Xia Chujian was not angry at being rebuffed, and asked curiously, "...Huh? You're not here to hire me as a bodyguard? Then what are you here for?"
Quan Yuxun looked at the road ahead and said with a smile, "Looking for you means hiring you as a bodyguard? Yuanbao, are you that short of money that you're trying to get your hands on my wallet as soon as we meet?"
Xia Chujian retracted her gaze, leaned back in her seat, and said with a smile, "Since you call me Yuanbao, of course I'm short of money... Don't you know that people are named after what they lack? Hahahaha!"
Her laughter was clear but slightly hoarse, revealing a hint of fatigue.
Quan Yuxun glanced at her and said, "Where exactly are you going? Give me the address."
Xia Chujian raised her hand and looked at her Smart Bracelet, thinking that she couldn't let ordinary taxi drivers know Su Buyan's address.
But the Quan Family, as the local overlords of Changliu County on Cangge Star, would they not know the private residences of various dignitaries in Changliu County?
This was not a secret to Quan Yuxun at all.
What was she hiding for...
Xia Chujian directly forwarded the address Su Buyan had sent her to Quan Yuxun, and said, "This is where I'm going. Can Chief Quan Da go there?"
Quan Yuxun glanced at the address and said calmly, "This is Su Buyan's private residence. Are you very familiar with him?"
Xia Chujian shrugged: "I don't know, Marshal Huo gave me the address."
Xia Chujian didn't want to make her relationship with Su Buyan public.
But pushing it to Huo Yushen was fine.
Quan Yuxun knew that Huo Yushen had a good private relationship with Su Buyan, and it was the kind of relationship where he could borrow a Bat-style Fighter Jet from Huo Yushen.
He didn't suspect anything and said, "I can take you there, but this place isn't far from my house. Are you sure you don't want to just stay at my house?"
Xia Chujian shook her head: "I've already troubled you a lot, how could I continue to freeload at your house?"
Quan Yuxun smiled: "My family has a big business, it wouldn't be a problem even if a whole regiment of freeloaders like you came."
Was he showing off how rich his family was?
Xia Chujian clicked her tongue twice: "You're saying this in front of Yuanbao, are you trying to make Yuanbao cry..."
Quan Yuxun raised his eyebrows.
He misspoke, he really didn't think of that.
But he didn't apologize or anything, and directly changed the subject, saying, "Did you encounter any danger during this Military search and rescue operation?"
Xia Chujian rested her elbow on the car window, calmly looking at the scenery outside, and said, "I did, I'm sure you know, we encountered the Star Pirates organization Bodhi Leaf."
Quan Yuxun's hand holding the steering wheel tightened, and he quickly glanced at Xia Chujian: "You really fought with the Star Pirates organization Bodhi Leaf? Were you injured? Do you want to go to the hospital for a check-up?"
Xia Chujian looked at Quan Yuxun, and their eyes met, she couldn't help but glare at him, and blurted out: "Who are you looking down on!"
"I came from the Regular Army, would I not be able to beat a few Star Pirates?!"
Quan Yuxun: "..."
Seeing Xia Chujian so energetic, she was not injured.
Quan Yuxun didn't even realize that his slightly tense nerves suddenly relaxed.
He smiled and said, "That's not it. I've experienced Yuanbao's combat power."
"But the Star Pirates are numerous after all, ants can kill an elephant, even if you are capable..."
Xia Chujian tilted her head to look at him: "Chief Quan Da, are you really concerned about me, or are you trying to get information out of me?"
"If you want to know the battle process, just ask me!"
Quan Yuxun was rebuffed by her, but he was not angry at all, and said with a smile, "Well, then tell me about it?"
Xia Chujian laughed loudly: "...Of course not! This is against the rules!"
Quan Yuxun: "..."
With his status, he already knew most of it, otherwise, how could he have accurately located her?
Did he need to get information out of her? How childish.
Quan Yuxun stopped talking and simply turned on the car stereo, playing a very melodious light music.
The music was like a clear spring flowing under the moonlight, extremely pleasant to the ear.
Xia Chujian listened for a while, and her somewhat anxious mood gradually calmed down.
After a moment of silence, she remembered what she wanted to ask Quan Yuxun and took the initiative to bring up the topic.
"Chief Quan Da, this time after we annihilated the Star Pirates organization Bodhi Leaf, we also rescued some victims who had been kidnapped by them."
"These victims told us that they were passengers on an Interstellar Spaceship, but the spaceship was hijacked by Star Pirates, others were killed, and more than a hundred of them were taken to the Star Pirates' Starship. In the end, only thirty-eight of them were still alive."
"If we hadn't arrived in time, those thirty-eight would not have survived either."
Quan Yuxun knew that Xia Chujian had led the team to annihilate the Star Pirates, but he didn't know that she had rescued some victims.
Although he didn't know the details yet, he quickly thought of the Interstellar Spaceship.
He said thoughtfully, "A few days ago, I heard that a Starship suddenly encountered a Magnetic Field Storm in space and lost contact..."
Xia Chujian nodded: "That's the one. It didn't lose contact due to a Magnetic Field Storm in space, but was attacked by Star Pirates."
Saying that, Xia Chujian mustered her courage again and said in one breath: "Do you know that these Interstellar Spaceships are very good at judging people!"
"If there are Nobles among the passengers, they will implement stricter security measures."
"If the passengers are all ordinary civilians, they simply let go and don't have any security measures at all."
"But the spaceship tickets are sold at the same price... Is this fair?"
Quan Yuxun smiled and said, "What exactly do you want to say?"
Xia Chujian coughed, rubbed her face, and said embarrassedly, "Is it that obvious?"
Quan Yuxun said seriously, "It's not very obvious. Ordinary people can't see it, only smart people like me with keen insight can see it."
Xia Chujian's embarrassment quickly passed.
She rubbed her neck and said, "I have three things I want to say, I don't know if Chief Quan Da can provide some professional advice."
Quan Yuxun nodded: "Speak, I'm listening."
Xia Chujian said as if chatting casually, "First, according to the insurance terms, they must die to receive compensation. Is this requirement legal?"
"Second, the spaceship being hijacked by Star Pirates is directly related to the inaction of the spaceship operating company. If they sue the spaceship operating company and demand high compensation, how much chance of winning do they have?"
"Finally, can you recommend some reliable lawyers? The kind who only charge lawyer fees if they win the case?"
Quan Yuxun looked at her in surprise: "You want to help those victims sue the insurance company and the spaceship operating company?"
Xia Chujian emphasized: "... It's not that I want to help them sue, it's that they want to sue themselves. I'm just trying to help them a little."
Quan Yuxun withdrew his gaze, thinking, if you hadn't instigated it, I would give you my position as Chief Legal Counsel of the Senate...
On the surface, he still maintained a professional smile, and said gently and elegantly: "Which insurance company is it?"
Xia Chujian was silent for a while, and said, "Does it matter which insurance company it is? If it's an insurance company with a strong background, won't they be able to win the lawsuit?"
Quan Yuxun said, "It's good that you know. Moreover, the Empire's insurance companies are basically monopolized by the Zong Family."
Xia Chujian: "..."
She thought, has Quan Yuxun already guessed it? She said, "It's Wanbang Insurance, under the Zong Family."
Quan Yuxun said slowly, "That's not surprising. The Zong Family manufactures military fire, and also manufactures civilian spaceships."
"So the Zong Family also has its own spaceship operating company, and also dabbles in the insurance industry."
Xia Chujian pursed her lips: "They are monopolizing it, isn't anyone competing with them?"
Quan Yuxun tapped the steering wheel with his finger, thoughtfully saying, "You're lucky. It just so happens that our Quan Family wants to get involved in the insurance industry recently..."
Xia Chujian's eyes lit up, and she immediately said, "Chief Quan Da, then do you think this lawsuit can be won?!"
Quan Yuxun continued to smile: "Whether it can be won depends on how much sincerity Second Lieutenant Xia has..."
Xia Chujian looked at him suspiciously: "What does this have to do with me? I'm not a victim."
"I'm just helping you connect and build a bridge. You can just find those victims to be agents."
Quan Yuxun: "..."
His smile was like a hidden knife: "That's different. We're doing it for Second Lieutenant Xia's sake. Otherwise, why would we offend the Zong Family? Right?"
Xia Chujian was completely baffled: "For my sake? What face do I have? Chief Quan Da, aren't you overestimating me?"
Quan Yuxun's smile widened, the blade seeming even sharper: "Overestimating you? Surely not. It's rare to see Second Lieutenant Xia being so modest!"
Xia Chujian blinked: "Chief Quan Da, it's not that I'm belittling myself, but in front of you nobles, I really am a 'three-no' person. You don't need to give me face. --I'm scurred!"
Quan Yuxun said, "...What do you mean by 'three-no' person?"
Xia Chujian said matter-of-factly: "No power, no influence, no family background, no Gene Evolution, a proper member of the Bottom of Society. --In short, 'three-no'."
Quan Yuxun chuckled: "How come the Bottom of Society sounds so proud coming from you!"
Xia Chujian shrugged: "Not exactly proud, but I won't be self-conscious about it."
Quan Yuxun nodded: "Not being self-conscious is the right attitude. But I must emphasize, if our Quan Family intervenes in this case, it will only be for Second Lieutenant Xia's sake."
Quan Yuxun kept saying it was for her sake. Xia Chujian was silent for a moment, then suddenly said in a smug tone, "...Aiya! Could it be that I already have a certain social standing?!"
"Chief Quan Da, do you know about the military merits I've earned? Will I be directly promoted to a Colonel-Ranked Officer?!"
Quan Yuxun's lips twitched, and he said, "Isn't a First Lieutenant enough?"
Xia Chujian's smile was less exaggerated: "So Chief Quan Da already knows! Are you here specifically to congratulate me?"
"But it's just a First Lieutenant, Chief Quan Da, don't tell me that your Quan Family has to give face to even a small First Lieutenant..."
Quan Yuxun was still smiling, but in his heart, he was thinking that while many men in their forties and fifties couldn't resist their overtures, Xia Chujian was so young, yet her mind was frighteningly clear.
He had interacted with Xia Chujian for a while, and they had even gone through life and death together, so he understood her quite well.
He said calmly: "Not every First Lieutenant gets face, only First Lieutenants with unlimited potential can be on our support list."
It's the end of the month, time to ask for tickets! Moon Ticket, Xiaoxiang Tickets, Recommendation Ticket, I want them all!
PS: "I'm scurred" is not a typo, it's an internet meme.
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