Chapter 242 What a fucking surprise!
The Sherman Empire Military Intelligence Bureau is the largest intelligence organization in the Sherman Empire. It is affiliated with the Imperial Military Department. Its original job is to monitor the army, and later it developed to monitor all officials and departments related to the army.
The main leader of the Military Intelligence Bureau is a lieutenant general, a powerful general who is directly responsible to the three highest commanders of the Imperial Army.
Under the framework of the Military Intelligence Bureau, twenty-six deputy directors are of the rank of major general or brigadier general. They have overlapping powers and responsibilities and numerous departments, and they jointly preside over the main work of this huge organization.
When talking about the Imperial Military Intelligence Agency, it is inevitable to mention the Central Intelligence Agency of the New Federation.
But the difference is that the Military Intelligence Bureau is mainly responsible for supervising the empire, while the Federal Intelligence Bureau is mainly responsible for intelligence work outside the federation. The two are not comparable in themselves.
Within the Imperial Military, the Military Intelligence Bureau is actually the fastest place to advance military ranks.
An ordinary non-commissioned officer of noble birth and outstanding talents, within the Military Intelligence Bureau system, only needs to have a few military merits evaluated as third class or above, actively participate in administrative work, and have a little luck and support from noble people, then he can hope to reach the rank of colonel before retirement.
Lieutenant Colonel Atro's career was originally on this glorious trajectory.
With the help of his third uncle, this imperial baron has worked diligently in the Military Intelligence Bureau for more than 20 years. He has been promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel and the position of head of the International Court Section. He is stationed in the prosperous Cole Harbour International Court all year round.
Although he already had a wife in the empire, he still developed more than a dozen office romances while working outside, and there was even a warmly decorated lounge in his resident office.
There was no way around it. The cultural atmosphere in Cole Harbor was incompatible with gambling and drugs, and Colonel Artero just followed the local customs.
But suddenly;
Yes, it was very sudden. Just when he was transferred back to China, took up a new position and was preparing to continue his sprint towards higher power, the bad news suddenly came.
There were major mistakes in a job he previously presided over.
That damn white ghost is Captain Hanton!
It was Captain Hamton who was thrown into Cole Harbor Prison by him and finally hastily judged to have died in the prison riot!
Regret, Lieutenant Colonel Atlo regretted it very much at that time.
Fortunately, Atro has a powerful third uncle.
When the results of the investigation into the Cole Harbor Prison Riot came out, my third uncle, who had been dealing with intelligence work for many years, keenly noticed something wrong with the intelligence and immediately ordered Atlo to conduct a detailed investigation.
It didn't matter that the investigation revealed a series of problems.
There was actually a doctor on the Kigrov research ship who had not been brought back to the empire!
Atlo spent some money and got some intelligence from his own connections, and found out that the woman was actually a secret agent of the Guell Alliance and was very likely to have kidnapped Captain Hanton.
If this matter were to be disclosed, Atro's bright future would inevitably be tarnished; the imperial military would not employ any mediocre person, not even a prince.
Atro panicked.
He was not stupid, so of course he saw the problem. How could the intelligence department of the Guell Alliance spend so much effort to get rid of an ordinary low-level officer?
But it doesn’t matter, he has a third uncle.
Atro reported everything truthfully, and his third uncle acted decisively and used his authority to classify the incident as a Class A incident, and marked a large number of imperial confidential documents on the captain named Hamton.
Later, Atlo heard that a vice admiral of the Empire drove a dreadnought and destroyed a battleship of the Guel Alliance with one shot.
He thought that everything was settled here.
But he never expected that Hamton was not dead, and came back as a white ghost a few years later!
The Cole Harbour Prison incident, with an unstoppable trend, appeared on the desks of a group of leaders of the Military Intelligence Agency.
This group of leaders almost devoured Atro alive.
In their view, the fact that the Imperial Military Intelligence Agency had once abandoned White Ghost was the main reason why White Ghost was unwilling to return directly to the Imperial Military.
Originally, the best ending for Atro would be to be transferred to a position with no lucrative benefits and no young female secretary, and then have to take the blame and barely make it to retirement.
But it doesn’t matter, he has a third uncle.
Atlo's third uncle got him a chance to make amends.
Now, Atro was standing in the spaceport of this little-known imperial administrative planet, wearing a neat suit and a neatly middle-parted hair. His fair and beardless face had a smile that was almost stiff. In front of him was a transparent projection screen with two lines of large characters written on it.
Welcome Hero Hanton;
Welcome Captain Catherine.
Beside Atro, there were two beautiful girls with invincible youth, wearing dresses and sneakers, holding bright flowers in their hands.
The entire spaceport is filled with plainclothes officers from the Military Intelligence Agency, and the security system is ten times more stringent than usual.
Even, just in case, Atlo used some connections to ensure that the only merchant ship that arrived at the port in the last four hours was the one that Yang Ming and Catherine were on.
And this is just the preparation before receiving the guests.
In the back, Artero has a series of surprises in store for Captain Hanton.
He had to become Captain Hanton's friend and the staff member with the best relationship with White Ghost in the Military Intelligence Agency in order to keep everything he had.
"Thank you, Uncle San."
Atro sighed in his heart.
And when he thought about how he had arrogantly sat in front of the White Ghost, saying those high-sounding words to him, and even refusing to respond to his sincere eyes...Atro felt a little frightened.
This is a great killer, known as the strongest warrior in the empire, and it has been proven that White Ghost is stronger than the super transformers controlled by the Council of Elders.
Here he comes! Here he comes!
In the aisle ahead, a group of passengers were carrying suspended suitcases, chatting and laughing as they moved forward in the simulated gravity area.
"All departments, get ready!"
Atro shouted at the collar, and the figures hiding everywhere immediately became aware of the threat.
In the corridor, Yang Ming, wearing a mask and a baseball cap, was chatting and laughing with Catherine, who was dressed similarly.
Catherine put her hands in the pockets of her windbreaker. She doesn't like women's handbags, so she always travels light wherever she goes, highlighting her heroic appearance.
"Why is your hometown space station so deserted?"
"Most small places are like this," Yang Ming said calmly, "Do you know what is the reason that restricts the further growth of the empire's population?"
"What?"
“The three elements, such as super administrative stars like Yaha Star, will have a siphon effect, attracting large numbers of young people from generation to generation, and small places will lose their young labor force.
"As for the limited resources and space gathered in the super administrative planet, the middle and low-income groups have to work hard to make a living, and the cost of raising children will become their biggest obstacle to having children. Although there are huge populations that can even exceed 700 million or 800 million, the population growth rate has been negative year after year.
“Small places have space and resources, but because there are few young people and most of the population is middle-aged and elderly, the growth rate is actually negative.
"The population of the empire has always been cyclical. Even if a new administrative planet is opened up with preferential policies, it will take at least several hundred years of development to become a small place in the empire."
Katherine blinked.
Although this was not the question she asked, but...
He knows a lot.
"Let's go," Yang Ming walked out of the glass door and said with a smile, "We can give them a surprise when we get back. You promised me that you would temporarily play the role of my girlfriend."
"Well," Catherine said calmly, "I hope your parents are happy."
"They will definitely do that," Yang Ming felt a little nervous for some reason.
Hanton's family.
This was a special group that he had always been reluctant to face, but now had to face... Hmm? Why were there still people welcoming him?
"Captain Hanton!"
A middle-aged man who looked familiar in front of me raised his hands, made a gesture of hugging in the air, and shouted in his mellow baritone:
"Welcome, the hero who has walked out of this planet! You are the pride of this place!"
Snap! Snap! Snap!
Seven or eight young men and women ran over, opened the portable fake fireworks in their hands, and set off ribbons and petals.
The two girls each showed their eight white teeth, ran forward quickly, and presented the flowers to Yang Ming and Catherine.
Catherine took it calmly. She had experienced many such welcome ceremonies when she was handling some tasks before.
Yang Ming had already recognized who this greasy middle-aged man was.
Cole Harbor, Imperial Military Intelligence Bureau, that lieutenant colonel who talks all the time about the glory of the Empire!
"Hahaha!" Atro stepped forward and tried to hug.
Yang Ming smiled with narrowed eyes, holding the flowers in his left hand, and actively extended his right hand.
"Lieutenant Colonel, long time no see."
"Oh, you actually remember me!" Atlo changed his gestures naturally, tightly grasped Yang Ming's right hand, and shook it vigorously, "Welcome, welcome back to visit relatives, great white ghost, dear Hanton! I sincerely apologize to you for my arrogance and arrogance back then. I hope you can understand that sometimes our work..."
"Okay, Lieutenant Colonel, I'm not someone who likes to haggle over small details. I'm a soldier of the Empire and I should obey orders."
Yang Ming said in a gentle voice:
“I hope my performance in Cole Harbour did not bring shame upon the Empire.
“When the intelligence department of the Guel Alliance tried every means to capture me, three groups of people who claimed to be the chiefs of the Military Intelligence Bureau appeared in front of me. I couldn’t tell which one was the imperial soldier, so I could only hide my biggest secret.
"A lot of things happened afterwards, which gave me a lot of opportunities. Maybe this is fate. It has already arranged everything, so I have no complaints about it."
"Oh, you really do!"
Atro was so moved that he almost wanted to give Yang Ming a big lip.
But fortunately, Yang Ming would not believe any expression of this middle-aged old man.
He was just showing goodwill to the Military Intelligence Agency.
"Come this way," Atro said, stepping aside. "We have arranged everything for your visit, and there are a few small surprises that I have prepared for you personally. Please follow me."
"This is Miss Catherine."
"Oh, I know. This is the famous Imperial Blade, the captain of the Super Transformer Squad," Atro smiled with narrowed eyes, greeted Catherine, and then continued to chat with Yang Ming.
The Military Intelligence Bureau has nothing to do with the Council of Elders.
When Yang Ming took a look, he saw white ghost elements everywhere.
A clip of White Ghost killing insects was playing on the big screen, and all kinds of genuine White Ghost peripherals were displayed in the shop window;
In the vertical train that dropped to the surface of the spaceport, a 'passing' choir of young people sang praises to the achievements of the White Ghost;
Along the way, Arturo used all the social skills he had acquired over the years to keep the atmosphere relaxed, pleasant and enthusiastic.
However, after reaching the surface, things began to become outrageous.
City government officials from Hanton's hometown lined the streets to welcome him. A group of enthusiastic and beautiful girls danced a cheerful samba in the cold weather. The white slender waists made Yang Ming feel a little hot.
Walking down the red carpet, leaving autographs, unveiling the statue of the White Ghost, standing on the podium, and delivering an immature speech to the group of enthusiastic young people below...
Yang Ming really got the feeling of being a hero returning home.
Originally, Atero and local officials had planned a parade around the city, but Yang Ming was worried that it might cause an accident and refused with a firm attitude.
Before Hanton had a chance to go home, he was taken to the best local hotel and a table full of delicacies from land and sea was set up.
A lieutenant colonel from the Military Intelligence Bureau accompanied them, local officials and garrison officers were present, the most popular entertainment star on the planet sang at the table, and a girl group of more than a dozen beautiful girls danced passionately.
The white ghost lineup is fully booked.
After three rounds of wine and five dishes, the officials and officers, at Atro's suggestion, took their own leave.
After drinking some nerve inhibitors, Yang Ming's mind was still very clear.
If Atlo was apologizing for what happened before , then Yang Ming had already forgiven this guy. After all, even if it was someone else, they would most likely make the same choice as Atlo.
Atlo had already started to get serious, holding Yang Ming's hand, and began to sigh:
"Brother Hanton, I'm sorry. How could I be so confused? I..."
"There's no need to talk about the past," Yang Ming said softly, "Every choice I made in the past has made me who I am today. Lieutenant Colonel Atro, we are already friends, aren't we?"
"Yes, it is."
Catherine on the side rolled her eyes in boredom, lifted her hair, and continued to eat the delicious food in front of her.
"Brother Hanton, in order to express my apology and to make up for the mistakes I made back then, I have used countless connections to prepare a few surprises for you to help you vent your anger."
Little surprise?
Isn’t this journey surprising enough?
Yang Ming didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Don't make a big fuss about it. I just want to go home quietly."
"What a fuss, assistant! Bring in gifts number one and two first!"
Atlo shouted, and two plainclothes officers immediately ran in from the door.
This little surprise was normal. The Military Intelligence Bureau gave Yang Ming an Empire luxury brand hovercraft and the most valuable villa in the local area for Hunton's parents to live in.
Hamton's parents are actually businessmen with some assets, and Yang Ming didn't think there was anything wrong with this.
Atro rolled up his sleeves and shouted to the outside with full energy: "Bring up gift number three!"
The door of the guest room opened, two military police officers made way, and a young woman who looked a little haggard appeared in front of Yang Ming.
Yang Ming was stunned.
Uh, Hanton's second mistress, the navigator who served on the Keygrove experimental ship, was the one who sold him out in front of everyone.
"She betrayed you, brother Hanton," Artero whispered. "The most intolerable thing in the Military Intelligence Agency is betrayal. How you want to punish her is up to me."
Catherine was eating happily beside him, and she looked at the girl leisurely for a few times. Thinking that this was Yang Ming's private matter, she didn't care much about it.
"this……"
"Don't, don't kill me, Hanton!"
Mistress No. 2 burst into tears on the spot:
"For the sake of our past relationship, please don't kill me, Hamton! We have very happy memories. I was under pressure to identify you as the third mate on the ship! You know, I'm just timid... We had so many pleasant nights together, and we got to know each other's bodies..."
Catherine was obviously choked and kept coughing with her head down.
