Chapter 335 Meeting the Old Fox

In the captain's room, there were only Malu and Bakilulu.

"What should we do?" Malu asked Bakilulu with a complicated expression. It would be a lie to say that they had accompanied each other all the way until now without any feelings. Moreover, Bakilulu, like herself, had a complicated love with Yang Hui.

Because of Yang Hui's influence, Bakilulu did not have a bad relationship with Malulu as in the original plot. On the contrary, the two of them were still close friends in private, so she did not pack her luggage and accept the transfer order from the top to leave the Archangel as in the original plot.

"We... are soldiers." Bakilulu has been using this reason to convince herself.

But it was really difficult. Yang Hui opened her eyes along the way, and Bakilulu also found many inappropriate things about the military top brass, such as this inquiry, no, it should be said that it was interrogation. Obviously, they had fought hard all the way to Alaska, and the enemy and our combat power were very different in every battle. It was a miracle that they could come back.

But not only did they not welcome them, but they were treated like prisoners. This made Bakilulu feel chilled and even more disappointed with the military top brass.

But Bakilulu still remembers her identity as a soldier and adheres to the discipline of the soldier, so... she still intends to accept the transfer order.

"Natal..."

"Of course, I can only represent myself. As for the ideas of Major Flaka and Private Alsta, I will not interfere." Bakilulu said.

"...Major Flaka should also accept the transfer order, but Frey... Alas."

Talking about Frey, Malu and Bakilulu couldn't help but sigh. They really felt sorry for this poor girl. She watched her father die in battle and became homeless. Then her boyfriend was also included in the MIA list. She wanted to reconcile with her ex-boyfriend but was rejected. It was as if she was abandoned by the whole world.

Frey, who lost everything, only had the Archangel left, and only these familiar people could bring her a sense of security and reliance.

"But... even if she doesn't want to leave Archangel, there's nothing we can do." Baki Lulu said with a wry smile, "This transfer order was issued directly by the headquarters. We... can't refuse it even if we want to, unless we defect."

"That's true..."

...

Just when Malu and Baki Lulu were still worrying about how to help Frey stay on Archangel, the final preparations were being made deep underground in the Alaska base.

"How is the situation?"

"Very smooth, I believe everything will start and end as planned."

Dark environment, gloomy smile, a conspiracy is about to unfold.

...

Orb welcomed a special guest. A Vosgulo-class submarine mothership of the ZAFT army docked at the port of Hatsushima. Under the protection of heavy troops, Yang Hui returned Aslan, Diego and Nicol to the ZAFT army.

"First meeting... Is that right? Mr. Yang Hui."

"It is indeed the first meeting, Captain Cruze."

Yang Hui and Cruze, the two biggest behind-the-scenes chess players in the world, finally met face to face for the first time.

"Thank you for taking care of my men."

"Our country is only acting in accordance with international law. Captain Cruze, you are welcome."

"Then I will take them back. Thank you for your warm reception."

"Are you leaving now? I have prepared a welcoming banquet for Captain Cruze and the soldiers of the ZAFT Army."

"I am so sorry, Sir Yang Hui. The military order is urgent. We have to return immediately."

"That is indeed a pity. To be honest, I have heard of Captain Cruze for a long time and hope to communicate with Captain Cruze more."

"Me too, but unfortunately time does not allow it. After the war, if conditions permit, I may come to visit you."

"Really? I am looking forward to it."

"Goodbye."

"Goodbye."

The first "friendly" exchange between Yang Hui and Cruze ended with a handshake. Yang Hui looked at Aslan and others again.

"Take care, Aslan, Nicol and Diego too."

"Take care."

The three responded at the same time. Although they had all been prisoners of Orb, except Nicol who was captured by Yang Hui himself, Aslan and Diego were both saved by Orb, and they were not harassed by Orb during their recuperation. They were also well fed and well fed, which made it impossible for them to feel bad about Orb and Yang Hui at this time.

Watching the Vosgulo-class submarine carrier leave the port under the escort of the fleet, Yang Hui kept a mysterious smile on his face.

Returning directly to the Ministry of National Defense, Huang and Wang Liumei found Yang Hui.

"How does it feel to have first contact?" Huang asked Yang Hui.

"Old fox." Yang Hui covered his forehead, his tone mixed with depression and fatigue.

Yang Hui's first contact with Cruze seemed to be very friendly, but only the two of them knew how many hidden arrows were hidden in the short exchange.

At the beginning, Kruze openly thanked Yang Hui for taking care of his people, but in fact he was mocking Orb for playing tricks and causing ZAFT to suffer a big loss. Yang Hui tactfully told Kruze that Orb still adhered to the international neutrality law and their behavior was reasonable and legal.

Then Yang Hui hoped that Kruze would stay and have more contact, but Kruze also refused on the grounds of military orders, which hinted to Yang Hui that the ZAFT army's action was about to begin and they had no time to delay.

This was also a secret disclosure of intelligence to Yang Hui, on the one hand to express apologies for not being invited, and on the other hand to show goodwill to Yang Hui, indicating that there was a possibility of cooperation between them.

"It seems that he has disappointed you." Huang and Wang Liumei covered their mouths and chuckled.

"No, on the contrary." Yang Hui retorted, with a satisfied gleam in his eyes, "He has been moved, otherwise he would not have actively leaked information to us. Now he just needs an opportunity."

"Our true strength?" Wang Liumei asked.

"Yes." Yang Hui stood up and looked out the window, "He has been moved, but he still doesn't believe us, and he doesn't think highly of us, so he is waiting, waiting for us to reveal all the cards to see if we are qualified to make him give up his crazy plan and cooperate with us."

"Or continue to speed up his plan to force us to reveal our cards." Huang added that in Yang Hui's description, Cruze is a madman, but not completely crazy. His madness comes from his limited lifespan, because Cruze is a clone, born with a shortage of mitochondria and a short lifespan.

As long as his life can be extended, his madness will be solved.

But the problem is here. The mitochondrial shortage of clones is not a cold or fever. It can be cured just by saying it can be cured. Cruze and a friend who is an expert in the field of genetics cannot solve Cruze's pain. They can only develop a special medicine to delay it. So he doesn't believe that Yang Hui and others have the ability to solve his mitochondrial shortage.

He was moved because there was no way out. He wanted to grasp every ray of hope; he didn't believe it because he didn't know Yang Hui. In Cruze's eyes, Yang Hui was always shrouded in a thick fog, which made him unable to see through. The more he understood Yang Hui, the more he felt a sense of disharmony, but he couldn't tell the origin of this disharmony.

"It seems that both of us have no time." Wang Liumei teased. The world is about to be in chaos. The test of Orb is coming, and Cruze's deadline is coming. Yang Hui and others want to win over Cruze and must get his trust before he dies, so there is no time to waste for both sides.

"Lacus sent a message that Kira Yamato has been received." Then, Wang Liumei reported the important intelligence received in the past few days to Yang Hui and Huang.

"Is that finished?" Yang Hui asked.

"It's finished, with four machines."

"Four machines?" Hearing this, Yang Hui frowned.

"Yes, the construction plan is five machines. 09, 10, 11, and 12 have been completed, and 13 is not far from completion."

"Still follow the original plan?" Huang asked Yang Hui.

"Well, let's follow the original plan and let Lacus hand over 10 to Kira when the opportunity arises."

"Do the other four machines need..."

"No."

"Your memory can only be a reference, not reality."

"I know, but it doesn't matter. Even if they are all enemies, it doesn't matter." The first defense of Orb was a large-scale war between the two top powers in the world. Even if it was an ace machine, a single digit would hardly affect the situation. Even if Aslan became an enemy and Kira did not help Orb, Yang Hui had the confidence to withstand one or two attacks and then take off with the fire.

"But in this way, Lacus will be completely exposed." Wang Liumei said with a serious expression.

Except for the three people present, no one knew that Lacus had established the moderate secret organization [Terminal] with the help of Yang Hui and others, and no one knew that Lacus had actually been a member of [Celestial Being] all along, and was the highest-level intelligence officer planted in PLANT by Wang Liumei, responsible for all the agents [Celestial Being] planted in PLANT.

That’s why Wang Liumei didn’t agree with Yang Hui’s instructions. It was just to hand over the new machine to Kira and win over Kira. It was not worth exposing Lacus. Once Lacus was exposed, their many years of layout in PLANT would suffer heavy losses.

"Even if she is not exposed, Lacus has to evacuate. The radicals have an absolute advantage. Old Sara is not Aslan. He has just taken over the position of Speaker and has some restrictions. When he takes full power, the first target will be Siegel, and then Lacus. So it doesn't matter whether she is exposed now or not."

"I know." Wang Liumei nodded, "I will send a letter to Lacus to let her be prepared. All PLANT agents are silent, and Siegel's evacuation plan must also be prepared."

"Well, let's arrange it like this. Focus on reminding that goblin not to make trouble."

"Hehehe..." Huang and Wang Liumei laughed with their mouths covered. They knew that Yang Hui had been calling Lacus "La Yao" behind her back, not only because Lacus was indeed a goblin, but also because Lacus didn't like to play by the rules and always liked to do something surprising.

"By the way, we have found some clues about the identity of Mentor Malchio."