Chapter 035 Follow-up

"You should have received the news that the anti-piracy operation of the Ita Galaxy has encountered a big trouble. During the space mission, a detachment of the Seventh Fleet of the military was carefully prepared by pirates and suffered heavy losses, and several warships remained there."

"I know that this trap was originally intended for Huo Xiu."

"Prepared for him?"

"Yes, but someone replaced him at the critical moment, allowing him to escape - thanks to them - the old guy Cruz should jump up and down now."

"Haha, this group of people rushed to the king of the orbiter! However, it is really doomed that they will not steal chickens and eat rice. There is no difference between openly grabbing achievements and directly slapping us in the face. Now that group of people are probably discussing how to apologize. We grabbed their braids, and it was much easier to say.

"This is inevitable, and I will let that group of people know that they still can't be seen in remote areas. However, there is a very real trouble. If this happens, the task will continue to weigh on his shoulders, and with his nature, he will definitely continue to investigate. But if he is directly transferred back, it will leave some people with words, which is not very beneficial to his military career!"

"How about adding more manpower for him and secretly mobilization of some troops?"

"No, he is just an ordinary officer now. It is the biggest limit to give him a personal assistant. If we are still transferred to him, what do you want the commander of the military region there?"

"That stinky and hard Ma Mingjing?"

"Yes, that's the guy. You also know that he never only obeys orders, accepts any kindness, and is disgusted with those who rely on relationships. If he knows Huo Xiu's details, not to mention his impression, just leaving a bad evaluation on his military file is enough for us to have a headache.

"Then let the people in the military situation go. Anyway, this matter has something to do with them."

"You mean to directly exclude the National Security Agency?"

"Of course, what military do those people who shout anti-terrorism and sovereignty all day long know? Just let them go inside and investigate the common things of corruption and anti-corruption. Now this kind of thing has been a big deal, that is, a local war, a matter that should be presided over by soldiers, and their group of agents can't get involved.

"This is also a way. Just let the thankless military personnel on both sides join, at least no one will have a problem with this group. On the other hand, Romanova can also obtain their intelligence as a colleague - if Huo Xiu's child wants to pursue it.

The military area is not very quiet these days.

Huo Xiu learned from others or colleagues that the soldiers who went out on duty seemed to have been defeated, and when they met the special forces commanders they had seen before in the restaurant, they could not find the joy of victory in their faces. Instead, they were unhappy.

In the end, curiosity defeated him, and he used his terminal to contact Eisen Eaton* in the nearby area to confirm some of his ideas with the confidential information obtained from him.

"Anne, delete all this information." After reading the text information, Huo Xiu asked Annie to completely remove these materials.

"You really deserve it!" Annie said in relief, "Who told them to do nothing but to grab other people's credit? It's a pity that Captain Cruz can still escape and take advantage of him."

"I should thank him." Huo Xiu said, "This is a prembushet. The enemy used three tactical nuclear bombs and accurately destroyed the three warships of the military. Someone must have secretly leaked the news before the joint operation of the military."

Cruz's ship was also attacked, but he was lucky to escape due to the desperate protection of others. However, such serious casualties are enough to shock the senior military officials in remote areas. Three warships have been directly destroyed, and other ships have suffered different layers of damage. In recent years, the alliance has never suffered such a large loss. Even the military headquarters has ordered the commander of the planet's military region to completely eliminate this group of militants.

And behind the scenes of this incident, Huo Xiu felt that it was implicitly aimed at him - the commander's loss was temporarily decided, and the other party also had no grievances with an ordinary officer, and it was not worth carefully planning an action that would be hunted down by the military in the future.

Only him - he captured the pirate leader alive and swallowed more than 20 billion of their money. After knowing the news, they must have wanted to devour him alive.

After relieved, Annie quickly figured this out, "But this is a military region. No matter how bold they are, they can't take half a step."

"However, there are a few loopholes in the matter." Huo Xiu frowned, "If they want to revenge on me, they should first spit out the swallowed money. How can they kill me directly without saying a word? It's not good for them to die - before the money arrives."

"Do you think it's another group of people who are thinking about you?" Annie asked him and thought down, "At present, there are only a few groups with conflicts of interest - businessmen, governments and pirates. Except for one, there are merchants and governments left, but you have made great contributions to the government, and they need you most."

"Businessman!" Huo Xiu said the last kind of person, and he thought of something important, "Do you know what else we did that day?"

Annie looked at him and thought hard. She followed Huo Xiu for several years, and the most profound experience was that she had to focus all the time, otherwise she would not be able to keep up with his fast thinking.

"Oh, those account books, * and other evidence that can prove the large number of smuggling by the Star Chamber of Commerce!" Anne said the answer, "And they tried so hard to get rid of that group of pirates, isn't it because there is something extremely bad for them in these materials?"

Huo Xiu nodded and said, "This is the most reasonable explanation, that is to say, I'm in big trouble now - there are many ways for their group of people to deal with me!"

"But we don't have this information!"

"Hey, Annie, you are not sophisticated enough." Huo Xiu said with a smile, but he seemed to be laughing at himself. He turned over his pocket and took out a storage device. "When I came back, I followed a small chip, but I didn't expect that the group of guys would find out."

"So..." Annie looked bitter.

"So I became the object of their silence!"

"I will protect you!" Annie blurted out.

"I know, you have also been doing this job!" Huo Xiu smiled and said, "And you are still one of the best young members of the Military Affairs Bureau, hehe..."

"I'm serious." She put on a serious face, "As soon as the special order arrives, the people of the Military CIA will help you, and even if we meet the National Security Bureau, we don't have to worry about it."

"Your words also provoked the government!" Huo Xiu said.

"It's not impossible. At present, I always feel that none of these three groups are good." Anne made some bold speculations, "If it weren't for the narrow transportation route set by the government, how could a group of businessmen strongly oppose the existing colonial law!"

"Maybe!" Huo Xiu said.

But when he thought about it, he felt that things would not be simple. The truth has been covered with a layer of fog. He is only taking the first step now. There is a thicker fog in front of him. The cliff is at his feet. Will he step into the air? No one can be sure that the choice is entirely up to him.

"Oh, forget it, one step at a time." Huo Xiu listened to fate and said, "Even if you want to knock me down, I will give them a look."

The military's action ended in a low profile.

However, the people of the colonial star did not know where they received the news and had been discussing the military's actions on the Internet, and all kinds of good and bad remarks emerged. Under the pressure of public opinion, the military spokesman had to stand in front of TV and online media to patiently answer every reporter. Questions raised.

In general, this operation has earned a lot of face for the military and the government. At least in terms of fighting pirates, they acted quickly and orderly, and completely eradicated the main force of pirates (at least the spokesman said so). The government has made the people not have to worry. It is difficult for the soldiers to become a big weapon. The military will remove them from the star map of the Ita Galaxy little by little in the later time.

What a righteous and impassioned speech. Civilians are a group that is easy to believe in superficial phenomena. Most of them believe in what is spread by the media (there is no way for them to get other information anyway). The government and the army have cleared the pirates this time, and they naturally think that the crisis is over.

"Oh, that's wonderful." Huo Xiu closed the video played on the computer with sarcasm, "The jackals haven't gone yet, but the lambs show a happy face."

"If civilians know too much, it will affect the authority of the government and the army." Annie said, "They can only do this, and they must do it."

Huo Xiu nodded and understood that this is the government's set. In order to maintain social stability, the people must not know too much.

At this time, his private communicator rang.

Reaching out to take the communicator handed over by Annie, there was only one short message: Captain Huo Xiu, report to the commander's office immediately.

"There is a task." Huo Xiu stood up and sorted out his military uniform. "Anne, I'll leave the matter of receiving the technical logistics team to you later."

Huo Xiu leads special troops. Naturally, a special technical team is needed to regularly maintain, inspect and repair their armor. Most of the soldiers focus on fighting. They are not good at these industries that are relatively sophisticated or require certain professional knowledge.

He ran to the commander's office.

As usual, the general still sat on the chair behind his desk, with a lieutenant colonel as straight as a pillar, but this time there were two more people in the office.

On the sofa on the right hand side, there sat two men and a woman in gray military uniforms. Huo Xiu is very familiar with this military uniform. Annie appeared in front of him for the first time and also wore this kind of clothing - they were from the Military Service! The woman with long dyed black hair and expressionless has a star on her shoulders, and the man is a lieutenant colonel with two cents. However, their age cannot be judged, and it is estimated that they are all under 60 years old.

"Good sir!" Huo Xiu stood up straight and saluted everyone.

"A little rest." General Ma Mingjing said, "Let me introduce you to these two. These two are Brigadier General Song Peilan, the acting head of the Military CIA's branch in the Ita Galaxy, and his subordinate Lieutenant Colonel Neil."

Song Peilan nodded to him politely. Although military personnel also belong to the category of soldiers, their professional characteristics are determined, and their living habits are not completely accompanied by soldiers.

Huo Xiu wondered why the people of the Military CIA were here, but Lieutenant General Ma Mingjing quickly explained it to him.

"Captain, you must have heard that the military launched a follow-up military operation, but unlike the superficial report, we did not go too well and suffered a setback." The general did not know that Huo Xiu had understood the whole situation and was explaining it to him briefly.

"What, are you saying that there may be spies in our military?" Huo Xiu asked in surprise.

"Someone did spread the news of the military operation." General Ma Mingjing looked at the Brigadier General of the Military Investigation, "That's why the head of the Military Investigation came here. They are responsible for investigating the cause and consequences of this leak."

"And you are the people who have the most contact with each other, and they are also vaguely targeting you. Therefore, on behalf of the military, I decided to appoint you to represent the Western Military Region this time, cooperate with the colleagues of the Military Investigation Bureau to investigate the leak and find out all the people standing in the dark.

"Yes, sir." Huo Xiu was appointed again, but there will not be the last situation. The Military Intelligence Agency has never sold anyone's face. They only care about what they need to do and the information they need to deal with - they are sometimes more annoying than military police, but at critical moments, officers also need their group of selfless military personnel most.

At this time, Brigadier General Song Peilan stood up and said to Lieutenant General Ma Mingjing, "Sir, if there is no problem, I will deal with this matter. I hope that the military region can cooperate with my investigation, including some officers with particularly high positions."

"This is natural." Ma Mingjing nodded, "Even me, if you become the object of your suspicion, just check it and don't have to worry about any trouble."

"With your words, things don't have to be so troublesome." Song Peilan smiled. Generally, if the other party does not cooperate, they have the right to apply for a special investigation order, and the application time is very short, and almost no one can be affectionate.

"Captain Huo Xiu?" She turned around and looked at Huo Xiu.

"Yes, sir." Huo Xiu replied.

"Follow me." Song Peilan walked ahead, and the lieutenant colonel motioned Huo Xiu to follow.

"It's more troublesome. Since the military region has chosen you as a representative, we are at an equal level in terms of authority to deal with this matter." Song Peilan said as he walked, "But we don't know much about the details, and I hope you can come to the office to talk to us in detail."

"No problem, sir."