Love at Second Sight [Interstellar]

"Mr. Zhuang." Before Zhuang Yan could turn this thought around, Zhou Yuchen said first, "Can you describe the process of your kidnapping?"

Zhuang Yan said: "Investigators from the Intelligence Bureau will also come this afternoon..."

"There are only two of us here, you can tell me something more." Zhou Yuchen said, "After all, the first target of this pirate attack is you, and the second may also target me."

So they have the same position and are related to each other.Zhuang Yan paused, thought for a moment, and then narrated everything he experienced after being kidnapped that day.

Zhou Yuchen heard the two pirates say "that's not our fleet", and said, "This is very strange."

He explained to Zhuang Yan: "He was hired by someone to attack us. The employer behind him certainly doesn't want to reveal his identity. Why did he disclose their arrangement to you?"

"He first followed your words and told you that they were hired by someone, which is understandable, but then he said something like 'the fleet is not theirs', as if he took the initiative to tell you their arrangement with the employer." Zhou Yuchen said .

Zhuang Yan thought about it, and it was true.Although he himself also had the intention of saying clichés, recalling the attitude of the pirate at that time, it seemed that he intended to say these words to him.

"Perhaps he has kidnapped me, so he is not afraid of being leaked."

"There are exceptions to everything, not to mention the pirates who wandered in exile in the interstellar world, they understand better what is meant by 'everything is impermanent'. Furthermore, even illegal employment organizations, as long as they can be successful, they all value reputation, so they will reveal the identity of the employer at will. and arrangements." Zhou Yuchen shook his head and said, "As a well-known pirate group in the interstellar world, it seems a bit lacking in professionalism."

"Professionalism" was used to describe a group of pirates who robbed houses. The corner of Zhuang Yan's mouth twitched, and he continued the unfinished narrative.

After finishing speaking, Zhou Yuchen nodded and did not make any further comments.Zhuang Yan didn't say too much about his own views. For example, the army that attacked them seemed to have the quality of a regular army. Zhou Yuchen would not ignore these details that he could see.

He thought of another question, that is, after he was kidnapped, the terminal was trampled, and the pirates must have checked him for a positioning device.He remembered one thing: "I remember your Excellency asked the ship doctor to implant a subcutaneous biological locator for us after the spaceship departed..."

The locator is made of special materials, and it cannot be scanned by non-special signal detectors. It is expensive, and the time limit is only about five days, which happens to be within their voyage time.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help saying, "Did you expect that..."

"It's just a small precautionary measure." Zhou Yuchen raised his eyebrows and said, "I didn't know that I would encounter an attack, but if something unusual happens, it's always right to take some precautionary measures, no matter whether it is useful or not in the end." The 'Green Field' To be wrecked in one's own berth is an anomaly."

Zhuang Yan was startled and said, "You mean, the accident on the 'Green Field' was also planned in advance?"

"There is no evidence to prove it." Zhou Yuchen said.What he meant was, "It can be guessed like that."

Zhuang Yan thought about this point, and suddenly felt that the inside story was even more unfathomable than he had imagined.If the accident of the 'Green Field' was also planned, what was the purpose?

— to delay their journey and get the pirates ready?But how is this arranged?And how did the pirates know their itinerary, and then accurately intercept them?

There is only one explanation, and there is an internal response.

This insider is also quite powerful. It can not only control the mooring system of the Qatar port, causing a collision accident, but also accurately grasp the itinerary of the 'Blue Whale'.Can anyone do it, and who needs to?

Zhuang Yan suddenly remembered something and said, "All the pirates have escaped? How many prisoners are there?"

Zhou Yuchen said: "Most of the pirate fleet has withdrawn, leaving only a dozen captives."

"Only a dozen captives?" Zhuang Yan couldn't help sitting upright and said, "Didn't the reinforcements come from behind? Why didn't you take down the pirates in one fell swoop?"

"As soon as the reinforcements arrived, the pirates retreated." Zhou Yuchen said, "And they moved extremely quickly. The fleet was broken into pieces by them on the way to escape, and disappeared without a trace."

"'Disappear'?" Zhuang Yan felt that he could not accept the word, "This is within the territory of the empire, there are reinforcements behind, and there are garrisons in every galaxy along the way, so let them leave a dozen prisoners and disappear?"

"All the garrison claimed." Zhou Yuchen said, "After receiving the news, they all sent patrol ships to search for the 3000-man fleet, but they were nowhere to be found."

"Then what about the reinforcements?" Zhuang Yan asked, "Shouldn't the reinforcements be clinging to the pirates' backs, why would they say they disappeared out of thin air? Wait..."

He frowned, and asked the question that had surfaced in his mind on the spaceship: "When the pirates attacked, where were the reinforcements? Why is the Leon Galaxy empty?"

His gaze was on Zhou Yuchen, and the two looked at each other, but he didn't speak. Zhou Yuchen already knew what he was suspicious of, and said with a hint of approval in his eyes: "You are sharper than I imagined."

Zhuang Yan froze for a moment, feeling inexplicably uncomfortable.Since he was a child, he has long been used to and tired of polite compliments, but this is the first time he has received compliments from a love rival he once hated.

"Everything remains to be investigated." Zhou Yuchen concluded, "The captives have been taken away by the central investigators sent here, and it depends on how they will solve the case."

A trace of coldness flashed in Zhuang Yan's eyes and said: "It's about the Zhuang Zhou's family..." Remembering that there was Marshal Langton's niece on board, "...and the Langton family, at least they should give a decent explanation .”

Speaking of Miss Langton, Zhuang Yan only had the impression of the side he met with her when he boarded the boat. Miss Langton was okay, but the hostility shown by the two maids around her on behalf of the master was obvious.Just because he doesn't care doesn't mean he doesn't notice it.

Thinking of this, Zhuang Yan laughed and said: "Miss Langton is thinking of the admiral on the spaceship, and she keeps talking about 'the admiral will definitely take us out of danger'. You should comfort her well."

His taunts never distinguish between friend and foe, only whether there is hostility or not.Facing Zhou Yuchen at this time, he relaxed and mocked him jokingly.

Zhou Yuchen smiled slightly after hearing this, "What about Mr. Zhuang, do you trust me?"

Zhuang Yan paused, turned his eyes away and said, "...I trust my own judgment."

Just as he was talking, he knocked on the door and said, "Your Excellency, Miss Langton is here to visit."

Zhuang Yan hooked the corner of his mouth and said: "Say Cao Cao Cao Cao is here." He got up and said goodbye: "Then don't bother me."

Zhou Yuchen didn't keep him anymore, but said: "Be careful on the way back, I will assign a guard to you and escort you back to Haitang Star."

Zhuang Yan paused for a moment, since he had already received the favor of saving his life, he didn't care about accepting this little help, so he said, "Thank you."

Then he nodded and planned to go to the door.

Beside Zhou Yuchen, Snow Leopard kept trying to interrupt their conversation, but was suppressed by Zhou Yuchen's mental strength. Seeing that Zhuang Yan was about to leave, Xue Leopard finally snorted angrily and bit Zhou Yuchen's cuff.

Zhou Yuchen looked at the Quantum Beast that was about to explode, and finally remembered that incident, and called Zhuang Yan who was walking out, "Mr. Zhuang."

Zhuang Yan turned around: "Is there anything else?"

Zhou Yuchen smoothed the hair on Snow Leopard's back, and said, "This is my spirit body, Parker, it wants to meet your Quantum Beast."

Zhuang Yan looked at Snow Leopard, and Snow Leopard looked at him sadly.

Such a mighty and beautiful big cat looked at him eagerly. It was completely different from its master's aura. Zhuang Yan was also a little soft-hearted, but...

"I don't have a quantum beast."

"Why?" Zhou Yuchen raised his eyebrows, "Parker has always felt that it is around, but he still refuses to show up. It really can't find it, so I have to ask you to let it out. If it...well, if it doesn't want to, Can you ask me why?"

Zhuang Yan patiently listened to him, and then said: "I'm telling the truth, I've never seen my Quantum Beast, and I can't feel its existence." He spread his hands and said, "Maybe I'm a disabled guide. "

He said to Snow Leopard, "Sorry."

Snow Leopard let out a disappointed "woo", Zhuang Yan nodded again at Zhou Yuchen, turned around and left.

When Zhuang Yan walked out, Zhou Yuchen frowned: "Do you think he's lying?"

"..." Snow Leopard continued to look at him sadly.

"I tried my best." Zhou Yuchen said helplessly.

"Your Excellency, Miss Langton..." the guard said from outside the door.

Zhou Yuchen patted the leopard's hair. "Please come in."

After the terminal was re-opened, Zhuang Yan set off in the afternoon. Under the escort of the local garrison and a guard assigned by Zhou Yuchen, he returned to his hometown, Haitang star in the M16 nebula, according to the original itinerary.

Before Space jumped into the cabin, he hastily scanned the news on the Internet, and sure enough, the incident of the attack exploded in the country.Star Leon is also a star field under the crown prince's jurisdiction. The emperor personally spoke, the crown prince took responsibility, and the military thoroughly investigated.

There are only ten days before the new year, and now quite a few people will not be able to enjoy the new year, and many people will spend the new year amidst discussions.

Zhuang Yan held another small meeting on the spaceship to accept inquiries from the investigators sent by the empire.Zhuang Yan has already described it once, and the second time, he removed his guesses and subjective opinions, and repeated it from an objective point of view as much as possible.At the end of the meeting, the investigation team leader nodded and said: "Thank you, Mr. Zhuang, your testimony is very valuable. In addition, His Royal Highness asked me to apologize to you on his behalf. I didn't expect this to happen in his jurisdiction and on his spaceship." kind of thing."

Zhuang Yan said: "I don't think this kind of thing happened at His Highness's wish. Please don't blame yourself too much, Your Highness."

In fact, this matter is enough for the crown prince to have a headache. First of all, a group of pirates are domineering in the crown prince's jurisdiction. The royal family is the face of the empire. This is enough to discredit the royal family. It will also make His Majesty the Emperor question the crown prince's ability to govern. In addition, this matter involves the Langton family, the Zhou family, and the banker. The crown prince has to give these families a reasonable explanation.

After the meeting was over, Zhuang Yan wanted to call back those missed calls on the terminal. They were all concerned about his relatives and friends who saw the news or heard the news.Even Kevin sent a message.

Qin Song's adjutant also came to communicate, saying that the major general was on a mission and couldn't get away, so he kept staring at the communication.He asked Zhuang Yan to leave a message and report it when Qin Song came back.

There is also Qin Song's younger sister, Qin Mei who grew up with him as a childhood sweetheart. When he returned the newsletter to Qin Mei, he forwarded it to her manager.

"Great, you seem to be fine." The manager also knew him, and he was relieved to see him in the video, "When the news was broadcast, Mei was so anxious that she didn't even plan to go to the show. , Later, I found Steven and contacted the Leon star military, saying that you are fine... Mei is here, you can talk about it."

Qin Mei appeared in the video wearing a costume. She still had her makeup on for the show, and her face was serious. When she saw Zhuang Yan, her shoulders collapsed like her manager's, and she breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhuang Yan's face softened a little, and his voice was warmer than usual and said: "I'm fine, don't be nervous."

"You don't know how scary the news is, saying that you have been kidnapped!" Qin Mei said, "Who the hell is it? Are you still safe now?"

On the contrary, Zhuang Yan comforted her a little bit, and then she relaxed her brows a little. After thinking about it, she said with a smile, "I heard that you were kidnapped. It was that Admiral Zhou who saved you?"

Zhuang Yan paused and said, "How do you know?"

Qin Mei said: "A reporter friend of mine rushed to your place. She said that you two landed on a small island and the pirate who kidnapped you escaped..."

Zhuang Yan interrupted her: "The person who kidnapped me escaped?"

Qin Mei said: "Yes, that's what she said. Is the news wrong?" She didn't know.

Zhuang Yan came back to his senses and said, "Oh, it's nothing... just run away if you run away."

The two pirates who kidnapped him were obviously subdued by Zhou Yuchen, and their limbs and joints were injured. How could they escape?

Suspicions arose in his heart, but Qin Mei was still in front of him.She didn't notice Zhuang Yan's distraction, and asked again: "Did brother contact you?"

Zhuang Yan said: "He is on a mission, so the adjutant asked me for a message."

Just as he was talking, the broadcast prompted: "The spaceship is about to make a space leap, please enter the cabin within 10 minutes."

Qin Mei said, "Go into the cabin."

Zhuang Yan said, "Don't worry."

In fact, Qin Mei still has a lot to say. She looked at Zhuang Yan and sighed, "What happened recently... I'm really worried about you, Ayan, but I'm touring and filming here. I can't come back to see you." Qin Mei has been quite talented in acting since she was a child, she has devoted herself to acting, and now she is a famous actress in the empire, her career is flourishing and she is very busy.

Zhuang Yan said: "Just take care of yourself. You look tired."

Qin Mei is also of Asian descent. Judging from her appearance, her Asian blood is more pure than that of Zhuang Yan. She has black hair, brown pupils, and delicate skin. Compared with people of yellow race, her complexion is fairer, but she passed through her teenage years smoothly. Never awakened, just an ordinary person.In contrast, Qin Song is not so Asian.

"If only I could go back to my childhood." She smiled.

Zhuang Yan also smiled and said, "Why don't you put down your work and go back to Haitang to celebrate the New Year? My father will definitely welcome you."

"Wait until next year." Qin Mei smiled, "Next year I will have a good rest. Then I will go to see my brother first, and then I will come back to visit you and uncle."

"Okay." Zhuang Yan replied gently.