Chapter 802 Lin Qiye's Personal Inspection
Chapter 802 Lin Qiye's Personal Inspection
As the three old transport ships slowly decelerated under the pull of gravitational waves, Jiang Yulan stood in front of the porthole in the main control room, looking at the boundless, somewhat hazy border sky outside, a hint of undisguised contempt flashing in her eyes.
"This level of psionic energy... it really is a wasteland." The female warrior behind her fanned herself while muttering a complaint, "Even the starlight has a cheap, shabby feel to it. I wonder if my skin will become rough after staying in a place like this for a month."
However, this languid feeling, fueled by a sense of superiority, was quickly shattered by a sudden alarm.
"Beep—! Beep—!"
"Reporting to the Fifth Elder! An unidentified signal has been detected ahead! The identification code is... Galaxy Patrol Team 0751!"
The female warrior in charge of communications was stunned, a hint of surprise in her voice: "Strange, the radar shows they're only 20,000 kilometers away. How could such a backward star system have such precise early warning capabilities, locking onto us so accurately the moment we left subspace?"
Before the words were even finished, the public frequency communication was forcibly connected, and a deep, cold voice with a businesslike tone echoed in the cabin:
"I am the S-09 interceptor ship from the Outer Starport Control Office of System 0751."
"Three civilian ships ahead. You have entered the gravitational edge of the 0751 military control zone. Please immediately shut down your main engines, maintain a floating state, present your interstellar trade licenses, and undergo identity verification."
Jiang Yulan raised an eyebrow and snorted coldly, her phoenix eyes filled with displeasure: "They certainly have a high opinion of themselves. Send them an official letter from Sector 011. Tell them we are 'Shengda Trading,' and tell them to get lost and stop wasting my time."
"Yes."
However, after the official letter was sent...
Ten minutes have passed.
Twenty minutes have passed.
The somewhat rugged-looking patrol ship not only did not withdraw, but instead surrounded it.
"The Control Office replied: Due to ongoing resource audits, all external vessel cabins must undergo boarding audits and personnel registration. Please cooperate; otherwise, we will take enforcement measures."
"Boarding for inspection?!"
Inside the control room, the group of female warriors from the Jiang family who had been discussing the nourishing cream suddenly erupted into chaos.
"What a joke! A bunch of natives, do you think you're qualified to inspect our ship?"
"Fifth Elder, let's just ram them! These dilapidated patrol ships can't even touch our shields!"
At that moment, however, a very subtle unease arose in Jiang Yulan's heart.
This efficiency and this forceful tone seem completely at odds with the "disorganized and backward" 0751 star system described in the intelligence report.
But then he thought about it again and realized that there were thousands of Jiang family members on his three ships, including countless Martial Gods and Half-Step Martial Gods.
Even if Lin Qiye, the master of this galaxy, were to come in person, it would be no different.
"Let them investigate."
Jiang Yulan's lips curled into a mocking smile as she sat back down in the large leather chair, her long legs elegantly crossed.
"Tell them that we are going to the 0755 star system, and that we are a group of businessmen who have come seeking cooperation."
"Open gate number three and let them in!"
As the machinery vibrated as it closed, a figure dressed in black combat gear slowly walked through the access tunnel into the "dilapidated merchant ship" that was filled with the scent of cosmetics.
Jiang Yulan narrowed her eyes, looking at the inspector with a calm, cat-and-mouse demeanor.
This person was Lin Qiye.
The moment he stepped onto the ship, his divine sense, like an invisible thread, scanned the entire structure of the transport ship and the thousands of life forms within the cabin in less than a ten-thousandth of a second.
"really……"
Lin Qiye sneered inwardly, his gaze lingering on Jiang Yulan, who was dressed in a purple dress and exuded a noble air, for less than half a second.
Based on the chart of core members of the Jiang family elders' council provided by Jiang Yao, this person's identity is now obvious.
Jiang Yulan, the fifth elder of the Jiang family.
However, he showed no emotion on his face, but solemnly took out an electronic recorder and gave Jiang Yulan a not-so-standard military salute in a businesslike manner.
"I am a patrol inspector, number 9527."
Lin Qiye's voice was low and hoarse with a hint of weariness, perfectly portraying a grassroots official pulled in to work overtime amidst a turbulent situation:
"Resource audits are currently underway, and all intergalactic caravans are subject to random checks. I'm simply following the rules, and I hope my fellow merchants can understand."
Jiang Yulan, seated at the head of the table, coldly sized up Lin Qiye. The arrogance of a founding family elder made her too lazy to even look at this "native official."
She merely nodded slightly, uttering a perfunctory nasal sound from deep within her throat: "Mmm."
However, a young woman in her early twenties standing next to Jiang Yulan, dressed in an extremely spoiled manner, couldn't help but speak up at this moment.
She is Jiang Yulan's distant niece and one of the direct descendants of geniuses who came out of town for a "vacation" with the team. Her cultivation level has reached the half-step Martial God.
Her beautiful eyes were filled with disgust. She reached out and covered her nose, as if the dusty smell on Lin Qiye was tainting the cabin's fragrance.
"Investigate, then! Hurry up! Everything in here is top-tier custom-made goods from the main star region. Each box is worth more than your entire lifetime's salary! If you carelessly damage it, you... and your entire family behind you, couldn't afford to pay for it even if they were all enslaved!"
The woman's words were full of arrogance, and she didn't treat the inspector in front of her like a human being at all.
Lin Qiye lowered his head slightly, using the act of looking at the recorder to conceal the fleeting smile in his eyes.
"Yes."
His tone remained humble:
"Our 075 star sector is a remote and impoverished area; we've truly never seen so many treasures before."
"We'll check it right away, we'll check it right away..."
Looking at Lin Qiye's timid and hesitant back, Jiang Yulan's faint sense of crisis completely vanished.
"Looks like I was overthinking things."
She even shook her head with a hint of self-deprecation.
"It seems this trip was truly a comfortable and relaxing vacation."
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