I Became the Alchemy Master by Picking Up Trash-Chapter 276 - 274: Negotiation

Ye Qingting: "General Yang, have you seen Ah Xing? How is she doing now?"

Yang Zhou shook his head gloomily: "Li Xing is now under the simultaneous supervision of the Inspection Bureau and the Second Army, none of us have been able to see her."

Ye Qingting was shocked: "What does this have to do with the Second Army?"

Cui Tianxiao: "Xing has already agreed to join the First Army after graduation, so the First Army should be responsible for supervision!"

Yang Zhou: "Li Xing made a verbal promise, but Lin Yin has already formally submitted his enlistment intention letter. Apart from not yet being awarded a rank, he is already an indisputable member of the Second Army. This matter may have to go through the martial law process."

Everyone’s faces turned ugly. If it’s really as Yang Zhou said, all these non-military personnel will be completely excluded from the case trial process, let alone participating, they won’t even have the right to listen in.

Cui Tianxiao: "Still, it can’t be completely handed over to the Second Army. Who knows if they will use forced confession methods!"

Cui Tianxiao’s words are not without reason. In front of the Star Beast, all the corps will definitely unite, but if it involves their own interests, there is no lack of discrepancies between corps.

Since the Southern Fortress beast tide, the relationship between the First and Second Army has been strained, with frequent small conflicts among soldiers behind the scenes. Li Xing’s prospective First Army identity will inevitably subject her to questioning from all levels of the Second Army during the trial process.

The most terrifying thing is that the Second Army might quickly conclude the case based on existing evidence, leaving no opportunity for them to find evidence to prove Li Xing’s innocence.

Yang Zhou furrowed his brow deeply: "Don’t rush, Chu Ying is negotiating inside, we’ll know the situation soon."

As they were speaking, Lin Feng came in with a group of people, raging. In the crowd was a petite woman clinging to Lin Feng’s corner, crying like a tearful person, presumably Lin Yin’s biological mother, Sun Jiaojiao.

Lin Feng scanned the crowd, not finding Li Xing’s parents, only her friends and mentors, none of whom were easy to deal with. Lin Feng could find no outlet for his anger, so he could only go straight to the on-duty guards in a huff.

"I’m the victim’s family, I demand to see your Director!"

The guard replied politely yet distantly: "I’m sorry, the Director is in a meeting, no one may disturb him until its conclusion."

"Then I demand to see my son’s remains."

Guard: "Apologies, I don’t have authority on this matter, I need to consult the Director."

"Then consult him!"

"As I said, the Director is in a meeting, nobody may disturb him."

Lin Feng was furious: "Damn it, are you messing with me?" The grief of losing a son caused Lin Feng to lose all reason, forgetting the rule of no violence in the Inspection Bureau, he slapped the guard on the chest, knocking him to the ground.

Fortunately, Lin Feng’s martial arts are not very good, this slap, though at a critical position, did not cause fatal harm, but the guard still spat out a mouthful of blood, his face turning pale.

The other guards on duty rushed up, controlling Lin Feng and several others trying to cause trouble and taking them away.

The entire hall was in chaos, with Lin Feng’s ferocious roars and the Lin Family’s curses and cries gradually disappearing down the corridor.

Seeing Lin Feng’s state bordering insanity, completely losing the Family Head’s prestige and composure, Ye Qingting was a bit worried, asking Yang Zhou: "General Yang, what about Ah Xing’s family? I’m afraid the Lin Family might retaliate."

"Don’t worry, I’ve already sent people to take them to a safe house for temporary shelter."

Two hours later, the meeting room door opened, Second Army Commander Jiang Yishan and Director Zhang shook hands amicably as they said goodbye.

Jiang Yishan’s gaze swept past the people outside the door quickly, and when he saw Yang Zhou, he nodded with a mocking smile before striding away.

Chu Ying and Ning Ze bypassed Director Zhang, walking towards Yang Zhou and the others, their expressions suggesting the negotiation did not go well.

Yang Zhou asked Chu Ying: "How did it go?"

"It’s confirmed to go through the martial law process, Li Xing is temporarily detained at the Second Army fortress."

"What! You, what did you talk about?" Yang Zhou was furious, the public opinion was so severe, allowing Li Xing to be detained at the Second Army’s base was equivalent to letting them ravage her!"

"Where’s your boldness when you confessed your feelings, even half the momentum in negotiations wouldn’t lead to this bear-like outcome!"

Faced with Yang Zhou’s accusation, Chu Ying lowered her head like a child who did wrong, saying nothing.

Ning Ze couldn’t stand it anymore, stepping in to explain:

"Senior, don’t blame the Commander, most of the current evidence favored the other side, leaving us with no voice. If the Commander hadn’t argued reasonably, they were ready to convict Li Xing today, directly sentencing her."

Yang Zhou snorted, with Zhang Jingde and Jiang Yishan’s nature, they could have done it.

He knew in this situation, there was little room left for Chu Ying to maneuver, yet he still held onto a faint hope for a miracle. But now that hope was shattered, things were worse than he imagined. How could he not resent Chu Ying?

"Still, we can’t agree to let Li Xing be detained in the Second Army!"

Ning Ze glanced at the "bold as a tiger in front of outsiders, soft as a quail in front of a lover" Chu Ying, sighing that everyone does have their match.

"Senior, the Commander used the condition of Li Xing being detained in the Second Army to secure the First Army’s full involvement in the case investigation, evidence collection, and trial. Li Xing might suffer some grievances during detention, but what’s crucial for her is the fair and just trial of the case. In this regard, I think the Commander’s approach is wise."

Yang Zhou immediately lost his fire, with Wenzhou, Luo Jun, and others casting reproachful looks at him, accusing him of just being idle chatter.

Yang Zhou realized he had acted impulsively, murmuring quietly: "Why didn’t you say so earlier..."

Chu Ying sneaked a glance at Yang Zhou, and seeing he didn’t seem angry anymore, dared to raise her head.

"Don’t worry, with Li Xing’s capabilities and intelligence, she won’t suffer. Colonel Su Minghe of the Second Army is my schoolmate, we’re on good terms. I’ll ask her to look after Li Xing."

Though Yang Zhou felt guilty inside, his words were still harsh: "Huh, just because you have someone in the Second Army, doesn’t mean I don’t have schoolmates who can look after Li Xing? You better be smart during interrogations, don’t let them find loopholes!"

Chu Ying quickly nodded: "Rest assured, I won’t."

Wenzhou, having witnessed their entire exchange, finally understood why these two, obviously interested in each other, hadn’t progressed further.

One’s romantic skills are at a kindergarten level, thinking liking equals bullying, while the other has learned from past mistakes, not daring to step over the line again.

Wenzhou looked up in silence, a proud person and a loyal one, fine, stay single then!

Ye Qingting, Cui Tianxiao, and Qi Ming, upon learning Li Xing would be taken to the Second Army fortress, positioned themselves at the floor-to-ceiling glass in the hall to wait. From here, they could see the Inspection Bureau’s helipad, hoping to spot Li Xing if she was taken away.

"There! It’s Sister Xing, it’s Sister Xing—!"

Qi Ming, with the highest spiritual power, was the first to spot Li Xing. With his prompt, Ye Qingting and Cui Tianxiao maximized their spiritual power and finally recognized Li Xing among more than fifty fully armed soldiers.

Although knowing Li Xing couldn’t possibly hear them, the three still waved and shouted her name with red eyes.

Just before Li Xing boarded the Flying Device, she turned her head towards the hall’s floor-to-ceiling windows, smiling faintly.

Qi Ming was dumbfounded: "Sister Xing saw us!"

Cui Tianxiao ruffled Qi Ming’s blue curls, sighing: "That distance, and without spiritual power, how could Xing possibly see us? You’re flustered and imagining things because of your concern."

Ye Qingting rubbed his reddened eyes, resolutely saying, "Let’s go back to Harssas and pack some clothes and daily necessities for Ah Xing."