Abyss Solo

Inside the building surrounded by layers of Defense Force regular troops, in a temporarily modified interrogation room.

Yang Ming sat calmly on the interrogation chair, with several Guel Alliance officers in front of him, their faces tense, awaiting instructions from above.

One person took down thirty-three well-trained agents, killing six and seriously injuring sixteen; it was explosive, not just in the intelligence world, but even in the movie world.

Those agents came from the New Federation.

In the hearts of many officers, the New Federation had always been second in the Milky Way, due to the Sherman Empire's continuous expeditions and two insect swarm incidents, leading to a significant decline in the New Federation's military strength, but they still knew not to underestimate a skinny camel being bigger than a horse.

This General in front of them hailed from the Wind Alliance, a dominant force in the Milky Way region.

The Wind Alliance's excellent paper statistics and great performance against the insect swarm made it a model for many small and medium-sized regimes, its current interstellar influence may be lesser than the New Federation, but its future potential is immense.

Furthermore, these officers had been warned from above.

'Show some respect to this young General.'

This was evidently a very serious diplomatic incident.

Was Yang Ming the victim? Was it a case of justified self-defense after being attacked?

These didn't matter; what mattered were the value and influence of the two regimes within their Guel Alliance.

"General Yang Ming."

An older officer cleared his throat, breaking the heavy silence in the interrogation room as he spoke:

"Under our country's laws, these items you're carrying, these pieces of equipment, especially these trigger-type military single-soldier shield generators, are absolutely contraband.

"You said you were here on vacation, so can you explain why you brought such things?"

"For self-defense," Yang Ming shrugged, "really, just purely for self-defense, you saw, because I protected my homeland, the New Federation hates me to the core, these idiots waving the banners of freedom and democracy love using such dirty tricks."

"Alright."

"Moreover, I've already handed over my personal recorder to you, the battle process is clear, it was they who attacked me."

Yang Ming gently said:

"I like this country, the Guel Alliance, with the Milky Way's oldest historical and cultural heritage, also boasts a wonderful social atmosphere accommodating all kinds of aesthetics. Here I've met a professor and seen many unusual but interesting things.

"I haven't caused any trouble here.

"Besides, my country's diplomatic mission should be on its way, right?"

"Yes, General Yang Ming, the Wind Alliance has already submitted an asylum application to us, asking for protection of your personal safety. Your Wind Alliance has dispatched two Generals and six diplomats over here... It's clear, General Yang Ming is highly valued within the Wind Alliance."

Yang Ming nodded with a smile and continued, "So what do I need to do now?"

"We will protect your safety and hope you'll cooperate with us."

An officer paused briefly then went on:

"To be honest, we don't like the New Federation's arrogant and domineering behavior.

"Their Central Intelligence Agency is the strongest intelligence system in the Milky Way, so they often act recklessly with this power. Their assassination attempt on you this time is the best evidence of that.

"However... General Yang Ming, I must be honest with you, the incident has caused us substantial pressure from the New Federation.

"Due to the presence of the Sherman Empire, and last time when the Sherman Empire invaded the New Federation, we dispatched troops to assist the New Federation, placing us squarely against the Empire, so now we are somewhat bound to the New Federation, which doesn't exactly bode well for you."

Yang Ming asked: "So, your protection is also a form of surveillance?"

"Yes, General Yang Ming."

"And then?" Yang Ming's gaze grew sharper, "Is there still a possibility that you will hand me over to the New Federation?"

The officer said: "Rest assured, our Guel Alliance is an independent, autonomous nation; the New Federation cannot dictate our actions. In fact, they need us more."

"Alright," Yang Ming shrugged, "I actually don't mind, I already have a lot of unresolved business with the New Federation."

The officers exchanged glances.

The so-called interrogation had reached a somewhat awkward stalemate.

...

At the hotel where Yang Ming was previously staying.

Mimili paced back and forth by the table, which was covered with weapons she could currently muster, including several laser rifles, some high-explosive throwing weapons, and some ground power devices.

If it weren't for the constant sound of Lyu's voice coming from the maid robot nearby, Mimili would have already caused trouble for those agents.

"Miss Mimili, please don't worry, all actions are within our control range."

"If everything is under control, then why was he captured by the Guel people? He can't be exposed now, or there will be more danger!"

"Yes," Lyu hurriedly explained, "because the mission in Guel wasn't just about carrying out our own plan, or rather, we wanted the Wind Alliance to get Guel Alliance's support, which was a chance discovery by coincidence."

"Guel and the New Federation are in cahoots!"

Mimili said anxiously:

"Their ideologies are similar; among the three major ideological camps in the Milky Way, Empire, Democracy, Freedom, Guel isn't closely aligned with any, so Guel is closest to the New Federation of the Democratic Camp.