Chapter 321 The Emperor-Insulting Kidnapping Case! [Medium Cup]

[White Ghost’s parents were kidnapped, and the Imperial Defense Force urgently pursued them.]

[A strangulation targeting the White Ghost, the parents of the imperial hero became hostages.]

[Abnormal public opinion, kidnapping by warship, who did the white ghost offend?]

[Breaking news! An overseas fleet attacked the administrative star on the edge of the empire and abducted the parents of the white ghost! 】

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Royal Palace, Government Hall.

Dozens of powerful officials from the military, the Council of Elders, the Developing Religion, various government departments, and the empire stood in front of the old emperor, all bowing their heads and saying nothing.

This matter is very small, just two civilians of the empire were kidnapped. Considering the size of the empire, this matter is not worthy of being discussed at the highest level government meeting.

Unfortunately, this matter is very big.

Twelve warships formed an organized raid. The military intelligence system was completely breached, and false orders were issued. The two abducted imperial civilians are the biological parents of the most popular political star in the empire, White Ghost. Now,

The entire empire network is paying attention, and the local propaganda department cannot suppress the popularity even if they want to...

People admire heroes.

But people prefer to pry into the personal privacy of heroes to satisfy their huge voyeuristic desires.

Three hours had passed since Hanton's parents were kidnapped. The interception by the Empire's local defense forces had failed. The performance of the opponent's warships was far superior to those of the classic ships of the local defense forces, especially the stealth performance.

The old emperor's expression showed no emotion or anger. He was just sitting there quietly with a faint smile on his lips.

"Where's Hanton?"

The supreme commander of the military immediately stood up: "Your Majesty, Hanton is waiting in the space port. He wants to borrow a warship that can jump to join his ancient technology warship."

"Let him come over," the old emperor frowned, "Can he find those kidnappers? Aren't you afraid that it is a trap set by the New Federation against him? Let him come over, prepare a live broadcast across the country, and let him appear in public and say a few words

Let’s calm down public opinion first.”

"yes!"

The supreme commander turned to look at the two old men behind him. The one on the right seemed to have good legs and immediately turned around and walked towards the door.

"Run a few steps!"

The old emperor suddenly shouted:

"Hundreds of billions of people in the empire are now watching the excitement of your military! The Military Intelligence Bureau has been infiltrated into a sieve! There are tens of thousands of ships of the local defense force, but in the end they have not had a direct confrontation with the robbers!"

The old general ran quickly, his body trembling a little.

The acting chief of the Presbyterian Council reported forward: "Your Majesty, this is definitely a premeditated and organized kidnapping plan. We analyzed the twelve battleships and found a lot of key information."

The old emperor waved his hand, and the acting chief immediately unfolded the projection screen and posted twelve photos.

"Your Majesty, please take a look. The twelve battleships are all 600-meter-class star cruisers. The hull shape and manufacturing process are the same at a glance. They seem to be the product of the same assembly line, but they are different in details.

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"The nine warships forming the sniper array photographed by the defense force fleet are all of the same model. The nine dispersed energy-transmitting main guns can instantly output energy comparable to the traditional main guns of a 1,300-meter-class medium-sized battleship.

This is a relatively advanced main gun technology.

"According to our preliminary investigation, this technology has only been installed in a small number of powerful countries, which can be said to be a complete suppression of the emergency fleets of local defense forces.

"In addition, their hull layout, power system, and somewhat exaggerated jump efficiency... there is no doubt that these are advanced ships.

"More details are about the three ships that entered the atmosphere and participated in the raid. Your Majesty, you see... they do not have frontal main guns."

The old emperor frowned and looked at him: "What's going on?"

"Of these three ships, one is a comprehensive supply command ship, one is a special ground suppression ship, and the other is an information jamming ship."

The acting chief elder sighed:

"Their hull structures are the same as those of the nine main warships, and their overall performance is very similar, but it is obvious that the production shipyards of these ships have achieved modular assembly.

"This requires an extremely high level of ship design. The other party can develop a basic ship into a multi-functional model at the same time. This can only explain one problem!

“They themselves have extremely high industrial standards.

"There are no more than ten countries or forces in the galaxy that can achieve this level of technology."

The old emperor said calmly: "You have said so much, but you just want to say that this kidnapping case was done by the New Federation?"

"It's very likely, it can only be explained this way."

"Is there any difference between this and our previous views?" The old emperor suddenly became furious, "Isn't the style of this ship's hull the same as that of the New Federation?"

Outside the main hall, a middle-aged man lowered his head and entered, shouting from a distance:

"Great Your Majesty! The Foreign Affairs Bureau has just received a diplomatic letter from the New Federation. They expressed their great concern over the vicious kidnapping cases in the Empire. They also said that the ships appearing in the Empire were definitely not their military ships. They asked the Empire to exercise rationality and restraint.

, handle the issue more professionally!”

"Tell them to get lost!"

The emperor suddenly shouted:

"If today's matter cannot be settled, let them hand over all the ship information! Otherwise, we will start a second expedition!"

The middle-aged man quickly lowered his head to accept the order, turned around and ran outside, and began to think about how to choose diplomatic rhetoric.

Generally speaking, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of every country is a very important department, but the Empire is an exception. Even if their Foreign Affairs Bureau is high enough, most of the time they will not be summoned directly by His Majesty.

There is no way, the empire's diplomacy is left to the army.

The emperor called the maid aside and casually browsed the empire's public opinion, his expression getting worse and worse.

"I remember that the discussion about the new emperor's ascension to the throne was just that."

The old emperor raised his hand to hold his forehead:

"You know what I'm most worried about?

"It's your military. The military's face has been completely disgraced by you! They came to the hinterland of our empire and captured two living people under your strict guard!

"The military is the foundation of my country, Sherman! You are shaking the foundation of our country!"

The two old generals could only lower their heads.

They could feel that the old emperor's anger should come from other places, but it was vented to the military who had been working hard and treading on thin ice.

The ships of the local defense force are aging, the response mechanism is incomplete, and the maintenance cost of the near-Earth space port is high, so the far-space space port is chosen... In the final analysis, isn't it caused by insufficient military expenditure?

Of course, no one dares to refute His Majesty the Emperor now.

"Has the Archbishop activated the global defense system?"

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty," a slightly younger Bishop of the Development Theology bowed his head, "I have tried to activate it three times, but the response I received is that a kidnapping case really cannot awaken the Imperial Guard system. Although the public opinion on the Internet is fierce, but

Most of them are waiting for the follow-up, and only a few are anti-imperial remarks, which are all in a controllable stage."

"Controllable?"

The old emperor sneered.

"Then just wait until Hanton comes back! In the whole country, there is no one who can serve!"

The ministers could only lower their heads and hold their breath, for fear that the emperor would suddenly call their names.

As for Princess Daphne...

No one cares about white ghost gossip these days.

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When Yang Ming arrived at the palace hall, the kidnapping had already occurred for four hours.

Several government departments in the empire cooperated to prepare the official emergency broadcast, and Yang Ming also received the script script from the Tentacles organization in advance.

The official attitude of the empire is to ask him to calm public opinion within the empire first and then consider the problems of his family.

The content of the script is actually not excessive. Yang Ming only needs to express one message clearly - he believes that the imperial military and local security systems can solve the problem in time and protect the personal safety of every citizen of the empire.

For the rest, Yang Ming can do whatever he wants to scold the robbers.

According to the emperor's request, when Yang Ming broadcasts, he needs to be in the palace, and the emperor himself needs to appear in the background to express the emperor's importance to the heroes of the empire.

"His Majesty!"

Yang Ming walked straight to the middle of the ministers and performed a feeble imperial military salute.

He whispered: "I didn't expect that my family's kidnapping would alarm Your Majesty and all the ministers."

The old emperor snorted: "What? Are you saying that we have nothing to do and are too lenient?"

Yang Ming quickly lowered his head: "I definitely didn't mean that. Your Majesty, you care about my family. This touches me deeply. I just feel that this matter has wasted too much of the empire's resources."

"Public opinion, public opinion is boiling all over the country now!"

The old emperor waved his hand, and the acting chief elder on the side immediately understood.

The acting chief explained earnestly: "Earl Hanton, I know you must be very worried about your parents now, but you are the earl of the empire. What you have to do now is not to drive a boat to chase those robbers, but to calm them down first.
To be continued...