81: Chapter 74: Chen Songnan, Whose Worldview is Shattered, 30,000 Points of Metal Energy!_4 81: Chapter 74: Chen Songnan, Whose Worldview is Shattered, 30,000 Points of Metal Energy!_4 Yes, it’s more resonant to approach the mentality of ordinary people, Xu Wei chuckled lightly, then looked up, only to find Li Ming glancing over, his eyes carrying an indescribable emotion.
Xu Wei asked a few more questions, and Li Ming’s gaze grew even more complex.
Finally, she attached a photo, which was the scene of Li Ming breaking through the alloy door, like a savior in the dark, clearly Photoshopped.
The headline was just four words—”Lone Hero.”
“Truly a talent,” Li Ming mused to himself.
“This report won’t be released soon, there’s no buzz, it needs to coincide with certain relevant events,” Xu Wei whispered.
“Up to you,” Li Ming said indifferently.
Xu Wei continued to flesh out the edges of the report, going on to interview others.
Before long, Lin Yaoxian sent someone to find him, and in the command post hastily erected out of tents, Qin Xiao’s virtual projection was lifelike.
Once Li Ming put on the headset, he heard Qin Xiao eagerly ask, “Did Chen Songnan really disappear?
The general report from the scene had already been submitted, but Qin Xiao knew that official reports often gloss over the details, and he wanted to get the most realistic account from Li Ming, who had experienced it firsthand.
“I can’t be certain about the specifics myself.
Chen Songnan attempted to take my life on the way, and by the time I got here, I indeed didn’t see him,” Li Ming shook his head.
“Not certain…” Qin Xiao frowned slightly, dismayed by such an answer, but considering Li Ming’s strength, the fact that he had survived an encounter with Chen Songnan was already beyond his expectations.
Qin Xiao speculated, “Star Creation Company has been covertly mining underground, illegally extracting geothermal energy.”
“This incident has suddenly exposed them.
Chen Songnan probably intended to kill all those in the know, but something unexpected happened.
Whatever it was, it certainly wasn’t good for Chen Songnan.”
Then, suddenly, he said, “This is a good opportunity, I’m granting you the authority to act freely—take advantage of the current situation to return to Star Creation Company’s branch and search for the thing you were originally after.”
Li Ming’s eyes flickered slightly, as he had been thinking about obtaining this permission.
As a firsthand witness to the events, he had been trapped here temporarily and couldn’t go anywhere.
But keeping the USB drive on him wasn’t a solution either, nor was leaving those people’s spacecraft unattended.
He also wanted to look for them.
“The future of Silver Grey Star depends on you,” Qin Xiao said with hope, his eyes even reddening slightly.
“Understood,” Li Ming replied solemnly.
With Qin Xiao’s instructions, under the puzzled looks of others, Li Ming left directly, passing through the city guard posted every few steps along the way.
It seemed that more than half of Silver Grey City’s guards had been called over.
Once out of the mine, it was now midafternoon; the wind howled through the sand, and the skies were overcast with clouds.
Li Ming squinted into the distance, walking a bit further before pulling out the spacecraft card and following the navigation towards deeper areas.
When he had completely left the area and his pace increased, by the time night was about to fall, he finally found the spacecraft.
Beneath a gobi, covered with refractive cloth, it blended well into the surroundings from a distance.
After cautiously checking the area for traps, Li Ming lifted the cloth, stirring up clouds of dust.
A grey gull-wing spacecraft appeared before him.
At first glance, it wasn’t particularly impressive; instead, it looked somewhat weathered, with some rivets and screws starting to turn yellow at the edges and residual signs of repairs.
“Tagore V-type civilian spacecraft, devoid of weapons systems, only short-range warp capabilities, no problem for travelling within a star system,” Li Ning identified from its exterior and found approximate data on the star network.
The official price—three million Star Coins, belonging to the more low-end spacecraft category.
“Hard to say how much it would sell for second-hand,” Li Ming muttered as he took out the spacecraft card.
The cabin door lowered slowly, and the sound of pneumatic decompression was exceptionally clear.