Chapter 431 "Infectious Diseases" (2)

Chapter 431 "Infectious Diseases" (2)

Half an hour later, at the end of the corridor in front of the transport elevator in the port area of ​​the "High Wall" frigate.

"Where have all the people gone? Why haven't we seen anyone?"

"We left the port area, and the robots whose programs were tampered with are gone. We can't find any information at the moment. Hai, what about the information you sent to the cockpit?"

“No response at all.”

The entire "High Wall" frigate is the largest one in the series of Tigrin combat ships. In the port area alone, there are nearly a hundred landing ports. However, after passing through the entire port area, there is no living person except the robots working here. Logically, even if the captain of the "High Wall" used a large number of robots to take charge of the dock work, there would be at least a dozen officers or a dozen mechanics in this area responsible for the maintenance and repair of the robots, but these people were not found by the team.

Communications to the management of the "High Wall" through the equipment also fell on deaf ears, with no further news. The situation seemed to be heading in a strange and serious direction.

"According to our authority, I have searched for the structural diagram of the High Wall, but this structural diagram is from a year ago. The High Wall, like the Broken Rock, has undergone an upgrade, so some places may have changed, but most areas should not have changed. I think we should go to the bridge to take a look, maybe we can figure out what happened."

"In this situation, I think it's time to send an emergency communication. We need to let others know the situation here. Don't rush into this area blindly. If the worst happens and the High Wall has been controlled by others, then we were not attacked when we boarded the ship. We are likely to be used as bait to lure in a larger combat unit."

"The emergency communication has been sent out, but there is a strange communication interference in the entire area of ​​​​Sector 4. I am not sure whether others can receive detailed information. However, I sent several extra messages. At least other units can piece together the complete message. It should not be a problem. However, doing so may cause us to lose backup support."

"Xin, before we came here, Xu told me that if we felt the situation was not right, we could withdraw immediately. He could handle the things above. I think we should probably not go any deeper."

"Even so, we should at least go to a distant space station. Our team is strong as a whole. As long as we are cautious, we may be able to complete the mission. If we can find out what happened here, it will also allow others to have a way to deal with similar situations. I believe that similar situations have occurred in the entire Star Sector No. 4, as well as the adjacent Star Sector No. 5 and the edge of Star Sector No. 3."

"Xin is right, Wu, and we can't always cause trouble for Xu. The details of this mission are described in a mess, there must be something wrong. Even if we really need to interrupt the mission and evacuate, at least we have to understand as much as possible what happened."

As an engineer, Sinler also expressed his own views when he heard everyone's discussion.

"From what you said, you think there is a traitor among the senior management of our headquarters?"

"It's not impossible. Look at what we have investigated so far. The status of the High Wall. Don't forget that it was supposed to be a frigate to provide us with on-site support. But now it seems to be a trap or a bait. Moreover, the authority of the frigate is very high. Even the mid-level management of the headquarters has no right to transfer it. If there is no traitor in the top management, I can't think of any other possibility."

"I don't think so. Can I interject?"

Gloria, who was standing aside, listened to Han Zu's translation and expressed her own thoughts in a language that everyone present could understand. It was the language of the world they had just returned to. After hearing Gloria's words, other Tig people also began to use this language to communicate. After all, this language was not recorded in the control network, and now there might be a traitor among the top leaders of the Tig people. So using this language to communicate could avoid being monitored. Although their equipment could avoid being monitored by increasing permissions, if the traitor came from the top leaders at the top of the pyramid, they could easily override their confidentiality permissions as they had the highest permissions in the control network.

"What do you think?"

"Whether there is an insider or not, you cannot be sure now. And based on the power of your race, I don't think you have an insider who needs to cooperate with other civilizations."

"But all the current signs are moving in this direction, right?"

"It is also possible that one of your top leaders was secretly doing something illegal in Sector 4, and something went wrong and got out of control. The claim that Sector 4 was invaded and raided on a large scale is probably just a rationalization to cover up the real situation. After all, according to what you said, Sector 4 is the rear area of ​​the Tig's sphere of influence. Not to mention that your front line has not been defeated at all, even if there is a hole in the defense line, then as Sector 4 has already fallen, why didn't we see any enemy ships?"

"this..."

"Also, speaking of those robots at the port, they weren't just tampered with, right? Sinler?"

"Now that you mention it... it seems to be true! The laser tools originally equipped on those robots, no matter how powerful they are, cannot have the power of laser weapons. Someone must have replaced their tool sets with military-standard weapon sequences. If they were really invaded by the enemy, they definitely wouldn't have time to overwrite the programs and then modify those robots. Not only would it be a waste of time, but it would also leave evidence."

"Wait, according to your idea, those robots are..."

"You guys did it to ensure that no one on board survives and that the information here is forever rotten. After all, as your own people, if there is no advance warning, no one will care about a group of mechanical tools that have lost energy, are slow to move, or even stop working."

"So, this mission is actually fake? It's just to trick more special operations units into Sector 4?!"

When everyone was confused and angry about their situation, Engineer Xinle looked at Han Zu who was standing next to him and shooting him with energy weapons. Although he still looked like a liquid alloy man, his facial features became much clearer, perhaps because of the full energy. Xinle saw a completely different expression on his face, an expression of "Isn't this strange? Not strange at all." Xinle felt that this powerful "stranger" might have guessed what kind of situation they were facing.

"Han Zu, what do you think about our situation?"

"Me? I'm an outsider, what can I guess? You guys were tricked."

Han Zu's casual and nonchalant attitude further confirmed Xinle's guess. This guy must have guessed what really happened in Star Sector No. 4.

"We are a team now. You can rest assured that the situation here will never be known to others, including Xu. Tell me what you think?"

The others who were discussing the situation fell silent after hearing the conversation between Xinle and Han Zu. By the way, they almost forgot about the "liquid alloy man" next to them. Although this guy's actions were sometimes confusing, he basically didn't do useless work. Such a person must be thinking much more actively than them, the "soldiers" who were basically either on a mission or on their way to a mission.

Noticing other people's reactions, Han Zu deliberately glanced at Wu. Wu was not stupid either. It seemed that he wanted to see his attitude. He did not seem to want his brother to know about this matter. Wu nodded, and his meaning was very clear. What he would hear in a while would only remain among the people present.

After getting affirmation, Han Zu began to express his views using the language of that world.

"The mission may not be false, but I don't think a single word of the premise of the entire mission is credible. The reason is the same as what Gloria said. The No. 4 star area is the rear base of your Tigris. The attack was not notified to the whole tribe. This is itself a suspicious thing. Not to mention that when I received the mission at that time, I told you privately, which means that this is a secret mission. Only those who carry out the mission will know about it. If you don't believe it, you can search for information about this mission in the Domination Network. You can use the mission information you have already obtained as the target. I won't find anything for you."

Although they are members of the same team, their authority is not exactly the same. Xin, as the team leader, has the highest authority, and Hai, who has a wide network of contacts, is on par with him. Wu, who has a relationship with Xu, has the same position as Xin and Hai and theoretically has lower authority than them. But this guy can use Xu's authority code to enter the control network, but no matter what authority it is, it seems that it is not high enough, because as Han Zu said, they can't find any information about the mission at all.

"He's right. Not only is there no information related to the mission, but even information about what happened in Sector 4 is completely missing. In the control network, the location that we have access to, the status of Sector 4 is..."

"Safety..."

After learning the news, everyone looked at Han Zu again, ready to hear his opinion.

"Then it's similar to what Gloria said. Based on the level of civilization and technological advancement of your people, if there really is another force that is so powerful that your top leaders need to be traitors, this would not be true. Because if the other party has such a high level of technology, you people of Tig should have been completely defeated and on the verge of extinction by now. But your frontline teams are still operating normally, right? At least the sequence of Xu's fleet is like this. If there is really a powerful foreign enemy invading, Xu's fleet would not have the time to leisurely install Extinction Order No. 3 on a planet."

"You mean, there was no invasion at all? This statement is just a fake excuse? To cover up something that got out of control by the top brass?"

"That's right. Based on my experience growing up, it's probably some kind of weapon that violates your bottom line, or something that can be used as a weapon. As long as any civilization exists, there will definitely be high-level officials who violate the law to pursue their own interests. Covering up the news of the entire star region has definitely gone beyond the scope of breaking the law. After all, although it sounds bad, if it's just illegal activities, your high-level officials must have a simpler way to solve it. The reason why they went to great lengths to cover up the situation here must be because, after knowing what happened here, even if the criminals know about it, they will find a way to tell others. So it's a violation of the bottom line, not just a violation of the law."

"But if you follow this idea, then they should send people to destroy the fourth sector directly? Why do they have to keep sending special operations units here to recover what the hell is the storage unit? The more people there are, the easier it will be for things here to be exposed, right?"

"I can say that the only truth in the mission is the mission objective, so this storage unit must be real. The information stored in this storage unit should be the results that the top leaders need, or at least experimental information, so it is not only a valuable asset, but also a piece of evidence. I don't know the social structure of you Tige people, but I know that if the evidence is leaked, the top leaders will be in trouble, so they will secretly issue this mission and only allow some special combat units to carry out this mission."

"If that's the case, once we complete our mission and find the storage unit, wouldn't that make us accomplices?"

"No, you can't be accomplices. You are the culprits. It's not easy to find such a convenient scapegoat."

Han Zu's words were like a warning bell, ringing suddenly in everyone's ears. They were not stupid and immediately understood Han Zu's hidden meaning.

"You mean, once we complete the mission and send the stuff back, not only will we be silenced, but we will also be used as scapegoats?!"

"That's what I mean. I guess the whispers between Xu and Wu before were probably about you finding a chance to run away, right?"

"How do you know..."

"Your elder brother still has some conscience and would not let his younger brother get involved. I can assure you that your elder brother definitely knows some of the inside story, or at least guessed a lot, and it is impossible that he is completely unaware. And maybe Xu is one of the confidants of these high-level subordinates, but it seems that he still values ​​your brotherhood and found a loophole to protect you, but he may not be able to protect you. After all, although it is not strange to be promoted three levels in a row, it is not surprising to be promoted directly to a lieutenant general. Now you Tige people don't have any large-scale wars. In peacetime, no matter how meritorious you are, the general rank is promoted so quickly. If there is no trick, no one will believe it."

"Doesn't that mean we have already been sentenced to death when we came here?!"

"Not only you, but also your 'predecessors' and those who come after you if you fail. But it's not completely impossible to deal with it. Are any of you related to the leader of the Tigris?"

"...No, what else can I do besides this?"

"Yes, there are three options, but one is not very feasible. Well, it can be said that it is almost impossible. You may not like the other method. After all, although it can allow you to survive, it will not change the fact that you will become a scapegoat. On the contrary, it will confirm this possibility. Xu will also be implicated, and you will be spurned by your own tribe, and even wanted and hunted down. As for the last method, it is indeed possible for you to escape unscathed, but if you want to achieve your goal, you need to kill a lot of your own people."

Everyone looked at each other. Some people had roughly guessed what these three methods were, or at least had some ideas, but after all, these ideas were too exaggerated, so no one said them out loud. Seeing their state, Han Zu nodded and took the initiative to continue.

"How about I explain these three methods to you in detail?"

Although no one spoke, they all looked at Han Zu and nodded.