Engage

Walking and hitchhiking along the main road, without any further twists and turns, Qi Lian and Jiang Ran arrived at a black market in Red Mist Star, where they took a spaceship back to the main star.

The smuggling spaceship did not dare to approach the imperial capital, and after a lot of trouble, Qi Lian and his wife finally came to the Golden Palace and secretly went to meet His Majesty.

Not seeing him for several months, His Majesty has a few wrinkles at the corners of his eyes.

Although she had already heard the news that her youngest daughter appeared outside the palace, the queen was still a little stunned when she saw Qi Lian, and then she showed an elegant smile: "You are back."

Qi Lian saluted her: "Yes, Your Majesty, I'm back."

On the side, Jiang Ran saluted after her.

The queen came over, held Qi Lian's wrist affectionately, and led her into the hall. At the same time, she smiled and nodded to Jiang Ran, signaling her to follow: "Just come back."

She didn't ask how Qi Lian survived. For the empress at this moment, those were not important times. The important thing was that her daughter was still alive.

She held Qi Lian tightly, which revealed a little of her emotions.

"You're worried."

"Worry is not enough, there is anger. The federal people probably thought that I was going to fight them, so they urgently dispatched many legions to the edge star."

The queen said it lightly, but the situation between the two countries is already very tense.In these days, the empire's fleet has arrived at the federation and guarded the place where the explosion occurred. At the same time, traces of missile launches were found on the nearby asteroid. The murder is already well-documented. Therefore, the empire put pressure on the federation. Ask the Federation to give an explanation on this matter.

To show its attitude, the empire unilaterally stopped all trade activities with the federation. The empire suffered countless losses, and the federation was also hurt.The economy was in turmoil, and the Federation could no longer hide the matter of the Pioneer. The whole country was in an uproar, the situation was chaotic, and the people were outraged. As a result, the Star Network once collapsed, and people demonstrated to demand the government to reveal the truth.

As a result, the Federation has been in chaos for a while, and the president's approval rating has reached the lowest level in history. Some people have even called for the resignation of the president and a resumption of the general election. However, at this time, the patriotic enthusiasm of the Federation people was mobilized, and countless people paid attention Following the Imperial Fleet that came to the Federation and paying attention to the next development of the Empire, countless consultation calls poured into the government's public relations department, mostly asking about the current situation. While feeling sad and disappointed by the explosion of the Pioneer, the Federation people also They will not give up their motherland. On the one hand, they put pressure on the government, and on the other hand, they watch the empire's every move with vigilance.

The atmosphere is getting more and more tense, and it seems to people that war is really imminent.

"It is true that some federal people participated in this murder." Qi Lian said hesitantly.The Queen's eyes kept falling on her, and she nodded upon hearing this.

"The report sent back from the Federation also illustrates this point. A military spaceship loaded with the most advanced technology will be buried by a missile. This can be listed as the funniest joke in the interstellar 200 years. If there is no Federation How could this kind of joke happen when people act as internal responders?"

The fleet sent by the Queen to search and rescue did not find Qi Lian, but only found hundreds of human tissues that were about to be charred. These tiny pieces of charcoal were suspended in space together with other space junk. The special environment of space made them the largest. They have been preserved to a limited extent, but at the same time, they are also facing a difficult problem-because of the promotion of the energy generated by the explosion, they are not safely put together in a group, but are far apart, so far away that the imperial soldiers can't sleep. After several months of endless salvage, only a very small part of it was collected.

There is a piece of good news in it, that is, there is no genetic tissue belonging to Qi Lian, which at least shows that Qi Lian still has hope of survival.However, it is not enough to rely on this to make a judgment. It cannot be found. Maybe it is because Qi Lian has been completely blown to pieces, or has been blown too far. This is all possible, so the imperial fleet is still stranded Federation, they are working nervously, some are searching, and some are investigating the truth of the Pioneer explosion.

This small piece of star field has been completely blocked, and the "search and rescue" fleet from the Federation is stationed next to the Imperial Army. They have fought side by side in the war against the Zerg, and they call each other "comrades in arms". On the land, the federal people came under the banner of "search and rescue", so although they were already so painful and angry at the misfortune suffered by the crown prince that they wanted to go to war, these soldiers of the empire could only hold down their weapons and accept their name. "Search and rescue" is actually an act of "surveillance".The relationship between the two countries has dropped to a freezing point. If we push forward one step further, we will return to the era of human war hundreds of years ago.

"Your Majesty, here I have a document about internal response."

Qi Lian handed over the statement from the previous interrogation to the Queen, who took it but did not open it: "Is it your elder brother?"

Qi Lian took a deep breath: "I didn't interrogate the mastermind behind the scenes. I just smashed through their plot by chance and coincidence, so I was able to escape."

The queen smiled and said nothing, flipped through the document, then patted her on the shoulder, and said with a bit of regret: "You don't have to hide for your elder brother. You can cultivate such a important internal response in the federation, and you can also make A plan that takes so much time, except for him, no one else has such conditions."

Qi Lian also knew this in her heart. Although she didn't ask who in the empire was cooperating with them during the interrogation, she did ask who the officer was working for in the Federation. The answer was one with Qi Xiusu. Politicians with personal relationships.

What else do you not understand?

It's just that Qi Lian concealed this part, not because of her kindness, but because she can't do this kind of thing of putting people's hats on, and only His Majesty can judge by himself.

"This doesn't seem to be the usual style of the eldest brother." The queen had already stated her position, Qi Lian thought for a moment, and expressed her "doubt" appropriately.

But take a closer look, it really doesn't seem like something her elder brother would do. She thought she knew her elder brother very well, and knew that he could only be a despicable assassin, but she never thought that he would really have such courage to do it This incident almost made her capsize in the gutter.

The smile on the queen's face disappeared, and her expression became serious: "It's not like him, but it's very similar to him. You don't know him well enough, big brother."

In fact, it was not only Ah Lian, even she, the mother, only got to know her eldest son again when the news of the explosion of the Pioneer came.

Cunning and crazy.In fact, it is precisely because of this kind of madness in his character that he dares to associate with politicians from other countries as a prince, right?This is the craziest and most stupid move.

No country's monarch can bear the fact that his successor is the lackey of another country.

The queen's smile gradually turned cold.

Qi Lian watched from the side, feeling tired gradually in his heart.

so tired.

Since a few months ago, Qi Lian's spirit has been tense, exploding, rushing, and she has never been able to relax for a moment. Even if she returns to the main planet now, she can't hide in her mother's arms for comfort like an ordinary child In fact, Qi Lian was most nervous when facing His Majesty.

There was a little tiredness between her brows, and this tiredness fell into the eyes of the empress who had been looking at her, causing the empress to pat her on the shoulder again, and said in relief: "It's good to come back safely, those things, You don't have to worry about it anymore. Now that you're home and I'm standing behind you, you can take a good rest. After you rest, everything will be settled."

Saying this pointingly, the queen called a servant and asked him to lead the two of them to rest.Qi Lian was not worried that he would encounter danger in the palace. After taking a bath and changing clothes, he fell asleep as soon as he touched the bed, and slept soundly.

On the contrary, Jiang Ran couldn't sleep. She didn't worry much about this trip, and Qi Lian didn't show any signs of fatigue. It wasn't until then that she realized that A Lian was very tired.

And while Qi Lian was sleeping, the queen threw that confession in the face of the federal people, clearly showing that there was an internal response, and the federal president could no longer practice Tai Chi, so he could only send the pilot of the Pioneer The military chief handed it over, and the queen didn't just monitor Qi Lian alone. Before Qi Xiu was in the federation, he "enjoyed" the same treatment as Qi Lian. The queen was also very clear about his network of connections in the federation. As soon as a high-ranking general was thrown out, the empress made sure of everything.

On the surface, she negotiated with the Federation and asked the empire's torture experts to participate in the interrogation of the murderer, so as to ask the murderer's purpose and his accomplices. House arrest.