This is really not mechanical ascension
Chapter 148 - 98: You guys be fierce, I’ll lie low first

Chapter 148: Chapter 98: You guys be fierce, I’ll lie low first

Meng Wankui’s words plunged Li Ming into brief astonishment.

"His father is dead too?" His surprise was genuine.

"That’s correct, it happened last night." Meng Wankui sighed, and the three of them found a curbstone by the nearby lawn and sat down.

Meng Wankui appeared deeply concerned, "Someone broke into the command center of the Escort Ship military, withstood two Level C Life Forms, and killed Bian Jiyun. His body was beyond recognition."

"Who’s so fierce?" Li Ming asked subconsciously.

"What do you think?" Meng Wankui looked at Li Ming meaningful.

After a brief moment of thought, and piecing together the fact that Meng Wankui had just been kicked out of the laboratory, Li Ming came to a conclusion.

"You suspect my senior brother?"

Meng Wankui’s helpless smile carried a hint of bitterness, "That murderer’s strength and methods are strikingly similar to Luo Chuan’s. I requested to check the laboratory surveillance to prove he didn’t go out, but your senior brother outright refused me and also told me to get out."

"All the evidence suggests that the murderer is most likely Luo Chuan."

Li Ming digested this information, "Isn’t the Escort Ship military in another city?"

"That’s right," nodded Meng Wankui with a wry smile. "Therefore, there are too many traces left along the way."

Old Luo is truly fierce. He crossed the city under the cover of night and directly did in Bian Jiyun.

However, Li Ming also felt something strange because the existence of individual evolvers sometimes made him feel like interstellar society was a bit deformed.

Evidence is important but also not important. For instance, Bian Jiyun was a veteran authority figure from an established family of the Blue Star Civilization and a high-ranking official of the Escort Ship military.

The Escort Ship military manages eight escort fleets of Blue Star, yet his killing seems to have caused no significant stir.

Meng Wankui was aware that Luo Chuan was likely the perpetrator, not to mention what others might think.

Is it because of Old Wu? Li Ming found it hard to believe; if Old Wu still had such a deterrent effect, there wouldn’t be so many troubles.

Meng Wankui, seeing Li Ming lost in thought, spoke earnestly, "Now that the Sela Civilization is watching us like a tiger eyeing its prey, their delegation will arrive in no time. We cannot afford to be chaotic within."

Li Ming smiled, "Don’t worry. Before my teacher left, he instructed us never to initiate trouble."

Meng Wankui fell silent. Not initiating trouble didn’t mean they wouldn’t fight back.

He sighed helplessly. The intrigues and complications of grievances were something he didn’t want to deal with, but he couldn’t help being involved since Bian Li’s death had occurred in his jurisdiction.

After seeing off Meng Wankui, Li Ming entered the laboratory where Luo Chuan was seemingly waiting for him, still the picture of graceful composure, "You’re back."

"Senior brother," Li Ming nodded, then hesitated, "I just ran into Minister Meng at the door. Bian Li’s father, Bian Jiyun, died last night?"

Luo Chuan smiled warmly, "Yesterday at six in the afternoon, after a simulation test, Old Wu was 90% certain of solving the Heluo Star System’s biochemical virus."

"By midnight, Bian Jiyun was dead. The old fellow was tired of living, mingling with the Star Creation Company, too many little tricks, even people within his family were displeased with him."

No wonder... Li Ming realized that it was Old Wu who had solved the Heluo Star System’s biochemical virus, effectively bundling it with merit.

That was why Luo Chuan had acted so decisively.

Not only that, Li Ming suddenly remembered what Meng Wankui had said.

The delegation from the Sela Civilization was about to arrive, and at this critical juncture, both Luo Chuan and Old Wu probably believed that the upper echelons of the Blue Star Civilization wouldn’t delve deeply into the matter or even want to publicize this disgrace.

Not to mention, Old Wu had also thwarted a plot by the Sela Civilization. In the days leading up to the delegation’s arrival, this merit was even more valuable.

Though the attack seemed reckless, it was timed precisely, ensuring that the major assault wouldn’t lead to much of an uproar.

The only concern was the post-incident reckoning. However, once the initial rage subsided, unless something unexpected happened, who would offend the living for the sake of a dead man?

Li Ming inwardly marveled. They’re all formidable figures, alright. Good for you, being formidable. I’ll just keep a low profile for now.

He asked no more questions, chatted for a bit more, and then returned to his room.

...

"Wu Yanqing is truly Wu Yanqing."

Within the warp travel lane, more than a dozen slender green Escort Ships encircled a massive central flagship.

At the top-level command center, a middle-aged man with green hair and deep indentations on either side of his nose wore a black, embroidered uniform. He let out a sigh and shifted his gaze away from the virtual screen in front of him.

Many people sat beside the metal round table in the command center. He looked up and said, "The biochemical virus from the Heluo Star System has been resolved by Wu Yanqing."

"Resolved?"

"Ambassador, is the news true?"

Everyone was taken aback, whispering to each other, and someone even said directly, "That’s impossible. That biochemical virus was delicately engineered by us."

"Based on model predictions, even using human trials, Blue Star would take at least three months to effectively control it, and six months to develop a vaccine."

"Nothing is impossible. Wu Yanqing is, after all, Wu Yanqing." The ambassador stood up, his words filled with admiration, "He found a solution in just one month."

Then someone spoke up, "But this isn’t good news for us. We’re about to arrive at Blue Star Civilization, and we’ve lost a card to play."

"Indeed," the ambassador nodded, his expression becoming serious, "But the Heluo Star System was just the beginning. The virus was only the first step. Since it was solved so quickly, we’ll simply escalate our plans."

"In addition, along with this event, there’s another piece of news: Luo Chuan has killed Bian Jiyun."

As his words fell, the corresponding identity information began to appear on the virtual screens before everyone’s eyes.

"Wu Yanqing’s student..."

"One of the commanders of the Escort Ship military? To say he killed him just like that?"