Chapter 145: The Truth Behind Su He’s Secret

The evidence was solid—unbreakable, staring them in the face.

Su He realized there was no point in hiding it any longer. With the Federation investigating, it was only a matter of time before they uncovered everything.

Besides, what happened back then was a tangled mess…

Maybe…

Having made up her mind, Su He slowly began telling Lin Yu the real story.

The truth was, she had orchestrated everything herself. Her situation couldn’t be more different from what Lin Yu had experienced years ago.

Su He had grown up in an average family—not poor but nowhere close to well-off.

They were just barely getting by, you could say.

She’d always been smart. Top of her class, year after year.

Had that continued, her future would’ve been promising. But at fifteen, everything changed in a single moment…

Her life turned upside down.

Her father was suddenly diagnosed with a rare disease called Archaius Syndrome.

This was a disorder that only emerged after humans came into contact with dark energy and stepped into the age of super-evolution.

Put simply, it meant someone had been completely abandoned by the evolutionary system.

It was an incredibly rare and deadly condition, affecting maybe one in a hundred million, with no cure—just a way to barely keep the patient alive.

But even just sustaining that life came at a terrible price.

The cheapest treatment plan would run about three million Federation credits each month.

A wealthy family might manage that, but for Su He’s family…

Her parents combined only brought in ten thousand a month. Now with her dad too sick to work, even that dwindled to nothing.

Naturally…

They were left penniless.

At fifteen, Su He had enrolled in the First Federation Advanced Military Academy—what people called the Mars Advanced Military Academy—and chosen the Fleet Command Department. As long as she graduated, she could count on a decent income.

After all, being in the Federation Fleet practically guaranteed a high salary in these times.

But earning over three million credits every month…

That only happened after you made it to brigadier general. Even though Su He was confident she’d get there someday, she understood…

It wouldn’t happen overnight.

But her father couldn’t wait that long.

So she weighed every option and picked the one she thought was safest.

“So you gave up your spot in the Fleet Command Department and switched to the Flight Department, so there’d be one more opening?”

“Exactly. I’d found a family whose kid just missed the cutoff by one spot. If a slot opened up, he could take it.”

“Alright, so you reached out to them, made the deal, and in return, they agreed to pay three million credits a month for your father’s treatment?”

“Yes. In the beginning they were hesitant. They even thought about having their son go to a different academy rather than risk it. But once I told them about my dad, their resolve softened, and their son really did want to get in. That’s how the deal went through, so…”

“So, you’re saying none of this was their fault?”

Su He nodded, a little desperately.

“Alright, let’s leave that aside for now. But what about your innate brain development test at eighteen?”

“That was my doing too. I wanted to hide my intelligence, so I wouldn’t bring any trouble to that family. I kept my profile low all three years in school—even made sure to score lower on assessments. But…”

“But you could fake it anywhere else, just not in the innate brain development test. Right?”

“Right. Even at the First Federation Advanced Military Academy, you’d only see maybe two or three students a year with brain development over 20 percent. These people were almost always in Fleet Command…”

Back then, Su He’s biggest worry was that she’d test over 20 percent on brain development.

With her track record as an academic powerhouse, it was completely possible.

And if that really happened, people would start asking questions. Why would a genius land in the Flight Department?

Especially…

Since she’d originally signed up for Command.

This kind of thing would never hold up under scrutiny.

Sure, she’d left the Command Department of her own will, but…

The other family pulled a few strings to make it work. Otherwise…

Her quitting alone wouldn’t guarantee an extra slot; the academy might not have let someone else in.

There’d been some rule-bending behind the scenes.

If it all came out, the family that had saved her father—her lifesavers—

Would definitely be in trouble.

“So what did you do?”

“I… spent three months hacking the testing system. Before the test, I created a fake result and programmed the system to show that during the assessment.”

That left Lin Yu utterly speechless.

Wasn’t this way too gutsy?

And what gave him a worse headache—every single step of this was Su He’s idea.

“Commander, could you please just…”

“You’re afraid the Federation will go after that family, aren’t you?”

“Yes!”

Su He nodded quickly.

“Before we talk further, tell me—did you ever take Fleet Command classes while at the academy?”

“No, I was always low profile…”

“Got it. I’ll take care of this, but you can’t stay in the Mech unit anymore.”

“Understood. I’ll file my resignation report right away.”

To Su He, hacking the Federation’s system was a serious crime. Ending up like this was no surprise.

But…

“Who said anything about you resigning?”

“When this experiment wraps up, I’ll transfer you to the Houyi’s bridge as a staff trainee. From now on…”

“I’ll train you myself!”

——

After finishing the talk with Su He, Lin Yu returned to his own office.

Then he contacted Su Xingchen.

He explained everything from start to finish.

Su Xingchen was left completely stunned. The whole situation was… insane.

“So, all she wanted was to make sure that family wouldn’t be implicated?”

“Exactly.”

“That won’t be a problem. But what about her?”

“She never took Fleet Command courses in school, so she’s not quite ready for bigger responsibilities. I’ll move her to the Houyi as a staff trainee and train her myself—might as well take her on as an apprentice…”

“Makes sense. Let’s handle it like that for now, and figure the rest out after she’s qualified.”

“Understood!”