Chapter 405: Applying Pressure (Five-in-One)

A moment later, Su Ming arrived at the commercial street.

The shops on both sides were filled with a dazzling array of goods, including many strange and curious handmade items.

“New store opening special, 20% off everything. Don’t miss out while passing by!”

Shop assistants dressed in festive attire were energetically calling out to the Federal soldiers strolling by, trying to catch their attention.

Su Ming scanned the area and walked over to a gem and jewelry store.

“Sir, what would you like?”

A sexy woman wearing a white shirt, a tight-fitting skirt, and black lace greeted him with great enthusiasm.

“I’m not buying anything. I just want to ask about something,” Su Ming replied politely.

“Please, go ahead,” the young woman said very courteously.

“This area used to be a slum, right? After it was demolished, where were the people relocated to?” Su Ming asked immediately.

Upon hearing Su Ming’s words, the young woman’s expression stiffened, and she replied awkwardly, “Sorry, sir, I don’t know. Maybe you should ask someone else.”

“Alright, sorry to bother you.”

With a slight flicker in his expression, Su Ming replied and turned to walk toward other shops.

As it turned out, he asked several shop assistants in a row, but everyone was tight-lipped, all claiming they didn’t know.

Su Ming’s eyes flickered. He could tell at a glance that there was a problem here.

This was getting a bit troublesome; hopefully, nothing bad would happen later.

The reason he wanted to find Miffy and the others wasn’t just because he saw the demolition and thought of them on the spur of the moment.

Su Ming had intended to find them all along.

He had come to Donao Star Sea this time prepared to make a big move.

He would definitely need a logistics transport team to help him transport goods.

Miffy and Haggart had been running ships here for years and were very familiar with the entire area, making them the perfect candidates, and they were also very affordable.

Of course, the most important point was that these people were kind-hearted, had strong principles, and were very reliable.

It was easy to find a transport team, but finding one that was reliable was rare. After all, wealth stirs people’s hearts, and he would definitely be transporting some rather special items later.

Of course, it wasn’t that he couldn’t use military transport, but first, there was a waiting list, second, he would have to deal with people’s attitudes, and third, if there were important items, they might be confiscated if someone took a liking to them.

However, the situation seemed a bit troublesome now; the people here were unwilling to talk.

It looked like he would have to go outside the high walls.

Su Ming immediately headed toward the nearest entrance and exit.

A short while later, Su Ming arrived at the entrance to the high walls.

Federal soldiers wearing second-generation exoskeleton armor were guarding the place. When they saw Su Ming, they saluted one after another.

“General!”

Su Ming nodded slightly and walked straight out.

At that moment, numerous representatives from various countries at the exit swarmed toward Su Ming.

“Sir.”

Seeing so many people, Su Ming felt a headache coming on. He immediately turned and walked to the side, approaching a guard, and asked in a low voice, “Is there an exit with fewer people here?”

“Yes, General! Please follow me.” The guard soldier replied immediately.

“Mm!” Su Ming followed the guard and left.

Shortly after, Su Ming went out through a small door and walked along an old, narrow street. It was relatively quiet here, with only a few people scattered about.

Just then, Su Ming suddenly felt something unusual. He turned his head to look toward the area on his right.

Not far away, he saw a young man wearing old clothes with rough skin, looking at him with hostility.

When the man saw Su Ming looking at him, an expression of unease appeared on his face, and he hurriedly turned to leave.

The corners of Su Ming’s mouth curled up slightly, and he followed him immediately.

The young man noticed Su Ming walking toward him, and his expression became increasingly panicked. He quickened his pace and headed toward an alleyway.

Just as he entered the alley, thinking he was safe, Su Ming suddenly appeared in front of him, blocking his path.

The young man immediately displayed an expression of extreme terror and stumbled backward.

“Wh-what do you want?”

Su Ming didn’t answer his question but stepped forward, closing in on the young man step by step.

The young man became even more panicked, his body trembling uncontrollably.

Just then, Su Ming pulled his hand out of his pocket. Just as the young man was about to kneel and beg for mercy, he saw Su Ming pull out a 1,000-denomination federal currency note and wave it in front of him.

The young man was stunned; he had thought Su Ming was going to pull out a gun.

“Kid, as long as you answer one question for me, this money is yours,” Su Ming said to the youth with a smile.

“What question?” the young man replied uneasily. He didn’t believe for a second that Su Ming would be that kind.

“You seem to be very afraid of me?”

“Duh, who isn’t afraid of the Federal Government?”

“Fine. Tell me, where did the original residents of the special zone move to?”

“Where else? They were obviously kicked out.”

“Kicked out? Kicked out to where?” Su Ming was quite surprised.

“Obviously, they were kicked out to the Miliduo Resettlement City. Can I go now?” the young man replied without thinking.

“Alright, this is for you.” Su Ming handed the banknote directly to the young man.

“Are you really giving it to me?” the young man looked at Su Ming in disbelief.

“Of course.” Su Ming stuffed the money directly into his hand.

The young man took the money and, without a word, turned and ran away.

Su Ming watched his retreating figure, the smile on his face gradually fading. He raised his wristband and sent a message to Rhine.

Then, Su Ming turned and left.

A short while later, Su Ming returned to the combat command center and left in the Pseudo V Generation Mecha Shadow Lord.

He exited from the northern gate, left the base city directly, and landed in a desolate, uninhabited suburb.

Su Ming waited quietly.

About a few minutes later, Rhine, along with Zhang Yi, Ankajia, and Ha Miao, piloted their Royal Thunder mechas and descended from the sky at high speed.

Boom!

Because they didn’t control their landing speed well, Rhine and the others’ mechas fell forward and crashed after landing.

Su Ming watched this scene and said with a smile.

“Although I am your boss, you don’t have to go out of your way to kowtow to me, right? Also, doing this will damage the mecha’s coating, and I’ll deduct it from your wages later.”

“Boss, you can’t do that! We’re almost broke, and you’re still deducting our wages.”

“Exactly, we only earn that little, it’s not even enough for maintenance,” Rhine and the others complained as they climbed up.

“Haha, I’m just kidding. But you still need to step up your training. You might have to go to the battlefield in a month,” Su Ming reminded Rhine and the others.

“We know, but this super-neural device is so hard to control!” Rhine and the others were a bit anxious.

“It is indeed quite difficult. You’ve only been at it for a few days; to reach this level is not bad at all. Follow me, I’ll teach you on the way.” Su Ming piloted his mecha and leaped into the air.

“Alright!” The four of them followed him immediately.

“When you use the super-neural device, you must relax your mind, don’t be tense, discard all distracting thoughts, and keep your mental output commands pure,” Su Ming taught them while leading them toward Miliduo Resettlement City.

One hour later.

At the entrance to Miliduo Resettlement City, a few soldiers wearing first-generation individual armor, with rough skin, were smoking low-quality synthetic cigarettes and chatting and laughing.

“Lebow, I heard you went to that widow’s house last night. How was it?”

“Of course it was great, I could barely get out of bed today.”

“Haha!”

Just then, a huge roar came from the sky.

Before these soldiers could react, Su Ming and the others piloted their mechas and landed.

Boom!

These soldiers were shocked and looked up at the Pseudo V Generation Mecha Shadow Lord and the four Royal Thunder mechas.

They were completely terrified, their hands trembling, and the cigarettes held in their fingers dropped to the ground.

“Th-this…” They had never seen such terrifying mechas before, and everyone was scared to the point of wetting themselves.

At this moment, Lebow reacted and immediately turned and rushed toward the nearby rest room.

Inside the rest room.

A big man wearing second-generation exoskeleton armor, with a fleshy face and a beard, was sitting in front of a stove.

He was eating stew, drinking beer in large gulps, and humming a tune, clearly enjoying himself.

Boom!

The door was pushed open. Lebow rushed in and shouted in terror, “Captain Gaipute, something bad happened!”

Gaipute was startled, spilling the beer in his hand. He turned his head and scolded Lebow angrily, “Lebow, what are you losing your mind for? What’s bad?”

“A big shot has arrived.”

“Who?”

“I don’t know.” Lebow swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said.

“You don’t know, so how do you know it’s a big shot?”

“Captain, they are really huge, you should go out and see for yourself.”

“I’m really done with you,” Gaipute scolded impatiently, then got up and left the break room.

As a result, when he went out and saw Su Ming’s five mechas, his eyes widened, and his legs immediately started trembling.

“Cosmic nobles!”

Gaipute could be certain that their country didn’t have such advanced mechas, and even if they did, they wouldn’t come to this place.

At this moment, Su Ming controlled his mecha to look down at Gaipute and said, “You are the captain here?”

“Yes, yes, yes!” Gaipute nodded repeatedly, like a chick pecking at rice.

“Where are the original residents of Anning Street relocated to? Take us there!” Su Ming didn’t waste any words with them and gave a direct order.

“Alright.” Gaipute was stunned for a moment, then came back to his senses and replied immediately.

They hurriedly led Su Ming inside.

Soon they arrived at a resettlement area, and the entire area was filled with dense iron sheet houses.

These iron sheet houses were very dense and crowded; ordinary cars couldn’t even drive in, let alone mechas.

Su Ming immediately stopped and instructed Rhine.

“Rhine, you guys watch my mecha here; I’ll be back shortly.”

“Alright!” Rhine and the others replied immediately.

Su Ming activated his bio-armor to cover his entire body, opened the cockpit, and floated down.

Seeing the bio-armor on Su Ming’s body, Gaipute became even more terrified and nervous.

Su Ming walked to Gaipute and the others and urged them directly, “Lead the way!”

“Sir, this way!” Gaipute and the others immediately led Su Ming into the resettlement area.

Throughout the entire resettlement area, there were ragged civilians everywhere, each of them emaciated with hollow eyes.

The air was very murky and filled with a pungent smell, and there was a lot of excrement scattered on the ground.

“Sir, watch your step, don’t step on it.” Gaipute reminded him with great concern.

He was terrified of angering Su Ming, as they would all be doomed if he did.

Su Ming didn’t care at all; instead, he walked while looking at the civilians around him.

These civilians all looked at them with hostile and fearful eyes.

At this moment, a short, agile youth saw this scene and immediately ran toward the interior of the resettlement area.

Soon, the youth ran to a house, anxiously pushed open the door, and called out, “Uncle Johnny.”

Johnny turned to look at the youth and asked hurriedly, “Henke, what happened?”

“Those guards are here again. They must be here to catch people again to pose as rebels and claim the reward,” Henke said anxiously.

“Bastards!” Upon hearing this, Johnny was also very angry.

“Uncle Johnny, what do we do now?” Henke asked, at a loss.

Johnny’s expression flickered for a moment, and finally, he said, “The same old way, blast them out.”

“Alright!” Henke replied immediately.

“Let’s go!” Johnny immediately took Henke and left.

On the other side, Gaipute led Su Ming inside while asking flatteringly, “Sir, what brings you here? Why don’t you just order us? We will definitely get it done beautifully for you.”

“No need.” Su Ming didn’t trust these people at all.

At this moment, an old woman who was starving to death stepped forward and said to Gaipute, “Sir, please give me something to eat.”

Gaipute’s face turned green; this bitch really had no sense of the situation, asking for food in front of Su Ming.

“Get lost!” He kicked her down directly and cursed angrily.

“Stop.” Seeing this, Su Ming shouted immediately.

Upon hearing Su Ming’s words, Gaipute quickly stopped and said uneasily, “Sir, these lowly civilians really have no eyes.”

“She was just begging for some food, and you treat your own people like this?” Su Ming asked calmly.

“Sir, we are just small fry, not some big shots, and we can’t afford to feed them either. We really had no choice, so we could only do this,” Gepute said helplessly.

“Lead the way.”

Su Ming didn’t bother arguing with Gepute and his men; after all, this was their internal affair.

Although Tasiji had joined the Federal Government, it was only in name, and they remained disconnected in all aspects.

In a sense, Tasiji’s current state was more like a vassal state of the Federal Government.

“Alright!”

Gepute led Su Ming inside.

At this moment, the surrounding impoverished people began picking up stones and trash, throwing them at Su Ming and his group while cursing angrily.

“Get out!”

Clang! Clang!

Those stones hit Su Ming and his group, making crisp sounds.

Gepute was instantly enraged, and they raised their firearms and cursed.

“Damn it, stop right there, or we’ll open fire.”

“Do not open fire.”

Su Ming said coldly.

He was kidding himself if he thought otherwise; the residents here were all family members of the Fat Dun Interstellar Transport Company, and he was counting on these people to help him with transport work.

If they were injured, he would end up having to pay the medical bills himself.

“But sir, this mob of unruly people is attacking us.”

Gepute replied, dumbfounded.

“You all have exoskeleton armor protection; can those stones they throw actually do anything?”

Su Ming said with disdain.

“Uh…”

Gepute was stunned and didn’t know what to do.

At this time, Su Ming raised his head and used his colonized armor to scan all the impoverished people around; it was clear that someone had instigated this sudden attack.

And the person who instigated it should be nearby.

Su Ming quickly locked onto Johnny in a corner. He instantly activated the boost of his colonized armor, stomped his foot hard on the ground, and charged over as fast as a blur.

Before Johnny could react to what was happening,

Su Ming had already appeared in front of him.

Johnny fell to the ground, his eyes wide open, and an expression of extreme terror appeared on his face.

At this moment, Su Ming deactivated the colonized armor covering his head and said,

“Johnny, do you still recognize me?”

“You, you are Major General Su Ming.”

Upon seeing Su Ming, Johnny said with great surprise and joy.

“Very good, tell your people to stop.”

Su Ming reached out and pulled Johnny up.

“Everyone stop!”

After hearing this, Johnny immediately reacted and shouted to the crowd.

All the impoverished people present stopped.

“Whew~”

Gepute and his men suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

At this time, Su Ming took Johnny and walked to Gepute and his men, saying,

“You can go back; there is nothing for you to do here.”

Upon hearing this, Gepute looked at Johnny beside Su Ming, his expression changing slightly as he said,

“Sir, we should still accompany you; it’s not very safe here.”

“No need, get lost.”

Su Ming replied bluntly.

“Okay, okay, okay.”

Gepute swallowed his saliva and said.

“Johnny, let’s go.”

Su Ming said to Johnny.

“Okay, this way.”

Johnny immediately led Su Ming inside.

At this time, Lebo said to Gepute in fear,

“Captain, these lowly people actually know a big shot from the Federal Government; it’s simply unbelievable.”

“We are finished this time; something is going to happen!”

“Then what should we do?”

“What else can we do? The sky is falling. Let’s go, hurry and notify the superiors.”

Gepute gritted his teeth and said.

“Alright!”

Lebo quickly replied.

At this time, Su Ming and Johnny walked inside.

Su Ming looked at the surrounding impoverished people and chatted with Johnny.

“Johnny, why do you all look so miserable?”

“That’s all thanks to your Federal Government, but I don’t mean you.”

Johnny stopped halfway through his sentence, feeling it was a bit inappropriate, and added.

“Uh, this demolition was indeed unavoidable, but you should have received compensation, right?”

“Compensation? You’re overthinking it; how could there be any compensation?”

“No compensation? Then why did you agree to leave?”

“Who said we agreed? That night while we were sleeping, the Tasiji guards surrounded our entire area, drove us all out, and those who didn’t leave were all killed.”

Johnny replied through gritted teeth.

“That’s not right. Although the Federal Government acts overbearingly, there should be some compensation, more or less. Especially since the Tasiji Kingdom joined the Federal Government, this money must have been paid.”

Su Ming said with furrowed brows.

“I don’t know about that. Anyway, we didn’t see a single cent, and our homes are gone.”

Johnny shook his head and said.

“Alright, then are Miffy and Captain Haggart doing okay? Can you take me to find them?”

Su Ming said to Johnny.

Johnny sighed when he heard Su Ming’s words and said,

“They are not here.”

“Then where are they?”

Su Ming’s heart sank, and he had a bad premonition.

“They were arrested and are now locked up in the prison of Feimanke Base City.”

Johnny said after a few seconds of silence.

“Why were they arrested? Because of the demolition?”

Su Ming asked with a gloomy face.

“No. You should know very well what kind of person Captain Haggart is. Although our homes were demolished, we could at least still make a living by running ships. Captain Haggart wouldn’t cause trouble for them.”

“But in the end, even our transport ships were forcibly requisitioned, and the promised compensation wasn’t given. Our livelihood was completely cut off!”

“Captain Haggart and Miss Miffy went to ask them for compensation every day. They wouldn’t give compensation, and they found it annoying, so they used an excuse to arrest them.”

Johnny said in a deep voice.

Su Ming fell silent upon hearing this. This was a classic case of solving the problem by eliminating the person who raised the problem.

At this time, Johnny led Su Ming to his house, and the two walked in.

The house was very simple, with only some simple iron furniture and five children of different ages, wearing old and tattered clothes, with dirty faces.

They looked at Su Ming with great fear.

At this time, Johnny took out a box of treasured biscuits from the cabinet and brought over a chair.

He wiped it with his sleeve and then handed the biscuits to Su Ming.

“Sir, it’s quite simple here, and there isn’t even water. Please just sit and eat some biscuits. There’s nothing good to treat you with.”

“Thank you.”

Su Ming took the biscuits and sat down.

At this moment, the children around were looking longingly at the biscuits in Su Ming’s hand, swallowing their saliva continuously.

Seeing this, Su Ming took out the biscuits and handed them to the children around.

These children happily stepped forward, took the biscuits, and started eating them.

Johnny watched this scene and said with a low expression.

“Major General Su Ming, actually, our situation is already considered good in this area. Although we can’t eat our fill, at least no one has starved to death yet, and this is all thanks to that business deal of yours; otherwise, it would have been completely over.”

After listening, Su Ming asked with a calm expression.

“After you had trouble, why didn’t you come to me?”

“Sir, although you left us contact information, it’s too far away, and we couldn’t contact you.”

Johnny shook his head and replied.

Upon hearing this, Su Ming stood up and said.

“Johnny, do you dare to come with me to save them?”

“Of course I dare!”

Johnny said without a hint of fear.

“Follow me!”

Su Ming left with Johnny.

Not long after, the two of them walked out of the settlement area.

Johnny immediately saw the Pseudo V Generation Mecha Shadow Lord and four Royal Thunder units, and was instantly terrified, showing an expression of immense shock. This was his first time seeing such high-level mechas in person.

“Let’s go, we’re getting on the mecha.”

Su Ming said to Johnny.

“This, such a high-level mecha, wouldn’t it be inappropriate for me to go up?”

Johnny replied very uneasily.

“It’s fine.”

Su Ming reached out and grabbed Johnny, and they floated up to the cockpit.

In the blink of an eye, they entered the cockpit.

Su Ming sat straight on the pilot seat, while Johnny looked at the various luxurious high-end facilities in the cockpit, becoming very restrained, not daring to move around for fear of getting it dirty.

“Johnny, there are no extra chairs in the cockpit; just sit on the floor.”

“Major General Su Ming, wouldn’t that make it dirty?”

Johnny asked worriedly.

“It’s fine, so what if it gets dirty?”

Su Ming never cared about these things; he didn’t have so many scruples.

“Okay.”

Seeing Su Ming say this, Johnny sat down cautiously.

Su Ming then said to Rhine and the others.

“Let’s go!”

“Alright!”

Rhine and the others replied without a hint of hesitation.

Swish!

The five mechas flew toward the exit.

——

Feimanke Base City Center · Kingdom Administration Building.

Su Ming, along with Rhine and the others, piloted the mechas and landed steadily on the parking spots.

Click!

Su Ming landed with Johnny and then deactivated the colonized armor covering his body, revealing his Major General uniform.

At this time, Rhine and Ankajia also got off the mechas, while Zhang Yi and Ha Miao stayed behind to guard the mechas.

The surrounding Tasiji Kingdom officials saw Su Ming and the others and said in shock.

“A Federal Government general? What happened?”

“I’m not sure. Looking at this situation, it doesn’t seem good. We should hurry and stay away.”

Su Ming ignored the discussion of the crowd and walked toward the building with Johnny and the others.

When they entered the building and arrived at the grand lobby,

A young man wearing navy blue clothing, with a handsome appearance and fair skin, came up with a full smile on his face.

“This sir, may I ask what the matter is? I am Officer Maizi of the Tasiji Kingdom, and I can be of service to you.”

“I am Major General Su Ming of the Federal Government. I have some friends who were arrested for no reason.”

Su Ming looked at Maizi, narrowed his eyes, and stated directly.

He could tell at a glance that this Maizi was specifically waiting for him here.

“There is such a thing? That is truly too much. Would it be convenient for you to provide the information? I will check it for you right away.”

Maizi said with righteous indignation.

“Haggart and Miffy, they were arrested together.”

Su Ming replied very directly.

“Sir, please come over here and sit; I will check it for you right away.”

Maizi led Su Ming and the others to the rest area nearby and said.

“Hurry.”

Su Ming didn’t stand on ceremony and sat directly on the chair.

“Alright, please wait a moment.”

Maizi left in a hurry immediately.

Su Ming and the others waited quietly.

About twenty minutes later, Maizi hurriedly walked over and said very apologetically,

“Major General Su Ming, I’m very sorry! We didn’t find these two people. Did you get the information wrong?”

“Impossible, they were arrested by you.”

Johnny said angrily.

“This gentleman, you had better think clearly before speaking.”

Maizi raised his head to look at Johnny, using a warning gaze.

He was instinctively very afraid of Major General Su Ming, who was a high-ranking Federal official. However, he completely disregarded unruly people like Johnny.

Johnny’s expression changed slightly, and he felt instinctively afraid.

Su Ming was not a fool; he naturally saw that Maizi was threatening Johnny, so he immediately said,

“Johnny, don’t be afraid, I’m here!”

“I understand, they were the ones who arrested them.”

Johnny said very firmly.

Su Ming raised his head to look at Maizi and said coldly.

“Don’t play games with me, stalling and brushing me off. Hurry up and hand over the people! If I can’t reach an agreement with you, I will go talk to your sovereign.”

Upon hearing Su Ming’s words, Maizi’s expression suddenly became somewhat flustered, and he quickly said,

“Sir, there’s no need for that. Please wait a moment longer. I will go check again to see if there was any oversight.”

“Hurry up, I don’t have that much patience.”

Su Ming replied coldly. He needed to get Miffy and the other one out quickly to ensure they were alive. If they were dead, that would be a big problem.

“Alright!”

Maizi turned and left in a hurry.

Soon, Maizi arrived in an office.

At this time, a middle-aged man with a fat body, a potbelly, and a very greasy appearance hurried up and asked,

“Maizi, how is it?”

“Supervisor Shifu, the situation is very bad. That Major General Su Ming has a very tough attitude and cannot be brushed off at all. Moreover, he said that if we continue to brush him off like this, he is going to go see the sovereign.”

Maizi replied in fear.

“No, we cannot let him find the sovereign, and we cannot give him the people either. Otherwise, if the matter is exposed, we will all be finished.”

“Then what should we do?”

“What are you panicking about? We can’t do anything about him, but that doesn’t mean others can’t. The best way to deal with Federal people is to use their own people!”

“You mean to find Federal people to apply pressure.”

“That’s right, I’ll call that lord right away.”

After Shifu said this, he raised his wristband and dialed a number.

Beep-beep~

The communication was connected quickly, and a dignified voice rang out from the wristband.

“Shifu, what is it?”

“Lord Aisas, I’ve encountered some trouble on my end and would like to ask for your help.”

“What trouble?”

“It’s just that a Major General came from your side and insists on giving us trouble. We can’t really hold out against him, could you please tell him to go back?”

Shifu requested very humbly.

“Who?”

Aisas asked coldly.

“Major General Su Ming.”

Shifu replied hurriedly.

“Are you talking about Major General Su Ming of the Thirteenth Corps?”

Upon hearing this, Aisas narrowed his eyes and replied.

“It seems so.”

“Then I can’t handle this.”

“Ah, you’re a Lieutenant General, how can you not handle it?”

“Hmph, if I can’t handle it, I can’t handle it. Besides, I don’t want to. Also, what exactly did you do?”

“We, we didn’t do anything. It’s just that when we were demolishing, two unruly commoners wouldn’t cooperate, so we arrested them.”

Shifu replied stammeringly.

“Do you think I’d believe that? Handle this matter yourselves.”

Lieutenant General Aisas finished speaking and hung up the communication directly.

Listening to the busy signal from his wristband, Shifu was stunned.

“It’s over!”

“Lord, should we just get rid of that old man and his granddaughter?”

Maizi said in a panic.

“Get rid of your head! If those two die, will that Su Ming let us go? We’ll all be buried with them by then.”

Shifu cursed in exasperation.

“Then what should we do? No matter what we do, it’s a dead end.”

“What else can we do? We have to quickly scrape together some money to fill the compensation for that old man and shut their mouths.”

“How do we explain it to Lord Su Ming?”

“How else can we explain it? Just say the compensation hadn’t arrived yet, and they insisted on coming over to cause trouble, so they got arrested. Now that the money has arrived, it’s all a misunderstanding.”

“Alright.”

Maizi replied quickly.

Shifu took a deep breath. Despite the heartache over the money, he raised his wristband and dialed the prison’s number.

The call connected quickly, and a hearty laugh rang out.

“Lord Shifu, how do you have time to call me today?”

“Angwei, hurry up and get that old man, his granddaughter, and the others out of prison. Treat them well with good food and drink.”

“Huh?”

“Huh what? I’m in a desperate situation here.”

“No, I can’t get them out.”

Angwei replied somewhat flustered.

“Why? Did you kill them?”

Shifu asked in shock and anger.

“No, I just sent them to Mine Star No. TLX-21 to mine.”

“You’ve really killed me! Quickly call them and have them send the people back.”

“No, what exactly happened?”

“Don’t ask, just go! I’m not joking with you. If they die, we’ll be waiting to lose our heads.”

“Alright.”

Angwei hung up the communication in a panic.

“Lord, what about Major General Su Ming?”

Maizi asked in great fear.

“I’ll go drag him out myself.”

Shifu had no other choice and walked straight out of the office.

In the lounge area.

Su Ming was waiting impatiently.

At this moment, Shifu walked over with Maizi, smiling.

“Lord Su Ming, I apologize for keeping you waiting.”

“Who are you?”

Su Ming stared at Shifu and asked coldly.

“Allow me to introduce myself; I am Shifu, a Senior Administrator of the Tasiji Kingdom.”

“Very well, where are the people?”

“Lord, we’ve found them, but it will take some time. Why don’t we have a meal first, or soak in a hot spring to relax?”

Shifu said with a face full of smiles.

Upon hearing this, Su Ming slammed his hand directly onto the table.

Crack!

The entire table split instantly.

Shifu and the others’ hearts trembled violently, and their faces turned pale instantly.

Rhein and the others also looked at Su Ming in great shock; their boss’s strength was actually this powerful.

“I’m not in the mood to waste time with you here. I’ll ask one last time: where are they?”

Su Ming stood up straight and asked coldly.

Seeing that he couldn’t hide it anymore, Shifu smiled obsequiously and said.

“Lord, they were sent to a mining star.”

“What did you say?”

Hearing Shifu’s words, Su Ming’s expression turned gloomy instantly.

“You guys have gone too far! To actually send Captain Haggart and his people to a mining star—are you even human?”

Johnny cursed angrily.

“Lord Su Ming, listen to my explanation. They were originally locked in a prison cell. But they felt it was too boring to be locked up, so they wanted to mine some ore to earn money, and thus they applied to go to the mining star themselves.”

Shifu explained hurriedly.

Ankajia, who was standing to the side, couldn’t help but retort upon hearing this.

“I’ve never seen anyone so shameless. Why don’t you go to the mining star to earn some money?”

“You guys are truly amazing.”

Su Ming was also angered to the point of laughing.

“Lord, please don’t be angry. I have already notified the mining star and asked them to send them over.”

Shifu explained hurriedly.

“No need, I’ll go retrieve them myself. Which mining star are they on?”

Su Ming didn’t trust Shifu and his group at all anymore.

Seeing this, Shifu hurriedly spoke up.

“Lord Su Ming, I’ll go with you to retrieve them. I have a warship here.”

“Fine, you’d better pray that they are alright.”

Su Ming warned coldly.

“Okay, okay.”

Shifu replied, his forehead covered in beads of sweat.

Shortly after, a Level 4 battleship took off from the Interstellar Airport, left the Tasiji main star, and flew towards Mine Star No. TLX-21.

— —

Mine Star No. TLX-21: In a dim underground mine.

Haggart gripped his pickaxe, gasping for breath as he dug for ore. His lips were chapped, and his wrinkled face was devoid of any color.

Miffy and the others were gathered around, digging laboriously.

Because the Tasiji Kingdom didn’t have as much advanced mining equipment as the Federal Government, they couldn’t perform destructive mining.

Furthermore, the vibranium ore on this planet was deep underground, and the geology was very loose, making it prone to collapse if high-power mechanical equipment was used.

On top of that, they were unwilling to spend money on professional mining, so they adopted the most primitive methods.

Regardless, if a problem occurred and people died, they weren’t worth much. The only drawback was that the efficiency was too low.

Therefore, soldiers wearing individual combat armor kept cursing.

“Hurry up!”

At this moment, Haggart really couldn’t hold on anymore. He felt a wave of dizziness and collapsed directly.

“Grandpa!”

Upon seeing this, Miffy immediately ran over in a panic and helped Haggart up.

At this moment, Haggart’s subordinates nearby immediately gathered around.

Billy, who was leading them, asked with concern.

“Lord Haggart, are you okay?”

“I, I’m fine.”

Haggart replied, panting continuously.

“You’re not fine. Lord Haggart, lie down and rest for a while; we’ll dig for you.”

Billy and the others immediately started digging hard.

At this moment, the guards saw Haggart collapse and immediately walked over, mercilessly lashing out at him with a whip.

“You old man, who told you to be lazy?”

Seeing this, Miffy hurriedly used her body to shield Haggart.

Crack!

Immediately, Miffy took a whip lash on her back, revealing an expression of extreme pain.

Seeing this, Billy and the others immediately stepped forward and argued angrily.

“Can’t we help him do it?”

“No. You guys are very capable, aren’t you? Do you believe I’ll throw all of you to the lowest level?”

These guards threatened viciously.

Although Billy and the others were very angry, they could only shut their mouths.

If they went to the lowest level to dig, they basically wouldn’t last a few days.

“Hmph, you old man, get up quickly.”

The guard cursed fiercely.

At this moment, Miffy endured the burning pain on her back and said.

“Lord Guard, can we pay for some rest time?”

“Pay money? That’s fine.”

The guard said with a smile upon hearing this.

Miffy immediately took out a small roll of paper currency and handed it to the guard.

The guard snatched it over, opened it, and took a look. It was actually five 100-denomination federal currency notes, and he said with great satisfaction.

“Alright, you guys take this old man to the rest room to lie down for a while. This money only covers half a day.”

Miffy and the others hurriedly helped Haggart leave.

At this moment, the people mining nearby saw this scene and all gathered around a man who was relatively robust and had a face full of pockmarks.

“Brother Baoku, that old man is so rich. He’s already been to the rest room so many times.”

“I saw it. When we rest later, go and feel their bedding to see where they hid the money.”

“Is there no problem with doing this?”

“What’s there to be afraid of? If we find money, we’ll just give a portion as a tribute to those big shots, and it’ll be fine.”

Baoku said with a wicked smile.

“Big brother is still the smartest.”

At night.

Baoku and the others crawled out of the mine and returned to the simple mining base on the surface.

When they were driven back to their rooms to rest, they snuck over to Haggart’s room and slipped inside.

They were greeted by rows of floor mats.

Although the rooms here weren’t small in area, each room had to house over twenty people, so they could only sleep on the floor.

Haggart and his group had more people, so they had a separate room.

“Quick, search!”

Baoku urged his companions.

They immediately began rummaging through Haggart’s bedding and clothing.

As a result, they rummaged for a long time but found nothing.

“Big brother, there’s nothing here!”

Baoku’s lackeys said one after another.

“That shouldn’t be.”

Baoku’s expression shifted, and he immediately began searching again.

Just then, he suddenly felt something hard inside Haggart’s bedding.

His expression lit up with joy. He hurriedly ripped open the duvet cover and pulled out five rolls of 1000-denomination currency.

“Wow, we’re rich! Let’s go!”

Baoku said excitedly.

“Alright!”

The lackeys present responded excitedly.

They immediately ran outside.

As a result, when they left the room and reached the corridor, they bumped into Haggart and the others who were returning.

Seeing Baoku and the others, Bill reacted immediately.

“You bunch of thieves, give our money back.”

“Who are you calling a thief!”

Baoku and the others said unceremoniously.

“If you aren’t thieves, what were you doing running into our room?”

Bill accused them angrily.

“Which eye of yours saw us go in?”

Baoku and the others directly acted shamelessly.

“Bastards, beat them up!”

Bill and the others rushed up in anger.

“Do you really think we’re made of clay? Fight them!”

Baoku and the others weren’t afraid either and met them head-on.

Both sides immediately got into a brawl.

At this moment, a group of guards ran over, picked up their whips, and lashed out.

“All of you, stop!”

Baoku, Bill, and the others immediately stopped.

The leading guard captain, Tuoke, said viciously.

“You’d better give me an explanation for why you were fighting, otherwise I’ll send all of you to the lowest level.”

“They ran into our room and stole our money!”

Bill accused them very angrily.

“We didn’t steal anything. We just happened to walk here, and they framed us. Lord Tuoke, please make a decision for us.”

Baoku walked to Tuoke’s side and secretly took a roll of money and stuffed it into his hand.

Tuoke stuffed the money away directly and looked at Miffy and the others viciously.

“How bold! A bunch of unruly commoners, daring to cause trouble. Send them all to the last level. You have the energy to fight, don’t you? Then I’ll let you dig to your heart’s content.”

“Lord, you can’t do this.”

Captain Haggart and Miffy shouted anxiously upon hearing this.

Unfortunately, it was useless. Several guards rushed up savagely, punched and kicked them, and forcibly dragged them away.