CH 191

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Chapter 191

With old Marshal Cheng and General Cheng working together, it only took half a month for the matter of the mother zerg to come to light.

They first targeted the staff who carried out the daily maintenance checks on the map, and then slowly worked their way up the hierarchy, quickly pinpointing the identity of the mastermind.

The two men also used some unorthodox tactics in the process. Otherwise, things would never have gone as smoothly as they did. 

The mastermind probably didn’t expect to be exposed so quickly. But there was nothing he could do in the face of all the evidence, even if he wanted to defend himself.

The mastermind was none other than Admiral Zheng.

Admiral Zheng acted calmly when he was first arrested, as if he had nothing to do with the incident.

But his face gradually turned grey  and his body fell into disarray with the series of concrete evidence that was laid out in front of him.

He had made full preparations before, not only destroying any evidence related to him but also preparing some evidence to point the finger at one of his subordinates.

He was even prepared to come forward and destroy his own family when the investigation results came out.

However, he still underestimated the strength of his opponents. No, to be precise, the opponents had broken through with their strength.

In his original plan, both Lu Chen and Cheng Yi were supposed to die on the map. Even if the situation had gone awry, at least one of them should have been killed.

At that point, the Lu and Cheng families would see each other as mortal enemies without him doing anything, and they would engage in a duel between families. All he had to do was sit quietly and watch the show.

However, that boy, Cheng Yi, suddenly burst out with such a strong power that he not only successfully destroyed the mother zerg, but also successfully led them out of their predicament.

It was also from that time that his plan went out of control.

The two children of the Lu and Cheng families successfully left the map, which also eased the relationship between the two families.

However, even though the situation was not optimistic for Admiral Zheng, he still didn’t lose his composure because he had made full preparations long ago. The matter was unlikely to be traced back to him even if it was investigated.

Out of absolute confidence in himself, he even suggested that General Cheng should personally investigate the matter.

It was at this time that the second variable appeared.

Old Marshal Cheng, who had been away from the military for many years, unexpectedly appeared out of nowhere. This old man did not look depressed in the least, but rather very energetic even after all these years.

This surprised Admiral Zheng, and at the same time, an ominous feeling rose in his heart.

Sure enough, Marshal Cheng took over the matter as soon as he opened his mouth, leaving Admiral Zheng no chance to refuse.

In fact, Admiral Zheng’s heart already had a vague premonition of something bad. But the matter had not yet reached that stage, and he did not want to scare himself.

However, he never expected that only half a month later, the little ominous premonition in his heart would become a reality.

But even though he had to admit defeat, Admiral Zheng still felt that the problem did not lie with him. It was still unclear how the matter would have developed had these two huge variables not appeared one after another.

But now that the evidence was in front of him, it was useless to think about it. He should think about what he could do now to mitigate the punishment that would fall on him instead of feeling pointless remorse.

As he sat in the interrogation room, Admiral Zheng quickly sorted his thoughts, and then gave a very crisp and clear account of everything he could.

He confessed to things not only related to this matter but also many unrelated events. In short, he was planning to take credit for his crimes in order to alleviate the punishment he was about to receive.

This move would obviously drag many people into the water, but it was effective in alleviating his punishment. Admiral Zheng’s move was a disaster for many of those who had previously “cooperated” with him, but a real blessing to the Cheng family.

Old Marshal Cheng wanted to use this opportunity to return to the Ministry of Military Affairs, so the clearer the investigation, the better.

Cheng Fu’s participation in the investigation was in itself a considerable gain for him.

They just didn’t expect that this matter would involve a bigwig in the pharmaceutical industry. They followed up this bigwig in the pharmaceutical industry and found something related to An Yan.

“Are you saying that this person has secretly organized other people from the pharmaceutical industry to deliberately slander Yan Yan on the virtual net? And it was more than once? “ Cheng Yi frowned slightly when he heard this news, and his tone was a little strange.

Cheng Fu nodded and handed a copy of the information from the investigation to Cheng Yi: “I’m telling you this matter because it has something to do with that child, Yan Yan. But I can’t reveal the rest to you. But don’t worry, no matter how big or small the matter is, the Ministry of Military Affairs will definitely deal with it seriously now that it has been discovered.”

The fact that other things could not be revealed meant that there were indeed other things that existed.

Cheng Yi looked down and read the information. The corners of his mouth couldn’t help but curl up in an ironic arc. He was looking for this person, but they decided to jump out first.

It was good that the Ministry of Military Affairs was there to save him from wasting manpower and resources on such people.

“I understand. Thank you, father.” Cheng Yi put the document away and thanked him earnestly.

Cheng Fu nodded. He was just about to stand up and leave when Cheng Yi said, “Father, I just received notice that the Academy Mecha Competition will hold an award ceremony in three days. Do you have time to attend? “

In this year’s Academy Mecha Competition, the organizers had done nothing, but had somehow taken the black pot.

Because of this black pot, the award ceremony, which was supposed to be held the day after the competition, has been postponed until now.

Fortunately, they didn’t have to hold the pot for long. The Ministry of Military Affairs released the detailed investigation results on the matter, saving them from further responsibility. 

So it was not a total disaster for the Academy Mecha Competition. They gained some publicity and compensation from the military.

Moreover, those who had previously held the organizers irresponsible on the virtual net felt guilty after seeing the results and apologized in time. Therefore, the incident did not affect the popularity of the competition too much.

The incident also attracted many new fans to the event. So, objectively speaking, perhaps the gains from the incident far outweighed the losses for the competition.

After the investigation results were announced by the Ministry of Military Affairs, the competition officials also took advantage of the heat during this period to announce the date of the award ceremony.

As the champions of this year’s competition, Cheng Yi and An Yan naturally received an invitation to attend the ceremony.

Although Cheng Yi had violated the rules of the competition by bringing his mecha into the arena, his mecha had played a very positive role and had not caused any negative effects, so the officials did not classify it as a violation or impose any punishment.

However, Lu Chen, who should have won second place, was not in a good situation. Although he did not actively look for information about the map, he did not promptly report the situation to the competition authorities and instead tried to use it to his advantage.

Such behavior was a serious breach of the rules, and he was disqualified from the prize outright.

Lu Chen himself was not dissatisfied with the competition’s ruling. He was lucky enough to have kept his life, and dared not hope for anything more.

The Lin siblings, who were originally in third place, were awarded second place, while the fourth place was now in third place.

In addition, a special award was also given to Cheng Yi and An Yan for their contribution. They played a very important role in the final encounter with the mother zerg and saved many lives.

In fact, the organizers originally wanted to give the award to Cheng Yi specifically, but he decisively refused. He did not want the award if it was not given to both of them.

Although to others, everything that happened was his doing, Cheng Yi knew better than anyone else how important An Yan’s role was in this matter.

Some things might not be able to be laid out directly, but that didn’t mean that he could pretend that they hadn’t happened like everyone else did.

Hearing Cheng Yi’s words, Cheng Fu thought for a moment and nodded, “I will come over to see that child, Yan Yan.”

Cheng Yi: “…” So you will attend the award ceremony for Yan Yan’s sake and not for me, your son?

Cheng Yi felt a little hurt inside. He then suffered the exact same damage from his mother, grandfather, and brother.

Cheng Lin: “Yan Yan has won the championship. I definitely want to go to the award ceremony.”

Grandpa Cheng: “This child, Yan Yan, has really not let me down. Don’t worry, I will go there for Yan Yan’s sake.”

Cheng Yang: “Yan Yan is really good. I’m going to tell Gu Qing the good news!”

Cheng Yi: “.…”

A depressed Cheng Yi had to go to the little one for comfort and then took the opportunity to toss the person around some more before he was satisfied.

The three days passed quickly, and the Cheng and An families went to the awards ceremony together.

The ceremony went very well. No matter what the second and third place winners were thinking, they at least received their awards without any problems.

After receiving the winner’s trophy and the special award presented to them, Cheng Yi began his acceptance speech: “In addition to my family, that has always supported me, the person I should thank most is my partner, my lover, An Yan.”  “

I was deeply attracted to him from the moment I met him. But I was not good enough for him at that time, so I didn’t dare to confess my love. When I was finally qualified to confess my love to him later, I became timid. I was afraid that he wouldn’t like me and that my confession would scare him…. “

In front of everyone, Cheng Yi made a lengthy confession of at least three thousand words to An Yan. Almost everyone in the audience was dumbfounded, wondering whether they were attending an award ceremony for a mecha competition or a speech with the theme of confession.

The few people who were not stunned looked different.

Cheng Fu and Cheng Lin, including the highly respected Grandpa Cheng, all wanted to disappear on the spot to show that they didn’t know this guy who was talking about love in a serious way.

Even An Mu was so shocked that she couldn’t help but cover her face. This child usually looks quite serious, but how can he be so serious when talking about love?

As the object of confession, An Yan also wanted to run off the stage. However, Cheng Yi had their fingers interlocked, so he couldn’t run away even if he wanted to. He could only stand there and silently blush.

It was so embarrassing to be confessed to in front of so many people!