【Fortunately】Xing Qi

In the early morning, Fuji stepped into the lush flower garden as usual, but suddenly felt that something was wrong with the surroundings.He squatted down calmly, while pretending to loosen the soil for the potted plant in front of him, while thinking about where the strangeness came from——

He was on Hostile, a place that didn't look much different from other planets, but was actually the core of a hostile faction.The farming civilization on this planet is extremely developed, but the progress of industrialization is slow.

Like other high-ranking federal officials, there is no reason to believe that the enemy chose this place as their old base camp because of its deceptive appearance: under the peaceful and harmless surface, countless guns and conspiracies are being continuously attacked. What's more, there is very little trade between this place and other places in the star field, and the appearance of outsiders will be very obvious.

Because of the above reasons, all the spies sent by the Federation were eliminated.However, it is extremely important to obtain first-hand information on the enemy's movements, so he rejected the frontal military action at hand and volunteered to take on this dangerous mission with no return.With an invincible smiling face and a brilliant mind, he stayed on by running a flower shop and became the Federation's first and only intelligence source stationed in the heart of the enemy.

This is a very important position, and at the same time, the risk is very high. If he hadn't been careful everywhere, he might have died no less than thirty times by now.Therefore, even if the feeling that something is wrong is extremely small, he must find it out.

There are no shortage of flower pots... The tools have not been touched...

Bu Er carefully observed the surroundings, but did not find any problems immediately.But he became more and more vigilant: either this was his illusion, or the hidden level of the visitor was also very high.The intuition of a genius has never been missed... Finally, his eyes rested on a pot of cactus that had just budded, and he squinted at a gap that hadn't been opened yesterday.

Although he was aware of it, he still took care of the flowers and plants at a normal speed, got up and went back to the house.As soon as he closed the door, he lightly locked the two locks, and took out a ray gun from the hidden compartment of the cabinet in the entrance hall.The current situation does not seem like the enemy has discovered him, but he has not heard that the Federation will send reinforcements. The biggest possibility is that the enemy is not a friend...

After careful inspection, the result is surprising——

The so-called "enemy is not friend" turned out to be a cat gobbling up in his kitchen, and it didn't stop when it was pointed at with a gun.

It is rare to stare at the uninvited guest.No wonder he was surprised, because the man was still a half-year-old, unarmed. "How did you get in here?" he asked cautiously in Common Tongue.

"The door is open!" The boy replied confidently, and while he was chewing, he glanced at the paper bag containing the bread, and his eyes were filled with "Why do you have to ask knowingly".

This look...

Bu Er inexplicably felt a little familiar, but was immediately covered up by more speechlessness.It's one thing to open the door, but it's another to sneak in without him being able to hide it; moreover, the other party's lingua franca doesn't have any accent, he should have expected it..."Who are you?" asked, finger still on the trigger.

Facing the black muzzle of the gun, the boy didn't care, and took out an apple from the refrigerator and started to chew. "Since it's you," he tilted his head slightly amidst the crisp clicking sound, as if appraising but also joyfully, "you can just call me 'Jingshi'."

What and what...

If it weren't for Bu Er's good education, he would be full of blue veins by now.Where on earth did this young man who was so familiar with himself come from?He looked at the other party's clothes more carefully, and went through the recent trading time in his mind, as well as the distance from the interstellar market to here.

"You came on the latest merchant ship?" He asked abruptly, but there was no doubt in his tone, "Hiding in a container?"

The boy's eyes lit up.He stood up straight, only to realize that the other party's age might be a little older than he expected, probably fifteen or sixteen. "They all call you a genius, and it seems true," he said, not without admiration.

But the object of admiration was not happy at all, and instead frowned.Knowing who he is, he is obviously a member of the Federation, and his status is not low; the problem is that even if the Federation wants to send more people to him, it is impossible to send a minor. "Hurry up and eat," he neatly put away his weapon, "I'll take you back after eating."

The person who was still calm just now jumped up. "I don't! I finally slipped away..."

As soon as the words came out of his mouth, he knew that he had made a slip of the tongue, and hurriedly stopped.But Buer had already heard it, and raised an eyebrow at him. "You're such an adult, why are you still running away from home?"

The young man who called himself Jingshi blushed, but he didn't budge. "That's my own business!" He thought for a while, and suddenly showed a sly smile: "And you can't send me back."

"You..." Buer, who was holstering his gun, was startled when he heard this.

In terms of individual combat ability, he is of course very strong, otherwise he would not have applied to come to this ghost place; but he was able to avoid numerous checks and checkpoints all the way, and even slipped into his own room out of the corner of his eye, boy Obviously it's not something to be taken lightly.He believes that he can succeed if he uses strong means; but if the opponent does not cooperate, it is really difficult for him to complete this matter without attracting the attention of the enemy.

"What on earth are you here for?" Thinking of this, Buer almost gritted his teeth.

"Of course I'm here to help you!" The young man smiled so brightly that Bu Er wanted to hit him.

**

Although the first meeting was not pleasant, Fuji reluctantly took in the boy.On the one hand, this is because he has no better choice. On the other hand, when Fuji finds out that the other party's personality is a bit like his young self, he develops more tolerance, and then finds that not all of the people in the house are the same. burden.

For example, the boy fully complies with his request and never shows up in front of customers or other people; for example, when he comes back from a secret mission, there is always hot food waiting for him on the table; When using the key, the boy can also help him find the operator that he accidentally missed...

"You know too much." Fuji raised his head from the paper pushed in front of him and said seriously.If many people can do the first two things, the third one is definitely not.This proves once again that the identity of the teenager is so important in the federation that he has access to this level of secrets.

"Really?" The boy smiled disapprovingly.He had a pretty smile and was as gentle as a spring breeze turning into rain, but both of them knew the sincerity in it. "I think," he pointed his eyes at the thin stack of papers on the desk, "in this day and age, people who only use pen and paper to calculate keys are more terrifying."

Fuji rubbed his sore eye sockets, put down his pen, and leaned back. "Every electronic device on the planet is tracked," he explained succinctly, "to the detriment of lurking."

Burning after use is indeed a better way to destroy corpses, but the point is, who else in the world has a brain good enough to use as a computer?

The young man snorted.Seeing that he had no intention of continuing to calculate, he turned to another topic: "I heard that you were about to become the youngest marshal of the Federation."

Buer closed his eyes and rested his mind, and corrected after hearing the words: "One."

The young man ignored this supplement and continued on his own: "You didn't agree or refuse, but you chose a deadly job to do..." He said, shaking his head, "Many people think you are crazy."

Still keeping his eyes closed. "I guess not including you." The tone was quite calm.

The boy was waiting for his answer, and smiled slightly after hearing it. "That's right, but I really want to find out. With your ability, it's easy for you to defeat them on the battlefield, but you don't." He suddenly changed his tone again, "You must know that if you die here , no one will find out; and even if you can escape from here in the end, people will not know your achievements?"

This question can be called sharp, but the person who was asked did not respond, and the silence flowed silently between the two of them like the moonlight outside the window.

"Do you think I want glory and victory?" Fuji's voice suddenly broke the silence in the room.

The young man recovered from the continuous memories of wars in recent years, "Otherwise?"

Bu Er shook his head under this unimaginable gaze. "What I really want is—" He opened his eyes, the ice-blue light firm and clear, "peace."

The boy opened his mouth slightly, and stood there stunned.

**

Considering his age, skills, and attitude towards dealing with people, Buer can roughly figure out why he felt that the uninvited guest was a little familiar at first glance.

If he is not mistaken, the boy who calls himself Seiichi is Yukimura Seiichi, the sole heir of the Rikkai Kingdom—one of the member states of the Federation.It is said that he was born in poor health. The royal family of Lihai was afraid of accidents, so his name and appearance have not been disclosed to the public.Fuji once saw a piece of confidential historical video material, in which Yukimura was about six or seven years old. Although he was wearing a hospital gown, the light in his eyes was exactly the same as it is now.

In this way, the previous doubts can be easily solved.It is normal for members of the royal family to know some information that only the top federal officials know; in addition, everyone knows that Li Hai believes that victory is everything, which perfectly confirms the surprise of the other party when he heard Bu Er's answer.

The only question is, out of shape?

Fuji secretly observed Yukimura for several sidereal days.Carrying two large buckets of water, walking like flying, being able to avoid the infrared alarm in the corridor with eyes closed, only sleeping for three hours at night, shooting guns the next day still alive and well...

Yukimura is not in good health?

Could it be a cover thought up by the royal family of Lihai?To cultivate a powerful crown prince in private?

Yukimura doesn't look like he's trying to hide his traits too much.But since the other party didn't take the initiative to explain, Buer was happy to pretend not to know-the royal etiquette was extremely troublesome, and the already stressful work would become more dangerous.While passing on the information on troop deployment, he has successfully cracked the external barrier of the enemy's underground control center, only missing the last firewall; as long as he has the information on the enemy's mobile power source, he can attack its weak point and paralyze the enemy's entire line , The Federation won without a fight.

The only problem is, the mobile power source is the main focus of the enemy, the theft of information about it will definitely be discovered immediately; once he has it, he will have to flee immediately, and then the situation will never be the same dangerous.

Yukimura shrugged off Fuji's request for him to leave again. "I thought you'd given up on such useless behavior long ago."

Seeing him leisurely taking care of the plants, Buer felt a sense of deja vu helplessness.Yukimura has been out for so long, but there is no news on the interstellar... Could it be that he is also fooling the royal family of Lihai to keep it secret?Or is it that the Lihai royal family has been looking for him like crazy, but they just dare not make it public?

"I can't guarantee your safety." In the end, Fuji said as tactfully as possible.

Yukimura raised his head and glanced at him with a half-smile. "You probably want to say that you may not be safe yourself?"

The eyes of the two met, and Bu Er's heart skipped a beat - Yukimura was too smart to hide it from him. "Yes," he could only admit with a sigh, "If you go back first, I can feel at ease...I will try to find you a more comfortable container."

Yukimura declined to comment on Fuji's proposal to have him go back the same way.He dug into his trouser pocket, took out a string of strangely shaped objects, and purposely dangled them back and forth between the two of them. "I thought you were going to leave in their spaceship. I already got the starter."

"How do you know..." Buer was taken aback, staring at the string of metal pieces with complex patterns, it took him a few seconds to react, "When did you..."

This was Yukimura's expected reaction. "I told you I'm here to help you," he said with satisfaction.

**

Sure enough, they were found.

As soon as the two of them stepped out of the core control room, alarms sounded sharply from all directions.When they rushed into the spacecraft along the predetermined route, a large group of soldiers had already rushed onto the tarmac.Bullets hit the closed hatch one after another, sparks flew everywhere.

"In this way we will be overtaken," Fuji jumped to the pilot's seat, while pulling down the joystick while observing the surrounding situation, "Although this small spaceship is the fastest, there are too many of them, and there is a layer outside the atmosphere The barrier must be broken!"

"No, as long as we hurry up!" Yukimura's slightly hasty negation came from the earphone.

The surface barrier has opened enough gaps, and two small spaceships took off one after another.Behind them, there is a huge army of ships on the horizon, which seems to block out the sky and the sun.

Although there was already sweat on his forehead, it didn't affect Buer to calculate the escape route over and over again in his heart.Yukimura was right that one person cannot get away with something and he was also right that the two of them could not escape the enemy at the same time.The best solution is to...

"Accelerate, Jingshi." Amidst the rumble of gunfire in his ear, Bu Er said clearly.

"It's already the fastest!" The other side replied quickly, turned around beautifully in the field of vision in front of Fuji's left, and avoided three heat-seeking warheads, "I'm going to hit it soon—the blue light in front is The barrier you just mentioned?"

Fuji shook the joystick half a circle, so that his position changed to be below the opponent. "That's right." Strangely, he became calmer as he reached the last moment, and he didn't even break out in sweat. "I'll count down to three, and you'll pass through when it reaches zero—three, two, one—"

"What do you mean 'I'll pass through when I get to zero'? Wait, why did you slow down?" The communication of the spacecraft has been interfered by the aimed electromagnetic bomb, and Yukimura's voice has become messy and distorted. , "No two, you are doing..."

"zero."

The spaceship behind was hit and exploded.The powerful energy wave shattered the nearby force field barrier, and another spaceship was pushed out, and soon disappeared into the vast universe.

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