Space Odyssey from Abandoned Mining Space Station

Chapter 149: Chapter 81: Changes in the Whispering, Illusory Figures_4

He continued typing on the computer in front of him and said, ”Bringing just the body is not a problem, please wait a moment.”

The clerk quickly printed a paper form and handed it to Chen Ming.

All the information Chen Ming just mentioned was recorded on it.

”Please take this to the white building next door. Someone will guide you once you’re inside.”

”Alright.”

As he exited the headquarters, Chen Ming suddenly noticed a somewhat familiar figure flicker past in the distance, disappearing outside the government complex’s gates.

Chen Ming squinted, trying to get a better look, but the figure seemed to have vanished into thin air.

He furrowed his brows slightly but decided not to pay much attention, thinking he might have been mistaken.

Following the clerk’s directions from earlier, Chen Ming found the white building that resembled a laboratory.

As soon as Chen Ming entered with Old Wu, a researcher in a lab coat greeted them with a smile, saying to Chen Ming, ”Hello, Mr. Mu, this is the pirate you are here to hand over, right? Would it be convenient to open it for confirmation?”

”No problem.”

Chen Ming had the transport robot lay the coffins flat on the ground and pressed a corner of one of them.

The coffin lid opened automatically, revealing the corpse of the Pirate Leader, already unrecognizable as human.

Thankfully, the boss had provided metal coffins equipped with a small freezing unit to prevent decay. Otherwise, the current situation could have been much worse for Chen Ming.

Chen Ming couldn’t help but whisper to Old Wu beside him, ”The boss seems pretty angry, huh.”

Old Wu whispered back, ”The colony was in its development stage, and a lot of money and connections were spent on it. Then suddenly, someone plunders the supplies, you would be angry too.”

The researcher, holding a terminal, examined the corpse for a long time before barely recognizing the contents of the coffin matched the wanted poster.

He put away the terminal and recited to Chen Ming as if following a formulaic script, ”No problem, Mr. Mu, we will take the body now.”

The researcher seemed not overly suspicious since Chen Ming and Old Wu had registered their identities along the way, and collecting the bounty required a personal visit.

If someone tried to replace reality with a fake for the bounty, the final outcome would be a prison cell.

”We will conduct a DNA verification on them and contact you once the results are out, expected within one working day.”

”As long as the verification comes through, you can go to the place where you did the previous errand to collect your bounty.”

”The bounty is tax-free, and if there’s any shortage when you collect it, you can directly find the relevant department in the building over there to complain.”

After the researcher finished speaking, they immediately summoned a humanoid transportation robot, noticeably more advanced than Chen Ming’s spider transport robot, to take away the coffins together.

Chen Ming couldn’t help but take a few extra looks at this robot, and he was rather certain that its capabilities extended beyond mere transport and definitely included combat potential.

This was government-quality technology.

All Chen Ming could do was admire it; he couldn’t afford to entertain any special ideas.

After leaving the government complex, Old Wu, who had seemed somewhat deflated, suddenly regained his spirit as if reborn, eagerly asking Chen Ming, ”We still have a day, want to have some fun?”

Chen Ming considered Old Wu’s suggestion; it had indeed been a long time since he had a proper break.

The idea of relaxing for a day seemed appealing.

Thus, Chen Ming didn’t refuse and replied, ”Alright, you pick a place.”

”I’ll say then, okay.”

Old Wu thought for a moment before saying, ”I know of a place you might find interesting.”

”What place?”

”The Black Market.”

Half an hour later.

Chen Ming and Old Wu arrived near the Black Market Old Wu mentioned by bus.

Initially, Old Wu intended to take a public spaceship, but since Chen Ming wanted to see more of this snowy city, they ultimately went by bus.

Although Old Wu called it the Black Market, it wasn’t until Chen Ming arrived that he realized.

The Black Market was essentially a bustling commercial street.

Outside, security forces without identity badges could be seen maintaining order

Inside, it was essentially like an ordinary commercial street, but the stores were mostly large, storefront establishments.