1367 Bad or Good Thing?

“Forget it, I don’t want to go around in circles with you.” Mu Chaoran heard Qi Long’s perfunctory tone and stopped smiling. His expression was somewhat stern. “We came here because we hope Major General Qi can provide us with some information.”

Qi Long’s expression also became stern. “Please go ahead.”

“Where did Lieutenant General Ling go?” Mu Chaoran asked this question straight away.

Qi Long raised his eyebrows. “Ever since Lieutenant General Ling disappeared from the battlefield in the battle against the Twilight Empire, there hasn’t been any news of his whereabouts. Hasn’t military headquarters been trying to find him all this time? I also want to know where he is.”

Tang Ningyu, who was sitting on the other side, spoke up, “You can only fool outsiders with those words. Everyone knows that it was you, Major General Qi, who brought Lieutenant General Ling to Planet General.”

Qi Long had an innocent smile on his face. “Senior Colonel Tang, your words don’t make any sense. Let’s not even say whether or not Lieutenant General Ling had gone to Planet General. Even if he had gone there, I would think he had gone through with your connections. After all, Senior Colonel Mu just said that you were like brothers who had gone through hards.h.i.+ps together with Lieutenant General Ling.”

Qi Long seemed to be an honest and obedient person on the outside, but in reality, he was ranked third among everyone in Lingtian in terms of evilness.

Boss didn’t even need a mention. He was definitely the most evil out of all of them.

Li Lanfeng on the other hand, who liked hiding his intentions behind a smile, showed as a mild-mannered individual on the outside. He made people feel warm and cared for, but was actually plotting to kill them behind their backs. Every sentence he spoke might be a trap. A person wouldn’t know when they had fallen into a trap. Qi Long feared Li Lanfeng the most and would never challenge him unless absolutely necessary. However, other than these two, even Han Jijyun was only just strategic, not evil in his eyes. He had a good heart, but wasn’t as evil as Qi Long. Han Jijyun was also considered someone with an odd personality.

This ranking was internally accepted by everyone in Lingtian. Otherwise, why would they have worked together to get Qi Long into the highest commanding position? It was because everyone believed other than Boss and Li Lanfeng, only Qi Long could carry the heavy burden of the Lingtian Independent Army on his shoulders.

Qi Long’s words made Tang Ningyu speechless. He didn’t know how to respond for a short while.

“Major General Qi, let’s not test each other anymore. We don’t have any negative feelings towards Lieutenant General Ling. It’s just that we received our chief’s orders for us to follow Lieutenant General Ling and protect him.” Mu Chaoran didn’t want to waste anymore of their time here and instantly told Qi Long the reason they came here.

“Chief? General Ren from the Flying Dragon Special Forces?” asked Qi Long in surprise.

“Yes, that’s him.” Mu Chaoran nodded heavily.

Qi Long remembered that him becoming the commander of the Lingtian Independent Army was largely because of his help. Although he didn’t know whether it was with good or bad intentions, he still couldn’t forget the help he had given to him.

“I don’t know,” Qi Long said slowly.

He wasn’t lying to them. He really didn’t know where Boss had gone. When Boss left, he only told him that he was going to the vast universe to create his own organization. After he did that, he would come back and fight against the top bra.s.s of the military headquarters to avenge his father.

At that time, Qi Long didn’t want to ask for more detail. The safest way of keeping a secret was not knowing it. Qi Long knew this very well. Thus, he didn’t ask back then because he knew if he had asked, Boss would definitely tell him the answer.

That was his intuition and was the trust between brothers. However, the more it was like that, the more Qi Long didn’t want to know the answer. He didn’t want Boss to be exposed to more dangers. If it had been Qi Long himself, Boss wouldn’t have wanted that either.

“Lieutenant General Ling didn’t leave any information behind?” Mu Chaoran’s eyes showed that he was somewhat anxious.

“The universe,” Qi Long thought for a moment and then said this word.

He knew only this word. As for whether they could find him or not would depend on their abilities.

Why did Qi Long choose to tell them? It was because his Animal Instinct told him that it would be better if he told them.

Other than Boss, Qi Long trusted his Animal Instinct the most. It was because Boss had said it was his strongest ability. Although there wasn’t any reasoning behind it, the information his Animal Instinct innate talent gave him had always been the most suitable, relevant and correct.

Qi Long kept that in mind. Thus, when his Animal Instinct innate talent notified him, he would follow it to make the most suitable decision.

“Universe?” Mu Chaoran’s eyes brightened. He could now confirm that he definitely wasn’t anywhere in the nation.

“The rest is up to you guys. I can’t help you anymore,” Qi Long said plainly.

“Understood. Thank you for putting your trust in us, Major General Qi.” Although Mu Chaoran felt it was odd that Qi Long was so cooperative, they now had hope of finding Ling Lan. Mu Chaoran didn’t want to waste any time here with Qi Long, so he and Tang Ningyu said their goodbyes and left.

After they had left, the door of the restroom on the side opened silently.

Han Jijyun walked out from there and frowned. “Are they safe to deal with?”

“I’m not sure, but they probably shouldn’t be a problem.” Qi Long smiled.

“Oh? Your innate talent?” Han Jijyun knew Qi Long the best. After hearing Qi Long say something like that, he understood what he meant.

“Yeah. I also have a feeling that something big will happen and it will be connected with these two.” Qi Long had a slight look of anxiousness on his face. The information his Animal Instinct had given him was too vague. He just knew that it wasn’t going to be a bad thing, so perhaps it would be something good?

“Can you determine the rough time?” asked Han Jijyun. If Qi Long said something big was going to happen, then something big would definitely go down. No matter if it was good or bad, he must make proper preparations.

Qi Long rubbed his forehead and felt his thoughts for a moment. “It should be within three days.”

Three days quickly pa.s.sed by. Inside the headquarters conference room of Lingtian’s base, Qi Long, Lin Zhong-qing, Luo Chao, Han Xuya, Li Jinghong and He Chaoyang were discussing the progress of preparations done by the logistics department.

Suddenly, Qi Long raised his head. A sharp look appeared in his eyes as he disappeared from his spot. When he reappeared, he had already reached the door. An iron fist with an explosive sound went through towards the empty doorway.

Poof! A m.u.f.fled sound travelled to their ears. Then, a silhouette appeared from thin air, blocking Qi Long’s iron fist with both of his hands.

The strength of both of them actually created a large dent on the metal door.

Qi Long saw that person and was overjoyed. He took back his fist and shouted in excitement, “Luo Lang.”

Luo Lang? Everyone present who was familiar with that name all looked towards that person. As expected, it was the face that they couldn’t be more familiar with. A face that they didn’t see each day, but still thought of each day. It was Luo Chao’s older brother, Luo Lang.

“How come your back? Where is Boss?” Qi Long walked up and hugged Luo Lang’s shoulders as he shouted in excitement.

“Boss didn’t come back,” Luo Lang said calmly.

“Didn’t come back?” Qi Long put his hands down disappointedly. “Aren’t you supposed to be protecting Boss? Why did you come back?”