The Host Has Fallen for the Second Female Lead Again - Chapter 54

Zhao Yuan really wanted to curse. He knew that Ji Mingxiao had come over on purpose. This young girl wasn’t very old, but he didn’t know where she got all her schemes from.

“Speaking of which, I’m also very curious about one thing. Why do Xiao Ye and Xu Shu hate the Alliance so much? This time, they captured us as a form of revenge,” Ji Mingxiao said. “But we have never received any news about the F541 district.”

“How would I know?” Zhao Yuan stared at Ji Mingxiao. “Do you believe what they say?”

Ji Mingxiao twitched her lips. “I’m just curious.”

“So, what is the purpose of you trying to search my comm device? You asked me what Xiao Ye said to me. Does that mean you know Xiao Ye?”

The cabin was very quiet.

“Nonsense!” Zhao Yuan rebuked.

“What’s wrong? You can suspect me, but you won’t allow me to suspect you? It’s very suspicious for you to do things outside the regulations, isn’t it?” Ji Mingxiao narrowed her eyes.

“The people in the F541 district have always been hostile towards the Alliance. It’s nothing more than a case of ‘hatred of the rich.'”

Ji Mingxiao scoffed. “Hatred of the rich? Hatred of the rich to the point of capturing and torturing students of the Alliance? Is this really ‘hatred of the rich,’ or is the Alliance their sworn enemy? One person hates the rich, so everyone hates the rich?”

“Lin Yuan! There are some things you don’t have the authority to ask about. Wait until you become a major general. Go back and ask Major General Lin.”

Ji Mingxiao twitched her lips. “My father would never do anything the Alliance doesn’t allow. He definitely wouldn’t tell me if I asked him, but it’s not certain if you would.”

Zhao Yuan was so angry he choked.

“So, Major General Zhao, why did you do things outside the regulations, and why did you try to have people use force on me when I wanted to rush out?”

Zhao Yuan: ???

The two people who were beaten by Ji Mingxiao: ???

“Then let’s submit it to the military court after we get back.”

“Okay.” Ji Mingxiao sat back down in her seat. When she opened her comm device again, she found that it had been hacked.

She twitched her lips and let out a cold laugh.

In the afternoon, they returned to school. In less than an hour, the news that Zhao Yuan wanted to submit Ji Mingxiao’s case to a military court had spread, causing dissatisfaction among many students.

When Zhao Yuan heard the news had spread, his head ached.

“I find that you have a special liking for information warfare,” Xi Ruan said, sitting in Ji Mingxiao’s room and watching her modify her comm device.

Because she couldn’t understand what Ji Mingxiao was doing, it looked very impressive.

Ji Mingxiao would occasionally glance at Xi Ruan, who was seriously watching her every move.

“Do you want to learn?” Ji Mingxiao looked at her.

Xi Ruan immediately shook her head. “No, thank you. By the way, what are you going to do next? What if this was really done by the Alliance and they cover it up?”

“That shouldn’t be the case. According to the usual setting, the organization the female protagonist fights for should be a clean one, or at least a ‘clear stream in the muddy water,'” Ji Mingxiao tapped the table. “Lin Yuan might indeed be a ‘clear stream in the muddy water,’ but the logic still doesn’t make sense.”

“The list Xiao Ye gave me listed the resources Yunxing had before. Although there were rare resources, they were only two-star resources. The Alliance isn’t lacking them, so there’s no need to use such forceful means to plunder them.” Ji Mingxiao looked at Xi Ruan. “There’s a 90% chance that the Zhao family is the problem.”

She pulled out her comm device and looked at it. Since both her father and mother were on the front lines, she couldn’t contact them casually. Instead, she contacted a former comrade of her father’s, Fang Xu, who was currently stationed in the Imperial Capital and belonged to the military. He was on the same rank as Zhao Yuan.

Fang Xu was the same age as her father, but he hadn’t married and had no family. He was very close to the Lin family and had always treated Lin Yuan like his own daughter.

Ji Mingxiao explained her situation. Fang Xu said he would handle it and set up a meeting time.

In the evening, news came that Zhao Yuan’s application had been rejected. Fang Xu said that Ji Mingxiao was to be commended and, if all went well, could directly join the Eleventh Army after graduation with the rank of private first class.

The meeting place Fang Xu chose for him and Ji Mingxiao was a safe one.

This was the first time Ji Mingxiao had seen Fang Xu since arriving here. Although he wasn’t often in combat now, he still had a fierce aura. However, he softened up a lot when he saw her.

“Uncle Fang,” Ji Mingxiao said, sitting at the table and looking at Fang Xu. “I wanted to meet you to ask about something.”

“What is it?”

“It’s about the F541 district…” Ji Mingxiao said, looking at Fang Xu.

“What about it?” Fang Xu seemed puzzled.

Ji Mingxiao frowned. “Uncle, don’t you know about the F541 district?”

“The F541 district often has small skirmishes with the Alliance. I don’t know why. Did something happen?”

“Xiao Ye told me that the Alliance once talked with the F541 district about this. He said the Alliance had signed a treaty with them but later broke the contract and plundered the F541 district’s resources, which led to the district becoming what it is today. That’s why they hate the Alliance so much.”

Ji Mingxiao was observing Fang Xu’s expression.

Fang Xu frowned, and his expression instantly darkened. “Impossible.”

“Uncle, take a look at this?” Ji Mingxiao handed the printed materials to Fang Xu.

Fang Xu took it and read through all of it. His face grew more and more somber.

“Zhao Yuan must have known that Xiao Ye had evidence against him, which is why he was so afraid of what Xiao Ye might have told me and tried to look at my comm device on the spaceship,” Ji Mingxiao continued. “Uncle Fang, is there anything we can do about this?”

“Xiao Ye and the country of Ai should have a collaboration against the Alliance. If we can prove that the Zhao family was the one who harmed their planet, I have a 60% chance of convincing him to tell us about the country of Ai’s conspiracy,” Ji Mingxiao said.

“I’ll take the documents back and have people investigate, but the Zhao family’s power is deeply rooted in the Alliance. This might be a bit difficult. Be careful. If the Zhao family finds out you have these things, it could be dangerous for you.”

“Okay.” Ji Mingxiao took out a lighter and burned the documents, then gave him a chip. “You be careful, too, Uncle.”

Fang Xu nodded, and the two of them walked out together.

“My dear, do you trust him a lot?”

“I have no choice. He’s the only one I can contact. Although the Lin family’s reputation is similar to the Zhao family’s, their influence in the Imperial Capital is still too small,” Ji Mingxiao frowned. “I can only take a gamble.”

Xi Ruan had been waiting in Ji Mingxiao’s dorm and was about to fall asleep on the sofa. When she saw Ji Mingxiao return, she immediately sat up.

“How did it go?”

“I hope everything goes well,” Ji Mingxiao said, sitting down next to Xi Ruan. “I don’t know what arrangements the school will have after this. The third and fourth-year students from other military academies are already on the front lines.”

“Do you really want to go?”

Ji Mingxiao leaned against the sofa. “I don’t want to go, but I need to climb up the ranks.”

“It’s too difficult. I don’t know when we’ll be able to go back,” Xi Ruan sighed. “It’s so tiring.”

“Soon.”

Ji Mingxiao’s commendation ceremony was held three days later. She also appeared in the newspaper twice and received a lot of attention. More people in the school began to pay attention to her. The school’s final arrangements had also been made; they would not be going to the front lines. For them, this experience was enough.

“I’m not going out with you anymore,” Xi Ruan said, pulling her hat down silently.

“What are you afraid of?” Ji Mingxiao was calm. “It’ll be fine after a while. They’re just curious now.”

As Ji Mingxiao spoke, she saw Zhao Kou not far away and raised her eyebrows.

Ever since the incident, Ji Mingxiao and Zhao Kou had maintained a private connection. This person’s disgust for the Zhao family was no less than hers. She didn’t know what the Zhao family had done to make him hate them so much.

The two of them exchanged a look.

After Ji Mingxiao found a seat in the cafeteria, she opened her comm device.

Zhao Kou had sent a message.

[The Zhao family might make a move against you recently. Be careful.]

[Thank you.]

[You’re welcome.]

Ji Mingxiao was also very curious about where Zhao Kou got his information, but since he was unwilling to say, she couldn’t force him.

“Don’t wander around these next few days,” Ji Mingxiao said to Xi Ruan.

Xi Ruan was stunned for a moment, then nodded. “Okay.”

“Never mind, you should go home for the next few days.”

Xi Ruan frowned. “Is it very serious?”

“Probably. The Zhao family might make a move against me,” Ji Mingxiao said. Xiao Ye had said her weakness was too obvious.

It was indeed very obvious.

But what could she do?

Ji Mingxiao wiped her mouth. “If you’re safe, I’ll dare to mess with them.”

Xi Ruan: …

“I understand. I’ll go stay in the professor’s lab,” Xi Ruan said, looking at Ji Mingxiao again. “What about you?”

“I’ll be fine,” Ji Mingxiao’s lips curled up slightly. “I’m not afraid of them coming. If they do, it means they’re guilty.”

Ji Mingxiao’s commendation ceremony was broadcast live throughout the Alliance. Zhao Yuan even showed up, giving her face. It seemed he wanted to break the rumors of discord between the Lin and Zhao families and said some things in front of the media.

During the interview, a reporter also asked about the same issue. Zhao Yuan said he was just caring for a junior and being responsible for the Alliance.

When Ji Mingxiao heard the same question, she smiled. “If being responsible for the Alliance means doing things that the regulations don’t allow, then I don’t know what to say. Caring for a junior means sending them to a military court. You have to know that once you’re on there, your life will have a stain on it.”

“I also really want to care for my elders. I’ll send Major General Zhao up there sometime,” Ji Mingxiao said, showing no respect. “Maybe because of the previous incident, I’ve always been very afraid of the Zhao family. If possible, I hope the elders of the Zhao family will not care about me anymore.”

Some people said she was arrogant, but her attitude towards others was impeccable. She looked like a model student.

Xi Ruan was supposed to be there, but Ji Mingxiao had sent her home, so she could only watch on TV. She saw Ji Mingxiao standing next to the podium in a military uniform. To be honest, she still didn’t think this person looked like a soldier. She still looked very elegant, like a princess going to a ball. Xi Ruan deeply felt that this person should not be on the battlefield.

Ji Mingxiao was giving a speech, handling it with ease, not nervous at all. She looked like someone who was used to speaking in front of people.

The commendation ceremony wasn’t very long. As it was about to end, Xi Ruan saw Ji Mingxiao suddenly crouch down.

A bullet passed through the virtual screen, shattering a lamp.

“Bang!”

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