In the eastern suburbs of Blue Pole Star City near the sea, the giant ring buildings were brightly lit under the night sky.
The small Neon Bird transport ship crossed the night sky and slowly landed on the tarmac at the bottom of the building complex. The tarmac was built like a beautiful and unique back garden.
Seeing this beautiful scenery, Ding Meng could not help but sigh. When he first came here, he was attracted by the Blue Pole Branch of the Starbow Group. It was also here that he first met Cartel and the Transit String.
Returning to the old haunt after so many years, many people and things appeared in front of his eyes. Lu Xiaobing chose the Starbow Group as the location. Could it be that she wanted to bring him to meet the Transit String?
Entering the reception hall, the shuttle ladder began to rise vertically. Looking at the constantly flashing indicator lights, Ding Meng could not help but recall the interesting scene when he first met Mr. Cartel.
Suddenly, a 'ding' sound interrupted his thoughts. The shuttle ladder stopped at the 31st floor, and the square metal building reappeared in front of him. This was the Energy Research and Development Department 9, the hall where Cartel used to work.
Ding Meng was a little hesitant. He turned his head and said, "This is …"
Lu Xiaobing smiled and stretched out her hand. "Please!"
The Energy Research and Development Department 9 was the same as before. It was a completely sealed hall. The surrounding walls were made of black metal, and there was no crystal glass on them. It was completely isolated from the outside world.
The facilities from back then were still there. The console, the sensor cabin, the tool table, the simulation system, and the rows of shelves were all placed in disorder. It could be said that it was a complete mess, but unlike back then, these items and instruments were covered with a thick layer of dust. It was obvious that no one had been here for a long time.
Ding Meng could not help but sigh. "It seems that after Mr. Cartel left, this place was completely abandoned."
A clear female voice suddenly sounded. "Yes, this place has been abandoned for a long time, so it is relatively safe here. No one knows that we will meet here."
The voice came from the workbench. The workbench turned and a familiar figure appeared in front of everyone.
Ding Meng was a little surprised. "It's you!"
Lan Bing was also surprised. "Secretary Jin, why are you here?"
In everyone's impression, Jin Xiaoyan was like the shadow of the Transit String, always following behind. As the secretary of the Transit String, Jin Xiaoyan also paid attention to appearance and elegance. But now, Jin Xiaoyan's hair was messy and her face was haggard, as if she was under house arrest.
Ding Meng immediately turned his head and asked, "What's going on?"
Lu Xiaobing sighed. "I'm sorry, my ability is limited. I can only let Secretary Jin stay in this place. After all, no one will notice here. Secretary Jin also told me that once you come back, if you want to find Third Miss Ling but can't find her, you can come here to find her."
Ding Meng smiled bitterly. "That's her style!"
Lan Bing frowned, "Secretary Jin, where is Manager Ling?"
Jin Xiaoyan said, "Have you not been able to contact Miss Ling for a long time?
Or did Miss Ling not respond to you at all? "
Liang Yiran was surprised. "That's true. What happened?"
Jin Xiaoyan also smiled bitterly. "Now the Manager Ling and Secretary Jin outside Xinghong Group are impersonators. Ordinary people can't see through them at all. The real Miss Ling has been missing for three years."
Hearing this, everyone's heart sank.
Jin Xiaoyan said, "Three years ago, Dr. Lin Kejia and Dr. Cuttle disappeared one after another. On the night when the light technology was developed, a group of mysterious masters broke into the headquarters of Xinghong Sacred Splendor. I also escaped with the help of Miss Lu and Senior Xie …"
As she spoke, she cast a grateful look at Lu Xiaobing and Xie Feixi.
Xie Feixi sighed. "Secretary Jin, you're welcome. From a moral point of view, this is what we should do."
Jin Xiaoyan continued to explain. "Before Miss Ling disappeared, she told me to wait patiently for Mr. Ting to come back and deal with the situation."
Lu Xiaobing looked at Ding Meng. "What happened in the Yulin System five years ago? The Empire withdrew from the Fertile Chalk System. Later, I asked around and found out that Planet 32 mysteriously disappeared."
Ding Meng pondered and sighed. "I always thought that the Night Luan martial artists only controlled the Norse Empire. It seems that I was wrong. Their hands have already reached into the Holy Grail Federation. This is normal. In our human world, there's nothing these demonesses don't dare to do."
Everyone looked at each other. They didn't experience the big incident of the Demons' teleportation. Naturally, they didn't know about the invasion of the Night Luan Empire.
Ding Meng said, "Since the Transit String and Lin Kejia mysteriously disappeared, didn't Nanxun do anything?"
Jin Xiaoyan said, "In the years that you weren't around, I tried to ask Sister Nan for help. Unfortunately, I couldn't contact her."
Ding Meng shook his head. "That can't be right. It's not that you couldn't contact her. She must have gone into hiding."
Jin Xiaoyan's eyes lit up. "Yes, Mr. Ting, your judgment is accurate. I tried my best to ask around and finally found her whereabouts."
Ding Meng immediately asked, "Where is she now?"
Jin Xiaoyan said, "She will arrive at Huating Mountain Villa in the southern suburbs at 1 am tonight."
Ding Meng looked at Lan Bing in surprise. Huating Mountain Villa 2 used to be Lan Bing's private residence.
Lan Bing said, "After I left Shenghao Corporation, Huating Mountain Villa 2 has been idle. She's always been a mysterious person. Why would she suddenly go there?"
Ding Meng suddenly closed his eyes. He was thinking about all the clues. He always felt that there was a mysterious connection between all the things that happened after he came back.
"When is the first demonstration of Qu Guang 1?" Ding Meng suddenly asked.
Lu Xiaobing immediately answered, "There are still 20 days left."
Ding Meng let out a long breath. "I think I understand now!"
Liang Yiran couldn't help but ask, "What's going on?
Ding Meng! "
Ding Meng waved his hand. They wouldn't understand even if he explained it to them. "I'll go to Huating Mountain Villa 2 in a while. You guys don't have to follow me. Xiao Bing, you and Yiran go back to Bingyi Corporation first. Contact Ji Chenxue and Ling Xingqi and ask them to enter the Federation to deal with the Xinhong Corporation. Miss Lu and Senior Xie will take care of Secretary Jin for now."
"What about you?" Lan Bing couldn't help but ask.
Ding Meng said, "I've taught Jiang Ningyi a lesson today. I reckon the news of my return will soon spread. Trouble will come soon. Go and inform Sister Yan and Long Feiyu. Have the broken ship Heavenly Fate No.1 wait for me at the spaceport of Le Ji Star. Once I'm done here, I'll have to go to Cypress Gu Star personally …"
He paused and looked at Jin Xiaoyan. "Don't worry. If I'm not wrong, Miss Ling and the others should still be alive. As long as I find them, I'll definitely send them back."
Jin Xiaoyan immediately bowed. "Thank you, Mr Ting!"
After leaving Xinhong Corporation, everyone went their separate ways. Ding Meng didn't go back to Bingyi Corporation. Instead, he went straight to Huating Mountain Villa in the southern suburbs.
Huating Mountain Villa 2 was the same as before. Under the waterfall, the moonlight style villa with a lotus pond flickered under the night sky. It was obvious that the villa had been opened by someone. Ding Meng scanned the villa with his telekinesis vision. He was surprised to find that there were two security guards standing at the villa's entrance and courtyard. Although the four of them were wearing suits and sunglasses, their appearances were obviously disguised. Their auras were hidden very well.
If Ding Meng wasn't strong enough, he wouldn't have been able to sense their hidden charm.
These were four Night Luan warriors. They were all Galactic Warriors. Ding Meng instantly made this judgment. He was very curious. What kind of person could make Galactic Warriors stand guard outside?
However, in his telekinesis vision, there was no one inside the villa. What was Nanxun's intention for coming here?
Ding Meng expanded his telekinesis vision again. He sensed that the power furnace under the villa was turned on. The shield generator was running. The nano-chrome porcelain steel wall immediately blocked the signals from the outside world. He could vaguely sense that the space under the villa had expanded quite a bit, but he couldn't see the actual situation underground. It seemed that Huating Mountain Villa 2 had been modified by someone over the years.
At this moment, Ding Meng felt a little regretful. When Lan Bing lived here back then, she didn't go down. Otherwise, he would have known more about the general situation.
Looking at the time, it was already midnight. According to Jin Xiaoyan, Nanxun would arrive in an hour. Ding Meng simply swaggered into the lotus pond pavilion in the courtyard. With his current high level of strength, these Galactic Warriors wouldn't be able to see him even if he stood right in front of them.
The two Night Luan warriors in the courtyard seemed to be patrolling back and forth in the corridor, but in reality, they weren't on guard. In their opinion, even if there were people in the human world nearby, they would be able to sense it immediately. Little did they know that Ding Meng was right in front of them, sizing them up.
Ding Meng once again raised his telekinesis vision to Monarch Vision. He finally saw that these were four women. They had completely changed their physical characteristics to that of men. The person guarding the entrance to the first floor of the villa was the leader of this group.
This leader's strength wasn't just a Galactic Warrior. Roughly speaking, she was at least a Martial Honor. By now, Ding Meng had a certain idea. A Martial Honor wasn't the strongest in the Night Luan Empire, but among the Night Luan warriors who came to the Federal Empire, a Martial Honor's status should be very high. That Zhi Ru from before was an example.
After another round of strolling around, a bright spot finally appeared in the night sky. A transport ship slowly descended towards the entrance of the villa.
After the ship's door opened, Ding Meng once again saw Nanxun after five years. Nanxun's appearance was still the same as when she had returned to the Dream of Immortals during the Storm Gathering, but her aura was much stronger. She had advanced from a Galactic Warrior to a Galactic Warrior. Her body was full of the aura of charm energy. After the Night Luan warriors came to the Empire, she probably also absorbed the same type of energy.
If this had been five years ago, Ding Meng wouldn't have been able to sense it. Moreover, after seeing Nanxun today, he was sure that Nanxun's strength had increased rapidly. However, looking at it now, it didn't seem like much. Of course, what he was really curious about was why Nanxun would work for the Night Luan Empire.
Nanxun wasn't a lunatic like Ling Xingwen. After all, Nanxun's relationship with him and the Transit String wasn't shallow. Why would she do something like that?
By the time he was stunned again, Nanxun had already entered the courtyard. For some reason, Nanxun's brows hid a faint trace of undetectable worry.