Space Odyssey from Abandoned Mining Space Station-Chapter 495 - 166 Handling_2

The Vice Admiral was looking at the terminal, where several calls couldn’t be made, and said, "The calls won’t go through; the signal has been jammed."

Nearby, Tao Ying, who was waiting anxiously at the window for the outcome, immediately turned her head and asked, "What did you say?"

"I said, the signal has been jammed."

Tao Ying immediately turned around, pulled out the terminal, glanced at it, and questioned, "Isn’t the signal full?"

"Forging a signal is too easy."

"What do you mean? Who dares..."

Midway through her sentence, Tao Ying suddenly halted, her face turned pale.

The one capable of jamming the signal in a Vice Admiral’s office within the Battle Zone doesn’t need guessing.

She, who initially seemed quite aggressive, suddenly lost her previous momentum and asked tremblingly, "Why is it happening so quickly?"

"In a time meant for lurking, if you don’t, someone will come to add insult to injury."

"And don’t you think we’ve provoked too many people? Who can still protect us? Your family?"

The Vice Admiral deliberately emphasized "your family."

Tao Ying immediately reverted to her earlier demeanor, pointed at the Vice Admiral, and said, "What do you mean? Are you blaming me?"

The Vice Admiral shook his head, placed the pistol for defense on the table into the drawer.

Without a word, he continued drinking tea as if nothing was wrong.

"Speak up, what do you mean?"

Tao Ying quickly walked to the Vice Admiral, slapped her hand on the desk.

At this moment, noisy footsteps suddenly came from the door.

Tao Ying panicked instantly, subconsciously stepping back a few steps until she hit the sofa and stopped.

The next moment, the office door was directly opened.

A group of members from the internal inspection team of the military, dressed in special uniforms, filed in, each with expressions as hard as cold iron.

The team leader stepped forward and said to the two people in the room, "Vice Admiral Zhu Yijing, Vice Admiral Tao Ying, we have evidence of your covert collaboration with Luder and Zuo Jing, please come with us."

Zhu Yijing finished his last sip of tea and voluntarily extended his hands to the inspection team.

While Tao Ying’s face turned ashen, helplessly shook a bit, slumped on the adjacent sofa.

Soon after, she was forcibly pulled up by the inspection team and taken out of the office.

The group walked between office buildings.

The path for the inspection team had already been cleared; no one noticed the embarrassment of the two Vice Admirals, which could be considered leaving them the last bit of face.

On the way out of the office building, heading to the location where the inspection team’s spaceship was docked.

Zhu Yijing suddenly asked the leader, "Can I make a call to someone?"

The leader didn’t directly refuse, considering it’s relatively beneficial to report promptly when there’s a personal issue, possibly alleviating some faults.

He had seen too many of these.

So he asked back, "To whom?"

"My assistant."

"Zhang Feng?"

"Yes."

The leader’s expression turned peculiar; after seeking permission, he said, "Alright."

He dialed Zhang Feng’s number on the confiscated terminal of the Vice Admiral.

Apparently, Zhang Feng hadn’t been implicated in the Vice Admiral’s matters, and the Vice Admiral knew the reason well.

Soon, the call was connected; the Vice Admiral directly asked, "Did you do it?"

Zhang Feng didn’t respond, but the Vice Admiral seemed to have confirmed the answer.

"Alright, I understand. Go ahead and do what you want to do."

It appeared the Vice Admiral wasn’t planning to drag Zhang Feng down as well.

However, the leader didn’t stop him; after all, the communication would be monitored, anything inappropriate would be intercepted before transmission.

He didn’t need to worry too much.

Moreover, with Zhang Feng, they indeed hadn’t found any violations of the rules.

Over the years, Zhang Feng seemed to have merely stayed by the Vice Admiral’s side.

Of course, everyone knew Zhang Feng’s undertakings surely exceeded merely these apparent ones, yet everything required evidence.

All evidence suggested Zhang Feng did nothing wrong, thus there was no reason to involuntarily take him away.

Zhang Feng suddenly sighed and said, "I have always been doing what I want."

"But many times, while doing what I want, I inevitably end up doing some utterly foolish things I never envisioned or would ever do."

"Just like last time, he could have gained achievements simply by being the mascot honestly, but someone insisted he must have substantial performance..."

The person Zhang Feng referred to was clear, prompting the Vice Admiral to glance at Tao Ying, who stood powerless, needing support to walk.

"People can’t escape emotions, which leads to confusion when concerned."

"Also, amateur guidance on professionals is such that, office and military officers fundamentally differ."

The Vice Admiral continued, suddenly asking, "What’s your opinion of me?"

The Vice Admiral’s career had ended; the remaining years were likely spent in prison,

Zhang Feng, knowing he personally reported the Vice Admiral, understood this, hence felt free to express his true thoughts.

"Average, even leaning below; you were the one who elevated me from the bottom, yet also the one who threatened my family."

"And just as you mentioned, office and military officers differ, not to mention military officers, I don’t even count as an office personnel now."

"So, I have gratitude, resentment for you, but overall, it’s just like that."

"What about Tao Ying?"

"..."

Seeing Zhang Feng silent, the Vice Admiral sighed slightly, then said, "Answer me one last question; what’s your plan for that person?"