Evolution Beyond the Stars Volume 1: The Beginning of Eden 01315 Nakano Ann was "exploded" by Natsume unexpectedly and finally dressed up in disguise for Natsume, but after all the trouble, Natsume's height could not be reduced.

dropped.

Such a tall and eye-catching figure stood out in the crowd no matter how he stood, so in the end, An Nakano, who was only responsible for makeup, was forced to become an investigator.

And he still appeared in women's clothing.

…

After a morning of investigation, Nakano An returned with a full load.

Not only did she gain the attention of a lot of men, she also brought back three pieces of news.

One piece of good news, one piece of bad news, and one piece of good news.

"Let me tell you the good news first." Natsume asked.

Nakano An ate the orange slowly and said, "The good news is that we don't need to worry about this anymore."

"Um?"

"The superiors have sent people down to investigate, and they have some clues. I believe this matter will be settled soon."

Natsume didn't say anything. In fact, he had expected this. However, he came back specifically to investigate this matter not to be nosy, but for other purposes, so he asked again, "What about the bad news?"

"Bad news...hey..." Nakano An sighed after throwing the leftover orange peels in the trash can. "Both of your friends have been targeted. I'm afraid they will suffer a little."

"You mean Xiangyuan and Dupont?" Natsume was surprised.

"Well, I went to look for them first when I went over this morning, and found that they were not at their posts. Then I went to look for them, and I heard that they didn't come back last night."

"Didn't come back last night?! Hiss..." Natsume vaguely felt that something was wrong.

"Well, then I asked Zou Ming, the team leader of their class, and Zou Ming was hesitant and couldn't explain why, but judging from what he meant, he should know the inside story."

Natsume frowned when he heard this and said, "Have you asked Zou Ming directly?"

"Yes, otherwise how can I inquire about it? Why don't I go find it myself?"

"Then...why did you ask? Did Zou Ming suspect you?"

Nakano An was stunned for a moment when he heard this and then burst into laughter.

Natsume wondered, "What are you laughing at?"

"No, I just want to laugh when I remember that Zou Ming was obsessed with me yesterday and even tried to force me." Nakano An smiled proudly.

Natsume, however, had a disgusted look on her face and thought to herself, "Is there anything to be proud of?"

Nakano An enjoyed it very much. He laughed for a while and then said, "Don't worry, senior, of course I won't let him feel that there is something wrong with me. In short... Xiang Yuan and Dupont are indeed in trouble. What's wrong with you?"

It should be considered bad news."

Indeed... Natsume felt that they were already in trouble when she heard Xiang Yuan mention those things, but she didn't expect that it would come so quickly.

"What about the good or bad news?"

"Well, I discovered this by accident...I can't say whether it's good news or bad news." Nakano An put away his smile and became serious.

Natsume asked "What's wrong?"

"Senior, as a senior women's clothing enthusiast, I am super confident in my vision. Do you believe this?"

A cross-dressing lover? Haha...you are a cross-dressing fetish!

Natsume rolled his eyes and said, "Let's get to the point."

"Actually, it's nothing. On my way back, I found a woman dressed as a man among those stinky men. Although she hid it very well and looked like a man in both dress and behavior, she still looked like a man.

She is a woman, I can see through this at a glance." Nakano An was full of confidence.

Natsume was really taken aback when he heard this, "Is this the good or bad news you said?"

"Yes, don't you think it's strange to have a cross-dressing woman among men?" Nakano Anichi asked with a raised eyebrow.

This is indeed unusual... but according to Natsume's understanding, this kind of thing is actually not uncommon.

The shelter separates the work of men and women in order to improve efficiency and reduce conflicts, but the principle that opposites attract is eternal, so a long time ago, some women disguised themselves as men and worked together with their lovers, and

The superiors had known about it for a long time, but they just turned a blind eye and took it as acquiescence.

So Natsume didn't feel too surprised when he heard Nakano An talk about his discovery.

But after Nakano An saw that Natsume was not very satisfied with the results of his investigation, he gave him a warning.

"Senior, you must have heard about it, right? Although the home base of the 'Warrior of the Country' has been taken away, many fish that slipped through the net are still missing! What do you think...where will they go?" Nakano An deliberately lowered his voice,

It made the atmosphere weird.

Natsume's expression changed, and then she frowned and said, "Do you suspect that something dirty has gotten into our shelter?"

"It's hard to say. To use an old Chinese saying, be careful as the ship sails for thousands of years. There's nothing wrong with being more careful."

Finally, Natsume heard something reliable. He nodded, then took a deep breath and said, "Well, you're right, yes, be careful."

"Well...that...there's nothing else. If nothing happens, I'll go back first. It wouldn't be good if Masato discovers it."

"Well, be careful on your way back and don't be too ostentatious."

"Oh ho? Senior cares about me so much, I feel a little happy for no reason."

"Uh..." Looking at Nakano An's shy look, Natsume almost vomited.

"Hehe, I'm leaving then." Nakano An walked away with a smile.

…

Originally, Natsume planned to go back first, but he was worried about the safety of Xiang Yuan and Dupont, so he inquired about the whereabouts of these two people through his own private channels.

The result was unexpected.

Xiangyuan and Dupont were not called away by the people sent from above at all.

The moment he received the news, Natsume realized something had happened.

At that time, Natsume's first reaction was to report the situation and organize personnel to conduct a comprehensive search... But... just as Natsume was about to do so, the scene he saw in Vault 03 suddenly appeared in front of his eyes.

For a moment, a chill ran down my spine, and Natsume said, "Um...it's nothing, thank you. I'll buy you a drink another day."

"You're welcome. When I'm done with my work here, I'll definitely go visit my senior."

"Um."

After hanging up the communication, Natsume's expression gradually turned cold. He stood up and walked out of the ventilation room in the sewage area. From here, he could overlook the entire production area.

Tens of thousands of people are producing various materials here, and the scene is very busy.

According to the data feedback from the past few days, Natsume's shelter has not had input from outsiders for a month. Logically speaking, he shouldn't worry too much.

But what Nakano An said just now was almost a joke, but he kept reminding Natsume that if he really relaxed his vigilance, disaster would not be far away.

But the problem is, in this huge shelter, with more than a million people gathered here, how can he find the enemies hidden among the crowds by himself? Where are they now? What are they planning to do? These Natsume have no idea.

clear.

And he couldn't report the situation rashly. He couldn't explain the specific reason...but he always felt that once he reported it, the bomb would be detonated early. By then, the enemy would kill them all, and countless innocent people would be sacrificed.

This is what Natsume least wants to see.

After thinking for a long time, Xia Mu's plan came to mind. He decided to go to Zou Ming first. He wanted to determine whether Zou Ming was related to Xiangyuan and Dupont's disappearance, but this also meant that he was likely to become the bait that fell into the fish pond.

He must be in danger.

But he can't control that much.

After taking out the pistol, ejecting the magazine, and checking the number of bullets, Natsume felt a little relieved.

…

Passing through Production Area 019, Natsume found Zou Ming in Workshop No. 115 of Production Area 018, who was instructing workers to carry new molds.

Zou Ming is thirty-nine years old, a middle-aged man with a white-faced scholar appearance.

Before he entered the shelter, he was an intelligent machinery calibrator. He belonged to an upper-class job and required knowledge and skills that were beyond the reach of ordinary people. At the same time, his income was several times that of ordinary workers.

However, after entering the shelter, such an elite talent became the most ordinary worker. The repetitive job every day was to take out the cold-molded products from strange molds, then inspect and pack them.

Now that he has become a team leader, Zou Ming no longer needs to do repetitive and tedious work, and he can be considered a small success.

But he didn't feel happy about it, instead his temper became increasingly weird.

Not only did he have less and less contact with people, he even sent his paralyzed wife and seven-year-old daughter, who had been taking care of him, to Area D and handed them over to the care of the custody department.

Natsume made a special investigation before coming to see Zou Ming.

He discovered that Zou Ming's work points had been rising recently and he had never paid out, which meant that he had even given up on his hobbies.

In addition, although Zou Ming's team was understaffed for a period of time, its production capacity was always the first in the 018 production area. Naturally, Zou Ming's "squeezing" of the productivity of his subordinates was indispensable.

So the whole group now has a lot of opinions about him.

When Natsume found Zou Ming, he didn't seem surprised at all. Instead, he said with a rare smile, "Xiaoxia is back to her parents' home to visit her relatives, isn't she?"

This was said so warmly that Natsume felt for a moment that maybe he was overthinking it.
To be continued...