Chapter 149 Your vacation is here again!
Cao Yu’s vacation is coming, and this is his first vacation after being transferred to this remote galaxy.
The sky turned into a tranquil deep blue, with light-colored stars twinkling one by one. Night was about to fall. It was winter in this city, and the river along the road was covered with a thin layer of ice. The railings on the roadside flashed a cold blue light. Cao Yu's breath turned into white steam in front of his eyes. Now he was only wearing a T-shirt and a thin jacket. An auntie passed by him and couldn't help shouting, "Aren't you cold, young man?"
Cao Yu would smile and shake his head and say he wasn't cold.
He really wasn't cold at all. Cao Yu's home planet was a world of ice and snow, with extremely long winters, and temperatures in most areas would remain below minus 80 degrees Celsius all year round. In the local area, the poor who could not afford to buy cold-resistant winter equipment would often go into hibernation chambers and sleep until the end of winter. The rich had long since immigrated to more comfortable planets, and being able to move around all year round was a privilege for local civil servants.
Growing up in such a harsh environment, Cao Yu was naturally insensitive to cold. The winter temperature in this city was just a mild and normal outdoor climate for him. At this moment, he was planning his vacation. The projection inspector did not hold him responsible for the poor care he took of Chen Yuxin last time. Instead, he asked him to take a vacation to relax and allowed him to go home to visit his family. Cao Yu was holding his breath and wanted to refuse the vacation, but when he heard that he was going back to his home planet, he couldn't help but feel uneasy.
To be honest, this planet is great. Whether it is the pleasant climate or the gentle and friendly inhabitants, it has made him want to immigrate and settle down permanently. But in the years since he left home, he always sees his freezing cold hometown in his dreams. The sky of his home planet is clearer and cloudless, and the sky is farther away. In his dreams, there are frozen oceans, snow-capped mountains shining with blue light, shadows formed by countless layers of Kolagang trees, and howling ice monsters.
His hometown was cruel, cold and ruthless, but in Cao Yu's heart, his beautiful home planet would never lose to this overly warm planet. Now, he has a chance to go home.
"You are laughing."
Cao Yu turned his head and glanced at UN852-R3 beside him. He said, "I hope you can focus your attention elsewhere."
UN852-R3 made a buzzing electronic sound: "I received a message here."
"What?"
"He'll be here in a moment."
Soon a young man rushed to Cao Yu. His name was Ni Xiaodong, and he was a junior trainee agent of the Security Committee. "Sir Cao!" He walked up to Cao Yu and shouted, "A murder has occurred!"
Murders happen every day on this planet, but most of the time they have nothing to do with aliens. Cao Yu always felt that this young man named Ni Xiaodong was a bit impetuous and often sent him some useless information without screening. If he wanted to be promoted to a real agent, this young man obviously still had a long way to go.
"The accident happened in the villa of the Sesay family!! Something happened to the Xilin people!!" Ni Xiaodong shouted with a pale face.
"What!!!"
The Cersei family, this family has a history even older than the Galactic Federation. Power and wealth, these two words are not enough to describe the lofty status of this family. Since the establishment of the Supreme Council of the Galactic Federation, one of the seats has been controlled by the Cersei family. In the history of ten thousand years, the outstanding figures of the Cersei family are the governors of the star fields, the supreme archons, and the marshals of the star regions. Even if we ignore this tremendous power, the Cersei family also controls the commercial trade of multiple star fields. Some people say that they hold the economic lifeline of the galaxy in one hand, and some people say that their wealth is enough to buy the entire Galactic Federation government. In any case, even if only a minor relative of the Cersei family gets into trouble, it is enough to make all the aliens on this planet uneasy.
When Cao Yu and his team arrived at the villa, the villa was dimly lit under the night sky. A scarlet star was engraved on the doorplate in front of the villa. That was the emblem of the Cersei family. When the citizens of the Galactic Federation saw this emblem, they would usually bow their heads respectfully and take a detour.
Cao Yu walked cautiously through the entrance of the villa and stepped into the courtyard. A strong smell of blood rushed into his nostrils, and he recognized it as the smell of death of a living creature.
"The merchants who came to discuss business with the Xilin people discovered something wrong." Ni Xiaodong said from the side.
Cao Yu nodded unconsciously, he held down his gun and pushed the door open.
UN852-R3 began to scan and record the scene. Several agents from the Security Committee were using the surveillance equipment in the house, and one agent was bending over and vomiting. Everyone looked dazed. Because the scene in front of them was too horrifying and bizarre. There was blood everywhere. The scene was like a crazy slaughterhouse.
There were several dead bodies of bodyguards lying on the road, if they could still be called bodies. Everywhere was minced meat, internal organs, broken bones, and broken skin. At first, there was still a path that could be walked, but when he walked deep into the villa, Cao Yu's feet stepped into a carpet of blood, flesh and mud. Ni Xiaodong covered his mouth and bent down. "Wait outside." Cao Yu tried his best to calm his tone and pretend to be calm, but in fact his stomach was churning. If he had known this would happen, he should not have eaten dinner.
"Does seeing the remains of a corpse make you Homo sapiens uncomfortable?" asked UN852-R3.
"Don't ask questions when you already know the answer."
UN852-R3 said, “But I don’t think there’s anything wrong when I see the circuit board fragments.”
"If you say anything irrelevant to the case again, I will unplug your motherboard!"
"I'm telling a bad joke. You lack a Homo sapiens sense of humor." UN852-R3's electronic eyes flashed.
Cao Yu wanted to retort that robots didn't know how to be humorous, but he found that after the interruption of his robot partner, his attention had been diverted from his stomach, and he didn't feel like vomiting as before. He exhaled lightly. UN852-R3 always considers insignificant things.
"The power source of this villa has been completely cut off. The lighting of this secret room is a kind of biological self-illumination unique to the Xilin people."
In the dim room, several light bulbs were emitting a pale yellow halo. This was a species of self-luminous fungus. Under the dim light, a headless corpse lay on the ground. This was the first intact body Cao Yu had seen since he entered the villa.
Cao Yu said: "Finally I saw a complete body, although it has no head."
UN852-R3 said, "No, this is not biological debris." The scanning beam from the robot's electronic eye swept across the headless body. "This is a bionic shell, with the appearance of a Homo sapiens. It is a special model for the Xilin people to control."
Compared to the mainstream intelligent races in the galaxy, the Xilin people are very small. So when they leave the Xilin gathering area to live in the outside world, they often use human-sized bionic shells to communicate with other races. For this reason, the galaxy has even created a popular bionic shell industry.
"The owner of this bionic shell is Becky," UN852-R3 read the information, "the son of High Lord Lady Hilarie."
“…”
"Don't look so grim. All we've found so far is his bionic shell. We haven't found Becky himself yet."
Cao Yu tried his best to calm himself down and scanned the room. Could a palm-sized Xilin survive this crazy massacre? Seeing the tragic scene outside, he couldn't convince himself. Damn, what kind of lunatic dared to attack the Cersei family? He roared in his heart. He knew very well what it meant to anger an interstellar noble, and the other party was not an ordinary noble, but a real lord with a seat in the Supreme Council, and a direct descendant of one of the leaders who controlled the order of the galaxy.
He thought about how Inspector Sheying looked when he was investigating a case, and tried to suppress his anxiety and panic. If Inspector Sheying were here, he would not be panicking, but would seize the time to find more clues. His eyes swept across the messy table and stopped on a teacup.
His heart skipped a beat.
In the dim light, tiny objects floated in the red liquid of the teacup.
Cao Yu lowered his head. Those were small arms and legs that had been torn off and were floating on the bright red liquid. He reached out, picked up the spoon and spun it in the teacup, and touched a small hard object at the bottom. He slowly lifted the handle of the spoon, and a wet little head lay in the spoon, staring at him blankly.
Cao Yu said with difficulty: "Becky."
UN852-R3 said: "Oh no, your vacation is ruined."
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"Inform Inspector Sheying immediately." Cao Yu said, "This news cannot be spread out for now." The tragic death of a direct descendant of a high lord, he could not imagine what kind of storm would be caused if this news spread to Yidan.
UN852-R3 said: "I think it's too late. Your subordinate Ni Xiaodong failed to control the businessman who first discovered the trouble here."
Cao Yu's expression turned ugly: "Does this mean that the news has spread?"
"Yes. That is to say..." UN852-R3 pointed out, "some people will also come. I have detected some signal waves. They are coming."
Before the robot's electronic voice finished playing, two people appeared at the door of the room. The leading man was wearing a cheap suit and looked like a tired office worker. Behind him stood an agent in a blue-black uniform. Like the badge worn by the Security Committee, this uniform symbolized the authority and violent function of the Supervisory Eye. Cao Yu knew that the Supervisory Eye would definitely come. In some areas, the Security Committee and the Supervisory Eye have always had conflicts on certain matters. It seems that this time it cannot be avoided.
The leading man, Ma Jingshi, said, "Long time no see, Agent Cao."
Cao Yu chuckled and said, "You didn't come all the way here to say hello to me, did you?"
Ma Jingshi nodded and said, "The local office of the Eye of Supervision will take full charge of this case. All your personnel are requested to evacuate here immediately."
"You're dreaming!" Cao Yu blurted out.
"We have an emergency warrant issued by Lord Luo Kun, allowing us evacuate immediately." Ma Jingshi's tired eyes flashed with brilliance. "According to the laws of the galaxy, if you need to obtain information about this case, please apply to the victim's family and the parliament."
Cao Yu gritted his teeth and said, "We were here first. This is a clear criminal case on an alien planet. According to the territorial principle, we have the right..."
"First, this is an independent civilization zone. The Supervisory Eye has a higher priority than you in handling alien events. Second, considering the identity of the victim, we believe this is a premeditated political conspiracy. Third, we have been authorized to conduct a full investigation." Ma Jingshi said coldly, "If you also want to cooperate in the investigation, please apply to Lord Hilarelli, and she will give you a reply within sixty Idan working days."
UN852-R3 suddenly said, "Congratulations! You have another vacation!"
Cao Yu: “…”
Xiao Zhen's cell phone rang again. He glanced at the phone and it was An Keke again.
"Sister Coco, this is the third call you've made today."
"Zhenzhen, I love you the most, please don't let me down."
It was a completely unintentional, plastic line. Xiao Zhen said, "Sister Keke, I haven't received any news from He Zhining."
"Zhenzhen, you wouldn't lie to me, would you? It's been a few days, I think he should have sent me a message!"
"Sister Keke, do you think interstellar travel is the same as taking a plane or a ship? It's normal that the signal can't be transmitted."
"...Zhenzhen, didn't you receive the message?"
"No, if Brother Xiao He sends me any message, I will tell you immediately."
"Don't you ever lie to me!"
Xiaozhen quickly swore to her sister that she would never hide it from her.
An Keke was silent , and suddenly said: "If you contact Xiao He, tell him that I will only wait for him for one year! This girl's youth is time-limited! I can't wait for him in vain. Tell him that I will only wait for one year. If he doesn't come back in one year, I will find someone else!"
"Okay, I'll definitely pass it on."
"It's a deal!"
"Um."
Xiao Zhen put down the phone, secretly hoping that his cousin's personal media career would make some splash, so that she would be busy and wouldn't have to call him every day to bother him.
Mr. Cat sat on the windowsill, staring out the window without saying a word.
"Mr. Cat, are you worried about something?" Xiao Zhen asked.
"Something bad has happened," whispered Mr. Cat.
"What?"
"Something big has happened!!" Captain Madara rushed into the room and shouted.
"What?" Xiao Zhen and Mr. Cat asked it together.
Captain Madara held up the thing in his hand and shouted: "My cat-worm has finally reached its final evolution!!"
Between Captain Madara's wings lay a white cocoon.