CH 93

The officer next to him heard what he wanted to say and was pulled back by another person, “Shut up this instance!”

The man, who was pulled back, refused to obey, “Why should I shut up? I’m free to say what’s on my mind, I’m still not allowed to discuss this?”

“Put away that brotherly act of yours.” The man shot him a glance, “In the absence of the marshal, the Imperial Consort has the highest authority, and even when he dragged that person outright away without any explanation, you can’t say a word. You still have the guts to report it to the marshal.”

While he was inattentive, the message had already been sent and it was too late to stop it.

“He didn’t even provide an explanation for such a big issue as an undercover agent. Do you not have any thoughts on this?”

The man frowned, “You also know that an undercover agent is such a big issue, and the Imperial Consort didn’t use it as a means to deal with him, but he was imprisoned for stealing. Got it?”

“But…”

“Shut up and keep quiet.”

“What’s the use of talking about it now? Earlier…”

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There was no end to the arguments outside, Jun Qingyu paid no heed to it and he kept talking to Fu Yuanchuan, “I feel that your subordinates are not too bright.”

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“They are not my subordinates anymore.” Fu Yuanchuan said indifferently, “Don’t pay any attention to them.”

Regardless of whether he was an Imperial Consort in name, what you have to do is to obey orders, not comply on the surface and have thoughts that you shouldn’t have underneath.

Even if Jun Qingyu did not mention this, Fu Yuanchuan would still handle this issue.

Jun Qingyu didn’t want to get involved in these matters, but the environment Fu Yuanchuan was in now made him curious and he asked, “Where are you now?”

The background did not seem to be the battleship lounge; in his field of vision, there were far too few ornaments in the room for Jun Qingyu to tell.

Fu Yuanchuan turned the video angle so that Jun Qingyu could see his environment clearly and said, “I’m landing.”

“Hmm?” Only then did Jun Qingyu notice that Fu Yuanchuan was in a mecha, “You…”

As soon as the words left his mouth, there was a beep from outside that the protective shield was temporarily lifted. Three seconds later, the beep stopped and the protective shield was restored.

When the mecha entered the protective shield, there was a brief lag in the video signal during its preparation to land, and soon after, the video was cut off as the signal disappeared. The signal would automatically be restored after the landing was complete.

Jun Qingyu wore his light brain, got up and went out.

When Shi Kaixin returned, he saw that a few of them were still in discussion and blocking the door, but the subject of the discussion had changed from Jun Qingyu to one of the majors.

He knew that major, he valued loyalty.

Shi Kaixin walked over and said coldly, “What’s all this shouting? Keep your voice down, don’t disturb sir.”

Seeing this, Jun Qingyu feared Shi Kaixin would follow him, thinking that he would be going out for a walk, so he said, “I’ll be out for a while, don’t follow me.”

“Eh? Sir, wait——” Shi Kaixin immediately ignored the major and rushed to catch up with him, “It’s dangerous outside, sir. Don’t go out, how can I not follow you? At least, tell me where you’re going.”

But before he could take two steps, he saw the door open from the outside and Fu Yuanchuan walked in. Shi Kaixin immediately took three steps back, turned tail and ran without hesitation.

You’re kidding, whoever wants to be the third unwanted guest can just go and be one.

Jun Qingyu’s eyes lit up. He ran over and leapt into Fu Yuanchuan’s arms, looking up at him with a smile on his face, “Why did you suddenly come back?”

Previously, Fu Yuanchuan stated he would stay at least one more day on the battleship, but he didn’t expect him to return not long after that.

Fu Yuanchuan hugged the little fish, patted him on the back and carded his fingers through his long hair, “The issue there is nearly settled. I was afraid you wouldn’t be able to cope, so I came back early.”

To start with, he believed that by raising the little fish’s authority to the peak, his status would be secure, but in the eyes of some, a status in name would be a point of concern to them.

When Fu Yuanchuan arrived, the wounded stood up one after another and said in unison, “Marshal!”

“Hmm.” Fu Yuanchuan looked at the officers there, “Come over here.”

“Yes, sir!”

Fu Yuanchuan nudged the little fish’s cheeks with his curled finger and said, “Good, could you make me a drink?”

Jun Qingyu responded readily, “Okay, what do you want to drink?”

“I’ll drink whatever you make.”

Jun Qingyu’s eyes curved up, “Go ahead and do what you need to do first.”

“Mhm.”

They went in and Yu Zhi followed suit, while Shi Kaixin stayed behind and saw Jun Qingyu making desserts, and went over to lend a hand.

He assisted in cleaning up the peels that had been cut and other such tasks.

Shi Kaixin couldn’t help but comment, “Lu Wanjiu is done for and he might lose his status as a major.”

“Who?”

“He’s the one who sent the message to the marshal.” Shi Kaixin gossiped, “The marshal will forward the message to me when he receives it, he’ll be demoted before the official news comes down.”

Shi Kaixin was quite happy. He had been irritated by all the talk around when he handled matters; that was why when the marshal sent the message, he didn’t hesitate and handled it as he went along.

He just didn’t expect the marshal to return so soon when things were already in order.

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Jun Qingyu didn’t think much of it. Though, dealing with someone like Lu Wanjiu, whose own thoughts were greater than commands, was an excellent idea.

Another thing he didn’t understand was, “Why is he so familiar with Yuanchuan?”

“Familiar?” Shi Kaixin thought for a while. He should be referring to those officers, close to the marshal, who had been asked to stay behind. Lu Wanjiu had stayed as well.

“They only met once? Before departure, the marshal will usually gather the officers together for a discussion.” Shi Kaixin shrugged his shoulders and said rather lamely, “Compared to the local officers, he should be considered familiar?”

Jun Qingyu: “……”

That was true. No one else would be in Fu Yuanchuan’s social circle apart from some trusted aides. If it weren’t for some tasks or other matters, he wouldn’t even contact them.

Jun Qingyu made a glass of blended fruit juice. Pulp and ice cubes were mixed with the juice at the bottom and sorbet was on the top half.

Shi Kaixin watched as Jun Qingyu slowly make such an exquisite drink.

When Fu Yuanchuan came out, the faces of the officers behind him did not look too good.

Jun Qingyu went over carrying the beverage.

The officers quickly greeted Jun Qingyu in response with a salute, saying in unison, “Good day, sir.”

Jun Qingyu ignored them and they stood still, he reluctantly responded, “Mhm.”

Then, as if they had been given permission, they turned and walked out.

Shi Kaixin caught a glimpse of the changes in the epaulettes of a few of them. They had worn them well when they entered, but they were chucked somewhere when they came out, and would probably be replaced with lower-ranking ones afterwards. He snorted without restraint and shook his head. What the hell, they deserved it.

The highest among these people was a senior colonel, not even a major general.

Not to mention Lu Wanjiu, with the lowest military rank, was the one who bore the brunt.

Now that they were in this situation, it was doubtful that they would remain in the marshal’s corps.

Shi Kaixin hummed a little tune and dragged Yu Zhi to work on their subsequent arrangements, without disturbing the marshal.

Seeing this situation, Jun Qingyu questioned, “Is there anything else you have to do later?”

“Yes, to be with you.” Fu Yuanchuan took the drink from Jun Qingyu’s hand. It was cold in his hand and he seized the chance to take the little fish’s hand in his. A thin layer of frost had already formed on the outside of the glass containing the cold drink and the little fish’s hand was cold.

It was lower than his usual body temperature. Fu Yuanchuan helped to warm up his hand, completely disregarded the officers and brought the little fish to the control room.

There was no one in the control room, and the officers were all called out for training, it was only natural for no one to be there.

After adjusting the temperature of the control room to a temperature suitable for the little fish to stay in, Fu Yuanchuan sat on the sofa, settled the little fish to his lap, and drank the cold beverage while touching the little fish.