Gundam: The Wind That Blows Through Space

Chapter 656 Undercurrent (I)

"Snapped!"

With the extremely crisp sound of slapping, Litlard covered his face and stared angrily at the culprit in front of him. The incredulous look in his eyes was almost exactly the same as Amuro's when he shouted "Even my father never hit me like this" back then.

But Tria was not Brad, and even Shura and Griffin beside him had no intention of pleading for their "companions". Only Cruze was calm with his arms folded across his chest, as if he was watching an interesting movie.

"A Bit was captured by Celestial Being. Do you know that with that woman here, we will soon discover the secret of the satellite microwave cannon? Not only will we lose the source of funds from the Business Council, but even the attack on Washington will become a futile effort!"

Three days had passed since Londo Bell escaped death, but during these three days, there was no news of "retaliation" from the First Fleet, as the victim. Not only that, after Bakilulu returned to the garrison area with the flagship, the entire fleet quickly calmed down as if nothing had happened.

"Putting aside the facts, the photocopyist was also at the scene, why are you blaming only me?"

"Litrad!"

Seeing that her sister was unwilling to accept the slap and was trying to argue, Ingrid quickly stopped the situation from getting worse. Everyone present knew that if it weren't for Lao's rescue, not only would the Bit, but the entire microwave cannon team, including Litlard himself, would never come back.

"I'm sorry, it's indeed my sister's fault, but instead of getting angry here, we should think about how to transfer the personnel and equipment on Artemis first. Heinrich and Luo are still very useful to us."

"call"

After shaking his arms vigorously, Tria looked up at Griffin and said, "Go to Artemis immediately and bring those two people back. I will have someone cover up your whereabouts. Don't make any more mistakes."

"Two people? Isn't there Finus as well?"

"He is the best scapegoat. Tianren will never give up after getting a Bit. Combined with the extremely abnormal silence of the First Fleet, I even suspect that the other party has initially cracked the built-in program of the Bit. It's just right to let him take the blame for us. Anyway, the money of the entire Industrial and Commercial Council has been almost used up, and the president has no fighting power. In a sense, Tianren has solved a problem for us."

"But what if Finus makes the cooperation with us public?"

"Did I say anything about letting him leave Artemis alive?"

As soon as the words fell, even Shura, who had been watching from the sidelines, couldn't help but change his expression. Although Van Dyson and the Earth Business Council were indeed just a cooperative relationship where both sides got what they needed, Liu Shenqiang had also teamed up with Finas to complete many tasks before. This was no less than a real-life lesson for the "simple-minded" tuners.

After everyone left, Tria casually threw a bottle into Lao's hand and said, "This is the latest batch of medicine. The Queen said that it is still difficult to fully restore the original ingredients, but this batch should be able to improve your symptoms."

“A fair trade.”

He unscrewed the bottle cap and drank it all in one gulp. Lao did not question the other party's words. After all, he was an absolute latecomer in this team and had no advantages in either resource channels or intelligence channels.

"It's a fair trade, each party gets what they need. I never thought I could control you by just supplying drugs, and I don't want to consider you as an unstable factor when I'm fully committed to the outside world. So, don't worry, since that old woman can turn back the aging process, then being born with short mitochondria is not a terminal illness, there will always be a way." "If you don't trust me, why did you copy me?"

Lao's question suddenly caused Tria to burst into laughter. After calming down for a while, he leaned against the wall and said breathlessly: "You have also seen the appearance of this group of tuners. To say that they have high scores but low intelligence is a compliment to them. A scientist queen with a rigid brain, an arrogant person who grew up in a greenhouse, and a group of kindergarten children who have never seen the world. Please, how can they win against my original body together with this group of insects?"

After learning about the miracle of Queen Oha's rejuvenation, Tria thought of Lao, an excellent helper. And as he said, Queen Oha did not have the governing ability that a queen should have. Her mind was full of the dispute over the route with Dr. Xiang. Tria won her consent without much effort.

So, after Lao was successfully copied, Tria told him directly that he "might have a way" to cure his congenital defect. As the price of the deal, he needed Lao to join his team and inject some "intelligence" into this makeshift group of tuners.

"Aren't you afraid that I'll turn against you after I fix my physical flaws?"

Unlike the original body, the copy Cruze did not wear the familiar mask. If Mu was here too, he could probably see what his father looked like when he was young. However, a strange mask appeared on Tria's face, almost covering most of his face.

"Please, if you can live like a normal person now, do you still have the need to destroy the world? If you want to kill Mu, how can you accomplish that without completely dispersing the celestial beings? As for whether you want to replace me or something else after Siegfried dies, it's up to you."

'Blinded by hatred'

Looking at Lao who was about to start his verbal attack, Tria waved his hand nonchalantly, "Let's go, it's time to let Kira's first love play his role. I'm really impressed by that horny guy. He actually dared to keep Lacus, who is an expert in subversion, in his own camp. If he had come a few days later, Orphie would probably have seen the end of being a commander without any troops."

At the same time, at the Granada Military Port, a shuttle smoothly completed the port entry procedure under the escort of MS. It was not until Mina appeared that Cagalli and Mu relaxed their tense expressions.

"I'm telling you two, you look so serious that someone who doesn't know would think I'm dead."

In the end, Mina's little trick to ease the atmosphere did not work. Looking at Mu's hesitant expression, she knew very well what the other party cared about most.

"After Hilde's verification and confirmation, it is undoubtedly Lao Lu Cruze."

"Damn guy!"

Ever since Canard sent back the first-hand news, Mu fell into a state of doubt and self-doubt. You know, when he shot down the legend, Mu didn't know that Lei sitting on it was actually only 17 years old. It was not until Shin Asuka joined Tianren that he learned the truth of the matter when everyone was chatting unintentionally during a mission, and then he just stood there in a daze.

The famous Eagle of Endymion is, after all, a human being of flesh and blood. No matter how rich his combat experience is, when Mu learns that his father's clone is just a teenager of the same age as the real Asuka, the absurdity of this fate makes him doubt his own life.

As a result, Lao was created again. The curse of the Vlada family shrouded this man like a shadow. He didn't know what else he had to do to sever this evil relationship. The news about Mina not only did not bring any relief to Mu, but was more like a heavy burden that pressed down his wings.

(End of this chapter)