"Were there no other students or teachers present at the time?" Lin Jiaoyang suddenly interjected.


    Bulaiteig shook his head. "It was right after school, and many students who lived off-campus were present. However, Henard had revealed his background, so…"


    "I see. Those people were afraid of Henard’s retaliation and didn’t intervene," Lin Jiaoyang said, his gaze shifting to Yun Yi’s photo. He frowned. "Yun… I don’t recall any major figure in the empire with the surname Yun. If he’s just an ordinary student, how could he disregard Henard’s background? Could he have deliberately approached Tiger?"


    "Marshal, our investigation into Yun Yi has revealed some very suspicious details," Bulaiteig said. "But let me first finish reporting on the young miss’s situation. After Yun Yi kicked Henard away, Henard didn’t dare fight back because Yun Yi’s martial arts level had already reached Level 7. Additionally, the two had previously clashed over a mech modification issue at a mech company, so Henard threatened Yun Yi, but Yun Yi remained unmoved."


    "In the days that followed, since the young miss and Yun Yi’s classes ended at the same time, Henard, despite gathering a few friends, seemed unsure of Yun Yi’s background and didn’t act. It wasn’t until the seventh day, during the school’s martial arts assessment, that things escalated. The young miss, being in Class 5, finished her assessment earlier and left the school. At the school gate, she encountered Henard and his group, who began harassing her."


    "During the harassment, the young miss could no longer endure it. The electrical stimulation from the assessment had also triggered her condition, causing her to severely injure Henard and his group. Fortunately, our people responsible for picking up the young miss arrived at the school gate just in time, took Henard and his group away, and notified Principal Ilyas, preventing the situation from escalating further. That’s the full sequence of events. Report complete."


    Lin Jiaoyang pondered for a moment and asked, "Why did your people only arrive after Tiger… Moxue’s condition was triggered?"


    Bulaiteig hesitated briefly before replying, "The young miss had instructed them to stay farther away from the school. Moreover, our people were unaware of the initial harassment by Henard. When the young miss’s condition was triggered, she had only notified our people to pick her up after completing her assessment, which is why they arrived just in time."


    Lin Jiaoyang nodded. "That’s not your fault, and the handling afterward was well done. By the way, how did you deal with Henard?"


    "I had the Yang family step in to resolve the matter."


    "The Yang family… Given their influence in the Chang’an system, a small company like Xiagal wouldn’t dare make a fuss," Lin Jiaoyang said dismissively. The Yang family was a prominent merchant family in the Chang’an system and one of the Lin family’s affiliated clans.


    "This matter can’t be left at that. Inform the Yang family’s head that I don’t want to hear the name Xiagal in the Chang’an system again."


    Bulaiteig immediately saluted with the imperial military salute—a tradition inherited from the Galactic Empire—and responded loudly, "Yes, sir!"


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    Lin Jiaoyang then turned his attention to the other photo, gazing at the handsome young man with a slight smile. He said slowly, "Now, tell me about this Yun Yi."


    "According to our investigation, this person is not a citizen of our empire. He arrived here half a year ago aboard a Star Express interstellar train from Berik Star in the Lichma Federation. He currently resides on Chang’an Fourth Star, working odd jobs to make a living. He is accompanied by a young girl around ten years old with the surname Zhao, whom he claims is his sister. Yun Yi has a stable personality and considerable talent. The martial arts technique he practices remains unclear, but his martial arts level has already reached Level 7. He also has some skill in mech repair and is one of only three intermediate-level repair technicians at Swift Mechanics, the company where he works. Strangely, he doesn’t hold any mech repair certification, but according to investigations at Swift Mechanics, his technical skills in mech repair do surpass the other two technicians there."


    "In addition, during his time at Swift Mechanics, Yun Yi has developed close relationships with Stidkwell, an intermediate engineer at Weilong Group, and Count Xia Ya, the manager of the Baiwei Mercenary Group. He has received assistance from both of them…"


    "Wait a moment," Lin Jiaoyang interrupted. "Why haven’t you mentioned anything about his life before the Lichma Federation?"


    "Well…" Bulaiteig hesitated. "We did investigate his past, but there are two issues. First, the distance between the two regions is vast, and even using military communication lines, it takes several hours to transmit information. Second, while we’ve gathered some information, it’s quite extraordinary and hasn’t been fully verified yet."


    "Oh?" Lin Jiaoyang’s interest was piqued. "Then tell me what you’ve found. I’m curious to hear what’s so extraordinary."


    With Lin Jiaoyang’s permission, Bulaiteig regained his composure and began to report his findings.


    "According to our investigation in the Lichma Federation, Yun Yi first appeared directly on an interstellar train. This train departed from South Eustace Star in the Lichma Federation, passed through seven or eight small nations, including Hilfanst, Iserlohn, and Telsy, before arriving at Berik Star. Our investigation of the train’s personnel revealed that during its passage through Iserlohn, there was an incident involving the explosion and jettisoning of an escape pod. Shortly afterward, Yun Yi appeared in the carriage where the explosion occurred and bribed the person in charge to obtain a replacement ticket. However, our investigation of the previous stops along the train’s route found no record of him boarding. Given the chaos in Iserlohn at the time, we can’t rule out the possibility that he purchased a scalped ticket to board the train."


    "Continue…" Lin Jiaoyang said, his curiosity clearly aroused.


    "Yes… After further analysis, we concluded that if Yun Yi didn’t board the train through normal means, he must have entered via an escape pod. Ten days before the escape pod explosion, a battle had occurred in the nearby star system. It was a conflict between the Iserlohn government forces and the last remnants of the Zhao Song Empire’s fleet, which ended with the complete annihilation of the Zhao Song fleet…"


    "Wait, I thought the Zhao Song Empire’s final military force was destroyed at their base. How could there still be a fleet?"


    Hearing Lin Jiaoyang’s puzzled question, Bulaiteig explained, "This fleet was secretly dispatched a few hours before the Iserlohn government forces attacked the base. Since most of those who knew about it were Zhao Song survivors and almost all of them perished in the war, this information never became public. We only stumbled upon it during this investigation. Additionally, according to our intelligence network in Iserlohn, there was indeed a soldier named Yun Yi in the Zhao Song Empire before its fall. He was exceptionally brave on the battlefield, but that Yun Yi had already reached Level 8 in martial arts, and details about his age and appearance are unknown, so we couldn’t connect the two."


    Hearing this, Lin Jiaoyang slowly opened the computer on his desk, pulled up a star map of the Iserlohn region, and studied it for a while. Then, he turned his gaze back to Yun Yi’s photo.


    After a long silence, Lin Jiaoyang stood up, a faint smile appearing on his face.


    "This Yun Yi is the same Yun Yi from the Zhao Song Empire!"