After a brief rest, Chi Yao and Jing Xi called their respective subordinates to sit down and discuss the rescue plan.

Jing Xi projected the holographic star map into the center of the conference table.

“Currently, there are a total of 23 battlefields needing support. I’ve roughly categorized them by urgency based on the intelligence at hand. To avoid constant travel, shall we stick to the previous zoning plan?”

Chi Yao looked at the 23 red dots on the star map. If connected via jump points, they formed a nearly perfect closed loop.

“Sure, one direction for each of us.”

Jing Xi looked toward where Fang Liang and Li Yuan were sitting.

“You’ve been providing support for a while now. How are your subordinates holding up? Can they handle it psychologically and physically?”

Fang Liang nodded: “Thank you for your concern, Major General Jing. They are fine.”

“More than just fine.”

Li Yuan crossed his legs, smiling roguishly. “There are fights to be had, and heaps of little brothers and sisters online praising them. They’re practically waking up laughing from their sleep, okay?”

Fang Liang frowned slightly and whispered: “Such a serious meeting, why are you telling the truth?”

Jing Xi: “…”

He looked at Chi Yao sitting beside him: “What about the other star pirate groups?”

Chi Yao: “The lackeys sent out to deliver medicine are already with the various pirate groups. They will be responsible for supervision and restraint, and conveying orders. So far, there haven’t been any issues.”

Jing Xi nodded.

Star pirates had many unconventional tricks, and their potential strength was indeed not to be underestimated. But precisely because they hadn’t received formal training, their execution often lacked discipline. especially on the ever-changing battlefield, minor mistakes could be infinitely magnified.

Not doing technically demanding work and not making major mistakes—these were currently the only two requirements the major legions had for the supporting star pirate groups.

On Jing Xi’s side, Lu Meng, Jin Ze, and others secretly stared at Chi Yao while listening, lost in thought.

They didn’t feel it before, but ever since knowing Major General Bo said Chi Yao was his son, they increasingly felt the two looked fucking alike!

But why would Major General Bo’s son become a star pirate? And become a modified human, have such a close relationship with General Lin, be the second-in-command of Anbu, and be the boss’s boyfriend—

Holy crap! Chi Yao actually has so many identities?!

“Old Lu, Old Lu?”

Hearing Jing Xi’s voice, Lu Meng snapped back to reality and stood up abruptly: “Here!”

Jing Xi signaled him to sit down.

“What about your side? Any situations to add?”

Lu Meng: “My men are in high spirits and ready for combat at any time.”

Jin Ze: “Same here.”

…

Chi Yao: “The general direction is split into two routes, but since that thing is already dead, we can split into several teams and proceed simultaneously.”

“That’s what I mean too.” Jing Xi nodded. “The armaments and energy supplies from Capital Star have been dispatched from the nearest military supply space station and will arrive in about an hour. This batch is all for you; distribute it as you see fit.”

Hearing that armaments were free, Li Yuan immediately sat up straight, his eyes sparkling.

“Thank you, Boss Jing!”

Chi Yao turned his head to look at Jing Xi: “You’re not keeping some for yourself?”

Jing Xi shook his head: “We aren’t short on armaments, and energy has been replenished. Since you have so many more personnel on your side, you need it more than I do.”

Chi Yao understood the logic, but thinking of their bet, his lips curled into a mischievous smile.

“Don’t say I bullied you when the time comes.”

Jing Xi, understanding instantly: “…I won’t necessarily lose.”

After the meeting ended and everyone else left, Lu Meng took a deep breath and rushed in front of Chi Yao. Jin Ze, who failed to stop him from behind, covered his face, daring not look.

Lu Meng looked at Chi Yao with a serious expression.

“Boss Chi, can I ask a question?”

Chi Yao: “You can ask. Whether I answer depends on my mood.”

Lu Meng: “…”

He looked left and right like a thief, asking with a face full of gossip, “They all say you are Major General Bo’s son. Is it true?”

Keeping Major General Bo in his mouth, Chi Yao smiled: “Do you think I’m unworthy?”

Lu Meng was confused by his counter-question.

“Not that issue, just curious.”

“Guess?”

Chi Yao gave a disdainful snort, turned, and left.

Lu Meng: “…”

I’m asking because I fucking can’t guess!

He looked at Jing Xi: “Boss, is he really—?”

Jing Xi’s expression was unwavering: “I don’t know either.”

Lu Meng/Jin Ze: “…”

You definitely know!

---

Before departure, everyone had to return to their respective units’ warships.

Lu Meng spotted Li Yuan among a group of colorful Extreme Shadow lackeys. He hurried over, hooked his thick arm around Li Yuan’s neck, and dragged him aside.

“Holy crap!”

Li Yuan threw a punch back. “We are allies now; what kind of sneak attack is this?!”

“Shh—!”

Lu Meng made a silencing gesture, looked around, and leaned into his ear. “Let me ask you something.”

“Don’t get so close! If my son sees, he’ll think I’m finding him an alpha dad!”

Li Yuan swatted his hand away. “One question, ten chickens.”

Lu Meng gritted his teeth: “Don’t mention ten chickens; adding ten eggs is fine too!”

Li Yuan: “…”

Look at this stinginess!

Lu Meng: “I ask you, is your boss Major General Bo’s son?”

After the question, the air suddenly went quiet.

Lu Meng looked at Li Yuan, who seemed frozen, and nudged him.

“Don’t play dead.”

Li Yuan stared at him wide-eyed, cursing under his breath after a long while.

“My boss is the Major General’s son?!”

Lu Meng: “I’m asking you.”

Li Yuan: “How the fuck would I know something like that?!”

Lu Meng: “…”

This news was too explosive; Li Yuan couldn’t quite handle it.

Where there’s smoke, there’s fire. Maybe it’s true?

Brother Liang is more informed than me; he must know something!

Li Yuan hurried out, suddenly thought of something, turned to Lu Meng and said: “Ten chickens plus ten eggs. If you don’t give them, you’re a bastard!”

Only after he left did Lu Meng snap back to reality.

This old boy didn’t answer anything at all. Why should I give him chickens?!

---

When Li Yuan returned to the Extreme Shadow warship, Chi Yao was discussing squad divisions with Fang Liang.

Chi Yao: “You are more familiar with Anbu’s operation mode. You’ll lead Anbu Team 3 this time.”

Fang Liang looked at Team 3’s configuration, a bit troubled.

“Team 3’s Captain Chen is a Lieutenant Colonel. My rank is far below his—”

Chi Yao: “I have no military rank, won’t they listen to me too?”

Fang Liang: “You are different.”

Although Chi Yao didn’t originate from Anbu, he was personally accepted by Commander Lin and raised by numerous big shots in Anbu in turns.

It could be said that Chi Yao embodied the painstaking efforts of many people in Anbu; everyone never treated him as an outsider.

Based on Commander Lin’s attitude, his status in Anbu had always been special.

Chi Yao: “You are my deputy. Have some confidence in yourself.”

Fang Liang admitted frankly: “I haven’t worked back in Anbu for a long time. I’m afraid I’ve gotten used to being lax—”

Chi Yao patted his shoulder.

“If they can even tolerate me, what do you have to worry about?”

Fang Liang: “…”

Even if they can’t tolerate it, they dare not say it.

Li Yuan hid far away, waiting for Fang Liang to come out, then immediately dragged him over.

Fang Liang: “Old Li? You scared me.”

Li Yuan put his arm around his shoulder, asking with suppressed excitement: “Is Boss Major General Bo’s son?”

Fang Liang’s eyes widened: “Which Major General Bo?”

Li Yuan: “Aye, that Major General Bo Jin!”

Fang Liang: “Holy crap! Who did you hear that from?”

Seeing his expression as if seeing a ghost, Li Yuan guessed he also knew nothing.

“Who else? It’s been spreading in Flying Dragon for a long time.”

Fang Liang rested his chin on his hand, thoughtful: “If it’s true, does Commander Lin know?”

---

For half a month, Extreme Shadow and the Star Pirate Groups practically lived at the top of the hot search. No traffic star could shake their position.

Many netizens questioned whether there were shady dealings involved.

【Everyone knows star pirates are a group of criminals. How could they suddenly turn good? With massive reports every day, do current media have no shame for traffic!?】

This update attracted hundreds of thousands of likes and comments.

“Finally found this post. The atmosphere is so weird I dared not speak.”

“I now doubt if star pirates really went to the frontline for support. Those posts online are all water army bots, right?”

“Everyone seems to have selective amnesia, forgetting how much harm star pirates caused before.”

“A cousin of my uncle’s cousin’s cousin encountered star pirates while mining and almost lost his life.”

As public opinion grew louder, Pei Zhenyue and the others were too busy to touch the ground and had no time to pay attention. Instead, some legions nearing the end of their clearing operations spoke up one after another.

Lion Legion: 【After 35 days of struggle, the mutated beasts have finally been cleared. Thank you to the vast public of F881 for their active cooperation. Also, thanks to Extreme Shadow and Wolf Dog Star Pirate Group for their support in strategies against mutated beasts and civilian evacuation work.】

The update attached many battlefield images, including photos of star pirates bitten by mutated beasts and striving to evacuate civilians amidst gunfire.

One led to two; other legions participating in the clearing spoke up successively.

No further explanation was needed; conspiracy theories were instantly shattered.

Vulture Legion: 【Heard that posting photos of Extreme Shadow can get lots of comments and likes. Is it true? [Video]】

The video showed a mecha fighting in a herd of beasts, hand rising and blade falling, every move lethal.

At the end of the video, the mecha landed on a tank, the metal shell opening from the head to reveal Chi Yao’s lazy face.

A voiceover commentated.

“Look, look, this is your husband. This ruthlessness, tsk tsk, even I’m scared watching it. Do you still dare to like him?”

Netizens in the comments screamed, mixed with some star pirate group accounts.

“Ahhhhh I just like his look of disowning all relatives!!”

“I love it so much!”

“Tears flowing from the corners of my mouth.”

Amidst online controversy, the war came to an end.

But for the military, this matter was far from over.

Interrogating all Ghosts and rebel garrison troops, including Bai Yi, was a workload comparable to a war.

Meanwhile, Chi Yao and Jing Xi, having finished their support work, entered the Xuanwu warship and walked towards the main cabin together.

“You let them go to 0520 first?” Jing Xi asked.

Chi Yao nodded: “Chun Qin and Qiu Shuang went to Capital Star. I told her to take Tie Xiong along. The others went back to 0520 to rest first. They can’t participate in what comes next, and wandering around in the current situation isn’t realistic.”

Jing Xi: “It’s this season; the rice in the Seedling Group should be ripe. Just right to go back and help with the harvest.”

Chi Yao chuckled: “You’re still thinking about Seedling Rice?”

Jing Xi kept a straight face: “Brewing vinegar tastes good.”

Chi Yao: “…”

Arriving at the main ship, Bo Jin was already waiting inside.

Seeing him, Chi Yao’s face darkened slightly.

The war ended; they were going to pick people up.

Bo Jin had the Xuanwu Legion return to Capital Star with Flying Dragon. Only a few soldiers operating the warship remained on board.

“Have they been in medical pods all these years?”

Jing Xi asked in a low voice.

Bo Jin shook his head: “Maybe related to constitution, omegas are more affected by radiation. But it has been slowly improving over the years; occasionally they can wake up.”

Occasionally.

Jing Xi felt heavy-hearted.

This basically meant no difference from hibernation.

There was a quota limit for omegas recruited by each legion. Generally, they were recommended for civilian work and advised against following the army on expeditions.

Only three omegas went missing with the Xuanwu Legion back then. One was Chi Yao’s dad, and the other was his father.

Jing Xi clenched his fingers: “Then my father—is he okay?”

Bo Jin: “Regular hibernation, condition is quite decent.”

Seeing Jing Xi stop speaking, Bo Jin suddenly understood something and added: “When awake, he helps me handle Alliance affairs and often pays attention to your news. But afraid of being tracked, he couldn’t contact you.”

Seeing Chi Yao glaring at him with a foul face out of the corner of his eye, Bo Jin whispered: “I also often pay attention to you.”

Chi Yao replied indifferently: “Pay attention to whether I’ve been killed?”

Bo Jin clasped his hands in front of him, silent for a long while, seemingly organizing his words.

“Of course I don’t want to see you captured. But if you really were captured, I also felt it wasn’t a bad thing, because they would definitely keep you alive. As long as you’re alive, there’s hope.”

Jing Xi recalled Bai Yi saying Chi Yao wouldn’t live past 10.

He suddenly understood something.

Modified subjects fused with beast genes were considered a new species. Combining with humans was equivalent to crossing species.

In nature, even if cross-species produced offspring, the offspring’s genes would be extremely unstable, with a shockingly high mortality rate.

At this point, Chi Yao wasn’t trying to blame anything, just habitually retorted, unexpectedly getting such a serious response.

He rested his chin on his hand and changed the subject: “Have the people of the Xuanwu Legion been hiding there all these years?”

Bo Jin shook his head: “The best way to hide people is to blend into the crowd—”

Armaments severely damaged, subordinates more or less injured. If they contacted the military, the killers might arrive before reinforcements.

Helpless, Bo Jin chose to hide, turning passive into active, waiting for an opportunity to counterattack.

“To hide completely while investigating deeply, I needed assistance.”

Bo Jin said calmly, “Among the four Admirals, I first excluded Bai Yi.”

Chi Yao: “Why choose the Old Man (Lin Chengde)?”

Bo Jin: “Testing the waters. If he was unreliable, my next step would be General Pei. I just didn’t expect General Lin would transfer to the Special Investigation Group because of the clue I leaked to him—”

Two hours later, they reached the Arctic Constellation, the border between the Alliance and the Empire.

Bo Jin took them to the hangar, flew a small spaceship to a second-class inhabited planet, and landed. This planet belonged to neither the Empire nor the Alliance; it was one of the few planets allowing free entry and trade.

Chi Yao thought the place where he settled people would be a secret base hidden dozens of meters underground or in deep mountains and forests.

Unexpectedly, the hover car drove straight into the city center.

Jing Xi looked at the streets outside the window.

Although it was a second-class star, the development level seemed only a few years behind Capital Star.

For a country with vast star maps like the Empire, the gap in development levels between the most developed and most destitute planets could reach hundreds of years.

“It’s developed quite well here.”

Jing Xi broke the stagnant air in the car.

Chi Yao’s gaze swept over the streets and various sky tracks, finally landing on an electronic billboard outside a high-rise.

Xuanwu Street?

Before Chi Yao could think further, he heard Bo Jin say: “Mm, this street is mine.”

Chi Yao: “…”

Bo Jin raised his eyes, sneaking a peek at Chi Yao through the rearview mirror. Seeing his cold face, his heart thumped.

Recalling what he just said, he added: “Need to feed a legion, costs money.”

Jing Xi looked at Chi Yao and chuckled: “Sounds familiar.”

Chi Yao: “…”

The car landed in front of an egg-shaped metal building. Chi Yao looked up; it was a hospital.

Two floors down from the garage, outside the elevator was a pure white metal corridor, gloomy and emitting cold air.

“Only the ground level here is a hospital; below is our office area.”

Bo Jin led them through twists and turns, stopping in front of a metal door.

Iris scan passed, AI issued a prompt, and the metal door opened.

Seeing the placed medical pod, Chi Yao’s heart felt heavily struck.

The omega lying inside the transparent protective cover was handsome and looked peaceful. Even though memories were blurred, he recognized who this person was at a glance.

“Qing Qing, the child is here to see you.”

Facing his partner, Bo Jin’s voice became much softer.

“Dad—”

Chi Yao carefully touched the protective cover, afraid of waking the sleeping person.

He turned to look at Bo Jin: “How long does he have to sleep?”

“Keeping him in hibernation is to reduce damage to his body, not because he can’t wake up.” Bo Jin pointed to the data displayed on the cover. “Once the index drops another 0.7, he can come out for a few days.”

Chi Yao breathed a sigh of relief. Catching sight of Jing Xi’s tightly clenched hands, he reached out to hold them.

Taking a deep look at his dad inside the protective cover, he looked up at Bo Jin: “Let’s go see Dad Jing.”

Although Jing Xi didn’t urge, Chi Yao understood the urgency.

Jing Xi froze: “Just saw him, no rush—”

Chi Yao: “I’m in a rush.”

Bo Jin nodded and led them to another room.

Jing Xi was so nervous his palms were sweating.

“You said omegas suffer greater damage, what about alphas?”

Bo Jin: “Others also need regular treatment. by now, it basically doesn’t affect their lives.”

“What about you?”

Chi Yao asked.

The corners of Bo Jin’s lips raised slightly.

“Radiation of that intensity doesn’t affect me much.”

Chi Yao nodded slowly: “True, after all, you aren’t human.”

Bo Jin: “…”

Entering a similar room, two medical pods were placed here.

Seeing the person lying inside, Chi Yao felt Jing Xi’s fingertips trembling.

Bo Jin walked over and tapped on the outside of Jing Shen’s protective cover. The cover opened slowly.

A moment later, Jing Shen coughed lightly twice and slowly opened his eyes.

“Old Bo? Why are you back? How long did I sleep cough cough cough—”

Bo Jin lifted his chin towards Jing Xi.

“Brought your little cub to see you.”

Jing Shen looked stunned, turning his head stiffly.

“Xixi—”

Seeing the redness at the corners of Jing Xi’s eyes, Chi Yao quietly let go of his hand.

“Father.”

Jing Xi walked to his medical pod. “I’m sorry, you suffered.”

Jing Shen held his hand, voice tight: “I should be the one saying sorry, leaving you alone so young—”

Halfway through, he choked up and couldn’t continue.

Bo Jin watching from the side: “…”

This is the correct way for a father and son reunion, right?

He glanced at Chi Yao, who looked indifferent.

Bo Jin: “…”

Forget it, can’t count on him.

Actually, Chi Yao had fantasized about such a touching reunion scene countless times in his mind since childhood.

Maybe expectations were too high. After disappointments time and again, his heart went cold and couldn’t be warmed up again.

Even reuniting with his parents now, setting aside other things, he couldn’t be filled with joy and truly happy.

Thinking of this, he looked at Jing Xi.

Or maybe it wasn’t that expectation for family reunion decreased, but that this emotional void was filled by another person.

The Bo father and son were expressionless, each with their own thoughts.

Jing Shen said with tears in his voice: “Xixi, don’t worry. Father has money; I definitely won’t marry you off.”

Jing Xi: “? I don’t lack money.”

Bo Jin/Chi Yao: “…I don’t lack money either.”

Jing Xi: “???”

---

That day, all medical pods returned to Capital Star with the Xuanwu warship and were sent to Qiu Tianlin’s laboratory.

That afternoon, the military held a post-war summary meeting. Pei Zhenyue presided personally as the supreme commander.

In the huge conference hall, his gaze swept over numerous general-grade officers, his face solemn.

“The scale of this war was unprecedented. We sacrificed many partners and paid a heavy price. I think some of you present already know the reason. Before getting to the main topic, let me introduce two people.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Chengde walked in from outside the hall and sat in the empty seat to Pei Zhenyue’s left.

Amidst everyone’s astonished gazes, he smiled and said casually: “Still remember me, right?”

Everyone stood up and saluted: “Greetings, Sir!”

Lin Chengde waved his hand, signaling them to sit down, then turned to look at Pei Zhenyue, signaling him to continue.

Pei Zhenyue looked outside the door. “Come in.”

Everyone looked at the door in unison. When they saw Bo Jin enter, many gasped.

Major General Bo was indeed still alive!

Bo Jin saluted the three Admirals including Pei Zhenyue, turned to nod slightly to the others, and sat in his seat.

Pei Zhenyue: “Then this meeting officially begins. Before analyzing battlefield data, let’s understand what modified subjects are—”

---

While the high-level meeting was underway, Chi Yao was sitting in Qiu Tianlin’s laboratory with a dark face.

Finally ending the war and returning to Capital Star, before he could even see his daughter, he was sent here.

Chi Yao frowned: “Results aren’t out yet?”

Qiu Tianlin adjusted his glasses frame: “It’s only been a minute, please have some patience.”

He glanced at Tie Xiong sitting cross-legged on the floor, rarely kind enough to take a cushion down and place it on the floor.

“Sit here.”

Tie Xiong was playing with a goldfish. Looking at the cushion, then up at Qiu Tianlin, he unconsciously reached out to grab Chi Yao’s pant leg and shrank back.

“The floor is cool.”

Qiu Tianlin: “…”

Tie Xiong looked at Chi Yao: “Boss, does lazy fish need a shot too? Will it poke a hole in the tummy?”

Chi Yao looked at the water ball hanging around his neck and said indifferently: “No, but it might poke the intestines out.”

Tie Xiong: “!!!”

In the gap waiting for results, Qiu Tianlin asked: “Any feelings after the injection of the repair agent?”

Chi Yao: “Releasing pheromones is more stable, but apart from that, no changes.”

Qiu Tianlin: “Any bestialization after that?”

“That, no.”

Chi Yao smiled. “But my strange ability is still there.”

Qiu Tianlin: “Strange ability?”

Before Chi Yao could answer, the machine beeped; the test results were out.

Qiu Tianlin lost interest in chatting and immediately clicked open the test report.

Chi Yao glanced at the dense data, dizzy.

“How is it?”

After looking for a moment, Qiu Tianlin said: “Judging from the results, this child’s abnormal gene combination form is different from yours. He is a modified subject, not a child born of a modified subject.”

Chi Yao: “But I dug him out of his mom’s belly with my own hands.”

Qiu Tianlin looked at the confused Tie Xiong and guessed: “There is another possibility. If his mother was taken for modification early in her pregnancy, he would be affected along with her.”

Chi Yao frowned.

Bai Yi said he was the only offspring of a modified subject. He thought the other party was talking nonsense at the time, but now it seemed it might not be fake.

“They are young. If we try medication, the effect might be better than in adults,” Qiu Tianlin said.

Chi Yao touched Tie Xiong’s soft hair, silent for a moment.

“Doesn’t hurt to wait.”

Rather test drugs on himself than let the child take risks?

Qiu Tianlin was somewhat surprised: “You aren’t as bad as I thought.”

Chi Yao sneered: “You aren’t as good as I thought either.”

Qiu Tianlin: “…”

He took a vial of reagent from the safe and handed it over.

“This is a repair agent improved based on your feedback. I suggest you inject it in an environment without interference.”

Chi Yao: “…”

Meaning I need to be locked up?

Footsteps came from outside, and a moment later, Jing Xi pushed the door open and entered.

Chi Yao: “Meeting over?”

Jing Xi nodded, picking up Tie Xiong, who rushed over for a hug.

” The Marshal still has some things to discuss with Major General Bo. He might be back late.”

Not back late, probably won’t be back at all, right?

Thinking this, Chi Yao didn’t point it out.

Half an hour later, the hover car landed at Jing Xi’s small house in the military district.

Tie Xiong had never been here, but subconsciously knew this was Jing Xi’s turf. Getting out of the car, he actively held Jing Xi’s hand, clearly hugging the thigh.

Chi Yao couldn’t bear to look, knocking on his forehead with a bent finger.

“Little suck-up.”

“Big brother, is this your house?” Tie Xiong asked, suppressing excitement.

Jing Xi nodded, leading him inside.

“If you like it, you can live here in the future.”

Having not returned for a few months, it was almost exactly the same as when they left, except for a group of kittens following the cold-faced big cat.

Chi Yao’s eyes lit up, his steps quick.

“Peanut, Walnut, Fries, Corn, Sweet Potato—”

Tie Xiong pounced right after: “Ah! Kitties!”

Jing Xi: “…”

Just walking a few steps closer, he heard Yao Yao’s roar and the chaotic cries of the big and small ones.

Jing Xi shook his head helplessly, a smile floating in his eyes.

Here, finally had the taste of home.

At night, Jing Xi finished his work, came out of the study, searched around, and finally saw Chi Yao under the veranda in the backyard.

The other party was staring blankly at the playing Tie Xiong and Yao Yao.

“What are you thinking about?”

Jing Xi walked over and sat beside him.

When they left, Capital Star was still very cold. Now it was the season of blooming spring flowers.

The gentle evening breeze blew on his face, dispersing the irritability in his heart.

Chi Yao put away the reagent in his hand and turned: “When does the trial start?”

Jing Xi glanced sideways: “Going through the procedures, at least two months.”

Chi Yao: “How will those modified humans be handled?”

“Higher-ups mean to settle them uniformly on one planet first and see the follow-up charges.”

Jing Xi watched the children playing in the yard and whispered, “Part of the list has been sorted out. Many modified subjects have no family.”

“Even if they do, with so many missing persons every year, people are long used to it. Plus layers of protective umbrellas, how many can be found?”

Chi Yao sneered, “This huge empire looks safe, but it’s full of quagmires everywhere. One wrong step and you sink deep, never to get out again.”

Jing Xi slipped his hand into Chi Yao’s palm and held it tight.

“If you fall into a quagmire, at least I will pull you out.”

Seeing him so serious, Chi Yao laughed instead.

“Wrong. I didn’t fall into the quagmire; I grew up in it.”

Jing Xi: “…”

Since returning to Capital Star, Chi Yao had been heavy-hearted. Although he didn’t say it, Jing Xi could guess some of it.

He hesitated for a moment and whispered: “Regardless of Major General Bo’s reasons for entering the military, his military achievements are real. As long as he didn’t organize human trafficking and illegal experiments, even if charges come down, they won’t be heavy.”

Chi Yao’s fingertips twitched, asking casually: “Roughly how many years?”

Jing Xi thought for a moment: “Don’t worry, no matter what, it won’t be heavier than yours.”

Chi Yao: “…”