While Duan Hengye was nervously recalling the content about the royal family and Nan zhuxing, Zhuo Yan finally left the room with a sneer. After His Majesty the Emperor's figure completely disappeared outside the door, Duan Heng Ye still stood in place. The Marshal turned around and spoke, pulling him back from his thoughts, "A-Heng, you slept for almost six hours."
"… Hmm?" When Duan Hengye suddenly heard Meng Jinhuai speak, he paused for a moment before realizing that Meng Jinhuai was talking to him. However, Meng Jinhuai noticed that Duan Hengye was obviously out of sorts, so he didn't seem to mind at all.
Before Zhuo Yan came in, Duan Hengye was about to open the side window of this bedroom. As if he could read Duan Hengye's mind, Meng Jinhuai walked over and opened the window while he was thinking about how to answer this question.
In the interstellar era, the speed of transportation had greatly increased. Sometimes, it only took a few minutes to travel across a hemisphere. People had long forgotten the concept of "time difference". The silver wall slowly opened, and the huge floor-to-ceiling window revealed a brilliant starry sky. When Duan Hengye saw the dark night, he reflexively had a "so it's already midnight" feeling.
"I just informed Nan zhuxing to announce the news of you waking up," Meng Jinhuai said as he walked to the white closet in the corner of the room. There were dozens of jackets of different styles hanging in this closet. Meng Jinhuai paused for a moment, then took out a beige trench coat from inside. "Today's incident has a great impact. The people of Empire are very concerned about your condition." After speaking, the marshal walked over and gently put the trench coat on Duan Hengye's shoulders.
While Duan Hengye was unconscious, the robot took off his white suit to make it easier for him to rest. At this time, Duan Hengye was only wearing the shirt that was made of linen. It looked good, but it didn't block the wind at all.
When Zhuo Yan was in the room earlier, Duan Hengye only cared about dealing with him. Now that Meng Jinhuai reminded him, he realized that his clothes were a little thin.
After the sensor detected that the wardrobe had been opened, a large mirror appeared on the metal wall. Duan Hengye glanced at himself in the mirror and couldn't help but sigh. He didn't expect the marshal to have such a good fashion sense!
The coat that Meng Jinhuai put on for him was simple and tailored. After putting it on, it revealed Duan Hengye's slender body was completely exposed. Coupled with his appearance of having just recovered from a serious illness, he really looked fragile and indescribable.
While Duan Hengye was looking at himself in the mirror, Meng Jinhuai took out a black coat from the closet. After seeing the other party's actions, Duan Hangye finally remembered that Meng Jinhuai had come in a hurry and had only been wearing a shirt just now.
The clothes prepared in this hotel were all custom-made for the season in Interstellar. The overall style leaned towards casual. After Meng Jinhuai put on the coat, Duan Hengye suddenly realized that this was the first time he saw the marshal wear this kind of clothes. Involuntarily … Duan Hengye sneaked a few more glances at Meng Jinhuai.
The marshal had broad shoulders and long legs. He was a standard clothes hanger. When he was wearing the military uniform, as long as he didn't smile, he would give off a sense of abstinence. But now, after he changed into casual clothes, not only did his aura not decrease, but he also had a sense of elegance.
At this moment, Duan Hengye had to admit that the marshal completely matched his aesthetic point …
Duan Hengye wasn't good at sneaking glances. In fact, Meng Jinhuai had already noticed his unconcealed gaze. He couldn't help but smile as he fixed his collar. Then, he walked over to Duan Hengye and said, "It's getting late, let's go out for dinner."
Even though he was sneaking glances a second ago, after hearing the other party's invitation, Duan Hengye finally remembered something that he had forgotten for a long time. Even though Duan Hengye knew that as a spy, he didn't deserve to be "trusted". But he still felt that he should refer to the royal family's statement and "explain" to the marshal that he didn't report his skills.
"Today's matter …" Duan Hengye hesitantly opened his mouth. But before he could finish, Meng Jinhuai gently shook his head and said, "It's good to have the ability to protect yourself. Even though we are legal spouses, we also have the right to our own privacy. "
Hearing Meng Jinhuai's words, Duan Hengye couldn't help but be slightly surprised. He raised his head and looked into the marshal's eyes. The marshal's eyes were full of sincerity. Obviously, he didn't say this casually.
Duan Hengye thought that he might have understood the meaning behind Meng Jinhuai's words. Before they became the "husband of the marshal", they were first two independent individuals.
Even though they were currently on opposite sides, Duan Hengye had already felt Meng Jinhuai's charisma through their daily interactions. He thought that if he was able to transmigrate back to his original world one day, he would definitely vote for the marshal in the popularity poll for "Toppling the Stars".
After finishing his thoughts, Duan Hengye suddenly felt that as a "spy", his conscience was once again heavily condemned.
Unbeknownst to Professor Duan, Meng Jinhuai, who was standing beside him, couldn't help but smirk when he saw Professor Duan holding back his words.
Meng Jinhuai didn't know when it started, but he felt that his spouse began to become more and more "angry" day by day. Especially today, probably because of the critical situation, even though Duan Hengye was expressionless most of the time, his emotions were obviously more obvious.
Logically speaking, Meng Jinhuai could directly arrange for the robot to deliver dinner to the room. However, when he saw Duan Hengye turn off the simulator and leave the room empty, he didn't want to do so.
This hotel named "Zhi Lai" was huge. After walking out of the door, Duan Hangye discovered that the room he was staying in wasn't a corridor as he had imagined, but rather a silver indoor plaza — — the space of over a thousand square meters was completely bare and empty. As a top luxury hotel in the Interstellar, this kind of undecorated appearance was indeed a bit strange.
Duan Hengye, who had just woken up, didn't know that he and Meng Jinhuai were originally going to live in the official residence of the Provider according to the Empire's custom. However, because of this morning's incident, the marshal temporarily changed his residence to this hotel.
After leaving the room, Meng Jinhuai led Duan Hengye to the other side of the square and explained, "Zhi Lai has been here for a few years. When it was first built, the Provider wasn't at war yet." Duan Hengye was very interested in the history of the Interstellar. After Meng Jinhuai spoke, he listened attentively.
"For the sake of confidentiality, very few people know about it. Because of its size and the structure of the building, very few people know about it. This luxury hotel had undergone a series of modifications when the Provider was in a state of war and had been stationed by the military for a long time. Therefore, when it comes to the level of security, the chief's residence can't be compared to this hotel. "Meng Jinhuai said as they walked.
Duan Hengye understood. Although the large-scale war was gradually fading away, the "VIP area" he was now in had not yet recovered from the state of war. After estimating the height of the floors here, as a mecha designer, he immediately realized that the space he was in now should be used for mecha parking.
Just as Duan Hengye was estimating the number of mecha parking spaces in his mind, Meng Jinhuai suddenly slowed down. He lowered his head slightly and looked into Duan Hengye's eyes and said, "There are 270 floors in the VIP area of Zhi Lai."
"… Okay." Duan Hengye gave up on estimating. As a transmigrator, he obviously underestimated the meaning of Meng Jinhuai's "large scale". Seeing Duan Hengye's obvious pause, Meng Jinhuai smiled and gently put his hand on his shoulder. "So don't worry, there are people from the military everywhere." The Marshal said in a relaxed tone.
According to the Empire's regulations, after Ti Zexing was recovered, the military was not supposed to interfere with the affairs here. But because of the accident a few hours ago, Ti Zexing's forces once again returned to this planet. Duan Hengye thought that perhaps Zhuo Yan could not be blamed for being cautious. After all, Meng Jinhuai was indeed a person who was good at seizing every opportunity.
This hotel was the largest hotel on Ti Zexing. For the Marshal's visit today, staff from various interstellar media were stationed here in advance. And after this morning's incident, countless Empire and military personnel rushed over from all corners of the galaxy on starships. In an instant, the hotel that was originally deserted due to the high cost of living suddenly became extremely lively.
Although it was late at night, the interstellar era had never been too particular about meal times. The restaurant on the top floor of the hotel was currently bustling with activity. Many reporters took this opportunity to surround the staff who just came out of the meeting room to eat, trying to get the specific details of the incident from them.
These reporters who were trying their best to exchange information and obtain gossip didn't know that the main character of the incident was now slowly walking towards them step by step …
After walking out of the empty "square", Duan Hengye finally saw the lively scene in the restaurant.
This hotel was made up of two tall towers. One tower was the VIP area, the other was the normal area, and the restaurant was right in the middle of the two buildings. However, although the residence was divided into two areas, the restaurant was indeed interconnected. It was just that there was a special "light wall" between them.
Although this translucent light wall looked ordinary, it could block all quantum and laser weapons. If someone intended to break in, the sensor device would automatically temporarily stun the intruder. Therefore, although it didn't look special, no one in the hall dared to approach it.
Perhaps it was because the front of this translucent light wall was too empty, when someone appeared on the other side, the people on this side could see it surprisingly clearly …
This restaurant was full of people. The floor was full of reporters chatting and exchanging information. No one knew who was the first to exclaim, but then everyone turned to look at the light wall.
Across a light blue light curtain, two men that all the reporters were very familiar with were walking towards the other end of the restaurant from behind the light curtain. One of them was wearing a beige windbreaker. Although he still looked a little weak, his overall condition had obviously recovered a lot. As for the person next to him … When everyone finally shifted their attention away from the man in white, they realized that the man in a black casual coat next to him was the Marshal!
In an instant, the originally noisy hall immediately quieted down.
No matter who it was, they would be shocked to see the person they were discussing and speculating about suddenly appear in front of them, let alone the person who suddenly appeared here was Meng Jinhuai!
As a high-ranking military official who had almost no personal schedule, it wasn't an exaggeration to call the Marshal the most difficult celebrity to meet in the galaxy. Even if it was working hours, the military would only arrange for a few fixed media outlets to interview some of the events. Therefore, for most of the reporters, seeing Meng Jinhuai in person was already a great achievement for most of their career. Not to mention … he was obviously not working right now, and Duan Hengye was standing next to him!
Not long ago, the media received news from the military that Duan Hengye was now awake, and his body was fine. However, because this was only a written statement, and Duan Hengye didn't appear in person, many people were speculating about the authenticity of this news.
It wasn't an exaggeration to say that many of the reporters gathered in the restaurant now were here to verify this news.
At this moment, the sudden appearance of Duan Hengye and Meng Jinhuai even made some of the reporters wonder if they were hallucinating due to exhaustion.
Seeing that the two were about to walk to the other side of the hall, a bold and quick-witted reporter finally took out his camera. He was very close to the screen, so of course Meng Jinhuai noticed this reporter's action. Surprisingly, the marshal didn't refuse to film. He even stopped in his tracks, turned around, and waved towards the hall. After seeing Meng Jinhuai's movement, Duan Hengye habitually stopped.
Unlike Duan Hengye who had slept for a long time, Meng Jinhuai had been paying attention to the public opinion on the Star Web today. He knew what the reporters were thinking now, so when he noticed that Duan Hengye stopped, Meng Jinhuai gently leaned over and whispered in his ear, "The reporters just received news that you're awake."
As if he didn't expect Meng Jinhuai to suddenly come so close, Duan Hengye's fingers trembled slightly when he felt the warm breath on his neck.
"Mhmm." Duan Hengye pretended to be indifferent and turned around, then nodded at the reporters in front of him.
Although Duan Hengye and Meng Jinhuai didn't stop here for long, these few seconds of footage were enough for the reporters to do their job. When the two disappeared from the other side of the restaurant, the reporter who took out his camera at the right time finally remembered to turn it off.
Just a few minutes later, the edited footage was uploaded to the Star Web. The scene of the General tilting his head and whispering in Duan Hengye's ear was replayed by countless people until the next day …
The VIP restaurant in Zhilai required a hovercraft to enter from the lower level. After slowly passing through the silver-white ceiling, Duan Hengye realized that the private room was completely transparent on all sides. Unlike the fake galactic scene created by the simulator just now, through the transparent walls, the outside of the restaurant was indeed the real Milky Way.
Although Duan Hengye had just seen an incomparably beautiful Milky Way on the way to Planet Chooser, this didn't stop him from being attracted by the beautiful scenery outside the window at this moment.
Dinner was already prepared. After the two sat down, the robot here served the dishes one by one. While the robot set the table, Duan Hengye enjoyed the beautiful scenery outside the window, while Meng Jinhuai observed the person sitting opposite him.
This time, Meng Jinhuai didn't hide his gaze. After a while, Duan Hengye noticed that he was looking at him.
The atmosphere suddenly became a little awkward. Perhaps Meng Jinhuai also felt this, so he finally opened his mouth to break the silence. "I didn't know that His Majesty was coming to Planet Chooser in advance."
When Duan Hengye heard the words "His Majesty", he immediately focused. He didn't forget that he was a spy sent by Meng Jinhuai … Today, Zhuo Yan's sudden appearance, coupled with a lot of inexplicable words, made Duan Hengye nervous when he heard Zhuo Yan's name.
After saying this, Meng Jinhuai didn't continue. Instead, he raised his head slightly to look at Duan Hengye and asked, "Does A Heng know why he's here?"
After Meng Jinhuai asked this question, a row of bright red exclamation marks immediately appeared in Duan Hengye's mind. These were all instincts of a "spy".
Fortunately, during this period of time spent with Meng Jinhuai, Duan Hengye's psychological quality and acting skills had greatly improved. After hearing Meng Jinhuai's question, although he was nervous for a moment, in the end, he shook his head as if it had nothing to do with him. "… I don't know. He didn't tell me anything important."
"Okay," Meng Jinhuai nodded and said, "His Majesty didn't alert anyone when he came to Ti Zexing. I only received the news after he arrived in Zhilai."
Although Zhuo Yan clearly showed interest in him, Duan Hengye wasn't a narcissistic person. He knew very well that as the emperor of the Yetian Empire, Zhuo Yan would never leave the capital planet unless there was something important. Since he personally came to Ti Zexing, where the situation was still unstable, he definitely had something important to do.
Just as Duan Hengye was thinking about what Zhuo Yan wanted to do here, Meng Jinhuai, who was sitting opposite him, suddenly took out an optical computer. Although the optical computer had excellent entertainment functions, Duan Hengye's impression of the Marshal was that he always used it for work.
As a professional spy, Duan Hengye tacitly lowered his head and prepared to pretend that he was not interested in his work. But unexpectedly, Meng Jinhuai suddenly turned on the optical screen in front of him. "His Majesty is finally willing to announce his intentions." The Marshal looked at the optical screen and said.
When Duan Hengye heard Meng Jinhuai's words, he couldn't help but raise his head and look at the optical screen.
The location of the video was probably the study of a suite. Zhuo Yan was sitting behind a desk, and the attendant who was responsible for delivering the message this morning was standing next to him.
"Look behind him." Meng Jinhuai suddenly reminded him.
After he finished speaking, Duan Hengye couldn't help but look at the floor-to-ceiling window behind Zhuo Yan. Not far from the window, there was a bright tower-shaped building that completely stole the limelight from the starry sky. At this time, Zhuo Yan was also in the VIP area of Zhi Lai! The building behind him was another building of the hotel. This was very obvious. The reporters watching the live broadcast would notice it if they paid a little more attention …
On the optical screen, the attendant was solemnly announcing that Zhuo Yan had arrived at Ti Zexing an hour ago.
… If Duan Hengye remembered correctly, the Yetian Empire's royal family hadn't officially announced the emperor's schedule to the public for many years. Not to mention that this time Zhuo Yan arrived at a planet that was still in a dangerous state at such a special time.
Duan Hengye's intuition told him that the royal family was about to announce something that had never been mentioned in the book, something that was completely out of his expectations.
Very few people liked the unknown, especially when this word was closely tied to their own fate.
In a short period of time, Duan Hengye quickly went through what happened during this period of time in his mind.
Although he was an important supporting male character, "Toppling the Stars" was a novel that revolved around the female protagonist's life. Many of the incidents involving Meng Jinhuai were only briefly mentioned. However, in those casual sentences, there was a description of the General being assassinated more than once.
Duan Hengye thought that in the original book, Meng Jinhuai and the original owner probably encountered similar incidents on Ti Zexing. It was conceivable that according to the original owner's personality, he would definitely choose to find a safe place to watch this incident from the sidelines, or just simply defend himself. If he didn't deal with the assassins with Meng Jinhuai, his prestige among the people wouldn't increase, and the royal family wouldn't propose a crazy proposal to "replace" him.
Although the spokesperson hadn't revealed the royal family's purpose yet, Duan Hengye could already confirm that this serious deviation of the plot was definitely due to him … He didn't know whether to laugh or cry now.
Anyone could see that Zhuo Yan's arrival was very purposeful, and the attendant didn't mean to keep him in suspense. During this short pause, Duan Hengye's palms couldn't help but sweat. Finally, the man in the holographic screen looked at the camera, and then slowly said their ultimate purpose: "… Since this morning's incident, the royal family has been following the progress of the investigation …"
Duan Hengye stared at the holographic screen. The man in the holographic screen slowly raised his head, and then spoke to the camera about the royal family's purpose — because of the importance of this incident, from today onwards, the royal family of the Yetian Empire would also send people to join the investigation team.
Was this still the same royal family that didn't have a sense of existence and didn't care about the current situation or the future of the Empire?
Presumably, as long as one was a citizen of the Yetian Empire, even if one didn't understand the situation of the Empire, one could see that the royal family's announcement today was of great significance.
After many years of silence and observation, the royal family finally sent an important signal to the outside world: they were no longer the same; they were no longer satisfied with the past; they wanted to return to the true throne of the Empire.
Duan Hengye didn't know how others would view the royal family's announcement, so when the attendant spoke, he couldn't help but look away from the holographic screen. Meng Jinhuai was clearly the person who should be the most concerned about this matter, but his expression was very relaxed. He didn't even know when he picked up the wine glass in front of him.
Perhaps this was within Meng Jinhuai's expectations? When he thought of this possibility, Duan Hengye couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Although they had sent a signal to the outside world, the royal family's "cold" side still hadn't changed. The announcement was very short. It simply explained the royal family's purpose and then ended. Zhuo Yan didn't say a word from beginning to end.
When the holographic screen disappeared and suddenly returned to a dark blue holographic screen, Duan Hengye still didn't react.
Meng Jinhuai calmly glanced at the holographic screen and then put down his wine glass. "Hurry up and eat. Rest early today." He spoke as if nothing had happened.
Although he didn't talk much, today's video completely ignited Duan Hengye's desire to discuss. But when he saw that Meng Jinhuai didn't want to talk about this topic, in order to avoid arousing suspicion, he swallowed back the words in his stomach.
But the moment Duan Hengye picked up his chopsticks again, Meng Jinhuai suddenly raised his head and said, "Oh right, I almost forgot something important."
Something important?
Duan Hengye couldn't help but sit up straight and look at Meng Jinhuai. He saw Meng Jinhuai smiling at him and said, "The military's Science Academy has developed a new type of life detection device. Although it's still in the experimental stage, its performance is already very stable."
A new type of life detection device … When he heard these words, Duan Hengye couldn't help but widen his eyes. What Meng Jinhuai was talking about … shouldn't be the kind of device he imagined, right?
"This device is a big improvement compared to the previous generation, but the inspection time and waiting time for the results are longer. The military's starship happened to have one, so when you were unconscious this morning, the accompanying doctor used it to do a full body checkup on you. The results … should be out soon. " Seeing how nervous Duan Hengye was, Meng Jinhuai finally said these judgmental words in a casual manner.
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