Chapter 29: The Unbelievable Truth (2)
Because there had been no more trouble these past few days, although Nan Yu's life had been difficult and exhausting from purifying Mental Contamination for all kinds of soldiers every day, he was able to get plenty of rest, so he felt quite good now.
As time gradually passed, under Liu Cheng's day-by-day investigation, the truth slowly surfaced.
Actually, if it hadn't involved the soil brought in from outside, the nature of the matter wouldn't have been so severe.
Since the incident had originated internally, there was at least a clear direction for the investigation.
By the time Nan Yu had spent a month at the military base, they had finally uncovered the truth.
And this was all done while they were periodically heading out for battle.
Their efficiency was truly high.
Because Nan Yu had gone to the wrong ward before, his name had become known throughout the entire base. Since things had already turned out that way, he simply accepted it and stayed in that ward.
Now, no more than twenty people were allowed in at a time, and all of them were soldiers whose Mental Contamination had reached Grade A. Their number was less than half of the original forty-six patients, so Nan Yu handled them with ease.
Although he still felt somewhat tired, that amount of fatigue didn't affect the quality of his work at all.
On the contrary, he could clearly feel that his mental power was becoming purer and that his strength was slowly increasing.
If this weren't a special situation, he would have wanted to stay here indefinitely.
But no matter how reluctant he was, he couldn't remain here forever.
He had to return to the Capital Star to see his family, and he also needed to participate in his graduation examinations.
He still had to graduate from the Royal Military Academy of the Capital Star with outstanding results.
Only then would he be worthy of joining Marshal Yu Lanfeng's legion, wouldn't he?
And there was one more important thing he couldn't forget.
His engagement with Bai Zhouyun.
Yu Lanfeng looked at the investigation report Liu Cheng had sent him. Every detail had been recorded clearly.
“Are you certain it's him? Is the motive genuine?”
Liu Cheng nodded.
“We've already arrested and interrogated him. That's indeed the case.”
Yu Lanfeng let out a long sigh.
“Is this my fault?”
Liu Cheng's expression became somewhat strange.
Of course it wasn't the Marshal's fault.
But how should he put it?
Everyone had their own opinions.
“Marshal, how should we handle this? Should we tell Nan Yu the truth?”
Yu Lanfeng took a deep breath and slowly stood up.
“Since this matter originated because of me, I'll personally go apologize. As for this person... lock him up first. Make him sign the highest-level confidentiality agreement, then expel him from the military. My legion cannot keep someone like this.”
Fortunately, Nan Yu possessed formidable mental power and extraordinary strength, so irreversible damage had not occurred.
But if it had been anyone else, something terrible would definitely have happened.
That's right.
The culprit wasn't An Mi.
Yu Lanfeng knew perfectly well that An Mi would never do something like this.
The real culprit was the deputy captain of the Mental Power User team, one of An Mi's colleagues and close friends.
Because he was obsessively infatuated with Yu Lanfeng, he had done everything possible to join the military.
But his talent was mediocre, so he could only remain stationed at this military base.
He only got to see Yu Lanfeng in person when the Marshal occasionally visited once or twice. Usually, he could only follow news about him through the internal military network.
Since Yu Lanfeng had never treated anyone differently before, he had always endured and held back.
But now...
That's right.
This time, Yu Lanfeng had shown special treatment toward a Mental Power User.
He had personally brought him back.
And he was a young genius.
He looked good, too.
Excellent talent, tremendous potential, and even a pleasant personality.
Not to mention...
The deputy captain immediately came up with a plan.
He wanted to deal with this newly arrived Mental Power User.
At the same time, he wanted to get rid of An Mi.
At the very least, he wanted An Mi removed from the captain's position.
That way, only one person would be qualified to become captain.
Him.
After all, he was the deputy captain.
Wasn't he the most qualified?
Even if he still remained at the base after becoming captain, every time Yu Lanfeng visited, he would be able to meet him alone and report on work.
Even if it was only work, he would gladly accept it.
So all of this happened because...
As for the soil from Underground Level Three, that part had been simple.
He only needed to persuade the people over there.
And naturally, the people who had helped carry out the plan had now—
Yu Lanfeng sent the investigation report to the department specifically responsible for such matters and left the rest to them.
As for himself...
He waved his hand.
“Go back to work. You don't need to concern yourself with this matter anymore. Handle the arrested people according to regulations.”
Liu Cheng saluted.
“Yes, Marshal!”
As far as Liu Cheng was concerned, the matter was over.
As for how Yu Lanfeng intended to explain everything to Nan Yu and how he planned to apologize...
He didn't dare think about it.
He didn't dare ask.
And he certainly didn't dare speak about it.
After all, the Marshal had only said he would personally apologize in front of him.
If that ever got out, wouldn't everyone know who had leaked it?
So he had to keep his mouth firmly shut.
Not a word could be allowed to spread.
Even Yu Lanfeng himself felt lost.
How exactly should he apologize?
The only reason Nan Yu hadn't suffered any harm was because his own mental power was strong enough to prevent disaster.
But just because Nan Yu had been safe didn't mean Yu Lanfeng was blameless.
An apology was still necessary.
As for how to apologize...
Forget it.
He should find Nan Yu first.
Yu Lanfeng glanced at the time.
Perfect.
At this hour, Nan Yu should be in the lounge.
He stood up and left the command room, heading toward his lounge.
No.
Not his lounge.
He was heading toward Nan Yu's lounge.
As he approached, he saw from afar that Nan Yu had just opened the door and gone inside.
Yu Lanfeng's entire face was stern, his brows tightly furrowed.
Anyone who saw him would think he was facing some catastrophic crisis that threatened the Empire itself.
He spent two full minutes preparing himself mentally before striding toward Nan Yu's room.
Standing outside the door, he skillfully scanned it with his optical computer.
Then the door...
Opened.
At the moment the door opened, Yu Lanfeng suddenly realized that he shouldn't have done that.
Whenever he looked for someone in the military base, he always entered this way.
His authority was the highest, so...
So he had gotten used to it.
But only after the door opened did he realize that the person living inside wasn't one of his soldiers.
And even if he was one of his soldiers, he was still a Mental Power User.
How could he—
“I'm sor—”
Yu Lanfeng instinctively wanted to apologize.
But he saw Nan Yu, who had been holding a small object in his hands, instantly turn around and present his back to him.
Then Nan Yu turned back around to face him.
But the object in his hands had disappeared.
It had probably been put into his space button.
“What was that?”
That simple question immediately made Nan Yu forget about questioning why Yu Lanfeng had entered without permission.
“Nothing...”
“Marshal, why are you looking for me so late?”
Yu Lanfeng stared at him with a dark expression and blazing eyes.
Nan Yu felt extremely guilty under that gaze, but he still steeled himself and let Yu Lanfeng continue staring.
No matter what—
There was absolutely no way he was taking it out!