Due to Xiao Ran's appearance in this town, some members of A-Laws with ulterior motives appeared in this town. However, the appearance of the Celestial and the fact that the Celestial left with the fighter jet made most of A-Laws speculate that the Celestial must have misunderstood their actions, which led to a fight. The Celestial's main purpose was to divert A-Laws' attention and then calmly retreat with the fighter jet.
In this way, it was certain that the Celestials were the ones who caused something to fall on Earth. After the battle ended, A-Laws and the Federation military station began to draw a huge circle around the place where the fighter appeared and began to investigate. In the end, they could only confirm that many fighters had indeed appeared in that place, but they couldn't get any more accurate information.
But apart from those who knew the truth, there were also a few people who guessed that the Celestials might have appeared to protect Xiao Ran. The Celestials' intelligence agency had always been a mystery, but the entire Federation and even A-Laws had to admit that the Celestials were indeed quite powerful in terms of intelligence. It was very likely that the Celestials knew that some people in A-Laws were preparing to attack Xiao Ran, their current nominal leader. Although Xiao Ran had once encircled and annihilated the Celestials, his reputation was many times better than Goodman's. At least, A-Laws had never done anything dirty during his time in charge. So as long as Xiao Ran could return to A-Laws safely, it could be considered as weakening the destructive power of A-Laws.
As for the fact that Xiao Ran and the Celestials were in cahoots, perhaps not many people would believe it. After all, Xiao Ran personally led the encirclement and annihilation of the Celestials. However, if the two sides had some kind of secret agreement, it would be hard to say. Since there was no evidence, on the surface, no one would find trouble with Xiao Ran because of this, but whether someone would do so in private was another matter.
In any case, Xiao Ran was safely brought to Sergey's command ship. Although Kati Manikin also knew about Xiao Ran's appearance, she was too far away to rush over. The MS soldiers protecting Xiao Ran were all Sergey's subordinates. Goodman's side suffered great losses near the town, but Sergey did not suffer any losses because he sent his men to protect Xiao Ran.
As a result, Sergey's side had the most troops present, and Goodman had no right to speak. What's more, Xiao Ran had already entered Sergey's command ship. It could be said that he had officially returned and confirmed his identity. He no longer suspected whether Xiao Ran had returned, and he could no longer deny Xiao Ran's identity after killing him. Therefore, Goodman could no longer do anything to Xiao Ran on the surface. Although both sides had already shed all pretense of cordiality because of this matter, if there was an internal strife, Goodman would not be able to bear the responsibility.
Goodman, who had completely shed all pretense of cordiality with Xiao Ran, directly led the remaining combat forces on his side to investigate the location where the fighter jet appeared. He left the task of collecting the fighter jet to Sergey, who had the most troops, and avoided meeting Xiao Ran directly.
When Xiao Ran was safely escorted to Sergey's command ship, he saw the members of A-Laws lined up neatly on the deck, led by Sergey. The moment Xiao Ran stepped out of the plane, he heard a loud shout, "Salute!"
"Swoosh!" Everyone raised their right hand to Xiao Ran at once, giving Xiao Ran the most respectful greeting for Sergey and the others.
Although Xiao Ran was not wearing the Federation's military uniform and was only wearing casual clothes, in the minds of these people, he was still the general who led A-Laws to great victory. After returning the salute, Xiao Ran walked in front of Sergey.
Right now, Sergei didn't look much different from when Xiao Ran had left. However, due to the passage of time, the wrinkles on Sergei's face had become more obvious. Right now, Sergei looked more depressed and dispirited than before.
However, Sergey was still very happy to see Xiao Ran. It was as if his backbone had returned. With more confidence, he said, "General, you're finally back."
Xiao Ran didn't know what to say when he saw Sergey. In the end, he could only sigh and pat Sergey's shoulder. "Thank you for your hard work. If I have the chance, I will definitely solve the current problem. Go in, this isn't the place to talk."
"Okay." Sergei nodded heavily and immediately ordered his men to speed up the cleaning of the battlefield and leave this place. After all, a battle had just taken place here, and they were already clear about the strength of the celestials. However, the current strength of Sergei's ship wasn't enough to ensure Xiao Ran's safety. They had to leave this place as soon as possible and meet with Kati, who was on her way here. As long as they could safely send Xiao Ran back to the headquarters of the Federal Army and get their approval, Xiao Ran's safety would be guaranteed. Therefore, they had to speed up everything and leave this place as soon as possible.
Livonz, who was originally in the same room with Xiao Ran, didn't stay by her side. When the dust settled, he took the initiative to leave the room. However, he didn't go back to where he was supposed to go. Instead, he walked out of the town unhurriedly. He found a car and drove a long distance away. He only stopped when he saw eight people in front of him.
"Livonz?"
Livonz looked at the man who called out his name. He wore a mask that covered half of his face. He smiled and said, "It's me. Shall we set off now?"
"Of course. He told me that I must let you feel true fear today." Cruzet smiled and continued, "Although I don't know what kind of fear is true fear, I will fulfill his request. Therefore, I will be in charge of your trip this time."
Livonz nodded and said with a faint smile, "Go ahead."
Cruzet glanced at Livonz and then turned to the people behind him. He said, "Graham, you will protect El Erf until I return. The others will act according to the previous arrangement."
When Graham nodded, El Erf suddenly said, "I can protect myself. I don't need Graham to protect me. It will be more convenient for me to act alone. The most reasonable arrangement is for Graham to find an opportunity to meet up with Sir. Currently, Sir needs someone to help him in the dark."
"Alright, I will meet up with you as soon as possible." Cruzet nodded and didn't object to El Erf's arrangement. Instead, he gestured to Livonz and said, "Please."
Livonz nodded and followed behind Cruzet. From the first time he saw Cruzet, Livonz felt an indescribable darkness from Cruzet. It was the kind of darkness and madness that was filled with the desire to destroy everything. However, this was all hidden under the false appearance of Cruzet. This made Livonz feel a sense of fear towards Cruzet. He was even more certain in his heart, "This is definitely a lunatic. A lunatic who will destroy the world as long as he has the chance. How can he have such a person around him?"
A lunatic calling another one a lunatic. It was quite interesting to think about it.
After the two boarded a shapeshifting fighter jet, Livonz fastened his seatbelt according to Kreutzer's instructions. When the shapeshifting fighter jet slowly rose into the air, the sudden burst of powerful recoil pressed Livonz against the back of the seat. However, Livonz could see that Kreutzer was not affected by the recoil at all. On the contrary, Kreutzer was able to control the fighter jet effortlessly and soar into the sky, which surprised Livonz.
After Cruzet left with Livonz, everyone nodded and dispersed, leaving only some traces to prove that people and fighters had been here.
After Sergei brought Xiao Ran into his office, he gestured for Xiao Ran to take a seat. After a moment of silence, he slowly said, "It's great that you're back, General. Brigadier General Manikin and I have been looking forward to your return to lead us again. Too many things have happened while you were away. The current A-Laws is no longer the same as before."
Xiao Ran nodded. Before he left this world, he had asked them to pay attention to the situation of A-Laws. Therefore, they were always on guard. It was not difficult for them to find out that the Federation had been infiltrated and A-Laws' authority had been interfered with. In particular, all the actions of A-Laws in recent years could not be hidden from them.
For the sake of the Federation's stability, as well as Xiao Ran's words about grasping the authority in their hands and maintaining the stability of A-Laws, the two of them didn't interfere too much with matters that didn't concern them. Instead, they secretly formed a faction within A-Laws that was completely different from Goodman's. Although they didn't openly oppose each other, they wouldn't completely obey Goodman's orders either.
Goodman was also aware of this, which was why he didn't allow Kati and Sergei to carry out secret and important missions. Currently, Kati, the Brigadier General of A-Laws was considered another banner. Behind her were Sergei and other people who were also dissatisfied with Goodman's methods. These people were not completely loyal to Xiao Ran, but at least they were using Xiao Ran's banner to oppose some of Goodman's arrangements. If Xiao Ran returned to A-Laws this time, then these people would closely surround Xiao Ran's subordinates and start working for him.
Sergei also told Xiao Ran about some of the secret operations that they had investigated Goodman's arrangements. They also had some understanding of the massacres that A-Laws had committed in this world. At the same time, they had collected a lot of evidence and were waiting for Xiao Ran to hand it over to them. Of course, another reason why they waited until now was that they did not know who among the Federation's higher-ups were trustworthy. If they did not handle the evidence well, it could be used against them. That was why they waited until now.
Kati and Sergei didn't intend to overthrow the current government by collecting this evidence. They only wanted to clean up the current A-Laws so that they could lure out the mastermind behind Goodman and bring back true peace and stability to the world.
However, they did not know that the entire Federation was actually under Livonz's control. Other than overthrowing the current Federation and forming a new Federation government, there was no way they could achieve their goal.
Xiao Ran nodded after listening to Sergei's explanation. Although Sergei's words contained a lot of confidential information, Xiao Ran did not hold a position in A-Laws because of his deal with Livonz. However, in name, he was still the supreme commander of this team. Goodman was only temporarily in charge, so it was not against the rules for Sergei to tell Xiao Ran these things.
Xiao Ran said, "I'm already aware of the situation. Just as you said, the Federation and A-Laws have indeed encountered a huge problem. Although I haven't made a public appearance in the past four years, I've always been aware of the situation between the Federation and A-Laws. There are many reasons for A-Laws to become like this. It's not just a matter of Goodman or someone behind him controlling everything, but there's a deeper reason behind it. However, we still need to investigate this before we can find out."
"When I chose to leave, it was because I felt that a black hand had inserted itself into the Federation, into A-Laws. If I had insisted on not leaving at that time and stayed in this position, either I would have been stripped of my position and locked up, or I would have been assassinated, because the mastermind behind all of this would never allow a person like me, who had a great impact on A-Laws, to stay here and interfere with their plans."
"Especially when the Federation was just established and power was still relatively centralized. If someone wanted to deal with me for the sake of righteousness, I would not have much of a chance to resist. And if I resisted, I would have been labeled as a traitor."
Sergei frowned when he heard Xiao Ran's words. He then asked, "General, isn't it very dangerous for you to come back now? If you return to the military headquarters, you might be targeted as well."
Xiao Ran shook his head. "You don't have to worry about that. You have collected so much information, and you have done what I asked you to do. After such a long time, the division of power within the Federation has been completed. If there are people in power, there will be people in opposition. Although the situation is a little chaotic now, it is the safest time for me."
"And this time, with the sudden appearance of the Celestial, no one will cause more trouble at this time. The attention will be shifted from me to the Celestial, but there will still be some underhanded means. Whether it is for me, you, or Ma Nijin, it is the same. You must also pay attention to your own safety."
Sergei did not care about his own safety. Instead, he said solemnly, "Brigadier General Ma Nijin and I will definitely ensure your safety, even if it costs us our lives."
At this time, Xiao Ran was probably the only hope for Sergei and Ma Nijin to eliminate A-Laws and the Federation. For these two real soldiers, Xiao Ran's safety was probably more important than their own.
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