Mecha: Return of the Pioneers

Chapter 983: War Clouds Are Coming
The heavy handcuffs made it difficult for Ito to breathe.

Although the handcuffs that bound his hands weighed only a few pounds, at this moment he felt the weight of a mountain pressing down on him.

"Security chief Shinya Ito attacked others with weapons, severely injuring more than a dozen crew members, including members of the security department. Warrant Officer Hoshina Toru was in critical condition. Fortunately, Sado Sake Brewery's doctor treated him in time and saved him from death."

Gudaijin stood in the aisle, staring at the controlled Ito Shinya with sharp eyes, and read out the crimes that Ito Shinya had committed not long ago.

"I, I didn't mean it! It was just an illusion!!!"

Ito Shinya shook the handcuffs between his hands and shouted loudly.

"Yes. It was just an illusion! However, you are not the only one who has fallen into an illusion. Everyone on this ship has fallen into an illusion woven by the Jirel people not long ago."

Gu Daijin retorted bluntly.

"But according to the confessions of most people, most of them saw the beautiful memories of the past, instead of picking up guns like you and shooting at their companions on the same ship. If we had not been able to get rid of that illusion in a short time, I'm afraid that the ending would not be that more than a dozen crew members were seriously injured in bed. Instead, when we woke up from the illusion, what lay before us were the corpses of more than a dozen companions who bled to death!"

"No! No. I'm just being controlled by an illusion!"

Ito Makoto shouted unwillingly.

Gu Daijin was unwilling to continue to tangle with Ito Shinya, so he gestured to the crew members on both sides of Ito Shinya and spoke sternly.

"Lieutenant Ito Shinya, I am now following the captain's order to freeze your authority as the head of security and to place you under confinement. When the Yamato returns to Earth, you will personally appear in the military court to discuss with the judge how you, under the control of hallucinations, severely injured your companions!"

Ito Shinya's expression changed and he finally chose to remain silent.

As the former Minister of Security, he knew that he was no longer allowed to make any excuses at this point.

Because the facts are right before our eyes.

In the hallucination incident caused by the Jirel people, he was the only one who shot and seriously injured more than a dozen crew members.

This is an indisputable fact!
It is also a crime that cannot be erased from his memory!

On the way to the confinement room, Ito Shinya saw He Ming and Belfast who just walked out of the cafeteria.

Ito Shinya quickly lowered his head to prevent He Ming from seeing his face at this moment.

For some reason, Ito Shinya had the illusion that everything was caused by He Ming.

"Sir, that person seems to still resent you!"

Belfast said softly.

"Yeah! I can feel it. But, he can't make any waves."

Originally, He Ming had waited until the Yamato arrived at the planet that once gave birth to the insect-man civilization, and took the opportunity to resolve the hidden danger brought by Ito Shinya in one fell swoop. However, unexpectedly, the arrival of Mireille, by coincidence, led to the outcome of this matter.

In that hallucination, the one shot by Ito Shinya was not him - He Ming, nor was it any illusion, but the "He Ming" identified by Ito Shinya himself under the influence of Mireinil.

Therefore, his actions from beginning to end were driven by his desire to kill He Ming.

However, under Mireille's operation, the person who was shot was just a crew member who was wearing the phantom of "He Ming".

"Second mate."

Not far away, Gu Daijin, who was about to return to the first bridge, saw He Ming and walked over to greet him enthusiastically.

In the hallucination incident, Gu Guojin, who was driving a fighter plane to investigate, did not follow the original time and space, and fell into the illusion woven by Mireniel like other crew members. Therefore, the responsibility of waking everyone from the illusion fell on He Ming's head.

After completing the communication with Mireniel, He Ming naturally followed suit and took the credit.

"Yes, ancient times. As I recall, you didn't have any duty arrangements today."

"Yes! But I couldn't sit still, so I returned to the first bridge for duty."

Gu Daijin smiled shyly.

During their journey together, He Ming's character and abilities have been recognized by everyone on the Yamato.

If it weren't for the Gamilas incident caused by Melda Dietz, He Ming's reputation would probably be higher.

"Well. Keep working hard! Ancient! According to the latest navigation route, we will soon reach the space region near the star gate. By then, Gamilas' fleet will probably be there waiting for us to fall into its trap."

"Yes! Second mate."

Gu Daijin responded and headed to the first bridge.

He Ming looked back and found that Melda Dietz was still following Belfast.

"Lieutenant Dietz. Next, I'm afraid you will have to follow this Yamato and face the heroes of your Gamiras."

"Second mate! Why do you say that?"

Melda Dietz was puzzled.

Ever since the battle in which they teamed up with EX178 to defeat the Gatlantis fleet, Gamilas had indeed kept its promise and had not sent any warships to approach the Yamato.

Strictly speaking, the previous illusion incident caused by the Jirel people cannot be attributed to the attack of the Yamato by the Gamilas battleship.

"Lieutenant Dietz. Although Princess Sasha is on board this ship, she is not a threat to your president. So far, no warships have been sent to attack."

He Ming paused, and a meaningful light flashed in his eyes.

"I'm afraid he's planning something."

"Plan? Plan how to surround the Yamato, or even destroy it?"

Melda Dietz suddenly became nervous and also turned her eyes to Belfast.

"Ms. Bell, please let Her Highness Sasha come forward. I have something urgent to discuss with Her Highness."

"No. That's not necessary. Melda. There's no problem. This ship and Mr. He Ming will protect us."

As Belfast opened his mouth, Sasha's voice was heard.

"But, but? According to what the second mate said, it will probably be that Space Wolf, General Eric Demel, who will personally launch the siege on the Yamato!"

As a soldier of Gamilas,
As the daughter of the commander-in-chief of the Gamilas Universal Fleet, Melda Dietz knew very well that at this moment, the only fleet that Gamilas would need to spend a long time to mobilize and arrange would probably be the fleet led by the Space Wolf.

"No. Don't worry! The factors that can affect the victory or defeat of a battle are not only the warships, aircraft, and personnel on the battlefield."

He Ming's smile seemed particularly meaningful.

(End of this chapter)