This Is My Planet - Chapter 49 - Chapter 49 – Behind The Scenes
Zhou Hongye didn’t react immediately. After a second’s pause, his face changed drastically.
The reason he “oppressed” the Yin family, claiming that the Yin family’s formula was stolen from him, was perceived by everyone as an attempt to snatch the patent and profits of this new potion.
Only he knew that the more critical factor was to make the Yin family yield and return the truly “stolen” item—they would not think it was an individual action by Yin Xiaoru and would assume the serum had long been in the Yin family’s possession.
Hence, he hastily launched a war against the Yin family.
This serum was crucial to their research on modified humans, and its main component was indeed divine descendant blood.
But here’s the problem…
Where did you get divine descendant blood?
Even if they were former prisoners of war, they would have been returned. If it had escalated to the extent of conducting live research on prisoners, the relationship between both sides wouldn’t be so delicate now; they would have been at war long ago. Given the existence of extraterrestrial enemies, the powers wouldn’t play around like this.
Currently, although they were antagonistic, there were still multiple levels of interactions. Trade relations existed; there were exchanges of celestial tea, minerals, or some low-grade magical treasures. But there could never be trade in divine descendant blood. Even the heads of states wouldn’t have it. So where did it come from?
If someone from the divine descendants had voluntarily provided it, there would undoubtedly be some highly undisclosed reason behind it, instantly validating Gongsun Jiu’s accusation.
If they had secretly captured divine descendants for research, it meant they had provoked hostilities and instigated a war while both sides were still in a state of peace. This offense was more severe than colluding with divine descendants and might incur heavier consequences!
And there are more than just Yan Wuyue among the human hybrids; this is also a batch of marginal forces. If the country does not punish the Zhou family, does it mean that Yan Wuyue and people like her may all become targets of hostile research? Even the most loyal people would rebel; internal chaos would ensue.
Gongsun Jiu made a gesture, and Yan Wuyue and her group encircled the Zhou family, countless gun barrels aimed at them, creating a tense atmosphere.
“Wait!” Zhou Hongye angrily shouted, “Why should Yin Xiaoru claim that this was stolen from us? This clearly belongs to the Yin family!”
“Huh?” Yin Xiaoru looked puzzled. “I didn’t even mention what this serum was. How do you seem to know more than me?”
Zhou Hongye was taken aback for a moment, secretly cursing that things were going south. He forced out, “What good things can you take out as evidence at this moment? It’s clearly a deliberate slander!”
Yin Xiaoru calmly said, “I went to your place to steal something, and just stole a formula, nothing else? Do you believe that? Do you really think the Great Xia military is that foolish?”
Zhou Hongye angrily retorted, “That formula was originally yours!”
Onlookers: “…”
If the formula originally belonged to the Yin family, and you insist it’s yours, then you’ve been caught in a trap, and no amount of washing can cleanse the dirt from your hands. The Yin family is quite cunning…
Yin Xiaoru smiled, “You were fighting tooth and nail for the formula as yours before, and now you’re shifting blame. Do you think the people of Great Xia are that naive?”
Zhou Hongye was so angry he almost spat blood, “We have the Cultivators Association as proof!”
A faint voice came from afar, “The Cultivator Association has no relations with your noble family. Please don’t make baseless connections.”
Zhou Hongye: “???”
Not only Zhou Hongye was surprised, but many high-ranking individuals present were also taken aback, including Gongsun Jiu.
He knew Ling Tiannan was critical in this matter. Firstly, as the Senate President, if he vocally supported something politically, it would be hard to counter. In politics, finding evidence and clues didn’t hold much significance.
Secondly, Ling Tiannan should be able to exert influence within the Cultivators Association. If the Cultivators Association stepped forward to assert that both the formula and serum were from their research, it would be very troublesome. Getting Ling Tiannan to refrain from wholeheartedly supporting the Zhou family was the goal of his nighttime visit.
Actually, he didn’t expect much effect from this visit initially. He was just warning Ling Tiannan that the Zhou family’s matter was full of dangers and could easily explode. It would be best if the Senate President didn’t get too involved. This might not be of much use, and his “righteousness of the people” might not be helpful either. Ling Tiannan, who didn’t mince words, wouldn’t make any promises to him. He had originally planned to make some exchanges.
Unexpectedly, Ling Moxue had suddenly made a statement.
Gongsun Jiu didn’t expect this stance to be forceful. He hoped that the Ling family wouldn’t fiercely support the Zhou family, but the fact that the Cultivator Association turned against the Zhou family—where did this reasoning come from?
Was the Ling family afraid of getting themselves into deeper trouble by persistently supporting the Zhou family?
Losing the endorsement of the Cultivator Association, Zhou Hongye was indeed in a very difficult situation. When it came to matters related to the divine descendant system, if the Cultivator Association didn’t speak up, what could he use to argue?
What was even more awkward was the political forces of the Ling family collectively maintaining silence, silently observing. The ripple effect was that other forces found this situation peculiar and chose to watch for now. For a moment, no one was speaking up for him. How could he contend with Gongsun Jiu when he was left to fight alone?
Gongsun Jiu calmly spoke, “To prove whose serum this is, it’s straightforward. This bottle must be covered in fingerprints. Shall we check if there are any from Zhou family researchers or… Zhou Pengcheng, who is currently in prison? If someone else faked this or made false accusations, they wouldn’t have the ability to sneak into the prison to fingerprint him.”
Comparing fingerprints didn’t require finding people; a system scan would do it… Zhou Hongye’s face turned ashen, but he didn’t dare to try.
Because he didn’t know if Zhou Pengcheng had left his fingerprints on it; where could he take that risk?
Just as Zhou Hongye was sweating profusely, a black ray suddenly burst from the bottle in Yin Xiaoru’s hand as if to destroy the evidence.
Countless powerful individuals in the field were caught off guard, and Yan Wuyue secretly cursed. She managed to make a hand gesture, but before she could do anything else, she saw a faint blue light emerge from Yin Xiaoru’s ring, shielding the bottle completely.
The black ray collided with the blue light, emitting a piercing, sharp sound but ultimately couldn’t breach the defense.
Yin Xiaoru blinked. This ring was the storage ring given to her by Xia Guixuan. So it had automatic defense capabilities?
Sindy’s amazing!
Yan Wuyue had already locked onto the source of the attack, transforming into flames and soaring towards it. Numerous military powerhouses pursued like shooting stars chasing the moon, collectively chasing after.
However, in an instant, space seemed to close in; everything seemed as if it had never occurred. Yan Wuyue and many human genetic warriors had attacked emptiness.
People looked quite serious.
The adversaries weren’t even here… This was an attack from thousands of miles away.
To achieve this kind of attack, human satellite targeting could manage it, divine descendants’ souls from thousands of miles away could do it, and the extraterrestrial Zerterians also had their means.
Among these, humans targeting something so precisely, especially a bottle, wasn’t as convenient as other factions unless there was preset information on the bottle.
Regardless, none of these methods were something the Zhou family could achieve.
Gongsun Jiu stared at Zhou Hongye, his voice squeezed out as if from between clenched teeth: “Do you have anything else to say to everyone?”
Zhou Hongye was dumbfounded.
He didn’t do this!
In any case, this strike had closed off all avenues for the Zhou family.
If you have nothing to hide, why destroy the evidence?
Gongsun Jiu solemnly ordered, “The Zhou family is implicated in collusion with enemy states. Arrest them all and subject them to military interrogation!”
Zhou Hongye didn’t resist the soldiers’ restraint. He stared coldly at Gongsun Jiu and said, “Those who are discerning will see you are using this as an excuse. Even this attack might be your doing. But if you can pin the label of colluding with divine descendants on my Zhou family, naturally, you can use the same label to ruin others. I’ll see if they can continue to sit back and watch. I’ll wait for you in prison, today I go in, and tomorrow I wait for you inside!”
Gongsun Jiu didn’t respond and left.
In the distance, within the lounge of the film and television company, Xia Guixuan stroked his chin and muttered softly, “This black aura attack, is it a human method?”
Ling Moxue shook her head. “Can’t tell.”
“If it’s intentionally done by Gongsun Jiu, it’s understandable… But if not, then the Zhou family might have genuinely been involved in something, deliberately dropping this phrase to confuse opinions about Gongsun Jiu,” Xia Guixuan sighed. “I feel it’s the latter. There’s someone else behind this incident. With that fox’s vortex of luck, it’s not likely just an isolated event. It might reveal something deeper, pulling out more information to unfold a larger picture.”
Ling Moxue remained expressionless, not really understanding.
She was already an unseen boss behind the scenes. Did this mean there were still things beyond what she knew behind the scenes?