Hu Yi patted Qianmian’s shoulders a few times and walked out of the basement.

After seeing him off with a smile, Qianmian returned to Chen Ming.

As Hu Yi left, the entropy cage around him was completely released.

Chen Ming immediately pretended to know nothing and asked Qianmian who had just returned: "Who is that person? What happened just now?"

"Hu Yi is a very strong psychic. He has some historical problems that have been dealt with. Don't worry."

"But you guys seem to be having a good chat. Are you collaborating?"

"It's not really cooperation, it's just asking him not to mess with us."

Qianmian looked like he didn't want to say more. He said a few words to Chen Ming and then stood up again to do what he had just been interrupted by Hu Yi's arrival.

After waiting for another ten minutes, Qianmian finally finished his work and took Chen Ming on the shuttle to the city.

Moreover, he was very arrogant and openly found a luxury hotel and booked two single rooms.

After throwing the room card to Chen Ming, Qianmian disappeared and no one knew where he went.

Although Chen Ming tried to throw iron atoms at him, unfortunately it didn't work.

Because no iron atoms can remain on Thousand Faces' body.

Even if the Iron Atom did not show any psychic fluctuations when being controlled by Chen Ming, he would not risk letting the Iron Atom come into physical contact with a psychic whose upper limit of ability was currently unknown.

Therefore, Chen Ming's only chance to keep the Iron Atom was on Qianmian's clothes.

The iron atoms on clothes are too unreliable and will disappear when you change clothes.

However, Qianmian has the habit of changing into a new handsome face every day, and Chen Ming has seen it several times.

Once Qianmian changes his face, he will change into a new outfit.

In addition, when transferring psychic energy such as the black fog, it must be based on the will of the psychic.

The iron atom that Chen Ming stuck on would definitely not be part of Qianmian's cognition and would be left behind.

There is no way to track Qianmian.

The only thing that remains unchanged is that he is missing the little finger on his left hand.

Chen Ming shook his head and turned his thoughts away from Qianmian and back to the present.

At least the hotel room that Qianmian booked was good.

Standing by the window, you can see a huge park in front of the nearby colonial government headquarters, as well as the local government area which occupies an even larger area. The view is pretty good.

It seems that because of the recent situation in the neighboring Caimo star field, the security force deployed in the area of ​​​​the galaxy government here is quite powerful.

So powerful that it seems a bit too powerful.

However, special situations require special treatment, and it is not too outrageous that the Red Ink galaxy close to the Caimo star field has such security forces.

Chen Ming withdrew his gaze from the window.

Qianmian had said before that it would take time to enter the Caimo Star Region, so he could just wander around and take a rest.

In the next two days, Chen Ming can indeed relax a little. One of the reasons why he controlled An Wuping to come out was to do this.

But this kind of thing is not the first priority.

He now has more to do.

He wasn't really out traveling, he had to find a way to confirm the exact location of their person who was infected by the dimension through the left path.

Qianmian said before he used black fog to hide his conversation with another person that the person on Zuo Jing was about to enter the final stage and needed to find a place to stay.

Although I don’t know where it is exactly, it must be somewhere hidden within Caimo.

It is definitely related to Qianmian.

However, Chen Ming and Zuo Jing had not had much contact, so it was too difficult to obtain clues from here, and Qianmian had already run away.

We can only start the investigation from the positive side and try to find out where the people from the left path are going.

Chen Ming took out the terminal from the prosthesis in the 14th Legion branch, but did not contact the president immediately. Instead, he first sensed the location of the cloaked man he had marked before.

He didn't change his clothes, he just boarded a spaceship, and there was no other movement for the time being.

Through the model of his spaceship and flight number, it can be analyzed that the destination of this spaceship is not Caimo or any other place related to this incident.

Chen Ming did not continue to pay more attention to this cloaked man.

After making sure that there was nothing else, Chen Ming called the president.

"Chen Ming?"

"It's me. I want to ask what the situation has been like in the past few days. Although the information provided by the Fifth Legion is first-hand, it is too mixed and chaotic. I want to have coordinated information."

"Hmm...it's not easy. Just look at the document."

The president sent Chen Ming the work documents of the past few days.

"To put it simply, Wu An sent me a piece of information a few days ago. The purpose of Zuo Jing's dimensional infection was to strengthen a psychic."

"The source of the dimensional infection is, in a sense, a living person, not a clone that has been turned into a piece of meat."

Chen Ming, the instigator whose disguised identity was discovered by his boss a few days ago, confirmed with shock: "Is there such a thing?"

"Yes, so it has become even more difficult for us to track down the dimensional infection caused by Zuo Jing."

"All the galaxies that have been checked cannot be considered checked. They all need to be torn down and started over again."

"I was originally planning to wait until you checked the remaining highly suspected areas tomorrow before telling you the news. Since you asked me in advance, we can actually stop now. It won't make much difference."

Chen Ming agreed to the president's request to stop investigating the previously suspicious information and asked, "Since I don't need to investigate anymore, what should we do next? How can we track down a psychic who is the source of the dimensional infection?"

"There is still a way." The president's tone was not too anxious: "First, I have to mention the few places where the rate of newborn deformities is 100% that I told you about two days ago."

"I have an impression of this, what's wrong?"

"The place with 100% distortion rate is where the psychic on the left axis who was strengthened by the dimensional infection went."

"Is there such a thing?"

"Of course."

The president emphasized, “Different locations with different 100% distortion rates do not reach 100% distortion rates at the same time.”

"But the time interval for the neonatal deformity rate in each region to reach 100% is basically the same as the time interval for an ordinary spacecraft to arrive from one location to another."

"Combined with the information sent by Wu An, we can be sure that the person on the left side is definitely moving."

"The information can be verified by each other, so there will basically be no mistakes or omissions in the information."

"Unless you are some special psychic, moving in the Caimo Star Region must follow the basic rules of our universe."

"Even if it is Zuo Jing, it can only move through hyperspace or spaceships. If it wants to move through psychic energy, it will definitely make a lot of noise, and it will be easier for us to discover it."

"We have the maximum speed of the spacecraft and the approximate time point when the distortion rate reaches 100%."

"Combining the two data, we can outline the approximate range of Zuo Jing's whereabouts."

"Finally, based on the most recent galaxy that reached 100% distortion about five hours ago, a total of six galaxies with colonies are included in this range."

"Next, we will focus our search on these six colonies."

"If a new galaxy with a distortion rate of 100% appears during this process, we will change the target at any time until we find the position of the person on the left."

Chen Ming thought about the search plan that the president and his team had come up with, and found that there seemed to be some truth to it.

He had never thought that he could make a fuss about the neonatal deformity rates in different regions.

After Zuo Jing's psychic energy arrives, the attention of another dimension will be focused on him. Then, when the relative positions of the main universe and another dimension have not changed, and even the source of the dimensional infection has not been cleared up, it is really a foregone conclusion that the distortion rate will increase rapidly.

Based on the time points and time intervals of the sudden surge in distortion rates in the two areas, there is no problem in confirming the approximate range of the left radial movement.

Chen Ming also followed this idea and thought of a more advanced operation: "If we can calculate where the first ring of the left axis might go, then we can also find the second ring, right? It's just that the range will be much larger."

"But with a little preparation it should be possible. Once the left path really starts moving, we can get to the destination faster and block people."

The president was somewhat surprised and delighted that Chen Ming had come up with such an arrangement in an instant: "This is what we are doing."

"In three days at most, we will be able to completely lock down Zuo Jing's whereabouts."

"And then?"

The president uttered two short words without mercy: "Kill him."

"I hope nothing goes wrong by then."

Chen Ming said casually and brought up another topic: "The source of the dimensional infection in Zuojing is a psychic. This information was given by the boss, right? Did the boss tell me where he got the information?"

"He said he has someone in Zuojing, but he didn't say anything else. You can go and ask him. Maybe he can tell you."

“…”

Chen Ming was silent for a moment, then asked, "What else? Is there anything else important?"

"No, now we are basically changing the direction of our work and using new methods to track the left path."

"The entire Caimo is still the same. I can clearly feel that the people doing things below are facing greater resistance than before. Zuojing really has a brainwashed psychic. There is no escape."

"That's right."

The president suddenly remembered something and said, "Someone is complaining about you."

"ah?"

Chen Ming was a little slow to react and asked, "Complain against me?"

"Yes, because your Afterglow Fleet is running around in Caimo, some people who know the effects of your psychic powers are unhappy with you."

"Some people think that your afterglow can help you spread your spiritual power and control the various star systems of Cai Mo. By then, it may not be certain whether Cai Mo's last name is Cai or Chen."

“…”

Chen Ming was silent again. After a while, he spoke again: "To be honest...it's normal to have such doubts, but I have never done anything out of line, right?"

"Besides, our Afterglow Fleet also relies on scanning to do its work. It's not like we've landed and come into contact with colonies or anything like that. If you insist, then we'll have contact when we go to some space stations for resupply. But you can't deny me the supply, right?"

"Besides, what are they called psychics? Using psychic powers is a mental burden. This is a star field. I don't even have the mental strength to control it."

Of course, Chen Ming likes you, but in fact, if Yu Hui helps to control these controlled things, the mental burden on him will not be that big.

And he did do some outrageous things.

For example, when he helped An Wuping get an identity, he did control the equipment of a star district government and a galaxy government department.

But no one knows about An Wuping, and since no one knows about it, it didn’t happen.

At least when Chen Ming is acting in his own capacity, he will never do anything beyond the limit.

"Whether it's at the empire level or at the level of our association, there are regulations and restrictions for psykers."

"Those who complained about you at the beginning may have good intentions, but those who continue to complain after you have explained it to them are likely to have ulterior motives. We will focus on these people first, so don't worry."

"That's good."

Chen Ming felt a little relieved. Although he didn't care about those complaints, it would not be good if someone stopped his actions in Caimo because of such things.

"Then I want to ask about the situation in the Red Ink Star Region next to Cai Mo. It doesn't seem to be mentioned in the document."

The president didn't quite understand what Chen Ming meant and asked, "Of course I didn't write anything if there was nothing going on. Why do you care about this?"

"I heard the boss went there, so I asked out of curiosity."

"oh."

The president thought for a moment and said, "There shouldn't be anything serious happening in Hongmo. If there is anything, it's the head of the Caimo Star Region. Their star region leader is temporarily in Hongmo, being protected by the Fifth Legion to avoid suspicion."

"Where?"

"It's hard to say. It's not that I don't trust you, it's because I don't know either."

"The situation in Caimo Star Region is too chaotic. The brainwashed psychics of Zuojing have caused us a lot of trouble. Many people who shouldn't be Zuojing have become Zuojing."

"For an important person like the Star Region Commander, his safety is our top priority, regardless of whether there is any problem or not."

"The Star Region Commander is also willing to take the initiative to avoid suspicion and choose to leave temporarily, leaving the command power entirely to the Fifth Legion and our association. So we definitely can't regard the Star Region Commander as an enemy, right?"

Chen Ming was a little surprised to hear this: "He just handed over the power like that?"

"At least he has the protection of the empire. For a government official like him, this is the most respectable and safest way to do things. There's nothing to say."

"Okay, then I don't have any more questions."

"Okay, I'll update you on the possible galaxy locations on the left axis in real time. If you find anything, remember to let me know."

Communication ended.

Chen Ming put away the terminal.

At this time, An Wuping, who was in the Hongmo Star Region, also stopped leaning against the window and daydreaming.

I took the new ID card, disguised myself a little, and left the hotel.

Two days later.

The president still couldn't completely locate Zuo Jing's position.

However, the approximate position of the left axis that can be locked has been reduced by nearly half in two days.

I believe it won’t take long to completely lock down the left path.

An Wuping, who was in Hongmo, was still waiting for Qianmian to come and give him a clear time to enter Caimo.

However, Chen Ming did not wait for Qianmian, but instead waited for a piece of news that he did not want to hear, which came from Yuhui, his subordinate.

In a galaxy that the left path sent by the Fifth Legion might lead to, Chen Ming's Yuhui Fleet was stopped by a local patrol team, who prevented Chen Ming's fleet from entering the galaxy to investigate.

The thing that Chen Ming had just told the president about his worries a few days ago unexpectedly appeared before his eyes in the blink of an eye.

Although some people had been secretly creating obstacles before, such as not providing supplies to Chen Ming's fleet, these obstacles had been forcibly dealt with by the president.

But I didn't expect that there would be people who would go so far as to block the road with a fleet.

After receiving the report from his subordinate Yu Hui, Chen Ming didn't bother to talk nonsense with these people who he didn't know whether they had mental problems or were brainwashed by Zuo Jing, and directly dialed the president's number.

After hearing Chen Ming's words, the president immediately said, "There's no rush."

"Since you called, I just have to tell you something."

"Even the red ink-12 next to the color ink also has a 100% distortion rate."

Chen Ming was stunned for a moment, then immediately realized what this Red Ink 12 meant: "Did someone from Zuo Jing escape?"

"Probably not, because after the 100% distortion rate appeared on Red Ink-12, the next 100% distortion rate information is still in Color Ink, and they are still moving inside Color Ink."

"We can now also identify four possible galaxies."

"Which four?"

"Someone has already investigated the Luxi Galaxy, Cauchy Galaxy, Jinxi Galaxy, and Nanxi Galaxy. It's best for your fleet to go there as well."

"I see."

After the president finished explaining the current situation, he said, "So it doesn't matter who is blocking you over there, because we have already entered the next round. Just go ahead. There is no need to investigate where your fleet is."

"True, but the people who stopped me still need to be investigated. Their behavior is questionable."

"That will happen for sure, don't worry."

"Well, I'll just give the order then."

"Okay, that's it."

Hang up the communication.

Chen Ming immediately ordered his subordinate Yu Hui to abandon the investigation of the current galaxy and move to the next location.

At the same time, doubts began to arise in his mind.

The reason lies in what the president said.

Hongmo-12 also showed a 100% distortion rate.

This proves that the psychic from Zuo Jing has been here.

The first person that came to Chen Ming's mind was, of course, the cloaked man in the basement of the Zuojing stronghold.

Chen Ming immediately used the iron atoms he had left on the cloaked man to sense him.

However, unlike his previous clear perception, this time his perception was very vague, as if covered by a veil.

Chen Ming immediately realized that there was something wrong with the cloaked man!

Could he be the brainwashed psychic from Zuo Jing?

But it was clear that Chen Ming didn't have any feelings for him when they met before, and it was clear that when he was infected by the dimension, he felt at least a little tingling in his head.

But his danger sense didn't react at all before, how could it be him? And the cloaked man came to deliver the ID card, was it really necessary for such an important person from Zuo Jing to come and deliver it in person?

Chen Ming didn't understand.

But vague perception cannot lie. Chen Ming cannot locate him accurately, but through the star map he can roughly determine that the cloaked man's current position is around the several galaxies the president just mentioned.

Chen Ming doesn't believe that there are so many coincidences in the world. If so many coincidences appear together, then it is not a coincidence.

But the truth.

He had to find this cloaked man.

Chen Ming once again gave an expedited order to his Yu Hui, and he also had to go there in person.

But... as for the matter of entering Caimo, An Wuping has no way of doing it with his current identity, and he still has to rely on Qianmian.

So there is nothing Chen Ming can do now and he should just continue to wait.

Although Chen Ming was a little anxious, he still sat back on the sofa in the hotel.

But the moment his butt touched the sofa, he suddenly realized something.

If the cloaked man is really the brainwashed psychic from Zuo Jing.

So, has the brainwashed psychic ever used his psychic powers when he had contact with him before?

Qianmian's ability to trigger his mental loopholes was definitely borrowed from a brainwashed psychic. Qianmian can avoid his perception to a certain extent when using this psychic power. If it were the original body...

Chen Ming felt a little worried.

His mental strength was highly concentrated on himself, and he began to check his own situation.

Especially the area of ​​his brain that was theoretically affected by the rage disorder.

"ah……"

Chen Ming let out a breath.

There is good news and bad news.

The bad news is that there is something really wrong in An Wuping's useless brain.

The good news is that he discovered something wrong.

After confirming this, Chen Ming left the hotel directly.

He came to the outskirts of the city and used his own psychic powers to conduct a thorough self-examination.

Fortunately, this time nothing was left of his consciousness.

After Qianmian caused trouble last time, Chen Ming took the initiative to protect his consciousness, so his consciousness was not affected this time.

The psychic power of that brainwashed psychic is truly pervasive.

A deep murderous intent emerged in Chen Ming's heart. Such a psychic, no matter whether he was infected by the dimension or not, as long as he was still a psychic of the left path, he must die.

Just as Chen Ming was walking towards the city again.

Qianmian was currently at the local base, surrounded by black fog, and in contact with other people.

Although his face showed no expression at this time, his slightly trembling hands still showed his mentality: "I can start anytime."

"No hurry, wait until everyone leaves before starting again."

The voice in the terminal seemed to sense Qianmian's emotions and comforted him: "You said we would win, you must believe in this yourself"

Qianmian's mind flashed through all the bad news he had received in the past few days.

The Empire seemed to have discovered their situation and had changed their search strategy. It really looked like they could be captured at any time, and it was really hard for him not to be nervous.

"Isn't this the biggest fuss we've made in the last few decades?"

The voice in the terminal was somewhat heavy: "Yes, this can delay everyone's actions to a certain extent and distract their attention."

"Although there may be a more violent counterattack later, the longer we can delay, the better."

"We need time to let him master this power."

Qianmian took out a cigarette from his pocket and lit it for himself. After taking a puff, he said, "I heard he has a new code name?"

"Yes, the recipient."

(End of this chapter)