I ask you to design equipment, but you do science fiction for me?

Since everyone agreed that an investigation should be conducted, Su Chen prepared to return to Earth 2 first.

Before leaving, I need to make sure everything is settled here.

The most important thing is to talk to everyone about space technology. This time when we go back, we will definitely use space technology openly and legitimately.

Everyone was worried when they heard that space technology would be used, because they knew very well what the higher-ups were thinking.

Tang Yumo frowned and said, "Won't the higher-ups make things difficult for you? I think we should keep it a secret."

Su Chen shook his head. How could he hide it? Could he even keep it a secret?

Although they did it discreetly, it was still a huge undertaking.

If the people in power had any common sense, they would have noticed something amiss, even if they lacked evidence.

Besides, we can't keep it a secret forever.

Even if he were to keep it a secret, how could he explain returning to Earth 2 so quickly?

Instead of wasting time and energy keeping it a secret, it's better to lay it all out directly.

However, not wanting to give them any leverage, Su Chen was in no hurry to return to Earth, Number 2.

First, we need to announce to everyone that space technology has been successfully developed.

And everyone needs to be informed that the space jump base has begun to be built.

This matter was then entrusted to Tang Yumo.

Tang Yumo readily agreed.

He's been relatively free lately, but he's been looking to test his skills against those above him.

Next, Tang Yumo began to make contact with those above step by step.

First, they announced the success of their space jump technology, and then they announced that they had begun building a space jump base.

The higher-ups will naturally come to Tang Yumo to ask when he succeeded in his research and how long it will take to build the space jump base.

The reason for asking these questions is to determine when they actually developed space jump technology by using these time points.

Tang Yumo is also a very intelligent person. She speaks succinctly, explaining what she can and giving evasive answers when she can't.

A few days later, Tang Yumo announced something else: their space jump base had been established.

The reason for announcing this was to allow Su Chen to return to Earth 2 as soon as possible.

No sooner had this announcement been made than Su Chen used space jump technology to return to Earth 2.

With this technology, the return journey was indeed very fast.

Su Chen returned in less than two hours.

Many people were very excited to hear that Su Chen had returned.

Especially the people above, because they specifically told Su Chen to inform them when he returned to Earth 2.

Therefore, they knew very well how long it took Su Chen to return to Earth 2, which greatly excited the people on board.

They knew they could also use the space jump cardinality to go to other places.

Many people are already itching to try out this technology.

However, when they contacted Tang Yumo, she made various excuses to decline, which greatly displeased the higher-ups. But no one was in a hurry to make this happen.

After all, they already had the technology, and the space jump base had been successfully built. They had plenty of time to deal with Tang Yumo.

The most important matter hanging over everyone's heads right now is the Abyss 1 incident.

Now that Su Chen has returned, Abyss No. 1 must be investigated.

Everyone is very worried that this investigation will implicate them.

Su Chen stayed on Earth 2 for a few days, reviewing some of the things Chen Anrong had found out, and thus made a basic judgment.

He then contacted Abyss 1 and its superiors.

The two sides sat down for a short meeting, the main topic of which was to temporarily hand over all rights to Abyss 1 to Su Chen.

Whether it's military power or other rights, they are all managed by Su Chen.

In this way, Su Chen can easily conduct the investigation.

After confirming this, Su Chen led a team to Abyss 1 the next day to investigate.

Upon arriving at Abyss 1, Su Chen was personally greeted by the commander-in-chief and deputy commander-in-chief of Abyss 1.

They dared not neglect Su Chen; both of them wore smiles, but their brows were furrowed with worry.

After exchanging a few words with them, Su Chen got straight to the point.

“We’ve already discussed this in the video. Now I’m officially announcing that you two will be temporarily suspended from your work, pending a final decision after the investigation is complete.”

The two men were ashen-faced and dared not utter a sound.

Immediately afterwards, Su Chen took control of the entire Abyss No. 1.

The next day, Su Chen announced to everyone inside the base the temporary suspension of the two individuals, along with a series of other actions.

The reason for announcing this to the public is to let everyone know that they are going to thoroughly investigate this matter.

First, Su Chen went to the hospital.

He checked with the hospital to see how many injured people there were and how they were doing.

Because he had previously developed a drug to treat radioactive substances, the patient's condition has now basically improved and is steadily recovering.

Su Chen frowned as he looked at the doctor explaining the situation to him and asked, "Before this, how many patients have you received here? How many of them have died?"

The doctor glanced at Su Chen, frowned, and said, "We received a total of 468 people, and 32 of them did not survive."

Su Chen nodded, glanced at the person taking notes next to him, and asked, "Has everything been recorded?"

The recorder nodded.

Then, Su Chen strode out.

Over the next few days, Su Chen thoroughly investigated the matter.

He will question the relevant personnel at the base to investigate the cause of the accident, including who deliberately covered it up after it occurred.

The investigation was completed in just ten days.

As for those who deliberately concealed this matter, they were, of course, the highest-ranking individuals within the base.

Su Chen pondered how to handle the situation that followed.

The remaining task is to hold those people accountable, and Su Chen is considering whether or not to get involved.

He should have reported the problem to his superiors so that they could handle it.

However, given Su Chen's understanding of the higher-ups, he will definitely give a lenient punishment.

After thinking it over, he felt it was more appropriate to do it himself.

Since we're here, let's make things as perfect as possible.

Subsequently, he convened a large meeting in Abyss 1, which included various staff members from Abyss 1.

Su Chen first recounted the accident report to them, then asked them how they should deal with the group of people who had made mistakes. Su Chen gave them two options: lenient punishment or severe punishment, and then asked them to vote.

The result of the vote was obvious: everyone chose to deal with it severely.

Subsequently, Su Chen announced the results of the investigation: all those responsible for the incident were dismissed from their posts and imprisoned in special prisons, where their terms of imprisonment varied.

After resolving the matter, Su Chen submitted a report to his superiors. Before they could reply, he boarded a starship and departed.

At the same time, those who made mistakes were also taken away.

Earth 2 has a prison, but it's rarely used and hardly anyone lives there. Now it's finally going to be put to good use.

After arranging everything for everyone, Su Chen called Chen Anrong and Professor Ma over to inquire about the situation on Earth 2.

After finishing their business conversation, Chen Anrong glanced at Su Chen, hesitating to speak.

Su Chen knew what he was going to say just by looking at him, and said with a smile, "Let's go see what Wang Jianfeng has been up to lately."

Chen Anrong quickly recounted Wang Jianfeng's recent work situation, and he even gave Wang Jianfeng a special compliment.

When Su Chen heard that he was repairing the road on the highway, he smiled calmly and did not express any opinion.

On the highway not far away, Wang Jianfeng was wielding a sledgehammer.

Su Chen and the others watched him silently without stepping forward.

After a long while, Wang Jianfeng finally saw them, raising his sledgehammer high in the air, his face somewhat stiff.

He put down the sledgehammer and jogged over to Su Chen and the others. "Why are you here? Won't the higher-ups find out?"

Su Chen glanced at the two people beside him and asked, "Didn't you tell Wang Jianfeng about this?"

Chen Anrong and Professor Wang both shook their heads.

Su Chen had already said that he would treat Wang Jianfeng as an ordinary employee, so of course he couldn't tell him such confidential matters.

At this point, Chen Anrong explained to Wang Jianfeng.

Wang Jianfeng suddenly realized.

For a moment, everyone fell silent, unsure of what to say.

At this moment, Chen Anrong mustered her courage and said to Su Chen, "Do you think we can reinstate Wang Jianfeng's position? He has realized his mistakes during this time."

Su Chen glanced at Wang Jianfeng with annoyance and said indifferently, "He is quite good at recognizing his mistakes, and can realize them in a short time, but he keeps making the same mistakes."

He paused for a moment, then said, "The base has been quite busy lately, so let's reinstate his work."

Wang Jianfeng grinned and quickly admitted his mistake to Su Chen.

Then he asked about Abyss 1.

Su Chen gave them a brief explanation, then frowned and said, "Although I've dealt with them, the higher-ups may take further action. We don't need to worry about what happens next."

“If they contact you, just say you don’t know anything. You can push all the blame onto Tang Yumo. He’s in charge of contacting the higher-ups now.”

Wang Jianfeng frowned. He felt that Tang Yumo was in a faraway place, making it a little difficult for him to handle this matter.

After all, it's too far away, and many things are quite troublesome to handle.

He had originally intended to suggest that Chen Anrong accept the matter, but he swallowed the words back.

He felt it wasn't a good idea to immediately offer suggestions after being given a job offer.

Most importantly, Tang Yumo is clearly more suitable than Chen Anrong in this matter.

The main reason is that the two people have different backgrounds.

After some deliberation, a final decision was finally made.

Their ideas differed from Su Chen's.

They didn't want to punish the responsible persons too severely. Although they were somewhat involved in the matter, it ultimately stemmed from their immature technology and the negligence of some staff members, and had little to do with the main responsible persons.

However, if we investigate the matter thoroughly, they are definitely more responsible.

Because they were in charge of management, and it was they who failed to manage it well.

The above means that Su Chen should transfer these people to Earth.

As for what will happen to them after they are transferred to Earth, it is not explained above.

After this message was conveyed, Tang Yumo resolutely refused.

He then conveyed the message to Su Chen and asked Su Chen what to do.
Although Tang Yumo refused, the higher-ups would never let it go.

Su Chen thought for a moment and said, "Tell them that we've been quite busy with work lately, and that sending them back to Earth requires some complicated procedures. We agree to send them back, but it will take some time."

Tang Yumo nodded, finding the method very easy to remember.

They gave the higher-ups face, but they couldn't possibly take the person back.

Tang Yumo followed Su Chen's method to negotiate with the higher-ups, expecting them to continue to pester her, but to her surprise, they readily agreed.

However, Tang Yumo was given a deadline: they needed this group of people to return to Earth within three years.

Tang Yumo readily agreed, saying that three years would be enough time.

The imprisonment time for these individuals was not very long to begin with.

Three years is enough time for them to suffer; adding a few more years wouldn't actually have much effect.

Because they only suffer mental and physical torment in the first few years; after that, they might get used to it and it won't seem like much anymore.

However, having a dark past will definitely make things less smooth for them at work.

The above matters have been resolved.

Su Chen stayed on Earth 2 with peace of mind, preparing to inspect the situation there and the other bases.

It had been a long time since Su Chen had inspected the base, and he planned to conduct an in-depth inspection this time to resolve some difficult issues.

He began his inspection from Earth 2.

I went to the university yesterday. The situation there is much better than before, and there are basically no problems.

Wang Jianfeng stayed with Su Chen, talking about Earth 2 and occasionally mentioning the space jump base.

Now that the higher-ups already know, there's no need to keep it a secret any longer. He thinks it's okay to build on a large scale, thus forming a perfect air route.

They can go wherever they want in a very short time.

Su Chen shook his head, rejecting Wang Jianfeng's suggestion.

He stated very bluntly: "This technology and construction must absolutely not be allowed to become just an ordinary technology."

"Once this technology becomes commonplace, its disadvantages will outweigh its advantages."

"As for construction, that's even more impossible; it must be built in important locations."

“There’s no need to build in some insignificant places.”

He didn't want these space jump bases to cause any other problems.

Su Chen and his team were always on guard against their superiors demanding core technologies or trying to spy on them.

But on this day, the higher-ups still extended their reach to the core technologies. (End of Chapter)