Chapter 12 Chapter 12 Cooperation.
The looting in the cabin was finally over, and the pirate leader was communicating with his companions via the intercom.
Lao Liang, a researcher at Bai's Industry, placed his hand lightly on the emergency communicator.
He was originally on a business trip to Changhe Star, helping the mecha team there with maintenance. However, he received an emergency call from headquarters just after getting off the spacecraft.
And it was Ms. Bai’s direct contact.
As a junior researcher in a branch, he had never thought that he would have the opportunity to meet the core superiors of Bai's Industry. When Lao Liang received the call, he almost dropped the communicator.
Miss Bai didn't say much, she just ordered him to board the starship and assist the pilot who could activate Hengwo to drive it.
It’s a long story. There were no seats left on the starship, so he and his subordinate Cheng Yan got on board without paying.
Cheng Yan was a fairly skilled second-class pilot. His flying skills were actually quite good, definitely at the first-class level, but he was prone to accidents, causing accidents wherever he went.
Now! As expected! We encountered! Space pirates!
According to what he and Cheng Yan had just learned, the person the pirates were searching for on the entire ship was called Bai Ying, and she was the "unlocker" they were looking for.
He is also the only person who can activate Hengwo at present.
The unlocker should be in the cargo hold at this moment, with Hengwo.
But now the only way to the cargo hold is guarded, how can they get there?
Cheng Yan on the side whispered: "It doesn't matter. If we can't go, we can find a way to establish a connection with Hengwo's communication module."
"It's so easy to say, Cheng Yan, if I listen to you again, I will be a dog!"
Ten minutes later, Lao Liang, who had no other choice, muttered to himself, "Okay, I'm a dog," and tried more than a hundred wireless lines. Finally, when Cheng Yan was playing with the emergency communication line on the back of the chair, Lao Liang had an idea and pulled it over.
He carefully fumbled with the communication module.
"Hello? We are employees of Bai's Industries. The situation on the starship is a bit complicated right now, and we need your help."
There was a crackling sound of electricity coming from the other end of the emergency communication line. Just when Lao Liang thought he couldn't get through, a female voice suddenly came from the headphones.
【Received. Please explain the situation.】
The voice sounds young, is the person who unlocked it a young woman?
Lao Liang suppressed his surprise and briefly explained their identities and then their purpose.
"We received an order from Miss Bai Mo to assist you in activating Hengwo."
There was a humming sound from the other end, like some mechanical whirring, followed by the girl's low, "I see."
"I roughly understand your identities. How is the cabin? Are there any unusual movements by the pirates?"
"There's no action at the moment. They're looking for you."
"Looking for me?" The female voice sounded a little confused.
"They seemed to be holding a list or something, counting the number of people one by one, and there was no one sitting at your table."
There seemed to be the sound of several people discussing something from the other end. After a while, a female voice replied to him.
"Understood. Don't act rashly, don't put your hands to your ears, and lower your voice."
Lao Liang quickly put his hand on his thigh.
After putting it down, he suddenly realized that something was wrong. How did the unlocker know his current actions? Wasn't she in the cargo hold?
Lao Liang looked around curiously, but didn't see anything strange.
Is it a coincidence?
He asked, "How did you know my hand was on the earphone?"
"I hacked into the starship's control systems."
"Um."
"……ah?"
Lao Liang was confused, and when he realized what the other party said, he was shocked.
This was the starship's control system, a secondary firewall! How could she explain it with a casual "I hacked it"? Cheng Yan's tone when he said, "There's braised pork ribs for lunch in the cafeteria today" was even more excited than hers.
The female voice seemed to chuckle and softened her tone, "Your expression is too obvious. Calm down. There's a pirate in the corner who noticed you."
"Oh, he's coming towards you."
Lao Liang looked up and saw that there was indeed a pirate with a string of bullets hanging around his waist and a submachine gun in his hand walking slowly towards them.
What, what should I do?
"Just mutter a few words to yourself to get by." The unlocker made a small suggestion without any tension.
Lao Liang was sweating profusely, his mind was blank. All his more than 50 years of life experience were useless at this moment.
Cheng Yan beside him reacted quickly, pulled his collar and turned his head towards him.
After years of working together, Lao Liang quickly realized Cheng Yan's intentions. He kicked Cheng Yan and raised his voice, pretending to quarrel with him.
The two people started cursing at each other.
The pirate was attracted by the sound of their quarrel, and watched the excitement for a while with a raised brow, but soon he became impatient with the farce, raised the gun in his hand, and raised his chin towards them.
"Sit down, or I'll see which is harder, your leg bones or my bullet."
The pirate put the muzzle of his gun to Lao Liang's forehead. Lao Liang swallowed, raised his hands, and slowly sat down.
Seeing that they were scared, the pirate sneered, waved his submachine gun threateningly in front of them, and then walked away in his leather boots.
Only when the pirates returned to the cabin entrance and started talking with their companions, no longer paying attention to them, did Lao Liang breathe a sigh of relief. Sweat flowed into his eyes, stinging him, and he wiped them with his sleeve.
Both hands were still trembling slightly, and the fingertips were numb all the way to the palms because of excessive tension.
Fortunately, he managed to fool people. This whole performance shortened his lifespan by at least ten years.
The sound came from the headphones again.
"Good response, keep it up next time."
"There won't be a next time." Lao Liang was scared.
The unlocker laughed twice as if he found it very amusing.
"Okay, now look back, around position 14H. Do you see any students from the Empire's First Military Academy?"
Lao Liang lowered the back of his chair a little, tilted his head slightly, and then turned back.
There were four tall students at that position, with eagle claw badges hanging on their chests. It was obvious that they were the people the unlocker was referring to.
"I saw it, four of them."
"Okay. They'll be responsible for the security of the back row. Positions 4C, 17D, 28F, and 36A are guarded by your internal security personnel from Baishi Industries. I've already established contact with them, and they'll cooperate in protecting the cabin."
Lao Liang looked up and confirmed everything. Sure enough, the four security guards nodded in greeting.
The four seats are distributed in different areas of the cabin, with two aisle seats and a rear seat suitable for observing the overall situation of the passengers.
"Cheng Yan, you just said that you are a second-level pilot, right?"
"Yes."
"Then your physical fitness is at least A-level, and you should have some basic combat skills. If you were to face the pirates head-on, how many could you take down?"
"Knock them down? Not even a single one of them can be defeated. I'm unarmed, but they have weapons."
Cheng Yan and Lao Liang looked at each other and saw confusion in each other's eyes.
The unlocker doesn't seem to be very old. Maybe he has watched too many movies. He doesn't think that humans can dismantle mechas with their bare hands?
But the unlocker on the other end seemed serious.
"What if we add the two security guards in front of you?"
"This... considering their size, if we rush in together, we can kill one of them. I just said that they have bullets." Cheng Yan tactfully reminded him that he was unarmed and really couldn't catch the bullet with his bare hands.
"I know."
The female voice paused.
"One pirate was carrying a submachine gun, the leader and deputy leader were using electromagnetic guns, and two others were using vibro-blades."
The unlocker seemed to have a clear understanding of the pirates' armed situation through surveillance.
But what's the use of just knowing the situation? They can't avoid electromagnetic bullets and vibrating knives just because they know the types of weapons, let alone go up and rob them.
If they got close, they would be cut in half by the vibration knife - no, before that, they would be pierced through the body by electromagnetic bullets.
The female voice seemed to anticipate their rebuttal and offered a solution.
"I can temporarily weaken their weapons, but I need your assistance."
"assist?"
"There's a small bag under my seat. I left it there before I left. Inside is a small cube. It's a weapon jammer. If you're a researcher, you should be able to operate it."
"The jammer can indeed disrupt the operation of electromagnetic bullets - but what about the two using vibro-blades?"
"I'll distract them. You just need to find a way to get the jammer."
"Divert them? Five pirates are staring at the cabin. How can I avoid their sight and get the jammer?" Lao Liang gestured. Although their seats were not far from 12K, it would be difficult to get there without attracting the pirates' attention.
Lao Liang was about to explain that this plan was not very realistic, but the voice in the headphones silenced him.
"It doesn't matter, I will create opportunities for you."
"ah?"
"Stay with the plan."
Before Lao Liang could react, the student with a red scarf next to the target seat was holding a red button and meeting his gaze.
"According to the plan," the student nodded at Lao Liang.
Plan? What plan?! Tell him first!
Before Lao Liang was fully prepared, a female voice came from the headphones.
"Four."
The student pulled her red scarf and pointed her left index finger at the ground - she was standing on a small black bag and raised her index finger.
"three."
The student mouthed to Lao Liang to take the package.
"two."
Lao Liang hurriedly spread his legs and prepared himself.
……one.
There was an explosion in the passage outside the cabin, and the pirates all turned their heads.
The moment the pirate's sight left her, Hurley quickly kicked the small bag over.
The small bag was kicked against the chair leg, making a faint thud.
The sound was so small that almost no one could hear it after the explosion, but the leader of the pirates still noticed something unusual and looked in the direction of the sound.
His fierce eyes swept across the passenger seat...After seeing Lao Liang, his gaze stayed for three seconds.
These three seconds seemed as long as half a lifetime. The air became thin, making it difficult for Lao Liang to breathe.
Fortunately, the leader did not notice anything unusual. Three seconds later, he looked away and directed two of his men to go to the explosion site to check the situation.
His heart, pounding against his chest, finally calmed down. Lao Liang leaned back in his chair, breathing softly.
"I really am. Even if the average lifespan of interstellar humans is 200 years, they can't withstand such torture."
Cheng Yan held their target in his hand, a look of fear on his face: "Fortunately, I reacted quickly, otherwise I would have been discovered."
The moment the bag flew out, Cheng Yan, with the quick reaction ability brought by his A-level physique, stretched out his long legs and hooked the small bag back.
It was almost there, really almost there, and the pirate would have seen the jammer lying in the corridor.
If their plan was discovered, they would be lying on the ground in the next second.
Cheng Yan opened the bag, and a small, unadorned, rectangular black piece lay in his palm. It was a portable weapon jammer.
It is quite useful, but most people would bring a game console on a starship at most. Who on earth would bring this?
This unlocker has strange interests.
Or does she have a stronger sense of crisis?
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The moment the battle began, Tao Ying adjusted the cabin's lighting and gravity systems, disrupting the pirates' behavior.
In the few seconds of darkness before the passengers could react, the three fully armed pirates in the cabin were completely controlled.
At the same time, the other pirates scattered in the starship were guided to the bulletproof room by the continuous explosions on the starship.
They don't even know that their every move has already fallen into the eyes of the control system, and nothing can escape surveillance.
The three layers of special security doors in the bulletproof room were closed, and the cruel and vicious space pirates were locked up like rats.
Of course, the explosion that lured them in was just bait played by the control room over the PA system, just like the explosion Tao Ying had created to lure away the pirates when Lao Liang received the jammer from Hu Li.
Lao Liang pressed his chest, and the reliable voice of the unlocker came from the other end of the headset.
"Good cooperation, Liang. The cabin will be handed over to you from now on. My companions will keep in touch with you throughout the process."
"Wait, what about you?"
The unlocker on the other side paused.
"We've also encountered some troublesome situations here that need to be dealt with."
The author has something to say:
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Tao Ying: I had a lot of fun, thank you for the treat.
teammate:……
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