The light that was expected in Zhou Yiming's eyes completely disappeared. Instead, it was a deep haze, coldness, and hideousness.

"I hope that your brain is clear enough. I can understand the damage caused by long-term hunger to the human mind. Low blood pressure and weak limbs do cause the subjective consciousness to lose the most basic judgment ability...Okay! Maybe I'm picking the wrong time. I should fix the damn warden and let him improve your food. Well! We can talk about these issues next time."

"It won't take that long———"

Yang Shuchen refused very simply. He let out a long sigh, shook his head, and said, "I am tired and don't want to play any guessing games with you. If you lose, you lose. I will never be able to get back everything I lost. As for the Ninth Squadron and those warships... they are all in the hands of another person. I am very happy that they have not fallen into your control. You don't need to threaten or tempt in front of me, and I don't want to fulfill any obligations for those followers. I just want to be free... If you want to kill, just come!"

A few minutes later, when Zhou Yiming walked out of the cell with a gray face, the warden Stebesen had already trotted from the office, waiting in front of him with a respectful expression.

"Within a week, kill all prisoners of war. Next week, the families of these people will also be escorted to Taltaros. I don't want to hear that any of them survived. The federal industrial civilians are enough, and if you want to continue to stay in this position, it's better to do what I said."

The tone of the Chief of Staff of the Federal General Staff was so cold that a ruthless guy like Stebeson felt afraid.

"As for this person..."

Speaking of this, Zhou Yiming turned around, looked at the cell where Yang Shuchen was imprisoned, and whispered angrily and fiercely: "He is yours!"

......

The Neominsk tourist area welcomes tens of thousands of tourists every day. This new waterway connected to the immigrant planet has become one of the key routes that the Federal Patrol Fleet must be steadily protected.

There are many secrets that cannot be guaranteed, especially today with the increasing development of technology. Although the pirate fleets around the planet AG64 are rampant. A large number of electronic monitoring systems are also set up, the Federal Intelligence Administration can still use small unmanned reconnaissance aircraft to collect ground data on the planet. Through computer analysis, it is not difficult to conclude that there is a building space underground.

Zhao Yi knew very well that between himself and Zhou Yiming, it would never be possible to restore the harmonious relationship that he had first appeared from the S12 base. They all had to be wary of each other, and even a constant struggle.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but shook his head, withdrew his eyes and thoughts, and put them on a young man standing more than three meters away in front of him.

This is New George Town, and the location of the AG64 Planet Guard Command.

Every tourist entering the tourist area must hold a certificate issued by the General Administration of the Federal Census. However, all the identity documents held by this person are forged. It is not difficult to judge this, because Zhao Yi himself knew him.

Yang Wei is still as fat as he last met at "Light of Hope". However, he is not wearing a federal officer's uniform now, but like most tourists, he is wearing a Hawaiian-style loose shirt with a strong tropical look, and a super-loose shorts as short as the knees on his lower body, a pair of wooden clogs on his feet and a soft wide-brimmed straw hat in his hand.

If it weren't for this outfit, he wouldn't have arrived at ag64 safely under the surveillance of the Federal Fleet and appeared in this office.

"Tell me! What do you want to talk to me?"

Zhao Yi picked up the coffee placed on the table and took a sip. His tone was plain and cold, as if the person sitting opposite him was a stranger with no intersection.

He had no good impression of Yang Wei, so he did not pour a cup of tea for the guests according to etiquette.

Yang Wei's fat face was already red. It is hard to say whether this state was caused by the weather, or the anger and impulse. He gritted his teeth tightly, clenched his hands into fists. After a few minutes of stalemate in silence, he seemed to understand the huge identity gap between the two sides. Finally, he no longer stubbornly, but leaned on the chair tiredly, and his pupils also showed pain and sorrow mixed with despair.

"I really have no choice. I don't know who will help me except you..."

Zhao Yi looked at him coldly, without saying a word, his eyes began to focus on the coffee cup in his hand. There was also a gray-brown liquid that slowly rotated in the cup and emitted a strong aroma.

"We were attacked by federal forces. The entire fortress planet was captured. My uncle was captured, and many people were killed on the spot for treason. We, we escaped, and I hope you can help me. I want to... go to the edge..."

Yang Wei's narrative was obviously a bit confusing. Zhao Yi could feel the panic released from him and the strong vigilance of the surrounding environment. He did not completely trust himself, but now he has no second choice.

"How many of you have?"

After thinking for a few seconds, Zhao Yi asked faintly.

“Very, a lot…”

Yang Wei's voice was a little hoarse and his breathing was quite heavy.

“I need accurate numbers.”

Zhao Yi looked at the vigilance that appeared on his face and sneered contemptuously: "If you don't believe me, or feel that you can't get help from me, you can leave now. By the way, the door is always open and not locked."

A hint of anger flashed in Yang Wei's eyes, and he was forced to suppress his reason.

"To be honest, when I just received the communication, I didn't expect that you were the ones I asked for contact———"

Zhao Yi's words continued to maintain the sharpness and ridicule of the previous words: "We should not be considered friends. You and your uncle have never had a cooperative relationship with me... No! To be precise, we are hostile to each other, and although we are not as good as life and death enemies, you know very well that - you and I are absolutely not friendly."

Yang Wei's eyes were flashing with anger. He stared at Zhao Yi viciously, as if he wanted to smash it with a knife-like gaze. But he understood that this action without substantial effect could not produce any lethality. The reason why he came to ag64, walked into this room, and sat on this chair was definitely not a tourist. But he had something to ask for.

He groped up and down to his clothes pocket, took out a pack of cigarettes, twitched and lit them with his slightly trembling hands, and sucked silently. For some reason, he suddenly felt that the smoke in his mouth was extremely bitter, so he casually pressed out most of the cigarettes, raised his head, and gradually extinguished the anger in his pupils, turning it into a begging gaze.

"There are about six million people. Except for 800,000 active-duty soldiers, the rest are civilians."

"Family?"

Zhao Yi asked subconsciously.

Yang Wei nodded: "We can no longer be in the federal realm. If we want to survive, we must cross the edge. This is also our only and last choice."

"The pan-union cannot give you preferential treatment. Those nobles need slaves, not federal citizens."

Zhao Yi sneered and hummed, and said bluntly.

"We don't plan to go to Pan-United. We just want to get rid of the pursuers, stay away from the civilized world, and find another habitable planet."

Yang Wei looked at the cigarette butt under his feet that had just been crushed out by himself. His voice was very soft: "My uncle once said——If one day we encounter unsolvable difficulties, then you must be the one who can solve the problem and provide help."

This sentence was completely unexpected, and even Zhao Yi felt a little unbelievable about his ears when he heard it.

"I didn't lie to you! He did say such things."

Yang Wei continued with a wry smile: "I don't know what the reason for saying this is? He just told me that the military headquarters will not always tolerate the state of each fleet to exist forever. This contradiction will one day evolve into war. If at that time, the situation on the planet AG64 has not changed and remains the same as it is now, then you will definitely become a neutral among the two major forces. In a sense, it is the most trustworthy person. Of course, if you want to get your help, you must pay enough benefits."

Zhao Yi didn't say anything. He looked at Yang Wei with an inquiring gaze, as if he wanted to see through every cell inside his body.

Plunder is the nature of almost every human being. Tolerance never protects one's own interests. Only fear can make people's greed restrain. Perhaps it is because of this that Yang Shuchen made the above judgment?

"Actually...you are victims of being deceived and persecuted by the federal government, just like us."

Yang Wei kept observing his expression changes and took the opportunity to intervene in: "I know that all your relatives died in that battle in the S12 Battle. I heard from my uncle that it was actually a conspiracy of the military. Many people were because of..."

"Just just transit? Are there any other requirements?"

Zhao Yi interrupted Yang Wei without hesitation. He didn't want his thoughts to continue to extend with the other party's words. He knew very well that every time he raised a similar topic, he could only bring trouble and anger to himself.

Yang Wei sniffed hard and said seriously: "If possible... can we provide a batch of warships with energy? When we escaped from the fortress planet, we did not leave in a hurry and did not receive supplies. The remaining energy can't last long."

Zhao Yi smiled calmly: "So, do you still have a huge fleet?"

Yang Wei hesitated for a few seconds and nodded heavily.

“How many are there?”

Yang Wei didn't say anything, he looked at Zhao Yi with suspicious eyes————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

"I, I want to apologize to you-----"

Suddenly, he bent his knees and knelt down from the chair with a "plop". While taking a deep breath, he said in the most sincere tone: "The things in the past were all my fault. I am willing to accept any punishment, just hope... you can save us, save those women, especially children. They are not wrong, they... are all family members."

Zhao Yi looked coldly at Yang Wei kneeling in front of him. He used to be extremely arrogant and humiliated himself in various ways. But now, he can only kneel on the ground like a dog.

Zhao Yi believed that as long as he gave his order, even if a piece of shit was dug out of the toilet, Yang Wei would eat it all without hesitation... In the face of the threat of death, identity and dignity had long been abandoned like garbage.

Two heavy turbid air spurted out from the nostrils. Zhao Yi stood up from the chair and walked slowly to Yang Wei. He looked at him from a high point. At such a close distance, Yang Wei clearly saw the coldness and ferocity in Zhao Yi's eyes, as well as anger and tyranny.

"Ba————”

A heavy slap fell from the sky and landed accurately on Yang Wei's left cheek, bringing a bright red and clear palm print.

He did not howl, nor did he cry, although he was a little angry. Yang Wei still kept kneeling with his upper body upright—————He understood that he did not have the qualification to bargain now and had to endure humiliation.

If it were the past, he would have shot Zhao Yi in the head without hesitation. At this moment, he had to let the other party beat him and vent... It was very unexpected that Zhao Yi did not seem to want to do something, but just stood there and remained silent.

"Clang————"

A sharp fighting knife was thrown from the air and rolled a few times on the floor in front of Yang Wei.

"I am a very scheming person. You must also pay the price for what you have done before———"

Zhao Yi finally spoke again. His eyes became deep and cruel. His voice was as ferocious as a carnivore.

"Cut off your ears and I believe everything you say and give you essential help."

Yang Wei suddenly raised his head and opened his eyes wide.

"Of course, you can also refuse———"

Zhao Yi's voice was more dull than ever: "No one forced you to do this. However, any transaction in this world needs to be approved by both parties. I still said the same thing - the door is open, and you can leave at any time."

Yang Wei glanced at him resentfully, lowered his head weakly, grabbed the fighting knife with his trembling hands, and clenched it slowly.

In his mind, he began to play back some scenes that had happened——In the "Light of Hope" Universe Port, he pointed a gun at Zhao Yi and ordered his ship to be inspected; in his uncle's office, he kept advocating Zhao Yi's threat and demanded punishment...

I really don’t understand why I hated this man so much at that time?

He and I have no revenge on killing my father, nor have direct interests. To put it bluntly, they are just descendants of soldiers with a good background. If they could tolerate more at that time, they would show goodwill to him more. Perhaps... this situation would not have evolved into this situation now.

I shouldn't have provoked him.

Tears rolled in Yang Wei's eyes. For the first time in his life, he felt regretful.

He held the hilt tightly, took a deep breath, straightened his upper body, and said in a voice that was obviously crying: "I beg you———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

Zhao Yi replied coldly: "You are not qualified to say such things to me before you can prove it with practical actions."

“…you…will see.”

Yang Wei's face turned pale. He laughed bitterly, then gritted his teeth, picked up the left earlobe with his left hand, and his eyes widened. He howled wildly as if he was trying to cheer himself up. His trembling right hand grabbed the fighting knife, and cut off a part of his body with a deafening roar.

Hot blood gushed out of the wound, forming a shocking bright red on the floor.

The pain caused by the second knife was far deeper than the first knife. Yang Wei only felt that the whole world was bursting with a terrible "buzzing" sound, and the knife fell to the ground from his loose hand. He wailed loudly, interpreting the true meaning of cruelty and helplessness in the most direct way.

"Very good! I'm very satisfied———"

Zhao Yi looked at Yang Wei who was constantly rolling and screaming on the ground with satisfaction. He raised his feet and stomped heavily on his ears thrown in the pool of blood. He stepped back and forth hard: "After the doctor finished bandaging you, tell me the amount of energy you need for warships. I will arrange for you to go to the edge as soon as possible."

Yang Wei didn't even hear a word. He was so nervous that he could only see Zhao Yi's lips moving, and the ball of meat that had been crushed to pieces, with clear soles remaining on the surface.

......

With the wisdom of the General Staff of the Federal General Staff Zhou Yiming, he still miscalculated one thing - the total number of warships hidden by Yang Shuchen and fled to the edge with the Ninth Squadron was not 150,000, but 210,000. Among them, more than 80% of them were heavy battleships with powerful firepower.

The Ninth Squadron walked in a hurry——When they left the fortress planet, they just carried out basic formation training in space according to the plan. According to relevant regulations, fleet training must be in the background of wartime mode. Therefore, more than half of the warships are equipped with an operator in the main control room. The tasks they are responsible for are just to enter programs in the computer and then change the warship control to automatic navigation.

Taking the "King" class battleship as an example, when the full-stage situation, there should be 236 personnel on the ship. They are responsible for each cabin, weapons, power, and defense systems respectively. When the fleet receives an emergency evacuation signal from the fortress planet during training, it is impossible to return to the Universe Port to receive other operators. (To be continued...)
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