Inside the command center of the Ministry of Intelligence.
Nearly a hundred staff members sat behind their respective consoles and stared at the holographic screen showing the real-time status of the entire colony.
Supervisor Joel Miller, who stood in the center and looked middle-aged, ordered after hearing the report:
"Put the agent's body data on the main screen and contact him."
"Yes." The staff started to execute it.
I saw the agent's data displayed on the main screen...
There is basic information such as name, age, employee number, etc., but the physiological status shows a red "No Signal" message.
This means that all the nanorobots injected into the intelligence agent's body were disconnected almost at the same time.
To achieve such an effect, the only way is to deliberately block the transmission signal, or to suffer some kind of high-energy attack, such as a large-caliber plasma cannon regiment that "evaporates" the intelligence agent, and not even a nano-robot can be left.
Otherwise, if the intelligence agent dies or is seriously injured, the local intelligence department will be able to receive the implementation information.
only…
Electricity-related accidents are not ruled out, but such situations are rare.
Not long after, Elena Charles's physiological data came online again, and everything was normal. The only difference was that there was a slight burn on her right hand.
The staff also reported again: "Director Miller and Intelligence Agent Charles De sent a communication request."
"Connected." Miller said immediately.
"yes."
Soon, the main screen switched, showing a young Elena wearing a helmet and stained work clothes, with a dirty face.
At this moment, the intelligence agent was in a dimly lit power distribution room.
Seeing that the communication was connected, Miller asked: "Charles, please explain the situation where your nanorobots collectively went offline five minutes ago."
"Yes..." Elena immediately raised her sleeve, her right hand with black gloves, and explained with some embarrassment:
"Sir, I just did a routine inspection according to the requirements of the next class. Unexpectedly, a small accident happened. It may be because of this, and..."
Elena said, first put down her right hand, then picked up an empty small syringe, and showed it to Miller:
"Sir, I have injected the backup robot."
Hearing this, Miller nodded slightly and continued to ask: "Have you found anything in the Assis mine? Can you confirm any abnormal phenomena?"
The Assis Mine they are talking about is actually an asteroid located in the asteroid belt of the colonial system, with a diameter of "only" nine kilometers.
The colonial galaxy where they are located is called "Calisto", which is about 460 light-years away from the solar system. When observed on a flat star map, the galaxy is located in the "lower right corner" of the solar system.
It is one of the many newly developed colonies in the past thirty years. It belongs to the "Oslo" sector where the Space Wolves are located. Its governor is the fourth son of Sui Bian, Russ.
Today, on June 25, 2089, Callisto has a total population of 800 million, mainly concentrated on the second orbit, the colonized planet that has undergone planetary transformation.
About tens of millions of people are concentrated in the asteroid belt between the third orbit and the fourth orbit, because it is rich in rare metals.
However, Assis, where Elena is located, did not meet the specifications for building an asteroid colony, so it was managed and constructed by unofficial companies other than UEG and Umbrella.
Currently, there are about 9,000 miners, engineers and other employees' families living in Assis for a long time.
The company responsible for Assis will dispatch three transport ships every three months to transport various materials to Assis and then transport away the excavated minerals.
Before the transport ship arrives or leaves, Assis is equivalent to a state of isolation.
If the mine can be accessed at will, the company will be worried.
However, employees and their families can submit applications to the company and leave Assis along with the transport ships that arrive on time every three months.
And Elena is a young intelligence agent stationed in Assis, and she is also the only intelligence agent. After all, this is only a mine with a scale of 9,000 people.
But not long ago, Elena reported that fights and quarrels in Assis had increased.
It may be an abnormality, or it may just be a mental illness caused by a simple sense of depression. You must know that fights and quarrels often occur in small mines.
And this kind of incident does not require the police to take action, let alone Umbrella's intervention. The gun-toting security guards of major companies can stabilize the situation.
Hearing Miller's inquiry, Irina shook her head slightly and said: "I'm not sure yet, sir, but I will continue to investigate, please don't worry."
Miller frowned slightly, thought for a while, and said: "You are limited in your ability alone. I will send another intelligence agent to sneak into Asis secretly to assist you in the investigation and thoroughly confirm whether there are any abnormalities."
"Thanks for the assistance, sir." Elena said happily.
"Well, keep in touch." Miller said.
"yes."
After saying that, Elena ended the communication.
Miller turned to look to the right and ordered to the staff member who had reported on Elena's condition:
"Contact the captain of the Corsair and tell him that the Intelligence Department needs help with a courier business. Also, inform Lin and ask him to prepare to go to Assis."
"Yes, supervisor."
Although Miller felt that only the internship period was counted, Elena, who had just served as an intelligence agent for less than two years and was a "rookie", was overly nervous and regarded violent incidents caused by regular mental illnesses as abnormal phenomena.
But to be on the safe side, Miller was still prepared to send one of the most experienced local intelligence agents to Assis immediately to conduct an in-depth investigation.
Finished the order.
Miller continued to focus on the entire Callisto system through the main screen and other secondary screens.
Compared with Assis, where 9,000 people live, a colonial galaxy with 800 million people is more important.
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Three hours later.
Between the third and fourth orbits of the Callisto Galaxy, outside the asteroid belt.
A Steadfast-class frigate belonging to the Space Wolves Legion ended its "flattened" and "stretched" jump voyage and chose to park in this space.
"She" is the Viking ship responsible for defending the low-Earth orbit of colonial planets.
Inside the hangar.
A Yuou V-type transport aircraft used for reconnaissance started the engine, closed the tail hatch, and was guided by ground staff holding red fluorescent sticks in both hands. It left the deck and drove slowly toward the air valve.
However, before it was about to pass through the insulating film of the air valve, Euro V activated its optical camouflage function, used the stealth state to leave the hangar, and went to outer space to go to Assis in the asteroid belt.
In the cabin, there was only one "passenger" sitting next to the tail door.
The "passenger" was wearing a black pressure protective suit, his helmet was placed on the seat next to his left hand, and there was a portable black equipment box at his feet.
Moreover, this "passenger" had slightly long black hair and strong features, but his eyes were lifeless and seemed to have no energy.
He is the intelligence agent surnamed Lin who is preparing to assist Elena in investigating the anomaly according to Miller's order.
At this moment, Lin was looking at the individual soldier screen on his right wrist, sliding on the screen with his left index finger, repeatedly reading the relevant information about the Assis Mine, as well as the various intelligence submitted by Elena, as well as Elena's own information.
.
Time passed quickly in silence.
Nearly forty minutes later.
"Beep!"
Accompanied by a harsh sound, the warning light at the top of the hatch lights up red.
Seeing this, Lin closed the individual soldier screen, picked up the helmet placed next to his seat, and put it on. A sound of "ci~!" indicated that the helmet and protective clothing were sealed.
Immediately afterwards, the pilot's joking words came from the helmet's built-in communication, saying:
"This flight is expected to arrive at the end of the journey in 75 seconds, so passengers please be prepared and remember to give our crew a good review."
"Haha, I will." Lin said with a low smile.
Callisto Intelligence has good relations with the Corsair and another Steadfast-class ship belonging to the Space Wolves.
Therefore, these two Steadfast-class ships often assist the Intelligence Department in performing various tasks, and of course they also make some harmless jokes.
soon.
The cabin lights were turned off one after another, leaving only the warning light on the top of the cabin door, which was still flashing red. At the same time, the cabin also began to depressurize.
Seventy-five seconds pass.
The warning light turned from red to green, and then went out immediately, causing the entire cabin to completely enter darkness. However, the hatch opened smoothly, showing Lin the vast starry sky, and below the Yuou V, there was an asteroid with a gray and rough surface.
Sith.
See this.
Lin turned on the magnetic adsorption with his left hand, held the portable equipment box, and with a little force, he bent his knees and "floated" away from the cabin, arriving alone in the universe without distinction between east, west, north, and south.
Drifting more than ten meters away, he used the two small jets on his back to adjust his direction, maintaining a height of three or four meters from the surface of Assis and moving forward at a constant speed.
During this period, the pilot had closed the cabin door and was driving the Yuou V, which was still in a hidden state. He continued to pay attention to Lin until Lin came to an exposed short building area and used the shadow to reach the entrance of one of the air valves.
The air valve was opened by someone from the inside, allowing Lin to enter Assis.
After confirming that the entire process was correct and no distress signal was heard, the pilot then returned to the Yu-O-V.
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…
In the isolation compartment of the gas valve.
Feeling the gravity again, Lin stood in the center, waiting for the cabin to be pressurized.
Not long after, the person who assisted him to manually open the air valve saw that after the pressurization was completed, he manually opened the isolation hatch, allowing Lin to fully enter Assis.
Get out of the isolation cabin.
Come to the inner corridor.
Lin saw a cleaning trolley in front of the terminal on the left, as well as Elena, who was wearing dark red work clothes and had a serious look on her face, wary of both sides of the corridor.
Seeing Lin walking out of the isolation cabin, she quickly controlled the terminal to close the cabin door.
Lin didn't wait for the other party to remind him, took off his helmet, opened the lid of the cart and threw it in. Then he quickly took off his protective clothing and stuffed the suitcase into the cart together.
Without the protective clothing, Lin was wearing work clothes of a similar style to Elena, but the color was yellow to represent a cleaner, and there were stains, wear and other small details on the clothes.
Seeing that Lin only took more than ten seconds to complete the change, Elena shrugged her shoulders, as if she was finally relieved and about to say something.
However, Lin glanced at the surveillance camera at the end of the corridor that was still operating "normally", held the handle of the cart, and whispered: "If you have anything to say later, let's go first."
"Yeah." Elena nodded in agreement.
Next, Lin followed Irina, who was familiar with the place, and tried to avoid surveillance and go deep inside.
The corridors and passages in most areas of the Assis Mine are very narrow and dimly lit, which indeed can easily cause claustrophobia and other related illnesses.
Since it was "night", they didn't meet many people, and they didn't attract much attention. After all, at this hour, people either went back to their cabins to rest, accompanied their families, or went to the entertainment area outsourced by the company to drink and eat with their coworkers.
, and carry out various recreational projects.
Even though this period is not peaceful and the pressure is high, people will still use alcohol and enjoyment to temporarily escape their troubles.
Even the security guards who have dealt with many violent incidents and are sitting in the monitoring room may be dozing off at the moment, focusing on the monitoring screen and waiting for their shift to change soon.
This made it easier for Elena, who knew the rules, to act secretly, prepare the cart, and then use the intelligence agent's exclusive mobile phone to interfere with the surveillance cameras along the way, allowing Lin to sneak into Assis without any hindrance.
When we came to the dormitory area numbered "06" with messy corridors and different widths, the number of people began to increase.
There were drunken miners hanging on each other's backs, as well as employee wives with babies in their arms. They stopped complaining about their husbands, left the fairly spacious and bright square with a lot of green vegetation, and hurried back to their respective dormitories.
At this time, Lin and Irina entered the cleaning room.
Lock the hatch.
Turn on the lights.
Elena showed undisguised admiration, stretched out her right hand and said with a smile: "Elena Charles, it is my honor to get your assistance, sir!"
Lin also extended his right hand, shook it and responded: "Lin Shunsheng, it should be my honor to cooperate with you."
"No, no, no, I am still far behind, sir. Sir, you have dealt with dozens of cases of infiltration by alien forces, and you are even known as the "Judge of the Night." And I just finished my internship, and the first one I reported was
Abnormal events are very likely to be made out of a molehill..."
Elena let go of her hand, shook her head and said a series of words.
At the end, she said extremely respectfully to Lin: "I hope the commander will not be angry with my gaffe. In fact, when I was receiving training, I regarded the commander as the goal I strive for."
“…”
Lin still had the same dull look, but he showed a faint smile that didn't seem to be fake, retracted his right hand and said:
"You are still young and will become an excellent intelligence agent sooner or later. Besides, for people like us, every slightest abnormality should be taken extremely seriously, so you did the right thing."
With that said, Lin opened the cart cover, took out the protective clothing, squatted on the ground and folded it, and continued:
"Pack these things into your cabin first, and then make an investigation plan."
"Yes, sir." Elena responded and helped tidy up.
When there was no one outside, the two of them left the cleaning room and calmly walked into Elena's dormitory.
At this time, most of the lights in the dormitory area have been turned off, and it has completely entered night mode. The surrounding area has fallen into silence, but faintly exciting music can be heard from the entertainment area in the distance.
However…
"Ah! Ah! Stay away from me and the child! You are not Todd! You are not! Help!"
The woman's panicked scream broke the tranquility here.