When the battle ended, Duan Hengye's hemisphere was already in the wee hours of the morning. Even though the outcome of the battle was clear, Duan Hengye did not return to the lounge in order to prevent any unexpected situations from happening during the night. He originally wanted to lie down on the table and rest for a bit, but as soon as he laid down, he was overwhelmed with sleepiness.
Duan Hengye's sleep schedule had been very irregular recently. Even his biological clock, which he had always been proud of, was no longer working. Perhaps it was because a large stone had been lifted from his heart, but Duan Hengye still did not wake up at eleven o 'clock in the morning the next day.
He was sleeping soundly in the office, but his colleagues outside were worried sick.
As the director of the Mecha Research Institute, apart from his own research work, Duan Hengye also had to deal with a lot of other matters every day. Normally, any message sent to him would slowly receive a reply at eleven o 'clock in the morning. But today, even after waiting until eleven o 'clock, there was still no reply from Duan Hengye.
The research institute was not the only one that did not receive a reply. After winning the battle last night, Nan Zhuxing also sent a message to Duan Hengye. This message was nothing special. It was just a routine notification of the battle situation and the upcoming itinerary. But strangely, Nan Zhuxing did not receive a reply from Duan Hengye even after sending the message for a long time.
If it was someone else, this would not be a big deal, but Duan Hengye had always been a very serious and punctual person. After waiting for a while, Duan Hengye's assistant finally sent a request to Su Mingge.
Even though they were all sent by the military to stay by Duan Hengye's side, the Mecha Research Institute was very special. Unless there was an emergency, no one was allowed to enter without an invitation from the director.
After a few hours of waiting, Duan Hengye's assistant sent out a request for Su Mingge to help them confirm whether Duan Hengye was still in the research institute.
The door to Duan Hengye's office was also controlled by an optical computer program. Due to the recent special situation in Ye Tian, Duan Hengye had also modified the authority to open the door. Therefore, as long as it was during working hours, Su Mingge could enter directly.
Although he didn't say anything, Su Mingge was vaguely worried about Duan Hengye. Not long after receiving the application from the military, he walked to the door of the other party's office.
Su Mingge first sent a message to the other party's A.I. Seeing that there was still no reply, he directly performed iris recognition from the outside and opened the door to the office.
The scene in front of him was both expected and unexpected.
The area of the director's office was large and there was no decoration. The only thing that entered his eyes was a metallic silver-white color. As soon as Su Mingge walked in, he saw Duan Hengye, who was wearing a grey sweater, lying quietly on the silver-white table not far away.
Su Mingge couldn't help but slow down his steps. He slowly walked to Duan Hengye's side. As the distance between them gradually closed, Su Mingge saw that Duan Hengye's hands were neatly folded together. The half of his face that was pressed against his hands was faintly red.
At this moment, he didn't look like the director of the Yeti Empire Mecha Research Institute. Instead, he looked like a student who had accidentally dozed off in class.
Duan Hengye's sense of alienation disappeared when he was asleep. In fact, he looked a little fragile. This was very different from the impression that he usually gave people. He even gave people the impression that he was much younger.
For some reason, when Su Mingge saw Dean Duan's sleeping face, he suddenly felt a little uncomfortable …
He didn't wake Duan Hengye up. Instead, he turned around and walked out again. After the silver-white door of the office closed again, Su Mingge, who was standing outside the door, sent a message to Duan Hengye's assistant. He had fallen asleep on the table.
This message was sent through the galactic network to Duan Hengye's assistant. After a few seconds, it once again appeared on the general's photon processor.
After seeing this, Meng Jinhuai silently exited the LDK-300 system. He leaned against the leather seat of the mech and quietly stared at the galaxy in front of him.
After the battle that night, the League of Lisheng's combat power was greatly depleted. After half a day of rest, the Yetian Empire launched a counterattack.
The result of the battle was obvious. The League of Lisheng officially announced their surrender and lost a large habitable planet.
When this planet still belonged to the Yetian Empire, it was an important technological hub for the empire. Therefore, when the news was sent back to the Ye Tian, the Ye Tian was extremely excited.
According to tradition, Nan zhuxing would host an event a day later to welcome the victorious general. Of course, as the general's spouse, Duan Hengye would also return to Nan zhuxing to attend this event.
After the battle ended, the atmosphere of the entire empire became extremely cheerful and relaxed. Also, because Duan Hengye had been working for a long time, he also gave the research institute a short break.
There was less than an hour before the general and the others returned to Nan zhuxing. The guests who participated in the welcome event had already arrived at the banquet hall of the House of the Marshal. Because the nature of today's event was more special, the reporters were also allowed to film indoors.
There were many celebrities who came to participate in the military event. It wasn't like the royal banquet, where everyone had a noble title. However, in terms of social influence and real power, this side won by a large margin.
However, no matter how many celebrities were present, before Meng Jinhuai arrived, there was only one main character here.
Duan Hengye was wearing a black velvet suit today. His slightly long hair was neatly combed behind his head, with only a few strands gently hanging in front of his forehead. His overall style was very retro. Coupled with his slightly pale face, he really did look like a "vampire".
Of course, there were no vampires in the world of "Toppling the Stars", but this didn't stop people from thinking he looked good.
From the moment Duan Hengye appeared in the banquet hall, all the cameras silently turned to him. Although there were many people in the hall who wanted to talk to him, due to Professor Duan's powerful aura, no one came over after hesitating for a while.
At this moment, Duan Hengye's assistant walked over and whispered in his ear, "Professor Duan, the general's starship has arrived in Nan zhuxing. It is expected that he will arrive at the military headquarters early."
After hearing the other party's words, Duan Hengye slowly nodded. Then, he turned around and followed the assistant's lead to a starship dock near the banquet hall.
There were many people participating in today's event. In order to prevent chaos due to loss of order, the guests would arrive in batches. After Duan Hengye left, the military staff began to guide the other guests and reporters to the dock.
Compared to the design and aesthetics, the military headquarters building pursued practicality more. The starship dock Duan Hengye went to was actually on the roof of another building. After Duan Hengye got off the hovercraft, he felt a cold wind blowing towards him.
Although the four seasons in Nan zhuxing were not very obvious, it was still the coldest time of the year on this planet. When the cold wind blew on his face, in addition to being cold, it also felt a little stinging. Although Duan Hengye's velvet clothes were quite thick, after standing outside for a while, he felt like it didn't block the wind.
Involuntarily, Duan Hengye gently sniffed.
Although the temperature today was low, the weather was very clear. Especially since the sky was blue with only a few wisps of white clouds floating slowly above. It was very similar to the scene of early autumn on Earth.
The starship was moving very fast. Although he couldn't see anything in the sky, his assistant already reminded him that the general's team would arrive in a minute.
Not long after the assistant finished speaking, a huge black shadow suddenly appeared in the sky. Although Duan Hengye had ridden on the military starship many times, he had never seen it from this angle. It was also from this angle that Duan Hengye finally understood the shock and fear brought about by absolute power.
Following closely behind the starship, countless mechas appeared in the sky. These were the mechas that participated in this battle. When they were densely packed in the sky, it was very much like a scene from a disaster movie back on Earth.
A few seconds later, the starship landed at the furthest point of the dock. Following closely behind, the other mechas also landed steadily. All of this happened in less than a minute. Just when everyone thought it was over, a familiar silver-white mecha suddenly appeared in the sky.
Meng Jinhuai didn't ride on a starship!
Everyone present was excited.
Anyone familiar with Meng Jinhuai knew that after every battle, he would take a starship back to Nan zhuxing. He had never piloted a mecha himself. But this time, the legendary mecha that had been seen countless times on the interstellar news had finally appeared in front of everyone's eyes.
The Yetian Empire's main mecha model was "East Tea", which was a medium-sized mecha. Generally speaking, the larger a mecha was, the harder it was to control and the rarer it was. Although everyone had already seen Meng Jinhuai's mecha on the news countless times, it was only after it landed firmly on the ground that people had a better understanding of its strength.
The East Tea, which was already very large, only reached the middle part of the silver-white mecha!
The mecha's landing was more dexterous than the starship's. Meng Jinhuai gently parked the mecha in front of the dock. Everyone present had to tilt their heads up to see what it looked like.
Although Duan Hengye had seen its model countless times, this was the first time he had seen this legendary mecha with his own eyes. He couldn't help but look up. At this moment, the mecha's hatch suddenly opened, and a familiar figure in a black military uniform appeared in front of Duan Hengye.
Meng Jinhuai walked down from the mecha and stood at the foot of the mecha, smiling at Duan Hengye.
"A Heng," the Marshal called softly.
Before Duan Hengye could respond, Meng Jinhuai quickly walked over and hugged him tightly in his arms.
Duan Hengye had never been hugged like this before. Meng Jinhuai's strength was great, as if he wanted to embed himself in his arms. He was clearly not a person who was used to physical contact, but after a moment of hesitation, Duan Hangye's hand that was hanging by his side slowly moved up. He clumsily hugged Meng Jinhuai back, and after a pause, gently patted the other's back.
When Duan Hengye heard this, Meng Jinhuai, who was hugging him, suddenly smiled softly. The warm air caressed his neck, tickling him.
"I'm back," Meng Jinhuai said softly.
"Mhmm …"
This hug was faithfully recorded by the cameras of the media who came to participate in the event, and then spread throughout the galaxy in a very short period of time.
Some media who liked to gossip called it the "Hug of the Century", and countless people replayed this tens of seconds of footage over and over again.
Of course, after many replays, people also found some other highlights.
For example, when Duan Hengye and Meng Jinhuai were hugging, the starship door behind them opened, and the two generals, Yu Xinlan and Dongfang Hewen, walked out and stood not far behind Meng Jinhuai.
After seeing the scene of the two hugging, General Dongfang, who was married and had a daughter, cast a gentle gaze not far away, presumably where his wife and daughter were. As for the other general, Yu Xinlan … According to the audience who could read lips, she first clicked her tongue, then silently said, "So sour."
After the banquet officially began, the guests who came to participate in the banquet found that even though it hadn't been long since the last celebration, the atmosphere between the marshal and Professor Duan had obviously changed.
Even though they still stood side by side like before, only chatting for a long time. However, in the eyes of others, the two of them seemed to be in a barrier that separated them from the entire banquet hall.
Ever since this feeling arose, some people who originally wanted to come over and toast the marshal silently retreated.
However, this didn't mean that no one really bothered them.
Right at this moment, Duan Hangye suddenly heard a series of "patter patter" footsteps coming from behind him. He couldn't help but turn around in the direction of the voice. Then, he saw a little girl in a red dress running towards him excitedly.
It was Dongfang You — the little girl he saw at the banquet last time.
This little girl was originally a person who didn't recognize strangers. After last time, she directly classified Duan Hengye as one of her own. After entering the banquet hall, she saw Duan Hengye standing next to Meng Jinhuai. Then she excitedly broke away from the arms of her father, General Dongfang, who she hadn't seen for a long time, and ran towards Duan Hengye.
Many people present had some impressions of the way Duan Hengye waved to Dongfang You last time, so when the little girl ran towards him, everyone began to silently pay attention to this side.
When Dongfang You immediately ran to Duan Hengye, he found something unexpected — Duan Hengye, who had always been indifferent, slowly squatted down, and then opened his arms to the other party.
In fact, Duan Hengye didn't mean to hug Dongfang You, but according to his judgment, if he didn't catch the other party, the little girl would definitely fall to the ground. Sure enough, after catching the other party, Duan Hengye, who was squatting on the ground, couldn't help but lean back and almost sat on the ground.
Seeing this, Meng Jinhuai, who was standing on the side, also bowed his head and smiled at the two people. He didn't know how warm this unintentional act was in the eyes of others.
Duan Hengye, who was squatting on the ground, gently patted Dongfang You on the back, and then slowly stood up. However, the little girl didn't feel anything about almost knocking down Duan Hengye. She pulled the corner of Duan Hengye's clothes, then looked up and said excitedly, "Professor Duan, I miss you so much."
After hearing this, Meng Jinhuai also became interested. He bent down slightly and asked, "Oh, what about me?"
It was no exaggeration to say that Meng Jinhuai had indeed watched the little girl grow up. Although he was a serious Army Marshal in front of most people, Meng Jinhuai always restrained his momentum a little when he met the only daughter of his confidant — especially now that Duan Hengye was also here.
Hearing Meng Jinhuai's question, the little girl smiled embarrassedly and said, "I miss the Marshal too! I watched the video on the Star Network. It's super handsome. When I grow up, I also want to learn how to boot a mecha, and then be a person like Sister Yu Xinlan! "
Duan Hengye was amused by her words, and then the Marshal saw his spouse lower her head and ask, "Why not be like General Dongfang?"
Duan Hengye was teasing the child. Meng Jinhuai wouldn't be surprised if this behavior happened to anyone present, but … the person who said this was Duan Hengye. Involuntarily, the Marshal looked at Duan Hengye with a complicated expression.
It was gentle, but there seemed to be some inexplicable sadness.
However, Duan Hengye, who had his back to him, didn't notice this. The little girl pouted and then said to Duan Hengye, "No, father has short hair and is not beautiful. Sister Yu Xinlan is beautiful. "
Just as they were talking, Yu Xinlan also came nearby. Her personality was very cheerful, and she always got along well with the little oriental girl. So after hearing the other party's words, Yu Xinlan, who was standing behind Meng Jinhuai, smiled and made a "come here" gesture to Dongfang You.
Meng Jinhuai also saw Yu Xinlan, and then went to gently touch Dongfang You's head and said, "You go to Yu Xinlan first."
"Ah ~" The little girl was really reluctant to let Duan Hengye go, but she was still a little afraid of Meng Jinhuai, the elder. So after hesitating, Dongfang You reluctantly let go of Duan Hengye's clothes.
The accident happened at this time.
At the moment when Dongfang You let go, Duan Hengye suddenly felt a sharp pain in his chest. It was like being cut open with a sharp knife, and in an instant, even breathing became a problem.
The banquet hall was originally very noisy, but when the pain came, Duan Hengye heard a buzzing sound in his ears. In an instant, the music and noise in the hall all left him.
This feeling was too familiar. Almost at the same time when the pain in his chest came, Duan Hengye realized that he was poisoned again — in the banquet hall of the military headquarters in Nan zhuxing, in front of hundreds of people.
According to the LDK-300, the cloning drug would be delivered in two days. He didn't expect that the time of the poison attack would be before the drug was delivered.
Duan Hengye couldn't help but curse in his heart, and then tried very hard to stabilize his body. At this moment, he was not afraid of the pain when the poison attacked, but he was afraid of exposing his embarrassing side in front of the entire interstellar.
"Professor Duan, Professor Duan?" Duan Hengye lowered his head. Dongfang You noticed his suddenly pale face, and then whispered nervously.
Meng Jinhuai, who was standing next to Duan Hengye, also noticed his abnormality. The marshal immediately stretched out his arm and took Duan Hengye into his arms, and then called his name nervously.
Although his back was to Duan Hengye, after seeing Meng Jinhuai's action, Yu Xinlan, who was not far away, also quickly walked over. She didn't figure out what was going on, but her intuition took Dongfang You quickly to the side.
"Sister Xinlan, Professor Duan looks so scared … Is he sick?" The child was suddenly frightened by Duan Hengye's appearance. After waiting for him to go aside, she slowly hugged him and asked.
Yu Xinlan glanced at Duan Hengye's appearance and finally realized what was going on with him. She patted Dongfang You on the back and comforted him, "It doesn't matter, the marshal will take care of him."
She didn't know whether it was because of the second attack or because he didn't have painkillers with him. Duan Hengye always felt that the pain this time was more violent and unbearable than the last time he came back. When Meng Jinhuai reached out and hugged him, Duan Hengye's teeth couldn't help but tremble and knock. He slowly stretched out his hand and tightly grasped the other's hand on his shoulder. Then he steadied his breath for a long time before he trembled and said, "Take … me away …"
Even Duan Hengye felt as if his tongue was tied when he spoke. He didn't know whether Meng Jinhuai heard him clearly or not. But he really didn't have the strength to open his mouth a second time. Now the pain had spread to Duan Hengye's leg. His knees were soft, and he almost knelt directly on the ground.
"Don't be afraid." Duan Hangye heard these two words in a daze. Due to the fact that his thoughts were already in a mess, he couldn't tell for a moment whether this voice came from the person beside him or if it was his own illusion.
Despite this, Duan Hengye still forced himself to be spirited and said, "Yes."
Then, at the moment when Duan Hengye was about to fall, he suddenly felt that his perspective had changed. It turned out that at this moment, the marshal suddenly bent down and picked him up.
Finally, Duan Hengye's hand fell gently because it lost its support. He didn't know how many people present were frightened by the scene of his wrist falling down. There was silence in the hall. All the sounds had stopped.
Under the gaze of countless eyes, Meng Jinhuai held Duan Hengye and walked quickly through the hall, and then disappeared into the depths of the banquet hall.
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