Chapter 179
Chapter 179: The Little Brat In Your Belly Knows When You Hit It
Jiang Tea Tea pressed her earpiece and asked: “I only get authority over Barley Star’s Garrison Troops? You are not giving me any other authority?”
Chong Ming chuckled and said: “The Garrison Troops Armament Division on Barley Star, one hundred eight thousand five hundred people at your command, and you still think it is not enough, Classmate Jiang Tea Tea? You are a bit greedy.”
Jiang Tea Tea raised the corners of her mouth and replied: “This is not greed. It is just that this is my first mission, and I want to look impressive. Give me more authority.”
On the surface, the two of them were talking through a signal channel, but in reality there was a giant screen in front of Chong Ming. It showed Jiang Tea Tea’s every move in a full 360-degree view with no blind spots.
He could see the curve of her smiling lips and the sly light in her eyes. He could also see her hand resting on her belly, playing with his youngling.
Chong Ming’s deep voice held a bit of lightness as he reminded her: “The White Wolf Tribe has lived on Barley Star for almost two thousand years. In the last few hundred years, they even got their own private territory. Their numbers grew from a few dozen to over ten thousand.”
“According to the White Wolf Tribe clan rules, no matter if the child is a beastman, a half-beastman, or a pure human, everything they need before they reach adulthood at eighteen is paid by the tribe fund. Eighteen years costs about five hundred thousand star credits.”
“Wolf Yin Feng and Wolf Luo Feng have committed crimes and their morals are rotten. Even the death penalty would not be too much for them. But except for wronging their own sons and daughters, they have treated everyone else in the tribe very well.”
“People from their tribe already hold important positions on Barley Star and also work on other stars and planets.”
“Their roots are very deep and tangled. Giving you only the authority over the army, letting you directly mobilize the army, is to keep White Wolf Tribe people from hearing anything and tipping them off and causing mistakes.”
His hidden meaning was that he would not give her authority over Barley Star’s Police Bureau and Special Affairs Bureau.
The Police Bureau and the Special Affairs Bureau both had people from the White Wolf Tribe inside. They were quick-witted. The Garrison Troops, on the other hand, were isolated from them and belonged to a different system, so there was no need to worry about news of the mission leaking out.
After she listened, Jiang Tea Tea’s voice suddenly turned cold: “They are not Wolf Yin Feng and Wolf Luo Feng’s children. That includes me.”
Strictly speaking, that also included the fake young miss. None of them were Wolf Yin Feng and Wolf Luo Feng’s children. Not a single one.
Chong Ming frowned on the other side of the screen: “What? I did not really understand what you meant.”
Jiang Tea Tea said crisply: “I said that the sixteen children at Lang Family Estate, plus me, seventeen children in total, are all not Wolf Yin Feng and Wolf Luo Feng’s children.”
“My gene profile and the gene profiles of the sixteen children from Lang Family Estate were altered. You, Commander in Chief Chong Ming, the empire’s top leader who can grasp all the information in the empire at any time, the Commander in Chief of the three armies and Prince Regent, were also fooled by them.”
Chong Ming’s voice sank: “Is that so?”
Jiang Tea Tea answered firmly: “Yes, Commander in Chief Chong Ming.”
Chong Ming laughed softly: “That is actually great.”
Jiang Tea Tea opened her mouth again: “Before, I asked you why you were investigating Lang Family Estate, and you did not give me a direct answer.”
Chong Ming asked: “You know now?”
Jiang Tea Tea replied: “Yes, I know now. A few days ago, you were investigating Li Ao from the supernatural abilities research institute. When you pulled that radish, you also pulled out the whole pit.”
“Lang Family Estate is either the radish or the pit. You already had some evidence in your hand, but not enough, so you treated it as a mission and handed it to me and Sui Xuan Chu to complete and earn some credit.”
“The evidence we found crosses a thousand years. It is far beyond your expectations.”
Chong Ming admitted generously: “You are not wrong. Li Ao was involved in too much. That little supernatural abilities research institute was full of filth. Not only were their hands stretched far, their feet also stepped very wide.”
“I truly did not think that the seventeen children Wolf Yin Feng and Wolf Luo Feng had, including you, were all not theirs.”
“Altering gene profiles without permission is a serious crime. The two of them will definitely be executed by firing squad. No matter how much more we dig up behind them, everything will be punished according to the highest criminal code.”
There are changes in everything. The best thing about this old mud loach, Chong Ming, was that he allowed for all possibilities. He could calmly accept unexpected changes, quickly find a solution, and adjust the rules.
He was the best leader in the Zhenlin Empire. Sui Xuan Chu had just turned eighteen this year, and even if he lived to one hundred fifty, he would never be like Chong Ming.
Jiang Tea Tea chuckled and said: “Commander in Chief Chong Ming, never mind anything else. Just talking about the most recent things, according to the evidence we have, the crimes of Lang Family Estate go back a thousand years.”
“A thousand years is a long time. The people who committed crimes together with them are countless. Investigating will be a huge project. You have already prepared enough people, right?”
Chong Ming answered: “Of course.”
Jiang Tea Tea’s smile did not fade: “In that case, let us play a big game. Besides the one hundred eight thousand five hundred people in Barley Star’s Garrison Troops that I can mobilize, send one of your space cruiser warships over.”
Chong Ming asked: “Send a space cruiser warship to patrol around Barley Star?”
Jiang Tea Tea said: “Yes. I am someone you value. Wolf Yin Feng and Wolf Luo Feng want to use me as the face and money tree of their family, to raise the fame of their White Wolf Tribe and turn them into a major race in the Zhenlin Empire.”
“If they find out that Commander in Chief Chong Ming wants to give me a show of support, to show how much he values me, and because he heard that my parents are giving me a family banquet, he sent a space cruiser warship to patrol around Barley Star to protect my safety, they will be so excited that they will want to invite every client they have had for a thousand years.”
“Catching turtles in a jar and netting all the fish at once is much easier than finding them and investigating them one by one.”
Chong Ming did not hold back his praise: “Classmate Jiang Tea Tea’s idea is very good. We will do as you say.”
“The space cruiser warship will arrive in Barley Star’s orbit in two days. The authority to command the cruiser warship will also be given to you.”
Jiang Tea Tea’s voice rang out, crisp and bright: “Thank you, Commander in Chief Chong Ming. I want to tell this good news to my dad and mom.”
Chong Ming had originally wanted to tell her to go quickly, but the words stopped at his lips. He changed his mind and called out to her instead: “Wait a moment, Jiang Tea Tea.”
Jiang Tea Tea’s hand, which had been about to cut off the connection, paused: “What else is it, Lord Commander in Chief Chong Ming?”
Chong Ming looked at her on the giant screen and moved his gaze to her belly: “Is the youngling doing well?”
Jiang Tea Tea touched her belly and then changed it to patting her belly: “It is doing fine. You do not need to worry.”
The corners of Chong Ming’s mouth curled up without him realizing: “A seven-and-a-half-month youngling can feel it when you hit it.”
Jiang Tea Tea raised her head and blurted out: “That Chong guy, you are surveilling me again?”
Looking at her fierce expression, Chong Ming was in an excellent mood and argued: “I am not surveilling you. I just heard the sound of you patting your belly.”
“When your supernatural ability level is high, not only is your sight good, your hearing is also very good. When you talk to me, you keep making little movements, and the sound is very loud…”
Jiang Tea Tea did not wait for him to finish. She directly cut off their call, then raised her middle finger and flipped it at the empty air.
Chong Ming looked at her on the giant screen and smiled quietly. Only after she left the room did he close the giant screen and call in Deputy Officer Ai.
Jiang Tea Tea left her room and went downstairs to look for Wolf Luo Feng.
Wolf Luo Feng had just happily told Wolf Yin Feng that Jiang Tea Tea was willing to attend the family banquet.
Wolf Yin Feng had not even had time to be happy when he heard Jiang Tea Tea shouting: “Madam Lang, Madam Lang, where are you?”
Wolf Yin Feng urged her: “Jiang Tea Tea is calling you. Go and see what she wants. Do not let her change her mind.”
Wolf Luo Feng nodded: “Do not worry. Since she agreed, I will not give her the chance to regret it.”
Jiang Tea Tea saw Wolf Luo Feng walking out into the first-floor hall. Looking like a harmless little rabbit, she said to Wolf Luo Feng: “Madam Lang, I have something I want to talk to you about regarding the family banquet.”
[She is not actually going to regret it, is she?]
Wolf Luo Feng’s heart skipped a beat. She walked over to Jiang Tea Tea and put on a kind and gentle smile: “What is it? Tell me.”
Jiang Tea Tea reached out, grabbed Wolf Luo Feng’s wrist, pulled her to the side, and said in a low voice: “It is like this, Madam Lang. After I agreed to attend the family banquet in a few days, I could not help telling Commander in Chief Chong Ming.”
“Commander in Chief Chong Ming called to congratulate me on finding my family. He said that two days before the banquet, he will send a space cruiser warship to patrol around Barley Star.”
Wolf Luo Feng’s eyes opened wide in disbelief: “You are saying you have Commander in Chief Chong Ming’s communication number and you two have a direct line?”
Jiang Tea Tea blinked her clear black-and-white eyes, as pure as a clean little white flower: “Yes. Ever since I awakened triple Level S variant plant-type supernatural abilities, I have had Commander in Chief Chong Ming’s number.”
“I have also calmed his supernatural abilities when they were restless and combed his spiritual power. What is wrong?”
Wolf Luo Feng felt like she had been hit by an enormous jackpot: “Nothing is wrong, nothing is wrong. It is good that you are valued by Commander in Chief Chong Ming.”
“Him sending a cruiser warship to patrol around Barley Star because of you is a sign of how much he values you. Very good, very good, very good.”
Jiang Tea Tea immediately gave a sweet smile: “That is good then. Commander in Chief Chong Ming said that because I am young, if I meet something I cannot decide by myself, I can ask him. When you said you wanted to hold a family banquet to welcome me, I especially asked him about it.”
“When you decide the exact date of the family banquet, just let me know.”
Wolf Luo Feng’s joy was almost overflowing: “Alright, alright, alright. Once I decide, I will tell you right away. Go rest.”
Jiang Tea Tea hummed in agreement, took two steps back, and happily went upstairs.
Wolf Luo Feng watched her go upstairs, then quickly returned to the room and told Wolf Yin Feng everything Jiang Tea Tea had just said to her.
After Wolf Yin Feng finished listening, he slapped his thigh and exclaimed: “We were wrong, we were wrong. We completely misjudged Jiang Tea Tea.”
“Our mistake was underestimating her. We really saw her wrongly.”
“She is the only triple Level S variant plant-type healer in the entire interstellar space. Her identity as a healer and the type of supernatural abilities she awakened were personally revealed by Commander in Chief Chong Ming.”
“For Commander in Chief Chong Ming to personally reveal her information shows that he values her more than anyone else. It means she has already healed him before. They have met not just once or twice, but many times.”
“They know each other much better than we thought, and she can even contact him directly.”
“Commander in Chief Chong Ming is, in name, the Commander in Chief of the three armies of the Zhenlin Empire and the Prince Regent. In reality, he is the emperor with real power, His Majesty.”
“He is one hundred fifty years old and has never had any scandals. It was only recently revealed that he has a partner and a youngling. What do you think that means?”
Wolf Luo Feng’s pupils shrank: “You mean the youngling in Jiang Tea Tea’s belly is his, and Jiang Tea Tea is the partner he revealed?”