Chapter 1309.
“Ahem!”
The two people whose eyes were entwined into silk subconsciously jumped, so flustered that they almost overturned the chessboard on the table.
Xu Chengzhi reacted the fastest, “Uncle Mu ……”
All called uncle?
Wang Dust raised his eyebrows, tempted to ask the other party if he remembered that he had a father.
His dad was anxious and worried and sorrowful day and night because of his disappearance, and pushed for a rescue program at all costs.
As a result, this kid was actually enjoying himself here!
What a filial son.
And that beautiful maiden Mu Zhenzhen also called out shyly, “Dad.”
“Zhen Zhen, you go out with me first.”
Mu Haitao said expressionlessly, “This gentleman has something to say to Xu Chengzhi.”
Mu Zhen Zhen glanced at Wang Chen, a worried look showing in her eyes, pursed her lips and reluctantly opened the iron door of the cell and walked out.
Although this door was closed, it was not locked at all!
Only after Mu Haitao left with his daughter did Wang Chen walk into the cell and sat down opposite Xu Chengzhi.
Xu Chengzhi was a bit terrified, but managed to keep his composure: “Hello, may I ask who you are?”
Wang Dust did not answer and pulled out a letter and handed it to the other party.
The letter was handwritten by Xu Shao Cheng, and it was also something that Wang Dust had specifically asked this Imperial Major General to write.
Xu Chengzhi took this letter suspiciously, then opened it and read it carefully.
His face gradually reddened with shame visible to the naked eye, and in the end, he directly covered his face.
It could still be salvaged.
Wang Dust silently commented in his heart.
After a long time, Xu Chengzhi calmed down and wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, then respectfully saluted Wang Dust: “Sir, Second Fast Reverse Fleet Task Force 1 Xu Chengzhi, at your service!”
Xu Shao Cheng explained Wang Duan’s identity in his letter, and at the same time demanded that he must obey any orders from Wang Duan.
“Very well.”
Wang Dust said, “In another twenty-seven days, a landing ship will come down to receive us back, so you and your comrades should prepare for your return.”
Xu Chengzhi visibly hesitated for a moment, then straightened his chest, “Yes!”
But he couldn’t see much joy on his face.
Wang Dust said meaningfully, “Stay here for this period of time, don’t go anywhere, I’ll come back to pick you up when the time comes, I hope you’ll still be there then.”
This kid obviously had something in mind, but Wang Dust didn’t bother.
If it wasn’t for Wang Chen’s interest in Tampax Star’s special situation, otherwise Xu Shao Cheng wouldn’t have been able to invite him to come to this deserted planet to save people even if he paid ten times more.
The corner of Xu Chengzhi’s mouth twitched as he whispered, “Understood.”
“It’s good to understand.”
Wang Chen got up and said, “Don’t forget that you are an Imperial soldier.”
Xu Chengzhi froze.
Without saying anything more, Wang Dust left this cell to rejoin Mu Haitao, “Take me to see the others.”
Xu Chengzhi was being held in solitary confinement, in fact, technically speaking it should be considered house arrest, except for the fact that he could not run out, the benefits he enjoyed were better than any ordinary person in this base.
His teammates, on the other hand, were uniformly arranged within another large cell, the conditions were definitely quite a bit worse, but there was no problem with basic life protection.
This showed Mu Haitao’s cleverness.
This Imperial Major obviously had ulterior motives, but he didn’t take things to the extreme, leaving room for maneuver for both himself and the B00785 Reserve Base.
The other party didn’t want to say, so Wang Chen didn’t ask, and after looking at the condition of these contingent members, he bluntly said to Mu Haitao, “There will be a landing ship coming down in twenty-seven days, and it will be able to transport a maximum of thirty people back, and in addition to this group of people from Xu Chengzhi, I’ve promised to leave Planet Tampas for the four people who brought me here.”
“As for the remaining quota, it’s up to you to decide.”
Mu Haitao was instantly torn beyond measure.
Of the thirty places, Wang Dust plus Xu Chengzhi’s seven, plus the four he had promised, took up a total of twelve places.
There were still eighteen left.
Mu Haitao knew very well how precious these eighteen slots were!
The special situation of Tampax Star doomed the Imperial side to not be able to carry out a large-scale landing rescue operation.
Even if they knew that there were still a large number of survivors on this planet.
The ship that picked up Wang Chen was probably the only one at the moment, and it was unknown when the next one would come again.
And it might not be the turn of the people in the B00785 reserve base.
But how many people here were looking forward to leaving!
Mu Haitao knew that once this matter was exposed, it was bound to create a huge storm within the base.
It is entirely possible to topple him as the chief.
These eighteen places were both precious and hot.
To be honest, if possible, Mu Haitao really hoped that Wang Chen did not come, so that everything would continue according to the established plan, without any complications.
But he simply couldn’t deal with Wang Dust.
“Thank you.”
Mu Haitao uttered these two words with difficulty, his mouth incomparably bitter.
“Not for nothing.”
Wang Dust said indifferently, “Do you have any working transportation here? Lend me one, I still have a mission to perform.”
Saying that, he didn’t have much hope.
Due to the effects of the special energy radiation, technological equipment would all go wrong very quickly in Tampax Star, tools such as the hovering flying car wouldn’t be able to be used now even if they were kept intact.
However, Mu Haitao really did have the goods.
He gave Wang Dust an antique motorcycle!
This motorcycle wasn’t recently manufactured, and the B00785 reserve base didn’t have any working manufacturing equipment, it was a base engineer’s pre-war DIY work, using a fuel engine to drive a real “ancient” transportation.
It is a pre-war DIY project by one of the base’s engineers, powered by a fuel-engine, a genuine “ancient” vehicle.
Even the fuel is readily available.
Only after this antique motorcycle was carried to the reserve base, it was never restarted, after all, the crowded environment inside the base did not have any room for it to play.
It was merely a spiritual support for this base engineer.
Now that Mu Haitao had personally stepped in, the other party had let it go, including all of the accessories and fuel, despite their reluctance.
“Please treat it well.”
This bearded engineer wiped down the motorcycle one last time, then said to Wang Dust, “If there are any problems, you can bring it back to me, I can fix it.”
A mournful look of being NTR.
“Don’t worry.”
Wang Dust cried and laughed a little, “I’ll return it to you after I use it.”
After thinking about it, he took out a piece of Plutonic Crystal and handed it to the other party, “This is considered a rental fee.”
Mu Haitao and the bearded engineer were all taken aback.
Both of them were knowledgeable and knew what this purple crystal was and how valuable it was!
The bearded engineer instinctively wanted to reject it, only to have Wang Chen wave his hand, then put the motorcycle along with the fuel accessories into the Star Ocean Ring in an instant.
The bearded engineer instantly closed his mouth.