. The nobles of the empire were wearing gorgeous dresses, and the soldiers were wearing military uniforms, and everyone looked dazzled by jewels.

Lu Jinzhao sat at the front of the main table, wearing the red, white and gold formal suit, holding a black cat in his arms, which was also wearing a suit.

Before he could go back to his room and finish reading Earl's memories, Wen Renjin brought him to the banquet. It was clearly a dinner party, but it started too early.

At the beginning of the banquet, as usual, Tumenquan announced the heroic deeds of several outstanding people in the war. The people whose names she called stood up one by one, and the audience burst into warm applause.

When it was Lu Jinzhao's turn, he nodded slightly, smiled, showed his face briefly and sat down again.

After Tumenquan finished his speech, the nobles stood up one after another, and many who thought they were sensible came to toast Lu Jinzhao. They praised his bravery and wisdom, and praised him to the skies, as if they had seen the whole battle from beside him.

Nox was not there, so he took the credit. Lu Jinzhao held a glass of wine in his hand and maintained a decent fake smile to everyone who came to socialize.

Qiansui noticed that his patience was about to go up, and hurriedly comforted him, "Calm down, calm down. Now is not the time to get angry. At least get some benefits and say goodbye to them before leaving."

"Politicians with different minds, hypocritical and snobbish nobles, non-commissioned officers who want to take advantage of the military merits... It's really troublesome, so I hate this kind of occasion."

Qiansui patted him on the shoulder and motioned him to look at Tu Ling, Tu Yue, Lan Jue, Hua Xi, Zhong Sheng and others whose faces were almost frozen with laughter, "At least you are not the only one."

"Such words don't comfort me." Lu Jinzhao glanced around the room, "Why don't I see Lan Jue's parents?"

"It seems they are still catching monsters at the border. I went around while you were dealing with them just now and got some information. It is said that the blood sample you anonymously submitted to the Imperial Academy of Sciences does contain antibodies that can be used to make vaccines, and may be able to restore people who have turned into monsters back to human form. However, the amount of blood is too small, so they are offering a reward for the owner of the blood sample, and the offer price is 5 billion universal coins."

"Oh? Such a huge sum of money, how can we let it go?"

Just as he was trying to have a small talk in front of the invisible man, Tumenquan led Tumenqian and Edmund over and said with a smile: "Father, Uncle Edmund, this is Colonel Lu whom I just mentioned to you."

"Colonel Lu, this is my father, and this is His Majesty Edmund of the Allied Kingdom of Thorin."

Qiansui counted the military ranks with his claws: "Private, Private First Class, Corporal, Sergeant, Second Sergeant, First Sergeant, Third Sergeant, Second Sergeant, First Sergeant, Second Lieutenant, First Lieutenant, Major, Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel, Senior Colonel, my god, sixteen ranks in a row! Lan Jue has been in the military academy since he was a child, and it took him decades to get to the rank of second lieutenant. You are promoted to senior colonel right away. I wonder if he will be shocked."

Lu Jinzhao greeted them on the surface, but in his heart he complained with Qiansui: "It feels so casual."

Tumenqian nodded slightly to Lu Jinzhao and said calmly: "I heard that you performed well in the war and made great contributions to the empire. I deeply admire your courage and wisdom."

Lu Jinchao knew that this was just a social etiquette, so he responded modestly: "Your Majesty, thank you for the compliment."

The banquet was halfway through and it was already early morning.

Almost half of the people were drunk and carried away by the bionic guards, leaving the banquet hall empty with only a few people left.

Edmund approached slowly, with a smile on his face and respect and friendliness in his eyes. He was dressed in gorgeous royal clothes, with extraordinary bearing, over 2.3 meters tall, and stood there with full majesty. He said to Lu Jinchao: "I heard that you are a stateless person. I wonder if you are willing to come to my Solin Kingdom to serve as a lieutenant general?"

Qiansui: "Good guy, he jumped two levels again. But this guy secretly poached people without the knowledge of Tumenqian and his daughter. I don't think he is a good person."

Lu Jinzhao shook his head and refused coldly: "Thank you for your kindness, but I am free, so I am afraid I cannot agree to your invitation."

The smile on Edmund's face froze for a moment, then returned to normal, and he invited again, "Are you not satisfied with the position of Lieutenant General? I can also offer you fiefdoms and titles. Do you want to consider it again?"

"No need to consider it, thank you." Lu Jinzhao's voice became colder, "Goodbye."

"You don't know how to appreciate my kindness!" Edmund turned away.

Lu Jinzhao looked at a few acquaintances who were not drunk yet, walked over and put down a few bottles of quick-acting hangover medicine, "I'm about to leave here, I came to tell you."

Hua Xi: "Ah? So soon? No, you are going to be awarded a medal soon, so you don't even want a title or military rank?"

"I'm not very interested in power and status. It would be better if you split it equally and convert it into money for me."

"Are you kidding me again? You can divide it up just because you want to?" Hua Xi punched the air angrily. "Damn it, comparing yourself to others makes you angry. I've worked so hard for so long and only got promoted to sergeant, but you got promoted to colonel right after you came here. Jealousy has made me unrecognizable!"

"Then to celebrate your promotion to sergeant," Lu Jinzhao's voice rose at the end, "I'll give you a ride in a car."

Hua Xi's eyes lit up: "Really?!"

"real."

"Great! Brother Lu, you are really my brother!"

Zhong Sheng, who was standing by, heard the whole thing. He silently cast his gaze towards Lu Jinzhao, paused for a few seconds, and then retracted his gaze.

Chitose: "Could it be that he wants to drive a car too?"

Lu Jinchao lowered his voice and said, "I think there's something wrong with Edmund. You guys should be careful and don't let him do anything wrong."

Hua Xi nodded: "Okay, I understand, I will pay attention."

"Ah."

Lu Jinzhao said hello to Tumenquan, left the banquet hall, and walked to his room. Just as he was about to enter, a man rushed out and shouted, "Wait! Please wait a moment!"

Turning back, it was Bu Tianen. I didn't expect to see him again in the palace. Lu Jinchao looked down at him and asked, "What's the matter?"

Bu Tianen seemed to muster up his courage and knelt down in front of Lu Jinzhao: "I know Earl is in the dungeon. I have tried several times, but the dungeon is heavily guarded and I cannot get close. Please help me, I want to kill him myself!"

Lu Jinzhao tilted his head slightly to show his confusion: "Why are you begging me? I have no right to put you in the dungeon. You should go beg the princess."

"I am a lowly person and cannot meet Her Royal Highness. Moreover, she has already issued an order to execute Earl in public on a chosen day. She will definitely not let me in."

"Since she wants to execute Earl in public, why don't you just go and watch the execution?"

"I have lived until now just to avenge him with my own hands! If I cannot kill him with my own hands, I will die with regret!"

Chitose: "What if the princess gives you trouble if you kill Earl?"

Bu Tianen spoke firmly, "After I kill my enemies, I will commit suicide. Please bury me near the port of Retra so that I can stay with my parents, wife and children forever."

"Hiss, you're planning to kill Earl and then die yourself, but you drag us into this and don't care whether we live or die?" Qiansui opened his claws and threatened him deliberately: "You wish! I'm going to eat you later!"

"I have helped you enough times. You have to give me something in return first, otherwise the deal cannot be negotiated." Lu Jinzhao stepped forward, bent down, grabbed Bu Tianen's left arm and lifted him up to stand upright. He brushed his shoulder lightly and whispered in his ear, "I am a businessman, not a philanthropist."

Bu Tianen understood: "What do you want me to do?"

"I need you to help me find someone. I have to state that I don't know his name or where he lives. I only know that he was a member of the Star Transport Alliance, and it was their fleet that dropped those mutants into Retra, the port where your family died."

"What? You mean they're one of the people behind this?"

"No, they should also be victims. When I entered the starship, there were only a few of them left alive. One of them may have antibodies in his blood. I need you to find him and bring back some fresh blood from him."

Lu Jinzhao thought for a moment and added, "I can't guarantee that he is still alive, so you may return empty-handed. But I can promise you that on the day Earl is executed in public, you will be the executioner and kill him with your own hands."

Bu Tianen hesitated for a moment: "Do you want me to bring the person back to you? Do you want him alive?"

"No need. Just a few tubes of his blood or his blood relatives' blood will be enough. There is no need to harm him and his family unless necessary."

"Understood. I'll go right away."

"Well, notify me as soon as there is news."

Chitose: "Are you really going to make that 5 billion?"

"why not?"

The sound of running water continued. Lu Jinzhao stood under the shower head, letting the water wash over his body, closing his eyes and thinking.

The light computer on his wrist beeped rapidly. He turned off the switch, quickly put on his bathrobe, and clicked to answer the call.

The video shows Hua Xi, who is driving a car and shouting anxiously, "Damn, you're right. I listened to you and kept an eye on Edmund, and found out that he kidnapped His Majesty! The starport is locked and I don't have time to call in fighter jets. I can only drive after him. Hurry up--"

Before he could finish his words, the flying car was hit by a super-high-speed tracking shell and exploded in the night sky.

"!" Lu Jinzhao frowned: "Hua Xi? Can you hear me?"

There was a harsh noise coming from the video.

"Damn it." Lu Jinzhao cursed inwardly, picked up the towel on the bathroom shelf and wiped his head, "Thousand Years!"

Qiansui drowsily got up from the bed and looked at his host: "What's wrong?"

"Hua Xi may be in danger. Before he lost contact, he said that Edmund had kidnapped Tumenqian."

"what???"

"I suspect that Edmund deliberately led his fleet to arrive late, hoping to take advantage of the post-war weakness to annex the Blue Star Empire."

Qiansui was completely confused and had no idea what was going on, but he still took out his portable hair dryer and urgently blew the hair of Lu Jinzhao, who was putting on clothes nearby. "Are you going to save Tumenqian now?"

"Why should I save him? If he dies, Tumen Quan will immediately take over the throne, so whether to save him or not depends on Tumen Quan, not me."

"So where are you going to change your clothes now?"

"Things have changed. Tumenquan may be in danger."

Qiansui said unconcernedly, "Nox has gone back to submit a report. Even if something really happens to them, they can be resurrected later. You don't have to worry too much."

"You have to protect at least one of Tumen Quan and Tumen Qian. Otherwise, who should you ask for the benefits I promised you?"

Before Qiansui could react, the video call popped up again. He picked it up decisively, and Lan Jue's voice came from it: "Edmund has kidnapped His Majesty, and Her Royal Highness can't be contacted. I'm worried that Her Royal Highness is in danger, but Edmund is about to leave the airspace of the Central System, and I'm in pursuit. Please go check on the Princess, maybe she needs your help!"

"Got it." Lu Jinzhao picked up his coat and walked out the door. "I'll go find Tumenquan, you can act according to the situation."

"Got it." Lan Jue ended the call.

Lu Jinchao ran to Tumenquan's bedroom and opened the contact interface between Tumenquan and Nox. After a long while, Nox picked up the phone and yawned, "What's wrong?"

"Edmund has captured Tumenqian, and there is no news of Tumenquan yet. Lan Jue went after him, but most of the soldiers are drunk after the celebration banquet. I don't have time to gather the fleet to give chase. How is the progress on your side?"

"Tsk. Why are there so many things going on? What the hell is this Edmund? He is so restless every day." Nox said speechlessly: "I just finished writing the report and submitted it. I have to wait for the Identification Department to issue an inspection report on Heri Kappa before deciding on his treatment. Then we can start formulating a plan to reset the world line... Please take care of it first. My system is overloaded and has gone into hibernation. I really have no power to help you."