Chapter 16

Attached to the message were lists of individuals within the Alliance who had colluded with An Zaiyang, with numerous people involved and the amounts reaching tens of millions of interstellar credits, a sum beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

And this was just one of the key figures in prison management.

Underneath this forcibly popping-up message, countless interstellar citizens were filled with anger.

“Ding, ding, ding.”

“Ding, ding, ding.” Just five minutes after the news broke, new messages began pouring into Fang Yanli’s neural interface.

The incident was sudden, and regardless of whether Fang Yanli was involved, with the title “Executive Director” boldly displayed in the announcement, others couldn’t just turn a blind eye.

And because Fang Yanli hadn’t responded to the messages, communications had reached Cheng Hao, and there were inquiries from the Alliance’s higher-ups.

Cheng Hao quickly walked over to Fang Yanli’s side and whispered a few words to him.

Fang Yanli then turned to the principal. “…The situation arose suddenly, and there’s an urgent report from the Imperial Star.”

The principal hadn’t expected such a situation, but he still had trust in Fang Yanli, so he simply nodded.

What was unexpected was that, even in this situation, Fang Yanli continued, “The promise I made to the principal today remains valid. Once the matters on the Imperial Star are dealt with, I will return to the academy to teach directly.”

The principal immediately felt delighted. “Good, then I’ll await your good news.”

Fang Yanli came and went quickly.

However, just before stepping out of the medical room door, he turned back and cast a deep glance at Ji Fu.

Ji Fu opened another packet of milk, sipping through a straw. When she saw him turn back, she waved at him with a smile, “Come again next time.”

Fang Yanli’s gaze was obscure, but he had no choice but to leave.

After he left, the principal hesitated for a long time before finally asking Ji Fu, “Little Ji, do you know the Executive Director?”

Ji Fu simply shook her head. “I’m not familiar with him, Old Yang.”

The current principal of the Interstellar Academy was surnamed Yang, but no one had ever called him that.

“Little Chicken,” “Old Sheep”… If someone didn’t know better, they’d think the Interstellar Academy was a zoo.

Although Fang Yanli had left, he left behind several explosive bombs that kept the entire Interstellar Academy buzzing for a long time.

As for Ji Fu being admitted into the special A-class, it sparked considerable debate.

Overall, many people didn’t think it was a good idea.

The special A-class had elimination mechanisms; even A-class students could be screened out, let alone Ji Fu, who was an F-class. Her elimination was only a matter of time.

After all, she was known for not attending classes regularly, and even if she was transferred to the special A-class, she would likely continue the same behavior.

In the evening, students of the Interstellar Academy were still in class.

Outside the girls’ dormitory, it was quiet, with only the sound of the wind rustling the willow trees.

Ji Fu, who rarely didn’t lie down in the medical compartment, walked towards the dormitory building from the small path beside the laboratory.

Suddenly, someone emerged from the secluded path, and as soon as they appeared, they opened their arms and gave Ji Fu an extremely enthusiastic hug.

“Oh, darling!” The person had long chestnut curls, a tall figure, a beautiful face, and bold attire. There was even a sparkling metal ring on their right ear.

“Quick, while Wei Lan isn’t here, let sister give you a kiss.”

Qin Chu Yue suddenly lowered her head and left a fiery red lip print on Ji Fu’s right cheek, just like kissing a cat.

Ji Fu:…

She’s at it again.

“The surveillance equipment here will only be down for half an hour, so I’ll keep it short.”

“Got it.” Qin Chu Yue couldn’t help but pinch Ji Fu’s cheek. After three years, the child had gotten so thin.

“Here, this is the material you wanted.” She handed the bag on her back to Ji Fu. “Most of these materials were found on An Zaiyang’s private planet, and some are top-quality rare materials.”

“Those things are priceless. It should be hard to find them in a short time.”

At this point, she winked at Ji Fu. “But… after you saved me, if Wei Lan finds out, he won’t kill me, will he?”

Qin Chu Yue rubbed her neck, feeling a chill down her spine at the thought.

Hearing Wei Lan’s name, Ji Fu hesitated. “His situation is complicated.”

Qin Chu Yue knew a bit about this matter: “When I was in prison, I inquired around and heard that the mech soldiers guarding the star-level prison were at least S-rank.”

Although she had studied mech soldiers, her talent wasn’t high, and her combat ability wasn’t great.

As for Ji Fu, she looked at the other’s pale and weak face and couldn’t help asking, “What kind of ordeal have you been through in these three years?”

After being arrested, she had inquired about Yun Chi’s situation from various sources. She only knew that Yun Chi had been kept under strict surveillance and even had a highest level monitor set up.

Last night, when she contacted Yun Chi after escaping from prison, instead of hearing a familiar voice, she heard an alarm from the medical compartment.

And now, this person in front of her was casually mentioning that her talents had been taken away, without mentioning the pain at all.

The original Yun Chi, bound by the three words “low-class species” for a lifetime, suddenly manifested talents, only to have them taken away by someone when discovered.

If something like this had happened to Qin Chu Yue herself, she would probably have gone mad.

But the person in front of her was still standing there calmly, even mentioning it with an exceptionally calm expression.

Ji Fu handed the simple bracelet she had made when she escaped from the highest level monitor to Qin Chu Yue.

She had modified it afterward, adding many things to it, including a new system.

“Find a way,” Ji Fu looked up at her, “and spread this website.”

She opened the bracelet, and a screen appeared in front of her.

On the screen were three big characters: “Slaughterhouse.”

This was the name they had used when disseminating the list today.

Because of this breaking news, the words “Slaughterhouse” had already appeared in the trending search terms.

“From now on, we will accept commissions from all over the galaxy. As long as you log in to this website and fill in the information, the system will automatically filter it.” Ji Fu briefly explained the operation of the system to her.

“After the filtering, the most suitable commissions will be selected and displayed on the website.”

She paused slightly. “From the high levels of the Alliance to the major families and aristocrats.”

She turned to Qin Chu Yue with a light smile. “Now, it’s up to us to judge them.”

Qin Chu Yue’s eyes lit up, and she couldn’t help clapping her hands. “Great! This sounds fun.”

“My body hasn’t fully recovered yet, so I can’t leave the Interstellar Academy for the time being. You need to be careful out there.”

Qin Chu Yue had no objections to Ji Fu’s arrangement, but she still couldn’t help but ask, “What about you?”

At the moment, they still didn’t know who had taken away her talents, and Fang Yanli was nearby, watching closely.

“With Wei Lan absent and the tool destroyed, it might not be safe for you alone.”

However, Ji Fu simply said, “It’s fine.”

Although they didn’t know who the culprit was, they dared not make the matter of talent extraction public.

Coupled with the special nature of where she currently was, even if the other party found out about her, they wouldn’t dare to act recklessly.

Moreover, there was one more thing the other party probably didn’t know.

In just over ten minutes, the students of the Interstellar Academy would finish their classes.

Time was pressing, and Qin Chu Yue had enough trust in her, so she didn’t say much more, just hurriedly instructed her to eat well before quickly leaving.

After confirming that Qin Chu Yue had left, Ji Fu opened her neural interface and lifted the blockade here.

Carrying the backpack Qin Chu Yue had brought her, Ji Fu walked slowly towards the dormitory building.

Unexpectedly, before she even entered the dormitory building, she bumped into several students from the special A-class and Li Yunyi.

“Ji Fu?” Li Yunyi turned around, staring at her in disbelief. “Where have you been fooling around?”

The people standing here followed his gaze and immediately saw the lip print on Ji Fu’s face.

For a moment, everyone present had different expressions.

Finally remembering the evidence left on her face by Qin Chu Yue, Ji Fu touched it with her hand and looked at the lipstick on her hand. “Just an accidental bump.”

Everyone present:…

She said it, so be it.

Wan Feng looked at her. “Tomorrow at eight in the morning, special A-class training. The principal instructed that everyone must attend tomorrow, so don’t be late.”

Ji Fu had been in the special A-class for several days now, but she hadn’t attended a single class.

Tomorrow’s training was very important, and the school specifically instructed that Ji Fu must attend.

This training was indeed different from the past.

After Fang Yanli left with a promise, the principal was worried that he might forget about it due to being too busy.

Unexpectedly, Cheng Hao came early this morning.

Things on the Imperial Star were a bit troublesome, and Fang Yanli couldn’t get away temporarily, so Cheng Hao came first to conduct a training session for the special A-class.

With an S-rank officer personally instructing, after hearing this news, the square outside the special A-class training ground was crowded with students who came to watch.

Even Li Yunyi and Tan Xi came.

They stood not far away, looking up as Cheng Hao had someone bring in a device.

“A talent detection device?” Li Yunyi was puzzled. “Isn’t it supposed to be a training session? Why are we testing talents?”

Not only him, but everyone in the special A-class was also puzzled.

Cheng Hao’s expression was cold as he said, “This is to better tailor the training content for all of you.”

While his words were like this, his gaze couldn’t help but fall on Ji Fu.

Last time on the starship, they had only used a general detector.

And from what they knew, Ji Fu studied pharmacology at the Interstellar Academy. From the beginning of her enrollment to the freshman exam, no one had seen her make machinery or anything else.

So they had speculated that if Ji Fu really was Yun Chi,

Then when her talents were first tested, she might have concealed it using some method.

Or perhaps some short-term effective potion.

Although such things were rare, out of caution, it was better to test her talents again.

After all, talents were the best evidence.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, he hadn’t informed them in advance about the talent test.

Ji Fu had no time to hide anything.

For this reason, Cheng Hao called out her name first.

“Ji Fu.”

At that moment, all eyes fell on Ji Fu.

Ji Fu paused, remembering the past.

The last time she was called up to test her talents like this was many years ago.

When she tested as a low-class species back then, the teacher only glanced at her impatiently and then said, “Low-class species are not qualified to become mech pilots. Go back.”

She still remembered that it was at a small school on a remote planet. At that time, she was only six or seven years old, full of longing as she participated in the selection, her thoughts very simple.

Because they all said that as long as she could become a mech pilot, she wouldn’t have to go hungry anymore.

Time passed quickly, another year, and she was still standing on the school square.

Ji Fu paused, stepping out from under the shade of the trees and standing under the talent detection device that could scan the entire galaxy with absolute precision.

Infrared rays scanned her inch by inch.

Countless eyes outside fell on her, some curious, some disdainful, and some indifferent.

The one who found this scene particularly boring was Tan Xi.

His gaze calmly swept across the playground, landing on Ji Fu.

The weather today was very hot, the sunlight spilled across the entire square, and many students were standing outside, but they were all very quiet.

Then, under the gaze of everyone present, they heard a mechanical voice say a sentence that they would never forget for the rest of their lives.

“Talent detection has ended.”

“Analysis of results in progress.”

【Drip—】

【Ji Fu, talent grade: C】