Meteor Fall Master in the 'Starry Abyss'
Chapter 424 - 63. Mingji’s Doomsday

Chapter 424: 63. Mingji’s Doomsday

"Happy birthday?"

N4 was momentarily startled.

"Do I actually have a birthday?"

The employee outside was led astray and casually mentioned, "The group shows that your birthday is January 14th... that’s what it says on the official website."

As soon as he finished speaking, he realized something was amiss and hurriedly said:

"This is a Fifth Contact, the first non-GTB organization undertaking communication with an extraterrestrial civilization on Azure Star."

"Extraterrestrial civilization? I think this flippant tone must mostly be Li Aozi’s doing."

N4 laughed softly.

"...Pioneer?!"

The subordinate outside was greatly shocked:

"You’re actually making jokes?"

Snort!

The door opened, and a cold and detached N4 appeared before them, snatching the documents from her subordinate’s hand and began reading them carefully:

"We have never seen this form of gravity wave communication before, it can ensure superluminal fidelity while also being encrypted, truly miraculous."

"We will decrypt the content as soon as possible, but currently, the experts do not have a consensus on whether the sender is actually Li Aozi, they suggest that..."

The experts suggest to the ’Pioneer’? I suggest the experts go back to school for a couple more centuries."

It wasn’t until she boarded the private jet that N4 received the second set of decrypted information, this segment containing much richer content, formally confirming the sender’s identity.

"To Mingji Heavy Industries ’Pioneer’—Ms. N4."

"Never mind how I managed it, don’t concern yourself with how I know— all you need to know is that I have always been watching you."

"I’ll cut to the chase, I’m contacting you to make a deal, your days are numbered, don’t worry, I can offer you advanced knowledge for your promotion."

"As for what I want, it’s very simple..."

N4 turned her head and swiftly edited a document, handing it to her subordinate, while instructing:

"Notify the Frost Plated Division."

The subordinate glanced at the contents and immediately his face turned fearful:

"Pioneer! You can’t do this! This will drag us into hell."

"I am issuing an order, not asking for your opinion," N4 calmly said:

"The whole of Mingji Heavy Industries was established with me at its core, without me, you would not be able to progress further, and the position you hold now would cease to exist."

"But this way, what will the lower-level employees think? It might incite a mutiny, and rival companies have been poaching our people..."

"Shortsighted," N4 said lightly, "How utterly shortsighted."

"It’s merely a cosmic message, are you really sure you want to act according to a stranger’s, even an extraterrestrial’s, words?" the subordinate earnestly and urgently said, "Li Aozi might just be deceiving you, none of us knows what the universe is like, if we really do as he says, Mingji will be destroyed—"

"Such a hassle."

N4 casually asked:

"What is your name?"

The subordinate was taken aback, somewhat instinctively saying: "Jim Zack."

"Jim Zack, far-sighted and eager to achieve, such talent is underutilized at Mingji Heavy Industries. I’ve decided to send you to the emerging markets, awaiting development."

Jim was dumbfounded, "What does this mean..."

N4 smiled:

"It means, you’ve been fired."

Four hours later, Mingji Heavy Industries Frost Plated Division suddenly called a press conference.

However, for a conglomerate as large as Mingji, even an unadvertised emergency meeting still drew the attention of the government and the Four Nations, with major media arriving immediately to speculate about the conference.

Although Mingji Heavy Industries monopolizes a wide range of sectors, the areas involved are typically high-end and intense, generally concerning agricultural capital and factories.

However, surprisingly, the conference attracted mostly the medical and biochemists sent by the Four Nations.

The reason was simple, just by looking at the title Mingji Heavy Industries put out, one would understand.

—"Statement Regarding Mingji Humanity Aid Organization"

The moment this title was released, the Third Rule Agency of Frost Plated almost immediately made a call to the Twin Palaces, however, at this moment, David Lyn was busy dealing with the bureaucratic group left by the former President Madeleine and accepting her political legacy. Currently, the one openly in charge was the Frost Plated Prime Minister Honawa.

Honawa, who had a domestic policy background, immediately realized the severity of the situation. He summoned the governor of the Third Rule and urgently inquired:

"Who is the responsible person for the Mingji Project? Do we have any insiders? Can we stop the conference from taking place?"

"This was all guided by the former President Madeleine, we have no right to intervene," the governor of the Third Rule also felt helpless, "The former President’s death was too sudden, these problems related to human experiments, which were originally suppressed by her personally, but now with the former president dead..."

"Okay, okay, I knew it, ah, some people, even in death, can’t pick a better time!"

Honawa felt a headache coming on, he paced back and forth in the room, unsure what to do.

For Frost Plated, this was a very thorny problem, if not handled well, it could lead to the collapse of the fragile interim government.

Originally, when Li Aozi massacred Mingji Humanity, Madeleine first used this opportunity to play the "patriotism card," vehemently claiming that Li Aozi’s actions were acts of terrorism, causing panic and anger throughout the nation.

However, as subsequent GTB investigations were published and international condemnation from the People of Sky Ring followed, a series of reversals exposed the Frost Plated Government’s collusion with human experimentation, turning the people of Frost Plated into targets of international condemnation.

Madeleine, using her secretive methods, suppressed domestic public opinion and diverted national attention through the Grante War.

If Madeleine were still alive, she could at least keep things under control.

Now, with her death, she has cleanly escaped responsibility, leaving all the pressure on the interim government.

"It’s been half a year, and suddenly Mingji Heavy Industries declares their relationship with Mingji Humanity and purposely comes to Frost Plated—this must be because they received tremendous benefits deliberately drawing fire to Frost Plated."

As a pharmaceutical and biotechnology titan, Mingji Heavy Industries always operated with profit as its goal. They knew revealing their relationship with Mingji Humanity would lead to anger and disappointment, causing their stock to plummet, yet they resolutely made this move.

What does this imply?

It implies that for Mingji Heavy Industries, there are greater benefits waiting for them.

Who could it be? Who offered benefits to Mingji Heavy Industries?

GTB? Impossible, GTB’s biggest opponent might be Mingji Heavy Industries itself.

Could it be Red Arrow? But Red Arrow has always been wary of Mingji’s infiltration.

Thinking it over, Prime Minister Honawa truly couldn’t find a fitting candidate. It couldn’t possibly be something falling from the sky, could it?

He had no choice but to order the Third Rule Agency to investigate while he faced the immense upcoming pressure, head pounding.

Just as Frost Plated mourned a former president, the entire nation was in a state of terror from domestic attacks, people were too scared to work peacefully, even factories feared attacks and began to reduce their production. If this continued, it would affect the public morale and the market significantly.

At such a critical time, Frost Plated also faced a stab in the back from Mingji Heavy Industries.

Although Madeleine’s government was a thing of the past, and few survivors of the Mingji Humanity human experiments were alive, it would suffice to just drag on with lawsuits—but coincidentally, this happened now.

Honawa had no choice but to activate the regulatory machinery, strictly limiting the flow of Mingji Heavy Industries, but he couldn’t stop the convening of this press conference.

It wasn’t just Prime Minister Honawa who was deeply worried, but also the employees of Mingji Heavy Industries.

They watched the media seated before them, their hearts pounding with fear. Outside the building, protesting people had surrounded the building two or three layers thick; the deceived, manipulated citizens of Frost Plated City, and those radicals who abhorred human experimentation, all stood up to protest.

"Mingji is just a concentration camp, get out of Frost Plated!"

"Contempt for human life, go to hell!"

"Today they experiment on children, tomorrow it could be you!"

Angry rocks, Molotov cocktails, and smoke bombs hit the glass and security teams, and although they caused no substantial damage, they were shockingly visible.

"Why did headquarters have to do this?" one employee couldn’t help saying, "Isn’t it better to keep hiding this? Why sacrifice us?"

"How can we do business in Frost Plated under these circumstances... are we going to have to leave the Frost Plated District?"

"Just wait, we’re just pawns, they’ll soon lay us off, haha, they’re just looking for an excuse to cut jobs."

"Don’t say that, the corporation must have its reasons."

"I heard it’s because they’re consolidating power, as a strategic consideration..."

"Consideration my ass, it’s just the same old three tricks: executive infighting, unequal spoils, leadership parachuting—fuck corporate politics, these capitalists don’t care about our lives at all."

"Keep your voice down!"

Even the internal unrest and anxiety within Mingji Heavy Industries could not stop the determination of the high-ranking officials; they insisted on continuing the press conference.

"...Regarding the situation with Mingji, we have already issued a statement. As of now, Mingji Heavy Industries announces that we have provided financial and technical assistance to previous laboratories and humanitarian buildings. This is the entire truth, which we now disclose to society, hoping for continued supervision of our company."

As the spokesperson had barely finished and was about to sit down, a reporter immediately shouted a question:

"May I ask if the technical assistance your company mentioned includes research on using infants for mind communication?"

"This..."

The spokesperson hesitated, glancing at the executive beside him, who nodded; the spokesperson hesitated a moment, then said:

"Yes."

"The head of the laboratory—’Professor’ Yelift Huston, graduated from Twin Star University’s biochemistry department in 156, joined Mingji Heavy Industries’ Gene Editing Research Center in 160, and then left to establish Mingji in 167. According to your company’s information, was Yelift still affiliated with Mingji Heavy Industries when Mingji was established?"

"According to our records, Yelift resigned in 197, and we have social security stop-payment records and a resignation letter as proof."

"So, the leader of Mingji was indeed cultivated by your company?"

"She was just a former employee; we only provided the necessary pre-job training."

"May I understand that she received the business-critical knowledge and skills training at your organization?"

"It was only necessary, basic."

The reporter pressed hard, staring intently at the spokesperson for Mingji Heavy Industries:

"Then, the experiments conducted by the ’Professor’ in Mingji’s underground laboratories, were they also based on what she learned here?"

The spokesperson for Mingji Heavy Industries glanced at the executives at the headquarters, who looked extremely troubled, but still gritted their teeth and nodded.

The spokesperson turned to answer:

"That is correct."

As these words came out, many Mingji Heavy Industries employees onsite wailed aloud.

These words, in an instant, doomed the careers and jobs of countless people.