Wasteland Garbage Planet 46 Public Opinion

Whether it is day or night, StarNet users are quite active.

With the constant competition among celebrities and major game updates and promotions dominating the charts, netizens' lives are boring. It is a rare sight to see something new like a small planet being attacked by air, which can generate eight million comments in a second.

As more and more netizens came, various speculations arose. Some people thought of the explosion in Oretis a few years ago and felt that it was similar, so they couldn't help but speak out.

However, StarNet has always been very secretive about "illegal transformation". Before the federal military and political parties had time to communicate with each other, StarNet automatically deleted all information related to the "research institute" and "illegal transformation".

The tighter you cover it up, the more it feels like something is wrong.

Many people felt that something was fishy when they saw that other people’s guesses were all right, but what I said was deleted.

So I kept reiterating my point of view, and during this time I found many people who had similar experiences.

"I feel like we're on the right track. Those children were definitely abducted by people from that place."

"Exactly. I was wondering why there are always missing persons bounties given the Federation's current technology. But if someone is intentionally abducted, it's different! It's really hard to find them!"

"Brothers and sisters! Big news! I have a friend whose missing child was contacted! But the child didn't recognize them. After going to the hospital for a checkup, they found out that they had been injected with amnesia drugs!"

"Holy crap!! Isn't that a banned drug? They say it has serious side effects!"

"No wonder no one takes the initiative to look for their family after they get lost. They've all lost their memories, so who would even remember having a home?"

"It's really chilling to think about it."

"What a horrible death! Is there any tech expert who can tally up how many children have gone missing in recent years?"

"!!! Holy crap [link] go check it out!!"

An anonymous StarNet account posted a video on the largest interactive platform in the entire galaxy, titled: Looking for Relatives.

Thanks to the popularity of holographic technology, many people are suddenly confronted with minors with blank expressions and disabled limbs when they open a video.

The holographic portrait looks at every person who clicks on the video as if face to face.

"I don't remember my name, I only know my codename is H2201. May I ask... do I have parents or family?"

The boy is very handsome, with a fair complexion. Just looking at his face, he looks like a young master who has been carefully raised by someone.

It’s a pity that his two arms are broken.

After he said this, he stood up and left. His thin figure made people feel pity for him for no reason.

The next girl with a pretty face came in holding the wall, and the audience immediately noticed that one of her trouser legs was empty.

The girl sat down and said, just like the boy before her: "My code name is G1663. Is my family still here?"

"My code name is K1159..."

"My code name..."

One by one, one after another.

Just like the title, no one said much. They didn't remember their own names, only code names, and asked with calm but somewhat unnatural expressions whether they had any family members.

After watching the entire video, the large group that was just discussing "illegal transformation" suddenly fell silent.

“…”

“…How do you say that?”

"I'm going to kill those bastards!!!"

People who didn't understand the situation and first saw this video thought it was just a simple search for relatives.

But looking at so many children with disabled limbs, even the dumbest person would realize that something was wrong.

The medical cabin has been upgraded and can now treat most external injuries. Even deep injuries that penetrate the bone can be restored to normal.

Nowadays, it is rare to see people with missing limbs among interstellar citizens. Even if amputation is required due to illness, the hospital will be equipped with medical equipment to allow people to live a normal life.

But these children are still in their prime, how could it be such a coincidence that they all got seriously ill and had to have their limbs amputated?

The children who appeared at the beginning were all able to walk on their own, but in the second half of the video, the children who appeared could only talk while lying down.

There are taboo words in the Star Network, and naturally there are also promotional words. Topics like finding relatives are the ones that need the most traffic help.

StarNet scanned the entire video and found no taboo words, so it pushed the video to every citizen's homepage.

It quickly ignited a group of netizens with extremely high empathy, and the topic became increasingly popular.

Even if federal officials realized something was wrong, they couldn't delete the video.

"It's being discussed so much, is there no other news that can be suppressed?"

"Uh, we can't stop talking about celebrities anymore, so why don't we just delete the video?"

"Delete, delete, delete! You're only thinking of deleting it now! Why didn't you delete it when you first released it? It's already been downloaded 30 million times. What's the point of deleting it now?"

“…Uh, the publisher of the video announced that there will be a new video in half an hour.”

"What are you still standing there for? Delete his account!"

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There was chaos on the star network, but there was a rare moment of peace on Themis's warship.

The delicious and sumptuous meal was spread out on the tables on both sides, and all the children were free to enjoy their favorite food.

For those who have difficulty moving, several robots help pick up the food they want.

After a few days of peaceful coexistence, without the occasional mental stimulation and sudden fights, and with Xie Yunsui's compulsory emotional treatment, everyone's wholehearted vigilance and hostility dissipated a lot, and they were able to live in peace with each other.

The little bee flew to Xie Yunsui and reported: "My account has been blocked, but I've created a lot of new accounts. What video should we release next?"

Xie Yunsui pondered and turned to look at Ximis and Lina.

Themis: "I will cooperate fully."

Lina said, "Me too."

Xie Yunsui smiled and said, "Don't be so serious. We're not really fighting the Federation with real guns and swords. We're just shooting some videos."

They had previously sneaked into four planets without the help of the Federation Army, carried out air strikes on five research institute branches, and rescued nearly a thousand children.

This is just the living ones.

Those who died in experimental accidents, died in battle, or could not survive the rejection reaction, even their bodies could not be found.

The institute could not keep their bodies in case of accidental investigation, so they were cremated and the ashes were scattered.

Among the surviving children, some were very young and had just entered the institute and had not suffered such serious injuries. They were all secretly placed in the ship port by Xie Yunsui.

Those children's mental status is not deeply affected, and their limbs are intact. Even if they lose their memories, they can still live a good life after being found by their original families.

The remaining ones had been tortured by the institute for more than three years, taking too many drugs and undergoing combat training, and some had their limbs severed...

These children can't return to their normal lives.

Xie Yunsui asked his more emotionally stable children to help shoot a video of looking for relatives, mainly because the topics related to the research institute and illegal reform could not be posted, and only this topic could be posted and attracted a lot of attention.

He just didn't expect it to be such a big revelation. Taking advantage of this attention, he of course had to quickly expose the institute's evil deeds.

The Federation tried every means to cover it up, but he insisted on letting it bloom in the sun.

However, his third-party disclosure of evil deeds is not as convincing as the personal testimony of the reformed person.

Alas, they are about to reveal their scars again.

Just as Xie Yunsui was about to ask Ximis to prepare first, he heard noises coming from outside the cabin door. Several children came in together.

The leader was the first boy in the video looking for relatives.

Unlike the "weak" appearance in the video, he is much more shrewd in person. At this moment, he is leaning against the hatch and asking carefully: "I think you still need us to shoot some videos to get a deeper understanding of the institute?"

Xie Yunsui was slightly surprised: "You guys are willing to appear on camera?"

The boy said, "Why not?"

Filming a video exposing the institute carries significant risks.

In theory, the federal government firmly resists illegal reforms, but where does the research fund come from when the institute has been able to operate for so many years?

Are the buyers simply pirates or small landowners on remote planets?

Then they make a lot of money!

There must be some hidden trigger. Once it explodes, many high-ranking federal military and political officials will be removed from office.

The biggest risk is showing up in front of these people, which means that if they want to retaliate, they will have a tangible target.

Of course, Themis and Lina were not afraid of retaliation from these people, but these children...

Xie Yunsui shook his head: "No, you don't have prosthetics, so you are not considered a cyborg."

"So we are more suitable." The boy led everyone in and stood next to Ximis and Lina, revealing a very faint smile: "We, like you, are different cyborgs."

There was an indescribable murderous aura about Themis and Lina.

Although they have been trained in the research institute for many years, they are still "unfinished products" and lack murderous intent.

The boy said, "Even if everything you say is true, the first impression of the citizens raised in the federal greenhouse will be fear, not sympathy."

"Since we're trying to gain sympathy, we're the best choice," another handsome girl said. "Besides, we don't have prosthetic limbs yet. As you said, we're not cyborgs. We're just disabled at best. Even if federal law catches us, we can't be treated as cyborgs, let alone executed like cyborgs. This is our advantage."

Anyone who can survive under such heavy pressure in the research institute is definitely not a naive person.

As long as the goal can be achieved, even one's own flaws can be used to gain advantage.

Xie Yunsui sighed: "Okay."

The new video was published on a new account, and the face in the video of looking for relatives appeared on the homepage, immediately attracting attention even without a title.

And when they heard what was said in the video, they were even more shocked.

The video was quickly deleted by StarNet after it mentioned taboo words.

But after deleting one video, there is a new video.

I cancelled my account and created a new one.

"Oh my god, I always thought I lived in a peaceful world. Are there such horror stories in real life?"

"Oh my god, their bodies were actually chopped off. How cruel!!"

"Amnesia drugs!! Isn't that a banned drug? The research institute is still using banned drugs? Hasn't anyone checked which pharmaceutical group produced them?"

"Damn, I've come up with something really scary. Look at their code numbers. They're not counting people, are they?"

"And there are so many! So many! Dead children! Oh my God, this is a tragedy for so many families."

"Are all the high-ranking federal officials dead? So many children are missing, so many families have been destroyed, and no one cares?"

"Look what I found, haha. Federal law actually stipulates that modified humans must be terminated harmlessly."

"You're saying that the members of the evil research organization were only sentenced to life imprisonment, but these children who suffered catastrophic life changes were executed on the spot after being rescued?"

"Heh, could this be the truth behind the Cyborg riots hundreds of years ago?"

"If I'm treated like this, and the only outcome is death, I'm going to kill everyone to bury them with me, okay!!!"

"Shh, be careful covering your mouth."