Ruan Mei begged me to go back? I can't go back anymore

He was concentrating on observing the situation around him and finding a way back to the train.

At this moment, the boy was in a huge circular corridor, surrounded by high-tech buildings made of black or white composite materials.

Suspended platforms are bridged with energy panels to connect the buildings.

In the department far away, staff members in research uniforms were scattered everywhere, some were looking down in front of the display screen, and some were talking in private.

And in front of Zao Wu is a magnificent space elevator.

The elevator door was closed, and the orange-red control device attracted the boy's eyes, making him unable to look away for a long time.

It feels like... I've been here before.

"Hey! Pay attention to me!"

Hanabi's tone was filled with grievance. It was she who had arranged so much.

Lying to children is also a very hard thing, okay!

The gentleness in Zao Wu's bones made it impossible for him to just sit back and watch this mysterious system lady.

He responded in his mind as he walked towards the elevator controls.

"I still can't trust you completely."

"But if everything you said is true..."

"I will never succumb to the fate manipulated by the Star God."

The boy did not express any strong emotions.

But the toughness revealed in its softness reminds people of spider silk.

The spider silk is hard to break even in wind and rain.

Hayami hesitated, then slowly raised her hand and placed it on the controls of the space elevator.

Even Hanabi, who had been observing the boy's actions, was a little confused.

This is a control device that can only be used by people with space station authority, right?

How could it be possible that Zao Wu was brought here by herself and had no connection with the space station...

[Permission review passed, access allowed]

Hanabi was slightly startled.

It seems that behind the early fog, there is some secret that even she doesn't know.

Next, the screen changed again, arranging several options for the boy to choose from.

They are "Second Floor of Containment Section", "Base Section", "Main Control Section", "Support Section" and "Enclosed Section".

Zao Wu's gaze fell on the closed cabin and stayed for a moment, his pupils trembling slightly like the clear lake surface rippling in the breeze.

No one knows why he reacted to this area.

But in the end he still chose the main control cabin.

His intuition told him that perhaps he could get information leading to the Star Train from here.

Instead of being sad and clinging to the past.

The elevator slowly opened and Zao Wu stepped in.

This time, he didn't have the leisure to admire the scenery outside the elevator window.

Just as the sky is no longer filled with stars.

Soon, the main control cabin arrived.

The elevator door slowly opened, and Hayami, with half of her face covered by a fox mask, looked up.

He happened to meet the sight of a pink-haired girl with a side ponytail who was holding a communication tablet and dispatching the staff inside the space station at any time.

For some reason, when the girl noticed Hayami's presence.

She suddenly showed an incredible expression, covered her mouth in surprise, and the tablet in her hand fell.

The girl may not feel sorry at all about the money spent on the damaged equipment.

But Zao Wu was quick to catch it for her.

"Please take it, young lady."

"If possible, could you please tell me how to get to the Starry Sky Train?"

"train?"

Esta seemed surprised to hear such a word from the boy's mouth.

Shouldn’t Hayami...be a member of the Star Core Hunters?

No, no, that's not what's important now.

But, is he really Zao Wu?

Ester took the communicator handed to her by the young man, and her heart was restless for a long time.

She actually wanted to reach out and peel off the fox mask on the boy's cheek.

See his face beneath the mask to solve this confusion.

But her upbringing and family education as a young lady stopped her.

What's more, perhaps she could make that judgment on her own without even having to take off the mask.

It is true that Esta had never had close contact with the morning mist.

When a crisis occurs in the Black Tower Space Station, she must stay in the main control cabin to command the overall situation.

But this doesn't mean that she is unfamiliar with Zao Wu's existence.

The girl witnessed everything that happened on the platform of the space station through surveillance.

This naturally includes Hayami's courage and sacrifice.

The young man who bloomed and withered like a short-lived cereus deeply shocked Ester's heart.

The sentimental girl cried more than once when she thought of him.

And in private, deep in the night.

Esta would also be alone, with a variety of emotions including admiration and heartache, looking through the copies of the video he left before being swallowed by the black hole.

Sometimes Esta couldn't help but move closer to the face that was magnified on the screen.

As if I could be closer to him this way.

When he came to his senses, he moved away in shame.

She thought that she might never forget this boy in her entire life.

But we cannot get to know him, get along with him, make friends with him, or even exist with him at a deeper level...

It will also become a regret that Estelle will always hide in her heart.

But now, Hayami, wearing a mask, appeared in front of her vividly.

You can imagine how surprised and excited the girl must have been.

So she gave up her original plan to go to other departments, and instead keenly grasped the key points of Hayami's words and stayed by his side.

"If you need a guide to the platform where the Star Train is parked..."

Esta raised one hand and gracefully lifted a strand of hair behind her ear with a white outline.

"Actually, I happen to be free and can help you!"

Zao Wu's eyes hidden under the fox mask lit up.

"Then thank you sister!"

"By the way, my name is Hayami, and I'm... a passenger on the Starry Sky Train."

"Do you know Himeko? I'm her child!"

The young man smiled brightly, on the one hand, being honest with Esta, whom he could trust.

On the other hand, it is also a symbol of his pride in his identity.

Hayami had no idea what kind of storm her words would stir up in Esta's heart!

First of all, he admitted that he was Hayami.

Secondly... Miss Himeko! What on earth did you do?

How come in just a few days, Zao Wu went from being a member of the Star Core Hunter to being your child?

Isn’t this also a kind of NT... ahem.

In short, it was hard for Estelle not to feel a sense of sympathy for Miss Kafka among the Star Core Hunters.

Also, mention Miss Himeko.

She had just contacted Estelle and asked her for the location of Ms. Ruan Mei's laboratory.

Although it is not clear what the relationship between the two is.

But with Miss Ji Zi's swift and decisive style, she must have arrived at the closed cabin where Ms. Ruan Mei is staying.

This is true.

At this moment, in the confinement compartment, inside the secret laboratory.

Ji Zi barged in without saying a word and started a confrontation with Ruan Mei, who had a gloomy look on his face.

Chapter 55: Cross-channel chat between women

Ji Zi realized this clearly the first time she saw Ruan Mei.

I will never like this woman.

Even when she raised her eyes and looked at herself, Ji Zi's heart couldn't help but tremble violently.

Because her eyes were almost identical to the morning mist, clear, light green and picturesque.

But compared to Zao Wu, her gaze was too cold, as if she was staring at cold data.

Even though Ruan Mei greeted her with a polite smile.

Ji Zi still couldn't ignore the strong feeling of discomfort that burst out from the depths of her soul.

Ruan Mei, what do you take life for?

"Miss Jizi, the pilot of the Starry Sky Train, what brings you to my humble abode?"

"Do you consider the lab your home?"

Ji Zi either doesn't speak, or when she does, it's really hurtful.

Ruan Mei frowned slightly.

If she is the type who likes to argue, she will probably reply, "Compared to you living on the train, it's just the same."

But she wasn't, so she quickly brought up the subject.

"What on earth are you doing here? I'm very busy and may not have much time to entertain you."

"Besides, I don't remember inviting you."

This was not an excuse Ruan Mei made up to drive the guests away.

She has indeed been very busy recently, as if being busy can help her forget some inexplicable emotions for a short while.

You can stop thinking about someone so repeatedly and ridiculously.

"Then do you remember what you lost?"

In Ji Zi's opinion, the person most likely to be related to Hayami's disappearance is Ruan Mei, the only person on the space station who possesses the "Phase Spirit Fire".

Even if she was not the direct cause of Hayami's disappearance, she must bear indirect responsibility.

For some reason, Ruan Mei's expression became gloomy after hearing Ji Zi's words.

She rarely lost her usual calmness and her emotions fluctuated slightly.