Electromagnetic Tyrant

Chapter 155 The Eternal City

 After returning home, Ji Xinghuo washed up and lay on the bed. After thinking about it, he sent a message to Zhao Manying: "I'm home."

 The next second I received the reply: “Okay.”

It also comes with a cute emoticon.

Ji Xinghuo had a smile on his face and continued typing on his phone. He was originally going to say good night, but he ended up talking about something else. The cell phones kept buzzing, and the two of them chatted for several hours without realizing it, as if there were endless topics to talk about.

　Until it gets slightly brighter, we reluctantly say good night to each other.

After sleeping for three or four hours, Ji Xinghuo was full of energy when he woke up. He subconsciously picked up his phone and found new news: "I will deal with some personal matters with the team in the morning and train at the club in the afternoon until five o'clock in the evening. Let's have dinner together then." .”

 “Five o’clock…”

Ji Xinghuo looked at the time. It was only nine o'clock in the morning, and there were still eight hours left.

 “It’s just right for practice.”

 He replied a message and then went out to the exercise room.

Every time she completes a workout cycle, Ji Xinghuo will turn on her phone and chat with Zhao Manying during the rest period. She will also take photos and send them to tell her what she is doing. Although sometimes I cannot reply in time, I will share my situation whenever I have time.

 In the blink of an eye, in the evening, Ji Xinghuo couldn't wait to end his practice. He washed up and changed clothes as quickly as possible, and called a car to go to Tianqin Stadium.

 At the beginning, it was here that he passed the physical fitness test, obtained the alien species, and became an alien.

The Imperial Star team that Zhao Manying belongs to plays home at Tianqin Stadium.

Ji Xinghuo was quite emotional when he returned to his hometown.

Soon, Ji Xinghuo waited for Zhao Manying. Today she had long red slightly curly hair, draped like waves on her shoulders. She wore a gray coat, long leather boots, and carried a delicate small bag. She was dignified and dignified, just like yesterday. The image is completely different.

Ji Xinghuo admired it twice and said with a smile, "I almost didn't recognize it."

“It took me half an hour to make the look.” Zhao Manying turned around in front of him to show off her outfit today, “Does it look good?”

 “Very beautiful!” Ji Xinghuo praised sincerely.

Nowadays, makeup technology is so advanced that no matter how beautiful or complicated a hairstyle is, as long as you are willing to spend money, it can be completed in up to 20 minutes, including hair dyeing, hair extensions, haircuts and blowouts, etc. You can do it at will, and combine it with various styles of outfits to create it in one go. The days are not the same 365 days a year.

There are people coming and going nearby, and when you look up, you can see the promotional video of God Star Troopers on the stadium's big screen, as well as large posters more than ten stories high.

However, no one realized that the beautiful woman next to him was Zhao Manying.

Hearing Ji Xinghuo's compliment, Zhao Manying's eyes were full of smiles and she felt very happy. She held his arm and got into the car together.

 “Where are you going at night?”

"You decide."

 The voices of two people came from the maglev car and quickly disappeared.

 In the next few days, the two met every day, just like real lovers.

Ji Xinghuo cooperated with Zhao Manying and came out whenever she was free, sometimes during the day and sometimes at night. They would eat, go shopping, and go on dates together. Occasionally, they would enter the reserved private martial arts arena, fight to their heart's content, and practice martial arts to make progress together.

As they were immersed in the world of the two of them, the enthusiasm about Zhao Manying's love affair gradually subsided.

Although countless people are curious about the boyfriend's identity, Zhao Manying published a sincere open letter, asking everyone to respect privacy, and also made it clear that her boyfriend is not a competition stranger, nor a public figure, nor a celebrity or rich second generation, but just An ordinary citizen does not want to be disturbed in his life.

 This caused an uproar.

Everyone couldn't believe that Zhao Manying would find a boyfriend outside the industry, and they all envied the man who had such bad luck.

However, Zhao Manying still received blessings from many fans.

 In fact, Ji Xinghuo noticed someone following her many times, but she was unable to hide due to the magnetic field induction and could easily get rid of them.

when!

Amidst the fierce clash of metals, Ji Xinghuo took a dozen steps back and hit the wall with his back.

A long sword was as fast as lightning, and its trajectory was so erratic that even the eyes could not catch its shadow. Ji Xinghuo waved the long sword in his hand to block and send the incoming sword flying away.

At the same time, he ducked and moved against the wall, but the sword flew back.

This time, he failed to block it in time. The long sword grazed his cheek and was nailed into the wall. The blade of the sword cut a slight blood mark on his face.

"I lost."

Ji Xinghuo wiped the blood from his face, and the wound healed immediately without leaving any trace.

In the middle of the martial arts arena, Zhao Manying waved her hand to recall the metal long sword and fell into her hand. She was wearing a white training uniform, with her long black hair tied into a ponytail. She was tall, beautiful, and heroic. She was not very happy after winning the competition. She shook her head and said, "You Release the water again.”

"No." Ji Xinghuo walked over, "I tried my best."

 “Why don’t I believe it?”

Zhao Manying took a bottle of water from the air and dropped it into Ji Xinghuo's hand, and said, "If you want to use this method to help me get rid of my inner demons, it is unlikely to be effective."

Ji Xinghuo took a sip of water and handed the water bottle to her, "I really didn't drink water. I was able to beat you on Huashan Mountain that day because I was in particularly good condition and performed exceptionally well. You don't know much about me either."

 “Is that so?” Zhao Manying took the water bottle and took a sip.

These two people have fought dozens of times in real life, with half the wins and losses, evenly matched. Ji Xinghuo did not show the suppressive power that night.

Although Ji Xinghuo repeatedly emphasized that this was his true strength, she still didn't quite believe it. She always felt that Ji Xinghuo had hidden a trump card.

Zhao Manying snorted, "You sounded so crazy that night, saying that I could never get rid of my inner demons. Why have you changed your tune now?"

"Well…"

Ji Xinghuo was about to explain when his cell phone rang at the side of the martial arts arena.

 His expression changed slightly.

This mobile phone ringtone is customized. Different from ordinary incoming calls, it will only be triggered by information sent by the internal phone number of the Lijian Bureau or the "Tianlai" software.

 “I’ll take a call.”

Ji Xinghuo went over to pick up the phone. There was a series of encrypted numbers on it. When the phone was connected, Zhou Yishang's voice came out.

“Starfire, come to the base right away.”

"good."

After the two briefly communicated, Ji Xinghuo hung up the phone and said to Zhao Manying: "I'm going back to the bureau now. I should have a mission."

 “Go ahead and be safe.”

 Zhao Manying only knew that he was a swordsman in the Lijian Bureau, but he didn't know the specific situation and was too sensible to ask.

Ji Xinghuo nodded and was about to leave, when Zhao Manying suddenly said: "Wait a minute."

He turned around in confusion, only to see Zhao Yingman coming over and hugging his neck gently. The fragrance hit his face, and he suddenly felt a soft and sweet feeling.

It lasted for half a minute before she let go and whispered, "Remember to miss me." Ji Xinghuo licked his tongue, nodded heavily, said goodbye to her again, walked out of the martial arts arena, got on a maglev bus outside, and headed for Qinling Mountains. "Lijiawan Town" in the mountains.

 Half an hour later.

Ji Xinghuo entered the Lijian Bureau’s base and met Zhou Yishang.

 “Zhou Bureau.”

There was only Zhou Yishang in the office, with a serious look on his face. When he saw Ji Xinghuo come in, he stood up and said, "Xinghuo is here, sit down." His expression softened a little, and he looked concerned, "I haven't seen you much recently. Come to the base, are you okay?"

"We are all practicing, nothing happened." Of course Ji Xinghuo would not say that he was practicing and falling in love at the same time, and was extremely happy.

"That's good."

 Zhou Yishang nodded, his face regaining its serious expression, "I called you back today because there is a task that suits you very well. I want to see if you are willing to carry it out."

"I am the Chixiao Swordsman. As long as Zhou Ju gives the order, I will never hesitate." Ji Xinghuo immediately expressed his position.

 Zhou Yishang's eyes flashed with joy.

 He tapped on the desk, and a large screen was projected, showing a man's file information.

"This man's name is Shen Yucheng." Zhou Yishang introduced: "He was originally the deputy director of the Exploration Department of the Astral Ministry. He was a very high-level man and was in charge of more than a dozen exploration teams in the Exploration Department. But last week, he brought a large number of Internal information from the Astral Ministry has defected.”

Ji Xinghuo is also looking at the files.

Shen Yucheng is 48 years old. He joined the Exploration Department shortly after graduating from university. He has served as an explorer, captain, deputy commander, etc. He has an excellent resume and outstanding work. He was promoted to deputy director of the Exploration Department at the age of 40. He is a promising prospect. Great, enviable.

 The Ministry of Star Boundary is one of the most important departments of the Asia-Pacific Community, with powers equal to or even greater than those of the Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Finance.

 The Astral Ministry has several agencies under it.

 The Exploration Department, the Star Gate Department, the Alien Research Department, the Equipment Department, the Comprehensive Department and the Alien Service Center are responsible for managing all work related to the star world and aliens.

 Among them, the Exploration Department is extremely important.

The main responsibility of this organization is to organize an official alien exploration team to collect information on the star realm, including geographical environment, minerals, monster distribution, as well as information on star realms, alien races, and alien races.

Members of each exploration team are elites among aliens, with excellent equipment, outstanding combat power, and very comprehensive abilities.

 The country’s astral policy relies heavily on the results of the Exploration Department.

 The deputy director of the Exploration Department has access to the core content. Once the information carried by Shen Yucheng is obtained by the enemy, the consequences will be very serious.

“Zhou Bureau, why would Director Shen do this?” Ji Xinghuo was a little confused.

 Zhou Yishang replied: "This has something to do with you."

"ah?"

Ji Xinghuo was confused, how could he be involved?

 “You still remember Ji Zongbang, right?”

Zhou Yishang said slowly: "He was reported by someone at the beginning. The bureau never found the identity of the whistleblower, but it did not give up the investigation. I set up a special team to screen Ji Zongbang's past experience information over and over again. Finally found a clue."

“We analyzed Ji Zongbang’s mobile phone signal movement trajectory and found that before he came to Chang’an, he had multiple intersections with another mobile phone signal for a period of time.”

“We followed the mobile phone signal and returned to Chang’an.”

“That was an intermediary liaison. He was very alert. He committed suicide as soon as we sent the swordsman to attack.”

"The information collected from the contact person's residence was analyzed through big data, and finally Shen Yucheng was identified, but it was still a step too late. It must have been the death of the contact person that alarmed Shen Yucheng. He had already fled abroad before we locked down."

 Zhou Yishang's face turned heavy when he said this.

The Sword Bureau repeatedly failed in Ji Zongbang's case, which verified the previous whistleblower's statement that Ji Zongbang involved high-level domestic officials.

Ji Xinghuo also realized the seriousness of the problem and asked: "Where did Shen Yucheng escape?"

“He entered the star realm and returned to the earth through the star gate.” Zhou Yishang replied, “Today, the South American branch received a report from an informant and found him in the Eternal City.”

 “The Immortal City…” Ji Xinghuo was stunned for a moment.

This is a huge city in South America that was the capital of a country called Colombia two centuries ago, called Bogotá.

In the 2090s, the American Federation unified the entire North America after its establishment, and then expanded southward. It encountered fierce resistance. After paying a huge price, the American Federation actually controlled South America. Although it was not directly incorporated into the territory, it has completely reduced to an economic colony.

To this day, the people of South America are still resisting the rule of the American Federation, and the various uprisings and resistance forces have never been completely suppressed.

 However, the American Federation's economy, military and technology are too powerful.

 All of South America is still controlled by the American League.

The most important reason why the American Federation refuses to give up this continent is that there are two star gates in South America.

 One is located in Asunción in the south, which is quite far away.

 The other one is closer to the homeland of the American Federation, and it is the Eternal City!

 The Eternal City is the most prosperous and largest city in South America. It brings together almost the best of this continent. The apparent population that can be counted exceeds 100 million, and the hidden population may be several times that.

Although the American League is the real ruler of the Eternal City, they don't care about the people at the bottom. The city's public security is chaotic. Hundreds of consortiums, large companies and gangs, as well as many private forces, have jointly controlled the city, conducting underground illegal transactions and becoming a place for filth and evil.

 The Eternal City has the most advanced technology and the most primitive wildness.

 Those in power live a life of luxury and extravagance; but the people at the bottom are often hungry and sell everything they have in order to have a full meal.

 Class divisions and the gap between rich and poor have reached extreme levels.

The Immortal City is just a microcosm of many cities on the American continent.

Zhou Yishang said in a deep voice: "The director has given an order to send ten Red Sky Swordsmen to the Immortal City to find Shen Yucheng and get back the information in his hands. As for him, it is best if he can be captured. If not, we will kill him!"

 He looked at Ji Xinghuo, "I reported your name, and the director has agreed."

"Zhou Ju, those materials..." Ji Xinghuo frowned.

“I know that the possibility that the information has not been leaked is extremely low, and it is already too late now.”

Zhou Yishang shook his head helplessly, with a hint of ruthlessness on his face, "But as long as there is still hope, we must do our best. Judging from the informant's report, Shen Yucheng was looking for ways to contact the upper echelons of the American League in the Eternal City, probably because he wanted to If we pay a high price, we still have a chance.”

“If you can get back the information before it is leaked, you can get at least one over-limit alien species, or even two, for this credit.”

 “The blood of titanium cobalt dragon must be fine!”

Hearing this, Ji Xinghuo was immediately moved and asked, "Zhou Ju, when should I set off?"

 (End of this chapter)