PFC Chapter 104: My application was voluntary.
Chapter 104: My application was voluntary.
Seeing that Ling Yi had changed from initial refusal to eventual compromise, just like him, Ling Zhenhao's anger at being threatened suddenly subsided.
Then, as Ling Yi finished speaking, he suddenly glanced at him, and he was instantly puzzled, wondering what the kidnappers had asked of Ling Yi.
"Okay... I'll do as you say. I hope you'll keep your word too. I'll pass it on..."
Ling Yi stared at the disconnected phone call on his personal terminal with a worried look in his eyes. He frowned, lowered his head, and remained silent, as if he was processing this unexpected event.
Ling Zhenhao, however, had no patience and waited for Ling Yi to accept the offer. Seeing that Ling Yi had hung up the phone, he immediately stepped forward anxiously to ask him what was wrong.
"So? What did they say? What did they ask for? What did you agree to? What did you relay?"
Ling Zhenhao pressed Ling Yi for answers, not understanding why he had such an expression.
“They say that my lord is indeed in their hands. They want me to prepare a small spaceship and open a route so that they can leave the capital planet safely, or they will kill my lord.”
Ling Yi slowly began to answer, but his expression grew increasingly puzzled, as if he were both explaining and asking a question.
“I initially thought they were accomplices of the insect thieves I had previously caught, but then they mentioned you…”
Ling Yi shared his initial guess, then looked up at Ling Zhenhao with a probing gaze.
Hearing this, Ling Zhenhao felt Ling Yi's gaze and looked up in confusion to ask further questions.
"You mentioned me? Your brother was also arrested by them, but they've already threatened me. Why would they mention me to you?"
"They may have investigated our relationship and know you came to see me. They told me to tell you to quickly do what they asked of you and not to delay. Father, what do they want you to do?"
Ling Yi frowned and pressed for an answer, his eyes filled with doubt and worry.
"They're demanding... demanding that I terminate all legal ties with all my female insects this afternoon! This is outrageous! Absolutely outrageous!"
Ling Zhenhao seemed to find it difficult to speak. To think that he, the president of the Male Insect Association, could be so easily manipulated and threatened was an utter disgrace!
However, his only male offspring is in danger of dying at any moment in their hands, and even though he is the leader of the male insects, he has no choice but to compromise.
"What?! Terminate all legal ties with female insects? Why would they make such a request? It doesn't benefit them at all, so why would they ask for this?"
Ling Yi seemed to find it unbelievable as well, and asked a question in surprise and confusion.
"I don't know either. Their demands were even more outrageous before! Never mind that, the most important thing now is how to find them and rescue your brother... and your lord."
"Ling Yi, you have to think of something quickly! We absolutely can't let anything happen to them! Your brother is my only son!"
Ling Zhenhao seemed to realize that he had forgotten to mention Qi Min, so he quickly added it back. Then he urged Ling Yi to think of a solution, his face showing a worried and weak expression, as if he were just a pitiful male worm worried about his son.
Seeing this, Ling Yi remained expressionless, but inwardly he felt extremely ironic. Ling Zhenhao's words to him were simply a way of refusing to sever his ties with all the female insects and trying to shift the blame onto him. It seemed he still needed to add some more substance to the situation.
"Father, don't worry, the Lord is also in their hands. I will do everything in my power to rescue him. I'll go investigate right away."
However, this may take some time. If they call again, please ask the father to try to delay as much as possible and buy more time.
After Ling Yi finished speaking, he turned around with a worried look on his face and quickly walked out the door, as if he was going to investigate clues.
Ling Zhenhao watched him leave, thought for a moment, and then felt that he couldn't place all his hopes on him. Just as he was about to use his personal terminal to submit part of the application to dissolve the relationship,
"Ding……"
Several unfamiliar messages suddenly appeared on my computer.
When Ling Zhenhao opened the package, he saw several photos of himself unconscious, surrounded by various knives and utensils. At the end of the photos, there was a message urging and warning him.
He was told to hurry up and agree to their demands, and that if they dared to open an investigation, what he would receive next would be Ling Huiyao's dead body.
After reading it, Ling Zhenhao's breathing became rapid. He glanced at the time, then quickly went out and found Ling Yi, who hadn't gone far.
"Ling Yi! Wait a minute!"
Hearing the hurried voice behind him, Ling Yi immediately adjusted his expression, turned around in confusion to look at Ling Zhenhao who was walking towards him quickly.
"what happened?"
Ling Zhenhao ignored Ling Yi's questions and pulled him back to the so-called temporary office. After showing Ling Yi the information he had received,
Before he could say anything, he noticed that Ling Yi's personal terminal also beeped with a message notification. After frowning and checking it, Ling Yi's expression gradually became serious. He also showed the message he had received to Ling Zhenhao.
The photo above shows the sleeping male insect, Qi Min, with a note below urging and warning him.
"What...what should we do! We can't delay any longer! There's no time left. Don't go looking into it, we need to meet their requirements right away. I'll apply now, immediately! You hurry...hurry up and do what they say! Go now!"
Faced with these two threatening and urgent messages, Ling Zhenhao's slightly regained composure instantly crumbled.
After pacing anxiously back and forth, she told Ling Yi about her decision and urged him to do as she was told.
"But Father, I am not only a female soldier, but also a military commander. I cannot break the law!"
Ling Yi frowned, looking troubled, and said that his duty did not allow him to do so.
"What do you mean by knowingly breaking the law! You are first and foremost a female ruler, and Qi Min is your male ruler! According to the system, your safety as your male ruler is your priority! Your duty is to protect your male ruler!"
And your younger brother is also in danger! He's just a juvenile male insect, and according to male insect protection laws, as a female insect, and a military female at that, your priority should be protecting their safety!
Seeing Ling Yi's hesitant and troubled expression, Ling Zhenhao immediately rebuked her angrily, showing that these photos had a significant impact on him.
Seeing the visible fear and panic on Ling Zhenhao's face, Ling Yi felt a secret thrill, but his expression remained unchanged as he still hesitated before speaking.
"But if this gets out... then we're covering it up..."
"What cover-up?! I didn't file a case, so how can there be any cover-up?! The application was voluntary, and I'll provide the spaceship... I'll provide the spaceship! You just need to open the route."
Ling Yi! What are you still hesitating for? Your lord is also in their hands. Let me tell you, I've already agreed.
If your hesitation leads to them harming my male insects, I, as the president of the Male Insect Association, will sue you for disregarding the lives of male insects!