Starting Cultivation in Wasteland

Chapter 1032: Chapter 898: A Bit Nostalgic

The Ping’an Trading Group provided the government with some battle videos that could prove they were indeed besieged.

And the original owners of the organizations they provided were masquerading as Star Thieves.

Unfortunately, even with the evidence in hand, the government was unable to act.

——Without the process of elimination, you want us to investigate Dukass based on these videos of an ambush by Star Thieves?

You can’t even prove that the original owners of these human organizations were aboard your starship during the siege!

Of course, this is just a surface reason, the deeper reason is the key: Ping’an’s strength is far inferior to Dukass!

One has only one Supreme whose fate is unknown, while the other has three Supremes.

One is a dwindling force nearing its twilight, while the other is a burgeoning combat group with broad connections.

So the government states that you lack crucial evidence and should not falsely accuse others.

What they’re more interested in is, how did Ping’an turn the tables after encountering the Star Thieves.

Kading couldn’t refuse to answer, but he also couldn’t tell the truth, so he took out a pre-fabricated account.

They credited their success to two heavily armed merchant ships they happened to encounter.

Those two merchant ships were originally passing by, but got swept up in the situation and, in anger, destroyed two Star Thieves’ merchant ships.

Then the two armored merchant ships took them away, helped repair their starship, but also erased the relevant data.

This story sounds exceedingly perfunctory.

In such a vast empire, it’s impossible to say there aren’t good people, but people kind to this extent... it’s simply insulting to one’s intelligence!

Yet to absolutely claim such people don’t exist would be somewhat arbitrary.

Thus, the government sought verification from other witnesses—a total of twenty-one people, surely not all would remain silent.

What they could think of, Ping’an had already considered, directly stating that those people had been arranged for rest and couldn’t provide testimony.

Between the lines, the meaning was a suspicion of the government’s fairness.

For a trading group to treat the government this way is quite unreasonable.

But Ping’an’s dominance in Purple Pool isn’t a day’s old issue; they’re long accustomed to various privileges.

And the government can’t persist, saying things like "life is paramount" because in the face of true power, human life isn’t as valuable.

After all, they’re afraid the other side might flip the table in a panic.

Not to mention that the government did cooperate in suppressing Ping’an before; even individual safety can’t be ignored.

A shipwreck should have three thousand nails, and a rabbit in desperation bites; Ping’an Trading Group is far from its end, who dares corner them?

Therefore, they can only state: if you refuse to cooperate, these videos and human organizations aren’t enough to file a case.

Because without more people corroborating this matter, even the inherent connection between the two is hard to pinpoint!

These words seem balanced, but the trading group immediately struck back—those who propose must provide proof, you’re favoring Dukass!

My claim, I provided the evidence, but you suspect there’s no inherent connection, produce your evidence!

Moreover, who can guarantee that if we hand over the witnesses, they won’t be coerced under duress?

Even further, even if all witnesses support our statement, you might still claim—"they’re all Ping’an people."

If a few people accidentally "commit suicide", Ping’an would truly fail its employees.

Not dying on the battlefield against Star Thieves but strangely dying, Ping’an would absolutely not engage in such thankless tasks.

Upon hearing this, the government dared not force witness conscription; if the other side sent in a Death Warrior who then committed suicide, where would justice be found?

Such situations aren’t rare in the empire because most imperial people view life and death lightly.

Thus, lawsuits truly are a hassle, especially against a force like Ping’an that dares challenge the government.

The government decided not to file a case, so Ping’an made the issue widely known.

As a local enterprise, they often take care of the local populace, gaining support from local public opinion quite easily.

But, consequently, an absent participant couldn’t handle it anymore—Ping’an’s rival, Dukass.

As a security company, though Dukass values harmony for profits, they never lack assertiveness in action.

On the third day after the incident, Dukass sent dozens of cars directly to Ping’an’s headquarters.

Each vehicle had an A-level leading the way, forming formidable combat teams.

Upon arriving at Ping’an Mansion, as the other side refused their entry, they camped at the entrance.

Someone even took out a loudspeaker demanding Ping’an’s people come out to explain how those three had died.

The Ping’an Trading Group wasn’t about to accept this; no matter what, they are a large trading group with over a hundred thousand employees.

Coupled with partners, there are millions relying on them for livelihood.

Though many aren’t on Purple Star, it’s their stronghold.

Many came out to jostle with them, ready to fight at a moment’s notice.

However, personnel at the group’s headquarters were ultimately limited, and the two sides maintained a balance.

Ping’an’s people continued calling for reinforcement, the City Guard arrived and separated both parties.

Dukass’s people didn’t linger; under the bright sky, no one could make irreparable moves.

Before leaving, they dropped a harsh warning: this matter can’t be brushed aside.

No matter if Ping’an doesn’t mind the defamation, Dukasi must investigate what happened to their two employees and a collaborator!

This statement was made, and Ping’an’s employees wanted to catch up: You’ve only lost two employees, how many have we lost?

Ping’an is a trading group, including agriculture, forestry, technology, industry, and trade, and has companies responsible for transportation, mainly transporting their own goods.

This kind of hodgepodge seems impractical, many forces emphasize specialization.

However, such a structure, though it may have various disadvantages, has the strongest ability to withstand risks.

All four merchant ships belonged to Ping’an, but only two returned in the end,

Even though Kading and his team saved four people, the fleet lost more than a dozen personnel, and the losses in starships and goods were even greater.

The next day, Dukasi’s people came again, this time with only three cars.

However, the fewer the people, the bigger the issue, among Ping’an’s visitors this time was this planet’s Supreme Kopache.

With the Supreme present, Ping’an couldn’t keep them outside, so they allowed three cars into the courtyard.

Kopache didn’t get out of the car, he directly expressed in the car, "Let Jilt come down to see me."

Ping’an’s people could only express that the boss is not in the group, Supreme Lord, what is your command?

The Supreme certainly wouldn’t stoop to deal with ordinary people, that would be beneath him.

Moreover, he couldn’t strike here, in broad daylight, that would be considered home invasion assault.

He only asked when Jilt would return.

Upon hearing the uncertain timing, Kopache straightforwardly expressed, "When he returns, let him come to Dukasi to find me."

Ping’an’s people naturally couldn’t agree to let their boss go to the opponent’s headquarters, isn’t that walking into a trap?

So they said, we can pass on the message, but it’s hard to say how the boss’s schedule will be arranged.

"Three days," Kopache decisively stated, "If he doesn’t come to see me within three days, he will bear the consequences!"

After speaking, the three cars drove off.

"A final ultimatum, huh?" Hail looked at the departing car, thoughtfully shook his head, "Don’t worry about it, they wouldn’t dare."

The contact between Ping’an and Dukasi has been more than thirty to fifty years, both sides are well aware of each other’s style.

In the past, there were many cooperations between the two sides, quite harmonious, but now it’s become like this.

Nothing really happened within the three days.

But on the night of the fourth day, a warehouse of Ping’an caught fire, someone set the fire and blinded the night watchman’s eyes.

No need to think about it, it must have been done by Dukasi.

Hail directly contacted them, asking what their intentions were, insisting on opposing Ping’an?

The other side replied, this talk I don’t understand, I don’t know what you’re talking about.

However, Supreme Kopache hasn’t seen Supreme Auspicious in a long time, misses the Earth Attribute old friend a bit.

Hail wasn’t surprised that they denied it, Dukasi hasn’t prepared for a complete conflict with Ping’an.

In fact, this external security company couldn’t possibly take down the entire trading group.

Destroying Ping’an is easy, but trying to take over the whole setup, Dukasi can’t manage.

If they indeed kill without cleanup, even the Planet Government wouldn’t agree - unemployed people need something to do.

If the government truly dares to cooperate with Dukasi in handling unemployed individuals, once it’s exposed, the administration will collapse.

So to take down Ping’an, they must take over most of the unemployed.

The majority of the unemployed are ordinary people, they must be taken over by other commercial forces, Dukasi can’t handle it.

This Supreme Kopache, is merely serving as a vanguard fighter.

But the warehouse being burned, this matter can’t be just settled like this, appropriate retaliation must be made.

Ping’an has been enduring for years, and the people’s hearts are increasingly unsettled, truly can’t continue like this.

Hail found Jilt and reported the situation thoroughly.

The leader of the trading group pondered for a moment, finally made a firm decision, "Contact over there, tonight we’ll return to the manor."

When twilight fell, three cars arrived at the manor, actively reporting their intentions.

Clearly the local master, yet behaving like a visitor, shows the respect for the resident.

Duoduo opened the gate to let the cars in, the crowd got out of the car, only Jilt and Hail headed towards the inner courtyard.

The others stayed on site, showing a defensive posture.

At the gate of the inner courtyard, the guard Xiao Moshan was idly practicing knife skills, merely nodding as he saw them.

Further inside, Flower Scorpion, Qinghu, and Qu Jianlei were conversing.

Jilt walked forward, saluted towards Qu Jianlei and Qinghu, then looked at Flower Scorpion.

"Lord Huang Tian, the trading group encountered some trouble during the pursuit of criminals, specially came to explain to you..."

Regarding their visit, Qu Jianlei wasn’t surprised, Little Lake started infiltrating the network of this planet on the first day.

Recently Ping’an has been stirring up public opinion fervently, everyone was mentally prepared.

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