"What? You said that a star pirate on the wanted list was found in the central area?!"
The person who answered the phone was a clerk police assistant. When he heard the person on the other end say that the leader of the space pirates had been found in the central area, he was so shocked that he couldn't control his voice. The police officers who were working around him raised their heads and looked at him. They all gathered around him and asked in a low voice in disbelief:
"What did you say? A bug discovered a star pirate on the wanted list?"
"Are they the two male insects?"
"They actually dare to come to the imperial capital?!"
The clerk nervously signaled them to keep quiet. He opened the map system on the optical computer and asked Johnny on the other end of the phone, "Please tell me your exact location... OK, please keep in touch at any time and don't alert the suspect. We will send a patrol team nearby and it is expected to arrive in fifteen minutes."
Ah Sui didn't know he had been exposed. He jumped down from the wall and was about to turn back to the house when a silver-gray aircraft suddenly appeared in the distant sky and landed directly on the open space outside the garden.
“Squeak—”
The hatch opened, and a female insect in white military uniform walked out. It was Brand who was rushing home. He saw Ah Sui standing in the snow wearing only a thin coat, with an abnormal flush on his face, and it was too obvious that he was sick: "Why don't you stay at home? What are you doing out here?"
Ah Sui's throat was already hoarse from the burning sensation. He coughed twice before he could speak. His brows were slightly furrowed, and he looked very uncomfortable: "I'm so hot, so I came out."
Brande looked at the time on his wrist and calculated when the injection would take effect. If it still didn't work, he would have no choice but to take the risk and send Asui to the hospital for treatment. If the fever continued like this, there would definitely be problems.
Brand had already opened the terminal and was about to contact a familiar doctor to prepare a separate ward, but suddenly there was a sound of a landing aircraft outside the window, which seemed to be quite loud.
Hearing this, Brand touched his forehead and found it was incredibly hot. His heart sank slightly and he whispered, "Let's go back to the room first."
Johnny hid behind the sheriff and stared at the movement at the door with him. Not long after, he saw a blonde and blue-eyed female soldier walking out of the house. Her face looked familiar. She seemed to be Major General Brand from the military.
Brand was quick to sense that something was wrong. He got up from the bed and carefully walked to the balcony to check what was going on. He saw four or five pure black warships parked in front of his house. Countless female soldiers with guns filed out of them and ambushed around the wall.
Asui lay on the bed weakly, as if all his strength had been drained out, unable to even get up. He felt dizzy and nauseous, but couldn't vomit anything, so he could only lie on Brand's legs to seek some comfort: "I feel so bad..."
Ah Sui closed his eyes and shook his head, thinking it was impossible. Although it was winter in Salilanfa, the temperature was still much lower than that in the north where it was snowy and cold all year round. He had never caught a cold in the north before, so it was even more impossible in Salilanfa.
Seeing this, Brand drew the curtains with a whoosh, and his expression instantly darkened. He didn't have time to think about how the military had found out about this place, and quickly put on his coat and walked downstairs, locking the door before leaving.
Brand felt bad when he saw Asui's sickly look. He put a fever-reducing patch on Asui's forehead, frowned with worry, and asked in a low voice: "Why did you suddenly get sick? Did you catch a cold by accident yesterday?"
Asui shook his head and didn't even have the strength to speak.
The sheriff couldn't help but frowned when he heard this. Normally, pirates only try to flee outside and never try to flee inside. This is the central area of the imperial capital and those who can live here are all high-ranking officials and nobles. Besides, there is a police station not far away. Which pirate would be so stupid as to fall into the trap
The sheriff didn't want to barge in and offend the insects for no reason: "Sir, are you sure that male insect is really the fugitive on the wanted list?"
Brand sat by the bed and hugged Asui tightly. He rested his chin on the male insect's forehead and occasionally used his hand to check Asui's body temperature, with a look of worry on his face: "Besides the fever, is there anything else that's uncomfortable?"
Ah Sui's brain was burning with fever. If it were an ordinary person, he would have fainted long ago. He was able to hold on until now only because he had practiced martial arts since childhood and had a good physique. Brand went upstairs to take his temperature and found that it was over 40 degrees. He quickly opened the medicine box and injected him with a special antipyretic injection.
Oh no! The military has found out about this!
The sheriff secretly thought that something bad had happened. He knew Brand, so he raised his hand and saluted politely, "Major General Brand, I'm sorry to bother you at this time. We just received an anonymous tip-off that a Starnet wanted criminal was suspected to be nearby. For safety reasons, we may have to search your home."
Sick people are a little fragile. Asui rested his head on Brande's legs and rubbed them gently. Even his words were weak: "Hug me."
Brand walked to the garden gate with a normal look on his face. When he reached the iron gate, he found a group of armed police officers standing outside. A flash of surprise flashed across his face, and he subconsciously looked at the leading police chief through the railings: "Who are you? What are you doing gathering at my door?"
Johnny glared at him, "What do you mean?! I told you seven or eight times on the way here, that male insect is definitely the star pirate. My brother and I were attacked by the Clet Alliance not long ago, and they must be here to seek revenge this time. If you don't catch him, I will call Prince Pape directly!"
Everyone in the imperial capital knew that Prince Pape and Johnny had an ambiguous relationship, so the sheriff certainly didn't want to offend him: "Sir, please be patient and wait for us to confirm the situation."
Johnny had already rushed to the outside of the garden with the sheriff of the area. He pointed at the wall and said anxiously, "The male insect was squatting here just now. It must have gone back to the house now. Hurry up and search!"
After the sheriff finished speaking, he made a gesture, indicating that the snipers and commandos should ambush on all sides to block the entrances and exits. Under the cover of the police officers, he walked to the door and pressed the bell, intending to rush in if anything went wrong.
Brand pretended to be confused: "Starnet wanted criminal? What Starnet wanted criminal?"
The sheriff took a stack of wanted posters from his subordinates and pointed to a picture of Asui and said, "This male insect is the leader of the Clete Alliance and is currently on the run. If he hides in your home, it will be very dangerous. I hope you can cooperate."
Brand asked in an ambiguous tone, "There are at least hundreds of houses in the central area. Why did they search mine alone?"
Johnny couldn't help but pop his head out: "Of course it's because the male insect is in your house. Whose house should we search if not yours?"
Hearing this, Brand looked towards him. His light blue eyes darkened. It was unknown what he was thinking: "Sir, so it was you who called the police just now to report the incident?"
Johnny was a little scared by Brand's stare, but he still mustered up the courage to say, "So what if it's me?"
Brand still had a smiling face and spoke at a leisurely pace: "You said you saw the fugitive in my house. Do you have any evidence? If there is no evidence, can any random person who calls the police search my house? Don't the police need to apply for a search warrant to break into a private house?"
Brandt's every word was directed at the sheriff, who was indeed in the wrong: "Major General Brandt, if you need a search warrant, I can make one for you when I get back."
Brand seems to have a mild temper, but he is not easy to get along with: "Then wait until you have the search warrant and then come to me."
He did not open the door from beginning to end. When he was about to turn around and leave, the sheriff suddenly said, "Major General Brand, we have just checked the surveillance at the nearby intersection and confirmed that there is indeed a strange male insect in your house, and its identity cannot be identified through the facial recognition system. Can you please ask that gentleman to come out so that we can confirm his identity?"
Brand paused and said calmly, "He is my cousin from Yinchatai in the south. He came to the imperial capital with Chief Harrington yesterday. He has a fever and is sick now. He cannot be exposed to the wind. If you want to confirm his identity, just go to Chief Harrington."
After all, Harrington is the leader of the South. These small policemen can only make a scene at Brand's door. If they are asked to find Chief Harrington, I am afraid no one would dare to offend him.
However, the newly appointed sheriff had already noticed something was wrong and was very stubborn: "If the gentleman cannot get some fresh air, we can go in and visit him."
Brand finally turned to look at him, his eyes hidden and sharp: "What if I don't agree?"
The sheriff said, "Special situations require special treatment. Please bear with our rudeness." He gestured to the team behind him and gave the order, "Break the door!"
Three or four police officers rushed forward to break the lock upon hearing the noise. Brand immediately drew out the light energy gun from his waist and pointed it at them, saying coldly, "Let's see who dares to move!"
The sheriff had already called his superiors for instructions. When he saw Brander pulling out his gun to stop them, he warned in a deep voice, "Major General Brander, if you don't want to go to court-martial, you'd better put down your gun. Obstructing public service and harboring a fugitive are both serious crimes! Don't force us to do it!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a deep and majestic voice suddenly sounded from his ears, like a thunderclap:
"Let's see who dares to take action!"
The sheriff was startled when he heard this, and subconsciously looked behind him, only to see a large number of armed female soldiers at the end of the intersection. The female insect in the lead had blonde hair and green eyes, and it was Chief Harrington. He rushed over with his men and directly blocked all the police officers who had forced their way to the door outside, and the atmosphere between the two sides was tense.
Brand was startled when he saw this, and subconsciously put down the gun in his hand: "Father, why are you here?"
Chief Harrington had known that something would happen to Brande, and now the military had posted wanted posters all over the city. It was not easy for a rare black-haired, black-eyed male insect to hide. He heard that most of the police force in his area had just been dispatched for no reason, so he immediately rushed over with his men.
This little bug of his is really becoming more and more ambitious. For a fugitive, he even dared to draw a gun and confront the police!
Chief Harrington glared at Brand secretly and said, "This is none of your business, so stop butting in."
Brand nodded slightly when he heard this, and really stepped aside: "Yes, female father."
He knew that since Chief Harrington had come, he would definitely not let Asui reveal his true intentions. They were all tied to the same boat, and it would be bad if anyone capsized.
Seeing this, Chief Harrington turned to look at the sheriff, but his face was gloomy, which inevitably made the insect frightened: "Sheriff Marlowe, you just said that Brand was harboring a fugitive, do you have any evidence?"
The sheriff smiled awkwardly: "Chief Harrington, you misunderstood, I didn't mean that."
Chief Harrington obviously didn't want to waste time talking to him, and reprimanded him mercilessly: "If you don't mean that, get out of here with your men immediately! I haven't been back to the capital for only half a year, and I didn't even know when the rules here became so chaotic. You want to break into a famous mansion without even a search warrant, and you want to slander the Imperial Major General for harboring a fugitive without any evidence. I must ask the Chief of Security some other day what the rules are!"
When the sheriff heard that he was going to complain to his immediate superior, he secretly groaned in his heart. Most male insects were unreliable, and Sir Johnny was well-known in the capital for being idle. He was really stupid to believe him. Now he didn't have a search warrant, and he didn't have evidence. If the matter got out of hand, he would be in the wrong.
The sheriff saluted and said, "I'm sorry for the offense to Major General Brand. We will go back and apply for a search warrant."
After he finished speaking, he waved to the team behind him and was about to gather up and leave. However, at this moment, a series of loud "bang bang bang" noises suddenly came from the opposite road, like the sound of a series of aircraft collisions, and his expression suddenly changed.
"Damn it! Who parked these aircraft here? Crash them all! If we delay, we'll all be doomed!"
Dean Dahler and his assistant rushed all the way here from the Starship Hospital, running through seven or eight red lights along the way, fearing that the cooked duck would fly away. He held a blood test form in his hand, shaking with nervousness, and still couldn't recover from the shock of receiving the news just now.
This afternoon, he was about to go out for a meeting, but was stopped by a doctor in the hematology department. The doctor mysteriously closed the door of his office and handed him a blood test form. The data column clearly showed 100%. His voice was extremely solemn: "Dean, yesterday a male insect came to our hospital to test the purity of blood. The data showed 100%. I retested the sample more than 20 times, and the result was still the same."
He paused for a moment before saying, "He is very likely a rare pure-blooded male insect."
A 100% pure male insect! 100%! Before this, there was only one pure-blooded male insect in the entire Salilan Law. Rare is not enough to describe its preciousness. I didn't expect that another one would appear now!
Dean Daler couldn't believe what his eyes were like, and he kept praying in his heart: Oh, God of Insects, please don't deceive your devout believers. This matter must be true, it must be true, it must be true!
Dean Dahler was eager to confirm the truth, and he became increasingly anxious. He saw four or five aircraft parked in front of him, blocking the road. He was so angry that he slammed the control panel and said to his assistant, "No more waiting! Let's go straight over there!"
He immediately stepped down from the starship with his assistants, carrying a medical kit and quickly rushed to the address shown in the database. Sheriff Marlowe was about to see who had hit their police ship, but he saw a group of doctors in white coats running towards them desperately, and he quickly stepped forward to stop them, saying, "Wait! Stop! What do you do?!"
He doesn't remember when he called the medical team?!
Dean Dahler was so excited by the data of 100% blood purity that his eyes turned red. He was in a state of killing gods and Buddhas, so he had no mood to pay attention to a small sheriff. He pushed Marlowe who was blocking his way away, angrily shouted "Go away", and hurriedly searched along the road sign, and finally stopped at the door of Brand's house: "Is this the family?"
Upon hearing this, the assistant behind him quickly opened the terminal to verify, and was so excited that he trembled a little when he spoke: "Dean, this is it! This is the address that the gentleman left when he came to our hospital for a blood purity test!"
"Go in quickly! Don't let that gentleman get away! If the data is true, report it to the Insect Emperor immediately!"
Dean Dahler rushed in with the medical team without thinking twice. At this time, not only Chief Marlowe, but also Chief Harrington was stunned for a moment, then they came to their senses and quickly drew their guns and shouted, "Stop! What are you doing?! Who allowed you to break in? Get out now!"
Medical lunatics are often irrational and don't care about life or death. Dean Dahler ignored the guns pointed at his head, pushed the door open and rushed upstairs. It happened so suddenly that no one reacted. Only a few assistants stayed behind to explain to Chief Harrington anxiously: "It's a misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding, don't shoot, our dean just wants to confirm the safety of that gentleman!"
Chief Harrington frowned and asked, "What, Your Excellency?!"
He could understand Ah Sui bringing in the police, but why did the medical team come over too?!
The assistant was about to explain something when he heard a gunshot from upstairs. His face changed drastically, and he rushed in, shouting at the top of his voice: "Dean! Are you okay?!"
Chief Harrington then realized that Brand had disappeared from behind him at some point. He thought to himself that something was wrong and hurried into the house to check. When he went upstairs, he saw Dean Dahler, who had been rushing around just now, lying on the ground with his arms and legs spread out. The door of the bedroom next to him had been knocked open by him. Brand was pointing a gun at him with an expressionless face. There was a bullet hole on the floor not far away.
Brand's voice was so gloomy that water could drip out of it: "Didn't you hear me when I told you to get out?!"
Dean Dahler certainly couldn't hear it, because he suddenly found a brown-haired male insect lying quietly on the bed in the bedroom. The exposed skin was flushed, and the lips were pale and cracked. It was obvious that he was seriously ill.
Asui has fallen into a semi-comatose state.
Brand's heart tightened when he saw Dean Dale crawling in, and he frowned, but did not stop him.
He knew that Asui had to be hospitalized for treatment, otherwise his life would be in danger.
Dean Dale didn't expect that this pure-blooded male insect was so seriously ill. He first touched Asui's forehead, then opened his eyelids to check the dilation of his pupils. Suddenly, he saw Asui's dark eyes, and his movements stopped. He was so shocked that he couldn't even finish his words. He muttered to himself: "Black eyes... Black eyes... It's indeed 100% pure-blooded male insect... The previous pure-blooded crown also had black eyes..."
Dean Dahler finally regained some sense at this moment, and hurriedly said to the assistant behind him: "His Majesty has a high fever. What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and get a stretcher to take him to the hospital!"
The assistants woke up from their dreams and rushed forward to help. They carefully carried Ah Sui onto the stretcher, as if he were a piece of fragile porcelain, fearing that he might get bumped. They rushed him to the hospital in a flying vehicle, leaving the scene in chaos.
Chief Harrington suspected that he was hallucinating. He grabbed the assistant dean who was left at the scene and asked incredulously, "What did you call that male insect just now? Your Majesty?"
In the Salilan Empire, only male insects with sufficiently pure blood can be called His Majesty, and the rest can only be called Your Excellency. But why did these doctors just call Asui His Majesty
The assistant dean was beating his chest and stamping his feet because he was too slow to get on the aircraft, but was suddenly grabbed by the collar by Chief Harrington and was so frightened that he even forgot the dean's advice to keep it secret, and trembled and said, "Yes... It's His Majesty, that's right. His Majesty's blood is 100% pure, and he is the second pure-blooded male insect found in Salilanfa so far..."
Chief Harrington was stunned when he heard this, and immediately fell into a daze. Even Brand, who was standing next to him, did not expect this result and looked extremely surprised.
How is it possible? Ah Sui is actually a 100% pure-blooded male insect?!
(End of this chapter)