He lives on another planet and is majoring in Earth Science.

Dabus Detention Center, Spaceship Repair Center.

Nini held tools in her hands but didn't do any work; she just kept observing the ceiling of the repair center.

Li Ji tightened the spaceship's exhaust pipe with a wrench: "Have you figured out the terrain?"

"I roughly understand it."

She pointed to the four corners of the repair center.

"Departing spaceships can only pass through these four corners. The openings at the four corners are of different sizes, with smaller spaceships in the southeast corner. When a spaceship approaches within about 10 meters of the ceiling, the ceiling exit will automatically open. On both sides of the corner, you can see two circular scanners, which should sense when the spaceship is flying out and open the door. This morning, at the urging of the guards, spaceship number 11349 finished repairing the spaceship, and the guards drove the spaceship away directly, probably without needing to confirm entry and exit permits."

Li Ji squinted and tried his best to look in that direction, but could only see a pure black corner of the wall and a strip of blue light composed of electrical lights. He couldn't see the so-called "scanner" at all.

"Your eyesight is excellent. But the entry and exit permit still needs to be confirmed."

Nini sat on the edge of the flying saucer and tapped it, making a "thump thump" sound.

"What about your part? Have you figured out how to tamper with the UFO? Don't drag me down later."

Lee Ki gripped the wrench tightly: "We're partners now, do you have to say such rude things?"

"Is it that hard to hear? If it were any gentler, it would be considered a love confession where I'm from."

"We shouldn't expect much from your emotional intelligence. The UFO solution is done. I could disassemble and reassemble this kind of UFO when I was eight years old. Just add a tiny particle conversion device to the warp drive, and the engine will be disabled. Without experience, you won't be able to find it at all."

Nini nodded in satisfaction: "Then we'll wait for your connections outside. But I must remind you, in this situation, there aren't many feelings worth trusting."

Lee Ki wiped the engine oil off his face: "My friends are different."

“No one is any different. Do you know the average number of people visiting each time there are more than 4000 prisoners in Dabus Detention Center? 24.69. Most people here have never received a visit from relatives or friends.”

"Shark Baby has already promised to come."

Nini interrupted, "Everyone makes phone calls and their relatives and friends say they'll come. They say nice things on the phone, but when the visiting day comes, no one comes."

A hint of melancholy flickered in her golden eyes, like the sun veiled in mist.

Li Ji felt somewhat uncertain after hearing what was said.

Last night, he asked Shark about the contact information, but Shark hesitated and changed the subject. Could it be that Shark was just trying to appease him?

No way?
We are friends who have gone through thick and thin together.

This slight panic lasted until 5 p.m.

On visiting days, we finish work early at 5 p.m.

It's important to allow those being visited to communicate with their relatives and friends, and also to help others who feel neglected to find emotional balance, otherwise, trouble may easily arise.

Li Ji and Nini boarded a transfer spaceship together, heading to a space station in near-Earth orbit.

The space station remains within the protective shield, and relatives and friends who request visits will meet with the prisoners on the space station aboard a unified spacecraft.

They stood with hundreds of others in the empty waiting hall, with a closed mechanical door on one side leading to the visiting room, and a huge window on the other, looking out at the empty and desolate universe.

Looking out the window, Li Ji vividly felt how vast and empty the 10-light-year region was, how the endless darkness made people feel hopeless, and how the stars were far away in the sky, as insignificant as dust particles.

He asked Nini, "Will anyone come to see you?"

Nini leaned against the window: "No. I used to have that hope at first, but then I lost it. I won't even make a phone call. It's pointless. If I weren't here with you, I wouldn't have come."

Li Ji looked around and saw that there were about a hundred people gathered in the waiting hall.

"There are quite a few people here." "Most of them are just wasting their time, clinging to a sliver of hope while waiting for something impossible."

"You're so mean."

"That's the truth. See that flying elephant over there? It's said she comes every time. Her case seems to be hanging in the balance. She's been in the detention center for three years. During those three years, she came every visiting day, but no one ever showed up."

The flying elephant huddled in the corner, gently flapping its wings and stretching its trunk straight with both hands.

“This is their way of praying. She does it every time. We all call her the Lonely Madwoman. Most people here do it like this. There’s nothing else they can do but wait.”

Li Ji's heart couldn't help but tighten.

Nini patted his shoulder: "So I think we still need to have a backup plan, otherwise you'll have to wait three years like them, which would be crazy."

A voice came from the microphone on the mechanical door behind him: "Number 12409, proceed to Visiting Room Number One."

Li Ji breathed a sigh of relief and smiled at Nini, saying, "It feels like I've been waiting for three seconds."

Nini's eyes widened: "Why? Won't your friends betray you?"

"Don't always judge others by your own standards. I told you, Shark Baby is absolutely reliable. I'm leaving now. Wait for my triumphant return."

Li Ji strode towards the visiting room.

Guided by the jailer, he arrived at the white mechanical door marked "Number 1".

The prison guard gave a final instruction: "Visit time is only five minutes, and there will be a timer on the wall. The other person is separated from you by glass, so don't get too excited and try to attack the glass. Although you can't break it, getting it dirty is still very unpleasant. Most importantly, the entire visit will be recorded. Be careful what you say and do, and absolutely do not have sex in the glass, and do not get bodily fluids on the glass. It's really disgusting!"

The jailer spoke through gritted teeth, clearly having suffered greatly at the hands of the prison guard.

Li Ji assured him, "Don't worry, he's my good brother. We could never have that kind of thing going on. I feel disgusted just thinking about it."

"That's good, go in."

The jailer placed his large hand on the palm print lock on the edge of the door, and the door opened directly.

Li Ji entered the visiting room, and it wasn't what he had imagined.

The visiting room has a door on one side and pure white walls on the other three sides. When the door is closed, there is no gap at all, so it looks no different from the wall. People in it may even feel a little dizzy.

He didn't know where Shark Baby was for a moment.

"Shark Baby? Where are you?"

He circled around and shouted at every wall, but received no reply.

A familiar voice suddenly came from behind.

"You really want it to be Shark Baby Meow? Then I'm leaving, meow?"

Lee Ki's heart skipped a beat, then pounded wildly like a mad deer, as if it were about to burst out of his chest.

He turned around, and that familiar figure appeared in front of him.

Its white fur and blue eyes are like a spring lake reflecting the blue sky; even though there is no wind, the lake water ripples.

Two lines of tears flowed unconsciously from Dailulu's eyes.

"What's wrong with you? Weren't you grounded by your mother?"

"Just because she's grounded doesn't mean you can't come, meow? The vibrant, passionate, and energetic Delulu in your eyes is so easily backed down, meow? Besides, it's her who's grounded by me now, meow." (End of Chapter)