To say that Zhou Yuanjing's behavior of not trusting his own people but trusting outsiders is bizarre... we have to analyze it in light of the actual situation.
If Solsa was free, Zhou Yuanjing would definitely ask this confidant to personally send the child back without saying anything. However, Zhou Yuanjing had transferred him from the stadium to perform a secret mission, which was quite urgent, so he probably couldn't get back in a short time.
Although there were some trustworthy people among the others, they all lacked a certain degree of credibility, so Zhou Yuanjing thought of Zong Ting.
Zong Ting is a special operations member of the Third Army, and is also a candidate for training and favored by the Central Military Forces. And unlike other ordinary officers, he has a position that he will never betray the empire.
Although Zhou Yuanjing was dissatisfied with the current atmosphere in the military and even the unhealthy tendencies among some high-level officials, and was disgusted with this liquidation mission which was filled with foolish ambitions at the planning level, he still trusted the military.
With such double straight line guarantees, no one is more suitable to be the escort.
Moreover, Zhou Yuanjing also needed to have a good talk with one of the task executors about what happened today.
No one could refuse the reasonable request of the imperial marshal, and the other party's request was just a piece of cake, so the clan court acquiesced.
So sending someone back to Zhou's house is the same as sending them to other places. This is probably what Zong Ting meant. The other party probably heard their conversation.
But Zhou Xiuwen still felt that his opinion was inappropriate. First, he participated in the meeting that day and knew that this Colonel Zong was probably here on a mission and was not idle. If sending him back to Zhou's house was just a matter of convenience, it might be a bit of a hassle for others.
Secondly, Zhou Xiuwen didn't know about the ban, Zhou Yuanjing didn't tell him about it, and he didn't know that the outside world had become so chaotic. As a result, he didn't dare to let Jiang Hui and the others stay alone, so it would be better for them to go back to Zhou's house for the time being, at least his house could be regarded as the safest place on the entire planet.
Even though many military generals are gathered at the Zhou family right now, it should not be a problem to let a few young people stay there temporarily.
Thinking about it this way, the more he thought about it, the more feasible it seemed. Zhou Xiuwen simply contacted Zhou Yuanjing. It happened that the other party might also be waiting, so he replied to him immediately.
"Then you guys can stay at my house for one night and see what happens tomorrow." Zhou Xiuwen briefly explained the situation to his friends.
Hillman was not surprised. He had just learned about the situation outside over the phone. It was very chaotic.
Although Hillman's father wanted to come here to pick him up immediately, the situation was complicated and they had no choice. The couple had no choice but to tell Hillman to stay in the hospital carefully for the night. After all, the military hospital was a safe place under the current circumstances.
Huan Xian nodded imperceptibly, because the next matter had nothing to do with him and it would not matter where he went.
Jiang Hui was a little worried, not because she didn't want to stay at Zhou Xiuwen's house, but because she thought of something else. It was a mess outside, and she didn't know if it was a signal problem for the entire planet. The optical brain signal was also intermittent. She couldn't connect to Stark's side after connecting to the optical brain several times. She didn't know what was going on.
Although it was unlikely that Stark would go to her house to look for her after hearing the news, it was more likely that she was stranded somewhere due to the ban. Stark was worried about her being almost out of touch and running to another place with Zhou Xiuwen.
"Is there any problem?" Zhou Xiuwen looked at her and asked.
Jiang Hui shook his head and didn't reveal his past. He thought about trying to contact Stark again later to at least let him know that he was safe.
Zhou Xiuwen had already gone to explain the situation to Colonel Zong, and then signaled a few of his friends to follow him.
He had not introduced the Lieutenant Colonel Zhongting to everyone before because they were all still young students, far away from the army, and there was no need for them to get involved in those things. And the adults obviously did not want the children to get too involved in these complicated things, so everyone separated tacitly without introducing too much.
But things are different now. They will need help from others to send them back later, so they must get to know each other and say hello.
Zhou Xiuwen, as a representative, introduced this Lieutenant Colonel Zong Ting to his friends. Several children greeted this strange officer very politely and seemed very well-behaved.
Of course, they would not admit that they were really obedient, because Colonel Zong gave people the feeling that he was too stern. Even his handsome face could not reduce his awe-inspiring aura. He never smiled and looked much stricter than the teachers in their school, which made them subconsciously restrain themselves when they saw him.
However, the other party actually nodded in response to them seriously, without being perfunctory or shy just because they were young. This superior was unexpectedly approachable.
Then he said goodbye to August Clarence who was watching this side, because the other party was also preparing to leave to go to the observation room to guard Clarence who was still unconscious.
He said to Zong Ting and others, "That's it. Please be careful on the road. Goodbye." He glanced at everyone and finally stopped at Jiang Hui who was standing at the back. He nodded to her imperceptibly and turned away.
Then, only Jiang Hui and a few others and the strange officer were left in the waiting area outside the emergency room. The strange officer did not say much and led the children and several accompanying guards back to the orbiting spacecraft.
The other party boarded the spaceship first to check the internal situation. After all, the current situation is so chaotic, they have been away from the spaceship for a long time. Although one person was left to guard the place, they still had to be careful. Zong Ting personally boarded the spaceship to check it out.
The rest of the people waited for notification in the waiting area below.
As soon as this powerful leader left, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
“Oh my god, Xiuwen, do you know this officer? His aura is too strong! I have met some military personnel with my father in the past, but few of them have such a strong aura. Lieutenant Colonel Zong, the surname is Zong… Could he be from the family in the capital?” Hillman whispered to Zhou Xiuwen, his brows full of curiosity about this officer.
Jiang Hui was listening silently at the side. When she heard this address, she couldn't help but feel a little amused. No... Hillman was really the "king" of being familiar with others. She remembered that he was still calling her classmate Zhou in the morning, but now he just called her by her name, and he called her so naturally that even an adult like her would feel ashamed.