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Chapter 153: Chapter 153: Unlimited Scenery
Xiao Jian snorted coldly, "He was always stupid."
"But what’s the deal with that Su Xue? Is she sick in the head?" Yan Xiao looked at Han Jiaojiao, very puzzled.
Han Jiaojiao shrugged helplessly and said, "I don’t know, maybe she just doesn’t like me."
Yan Xiao continued, "Han bro, do you think Han Rui has grown at all from this? Haha, he knows he can’t play us, so he resorts to such mean tricks to disgust us."
Lu Changyuan raised his head and replied, "He’s probably desperate, I heard that the people under Han Chenfeng are almost all gone, a few of them even wanted to defect to our side, but I didn’t take them in."
"What position is Han Rui holding now in the ability team?" Han Yi suddenly turned to Yang Qi and Zhou Xiaoliang.
Both of them were taken aback and seemed nervous. Although they had been with Han Yi for many years, they hardly ever saw this big BOSS, as he was rarely seen. Lu Changyuan was the one managing most affairs, and they didn’t expect Han Yi to speak to them now!
The big BOSS was personally asking them questions! How exciting, what to do!
"...He is, he’s the team leader of the second team’s sixth group!"
"Look into it and see if anyone in that sixth group wants to be team leader," Han Yi said in a calm tone. "Pick someone who knows the times, and give them a hand if you can."
"Yes!"
After Yang Qi and Zhou Xiaoliang left, Xiao Jian was still somewhat displeased, "Han bro, why go through all this trouble? When Han Rui goes out for a mission, we can just take him out directly."
Yan Xiao said, "It’s like the emperor is not in a hurry but the eunuch is. Han bro knows what he’s doing, let’s eat."
Han Yi wasn’t angry, he just calmly stated, "The Han Family has a family rule, Han descendants must not harm each other’s lives in their infighting."
Han Yi was a man of his word.
Before the old man of the Han Family died, he had solemnly instructed that after his death, no matter the hatred between the Han descendants, no matter the infighting, lives must not be harmed, to always leave a final way out for family and kin.
"What about Su Xue?" Yan Xiao asked with a headache, "She’s just a young girl. To deal with her seems like we’re bullying her, but if we don’t, I can’t swallow this anger. Although it’s Han Rui who’s adding fuel to the fire, she is the instigator."
Everyone looked toward Han Jiaojiao.
Han Jiaojiao smiled slyly, "No need to target her specifically, but... we need to let everyone know that she’s the one who spread the rumor."
Yan Xiao turned Han Jiaojiao’s words over in his mind, then immediately gave her a thumbs-up, praising, "Clever! Truly clever."
Su Xue had already been expelled from the Special Training Team, which is to say, she had no source of income, and was lacking in everything from clothing to food, shelter, and travel. The only reason she hadn’t fallen on hard times yet was that someone was helping her. But once this was exposed, would anyone still help her?
No matter whether the rumors were true or false, by openly opposing the MAX superpower user in the base, everyone would keep their distance from her. It’s human nature to seek good fortune and avoid disaster. While it might be fun to talk about salacious gossip in private, nobody dared to openly oppose Han Yi.
Han Jiaojiao didn’t need to do anything, and she could already foresee how miserable Su Xue’s end would be.
Seeing that Han Jiaojiao was calm and had given a cool-headed suggestion, a smile couldn’t help but appear on Han Yi’s lips. He reached under the table and gripped her hand to give it a squeeze.
Han Jiaojiao coughed softly with slight discomfort and pretended as if nothing had happened, picking up a soup spoon with her other hand and sipping her soup.
"Although we don’t need to lift a finger, let’s still have someone keep an eye on her," Han Yi said with a faint smile, "lest any unexpected complications arise."
Yan Xiao and Xiao Jian both nodded in understanding, knowing that what Han Yi meant was that he didn’t want the woman to have an easy time. If she was miserable, of course, they wouldn’t need to intervene; but if she were lucky enough to charm some influential figure, then sorry, they would have to take action.
As everyone chatted while eating, they decided on strategies for various scenarios, and the originally indignant mood gradually calmed down.
They had thought that even if they handled the situation cleanly, the rumors would at least circulate for a few more days before dying down. To their surprise, the next day, the base was buzzing with major news!
Qin Wenhao returned from his mission!
Several days prior, Qin Wenhao had organized three hundred superpower users from two bases for a mission to the alien species’ nest. The mission was initially estimated to take about a week, but unexpectedly, he returned ahead of schedule.
People packed both sides of the street, Qin Wenhao’s motorcade entered the base with the grandeur of an ancient triumphant army.
In the middle of the convoy, a gigantic alloy cage bound with innumerable chains gleamed in the sunlight on the back of a truck, holding a living alien Empress!
Many in the base had never seen an alien Empress, and seeing this one imprisoned, seemingly non-threatening, they curiously crowded around to take a look.
The Empress was much larger than ordinary alien species, measuring over three meters in length, with limbs so long and slender they were nearly atrophied, rendering it unable to stand normally. Its belly was very prominent, the abdomen swollen and filling most of its lower half, and the enormous, bloated stomach was not smooth, its surface a chain of protrusions, as if underneath the thin membrane layer, eggs were trembling.
The Empress was agitated at the moment but lacked even the strength to support its body, managing only to twist its torso with its upper limbs to assess the situation. The daylight sunlight was so piercing that it could hardly see anything; the alien species’ vision was most acute at night, and during the day, it was almost blind.
The noise of the crowd stirred the Empress in the cage, and it let out a threatening roar. However, the next moment, blue-purple lightning crackled on the cage, and the Empress was struck to the ground by the powerful current, emitting a pitiful howl.
A man in one of the front-row vehicles opened his door, ignoring that the car was still in motion, and leaned his body outside. With one hand gripping the roof and the other holding a blazing ball of lightning, any sign of the Empress stirring would prompt him to hurl the lightning.
Seeing the Empress subdued, the crowd erupted! Cheers, screams, and the sound of whistles erupted continuously.
The security checkpoint staff kept trying to stop the motorcade but simply couldn’t.
It seemed as if Qin Wenhao’s convoy deliberately paraded, driving slowly. Security caught up and tapped on his car window, urgently saying, "Mr. Qin, Mr. Qin! This isn’t proper! You can’t keep driving this way, the alien Empress is a major infectious threat, we need to wait for the Research Institute to send a specialized vehicle to transport the Empress! Mr. Qin!..."
Qin Wenhao’s car did not stop, but eventually, the window was rolled down.
His lips curved into a mischievous smile beneath his sunglasses, and with a flippant tone, he said, "What’s there to be afraid of? Superpower users have antibodies, they won’t get infected."
"But—"
"As for those without abilities, those ordinary people...", Qin Wenhao pushed his sunglasses down slightly, and in his dark, lustrous eyes was a defiant sparkle. "If they know the risks and still crowd around, they have no one else to blame."
After speaking, he signaled for the driver to speed up.
The cheers from both sides of the street mixed with the Empress’s low growls, following the motorcade as it headed deeper into the base.
With one battle, Qin Wenhao made a name for himself.
His off-the-charts electrical blast ability, the destruction of the nest, the capture of the Empress, and his brazen, unrestrained return to base, ignoring the checkpoint guards and forcing his way into the city, his arrogance was off-putting. Yet his overwhelming power left people full of silent rage yet fearful to speak out, awe-stricken.
