In Ding Meng's imagination, after these people kidnapped "Xu Weimin", they should quickly take off and hand him over to a spaceship or starship in space. Then, the starship would fly into outer space and run to a planet or a secret base for modification.
However, the reality was completely different from what he had expected. This flying car actually turned around and flew in the direction of Qiu Ze City. Could it be that the Hidden Front's stronghold and base were hidden in the city?
The flying car landed in the plaza of a company called "Polar Light Jewelry Trading Co., Ltd." After Ding Meng was pushed out, he was quickly transferred to an underground warehouse. Just when he thought that was the end, the employees of Polar Light Corporation sealed the medical pod into a huge crystal carrier matrix. There were more than forty such containers in the warehouse. After sealing them, they were sent back to the ground. At this moment, a Swordfish cargo spaceship was already waiting in the plaza …
This Swordfish spaceship was marked with the logo of Polar Light Corporation. It looked like it was preparing to take off.
His guess was completely correct. The Swordfish spaceship was indeed ascending toward the space station of planet TT12. Ding Meng suddenly understood the thoughts of this group of people.
They kidnapped the target in the suburbs, sent him back to the city, and used the name of a company to openly transport goods. This move would probably make it difficult for many people to track them down. This Polar Light Corporation was in the jewelry business, and jewelry were all luxury goods. Generally, they would not open the boxes for inspection, not to mention that he was sealed in a crystal carrier matrix. The inspection system on the space station might not be able to detect it. This way, "Xu Weimin" could avoid the eyes of many outside investigations.
Thinking of this, Ding Meng decisively turned off the wristband. His wristband now had the authorization of an investigation order. As long as he was within the borders of the Empire, the Special Operations Department and Qu Xiaoqing could locate him at any time. In order to not alert the enemy, he decided to temporarily disappear.
He had a feeling that creating a new warrior was not a small matter. Hu Qi and Gu Yuanyuan were all outside doing odd jobs, including the group of Origin Ability Users in Sweetwater Park. They might not even be the core. The real big fish should still be behind them.
The Swordfish spaceship indeed passed the security check of the space station and then flew rapidly in the vast expanse of space.
Ding Meng could not allow himself to be locked in the crystal-carrying matrix. As soon as the spaceship left the space station, he destroyed the switches of the medical bay and the container before walking out of the cargo bay.
The spaceship was filled with the staff of Polar Light Company. Most of them were beginner origin ability users and non-combat type origin ability users. With the use of Assimilating Heart Technique, even if Ding Meng walked past them, they wouldn't be able to see him.
Very soon, he arrived at the cockpit. After observing for a while, he realized that the people from Polar Light Company probably did not know that someone was locked up in the cargo hold. Judging from the conversation between the captain and the first mate, it was mostly about topics like jewelry.
Looking at the interstellar map on the control panel, Ding Meng noticed that the spaceship was flying within the Empire and not in outer space. Its destination was Planet Canyue. Wasn't that the planet where Professor Zhao Yue's fourth student was?
Could it be that there was a connection between the two?
However, he still underestimated the methods of the Hidden Front. The Swordfish spaceship flew for about two days before stopping in space. From the information displayed on the control panel, another spaceship named "Ocean Trading and Transportation Company" was about to unload its cargo. Among the cargo they had received, the container containing Ding Meng was currently on the list of cargo being unloaded.
This was a common practice among trading companies in space. Everyone would transfer their cargo before arriving at the space station. The purpose was to avoid paying taxes.
Ding Meng could not help but sigh. He had personally taken the risk. If it had been someone from the Special Operations Department, it would have been extremely difficult to continue the investigation because the clues would have been led astray.
The spaceship of the Ocean Trading Company was an "Entrepreneur" -class cargo ship. The destination of the cargo ship was Xingwu City of the Norse Empire's Xingwu Department. This was the second largest galaxy in the Empire and was located in the bustling metropolis of the Central Territory. The famous Xingwu University was located here and was one of the Empire's most important talent export bases.
The scale of Xingwu City was far greater than that of Blue Pole Star City. Although it did not have the skyscrapers of Blue Pole Star City, it had the advantage of being vast and large. Even if one were to look down at the city from above, they would not be able to see the end of it.
Could it be that the modification base of the Hidden Front was hidden in this huge capital city?
The cargo ship had indeed landed in the plaza of the Ocean Trading Company on the outskirts of the city. There were forty to fifty cargo ships like this docked in the plaza, which was enough to show that the scale of this company was far greater than that of the Polar Light Company. After the containers were unloaded from the ship, they were taken away by various trucks. These trucks should be the suppliers of this company.
If Roger had traced it here, he would not have been able to trace it any further because there were no problems with the transportation along the way. He would not have been able to find any clues at all.
However, Ding Meng secretly admired the power of the Hidden Front organization. According to conventional thinking, everyone would think that the source of the regenerated warriors was in outer space, but they had set up their base in the most prosperous and peaceful city of the Empire. It seemed very dangerous, but in fact, it was the safest place. This was why Qu Xiaoqing and the others could not find any clues in the Fertile Chalk System.
The crystal-loaded matrix was sent into the Ocean Trading Company Building by the transport truck. The cargo elevator did not rise to the top of the building, but turned into a shuttle ladder and descended to the ground.
That's right!
Such a secret modification base should be hidden from the eyes and ears of others.
Through the speed and time of the shuttle ladder's descent, Ding Meng judged that the underground building should be 50 stories deep. Finally, the shuttle ladder stopped and opened. What appeared in front of him was a steel corridor similar to a starship's passage. At the end of the corridor was a large room similar to a workshop.
It was filled with all kinds of workbenches, consoles, petri dishes, nutrition cabins, and hibernation pods. Everything indicated that this was a place similar to a laboratory, but Ding Meng did not see any regenerated warriors or frog monsters.
There were very few people in the laboratory. Other than five or six staff in white coats, there was only a short old man with white hair standing at the central console.
The little old man's face looked very old, and his face was very haggard. His eyes were bloodshot. He should be the manager of this place, but he looked very depressed.
At this time, a young man in a suit came in with a group of people. The man in the suit was full of joy. "Old Huo, we've brought you another regenerated body."
Old Huo was cold and expressionless. "Stop at the workbench!"
The small truck with the matrix was pushed to the shelf in the corner, and a staff member immediately went to take it.
After the matrix was opened, there was a medical pod. Inside lay "Xu Weimin" with his eyes closed. After the staff member checked the data on the pod, he could not help but exclaim, "Professor Huo, come and take a look!"
Old Huo's movements were very agile. He rushed over in a few steps. After glancing at the LCD screen, he could not help but turn his head and say angrily, "Why did you send a normal, healthy person here this time?"
Ding Meng's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that all the people sent here in the past were unhealthy dead people?
The man in the suit smiled eerily. "Isn't it the same?
This person is almost a hundred years old. Besides, he volunteered to go to the front line. "
Old Huo immediately closed the medical pod and replied coldly, "Sorry, I said before that I will not do anything to normal living people."
The man in the suit laughed even more sinisterly. "This is the hundredth one. We had an agreement beforehand. After you finish modifying the hundredth one, you and your student's agreement with us will take effect. You can go home and enjoy your lives. Don't tell me you want to give up at this last moment?
It's not your style to give up all your previous efforts. You should finish what you started... "
As soon as he said this, the other staff members looked at Old Huo with complicated expressions.
Old Huo's face turned red. "B * stard, you know the agreement. Living experiments are humane. I refuse!"
The man in the suit sighed. "This person has already been disabled. If you refuse, according to the laws of the Empire, we can only send him to the exile planet and let him fend for himself."
Old Huo turned on the LCD screen again and looked at "Xu Weimin's" data. It showed that this person's vital signs were very weak. It seemed that his head had been severely injured, and his energy fluctuations were quite weak. His origin had probably been disabled. Of course, what he did not know was that this was all a facade put on by Ding Meng.
The man in the suit sighed. "Think about him. Think about yourselves. Think about your relatives. Think about your husbands, wives, and children. That's all I have to say. Old Huo, it's up to you whether you want to change or not. My attitude is still the same. I won't force you..."
After saying this, he waved his hand and called for a group of subordinates to leave. The metal door of the laboratory quickly closed.
After he left, the atmosphere in the laboratory suddenly became silent. The staff members all looked at Old Huo. Many of them seemed to want to say something, but from their expressions, it seemed that the words were stuck in their throats.
"Teacher Huo, are we changing this time?" a young girl in a white coat asked carefully.
Old Huo stared at the sleeping "Xu Weimin" in a daze. His tone became very firm. "We're not changing!"
There was another period of silence in the air. The silence was oppressive. The young girl whispered again, "Teacher Huo, my Xiaobao should be six years old this year. I haven't seen him in six years since he was born. I... I really want to go back..."
The girl's voice was a little choked. It was obvious that she missed her family very much.
Old Huo was furious. He turned his head and said, "Xiao Xiang, you have a child. Doesn't the person lying in here have a child?
Doesn't he have a family?
If we change him, what about his family?
What about his child? "
"But..." Xiao Xiang lowered her head and said, "This person is about to die. If we don't change him, his life will come to an end."
Old Huo said angrily, "Is this your first day as my students?
Don't you know my principles?
Do you want me to be so heartless as to change a living person? "
It was obvious that he had a lot of authority in this group of people. After he shouted, the laboratory fell silent again.
However, after a short period of silence, someone stammered, "Teacher Huo, I have a question!"
Old Huo said coldly, "Speak!"
The person raised his hand and said, "Over the years, we have changed these soldiers. Did Mr. Fu and the others really send these soldiers to the front line to fight?"
Old Huo was stunned.