Chapter 1

"Reporting from the Tian Tong 7 Space Port, I am Wu Fan from the Huaxia Daily. At 3:30 AM Beijing Time, a female body was discovered in the miscellaneous goods warehouse db201 at the port. The deceased has been identified as Tao Hong, a specially appointed professor at a prestigious Huaxia university. The cause of death is currently under investigation..."

The news broadcast, interspersed with electronic static, came out hoarsely and indistinctly from an old miniature radio, sounding particularly desolate in the vast, silent warehouse.

Next to the radio, there was a black-and-white photo in a copper frame and a small incense burner. A young man, with a reverent and devout expression, inserted three sticks of incense into the burner and clasped his hands in a bow.

"Teacher Tao, it has been several years since we parted after the graduation ceremony. I had planned to choose a good time to visit you and share a drink. I never thought that today we would be separated forever. Although our teacher-student relationship lasted only a few months, and although we often disliked each other at school, I have never forgotten your teachings. I will definitely avenge you, and I will make all those involved in the Galactic Association pay with their lives... Teacher Tao, may you rest in peace."

The young man's tone was low and melancholic. He took a sip of a light wine and then sprinkled it on the ground.

Outside the warehouse, the night was as dark as ink. The young man walked silently, and in the silence, a girl's voice suddenly sounded beside him.

"Did you have a good relationship with that woman?"

Hearing her voice but not seeing her, the girl's voice was ethereal and mysterious, like a ghost appearing suddenly in the darkness.

But the young man was not surprised. Without turning his head, he answered while walking, "On the contrary, it was quite bad. I am not a person who likes to take things seriously, while she was someone who took everything too seriously. I joined the school out of sheer boredom, but she insisted on grooming me to be a pillar of the nation. Those few months were chaotic, and even when I tried to play Dota secretly at midnight, she would catch me and directly shut down my terminal... Of course, as revenge, I also hacked her terminal and replaced her cherished romance series with the same-named adult videos, causing her to suffer from insomnia and depression for over half a month. But in any case, during those few months, she taught me many real skills that could wreak havoc in the world, and her teachings were significant. Moreover, regardless of that, someone like Teacher Tao should not have died young and tragically, especially not at the hands of the scum from the Galactic Association. My master once said, there are people in this world who, even if they are not likable, deserve respect."

The girl was silent for a moment. "I don't understand."

The young man shrugged and sighed, "Of course you don't understand human affairs. Speaking of which, don't you always consider yourself an observer? What brings you out today?"

"Just curious about what you're doing. Are you going to avenge that woman? You seem to be taking it very seriously, so the opponent must be strong?"

"Of course, the person who could make Teacher Tao die so tragically must be very strong. Before she became a university professor, she was a special forces soldier in the Huaxia military, and she was top-notch. Even I wouldn't be confident in killing her. The person who did it is Franklin, a high-ranking official and top enforcer of the Galactic Association. He has been notorious for years and is probably stronger than me." The young man said this with a smile, "But I would be foolish to face such a lowlife head-on. I have a friend in Beijing who recently had some conflicts with the Galactic Association. He is very strong and straightforward, making him perfect for this dirty work. We haven't seen each other since the Tianlang Star battlefield, so it's a good time to help him reminisce and reflect."

As he spoke, the young man arrived at the parking lot next to the warehouse. A slightly old, yellow and green floating car was parked quietly under a dim streetlight, with a yellow light on the roof reading "Taxi." He opened the car door, sat in the driver's seat, started the engine, and the control panel's light immediately illuminated his face.

At some point, his face had become that of a weathered, stubble-covered old driver.

"Hey, what are you doing?" the girl asked curiously.

The young man grunted and said in a hoarse voice, "No time to explain, get in the car quickly."

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