Chapter 324

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Chapter 324: Killing Star
Luo Tianyi looked confused. If he didn’t know that Gao Lin had always been resentful of Di Zheng replacing him as the captain of the Guangling Legion, he would have thought Gao Lin was siding with Di Zheng.
But now, what was this old man saying? Did he forget how Di Zheng forcefully pushed him out of the army back then, forcing him to retire?
Just as Luo Tianyi was about to speak, he saw Gao Lin raise his hand and say, “Mr. Luo, I’m not helping that Di fellow, someone else wants to protect him.”
“And that person has threatened that if Di Zheng is not in Guangling for a while, all major operations must be put on hold.”
“Otherwise, they will resort to drastic measures.”
Luo Tianyi felt anger rising in his chest, but he remained calm on the surface. He casually asked, “Oh, who dares to be so domineering and make such bold claims?”
Gao Lin whispered with a sigh, “He truly has this ability.”
“I wonder if Mr. Luo knows Minister of Information Fang Yao?”
Luo Tianyi paused, “Is it him?”
“I do know him, but we are not close.”
“Moreover, isn’t Minister Fang a neutral party?”
“As far as I know, he keeps a low profile and doesn’t take sides.”
“He seems to be closer to Construction Bureau Chief Yang Zhen.”
“I visited him once, we talked a bit, but didn’t really connect.”
Luo Nanxing frowned, “Even if he is the head of the information department, he wouldn’t have a say in matters as big as the City Lord election, right?”
“Why does he want to use his power to block all election information?”
“Will the City Lord agree?”
Gao Lin rudely sat down, took out a cigarette, filled it with tobacco, lit it, and took a small puff.
“A Minister of Information is nothing to fear.”
“But if it’s the previous Dragon Cavalry, even the current City Lord would have to be wary of him.”
Luo Nanxing was surprised, “Previous Dragon Cavalry?”
Luo Tianyi also asked, “Wait, Minister Fang is actually a member of the ‘Tiangang Dragon Cavalry’?”
Gao Lin took small puffs of his cigarette, “He used to be.”
“As you both know, the ‘Beast Calamity’ happened only three years ago, but the ‘Return Ruins’ have been discovered for over half a century now.”
“Long before the ‘Beast Calamity’ happened, countries were already secretly exploring the ‘Return Ruins’.”
“So, things like mecha, Visualization Technique, Battle Technique, and mystical art were actually discovered many years ago, and countries sent people to learn and practice them.”
“I, Principal Pan Renfeng of Battle Academy, was one of the early ones assigned to practice Visualization Technique and learn to pilot mecha.”
“Fang Yao was also one of them, just not from the same group as us old folks.”
“But he was definitely a tough one, back when the ‘Giant Beast Strategy Manor’ was established, forming the first generation of ‘Tiangang Dragon Cavalry’, Minister Fang was one of them, given the name ‘Killing Star’.”
“You may not know, but decades ago, countries secretly waged a war over the resources in the ‘Return Ruins’.”
“Fang Yao took part in that war, with thirty-six Tiangang Dragon Cavalry entering the battle, only thirteen returned.”
“And among those thirteen was Fang Yao.”
“Among the thirteen, he was the most ruthless, single-handedly piercing through the defenses of multiple countries, pushing back enemy lines by three thousand miles!”
“In that battle, the name of ‘Killing Star’ dominated an era and gave our country a huge advantage in exploring the ‘Return Ruins’, which continues to this day.”
Luo Tianyi and his son couldn’t stop grinning.
Never did they imagine that such a remarkable person was hidden right here in this underground city!
The tobacco crackled in the cigarette, Gao Lin took another puff before saying, “However, Fang Yao was also seriously injured in that battle and then withdrew.”
“And so, ten years passed.”
“It wasn’t until Guangling was built and officials took office that I found out that the former ‘Killing Star’ had actually come to our humble underground city to be an unnoticed Minister of Information.”
“Considering his background, the ‘Giant Beast Strategy Manor’ probably worshipped him like a god.”
“I think he’s here to recover from his injuries, which seem to have not healed even now.”
“Back in that battle, he had many enemies. If he had stayed in the Strategy Manor, he might have been assassinated.”
“That’s why they humbly came to Guangling.”
The old man looked at Luo Tianyi and said, “In short, although Fang Yao is no longer the killer star he used to be, his influence is still strong. When he speaks, the current City Lord has to show him some respect.”
“That’s why I told Mr. Luo not to do anything for now, to avoid causing trouble.”
Luo Nanxing said indignantly, “This is just not fair to us!”
“Father has been carrying the stigma of smuggling parasites since the beginning of the election, which has been dragging down his votes.”
“Just when we finally cleared the suspicion, all it takes is one word from them to bring down the Luo family.”
“Just because Fang Yao was a member of the previous Dragon Cavalry, does that give him the right to act so arrogantly?”
“Nanxing, mind your manners!”
Luo Tianyi gave a soft reprimand.
Then he said to Gao Lin, “Thank you, Elder Gao.”
Gao Lin nodded and stood up, leaving the study room.
Anyway, he had already delivered the message, and it was not up to him to dictate what the Luo family would do.
In the end, he was just a guest.
It’s not right to interfere in someone else’s business.
Inside the study room, Luo Nanxing was no longer calm as usual, and anxiously asked, “Dad, are we just going to wait like this?”
“If we wait until Mr. Di comes back, we will lose our advantage.”
Luo Tianyi looked at him and said in a serious tone, “Where is your calmness gone?”
“Life is not always smooth sailing.”
“When there’s a problem, solving it is the way.”
“Getting all frustrated and blaming others, can that solve the problem?”
Luo Nanxing quickly straightened up and lowered his head, “I understand, Dad.”
Luo Tianyi closed his eyes, tapped the table lightly, and then said, “Go to the City Lord’s office and gather some information there.”
“You’re right.”
“Even though Fang Yao was part of the Dragon Cavalry before, now that he’s in Guangling, would he dare to come and cause trouble?”
“If he does that, he’ll be breaking the rules, and Guangling won’t tolerate him.”
Luo Nanxing nodded, “Okay, I’ll go now.”
Immediately, he left the study and asked someone to prepare the carriage.
Shortly after, Luo Nanxing sat in a black car.
The car slowly left Luo Family Mansion and arrived on the road. As they were about to set off, the driver exclaimed and then stuck his head out of the window, waving his hand.
“Hurry, move out of the way! Are you trying to get hurt, standing in the middle of the road?!”
It was only then that Luo Nanxing noticed someone standing in the middle of the road ahead.
The person appeared to be in their thirties or forties, wearing glasses and smiling.
He had a polite and ordinary appearance.
The middle-aged man was carrying a cylinder containing a cue stick. He leisurely opened the cylinder and pulled out a seemingly ordinary black sword, which looked like an iron rod.
He lightly flicked his fingers, then casually swung the sword without any hint of aggression.