"Sir, stop looking, let's go get our food. I'm starving after a long day." Lin Lele grabbed Chen Yu's arm and headed towards the food window, her voice filled with eagerness.
"Mr. Chen Yu, there's something I'm not sure if I should say," Qiao Meng whispered to Chen Yu.
Chen Yu nodded, signaling her to continue.
“Mr. Niu Ke was lying just now.” Qiao Meng lowered her voice, a hint of worry in her eyes.
"Reporter Qiao, as a reporter, isn't it inappropriate to speak ill of people behind their backs?" Lin Lele immediately questioned. "Would Lao Niu, the richest man on Blue Star, lie for a plate of chicken legs?"
"I……"
"Alright, I know." Chen Yu interrupted Qiao Meng and gave her a reassuring look.
Upon seeing this, Qiao Meng immediately understood Chen Yu's intention and shut her mouth.
Lin Lele then revealed a victorious smile.
Before they knew it, the three of them had arrived at the cafeteria window. Since there were basically no people from the Academy of Science and Technology dining there today, the cafeteria was empty, which saved them the trouble of queuing.
Soon, with the enthusiastic service of the canteen staff who were also "militiamen," they each received a sumptuous dinner.
Chen Yu looked around and spotted Newsk's location.
Niu Ke was also staring at him. When he saw Chen Yu's gaze sweep over, he immediately lowered his head, grabbed a chicken leg, and started taking big bites.
Chen Yu smiled slightly, then ignored Zhang Tianhao who was waving at them, and led Lin Lele and Qiao Meng to sit down at the table next to Niu Ke.
"Old Niu, you're not good enough. We've already brought the food back, and you haven't even finished half a chicken leg. At this rate, how long will it take you to finish this huge plate in front of you?" Lin Lele teased Niu Si as soon as she sat down.
Upon hearing this, Newsk smiled awkwardly and said, "It's just that I'm getting old, and my appetite isn't as good as yours young people's anymore."
"Alright, let's eat. Aren't you starving?" Chen Yu interrupted Lin Lele when he saw that she seemed to be going on and on.
Lin Lele stuck out her tongue, made a face, then picked up her chopsticks and began to enjoy her dinner.
Qiao Meng also sat down quietly, savoring her food slowly, occasionally glancing at Niu Ke with a questioning look.
Chen Yu sat down without making a sound, picked up his chopsticks, and occasionally nodded slightly to the "militiamen" who came to eat in response to their salutes.
As for Niu Sike, seeing that Chen Yu and the others were no longer questioning him, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief, picked up the chicken leg he hadn't finished eating, and continued to gnaw on it.
Dinner proceeded in a subtle atmosphere.
Not long after, Chen Yu and the other two finished their meal.
Looking at the at least twenty chicken legs in front of Niu Ke, who had only eaten two so far, Chen Yu said meaningfully, "Old Niu, take your time eating, no rush, we'll head out first."
Niu Ke looked up, a slightly stiff smile on his lips, and replied, "Okay, Mr. Chen, you can go ahead now. I'm going back after I finish eating."
As Niu Kesi watched Lin Lele and Qiao Meng follow Chen Yu out of the cafeteria, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He glanced around and, seeing that no one was paying attention, picked up his plate, opened his coat, and poured the remaining chicken legs into it. The series of movements was fluid and efficient, clearly indicating that this wasn't the first time he had done something like this.
After he finished, he swaggered out of the cafeteria with his "big belly" sticking out.
Unbeknownst to him, three pairs of eyes were staring intently at him from the darkness around the corner at the cafeteria entrance.
"That Niu Ke, I really misjudged him!" Lin Lele said angrily. "Although we have plenty of food, it was prepared in advance by you, Commander. How can we let him waste it like this! He can't finish it all and he still takes so much. Isn't this a waste?"
Chen Yu didn't respond to Lin Lele's words, but instead said to Qiao Meng, "You go back first, we'll go and see what's going on."
"I'll go with you," Qiao Meng said.
Chen Yu nodded slightly. This was his territory, and he figured that Niu Ke couldn't cause any trouble. Qiao Meng wouldn't be in any danger if she followed.
Immediately, Chen Yu drew his pistol and loaded it.
Seeing this, Lin Lele said in surprise, "Sir, Lao Niu just didn't finish his chicken leg, do we really need to make such a fuss?"
"Stop talking nonsense. Be careful and follow behind me. Don't alert Newsk," Chen Yu said in a deep voice.
With that, he took the lead and followed Newsk away.
Lin Lele and Qiao Meng quickly followed.
The three followed closely behind Niusk and soon left the camp, stepping into the dark snowfield.
"I know, Lao Niu is trying to escape!" Lin Lele exclaimed in a low voice. "He didn't throw those chicken legs in the trash can; he's storing them as provisions for his journey!"
Chen Yu remained noncommittal about this. In temperatures below -70 degrees Celsius, it would be impossible for Niu Ke to leave the group alone unless he could find a means of transportation. However, the sleds in their group were all heavily guarded by the "militia," and Niu Ke would have no chance to access them.
But Chen Yu also knew that Niu Ke might have other plans or be colluding with outsiders, which was what he was really worried about.
After all, as the richest man on Earth, Elon Musk's intelligence and methods should not be underestimated.
In such an extreme environment, he couldn't possibly choose to escape unprepared; he must have had a backup plan.
“Mr. Chen Yu, why don’t we call on our ‘militia’ brothers to come along? Just in case…” Qiao Meng said with some concern.
"It's alright." Chen Yu interrupted Qiao Meng, then put away his pistol and switched to an automatic rifle.
Seeing this, Lin Lele followed suit, taking the automatic rifle off her back and holding it tightly in her hand.
"Xiao Qiao, go back and call some men for me, but keep a low profile and don't cause panic. We need manpower, but more importantly, we need to maintain secrecy," Chen Yu calmly instructed, his gaze fixed firmly on the distance where Niuske was gradually disappearing into the darkness.
Qiao Meng hesitated for a moment, but seeing that Chen Yu and Lin Lele were already prepared, she nodded and replied softly, "Okay, I'll go now. Be careful." After saying that, she quickly turned around and, under the cover of night, quietly returned to the camp.
Lin Lele, on the other hand, was excited and rubbed her hands together, saying, "Sir, this time we have to teach that Niu Si a good lesson. We treated him to good food and drinks, and he still tried to run away. He's such an ungrateful wretch!"
"Let's see how things go first." Chen Yu said with a solemn expression. He was still very interested in Newsk's starship, and he really didn't want to take any drastic action against Newsk unless absolutely necessary.
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