Lin Zhiwei shouted: “I received a secret report saying that Admiral Zhou went to Desolate Star to collect Hong Luoluo, the most dangerous drug in the Federation, and brought it into the Federal territory!”
And behind her was the Federal Drug Enforcement Squad.
Zhou Mian knew that the federation could develop so well because Cecil, the royal family and the ministers of the round table were all properly managed.
And Cecil distributed power very well. Among them, in order to combat the pirates and drug dealers who smuggle Hong LuoLuo , the federal anti-drug police team has been given extremely high rights, and can even go beyond all other rights to directly arrest anyone related to drugs even if they are royals and high-ranking ministers. The same is true for the police force on key issues such as anti-corruption and anti-gangsterism.
This is why, at this moment, the police force is standing in front of Zhou Mian. As long as Zhou Mian is confirmed to be involved in drugs, he will be arrested on the spot.
Lin Zhiwei was very confident, and because she was worried about being criticised by the outside world, she pulled along the marshal’s wife too.
The marshal’s wife didn’t say anything at the moment, just stood by and quietly observed the situation. The marshal’s wife actually didn’t know much about the situation, but Lin Zhiwei said that Zhou Mian had made a big mistake and wanted to ask her to testify.
The marshal’s wife has some contradictions in her heart. She hopes that Zhou Mian will be frustrated and left embarrassed , but she also does not want Zhou Mian to have an accident which will affect Cecil.
“Federal citizen Lin Zhiwei said that she received a secret report from a stranger, accusing you of going to B1 to collect Hong Luoluo and then trying to bring it into the federal capital. Is this true?” The captain of the police force, a tall middle-aged man, took a step forward and said this while bowing slightly.
Zhou Mian’s identity was prominent, and before everything was confirmed, the captain was very polite.
“Miss Lin misunderstood. I think it was someone with a heart to slander.” Zhou Mian said lightly, “I’m still in a hurry to go back.”
“Admiral Zhou.”
Zhou Mian frowned slightly.
The man was firm, holding the scanner in his hand and said, “I’m sorry, but even if it’s an admiral or a marshal, as long as there is any suspicion, we must investigate it, and no one has any privilege above it.”
Zhou Mian pondered for a moment, and subconsciously put his hand on his waist.
Zhou Mian was thinking about how to deal with it when Cecil came.
“What’s wrong?”
Cecil received Zhou Mian’s text message and asked the people from the two armies only to find Zhou Mian blocked by the police, and his face suddenly sank.
Zhou Mian was stunned.
He asked Cecil to come because of Chi Ying at first, but now it’s just a coincidence.
“Admiral, I’m very sorry, but it happened for a reason.” The captain stepped forward and explained to Cecil.
Cecil walked to Zhou Mian’s side, embraced his shoulders, said decisively: “You misunderstood, Admiral Zhou is not such a person.”
“But the inspection is still necessary. We are the anti-drug police team, and we cannot let go of any suspiciousness. The captain said more firmly than Cecil: “Admiral, the anti-drug team has been on the job for nearly ten years, and our power was also given by you at the beginning. You gave us the hammer of the law. This hammer is the credibility of the Federation. Do you want to break this hammer with your own hands?”
Cecil frowned slightly.
“For the sake of the Federation, you can’t arbitrarily break the credibility you maintain with everyone.” The captain’s majestic body stood on the side without any fear.
Zhou Mian couldn’t help but admire it.
But…
Zhou Mian’s heart was tangled.
It doesn’t matter to him himself, he just doesn’t want to implicate Cecil. If they don’t check, it will open the back door and affect Cecil’s authority and reputation. But if checked, and they found Hong LuoLuo in the pocket of Madam Admiral… Cecil will also be affected.
Zhou Mian was hesitating on what to do, but saw Cecil sighing and said, “Then check it out.”
Zhou Mian turned to look at Cecil, but Cecil nodded slightly, as if to appease Zhou Mian.
Zhou Mian couldn’t make up his mind about Hong Luoluo, Cecil just now meant he didn’t need to worry, or did he believe that he wouldn’t have Hong Luoluo?
With the approval, the captain no longer had to worry about it, he stepped forward with the scanner and swept it towards Zhou Mian.
“DiDi DiDi——”
The instrument made a sharp sound.
Lin Zhiwei couldn’t help but smirk, while the marshal’s wife frowned.
She did not expect that Zhou Mian would make such a mistake.
This… the situation is serious, and it is no longer a simple mistake.
As soon as the instrument issued a warning, the dozen or so members of the police force did not need instructions, and all put their hands on the pistols around their waists to prepare for an emergency.
The captain’s face sank and said, “Admiral Zhou, please allow me to search.”
After that, he stepped forward to search and found a bunch of Hong Luoluo from Zhou Mian’s pocket.
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There was no expression on Zhou Mian’s face, while Cecil was slightly taken aback.
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The captain paused and agreed.
Before leaving, Cecil also took a deep look at Lin Zhiwei and the marshal’s wife, with two words written in their eyes.
Not finished.
Cecil took Zhou Mian to the aircraft, and the aircraft was “escorted” by the Drug Enforcement Team to the Federal Drug Enforcement Headquarters.
Cecil sat in the driver’s seat, took a deep breath and said, “Explain.”
Zhou Mian lowered his eyes and said, “Sorry.”
Cecil turned to look at Zhou Mian and said, “I don’t need you to apologize, you tell me everything, I will help you Fix it, what’s going on here?”
Zhou Mian: “There is nothing to explain. I did get rid of the two armies and quietly picked Hong Luoluo and entered the capital. It’s my fault.”
Cecil: “I want to know the reason.”
Zhou Mian: “There is no reason.”
“…”
Cecil looked at Zhou Mian steadily.
Zhou Mian sat quietly at the moment, lowered his eyebrows and said without looking at him: “I’m sorry for causing trouble to the admiral, I will solve it myself. If it really doesn’t work, we can end the contract early.”
“Zhou Mian.” Cecil’s voice cooled.
Zhou Mian still continued: “The cooperation between the Federation and Glacier still exists, and it will not be affected by this. Chris can also…”
Boom!
A loud noise interrupted Zhou Mian’s words, Zhou Mian looked up and saw Cecil smashed the console of the aircraft with his hand, with such force that the aircraft shook.
Zhou Mian immediately stopped talking and looked at Cecil with a frown.
……He’s Angry?
“Admiral, I have the ability to solve it myself, I…”
Crash—
This time, Cecil directly pounced on him.
Zhou Mian’s eyes widened, and he lay on the back seat, his hands were shackled by Cecil, and his legs were also pressed by Cecil’s knees.
“Quiet.”
Zhou Mian was stunned looking at the shadow of Cecil shrouding him.
There was silence in the aircraft, so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
The two could hear each other’s breathing.
Cecil pinned the man under him, like a beast trying to avoid letting its prey from escaping.
After a moment, Cecil took a deep breath, realizing that he had lost his control, wiped his face, stood up and sat down again.
The aircraft continued to move forward, and neither of them spoke after that.
Cecil was thinking about solutions, and Zhou Mian was also weighing it.
Zhou Mian’s mind was a little confused.
Maybe because he saw Chi Ying at the airport, as soon as he closed his eyes, he remembered a fire filled sky.
– You are a sinner.
Someone whispered such a sentence in Zhou Mian’s ear.
Zhou Mian slowly opened his eyes.
“Never mind.”
Cecil suddenly spoke, breaking the silence.
Cecil shook his head and said, “In short, don’t say anything when you go to the headquarters, you don’t need to do anything, I will solve it.”
Zhou Mian opened his mouth, not knowing how to answer.
This is… Is Cecil choosing to help himself unconditionally?
“Put away your admiring eyes, it’s not the first day you met your handsome general.” Cecil raised his eyebrows and smiled, “Even if we don’t have any feelings, we still have a cooperation contract! Why do you want to leave me? Not saying anything, solving it yourself? Is your general so useless?”
“…”
Zhou Mian looked at Cecil and kept rubbing his fingers.
“Admiral…”
Cecil turned to look at Zhou Mian.
Zhou Mian was also looking at Cecil.
Cecil’s facial features are always arrogant, with raised eyebrows and a provocative arc on his lips.
It was Cecil who protected him from the artillery fire of the Glacier Royal Army.
It was him who laughed at the year-end meeting and said he would give him all the respect he deserved.
It was also him who told himself last night to stay by his side and not to worry about sleeping too deeply at night.
He’s different.
Zhou Mian took a deep breath and whispered, “I picked Hong Luoluo because I wanted to make medicine.”
Cecil raised an eyebrow.
Zhou Mian explained: “Hong Luoluo is addictive and destroys a person’s systems and acts as a drug, but… only the leaves of Hong Luoluo have this effect. The root of Hong Luoluo is actually harmless and can be made into medicine. “
“I understand.”
Cecil knew that Zhou Mian hadn’t told the whole truth. If that was all, then he didn’t need to be so rude just now. After all, Cecil was the one who wanted to build a pharmaceutical factory with him.
But…
Cecil didn’t pursue it, just said: “I will solve it for you.”
Zhou Mian said: “It won’t affect you…?”
“Don’t worry.” Cecil crossed his arms and smiled: ” I have a way to deal with it, but it will take a day for all the official documents to be approved, so you have to sleep at least one night in the drug law enforcement headquarters, which is not as comfortable as the general’s residence.”
Zhou Mian thought for a while, and smiled, “No, I will be fine. Life in the Glacier Frontier used to be harsher.”
The aircraft arrived at the headquarters, and Cecil watched the police force send Zhou Mian inside, and then left.
He first had to find Ellen.
“What?”
Ellen was also surprised when he learned of this.
The two were in the admiral’s mansion at the moment, and Ellen was forcibly brought there by Cecil’s private soldiers.
“Sister-in-law, is he…” Is it unclear whether he is related to pirates or the Glacier Royal Family?
“Impossible.” Cecil knew what Ellen was going to say, and said decisively: “Don’t think about it, we have to deal with the police first.”
“Okay.” Ellen frowned and said, “How do we solve it?”
” Expose the existence of the plant in advance, saying that Zhou Mian took Hong Luoluo to study the antidote.” Cecil murmured: “That is the reason for this!”
Ellen immediately clapped his hands.
excellent!
Cecil continued: “It’s up to you to stand up and clarify, saying that Zhou Mian cooperated with you to open a plant factory, and you also know he went to get Hong Luoluo.”
Ellen: “…”
Ellen’s face twisted: “So in the eyes of the outside world, you don’t know anything, the rain girl has no melons , it’s me and my sister-in-law who are acting as the demons here? If something happens in the plant factory and someone objects, it’s me, the person in charge, who gets scolded?”
”Yes.” Cecil smiled as if it’s a matter of course: “Zhou Mian is a researcher, and you are the mastermind.”
Ellen covered his heart, feeling that he was about to suffocate.
“For my sister-in-law!” Ellen grinned and said, “I promise it’s all for my lovely sister-in-law! The Rain Girl has no melons!”
Cecil was satisfied and said kindly, “Then you can quickly prepare the paperwork for me and report it to the police. I’ll guarantee Zhou Mian’s side.”
After saying that, Cecil asked the housekeeper to see off the guests.
Ellen stomped his feet in anger, and doubted why his responsibilities as a prince were so heavy, and began to rush around accepting his fate.
And Cecil wasn’t idle either, he had to go to the round table to get approval for the plant pharmaceutical factory’s opening, and he had to lay the groundwork a little also. Otherwise, there will be a joint uprising on the day the factory is opened, and it will be troublesome.
Cecil stretched out on his chair.
Right.
Still not resolved.
Cecil was about to call Mingyan to ask where the marshal and his wife were now, when the butler came up and knocked on the study door, saying that the marshal and his wife were visiting.
Cecil sneered.
They came just in time.
******
“Cecil …” The three of them sat on the sofa. The marshal’s wife saw Cecil sitting by the side to review the documents for a while, and then drank some tea. It was like As if they didn’t exist, she couldn’t help but feel flustered.
The marshal’s wife whispered, “Cecil, mother doesn’t know what Lin Zhiwei said. But whether or not mother goes to testify, Zhou Mian can’t escape.”
“I know.” Cecil smiled and continued to concentrate on writing the report.
Cecil’s report was very interesting. In order to make it more acceptable to everyone, the purpose of the plant factory he wrote is not to make medicines, but to develop methods to overcome insect poisons with plants.
After sitting like this for about ten minutes, the marshal frowned slightly and said, “Cecil.”
“Huh?” Cecil raised an eyebrow.
“Cecil… You are here working for Zhou Mian, that outsider, and don’t even want your mother now?” The marshal’s wife couldn’t sit still.
Cecil smiled and said, “It has nothing to do with Zhou Mian at all. My heart has always been cold. It’s just that my mother united with outsiders, a person who has nothing to do with our family to deal with me.”
Cecil shook his head and said, “I really didn’t expect it, mother, that you would do this. You are so eager to block me.”
The Marshal’s wife turned pale and said, “How could I…!”
Cecil looked up at the two of them and said, “I think you should know about the plant factory that Ellen and I have planned recently, right?”
The Marshal frowned slightly.
They and the royal couple both knew that if something went wrong, they would have to help Cecil bear it.
Cecil said: “But just because of Lin Zhiwei and the police… Strictly speaking, the police were right, but Lin Zhiwei and mother were wrong. Because of your ridiculous jealousy and dissatisfaction with Zhou Mian, my entire plan had to be reset. Botanical medicine could initially be slowly accepted by everyone, but now everything has to be re-planned.”
The marshal’s wife trembled: “Cecil….”
“I don’t care if the plan is disrupted, I have the ability to settle it, but mother “…” Cecil didn’t say any more, just smiled.
Cecil’s dissatisfaction with the two did not start a day or two ago, and the relationship had always been frozen, but now it became just a farce.
At this moment, the marshal’s wife was acting all soft, and her eyes were gradually turning red.
Cecil turned his head away without looking, and left the Admiral’s Mansion with the official document.
The marshal shook his head and patted his wife lightly on the shoulder.
The marshal’s wife couldn’t hold it any longer, she covered her face with her hands and cried, “Are we…wrong.”
The marshal said in a low voice, “The moment Cecil was kidnapped and later dropped by the Dark Phoenix, everything went wrong.”
They couldn’t give up Anders, they couldn’t make up for Cecil.
The marshal and his wife didn’t want to lose their two children, so they couldn’t make a decision, so they finally lost their two children.
One died, the other…
“Don’t cry.” The marshal comforted: “Blood is thicker than water, there is always room for a turnaround.” The marshal’s wife stared blankly at the marshal.
The marshal said: “In the beginning, we lost Cecil because of the Dark Phoenix. Before we could not let Anders go, so we lost Cecil again. But now Anders is dead, hurt by his own jealousy. He’s dead, so we must also learn to let go of Anders now, let go of everything in the past, so that we won’t lose our biological son again and again.”
The marshal’s wife thought about the past and cried again, hating the Dark Phoenix even more in her heart.
It was this dark phoenix, and she and her husband actually believed in them back then and gave them all their strength, but in the end, they took everything away!
T/N: Updates will be a little slow for this month, I’m currently half dying due to my exams and assignments! Sorry and thank you for your understanding!
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You know what everyone gets wrong about that whole ‘blood is thicker than water’ phrase? The full thing is ‘the blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb’. Basically, it means chosen family will always win out over blood family.
Wow that was unexpected! I’ve never heard of this before, thanks for sharing !😊
First time I’m on time to say this, all the best for your exams!!
Man, I hope his annoying parents more specifically his mom actually redeems herself & stops acting like a fool being easily manipulated by tht low tier actress bish. Son or not She clearly knew what type of person Anders was and still wanted to let him get away with the things he had done to ML…she’s really an airhead.
I wouldn’t say that; Anders was her son as well, regardless of whether or not he was biologically hers. It’s natural to be horrified to learn that your son tried to kill your other son, and I don’t blame her for wishing that Anders could be spared somehow and for having some resentment towards Zhou Mian for killing him.
Also I would say the mother is quite a hypocrite, though she knows Anders isn’t her real son (applause for that btw bc of a mother’s love at least she didn’t throw the fake child away like someone) she still continued to take care of him after her real son came back, the hypocritical aspect that I find here is that she didn’t appreciate what Mianmian did for her, as stated in the upper paragraph he was simply doing the family a favor, she should at least try to think reasonably about it, like it makes sense to hate someone for killing your kid that you raised for a long time but come on man it was out of good will! If she just thinks a little more about how the world doesn’t revolve around Anders and understand that he tried to kill her LITERAL biological son and even colluded with Zerges and threatened to kill her she would’ve understand that Mianmian simply did the best for them…
yes I feel so bad for Cecil, imagine missing your parents only to come back to this ☹
noooo I’ve caught up! But how mean of the mother to show up just to see Zhou Mian embarrassed. ugh!
thanks for the chapter <3
Interesting, Cecil’s parents have history with Dark Phoenix 🙄
Thanks for the chapter 💞
le gasp so his parents also had a hand in this organisation???