Yu Lian climbed to his feet, touched his neck with lingering fear, and without a word, pushed the unconscious Gongsun Qing aside.
Of course, considering that the girl had a precedent of suddenly bursting awake, he also zapped her twice with the stun gun.
Watching her twitch like a fish out of water, he then took out the pre-prepared reinforced nylon rope to tie her up securely and gagged her.
Black Moon Count watched all of this.
Although he wore a mask and his expression couldn't be seen, Yu Lian always felt that his eyebrows might be twitching at that moment.
"Does this girl have a grudge against you?"
"No, actually, she was kind to me (in the future).
But her timing for appearing isn't very good; it's truly a tragedy of fate.
So, I must at least send her home safely."
Black Moon Count nodded, then looked at the unconscious Vice Admiral Vincent: "Then, what about him?
You got contraband from Autumn Mountain's young master and made all sorts of modifications, all aimed at him, right?"
"Have you been following me?"
"Believe it or not, I'm also a fan of the Arsenal team!
When I came to watch the game, I happened to run into you, sneaking around."
Black Moon Count chuckled, "Out of curiosity, I followed you all the way.
But why do you want to deal with Vice Admiral Vincent?
He's just an old man who has exited the stage of history; I remember he was imprisoned in the Empire for eighteen years, right?"
The other party clearly put on an expression that said he wouldn't leave if Yu Lian didn't speak.
Yu Lian pondered for a moment, then simply gave up and said, "If I tell you, will you consider it another favor you owe me?"
"...This is the first time I've heard of favors being counted this way.
You are very interesting, young man."
Black Moon Count laughed, then picked up Vice Admiral Vincent with one hand: "Let's go, I know a good shortcut."
Half an hour later, an unmanned taxi stopped outside a luxurious Imperial aristocratic mansion in Mist Capital's Midst District.
After hesitating for a few minutes, the gatekeepers walked forward and saw their young mistress sound asleep in the back seat, dressed in an Arsenal team jersey.
The heir to the Commonwealth's most renowned Sword Saint family, a young mistress of Gongsun Family who also held an Imperial noble title, actually went to watch a 'low-class game' like Skyball, and possibly even participated in today's fan 'riot'.
What kind of uproar these facts would cause in the Gongsun Family family, and whether Miss Gongsun Qing would be grounded or have her allowance withheld, was no longer something Yu Lian and Black Moon Count needed to consider.
Another half an hour later, they were already in the cabin of the light wheel 2000, slowly driving out of the city.
Yu Lian began operating the equipment, with the tied-up Vice Admiral Vincent beside him.
All of his Psychokinesis treasures had naturally been confiscated, along with the Zero Element that burst out; they were now all in Yu Lian's backpack.
He just hadn't had time to inspect them yet.
Fortunately, Black Moon Count had not raised any objections regarding the 'spoils of war'.
"However, I do remember that he used to be the Admiral of the Eastern Suspension Arm Fleet.
Uh, your background... I did investigate it.
You're not here to avenge your mother, are you?"
"Are you talking about the New Paris Incident?
Vice Admiral Vincent was a scapegoat.
He did make mistakes, but they weren't crimes, and he has already received punishment far exceeding those mistakes; I've already investigated this thoroughly.
However, it was precisely because I was investigating him that I coincidentally learned about other circumstances through the Shared Foundation.
Actually, I personally don't have any private grievances with him."
Black Moon Count said nothing, but nodded understandingly.
Clearly, the Shared Foundation's reputation was very trustworthy, and it served as an excellent backdrop for Yu Lian's nonsense.
As someone who had (in his previous life) roamed the galaxy for decades and spoken both truthful and deceptive words, Yu Lian had long since cultivated the ability to spout (reasonable and logical) lies off the cuff.
"This guy is planning a big sensation in the Commonwealth," Yu Lian said.
"How big?" Black Moon Count looked at Vincent, who was now disheveled, bloodstained, and like a dead dog, his voice tinged with laughter.
"A sensation as big as a military coup," Yu Lian added.
Black Moon Count stopped speaking.
Since Yu Lian couldn't see his expression anyway, he just assumed he was also stunned.
After setting up the various filming and recording devices, Yu Lian stepped forward and delivered a loud slap to the Vice Admiral's face.
His face swelled up considerably, and Mr. Vice Admiral finally groggily woke up, looking around with a bewildered expression.
Then, Yu Lian stepped forward and slapped him again, swelling the other side of his face.
He clutched his face, but finally regained his senses.
You still say you have no personal grievances with him?
Black Moon, who was beside him, probably started rolling his eyes under his mask.
"I... No, Your... Ah, this, I have money!
Uh, I'll give you my account number.
No, you can provide a secret anonymous account, and I'll transfer the money to you!
Please let me go, I'm just a pitiful person, I..."
"At this point, why do you still pretend to be confused?
You should have realized long ago that I'm not a robber, right?"
"This, I, I'm not..."
"This is the famous Black Moon Count."
Yu Lian pointed to the silent black-clad figure beside him and chuckled, "You should understand that since he has appeared, it naturally means your situation is serious!"
Black Moon Count remained silent, (perhaps) rolling his eyes under his mask.
Vice Admiral Vincent looked at the Count with skepticism, his expression shifting uncertainly.
Seeing this, Yu Lian suddenly slammed the table, his voice carrying a hint of Psychokinesis mental pressure, and roared, "Vice Admiral Minqi Vincent, how dare you return to Earth?
Aren't you afraid someone will come for your life?"
His willpower certainly couldn't be broken by mere verbal magic, but caught off guard, he was startled and paused, saying, "You, you are?
You are an orphan of the New Paris Incident?
This, this matter really cannot be blamed on me!"
This matter, of course, could not be blamed on him.
At that time, Vice Admiral Vincent, as the Admiral of the Eastern Suspension Arm Fleet, received intelligence that the Imperial Fleet might launch a surprise attack on the Shan Hai Pass fortress and invade the Commonwealth's mainland from there.
He believed it without question and led the main force of the Eastern Suspension Arm Fleet there, but he never expected the Raider Fleet to emerge from a rift in the Silver Heart at that very moment, directly breaking through the original defense zone and appearing in the New Paris star system.
The Third Strike Fleet stationed there was outnumbered and almost completely wiped out.
But even so, they couldn't prevent New Paris from being completely plundered.
Forty thousand soldiers died, over ten million civilians perished in the week-long looting, and three hundred million people became victims of the incident.
The above is the information currently known to the public.
However, what the public did not know was that the National Unification Committee and the Legal System provided him with intelligence, and the Defense Committee issued the order to attack.
This was why he had no doubts at all.
However, Vice Admiral Vincent's sudden concentration of the fleet at the Shan Hai Pass fortress was viewed as a provocation by the Empire on the other side, and they quickly assembled a larger fleet and arrived at the border.
"But at this time, the Defense Committee issued another order for Vice Admiral Vincent to pursue the Raiders.
You were caught between a rock and a hard place... so you left the main fleet behind and only led a fast squadron, pursuing into the Silver Heart in a near-suicidal manner.
You certainly weren't going to die; you just hoped to intercept the rear of the Raiders and destroy a few enemy ships, which would at least be some form of accountability for the fallen soldiers and civilians of New Paris.
Is that right?"
The subsequent outcome was what everyone knew.
When approaching the Silver Heart, this fast squadron was ambushed by the Raiders.
Most of the captains abandoned their admiral and fled the battlefield.
The subsequent Commonwealth Government, and even the entire world, believed that he had fled.
Because several captains swore that they had personally seen Vincent's flagship being the first to leave the battlefield.
But in reality, after losing his fleet, he personally piloted his flagship to launch a desperate attack on the Raiders, intending to die directly on the battlefield.
But how cruel fate was.
Not only did he not die, but he eventually became a captive of the Raiders.
After barely escaping alone, he then became a prisoner of the Empire.
His entire social network was even erased.
At this point, Yu Lian sighed: "In a sense, you are actually a victim.
The true culprits were the military intelligence department at the time, as well as the Defense Committee and the General Staff Headquarters.
However, so many people committed crimes... then they must not have committed crimes!
Thus, only you, Coward Vincent, are the culprit of the New Paris Incident!
Whether you died at the hands of the Raiders or within the Empire, everyone would be relieved, right?"
Vice Admiral Vincent looked at Yu Lian with an uncertain expression, not denying it, which naturally meant tacit agreement.
At this moment, Yu Lian was heard to say again: "But then, the Empire suddenly announced that the evidence of your collusion with the Raiders was incomplete and released you...
As one of the parties involved in the New Paris Incident, I really can't help but let my imagination run wild!"
He admitted his identity.
Anyway, there were hundreds of millions of innocent victims of the New Paris Incident, and their families and friends numbered in the billions, so he wasn't afraid of the other party investigating.
Of course, these words were also for Black Moon Count's ears; it was perfectly reasonable for a young man who lost his mother in the New Paris Incident to want to uncover the truth of the matter when he grew up.
"I learned from a reliable intelligence broker that while you were imprisoned in the Empire, you had frequent contact with Valente King.
Upon your return to the country, your secretary and bodyguards were all former employees of companies controlled by Valente King's vassals.
Furthermore, you also acquired a sum of money, which changed hands several times, and was ultimately transferred through Valente King's royal enterprises..."
The Shared Foundation are good comrades.
I'll patronize them more often and buy intelligence from them next time.
Yu Lian thought.
"I never hesitate to assume the worst of the Empire.
Tell me, Minqi Vincent, what is your true intention in returning to Earth this time?
To instigate terrorist activities?
To assassinate our important figures?
To support domestic separatists?
Or... to launch a military coup and overthrow the current regime?
Tell me, besides Valente King, who are your behind-the-scenes supporters?
And who else are your supporters?"
The '726' Incident, a military coup that almost overturned the Commonwealth regime and later escalated into a civil war, after all, occurred before Yu Lian's birth in his previous life.
The civil war caused at least billions of casualties and immeasurable economic losses, but for him in his previous life, it was merely a historical event.
He wasn't a professional historian; he only remembered the names of Vincent and a few particularly important masterminds, such as Cold of Blue Standard Company, and the major financial backer behind the scenes, Valente King of the Empire—though this was only exposed many years later, and that guy never admitted it.
As for the rest, he genuinely couldn't remember clearly.
"Just tell me quickly.
I'll go and kill them one by one."
Yu Lian said, letting out a chilling sneer.
Upon uttering these words, Yu Lian, who had been intently staring at Vice Admiral Vincent, was very satisfied to feel the other party's spiritual wavering.
Although the other party's expression remained unchanged.