It was already daytime when they returned to the ground. The gray sky was always drizzling, the swamp was still cold and damp, and the lush rainforest was huge and ugly.
Lan Cheng was indeed very polite to the young ladies and Ying Beinian. After returning to the cabin in the stronghold, he first added a few more crystals to the fire to keep warm, and then sent all his subordinates to the signal tower. He did not have anything good to entertain everyone, and the only thing he had was the pine plum wine. Thus, Ying Beinian, Lu Feng, the two young ladies, and the others sat in a circle, drinking and chatting.
In fact, they were talking about nothing more than the favorite topic on Rain Forest Planet — the mutant mole race.
There were some things that even people like Lin Qing and Qin Yu could think of. In the underground cave in the North District, there were at least hundreds of young mole rats burrowing into the ground. The large cave in the center was divided into twelve tunnels that continued downward. This showed the most common phenomenon: these mutant creatures were alive.
The question was, what did they rely on to live?
According to the characteristics of the mole race and the environment of the Fertile Chalk Galaxy's large star vortex, there must be energy buried deep in the earth's core. Whether it was the outer space forces or the imperial military, this energy was something that everyone had always wanted.
After eating and drinking for a while, Ying Beinian's subordinate hurried in, lowered his head, and whispered a few words in his ear. Ying Beinian's expression suddenly changed.
Lu Feng frowned and said, "Senior, is there something wrong?"
"Nothing, nothing!"
Ying Beinian quickly returned to normal. He opened a small bottle of wine and said, "By the way, Little Brother Ding is new. I'm very curious. Do you know his identity?"
This old man was very cunning. Although Rain Forest Planet was isolated from the outside world, the people of the Apocalypse Group should have a way to find out.
Lin Qing and Qin Yu looked at each other. They had basically ignored Ding Meng before, but after Ding Meng's godly prediction, everyone paid attention to his opinion. This new coolie was indeed a little strange.
Now that he casually asked, Qin Yu could not help but ask, "Uncle Lu, you brought my personal optical computer before we left, right?"
Lu Feng's face darkened. "Miss Qin, although the group's database is in the optical computer, without the minister's approval, we can't privately check it."
Qin Yu shouted, "I just want to find out where that Ding Meng is from. Is that okay?"
Lin Qing chimed in, "Yeah, I think it's good to finish the mission earlier. Let's see what Ding Meng and Su Xia can do for us."
Once the two young ladies opened their mouths, Lu Feng had no choice but to take out a mini quantum computer from his backpack.
This photon computer was only the size of a palm, but after it was turned on, the screen ran at an incomparably fast speed. The data and images were refreshed at a speed comparable to that of the main control console of a starship.
Ying Beinian pursed his lips. Regardless of whether the people from Fomalhaut were powerful or not, they couldn't compare to the gadgets of the rich. After all, the Apocalypse Group was a true colossus in the Empire. Even an ordinary optical computer was so advanced.
Of course, Qin Yu said that she wanted to investigate Ding Meng, but in fact, Su Xia's information popped up first. There were three pieces of information on the screen, all of which were roughly selected based on physical characteristics and age.
Since Su Xia was wearing a bat mask, the closest information that came out was: Su Xia, female, 52 years old, Norse Empire, Yinxia International Financial Group.
"Is it her?" Lu Feng asked.
"It looks like her, but I can't be sure." Qin Yu couldn't tell.
"It looks like her," Lin Qing said faintly, her tone a little unhappy. "If it's true, the situation isn't too good."
Ying Beinian heard the hidden meaning in her words. "Miss Lin, do you know something?"
Lin Qing sighed. "I don't know Su Xia personally, but I've heard of this Yinxia Group many years ago."
Lu Feng frowned. "What do you mean?"
Lin Qing paused and said, "When I first interned at Apocalypse Group, I heard that the Yinxia Group was quite famous on a peripheral planet of the Empire. It was a financial company, and the CEO was a woman. I don't know if her name was Su Xia."
Qin Yu was interested. "And then?"
Lin Qing said, "After that, the Yinxia Group went bankrupt and was bought by Apocalypse Group."
Qin Yu was stunned. "It's that simple?"
Lin Qing shook her head and said, "It's not that simple. I heard that the CEO of the Yinxia Group had a boyfriend when she was alive. During an interstellar trip, her private spaceship was attacked by space pirates and both of them were kidnapped. The CEO died, but her boyfriend survived."
Ying Beinian was an experienced person. When he heard this explanation, he couldn't help but sneer. "I'm afraid this wasn't an accident."
Everyone understood what he meant. There were many accidents like this in outer space, but most of them were man-made, especially the space pirates. No matter how bold they were, they wouldn't dare to do anything to the Empire's citizens.
Lin Qing nodded. "I don't know the exact reason, but the CEO's boyfriend is working in our company."
Lu Feng and Qin Yu were both shocked. "Really?"
Lin Qing said, "It's true. This can't be fake."
Qin Yu said, "Who is this person?"
Lin Qing said, "Beiming Gu."
Lu Feng's eyes widened. After a long time, he murmured and sighed. "Fortunately, this is outer space. Miss Lin, please don't talk nonsense inside the company."
Beiming Gu was one of the vice-presidents of the Apocalypse Group. It was rumored that this person worked his way up from the bottom to his current position. Not only was he highly regarded by the company's higher-ups, but he was also very respected by everyone.
Ying Beinian sneered disdainfully. "If this Su Xia is really the CEO, I think you guys are in for it this time."
Qin Yu operated the photon computer again. Ding Meng's information was easily retrieved and displayed in detail.
Ding Meng, male, age 21, star TT12, Jinfeng Oasis, Green Tarn Town, Autumn Tarn City, Jinfeng Oasis, studying at Autumn Tarn City Listin College …
"He doesn't look like a student."
Lu Feng stared at the photo on the screen. At that time, Ding Meng's face was still very young, but the Ding Meng on Yulin Planet was mature and steady.
"Oh right, you just said that the Yinxia Group is a group from a peripheral planet. Can you find out which planet it is from?" Lu Feng asked.
Qin Yu adjusted the image and the screen quickly displayed the information. "Star TT12, Suifeng Oasis, Jinfeng Oasis, TCP121!"
"It seems that they are indeed from the same place," Ying Beinian said meaningfully.
Of course, he didn't mean to target them. Ding Meng and Su Xia came to Yulin Planet together, so there was nothing wrong with them coming from the same planet.
But then, Qin Yu suddenly covered her mouth, her eyes filled with disbelief.
Everyone looked up again and their expressions changed instantly. This was because Ding Meng's information had a note: "Third class soldier of the Norse Empire's Special Operations Fleet!"
Damn, Ying Beinian suddenly stood up. "I felt that there was something wrong with this kid, but I couldn't put my finger on it. So he's a spy sent by the military."
Hearing this, Lan Chengzhen was so scared that his face turned pale. "I … I didn't know either. He's someone appointed by the Fifth Lord to support us."
Lu Feng also stood up, his face solemn. Although the Apocalypse Group supported the military on the surface, if Su Xia was really the boss of the Yinxia Group, Ding Meng would probably turn around and deal with them.
At this time, Qin Yu dropped another bomb. "Our database can only find this much, but this information is from nine years ago."
Nine years ago, the 21-year-old Ding Meng was actually a third class soldier of the Empire. According to common sense, Ding Meng should have been an intermediate or advanced warrior at that time. What a terrifyingly talented Origin ability user. Now that nine years had passed, Ding Meng's talent should not be lower than that of a combat master.
A 30-year-old combat master was enough to threaten many people.
"Let Ding Meng and Su Xia in," Lu Feng ordered in a deep voice.
Before Lan Cheng could reply, Ying Beinian spoke first. "There's no need!"
Lu Feng was stunned. "Why?"
Ying Beinian said, "I just received news that the two of them can no longer be found around the stronghold."
Lu Feng seemed to have thought of something. "Oh no, no wonder he wanted us to come back. He's using this as an excuse to send us away so that they can go down alone."
Ying Beinian sneered. "It's impossible for them to eat alone. No matter who it is, they can't escape my pursuit."
His confidence was not without reason. Many years ago, he was a member of the Empire's military. His post was the military's most arduous and tiring branch — the field engineer. This branch was extremely good at reconnaissance and tracking.
Unfortunately, when this group of people returned to the underground cave, Ying Beinian still found nothing.
There were no footprints, no traces, no breath, no smell. There was nothing in the entire cave. Not even a shadow could be seen.
"Are you sure the two of them came down again?" Lu Feng was a little doubtful.
"From the northern stronghold to here, do you think they can go anywhere else?" Ying Beinian asked back.
Lu Feng nodded. Ying Beinian's words made more sense. Other than going deep underground, there was no other way to explain where Ding Meng and Su Xia had gone.
However, these 12 tunnels were exactly the same. There was no way to determine Ding Meng's whereabouts.
"How did these two guys do it?
They didn't leave any trace behind. "Ying Beinian frowned. He really could not figure it out.
Of course, he couldn't figure it out, because Ding Meng's trick was too simple. It was nothing more than the set of armor she wore when she landed. He and Su Xia picked it up again and used the little remaining energy to fly into the cave. Only when the energy was depleted did Ding Meng and Su Xia choose to walk. At this point, they were already more than 30 kilometers underground. No matter how hard Ying Beinian and Lu Feng chased after them, there was no way they could catch up.
Moreover, Ying Beinian could not figure out Ding Meng and Su Xia's route even if he racked his brains. Ding Meng finally chose the tunnel at the 10 o 'clock position. After entering, he did not advance along the tunnel. Instead, he used the old method of mining in the concentration camp. He used his psychic power and Catoptric Deflection to open a path. Wherever the Sacred Tree's breath was the strongest, Ding Meng and Su Xia would dig in that area.
Even Ding Meng himself did not expect the current situation, let alone Ying Beinian and Su Xia.