Starting from the Planetary Governor - Chapter 18

Chapter 18, It’s a pity to burn it to ashes

the Governor’s strong power made Hodgson fall into silence.

He knew that it was rude to remain silent at this time, but he did feel very embarrassed.

What explanation should he give to the Governor?

But he knew that he couldn’t keep silent like this.

“I will try my best to find out who did this…”

“No.” Gu Hang interrupted him, “If you just throw a mercenary group or a looter as a scapegoat, then there is no need. I only want one explanation. It’s agreed that it will take eight days, so I will see what I want tomorrow, not a single thing less. Otherwise, Fuxing City can send a new batch, and it’s still in time to leave now; or I can go and get it myself.”

Hodgson felt his throat dry.

Sending a new batch is nonsense. One hundred tons of food and ten thousand pieces of textiles are not something that can be raised casually. Even in Fuxing City, not everyone can have enough food.

The core point of the Governor’s words is in the latter part: he can come and get it himself.

Where to get it?

It seems to depend on his answer.

If a satisfactory answer can be given, then perhaps the Governor can go find the person who robbed the goods, and he only needs to give a name.

If no answer can be given, then the Governor should come to Fuxing City to pick it up.

No matter where he goes to pick it up, I’m afraid the process will not be too gentle.

So who will bear this ungentleness?

At this point, Hodgson knew he had no choice.

He gave Gu Hang a name, and then said: “Give me another two or three hours, and I will send you the detailed address, Governor.”

“Okay, I’ll give you the last three hours.”

After the communication was hung up, Hodgson pressed another button to call the attendant. He wanted to say something, but he couldn’t say it. An unbearable itch made him cough loudly.

The cough was fierce and violent.

On the other side, the attendant’s voice was also panicked: “Speaker of the Parliament? Speaker of the Parliament? How are you?”

Hodgson couldn’t speak.

“I’ll go right away! You hold on!”

A few minutes later, two people broke into Hodgson’s office.

One of them was the attendant, and the other was Lambert Hodgson, the grandson of old Hodgson, who was called by the attendant.

At this time, Hodgson had stopped coughing. He was half paralyzed in the chair, gasping for breath.

Seeing that his grandfather was fine, Lambert was finally relieved.

“You…”

“Don’t talk about this for now.” Hodgson raised his hand to stop his grandson’s questioning, “Go to the people of Vaughan Company immediately. We must determine where the group of mercenaries he hired took the goods sent to the governor.”

Lambert was stunned: “Did he really do it?”

“Yeah.”

“But…”

“No buts, we only have three hours.”

“The governor is angry?” Lambert guessed.

“Yeah.” Hodgson sighed, “Our governor is much more decisive and cruel than I thought…”

…

Gu Hang didn’t think he was cruel.

He just knew and insisted on one idea: he couldn’t fall to the point of fighting with these people and using political means.

It’s not about whether you can win by playing some conspiracy or not. The most important core factor is, what does it matter if you can win? It’s inefficient and time-consuming. Gu Hang doesn’t have the time to play this game with them.

Be direct and decisive.

He called for people to bring the radio, take one hundred people, leave one hundred people, and set off.

Gu Hang planned to catch up with the team led by Yan Fangxu who set out first, go to the scene of the incident to see if there is anything to gain, and try to track the enemy’s tracks. It would be better if there is something to gain, but if there is nothing to gain, then let’s see what news Hodgson will bring him in three hours.

The worst result is that he will take more than two hundred people to Fuxing City to ask for the supplies he needs.

The people under his command alone are definitely not enough. At that time, he may need to ask Brigadier General Ye Lixia to provide him with some small help.

I believe Ye Lixia will not refuse, and she should be able to gain a lot of merits at that time.

Gu Hang did not want that scene to happen, but if it really came to that point, it would be inevitable. And he would definitely take the most thundering and decisive means.

How can the sword bearer not have deterrence?

If someone thinks that the Governor’s deterrence is not enough, then he doesn’t mind using actual actions to kill the chicken to scare the monkey.

Let’s see if Fuxing City is willing to be the chicken.

Two hours later, Gu Hang and his troops also arrived at the scene and joined Yan Fangxu.

The navy captain had some gains here.

“We found some clues. When the looters evacuated, they deliberately covered up, but the means were relatively low-level. I have sent a team to follow them, and there should be more information.”

After listening to Yan Fangxu’s report, Gu Hang nodded: “Finally there is good news, so let’s wait and see whether Fuxing City responds to us faster or your team finds the looters faster.”

“Fuxing City?” Yan Fangxu was a little confused, “Didn’t you say looters? Do you suspect that it was done by those so-called alliances in Fuxing City?”

“Is there anything difficult to guess?”

“Uh…” Yan Fangxu scratched his head, “Yes, it’s easy to guess.”

Although I didn’t guess it, I don’t admit it.

Gu Hang stared at Yan Fangxu, a little helpless.

He is a good fighter, why is he so dull in this matter.

Gu Hang didn’t say anything more. He looked around, and in fact, the signs of looting were not very obvious.

There was almost no fighting, no death, no corpses, and even little blood; all the transport vehicles were taken away, and almost nothing was left at the scene.

From this perspective, being able to trace back to the robbers who committed the crime a few hours ago at a scene with few clues left, especially those robbers also did counter-reconnaissance, this means that Yan Fangxu is not a fool.

Thinking of this, Gu Hang was slightly satisfied.

It’s okay as long as there is no problem with military skills, don’t expect to be a jack of all trades.

The next time is to wait patiently.

And the news from both sides came almost at the same time.

The elite Marines who were sent out responded by telegram. They found traces that can be continuously tracked and speculated on several possible routes and destinations of the robbers.

On the other hand, the chairman of the Fuxing City Council also dialed a telegram to contact Gu Hang, gave three specific locations, and ranked them according to the probability.

The intelligence from two different sources confirmed each other and there were overlapping parts.

In the end, Gu Hang roughly determined the target: Mantan Valley Manor.

It was a private territory belonging to a Union council member named Wohan. The Manor at Mantan Valley is his property and the place where he made his fortune. It is one of the few high-quality lands around Renaissance City that can grow food.

After Wohan completed the basic accumulation, he not only produced food, but also participated in the food trade, making a lot of money and becoming a member of the Alliance.

Now Wohan’s main business is in the food trade. The food production of Mantan Valley Manor is only a small proportion to him, but he still attaches great importance to it and treats it as a vacation spot and home.

“It sounds like a beautiful place. It would be a pity to burn it to ashes.”

(End of this chapter)