Walk alone in the abyss

Screams, howls.

Interrupted the beginning of the concert.

The rapidly expanding six clusters of gray smoke had spread to more than a dozen suspended stands in the blink of an eye.

This was destined to be a tragedy, but fortunately, Li had fully considered various possible crises before.

Those rented floating stands were already under her unified dispatch. The moment the gas bomb terrorist attack happened, she had already raised the floating stand where the six terrorists were located, and moved the other stands away from the left and right.

This allowed this terrorist attack, which may have killed or injured thousands of people, to keep the casualties to a minimum.

Daphne, who stopped the performance, was also stunned for a few seconds, and then she immediately directed the scene:

"Everyone, please don't move around in your seats!"

"Everyone, don't panic! The stands are high off the ground, please don't be crowded!"

"Mr. White Ghost is protecting us!"

In moments of chaos like this, short instructions often work best.

Daphne quickly asked the backstage controller to use the panoramic projection prepared in advance, and her figure appeared in front of every stand, soothing the emotions of every audience.

Those stands that were hit by poisonous gas were not completely abandoned.

Hundreds of mechanical guards with flying backpacks rushed forward and began to rescue those spectators who were not deeply affected by the poisonous gas.

Thousands of fire-fighting drones prepared in advance flocked to the location of the poison and began emergency treatment.

Law did not retain his own strength at this moment, and mobilized nearby resources in the shortest time.

These poisonous gases are lighter than air and are trying to spread everywhere.

Yang Ming acted decisively, and after the mechanical guards carried away the suffering spectators and hundreds of corpses, and let the surrounding stands fly a safe distance enough to leave clear video evidence, he detonated these stands with shaped energy bombs.

The 200,000 live viewers and tens of millions of live broadcasters saw the two balls of light rising above the horizon.

There is no way to hold the concert, after all, the stage has been bombed.

And as the videos of these two light spheres spread rapidly on the Internet inside and outside the empire, the suicide gas attack at Princess Daphne's concert quickly became a hot spot in interstellar news.

Saka declared martial law.

Spectators are returned to their respective landing areas.

Groups of mechanical guards took to the streets to patrol, and Princess Daphne was restricted in her freedom.

All forces in the empire moved upon hearing the news.

Some nobles began to gloat, saying that the white ghost made too many enemies and brought bad luck to the people in his territory.

There are also some harsh voices, accusing the lack of security of Saka Star for brewing such a tragedy.

But more eyes are concerned and sympathetic.

Various departments of the empire also responded positively at the first time. The military sent a hospital ship, the noble court sent a noble condolence team, and the higher-level administrative unit of Saka star quickly organized a task force to investigate.

No interstellar organization has yet claimed responsibility for the incident.

...

Near the explosion point of the shaped energy bomb, the radiation is normal.

Yang Ming's face was as gloomy as water, quietly watching the dozen or so imperial officers in front of him, thinking in his heart how to get angry.

He needs to make some noise to express his strong dissatisfaction so that he can take various actions in the future.

These officers are responsible for the safety of Princess Daphne, and they are the command team on the comprehensive supply ship.

Yang Ming didn't speak, these officers could only stand there with their heads bowed and their bodies tense, waiting for a storm to come.

026, wearing a medical suit, hurried over: "Boss! The hospital has already made arrangements, and the poisoning components have been analyzed, and more than 60 patients are being given symptomatic rescue."

"How many died?"

"Currently... 1,262 people," 026 said in a calm voice, "Now the interview ships of the major news agencies of the empire are applying to enter the port. Shall we organize an external press conference?"

"Let Godoy do it," Yang Ming said, "We have an unshirkable responsibility for this matter, and we will bear the funds for the compensation and aftermath work later."

"clear."

026 turned and ran away, and the place fell into silence again.

When Yang Ming saw these officers, he became very angry.

They were the ones who blocked his private army from boarding the ship for inspection. Something happened later, and several operators fired at the concert without authorization, and they were the ones who ordered the immediate shooting of these operators.

Now Yang Ming can't wait to grab their brains out and see how many of them are dirty!

"Why, are you glad?"

Yang Ming said coldly:

"When the poison gas bomb exploded, I felt that the ships under your control opened fire and attacked civilians. That's okay? Right?"

"Lieutenant Colonel Hunton, we are fully responsible for this matter."

"Responsibility for shit!"

Yang Ming cursed:

"When you guys returned to the army, at most it was a failure of supervision. If I hadn't guessed in advance that there would be something wrong with your ship, would more than a thousand people die today?

"As long as that wave of attacks caused an explosion in the stands, tens of thousands of people would be killed or injured!

"How many benefits have those great nobles given you? Huh? Look at me! I'll let you look at me!"

He raised his hand suddenly, and more than a dozen officers suddenly had blue veins on their necks, and their bodies slowly rose uncontrollably.

"Lieutenant Colonel Hunton..."

"Mr. Ghost...really...has nothing to do with us..."

"Lieutenant Colonel...we don't know..."

"Lord Hunton!"

Suddenly, a female voice with a bit of panting came from the side.

Yang Ming narrowed his eyes slightly, and lowered the palm he had grasped forward, and the dozen or so officers fell to the ground.

Outside the silver-white wall made up of mechanical guards, that beautiful figure quietly watched Yang Ming, and said in a low voice:

"Your behavior is a bit extreme.

"These officers killed those rebels who were controlled by foreign forces. This assassination was aimed at me and implicated your Saka planet. I am very sorry.

"I am willing to bear all your losses and send my most sincere condolences to these suffering families."

"Beautiful, really beautiful to say."

Yang Ming sneered, looked down at his fingertips:

"Your Highness is really skilled in these beautiful words, more than a thousand lives have been lost, and you can only say sorry.

"The development momentum and good life of the remaining tens of millions of people on Saka have been ruined by this attack!

"You know, for your concert, how many people rushed to work all night, and how many people spent all their money to decorate their manor near the street, and it was all spontaneous!

"Now that something happened at the concert, you still take these lives to show off your shallow and ridiculous political style, don't you feel a little disgusting?"

Daphne's pretty face was a little pale, and she whispered: "I can understand your current emotions."

"You don't understand!"

Yang Ming pointed to the city not far away:

"I don't care about this place at all, I'm not angry because of this, but do you know how hard the people here are for their future life?

"What's the use of buying people's hearts now!

"Don't be hypocritical here, if you feel wronged, go to the noble court and sue me!

"I have never wanted to use non-human power to solve the problem, but now, I can tell you! I will use all means to deal with the terrorists who planned all this today. If they are in the New Federation, I will go to the New Federation. Where are they? I will demolish the homes of the nobles in the backyards of the nobles!

"These people! Including you!

"If I find out that you are all related to the firing of the supply ship, I will kill you with my own hands!"

Yang Ming's eyes were too sharp.

He glared at Daphne a few times, then turned and walked away.

Daphne closed her eyes and breathed a sigh of relief, clenched her fists and pursed her mouth, her body trembled slightly. When she looked up at the officers, her eyes were still gentle and clear.

"Please cooperate with the investigation. Earl Hanton is out of anger now. I hope you can understand."

The officers each smiled wryly.

A strong light flashed in the distance, and Yang Ming's figure disappeared.

...

In Dongfeng, Yang Ming walked out from under the particle conveyor, and exhaled lightly.

His reaction just now should have been accurately conveyed to the upper echelons of the empire.

Several rays intertwined to form the figure of Li, and quickly reported to Yang Ming:

"Boss, among those officers, it is temporarily determined that there are three problems. They should be the executors of the plan. The operator who was killed is a scapegoat.

"Now the military department is going to blame the new federal CIA."

Yang Ming frowned and asked, "The matter of the human poison gas bomb was really done by the CIA?"

"Yes, boss," Li quickly said, "According to some of the facts we have, the six personnel who carried the gas bombs all underwent plastic surgery to replace the original imperial citizens. This replacement needs to be systematic. As a cover, the CIA is very suspicious, and this kind of mixed poison gas is also the CIA's forte."

"New Federation, against me?"

"They should be targeting the empire, but considering your hatred value in the new federation, including but not limited to, you have made their insect planting plan fall short, and it is very possible that they suppress your development with this despicable method matter."

"Made, always plotting against the nobles of the empire, forget about these anti-human bastards."

Yang Ming sat back on the chair, closed his eyes and thought.

"What do you think we should do next?"

"This is an opportunity," Law said softly, "The New Federation's CIA has entered an active period again, which shows that they have slowed down internally. They must find a way to retaliate against the insult and negative impact brought to them by the last imperial expedition. Once the New Federation Launch an intelligence offensive against the Empire again, and it will be much easier for us to obtain information from the Foreign Affairs Bureau."

Yang Ming rubbed his eyebrows:

"This matter is generally beneficial to Luofeng, and I know that what Luofeng is waiting for is a situation where two tigers are fighting each other.

"What I'm asking is, more than a thousand people died in our territory, what kind of response should I make is the most reasonable.

"I'm in a bad mood right now, and it's easy to cause a misjudgment."

Lu groaned a few times: "You want to avenge these innocent people, right?"

"Well," Yang Ming said indifferently, "I want to retaliate right now, if they come to my territory to cause trouble, they will have to pay the price."

"You can attack the CIA's base," explained Law. "According to the information I have, the CIA has several large strongholds in the empire. However, if you want to do something bigger, you can target them in the new federal territory Several bases."

Yang Ming slightly raised his eyebrows.

Law asked: "But boss, are you ready for an all-out war with the CIA?"

"Will they retaliate against Saka in the future?"

"Yes, boss, there is a high probability that this will happen," Law said softly, "There is nothing they can do about us, but they want to target Saka, and they only need to create a series of terrorist attacks to turn this place into a barren place." Planet. Let this matter ferment into a huge public opinion and start a new round of confrontation between the empire and the new federation, this is the most sensible suggestion that Li gives you."

Yang Ming thought for half a minute:

"We can't throw a mouse just because of the Saka star. If we really can't, we can transfer the people here and let Reville's territory take over.

"Contact Attero and ask him if he has the mind to make a big deal and let him claim the first credit in front of the emperor.

"We need MI's help."

"You mean?"

"Use a knife to kill people, let the Empire's Military Intelligence Bureau deal with the New Federal Central Intelligence Agency," Yang Ming said, "You just tell Atro that he doesn't need to do anything, just declare that this matter is an equal revenge from their Military Intelligence Bureau. Civilians, let's kill the agents."

"Yes, boss... there is one more thing."

"What?"

"The carrier of these gas bombs is likely to be the refugee group whose families were destroyed in the empire's foreign wars," Lu slightly pursed his lips. "I analyzed their brain waves. When they detonated themselves, their spirits were extremely firm."

Yang Ming said: "No matter how determined you are, no matter how reasonable you are, this kind of terrorist attack is an act against humanity. Since you choose to become a demon, you don't have to have any sympathy for them."

"The reason why human beings can kill each other always makes me feel the absurdity of the objective physical world."

"You have to remember that the source of hatred is ultimately the ambition of those in power in the Sherman Empire and the desire for endless expansion of the aristocratic class," Yang Ming said, "Don't be affected by these things, we just need to do something now. The first thing is to let the CIA know that they will pay a price for their behavior beyond the bottom line."

Law nodded and said: "Directly attacking the CIA's offices in the new federal territory is also an excellent option to intensify the conflict between the two countries."

"They have declared war."

Yang Ming let out a breath slowly:

"Give more subsidies to the families of those victims, the people involved in this war are the most innocent.

"It's also thanks to you handling it properly, otherwise there would have been heavy casualties today.

"Send a message to Lieutenant General Thomas of the military department, and say, I am very angry at the problems of the lower-level officers of the imperial military. If they can't deal with it, I will deal with it in my own way without causing them any trouble. !"

"yes!"

Law's projection disappeared.

Yang Ming leaned back on the chair and slowly closed his eyes.

There is a little detail that he didn't actually tell anyone, including the lawyer.

When the poisonous mist erupted, he heard the tragic screams of those victims, the screams that seemed to be when the soul was eroded by the darkness, still lingering in his mind.

Faya people, is this the interstellar civilization you want to see?

...

Minter City, a secret basement.

Councilor Alison looked at the senior officials in front of him with the same gloomy expression as Yang Ming.

"Terrorist attack, you did it? Mr. Deputy Director?"

"It should be," a deputy director of the CIA whispered, "Some organizations under our control will organize intensive retaliation in the near future, and we will declare to the outside world that we don't know about it."

Alison frowned and said, "Is this too aggressive?"

"This is an action that has been approved by several important officials," the deputy director explained, "We don't want to provoke the invincible empire, but we must reaffirm our leadership in the democratic camp. The empire cannot be broken from the outside. , we are going to dismantle them from within."

"Internal disintegration is creating a terrorist attack?" Allison scolded, "This is the most stupid reason I have ever heard!"

"Stupid?"

An old man on the side smiled:

"That's not necessarily true, Alison, you were intimidated by the empire's fleet. We were not incapable of fighting at the time, but we just chose to preserve our strength."

Alison shrugged, put his hands in his pockets, and did not continue to speak.

The old man said slowly:

"Terrorist attacks are the most basic part of the entire revenge plan. These people who participated in the terrorist attacks were all victims of imperial hegemony. They took revenge on the empire for their families, nations, and beliefs, and preached to the people of the empire. evil.

"Don't worry, people with affluent lives have the most sympathy that has no place to rest. We will also use some public opinion to guide people to sympathize with them.

"Next, we will actively cooperate with the empire to carry out anti-terrorism operations, sell several organizations we have cultivated, and let the imperial officials stabilize domestic public opinion. However, in fact, we will continue to use the official reaction of the empire to create conflicts and make them separate. The contradiction between the noble class and the civilian class intensified.

"Don't worry, it's easy to do.

"The empire can't directly send troops to us, they don't have any evidence."

"Then, what about the white ghost?"

Allison replied:

"You are all thinking about the reaction of the empire, have you considered the reaction of the white ghost?

"He is not a qualified politician, but he is a good madman!

"You have done this kind of thing in his territory, he will definitely not let it go, I know him better than you! He must be planning revenge now!"

"Yes, Senator Allison, you are right."

The deputy director frowned and looked at his watch, raised his head and said:

"New news appeared on the fan site of the white ghost... He marked the building where one of our offices in the empire is located, announced the list of a group of CIA agents, and said that this place should be eliminated within five hours."

The dimly lit room could smell needles falling.

"Let them retreat," Allison said, "don't get burned."

"How did he get hold of our information?"

"The Empire's Military Intelligence Bureau has already taken action, and the special forces of the Empire's military have blocked that building, moving so fast."

Alison breathed a sigh of relief: "Fortunately, he just used an office to vent his anger, and this matter is almost over...Please think about it carefully, if the white ghost is desperate to assassinate us, who would dare to say that we can kill us?" Peace of mind? Do you want to spend your whole life on a ship like an isolated island, or in a base on an uninhabited planet?"

The room fell silent again.

But what they don't know is.

The Dongfeng has quietly jumped to the vicinity of an agricultural star in the New Federation, and is quietly approaching the agricultural star.