If they hadn't investigated, they would definitely have suspected Chu Nian's design was flawed. But now that their investigation revealed the problem was with the two people's ability output at the scene, they couldn't blame Chu Nian anymore.
Fan Hua ordered the staff in charge of screening and monitoring: "Screen the several superhumans who were lined up with them at the time."
Chu Nian reminded the staff, "If it wasn't Lao Li and Wang Chao who did it, but one or two of their associates, then the person who framed them shouldn't have shown any abnormalities when their superpower was being used at high altitude. You should start investigating from a few minutes before the superpower was used."
Lin Jingting sat aloofly to one side, inwardly grumbling: This woman, just keep acting! Why go through all this trouble? If she doesn't like someone, she can just kill them.
Chu Nian had actually considered killing both of them outright. Jing Yue was someone the original owner hated—she had plotted to kill the original owner; Peng Jian had been targeting her in various ways since she transmigrated, and Chu Nian felt she would be doing him a disgrace if she didn't get rid of this disgusting scum.
However, before she could even make a move, these two started acting recklessly and courting death. So why should she intervene? Wouldn't it be better to just let them do what they want?!
Following Chu Nian's reminder, the staff began to focus on checking the surveillance footage from the minutes before the barrier was set up, and they discovered that there were indeed unusual energy movements around Lao Li and Wang Chao.
In order to monitor nuclear energy changes across the entire planet in real time, the Earthlings in the Sky have acquired a set of equipment to monitor and detect energy fluctuations. However, to detect the energy fluctuations of powerful individuals, one needs to possess even stronger abilities.
Although the staff had made some discoveries, they couldn't determine the cause of the energy anomaly, nor did they know who was responsible. Fan Hua personally took action and discovered that Jing Yue and Peng Jian, who had been standing next to Lao Li and Wang Chao respectively, had activated their abilities before the others.
When the result came out, Lao Li and Wang Chao were both a little dumbfounded.
To be honest, although they weren't sure if the barrier Chu Nian designed was actually effective, they knew that Chu Nian was no ordinary person and that what she brought out must also be extraordinary, so they didn't really doubt that her design was flawed.
But they never expected that it was Jing Yue and Peng Jian who did it.
Peng Jian is one thing, he's only been in the exploration team for a little over half a year and doesn't have a deep bond with the others; but Jing Yue has been fighting alongside them for so many years, and they've already built a very strong camaraderie with her.
Not only did she recklessly attack Earth's protective barrier, but she also tried to frame them, her comrades who had fought alongside her through thick and thin.
Wang Chao asked incredulously, "Minister...Minister, could there be a mistake?"
Fan Hua retorted, "You doubt my eyesight?"
Wang Chao: "No...no, how could our Captain Jing...do such a thing?"
Lin Jingting had long been impatient here. He stood up, put his hands in his pockets, and said coolly to Chu Nian, "Let's go home."
Now that the truth has come out, Chu Nian got up when she heard him call out, intending to leave with him.
The president quickly stood up and said, "Gentlemen, the barrier has developed a flaw. Should we...?"
"I will fix it," Chu Nian interrupted him calmly. "You just need to handle what's within your capabilities."
The president breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Thank you both."
Old Li and Wang Chao finally realized that the president's words and actions towards Chu Nian and Lin Jingting revealed respect. As a president of Earth, he wasn't being humble for his own sake, but for the sake of all Earthlings in the entire universe.
Old Li and Wang Chao had just heard Chu Nian say that some team members had sabotaged things and wanted them to take the blame. They still had a lot of resentment towards Chu Nian. After all, apart from Peng Jian, those team members were people who had gone through life and death with them for many years and were partners they could entrust with their lives.
Now that the truth has been revealed, the two of them feel somewhat embarrassed. Seeing how respectful the president is to Chu Nian and Lin Jingting, they no longer dare to be as casual as before.
Even more so, seeing that the president had already stood up, the generals also stood up. The two of them then joined the other generals in bowing to Chu Nian and Lin Jingting, who had turned and left indifferently.
Before long, Jing Yue and Peng Jian were taken away by military police belonging to the military special forces: everyone wondered what they had done wrong.
Wang Chao and Lao Li had been called in for a talk earlier, and no one expected that something had gone wrong with the protective barrier. When they returned, they reported that Team Leader Jing and Peng Jian had been taken away by the military police. These two veteran team members were extremely disappointed in Team Leader Jing, and were inevitably somewhat dejected as a result.
The others pressed them further, asking why their superiors had called them in for a talk. Was it to assess who should be promoted? With Captain Jing gone, someone had to take over as captain.
Old Li and Wang Chao couldn't help but sigh when they saw that the others still didn't know the serious trouble Jing and Peng Jian had gotten into. Under pressure from everyone, they finally told them about the large hole that had appeared in the barrier…
Even if they hadn't said anything, the news spread throughout the entire military in less than half a day without a strict order from their superiors to keep it quiet. Even the outcome of Jing Yue and Peng Jian's cases was leaked, with reports that they had both been sentenced to death.
In fact, Chu Nian always felt that the design of the barrier was not perfect due to the rushed time.
A true barrier combined with a magic array has many uses. Think about the protective arrays of those immortal cultivation sects. Which one of them can enter and leave safely without permission?
Most importantly, Chu Nian felt that if the nuclear factors filling the air could be effectively utilized and made into the energy source for the barrier, not only would it eliminate the need for ability users to periodically input their abilities, but it could also improve the Earth's environment to some extent.
She felt that Lin Jingting was smarter than her, so she dragged Lin Jingting along to discuss the barrier modification plan. After more than half a year, the barrier modification design was finally completed.
Using this method, after a period of time the barrier absorbed and consumed the nuclear factors, Earth's environment began to gradually improve. However, it was many years later that Earth's environment truly improved to the point where people could move freely, and the monsters gradually withered and perished due to the lack of nuclear energy.
At this time, the damage caused by nuclear radiation to Mr. and Mrs. Wu's bodies had been repaired. Although they were almost fifty years old, they still looked like they were in their thirties.
Qi Meili has been promoted to captain of an exploration team thanks to her outstanding achievements. Her parents have also recovered their health thanks to the medicine given to them by Chu Nian.
Chu Nian felt that all the resentment and attachments in this physical body had been exhausted, and knew that he might be leaving soon. He summoned Lin Jingting to give him some good advice, hoping that he could lead the Earthlings to solve the upcoming predicament.
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