nycdaug Chapter 754 Joint
Chapter 754 Joint
Chapter 754 Joint
Fu Qinghai put down the emaciated corpse in his arms, lifted the collapsed furniture and debris covering him, and stood up.
Behind him, a riot police officer wielding a riot shield and an extendable stun baton entered the room to investigate. Looking at the tall, strong man rising from the pile of debris, the officer felt a strange sense of dread. Instinctively, he raised his shield, gripped his stun baton tightly, pointed the tip at his back, and roared:
"Get down! I order you to get down immediately!"
Without waiting for the other person's reaction, he pressed the button on the handle of the stun gun. The side of the stun gun lit up with crackling electric arcs, and he forcefully stabbed it into the back.
As Fu Qinghai twisted his body, he slightly dodged the stun baton that was thrust at him. He grabbed the handle of the stun baton and pulled it away from the assault team member, causing the man to stumble forward. With a swift kick, he sent the assault team member flying. The baton crashed into a supporting pillar with a loud bang, filling the room with dust. The assault team member was buried in the collapsed ceiling and remained motionless.
You have killed an assault team member.
[Calculating assimilation point rewards...]
Fu Qinghai walked over, bent down, picked up the shield, put it on his arm, held the shield in his left hand and the stick in his right.
"Over there, over there, he's there!"
Hearing the commotion, the assault team members in the other rooms quickly converged. Nine armed assault team members advanced rapidly along a narrow corridor, firing as they went. Fu Qinghai held his steel blast shield in front of him, blocking the incoming red blast beams of energy. He slightly turned his body, lowered his head, and braced his shoulder against the shield. He glanced at the assault team members in the corridor through the observation port of the blast shield, then strode forward and charged.
"BiuBiu!" "BiuBiu!"
The lead assault soldier was firing bursts of fire into the billowing dust and smoke when he suddenly saw a shield pierce through the smoke and rush straight toward him. The shield was moving so fast that before he could react, everything went black, and he crashed heavily into the shield, along with his eight teammates behind him, who were all thrown back by the impact.
"Bam—"
The nine assault team members were like a high-speed train rushing through a tunnel. Fu Qinghai, holding up a shield, smashed them out of the dilapidated house through the corridor. After flying out of the door, they rolled on the ground like flower petals, their armor cracked, joints bent, and bones broken. Their deaths were extremely gruesome. The three who did not die also lay on the ground rolling and howling.
You have killed six assault team members.
[Calculating assimilation point rewards...]
Fu Qinghai put down his shield and stun baton, walked over, picked up two assault team members with one hand, and threw them into the dilapidated house regardless of whether they were dead or alive. Then he took the C-22 fragmentation grenades off each of the assault team members' belts and piled them all together. Finally, he picked up a grenade, turned the timer knob, threw it behind him, and turned to walk out of the house.
"boom---"
A deafening explosion erupted behind me.
Fu Qinghai walked into the jungle without looking back.
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Two days later.
Fangduo, Fangduo City.
Fu Qinghai walked through the dark and narrow streets.
Before his death, Slizebagno gave Fu Qinghai an address and a name. After making inquiries, Fu Qinghai learned that the address was not located in Narastia, but in Fangduo. So he traveled to Fangduo.
For an industrial planet like Fondo, the population is surprisingly small. It is highly automated, with the vast majority of its factories, both in orbit and on the surface, being computer-controlled and staffed by billions of robots.
Based on what he saw and heard in the city, Fangduo not only produces spaceships, but also exports industrial robots.
Fu Qinghai, wearing a hooded black raincoat and carrying his huge metal case, walked through the alley.
Dark clouds loomed in the sky, and a light drizzle dripped from the eaves. The entire city was bathed in a dark gray hue. The buildings were complex and three-dimensional, surrounded by rows of thick and thin metal pipes, damp, puddled ground, and sluggish robotic workers, with white steam billowing out from time to time.
72 Flint Street.
Fu Qinghai looked at the plaque at the entrance.
An inconspicuous ordinary house, sandwiched between two shipbuilding workers' dormitories, with three intersecting train tracks overhead and thick pillars standing all around.
"Tuk-tuk-tuk."
Fu Qinghai raised his hand and knocked on the door.
About ten seconds later, the small window on the door was pulled open with a "whoosh," and a pair of human eyes appeared behind the window, staring at Fu Qinghai with a scrutinizing and wary gaze.
"Who are you looking for?"
A woman's voice came from behind the door.
"I'm looking for Tonn Flores."
Fu Qinghai spoke up.
You've got the wrong person.
After the woman finished speaking, she slammed the window shut.
“Slitzerbagno sent me.”
Fu Qinghai looked at the closed window and said calmly.
He heard the footsteps behind the door stop.
The heavy metal door slid open to the right.
A woman wearing overalls stood behind the door.
"Slitzerbagno is dead."
The woman stared at Fu Qinghai and said in a deep voice.
"Of course, he died in my arms."
Fu Qinghai looked at the woman in front of him and said.
The woman's eyes widened slightly upon hearing this.
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Fu Qinghai followed the woman deeper into the house.
"I am Tonge Flores, what is your name?"
The woman turned back and asked as she walked.
"Green Mountain."
Fu Qinghai looked ahead and said calmly.
“As you said, Jabba the Hutt gang leader of Tatooine introduced Slizerbagno to you, saying he could forge Chaincode. While you were making the deal, Stormtroopers suddenly broke into the house and killed Slizerbagno. Before he died, Slizerbagno told you to come to me, right?”
The woman stopped and looked at Fu Qinghai.
"Yes."
Fu Qinghai nodded and stopped walking.
Did he tell you how he forged the chaincode?
Tong En crossed her arms and leaned against the wall, asking a question.
Fu Qinghai hesitated for a few seconds upon hearing this, but still said:
"He said he had connections within the shipbuilding guild."
"Hmph, that bastard..."
Tong En scoffed at this and said irritably:
"The internal relationship he was referring to was me."
"Oh?"
Fu Qinghai raised an eyebrow upon hearing this.
"So... what about the stormtroopers?"
Tong En suddenly changed the subject and asked.
"Don't you already know? Why are you asking me again?"
Fu Qinghai smiled and looked down at her.
Tong En was slightly taken aback upon hearing this. Her true thoughts had been so easily seen through, and she felt a little embarrassed. She lowered her head awkwardly and didn't say anything more. Instead, she raised her hand and pointed ahead, and Fu Qinghai continued walking with her.
The two walked through the hallway into the living room.
Tong En clicked on the holographic terminal device on the table.
The logo of Holographic News appeared in the projection.
"Breaking news! According to local reports from Fando, an explosion has occurred on the outskirts of Narastia Hallstatt. Multiple bodies of stormtroopers have reportedly been found at the scene, which is currently cordoned off..."
The news anchor is broadcasting a brief news report.
This was entirely within Fu Qinghai's expectations.
Fondo is located in the colonial region, very close to the core area. Unlike Tatooine, a lawless outer region where murder and arson are commonplace and go unnoticed, the death of ten stormtroopers on Fondo's satellite immediately made headlines.
Tong En knew about Slizebagno's death, so she must also know the fate of the ten stormtroopers. Her way of asking questions indirectly revealed that she knew this—she didn't ask Fu Qinghai how he escaped, but asked about the stormtroopers, which means she actually knew that the stormtroopers were dead.
She originally wanted to test Fu Qinghai.
However, Fu Qinghai saw right through it.
Hopefully, this "Tong En" isn't the identity I'm guessing, otherwise these teammates are really a bit of an idiot.
Fu Qinghai thought to himself.
"So, you did it, right?"
Tong En gazed intently at Fu Qinghai.
"Who else could it be?"
Fu Qinghai shrugged and asked in return.
Seeing Fu Qinghai so openly and generously admit it, Tong En was momentarily speechless.
"Do you know that if I report what you just said to the Imperial fleet in orbit, at least ten regiments of Imperial Army or stormtroopers will immediately descend to the surface with heavy weapons to arrest you. They will surround this place so tightly that you will not be able to escape, and what awaits you is torture!"
Tong En lowered his voice and gave a stern warning.
"Oh, come on, now that we've come this far, is there any need for us to hide anything or test each other?"
Fu Qinghai waved his hand somewhat helplessly:
"When those stormtroopers arrested Slizebagno, they accused him of trafficking state secrets, endangering public safety, and treason, but they didn't mention a word about his spice trade and spice use. Isn't it obvious what he was involved in? That guy sent me to find you before he died. Isn't your identity equally obvious?"
"Now that you know who I am, why do you still dare to come looking for me? Aren't you afraid of dying?"
Tong En stared at Fu Qinghai and said in a deep voice.
Everyone must die, but some deaths are heavier than Mount Tai...
Fu Qinghai thought for a moment about how to explain.
"Can you take down ten assault team members?"
Fu Qinghai suddenly looked at Tong En and asked.
Tong En was slightly taken aback upon hearing this.
"I can not."
The woman answered with a stern face.
"So, you see, you're so weak, yet you still choose to walk this path. Aren't you afraid of dying?"
Fu Qinghai spread his hands and asked in return.
"That's because of us..."
Tong En's expression changed as she was about to explain, but suddenly she realized what she was doing, stopped talking, and instead of continuing to recount her grudges and hatred with the Empire, she gave Fu Qinghai a deep look.
"I understand, come with me."
After finishing speaking, Tong En turned and walked towards a room.
Fu Qinghai followed her over. Tong En arrived at the door but did not open it. Instead, she raised her hand and pressed it against the wall next to the door frame. The wall tiles dented slightly, and then a rumbling sound of a mechanism turning could be faintly heard from behind the wall. Only then did Tong En open the door. There was a circular hole in the ground behind the door, with a ladder on the inner edge of the hole.
Tong En turned around and glanced at Fu Qinghai.
Then step onto the ladder and slowly climb down.
Fu Qinghai immediately followed.
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Narastia, on the outskirts of the city.
A cordon was set up in the jungle, with numerous assault team members standing behind it with guns, blocking the reporters' view.
The dilapidated house had been reduced to ruins. People in uniforms and gloves were constantly going in and out, or squatting in the ruins to carefully examine the scene, occasionally taking something out of the dust and carefully putting it into an evidence bag.
At this moment, the canopy of the jungle began to sway and undulate with the wind.
A gray-white Lambda-class shuttle flew over the jungle, hovered over a clearing cleared by Imperial soldiers, gracefully retracted its two side wings, and then slowly landed on the grass.
A short man stepped off the shuttle.
He wore a crisp, off-white uniform with a stand-up collar and a slanted front. His black riding breeches, shaped like lanterns on his thighs, were tucked into black boots that covered his calves. Combat cipher tubes hung on either side of his belt. He wore a flat-topped mountain cap and a rank insignia consisting of two blue squares on his left breast, indicating that he was a second lieutenant.
A second lieutenant in the Imperial Security Service.
Just like intelligence officials in the real world often hold low positions but wield great power, a second lieutenant in the Imperial Security Bureau is usually equivalent to a colonel in the Imperial Army or a lieutenant in the Imperial Navy. The vast resources they can command and mobilize are simply beyond the reach of an ordinary second lieutenant.
After disembarking from the shuttle, the lieutenant from the Imperial Security Bureau leisurely walked into the ruins of the building. He squatted down in front of a dented steel blast shield, squinted slightly, took off his black leather gloves and handed them to the assault team member next to him, gently stroking the dents on the shield with his palm.
He can distinguish between dents caused by grenade fragments and dents caused by a strong impact.
"Is he a Wookiee?"
The lieutenant turned to ask the staff member next to him.
“I don’t think so, sir.”
A nearby on-site investigator shook his head and said:
"Even the Wookiees probably don't have that much power."
"Furthermore, the Wookiees don't wear shoes. Based on the footprints in the jungle, the suspect should be a human male who is about 1.9 meters tall. His weight is uncertain. He should also be carrying other relatively heavy items, sir."
Another person next to him handed him a report.
The lieutenant picked up the report and scanned it carefully.
"When did Fang Duo get such a person?"
The lieutenant muttered to himself in a low voice.
"Is fingerprint collection complete?"
The lieutenant looked up at the people around him.
"Collection complete, sir."
"Notify the Fangdo Starship Shipbuilding Guild to immediately blockade all spaceports in Fangdo and Narastia. All cargo and passengers entering and leaving the spaceports must be searched. Also, provide me with a copy of the registration data for personnel who have recently entered the satellites."
The lieutenant stood up and gave the order.
"Uh... is everything locked down?"
A nearby adjutant hesitated and said:
"Fangduo has a large daily volume of imported materials and exported goods. Could this lead to local protests...?"
"I was just worried they wouldn't protest."
The lieutenant smiled slightly, the corners of his mouth curling up:
"This is an opportunity."
A golden opportunity to gain complete control of Fangduo.
As for the amount of economic loss caused by this.
How many factories will be forced to shut down?
This was not within his consideration.
"As for this guy..."
The lieutenant glanced at the steel shield at his feet.
"Inform that lord to come over. His men are very skilled at handling these kinds of situations. Fangduo is a planet that the Empire must control. His Majesty is very concerned about this place and will not allow any negligence. No matter the cost, it is worth it."
After giving his instructions, the lieutenant turned and left.
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