At five o'clock in the afternoon on January 1, the interstellar passenger spacecraft from planet B73 to the Capital Star finally docked at the Capital Star's space station after an hour of interstellar travel.
The VIP cabin has an exclusive passage, so you can leave early without queuing. The young flight attendant on the interstellar spacecraft knocked on the door of the VIP1 luxury cabin with a smile on her face: "Gentlemen, we have arrived at the space station, you can get off the spacecraft in advance."
The house was completely silent.
The flight attendant continued to knock on the door: "Sir?"
Perhaps she used a little more force, and the door of the private room was pushed open a crack.
When the flight attendant looked through the crack in the door, she was so frightened that her legs went weak!
—The room was covered in blood. Two men were lying in a pool of blood. One of them was wearing a white shirt, his clothes were soaked in blood, and he stared at the door with his eyes wide open. The other man wearing glasses was lying on his back on the ground with a sharp fruit knife stuck in his abdomen.
The two men were obviously dead and lay motionless on the ground.
The flight attendant turned around in horror and quickly pressed the emergency call button in the spacecraft.
A moment later, the spacecraft's security personnel arrived at the scene. Seeing this bloody scene, several people immediately felt a chill down their spines. The security team leader trembled and said, "These two people seem to be sentinels. Call the investigation department!"
Someone quickly picked up the communicator and dialed the hotline of the Investigation Department. At this moment, a calm voice of a young man came from behind: "No need to call, we are from the Investigation Department."
—The person who spoke was Kane, who was traveling to the capital planet on the same spaceship from B73 base.
Kane winked at his companion and walked into the room to take a closer look. The two men had been dead for some time.
Kellogg remained at the door and asked, "Who was the first to discover the dead man?"
The female flight attendant raised her hand and said tremblingly, "It's me. These two gentlemen are VIP guests, and I want to take them off the spacecraft personally. I knocked on the door but there was no sound, so I pushed it gently, and then I saw blood all over the room..."
Kellogg asked, "Has anyone else entered this room?"
The girl shook her head: "Probably not. There are a total of 10 guests in the VIP area, and they all stayed in their rooms and never came out."
Inside the house, Kane was searching carefully with his sentinel's sharp eyesight. The scene was extremely chaotic. A sharp fruit knife covered in blood was stuck in the abdomen of the man with glasses. There were a lot of knife marks on the bodies of the two dead, and it was obvious that they were stabbed many times. This scene was very much like the two sentinels losing control of their minds and attacking each other like wild animals.
Kane looked up at the security team leader and said, "Please bring me all the information about the crew and passengers of the spacecraft. No one can leave the spacecraft until we have checked everything."
Two passengers died mysteriously on the spacecraft, and everyone here was a suspect. The security team leader realized the seriousness of the problem and immediately went to get the passenger information, while another person went to get the crew's information.
Kellogg took the information and began to quickly check and question the passengers.
The result of the inquiry made him very confused - there was no other guide on the spacecraft except him, so there was no possibility of "the guide attacking the sentry and causing the sentry to lose control of his mind." Since the VIP area had an access control system, passengers in the ordinary cabin could not enter here, and the other eight passengers in the VIP area had alibis.
There are no suspects
At this time, Kane found a large box of precious red crystals. The value of these red crystals was conservatively estimated to be several hundred million star coins.
The two looked at each other.
Kane walked over to his companions and lowered his voice, saying, "The deceased were named Celtic and Mark, partners of the mining company. Judging from the scene, the two seemed to have had a fierce dispute, and there were traces of beatings everywhere. Celtic was killed by this fruit knife, and the fatal wound was in the abdomen; Mark's fatal wound was on the back of his head. When he fell, his head hit the sharp corner of the marble coffee table."
Kellogg listened to his description, frowned, and said in disbelief: "So, your conclusion is that these two people attacked each other and killed each other?"
"…It's a bit bizarre." Kane shrugged, "But judging from the traces at the scene, this is the only explanation." He glanced at the priceless red crystal, "Perhaps the reason for the conflict between the two people is related to this box of things?"
Kellogg looked at the crystal in the box. Where did the precious red crystal worth over 100 million come from? It seems that these two people have many secrets.
They attacked each other because of a dispute and both died. Although all the evidence proved that Kane's conclusion was correct, Kellogg always felt that something was wrong. Three sentinels died in a row in one day, one fell from a building, and two killed each other. These people were all from B73 base... It was too coincidental.
For some reason, a face suddenly appeared in his mind. The boy had a pair of beautiful black and red eyes, a pale face, a thin body, and looked innocent. He was almost mentally broken by his interrogation... He shouldn't doubt the psychologically fragile little guide, but he subconsciously thought of that person.
Perhaps it was his intuition from years of investigating cases that was playing tricks on him? He always felt that Yu Ran was not that simple.
Kellogg scanned the passenger list again and said thoughtfully: "Yu Ran is not on this spaceship..."
Kane said helplessly, "Do you have a prejudice against that little guide? When Leonard died last time, he was in a hospital two kilometers away. This time, he was not on the spacecraft. He would not cross the universe and control the two sentinels to attack each other, right?"
Crossing the universe and the stars is indeed impossible. Kellogg touched his nose and said, "I'm overthinking it."
Last time, Yu Ran was a little suspicious, but this time there was no reason to suspect him at all, because he was not on this spaceship at all.
Kellogg sighed, "But I always feel that things are not simple. How about... asking the section chief to come forward and verify it again?"
Kane thought about it, nodded and said, "Okay, let's organize the information and let the section chief go through it himself."
At this time, the Josephs had already brought Yu Ran to the Guide Association of the Capital Star.
The Guide Association building is a unique building, which looks like a blooming rose from the sky. There are guards patrolling here, and the security is very strict. As the director of the human resources department of the Guide Association, Joseph naturally has no obstacles to enter the association.
She brought Yu Ran all the way to the registration office and said to the staff, "This is the guide I brought back from Planet B73. Please enter his information according to the procedure." She turned around and looked at Yu Ran with a smile, "Don't worry, the registration process will be quick. We need to draw a tube of your blood sample first."
Yu Ran asked curiously, "What are you drawing blood for? Is it a physical examination?"
The Joseph explained patiently, "It's not a physical examination. Every officially registered guide must leave his or her unique guide element with the association. If someone betrays the association in the future, we can track him or her through the guide element. In addition, the guide element can also be used to match with the sentinels to find a suitable marriage partner."
"Oh, I see." Yu Ran rolled up his sweater sleeves and stretched his fair arms to the staff. The staff took out a disposable blood collection needle and drew Yu Ran's blood sample.
Blood is where the smell of guide element is strongest.
As fresh blood flowed out, a crisp, cold fragrance drifted into the air.
Joseph was stunned and subconsciously said to himself: "I seem to have smelled this smell somewhere before?" The guide's sense of smell was not sharp, and she was not sure if she had smelled it before, but she had a strange sense of familiarity.
Yu Ran guessed, "Is it because the smell of my guide element is too common? Madam has smelled something similar?"
Joseph looked at the boy's face and saw that he was indeed someone she had never seen before. She smiled and said, "It's possible. My nose is not as sensitive as the sentinel's, and I can't tell the difference between the various guide elements... Okay, go record the data."
Yu Ran followed the staff to record the information. The information registered by the Guide Association was very detailed, including date of birth, family background, and characteristics of the spiritual body. Yu Ran entered them one by one carefully. After recording, Joseph took him to the treatment room and performed a minimally invasive surgery.
A white chip the size of a fingernail was implanted on Yu Ran's left wrist. This chip was made of special material and would slowly merge with the flesh and blood, accompanying the guide for life.
The Joseph man reminded him, “This chip is your identity symbol as a registered guide.”
Yu Ran looked down at his wrist curiously. There was a small wound on his white wrist from the surgery. He gently touched the location of the chip and asked, "From today on, am I officially a registered guide?"
The Joseph smiled gently: "Yes, you have a legal guide ID card. According to the Federal Guide Protection Act, you will enjoy many special rights in the future."
She helped Yu Ran complete the formalities, then took him to a sumptuous dinner and settled him in the association's guest room: "Ran Ran, it's already late today, you should have a good rest first, and I'll take you to report to the sanctuary tomorrow morning."
Yu Ran nodded obediently; "Okay, thank you, ma'am."
***
At the same time, on the Falcon starship.
"You mean, Celtic and Mark died in the VIP suite of the interstellar passenger spaceship?" Lu Zexuan frowned.
This was the news sent back by the sentinel he sent to the capital planet to escort Yu Ran. Someone died on the interstellar spaceship, and the detectives from the investigation department happened to be at the scene of the crime. They blocked the spaceship and investigated for several hours. With so many passengers and staff being questioned, the news naturally spread quickly.
"Yes, Captain Lu! It is said that the crime scene was very tragic. The two sentries attacked each other and stabbed each other many times."
"Where is Yu Ran? How is he?" Lu Zexuan suddenly asked.
"Yu Ran arrived at the Guide Association of the Capital Planet at 4:30 in the afternoon. Joseph took him to record the data."
Lu Zexuan thought for a moment and asked, "Did he come into contact with anyone when he left the B73 space station?"
The sentry said: "He met a middle school classmate in the space station, went down to chat for a few minutes and said goodbye to him."
Say goodbye
Another farewell.
In the morning at the hospital, he went to say goodbye to his sister. Not long after, Leonard jumped to his death.
In the afternoon at the space station, he went to say goodbye to his classmates. Then, Celtic and Mark attacked and killed each other on the spacecraft.
These people are either officials of the B73 base or executives of the mining company, and are all related to the mining accident last month.
Since Yu Ran was interrogated by Butterfly from the Investigation Department and nearly suffered a mental breakdown, Lu Zexuan's suspicion of Yu Ran had been reduced. But now, two more sentinels died in strange ways, and Lu Zexuan's strange suspicions once again emerged.
Yu Ran had a perfect alibi at the time of the crime.
However, Yu Ran and the deceased once had an "intersection of time and space".
He stopped by the hospital where Leonard was being interviewed.
He also passed by the space station where Celt and Mark boarded.
Is it all coincidence
Isn’t this too much of a coincidence
Lu Zexuan frowned and fell into deep thought. How could he test whether Yu Ran was real or not without hurting him
After thinking for a moment, Lu Zexuan's eyes suddenly darkened and he dialed Joseph's number.
Joseph had just returned home and washed her face. When she saw the man on the projection screen, she couldn't help but wonder, "General Lu? Is there something you want to talk to me about so late at night?"
Lu Zexuan said seriously: "I have thought about it carefully, and I think what you said makes sense. I do need a guide companion, and there is no need to keep rejecting your kindness."
Joseph's eyes lit up: "You finally figured it out!"
This stubborn single sentry finally came to his senses. At least he could give an explanation to General Lu, so that the old general wouldn't have to keep talking about finding a partner for his son. Thinking of this, Joseph smiled and said, "How about the guide information I sent you? Are you interested?"
Lu Zexuan said: "I want to give it a try with Yu Ran."
Joseph's smile suddenly froze: "What? Who do you want to follow?"
Lu Zexuan repeated in a low voice: "Yu Ran."
Joseph: “…”
The author has something to say:
Yu Ran: Thank you.
(End of this chapter)