radicalducati Chapter 190 The Situation at the Scene
Chapter 190 The Situation at the Scene
Rewinding to the beginning, Mikel finished his conversation with Marshal Anaos and then, along with Elijah, set off for planet AF9 with the female members of the investigation team.
After more than twenty hours, Mikel sent a message to the male insect at home, telling him that they were on their way.
Due to a severe storm encountered en route, they had to slow down their spaceship and finally arrived at planet AF9 on the afternoon of the following day.
To avoid attracting attention, the investigation team decided to keep a low profile and enter planet AF9 as ordinary citizens aboard a civilian spaceship.
The explosion in the civilian area of planet AF9 was in a very remote location, and the space pirate gang dared not choose to live in areas with too many residents because they wanted to conceal their identities.
Therefore, apart from being startled awake in the early hours of the morning by the explosion, the surrounding residents suffered no significant losses.
The investigation team is communicating with local officials, while Mikel, avoiding them, brought Elijah to the site for inspection.
The area was surrounded by police tape, and only ashes from the explosion remained at the scene. After last night's storm, the small building at the epicenter of the explosion had collapsed into ruins, and the space pirate gang had long since disappeared.
Mikel led Elijah across the cordon and inside.
What you see in the video is far less tangible than what you see on the spot. Centered on the small building, more than a dozen surrounding houses were also burned down, leaving only empty shells. Some of the more severely damaged buildings were completely destroyed, leaving not even empty shells.
From the collapsed ruins, we can only roughly deduce that there used to be a house here.
After walking around the ruins, Mikel stopped on the southeast side of the small building, without making any movement or speaking, his eyes fixed on the direction of the small building.
Elijah had no idea what Mikel was doing. He had been notified at the last minute to come to planet AF9 with their general. He hadn't had time to prepare anything before boarding the spaceship. The general's expression was too serious the whole way, and Elijah didn't dare to ask.
It was only through his gossipy social skills that he managed to get a general idea of what had happened from the accompanying investigation team.
It turns out that the case of Paters, the leader of that space pirate gang, has implicated General Aris, who has been dead for two years. No wonder their general came here in person, even while pregnant with the insect eggs.
Mikel was standing in the same spot where the white-haired, buzz-cut female insect was stopped in the video. But now, looking at the small building from this position, he couldn't see anything, and the ground beneath his feet had no direction; after last night's storm, there wasn't even a footprint left.
Mikel was still looking down at something, while Elijah followed behind him, remaining alert.
Suddenly, a rustling sound came from a nearby ruin, accompanied by a faint, heavy breathing sound.
Mikel turned his head sharply and saw a thin, small body seemingly crawling on the ground searching for something in the dark, empty ruins near the police line.
The insect moved very quietly, sneaking around and peeking out; it was clearly not normal.
With just a simple glance, Elijah darted away with lightning speed.
Mikel followed behind at a leisurely pace.
"Behave yourself!" Elijah shouted, pressing the laser pointer against the insect's head. "Who are you? What are you doing here?!"
"I...I...have mercy, I...I was wrong..." The small female insect trembled and lay on the damp and dirty ruins, her forehead hitting the dark floor again and again.
It made a "thump! thump! thump!" sound.
His voice was filled with fear, trembling as he pleaded for mercy, completely ignoring Elijah's questions.
"Spare... my life, I... I really know... I was wrong..." he stammered, while kowtowing repeatedly as if he felt no pain.
Mikel approached and saw the female insect's current state: her brown hair was neither long nor short, and it was all over the place; her clothes and pants were too short and so worn that their original color was no longer recognizable. Her face and exposed hands and feet were filthy and an eyesore.
You can smell the sour and strange odor emanating from him even if you get close.
Mikel frowned at him and coldly commanded, "Stop."
Having served as a female soldier for so many years and carried out numerous missions, Mikel had seen female insects like this before.
He could tell at a glance that this female insect could only have come from the slums. Insects from the slums coming to the territory of the civilian area and even rummaging through things at the accident site looked suspicious no matter how you looked at it.
Upon hearing this cold tone, the filthy female insect froze. She dared not beg for mercy or kowtow anymore, but simply lay prostrate on the ground, her body trembling uncontrollably from time to time.
Mikel said, "Stand up and lift your head."
Ah Bing heard the voice above him again, but for a moment he didn't dare to look up, his heart pounding violently.
I just felt like today was going to be the end of me.
"Hey, didn't you hear me? I told you to look up." Seeing that he hadn't moved for a long time, Elijah kicked his shin to remind him.
With a heart full of unease, Ah Bing slowly and reluctantly got up, slightly raising his face.
His pupils were black, the same color as the male insects in the house. Looking into those dark eyes, Mikel immediately thought of the male insect still waiting for him at home.
I have no idea what the male insect in my house is doing all by itself.
Realizing she had misunderstood, Mikel snapped out of her reverie and asked, "Are you from the slums?"
This simple question made Ah Bing visibly flustered. He lowered his head and answered timidly, "...I...am."
The residents of the working-class area consider themselves superior to the residents of the slums and usually look down on the slum dwellers.
The slum worms can't just come into the territory of the working class, and even if they do, they can't just wander around without permission.
This is a rule that residents of both regions on planet AF9 agree upon, and violators will be severely punished.
Thinking of the insects that had been punished, Ah Bing began to beg for mercy in fear. He bowed repeatedly, pleading intermittently, his voice already trembling with sobs: "Your... esteemed guests... please... I... this is my first time... sneaking here, please... spare me... I... will never dare to do it again..."
Elijah held the laser pointer aloft as he looked at Mikel, awaiting his next instructions.
This female insect was clearly a very young larva, not even a teenager. Judging from its condition, it was clearly living a very difficult life.
Elijah felt a pang of pity and softened his voice, saying, "Don't be afraid. As long as you answer our questions honestly, we won't hand you over to the insects in the civilian area."
Upon hearing this, Ah Bing stopped bowing, looked up at Elijah with surprise and uncertainty, and then turned to look at Mikel.
It seemed like they were confirming whether what they were saying was true.
After a while, Ah Bing finally regained his normal voice. He whispered, "You...you guys, what...what do you want to ask? I...I'll tell you everything I know..."