Meyer's reaction intensified Han Zheng's unease. His face tightened, and he remained silent for a moment. Lieutenant General Joe answered for him, "It was Lieutenant Colonel Joe. When the research base personnel escaped, he overheard them contacting you." "
Impossible!" Meyer exclaimed decisively. There were absolutely no outsiders when he contacted the person in charge. "He's lying."
He panicked, unable to figure out where he had slipped up. Joe couldn't have overheard the communication, so how did they know the research base was connected to him?
Yaben chuckled, "It's alright. Your bracelet data has been recovered. We'll be investigating it immediately. If we've wronged you, you can sue him for defamation. You'll win every time." General
Joe glanced at him and said to the head of the oversight committee, "Play the information from the past forty-eight hours at double speed."
"No!!!" Meyer screamed, completely losing his composure as a lieutenant general. "Father, don't watch!"
Han Zheng's face instantly turned extremely pale, and he shut down the communication. Joe and Yaben exchanged a glance. The members of the oversight committee maintained their expressionless faces, all sharing the same thought: there's no need to watch.
Meyer's reaction said it all.
Soon, the screen behind the chairman displayed a communication conversation between Meyer and the person in charge. Due to the rapid playback, the sound was somewhat distorted. Skipping over useless information, the bracelet's messages played quickly, and the conference room was eerily quiet.
The silence was shattered by the explosion of the spaceship on the screen. Han Zheng clenched his fist and slammed it heavily on the table, his eyes tightly shut, instantly looking as if he had aged ten years.
Joe and Abbott exchanged bewildered glances, completely unprepared for Meyer's audacity. They had intended to investigate the research base, but unexpectedly, they had gained something else.
The space pirates who had hijacked the civilian spaceship were actually orchestrated by Meyer. His hostage rescue was a self-directed act to enhance his reputation.
No wonder no space pirates were caught and no hostages died. Due to the swift rescue, netizens didn't question the lack of capture of the space pirates; instead, they praised Meyer for the absence of casualties.
No one spoke in the conference room; everyone stared at Han Zheng. Seeing his aged appearance, Joe and Abbott couldn't help but think of their own families, vowing in their hearts to strictly discipline the younger generation.
If any more children like Meyer appear, kill them all to avoid further embarrassment.
Han Zheng opened his eyes, veins bulging on the back of his hand, his voice steady: "I propose that Meyer Kess be arrested immediately, stripped of his rank, and handed over to a military court for severe punishment."
Xie Sen was astonished when he watched the news after his afternoon nap; he hadn't expected Meyer to fall from grace so quickly. News about Meyer was rampant online, and the military issued a statement publicly disclosing his crimes.
Not long ago, Meyer was praised for his prowess, but now he was being condemned so harshly.
Xie Sen scrolled through the news, and when he saw a picture, his hand paused. It was a photo of Meyer being escorted back to the main city. He had just disembarked from the shuttle, his face covered in blood, and people around him were waving and chasing something. There was a small bird in the sky, but because it was flying so fast, it was only a blurry silhouette in the picture.
Although it was only a blurry silhouette, you could still make out its white head feathers and black body, and its size was clearly visible.
Xie Sen recognized it immediately—it was Tuan Tuan!
He looked at the comments below the picture; many people expressed surprise.
"Wow, what kind of bird is that? It's so fierce! One peck and it leaves a hole, it looks painful."
"It's so fast! The escorts are all military experts, and they couldn't even touch it."
"Uh~ Does anyone think it looks familiar?"
"I've seen it around the Flying Eagle Beast! It must be avenging the Flying Eagle Beast!"
Xie Sen sighed helplessly. Tuan Tuan often appeared in the live stream, so it was normal for her to be recognized. He was a little worried, wondering if anything would happen.
He continued scrolling, thankfully not seeing any negative comments about Tuan Tuan. He saw a comment mentioning Mu Lin, so he clicked the link to see Mu Lin's message.
Mu Lin's message was simple: he copied a previous message, added a photo of Meyer with his face covered in blood from being pecked, and finally added, "I told you so!"
Xie Sen chuckled. One sentence in Mu Lin's copied message was, "The contracted beast is very smart; it knows who hurt it."
It clearly pointed out that Meyer had hurt the contracted beast, and now being pecked was what he deserved.
Prior to this, Mu Lin had also made an official statement on the research institute's website, where he used a variety of swear words to verbally abuse Meyer, severely criticizing the behavior of harming contracted beasts, and finally calling for the protection of contracted beasts.
Xie Sen turned off his bracelet, got up and walked out, bumping into Maine who was about to enter the house. Maine ruffled his hair, which was sticking up from sleep: "I was just about to wake you up. If you keep sleeping, you won't be able to sleep tonight."
Xie Sen hummed in agreement: "I just watched the news for a while." The two walked out and sat down on the sofa in the living room. Maine handed him a glass of juice. He took a sip and smiled, "I didn't expect it to be so fast."
"With conclusive evidence and serious circumstances, the military always acts quickly."
Xie Sen took a couple of sips of juice, in a good mood: "Meier's identity is special. I was worried that it might just be dropped. It's great here." He looked around as he spoke: "By the way, have you seen Tuan Tuan? I just saw it on the news."
Maine's eyes flashed with admiration: "I saw the news too. It did a great job. It went to see the Flying Eagle Beast."
Xie Sen finished his juice: "I'll go see it too."
Just as the Flying Eagle Beast had said, its recovery ability was very strong. All the external wounds had already scabbed over, but the wing wounds were more serious and wouldn't heal for a while.
Its energy had recovered considerably, and its eyes were sharp and bright. When Xie Sen went over, he heard it say regretfully, "If only its wings weren't injured, I would have liked to peck at them a few times to avenge my companions."
Xie Sen's lips curled into a smile. Given the size of the Flying Eagle Beast, one peck from it would probably kill Meyer instantly.
"Ah Sen!" Tuan Tuan, perched on the beak of the Flying Eagle Beast, saw Xie Sen and happily circled around him, flapping its wings. "Hahaha, I pecked that jerk a good time, wasn't that great!"
Xie Sen raised his hand, and Tuan Tuan perched on his wrist. He pinched its little wings: "It was great, but where did you learn 'jerk'?"
Tuan Tuan tilted its round head: "That's how it's shown on TV. When humans argue, they curse bad guys like that: 'You jerk!' 'You little jerk!'..."
As Tuan Tuan spoke, it stretched its wings back and awkwardly made a hands-on-hips gesture: "So imposing, chirp~"
Xie Sen rubbed his forehead and tapped its head with his index finger: "You're not allowed to watch those TV dramas anymore."
Tuan Tuan glared: "They're really good. The Giant Tiger Beasts all like them too. They even learn to curse back at each other!"
Xie Sen: "..." It seems he can't stop now, otherwise, what will these contracted beasts become!
He chatted with Tuan Tuan and the Flying Eagle Beast for a while, then went to the accommodation area. Bai Jiao and Gu Luo were both there, along with a tall, unfamiliar male. The three of them were standing in front of the giant bear-like beast with long tusks, discussing something.
Bai Jiao heard the noise, turned around, and greeted him with a smile. As he approached, she introduced him, "This is my father."
Xie Sen quickly said, "Hello, Uncle."
Bai's father was handsome and tall, and looked very serious, but his voice was gentle: "Hello, I've heard A Jiao praise you many times. He rarely praises people like that."
Xie Sen was a little reserved in front of his elders and smiled shyly.
Gu Luo said, "You've come at the right time. We're preparing to conduct a more detailed examination on them and need your help."
Xie Sen nodded and, following Gu Luo's instructions, soothed the giant bear beast. Looking at the teeth in the bear beast's mouth that didn't belong to it, and then at the other strange-looking contracted beasts beside it, he couldn't help but ask, "Can they recover?"
Gu Luo drew blood from the giant bear beast, his face tense, constantly observing its reaction. Only after the blood was drawn did he exhale and answer Xie Sen's question, "Dr. Bai said it's possible."
Dr. Bai's father said, "The extra organs have to be removed, and the process will be very painful. Their mental state is not good." "To ensure a high success rate, we need to adjust their condition first,"
Xie Sen said. "I will do my best to take care of them."
Father Bai looked at the other contracted beasts: "Since you came, they've been much calmer. You're a natural tranquilizer for them. With you here, they'll recover very well, and the success rate of the surgery will be high."
Xie Sen breathed a sigh of relief: "It's good that they can recover."
To better appease the contracted beasts in the laboratory, Xie Sen moved his chair from the ground to inside the living quarters. The giant tiger beasts often returned to the living quarters, playing ball, climbing, and chatting with the other beasts from time to time.
The other beasts became increasingly calm, always lying in their cages watching the giant tiger beasts play with shining eyes.
After dinner, Xie Sen and Maine watched the news together. Meyer's punishment had been announced: stripped of his military rank and life imprisonment.
Upon seeing this, Maine's voice was cold: "Excellent. A direct death sentence would be too lenient on him. Life imprisonment is far more painful for him."
Just as Maine predicted, when Meyer received the news, he lost control, shouting with a ferocious expression, "No, I'm willing to accept the death penalty! I don't want life imprisonment!"
No one listened to him. The death penalty on Brant was very strict and not easily decided. He was quickly escorted to a temporary imprisonment cell.
Han Zheng, looking aged and weary, looked at Meyer sitting in the opposite cell. Meyer cried out excitedly, "Father, save me! I don't want to go to life imprisonment!"
The prison for life imprisonment prisoners was called the Life Imprisonment Cell, located on a small planet near Brant. The environment was extremely harsh, filled with notorious villains. However, even the most ruthless person, within a year, would have all their ferocity worn away, becoming almost idiotic.
Han Zheng had vented all his anger, and his expression was now remarkably calm: "Why did you do this? I warned you not to do anything illegal, not to get involved with your contracted beasts."
Meyer paused, then burst into laughter: "You ask me why? Of course, it's to become stronger! Do you know I'm almost there? If I succeed, my Giant Lion Beast will transform into a Flying Lion Beast, and I'll be the Flying Lion Beast Master!"
"Haven't you always looked down on my abilities? I'll show you that I can do it too."
Han Zheng's jaw tightened: "I've never looked down on you."
"Ha," Meyer chuckled briefly, "You didn't? How could you not? After learning that Maine was the Lion Beast Lord, didn't you immediately want him to take over the Kex family?"
His tone was angry: "No matter how hard I try, even if I become a lieutenant general, I'm easily dismissed just because I'm not an S-rank beast lord. You are, as are my grandfather and great-grandfather. Everyone in the family only sees the Lion Beast Lord!"
Han Zheng closed his eyes, his voice heavy with weariness: "No one dismisses you. My disappointment in you isn't because you're not an S-rank beast lord, but because your private life is a mess. I didn't expect you to think that way."
"Of course I think that way!" Meyer shouted, "You're lying. You think the same thing. You were so close. If I had become the Lion Beast Lord, I would have seen your true intentions. You were so close!"
Han Zheng took a deep breath: "You've colluded with space pirates, what kind of attitude do you expect from me?"
Meyer shouted: "I did all this for the Kex family…"
"Shut up!" Han Zheng stood up and said, enunciating each word clearly, "You're going to ruin the Kex family. You'd better watch yourself."
"Father, don't go! Save me! Let me die!" Meyer pounded on the transparent window, shouting.
Han Zheng paused slightly, then continued walking out.
The next day, the news of Han Zheng's voluntary resignation caused a huge sensation. The Kex family's army would be led by Han Zheng's brother, Kumer's grandfather, and there were significant changes in all departments of the military.
Han Zheng's resignation speech was short but sincere. He had made immense contributions to Brant Star throughout his life, and every aspect of his resume was worthy of respect.
Han Zheng concluded by conveying his deep remorse, frankly admitting that he was a failed parent.
The Kex family had been under intense scrutiny because of Meyer's incident, but Han Zheng's resignation quickly calmed things down. Han Zheng was a truly capable and experienced soldier, and many expressed regret.
Many online discussions arose about the importance of educating children.
Xie Sen looked at Han Zheng's resume and then at the aged-looking Han Zheng in the video. He sighed; it was indeed a pity.
Maine's expression remained unchanged: "He's not innocent either. He couldn't have been completely unaware of what Meyer was doing. Meyer is his son and his subordinate. Even if he doesn't step down, he can't escape the blame for negligence."
"Choosing to step down now and divert public attention will greatly reduce the losses for the Kess family. But he's quite shrewd, willing to relinquish power."
Xie Sen nodded in deep agreement. He put his arm around Maine's shoulder and half-hung on him: "Is their current ending acceptable?"
Maine turned and kissed him on the cheek: "I stopped caring about them a long time ago, I only care about you. They brought it on themselves. I didn't even lift a finger."
Xie Sen smiled and returned the kiss: "That's good. I like their self-inflicted suffering, so you don't have to get your hands dirty."
Maine's eyes lit up with laughter. He reached out and pulled Xie Sen into his lap, where they kissed intimately.
The next day, while Xie Sen was having breakfast, he received a call from Bai Jiao. Bai Jiao sounded excited: "Ah Sen, have you seen the news?"
Xie Sen was a little surprised, as Bai Jiao had always been quite calm. He asked curiously, "What happened?"
Bai Jiao said, "Professor Lu has woken up. He discovered many plant seeds in the Licheng Ruins, about twenty kinds. According to Dean Ma's research, most of them are plants that don't exist now. The seeds are very well preserved and still viable, so they might be able to be grown."
Only after hearing the last part did Xie Sen realize that the Professor Lu Bai Jiao was referring to was Lu Qingxing. Bai Jiao knew he had plants and hadn't intended to hide it from him.
He coughed lightly, "Well, you've actually seen all these plants before."
Bai Jiao was silent for a moment, then chuckled helplessly, "I see."
Xie Sen whispered, "It's a secret, I only came up with this idea to make the planting more rational."
Bai Jiao: "Yeah, don't worry, I won't tell anyone," he smiled, "It's a good idea. I saw the news, Professor Lu's technique is excellent, the aging is completely undetectable, and he even used the old preservation methods, so it's highly credible."
Xie Sen didn't know Lu Qingxing had done so much, he was very relieved: "I was lucky to meet Professor Lu."
After hanging up, Xie Sen opened his bracelet to read the news and saw a live stream with 'Professor Lu' in the name, he immediately clicked on it.
In the live stream, Lu Qingxing's lips were slightly pale, obviously his body hadn't fully recovered, his voice was gentle: "I didn't know there was a research base there before, encountering it was purely accidental, the discovery of the plant seeds and the ability to escape were all thanks to my contracted beast."
He said sincerely, "Here, I want to thank the anchor, Xie Sen. If it weren't for him, I wouldn't have been able to form a contract. Without the contract, without the giant armored beast, I wouldn't have discovered the plant seeds, let alone the research base, and I wouldn't have been able to escape from the bad guys."
Xie Sen shrugged helplessly. Maine said, "He doesn't want to steal your credit."
Xie Sen nodded and couldn't help but laugh, "Professor Lu's character is too good; he even goes to great lengths to bring me into this."
The live broadcast ended quickly, and a little while later, Xie Sen received a call from Lu Qingxing. Lu Qingxing seemed a little embarrassed, "I'm sorry, but I still feel that I can't completely erase your contributions. I just mentioned you to the reporters; I hope it didn't cause you any trouble."
Xie Sen laughed, "I just watched the live broadcast. It's okay. I've had a lot of news lately; it's alright."
The Flying Eagle Beast was injured, and all the alien beasts were transported to his place. Tuan Tuan went to peck at Meyer, and the news mentioned him every day, but since he didn't go out, it didn't affect him at all.
Lu Qingxing breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good. Can I take A-Jia to see the Flying Eagle Beast? Thanks to its help, otherwise A-Jia and I might have been in trouble."
"Of course, thank you so much this time. I'm so sorry you were frightened and injured." Xie Sen hadn't expected things to turn out this way; he had thought it would go smoothly.
Lu Qingxing: "You're welcome. Nobody could have predicted this. And I'm so glad, otherwise who knows how many more contracted beasts would have been researched!"
Xie Sen couldn't help but give him a "good guy" card: "You're such a good person."
Just as he hung up, Maine's voice came from beside him: "You admire him?"
His warm breath tickled Xie Sen's ear, and he shrank back. Maine leaned closer, and Xie Sen chuckled as he cupped his face: "Is that something to be jealous about?" He kissed Maine on the lips, "I only love you."
Maine held the back of his neck, preventing him from pulling away, and deepened the kiss.
In the afternoon, the accommodation area was exceptionally lively because the matter had been settled, and the Flying Eagle Beast's condition had stabilized. The contracted beast owners brought their contracted beasts to visit their injured companions.
Lu Qingxing arrived first, accompanying the giant armored beast to visit the flying eagle beast and then to look at the newly arrived exotic beasts.
A little while later, Huo Feng also arrived. Xie Sen's eyes lit up as he watched the giant wolf beast run towards him from beside Huo Feng.
The giant wolf beast's jade-like eyes sparkled in the sunlight, its snow-white fur fluffy and smooth, flowing naturally as it ran—it was truly beautiful.
"Ah Sen!" The giant wolf beast leaped in front of Xie Sen, lying down and tilting its large head, its pointed ears twitching towards him.
Xie Sen rubbed its ears and then its paws: "Xueyue, you seem to have become more beautiful." He couldn't help feeling a little guilty, glancing at the cheering and joyful giant tiger beasts. Had he been too rough with them?
Xueyue happily raised its paw, its large tail swaying from side to side, which Huo Feng, who had walked over, casually grabbed and pinched.
"Ah Sen has great taste! I think it's beautiful too. Ah Sen's friendliness has also improved. It's so nice."
Xie Sen suppressed a laugh. The Giant Wolf Beast was definitely the most vain of all the contracted beasts, but it also had the most to back it up.
A little while later, Yan Qi led the Flying Rhinoceros Beast, and Zhao Hao led the Giant Rhinoceros Beast. Xie Sen touched the two rhinoceros horns, and a dragon's roar came from above. Long Teng jumped down with Bai Jiao in his arms, laughing loudly, "Wow, it's really lively."
Xie Sen was puzzled, "How did you know?"
Long Teng said, "I saw the live stream!"
Xie Sen was stunned, "The live stream started?"
The Black Panther walked over, "We discussed it this morning. Treating the Flying Eagle Beast and the new companion will cost a lot of money, and food will also cost money, so we decided to start a live stream to make money."
The Giant Tiger Beast added, "The new companion said that once they recover, they will come to perform and make money."
The contracted beast owners couldn't help but laugh when they heard their contracted beasts' translations. Xie Sen was embarrassed, "I didn't tell them I was short of money!"
The viewers in the live stream all expressed how happy they were.
"Ahhh, I finally saw the Giant Wolf Beast again! A dream come true for those who love good looks!"
"So happy! So many contracted beasts, and the beast masters are all so handsome, I'm drooling!"
After Xie Sen finished speaking, he received a call from Jie. He remotely opened the gate, and a moment later, Jie brought Jin Yao in. Jin Yao ran up to him and raised its paw. He rubbed it, and Jin Yao's eyes squinted comfortably. It turned to look at the other contracted beasts.
Xie Sen smiled and told the Giant Lion Beast to take Jin Yao to meet its new friend.
Jin Yao and the Giant Lion Beast were of the same species, and they quickly became friends. Seeing their new companion, the contracted beasts were very excited, surrounding Jin Yao and asking questions.
Jie laughed, "It's so lively here. I was watching the live stream, and Jin Yao's paws were practically on the screen, so I brought him here."
Xie Sen asked, "How is it now?" Jin Yao wasn't affected by the energy, but it had suffered a backlash from the contract, and its mental injury was even more severe than the other contracted beasts.
Jay looked relaxed: "It's recovering very well; it's rarely manic anymore." He glanced at Jin Yao, "It seems to be doing even better here. Even with so many strangers around, it's still very calm."
Xie Sen smiled, knowing it was related to his increased affability.
After visiting the Flying Eagle Beast, the contracted beasts played and frolicked around. Black Panther led the contracted beasts who hadn't lived in the new dormitory to climb the dormitory area, Giant Tiger Beast played with a large ball like it was performing acrobatics, and Giant Bear Beast turned on music and danced energetically.
It was almost dark when the contracted beasts reluctantly followed their master to say goodbye to Xie Sen.
The Flying Eagle Beast lay on the ground yelling, "Don't come to see me, you bastards! You're having so much fun, have you thought about how the injured one feels?!"
Seeing its energetic state, the contracted beasts left reassured, saying, "We'll come see you again tomorrow."