Two days later, the meeting plan was finalized.
The meeting location was set at the bottom of a valley on the far side of Wheeler One, in a temporary, simple barracks built by Jiang Ye Star's forces.
Meeting here seemed like a midpoint for both sides, but in reality, it was within Jiang Ye's territory, thus representing a significant compromise from Valk.
Jiang Ye hadn't actually expected to set the location here. Valk was far from the "softie" the outside world rumored him to be; he was certainly a man of courage. After all, if Valk were to be gunned down on the far side of Wheeler One, his soldiers would be helpless, and the outside world wouldn't even know what happened.
Both meeting teams consisted of ten people.
Valk led his team, accompanied by some scholars and military officers.
Jiang Ye's side sent Isabella, along with some members of his think tank.
In terms of the level of the meeting teams, this was a major compromise from Jiang Ye's side, as Isabella, being the supreme leader of the Exile Star, held a status several levels higher than Valk.
The meeting was scheduled for the 4th of next month, less than a week away. Considering the need for extensive preparations, the timeline was quite tight, indicating a strong desire from both sides to meet.
Of course, this meeting was completely confidential, with no more than five hundred people knowing about it, all of whom were high-ranking officials from both sides.
On the last day of the month, the Galaxy Empire Leadership Training School held its graduation ceremony in the solemn and grand school auditorium.
All students from the first cohort of the school were present, totaling 12 classes and 433 students.
Jiang Ye looked at the students filling the auditorium, deeply moved.
After all, behind each student was a planet, or even multiple planets.
These students came from different worlds and, at the same time, controlled different worlds.
Most importantly, after the graduation ceremony for the first cohort, the second cohort would arrive on campus the next morning. Such training classes were held every month, year-round.
The school was ironclad, the students were a flowing stream, and there were countless similar schools across the universe.
Jiang Ye instantly gained a profound impression of the Galaxy Empire's expansion speed.
After the graduation ceremony, Jiang Ye did not delay. He quickly arrived at the star station and took a special ship to the Exile Star.
While en route, he continuously received urgent messages from Cen Yemeng.
Cen Yemeng: "Honey, is the graduation ceremony over? Why is your school so slow, just doing useless things that waste time."
Jiang Ye: "It's over, I'm on the ship, heading home."
Cen Yemeng: "I miss you so much, honey, I miss you terribly. Hurry up, I'm waiting for you at home."
Jiang Ye: "Miss what about me?"
Cen Yemeng: "You old rogue."
Jiang Ye: "Hey, what did I say that makes me an old rogue?"
He arrived home at dusk.
As soon as Jiang Ye entered the door, he saw his wife with flushed cheeks, wearing a sheer white gauze top, her long legs bare. She looked incredibly hot and was staring at her husband with burning eyes.
Before Jiang Ye could say anything, Cen Yemeng grabbed him and pulled him upstairs, dragging him all the way to the bedroom and slamming the door shut.
...
An hour later.
Jiang Ye's legs trembled as he got out of bed and poured himself a cup of sugared water, drinking it slowly.
Cen Yemeng snuggled in the quilt, yawning with a satisfied expression.
"Honey, try to teach less in the future. It's really hard to bear not seeing you for a month," Cen Yemeng murmured softly, like a mosquito's buzz.
"Next time, I'll ask the school if family members can come. If not, you can come find me in the middle," Jiang Ye said.
After Jiang Ye finished his sugared water, the phone on the bedside table suddenly vibrated.
It was from Jiang Senlin.
"Dad, a scammer cursed me."
Jiang Ye frowned, looking a bit confused. "Why didn't you curse back? A scammer, if you're sure it's a scammer, report it to the police!"
"It's online fraud, I can't curse back. I'll show you the screenshots," Jiang Senlin replied. "My username is Jiang Shui, and the 'Miss Sister' is the scammer."
Immediately, a screenshot was sent over.
Miss Sister: "Hi."
Jiang Shui: "Hello."
Miss Sister: "Are you interested in doing video copywriting, voice recording, and dubbing?"
Jiang Shui: "Sorry, I don't have time."
Miss Sister: "There's no time limit for this. You can do it whenever you have time. Just an hour or two a day can earn you 500 to 2000 daily. If you're interested, let's add each other's contact information!"
Jiang Shui: "Sorry, I really don't have time."
Miss Sister: "Alright, sorry to bother you. I wish you a happy life."
Miss Sister: "I wish your whole family dead."
Jiang Shui: "Can't your whole family die? Are you sick?" (The other party has blocked you, message failed to send)
Jiang Ye stared dumbfounded.
He showed the phone to Cen Yemeng, who was also dumbfounded after reading it.
"Is this scammer poisoned? Why did they suddenly say that at the end?" Cen Yemeng's face showed anger.
"Maybe they couldn't scam our son, so they broke down," Jiang Ye said. "People who engage in this kind of fraudulent activity are usually not mentally stable and often have nowhere to turn in life, so they get emotional easily."
"Then let's get rid of this scammer?" Cen Yemeng said.
"We must get rid of them. Scammer targeting our son, this is outrageous!" Jiang Ye said fiercely.
Jiang Ye first messaged Jiang Senlin, "Your father will handle this. Don't worry, as long as this scammer is within the Milky Way, they won't escape."
Jiang Senlin: "Okay, Dad, you can do it."
Jiang Ye then sent the screenshot to Shao Wan.
Shao Wan called back a few seconds later, "Commander, what does the picture you sent mean?"
Jiang Ye smiled, "The one named Jiang Shui is my Senlin."
"Understood, understood. I'll handle it immediately," Shao Wan said. "I'll have the cyber police track this scammer's account and see where they are. If they're within our territory, we'll organize a strike team to apprehend them. If they're on an alien planet, we'll go through diplomatic channels. This chat interface looks familiar, is it Purple Vine Cave?"
"I don't know. I don't use these kinds of software much," Jiang Ye said. "Do you need me to ask Senlin what software it is?"
"No, no, it should be Purple Vine Cave. We'll find out once we check. You carry on, I'll take care of it," Shao Wan replied.
The call ended.
Jiang Ye waited silently.
...
Binhai City, top floor of the Purple Vine Building.
An executive meeting of Purple Vine Technology Company was being held.
Holographic projections of performance reports floated in the conference room, showing that the company's "Purple Vine Cave" App had thirty billion users on Jiang Ye Star, Bi Rong Star, and Exile Star, and the company was developing rapidly.
The boss, Zhao Chengye, a plump bald man who looked like Maitreya Buddha when he smiled, sat at the head of the conference table.
A group of refined company executives sat on both sides, all sitting upright to show respect to the boss.
Every time Zhao Chengye paused in his speech, many attendees would nod, their faces showing expressions of listening to truth and being deeply enlightened.
"A few days ago, I inspected various departments of the company and found that issues of civility need to be improved. Many employees use foul language and curse when communicating about work. Management curses employees, and employees curse management," Zhao Chengye said with a smile. "The company's performance has been too good in the past six months, everyone is very busy, and it's understandable to be irritable when busy, but no matter how irritable you are, you must pay attention to a civilized and courteous work atmosphere!"