Abstinence Admiral Don't Bite, the Softer Mermaid Top Thug

Chapter 227 Exploitation
Qin Mengtong quickly and secretly glanced at Jing Weimian.

Seeing that General Jing's expression grew even colder after hearing her words, she thought that she hadn't said enough.

Hesitantly, he continued to add to the list.

"I also heard... General Jing said he was going to block Prince Bo Si from seeing his child... and also, the color of General Jing's baby's eyes is..."

"..."

Jing Weimian couldn't listen anymore and interrupted her:

"Miss Qin, you're very good at listening to the important points!"

Qin Mengtong genuinely thought Jing Weimian was praising her, and coughed humbly, feeling rather embarrassed.

"Hehe, my memory is actually pretty good..."

Jing Weimian glanced at her, then lied without a trace of emotion: "You believe me when I'm just making things up with your Prince Platinum?"

Qin Mengtong was stunned: "Fake?"

As if disappointed, she looked at General Jing with a hint of doubt, "It can't be fake, right... His Highness Platinum just told the General about your baby..."

Jing Weimian didn't give her a chance to finish speaking, and gave her a cold glance.

Qin Mengtong immediately covered her mouth with her hand.

Jing Weimian then continued speaking calmly and casually.

"Everything you just saw, everything you just heard—"

Qin Mengtong was the first to raise her hand to answer:
"Don't worry, General, I will pretend I didn't see or hear anything, and I will absolutely not say a word about it!"

"It better be this way."

Jing Weimian said with an expressionless, intimidating tone, "I am not as friendly as you think. If you dare to reveal these things, I will not let you off easily."

Qin Mengtong nodded emphatically in agreement, but couldn't help but whisper a rebuttal despite General Jing's cold expression:

"But I think General Jing is a very kind and good person..."

"That day I was taken hostage by that monster. That monster was so terrifying and dangerous, but the general still rushed to the top floor to save me, and even got himself into danger because of it..."

Jing Weimian lost patience after listening to her mutter a few words.

Because she saw that one of the mermaids behind her had returned to his impeccable military uniform.

He transformed back into the composed, aloof, and ascetic Prince Platinum.

It was as if the fish that had just been nestled against her shoulder, crying out in pain, wasn't him at all.

Jing Weimian scoffed coldly and walked towards the spaceship with her hands hanging down.

"Admiral."

Lu Lianbai followed behind her and saw that Jing Weimian was still walking forward without stopping, so he stepped forward to catch up and grabbed Jing Weimian's hand.

Without a second thought, Jing Weimian turned and kicked him, saying, "You've completely lost all shame now, haven't you?"

"no……"

Lu Lianbai's handsome, deep-set brows furrowed slightly as he gazed intently at her and said:

"The spacecraft is affected by an abnormal frequency band in the star sea, and some components have already fractured. In other words, it is very dangerous on the spacecraft now, and the general cannot go up."

Jing Weimian withdrew her hand, crossed her arms, and gave him a cold look:
"It seems that if it weren't for Prince Perth's reminder, I might be dead on the spaceship by now, right?"

Lu Lianbai said in a low voice, "The general knows that's not what I meant."

"I know? What could I possibly know? Don't I know nothing at all?"

As Jing Weimian spoke sarcastically, he then saw Qin Mengtong sneaking around behind a tree, eavesdropping.

Jing Weimian was in a bad mood and began to attack indiscriminately:

"Miss Qin, are you addicted to eavesdropping?"

Qin Mengtong, who was called out, moved out from behind the tree somewhat embarrassedly, rubbed her ear, and said:
"Ahem, it's just a bit too sweet... uh, no, I, I didn't mean to eavesdrop, General, it's just that your voices were too clear when you were talking to His Highness..." Qin Mengtong, observing the situation, quickly sided with General Jing:
"General, don't worry, I'll listen to whatever you say."

Jing Weimian stared intently at Lu Lianbai, who was still blocking her way.

He was speaking to Qin Mengtong.

"Then close your eyes and cover your ears now."

Qin Mengtong was very obedient and immediately closed her eyes and covered her ears as instructed.

Jing Weimian then slowly stepped forward, her military boots landing on the man's feet, and pulled down his crisp collar:
"Go back and continue as usual. I hope Your Highness can maintain your image and not bother anyone."

"General—"

Jing Weimian didn't want to hear a single word and coldly said:

“I gave you a chance, and you chose to keep quiet. Fine, I don’t want to hear it now.”

"From now on, don't even think about seeing my baby again. I'm telling you, there's no such thing as a free lunch."

After saying that, Jing Weimian shook off his collar, turned around and left to the other side of the spaceship, saying to Qin Mengtong, who still had her eyes closed beside her:
"gone."

"Eh?... I've arrived, General!"

Qin Mengtong let go and chased after him.

Rescue ships arrived at the island shortly thereafter.

Because Qin Mengtong insisted on leaving with Jing Weimian, Jing Weimian ended up taking Qin Mengtong onto the spaceship that Chen Yan had brought as support.

Lu Lianbai's spaceship followed silently behind her.

They were escorted safely out of the Star Ring region and back into the territory of the Alliance Empire.

The two fleets then officially parted ways and resumed their voyages on two different star systems.

Because His Excellency the President attaches great importance to this incident.

Upon returning to the capital planet, Jing Weimian was immediately summoned to the royal palace to attend a council meeting regarding this matter.

By the time the parliamentary session ended, it was already very late.

As soon as Jing Weimian came out of the palace, she saw General Qin, who had thanked her, turn around and board the starship, clearly heading towards the northern region.

Jing Weimian raised her eyes, staring thoughtfully at the starship's path leading to the northern district.

Chen Yan stood beside her, still unaware that Lu Lianbai was Prince Bo Si; he had only vaguely discerned something from this:
"To say that Prince Bo Si has turned misfortune into blessing, although the incident occurred in his jurisdiction, he saved General Qin's daughter, which conveniently led General Qin to choose to stand on his side."

"I suspect that the other princesses or princes must be feeling both resentful and helpless right now..."

After hearing Chen Yan's words, Jing Weimian blinked her eyelashes very slowly.

Therefore, it cannot be ruled out that...

What if Lu Lianbai orchestrated the whole thing? What if it was all his doing?

Jing Weimian lowered her eyes and slowly looked down at the spot on her forearm where she had been injected.

Suddenly I understood something.

Is that so?
Therefore, she was merely one link in his scheme to exploit her.

As long as we can achieve our goal, it doesn't matter if we have to scheme against her or put her in danger, right?
Her pale red lips parted slightly, revealing a clear, cold, mocking curve.

When Jing Weimian returned to the Marshal's Mansion, it was already late at night.

She didn't tell her parents the truth about what had happened, but after comforting them, she returned to the room where Jing Xiaoyu was sleeping.

The little guy hugged the kitten doll that Lu Lianbai had sewn for him and lay on his little bed, fast asleep.

Jing Weimian sat down on the edge of the bed, looking at the little fish, lost in thought.

The sleeping little fish twitched its nose slightly, as if it had sensed the approaching scent of its kin, and murmured softly, "Mama..."