168: Chapter 168 Let's Shoot into Space Together

"No!!!"

Zhu Jinghan screamed, her mind going completely blank.

She scrambled to delete it, only to find her phone completely out of control. All operational interfaces were locked, leaving only that page where a torrent of shock, questions, and even lewd comments continued to pour out. It was like a public execution ground, subjecting her to a slow slicing of her dignity.

A man stood there despondent, muttering to himself, "My... my browser history... it's over..."

"Oh my god, my money has been transferred..."

"I was just curious, I'm really not gay!"

"..."

Inside the meeting room, everyone broke down. They hadn't expected the consequences noted in the options to actually come true.

Zhang Yu Ming turned pale as he watched a video on his phone of his sister being brutally murdered. He had no parents since childhood; she was his only relative in this world.

The question star hub ms gave him was that someone was using his sister's life as leverage to make Zhang Yu Ming betray the company.

Zhang Yu Ming chose 'No', and this was the result...

Had he killed his sister? The bloody images on the screen gnawed at Zhang Yu Ming's sanity, but he suddenly noticed something wrong. He clearly remembered that the tear mole at the corner of his sister's eye had been scratched during an injury, leaving a faint scar.

But the "sister" in the video had smooth skin at the corner of her eye; that tear mole was perfectly clear, its position and shape exactly as they were before the injury.

"This is fake!!"

Zhang Yu Ming stood up and shouted loudly.

Everyone was stunned by this sudden roar and looked toward him one after another.

Fake?

Zhu Jinghan also raised her head with teary eyes, finding that her phone had returned to normal. Her social media accounts were calm; those unsightly photos were gone, and the first post on her feed was still her beautiful selfie.

Zhu Jinghan hurriedly deleted all the photos in her album, swearing that from now on, she would never store any photos of herself again.

The others also began checking and found that, just as Zhang Yu Ming said, everything just now was a hoax; it was all forged.

Right then, the cold electronic voice of star hub ms rang out again, drowning out all the noise: "Stress response test concluded. The following three individuals are unsuitable to join the company."

star hub ms spoke three names.

The others noticed that these three had shown obvious mental breakdowns during the test, resorting to physical destruction and insulting the company.

"Based on what?! You played us, and now you're eliminating us?!" one of the named men roared indignantly, his face full of rage.

star hub ms: "The company chooses you; you do not choose the company."

By the time the remaining 20 people opened their eyes again, those three had vanished without a trace.

star hub ms's voice rang out again. It was still that matter-of-fact electronic tone, but now it seemed to carry immense weight.

"Please sign the agreement. Welcome to the Inner World."

—

Time passed imperceptibly, and it was soon the end of the month. In a dedicated laboratory at Black Watch Base, a young man appeared out of thin air; it was Lin Fang, returning from the Resident Evil Dimension.

"Xiao Hei, how many members are in the Inner World now?"

[Boss, 578 people, including 12 B5-level, 47 B3-level, 154 B2-level, and 364 B1-level.]

Lin Fang nodded; this was several times more than before.

Lin Fang then continued to ask, "What about Delison's side? Has that Kamillax been put into the Mars probe?"

Xiao Hei replied with a smile: [Boss, Professor Delison has already loaded it into a separate chamber of the probe using an active nutrient solution. It's estimated that it can survive inside for over a year. The probe and five satellites are now at the Aerospace Center.]

"Very good," Lin Fang said, a look of joy appearing on his face. "Have them get ready. We'll conduct the rocket launch tomorrow."

Lin Fang took this matter very seriously, not just because a disaster would occur on Mars in three years, but also because it was vital for the company's development.

If a Wormhole to Mars could be opened, they could not only establish an unprecedented extraterrestrial base, but it could even be said that Mars would belong to the company.

When that time came, the company would stand in an invincible position.

On the morning of the next day, Lin Fang took Li Chengjian's car to the Aerospace Center on the northern part of the island.

Seeing the latter's listless spirit, Lin Fang asked: "What's wrong with you?"

Li Chengjian gave a bitter smile, "Boss, I've really had my eyes opened this month. I truly didn't expect the reality behind the company to be like this. It was too thrilling; that monster almost pounced right onto my face."

"You'll get used to it."

When Lin Fang arrived at the Aerospace Center again, the person in charge was already waiting outside with his people.

"BOSS, I'm very happy to see you!" An ordinary-looking middle-aged man at the front came forward to greet him. His name was Bob Bentley, a Texan. The few people behind him were also employees of the Aerospace Center.

They were all recently poached from elsewhere by the company's HR department, and Bob was the head of the Aerospace Center.

It looked very meager, but they weren't the main force for this launch mission; they were just there for coordination.

After a brief introduction,

Lin Fang said, "Are they ready?"

Lin Fang was referring to the team sent over by SpaceX, who were responsible for the rocket launch today.

Bob replied, "BOSS, they are all in the launch building now, ready to launch at any time."

After entering the Aerospace Center, the most eye-catching things were the two behemoths on the launch pads. Although these two were different models, they were both part of SpaceX's most famous 'Falcon' series.

They would be launched one after another today to send the Mars probe and five satellites into space.

The group approached the launch building, but unexpectedly, Lin Fang and the others were actually stopped at the entrance.

Blocking the way were two employees wearing SpaceX uniforms. They clearly saw Bob Bentley, the person in charge, and knew Lin Fang would be coming today, yet they still extended their arms to block the path.

"Mr. Bentley, this is a critical operation area right now. Unauthorized personnel cannot enter."

Lin Fang's face darkened instantly.

Bob hurriedly stepped forward to negotiate: "This is Mr. Lin Fang, the BOSS of our company! He has the authority to enter any area for inspection..."

"Oh~ Sorry, Mr. Lin, I have to ask our supervisor."

One of the short SpaceX employees drawled. Although he said he was sorry, there was no respect on his face.

"You motherf—..." Li Chengjian's temper flared upon seeing this. He took a step forward, about to grab the short employee's collar. He wasn't just posturing; if Zhou Hui were here, he would have already thrown a punch.

"What's happening? Stop!" At this moment, a portly white man also came out from inside with several people. Seeing this scene, he immediately spoke up to stop them.

"BOSS, this is Kovak..."

Lin Fang stopped Bob from speaking and had Li Chengjian release his grip. He spoke to the newcomer in a calm tone:

"I can't go in?"

Looking into the young man's eyes, Kovak, a senior engineer at SpaceX, felt a sudden, inexplicable pressure.

"Of course you can. You must be Mr. Lin. Thank you for your support of our SpaceX company."

Kovak greeted him warmly but didn't move aside immediately. He said with a somewhat troubled tone:

"However, before entering the core control area, according to SpaceX's highest safety protocols and considering the precision equipment debugging currently underway, we need to conduct basic security checks on all non-technical team members. This is for the safety of the dozens of engineers inside and to be responsible for the billion-dollar equipment. Please understand, Mr. Lin."

Kovak glanced at the few people behind Lin Fang. "Furthermore, we can only allow Mr. Lin and Manager Bob to enter."

"You want to frisk me too?"

Lin Fang's expression changed completely, his eyes becoming dark and profound. He stared at the man in charge and said word by word, "This is my property. I go wherever I want. And you, just do your job properly."

The young man's voice wasn't loud, but every word seemed to carry a chill. That invisible pressure suddenly intensified. Other SpaceX employees inside had already noticed what was happening at the door and were watching curiously.

Kovak felt a layer of fine cold sweat break out on his back; this young man's gaze was truly terrifying. But the pride in his heart wouldn't allow Kovak to bow his head. He could only brace himself and say, "If you don't cooperate, I have the right to suspend and delay the rocket launch."

"Kovak, you..." Bob was about to say something when he was pulled back by Li Chengjian, who silently shook his head at him.

Looking at Lin Fang, who was clearly fuming with rage,

Li Chengjian's heart was also pounding. Others might not know, but how could he not? Although the boss was young, his methods and the power he controlled were unfathomable. How could these people dare to provoke him? Truly, ignorance is bliss.

Instead, Lin Fang smiled, lightly clapping his hands in praise. "Very good, I admire your backbone."

A series of dense, rhythmic footsteps approached from a distance. Dozens of fully armed soldiers appeared around the corner, rushing toward them. In less than ten seconds, this unknown unit appeared before everyone's eyes.

"Mr. Lin Fang, what are you trying to do?!"

Kovak was scared out of his wits by this scene; this company actually kept a private army.

"Using force is illegal. You should know, we are SpaceX..."

Before Kovak could finish his sentence, he was slammed hard in the abdomen with a rifle butt by the lead soldier!

"Ugh—!" Kovak doubled over with a pained groan, his face turning red like a cooked shrimp.

But the soldier didn't stop, raining blows upon the middle-aged man's head with the rifle butt. The few people nearby turned pale with fear, only to see other demon-like soldiers already walking toward them.

Wretched screams rang out at the entrance.

"Don't hit me! I was wrong, I was wrong!"

"Help! Help! Is there no law anymore?"

"Spare me..."

Only when their cries for help grew faint did Lin Fang order the H.D.S. Forces to stop.

A squad member lifted the blood-stained Kovak, who was missing several teeth, with one hand and walked into the launch building. The other soldiers also entered and surrounded the entire hall.

The SpaceX technical staff inside watched this scene, shivering like quails, not daring to utter a word.

Lin Fang ignored them and walked up to Kovak, who could barely stand even with the soldier's support, and said in a low voice: "You only have one chance. Otherwise, I'll strap you to the top of the rocket and shoot you into space together."

"Now, do you still want to talk to me about the law?"