Chen Ming turned his chair and looked at the person who had just spoken to him.

There was someone missing at his table. He had just pushed the door open and no one knew where he was going.

Although playing cards is a bit of a waste of time for Chen Ming now,

But he has nothing to do now.

That's pretty much it for office equipment research.

After that, whenever he had the chance to hang around the office, Chen Ming would directly use the materials at hand to transform the equipment that receives and responds to distress signals into equipment that can block signals for the entire space station.

But this is not enough, Chen Ming still needs to conduct a more in-depth investigation of this space station.

But now he has also made it clear that metal liquid cannot penetrate the silent alloy, and destroying the silent alloy membrane will also lead to unpredictable results.

If he wants to conduct a more in-depth investigation, he can either resort to violence, or find other ways to infiltrate, or rely on his connections with the insiders.

Chen Ming had just rejected the idea of ​​violent means.

Because his goal in coming to this space station is no longer to destroy it, but to find clues.

All I can say is that if Lou Wei hadn't died, the situation might have been a little different. After An Wuping arrived at the space station, he might have directly used violent means to start clearing out the left-wing elements on the space station.

But now that there is the Lou Wei incident, the dimensional infection, and the clues about the Caimo Star Domain that the president can provide in real time, Chen Ming can use these clues to connect the two sides and let An Wuping participate in the affairs of the Caimo Star Domain with a reasonable identity and reason.

Then Chen Ming must first look for valuable clues on this space station, a clue that can connect An Wuping and the president's clues.

Chen Ming is 100% sure that this space station is directly connected to Zuo Jing. As it is a clue related to Zuo Jing that he has just found after so long of conflict with Zuo Jing, how could he break it off so easily?

Therefore, at this time, peaceful means of handling the situation are obviously more appropriate than violent means.

He could only choose the latter two.

If one wants to infiltrate the space station, it is obviously not enough to rely solely on metal liquid, and no other suitable infiltration methods can be thought of for the time being.

It seems that Chen Ming currently only has the third method available.

Find a way to enter the interior of the space station through the relationship with the space station personnel.

It doesn't have to be a particularly good relationship, as long as it's the kind that allows you to be alone for a while without being suspected.

The Queen Insect's psychic power and abilities can be used at will on An Wuping. As long as he can have private contact with people, Chen Ming has various ways to obtain other people's genes.

With the genes, Chen Ming can naturally disguise himself as them and enter the interior of the space station.

Playing cards is obviously a way to bring people closer together.

But there is one question that Chen Ming is still unclear about, that is, whether these people in the office are left-wing elements and whether they can enter the space station to attack Jeb.

Because Uncle Mao’s behavior just now drew a huge question mark in his eyes.

Chen Ming reached out and pressed lightly on his clothes pocket.

Just when Uncle Mao put his hand on his shoulder and begged him to take over so he could play cards, he hid something in his palm. The thing was very obvious to the touch, it was a ball of paper.

When Chen Ming reached out to shake off his hand, the paper ball had already appeared in Chen Ming's hand.

There is no need to take it out, you can see the contents on it using only liquid metal.

There were only three words on it: "Take me away."

But even so, Chen Ming still couldn't be sure, was it because Uncle Mao had already noticed that the space station was full of left-handed people but it was difficult to leave, so he chose to ask for help from an outsider like him? Or was it a test from a left-handed person?

That's why Chen Ming is now unsure about the personnel distribution of this space station.

How many left paths are there on the space station, and how many ordinary people are there?

He even now suspects that the staff outside the space station are most likely ordinary people, and only those inside are all left-wing elements.

So Chen Ming was a little skeptical whether the people sitting in the office had the authority to enter the space station.

But what if? So Chen Ming just thought about it for a moment and stood up from the front of the equipment.

"beat."

After saying this, Chen Ming took out a few packs of cigarettes from his pocket and distributed them to the people present.

Chen Ming himself doesn't smoke, but it is very abnormal for An Wuping, a security mercenary, not to smoke.

So Chen Ming specially prepared some, and the brand was also very good.

"The young man is quite sensible."

Other people in the office took the cigarettes and asked Chen Ming to sit down.

Two hours later.

It was time for lunch and the card game ended.

Everyone had a tense face.

Chen Ming did it because An Wuping looked like that, while the others did it because they lost too much.

The only winner is Chen Ming.

Although gambling depends on luck, it also depends on a certain amount of calculation ability.

It's normal for a psychic's brain to produce such results.

It's just that other people are a little unhappy.

However, Chen Ming now has An Wuping's face, a fierce look, and a very tall stature, which means no one dared to say anything, but they all felt a little uncomfortable.

One person was left to watch the class, and the others called each other and went to the cafeteria.

When entering the cafeteria, although he already knew the rules, Chen Ming still asked knowingly: "Do I have to pay for it myself?"

"Of course, and it's not cheap."

"Then consider it my treat today. You can eat as much as you want."

The few people who came out of the office together burst into cheers at once. The tense expressions on their faces melted instantly. They all patted Chen Ming's back enthusiastically and dispersed.

Now it seems that they really are just a group of ordinary, idle employees.

Apart from them, Chen Ming felt that almost everyone he had come into contact with in the entire space station seemed like normal people, not Zuo Jing.

Although it is actually a good thing that Zuo Jing is not around, the current situation is not a good thing for Chen Ming's thinking.

How could he get into the space station without Zuo Jing?

Of course, Chen Ming still had some uncertainty in his heart.

So while having lunch, he decided to give it a try.

Chen Ming returned to the office with others shortly afterwards.

In addition to the equipment and several card tables in the office, there is also a display screen connected to a communication base station, on which various programs can be played.

Chen Ming did not join the game again. Instead, he turned his chair in front of the equipment and switched programs casually with the remote control in his hand.

Soon, Chen Ming switched the program to a news program that was broadcasting news from another star region.

"On May 2, 5602, the left-wing elements entrenched in the Qiyun Star System Industrial Colony in the Sulun-6 Star Region of the Sulun Star Region have been completely wiped out by the local government and the military. More than 80,000 left-wing elements have been arrested. Please see the report sent back by local reporters below."

The place being broadcast on the news at this moment was the two colonies that Chen Ming had just acquired.

However, the locations of these two colonies and this incident are some distance away from where Chen Ming is now, so the people in the office basically didn't care when they heard the place names mentioned above.

Except for one person, Chen Ming remembered that this person seemed to be called Brother Shi by others.

When he heard that the amount of money he was arrested for was over 80,000, his arm that was touching the cards suddenly stiffened.

Chen Ming's attention was all on the people in the office at this time, so he easily noticed such a tiny movement.

Of course, apart from noticing this, Chen Ming did not show any reaction and continued to pretend to switch program channels casually.

Soon, the program on the display was switched to the local travel channel, which was broadcasting an interview about the development of a tourist planet.

The person being interviewed was the official, Ye Lirong, who had just arrived at the space station that morning.

This time, the person who appeared on the display screen attracted the attention of the people playing cards nearby.

"Isn't this the one who just came to us?"

"They're talking about developing a tourist planet. We've been here for so long and haven't seen anything interesting on that planet. It's boring."

"I think they are trying to defraud the higher-ups of their money again."

After a few comments, everyone went back to playing cards.

Chen Ming also looked a little bored and started switching channels.

Only Brother Shi's gaze froze on the screen for a moment, and then glanced at Chen Ming, with an indescribable vigilance.

Chen Ming continued to switch programs, and finally switched back to the news channel.

The news channel is still broadcasting the news just now.

The person speaking on the screen at this time was the military leader whom Chen Ming had met before.

He was presenting the results of the operation.

At the same time, Chen Ming noticed again that Brother Shi suddenly breathed heavily, but he immediately adjusted himself and there was no sign of anything unusual.

But since there have been three abnormalities, Shi Ge’s behavior is definitely not a coincidence.

The people playing cards were all focused on the game and couldn't see it, but Chen Ming, who was observing quietly from the side, could see it clearly.

Chen Ming suddenly turned off the display, shook his head and said, "It's all rubbish, nothing to watch."

Someone who was playing cards immediately chimed in: "Nonsense, you look bored, why don't you come and play for a while?"

The person next to him immediately scolded: "You want to run away after winning?"

“How could it be…”

Chen Ming waved his hand at the man who was talking to him and said, "It's okay, you guys fight, I'll go check on my spaceship."

Uncle Mao suddenly said, "It won't be fixed so quickly."

Chen Ming said something, glanced at Uncle Mao's eyes, and then walked out of the office.

Just as he stepped out of the office, some metallic liquid suddenly appeared on the soles of his shoes and seeped into the office floor.

It then gradually permeated the entire office, seeped out under Scott's seat, and stuck to the soles of his shoes.

No one noticed this.

Chen Ming ran to the maintenance station with familiarity.

After staring at the spaceship for a while, he bypassed the robot and found some tools on the tattered spaceship, and then removed some usable materials from the damaged parts removed by the robot.

Then he squatted beside the equally worn-out Ju Yong power armor that he had passed on to him, and pretended to maintain the power armor.

Soon, just as Chen Ming thought, following his eye hint, Uncle Mao quickly appeared at the maintenance station.

Chen Ming didn't make any unnecessary movements. He just reached out and patted his clothes, as if he was dusting them off.

But Uncle Mao knew that Chen Ming was taking a picture of the note that he had just quietly slipped to Chen Ming.

Chen Ming did not turn around, but just moved the tools towards the power armor in the corner and said, "I just checked, the monitoring system at the maintenance station does not have recording. What do you mean?"

Uncle Mao looked around and confirmed that no one was around. His expression relaxed a little and he said, "I want to wait until your spaceship is repaired so that you can take me with you."

"You may not know this, but this space station is not a place where people can stay for long."

"If I say too much, I'm afraid you'll get involved. Just take me with you when you go. Just find a place to drop me off as long as it's not here. I won't be a burden to you."

Chen Ming did not agree immediately: "Why should I take you away if you don't explain clearly?"

"Why."

Uncle Mao gritted his teeth and said as if he had made a great decision: "I'm telling you, listen carefully, but be mentally prepared first, and don't make your movements too obvious."

"This space station is all left-handed."

Chen Ming paused for a moment, not because of Zuo Jing's news.

It’s because he is now basically certain that Uncle Mao is indeed an ordinary person.

Because the managers of the space station are definitely left-wing elements and they can't escape.

The manager came over and told Uncle Mao that he should let Chen Ming, the outsider, leave as soon as possible.

Uncle Mao did tell Chen Ming this, and also told him that the manager asked him to say so.

This means that Zuo Jing really did treat him as an ordinary person who had to come here because of an accident.

Even if Uncle Mao is actually a member of Zuo Jing, and he is really just testing Chen Ming's intentions, there is no need to directly tell him about Zuo Jing. After all, if Chen Ming did not come here specifically to target Zuo Jing, it would only cause unnecessary trouble.

There is absolutely no need for that.

So Chen Ming can be sure that Uncle Mao is really an ordinary person.

Of course, Chen Ming couldn't show Uncle Mao that he already knew about Zuo Jing, so he just asked Uncle Mao: "What about you? What are you?"

"I'm just an ordinary guy who wants to escape."

"Then why are you here?"

"Because I was deceived."

Uncle Mao looked around and explained to Chen Ming in a low voice: "I heard a piece of news before."

"Zuo Jing really wanted to fill the entire space station with Zuo Jing members. It certainly wouldn't work at the beginning, but they can recruit people to slowly spread the teachings."

"There are more and more people behind us. There are only so many places on the space station, so Zuo Jing has to move people out."

"If this person moves out, we will have to recruit new people. There is no point in recruiting those who believe in Zuo Jing again. We must recruit people who don't believe in Zuo Jing."

"If they are called to work, they have to be trained, and after training they have to preach. When the number of people is full, they have to be sent away. It's too troublesome to do this all the time."

“So the left lane changed its policy later.”

“Technical positions that are more difficult to train, as well as some less important positions that require communication with outsiders, are given to ordinary people who don’t believe in left-handedness.”

"For example, me and a few other people in the office can use us as shields when needed."

"I thought I had found a good job when I first arrived, but after just a few days I felt something was wrong."

Uncle Mao still felt a little scared when he talked about Zuo Jing, and said to Chen Ming anxiously: "So we will leave after your spaceship is repaired, and don't get involved."

"I think you are only thirty years old at most, and you still have a lot of life to live. Don't go to the police or anything like that. Don't waste time. Don't get involved with Zuo Jing. Just run away."

Uncle Mao quickly explained everything to Chen Ming, then quickly turned his head to look around again. It was obvious that he was indeed very nervous.

"I've given you the information, so please take me away with you. Please."

Chen Ming still did not give a clear response and asked, "Why do you know so much?"

"Because I have a fellow villager who came here with me. He felt something was wrong with this place when he first arrived. He told me what he just said and said he wanted to leave."

"But just a few days after he said that, he got into an accident while on field duty and went missing. He has not been found yet."

"It's been almost three years, and because of him, I still don't dare to leave directly."

"What field work?"

"Clear the approaching asteroid."

Chen Ming frowned slightly. He knew that there were small weapons and traction devices on the outer layer of the space station for cleaning asteroids, and there was no need to use manpower to do it.

The field mission was probably just an excuse.

I’m afraid that Uncle Mao’s fellow villagers are no longer around.

But Chen Ming still did not agree explicitly, instead he continued: "It's hard for me to believe you, I want more substantial evidence."

Uncle Mao took a deep breath and said, "Go and see the equipment in our office. You can see outside the space station, right?"

It would be strange if a device like this, which receives emergency signals and calls for help from the spacecraft, could not see outside.

Seeing that Chen Ming didn't say anything, Uncle Mao took it as Chen Ming's tacit agreement and continued, "Every midnight, a spaceship leaves the space station. I'll find a reason to ask you to help take over the night shift in a few days. You'll know when you see the corners of the spaceship with your own eyes."

Chen Ming actually already believed that Uncle Mao was an ordinary person, so as long as there were no logical flaws in what he said, Chen Ming would basically believe it.

Especially for a spaceship like this that sets sail in the middle of the night, it is indeed very strange.

But Chen Ming still had another question: "Why do you believe I can save you? Don't tell me about face reading."

Uncle Mao smiled bitterly: "To be honest, I'm really scared of you, but I have no choice. I can only try any possible means. No outsiders will come to this damn place for several years. I can only rely on you."

Chen Ming said, he disguised himself quite well, so why did people always think he was a good person?

"I remember you said I was the first person you saved in half a year. What about before that?"

Uncle Mao immediately recalled the previous situation, and a trace of fear suddenly flashed in his eyes: "Last time, there was a distress signal from the nearby hyperspace, and I was the one who brought people back. They were disturbed by the hyperspace spirits and rushed into the cloud like you. A total of seven or eight people survived, and the only injury in the end was a broken arm."

"And then they all died. It was said that the spacecraft had an air pressure leak. They didn't have time to put on protective clothing. They all had internal injuries and died of air pressure sickness."

"The higher-ups told me to get rid of the spacecraft."

"Do you know how scared I was?"

"I was afraid that after I dealt with the spacecraft, I would be the next one to be dealt with."

"Fortunately, I didn't, but I'm still afraid. I don't dare to do anything. I haven't been home for several years. Every month, I only have a little money left for food and playing cards, and I send the rest back home."

"So please, let me go back."

Uncle Mao's voice already had a hint of tears in it.

Chen Ming was silent for a moment, then said, "Let me think about it. If you run away and are discovered, we'll all be doomed. It might be safer for you to stay here."

"No, I feel like there's something wrong with my brain these days."

"I've been here for a few years. Although I keep telling myself that Zuo Jing is crazy, sometimes when I watch the news, I even feel that Zuo Jing is right. After a while, I sober up and feel that there is something wrong with my brain."

"I have to go. I can't stay here any longer. If I stay any longer, I..."

Uncle Mao swallowed his saliva and didn't dare to continue.

Hearing this, Chen Ming suddenly thought of Bai Quan's previous conjecture that Zuo Jing had the ability to brainwash. This matter was probably true, just like Zuo Jing's dimensional infection.

But Chen Ming's purpose of coming here this time was not to save people, but to investigate clues about Zuo Jing.

Now we have a clue, it’s the spaceship that Uncle Mao mentioned.

So Chen Ming still didn't give an answer, but just said: "The spacecraft will take another week to repair. I will reply to you on the sixth day at the latest. At least let me see the evidence, right?"

Uncle Mao immediately began to adjust his mood and said, "Okay, then you go back first, otherwise the deputy manager may come to find us."

"What about the others? How many are like you?"

There was a flash of hesitation and struggle in Uncle Mao's eyes.

After a moment he shook his head and said, "I don't know."

Time passed quickly and it was night.

Chen Ming treated people in the same office to a meal just like he did at noon.

Then he finished eating first and returned to the dormitory arranged by Uncle Mao first.

Living with a few people from the Distress Signal Management Office.

Since Chen Ming was just an outsider, it would definitely be impossible for him to help on duty, at least on the first night after he arrived at the space station.

So there was no need for Chen Ming to go to the office next, and he lay down on his bed in the dormitory early to rest.

But at the same time he closed his eyes, his attention was all focused on the metal liquid that he had separated and stuck to the sole of Scott's shoe.

Just when Chen Ming turned his attention to the liquid metal.

He just happened to see Scott coming out of the cafeteria and heading towards the inner area of ​​the space station.

(End of this chapter)