After Crossing Over, I Marked the Empress

On this outing, the Empress’s guards’ firearms weren’t fitted with silencers.

The purpose was to directly convey warning signals when danger was detected.

Thus, when Shen Han shot the door lock, both groups in the training ground heard it clearly.

In an instant, the atmosphere became tense.

Everyone immediately gripped their weapons, spreading out in tactical formations while warily watching the opposing team.

Yu Xiao’s adjutant was a battle-hardened commander. He quickly deduced that it couldn’t be a sudden attack from the Empress’s side.

After all, the Empress herself was still nearby.

Making any small moves in this situation would be no different from surrendering.

“Everyone lower your guns! Remain vigilant!”

Hearing the adjutant’s words, all the Army Group soldiers immediately complied.

On the security team’s side, with both Xu Zhao and Shen Han absent, Ning Xi stepped up, ordering her team to remain armed and alert, but not to act rashly.

Inside the conversation room, although Gu Junwan and Yu Xiao couldn’t hear the outside sounds, seeing everyone’s mutually guarded stance, they could guess something had happened.

“Uncle Yu, let’s end today’s talk here. The next steps involve investigating and arresting those behind the scenes. I hope you can cooperate.”

As Gu Junwan spoke, she was already standing up from her chair.

Although she had been discussing important matters with the commander before her, she was well aware of everything that had happened on the training ground.

Including Shen Han’s sparring with the Fifth Army Group soldier, Jiang Xinyue’s sudden collapse and being taken away by Xu Zhao.

And Shen Han’s hurried departure after receiving a phone call.

Now with that standoff on the training ground, she could easily deduce that something must have happened with Xu Zhao.

Under these circumstances, Gu Junwan could no longer concentrate on discussing strategies against the enemy.

After receiving Yu Xiao’s affirmative response, she turned and left the secret conversation room.

Seeing the Empress leave, Ning Xi immediately led the guards forward at a run, tightly protecting her.

“What happened?” Gu Junwan asked quickly.

Ning Xi’s face showed obvious anxiety: “Jiang Xinyue’s heat suddenly came on. Special Assistant Xu accompanied her to the infirmary. About six minutes later, the captain received a call from Special Assistant Xu and rushed over.”

“Just now there was a gunshot from the infirmary. They must have encountered some accident!”

Gu Junwan had someone lead the way to the infirmary while quietly issuing orders to the communications soldier.

“Have the troops outside the training camp secretly prepare for battle, just in case.”

“Remember, do not act without my orders!”

On the other side, Yu Xiao was also questioning his adjutant: “What happened?”

The adjutant’s report was largely similar to what Ning Xi had said.

Yu Xiao frowned deeply.

Seeing Gu Junwan’s people about to disappear around the corner ahead, he immediately led his men to follow.

He couldn’t understand who had fired the gun, and why.

“Which doctor is on duty in the infirmary today?” Yu Xiao paused slightly, turning to his adjutant.

“Reporting to Commander Yu, it’s Dr. Zheng Jinbo.”

Hearing this reply, a dark look flashed across Yu Xiao’s eyes.

He had a strong impression of that Dr. Zheng Jinbo, not for his superb medical skills, but because he had received some complaints about his medical ethics.

Of course, those complaints were ultimately withdrawn due to lack of evidence.

Otherwise, that Dr. Zheng wouldn’t have been able to remain in the team.

When Gu Junwan’s group arrived at the infirmary area,

From a long distance away, everyone saw Shen Han standing outside with a cold expression.

At her feet crouched a middle-aged doctor in a white coat.

This doctor was the one who had taken Jiang Xinyue away earlier, now lying on the ground wailing.

Seeing Gu Junwan and everyone else arrive, Shen Han immediately stepped forward to join her team.

“I fired the gun earlier. This doctor had locked Jiang Xinyue in the treatment room.”

“By the time I arrived, Jiang Xinyue still hadn’t been given a suppressant injection.”

Faced with this situation, Shen Han had to tell the truth.

However, out of consideration for the Omega’s feelings and situation, she didn’t mention the loss of control of her pheromones.

After hearing Shen Han’s brief explanation, before Gu Junwan could speak, Ning Xi beside her cursed “Fuck!” under her breath, then strode forward quickly.

Shen Han couldn’t stop her in time. Ning Xi had already circled around her and quickly walked up to Zheng Jinbo.

With a kick, she broke the man’s arm.

Zheng Jinbo had already been beaten to coughing blood by Shen Han. Now taking another hit, he felt the world spinning, filled with terror.

The sound of breaking bones mixed with blood-curdling screams spread out, entering everyone’s ears, but eliciting no sympathy.

Although Shen Han had spoken rather tactfully earlier, it didn’t prevent everyone from understanding the true meaning behind her words.

Setting aside the fact that Jiang Xinyue was a teammate to all the security team members,

Just the thought that someone intended to take advantage of an Omega entering heat was enough to disgust people.

Even though that doctor’s secondary gender was Beta, bullying the weak wasn’t judged by gender.

Shen Han grabbed Ning Xi’s arm and threw her back into the security team ranks.

The situation here was chaotic enough already. If they really beat that doctor to a pulp, their side would lose the moral high ground even if they were in the right.

At this time, Yu Xiao’s group, lagging behind Gu Junwan, also arrived in the area.

Seeing his superiors arrive, Zheng Jinbo stopped his wailing and immediately began to confuse black and white, trembling.

“Commander Yu! They want to kill me, you must uphold justice for me!”

“I don’t know how the treatment room door got locked. Before I could give the Omega inside an suppressant injection, that Alpha broke in.”

“She violated military discipline by firing her gun without authorization and beat me. I want to sue in military court!”

When Shen Han had dragged Zheng Jinbo out of the infirmary, Xu Zhao had already completed the injection for Jiang Xinyue.

At this moment, they could hear everything happening outside clearly through the door.

Xu Zhao was furious inside, but she didn’t force Jiang Xinyue to go out and confront that doctor.

She only said softly to her: “Don’t be afraid. The Empress will see justice done for you.”

The new ventilation system inside was turned to maximum, its “woo-woo” noise easily interfering with people’s thoughts.

But Jiang Xinyue knew clearly what she should do now.

She knew that if she didn’t walk out that door this time because of fear and retreat, she would spend the rest of her life filled with endless regret.

She refused Xu Zhao’s support, stood up, and walked out.

Xu Zhao followed close behind.

Seeing everyone leave the infirmary, the nurse who had been hiding in the pharmacy quickly ran out too.

She was shocked and scared, regretting bitterly.

When Jiang Xinyue walked out to the open space outside, she first saluted towards Gu Junwan’s position, then turned to look at Zheng Jinbo sitting on the ground playing the victim, and began her counterattack.

Her voice was weak, but her words were crystal clear.

Her attitude was firm and stubborn. Zheng Jinbo tried to interrupt several times but couldn’t get a word in.

Jiang Xinyue told everyone everything that had happened earlier without hiding anything.

Including how he had smashed the syringe, and his final words about Yu Xiao hating Omegas.

After hearing the conflicting accounts from Dr. Zheng and the Omega, Yu Xiao’s eyes grew increasingly dark.

He stared at the trembling nurse standing to the side, trying to keep his voice as normal as possible.

“Which one of them is lying?”

The nurse’s legs had long since gone weak with fear. At a time like this, self-preservation was most important.

Moreover, she was afraid that if she went along with Zheng Jinbo’s story, someone might catch some logical flaw.

So, wiping her tears, she shook her head and said: “I wasn’t in the treatment room at the time. I don’t know anything.”

Gu Junwan hadn’t spoken since arriving at the infirmary area.

Only now did she address Yu Xiao: “Commander Yu, you said you approve more of Yuwei’s will. To the victor go the spoils. Although I’m angry, I have to try to respect your choice.”

At this point, she changed tack: “But I think Yuwei and the others want to change this world to make life better for the people living on Federation soil, to give them the respect and hope they deserve, not to bully the weak and return people to the social environment where Alphas were superior and Omegas inferior.”

Gu Junwan suddenly saying such things at this moment wasn’t for emotional appeal.

This was a psychological attack she launched at Yu Xiao, which could also be called using another’s knife to kill.

This was Yu Xiao’s territory. Many things, right or wrong, actually depended on his subjective judgment.

Not to mention that right now the Empress’s side couldn’t produce any hard evidence to prove that doctor was problematic.

Even if they could, if Yu Xiao didn’t want to acknowledge it, he could simply deny it.

Gu Junwan’s moves were always incisive.

She didn’t grasp the details of this incident itself for debate, but directly used words to poke at Yu Xiao’s sore spot!

Earlier in the conversation room, Yu Xiao had already been very pained recalling some of his daughter’s past.

Now, hearing Gu Junwan’s words and looking at the Omega who could barely stand but was striving to defend her dignity,

In that instant, he felt as if his heart was being cut by a knife!

His daughter had aspired to become a soldier like her father, hoping that one day she could hold up a bright sky for vulnerable groups.

Thinking of this, he drew his gun directly from his holster.

The crisp, clean sound of the safety being released made everyone’s nerves tense.

Shen Han’s pupils constricted slightly, and without thinking, she flashed in front of Gu Junwan.

But Yu Xiao just gave her a bland look, then raised his gun and fired two shots into Zheng Jinbo’s thigh.

The thick scent of blood spread out.

This time, Zheng Jinbo didn’t even have time to cry out before fainting.

Except for Gu Junwan, everyone was baffled by Commander Yu’s actions.

But no one voiced any comments.

Two soldiers quickly stepped forward to carry the unconscious Dr. Zheng into the infirmary for bleeding control.

The nurse hiding to the side, fearing the commander might put two bullets in her too, was so terrified that she collapsed and also fell unconscious.

Gu Junwan said “farewell” to Yu Xiao, then led her team away from the training camp.

The midday sun poured onto the Empress’s slender yet straight back, bringing out a demeanor full of inner strength.

Even many years later, when people recalled this winter afternoon, they still felt youth was brilliant and the future full of promise!