Chapter 246 Unexpected Results

The next night.

Chen Ming drove the Stardust to the target star system.

This is the local military base of the star zone called Meteor-1.

There are two well-known laboratories in this star system, one of which is the Electronic Engineering Laboratory, which is more authoritative in electronic data.

This laboratory is also the laboratory that proposed the basic theory of analog equipment. Although the subsequent research was not completed independently by this laboratory, the basic theory alone is obviously valuable enough.

The other laboratory is a comprehensive large laboratory, which was funded and built by the star region government and the army to which the Meteor Star Zone belongs, and covers a wide range of research.

Naturally, it also includes the things that Chen Ming is studying.

The Electronic Engineering Laboratory can try to recover the damaged data in the simulation, and this comprehensive laboratory can help determine the value of the damaged research data.

Of course, the simulated data has long been sent to the Electronic Engineering Laboratory, but the data has not been restored yet.

So Chen Ming’s main purpose this time is this comprehensive large laboratory to determine the value of the experimental data.

When Chen Ming entered this star system.

At first glance, he saw the red volcanic planet that looked similar to the 14th Legion's headquarters. Just when he thought he was going to the volcanic planet to see the ecological domes that looked like the 14th Legion's headquarters.

Bai Quan suddenly made Chen Ming's spaceship turn a corner and headed to another habitable planet in the galaxy.

Although there is a military station in this galaxy, it does not block civilians from entering.

Because in this galaxy, there is an open scientific research colony on the habitable planet that Chen Ming is about to arrive at.

A large number of research institutes are gathered here, and the two laboratories that Chen Ming is going to are in this colony.

Although the Stardust class is a combat cruiser, it has smoothly bypassed the transit space station in orbit and began to land on the surface of the planet with Bai Quan's advance arrangements.

While still in the air, Chen Ming could see the scene of high-rise buildings and various buildings with the characteristics of scientific researchers interlaced in the city.

As the altitude decreased, more details of the city in the colony appeared in front of him.

For example, the various shops on the ground floor of the scientific research building, the commercial buildings that are integrated with the city, and the pedestrians coming and going.

Although this is a scientific research colony, it has supporting infrastructure and so on.

The whole city is still full of vitality, without the overly cold atmosphere in the laboratory.

Chen Ming still likes this kind of urban environment that combines different advantages.

However, as the altitude of the spacecraft continues to decrease, Chen Ming can no longer see more details in the city.

Because the Stardust class landed on a piece of land belonging to the star zone military outside the city.

There is a military base near the parking point.

After the Stardust class landed, a special person soon came to guide and took Chen Ming and Bai Quan to the inside of the military base.

After walking through a long series of winding routes, they arrived at a conference room.

When the guide pushed open the door of the conference room in front.

Chen Ming noticed that there were already people sitting on one side of the conference table in the conference room, a total of six people, one of whom was Lou Wei.

And the rank hanging on Lou Wei's chest has indeed been reduced from major general to colonel.

Because of this, Lou Wei is actually not qualified to meet Bai Quan alone now.

Therefore, there is another general accompanying him, sitting next to Lou Wei, with the rank of major general on his chest.

Lou Wei looks to be in his forties or fifties, and he is at least two generations older than Lou Wei.

Sixty or seventy years old, looks like he is half buried in the ground.

The average life expectancy of humans now seems to be 140 years old, which is indeed half buried in the ground.

Chen Ming has actually seen this person before, at a small-scale military meeting he attended with Bai Quan before.

I didn't expect to meet him again in such a place and under such a background.

He should be one of the senior officials of Lou Wei's faction.

Speaking of which, Lou Wei should also be considered a senior official, right? After all, he was a major general before, and he personally went down to this point in the end.

I don't know if this person will have the same ending in the future.

Chen Ming sat opposite them, his eyes swept over the people in front of him, they all lowered their heads, and I don't know what they were thinking.

Bai Quan didn't rush to sit down. Instead, he greeted the major general opposite him, calling him "Major General Song". After shaking hands with him, he sat next to Chen Ming.

After all three people on Chen Ming's side sat down, Major General Song coughed and said to Bai Quan: "We have contacted the laboratory here. They can help to determine the damage based on the experimental data and keep the experimental data confidential. We are waiting for your data."

"Have you brought your data?"

Bai Quan looked at Chen Ming, and Chen Ming picked up the briefcase he brought with him, opened it, took out a chip that stored a large amount of experimental data and placed it on the table.

Chen Ming thought about what Bai Quan had just said to him, and slowly pushed the chip towards Lou Wei and others sitting opposite.

The chip slid on the table, but it had only slid a few dozen centimeters when Bai Quan next to him suddenly reached out and pressed the chip.

While others were surprised, Major General Song, who had originally looked good, gradually became worse.

Bai Quan knocked on the table to draw everyone's attention to him: "I think you all know what happened two days ago."

"Before the leak is resolved, I will not agree to conduct verification, including verification of Chen Ming's research data and verification of whether Chen Ming has the ability to control the colony."

Major General Song also knocked on the table lightly to draw everyone's attention to himself and said: "These are two different things."

Bai Quan immediately lowered his face and said: "Two different things? Not necessarily?"

"Only Chen Ming and I know our trajectory, but you know the situation in your place. How many people know about this matter, you should know which side the person who leaked the news is from."

"Previously, we relaxed the control of Zuo Jing and allowed them to sneak in. You all know who is in the company that we have a cooperative relationship with. "

"Let Zuo Jing go in the front, reveal the location to Zuo Jing later, and target Chen Ming every time. These are two different things?"

"I now have reason to suspect that I will encounter the same thing when I arrive at the colony."

"I am afraid it will become three different things in your mouth by then."

Major General Song obviously wanted to speak, but Bai Quan interrupted without giving him face: "The supervision department has already gone, and the matter will soon have a result."

"Anyway, the research results were taken when we came out. There is no equipment here and no new content will be added. It doesn't matter if it's one or two days?"

"I hope I can see you again after the results come out in two days."

The disposable cup in Major General Song's hand was slightly deformed.

He could see that Bai Quan had prepared for things to develop in this direction from the beginning, and it was useless to say anything more to Bai Quan.

He turned his head slightly to look at Chen Ming, but Chen Ming was leaning back in his chair and letting Bai Quan take full responsibility.

It seems that there is nothing to say to Chen Ming.

The two of them had obviously discussed it in advance.

Major General Song simply said, "Okay, that's it, goodbye."

After that, he stood up and prepared to leave the conference room with others.

But just as he left his seat and turned around, someone suddenly pushed open the door of the conference room and walked in.

It was also someone Chen Ming had seen before, the psychic researcher that Lou Wei had found in the simulation before.

He first looked at Chen Ming in the conference room, and then at the others.

Seeing that the atmosphere in the conference room was tense and Major General Song looked like he was about to leave, he asked, "Am I here at the wrong time?"

Major General Song was quite respectful to the psychic researcher who came over and did not leave directly.

Instead, he controlled his expression and greeted him, then asked: "Researcher He Gu, why are you here? Isn't the headquarters busy?"

He Gu nodded to him and said: "I'm on a business trip occasionally."

"Are you not going to chat? I see you just went in for a while."

Major General Song looked back at Bai Quan, then turned back and said: "Bai Quan has no plans to continue the test because of the incident two days ago. We didn't reach a consensus, so we can only wait for the investigation to be completed before continuing this matter."

"Oh."

He Gu said with a clear look: "I have heard about this recent incident. I respect your ideas anyway, but as for me, I don't have the temper to talk about other things with others when someone is in trouble. You can do whatever you want."

He Gu's words obviously favored Chen Ming. Major General Song's expression turned cold again and he left the meeting room with others.

After the others left, He Gu continued to look at Chen Ming.

And while he was observing Chen Ming, Chen Ming was also observing him.

He Gu's eyes no longer had the uncertainty he had when he was simulating. Even though Chen Ming had not verified his psychic power, he seemed to really believe that Chen Ming had such power today.

Chen Ming felt that the video released two days ago was the reason why he had such a change of heart.

The two looked at each other for a while, and He Gu suddenly said to Chen Ming: "Mr. Chen Ming, can we chat some time?"

"What to talk about?"

"About your psychic power."

Chen Ming thought about it, but couldn't figure out what He Gu wanted to do, so he refused: "Forget it, I prefer to explore psychic power by myself."

"That's a pity."

He Gu didn't force it, but just said: "Then notify me when you conduct the colony ability test later, I really want to see it with my own eyes."

"No problem."

Before Chen Ming opened his mouth, Bai Quan answered for Chen Ming, and Chen Ming didn't move, acquiescing to Bai Quan's answer.

He Gu nodded and turned to leave the meeting room.

The meeting room was empty, and Chen Ming Ming and Bai Quan's secretary would naturally not stay any longer.

After leaving the conference room, he walked towards the Stardust level.

On the way, Bai Quan explained to Chen Ming the reason why he had just agreed to He Gu's request: "He Gu is a veteran psychic in the Psychic Research Institute of our 14th Corps."

"He is a good person. At least when I have something to do with them, he is the one who connects with me. He is easy to talk to. It won't hurt to get in touch with him."

"And I feel that he may want to invite you to the Psychic Research Institute just now."

"Of course, it depends on you. Just follow the rules of the association."

Chen Ming asked; "I have heard of the Psychic Research Institute several times, but what exactly does it do?"

"The Psychic Research Institute must mainly study things related to psionic energy. Medicines used by psykers, psionic weapons, and psykers themselves are all subjects of research."

"However, He Gu's research direction is quite special. It seems to be the civilian application of psychic technology."

"But I don't understand this stuff."

When Bai Quan heard this, he looked Chen Ming up and down and said, "Why don't you understand? Isn't it the core of purgatory?"

"I went to him once just before to find a suitable user of the Purgatory Core."

"At that time, he seemed to be more interested in the basic effects of the Purgatory Core, that is, the Purgatory Core controller you created for ordinary people to use."

"I feel like he came to see you this time for this reason."

Chen Ming was a little surprised when he heard this. The scene in the previous simulation when He Gu asked him those questions flashed through his mind: "This means that he was actually interested in me before, right? But in the simulation I didn’t see it at the time.”

"He was found by Lou Wei before because you didn't recognize the formula he wrote for measuring the strength of psykers, so he came here just to ask you a few questions based on that formula."

"You told me your reasons, but he didn't say anything. Why don't you just sit there and watch the show? The simulated situation has nothing to do with him."

"And he is not the person in charge of verifying psychic technology at the Psionics Research Institute. Someone else is doing this job. He is not the one in charge of reviewing your purgatory core technology. He probably didn't know about you before."

"He only found out about it later when I couldn't find a suitable person to test the Purgatory Core anywhere and went to him for help."

"But the simulation would have been over by then."

Bai Quan explained to Chen Ming, then suddenly turned his words 180 degrees and said: "Of course, we don't rule out the possibility that he knew you in advance."

"?"

Bai Quan immediately explained: "But you have to think about it, even if he understands your skills, he definitely doesn't know the upper limit of your psychic abilities."

"The speed of your progress is really so fast that I can't help but doubt it."

"If I hadn't known you for a long time, I wouldn't have believed that anyone could do what you did."

"I just thought you were complimenting me."

Chen Ming accepted Bai Quan's words, which were probably a compliment to his psychic abilities, and said, "In that case, it shouldn't be a problem to contact him, but that will happen later."

It just so happened that he still had the idea of ​​​​trading the psionic power armor. This psionic research institute must be related to the website where psyker contribution points are exchanged. Maybe he can learn some additional information through He Gu.

If there is still a chance to meet, you can try to chat, if not, forget it.

Ended the topic of He Gu.

Chen Ming also reached the Stardust level.

But just as he was preparing to finish dinner, he suddenly realized something, and immediately turned to Bai Quan and said: "We met with people today, and Yin and Yang weirded them out, and the rest seems to be nothing." Not done, so what are we going to do next?”

"We really didn't do anything, but we didn't need to do anything."

"Now that we have led the supervisory department to an end, this matter must have a result, and it will definitely be a result that is beneficial to us."

"We just have to wait."

Chen Ming still felt a little weird and asked, "Does it really not matter if you don't do anything?"

Bai Quan said matter-of-factly: "It certainly doesn't matter. We have done what we need to do before. What else do we need to do now?"

"Why do you always think that you must do something yourself? As long as we start these things, someone will do the rest."

"Because it's a little different from what I'm used to."

Chen Ming said awkwardly: "I sometimes give out some tasks, but I usually explain all the tasks clearly, and the purpose is clear, at least there will be no problems in the general direction."

"Now, I just do things by myself and let other people decide what to do. This makes me a little... uncomfortable."

"It gives me the feeling that someone didn't do a good job. What should I do?"

Bai Quan still said in the same manner: "If you don't do it well, then let people change it. If it is the kind of thing where if there is a problem in one link, the whole problem will go wrong and there is no way to change it, then you should not go in this direction from the beginning. "

"The normal arrangement is just to prepare a backup plan and just look at the rest. If someone makes a mistake and can't correct it and then gets fired, there are always many capable people keeping an eye on those positions."

Chen Ming felt that what Bai Quan said was indeed correct, but he was still a little worried about a situation happening.

"Look at Lou Wei and the others, is it because one person did not do a good job that led to the psychics from Zuojia to assassinate us? Originally, if they were just a small fleet, they would not be investigated."

Bai Quan had nothing to refute the examples given by Chen Ming, and admitted: "What you mentioned is indeed a problem, but this kind of thing is always inevitable. Even Yuhui and the Machine Tribe cannot make mistakes."

"At least take good care of those close to you and keep these people from causing problems. That way, if something happens, you can just solve the problem itself and not get involved."

"Sooner or later you will encounter this kind of situation in the future. You can't do everything yourself, so you have to do the same in the future."

Chen Ming frowned and thought for a while, then said, "I may need to get used to it."

"It's okay. Anyway, we should have nothing to do in the next two days. You can adapt slowly."

Bai Quan suddenly patted Chen Ming's shoulder, and he and Chen Ming walked separately to different rooms in the corridor of the spaceship.

Chen Ming waved to Bai Quan and returned to his room thinking about what Bai Quan said.

Two days passed in the blink of an eye.

Chen Ming was lying on the sofa where he usually had classes as usual, reading the daily report sent by Bai Quan.

He is paying attention to the report on the progress of the investigation of this incident every day.

The contents of the daily reports are also developing in the direction that Bai Quan guessed. Lou Wei's faction has indeed been cooperating with the regulatory authorities in their investigations.

Even though this matter really involved the highest level of the opposing faction, a lieutenant general of the same level as Bai Quan, they still cooperated with the regulatory authorities to complete the investigation.

The final result of the investigation was that the lieutenant general's deputy secretly and deliberately leaked information about the whereabouts of Chen Ming and Bai Quan.

Of course the deputy was immediately restrained.

Others did not go to jail along with him.

Instead, there are other penalties, which are not listed in detail.

However, after Chen Ming got the daily report, Bai Quan handed Chen Ming a result that was not on the daily report.

The content was exactly what was not recorded in the daily report, the final punishment of those other people involved in the Lou Wei faction.

Chen Ming ignored the others and immediately found the most senior lieutenant general of the Lou Wei faction.

Although he was not the mastermind of this incident, he failed to restrain his subordinates and ensure the cleanliness of the team, and he also needs to bear certain joint and several liability.

The final penalty was a solemn public apology and self-examination to Bai Quan and Chen Ming within the 14th Army Corps.

And like all other principals, he was demoted half a level.

In addition, there are some innocuous punishments such as emptying subsidies and forfeiture of wages, which seem very light.

However, Chen Ming did not draw a conclusion. He pointed to the line on the penalty and asked Bai Quan: "Is there still half a level of this military rank?"

"This is a nominal half-level. To put it bluntly, it is similar to a suspended sentence. As long as there are no problems in the next period of time, the position can be restored. But once there is a problem during this period, all the problems will be counted together. ”

"They will not continue to cause trouble to us, at least for a certain period of time."

Chen Ming immediately felt the seriousness of this half-level reduction and said: "Does it mean that if you make mistakes during this period, you will be taken down? Then I feel that they are useless."

Bai Quan said: "It is indeed useless, so I am actually a little surprised that they really did this."

"But this can be regarded as the rapid retreat. Otherwise, if anyone dares to continue to advance a little bit, it will not be a half-level reduction to save them some face."

"I already felt it when I arrived here two days ago. Their attitude was not quite right."

Chen Ming also immediately recalled it.

At that time, Major Song's attitude toward Bai Quan seemed to be quite normal. He didn't say there was any tit-for-tat feeling. It really didn't seem like he wanted to continue to conflict with Bai Quan. He was just unhappy about being humiliated.

The other people also lowered their heads at that time, as if they didn't want to talk at all.

At that time, Chen Ming thought it was because the inspection by the supervisory department made them all worry about their own problems. Unexpectedly, they should have understood by then that they had no future in the political field.

"Is this... the end?"

"It's just that they are over, not everyone. There is not only one faction in the legion that is targeting me, but Lou Wei and the others dance the most happily."

Chen Ming put down the terminal in his hand, looked at Bai Quan and said, "I still feel it's a bit unreal. They made so many moves before, but it was just this one small move, and then it was gone?"

"Because this involves the life of a general, things will naturally develop in this direction, just like last time."

"Think about the two lieutenant generals in the war zone. They are deeply involved with Zuo Jing, and they can't even get off the stage safely."

Bai Quan suddenly said with some emotion: "We are all within a set of established rules now. Once many things cross the line, we can only withdraw. As long as we don't continue to seek death, it is always okay to step down steadily."

"For us, in many cases, we don't have to drag down or kill the opponent before the game ends. If we find an opportunity to force the opponent to be like this, the result will be the same."

"There is more than just fighting and killing within the legion. I only understood this truth not long ago."

"The matter is completely over, and they can only barely maintain their last dignity."

Chen Ming stared at the final penalty on the terminal on the table for a while, and also said with some emotion: "What a pity."

"What are you regretting? Do you want to see a man across the street with his family ruined and his wife scattered in the cold in front of the door?"

"Absolutely." Chen Ming said: "I hope that all those who have enmity with me will die ugly."

But as he spoke, he suddenly thought of Cheng Xinghe, and immediately added: "At least before reconciliation."

"Anyway, I can't accept this situation now, to be honest."

"Although they have no follow-up in the political arena, they should be able to spend their later years safely, right?"

Bai Quan had nothing to say about this: "Because this is the rule, and this rule is also our guarantee in case we lose power in the future."

Chen Ming shook his head and said nothing.

Bai Quan could see that Chen Ming was a little unhappy, but as he just said, this is the rule.

"Anyway, the two incidents in Zuo Jing are settled."

"But our business is not over yet, there are still three things to do."

"Estimate the value of your research results, verify your ability to control the colony, and... add insult to injury."