Star Ocean: Starting from the Abandoned Mining Space Station.

Chapter 249 Investigation
"This is really..."

Chen Ming was standing on the top of a suspended industrial building at this time, looking at the situation at the warehouse from a distance.

He said to Bai Quan, who was dealing with this matter near the warehouse and talking to him on the phone: "It's still happening at this time. I originally thought they would do something small at most, but this directly affects the supplies." I didn’t expect that a quarter of it was removed.”

"I didn't expect that either."

Bai Quan also had some confusion in his tone: "That's it now. Logically speaking, it's enough to leave the game safely. I really don't understand what they are thinking."

"Maybe he doesn't want to live anymore."

Chen Ming said casually, and then asked Bai Quan: "So what about that Major General Song?"

Bai Quan automatically ignored Chen Ming's casual remark and responded to the second half of Chen Ming's sentence: "He is okay. He just couldn't handle it because of the sudden situation. He has been revived."

"The most he has in this matter is joint liability. As long as I can protect him, he will still be a major general, and he will be more dependent on me."

"That's it. Then I'm quite curious as to what you want this 60 or 70-year-old man to do."

Ten minutes later.

"What are you planning?"

Bai Quan agreed.

And Chen Ming soon saw Bai Quan suddenly attracting everyone's attention from a distance.

"Row."

Bai Quan has also become accustomed to Chen Ming's thoughts flying around, and replied: "Don't even think about it. This is definitely done under the instruction of someone within them, and the person who gave the instruction has not low authority."

Chen Ming didn't bother Bai Quan: "I can be the communication base station myself."

And relying on his own spiritual power, Brilliance quickly took over most of the robots.

"I'm actually curious now about how these people stole the materials from such a warehouse. Even at this time, they can't even keep an eye on such a big thing, right?"

"Either in those abandoned industrial buildings or in those abandoned residential areas outside the industrial areas."

Chen Ming asked again: "Then he is the illegitimate son of a lieutenant general, and he actually comes to such a place where birds don't shit?"

"It's a bit inefficient."

Chen Ming responded again, no longer asking about Major General Song, but asked about the situation that had just happened.

Listening to Bai Quan's guess, Chen Ming's eyes subconsciously scanned the surrounding industrial buildings.

After the crowd dispersed again, Chen Ming confidently used his own materials to build robots near the warehouse.

"It is indeed low." Bai Quan admitted: "The main reason is that there are relatively few manpower available, and no one is willing to invest too much in a place like this."

"Oh."

"Maybe it's those materials? At least they are materials used to repair and expand a medium-to-large colony. They are of great value."

"Outside? If it is confirmed that it is outside...if we concentrate our efforts to find it, we will have results within about three days."

"And according to the testimony of the security guards before, he did give the group of people who came to the warehouse permission to take away a large amount of supplies."

"Since we are opponents, of course I have to investigate."

"Although he got a son from old age, the illegitimate son is not very exposed to the public, so the relationship between him and the illegitimate son is not very good."

"I don't know if he has any contact with Zuo Jing, but I know that the lieutenant general of their faction has an illegitimate son."

Chen Ming asked in surprise: "Do you still know about this kind of thing?"

"Don't forget the situation in these two colonies. The management of entering and exiting the colonies is relatively strict, so he has indeed been here."

"Because he has experience, although I have figured out some things, many things cannot be solved by just thinking about them. If you are inexperienced, you may encounter some pitfalls and step into them. I need someone to help me in these aspects. ”

"Such a large batch of supplies cannot be transported in just a few days. It must be hidden somewhere in the colony."

Under the surprised eyes of those who were dealing with the theft of materials from the warehouse, the robots dispersed in all directions to search the abandoned residential areas.

Chen Ming also agreed with Bai Quan's point of view and said: "I am very curious about who could have done this, and I am also curious about whether these people may be related to Zuo Jing."

"However, this reason still feels a bit wrong. I need to check it again."

"I just plan to build some robots to assist in the work. By the way, I will let the Afterglow Core in my hand control these robots. The efficiency should be quite high."

"Just tell the others and tell them not to be nervous next time."

Chen Ming smacked his lips and said unhappily: "Forget it, I might as well come in person."

"Need not."

"My ability is not so exaggerated that I can control any house...unless there is a mechanical structure like a warehouse for transporting goods."

He shook his head and said to Bai Quan: "The industrial area can be ruled out. When I discovered that the quantity of supplies was wrong, I had already controlled the entire industrial area. None of the buildings contained these supplies. They must have been hidden outside. place"

At this time, Bai Quan also noticed Chen Ming on the top of the building in the distance. He looked at Chen Ming's position and asked, "How do you plan to come here? Control all the residential areas outside?"

"Then what to do with these missing supplies?"

"I don't know why he came, but he did come. I just went to investigate. His identity is indeed found in the entry and exit management registration of this colony."

"I'll go and apply for communication permission for you."

"Lou Wei and his faction are only willing to contribute due to the situation. Otherwise, the two of us might be handling the matter here."

Huihuang suddenly informed Chen Ming: "Robot No. 972 encountered an emergency."

Chen Ming immediately put the vision of the robot mentioned by Hui Hui in front of his eyes and saw the situation near the robot.

In front of a huge building, a dozen people were holding sticks and watching vigilantly at the robot controlled by Chen Ming that appeared near the building.

"Is it right here?"

Huihuang said: "On the ruts leaving the warehouse, there are traces of dirt on the ground after the road was damaged. The traces passed here, and the traces of the ruts faded after that."

"The weight of the car has become lighter, so it is most likely that it has been unloaded here, right?"

"I understand, don't rush into conflict yet, wait until I get there."

"understood."

Chen Ming immediately said to Bai Quan on the terminal: "I found the approximate place. I will send you the location and I will go there first."

"it is good."

After Bai Quan responded, Chen Ming put away the terminal and constructed the Locust Power Armor on his body.

Chen Ming took a step directly on the top of the building towards the sky, and then the jetpack took him flying into the sky.

It flew in the sky for about two minutes.

Chen Ming locked the target of the brilliant report.

It was an abandoned place that was supposed to be a shopping mall.

Chen Ming adjusted his posture slightly, turned off his jetpack, and landed directly in front of the gate of the abandoned shopping mall. A large amount of dust was splashed amidst the roar of the machine landing.

The gangsters present who were dressed in a fashionable manner were instantly frightened by the power armor falling from the sky.

Several people had already begun to turn their bodies quietly, as if they were ready to escape at any time.

After Chen Ming landed and stood up, he did not directly draw his gun and conflict with these people.

Instead, he directly controlled the metal liquid to penetrate into the mall behind these gangsters from the ground invisible to others.

After all, Chen Ming is still not sure whether these people are the ones who stole the goods before. If they are just passing by, or simply don't know about it at all, then accidental injury will not be good.

So now, Chen Ming even asked these gangsters in a friendly manner: "Is this your place?"

A gangster bravely said, "Yes, what's wrong with you?"

Chen Ming glanced at the faces of these people and said slowly: "Six days ago, someone broke into the warehouse in the industrial zone."

The expressions of several of these gangsters changed.

Chen Ming saw it, but didn't say anything. He continued: "They took all the supplies out with more than a dozen heavy trucks."

The expressions of more people changed accordingly.

Obviously not everyone present was involved in the previous incident, but most people definitely saw the heavy trucks unloading here.

"There are not many places where supplies can be stored. This mall should be one of them. I need to go in and investigate."

Although the gangster who just spoke was a little afraid of Chen Ming's power armor, he still held on and said: "This is not good, and we are just the gatekeepers. How about you personally talk to our boss? "

Chen Ming did not reply immediately.

Because at this moment, he had discovered the lost materials in the warehouse underground of the mall through the metal liquid that had penetrated.

As well as explosives piled up in different locations in the warehouse.

When he saw these things, Chen Ming had basically determined what was going on.

However, just in case, he still used the metallic liquid to penetrate deep into the explosive, took away some of the constituent substances, and delivered it to his hands.

After Chen Ming's personal analysis, the ratio of these explosive materials was exactly the same as the materials commonly used in Zuodiao.

Confirmed, there are indeed traces of Zuo Jie being involved.

Does this also mean that there is something wrong with the lieutenant general's illegitimate son?

This question flashed through Chen Ming's mind, but he remained calm and continued to control the metal liquid to spread throughout the mall.

At the same time, he pretended to have thought it over and said to the gangster: "No problem, where is your boss?"

"It's just under the mall, follow me."

The gangster waved to the other people around him, asking them to put down their weapons that could not possibly pose a threat to Chen Ming. He also asked them to disperse in scattered pieces and return to the abandoned shopping mall.

Chen Ming first asked Huihuang to arrange the robots to completely surround the mall, and then followed the gangster who spoke before into the mall.

Chen Ming noticed that there were some people following him from a distance, but he didn't pay attention and continued to follow the gangster into the depths of the mall.

While walking on the stairs covered with gravel and various wastes, Chen Ming suddenly asked the gangster in front of him: "Are you a gang?"

The gangster turned back to Chen Ming with a forced smile and said, "That's right... It's just a group of people who are having a bad life come together to help each other, so that they don't have to live too hard alone."

The tone of the gangster's words was very sincere. If Chen Ming hadn't seen it in advance,
Chen Ming still didn't say anything, just nodded and continued walking in the somewhat stumbling passage in the mall.

As Chen Ming gradually went deeper into the mall, he noticed that there were fewer and fewer people following him, and the place he went to was getting darker and darker.

But he still didn't make any special moves, and just followed the gangster to a small room underground in the mall.

The gangster stopped at the door and said to Chen Ming: "The boss is waiting for you inside. I won't go in. You two can chat slowly." Chen Ming glanced at the gangster and stood still at the door until the gangster's expression changed. Gradually becoming nervous, he opened the door and walked in.

The gangster outside immediately closed the door and immediately turned around and fell to the ground.

A muffled sound of a violent explosion came from the small room.

"Haha! Silly..."

The gangster just got up from the ground and hadn't finished what he was saying.

An arm wrapped in nanorobots directly shattered the fragile wall after the explosion, pinched his neck accurately, and cut off the second half of his sentence.

While pinching the gangster, Chen Ming smashed the wall and walked out of the small room. There were no injuries on his body except for a little smoke from the explosion.

Chen Ming flicked the person into the air, and the metallic liquid seeping out from deeper underground immediately trapped the gangster who just had a wild smile on his face.

And such a scene also happened in the entire shopping mall.

If it weren't for the fact that the metallic liquid hadn't completely penetrated the entire mall just now, and Chen Ming hadn't completely determined the situation of the entire mall, he wouldn't have had time to play with these gangsters.

Otherwise, it would be bad if there is any special arrangement somewhere, and he attacks in advance and someone jumps over the wall.

Therefore, Chen Ming would rather endure it for a while and delay it for a while, so that the metal liquid can completely penetrate.

Things are different now.

Chen Ming has determined all the conditions inside the mall.

Almost everyone in the entire mall was wrapped in metallic liquid and taken out of the mall. They were handcuffed and legcuffed and dumped on the ground outside.

Except for one person.

After walking out of the small room in the underground corner, Chen Ming looked at the direction, walked back to the previous stairs, and headed all the way to the third floor of the abandoned shopping mall.

There is an office originally belonging to the mall staff, which has been transformed into a habitable place.

And there is another person in this room.

The lieutenant general's illegitimate son.

He was also trapped in the seat by the metallic liquid.

I could only watch as Chen Ming opened the door and came in, casually flipping through the things in his desk.

Chen Ming quickly found a terminal in a hidden compartment of a drawer and easily cracked the password. News about Zuo Jing's connection naturally appeared in his eyes.

The situation is simple.

The illegitimate son who had a bad relationship with his biological father was discovered by Zuo Jing. After some preaching, the illegitimate son believed in Zuo Jing and cooperated with Zuo Jing to do this kind of thing.

Although the relationship between the illegitimate son and his biological father is not good, the bad relationship does not mean that the biological father does not want to see him.

After all, the illegitimate son was also the son of the lieutenant general. After all, he should have been given some nice things that would allow him to live a better life, as well as some permissions that he shouldn't have.

As a result, just a few days ago, he followed Zuo Jing's instructions and successfully stole that part of the material.

He didn't realize at all that these materials were related to his future.

His biological father has completely fallen, so how good can things be for him as an illegitimate son?

Chen Ming shook his head, put the terminal on the table, and said to the illegitimate son who was still struggling: "Okay, you can talk to the others about the rest."

Chen Ming untied the metal liquid from his body, but he suddenly reached into his pocket and pressed a button on the remote control.

But nothing happened.

"What? Something is broken?"

Chen Ming sneered.

On the way here, he used metallic liquid to concentrate all the explosives and dismantled the detonating device.

Even if it wasn't dismantled, Chen Ming noticed the things on him when he controlled the Lieutenant General's illegitimate son, and there was no way he would be given a chance to detonate it.

However, he did not respond to Chen Ming's words. He just kept pressing the button of the remote control in his pocket desperately.

"okay."

Chen Ming didn't bother to look at him. He stretched out his hand and strangled his neck, throwing him out of the window and into the crowd of Bai Quan and others who had already come over.

Of course, Chen Ming didn't go too far and directly threw the person to death, but still caught the person with metallic liquid.

Chen Ming stood at the broken window and gave Bai Quan a thumbs up, indicating that he would leave all the rest to him.

Then he returned to the room and continued to check some contents on the terminal.

Let’s take a more detailed look at how Zuo Jing preached to a young man who should have a pretty good life.

However, Chen Ming didn't see what he wanted to see, because this illegitimate child seemed to have the habit of regularly deleting messages.

There is no news from a month ago.

However, Chen Ming found some clues in a chat record.

This chat record seems to reveal the location of a left-radius-related stronghold in a nearby galaxy, and it is a real stronghold.

All the people above are leftists.

It was an ecological observatory in orbit of a habitable planet.

At first glance, Chen Ming almost thought it was the place where he had been ambushed by the left path psyker. After carefully checking the coordinates, he confirmed that it was not the place.

It's just that this observatory is built on a habitable planet that is also undeveloped.

Such a relatively isolated place was eventually penetrated by Zuojia.

Chen Ming thought about it and deleted the record directly.

He had some idea that just needed a place like this.

Then it is best not to expose this stronghold to the sight of others.

Chen Ming estimated that the illegitimate child would not be able to remember these complicated coordinates. Even if he could, by the time others interrogate the results from the illegitimate child, what he wanted to do should have been taken care of.

Two hours later.

The inventory of stolen materials in the underground material warehouse of the shopping mall has been completed.

Chen Ming also got together with Bai Quan again.

After chatting with Major General Song, Bai Quan turned around and patted a document into Chen Ming's hand.

"Okay, here is the detailed list of lost supplies. Check to see if there is anything missing. If not, start as soon as possible."

"Otherwise, if this matter is delayed for too long, someone may get hold of it."

"Row."

Chen Ming agreed and said, "Then have you found the person I asked you to find for me?"

"Come here, I'll give you face, over there."

Bai Quan pointed to an open space outside the mall, where several spaceships belonging to different departments were parked.

There are government personnel and police departments, as well as local sector troops.

The number of people was a little smaller than Chen Ming expected, but it was acceptable.

"I think it's for your sake."

Chen Ming stuffed face into Bai Quan's face smoothly.

I reviewed the colonial structure I had already thought of before in my mind and prepared to take action.

But Bai Quan asked again at this time: "So why did you come to them?"

"You'll know soon."

Chen Ming's spiritual energy was stimulated, but it did not immediately affect the industrial area of ​​the colony.

Instead, it acted on the metallic liquid constructed by Chen Ming using various materials.

As Chen Ming's spiritual energy expanded, a thin layer of metallic liquid suddenly appeared under everyone's feet.

With the advance notice, no one panicked, they were just curious about what Chen Ming was doing.

Chen Ming is actually controlling these metallic liquids to cover areas outside the colony.

This huge amount of metallic liquid became Chen Ming's eyes.

Let every place be in Chen Ming's field of vision.

Let everything in every place be observed by Chen Ming
Including the traces left by those who hide in every corner and believe in the left path.

Various slogans, various doctrines, and the products of various destroyed technologies are all traces and evidence.

Chen Ming can even use metal liquid to directly invade everyone's personal terminal.

Metal liquid can be constructed into data lines and signal receivers. As long as it is inserted into the terminal, Chen Ming can be forcibly connected to any electronic device.

Although it does not have the same control effect as Yuhui, Chen Ming himself has mastered a lot of hacking techniques, and it is not troublesome to hack into these terminals.

Not to mention the brilliant support.

Although in terms of workload, Chen Ming is actually assisting Huihuang, but Chen Ming feels that there is not much difference.

Chen Ming can directly retrieve data from these terminals and learn about the conditions of these terminal users and the people around them.

This method is actually not very good, but Chen Ming doesn't mind using it when facing Zuo Jing.

It's better than those remaining left paths continuing to resurface in the future.

After all, this colony is not small.

Chen Ming now needs spiritual energy to fully affect the colony. This huge amount of spiritual energy consumption is even more than what was spent in the previous simulation.

If those moths cannot be completely eliminated, then what Chen Ming is doing now will be meaningless.

While Huihuang uses Chen Ming's psychic power to help him investigate Zuo Jing, Chen Ming will also use liquid metal to control all these people based on Huihuang's investigation results.

One by one, we lead to the open space next to the mall.

The people Bai Quan called for help also had the tasks they should be responsible for.

(End of this chapter)