Space Odyssey from Abandoned Mining Space Station

”I shouldn’t have allowed this matter to ferment; I misjudged Chen Ming’s psychological threshold.”

”Resolve the matter as soon as possible. There’s a Cruiser parked atop the downtown district, and no matter how we block the news, it can’t be contained.”

Bai Quan nodded and stood up.

Meanwhile, Chen Ming was in the lecture hall where he had previously been.

He stood at the podium, while the 19 people he brought were all seated in the conference hall below.

The entire building was under his control at the moment, and no one could enter without permission.

Chen Ming had never imagined that there could be such an easy way to resolve problems in the world.

He didn’t need to consider any rules.

He was just a novice in the world of regulations.

Yet, others had considerable experience.

Bai Quan once exerted great effort to study and integrate into this tier, quickly grasping the principles involved and then using his abilities to dismantle an opposing faction.

That was Bai Quan’s capability.

Chen Ming didn’t have this ability and didn’t want it; he didn’t want to be involved in any related affairs.

He just wanted to solve problems as quickly as possible.

As long as the problem was solved, everything else was trivial.

Chen Ming inserted a data storage chip into the computer connected to the large projection screen behind him.

Inside were all the pieces of evidence he had gathered.

The entire logic of the situation was laid out in chronological order, with everything clearly documented, leaving no room for questioning.

Though the methods of obtaining all these pieces of evidence weren’t necessarily reasonable or legal, as they were acquired through Chen Ming’s brute force.

But at least the evidence was genuine.

Anyone could clearly understand the whole picture of the matter through these documents, including those seated below.

After organizing all the informational files, he saved and backed them up once more.

He even thoughtfully copied 19 sets and handed them to each person below to hold in their hands.

Initially, Chen Ming started dealing with the matter a little past one in the local time.

But he stayed at the police station until nearly four without making any progress.

Now it was already past 5 PM.

Since he actually began working on things, it had only been a little over an hour.

He had already resolved the entire matter, finding and capturing all the culprits.

If he had followed the rules, he’d probably still have to find a way to get Cheng Xinghe out of the police station.

But by going in his own direction, a little over an hour later, the entire matter was resolved without further complications.

As for the aftermath?

The aftermath is that he’s already comfortable, and at most he might be detained without any military status.

But in the Fourteenth Legion, he’s merely a decoy, and losing the decoy is insignificant.

Moreover, is it more uncomfortable for him to lose the Fourteenth Legion, or for the Fourteenth Legion to lose him?

This should be easy to answer.

At this moment, Chen Ming noticed a peculiar person outside the building.

Bai Quan had arrived at the building’s entrance.

Chen Ming released the metallic liquid at the entrance, allowing Bai Quan to enter the building and come before him.

Once Bai Quan arrived, he merely glanced at the 19 people sitting below, all looking ashen-faced, before continuing to look at Chen Ming and say, ”The headquarters’ stance is to appease you, with all matters directed towards you.”

”In the short term, no one will target you again, and all the victims in this matter will receive due compensation, including you.”

”These people...”

Bai Quan gestured to those seated below: ”They will all be dismissed, receiving the punishments they deserve, and their positions will be filled by suitable individuals.”

”You might have some wage deductions, because headquarters will have to replace the things you’ve controlled... but what does that matter?”

”As for the rest... everything as usual.”

Chen Ming laughed.

If it had been like this, wouldn’t it have been settled?

As long as one has the ability to trample the rules, someone will promptly come to alter the rules for you.

Of course, Chen Ming wasn’t yet able to trample the rules; he merely had the ability to violate them.

Utilizing his environment and advantages, such as the geographical conditions of headquarters and his relationship with Bai Quan, plus other reasons like the impending war implications with the Mechanical Race.

All these factors combined allowed Chen Ming to break rules in this environment and still walk away unscathed.

This is the outcome he desired.

This is the benefit that power brings.