PFC Chapter 777 Lucich Mercenary Group
Chapter 777 Lucich Mercenary Group
Chapter 777 Lucich Mercenary Group
Nighttime, inside a single dormitory room.
Fu Qinghai sat cross-legged on the bed and inserted the data stick that the staff member of the Sinofleet Systems Company had given him into the holographic reader in front of him.
Fu Qinghai was not surprised that Luxen Rael had planted his spy in the Sina Fleet Systems Corporation. In the second season of the Star Wars series Andor, Luxen even planted Andor within the Imperial Army as a test pilot for the new experimental fighter TIE Avenger. Andor flew the experimental fighter directly to the Rebel Alliance base, resulting in the Rebel Alliance obtaining the new fighter before it was officially mass-produced and deployed.
The tiny aperture of the reader emitted a faint glow.
A list of people with photos has emerged.
The first image is a half-length portrait of a thin male officer, dressed in the white uniform of the Imperial Security Service. His rank insignia indicates that he is a second lieutenant. He has a high M-shaped hairline, tightly pursed lips, and a serious expression.
Name: Marvin Petter.
Role: Head of the investigation team.
Military rank: Second Lieutenant.
Race: Human.
Affiliation: Imperial Security Bureau.
Brief Introduction: Belongs to the Special Operations Division of the Imperial Security Bureau; fluent in multiple foreign languages; skilled in intelligence analysis, on-site analysis, interrogation, and torture; proficient in psychological analysis and manipulation…
The team leader was a second lieutenant from the Imperial Security Bureau.
Fu Qinghai stroked his chin and analyzed inwardly:
This level is not low, indicating that this serial murder case has attracted great attention from the imperial authorities, and it is quite professional for the Imperial Security Bureau to lead this investigation.
The second photo shows a mysterious, cold-blooded figure completely encased in black armor, wearing a strange hooded helmet with his face hidden behind it, and holding a peculiar red double-headed lightsaber with a ringed gauntlet.
Name: Eighth Brother (code name).
Identity: Member of the investigation team.
Military rank: None.
Race: Trelia Jango Jumper.
Subordinate to: Imperial Inquisition.
Brief Introduction: An alien male judge of the Imperial Inquisition, codenamed "Eighth Brother," who was trained by Vader and wields a double-edged spinning lightsaber. Other information is currently unknown.
An imperial judge arrived.
Fu Qinghai had anticipated this.
The people at Calida Military Academy weren't fools. Since modern scientific forensic techniques couldn't explain this series of murders, they naturally started to speculate about supernatural forces like the Force. It was inevitable that they suspected the series of murders involved the Force, and Fu Qinghai had no surprise that the Empire would send a judge to join the independent investigation team.
The Imperial Inquisition is a special agency established to hunt down the remaining Jedi who escaped Order 66. It is led by Darth Vader and reports directly to Palpatine. All the Inquisitors in the Imperial Inquisition are former Jedi Knights or Jedi Pakkos, and even some Jedi Masters, who have fallen to the dark side of the Force for various reasons.
Strictly speaking, the Imperial Inquisitors are not Sith warriors, but "Dark Jedi" or "Degenerate Jedi." After joining the Imperial Inquisition as Inquisitors, these Dark Jedi warriors must abandon their former names and instead use numerical designations, such as "Second Sister," "Fifth Brother," or "Ninth Sister," to show that they have completely severed ties with their past selves.
It's clear that compared to the relatively detailed information provided by the Imperial Security Bureau lieutenant, Lu Sen and his group knew very little about the Imperial Inquisition. This is understandable, given that all Imperial Inquisitors are Force-sensitive, and their Purification Soldiers are all identical clones. It would be almost impossible to infiltrate such an organization.
But what good would it do to have an Imperial Inquisitor?
Fu Qinghai used a shapeshifting amulet, a Force artifact unique to the Dathomir witches, shaped and crafted using the Force. Unless there is also a Night Sister in the Imperial Inquisition, it would be difficult to deduce how Fu Qinghai infiltrated the scene—and even if he did, it would be impossible to trace him back to Fu Qinghai.
There is indeed a Force ability called "Mind Reading," also known as "Force Mind Reading," which allows one to forcibly read the memories in another person's mind using the Force. According to the TV series *Obi-Wan Kenobi*, the third sister of the judges, the Black female judge, happens to possess this Force ability.
The problem is, the entire Caleda Military Academy has 150,000 students, faculty, and staff! You could try to search them all with your mind, but you'd be exhausted from mind reading and still not find them.
Lucien didn't know that Fu Qinghai was a Jedi Knight and a member of the Night Elf Sisters, but he vaguely guessed that Fu Qinghai was related to the murder. This was not surprising, as Fu Qinghai had demonstrated strong personal strength in Fangduo, taking down a team of assault soldiers and the cyborg by himself. Tong En must have told Vera about these things. With such a heinous crime occurring at Calida Military Academy, Lucien would definitely suspect that he was responsible.
However, Fu Qinghai really couldn't understand why Lu Sen said that someone in the investigation team could see through his undercover identity? How could they see through my identity?
It wasn't until Fu Qinghai saw the third member of the investigation team that things changed.
A pretty and cute white girl, who looked like a minor, wore a pair of large black-rimmed glasses on her nose. The ends of her long, dark brown curly hair were dyed gold and white. She had a somewhat academic and bookish air, as well as a bit of a rebellious vibe. She was wearing a pure black tight-fitting uniform and a wide red shawl with black trim. She held a red double-headed lightsaber in her hand.
Name: Sonia Khairova.
Identity: Member of the investigation team.
Military rank: None.
Race: Human.
Affiliation: Lusich Mercenary Group.
Brief Introduction: A dark-side Force user, belonging to the Lucich Mercenary Group. According to intelligence sent back from the Akesaka front, this person can use the Force skill "Mind Reading by Touch".
No, it's about reading minds through objects!?
Fu Qinghai was slightly taken aback when he saw this word.
Oh my god, I see...
Fu Qinghai smacked his lips and realized what was happening.
Mind reading is a very rare Force ability, also known as "sensory echo" or "Force echo." It can read the residual sounds, images, and even psychological activities of a person from an inanimate object that has been touched.
This is a Force skill with an extremely high degree of mysticism, similar to a reverse Force prophecy—Force prophecy foretells future events, while mind reading reveals past events. Furthermore, like Force prophecy, this skill is highly uncertain.
How far back in time do you see events? Which person's story do you see? It's all random. Even so, this is still an incredibly overpowered Force ability.
Just as there are many psionicists in the Warhammer 40K universe, but not every psionicist can predict the future, similarly, mind reading is not a Force skill that can be mastered through diligent practice. Force-sensitive individuals who can use mind reading are born with it, which may be a kind of innate ability.
As far as Fu Qinghai knew, only three Jedi Knights in the entire Star Wars canon universe possessed the Force ability to read minds: Quinlan Worth, Ahsoka Tano, and Cal Kestis. In the game *Star Wars: Fallen Order*, the protagonist Cal relied entirely on this ability to advance the plot.
"This is a bit troublesome..."
Fu Qinghai frowned, lost in thought.
No wonder Lucien believed that someone in the investigation team had the ability to see through his undercover identity—because this girl could read minds! Once she arrived on Calida, things became very simple. She could go to a murder scene, use mind reading on one of the deceased's belongings, and there was a high probability that she would see the scene of Fu Qinghai killing those people.
It doesn't matter how long ago these events happened, or whether the crime scene is still well preserved. As long as you get your hands on a piece of the deceased's belongings, the Force will tell you what happened to that item.
No wonder the Imperial Security Bureau insisted on waiting until the girl returned from the front lines in Mingban before sending this independent investigation team to Calida. With such a bizarre and mysterious Force ability as mind reading, what case couldn't be solved?
A crime committed using the Force.
Will it ultimately be discovered by the Force?
Fu Qinghai rubbed his chin with his fingers, deep in thought.
Moreover, besides the information provided by Lu Sen, Fu Qinghai also knew one more thing: this girl named "Sonia Herova" was a reincarnator. She had never met Fu Qinghai, but Fu Qinghai had met her—in Camilla's memories.
Fu Qinghai ate Camilla's brain and used the memory fragments seen by the genetically mutated "Soul Drinker" to find the girl's figure and name. She was also a member of the Songcaiwo Brotherhood, and she might know about Qingshan Khan.
Fu Qinghai was not flustered by this.
Instead, they tap their fingers to continue turning the page.
There was no more information about the investigation team members after that; instead, there was a detailed introduction to the "Lucic Mercenary Group" mentioned earlier, the organization to which Sonia Khairova belonged.
According to Lusen's intelligence, this is a private military contracting company that gradually became active after the establishment of the Empire, also known as PMC. They have long been employed by the Empire to carry out various dangerous and complex military activities. Their employees come from diverse backgrounds and have very mysterious identities. The clients of the Lucich Mercenary Group include, but are not limited to, the Imperial military, the star sector governor, the Imperial Security Bureau, the Imperial Intelligence Bureau, and so on.
In short, they are the black gloves that handle all sorts of dirty and tiring work for the military and political circles of the Galactic Empire.
It shares some similarities with existing bounty hunter guilds in the galaxy, but in fact, they are quite different in many ways.
First of all, most bounty hunters prefer to work alone, and even when they occasionally team up, it's usually in small groups of three or four. Although the Lucich Mercenary Group also works for money, they are numerous and act collectively, with unified command and a certain level of discipline. Compared to the bounty hunters, who are used to being free and undisciplined, they are clearly more like an army.
Some of the more well-known bounty hunters in the galaxy, such as Denga, Ola Sheen, Cade Bane, IG-88, Jango Fett, and Boba Fett, all follow a lone wolf path.
Secondly, the Bounty Hunters Guild is a completely neutral organization, or at least they claim to be neutral. They are not affiliated with any faction and serve whoever pays them the most. Although in most cases they serve the Galactic Empire—but the Empire pays them more than the Rebels. If the Rebels pay them enough, they can turn their guns on them just as easily.
However, the Lucich Mercenary Group is a private military contractor that serves only the Galactic Empire and does not accept assignments or employment from any other power.
As for the reason, Fu Qinghai knew.
Because this "Lucic Mercenary Group" is just a facade used by the Sontsewo Brotherhood to cooperate with the Galactic Empire.
Through Camilla's memories, Fu Qinghai learned that the Songcaiwo Brotherhood had already aligned itself with the Galactic Empire and intended to operate this universe as its base. Many of the Songcaiwo Brotherhood's reincarnators had joined the Empire's army, serving in various departments and positions.
However, some members of certain communities are unable to join the Imperial Army for various reasons, such as race (they may be non-human races from other reincarnation worlds, while the Imperial Army only recruits humans), or some players may not be able to adapt to the bureaucracy or strict discipline of the Imperial Army.
However, these reincarnators who did not join the Imperial Army also need a legitimate identity to fight for the Galactic Empire—they also need to earn assimilation points.
Thus, the Lucich Mercenary Group was formed. The Sontsev Brotherhood stuffed all the members of their respective societies who could not or did not want to join the Imperial Army into this organization. They did not have to serve in peacetime, but once a war broke out (when a major event in the storyline was initiated), they would be hired by the Empire as mercenaries for private military contractors to participate in the battle.
At the same time, having such an organization makes it convenient for high-ranking officials of the empire to handle some thorny issues, which is beneficial for the association and the empire to maintain good relations. It can be considered a win-win situation.
Fu Qinghai browsed through the information on the Lucich Mercenary Group. Compared to the fragmented memories in Camilla's mind, the information collected by Lu Sen and his group was more comprehensive.
The rebels may have suffered greatly at the hands of this organization, which is why they take this mysterious military contractor very seriously.
Although it is just a shell organization of the Samsara Society, this private military contractor is still quite professional. The information shows their company logo, a military green shield-shaped symbol on a black background, with a symbol in the middle that looks like eight sickles pieced together - the Slavic sun wheel, as well as the black, yellow and white elements of the Russian Empire.
"interesting."
Fu Qinghai found it more and more interesting the more he looked at it.
So you've become local bullies after all this time?
Star Wars, a classic American IP, has actually been taken over by you bunch of Slavic neo-nativist reincarnations?
The holographic projection went out, and Fu Qinghai removed the data stick from the reader, stood up, and walked to the bathroom. He gripped the data stick in his palm and kneaded it forcefully, squeezing it into tiny fragments with a teeth-grinding crunch. Fu Qinghai sprinkled the powder he was holding onto the toilet, clapped his hands, and pressed the flush button.
"Snoring and splashing..."
The tiny fragments disappeared with the vortex.
"The investigation team will arrive on Calida the day after tomorrow..."
Fu Qinghai lay back on the bed, staring blankly at the ceiling, muttering to himself as he pondered:
"What is the exact arrival time?"
…………