Qianmian's friendly exchange made Chen Ming a little nervous for a moment, and he asked back, "Does friendly exchange mean that you are accusing me of massacring civilians?"

Hearing this, Qianmian shrugged and said, "We didn't take the initiative to pass on the blame. In fact, we just did what we have always done, causing damage to an imperial space station."

"It just happened that you chose to sabotage us first and collided with our target. Aren't we still helping you? We helped you kill all the Zuo Jings on the space station that you didn't kill."

"As for how the Empire will view you in the future, isn't it because of your own actions that the current situation has occurred?"

"If you hadn't come to attack us, there wouldn't be so much trouble."

To someone who doesn't know the whole story, what Qianmian said does not seem to be a problem at first glance.

Zuo Jing is a bad guy who is causing damage to the empire, and he has indeed helped Chen Ming kill all the Zuo Jings he wanted to kill.

It is indeed because Chen Ming chose this space station that the current situation has occurred.

It's all true.

But telling only half the truth can sometimes lead to a bigger error than telling a lie.

Of course, for Chen Ming, who knew that the guy in front of him had planted the seeds of inducing berserker syndrome in An Wuping and also attacked his own mental weaknesses.

What that bastard just said was bullshit.

Moreover, Chen Ming never believed that Zuo Jing would be kind to others and would really engage in friendly communication.

Because the source of his dislike for Zuo Jing was all caused by seeing Zuo Jing's heinous deeds with his own eyes.

But at this moment, Chen Ming pretended to be thinking seriously and said, "I have never heard that rage disorder can be cured. It can only be alleviated."

Qianmian stretched out his index finger and shook it at Chen Ming: "No, no, no, in fact, there is a drug that can act directly on your brain and neutralize the substances that trigger rage secreted in your brain when rage syndrome occurs."

"As long as you take it long enough, it can completely erase these substances and protect your brain."

"There is also a quicker method, which is to directly extract the substance through surgery. What do you think?"

Qianmian's words were indeed very tempting under normal circumstances, but Chen Ming continued to consider An Wuping's reaction and said, "If the Empire can't do it, how can you do it?"

"The Empire doesn't have as many experimental subjects as we do."

“…”

Chen Ming was silent for a long time, and finally asked: "Where is the medicine?"

Qianmian smiled and took out a small bottle of medicine that he had prepared long ago from his pocket. There was no label on the bottle.

Since they had helped An Wuping prepare the letter of allegiance, they would naturally also prepare what they should give after the letter of allegiance was handed in.

"Just take it orally. The drug will take effect in about an hour. If you can speed up blood flow to promote absorption, it will be even faster."

Chen Ming took the medicine bottle, stuffed the entire bottle into his mouth and swallowed it.

The stomach tissue immediately extracted and stored the medicine in the glass bottle, and handed it over to the queen insect to extract and analyze the components of the medicine.

At the Fourteenth Legion's fake body, Chen Ming immediately used the Fourteenth Legion's authority to search for drugs related to these ingredients.

The results came out very quickly.

As expected.

This drug was not developed by Zuo Jing at all, but was developed by the Empire.

And the organization that developed this drug is the Fanchao Research Institute.

This is not Zuo Jing's patent at all, nor is it the research result obtained by Zuo Jing through unscrupulous human experiments.

Instead, it is an inhibitory drug developed by the Fanchao Research Institute in recent years based on various animals infected with rabies.

Zuo Jing secretly obtained the drug.

I don’t know whether they stole the finished product, or stole the ingredient list and made their own replica of the drug.

Finally, I brought it to him to deceive him.

All I can say is that just a few hours ago, when Chen Ming called the Anti-Cult Bureau of the Odan Star Region, the deputy director said that they could help with the treatment.

Although Chen Ming hung up the phone without listening to the whole conversation, the treatment the deputy director mentioned was obviously the treatment for rage disorder.

It was precisely because of the deputy director's words that Chen Ming would immediately try to let the fake body look up the information.

Finally, I found out something.

The empire had indeed been infiltrated by Zuo Jing in many places.

Although it is not necessarily the Fanchao Institute that was infiltrated, but rather the people conducting drug trials at the Fanchao Institute or some other related collaborators, this is indeed a problem.

The kind of brainwashing psychic power that works on ordinary people and is difficult for psychics to detect is really a troublesome thing.

Of course, Chen Ming doesn't need to worry about the affairs within the empire now. He only needs to consider the present.

The glass bead psychic in front of him gave him the medicine to cure berserker syndrome.

According to several reports occasionally released by the Fanchao Research Institute, this thing is indeed effective. After achieving results on animals, it has begun small-scale clinical trials that have been approved.

It just hasn't been put into large-scale use yet.

Moreover, through the inspection by the Queen Insect, the ingredients of the medicine he had just taken were indeed fine. Zuo Jing did not do anything tricky. It was the same as the ingredients that were publicly displayed in an archive that required certain permissions to view.

After all, in Zuo Jing's eyes, An Wuping is at least a physical psychic, and the thing he is least afraid of is anything that targets the body, whether it's poison or anything else.

There's no need to cause trouble in a place like this.

After Chen Ming confirmed that the medicine was completely fine, he let An Wuping's body start absorbing the medicine.

This medicine contains some ingredients that can calm the mind. There is no harm in absorbing it... but there is no benefit either...

After Chen Ming absorbed it, he discovered that this medicine works completely on the brain, and all the ingredients are used to protect the brain after being absorbed.

However, An Wuping's brain is just a decoration, so this medicine is useless.

But it's not a big problem. He doesn't suffer from berserker syndrome, so it doesn't matter if he loses this little thing.

Just install it when it’s time.

As An Wuping's body absorbed the potion, the violent aura on him gradually subsided.

After sensing that An Wuping was no longer in a violent state, Qianmian repeated what he had just said: "We just need you to cooperate with us temporarily, just treat it as a temporary cooperation."

"We treat you, you do the work, and when you're done, you leave. It's a simple deal, right?"

Of course, in reality, Qianmian would not let An Wuping go easily. There were various means waiting for him.

I'm just saying this now.

Chen Ming knew this very well.

Qianmian actually knew very well that Chen Ming also knew very well about this matter.

But he was confident that he could keep An Wuping forever after he joined.

Chen Ming also has the confidence that after joining Zuo Jing, he can disrupt Zuo Jing from within.

Both of them have their own ulterior motives, and it depends on who is the more capable one.

Anyway, for Chen Ming, since Zuo Jing had misjudged him, they would soon experience what pain was.

Chen Ming stopped thinking about it and asked directly: "What do you want me to do?"

Qianmian didn't rush to speak, but stepped forward and stretched out his hand: "Happy cooperation? Just call me Qianmian."

Chen Ming exited from his insect form, gradually returned to his human form, and reached out to hold it.

But just as he held Qianmian's hand, he suddenly exerted force and swung it violently, trying to smash Qianmian into the wreckage of the space station.

Halfway through the swing, a ball of black mist exploded from Qianmian's body.

Qianmian escaped from Chen Ming's hand and quickly emerged from the shadow nearby, unharmed.

An Wuping was obviously still hostile to Zuo Jing, but the violent aura on his body had indeed been completely restrained.

Qianmian sensed this, so he just patted his protective suit to get rid of the ash that had just been stained, and asked, "Have you calmed down? You can see my ability. It's easy for me to leave if I want to. There's really no point in threatening me with violence."

Chen Ming leaned against the wall next to him that had not collapsed and was destroyed, lowered his head and stopped talking.

Qianmian didn't get angry even though he didn't get a reply from Chen Ming. Instead, he said, "It's okay as long as you calm down."

"Then listen to the content of our cooperation. We need you to go to Caimo Star Region."

Chen Ming turned his head and looked at Qianmian again: "That's where I was going."

"But you originally went there to oppose us, and now you can help us."

"What do you want me to do?"

"There is a very important laboratory. Keep an eye on it and don't let anyone get close to it."

“…”

Chen Ming accepted it in silence.

But he had a question in his heart.

Is this laboratory really important? If it is really important, he should not be told about the existence of this place casually, nor should he be asked to guard it as a psychic who was just forced to join the Left Path.

Chen Ming thought so, but of course didn't say a word.

He even followed Qianmian onto his shuttle.

Arrived at a left-path destroyer that came to support, and left the galaxy.

And in this galaxy where only ruins remain, for some reason no one from the government has arrived.

One day later.

The president's phone call suddenly came into Chen Ming's hands.

Chen Ming answered the phone as usual using the fake body of the 14th Legion.

The president's voice came out immediately: "The updated data for the new week has been sent, please receive it."

Chen Ming didn't have time to look at the data given by the president. Just by listening to what the president said, he could already sense the trouble: "The situation is still very bad. What about the others?"

"It's not ideal either. Although we are cooperating with the Empire to mass-produce new equipment, many people are also using the equipment to find the source of the dimensional infection."

"But we still can't find it. We have dug deep into the ground to look for several galaxies with 100% distortion rates, but they are not the source of the development."

"So are we still the same as before?"

"Yes, we just need to do our own thing, and others can do whatever they want. Our association has always kept pace with the Empire, focusing on maintaining stability and handling incidents."

"By the way, did I tell you about that person before?"

"Which one?"

"An Wuping."

Chen Ming's expression became more serious: "An Wuping? Who?"

"That's the psychic I mentioned before who nipped the infection in the bud in a dimensional space station."

"Oh, him, what's wrong?"

"He is suspected to have joined Zuo Jing."

Chen Ming pretended to be stunned for a second: "Ah? Didn't he say a few days ago that he solved the dimensional infection and destroyed the Zuojing Space Station? Why did he join Zuojing now?"

"The situation is a bit complicated."

The president explained: "Not many people know the specific information. I also got some scattered information from the Beniu Star Region government."

"It's said that a space station there was massacred. It was a space station full of ordinary people."

"The culprit, judging from the traces left at the scene, is An Wuping."

"But they also said there were traces left by other psychics. They are investigating it themselves and won't let any outsiders interfere for now."

"Later, they gave me an explanation out of respect for me."

"It is said that An Wuping had a violent attack, so he launched an indiscriminate massacre."

"Then there was a left-wing element who had been tracking An Wuping. After he had finished the massacre, he took him away as a criminal."

"To be honest, I was a little bit unconvinced up to this point, but they also showed me a photo of An Wuping talking to someone from Zuojing."

The president immediately sent a photo over.

It was the scene where Chen Ming was talking to Qianmian on the wreckage of the space station.

This photo cleverly avoided the angle of the two cruisers with remaining wreckage in the galaxy, and perfectly captured An Wuping's face. It also captured a little of the black fog on Qianmian's body, indirectly proving Qianmian's identity.

As for An Wuping's identity, it can be confirmed when An Wuping does not enter the insect state and moves around in the vacuum like nothing happened.

This photo should have been taken by Qianmian who secretly placed a camera in the black fog state. Otherwise, if it was the wreckage of the space station, Chen Ming still maintained control of it and it was impossible for him not to know the existence of this photo.

But the impact is not significant, since Chen Ming has more crucial evidence in his hands.

But Chen Ming still had a question to ask: "Did the Beniu Star Region government explain how the space station became like this? It's already a ruin, right?"

"They said they didn't know. It was like this when they arrived."

"They also said that An Wuping had demonstrated his ability to cause large-scale destruction last time, so it was normal for him to use it on the space station this time."

"That is indeed the case. There is nothing to refute."

The president's tone was a little regretful after he sent the photo: "So this is indiscriminate massacre after all, and it is also a serious crime for psychics."

"It's not impossible that An Wuping followed Zuo Jing out of fear of committing a crime."

“But this is not good news for us.”

Chen Ming immediately agreed and said, "It is indeed not good news for a potential ally to become an enemy."

"But if it's berserker syndrome, then the last time he massacred the Zuojing Space Station, it shouldn't have been caused by a berserker syndrome, right?"

"That's what the people in the Beniu government said, but I don't agree with it."

"The people in the Odan Star Region have been very active in communicating with me. Their evidence clearly shows that An Wuping is only in the early stages of his violent disorder and is completely able to control himself. The massacre at the Zuojing Space Station also deliberately avoided causing harm to civilians. It is impossible for his temperament to change drastically in less than a week."

"Something must have happened in the past period of time."

"It's a pity that I have never met this person, so I don't have as much say in An Wuping as the governments of Odan and Beniu."

"I have also seen some of the other photos of the scene over there. The traces that were preserved when the space station was destroyed are basically the same as the last time. This roughly proves that An Wuping did carry out the massacre."

"Until we have more evidence, we can only handle it according to what the Beniu Star Region says."

Chen Ming summarized it and asked, "What you mean is to be on guard against An Wuping first, right?"

"Yes, he will definitely follow Zuo Jing next, and Zuo Jing's most recent move is Cai Mo."

"But it is unlikely that An Wuping will go directly to Caimo. There is a legion in the Caimo star field that is responsible for the hidden blockade."

"Any outsiders must be inspected before entering, and cruiser-level jumps are now completely prohibited."

"Which legion is in charge?"

"The Fifth Legion."

"Fifth? Aren't the local troops and war zones responsible?"

The president shook his head slightly where Chen Ming couldn't see and said, "To avoid suspicion, the local troops can only stay in their own garrisons now. If they come out, they will be blocked."

"So the galaxy blockade has to be handed over to the nearest legion that has no direct interest in the local government."

"oh,"

Chen Ming responded and asked, "What did the Fifth Legion do before? I don't think I've heard much about it."

"I haven't heard of it. It's normal. The Fifth Legion is mainly responsible for another direction, not the main branch of the Fourteenth Legion."

"The mechanical race didn't just block the empire in one direction, so the Fifth Legion is responsible for dealing with other mechanical races and maintaining a standoff with them."

"Then there is a cooperative relationship between the Fifth Legion and the other Seventh Legion, and they take turns on duty. This is different from the situation where the Fourteenth Legion has to deal with the main force of Yuhui alone."

"Originally, when the Seventh Legion came back, the Fifth Legion should have taken over the shift. But now that something like this has happened, it's too late to temporarily rotate them."

"So we temporarily suspended the rotation and handed the blockade of the galaxy to the Fifth Legion. After all, they have been on the front lines and are capable."

After listening to the president's story, Chen Ming had a general understanding of the legion responsible for blocking the star field.

Out of curiosity, Chen Ming asked again: "When was the last time there was a rotation?"

“Five years ago, it was a rotation every five years.”

"This five-year shift is quite special because it coincides with the timing of technological iteration."

"I heard that you have also developed some technologies, right? Technologies like yours are usually taken by the rotating legions to the place where they confront the mechanical race for small-scale, low-intensity war tests."

"Also, the antimatter technology that has been a hot topic in the Empire recently was originally going to be deployed to the frontline with the Fifth Legion, but now it looks like it will have to be delayed for a while."

“That’s getting off topic.”

The president coughed and brought back the topic that Chen Ming had digressed from: "The border of Caimo Star Region is now under the surveillance of the Fifth Legion."

"But there are still some loopholes. Some frigates or smaller ships may be able to get through the blockade."

"So I hope you can help out a little and use your psychic power to assist our work now. Once you find any trace of An Wuping, try to capture him."

"We must not let him come into contact with those left paths in the Caimo Star Region who may have experienced dimensional infection."

After listening to this, Chen Ming said in a questioning tone: "I understand the reasoning, and I can handle it, but in such a large star field, how can I find An Wuping like looking for a needle in a haystack?"

"We are not looking for An Wuping, but the source of the dimensional infection that was triggered by Zuo Jing."

"Although the Empire has been providing support, it is too slow to rely solely on ordinary people with equipment to conduct investigations."

"Although the Empire has sent out psykers, they have no experience with dimensional infection and cannot quickly confirm whether a place has been infected. It is also easy for accidents to happen and their efficiency is low."

"You and I have both experienced dimensional infection, and neither of us can go and deal with it personally."

"I don't have the ability to remotely control a spacecraft like you, nor can I remotely sense psychic fluctuations like you."

"So, only you can help with this."

"I have a lot of concentrated clues on hand, but I just lack professional personnel to investigate."

"I need your help to investigate those clues that have high possibilities."

In fact, the president had told Chen Ming before that he hoped Chen Ming could participate in dealing with the dimensional infection incident.

Chen Ming had already made it clear that he was willing, but the president had been handling it himself and had not asked him to do anything except syncing information with him.

Since the president has taken the initiative to bring up this matter, it seems that the situation in Caimo Star Region is really not good.

Then Chen Ming would definitely not refuse.

Under the multi-faceted concerns of Zuo Jing, the Mechanical Clan, Yu Hui and even the dimensional infection, the empire and all normal people will rise and fall together, even Chen Ming is no exception.

Chen Ming agreed decisively: "No problem, I will send the Yuhui Core directly to deal with it. However, the supplies and the certificate that the Yuhui Core is allowed to operate in the empire are two things..."

"This will definitely make it up to you."

"If you find the source, don't go in directly. Just tell me and help stop the outsiders from that galaxy."

"Especially, don't let An Wuping enter that galaxy. He is the person we need to worry about the most right now."

Chen Ming confirmed: "Just investigating and stopping people?"

"Yes, since Zuo Jing has clearly mastered the ability to create dimensional infection to a certain extent, it is best not to force them into a hurry. Even if they discover it, we have to take it slow and not rush."

"Okay, I understand."

(End of this chapter)