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Chapter 645: Leniency for Prisoners
Chapter 645: Leniency for Prisoners
Lan Qi suddenly had a thought as he watched Su Yu turn to leave. He reached out to stop him. "Wait a moment!"
"What is it?" Su Yu turned around.
"Well, it's about the prisoners you've taken from our people. As the commander-in-chief, I have a duty to redeem them. Are you willing to consider our offer?" Lan Qi asked.
He was thinking about his brother, Lan Bo, who had been captured by Su Yu seven days ago. Lan Bo had been severely injured before his capture, and Lan Qi could only imagine the hardships he must be enduring.
What Lan Qi didn't know was that his brother's injuries had already been fully healed. Now, Lan Bo was happily playing a 5v5 basketball game with his fellow prisoners in the POW camp, almost forgetting about Skrull.
Su Yu frowned slightly at Lan Qi's words. Releasing these prisoners now wasn't a good idea.
Currently, the POW camp held over twenty thousand Skrull prisoners, and the number was still growing.
The United Government had not mistreated or enslaved these prisoners. Instead, they were treated with a high degree of respect and care.
In the camp, Earth soldiers who spoke the Skrull language worked hard to communicate and interact with the Skrull prisoners. They showed them videos and TV programs to help them understand Earth and its friendly people.
Guidance officers frequently took the Skrull prisoners to tour major cities, rural areas, and scenic landscapes, allowing them to experience the beauty of Earth and the kindness of its inhabitants.
Initially, the Skrull prisoners had looked down on humans, considering them mere ants that should be crushed.
However, as they learned more about Earth's culture and way of life, they realized that Earth humans were real people, not much different from their own ancestors from centuries ago.
In addition, the guidance officers organized music festivals, taught the prisoners how to play basketball, and even held sports competitions.
The winners of these competitions received a beautifully crafted crystal medal, which could be exchanged for the most advanced Skrull cultivation techniques! These top-tier techniques were brought back by Su Yu, who found them relatively easy to obtain. For the Skrull soldiers in the camp, however, these techniques were something they could never acquire even after a lifetime of service.
Thus, the Skrull soldiers who received these techniques were overjoyed, and their goodwill toward Earth humans increased significantly.
Moreover, the guidance officers subtly instilled certain ideas in the Skrull prisoners: "Earth humans are kind, and ordinary Skrull people are also kind.
However, the Skrull elite, driven by their own selfish desires, force ordinary Skrull people to fight bloody wars.
When the wars are won, all the benefits go to the elite, while the ordinary Skrull soldiers bleed and sweat on the front lines, receiving nothing in return.
Therefore, they should stop fighting for the elite and instead advocate for peace!"
...
The United Government's efforts were aimed at fostering anti-war sentiments among the prisoners.
If these prisoners were to return home with these ideas, it would be beneficial for Earth.
...
However, the critical issue was that many prisoners had only been in the camp for a short time. They hadn't had the chance to experience the kindness of Earth humans or be influenced by anti-war ideas.
If they were released now, many might not serve their intended purpose.
Seeing Su Yu deep in thought, Lan Qi didn't disturb him and waited quietly.
Just then, he received a call from the Emperor. He apologized and quickly found a quiet place in the base to take the call.
Three minutes later, Lan Qi returned to the spring.
He looked at Su Yu seriously and said, "Sir Su Yu, are you willing to let us redeem the captives?"
"Of course, as long as there's enough gold."
"Actually, there's been an unexpected situation. Could we delay the redemption of the captives by a month?"
"Delay?" Su Yu's brows furrowed, and he looked displeased.
"Yes, our government doesn't have enough gold to redeem all the captives at once. We need a month to arrange the funds," Lanchi explained patiently.
In reality, the delay wasn't due to a lack of funds. The emperor had just informed him through a communication device that they should spend less on redeeming the captives. Right now, redeeming the captives would be very expensive. But after the "Blasting Mining" plan is successfully implemented in a month, the chances of the Blue Star humans winning will significantly decrease, allowing them to redeem the captives at a much lower price.
Su Yu was actually quite in favor of delaying the redemption of the captives. This would give them more time to work on the captives' minds.
However, he didn't show it on his face and instead sternly said, "What about the costs for housing, food, and entertainment for the captives during this month? We can't just feed thousands of mouths for free, can we?"
"Don't worry about that. We can add those expenses to the total cost," Lanchi assured him.
"Alright, we'll discuss the captives again in a month."
Su Yu turned and flew away without looking back.
Seeing that Su Yu had finally concluded his negotiations with the Skrulls, the chat messages started buzzing again:
"The Skrulls want to delay the redemption of the captives by a month? What are they thinking?"
"I don't know, but I have a feeling there's a conspiracy here."
"Could they be trying to let the captives freeload and drain our resources?"
"Who knows?"
...
Now, Su Yu had arrived beside Fujiwara Chika. He bid her farewell, "Prime Minister Fujiwara, I'll be going now. I apologize for not informing you of the reason for my visit and for keeping you here for so long."
"Oh, it's fine," Fujiwara Chika gently shook her head.
But then, she suddenly looked up at Su Yu with determination, "Su Yu, there's something I want to talk to you about."
"Hmm? What is it?" Su Yu was slightly taken aback.
Fujiwara Chika glanced at the phone behind Su Yu, "Could you turn off the live stream? I want to talk to you alone and don't want anyone else to know."
"Of course." Without hesitation, Su Yu put the phone into his necklace.
The phone signal couldn't penetrate the necklace, and Su Yu's live stream instantly stopped.
What he didn't know was that the moment he turned off the live stream, the chat messages exploded several times over! Some were brushing "???", "Why did it suddenly stop?", "Open the door!"
Others were extremely excited:
"Prime Minister Fujiwara Chika is going to say something to Chief Ke?"
"Could she be confessing?"
"Confessing... who knows? No woman can resist Chief Ke's charm, not even in the game world where he has two."
"Confessing? Maybe she's offering herself in exchange for his help to save her country. Is this the ancient 'selling oneself to bury one's father' scenario?"
"Alyssa, Tina: We disagree!"
Su Yu, of course, had no idea about the wild speculations of the netizens.
He casually erected a "soundproof barrier" around the two of them and then looked at Fujiwara Chika, "Prime Minister Fujiwara, now that no one can eavesdrop, you can speak freely."
(End of Chapter)
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