Editor: Namy
In the end, Cecil failed to ask Zhou Mian who sent the cards and roses.
After all, Zhou Mian blocked him and would say nothing.
Tsk…
Cecil sat by the floor-to-ceiling window in the study, staring at the three pots of flowers on the window.
Originally there were none, but Zhou Mian set it up for him and took care of it himself.
There are also two such flower pots on the bedroom window.
“Click,” the butler entered with afternoon tea.
“This is the tea that the young master brewed himself, and the biscuits were made by himself too. He said that he didn’t ruin the biscuits this time, the admiral must be satisfied after trying it.” The butler put the snacks and tea in the tray on the table.
Cecil frowned and said, “Why didn’t he come and tell me in person.”
The housekeeper didn’t blink, and smiled calmly: “Because the young master is busy making dinner for the general.”
Although the truth is that Zhou Mian felt that Cecil was a bit agitated today, so he decided not to come.
“Yo…” Cecil rubbed his chin and frowned, “Is he shy? After all, I’m so handsome, and I held him down like this… oh, could it be that he was so shy that his heart exploded in place?”
“Maybe it did.” The housekeeper has been with Cecil for many years, and his ability to tell lies is first-rate: “Admiral, eat quickly.”
“Hmph. Acting like a spoiled child.” Cecil ate his cookies triumphantly, feeling as if he owned the whole world.
The housekeeper smiled and said, “But even if the young master is angry, isn’t that a good thing?”
“Huh?” Cecil swallowed a piece of biscuit, thinking that it tasted really good.
He was almost addicted to Zhou Mian’s cooking.
The housekeeper said, “Young master has always been gentle and reserved. It’s rare to see him show his emotions like today. This is a good attempt.”
Cecil paused.
“Yes.” Cecil also smiled: “He is too restrained.”
After eating the snack, Cecil’s terminal received an urgent message.
Cecil frowned slightly.
The commander of his twelfth army, Casper, sent it to Cecil.
{Sixteen Stars did not move smoothly, and Major General Gu’s team suddenly lost contact. ｝
Cecil’s face sank immediately, and halfway through eating, he got up and took his coat and said, “Tell Zhou Mian that I don’t need him to prepare dinner, I’m going out so let him…”
Cecil paused and said. : “Let him get ready to go out with me.”
“Okay.”
Seeing Cecil like this, Zhou Mian knew that the situation was urgent, so he stopped dawdling, and pulled the coat by the door and went out with Cecil directly.
“What happened?” On the aircraft, Zhou Mian asked, “Is something wrong?”
Cecil said, “Gu Xingzhi, have you heard of the Federation Major General?”
Zhou Mian nodded.
We’re sorry for MTLers or people who like using reading mode, but our translations keep getting stolen by aggregators so we’re going to bring back the copy protection. If you need to MTL please retype the gibberish parts.
Gu Xingzhi is equivalent to Zhou Mian of the Glacier System. In the Federation, Cecil is not only in charge of internal affairs but even externally, all major events are led by Cecil. However, there is not only Cecil who can lead the army in the Federation, there is also Gu Xingzhi.
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Unless the Zerg is really arrogant enough to attack directly through the bridge, if the Zerg wants to attack the Federation, then Gu Xingzhi will be the first person they meet.
Cecil said: “There is news from the Intelligence Bureau that Xing Zhi suddenly lost contact five hours ago, and the Federation’s request for a response signal sent to 16 stars was ignored.”
Zhou Mian frowned slightly.
He understood this situation as soon as he heard it.
A problem occured.
Zhou Mian asked: “How many people are there in Major General Gu’s team?”
Cecil said: “The main team is at the 15th star, and Xing Zhi brought a nine-person team to the 16th star to investigate the situation. Now the 15th star team is already at the 16th star. They searched for them, but no one was found.”
Zhou Mian patted Cecil on the shoulder and said, “Don’t worry too much, this is either being injured and temporarily hiding in a hard-to-find place, or being kidnapped by Zerg or pirates. Major General Gu has a noble status. Even if he falls into the hands of the enemy, he will not die. They will use him as a bargaining chip to threaten the Federation.”
Zhou Mian’s tone was soft but firm, and Cecil calmed down. Smiling, he rubbed the top of Zhou Mian’s hair.
When the two arrived at the intelligence bureau building, Cecil took out the access card and took Zhou Mian through the corridors and halls, and came to a control room.
The control room is surrounded by screens, and a row of people are sitting under the screen, trying to capture the signal of the sixteen stars at this moment.
The commander of the Twelfth Army, Casper, stood by, monitoring the movements on the screen.
“Admiral, Admiral Zhou.”
Seeing the two coming, Casper bowed slightly: “There is no progress.”
Cecil took the detailed information from Casper and looked at it carefully with Zhou Mian.
Casper saw that Cecil gave Zhou Mian the encrypted data with a natural look, and his heart paused, and he also had a new understanding and impression of Zhou Mian.
It seems that the relationship between Admiral and Admiral Zhou is indeed very good.
Cecil looked at the screens and said, “The brigade is already searching the sixteen stars, you expand the signal range to detect the nearby desolate stars.”
Casper said: “The fourteenth, fifteenth and seventeenth stars nearby have been searched.”
“What about eighteen?”
“The eighteenth is too far away. It will take three days to reach the sixteenth. Major General Gu’s last signal was five hours ago, at the sixteenth star, so it is impossible for him to be at the eighteenth star.”
Cecil insisted: “Try it.”
After all, the so-called reachable place has been undergoing a search and rescue operation for five hours so far, and there is still no news.
Casper frowned slightly, but still obeyed: “A1 signal switch to eighteen stars from the left, A2 from the right.”
While waiting, Cecil and Zhou Mian sat on the sofa beside them and continued looking at the map analysis given by the satellite.
Cecil seemed to remember something, and turned to ask Casper, “Have you informed Ellen?”
Casper was stunned, then shook his head.
Didn’t they… break up?
Cecil still took out the terminal and contacted Ellen.
“What’s wrong?” There was a lot of noise on Ellen’s side, looking like it was in some bar.
Cecil sighed and said in a low voice, “Something happened to Xingzhi.”
“…” The other side was silent for a moment, then Ellen smiled and said, “How is that possible?”
Cecil said, “It’s true, He’s a soldier, I wouldn’t joke about this.”
“…”
Cecil added, “We’re at the Intelligence Bureau.”
Then he hung up.
Cecil shook his head.
He didn’t know if Ellen would come.
Zhou Mian asked curiously, “Major General Gu and His Royal Highness Ellen…”
“They used to be together, but they broke up later. Xing Zhi has been out in the past few years and rarely comes back, but when he comes back Ellen will be out to travel.”
Cecil paused and said, “It’s been three years since they met.”
“DiDi…”
For a moment, a red light appeared on one of the screens.
It’s the one that detects presence of their people on the eighteen star!
“There!” The intelligence officer was so excited that his hands were shaking, and he quickly connected.
“Federal capital A2, may I ask…”
Before the intelligence officer could finish speaking, he heard a hoarse voice from a man.
“Me and the rest of the team…in the Eighteen Star Canyon…cough…”
The man’s voice was low and hoarse, looking weakly at the situation.
When the man made a sound, everyone present was shocked.
Why is Gu Xingzhi there in a place that can only be reached in three days? !
Cecil stepped forward and took Mai Dao: “Xingzhi, how did you get to the Eighteen Star?”
“I don’t know…”
Cecil guessed that Gu Xingzhi might have discovered some tunnel or shortcut by accident, but at this moment Gu Xingzhi’s strength to speak was weak. Thinking about it, his mind was not very clear. Since he couldn’t ask, Cecil had to say, “The search and rescue team will take three days to reach you. Can you hold on?”
“…”
Beep…beep…disconnected.
Cecil froze in place.
The signal was still on and did not hang up, but Gu Xingzhi was suddenly not making a sound.
Zhou Mian said: “It should be that he has no strength after explaining the position.”
Cecil shouted: “Send the message to the 16-star team, and let them go to the 18-star as quickly as possible!”
Cecil still didn’t put down the audio transmitter, and said, “Major General Gu, talk to me, can you still hear me?”
A low voice came from the other end.
Cecil said: “Please report the injury.”
After a while, Gu Xingzhi said, “I may not be able to go back.”
Cecil said in a calm voice: “No, please report the injury on you and the team.”
“Other people have lost consciousness. I…ahem, don’t know if I’ll make it back alive, if I can’t go back, help me get a word with Ellen…”
“Peng!”
Ellen still came, and they saw him in a daze, holding the door and looking at Cecil absentmindedly.
They heard a man’s voice.
“Tell him I’m sorry…”
Ellen stared blankly at the receiver in Cecil’s hand, his face pale.
Cecil was stunned when he saw the person coming, and then backed away: “Ellen, come and talk to him.”
First, Cecil wanted Ellen to inspire Gu Xingzhi, and secondly, in case Gu Xingzhi really couldn’t come back they should…
Ellen took a deep breath, stepped forward and pinched the receiver hard in his palm and shouted: “Gu Xingzhi! It’s better if you die!”
“…”
The audience immediately fell silent, and the corners of Cecil’s mouth twitched.
Ellen shouted: “I don’t care for you to come back! You’d better not come back and go die! I will continue to check around and find someone better than you to marry!”
After that, Ellen turned and ran away with red eyes.
Zhou Mian watched Ellen leave the remote control room, unable to stop him.
No one spoke in the remote control room, and finally the voice from the distant Eighteen Star broke the deadlock.
“The team was ambushed by pirates at Sixteen Stars… The survivors include me… cough, five people, currently located in the Grand Canyon of Eighteen Stars…”
Gu Xingzhi began to report slowly, detailing the injuries of the five people.
They were all injured by pirate explosives. After losing their combat effectiveness, they were slashed a few times when they fought with pirates, and the pirates’ knives were dipped with Zerg poison. At this moment, they were not only injured but also infected with Zerg poison, hiding in the canyon and vulnerable to a single blow.
Those intelligence agents began to locate and record analysis.
Cecil said: “They are too injured, and the medical equipment of the brigade can’t handle it. We must send people out from the capital.”
Casper said: “I can…”
“I will go in person.” Cecil watched Zhou Mian glanced at him and said, “Are you going?”
Although it was a question, Zhou Mian knew what Cecil meant and he had to go!
In the eyes of the rest, Gu Xingzhi was helpless, and maybe Cecil’s departure was also to bid farewell to him. But Cecil knew that as long as Gu Xingzhi could survive these three days, Zhou Mian could try to get rid of the Zerg poison.
Zhou Mian whispered: “Fortunately, I picked and made some extra medicine before.”
“Okay.” Cecil dragged Zhou Mian along and said to Casper: “Prepare the main battleship!”
They will go as fast as possible. To Eighteenth star!
Ooooooh, the second couple!
Thank you for your translation 🤍🤍🤍
Big trouble came! ∑(;°Д°) And we can name it a tactic from Ellen side? 🤔
Thank You for the new chapter (◍•ᴗ•◍)❤
Hahaha.. I caught up.. ಥ‿ಥ
Aiyaa!! My second couple syndrome is going to act up again… I hope I could control it… (٥↼_↼)
Thank you for your hard work, T/N-sama!!!
I thought I was done with reading damnei, and here I am binge reading this and worrying about Ellen’s romance …
Once a fujoshi , always a fujoshi!!😉
hehheeheh so true once you fall into the pit, your never getting out!!!
Oh no 😭
Gu Xingzhi you better not die on Ellen 😭😭
Xingzhi and Ellen’s past history is intriguing 🤔
Thanks for the chapter 💞