Rescuing the Villainous Boss with a Little Dirty Master

When he arrived at the conference room, there were already people waiting. When they saw Ji Liang arrive, they all stood up and saluted.

"General Ji!"

Ji Liang waved for people to sit down, but before he could speak, Min Xinghe led a group of people and pushed open the conference room door, his face grim, as if a storm was brewing.

"General Min!"

"sit."

Although Min Xinghe and Ji Liang are both generals, Min Xinghe wields more real power and has more seniority, making him the top figure in the military. Over the years, Ji Liang has tried to surpass him, but has never succeeded and remains firmly under his thumb.

The military is now divided into two factions, after all, Min Xinghe is getting old and will eventually retire before Ji Liang.

He walked to the head of the conference table and gestured to his secretary, Xie Yimian, behind him. Xie Yimian then displayed the news that was causing a stir online on the screen, and opened a small window next to it, showing news from a few days ago about a starship being hijacked by space pirates.

Ji Liang looked at the news, his palms sweating, but he remained calm and frowned as he stared at the screen.

"This matter has had a significant impact. If it is not handled properly, not only the military but also the reputation of the empire will be affected."

Min Xinghe scanned the faces of everyone present, and those he looked at couldn't help but sit up straight and tense up. Although Min Xinghe had retired from the battlefield for many years, his intimidating presence had only increased with age. Anyone who was perfectly fine couldn't help but wonder if they had done something wrong today.

“I had people investigate before this matter escalated, but we couldn’t find the source.” Ji Liang shifted his gaze from the light screen to Min Xinghe. “I suspect this is a plot by space pirates.”

Min Xinghe's gaze was fixed on Ji Liang's face, a half-smile on his face. "You mean, the space pirates specifically went to A-01 to rob a group of criminals, took them to Misa Star, and then filmed the incident and posted it online?"

Xie Yimian pushed up his glasses, his voice measured and methodical, "To sum it up, the space pirates went through a lot of trouble and ended up with a huge mess."

"puff"

Someone couldn't help but burst out laughing, then forced themselves to swallow it back. This Secretary Xie, always...emmmm, says things that are truly astonishing.

Ji Liang glanced at Xie Yimian, "It seems Secretary Xie has some brilliant ideas."

While operating the personal terminal, Xie Yimian replied casually, "It's not exactly a brilliant idea, just that my brain worked a few extra turns."

As soon as he finished speaking, several pictures were projected onto the screen, placed alongside news of space pirates hijacking starships.

"I checked the activity trajectory of this starship, and unfortunately, a space traveler happened to be there and took a picture of it."

Xie Yimian switched between the images on the screen, several of which captured the stern of the starship. Every starship on Sakanan has a unique code printed on its stern, making it impossible to fake. The starship photographed by the interstellar traveler proved that it was indeed the one that had been hijacked.

"According to the information provided by the enthusiastic traveler who wished to remain anonymous, when they encountered this starship, it was flying in only one direction, which was from A-01."

Xie Yimian's glasses reflected the light from the screen, perfectly concealing the contempt in his eyes. "It's reasonable to assume that the starship was carrying the criminals from A-01, who just happened to run into space pirates."

The images on the screen are irrefutable, and this is the only plausible explanation, but then another problem arises.

Who sent this starship to A-01? What was their purpose?

Seeing that these people were about to focus on the most difficult point, Xie Yimian took a deep breath, suppressed the urge to curse them for being brainless, and raised his voice by one degree.

"Ladies and gentlemen! Don't forget that the news report said it was a 'starship carrying supplies,' and most importantly, when it encountered space pirates, a kind-hearted traveler called for help for the starship. But I checked the records, and no rescue team was dispatched that day."

"Xiao Xie, have the staff responsible for broadcasting the news and the on-duty personnel at the rescue center been apprehended?"

"It's under control."

Min Xinghe nodded in satisfaction.

Ji Liang glanced discreetly at the person beside him, his hand flying across the personal terminal hidden under the table. But this person probably didn't have the experience of sneaking food under the table and playing with the personal terminal during his school days; his every move was seen by Xie Yimian, who was standing in front of the conference table.

"The other party's purpose in transferring the criminals is still under investigation, but with these incidents happening one after another, it seems the military has a bunch of scoundrels." Min Xinghe leaned back, his tone calm, but his words were chilling: "I have applied to have the Special Operations Department take charge of investigating the entire military. The Emperor has agreed."

The conference room erupted in an uproar. Why did they need to use the Special Operations Department?!

The Operations Department is independent of the military headquarters and is a special entity. It is mostly sent to the front lines, and now they are needed for such a small matter.

"Old Min, isn't this a slap in the face to the military?"

"Is there no one else capable in the military?"

Xie Yimian noted down the names of the most vocal individuals and then promptly spoke on behalf of Min Xinghe, asking, "Can you guarantee that the person you sent out wasn't that rat?"

"..."

The meeting room fell silent again. Ji Liang tapped the table and suggested, "Why don't the military send a few people to work closely with the operations department? Of course, the people they send should undergo a thorough investigation first."

Xie Yimian felt a pain in his face. Ah, it turned out he had been hit by an abacus bead.

He retreated behind Min Xinghe and remained silent. Only Min Xinghe could handle this man now.

Who do you want to send?

Min Xinghe seemed very approachable, even giving him an encouraging look. Ji Liang was speechless again, feeling that this man was up to something. After hesitating for a few moments, he still selected a few people, and finally added Xie Yimian.

Xie Yimian looked up and stared intently at him. Sometimes, the look in someone's eyes when they want to kill them is impossible to hide. This old man actually wanted him to work overtime. But Ji Liang was completely absorbed in his own thoughts and didn't notice the gaze on the other side.

Feeling the cold air emanating from behind him, Min Xinghe, who knew his nature well, shook his head with amusement, typed a few words on his personal computer, and adjourned the meeting.

Looking at the new message on his personal terminal, Xie Yimian stopped radiating coldness and reverted to his usual meticulous and reliable self. As long as the money was in place, the cattle and horses could continue working.

At this moment, in the central office on the top floor of the military headquarters, a screen on the wall was displaying footage from the conference room. Lan stood at the table, carefully observing everyone's expressions. Jiang Heng's voice came through the communicator hidden in her ear.

"This Secretary Xie is quite interesting."

"interesting?"

Lan pulled her thoughts away for a moment, then couldn't help but compare herself to Jiang Heng, wondering if she was a boring person in Jiang Heng's eyes.

"He's quite good at swearing."

Jiang Heng casually changed the subject, and Lan decided to keep her questions to herself for the time being and ask them another day.

Fortunately, things didn't get to the worst. Not everyone was wary of robots; at least General Min strongly supported them. Of course, this might also be because Lan had been one of his capable subordinates in the military.

When news spread that criminal A-01 had ended up on Misa Star, the still sharp-minded old man immediately sensed something was amiss. Before anyone could react, he probed the Emperor, discovering he knew nothing about it and insisted on a thorough investigation. Now he had a clue; it seemed the Empire's corrupt officials were behind it all.

Early in the morning, he sent someone to secretly bring Lan to the military headquarters, where he was instructed to observe the people in the conference room from the shadows.

Next, we just need to find out who these people are.