Chapter 100: Identity Exposed

Qiao Suisui was just wondering what to say when the door of the ward was pushed open, and Luka strode in, walking straight over to hug her.

The man's embrace was so tight that it allowed her to clearly hear the drum-like heartbeat coming from his chest, violent and rapid.

"Luka, I'm fine."

She looked up to comfort him, but heard Luka say first: "Let's go back first, Laiboli is waiting for us at the Huangting."

"Back to the Huangting?" She thought this incident had scared them both, so she hurriedly explained: "I'm really fine, I don't hurt anymore, we can just go back to the Xiaolou to rest."

Luka had an inseparable worry between his brows, saying: "Sui Sui, your identity has been exposed."

Ka'er was stunned, asking: "What identity?"

Luka opened his light brain, and a transparent electronic screen as thin as a cicada's wing was projected directly into the air. The image was first the front page of the Interstellar Weekly, which described Qiao Suisui's ancient human identity in detail, and even had the medical records from her visit to the Huangjia Yiyuan as evidence. The photo on the front page was a side profile taken when Zongfang brought her to a banquet last week; clearly, the photo had been restored, and her appearance could be clearly seen.

Ka'er's eyes were full of surprise; he had always thought Sui Sui was just a precious viviparous female, never expecting this layer of identity. He immediately frowned and looked at Luka, seeing obvious worry in the other's expression.

The exposure of her ancient human identity meant that Sui Sui would be fought over by various forces and strictly controlled.

Luka touched her head: "Don't be afraid, Laiboli is having a meeting with the Federation high-level officials to discuss your stay."

Qiao Suisui frowned, "What do you mean by my stay? Are they going to send me back to the Research Center in Suote?"

Luka was rarely silent.

He didn't want to tell her that actually, he and Laiboli had been privately fighting for Qiao Suisui to have permanent residence in Ausilan. The reason the Federation made concessions was also because Laiboli used the resources of the Ausilan Diguo to exchange for it, so she wasn't sent back to the Research Center at the first opportunity. Plus, Zongfang's attitude wasn't particularly persistent, so they hadn't discussed in detail where she should stay, and all three parties turned a blind eye.

But just this morning, first the Interstellar Weekly broke the news, and then a manager from the Ancient Human Research Center came forward to hold a public press conference, stating that research on ancient humans had been in a stagnant state, using public opinion to put pressure on the Sote Republic. Now public opinion was basically one-sided, demanding the Federation come forward to protect the ancient humans and escort them back to the Research Center.

Laiboli had originally intended to come and pick her up together, but on the way, he had to fly directly to the Federation. It was called a discussion, but it was actually a negotiation with an unknown result.

Qiao Suisui had already taken out her light brain to search, and when she saw the video of the public press conference, she was shaking with anger.

"I know him... he is Zongfang's assistant..."

She heard her own heartbeat go into chaos, and thousands of thoughts emerged.

Ka'er immediately understood and asked Luka: "Was this a trap set by Zongfang? Otherwise, it's too coincidental; the news broke first, and then the press conference was held. Is he trying to force her back to Suote?"

Luka lowered his brows and didn't deny it. He put his arm around Qiao Suisui's shoulder, discovering her body was trembling slightly in bursts. He held her face with heartache and said: "Don't think too much for now, it's better to ask him directly to clarify."

"Hmm." She tried to adjust her breathing, but the heaviness in her heart wouldn't go away. This feeling was like being backstabbed by someone she trusted very much but still didn't want to believe.

Afterward, Luka took Qiao Suisui onto the flying ship. Ka'er couldn't accompany them because of a mission, but before leaving, he gave her Kai's contact information, telling her not to be afraid to trouble this person. He was afraid that if he were out on a mission, she would have a situation and wouldn't be able to appear in time, so he specifically instructed Kai to help her if he could.

Kai asked with a look of watching a show: "Not bad, buddy, you really trust me, aren't you afraid your sweetheart will fall in love with me?"

Ka'er glanced at him, casually touched something reflective and held it up in front of him, saying: "She's picky; she doesn't even look at me, and you?"

At the same time, at the Interstellar Strategic Academy.

Anubis saw Li Yi return and asked immediately: "Did you find her?"

Li Yi shook his head, his complexion also not looking good, "The school has already transferred Ximeng to the hospital, I dug up the ground of the library to look..." He lowered his head, hiding the self-reproach on his face, "I shouldn't have been communicating with my family endlessly, otherwise I wouldn't have missed Qiao's call. He only knows us well at school; he must have been calling for help at that time..."

Anubis clenched his hand into a fist and strode out. Li Yi chased after him and asked: "Bi, where are you going? Didn't you just search the whole school?"

"To find Doctor Li A'rang, he must know something."

The two had just walked to the door, and when they pulled it open, they saw a tall silver-haired man standing at the door, as if hesitating whether to knock.

Li Yi was puzzled: "Who are you looking for?"

The man didn't speak; the high collar of his trench coat covered the lower half of his face, revealing only a pair of cold silver pupils. Those eyes went straight past Li Yi and fixed on Anubis.

Anubis also stared at the person opposite for a few seconds, finally remembering where he had seen him.

"Are you here to find Qiao? Or have you already picked him up? How is he now? Is he hurt?"

It was the first time Li Yi had heard Anubis say so much at once, and he was puzzled about what relationship this man had with Qiao, so he looked around from the side, but saw that although the man's expression hadn't changed, the aura around him had suddenly turned several degrees colder.

"What do you mean by is she hurt?" Zongfang spoke, his voice low and hoarse.

Anubis was stunned, then realized he didn't know Qiao's whereabouts either; it seemed they weren't that close, so he didn't waste any more time and didn't say another half-sentence. Li Yi followed along.

"Please let us pass."

The youth walked past the man, their gazes clashing invisibly in the air, then shifting away, both carrying an inseparable coldness and intensity.

Zongfang watched the two hurried figures disappear around the corner, the killing intent in his silver pupils growing stronger.

He took out his light brain and pressed it. On the other side, A Jin, who was busy directing engineers to repair the library, was startled by the call that suddenly hacked into his light brain.

He didn't need to ask to know who was calling... A Jin closed his eyes, placed his hand on his heart, and prayed silently and devoutly.

"Where is she?"

"Doctor Zongfang, I'm at the lib..."

"I didn't ask you, where is she?"

A Jin was dumbfounded. Hadn't Doctor Li A'rang already personally explained the situation to the Ausilan royal family? Colonel Sikesaisi of the military department was also there at the time. Didn't they communicate with each other? A Jin had no choice but to endure and explain the ins and outs again. By the time he finished, the other side was silent.

"Hello? Doctor Zongfang? Hello?"

After a long while, a voice came from the other side: "Where is Ximeng?"

"Oh, he's at the Lianhe Yiyuan. Don't worry, Doctor Li A'rang has already handled it. It was just a small scuffle between students, not enough to escalate to the family level, so Ximeng's family has accepted the punishment result and promised not to... Hello?"

A Jin looked at the communication that had appeared and hung up suddenly, sighed, and continued to direct the engineering work.

Less than an hour later, he received a communication again, but this time it was Doctor Li A'rang who called.

"Did you tell Zongfang?"

"Ah?"

Doctor Li A'rang sighed deeply and said: "Ximeng is dead."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 101 =====