Space Odyssey from Abandoned Mining Space Station

Chapter 162: Chapter 85: Strong Relationships, Harvest Summary

As Chen Ming pulled the trigger.

The gun in his hand shivered slightly, and the bullet that was fired took away Shen Yi’s life.

Shen Yi’s body collapsed instantly like a building that had lost its support, his lifeless eyes staring at the damaged ceiling of the exhibition hall.

For some reason, this moment was deeply etched in Chen Ming’s mind.

A few seconds after the body fell, Chen Ming exhaled slightly.

This should be considered his first time killing someone up close with his own hands. Before this, he had always used ship weapons to kill, feeling nothing special.

Now, seeing someone die right in front of him, Chen Ming felt a slight ripple of emotion.

Of course, just a slight one.

It wasn’t even as stimulating as the Whispering Stone.

As for what Lao Wu had said about Luder’s later obsession, Chen Ming felt practically nothing now.

After all, his mindset was good, with debt not pressing him down.

He wasn’t even afraid of the military, so why should he be afraid of a bunch of maniacs who couldn’t even make it to the spotlight?

It’s not like Chen Ming had no way out, like nobody could help him. Even now, if Zuo Jing wanted to trouble him, they would have to consider the boss’s situation.

Chen Ming gathered all the thoughts in his mind for the moment and holstered his gun.

He stepped forward, bent down, and reached into Shen Yi’s clothes pocket.

Soon, he touched a slightly hot mechanical device, accompanied by a faint whispering sound in his mind.

It seemed the Spiritual Stone installed inside this device was also whispering.

Although Chen Ming was a bit regretful, at least it was still a Spiritual Stone.

Furthermore, the outer device was also genuinely valuable; taking it back, he might try to repair it.

Chen Ming casually stuffed the device into his protective suit pocket and continued to search the body.

The other pocket of Shen Yi’s clothes also seemed to be bulging.

Chen Ming rummaged through it and found a remote control and a box that looked quite special.

”What is this?”

Chen Ming placed the box in his palm and reached to open it.

Inside the box were some soft materials laying out a groove-like space, just enough to fit the device Chen Ming had just obtained.

Chen Ming tried a little and discovered that as long as he placed the device inside and closed the box, he wouldn’t sense any effect from the Whispering Stone inside, even holding the box himself.

Unexpectedly, Shen Yi had such a good thing, so Chen Ming kept it.

After further search, besides a terminal that probably belonged to Shen Yi, there was nothing else of value.

He then stood up, looked around, and realized that in the entire exhibition hall, no one was left standing besides him and Lao Wu.

All of Zuo Jing’s people were dead, and everyone else had at least been hit with a Mind Pulse once. If there were still people standing, it would be really strange.

So the question arose.

Chen Ming turned to look at Lao Wu beside him and asked, ”Lao Wu, did you just say that the outside is already blocked?”

”Yes, it’s already surrounded by some ordinary guards, and they’re waiting for more professionals to handle the situation.”

Chen Ming nodded, bowed his head, pondering how to leave here safely with the box and the device inside under the locked-down condition of the exhibition hall.

Lao Wu immediately saw what Chen Ming was thinking and said, ”Xiao Mu, don’t overthink it.”

”Look here, how many living people? How many dead? Altogether a few hundred, and each of them has been hit by a Mind Pulse at least once. Once the people from outside come in, do you think they will ignore human lives and conduct body searches first? They’ll definitely send them to the hospital first.”

”As long as you hide your stuff well, there won’t be any problems. We have plenty of chances to leave later on.”

”Even if you get caught, it doesn’t matter. We have Lao Wu’s connections to bail us out.”

”I already contacted him just now. This kind of thing, he’d handle it with just a word.”

Seeing Lao Wu’s confident expression made Chen Ming relax a little.

Surprisingly, the boss wasn’t only involved with Sinda Corporation but also had connections with the government.

Chen Ming couldn’t resist asking, ”What exactly is the boss’s status?”

Lao Wu shrugged and said, ”That’s something you’ll have to ask him yourself.”

”Alright then.”

Chen Ming wasn’t very surprised by this result.

”Since we’re not rushing to get ourselves caught, let’s head over to the surveillance room first.”

”See if there are any of Zuo Jing’s people who slipped through, and at the same time, check how the surveillance equipment is doing. If anything has recorded our previous activities, it’s best to delete it.”

”No problem.”

Chen Ming led Lao Wu and, following the map of the exhibition hall he saw when entering, found the surveillance room in the staff area.

The surveillance room door was slightly ajar. Chen Ming cautiously pressed against the wall beside the door and peeked inside through the crack.

The surveillance room was dimly lit, with no sound coming from inside.

After confirming there was nothing unusual inside, Chen Ming kicked the surveillance room door open.

He casually tossed a cloth, used to cover the exhibition items, that he picked up on the way inside.

Still, there was no movement from within.

”Alright, it should be safe. Let’s go in.”

Chen Ming motioned to Lao Wu and stepped into the surveillance room first.

Upon entering, Chen Ming discovered that all the equipment in the surveillance room was completely destroyed.

It was destroyed by physical means; besides being smashed by blunt objects, there were even signs of burning.