This is not mechanical ascension...

Chapter 124: The gangster eats the gangster?
The smart terminal in his hand has been connected to the security system, so he can secretly view all surveillance and control security equipment.

Next, as long as we get the code in Luochuan's hand, we can advance straight in.

After he swiped for a while, someone knocked on the door. He glanced at the wall-mounted window on the side of the door and saw it was Chen Yan.

"Thera people."

Li Ming asked her to come in, and after closing the door, Chen Yan gave an answer that did not surprise Li Ming, and gave further explanation.

"The mastermind behind this should be that Sain. After Yuko was killed, his status plummeted. Some people think he should be held responsible for this."

"Plus, he was also responsible for the previous exchange conference, and then you defeated three of them. If he wasn't still in Jingnan, he would have been captured by now."

"He has to do something to atone for his sins."

"Atonement?" Li Ming's eyes turned cold, but the Sera civilization had sufficient reasons. They did not want to sit idly by and watch Li Ming rise.

Yuko is dead, and their mentality has also undergone subtle changes.

I don’t know if Chen Jinglong has found out.

"There is one more thing. The top management of Torch asked me to try to seduce you to help us do something." Chen Yan hesitated.

"Hmm?" Li Ming came back to his senses, "What's the matter?"

"In about ten days, a spaceship will arrive at Jingnan Star with some prohibited items on board. With the current level of inspection, they will definitely be found out." Chen Yan explained, "The higher-ups want you to help us get away with it."

"On the surface, it belongs to a friend of mine."

"Prohibited items? What prohibited items..." Li Ming became interested.

"A batch of interstellar precious metals." Chen Yan's answer surprised Li Ming.

"Interstellar precious metals?" Li Ming was slightly surprised: "Is this considered contraband?"

"Of course it doesn't count if the quantity is small, but the quantity in this batch seems a bit too much."

Her words moved Li Ming's heart slightly, and then he asked: "What's the use of transporting so many interstellar precious metals?"

"I don't know either. It seems to have some special use." Chen Yan couldn't explain it either, and finally added:

"However, my contact told me that if you are too resistant, there is no need to make it happen."

"Oh..." Li Ming thought about it and did not respond immediately. Instead, he said, "Let me think about it. They didn't ask you to give an answer immediately, right?"

"Well, I will give them an answer within five days at the latest. If that doesn't work, they can find other ways." Chen Yan nodded.

Seeing that Li Ming just nodded without responding, Chen Yan was about to leave but was stopped.

"Wait a minute, it's only been twelve minutes, wait another half an hour."

Chen Yan was at a loss, and then his face turned dark. He was speechless and could only sit down.

Li Ming ignored her and secretly thought that Torch was going to smuggle a large amount of interstellar precious metals in, and the key point was this "large amount".

He was quite interested in it and even thought about robbing his fellow thieves.

Finding a way to obtain metal energy has always been his top priority. Now there are only 30,000 metal energies left, which is almost exhausted.

But it is always a bit risky to come into contact with the torch rashly.

"No, I'm a positive character and I'm well-known in the city guards. If I really want to have contact with such a terrorist organization, I need someone's endorsement. If something unexpected happens, I can say I'm an undercover." Li Ming thought, and suddenly realized, wasn't this what Qin Xiao did at the beginning?

"I also have to go find Chen Jinglong to discuss the small laboratory issue and solve it all at once. Let's see what he says." Li Ming had a plan in mind.

Small laboratories are different from large laboratories. They require professorial status and a series of strict requirements.

If you are just studying a small branch and have made some breakthroughs but lack the resources to continue, you can apply for research funds from the polytechnic university to support your continued research.

Tens of millions of alloy materials can only go in but not out, and they cannot withstand inspection. Several people have already mentioned this matter. This is a hidden danger, which is not too serious at the moment, so it is better to resolve it as soon as possible.

If we can apply for this laboratory, it would be reasonable to purchase alloy materials in the future.

At the same time, small laboratories can receive research funding of no more than 40 million every six months.

As for how to explain previous materials and apply for a small laboratory, the Tank Guard is the answer.

Chen Yan, who was standing aside, watched Li Ming's expression changing constantly, sometimes frowning, sometimes sneering, and her heart trembled.

After enduring for more than twenty minutes, she finally couldn't sit still anymore. She said something to Li Ming and left in a hurry.

Li Ming opened the Black Hole Network and found the Night Chaser again. He took a reluctant look at it. He wanted to buy another one, this time not to kill people, but to use it as a trump card.

This thing can temporarily raise his life level to a whole new level. Now that things are going well, it's always a good idea to have more cards up his sleeve.

Unfortunately, he didn't have much money at the moment. After thinking for a moment, he went to find Luo Chuan and asked him to escort him.

Luochuan was scolding the security captain in the office. The other party lowered his head with an embarrassed look on his face. When he saw Li Ming coming in, Luochuan waved his hand and asked him to leave.

After closing the door, Luo Chuan said in a cold voice: "I've been on vacation for a few days, and I've been slacking off. I asked around and found out that the surveillance cameras in various places have had varying degrees of fluctuations in the past two days. The surveillance system even crashed once. I thought someone had sneaked in."

"Even if they were asked to repair it, they wouldn't be able to produce any results."

Li Ming's eyes flickered when he heard that. Luo Chuan just complained to him for a few words and then asked him what was the matter. When he heard that he was going to see the dean, he took the initiative to ask for an escort.

In his eyes now, Li Ming is the most precious treasure among treasures and no accidents can happen to him.

He packed up a little and prepared to leave. He was about to take a small hovercraft, but he saw Li Ming coming out carrying a large metal box.

"What are you doing?" Luo Chuan hesitated.

"Tank Guard Mecha." Li Ming asked someone to switch to a large transport vehicle. While moving the boxes up, he explained to Luo Chuan, "I'll see if I can apply for a mecha laboratory."

"Apply for a laboratory?" Luo Chuan was stunned, and then asked incredulously: "You?"

"Yes, it's a small laboratory." Li Ming added. Luo Chuan was silent. Of course he knew it was a small laboratory.

But even if it is a small laboratory, it is too bizarre. How old is Li Ming now?

But when he thought of the tank guard mecha, he stopped talking. With the ability to assemble the mecha with his bare hands, it would not be difficult to apply for a small laboratory.

He sighed. It was true that people could not be compared.

The two set off. Li Ming sent a message to the dean in advance, and someone picked him up when he arrived at the school.

It was Yuan Hong, looking at the big metal box behind him with curiosity.

After watching Luo Chuan leave, he followed Yuan Hong all the way to the dean's office, where Chen Jinglong was standing. He waved to Yuan Hong to leave.

After the door was closed, they were the only two left. Chen Jinglong glanced at the large metal box and asked calmly, "What do you want from me?"

Li Ming curled his lips secretly. This dean is a man who uses people forward instead of backward. When he asked me to go fishing before, his attitude was not that cold.

"Is it easy to talk here?" Li Ming lowered his voice. "What's the matter?" Seeing Li Ming so cautious, Chen Jinglong became interested.

"I suspect that there is someone around me who is from Torch." Li Ming said cautiously.

After he finished speaking, Chen Jinglong just narrowed his eyes slightly, but he was not surprised at all.

"You mean, Chen Yan?"

"You know that too." Li Ming pretended to be surprised and muttered in his heart that this old fox really knew something.

Then he turned the tables and asked, "Dean, if you knew, why didn't you arrest her and keep her with me?"

Chen Jinglong frowned: "I'm not sure either. She's a third-year student. She's still in the suspicion stage. The investigators sent to her hometown haven't arrived yet."

There are only a few lines of paper information and nothing can be obtained. It is very troublesome to determine whether it is a fire source.

Then, he stared at Li Ming again: "How do you know she is the Fire Seed?"

Li Ming explained: "Chen Yan said that one of her seniors smuggled a batch of interstellar precious metals into the country, which might cause some trouble. She wanted me to help her cross the border. She promised to give me a portion of the reward."

"As you know, I am a cautious person. I felt something was wrong at the time, but she was hesitant and couldn't explain it. In the end, she even asked me if I didn't want to help."

"Oh..." Chen Jinglong seemed to be thinking about something. He had Chen Yan's information, and he also knew that she and Li Ming had been very close recently.

Originally, the third grade had not been screened yet, but precisely because she had a close relationship with Li Ming, Chen Jinglong sent someone to verify Chen Yan's identity.

"If what you said is true, she is most likely the fire source." Chen Jinglong tapped the table.

Li Ming's face was tense, without any joy. Instead, he sighed, "In fact, I had my suspicions long ago. She approached me deliberately from the beginning. I should have come to you earlier."

Chen Jinglong looked at Li Ming and could roughly guess what Huoju was thinking, so he comforted him, "Don't mind. Youth is ignorant and there is always a yearning for love..."

At this point, his voice deepened, his eyes looked deep, and he seemed to recall something. He sighed and said, "You will understand later. In this vast universe, only evolution lasts forever."

The dean seems to be seriously injured...

Li Ming muttered to himself, and Chen Jinglong also realized that he had lost his composure, so he turned and asked, "How do you want to deal with this matter?"

"If she is really the spark, I will capture her right now." Li Ming said in a deep voice: "In the face of the interests of civilization, there is no room for romance."

Chen Jinglong was not surprised. The last time Li Ming bargained with him, he discovered that this kid was not a simple person.

Such people are good, they know when to advance and when to retreat. Being involved with the Torch will be a big trouble. Blue Star may turn a blind eye to it, but the Itlan civilization will never let it go easily.

"That's not necessary..." Chen Jinglong shook his head. "Because of Fu Zongchen's death, immigration inspections have been extremely strict during this period. If Torch has other options, it will not risk using such an important chess piece like you."

"You can just play along with them and see what they really want to do."

"Let me go undercover?" Li Ming frowned on the surface, but when he opened his mouth, he was 90% sure that Chen Jinglong would let him do so.

There is no point in catching Chen Yan. Instead, it will alert Huo Torch. If you are a little smarter, you will understand the principle of playing the long game to catch the big fish.

"Isn't it too dangerous?" he said hesitantly.

Chen Jinglong's face twitched, "Don't go too far, what's the danger?"

Li Ming chuckled twice and asked, "Why did Huoju smuggle interstellar precious metals? Could it be that he wanted to bribe someone?"

Chen Jinglong's eyes moved, but he shook his head: "Not sure yet."

No speculation? Li Ming shook his head and asked again: "Dean, what is the origin of the group of people who attacked me?"

Chen Jinglong's eyes were vague for a moment. "We are still investigating. We don't know yet. Some people can be confirmed to be Torch's people."

Didn’t find out? The Torch found out!

Li Ming seriously suspected that this old fox was deceiving him. He was probably not trying to protect Sai Yin, but was probably afraid that he would ruin some plans.

Perhaps force him to give an explanation to the Sera civilization.

Seeing that Li Ming looked unhappy, Chen Jinglong returned to the previous topic:

"Smuggling interstellar precious metals may just be a cover. It is likely to be something else, and it may be related to their next plan."

"You can pretend to agree when you go back."

"Got it." Li Ming's face was gloomy. Seeing that he seemed to be stuck on the stool and had no intention of moving, Chen Jinglong knew that he had something else to do. His eyes fell on the metal box on the side.

"What's in here?"

"This is the mecha I built." Li Ming seemed to be interested. He slapped the metal box and opened it from the center. On the supporting column, hung a thick tank guard mecha.

"The mecha you built?" Chen Jinglong was stunned for a moment. He slowly stood up, walked around the table, and came to the tank mecha. The cold alloy armor brushed across his fingertips.

Chen Jinglong looked up and down, and suddenly a black beam of light condensed at his fingertips.

"Wait..." Li Ming shouted, "Dean, what are you doing? Do you know how much energy I spent and how much alloy material I wasted to make this?"

"If you break it, you have to pay for it."

"What level is this mecha?" Chen Jinglong asked hesitantly.

He has never been exposed to mechanics and doesn't understand it.

"It focuses on defense. Judging from its defense level, it should be at C-level." Li Ming said.

"C-grade?" Chen Jinglong's voice slightly raised, and then with suspicion, "Did you really make this?"

"Why would I lie to you?" Li Ming said helplessly: "You can check when I bought this kind of mecha. I only bought alloy materials."

C-class defensive mecha can at least defend against attacks from ordinary C-class life forms.

Chen Jinglong frowned, feeling that something was a bit outrageous.

Although he knew nothing about mechanics, he knew that none of Xia Yuanlun's instructors could reach such a level.

After thinking for a long time, he suddenly asked, "Why did you bring this mecha here? Is it a gift for me?"

"Dean, you are kidding me." Li Ming shook his head and explained, "I want to apply for a small mecha laboratory. This mecha still has many shortcomings, and I want to continue to improve it."

"You want to apply for a small laboratory?" Chen Jinglong felt that the situation was too out of line.

He rubbed his brows, and for a moment, he didn't know how to respond.

"According to the regulations of our school, I should be eligible to apply for a small laboratory." Li Ming emphasized: "If there is a breakthrough, it will also be good for our civilization."

"That's what I said." Chen Jinglong paced back and forth, "But, to apply for a laboratory, we need the approval of the professor committee."

"Then let's review it. Anyway, I have level 16 development potential and will be a future A-level life form." Li Ming spread his hands: "I believe the professors will be fair."

(End of this chapter)