Hunting Game [Interstellar]

Ten days later, the affiliated star of the Luo Yin Empire, Barent.

The planet's climate is very bad, covered by cumulonimbus clouds all year round, and the thunderstorm season occupies more than three-quarters of the year.

The torrential rain covered the sky, the woodland was flooded into a swamp, and the accumulated water was more than half a meter deep. Su Zhanchuan jumped out of the mech in the rain, dragged Rex's body out of the cold storage in the spare compartment, and cut off his head on the spot Wrapped in a tarpaulin, the torso was randomly discarded in a tree hole.Xuanhuang transformed into a pocket watch, and Su Shichuan opened the back cover of the pocket watch, pinned the core chip of Seventeen behind a gear, and kept it securely.

After finishing this, he put on a wind-resistant cloak, and rushed towards the nearest town according to the positioning prompt attached to the communicator.

The economic conditions of Balant Star are extremely poor, and the technological level is hundreds of years behind its parent star, Baidi Star, and it is still stuck in the primitive era of farming.However, because it is relatively close to Baidi Star in terms of coordinates, and has been in the gray area of ​​public security for a long time, it has gradually become a transit point and temporary warehouse for smugglers.

At eleven o'clock in the night, an unnamed town nearly a hundred kilometers away from the landing woodland.

With the sound of "clang", the heavily moldy wooden door was pushed open from the outside. Sitting behind the front desk watching the gaming program, the hotel owner turned down the sound of the TV, and then raised one eyelid out of boredom. , sizing up the tourists who arrived late at night with critical eyes.

The person who came was wearing a cloak, his entire face was hidden under the shadow of the hood, and he could only be judged to be a man from his stature.He was completely drenched, and the rain mixed with mud and rotten leaves was dripping and forming a big puddle under his feet. He didn't have any decent luggage on his body, but he carried a cloth bag in his hand, just like himself. The same is dripping water, and it can't hold valuable goods at first glance.

In the middle of the night, it was not a fat sheep, but a down-and-out homeless man who was waiting. The innkeeper complained again about the terrible business in the past few days, then stood up uninterestedly, and picked up a piece of dirt that was almost unsightly. He wiped the glass with a colored rag, and asked without looking up: "Stay in the hotel or eat? Let me tell you in advance that today's free coffee has been delivered. If you need it, I'm afraid you have to go to another place to see—"

Before he could finish speaking, the passenger strode forward, took out a roll of wet cash from the inner pocket of the cloak, and gently stood it on the desk at the front desk.

Seeing Qian's eyes open, the boss was stunned. When he looked at the customer again, he quickly put down the cup and rag, pulled the roll of money into his cuff, and said with a smile on his face, "What do you need?"

Hearing this, Su Xingchuan lifted the edge of the hood with his hands, quickly looked at the dark, thin and wretched man in front of him, roughly judged that he was a businessman with no intentions, and then said unhurriedly: "I want a room, I'm afraid Noisy, don't have other residents next to it, and don't be adjacent to the stairs, it's better to be at the end of the corridor, the kind near the window."

"No problem!" the boss agreed, "The location of my store is not good, and there are not many residents. Now there is no living person on the third floor. You can choose the room at will, and will not arrange other residents. Satisfaction is guaranteed."

Su Shichuan raised the corners of his mouth calmly, and said politely, "I haven't finished yet."

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry." The boss laughed a few times guiltily, "You continue!"

Su Shichuan said: "I want some more hot water and food. I don't need to send them up. I'll get them down by myself." He paused, thinking while clenching his fingers slightly while holding the waterproof bag, "I have to trouble you to run and help me Buy a freezer, it doesn’t need to be too big, just the smallest one will do.”

The boss nodded subconsciously, wrote down the requests made by the other party one by one, glanced inadvertently, and saw the dripping cloth bag again. .

"That's all." Su Shichuan said as he walked towards the stairs, "I'll be down in half an hour, I hope you can get ready."

"Okay, okay, let's do it right away!" The boss turned around in response and found that the man had already gone upstairs.

As the boss described, the third floor of the hotel was empty.

Su Shichuan chose a room at the end of the corridor that was not adjacent to the street. After entering, he took off his cloak and coat, and went straight into the bathroom with a waterproof bag.All the way from the alliance to here, Rex's body was kept in a low-temperature environment, so there was no sign of corruption at all. Su Shichuan took the head out of the cloth bag, temporarily put it in the sink, and then put it in the sink casually. Wash your face and hands with the dead man's head, and wash off the mud.

The positioning system showed that the town was neither big nor small, and the innkeeper who went out to run errands might not be able to come back in a while. Su Shichuan waited for more than ten minutes and saw that there was still no movement outside the door, so he simply went into the bathroom for the second time to take a shower. After taking a shower, I changed into the bathrobes that came with the room.

At midnight, the door of the room was finally knocked. The boss' voice came in through the door, saying that everything was bought, and there was no need to go downstairs to pick it up. He delivered it directly to the door.

When Su Xingchuan went to open the door, the boss had already left. There was a refrigerator on the floor in front of the door. There was a tray on the top of the cabinet, which contained a hot water pot, toast and a plate of unidentifiable things. The meat of animals.Su Shichuan pushed the freezer into the corner of the room, and put the human head in it, leaving the food untouched for the time being.He sat back in the armchair by the window, picked up the remaining half of a cigarette he had smoked earlier, took a puff, then turned on the light screen of the communicator, and sent his specific location to the Imperial Intelligence Department.

Three days later, the climate on Barent star continued to deteriorate, and the Imperial Air Force flew to the empty field outside the town amidst hail and cold rain.

The innkeeper had never seen such a nonsense asteroid in his life, and he had never seen a mech team in full gear, especially when the leading officer went straight to the small hotel he was running, he was immediately frightened. Trembling all over, he had to read several times inarticulately before he could explain the room clearly.

After the house number was announced, Feng Chen raised his hand to signal his subordinates to stand by, went up to the third floor of the hotel by himself, did not knock on the door when he arrived at the corresponding place, but directly pushed the door and walked in.

The condition of this hotel is extremely poor, the guest rooms are only about ten square meters in size, the layout is clear at a glance after entering the door, so Admiral Feng can see the bed in the middle at a glance, and a certain person who is sleeping wrapped in a quilt so that he can't even see his head.

The curtains in the room were tightly closed, making it look dark and occluded, and the musty smell was worse than in the corridor.

Feng Chen's face was cold, and he couldn't tell what emotion he was in. He paused for a few seconds at the door, and finally didn't touch the light switch on the wall. He closed the door again, and then slowed down to the sleeping area of ​​the bed. On that side, pull the armchair nearby and sit down.After waiting patiently for a few minutes, Admiral Feng raised his eyebrows calmly, in his heart he absolutely couldn't believe that the guy on the bed didn't even notice that someone entered the door!

So, I didn't want to wait any longer for the general to lean forward, to pick someone's head out of the quilt in a good temper, and then raise his chin a little so that the other person can see himself when he opens his eyes.It's a pity that the guy obviously didn't intend to open his eyes, he just turned over and continued to sleep with steady breathing.

"I thought you sent a message to the intelligence department in the middle of the night because you wanted to come back quickly, so as soon as you received the notice, you immediately took people to this place." Feng Chen felt that he had no temper, leaned back in the armchair, and lit a cigarette by the way, "No Thinking that you are really not in a hurry, even the biological clock that has been maintained for so many years is thrown in the league."

Hearing this, Su Xingchuan groped and rubbed his forehead, and opened his eyelids a little while maintaining a sleeping position: "I didn't expect you to come here in person, but if it were an outsider, I would never let others Come in and see me sleeping naked."

Feng Chen was startled, and almost subconsciously glanced at the fluffy quilt. After a while, he realized that he was being teased, and said seriously: "Be serious!"

Su Shichuan let out a "puchi" laugh, which was very embarrassing: "It seems that the general's review period has passed, and Xi Sai didn't doubt you anymore?"

"I have to thank you for this." Feng Chen said, "The space station was captured, and His Majesty was furious. He was going to dismiss me, but when the news of Rex's assassination came, the suspicion on me was self-defeating. Just got back to work a few days ago."

"That's good." After finishing speaking, Su Shichuan collected his mind, and after feeling more awake, he turned over and sat up, leaning on the soft cushion at the head of the bed, and immediately said, "If it affects you too much, I will It would really upset your conscience.”

Feng Chen was noncommittal, took a cigarette from the cigarette case and handed it to him.Su Shichuan took the cigarette but didn't smoke it, but turned it around with his fingers as if to pass the time.

The two were silent for an unknown amount of time. Su Shichuan was distracted and failed to control his strength. The cigarette was broken into two pieces. Has it passed? Or was it delayed by the review period and didn't have time to check?"

Under the dim light, light blue smoke slowly floated between the two of them, Feng Chen snuffed out the cigarette butt and lit a new one, saying: "It is so important, even if I am really dismissed, it is impossible to delay it." took it."

Su Shichuan couldn't help opening his eyes slightly when he heard the words.

Feng Chen was silent for a few seconds, and then continued: "I found the person who replaced Dr. Yunus. He was very strict at first. I didn't want to waste time, let alone make a trip in vain, so I took him directly to a Prison No. [-], personally interrogating the truth you want me to know."

"How do you feel?" Su Shichuan asked.

Feng Chen smiled and shook his head: "It's unbelievable."

Su Shichuan also smiled: "Do you believe the unbelievable result or not?"

Feng Chen didn't answer, but just asked: "You are a participant of 'Rewinding Time', is that so?"

"In the future in the past, 'Time Regression' was given a clear action code called 'Hunting Plan'." Su Shichuan said calmly, "I am one of the hunters participating in the 'Hunting Plan'. In the plan, all of you who have undergone the reshuffle are my prey."

"You are one of the hunters?" Feng Chen quickly grasped the point, "So there are other insiders?"

Su Shichuan: "It should have been there, but he had an accident and couldn't catch up with the start of the plan."

"It's Xifa?" Feng Chen asked with blood.

"Yes." Su Shichuan replied truthfully, "Just outside the Temple of Double Moons in Lingjiu Square, Sifa Tranze, who was the regent of the Luo Yin Empire at the time, died for his country." He took a deep breath, his voice still Calmly, "He is alone, there is no reinforcements, and he did not wait for reinforcements, because Cisse is not allowed."

At that moment, Feng Chen suddenly understood everything: "Then what about me?" His voice trembled imperceptibly, "The empire was destroyed, the regent died in battle, what am I doing?"

"At that time, I was in command, and I was not prepared to leave regardless of the victory or defeat of the empire, so I had no chance to contact you." Su Shichuan said, "But judging from the situation at that time, you should be covering Xisai's starship Evacuate, I don't know the specific situation."

Feng Chen fell silent after hearing this.

Su Xingchuan knew what he cared about. After a long silence, he wrote lightly: "You don't need to feel guilty or blame yourself, and you don't need to resent yourself at the beginning. You just obeyed orders, obeyed your beliefs, and did what every soldier of the empire would do. .”

"You don't need to comfort me." Feng Chen said very calmly, "I will never know what I was thinking at the beginning, but now from the perspective of a bystander, right and wrong can't be more clear."

"You don't need to be too paranoid." Su Shichuan smiled casually, "Death for the country is certainly an honor, but considering the possibility of the Jedi's counterattack, it is obviously much more important to live than the glory of death It’s also a kind of courage.” After he finished speaking, he was silent for a few seconds, and then said again, “Of course, this is really just a principle to comfort the living. I can use it to forgive many people, but I can’t forgive the use of Xifa’s blood. Cisse who paved the way for himself."

"I know." Feng Chen said, "Actually, when I saw the prototype of that plan, I could roughly guess what you have experienced, or what you have learned more than others." At this point, he chuckled lightly After a while, "You may not have noticed, but I noticed that you have become different a long time ago. But the feeling at that time was very vague, as if I was facing someone who looked exactly like you. You are similar But it's different, so I can't make a judgment."

Su Shichuan was stunned, and suddenly felt that they were in similar positions in some respects.

He is to Fengchen, just like Xifa is to him—both have considerable understanding, both can perceive the most subtle changes, are both suspicious and confused between likeness and unlikeness, the only difference is that he knows the reason, But Feng Chen didn't know the truth.

"At that time, I thought that I missed some of your experiences during the years when I was sent abroad." Feng Chen laughed very self-deprecatingly, "I didn't expect that what I missed was your entire past life."

Su Shichuan said lightly: "There is no need to mention the past, Achen, what you need to make is the present and the future."

"Where did your plan go?" Feng Chen asked.

"The last step," Su Shichuan said, "Assassinate Cisse, entrust the Luoyin Empire to Xifa, and the 'hunting plan' is completely over."

……

Half a month later, the White Emperor Star Emperor Capital, the Double Moon Palace in the Imperial City.

The gold-plated hall was brightly lit, and all the high-ranking officials and celebrities from the entire empire were present. Emperor Cisse personally conferred the title on Su Shichuan.

After the conferring ceremony was over, Su Shichuan declined his colleagues who came to congratulate him, left the stage in a low-key manner, and met Feng Chen in the depths of the decorative maze in the courtyard.

Feng Chen leaned against a Roman column in the gazebo, held champagne and toasted Su Shichuan: "Congratulations on your reinstatement, it should be a lot earlier, right?"

"24 years ahead of schedule." Su Shichuan walked over to clink glasses with him, "Once you get control of the imperial army, the rest will be easy to handle."

"What time do you plan to start?"

"Of course the sooner the better."

……

At the same time, the Alliance parent star Sirius.

The former commander Rex was assassinated and killed, and the crown prince took over the military power directly after he recovered.The high level of the alliance was reshuffled, and Cang Xingyun took over from Brandt and became the new Minister of Intelligence.

At three in the morning that day, the interrogation of the Imperial agents involved in the infiltration plan ended.

The door of the last torture room opened, and footsteps entered the door. Hearing the movement, Austin, who had been beaten to pieces on the torture rack, barely raised his head, but immediately froze when he saw who was coming.When their eyes met, Xifa's eyes were filled with a layer of icy smile. He slowly approached, and gently lifted the opponent's chin with a coil of barbed torture whip.

"Long time no see." He pulled the whip lightly, letting a barb hook into Austin's skin, and then pulled it away as slowly as possible, "You were ordered by my royal brother to frame me for collaborating with the enemy and treason, didn't you think about it?" Will there be today?"

"I don't know what you're talking about." Austin stared into Xifa's eyes coldly, "The reason why I found out that you have contact with Rex is because I heard your conversation outside the door during the military exercise. It wasn’t that Jiao Su stopped me later, I had already reported it to the military in the report, so how could I let you live in peace until the summer!”

After he finished speaking, Xifa's eyes darkened instantly, and the punishment whip in his hand slammed into Austin's throat: "Shi Chuan knows about this?"

"Before the accident happened at His Majesty's coronation ceremony, I only told him." Austin coughed out a mouthful of blood, and paused every word, "I have not been instructed by His Majesty to frame you. All along, I have only listened to Professor Su. Yes. He asked me to keep it a secret and I kept it a secret, and he hinted that the time has come for me, and I will naturally testify."

"Hehe, I was still curious at first, how could Teacher Su be sure to win Rex's trust, and play such an unreasonable card. Now I finally understand that after ten years of long-term fishing, he took advantage of it. You, Austin's dog life is certainly a sure thing for him."

"Do you really think that you can replace Rex? Do you really think that Sujiao assassinated Rex for you?" Austin sneered, "He just reduced the combat power of the alliance according to the plan, and lost the commander. What will the alliance do to the empire? Maybe there is still a chance?!"

"You don't need to sow discord." Xifa put down the whip, "Your disguised identity was left behind by Shi Chuan. You are just an abandoned child in his plan. You were excluded without even having a chance to understand him."

"Really?" Austin asked back in a leisurely manner, "Then how much do you know about our teacher? How can you be sure that you are not the one being used? 'Never trust the people around you' - what Teacher Su gave us, Have you forgotten?"

"I'm just a dead person. Dead people don't need to worry. Only living people should be careful, because you don't know how you will die in the end!"