Alien Relic Hunter.

Chapter 470 The Fourth Person (4000-word chapter)
"Why do you think so?" Layton couldn't help asking.

"Because of the information about this tunnel, I didn't even see a single word in the files of the Security Bureau." After the tunnel has nothing to do with 'Yagunaktor', this tunnel should be handed over to the ruins development department of the Molten Mine area for management, and once the latter takes over the tunnel, it will inevitably upload the corresponding data to the archives , but I found nothing."

"Could it be that the time is too short and they didn't have time to upload the information?"

"Even if this tunnel was handed over to the development department the day before the earthquake, at least there should be a new folder with the project number left behind. Moreover, for a relic of this level, even if no one is stationed , at least a semi-permanent supply station should be built at the entrance for subsequent exploration, but have you found any such traces since we entered this tunnel until now?"

"When you say that, it seems that there really isn't one..." Layton's eyes lit up, "Even though this tunnel has no research value, its construction material is solid Nino alloy. It is impossible for the development department to have such a piece of fat The meat doesn't matter."

On the Ark, credit points are equivalent to the banknotes issued by various countries in the old era. They have no value in themselves and can only be counted as a "value symbol". , and the government strictly controls its circulation, so the purchasing power of credits has been in a very stable state... But if it comes to the hard currency that can be recognized by most people in this era, there are only two things .

On the earth in the old era, the two most common hard currencies that are most easily accepted by the general public are gold and silver, which are called precious metals; and now, these two things have become energy from the Alpha relic Crystalline and nino alloys.

This tunnel, using the concept of the old era as a metaphor, is at least equivalent to a rich gold mine with extremely high reserves-although this statement is inevitably suspected of reckless use, it is like treating a piece of equipment integrated with various high-tech as scrap iron The price is the same by catty, but this just shows the value of this tunnel from another aspect.

It is absolutely impossible for the development department to conceal this matter... Even if the report is delayed, they will be held accountable.

Even if the director of the development department of the Molten Mine Area has the power to overwhelm the sky, he does not dare to monopolize this "gold mine" - this thing is completely different from the pure energy crystals of the Leviathan Mine Area, which only needs a small box. It can be taken out of the base without anyone noticing, and this tunnel in the molten mine area, if you want to develop it, it is impossible to hide it from anyone.

This is a felony, and not only the perpetrators will be punished severely, but their families, relatives and friends will also be affected.

"Park Shangyou said that he walked back and forth in the tunnel himself, and the project team also conducted a detailed survey of the entire tunnel—although the tunnel he mentioned may not be the same as the tunnel we are in now—but This means that the development progress of the tunnel is actually quite complete." Ke Lan said, "Just delete those parts that involve important secrets from the investigation report of the 'restart' project team on the tunnel, and this report will be able to Submit it directly as an exploration report, and the ruins development department in the Molten Mine Area is equivalent to picking up a big deal for nothing."

"But this investigation report does not exist... Even the information related to this tunnel cannot be found." Layton continued along Ke Lan's train of thought, "Even the 'restart Yagunaktor project 'This kind of top secret has left some clues in the archives of the Security Bureau, such a non-painful tunnel, the secrecy level cannot be higher than the 'restart' project!"

"This is the only loophole in Park Shangyou's words." Ke Lan said in a deep voice, "At that time, he had already confessed the secret of 'Yagunaktor' and expressed his willingness to cooperate...he is He took this opportunity to tell us the location of the tunnel when our vigilance against him was at its lowest."

"Do you suspect that he deliberately tricked us here?" Layton's breathing became a little short.

"It's hard to say now, we can't determine his motivation and purpose...but we have to guard against it." Ke Lan glanced at the rescue cabin in the distance from the corner of his eye, "We were once deceived by that woman named Youyi , as the price, we lost Liao Zilang... I don't want this kind of thing to happen again."

"Speaking of that woman... this Park Sang-woo is also a member of a heretical sect, right?" Layton's facial muscles trembled slightly due to excitement, "It is false to surrender, use the resources of the ark to locate 'Agunaktor 'The coordinates are his real purpose! However, if he is a member of a heretical sect, why doesn't he just lure those monsters here? If he wants to kill us, it should be easier to do that, right? There's no need to trick us into Come in this tunnel... What's more, he himself is with us, if there is any danger here, wouldn't he be able to escape?"

"He can use the resources of the ark to locate 'Yaguna Ketor', and naturally he can also use our power to detect this ancient warship... Whether it is in his eyes or in the eyes of the heretic sect, 'Yagu Naktor' is more important than our lives."

"Then what should we do now, shall we showdown with him directly?" Layton asked.

"Do you think he will admit it?" Ke Lan asked back, "Besides, we don't have conclusive evidence now. Everything just now is just speculation. Except for him, everyone who knows about this tunnel is dead. If If he bites to death that he doesn't know about these things, we can't do anything about him. The method of coercing a confession has been used once, and it won't work the second time."

"What should I do?"

"That's why I called you out because I need your help."

"What do you want me to do?" Layton asked seriously.

"Forge a piece of data." Ke Lan took out a black memory card from his pocket and said.

"What data?" Layton asked.

"The list of people who entered the magma channel." Ke Lan said word by word, "Soldiers never tire of cheating. Since Park Shangyou didn't tell us the truth, then we might as well lie to him."

……

After a while, Ke Lan and Layton returned to the main force. At this time, the others were basically resting and were waiting for his order to move on.

But Ke Lan said to everyone with a serious face: "Layton and I just made a new discovery, and this discovery is related to you, Dr. Park Shangyou?"

"What? It has something to do with me?" Park Shangyou looked at Ke Lan blankly.

"You said before that there are four members of the expert team entering the magma passage, right?" Ke Lan walked to the rescue cabin and asked him through the porthole.

"When we entered the passage, we found three corpses, namely Dr. Bern Ferry, Dr. Muller von Guderian and Mr. Huang Renxun, but the No.4 expert was nowhere to be found... ... Logically speaking, the four of them should be together."

"This... How would I know this? Maybe they got separated? Isn't Alfonso's body far away from them? And the vehicle driver, he is also missing... "Park Sang-woo said.

"I just want to ask, what is the name of this No.4 expert." Ke Lan looked directly into Park Shangyou's eyes, and put his hands on both sides of the porthole.

"I, let me think about it..." Park Shangyou subconsciously avoided Ke Lan's gaze, "It's...it's 'Alex'! 'Alex Saches'!"

"Leader Breya, please check this person's information." Ke Lan turned her head and said to Aya.

"I found out that there is indeed such a person." Aya Breya nodded, "'Alex Saches', a senior researcher at the Institute, an expert in materials science, and the three experts who died The person who was transferred to the garrison base in the Molten Mine during the same period should also be a member of the 'Restart' project team. This person's name is also on the list of missing persons."

"Alex Saches...why would a material science expert become a member of the Death Squad? You all already know that the main material of 'Yagunaktor' is Nino Alloy. To study Nino Alloy, there are plenty of samples outside, why do you need to enter the magma channel?" Ke Lan continued to ask Park Shangyou.

"I don't know what you mean by these words. Why can't material science experts voluntarily join the advance team? After all... After all, this is likely to be a journey with no return. Not everyone can put life and death on the line Of...they all volunteered to participate in this operation..."

"No!" Ke Lan interrupted Park Shangyou's defense, "It is true that most people are afraid of death... But if you want to say which place has the most people who are not afraid of death, I don't think it is the frontline combat troops of the field army, but rather It is a research institute under the heavy protection of the Ark!"

He breathed a sigh of relief, and continued: "Although there are only a handful of researchers I have contacted, I have heard a lot about the deeds of this group of lunatics...Dr. In a word, I wonder if you have heard another old Chinese saying?"

"what?"

"'When you hear the Tao, you can die in the evening.'... Yes, there are a group of such lunatics in the research institute. In order to seek truth and knowledge, morality, ethics and even their own lives are all available to them. The price of exchange... I think, as someone who has worked there, you should know this better than me, right?" Ke Lan grinned, "If it weren't for the legal control of Ark, this group of people might be able to Do a bunch of 'shocking' things?"

"What exactly do you want to say?" Park Shangyou began to show an impatient expression.

But Ke Lan knew that this impatient expression was just to cover up the deeper tension and panic.

In order to cover up a lie, he needs to tell more lies to make up for it, but the more lies he tells, the more loopholes he can be caught.

"I think, if this kind of opportunity is there, this group of experts should grab their heads, right? Even if the experts in the project team are not all the kind of desperate lunatics, it should be casual to gather four death squads. Is it a convenient thing? How could it be possible for an expert like Alex whose expertise is not very useful for exploring lava channels and ancient battleships?"

"The situation was urgent at that time, and we didn't think about it that much!" Park Shangyou said, "The four of them were the first to propose to enter the lava channel voluntarily, so..."

"I thought so too at first, but until I discovered this." Ke Lan took out the black memory card from his pocket and stuck it on the porthole of the rescue cabin.

"What is this?" Park Shangyou looked at the black memory card, and the corners of his eyes twitched involuntarily.

"I picked it up with a drone 100 meters away from Alfonso's body." Ke Lan said, "This thing should be the most commonly used large-capacity memory card in the research institute. Manufactured by a technology company, with a single-chip capacity of 65TB, Dr. Park Sang-woo, you must know him."

"...This is your new discovery? Is this discovery related to me?"

"Well." Ke Lan said, "There are several recordings, and there are a total of six people's voices. After a one-to-one comparison with the voice data kept in the archive, I confirmed the identity of five of them."

"Which five people are they?"

"Four of them are dead, and the bodies have been found by us. As for the temporarily unrecognizable voice, I think it should be the driver of the vehicle. As long as we spend a certain amount of time to check, his identity can also be confirmed. .Of course it’s not important, what’s important is the voice that I’m somewhat familiar with.”

With that said, Ke Lan put away the memory card and took a step back.

"The No.4 expert who entered the magma tunnel is not Alex Saches...it's you, Park Sang-woo. You were lying from the beginning, and it was your intention to let us enter this tunnel."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone except Layton and Park Shangyou was startled. All eyes were on the rescue cabin, and the two agents even took out their weapons.

"You heard it wrong." Park Shangyou's tone was unexpectedly calm.

"I might hear it wrong, but the machine can't make a mistake... unless this Alex has exactly the same voice as you."

Park Shangyou took a deep look at him, his lips moved slightly, as if he was whispering something.

"What are you talking about? Louder." Ke Lan frowned, and he suddenly had a bad premonition.

Park Shangyou twitched the corners of his mouth, and there was a playful smile in his eyes, but his mouth didn't stop...

holy word!He is chanting the 'Holy Word'!
Ke Lan reacted suddenly, and quickly shouted: "Everyone back up, get ready to fight!"

Park Shangyou's body was seriously injured, coupled with those restraint devices, his body could not move at all, and there was no parasitic erosion in his body... Ke Lan thought that he would not be able to resist, but he put the "Holy Word" Forget it.

Ke Lan had already drawn out his gun and repeatedly pulled the trigger on the rescue capsule.However, the bullets couldn't penetrate the porthole made of bulletproof glass, and only left a large number of cracks spreading like spider webs on it.

And Park Shangyou in the rescue cabin has changed from a man in his prime to a haggard old man.

His eye sockets were sunken, and his skin was close to the outline of the bones. The flesh and blood during the period had completely disappeared, and his entire face looked like a skeleton, which also made his smile look extremely sinister. .

The ceremony has reached its final stage...

(End of this chapter)