Chapter 267: As Wished
As a high-ranking official of human civilization, and even the third-ranked committee member, Jin Qiaoying knew much more about the existence of the Fox Pirate Group at this stage than the other committee members.
But even she only knew information limited to the existence of the Conqueror, as well as the hidden population, military fleet, and some high technology research projects.
And as time passed, although only two years had gone by, under A’dai’s powerful coordination and management, the hidden base in the Ross 154 system had already undergone tremendous changes.
Fan Ren pondered the relevant information in his mind, considering which parts he should reveal.
After the Star Gate was formally set up and put into use, even Fan Ren traveling between the two systems still had to take a detour to the Alpha Centauri Star Gate location for transfer.
One could imagine how high the secrecy level of the hidden base was.
Even if an alien ship accidentally entered the Ross 154 planetary system, even if they used large-scale scanning devices to scan the system, due to the strong signal shielding field and its extremely special location, they fundamentally could not scan its position.
The current hidden base, unless a ship approached within ten thousand kilometers and used visual observation, could not possibly be detected by other scanning devices.
Of course, excluding advanced scanning technology products owned by certain high-level civilizations. Fan Ren knew of one: gravitational wave scanning equipment, which could detect anomalies there.
However, such devices were generally used to identify planetary mass, calculating the original mass by comparing planetary diameters, then using gravitational wave scanning devices to calculate the real mass through gravitational wave feedback, and judging whether mineral resources were abundant based on the discrepancy between the two data points.
For example, the Hans Civilization had once spent a fortune to buy a set of such product facilities, and they went to the Solar System along with the expedition fleet. However, the ship carrying this equipment was a small frigate, which bolted back to the Hans System the moment the interception battle occurred.
Fan Ren’s gaze lingered on Jin Qiaoying in front of him, his thoughts drifting far away, and the office remained silent for a long time.
As his partner of many years, Jin Qiaoying naturally knew that the chairman was not distracted at this moment, but habitually thinking.
But being stared at like this made her instinctively twist her body to show off her proud figure as much as possible.
The atmosphere in the office suddenly became ambiguously silent.
Fan Ren, gradually noticing this situation, snapped back to awareness. With somewhat greedy eyes, he glanced once more at that proud, erect, towering pair before withdrawing his gaze amid Jin Qiaoying’s slightly flushed face.
“Resign?”
“Mm, ah?”
“The Ministry of Economy and Trade is no longer suitable for you. There is a place that needs you more.”
Fan Ren’s sudden words left Jin Qiaoying somewhat at a loss, but in the next instant, seeing the man’s smiling expression, she instinctively calmed down.
This man would not let her come to harm.
“On the human civilization side, the Ministry of Economy and Trade’s temporary work focus is mainly on budget and Star Coin allocation quotas—things with no practical significance but extremely complex.
Compared to that, I think the Fox Pirate Group side can better utilize your professional abilities.”
Although Fan Ren’s words reassured her, she was still somewhat puzzled.
The hidden base on the Fox Pirate Group side basically had no exchange with the outside world, and A’dai was the core leading industrial development.
As for the Azure Phoenix Legion, that was not something she could get involved in.
At most, some basic research teams in gravity and space were worth noting.
And just based on that, it was completely not worth her pulling away to go there. She was very confident; obviously, at this stage, human civilization needed her more.
Seeing this, Fan Ren felt it was inconvenient to say too much here. He thought for a moment and then said, “Come with me to take a look, and you’ll understand.”
A Peregrine Falcon spaceship already equipped with a Warp Engine passed through the Star Gate and appeared in the Ross 154 planetary system.
The moment the spaceship appeared, this Peregrine Falcon did not activate its Warp Engine to head to the next destination.
Its tail hybrid power engine group suddenly erupted with fierce plasma tail flames, propelling the spaceship to turn into a meteor in an instant, speeding toward a yellowish-brown rocky planet ahead.
Inside the spaceship, although the nano buffer helped Fan Ren offset the powerful gravity from the sudden acceleration, looking at the dashboard data with redlines maxed out, his face still couldn’t help turning pale.
Only at this point, in this relatively unfamiliar system, did the woman beside him, who seemed mature and steady, fully reveal her wild side.
Fan Ren’s mind involuntarily recalled the day they first met.
Jin Qiaoying drove a fiery red low-slung sports car that sped past the two of them, scaring him and Liu Jun into dodging to the side.
Unknowingly, more than 120 years had passed.
He instinctively glanced at the woman beside him immersed in joy. Even though her face had always been well maintained, at this moment, several crow’s feet had quietly appeared at the corners of her charming eyes.
Fan Ren felt some guilt in his heart.
In contrast, Zeng Yingying, who had been sent into hibernation pods multiple times by him, was now only a little over 70 years old in actual age.
In this era when the human average lifespan had reached 170 years, Zeng Yingying had always been well protected by Fan Ren.
And now, this woman who had diligently and uncomplainingly helped Fan Ren ever since joining Xinghai Technology had never used the hibernation pod, a technological product that could indirectly delay aging.
Looking at the infinitely charming mature face beaming with a heartfelt smile at this moment, this guilty emotion weighed even heavier in Fan Ren’s heart.
Similarly, in his memories, this woman seemed to have no other friends. The only bodyguard she got along with, Dan Qin, had also been assigned by Fan Ren to the Intelligence Department.
Since then, although he had assigned her a female bodyguard with a similar personality, it seemed Jin Qiaoying no longer got along with her as she had with Dan Qin before.
“Sister Jin.”
“Mm?”
Inside the spaceship, Fan Ren watched her joyfully turn her head. His lips moved, those three words—whether “I’m sorry” or something else—ultimately did not come out.
After handing over all work, this human civilization committee member—who resigned due to “age” and personal relationships—and Minister of the Ministry of Trade had all her information quietly and silently deleted by Fan Ren from human civilization’s database without anyone noticing.
Perhaps because of this, Jin Qiaoying was dressed very boldly today.
The tight tank top on her upper body and black hip-hugging skirt accentuated her tall, perfect figure in a way that made one’s blood surge.
This woman, who always gave a serious and dignified impression, glanced at Fan Ren and then took a deep breath.
She handed the spaceship over to the autopilot system, advancing into deep space at inertial speed.
Then, under Fan Ren’s gaze that somewhat dared not look directly, the nano buffer cabin’s hatch slowly descended.
