Space Odyssey from Abandoned Mining Space Station

Chapter 785 - 233: Zuo Jing’s Malice_3

Chen Ming left it to the company to handle by themselves.

Unexpectedly, before all the surveillance was installed, some people were hiding in this place, discussing something.

No matter who comes here, they can sense something amiss.

Thus, Lu Kang secretly recorded the entire process from behind.

He deliberately waited until long after the two had left the office building to leave and returned to his dormitory.

Using the lip-reading tools he found, he retrieved the contents of their conversation.

Though the two talked for a long time, the key information was just three sentences.

Tomorrow, a spaceship carrying a Mechanical Race sample will crash into the dome.

What they needed to do was to perform some misoperations to let the Mechanical Race out.

At the same time, they planned to lock everyone else outside using the shelter beneath the central laboratory.

So Lu Kang immediately sent the video to Chen Ming and included the lip-read content.

Chen Ming truly did not expect such a situation.

Luckily, he came back just in time, otherwise, he might have regretted not checking the terminal regularly.

But fortunately, things did not develop in the worst direction.

Chen Ming quickly matched all the staff information he had on hand with the appearance from the video, identifying these two people.

One of them was a professional cleaning staff hired by the Fourteenth Legion, not just cleaning toilets, but also responsible for lab cleanliness and some sterile room maintenance.

Although the researchers could handle cleaning themselves, having someone professional do it was definitely more convenient.

The other was also a contractor from the company responsible for designing the dome’s security system, an employee of the company installing the new surveillance.

No wonder they could find a place where surveillance hadn’t been installed yet to talk.

It seems Chen Ming needed to consider personally taking charge of the dome’s security.

Originally, this company was responsible for maintaining the dome’s security systems, allowing Chen Ming to check the security system only occasionally.

But even without them, Chen Ming could at most maintain the security system once a week; using Spiritual Energy to fix it wasn’t a big deal.

If it isn’t good, then replace it.

Chen Ming silently gave a cross in his mind to this security company.

He then found the two people who talked last night within the dome, and within the range of Spiritual Energy, everyone’s movements under the dome were under his control.

At this moment, seeing the spaceship transporting the Mechanical Race land safely, those two might be a bit anxious.

Chen Ming didn’t waste any time, directly taking over the access control and security systems to prevent their escape.

Immediately, under his control, a substantial amount of metal liquid suddenly appeared beneath the feet of the two who seemed outwardly undisturbed.

Like chains, it restricted their movements and dragged them towards the plaza outside the laboratory under the confused and shocked gaze of onlookers.

This iconic metal liquid immediately made everyone who saw this scene aware it was Chen Ming’s doing.

Thus, they quickly followed and soon spread this news throughout the dome, which had fewer than a hundred people in total.

And as the crowd gradually gathered on the plaza,

The two dragged away by the metal liquid were now restrained at the center of the plaza.

Wearing a set of Power Armor, Chen Ming stood beside them.

The security staff lowered his head, silent,

While the cleaner kept muttering something, looking devout yet slightly mad.

Chen Ming listened briefly, discovering that he was reciting Luder Church doctrines.

Chen Ming had previously researched the origins of the Luder Church due to Zuo Jing’s involvement, and he knew this detail well.

However, the doctrines recited now were slightly divergent from the church’s; evidently, these deviations were Zuo Jing’s modifications to the church’s teachings.

That basically confirmed that it was indeed Zuo Jing.

Suddenly, the cleaner raised his head fiercely, staring at Chen Ming like he was seeing a mortal enemy.

"It’s too late for you to catch me now; the Light of Luder will soon engulf this blasphemous dome..."

"You mean this?"

Before the cleaner could finish, some metal liquid suddenly condensed in the center of Chen Ming’s palm, revealing several crudely handmade explosives after dissipating.

"Is this what you call Luder’s Light? An explosion is Luder’s Light?"

Chen Ming sneered.

In a moment, several explosives decomposed in Chen Ming’s palm into their basic materials.

And the cleaner’s once-mad voice seemed suddenly muted, viewing Chen Ming with hatred mixed with fear.

"Blasphemer..."

Chen Ming casually slapped the cleaner, knowing well enough that once he realized someone was plotting, he wouldn’t neglect investigating the plotter’s dorm.

Even though there were no surveillance cameras in the dorm, with the entire dome under his control, he knew every item inside.

Chen Ming smoothly shoved a piece of dismantled fabric into the cleaner’s mouth to silence his quiet curses.

He then turned to the subdued security, saying, "What’s going on with you? Are you also infected with Zuo Jing?"

"No, it’s just that I really need money, so..."

"Short of money?"

Chen Ming certainly knew that the monthly maintenance cost for the dome’s security system wasn’t cheap.