The Legendary Mechanic, page 628
“Oh, so we saved the child of a high official?” Hadavy’s eyes widened, and he chuckled. “Heh, you guys are truly lucky that we were on holiday here. Or perhaps it should be said that the enemy is unlucky. It is a small matter to us anyway, and we cannot watch as others cause chaos within the dynasty as an ally of the dynasty.”
“We will not forget this kindness.” The amputated guard then looked at the remaining fugitive and said coldly, “I have one request. I hope to participate in the interrogation later. I need to see who set their sights on His Excellency Ludwell.”
“We can talk about this later. My comrades are still fighting over there, and I shall go over to help them first.”
Although Hadavy had a straightforward personality, he knew that he could not easily agree to something like this. He thus waved his arms and led the other Black Star Guards to the main battlefield.
As the two bodyguards saw that, they could only follow behind with Ludwell’s grandson, lest they ended up being ambushed again. At the same time, they also reported what had happened to Ludwell.
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“The economic situation of the dynasty isn’t ideal, and we suffered from a huge impact in terms of trade…”
In the gigantic conference room, all the high officials in charge of finances were gathered and Ludwell was also part of the group.
Many of the economic officials belonged to the neutral faction, and Ludwell was one of the leaders of the neutral faction. As such, he possessed great authority when it came to finances.
Halfway through the meeting, Ludwell’s communicator began vibrating. After looking at the contents of the message, he placed his communicator aside and continued with the meeting.
After the meeting ended, Ludwell returned to his office.
As the door closed, he slammed his palm on the desk.
Bang!
The entire alloy desk was dented. Although Ludwell was a refined individual, it did not mean that he did not have any combat strength. The majority of the officials in the dynasty were not weak scholars.
“Investigate this matter for me! Just who set their eyes on my grandson?”
Ludwell’s face was ashen, and he roared out orders for half a day before his anger subsided slightly.
He was extremely shocked when he saw the news but endured his anger as he was in a meeting. He only unleashed his anger at this moment and was determined to make use of the authority in his hands to check the matter clearly.
Thankfully, his grandson was saved in the end, and Ludwell heaved a sigh of relief with lingering fear in his heart.
Thankfully, they met the Black Star Army. If not…
Upon thinking about this possibility, he could not help but shudder with fear.
After pacing around in the room for a while, Ludwell gradually calmed down and sat down in his chair while muttering to himself.
“Black Star, I owe you a favor this time…”
He originally did not like Black Star. However, they were allies, and he did not treat Black Star like an enemy; there was only a conflict in terms of benefits for the dynasty.
Work affairs would remain as work affairs, but his personal impression of Black Star was much better than before.
Although he would not bring his personal emotions into work, he would remember this favor.
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After Hadavy brought more reinforcements to join the battle, the chaos was immediately suppressed. Those who wanted to escape were not able to do so, and the others were either killed or wounded.
The soldiers then cleaned up the battlefield and placed restrictive equipment on all the survivors.
These fugitives then squatted by the side with their heads lowered, and the scene looked like an anti-vice operation.
“Lock them all up and interrogate them properly,” Jabra roared at his subordinates before walking forward to the members of the Punisher Alliance. He then said calmly, “You guys are not bad. I will get people to give you a reward later. Thank you for your assistance.”
Although he was giving his thanks, his tone was calm and perfunctory. The status of the Punisher Alliance was truly too low, and they were not able to provide much help to him. They could only deal with some small fries in his eyes. However, the other party did help him after all, and he had to show some face to these superheroes.
Raymond and the others nodded. They were not expecting an officer of a Beyond Grade A Super to be super grateful to them, and displaying such an attitude was already decent. Furthermore, they still had money to take, and the money could be used to replenish the funds of their alliance. A Calamity Grade powerhouse like Jabra definitely would not be stingy for sure.
However, Jabra did not leave immediately but looked at Aurora instead. “Are you interested in joining me?”
Raymond frowned and said with a deep voice, not bothering about the other party’s status, “What’s the meaning of this?”
“Your healing abilities aren’t too bad. Join our Beyond Grade A organization. You will have a brighter future,” Jabra said calmly.
During the battle previously, Aurora’s healing abilities had attracted his attention, and thus, he wanted to poach her.
Upon hearing that, all the members of the Punisher Alliance looked at Aurora with anxiousness in their eyes. They did not want such a good comrade to be poached away, but they could not reply on her behalf.
Aurora shook her head and said, “No thanks. I am more interested in being a hero.”
Jabra frowned and wanted to persuade her. Right at this moment, footsteps sounded from behind him, and Hadavy arrived with the Black Star Guards.
Jabra immediately abandoned the members of the Punisher Alliance and said with a bright smile toward Hadavy’s group, “Hahaha, brothers from the Black Star Army. Thank you for your assistance! You have helped me greatly!”
Jabra’s attitude took a 180-degree turn when it came to the Black Star Guards. He would put on airs before the Punisher Alliance but was extremely passionate in front of the Black Star Guards.
Although he was a subordinate of a Beyond Grade A Super, Jabra’s boss was only an ordinary pillar of the dynasty. However, it was very likely that Black Star, who had a great amount of potential, would take over the position of Dark Lord in the future and become the dynasty’s strongest ally.
“We’re all allies of the dynasty, so it’s only right for us to help each other.” Hadavy then added on, “His Excellency Black Star wishes to interrogate these fugitives together. Would it be convenient for you?”
“Of course it’s convenient.” Jabra chuckled.
“Hmm.” Hadavy nodded before looking at Aurora. He then said, “You are extremely capable. Are you interested in joining the Black Star Army? You will be a part of the Black Star Guards at the very least.”
Everyone’s face became strange as these words were said, especially the members of the Punisher Alliance.
You just wanted to poach one of ours, and now she is being poached by a bigger fish.
Upon hearing that, Jabra’s face froze in place, and he coughed to hide his awkwardness.
“This… it isn’t too suitable, right? I don’t have any intention of leaving my current organization.”
“Alright, remember to inform us if you change your mind.”
Hadavy chuckled and glanced at Aurora with a look of delight.
Aurora’s mouth contorted slightly.
You are truly such a vengeful person.
Right at this moment, a mechanical soldier arrived with the Evolutionary Totem. Jabra immediately ran over to take a look and was overjoyed.
Great, even his last problem was solved! He would not need to have a headache over the matter anymore.
Black Star was truly a good man!
With this slight interlude, Jabra no longer felt like poaching others and got his subordinates to clean up the battlefield.
Hadavy then glanced at the members of the Punisher Alliance and left with a strange smile.
Only then did the members of the Punisher Alliance relax. They were truly nervous when being surrounded by a group of Calamity Grade Supers.
After calming themselves down, they looked at Aurora and Feidin with greater passion.
These new comrades of theirs had actually rejected a Beyond Grade A organization to stay in their organization!
They then thought about the scene of Feidin and Aurora fighting beside them. At this moment, everyone, including Slade, had truly recognized these two as their new comrades.
Upon seeing that, Feidin smiled.
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At the same time, there were two individuals moving around stealthily. It was the disguiser and his comrade.
They knew that their plan had failed the moment the Black Star Army intervened. It would be a lie to say that they were not furious about failing despite investing so much resources.
However, being angry was useless. Were they going to fight a Beyond Grade A? They could only swallow their anger and secretly leave their observation spot.
“Sigh, our plan failed.” One of them shook his head with resignation.
“This was an accident. Who could’ve known that the Black Star Army would hide their identities and remain on this planet? The captain won’t blame us.”
“However, we wasted plenty of resources, and our spies located on this planet will definitely be cleaned out. According to the rules, we will be punished and demoted.”
“If we can seize this opportunity to leave this plan and be transferred to a safer position, it may be a blessing in disguise. All those organizations were hired from the black market, and we didn’t intervene directly. It will be difficult to trace the matter to us.”
“Is that so?”
“Yes… hmm?”
Both of them then froze in place with a look of shock on their faces. That voice did not belong to either of them.
Looking up, they saw a phantom-like figure floating above their heads. Who knew how long this figure had been following behind them without them noticing a thing?
Upon seeing this figure, they froze on the spot without moving. Their minds blanked out, and they had the same thought in their head.
Just how did Black Star find us?
The various gray organizations did not know that they were the masterminds, and they were also in disguise when they helped the Calamity Grade fugitives lock onto their targets!
Han Xiao then floated down gently and could not help but ask, “What’s so surprising about me finding both of you? Do you two really think that it is possible to escape from me?”
After interrogating the thieves, he realized that they had received the mission from the black market, and their employer’s mission was for them to steal the Evolutionary Totem.
Han Xiao then joined the dots to Feidin’s report of the assault on Ludwell’s grandson and could more or less guess what their entire plan was.
These organizations that came to create trouble were all hired from the black market and were no more than pawns. They did not know the entire plan and were only in charge of their own segment of the mission. The true objective of the mastermind should be to get rid of Ludwell’s grandson.
Although Enya Hub was not a colonial planet of the dynasty, their security was not too bad. For this group to be able to smuggle such restricted items in, they had definitely borrowed the strength of the local organizations.
There were very few organizations capable of organizing such a scheme in the territory of the dynasty. The two most suspicious parties were the Federation of Light and Arcane Church.
During this period, there were many cases of Evolutionary Totem robberies in the dynasty’s borders. The robbers were mainly hired from the black market, and the employers were not the federation or church. They had definitely borrowed the name of other organizations, and their true motive of causing chaos was not the Evolutionary Totem but creating security problems within the dynasty.
They were trying to create chaos for the dynasty and make the dynasty know that such events would be commonplace if they did not allow the totems to be sold openly. They also wanted to make use of this opportunity to express their attitudes to the other civilizations. In any case, they definitely had other plans, and this was only the tip of the iceberg.
Since he guessed that there was a mastermind behind the matter, there was no reason for Han Xiao to let them go. He had gotten Phillip to infiltrate the artificial intelligence of Enya Hub and open a backdoor to dig up all the data.
If he was not a Virtual Mechanic, these two masterminds might have escaped.
What a pity… Han Xiao shook his head. You two are truly unlucky to meet me.
Chapter 943. Favor and Attitude |
Jabra, Hadavy, and the other Black Star Guards were waiting for Han Xiao when he brought the group of depressed captives to the Enya Hub prison
“Your Excellency Black Star!” Jabra took two steps forward and bowed.
Han Xiao was at the same level as his boss, and he was welcoming the other party on behalf of his organization. As such, he was very wary of his own attitude and made sure to be humble.
“Hello.” Han Xiao nodded, and the captives flew toward the prison warden.
Hadavy and the others followed behind Han Xiao while Jabra led the way in front. They all arrived at the interrogation chamber, and the prison warden placed each captive in a solitary room.
“Would you like to interrogate them?” Jabra asked Han Xiao.
“It’s fine. You can do it. Show me your art.” Han Xiao shook his head.
He had already obtained the intelligence that he wanted from these two masterminds, and he was only there for show.
These two masterminds were indeed from the Federation of Light and Arcane Church. They were part of a plan to pressure the Crimson Dynasty and were members of a small team. Han Xiao could see the tip of the iceberg of a grand scheme from the confession of the two.
There were many different teams targeting the various regions of the dynasty with each team being in charge of a region. These two were in charge of causing chaos within the dynasty with regards to the Evolutionary Totem and employed pawns through the black market to affect the public security of the dynasty… while carrying out some other special operations like assassinating Ludwell’s grandson. Their goal was to sow chaos with the accidental death of a high official’s grandson. They hoped to disrupt the unity within the dynasty and increase the pressure from within.
Their targets were not chosen by people but calculated by an artificial intelligence. They would calculate the expected impact their target could create on the dynasty and deal with the targets with the highest impact.
Ludwell’s grandson was chosen in this manner. The final calculation of the artificial intelligence was that getting rid of Ludwell’s grandson would result in a high probability of Ludwell’s position being changed. For a large plan like this, which involved dozens of regions, using artificial intelligence would be far more accurate than a human’s thought process.
The federation and church were targeting the dynasty in many areas, but as long as their schemes were not exposed, everyone would follow the unspoken rules and only work in the dark.
But things would be different if they had a witness. These two individuals were not too useful to Han Xiao, but they would have their uses for the dynasty. Even if the federation and church refused to acknowledge the existence of these two individuals, the dynasty would still be able to make use of them.
As he watched the captives being interrogated, Han Xiao pondered about other things.
He originally thought that it was only a third-rate organization causing trouble but never expected to be dragged into this matter and save Ludwell’s grandson in the process…
Feidin’s luck was truly amazing. If he did not discover Ludwell’s grandson beforehand, they might not have been able to save him.
He is truly a great general.
Han Xiao shook his head and sigh while stroking his chin.
As for Ludwell…
He was no stranger to this name and knew that Ludwell was a high official of the dynasty with great clout in the economic arena. However, Ludwell did not have many dealings with him.
Han Xiao only knew that there was a faction that wanted him to hand over the Evolution Cube in the dynasty but did not know who they were.
Ludwell had a high position and did not have many enemies as a member of the neutral faction. As members of the dynasty, the other officials would not reveal too many details to Han Xiao. Strictly speaking, the allies were still outsiders, and only the officials of the dynasty were their own people. As such, no one was willing to create enemies for themselves for no good reason.
With the interrogation being completed halfway, the scene before him became a little nasty. As such, Han Xiao was prepared to leave. Jabra immediately stopped the interrogation and escorted Han Xiao to the exit of the prison.
“It is all thanks to your help, Your Excellency. Without you, these two spies would have escaped,” Jabra said with a bright smile on his face.
“It’s just a small matter.”
“Will you remain on Enya Hub, Your Excellency? Please give me the chance to be a good host…”
“It isn’t necessary. We plan on leaving.” Han Xiao waved his arms.
With his identity exposed, he would probably end up being surrounded like a zoo animal, and he was not prepared to remain on this planet.
Since Feidin had already snuck into the Punisher Alliance successfully, Han Xiao was prepared to get his fleet to follow behind him stealthily. He would train the last bit of energy while waiting for Feidin to find the item to trigger the hidden boss.
Under the respectful gazes of the Enya Hub members, Han Xiao returned to his spaceship with his Black Star Guards.
Just as he returned to his room, Han Xiao’s communicator rang, and it was a foreign number.
Picking up the call, an old face appeared on the screen.
“I am Ludwell. Black Star, thank you for saving my grandchild.”
