The Lang family had prepared a sumptuous dinner. The table was filled with all kinds of dishes. Of course, there were plenty of dishes that Ding Meng had never seen before. It had been many years since he last enjoyed such delicacies. Therefore, as soon as he sat down, Ding Meng swept through the food like a whirlwind, like a vacuum cleaner sweeping the floor.
Seeing how he ate, Du Mo could not help but laugh. "Ding Meng, you must have suffered a lot in outer space all these years, right?"
Ding Meng was chewing on a large roasted chicken. His mouth was full of oil. "Yes, yes. To be honest, I haven't tasted anything for a long time."
Du Mo asked carefully, "Ding Meng, I'm very curious. When the SS Expedition flew into the wormhole, what happened to the ancient dragon?"
Only he had the right to ask such a question. After all, he was Ding Meng's close friend.
Ding Meng sighed. "That dragon was eventually beaten back to its original form by the cosmic storm in the space-time rift. It was reduced to its original form of a water droplet."
Du Peixing was shocked. "It didn't die even under such circumstances?"
Ding Meng said, "This spore life form that was born in ancient times is indeed difficult to kill. But don't worry, it is no longer a threat to us. After all, it has been beaten back to its original form, and even its memory has been erased."
Everyone was silent. This kind of thing was hard for them to imagine.
Liang Yiran asked curiously, "By the way, Ding Meng, where were you and the SS Expedition sent to?"
Before Ding Meng could answer, Du Mo quickly explained, "Ding Meng, don't mind her. Yiran is now running a trading company that specializes in buying all kinds of strange materials in outer space. She is very interested in things outside of our solar system."
Ding Meng smiled gently and said, "I've been to many places over the years, and the Federal Empire's environment is the best. I can only tell you that the Expedition was sent hundreds of light-years away, and I even met real Interstellar Pirates there."
It was not that he was unwilling to talk about his experience, but it was just that this experience was too bizarre, too complicated, and too tortuous. Madison Planet, Azure Tree Planet, Deity Battlefield Planet, Extreme Flame Planet, all kinds of life forms, secrets, singularities, Shenguang Technology, Mou Planet Civilization. Any one of them would overturn Du Mo and the others' understanding.
However, Liang Yiran's interest was piqued. "There are space pirates outside the galaxy?
Is it a human? "
Ding Meng smiled and said, "They're humans. Just like us, there are also origin ability users. However, their name is different. They call them psionicists."
"Psionicists?" Liang Yiran was even more curious now. "Where are they?"
"Yiran!"
Du Mo was a little unhappy. Although he was curious, this was her privacy. He couldn't keep staring at it.
Liang Yiran immediately quieted down and obediently picked up her chopsticks to pick up the food.
Ding Meng laughed and said, "It's okay, Du Mo. My experience while I was away was quite complicated. I can't explain it all in a short time. When I have time, I'll let you and Yiran talk about it slowly."
Liang Yiran was happy now. "That's great, Ding Meng. Every time my company's fleet comes back from the Fertile Chalk Galaxy, I've heard them talk about all kinds of strange things."
"Oh?" Ding Meng was a little surprised. "Your business has even reached the Fertile Chalk Galaxy?
It's not very peaceful there! "
When he mentioned the Fertile Chalk Galaxy, Du Peixing's expression became serious. He sighed and said, "Yes, in recent years, the Steel Mane Empire has popped up among the frogmen. This has increased the pressure on the Norse Empire. I've heard many old brothers in the fleet say that there will be a great war between the Empire and the frogmen."
Du Mo's eyes immediately shone brightly. "Legends and heroes can only be born during wartime."
"What do you know?" Du Peixing rolled his eyes at him. "Do you think it's a normal war?
Wars between different civilizations are all destructive disasters. Back when the Federation fought with the Devouring World, how many people died? It was in the billions. Also, when the Empire and the frogmen went to war, did you think the Federation wouldn't be affected?
You're short-sighted! "
Du Mo wasn't angry after being scolded by his brother. "I just haven't participated in a war before!"
When the war was mentioned, Ding Meng thought of Xueyan and Ren Tianlan. They were the victims of that war.
"Oh right, where are Aunt Xueyan and the others?
I heard that they went to the capital to rest? "Ding Meng suddenly asked.
Lang Ling and Fu Zhonghui's expressions immediately darkened. Lang Ling explained, "Ding Meng, after you left, Miss Ling blamed Pei Xing. She said that he forced you to participate in the war, which led to your death. You should know about the Transit String. She's a high-ranking member of the Starry Rainbow Group. Sometimes, businessmen have to weigh their own interests."
Ding Meng nodded. "That's right. She promised me many things, but she didn't fulfill any of them."
Fu Zhonghui's expression darkened. "Senior Xue could have gone to the Starry Rainbow Group. Even if she didn't go, the group of doctors could have been recommended by the Starry Rainbow Group to work in Saint Splendor's advanced medical institutions. However, the Starry Rainbow Group didn't do that. In the end, Miss Ling used her connections to help Senior Xue return to the capital. She's been recuperating in the sanatorium ever since …"
Seeing his gloomy expression, Ding Meng knew that there was more to it. "It can't be that simple, right?"
Lang Ling gritted his teeth and said, "Only Aunt Xue and Uncle Ren were resettled."
Ding Meng said, "I remember that there were a few hundred people that I saved, right?
What about the others? "
Lang Ling said, "The others were taken by several major medical and health institutions in the capital."
"They're going?" Ding Meng's eyes widened. "What do you mean?"
Lang Ling said, "They're not going to work. They're going to be used by those institutions for research."
Ding Meng asked curiously, "Research?
What do they want to research? "
Lang Ling said, "These people survived the war in the Devouring World and lived on the Poisonous Barrier Star for many years. In the end, they were miraculously cured. Many authoritative experts in the medical and biological fields hope to research the root cause of the strange poison in their bodies. Therefore, many of them have been put under control. There's been no news of them until now …"
She didn't dare to be too explicit with her words, but how could Ding Meng not understand the logic behind it?
To put it nicely, it was called research. To put it bluntly, it was locking these people up and isolating them from normal people. They were used for all kinds of experiments and research. They were no different from white mice and had no freedom at all. As for "no news of them at all", the underlying meaning was that it was unknown whether they were alive or dead. Perhaps some of them had already been killed by the research.
With a soft "bang", the cup in Ding Meng's hand turned into powder. "Isn't the Federation's law against direct human experimentation?
How did things turn out like this? "
Du Peixing sighed. "First of all, these people's citizenship hasn't been settled yet. It's reasonable that they can't be properly resettled. Second, the news of their return can't be made public because it will cause panic among normal citizens. Third, this matter is largely related to the Xinhong Group."
"The Xinhong Group again?" A cold light flashed in Ding Meng's eyes. "What's going on?
Brother Xing, sister-in-law, tell me in detail. "
Du Peixing's expression was ugly. "After you left, the old master settled the citizenship of Senior Xue and Senior Ren. However, the old master couldn't do anything about the remaining hundreds of people. After all, there were too many of them."
Ding Meng could understand this. The old master had a high reputation. With his identity as a guarantee, it was easy to settle the citizenship of Xue Yan and Ren Tianlan. "But the Transit String promised me that she could settle the citizenship of everyone in the refugee camp."
Du Peixing nodded. "With the power of the Xinhong Group, she could. However, they had internal problems at that time. The Xinhong Group has always been quite successful in the field of medicine and biology. They also cooperate well with several major institutions and research institutes …"
Ding Meng suddenly interrupted him. "So they thought that I was dead. The people I saved were worthless. It was better to use them for exchange. Those institutions would study these survivors in exchange for support and cooperation with the Xinhong Group.
Is that right? "
Du Peixing didn't say anything, but his expression obviously admitted it.
Ding Meng said expressionlessly, "Didn't the relevant institutions of the Federation do anything about this?"
Du Peixing smiled bitterly. "They couldn't do anything even if they wanted to. They announced to the public that they were extracting the blood of these people for research. Who knows if they were conducting live experiments in private?"
"It would be strange if they could research it." Ding Meng sneered disdainfully. How could these so-called experts research the K virus?
Lang Ling said, "With the power of the Xinhong Group, even if there were live experiments, they could still suppress the matter. This is what Ling Zhixing usually does. My father and I went to the capital several times to ask to see these people, but the Xinhong Group ignored us. The research institutes also refused our requests. In short, my father and I tried our best. Ding Meng, I'm sorry, I'm really sorry. You wasted your efforts to save Aunt Xue and the others."
"Sister-in-law, it's not your fault!
You've already helped a lot! "
Ding Meng waved his hand and asked in a low voice, "Was this so-called exchange of benefits done by the Transit String?"
Du Peixing shook his head and said, "As far as I know, the Transit String didn't want to do this. This decision was made by the second daughter of the Xinhong Group, Ling Xingwen. Ling Zhixing supported her, so …"
He didn't finish his sentence, but he had already expressed his meaning. Ding Meng suddenly fell silent. Facing the table full of delicious food, he suddenly lost his appetite.
"I only regret one thing right now!" Ding Meng said expressionlessly.
Everyone looked at him curiously, not knowing what he meant.
Ding Meng said coldly, "A few days ago in the Flying Star City, I was too merciful. I only killed a dozen of their Battle-Monarchs."
Du Peixing, Fu Zhonghui, and Lang Ling probably didn't know what was going on, but Du Mo was shocked. "A few days ago, I heard from my colleagues that more than a dozen Battle-Monarchs of the Xinhong Group were beheaded by a mysterious expert. Could it be you?"
Liang Yiran also covered her mouth in shock. "But the Xinhong Group claimed that it was an accident in space."
"It was me!"
Ding Meng's expression was cold. "If the people I rescued from Planet V4 were really tortured to death for research purposes, then I'm sorry, but this Ling Xingwen can only have one ending, and that is to die!"
"Hiss —"
Everyone sucked in a breath of cold air. This murderous aura was extremely sharp.
Most importantly, was Ding Meng's current strength so terrifying?
He had beheaded more than a dozen Battle-Monarchs with a single strike. How many people in the Federation were his match?
He really had the right to say such words!