It was not until Gu Huan returned to the lounge that he remembered that there was a new deputy chief instructor behind him.
This deputy chief instructor was specially sent to help him by the old marshal because he was afraid that he might encounter some unexpected situation that he would not be able to solve due to his mental condition. Since he was specially arranged, he should be given some face.
"I'm sorry this happened just after you arrived."
Yueyang went to deal with the follow-up events, and no one followed Gu Huan.
He sat on the sofa with a bit of annoyance, propped up his head and closed his eyes to rest.
It wasn't because he was really angry about something that made him upset, but mainly because this person was following him and he was very agitated.
Chu Xinglin broke the silence.
"General Gu, I wonder what you think of the aristocracy?"
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Gu Huan didn't reply for a long while, so Chu Xinglin asked and answered the question himself.
"If it's for power, it's okay to flatter the nobles. Betraying friends, breaking your back, anything is fine as long as you have power."
This answer seemed to touch a thin general who was resting with his eyes closed. He suddenly opened his eyes, and from his golden glass-like pupils, burning with some emotion, he stared at Chu Xinglin.
Chu Xinglin did not waver and asked back.
"What did I say wrong, General?"
Chu Xinglin certainly didn’t think so, he said it on purpose for Gu Huan to hear.
He knew he shouldn't be so aggressive. He should crawl forward like every excellent predator in the world, bite the prey's neck and give it a fatal blow, instead of poking the opponent's sore spot again and again. But facing Gu Huan, he just couldn't calm down. He wanted to tear off the other's mask, why even wanted to see the other's angry eyes, those cold golden eyes dyed with this color made him look more like a living person.
"No, you didn't say anything wrong."
Gu Huan's eyes were as cold as angular metal, flashing with a cold metallic luster.
"But flattery is too low-level. It will never reach the height of stepping on them."
Chu Xinglin's throat moved slightly.
"So what should we do, General?"
Gu Huan said in a flat voice, "Don't treat yourself like a dog. Otherwise, even if you become a famous dog, no one will take you seriously."
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Chu Xinglin looked at those eyes that were as dazzling as falling stars.
He was very sure of one thing.
If he were told in the end that the other party had only joined the emperor's uncle in pursuit of power, he would be very disappointed.
That would tarnish those beautiful eyes.
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Gu Huan's order was quickly responded to.
"We have found the clues."
"Someone stole our internal information..."
"The people who kidnapped the boy should be related to the interstellar pirates we defeated before."
"The other party may have an insider. But we haven't found that insider yet."
Star pirates
Gu Huan clasped his hands together on the table and listened to Yueyang's continued report.
"While the interstellar pirates were being held captive, a group of them escaped. The military just learned of this."
Only a few people know that the prince was sucked into a black hole because his mecha lost its energy while he was fighting against interstellar pirates. The original owner could have helped but watched him fall into the black hole. Most people only know that the prince was missing. Fortunately, the original owner came to reinforce him and successfully rescued a batch of imperial secret weapons from the interstellar pirates, protecting the rights and interests of the Imperial Alliance. The original owner made outstanding military achievements during this reinforcement and was successfully promoted from lieutenant general to general.
Even the interstellar pirates themselves think so.
So after the prince disappeared, Gu Huan became the main target of revenge by the interstellar pirates.
Gu Huan held his forehead with his hand, his black hair falling from between his fingers, and his brows furrowed.
"They were targeting me."
A life for another.
Exchange hostages.
They are already desperadoes and will ask for anything they can imagine with their toes.
The surveillance screen suddenly flickered non-stop, and Gu Huan raised his head in silence.
There was only a short line of text on the blue screen.
"Tonight at eight o'clock. Come to the abandoned lighthouse alone. Someone will tell you the location of the students. Don't play tricks. I know exactly which soldiers are around you. If you bring one more person, his life will be in danger."
"General, you can't go alone." Yueyang wanted to stop Gu Huan.
It was very risky, and rationally speaking, he shouldn't go. It wasn't worth risking the life of a general just for a student. They could have investigated further and sent troops to destroy their hiding place. It was much better than Gu Huan taking the risk himself.
"Under the situation of unequal information, if I bring any of you, I will be threatening the life of that student." Gu Huan asserted.
Yueyang clenched his fists.
Of course he knew that the student's life might be in danger.
"But..." The values of the two are completely different.
Gu Huan raised his hand to stop him from saying the second half of the sentence, as he himself was not the Holy Father.
But the opponent, as the protagonist, really cannot die. If the protagonist is blown to death by his butterfly wings, the subsequent insect tide will definitely be a big trouble.
If someone else had sent the prince here to be kidnapped today, he would definitely have rescued him.
Even if he wants to kill him in the future.
"Don't worry, I'm not going to die."
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Nie Chuan didn't know how he endured the initial hunger. The kidnappers didn't want him to live at all.
He was talking there about what a villain the general he admired was and how there was no way he would come to save him.
"How could the chief instructor be the villain you are talking about?" Nie Chuan was crouching on the ground with a bruised face, and he spoke weakly to defend his idol. "He will definitely come to save me."
"We certainly wish he had come. He has left us penniless and destitute."
"Why are you still scolding him?" Nie Chuan raised his head suddenly.
"We want him to come and it doesn't conflict with us calling him a villain. We are not his little fans."
The vicious pirate pinned Nie Chuan to the ground.
Spit.
Then stood up.
"Boss, do you think Gu Huan will really come?"
"Who knows? Anyway, if he doesn't come, we will kill this brat and throw him in front of his starship to ruin his reputation."
Nie Chuan didn't know whether he fainted from anger or fear.
Before he passed out, he seemed to hear a familiar voice, but as soon as he rolled his eyes he fainted.
"I am coming."
A cold voice came from the door.
At the door stood a black-haired man who looked out of place here. He was dignified, calm and composed, and dressed in a loose military uniform. Standing in the abandoned wasteland, he was as dazzling as a pearl that had unfortunately fallen into the mud.
"How is this possible!" The pirate leader was stunned.
The location he told Gu Huan was not the exact room. How did Gu Huan accurately search for the room where they kidnapped people
This is actually not a problem at all.
Gu Huan also discovered recently that his general condition was indeed that of an SS psychic talent like the original owner, but as long as he performed the meditation that all magicians in his previous life would do in advance and used his psychic power in a magical way, the equipment used in military training would no longer be able to detect his psychic power threshold, so he could only roughly estimate that his psychic power exceeded the SSS level.
As a former half-elf and former magician, although he could not perform many magics due to the different rules of the world, in terms of mental power alone, he was already ahead of the entire world.
It was actually very easy to use mental power to explore the place where Nie Chuan was tied up from a distance of dozens of meters.
Of course, he would not go through the main gate openly. Of course, he would go to the place where the guard was weaker.
Including the two masterminds, there are only seven people in total.
Gu Huan walked over a few steps and several pirates sneered.
"Gu Huan! Don't think we will be afraid of you just because you come alone. There are seven of us."
There are still seven people at the weakest point.
This was indeed something Gu Huan had never expected.
But it's better than being surrounded by thirty or so people at the door.
He had to rescue Nie Chuan before those thirty or so people arrived here.
When asked why he didn't use mechas, the rule of the Imperial Alliance was that in non-wartime and special circumstances such as Zerg attacks, mecha weapons must not be used inside the planet, otherwise the mecha's license would be revoked.
He gracefully jumped sideways over a shining energy gun bullet, tens of thousands of ballistic trajectories reflected in his golden eyes, his body slightly bent, he dodged every bullet in a simple way, his always soft and silky black hair formed a perfect arc, his carefree and fearless attitude of not taking the seven of them seriously made the pirate leader's eyes wide open in anger.
"This is impossible!"
If he were in the Western fantasy world, he would definitely hear someone sighing and telling him not to underestimate a half-elf. Unfortunately, he was in the interstellar world, and no one would tell him why someone could perform such inhuman operations.
The fluttering black military robes swept through the dust.
An energy gun was pointed at the pirate leader's head.
The other six people had already fallen to the ground.
"I... I surrender."
His eyes rolled around, and there must be something worse in his mind, but Gu Huan had no time to care for it for the time being.
Because the protagonist behind this pirate leader looked dying.
He had been lying there unconscious and motionless. No one knew whether he was dead or alive.
Threatening the pirate leader with a gun in one hand, Gu Huan lowered his eyes and called out in a low voice.
"Student Nie."
"Student Nie?"
The student lying on the ground did not respond.
"Hahaha, it's useless. Neither of you will be able to walk out of this alive."
"I have already notified my thirty brothers to come over. They should have surrounded this place by now. You are powerful and you easily dealt with the seven people here, but you must not leave here."
Gu Huan frowned slightly.
"I still have you as a hostage. Do you think I care about the dozens of people outside the door?"
"Hahaha, in order to kill you and avenge the other brothers, we have already agreed to do it at any cost. If my life can be exchanged for yours, my brothers will definitely not show mercy."
You guys are very loyal.
There are good and bad interstellar pirates. If it weren't for the fact that this group of pirates had previously committed murder and robbery, Gu Huan would have wanted them to wait until he broke away from the Imperial Alliance and then add him as one of their number.
With more than thirty people, it does take some time.
Gu Huan's face was still calm, a golden light flashed in his eyes, and his peripheral vision looked in the direction of the gate.
But it seems that it is not necessary.
The bandit leader noticed something strange.
"How come you are so calm?"
The door of the lighthouse warehouse was suddenly thrown open.
"General, I seem to have won again."