Chapter 12: You cannot take her away

Returning to the palace, Suisui slept very restlessly; Laiboli guarded her bedside the whole time, patting her back gently, and fell into thought.

Laiboli left at dawn, so Suisui had no idea he had guarded her all night.

Waking up the next day, she felt heavy all over; despite sleeping for a long time, she was still sleepy. After breakfast, Qiao Suisui clicked on her light-brain, intending to browse randomly to pass the time, but found her Star Cloud flooded with a large number of followers.

Her Star Cloud account hadn't posted a single tweet, only an empty homepage, not even writing a personal introduction, yet at this time it had seven million followers, and the number was still rising in real-time.

She rubbed her eyes, thinking she had logged into the wrong account. Looking closely at the ID: Eyes wide like copper bells.

That's right, it was her account.

Since Suisui hadn't posted any tweets, everyone couldn't leave messages for her, so they could only send gifts to express their excited feelings.

She clicked on her ID and found that her Star Cloud balance had increased by 100,000,000 Star Coins.

She counted it several times, confirming it was real money, and shouted 'good guy.' She had checked it once when she logged in a few days ago, and it was still 0 inside.

She exited her homepage, brushed through the Star Cloud hot topics, and found her photo hanging at the top of the list. Clicking in, the large number of comments and reposts made her head dizzy—some were proposing, some were leaving addresses directly, and some were taking stock of their family assets to PK dowries... Most of the voices were expressing their love for her; of course, there were also a few discordant voices.

【Hehe, the Huangjia Yiyuan can only be visited by royal family members; what a coincidence, I have a friend who is a royal family member, and she said she had never seen this female.】

This one was chased and scolded for hundreds of floors below—

【Oh, I said what thing was squeezing me, so it was your big face.】

【It's the 'I have a friend' series again; can't you be a bit more creative when souring people?】

【Opening your mouth and coming, huh? Where is the evidence?】

Perhaps being scolded in a hurry, this person then posted another tweet, titled: Seeking a hammer and getting a hammer, now any cat or dog can use the Huangjia Yiyuan! Is it bribery or dark-box operation?

The attached image was Qiao Suisui's medical record; although it was coded, one could still see some private information. Just as she wanted to zoom in to see, Laiboli's video call suddenly popped up from the light-brain.

"Suisui, awake? Is there anything uncomfortable?"

"I'm fine." Then the two chatted as usual, both tacitly not mentioning what happened yesterday.

"Ash, was it you who sent me back yesterday?"

"Um, what's wrong?"

"I thought it was Luka..."

The opposite side was silent for a moment, then smiled as if nothing happened: "He said there were many things in the Military Department to deal with, so he threw you to me."

Hearing the heavy emphasis on the word 'threw' in his words, Suisui lowered her head, said 'oh,' changed the subject, and didn't mention Luka again afterward. By the time she hung up the video call, more than ten minutes had passed. She wanted to click in to see that medical record again, but the screen showed 'System Error.'

She exited and browsed around again, finding that the tweet with her photo had also been locked, and the comments and reposts below could no longer be seen, while the Star Coins and follower count in her account were still increasing.

"Strange..."

She muttered to herself and went to do other things, not taking this small episode to heart.

And on the other side of the city.

Interstellar Federation Investigation Bureau.

"Colonel Sikesaisi, if everything you said is true, that an ancient human is alive on our planet, why report it only now?"

The shadow of the military cap brim covered the upper half of Luka's face, making it impossible to see his expression at this time. He crossed his hands, releasing all the pressure of his whole body, making the whole person look cold and strong.

"For such an important piece of news, I must confirm it before reporting."

Several high-level officials couldn't find words to refute, so they turned the spearhead: "Currently, Miss Qiao Suisui's ancient human identity was almost exposed on the internet, and we knew nothing about it; there are no security measures around her, and if an accident happens, the consequences are not something you or I can bear; do you admit you need to take direct responsibility for this?"

"I admit."

Luka didn't make any excuses, accepting it all.

It was he who didn't discover Suisui's photo being uploaded in time; fortunately, Laiboli reacted quickly, and it was he who had people delete all related remarks and information, and conducted a confidentiality interview. Even though he had already told the dean to do a good job of confidentiality beforehand, it was still stolen by others; it was he who wasn't meticulous enough.

One of the high-level officials saw his attitude was still okay, and didn't ask anymore, opening his mouth: "Since the wind has already leaked, Sikesaisi, you should hand over to the Federation people as soon as possible."

Luka's pupils constricted, and when he stood up, he knocked over the chair behind him, making a sudden loud noise.

"You cannot take her away."

"Why?"

Luka pursed his lips; he couldn't say she was pregnant with his child; the timing wasn't mature yet.

"She has just adapted to life in the palace, and her physical and mental state is not suitable for transfer."

"You don't need to worry about this; we have already sent people to your palace, striving to hand over the noble ancient human lady to professionals to take care of as soon as possible."

"Professionals?"

"The highest person in charge of the Ancient Human Research Center, Dr. Zongfang."

At the same time, Leguo Palace.

Suisui was studying what to plant in an abandoned flowerbed with the manservants, when suddenly, a gust of wind blew her sun hat away. Then a huge shadow enveloped her, covering the entire flowerbed.

She reached out to cover her long hair that was blown up, looked up and squinted, finding a super-large flying ship hovering above her head.

The manservants looked nervous, walking hurriedly to gather around her, forming a human wall, trying to protect her. The butler on the side smiled expressionlessly, the arc of the corner of his mouth looking a bit eerie, looking creepy if looked at closely. The fluorescent light in his suit vest pocket kept flashing. The 37 missed calls on the light-brain screen were all signed by the master.

"Is someone coming to visit? I'll go back to my room first."

Just as she finished speaking, she saw the giant flying ship stop slowly on the open space, and the cabin door opened from above. Because the giant ship was large, the cabin door was about ten stories high from the ground, and an elevator automatically extended from the cabin door to the ground, and several men in crisp military uniforms took the elevator down.

Suisui recognized that the color of their military uniforms, shoulder straps, and badges were all different from Luka's.

"It's the Federation Investigation Bureau, how could they suddenly come here..." a manservant was a bit uneasy, hurriedly saying: "Miss Suisui, I'll send you back."

She nodded, just turned around, and felt a chill surge from her spine. She relied on her intuition, turned back suddenly, but only saw an empty space. That gaze seemed to disappear out of thin air, making her suspicious.

Her gaze swept across the surroundings; the butler was talking in a low voice with the people from the Investigation Bureau, and the manservants gathered around were all expressionless, unable to see anything unusual. However, her intuition told her that there was some kind of danger hidden here.

She took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down. But that gaze lingered like a shadow, always wandering behind her back, as if monitoring her every move. She began to feel uneasy, and the suspicion in her heart grew deeper.

Suddenly, a wind blew, and she couldn't help but shiver. The wind seemed to contain a strange aura, making her heartbeat suddenly accelerate. She turned back thoughtfully, continued to walk forward, walked only a few steps away, and was stopped by the butler who chased from behind.

"Miss Suisui, please stay."

(End of Chapter) ===== CHAPTER 13 =====