[Interstellar] The king who doesn't want to return

"Major." The guard raised his chest and saluted respectfully, his eyes full of reverence.

Zhou Yuze nodded slightly, and walked into the military headquarters.

Of course, there will be no idlers waiting to walk around in the military building, the corridors are empty, only the crisp echo of his military boots stepping on the marble floor can be heard.

When he came to the elevator entrance, he hesitated for a moment, brushing his finger over a row of buttons before pressing it.

"Please swipe your card." A cold mechanical female voice came from the elevator.

Zhou Yuze took out his ID card and swiped it lightly.

"Captain of the Federation's First Mecha Squad, Major Zhou Yuze, confirm your identity and authority." The red light of the elevator turned green, and then the doors swung open to both sides.

Zhou Yuze walked in slowly, and pressed the floor number.

The elevator went up quickly, however, within two seconds, it stopped again.

"Captain of the Fifth Starship Fleet, Major General Zuo Shaobai, confirm your identity and authority." In the combined female voice, the elevator door opened again.

The person who came in was only in his 30s, with a handsome face, but it was a pity that a huge scar almost cut across his entire face, making him look a bit hideous.

"Major General Zuo." Zhou Yuze called out.

"Yu Ze? You just came back from the mission, didn't you give you a month's leave?" Zuo Shaobai frowned.

"Hmm..." Zhou Yuze lowered his head without explaining.

However, Zuo Shaobai said something casually, and didn't mean to ask him to answer, not to mention that this elevator leads to the reference room, and there is no rule that you are not allowed to enter it unless you perform a task. Even Zhou Yuze, who is on vacation, wants to It is normal to come to look up some information.

In the silence, with a "ding", the elevator door opened again.

Zhou Yuze saluted and walked out of the elevator.

"Archives?" Zuo Shaobai glanced at the floor, and a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes.

No one came to this place a few times a year, they pretended to be old things, and they were of no confidential value, Zhou Yuze...

Just as he was thinking, the miniature optical brain on his wrist vibrated.

"What's the matter?" Zuo Shaobai raised his hand, the communicator was activated, and a translucent screen popped up immediately, showing the face of his adjutant.

"General, there's news about the spy we've been chasing! In Area E..." The adjutant's face was full of excitement.

"I'll be right there." Zuo Shaobai's face changed drastically after hearing only one sentence. Before he could finish speaking, he interrupted directly, turned off the communication, and then forcibly canceled the original floor of the elevator and changed it back to the first floor.

On the other side, Zhou Yuze walked into the archives, and to his surprise, there was a forerunner.

"Little, little, major!" Feng Lang suddenly jumped up from the chair as if his buttocks had been pricked by needles, and his broad body blocked it, completely covering the optical brain screen.

"Get out of the way." Zhou Yuze just glanced at him.

Originally, he had no interest in why his adjutant was here, but Feng Lang's reaction, [-]% of what he was investigating was related to him.

Feng Lang opened his mouth, his face twisted, he hesitated for a moment, and moved away slowly.

Zhou Yuze walked over, his eyes fell on the screen, but he saw an old photo.

"I don't think it's suspicious that that guy approached the major with ill intentions..." Feng Lang explained coyly from behind.

It is actually very simple to check Tang Rui's identity. In the Commonwealth, unless a person is dead, he will have a unique ID card at birth. ID cards are required for everything from basic necessities of life to employment and marriage.As long as you take Tang Rui's address to the relief fund distribution office, you can easily find out his ID.

Zhou Yuze was still staring at the photo on the optical computer screen, his eyes were surprisingly bright, at that moment, it seemed that the stars all over the sky were reflected in his eyes.

Tang Rui in the photo is obviously still very young, wearing the military uniform of a federal second lieutenant, perhaps because of the scratches left by the years, the eyebrows have changed a lot, leaving only four or five points similar, but the smile on the corner of his lips, with In Feng Lang's words, it was as cunning as if he was beaten so hard that he couldn't laugh, but it didn't change at all.

"Tang Rui, 28 years old, retired." Feng Lang pursed his lips and said in a deep voice, "When he joined the army, he belonged to the Machinery Battalion of the First Fleet, the designer and special mechanic of 'Dawn'."

To be honest, when he saw this information, if it wasn't for the uniqueness of the ID, Feng Lang almost thought it was just a person with the same name and surname.Chen Xi—the former God of War of the Federation, the car of the First Mecha Master Ye Ling, was buried in the vast sea of ​​stars along with his master in the battle of the Asta star field between the Galactic Federation and the Luya Empire seven years ago middle.

He still remembered that he was still a student of the Central Military Academy that year. After hearing the news of the God of War's fall, how many people in the capital star cried bitterly, and how many teenagers volunteered to join the army. In less than a year, the huge Luya Empire The fleet was beaten to pieces by the federation that turned grief and anger into strength. In the following seven years, the Liu Ya Empire, which was greatly weakened, did not launch a large-scale national war.

Under Ye Ling's halo, Tang Rui, as a mechanic, is obviously much darker, but in any case, this is a mechanic who designed and manufactured the first mecha in the Federation. Battalion fully mastered!

If it was Tang Rui, modifying a contact terminal or something would be a piece of cake, of course, but what puzzled Feng Lang was that such a person, even if he was stimulated to retire by Ye Ling's death, he shouldn't be living in Zone E .What's more, the identity ID determines that it is impossible for a person to disappear in the federation, let alone he has a younger sister, so why did the upper echelons of the federation ignore such an excellent mechanic and let him go?With that kind of technology, he doesn't believe that the Federation is indifferent!

"..." Zhou Yuze didn't speak, and pointed his finger on the screen to swipe down.

There is not much information about Tang Rui. In fact, he has not been in the army for a long time. The most impressive strokes are Ye Ling and Chen Xi. As for the others, there are only a few words, which are not worth mentioning.

"Major, although..." Feng Lang hesitated before saying, "Although I still think that bastard surnamed Tang has a problem with his character, but just because he is the designer of Chenxi, there is no problem in dating him."

"He doesn't welcome me." Zhou Yuze said flatly.

Hearing this, Feng Lang couldn't help but choke.His major's words are always so sharp... Well, in fact, it's not that he didn't see Tang Rui's rejection of soldiers. Could it be that he was influenced by Ye Ling?So much so that he would rather hide in the E area.

"Well... Actually, it's better if you don't go." Feng Lang scratched his head, his obviously relieved expression, as if he was reluctant to say that the suggestion to associate with Tang Rui was beneficial, "The bastard surnamed Tang is old and cunning. , the major will be bullied by him."

Zhou Yuze tilted his head, gave him a sideways glance, sat down in his previous position, and continued to operate the optical brain.

It was only then that Feng Lang remembered that Zhou Yuze came to the archives at this time, probably to check the information, so he stopped bothering now, saluted, and went out lightly.

Zhou Yuze raised his hand, brushed the face of the person in the photo, frowned slightly, and murmured: "No..."

In fact, coming to the archives was just a whim, and even if he came, he couldn't say what specific goals he had, until Feng Lang coincidentally called up Tang Rui's materials.

After being silent for a while, he opened the search and entered two words in the box that popped up - Ye Ling.

The optical brain paused for a moment, and then countless pieces of information flashed like flowing water.

Unlike Tang Rui, God of War Ye Ling joined the army at the age of 15 and became the first batch of mecha masters in the Federation. He died in the Battle of Asta at the age of 23. He has made great achievements in the past eight years. Many battle cases are still classic cases recorded in the textbooks of the Central Military School.

However, what Zhou Yuze wanted to see was not those familiar things.

The slender fingers quickly slid across the virtual control panel, no... really no...

"No." Zhou Yuze lowered his head, the expression on his face couldn't tell whether it was disappointment or sadness.

It's not that there are no photos of Ye Ling, but most of them are not clear enough. The clearest one is when he came back from a certain battle. Not only was the photo taken by someone when he just left the mecha, but it was just a silhouette.

Ye Ling, the god of war, is iron-blooded and ruthless. He is not interested in anything except war, and even the celebration parties are often replaced by adjutants.

Standing up slowly, Zhou Yuze sighed softly, and turned off the optical brain.

Perhaps, it was just that he refused to give up.

Walking out of the military headquarters building, the sun was already westward.

"Googoo..." The sound in his stomach reminded him of the fact that he hadn't eaten all day.

Zhou Yuze thought for a while, raised his hand, and clicked a few times on the wristwatch-style micro-optical computer. Soon, a small driverless car stopped in front of him, and the door opened automatically.

"No.11 Street in District A." Zhou Yuze got into the car and spoke clearly.

"Understood." The indicator light on the bridge changed, and then adjusted the direction of driving.

Zhou Yuze leaned on the car window with one hand, staring blankly at the scenery that flashed by outside the window.

Actually, who is Tang Rui, and what does it matter to him?

It's just... I don't know why, but I always feel like I want to get closer... a little closer...

Suddenly, a familiar figure flashed by.

"Stop!" Before he could react, Zhou Yuze had already spoken first.

Fortunately, self-driving taxis are responsive and stop as soon as they say they stop, completely ignoring inertia.

"Yo, Xiao Zhou?" The man obviously noticed this, and greeted with a smile.

"...Mmm." After the car stopped, Zhou Yuze didn't know what to say for a while, the person he was investigating on the optical brain just now appeared directly in front of him the next moment, which made him a little embarrassed.

This place is the most famous commercial area in District C, and the traffic is extremely dense. A parked car obstructs the traffic, which has obviously attracted the attention of people nearby.

Zhou Yuze bit his lip, and began to reflect on his subconscious parking behavior.Now he is wearing a military uniform, and the adjutant is not here, if someone recognizes him, he will be in big trouble...

"Every time I meet you, it seems that you are in trouble." Just as he was thinking, when the door on the other side opened, Tang Rui sat in unceremoniously and threw two large bags on the back seat.

Zhou Yuze couldn't help being stunned for a moment.

"Street 58, District E." Tang Rui said.

Of course, driverless cars will not respond to his words.

Zhou Yuze felt the burning gaze from the side, and said softly: "Street 58, District E."

"Well, shall I help you out this time? Just take a taxi and take me back, no need to thank you." Tang Rui squinted his eyes with a satisfied expression on his face.

Zhou Yuze opened his mouth, but still didn't say anything, he just turned his head and continued to look out the window.

"I said, if you come here dressed like this alone, you are not afraid of being eaten by those girls?" Tang Rui chuckled, but seemed to be mocking, "You also just came back from the Ellis Rebellion War ? Hehe, where is the army of heroes?"

"What about you?" Zhou Yuze finally turned his head.

"Me? Of course I'm here to shop." Tang Rui shrugged and pointed to the bag in the back seat.

Zhou Yuze knew at a glance that these were definitely not food or daily necessities, but some kind of parts. However, thinking of Tang Rui's identity investigation just seen, it seemed quite normal.

The speed of the self-driving car is very fast, and it takes only 10 minutes to reach the E area.

"Well, it's fine to stop here." Tang Rui commanded the car to stop at the entrance of the market, and got out of the car with his bag, without any embarrassment at all regarding the dignified federal major as the driver.

"Wait a minute." Zhou Yuze said subconsciously.

"Ah...won't you still ask me for the fare? I'm very poor." Tang Rui turned around with an innocent look on his face.

"No." Zhou Yuze was still organizing his words, at this moment, there was a loud "boom" not far away, and a huge group of sparks rose in the middle of the residential area.

"What's the matter?" Tang Rui's expression changed.

Before he could say anything, Zhou Yuze had already got out of the car, stood beside him, and the self-driving car that had completed the mission slowly left.