Chapter 1 A Clean Sweep

After hanging up the phone, Qian Chengxue's gloomy mood vanished. A faint joy appeared on her cold face. Then, she hurried out of the house and headed to the company.

In the early morning, Su Mo logged off. He wearily removed his game helmet.

The legion's mobile forces had returned to reinforce them not long ago, and the main forces would gradually follow. The crisis in Dawn City was finally over, so Su Mo logged off.

He dragged his tired body out of the computer room. The company was unusually quiet at this time, but it would be lively again soon, as it was almost time for the shift change.

He left the company directly and hailed a taxi on the street.

The continuous high-intensity battle had severely overdrawn his mental strength. His eyelids were fighting each other, so he didn't bother switching vehicles.

However, Su Mo didn't notice that his guild group chat was in complete chaos.

Messages were popping up constantly, and the discussion had reached over a million messages.

Soon after, Su Mo returned home, went straight to his room, closed the door, and fell asleep.

Nothing else mattered to him right now.

Shattered Dawn Group, Tenth Building. Inside a cozy private computer room, the cockpit slowly opened. Lin Zinuo yawned, stretched lazily, and sat up, then slowly opened her eyes.

She was immediately startled!

Zhao Han and Zi Qing were standing right in front of her, staring at her intently.

"Whoa! What are you doing? You scared me to death..."

"Scared us to death is more like it. We were the ones about to have a heart attack."

Zhao Han didn't even bother maintaining her image.

"I was planning to give you guys a surprise. Isn't this a good thing?"

The smile on Lin Zinuo's face was a little stiff.

"It is a good thing, but the entire legion is in an uproar right now. Haven't you checked the legion group chat?"

Zhao Han really didn't know how to respond to Lin Zinuo. With something this big, she still wanted to play it as a surprise without saying anything in advance. Now she didn't know what to do.

"Their envy and jealousy don't matter. It's our skill that we managed to get it."

Lin Zinuo said smugly.

"Envy, my foot! They're all accusing us of stealing their victory. Zinuo, where did this warship come from? Did you really steal their victory, as they claim?"

Zhao Han asked worriedly.

"Bullshit! Who's spreading rumors? This warship was obtained through blood, sweat, and tears by me and Su Mo, so how could it be theirs?"

Lin Zinuo jumped up like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, cursing in her urgency.

Seeing Lin Zinuo's intense reaction, Zi Qing spoke up to advise her, "Zinuo-jie, don't be anxious. There must be some misunderstanding. We definitely believe you. However, the pioneering team is saying all this, so they wouldn't be slandering you without reason. Where exactly did you get this warship? Are you sure it has nothing to do with the guild's pioneering team?"

"How could it be related? I don't even know where the guild's pioneering team is. We got it from a mist-covered base. Wait..."

Lin Zinuo was speaking confidently, but suddenly paused. She remembered what Zhou Qian had asked her at the time. Oh crap, it couldn't be that coincidental, could it? Could it be that the one who attacked that base was really the legion commander?

"What did you remember?"

Zhao Han and Zi Qing both looked at Lin Zinuo.

Lin Zinuo swallowed hard and said, "When we broke into that base, it was indeed under attack by an unknown force. But it was quite far away at the time, and there was mist, so we couldn't see clearly at all. Besides, they couldn't get through!"

Hearing Lin Zinuo's words, Zi Qing and Zhao Han exchanged glances. They immediately understood what had happened.

Thinking of this, Zhao Han's head hurt. She touched her forehead and couldn't speak for a long time.

"Zhao Han-jie, what do we do now? We can't really hand over the ship, can we?"

Zi Qing asked nervously.

"No way."

Lin Zinuo and Zhao Han replied in unison, with considerable understanding.

Zi Qing was stunned by the two's replies, and then a smile appeared on her face.

Zhao Han coughed and said, "Forget it. We'll cross that bridge when we come to it. Zinuo, tell me all the details of what happened. I estimate that when Xue-jie comes to the company at dawn, we'll have to hold a meeting."

"Okay."

Lin Zinuo nodded emphatically.

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The next morning, Qian Chengxue arrived at the main office door at the top of the company building very early. She pushed open the closed door.

The team leaders of each group were already waiting quietly in the office.

First Team Leader (Deputy Legion Commander) Sun Li

Second Team Leader (Deputy Legion Commander) Tang Yao

Third Team Leader Chen Meng

Fourth Team Leader Zhou Jing

Fifth Team Leader Lin Xiaojia

Sixth Team Leader Wu Hai

Seventh Team Leader Zhao Ying

Eighth Team Leader Li Die

Ninth Team Leader Ye Lan

Tenth Team Leader Zheng Yanhua

Eleventh Team Leader Luo Mei

Twelfth Team Leader Zhao Han

All the team leaders stood up and bowed to Qian Chengxue to greet her.

"Xue-jie!"

Qian Chengxue walked to the front and sat down. She raised her hand to signal everyone.

"Sit down, everyone. We have a lot of things to do, so let's skip the pleasantries and get straight to the meeting."

"Xue-jie is right. Time is precious now. We each have a lot of things to handle. So I won't beat around the bush. Our first six teams worked our butts off at the Red Coral Bay base, attacking continuously for nearly ten days (game time), losing nearly a thousand elite members and consuming a lot of resources. But at the most critical moment, we were actually backstabbed by our own people, who stole the most important spoils of war from the base. What is that supposed to mean?"

Fourth Team Leader Zhou Jing stood up indignantly and directly pointed fingers.

"I also think it's a bit much."

Lin Xiaojia hesitated for a moment before speaking. They worked so hard for so long, but ultimately got nothing. It was really frustrating.

At this time, Sun Li also said to Qian Chengxue, "Xue-jie, it's not just me who has an opinion. You can see, we can't all accept it."

The team leaders from the seventh to the eleventh teams all showed expressions of interest on their faces, watching the situation unfold.

Qian Chengxue raised her hand to signal Sun Li and the others to be quiet. She turned her head to look at the twelfth team leader, Zhao Han.

"Zhao Han, regarding the Helan, do you have anything to say?"

Zhao Han coughed and stood up. She replied very formally, "Xue-jie, I don't agree with Sun Li and the others. The Helan was obtained independently by Lin Zinuo and the others after overcoming many difficulties, and it has nothing to do with the pioneering team. Because the pioneering task was top secret, only the important participants knew about it. We didn't even know where you were pioneering or any of the details. How can you say we stole it? We can only say it's a coincidence."

"Zhao Han, that explanation is too far-fetched. There's no such thing as that kind of coincidence in this world. Don't tell us you accidentally ran to the Red Coral Bay base as well."

Sun Li was about to explode with anger.