It was five o'clock in the morning, this time in winter, and the sky outside the window was still very dark.

Jiang Jianming lay in the treatment cabin, staring dimly at the window lattice of Emerald Palace for a long time.

After a while, the lid of the treatment cabin opened.A slender hand stretched down from the side, brushed away his sweaty black hair, and touched the temperature of his forehead.

Garcia deliberately sat on the head of the treatment cabin. Jiang Jianming, who was lying on his back, could only lift his neck and tilt his head back forcefully to barely see the pair of beautiful emerald eyes.

Garcia withdrew his eyes and hands, and said lightly: "It's not burning. How do you feel now?"

Jiang Jianming's eyes were empty, and he said dejectedly: "...very hungry."

Garcia said indifferently: "You deserve it, you don't eat dinner when you're sick."

"Never had lunch."

Jiang Jianming's eyes were weak, he pressed his stomach that was throbbing with hunger with his right hand, pressed the button with his left hand, and crawled out of the opened treatment cabin weakly, "...things were too messy yesterday, and you still lost your temper."

At the end of last night, it was Garcia who carried him back to the room and let the robot move a treatment cabin to stuff him in.At that time, he had been exhausted by the exhaustion of drowning and freezing, fever and quarrels, and fell asleep as soon as he touched the pillow.

"The only food is toast and porridge." Garcia motioned to the table coldly, "Go and eat."

After such a quarrel, they stabbed each other with knives in each other's hearts. Unexpectedly, after the quarrel, they felt much refreshed. At this time, they seemed to return to the previous time for a short time.

Jiang Jianming washed up briefly, then staggered and sat down at the table to have breakfast.Garcia kept staring at him not too far away, as if he was guarding against whether he would suddenly faint at a certain moment.

Perhaps it was the existence of that "deal" that gave His Highness a step down.

Jiang Jianming thought to himself: Although he hasn't agreed yet.

He ate and rested for a while.He went to the hanger to get the coat and put it on, it was still the plain long cotton coat.

Garcia frowned unhappily, and said without emotion: "Going out again?"

While changing his shoes, Jiang Jianming highlighted Zheng Yue's affairs to Garcia and said, "Old Marshal Chen asked me to take someone to find him today."

He pushed open the door, and a ray of morning light peeked in from outside, illuminating the black hair and eyelashes, "I will keep my wrist phone on all the time, you can see my real-time coordinates...don't worry."

Garcia turned his head in silence, without answering.

The sound of the door closing echoed in the empty room, inexplicably harsh.

Two hours later.

In the military headquarters, in the one-man office of Marshal Chen.

Old Marshal Chen: "There is indeed a record of a starship that does not match. Come and see."

Jiang Jianming's eyes fell on the virtual screen that was swiped over, and quickly scanned the data information on it: "It's true. I didn't expect this kind of thing to happen in the imperial capital...and it's His Majesty's birthday."

After reading it, he exhaled lightly and raised his face.

What came into view was the spacious office: the stereoscopic projection star map on the wall, the contact machine placed on the table, and the old marshal Chen Hanke with gray hair sitting opposite him.

The last time he walked into this office was when he said goodbye to Lai An.

The old Marshal's style is simple and tough. In the past three years, the furnishings in the office have hardly changed except that they are a little outdated.

"No, there is another possibility."

The old marshal's eyes were bright, and he knocked on the table and said: "It is precisely because it is the imperial capital, and it is precisely because it is His Majesty's birthday, that there are plots by villains. This is likely to be a serious problem. Fortunately, we have discovered it."

"The opponent is very cunning. The anti-reconnaissance work is done well. The key data is either erased or has the possibility of being replaced. It is difficult to find out the whereabouts of this batch of real crystal mines."

"As for the interference wave targeting the mecha, that kid Xie Yuduo is urging him every day, but you also know that this thing only appeared in the past few months, and the Black Shark Base has been researching it day and night. But because I haven't been able to get itThe sample of the interference wave transmitter is technically very difficult to crack in a short time."

Jiang Jianming's eyes sank: "Is that so..."

He pushed the virtual screen back to the old marshal, crossed his fingers, lost in thought.

One day the interference wave cannot be deciphered, and the lives of the Silver Beidou soldiers fighting in the distant interstellar are in danger one day.

Major General Xie, Instructor Huolin, Lieutenant Raymond, Tang Zhen and other officers during the adaptation period... even the three officers who tried to deprive him of military achievements, the white fat, black and thin, and bearded officers, and even the kind female head nurse in the treatment area.

Those are the people who fought bravely for this empire.Blood should not be shed by cold arrows from the dark.

"Old Marshal, I think this is a good opportunity."

After groaning for a moment, Jiang Jianming calmly raised his eyes, "Look, if we can pursue this case, is it possible to seize the jamming wave transmitter from the real murderer behind the scenes, and even get more information?"

Old Marshal Chen raised his brows "huh", he looked deeply at Jiang Jianming, and showed a smile full of admiration: "Well said."

In the face of a difficult situation, instead of being intimidated, he can think of the results of victory first... This is the style of a general, and the young man in front of him once again surprised him.

The old marshal opened the desk drawer and took out a set of folded military uniforms stored in a transparent pocket.

The gold buckle on a white background is like a symbol of prosperity woven by eternal day and blazing sun.

Jiang Jianming recognized the imposing white-gold military uniform at a glance. It was the standard of the Jinrilun Imperial Guard.

"Your Excellency, this is a special period. To be honest, it is very difficult for me, old man, to find someone who is both capable and absolutely trustworthy to investigate this matter."

"Follow good deeds to the end and send the Buddha to the west. Since Major Zheng Yue was rescued by Your Excellency, if you are willing, you can investigate this matter."

The old marshal patted the stack of military uniforms, "I'll give you the position of a temporary inspector, with full authority to thoroughly investigate this case. There is no superior, and you are directly responsible to me, how about it?"

Jiang Jianming raised his eyebrows, a little surprised: "You just trust me like that."

The old man smiled and said nothing.

Jiang Jianming's heart skipped a beat.After pondering for a few seconds, he suddenly understood Old Marshal Chen's eclectic approach.

Putting aside the issues of qualifications and prejudices, and thinking about it carefully, I am really... quite a suitable candidate.

Unlike all the officers serving in the empire, first of all, he does not have any factions and does not participate in power struggles. He can be sure that he will not be bribed and will not be afraid of future suppression.

Furthermore, he is a widow with no father or mother, and his teachers and friends all have extraordinary status.Whether the traitor lurking in Jinrilun or the traitor, there is no way to threaten him, and he even has to weigh whether he will catch fire.

Not only that, but he was the only officer to have personally seen a jammer on the front line, and possibly even fought against the enemy behind the scenes.

Although he doesn't have much more information than others now, but the battle situation is changing rapidly, and it is very likely that a little intuition in the dark is an opportunity to reverse life and death.

Jiang Jianming shook his head and smiled.

"Well, since the old marshal has shown great love, I am honored."

"That would be great." Chen Hanke nodded with satisfaction, took a few sips of the tea on the table.

Putting down the glass, the old man suddenly said another matter in a casual tone, as if he was talking about this morning.

"Oh, my lord, your rank in Yin Beidou...I think it's a lieutenant."

"Yes." Jiang Jianming nodded.

"Xiao Xie mentioned to me that you once went deep into the enemy's line with His Highness Garcia, cracked the Space Pirates' tactics when trapped, and saved the lives of hundreds of Yin Beidou people."

The old marshal stroked his chin and said, "This is a great achievement, and you should have been promoted exceptionally. But the front line of the Silver Beidou, your Excellency, Xiao Jiang, don't blame me for speaking straight, it's really too difficult."

"..."

Jiang Jianming lowered his eyes and didn't speak with a half smile.

The old marshal stood up, sighed, walked to Jiang Jianming, and patted the young man on the shoulder: "But I also know that you must not be willing to let you go to the rear to work as a civilian.His Highness always wanted you to join Jin Rilun before anything happened. Now it’s time to make up for it.”

"When you solve this case, you can be... a lieutenant colonel in Jin Rilun."

Jiang Jianming turned his eyes away quickly, and said softly and urgently: "Old Marshal!"

The old marshal laughed and pinched his shoulders: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, the military rank on the Yinbeidou side is reserved for you if you want it."

Jiang Jianming smiled bitterly: "I know, I didn't mean that..."

From lieutenant to lieutenant colonel, three consecutive promotions.

This is an unprecedented promotion since the establishment of the new empire.

It's not just an ordinary transfer from one legion to another. Judging from what the old marshal meant, he was planning to let him have a bilateral military rank.

Serving at the same time in the "Silver Spear and Golden Shield", the strongest pair of the empire, the Silver Beidou and the Golden Rilun... This is not only a first-of-its-kind experience, but also something that many soldiers of the Empire could not even imagine in their dreams.

Such a shocking promotion, such an unheard of honor.

Jiang Jianming was not carried away.

He thought to himself somewhat dumbfoundingly: Sure enough, although on the surface he no longer pursued the fact that he cheated of the transfer order...

But the old marshal still wanted to keep himself in the empire, rather than the front line of the star.

Whether this is for caring about himself, or for the secrets of the empire, or both... It is not easy for him to speculate.

It was as if he was smart enough not to ask why Garcia existed. If the old marshal could say it, he would have said it on his own initiative.

So in the end, Jiang Jianming just bent his lips casually, and wrote lightly: "Well... let's talk about the promotion. I will settle this matter first."

"By the way, Major Zheng Yue who is waiting outside, please assign me as my deputy. For an unfair piece of information that has nothing to do with him, he can withstand the pressure of his superiors and lose his lifeWe must also investigate to the end, he is a bloody man."