Astral Apostle

Chapter 249: Set Off (1)

“News from our station. The Silver Wind Planet’s immigration fleet will set off today to carry the eleventh batch of immigrants to a new planet. The Scarlet Nation’s captain of the Silver Wind Planet, Li Cheng, attended the departure ceremony. He expressed his condolences to the staff of the immigration fleet and made an important speech. Star Commander Li Cheng emphasized that interstellar immigration is the only way to complete the great rise of human civilization and is an important guideline to promote the construction of an interstellar society. All immigrants are heroes who have contributed greatly to human civilization…”

The television in the living room was broadcasting a major news broadcast. Zhou Wei’an and his family were sitting at the dining table watching it quietly.

In the live broadcast taken by the media drones, silver-gray spaceships with a very mechanical feel were lined up on the parking platform, like steel beasts, exuding a dignified aura.

Rows of open-air ladders that looked like bridges extended out from the ship and connected to the waiting towers that were separately equipped beside each ship port.

The gangway was densely packed with immigrants. Some were looking left and right, while others were walking with their heads lowered. They were all carrying large and small bags. The dark crowd slowly surged into their respective spaceships.

At first glance, the gangways looked like fuel pipes that were delivering fuel to the spacecraft.

There were many immigrant families standing at the bottom of the waiting tower, waving at the gangway above. As the scene changed, it was as if everyone who came to send people off was smiling happily.

“Today is the day Little Third gets on the ship… Are we really not going to send him off?”

Zhao Jing looked at the news and spoke in a low voice.

Zhou Wei’an held a cigarette between his fingers and shook his head, “I originally wanted everyone to take two days off and send him on the ship together so that he wouldn’t be alone. But he rejected me, so forget it.”

Everyone had no way to respond to his statement.

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Ever since Zhou Jing moved out, he had basically stopped contacting them. He did not reply to any messages or ask about the situation at home. He had an attitude of refusing to communicate. At this moment, they did not even know which immigrant spaceship Zhou Jing boarded and his flight number.

It was only because Zhou Wei’an was worried that Zhou Jing would go back on his word that he secretly called the Immigration Bureau a few times to confirm that there was no trouble. He had to do so in order to reassure himself.

Big Brother waved his hand to disperse the smell of smoke and sighed, “Speaking of which, I won’t be able to see Third Brother in the future. I wonder how he’ll do on the new planet?”

“What’s there to worry about? The country will take care of the immigrants. Their days will definitely not be bad,” Zhou Wei’an said casually.

Second Brother stared at the television screen and said emotionally, “To think that we’ll never see Third Brother anymore, I really can’t believe it.”

“There’s nothing we can do about it. This is the immigration policy. Even if Third Brother doesn’t want to leave, he can’t make the decision. Besides, he’s the most suitable candidate for our family.”

As Big Brother spoke, he shook his head helplessly, looking regretful.

His younger siblings, who were sitting obediently at the table, looked at each other in confusion.

“Where did Third Brother go?”

Hearing this, Zhao Jing turned around and forced a smile, “Didn’t I explain to you that he’s going out for a long time? It’s because of work.”

“When will he be back?” The little kid was curious.

“He’ll be back when he wants to. It won’t take long.” Zhao Jing lied.

“Oh…” The three younger siblings seemed to understand.

At this moment, Zhao Jing’s phone on the table rang. She had received a message.

She lit up the screen and her expression changed slightly.

“What’s wrong?” Big Brother asked curiously.

“It’s a message from Little Third.”

Zhao Jing’s tone was complicated as she showed the phone screen to everyone.

When it came to Zhou Wei’an, he put the cigarette between his teeth before picking up the phone and narrowed his eyes to read the message. He was a little surprised when he saw the message.

The sender was Zhou Jing. The message was very short:

[I’m leaving. Take care of yourselves in the future.]

After reading the contents, Zhou Wei’an put down his phone and exhaled a mouthful of smoke, his expression emotional.

Because Zhou Jing had always refused to communicate due to his dissatisfaction, Zhou Wei’an thought that he would not send a message on the day he boarded the ship. He did not expect him to send a message, and it was even a sort of greeting.

Zhou Wei’an was both surprised and satisfied. In his opinion, Zhou Jing was finally not so “rebellious” at this point.

It’s a policy rule to begin with, and letting you take over is something that everyone has no choice but to do. No matter how rebellious you are, it can’t be changed. Would it not have been better if you were so sensible earlier…

Zhao Jing wanted to say something but hesitated. She couldn’t help but ask, “Should we call him? He should answer the phone now, right?”

Hearing this, Zhou Wei’an waved his hand indifferently.

“Then call him and ask…”

Before he could finish, his phone suddenly rang. There was an incoming call.

“Yo, looks like there’s no need. Thirdie took the initiative to call…”

Zhou Wei’an laughed and took out his phone to take a look. However, he was stunned when he saw who the caller was.

The caller ID on the screen was not Zhou Jing, but a department head who was several levels above him. With his level, he had almost no right to interact with the other party at work. The number was added at the department banquet a long time ago, and he had basically never contacted him in private.

Zhou Wei’an subconsciously stood up and hurriedly raised his hand to signal for everyone to be quiet. Only then did he hurriedly answer the call, his tone immediately becoming enthusiastic.

“Hello, Chief Wang! Why is Sir suddenly calling me?”

An equally enthusiastic voice came from the other end of the line. The man named Chief Wang said, “Hahaha, Little Zhou, what are you talking about? Can’t I call you for no reason?”

“Of course not, of course not… I’m really flattered to be thought of by Chief Wang.”

Zhou Wei’an was secretly pleasantly surprised, but at the same time, he was confused. He did not understand why his department Head would suddenly call over with such a good attitude.