After King Adam learned that the woman who had caused his eldest son to behave unusually was actually the granddaughter of the President of the Vera Federation, he couldn't help but suspect that the reason his eldest son had been silent all this time was because he had fallen for someone he shouldn't have.
Although it was true that his two sons rarely stayed at home and seldom had heart-to-heart conversations with him, King Adam had always paid close attention to their affairs and knew a great deal about their lives.
Every time someone from the Vera Federation visited, it was always him. Xiahai had never been to the Vera Federation. And among the visitors from the Vera Federation to the Gus Empire, no young women had ever gotten close to Xiahai.
So when did his eldest son meet the girl from the neighboring country? He had no idea.
And when had this happened? "Xiahai shouldn't have known Avril Logan before this," King Adam thought to himself, feeling confident in his judgment.
"His Highness the Crown Prince indeed met Miss Avril Logan for the first time," the adjutant did not deny.
So it was very likely that they had overthought things, and Xiahai meeting Avril Logan was purely for official business.
Whether it was or not, it was still a delicate matter. King Adam felt his head was about to bald. In the past, it was his second son who caused him the most trouble, but since his second son entered the military academy, he had settled down and rarely caused any trouble.
Even though he had liked a girl early on, the girl came from a good family and had excellent character, and they made a good pair.
So, over the past two years, King Adam's biggest worry had shifted to his eldest son.
If Xiahai really liked Veronica Leonis's daughter, and this woman was worthy of Xiahai, King Adam wouldn't try to stop them. As for the identity issue, they would deal with it when the time came. If someone was truly determined, there would always be a solution.
"Just keep an eye on things. See if there are any further developments, and be sure to be thorough. But even if there is, don't say anything. Now is not the right time," King Adam instructed the adjutant.
Indeed, it was not the right time, as the interstellar war was about to begin.
Even if Xiahai had fallen in love at first sight with Avril Logan, with Xiahai's personality, he would keep this matter under control until the war was completely over.
"Hebrew have been gone for over half a year now. I wonder how they are doing," King Adam couldn't help but express his greatest concern at the moment.
Despite the high success rate predicted by various calculations, with a very low chance of any accidents, as an old father, he couldn't help but worry. Until he saw his son return safely, his heart remained anxious and couldn't relax.
"His Highness the Second Prince's cultivation is already so high, and Miss Hua De, who is a seventh-level telekinesis master, along with Young Master Hua De and Young Master Atchison—they're all formidable," the adjutant thought that the King was worrying too much.
The adjutant sincerely believed that a group of people with such high combat power would never be at a disadvantage wherever they went. Of course, the adjutant didn't know what these twelve troublemakers were up to; he assumed they had been sent on a special mission that required them to change their identities and appearances.
King Adam didn’t explain either. His only remaining concern was whether they would be able to return in time.
After the gathering of the Gumera Starfield Alliance Forces, they entered an intense period of coordination, significantly improving their overall strength.
In this tense atmosphere, two months passed in the blink of an eye.
Prince Xiahai Adam had not called Avril Logan to his office again, but he had found time in his busy schedule to visit the Alliance Army's telekinetic team to show his support for Avril Logan.
This was quite obvious and drew the attention of many.
Hua Deqi naturally knew about this, but he had no time to deal with such matters because their surveillance satellites, which had been deployed deep in space, were malfunctioning.
"Surveillance #1 has lost signal since yesterday. It didn’t capture anything, just lost the signal suddenly. Based on the time frame, it should have happened around noon the day before yesterday," Hua Deqi said to Xiahai Adam.
Xiahai Adam fell silent, deep in thought. This meant that something had happened the day before yesterday. If it wasn’t an accident, then the situation would be troublesome.
Surveillance #1 had two cameras. It was impossible for both to malfunction naturally at the same time, which meant it was an unnatural occurrence.
"Monitor Surveillance #2. Implement Plan A. Divide into two groups and make a lot of noise," Xiahai Adam ordered.
"Yes!" Hua Deqi replied.
After sending the communication, Hua Deqi didn’t move immediately. He sat in his office and pondered for half an hour before getting up and walking out.
According to the plan they had previously discussed with Xiahai, if Xiahai was not inside the empire, then Hua Deqi had to handle the matter personally because it was of great importance. They had never left any trace of related information on the network.
Three days later, Hua Deqi sent another message to Xiahai Adam: "Surveillance #2's video shows no anomalies. It's still working normally."
Xiahai Adam sat in his office, watching the video carefully, but still found nothing.
However, his intuition told him that something wasn’t right. Things couldn’t be this simple.
Xiahai Adam thought for a moment, then sent a message to Avril Logan: "Major Logan, could you help identify the abnormal section in this video?"
Avril Logan accepted the task eagerly and sent the marked video back to Xiahai Adam the next day, showing the time period when the color in the video changed.
Xiahai Adam adjusted the two time periods indicated by Avril Logan, but the video only showed black. The only light spot was a star at the top of the video.
Then, when the time period marked by Avril Logan arrived, the star's brightness hadn’t changed, but the black background in the video suddenly deepened.
It was just a slight difference in color, and even Hua Deqi's subordinates, who had special observation skills, had not noticed this anomaly.
Only Avril Logan’s intuition was extremely sharp, which made her observation skills remarkable.
Then, during the other time period, the deeper black suddenly disappeared.
Xiahai Adam calculated the time interval, and it was about four to five hours.
Realizing that the surveillance video had indeed shown a problem, Hua Deqi and his team re-watched it twice, based on the time periods, and finally noticed the slight difference in the black background.
"Wow, your observation skills are amazing! Thirty hours of video, and you were able to spot such a small change," Hua Deqi couldn’t help but admire.
"It wasn’t me who found it," Xiahai Adam replied flatly.
Even through the video, Hua Deqi could sense that something was off with Xiahai Adam.
"Who has such strong observation skills?" Hua Deqi instinctively asked.
"Avril Logan," Xiahai Adam replied.
Hua Deqi was truly surprised. He had grown up with his cousin Xiahai Adam until they were separated when he entered the National Security Bureau.
Without Xiahai Adam hiding anything, Hua Deqi immediately noticed the anomaly.
Xiahai Adam, of course, also understood his cousin well. He didn’t want to hide it, but now wasn’t the time to discuss this matter.
"What do you think about the subtle changes in that three-hour segment of the video?”