Chapter 44 The Innocent Fool

After the live broadcast, the chaotic situation on the central star has undergone earth-shaking changes again.

Public opinion began to favor the military under the leadership of Gu Xi, and there were more and more denunciations against nobles on Xingwang. Victims came forward to speak out in person. There were even incidents of bullying small nobles being beaten in the street by angry onlookers. .

With the development of the situation, Earl Lian finally made up his mind - he must solve Lu Xing as soon as possible and revive the reputation of the imperial aristocracy!

Just late at night the next day, a small spaceship took off from the palace without knowing it and came to the blockade outside the atmosphere.

"Hello sir!"

The soldier in charge of checking contraband turned around and saw Gu Xi and his adjutant walking in one after the other, and hurriedly stood at attention and saluted.

But Gu Xi waved his hand to let him put it down: "Okay, let's report the situation. What did Lu Xing bring?"

"This..." The soldier swallowed his saliva and seemed a little hard to say. "It's not a dangerous item, and it has been examined by X-ray without any parasitic substances, but...you, you should see it for yourself."

He gave up a position, revealing the gift box that was carefully wrapped with a silver-white ribbon behind him.

At the top of the box was a card that had been dyed with aromatherapy, on which was written the sentence -

"To my dear little prince."

Looking at this card, Gu Xi frowned instantly.

He walked to the table, threw the card into the trash can with a blank face, and opened the box. When he saw what was inside, Rao, who was always calm and calm, couldn't help but shrink his pupils.

There are only two things in the box.

A fresh rose, and a light-colored eyeball soaked in a special potion.

Xu Feng took a deep breath: "What does Lu Xing mean!?"

The color of this eyeball is too special, and everyone present knows who its owner is, but let's not mention how weird it is to give eyeballs on Valentine's Day. In the current situation, this gift The meaning of representation is extraordinary.

This meant that Lu Xing had clearly known his fate and had given them complete control of the Star Destroyer Cannon in advance.

The so-called assassin rumors were probably the wind that he released at the beginning, to confuse the sight of those nobles, otherwise Lu Xing would not be able to easily send the key that passed the iris verification to Gu Xi's hand.

"Lieutenant General," Xu Feng could feel the heart pounding in his chest. Although he didn't know why Lu Xing did this, it was indeed a godsend opportunity, "Let's fight!"

Gu Xi was silent for a while and did not answer.

The man lowered his head, stared at the light-colored eyeballs floating in the pot of medicine, and frowned as if weighing the pros and cons, but soon, the silence in the room was rushed in from the outside in a panic. The courier breaks down:

"Lieutenant General! The cosmic probe has just detected unknown energy fluctuations in the TU108 star field!"

Hearing the TU108 star field, Gu Xi was stunned for a moment, and then his expression changed--

This is the place where the Star Destroyer Artillery patrols periodically!

Xu Feng obviously thought of this too. He strode behind Gu Xi to the command room, and the scene displayed on the star map made everyone present at the scene instantly speechless--

On the monitoring screen, the Star Destroyer Cannon, which was running normally on the periodic orbit, suddenly lit up.

One bar of energy, two bars of energy, three bars of energy...

In just a few seconds, the launch energy value of the Star Destroyer Cannon has reached 15%.

This is also the limit that members of the royal family can operate without the Marshal Medal.

The huge compression energy erupted violently in a thousandth of a second, instantly shaking all the small meteorites around it into dust.

The monitoring personnel quickly simulated the missile path, calculated the coordinates of the final strike of the energy cannon, and then switched to the nearest monitoring screen.

Looking at the familiar planet, Gu Xi only felt a stinging pain from the depths of his eyes.

Because of the delay in the transmission of information, the picture seen in the command room was nearly half a minute later than the actual time.

That is to say, the moment they got the news, it was too late.

The man stared at the screen, his fists clenched, and said nothing.

The Mermaid Star, which was originally floating quietly in the universe, disappeared in the vast universe with a flash of extreme dazzling light and turned into icy cosmic dust.

It's one thirty-seven in the morning, Central Star Capital Time.

Two hours ago, the little mermaid had just finished the last bite of ice cream contentedly, gave him a sweet goodnight kiss, and went to bed obediently hugging his cloud pillow.

Although he said he would wait for Gu Xi to come back, every time he couldn't bear to fall asleep first, leaving only a warm yellow night light that lit up in the dark night.

"Lieutenant General..."

Xu Feng was trembling with anger.

He slammed the table violently, and the adjutant, who was always good-natured, was completely irritated this time: "How dare they!!??"

"Report! Earl Lian made a statement just now, claiming that Lu Xing had used the Star Destroyer Cannon to destroy the Mermaid Star without authorization!"

"Report! Mass bloodshed occurred at the gate of the palace, suspected palace change!"

"Report!......"

One after another information was sent to Gu Xi.

This Star Destroyer Cannon became the fuse for the next series of events.

Gu Xi punched the wall next to him.

The entire command room was so quiet that you could even hear a needle drop.

After a long time, the adjutant mustered his courage and said, "Lieutenant General, it's not your fault..."

The man closed his eyes.

"What's going on with the Central Star now?" he asked in a hoarse voice.

"After the previous murder in the palace, Lu Xing's public opinion in the public has become extremely rotten," Xu Feng said, "In addition to what Xiaodong said before the end of the live broadcast, I am afraid that even if he denies it now, the public will Will firmly believe that he did it."

Then the old school aristocrats can just occupy the high ground of public opinion and wipe out the forces of the new school in one fell swoop.

Gu Xi immediately filled in the unfinished words for him in his mind.

Although angry, his thoughts were still clear, and it only took a few seconds to figure out the joints.

It doesn't matter who did it now, or the people just need an outlet to vent their emotions.

if there is not? Then create one.

But this is by no means the reason why Mermaid Star was taken as a victim. Gu Xi took a deep breath and glanced at the confidants in the command room with a sharp gaze, and said, "Prepare me a quiet and empty room."

The coordinates of Mermaid Star are secrets among the secrets. The first thing Lu Xing did after taking the top was to erase all relevant records from the star network. The only possibility to obtain accurate information is the internal database of the military department.

Because too many things happened one after another recently, Gu Xi never had time to catch the spy lurking around him.

Although the adjutant has conducted several internal investigations, since he brought Lin Xiaodong back from Mermaid Star, the spy has not done any other actions, plus the expedition of the female worm is imminent, so this matter is temporarily put aside.

But I didn't expect that just one negligence would lead to the irreversible consequences. ,

Xu Feng sucked in a breath of cold air: "Lieutenant General, don't you want to use the female worm to directly investigate who leaked the information?"

"Yes."

"No, it's too dangerous!" He immediately objected. "Receive information from parasites in such a wide range. If you are not careful, you will also be assimilated by the female worm!"

But he was interrupted directly by Gu Xi: "Xu Feng, this is an order!"

After a moment of silence, Xu Feng still compromised.

"...I'll call someone to prepare now."

He walked out of the command room with a cold face, and unconsciously pressed his right hand on the laser gun on his waist.

If he knew that the spy was on this starship, he would have to shoot him!

*

Lin Xiaodong slept soundly this night.

There is no difference between day and night in the universe, but his biological clock is still based on the timetable on the ground.

So when he opened his eyes and saw that it was already ten o'clock in the morning, the little mermaid stretched lazily and didn't get up at all, just waiting for Gu Xi to go back to his room and carry him into the bathtub for lunch.

System: "There is one thing, I think you need to know."

Lin Xiaodong said "um": "What?"

"Just as you were sound asleep last night, the Star Destroyer Cannon was activated."

"Oh...what!?" Lin Xiaodong's eyes widened instantly, "Where did it explode?"

Wouldn't he wake up and the Central Star would be gone?

"How could the nobles blow themselves up," said the system, "What they want to occupy now is the moral commanding heights."

"Using weapons of mass destruction, can they still occupy the commanding heights of morality?" Lin Xiaodong complained, "Why, did they hold the conference with washing powder?"

System: "No, they blew up Mermaid Star."

Lin Xiaodong: "..."

What's so special, after working for a long time, it was his hometown that was bombed when he woke up!

But in addition to his anger, Lin Xiaodong still suppressed his anger and thought carefully about what the old school nobles did. He had to be sure that this was a dangerous move, but it was indeed the only way to break the deadlock between the three forces in a short period of time.

"It must have been that grandson Lian who did it," he said firmly. "It is estimated that he has already taken over the palace now."

System: "But the trend on the Internet says that Lu Xing did it."

"No need, his purpose has been achieved," Lin Xiaodong said, "and no matter what, Mermaid Star is still Noah's hometown, Lu Xing won't go crazy to this point."

While chatting, suddenly there was movement at the door.

It was Gu Xi who came back.

The man's eyes were bloodshot caused by staying up late, he looked very tired, and he looked at Lin Xiaodong and said nothing.

"Aren't you going to eat?" Lin Xiaodong asked him with a normal expression.

Gu Xi looked down at the lunch box in his hand and opened it silently.

When he raised his head again, his face had returned to the usual expression.

"Today the cafeteria made your favorite sweet and sour pork ribs, try it."

Lin Xiaodong gave a "hmm", and jumped out of bed without waiting for Gu Xi to come and hug him. He set the small table obediently, and climbed into the bathtub and started pouring water.

Hearing the sound of rushing water, Gu Xi sat down on the chair, and when the words came to his mouth, he pondered over and over again, but he still didn't know how to say it.

"You must have slept all night yesterday." Lin Xiaodong looked at him with a bowl and said suddenly.

Gu Xi came back to his senses, and subconsciously found a reason: "The starship's fuel tank was routinely inspected, and a small problem was found, which has been resolved."

"Oh." The little mermaid took two mouthfuls of rice, like a hamster, with wide eyes and puffed cheeks in a muffled voice, "If you have any troubles, just tell me, don't support it alone."

"......Um."

But until the meal was over, Gu Xi still didn't say anything.

Instead, he mentioned something that Lin Xiaodong didn't expect: "Lu Xing sent a box yesterday and said it was for you."

"What is it?" Lin Xiaodong was a little curious.

"a rose."

He didn't tell the little mermaid all the facts, and Lu Xing probably expected Gu Xi to do this.

"He really likes "The Little Prince"," Lin Xiaodong sighed inexplicably, and suddenly remembered something, "By the way, have you finished reading the book you took away when you left?"

"It's over." Gu Xi said, "That's what I want to tell you."

"Xiaodong," he stroked the little mermaid's long hair and said slowly, "this time, let's not go back to the mermaid star, I want to take you to another place."

"where?"

"You'll know when you arrive," Gu Xi smiled, "remember what I told you before about giving you a gift?"

The little mermaid glanced at him and suddenly realized.

"Oh, so you're jealous." He bit his lower lip, holding back a smile, "I told you earlier, don't worry, I won't accept roses from anyone other than you."

Gu Xi: "...I'm not jealous."

"Yes, yes," Lin Xiaodong said in a perfunctory manner, "you are only stimulated by the courtship behavior of same-sex humans."

Gu Xi: "..."

Forget it, he sighed and thought silently, let Lin Xiaodong think so.