Star Ocean: Starting from the Abandoned Mining Space Station.

Chapter 252 Explosion
Lou Wei's behavior made Chen Ming no longer interested in saying anything to him.

He had come to provoke him for no reason in the beginning, and he was the one who brought it upon himself in the end.

Chen Ming sat back in his seat and watched the pilot drive the shuttle boat and soon arrived near the Stardust level.

This place is now densely occupied by government and military spacecraft, and you can see that a large number of people are still busy here.

It should be busy for a few more days.

After all, Chen Ming's psychic power can only catch people who have left clear evidence related to the left path. Those left path elements who have left no evidence can still hide in the crowd.

It was impossible for Chen Ming to guarantee that everyone he would stay in the new residential area would be people who had nothing to do with Zuo Jing.

Therefore, the government and military still need to rely on the testimony of others and some relevant evidence to find these left paths.

As of now, the number of people related to Zuo Jing in the colony is close to 70,000, which is thousands more than a few hours ago, and this number is still rising, with a trend of rising to 80,000. .

It's a good thing that there are indeed no people related to Zuo Jing. They have all been informed and know that such a large-scale operation is targeting the relevant elements of Zuo Jing.

After he leaves here, it will be a matter of the government and the army to deal with Zuojiao.

Performance can never be too much.

All leftist elements exposed in the new residential areas were eventually handed over to the government and the army.

Next, as long as his mental power is almost restored, he should go to another heavy industry colony in the same galaxy, where there are still colonies and leftist elements waiting for him to deal with.

To stand out at this time is simply to seek death.

Attacking Zuojiu in terms of public opinion is something the empire has always done, and they are naturally happy to see this happen.

The representatives who had already received a piece of evidence looked eagerly at Chen Ming's palm, because this thing would determine their future performance.

And not only did this really eliminate a large number of leftists, but they also freely advertised the arrests of leftist elements in areas where a large number of leftists existed.

The military leader carefully took the chips and placed them in special storage containers.

After the shuttle boat landed near the Stardust class.

Everyone was satisfied.

Chen Ming even got rid of a large number of garbage people that he didn't need at all.

The army can see that a large number of leftist elements within the empire have been killed, and by the way, some leftist elements have been taken away as military merits.

At the same time, Chen Ming also opened up some of the colony's permissions to them, and gave them an interface with Yuhui, who was responsible for public security here.

All of them had red faces and greeted Chen Ming excitedly.

But before leaving, he had to meet with the government troops and hand over some things to them.

Chen Ming handed the three chips out and said, "Remember to keep them. If you accidentally lose them, I still have them here. You can ask me for them at any time."

Chen Ming nodded, then stretched out his hand, and three data chips appeared in his palm again, which contained all the evidence related to the leftist elements that had been sorted out by Brilliance.

Of course, Chen Ming had expected this to happen before, so all these leftist elements were controlled and arrested by the robot controlled by Yuhui he arranged at the first opportunity, without any omission.

In the presence of psykers, hostages meant nothing at all.

But it's different for those who really have an affair with Zuo Jing
There are many originally hidden leftists who want to do something in the end because they are worried about their identity being exposed, such as holding other people hostage, causing destruction and chaos, etc.

The government could see the colony in their jurisdiction come back to life and earn some money for its security services.

So usually they stay in the new house to get familiar with the new environment and wait for this matter to be over.

Several people in charge who had met Chen Ming before immediately noticed Chen Ming and rushed over.

Before the shuttle boat could stop, Chen Ming jumped directly.

"Well, I have to go to the heavy industry colony next door later. I have to do similar things there, and I will have to trouble you then."

Even if there are some lucky left-wing elements who don't catch them the first time, they actually take hostages and want to continue to cause trouble.

prison.

Or hell.

"sure."

With these, those arrested can be sent to where they should go reasonably and legally.

Because the entire colony is now under Chen Ming's control, there are not many people who dare to go out at this time. It is easy to mark these people.

The afterglow core here can also notify Chen Ming, allowing Chen Ming to directly use spiritual energy to solve these things.

The security of the colony must rest entirely in his own hands.

A win-win situation.

Of course, most of these permissions will be taken back later, and Chen Ming does not need the protection of the local military.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see how serious this matter is. The communication signals of the entire colony have been blocked, and the metallic liquid is definitely related to the rumored psyker.

These are the basis for Chen Ming's arrest of colonial personnel.

Once these people behave abnormally, the robot controlled by the Afterglow Core will immediately fall from the sky on a shuttle boat.

"Excuse me."

Dig out the rotten flesh and blood of this lifeless colony so that new flesh can begin to grow again.

After several people in charge said goodbye to Chen Ming, they dispersed and continued to do their own things.

They also had to assign the tasks at hand as soon as possible, so that they could continue to follow Chen Ming's footsteps to another colony.

The locals know the situation of the two colonies very well. If the number of left paths in this colony is so exaggerated, then the other colony will definitely not be much better.

Chen Ming looked at the busy crowd around him with a slightly satisfied smile on his face.

Just when he had seen enough and was about to turn back to the shuttle boat.

Bai Quan came over at some point and said to him, "I feel like you have a talent for managing colonies."

"It's all learned."

"Where did you learn it?"

"Afterglow, Machine Tribe, Empire."

Bai Quan shrugged and pretended that Chen Ming didn't want to talk anymore.

He also stared at the busy hands of several local departments nearby for a while, and suddenly said to Chen Ming: "In the previous simulation, the time interval between the first colony and the second colony was six hours, so we can Go there in six hours, or go now and wait six hours.”

"Just stay here. Habitable planets are much more comfortable than non-habitable planets, and I just happen to be here to help deal with the Left Path for a while. I don't want any Left Path elements left in my colony."

"Then I'll go to Stardust first. I happen to have work."

"it is good."

Bai Quan patted Chen Ming's shoulder, turned around and prepared to leave.

At this time, another person asked Chen Ming not far behind Chen Ming: "Why don't you calm down and restore your mental power? If you continue to help here, won't the next colony's mental power be insufficient?"

Chen Ming turned around and took a look, realizing that it was He Gu who had asked the question, and he also left the shuttle boat.

He probably asked this question now because he just heard the conversation between Bai Quan and himself.

Chen Ming shook his head slightly and responded: "No, as long as my recovery speed is faster than the consumption speed. There are not many left paths left now, and the consumption is not much. Six hours is enough to recover."

"A genius is a genius, are you free to chat now?"

He Gu came to Chen Ming, praised Chen Ming, and extended the invitation again.

Bai Quan didn't say anything, nodded to Chen Ming and left directly, letting Chen Ming make his own decision.

Since this matter had been decided before, Chen Ming gave a quick answer this time.

"Row."

There happened to be no one nearby, so He Gu directly said what he wanted to say to Chen Ming.

But what Chen Ming thought was different was that He Gu really just chatted with him about something, mainly about Chen Ming's core technology of purgatory.

I would like to ask Chen Ming about the practicality of this technology and the possibility of practical application by non-professional thermodynamics researchers.

Only at the last moment did he invite Chen Ming to visit the Psychic Research Institute when he was free at the headquarters in the future.

It's not a test on Chen Ming, it's just about talking about some psychic technology.

It was said very appropriately and politely, so Chen Ming did not refuse.

Let’s talk again when we have a chance.

Anyway, he estimated that many people would not dare to let him run around, especially in a place like the Psychic Research Institute.

I don’t know how He Gu will handle this matter when the time comes.

After He Gu left Chen Ming's side, six hours gradually passed.

Chen Ming's mental strength recovered again.

After notifying several people involved in the gambling agreement, Chen Ming boarded the Stardust level and headed to another heavy industry colony.

There are also left paths on the heavy industrial colonies, and they must be connected with the left paths on the light industrial colonies.

However, Chen Ming had previously decided to take action on both left paths on the two planets, so he had already asked Bai Quan to tell the local departments to increase the blockade of planetary communications.

Of course, Chen Ming did not pin everything on them. He also used some means to block the communications of the entire colony.

Just open the back door to people from a few local departments.

Anyway, with Lieutenant General Bai Quan standing by, there would be no problem as long as there was a reasonable reason for what Chen Ming did.

So now, when Chen Ming rushed to the heavy industry colony, it was not too long before the Zuojiao on the light industry colony fell completely.

Everything in the entire heavy industry colony is very "normal", at least it is still operating normally, which is almost as if it is not operating.

But at least Zuo Jing has not yet discovered that there is something wrong with the planet next door. Chen Ming still has time to take down this colony and these Zuo Jing elements without any surprise.

The stardust stage quickly reached the surface of the planet. This heavy industrial colony is similar to what Chen Ming has seen in simulations. Starting from the core furnace energy supply tower, there is a circle of industrial areas filled with industrial buildings and industrial equipment that expands around it.

Compared with industrial areas on habitable planets, there are obviously fewer pollutant collection devices here.

After all, it is not a livable planet, so there is no need to deliberately protect the environment if it is not necessary.

Moreover, the level of development here is not high compared to the colonies we have seen in simulations. After all, the simulation took place five years ago, and this place has been stagnant since more than ten years ago.

Ten years of stagnation means that the level of automation in this place is not high. Therefore, only a small number of people are needed to work here as in the simulation.

Some manpower is still needed here.

Therefore, outside this large circle of industrial areas, there are a small number of residential areas at a certain distance from the industrial areas, used to house the people who work here.

On non-habitable planets, residential areas are usually located under domes, and this is no exception.

The dome limits the area where people can move, and also makes it easier for Chen Ming to do what he wants to do next.

He just needs to repeat what he did in the light industrial colony.

The Stardust soon landed far away from any inhabited dome.

In case some leftist elements saw this special cruiser and thought of the lost leftists in the light industrial colonies, riots would occur in advance.

Chen Ming then chose to take the shuttle boat directly and land near the energy supply tower of the Earth Core Furnace in the industrial zone.

Because there were problems with the warehouses in the light industrial colony before, Major General Song quickly sent people to check the warehouses in the heavy industrial colony.

Fortunately, there are a lot of materials here, and it would be quite troublesome to steal things from the warehouse on a non-habitable planet.

Now that Chen Ming has come to the warehouse, he can smoothly start his work in the heavy industrial colony.

Shortly after Chen Ming's official start, the spacecraft of several department heads also arrived on the planet.

With them here, Chen Ming doesn't have to waste too much thought on the next thing.

Three hours later.

The entire heavy industrial colony also took on a completely new look.

The Earth Core Furnace Energy Supply Tower, which was also destroyed by the left-wing elements, also began normal operation.

The entire industrial area has also undergone tremendous changes compared to before, from the original production of civilian spacecraft hulls to the production of fuel.

The domes further out have all been completely demolished and razed to the ground.

All the aboriginals, regardless of whether they were Zuo Jing or not, were put into cryo-sleep chambers and forced into hibernation.

Also through the evidence compiled by Huihuang, Chen Ming handed over all the people who were determined to be related to Zuo Jing to the government and the army in advance.

The remaining people whose problems have not yet been discovered will be transported by a Colossus-class cargo ship temporarily transferred by Chen Ming from outside and sent to colonies on habitable planets.

This Colossus-class ship that Chen Ming had obtained from Yuhui before, although the military seemed to have found out that it was a Colossus-class ship that had been captured by Yuhui in a battle.

But since the ship is in Chen Ming's hands, it is impossible to pursue this matter.

So they just informed Bai Quan and asked him to tell Chen Ming to change the identification code.

The matter of the Colossus-class cruiser and cargo ship is just a small episode.

For Chen Ming, what is relatively important are those people who had no clear evidence to prove that they were related to Zuo Jing, and who were detained in the cryo-sleep warehouse by Chen Ming after a joint inspection by the government and the military confirmed their identity.

They will arrive at the light industrial colony soon, wake up directly from the dormant warehouse, collect their belongings in the dome living area of ​​the heavy industrial colony, and head to the new living area of ​​the colony.

To be honest, this method is a bit excessive. If this matter were to be spread out, he would be criticized verbally and verbally at any time.

Even more than just verbal criticism, this matter should be considered illegal in fact.

But it is different now. A large number of left paths exist in these two colonies, and special cases are treated specially.

And now the person with the highest position in the entire galaxy is Bai Quan. With Bai Quan endorsing Chen Ming, naturally no one will say anything.

The government and the military knew this and chose to acquiesce. After all, it was of great benefit to them.

And those ordinary people who were forcibly sent away by Chen Ming.

All I can say is what I said before.

As long as the new conditions provided by Chen Ming are better than the previous ones, even if the methods are a little more coercive, they will be done with a few curses.

Compare the small, backward and dilapidated environment under the dome of the heavy industrial colony with the new residential area on this livable planet.

The vast majority of people should have no subsequent problems.

Therefore, Chen Ming safely left everyone behind and completed the last step of the work in the heavy industrial colony, which was the installation of the afterglow core.

When the entire colony is completely operational again, Chen Ming's mission will be completed.

The test of whether his psychic powers could control the colony ended here.

Chen Ming returned to the shuttle boat carrying Major General Song and others, preparing to sign the final agreement to verify the results of the gambling agreement.

After signing this document, this matter ends here.

And because He Gu accompanied him throughout the process, no one could have any doubts about it.

Otherwise, you are not just questioning Chen Ming, but also questioning the Psychic Research Institute.

Lou Wei also trembled and signed, while muttering something in his mouth.

Chen Ming ignored him, and instead picked up the terminal to notify several companies that had cooperated with Chen Ming that had been waiting at the edge of the galaxy for a long time.

Let their spaceship go to the two colonies that now belong to Chen Ming.

With Afterglow under management, most industrial facilities in light industry and all industrial facilities in heavy industry can start operating directly.

The only thing that couldn't start running directly was the plastic product production lines that Chen Ming in the light industrial colony specially sent out to work for people.

We should have to wait two or three days until the government and the army have almost finished investigating the leftists before we can start.

Chen Ming put away the terminal with satisfaction after sending a few messages.

I found that Lou Wei was still muttering something quietly in the corner of the shuttle boat.

Chen Ming is so good that he is also a psionic person with keen perception. He can clearly hear what Lou Wei is saying after a little separation.

But the moment he heard it clearly, his expression changed drastically.

He immediately looked at He Gu, who was also on the shuttle boat and had the same keen sense.

Fa Xian He Gu's expression was almost the same as his, as if he had seen a ghost.

The two immediately understood each other's intentions, and they had a tacit understanding without any expression, and continued to pretend as if nothing happened.

Because what Lou Wei was reciting at this moment was exactly the teachings of Zuo Jing that Chen Ming had heard several times.

Chen Ming immediately put his hands behind his back, quietly released a little metallic liquid and flowed to Lou Wei's side, creating a recording device and began to record Lou Wei's words.

To be honest, Chen Ming is very confused now, because although Lou Wei is in a hostile relationship with him, Lou Wei does not seem like a person who would believe in Zuo Jing.

Otherwise, logically speaking, Lou Wei should have been exposed when the supervisory department came down before. If he really believes in Zuo Jing, he should not be able to hide it unless his belief reaches an extremely profound bottom.

Although Lou Wei was a problem for Chen Ming, for their faction everything was normal, he did his duty, and even went to the field to confront Bai Quan himself.

It doesn't look like he's having an affair with Zuo Jing.

It’s not like the supervisory department has finished handling the matter, and then Lou Wei’s mentality collapsed and he wrote to Zuo Jing, right?

Chen Ming couldn't say, but he couldn't think of any other explanation that could reasonably explain what Lou Wei was doing now.

And it is impossible for him to expose Lou Wei directly now, otherwise Chen Ming would even think of an excuse for Lou Wei.

It was Lou Wei who had just seen those things related to Zuo Jing, and suddenly thought of it and said a few words casually.

So now he didn't even look directly at Lou Wei, who was in the corner with his head lowered, as if nothing in the outside world could disturb him.

He just kept gesturing to Bai Quan next to him with his eyes.

Soon, Bai Quan also noticed Lou Wei's strangeness. He also tacitly observed without any expression and just observed secretly.

Gradually, everyone else on the shuttle boat also noticed that the atmosphere inside the shuttle boat had become strange.

The entire shuttle boat became completely silent without even realizing it.

It was so quiet that only Lou Wei's voice was muttering Zuo Jing's teachings in a low voice.

At this moment, everyone heard clearly what Lou Wei was saying.

Confused and wary eyes were locked on Lou Wei almost at the same time.

Lou Wei suddenly raised his head, his voice was hoarse and his eyes were bloodshot.

"What are you looking at me for?"

His eyes were scary, and he seemed to be on the verge of madness.

Chen Ming had only seen such looks on the faces of leftist elements who were about to use explosives to blow themselves up.

Chen Ming took out the recording device, repeatedly played what Lou Wei had just said, and said, "Explain it."

Lou Wei seemed to have a broken string in his brain, and his expression became distorted.

Chen Ming immediately prepared the metal liquid and restrained him directly if he behaved abnormally.

But in just a few seconds, although Lou Wei's whole person seemed to have changed little, it felt as if he was no longer a human being, but a monster who believed in twisted doctrines.

The bloodshot eyes were getting more and more serious, and there were even some red marks on his face that looked like broken blood vessels.

Even Chen Ming felt a slight numbness in his scalp. Although he did not feel dangerous, his vigilance had risen to the extreme.

"boom!!"

Suddenly, Lou Wei's whole body exploded, shattering into a handful of blood mist and fragments, spraying all over the shuttle.

(End of this chapter)