Faced with Wen Yang's doubt, how could the Fifth Lord not understand the logic behind it? He chuckled and said, "Don't be nervous. Ever since you took over, have my people done anything harmful to the Empire?"
Wen Yang pondered for a moment before replying, "I don't have that."
The Fifth Lord said, "Instead, it's my people who have been secretly helping you!"
Wen Yang said in a deep voice, "Maybe!"
The Fifth Lord said, "I was the one who asked my daughter to go to planet 5."
Wen Yang was listening.
The Fifth Lord said, "My daughter is here to help you."
Wen Yang said, "How does she want to help?"
The Fifth Lord said, "At least she can guarantee your safety."
Everyone looked at each other. Did the Empire's ruler need the Black Handprint's spokesperson to guarantee his personal safety? What a joke. Any random person in this place was a top-notch expert who could fight against ten people at once.
Although the Fifth Lord's tone was arrogant, Wen Yang did not show any signs of impatience. He replied politely, "Thank you for your kindness, but I don't think it's necessary. This is my own business and the Empire's frontline business. I'm confident that I can handle it well."
The Fifth Lord sighed. "Old friend, you haven't changed much. I haven't changed much either. But this world has changed so much that we can't keep up with the current era. There are many things that we don't fit in with."
Wen Yang was silent. He said, "You can do whatever you want. I've never interfered, provided that it doesn't affect the Norse Empire."
In other words, if the Black Handprint wanted to do something that endangered the interests of the Empire, then sorry. With the power of the Norse Empire's state apparatus, no matter what the Black Handprint wanted to do, it would be useless.
The Fifth Lord's tone changed. "Well then, since you don't believe me, I'll give you a ready-made example. This young man in front of you, Ding Meng, just killed your security vice-captain on the Hidden Front's space station. At the same time, he also severely injured your wife. If you don't believe me, you can ask him."
Wen Yang suddenly looked up, a cold glint in his eyes.
The surrounding people also made a commotion. Everyone was facing Ding Meng, ready to take him down at any time.
Ross was shocked when he heard this. He only felt that this news made his scalp tingle. "Your Excellency, you must be joking, right?"
The Fifth Lord said, "The young lady who received the signal, your brother was also kidnapped by Ding Meng and brought to the space station. Unfortunately, he was used by the Hidden Front to deliver the modified samples of the Reconstructed Warriors. They are all retired teachers from the Empire's major academies."
The young lady he was referring to was naturally Han Yan. Hearing this, Han Yan's body turned cold. The nightmare she was most worried about had become a reality. Han Feng's actions were basically a death sentence for the Han family.
The Fifth Lord continued, "Young lady, you have to thank this Ding Meng. If he didn't discover it in time, the Hidden Front's Reconstructed Warriors would have been an immeasurable disaster for the Empire's frontline ground troops. Your brother is still alive now. He's still in the hands of the Hidden Front. They want to hold on to these bargaining chips and exchange benefits with you."
Han Yan stood still, her expression was numb.
Wen Yang suddenly said, "What about you?
What's your condition? "
The Fifth Lord smiled, "Old friend, I won't harm you. I don't have any requests. If I really do have one, it's just a piece of advice."
Wen Yang asked, "What kind of advice?"
The Fifth Lord's tone became very serious, "I advise you to go back. Go back to the Empire and continue to be a high-ranking official. Stay away from this place. I admire your courage in leading your troops here, but it won't help the overall situation. Instead, it will cause serious consequences. That's all I have to say. Please think twice before you act …"
After saying that, he didn't care about the reaction on the other side and directly ended the communication. The black handprint slowly faded and the screen automatically retracted.
The atmosphere became quiet again. Everyone looked at Wen Yang again. All the decisions and orders here had to be made by him.
Wen Yang pondered for a long time. He turned to Han Yan and asked, "How many years have you been with me?"
Han Yan's heart sank completely, "Seven years, sir!"
Wen Yang said thoughtfully, "It's been seven years. Time flies."
Han Yan didn't dare to speak. She only felt that her breathing was about to stop.
Wen Yang said in a deep voice, "No matter what, even if a citizen of the Empire has done something wrong, the Empire's law will always decide whether he is right or wrong, and not let an organization like the Hidden Front try him."
Hearing this, Han Yan was so grateful that she almost knelt down.
She had been with the Head of State for seven years and knew that he was a person who separated public from private interests. Han Feng had done something wrong and would naturally be punished. However, Han Feng would be judged by the Empire's court. Wen Yang wanted to save Han Feng, so this operation had to continue.
As for her future, it didn't seem so important now because her family's lives were saved.
As for Ding Meng, Wen Yang had already turned around and looked at him.
Ding Meng didn't say anything to defend himself, nor did he show any fear. Ding Meng just stood there and looked straight into his eyes.
For some reason, this Supreme Senator of the Norstar Empire gave him a very familiar feeling. His gaze was just as deep, but it also gave off a dangerous vibe. It was just like the impression Boss Yin Feng gave him. It was impossible to see through this mysterious person.
Wen Yang stared at Ding Meng for a long time before slowly saying, "Have you been here before?"
Ding Meng remained silent.
"You have indeed been here before!" Wen Yang's tone became more certain.
Ross couldn't help but say, "Sir, Ding Meng is a citizen of the Empire. As an investigator, he has put in a lot of effort into this operation."
He was pleading for Ding Meng. Wen Yang said meaningfully, "Do you think I'm blaming him?"
Everyone was stunned. Ross was also stunned. "But he …"
Wen Yang calmly interrupted Ross. "Yalin needs to change her personality. She's the pride of the heavens, but she doesn't know the hardships of the poor. I've heard a little about Dai Jinsheng. Sigh, I don't know when it started, but the Empire actually promoted a Major General like Hu Ming. Wouldn't it be better to have a few more rising stars like Qu Xiaoqing?"
He seemed to be sighing, but an old man in black stepped forward and bowed his head. "Sir, I'm really sorry. I'm responsible for promoting Major General Hu. It's my fault for not being strict enough and for not using the right people. Please punish me."
Ding Meng noticed that the old man wasn't wearing ordinary cloth. It seemed to be some kind of rare metal. Anyway, he had never seen this kind of material before. More importantly, his telekinesis couldn't scan it, so he couldn't estimate the old man's strength.
Wen Yang waved his hand. "At this point, there's no point in discussing this."
The old man in black didn't dare to say anything else and silently retreated.
Wen Yang looked at Ding Meng again. "Since you dared to hurt and kill people, you must not only have the ability, but also the courage. I'll give you a small task now. Are you willing to carry it out?"
Ding Meng knew that he couldn't make any more mistakes at this point. He immediately replied, "Please speak!"
Wen Yang pointed into the distance. "Lead the way. Take us to the island in the middle of the lake."
It was actually such a request. Ding Meng immediately realized that the Empire's ruler wasn't a merciful person. So many people had died on the way from the spaceport to the island in the middle of the lake. If it was someone else, the result would probably be the same. It was obvious that Ding Meng had crippled Zhong Yalin. Wen Yang definitely wouldn't let him off easily.
However, Ding Meng had no choice now. He turned around and left without saying a word.
At this moment, he had to secretly channel his Psychokinesis to display his majestic vitality. This time, he didn't show the form of his spell. However, the expressions of the Empire's higher-ups still changed because Ding Meng didn't activate the fossils.
Ross heaved a long sigh of relief. He didn't know if he should be grateful for Ding Meng's good luck or Ding Meng's outstanding strength.
He was more inclined to the latter because Roger had been pursuing Qu Xiaoqing. In fact, he was quite satisfied with Qu Xiaoqing. However, after asking around, he found that there was a master secretly helping Qu Xiaoqing. This person was none other than the unknown Ding Meng. After asking around, he learned that Ding Meng was a powerful figure in the Federation.
Several famous masters had been defeated by Ding Meng. This made Ross want to befriend and protect this young man.
Seeing that Ding Meng was fine after entering the forest, Ross smiled and said, "Sir, you have a good eye. You've already seen that he has a way to break through these obstacles."
This flattery was just right. Wen Yang smiled and said, "Since there's a master opening the way, let's follow!"
He said that he was following, but in fact, there were only seven people who had entered the forest. Other than Wen Yang himself, Ross and the old man in black were also in the team. Ding Meng didn't know the other four people.
However, Han Yan didn't follow, which proved that these seven people were not only prominent but also powerful. Perhaps, this was the final team of the Head of State.
Ding Meng was also curious. What kind of plan was the boss of the Hidden Front planning to make the Head of State and his wife bring a group of aides to the depths of the front line to investigate?
While he was pondering this question, Wen Yang was also studying him. "You're an intermediate Telekinesis Warlock, right?
This spell is quite good. "
Hearing this, Ding Meng couldn't help but turn his head and look at him approvingly. "You can tell?"
Wen Yang smiled. "You've hidden the shape of the force field. Although I can't see it, I can sense that this isn't a spell of the Empire. The Federation probably doesn't have this kind of spell either. This should be a product of an alien civilization."
Ding Meng nodded and said, "You have a good eye."
Wen Yang said, "You obtained it from the God Wars Starfield, right?"
It was not surprising that he knew about this. Qu Xiaoqing had come back alive from the God Wars Starfield. The Empire must have noticed what was going on there.
"That's right!" Ding Meng did not deny it.
Wen Yang sighed and said, "At your age, it's reasonable that you're able to come this far …"
The two of them walked at the front, but their conversation confused the group behind them. However, everyone now had a consensus, and that was that the Head of State didn't deal with this young man. Instead, he thought highly of him. The reason was simple. The Head of State rarely spoke so much to a young man he had just met. Moreover, from the content of the conversation, the things they talked about were not trivial at all.