What does it mean to dig a hole and jump out yourself?
Yang Ming discovered that his rhetoric to deceive the Sherman family ended up digging a hole for himself.
These old foxes in the Sherman family are really difficult to deal with.
Late at night, Yang Mingping retired from his battle maid and packed his business trip luggage alone.
Ritsu's pocket projection appeared beside him, folding his arms and muttering for a while.
"What's wrong? Did something happen somewhere?"
"No, Miss Hera is still very quiet. Although she did not respond to the Queen's call, the Queen has no intention of sending swarms of insects to look for her."
Law muttered:
"What I'm more worried about now is your personal safety, boss... Are you going to the New Federation? Be the leader of the investigation team? This is not a meat bun beating a dog... Well, no, I mean, isn't this just a sheep entering a tiger's mouth?
"If they try to keep you, the hero of the empire, at all costs, even if we all join the Dark Star fleet, we won't be able to save you, boss."
Yang Ming asked back: "Will the empire let anything happen to me?"
Lu pursed his lips: "There is a high probability that it won't happen, but there is no guarantee. They want us and the New Federation to fight against each other!"
Yang Ming laughed and said slowly:
"First, following me are the deputy directors of more than a dozen departments, including the Foreign Affairs Bureau and the Imperial Patent Office. They are equivalent to the senior officials of the real power departments in the empire. If something goes wrong with this investigation team, the empire will have reason to attack directly.
Minte City.
"Second, as long as they dare not release weapons of mass destruction on Minter City, letting me enter Minter City will not be a sheep entering a tiger's mouth, but a tiger entering the flock. The reformers of the New Federation are more powerful than the secret forces of the empire.
You are weak, why should you be tough with me?
"So we just need to ensure that our ships can arrive at Mingte City safely, and there will be no problem.
"Third, the Empire has already expressed its intention to call a truce. My threats in the past few days have obviously worked. The Empire now wants to suck blood from the New Federation but does not want to waste its own warships. Doesn't that solve our purpose?
"
Lu muttered: "Then you still let me think of a plan."
"This is not a sudden flash of inspiration," Yang Ming raised his eyebrows proudly, "your boss's move is a stroke of genius."
Lu suddenly showed a mechanical and stylized smile in the workplace.
"Then boss, do you have any tasks for Xiaolu?"
"There is no mission," Yang Ming said, "Just develop steadily and cherish this window period. In addition, you must always pay attention to the movements of the Queen outside the territory. If Hera adds another mobile fleet, I am worried that the Queen will suddenly find her.
she."
"clear."
Yang Ming stuffed several pieces of elastic underwear into the suspended suitcase and thought about it for a while.
"Captain McGee, how are you doing lately?"
"He has indeed investigated some secret criminal records. The noble families we have targeted can be closed down at any time."
"Well, give him more information and see if he dares to attack these nobles," Yang Ming said calmly, "If he doesn't dare, then we don't have the need to train this person. If he dares to take a gamble,
Then give him some real power from now on."
Lu smiled and nodded: "Boss, do you want to cultivate your own direct lineage within the empire?"
"Until now, we have to walk on three legs."
Yang Ming narrowed his eyes and smiled, then sighed:
"I will record a video for Emilia later, please remember to replace my image with what it looks like over there.
"Also, help me ask Mimili for her opinion. If she agrees, we will inject another amount of capital into her pirate group to expand the fleet she controls to 300 ships. I will use it later.
"
"Miss Mimili will definitely not refuse such a good thing."
"Is it a good thing? I hope so."
Yang Ming looked at these ordinary objects in the suitcase and fastened it casually.
"Is there any progress on the Dominguez side?"
"It has been confirmed again that the Domingos people have no connection with the Super Modifiers organization, and neither Captains Bligh nor Catherine paid any attention to the Domingos Planet tragedy."
Lu crossed his arms and reported quickly:
"The 90 million Domingos and their descendants in the empire are basically slaves. The situations you mentioned, boss, exist on planets on the edge of the empire, and I have been able to confirm that the Domingos have formed
A secret organization.
"The background of this organization should be religious. They are very secretive and full of hatred for the empire.
"These 90 million Domingos can leverage the billions of slaves in the empire and are a political force that cannot be ignored."
"Political power?" Yang Ming shook his head, "The politics of the empire is that the round table rules everything. They have no political power."
"Boss, what do you mean?"
"My idea is to help Catherine conquer them," Yang Ming said. "The fact that Catherine and the others are the continuation of Domingos genes is a good entry point."
Lu said thoughtfully: "I know what to do."
"The next insect wave is likely to be the most critical turning point."
Yang Ming set the parameters of the floating suitcase and let it fly away on its own.
He whispered:
"Expand the Dark Star fleet a little more. The enemy is bugs. We can use more machines. As long as the battlefield is not exposed, we will be fine. We will make every effort to protect the Luofeng Alliance."
"yes!"
…
A dozen galactic hours later.
The transport ship Yang Ming was on slowly docked at the temporary military space port on the border of the New Federation.
Eight combat maid robots dressed in imperial military uniforms followed Yang Ming carrying large and small bags, observing the surroundings vigilantly.
Yang Ming was wearing a straight black dress, and the watch on her wrist was replaced by an ordinary style. Her crew cut had a little oily shine, but her whole person didn't feel greasy at all, and she looked more youthful and energetic.
They were directed to the entrance of a metal building in the corner of the spaceport.
Dawa and the others waited outside the door, while Yang Ming went to attend the meeting of the investigation team alone.
A familiar figure appeared outside the conference room, leaning against the window and puffing away some mist. His tall and majestic body and his cool and unruly mid-length hair carried the unruly and unrestrained look of an imperial man.
"Gris?"
"Oh!"
Grace quickly turned off the e-cigarette, opened her big hands to Yang Ming, rushed up with a laugh, and gave Yang Ming a bear hug.
"You didn't expect it, did you? I applied to become the security captain of your investigation team! Hahaha! Isn't Her Highness Daphne here?"
"She still has a show."
"Tsk, tsk," Gris winked, "I really envy you. There is never a shortage of beautiful women around you, but...has Catherine really rebelled?"
Yang Ming said: "Logically speaking, you should know better than me. Aren't you responsible for investigating and hunting down those super-modifiers who defected?"
"They seemed to have disappeared out of thin air. They should have left the empire." Gris muttered for a few times. "This is really disappointing. However, I don't find it surprising that Catherine chose to betray her. She is very concerned about the current situation of the empire.
The dissatisfaction has been reflected from a long time ago, but I didn't expect that they could bypass the secondary ideological imprint."
Yang Ming remained calm, frowned and sighed: "I can't say anything about this matter, and I can't do anything."
"Everyone has his own ambitions, and it has nothing to do with you," said Grace. "Besides, didn't you break up early? They are just boyfriend and girlfriend, not husband and wife, so the impact will not be great."
"Forget it, let's not mention it. If you can come, I can save a lot of trouble."
Yang Ming punched Gris' chest slightly hard.
Gris almost spurted blood.
"Wait a minute, why are you so cruel! Ahem!"
Gris stared at Yang Ming and coughed while covering his lungs.
Yang Ming smiled apologetically: "My strength has just improved a little, but I haven't fully adapted yet. Are you okay?"
"Fortunately, my clothes have adaptive armor," Gris looked at Yang Ming up and down, and said a few words of emotion like "You are so strong and you can still improve."
"Have the other members of the investigation team arrived?"
"We have to wait a while, there are two ministers and three deputy directors on the way," Gris frowned, "are we really going to investigate the patent office of the new federation this time?"
"Uh-huh," Yang Ming said, "That's the order from above."
Gris crossed his arms and wondered: "What is this for? If we want to cease the war, why not just stop the war? Now we have received the war compensation."
"The empire wants to cease the war, but it doesn't want to withdraw its troops," Yang Ming said. "The new federal planet it is currently occupying can provide the empire with a large amount of revenue every day. How can the empire let go of this kind of blood bank?"
"Then why are we still investigating them?" Gris snorted, "Now we have the overall advantage. Neither the United Free People nor the Guel Alliance want to fight with the empire, and the New Federation also wants to preserve the foundation of their army and drag them down.
What happened in three to five years?”
Yang Ming said: "In three to five years, the New Federation will be able to recover and start another big war."
"Then let's fight. The final battle in the war is population and resources. The empire has the absolute advantage."
"Why are you so bellicose at heart?" Yang Ming laughed and scolded, "This is not a decision that we can interfere with. Just follow the order. Instead, it is you and I who have become the deputy director of the Military Intelligence Bureau. You are the most
You are so strong in on-site command, why do you still hold the title of captain?"
Gris sighed dejectedly: "I am a reformer."
"Me too."
"This is different. You are a very powerful reformer, and you have all kinds of added value."
Grace did a chest expansion exercise:
"That's how I will be from now on. There is no promotion path. I will be quite satisfied if I can live quietly until I retire.
"Come in quickly, there will be a chance for us to chat later."
Yang Ming smiled and pushed open the alloy door in front of him, revealing a hall decorated in warm colors in front of him. A dozen square sofas formed an inner circle, and there were more than 20 simple chairs on the outside.
There were already five or six people sitting on the sofa, and there were several middle-aged men and women behind the sofa.
Seeing Yang Ming, these people all stood up and smiled a little, and some began to take the lead in applauding.
Yang Ming nodded with a smile, exchanged brief greetings with these imperial officials, and sat back at his seat.
Gris sat on the chair behind him, and the two of them coincidentally... began to surf the Internet and browse various information.
This information is like a comb, massaging the cerebral cortex of each viewer, allowing the viewer to gain some indescribable pleasure and thus ignore the changes in time.
After waiting for about two galaxies, several refreshments were served in the conference room, and the dozen or so sofas were finally filled with people.
Every official who arrives here will take the initiative to chat with Yang Ming, usually in three steps: introducing themselves, chatting, and adding friends.
Yang Ming glanced at his watch and saw that the scheduled meeting time was coming soon.
Ding ding, buzz!
The communication devices of the participants received the same message at the same time, and the source of the message was the 'Supreme Privy Council of the Empire'.
Yang Ming read the information carefully. It contained information about his official appointment and their itinerary to the New Federation.
——On the surface, the New Federation is strongly opposed, but in fact it has negotiated conditions with the Imperial Ministry of Foreign Affairs to allow this investigation team to enter their territory for investigation.
This is the benefit of gaining absolute advantage on the battlefield.
"Everyone," Yang Ming took the initiative, "I am the leader of this investigation team, sitting here on behalf of the Imperial Military Intelligence Bureau. We are going to enter the territory of the New Federation this time. Generally speaking, there will be no danger, but we must do some things.
Necessary precautions.”
The dozen or so well-dressed old men and women nodded slowly.
An old man smiled and said: "With Captain Hanton leading the team, we will definitely return successfully."
"Thank you," Yang Ming nodded with a smile, "Let's discuss first what form of investigation should be used and what kind of investigation report should be returned."
One woman asked: "Will the new Commonwealth really open up its patent database to us?"
"They have no room to refuse," another woman said, "We are now the dominant party, and we are visiting, not recording. Even if our memory is amazing, we cannot record any complete patent information with our brains."
Yang Ming said slowly: "It doesn't matter how many patents or confidential information we see. What's important is that we make a subjective assessment."
Subjective assessment?
A group of people nodded at the same time, and the assistants and secretaries on the periphery wrote furiously.
"Leader Hanton, where do you think we should start?"
"Looking at the meaning above, it's up to us to decide where to start," Yang Ming said sternly, "I think we must keep three principles in mind."
"You tell me."
Yang Ming raised a finger: "First, the empire cannot be at fault."
The group nodded again.
"Second, this must be included in our report. Even if there is no direct evidence, the industrial base of the New Federation is enough for them to develop such high-precision assassination robots."
"Third, although no suspicious targets have been found within the territory of the New Federation, we have every reason to suspect that there is a secret production line in the New Federation and require deeper intervention."
Everyone showed a knowing smile.
Yang Ming said warmly: "Do you all understand?"
"Don't worry, team leader, we all understand what it means."
"Team leader, if we enter the territory of the New Federation and are attacked by extremist armed organizations in their territory, how should we fight back?"
"Safety issues are of paramount importance, and we must ensure at all costs that there will be no incidents of gunfire."
Yang Ming thought about it carefully:
"There are actually not many methods that can be used. Disguise the voyage and divide the troops into two groups. We can discuss it in detail later.
"We are entering the enemy's rear during war. The most important thing is for the military to continue to exert pressure on the New Federation and provide more support for us."
"Team leader," a middle-aged man raised his hand, "we still have a small issue to discuss."
"What little problem?"
"We need to come up with a name for the group, and now we have to start building publicity. What should we call the investigation team? Can we call it the Ghost Investigation Team?"
Everyone smiled and nodded, and some people suggested calling it the ‘Hanton Investigation Team’.
Yang Ming waved his hand: "Don't name it after me. Wouldn't that mean going to the New Federation to stir up hatred? I am a thorn in their side and a thorn in their flesh... Let's call it the Peace Investigation Team. May the galaxy be peaceful."
The powerful officials in the conference room looked at each other and almost said in unison: