Bengtie: My death fueled their madness.

When the simulated universe test ended today, Ruan Mei happened to send a request for research materials, so she asked Xing to send them over.

Incidentally, this would also allow Ruan Mei to meet the people who help test the simulated universe, making it easier to iterate the simulated universe based on the real-time test data of the stars.

Although this update is somewhat tailor-made, it's because it perfectly simulates the Pioneer God.

"Zhimu, could you go check on her and see how she is?"

"Don't worry, she's a member of the train crew now. I would have gone even if she hadn't told me." Qi Zhimu gave Heita a reassuring look.

Watching Qi Zhimu return to the space station, Hei Ta pondered to himself, "If Ruan Mei causes problems with the test personnel we've finally found, that won't do."

However, judging from Xing's tone, there seemed to be no health issues, so she did not immediately contact Ruan Mei to question her.

……

Qi Zhimu arrived at the space station as quickly as possible.

Not long after, Xing, who looked rather strange, appeared in the medical pod. Upon seeing him, Xing looked even more aggrieved.

This was the first time Qi Zhimu had seen her with this expression.

She had never felt so wronged before, even when she rummaged through boxes and cabinets on the space station and even rummaged through trash cans under the guise of looking for treasure, only to be caught and scolded by March 7th.

"What happened?"

"I can't say, can you help me find out...?" Xing had no words to express her distress.

"Come with me."

Qi Zhimu didn't ask any more questions. Having worked as a mercenary and wandering knight for many years, he might not be able to say anything else, but he certainly had plenty of experience and had seen countless strange situations.

Wanting to speak but being unable to, aside from the fact that key memories have been altered or erased, is likely due to neurological or brainwave-related speech-restricting drugs.

A comprehensive preliminary examination was conducted on the star, hoping to find some clues, but nothing was found.

"...Even you can't find out?" Seeing Qi Zhimu frown slightly, Xing's expectation in her eyes gradually dimmed, and she looked increasingly helpless.

That makes sense when you think about it... those are the methods of a genius.

"Why don't you try asking Black Tower for help?"

"Her main area of ​​expertise isn't medicine, so don't rush things." Qi Zhimu gestured for Xing to calm down, a serious look flashing in his eyes.

While the space station's medical facilities may not be the most advanced in the entire company, they are certainly among the most cutting-edge products.

With all the external conditions in place, his own physical attributes were also excellent. When he was on a group mission as a ranger, his companions would almost always be asked to treat their injuries.

With a little more time, we should be able to find the problem.

Two full hours passed before Qi Zhimu finally found the source of the mutation in Xing's DNA helix.

Unexpectedly, it involves encoding specific rules into DNA to achieve the effect of silencing specific words...

That's bad enough, but the weird part is that the edited helix has five biological keys of different frequencies superimposed on its exterior.

If the rules are not unpacked in the correct order, it is impossible to delete the specific rules that were programmed.

Qi Zhimu frowned. He couldn't remember where he had learned this knowledge, but his instincts told him that this was the truth.

But almost subconsciously, he thought of someone.

"Genius Club #81, Life Science Scientist, Ruan Mei?!"

Looking across the entire space station, apart from geniuses, he couldn't think of anyone else capable of challenging such a censorship rule.

Xing really wanted to nod in confirmation, but unfortunately his body was restricted by the rules and he couldn't do it, looking like a silly little gray raccoon standing there dumbfounded.

But for Qi Zhimu, her silence was the most direct answer.

He can handle common or even rare neurological and brainwave drugs.

When it comes to DNA editing, his knowledge tells him that he's not helpless, but he really has no way of dealing with those five key locks.

Qi Zhimu immediately contacted the Black Tower.

"So long, what do you mean?" Black Tower cut straight to the point.

"It must have been Ms. Ruan Mei who did it."

"Heh, not surprising... I'll tell her to give that brat Xing a warning and not go too far."

"Wait a moment. You are partners after all, so there's no need for you to show up now. Where is she? I'll take Xing to find her as the space station's doctor."

Qi Zhimu calmly proposed his own solution to the problem.

"What I said to her wasn't as serious as you think... Fine, whatever you say. If that guy dares to give you trouble, just say I'm one of your people," Black Tower said.

Hearing this, even though the situation was not right, Qi Zhimu couldn't help but smile.

"...Shouldn't you say: I'm yours?"

"It's all true, no doubt about it. Ruan Mei is in the confined compartment, which ordinary people can't enter. However, I've given you the highest level of access to the space station, as well as the location of her laboratory."

"Received. That's all for now."

Qi Zhimu disconnected the communication, checked the coordinates, and then looked at the star.

"Let's go find her."

The gray raccoon quickly followed.

……

Qi Zhimu had been to the confinement section more than once and still remembered it.

Last time, I tried to contact Ruan Mei through long-range remote sensing equipment, but all I got was a virtual projected message.

At that time, he was not clear about Ruan Mei's style of doing things, but now he finally has a first impression.

"I repent. I wronged Black Tower before." Xing walked along the road, sighing repeatedly.

"Did you wrongly accuse her?"

"Well... I don't remember anything from the day I was born. I made a careless joke and got beaten up by her. I couldn't help but say she had a bad temper, and I never expected..."

Xing couldn't help but sigh again and slapped her forehead.

"There's no harm without comparison. There are some things I can't say, but it's similar to the nature of the mission you're taking on, you know what I mean?"

"I understand perfectly. Sometimes, certain employers who come to us will ask us to take a certain kind of drug after completing a task, or to have our memories of that task erased."

When talking about the past, Qi Zhimu couldn't help but sneer.

"They're just afraid of being exposed, but little do they know that I don't accept these kinds of missions at all. So, the guy got angry and had two options."

"Either you double-cross me and hire someone to kill me to silence me, or you turn on me on the spot and shut me up forever."

Xing suddenly felt a sense of shared misfortune.

My family members don't understand. I just wanted to continue being a helpful citizen on the space station, but someone secretly put a gag in me, forbidding me from saying anything related to the other party.

It feels like seeing an elderly person fall on the road, kindly going to help, only to be extorted by the perpetrator.

"But there's something I don't understand, Zhimu."

"you say."

"Since those employers have the audacity to lay a hand on you, they must be quite capable themselves. Why would they bother hiring you?" Xing asked.

She wanted to know if the reason was the same as when Ruan Mei asked her for help.

Qi Zhimu: "Because it's inconvenient for them to show up in person, important figures have informants watching them. Although their subordinates are different, there are still clues to follow."

"My channels for taking orders are not only the above-mentioned ones, but also involve a lot of shady dark web, so there are a lot of people like this."

"I see," Xing thought to himself.

Ruan Mei is definitely doing shady research and has actually plotted against her. She must be exposed!