radicalducati Chapter 136 You Are My Angel
Chapter 136 You Are My Angel
Mikel straightened up and gently kissed the male insect's mouth. Staring at the astonished male, she said, "My lord, you are my angel."
According to the male insect's explanation of the angel, Mikel felt that the male insect was the angel who had come to save him.
She appeared when he was at his worst, soothed his mind, married him and gave him a home, and most importantly, gave him the most precious insect egg.
Mikel thought.
The Insect God somehow brought him to that desolate planet so that he could meet his angel.
"Then...we're both angels now..." Cheng Chu grinned, gently placing her hand on Mikel's lower abdomen. She said, "Baby's a little angel, okay?"
A family of three should always be complete.
Mikel smiled and said, "Okay."
Finally, we're back to the main topic. Cheng Chu asked, "Didn't any of those bound male insects see the faces of those space pirates?"
"No, they were very cautious. According to the rescued males, they were blindfolded, and the space pirates not only wore masks to cover their faces, but they were also all wearing voice changers."
Most of the rescued male insects were quite frightened and couldn't provide much useful information. Furthermore, Mikel had stopped handling this matter after preparing to return to the military.
Mikel was unaware of the specific progress.
Cheng Chu found it strange again: "That bug that killed Pattes did a good deed, right? Why did it secretly dump the corpse at the entrance of the MK training base and dare not show itself?"
Thinking of something, Cheng Chu asked again, "Wife, you just said that the dead female insect was a wanted criminal on the Empire's wanted list. Is there a reward for being on the wanted list?"
Mikel replied, "Yes, Paters' bounty is fifty million star coins."
As a female soldier, Mikel thought more deeply than Cheng Chu. Killing Pates's insect was not just audacious, but a blatant provocation against the military.
As for why he dares not show his face, it is nothing more than the fact that his identity cannot be revealed.
As a "sharpening stone" for multiple legions' live-fire exercises, the MK training base hosts different legions' troop deployment exercises at different times of the year.
To be able to evade layers of surveillance outside the base and leave Paters' body at the entrance of the MK training base without alerting the female soldiers inside, the murderer must have known the MK training base inside and out.
For this reason alone, no matter what the killer's reason was for killing Paters and leaving him at the entrance of the MK base, the military's bugs would have to do everything in their power to capture him.
Cheng Chu was still struggling with the question: "Then why doesn't he just exchange it for the bounty? And, honey, who do you think he is?"
Mikel helped the male insect lie down and pulled the blanket up for him. He said, "Master, it's time to sleep. We'll know once they catch the culprit."
"Okay," Cheng Chu obediently replied and lay down.
The bedroom light went out, and Cheng Chu habitually hugged Mikel, releasing his mental energy to envelop and soothe him. After falling asleep, he instinctively snuggled into Mikel's arms...
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It just so happens that the X5 Legion was conducting exercises at the MK base recently, and this incident happened and was publicized to the entire internet. It's an utter disgrace!
Marshal Ralph of the X5 Legion has been in a terrible temper these past few days. Two days have passed and there's still no clue. His officers have all been reprimanded by him at the general meeting.
"Disgraceful! Utterly disgraceful!"
"The murderer dumped the body at the doorway, a kilometer away! What's the difference between that and dumping it at the office doorway?! Didn't you guys even notice?! Are your eyes just for show?! Did they eat your brains?!"
"Not only did they fail to catch the culprit, but they also let this shameful incident spread to the StarNet. It's truly embarrassing for the entire nation!"
The officers of the X5 Legion felt ashamed, having been berated by Marshal Ralph so harshly that they couldn't even lift their heads.
General Asvida was appointed to officially take charge of the investigation, but two days passed quickly, and there was no progress in finding the murderer. Seeing the incident on StarNet escalating, he inevitably got summoned to Marshal Ralph's office and given a severe dressing-down.
"Asvida, what's going on! Where's the murderer? What's the progress? I've lost all face these past two days." Marshal Ralph was so angry he couldn't sit still and kept pacing back and forth in his office.
He knew without a doubt that the old guys from the other legions were all watching him make a fool of himself, especially Anaos, who certainly wouldn't let this opportunity pass him by.
Asvida had been traveling for two days, and his military uniform was wrinkled, and he looked tired.
He lowered his head, not daring to look at Marshal Ralph: "Marshal, we sealed off the scene immediately. The source of those messages on the StarNet was the murderer's deliberate act."
Marshal Ralph stopped beside the desk, his left hand resting on the surface. He said, "You mean, the information on the StarNet was leaked by the killer?"
"Yes, Marshal," Asvida said. "The area within a 20-kilometer radius of the base is under surveillance, and outside insects are not allowed to approach. We sealed off the scene the moment we discovered the body, so it shouldn't have spread so quickly."
It took only three hours from the discovery of Paters' body to the news spreading across the StarNet.
Assuming no female military officer is foolish enough to leak the information, this is the most likely explanation.
Asvida's deduction made sense. Ralph calmed himself, took a sip of water, and asked, "What else did you find out?"
"Marshal, we couldn't find a single trace of the killer at the scene. Judging from the injuries on Paters' body, the killer's methods were extremely cruel. Either the killer was inherently deranged, or they had a deep-seated hatred for Paters. The fact that the killer was able to perfectly bypass all the surveillance equipment at the MK training base and dump the body at our base entrance without anyone noticing shows that they were very familiar with the MK training base." Asvida boldly guessed, "He must have been at the MK training base, at least once a female officer, and a high-ranking officer at that."
After all, a female military officer who is familiar with every monitoring device at the MK base cannot be of low rank.
Ralph pondered for a moment: "Hmm, let's continue the investigation from this angle and catch the murderer as soon as possible."
Asvida replied respectfully, "Yes, Marshal."
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The next morning, the weather was lovely, neither too hot nor too cold.
There was no rule of not speaking while eating or sleeping in the early days, and Mikel came from the male insects and did not care about this.
During breakfast, Cheng Chu and Mikel chatted and the conversation eventually turned to insect eggs.
"Honey, the insect eggs will hatch in about two more months, and the incubation period is five months, right?" Cheng Chu swallowed a mouthful of water and looked at Mikel to ask.
Mikel didn't understand why the male insect was suddenly asking this, and replied, "Yes."
Out of curiosity, Cheng Chu asked, "So, does he have to celebrate two birthdays?"
Cheng Chu thought that if the birth of an insect egg counts as one birthday and the hatching of an insect egg counts as one birthday, then does that mean that all insects in the insect race have to celebrate two birthdays?
Or should we just go through one of them?
If you can only pass one, which one should you pass?
Mikel couldn't understand why the male insect had so many strange and unusual ideas in its head all day long.
Could it be that the male insect is celebrating its birthday?
But back then, the male insect suffered a head injury and lost his memory, remembering nothing. Nobody knew his birthday or anything like that, so the working insect registered it as the day he was brought back.
He put down his spoon, pulled out a tissue to wipe his mouth, and explained, "My lord, we only celebrate the birthday of someone who has just hatched from an egg."
Zerglings only have one birthday.
Cheng Chu leaned closer, smiling, and asked, "So, when is your birthday?"
When this was mentioned, Mikel paused, taken aback...