Defying Orders Openly

Cang Qi rarely looked so grave.

His cute baby face looked like a wrinkled little meat bun.

Serious.

But so pinchable.

"Twelve years ago, Master Moore, the famous Ace Mechanic of the Blue River System, released the blueprint for the 'Slave-Taming Eye.'

Releasing blueprints before creating a new machine was Master Moore's habit.

But the 'Slave-Taming Eye' was different. Its blueprint caused quite an uproar in the mechanical world at the time."

Cang Qi said,

"Master Moore had always maintained that machines created by mechanics should not deprive people of their rights.

The ultimate purpose of machines created by mechanics was to benefit all humanity in the Blue River System.

But the 'Slave-Taming Eye' had a clear distinction between a primary controller and a secondary controller, as well as a 'self-destruct device' that could only be controlled by the primary controller.

Once embedded in the secondary controller's eye, it could never be removed for the rest of their life. If the primary controller died, the 'self-destruct device' would activate as well.

That was where the term 'slave-taming' came from."

Lu Mi asked, "How does it transmit information?"

Cang Qi answered, "It can't transmit sound directly. The blue light that appeared in Peter's memories just now was its 'communication method.'

The primary controller used blue light to transmit words, which formed images in the secondary controller's eye.

When the secondary controller spoke, their words turned into text and were sent back through blue light.

The 'Slave-Taming Eye' severely violated Master Moore's longstanding belief that human rights came first, and it drew plenty of abuse at the time.

However, on the third day after the blueprint was released, Master Moore died in an accident.

The controversy died down along with Master Moore's death."

Lin Luo, standing nearby, said, "So someone has now used Master Moore's blueprint to create the 'Slave-Taming Eye'?"

Cang Qi nodded. "It looks that way.

Although the blueprint for the 'Slave-Taming Eye' is astonishing, its feasibility was practically zero.

Its internal structure was so complex that its actual volume was equivalent to a one-bedroom apartment. Space folding had to be used for it to meet the requirements of being implanted into an eye.

Experiments had long proven that space folding truly existed, and the Mechanics' Guild had always had dedicated research projects on it.

But even now, no one had achieved a genuine breakthrough."

Lu Mi said, "But the 'Slave-Taming Eye' was created."

Cang Qi nodded.

"That means some mechanic broke through a major bottleneck in space folding.

Anyone capable of that was absolutely a genius among geniuses, an ace among aces.

But in recent years, in the Blue River System, aside from me, who kept a low profile and never wanted fame, no genius had emerged!"

Cang Qi clutched his head. "So annoying. I'm definitely going to lose sleep over this!"

Lu Mi did not have Cang Qi's obsessive tendencies.

He had the typical mindset of a poor student: if he could not figure something out, he would not think about it; if he could not solve a problem, he would skip it. Just writing down "Solution" was enough to show he had passed by.

Lu Mi skipped over the subject entirely.

"Did you notice that Peter said something in his memories just now?"

"What?"

"He said, 'Having Ming Qiuxue interrogate Yu Tu can still kill two birds with one stone.'"

Since it concerned Yu Tu, Lu Mi's mind raced, and he quickly reached a conclusion.

"Ming Qiuxue is their second target."

The answer was not actually difficult to guess.

From the very beginning, Yu Tu had been designated to be sent to the Second Prison.

If Lu Mi had not intervened, Yu Tu would probably already be dead.

Lu Mi could not help but let out a mocking laugh.

"They wanted Yu Tu dead, yet they wanted to abide by Blue River System law in a sanctimonious manner and avoid giving people something to criticize. Then they buried his memories and sent him to Calamity Planet. They were confident they could make Ming Qiuxue obediently kill Yu Tu, and afterward use this matter to attack Ming Qiuxue. In the entire Blue River System, I can only think of one person."

In Cang Qi's workshop, everyone's gazes collided in midair.

Lu Mi curled his lips and bared his teeth in a grin.

"That would be our handsome and mighty Emperor of Blue River."

Cang Qi angrily bit his finger.

"If that's really the case, then he's gone too far! The Ming Family is already like this. What else does he want?"

Lu Mi sneered. "What else does he want? As long as a person is alive, they can still fight for a breath of pride. Ming Qiuxue is also a Diamond-Grade Golden Python. Only when Ming Qiuxue dies can he rest easy!"

Lu Mi pushed open the workshop door and walked out. "This isn't over yet. Yu Tu's special interrogation was held in the Second Prison, but Ming Qiuxue did not intervene. If I'm right, Lan Xiao won't let such a good opportunity slip away."

Before he had gone more than a few steps, Zhang Jiao came running down the corridor with a tablet in hand.

Mo Ke followed behind in long, steady strides.

"Warden Lu, this is bad! Just now, the higher-ups issued a 'suspension order'! They're demanding that Ming Qiuxue be suspended, and all Second Prison affairs will temporarily be placed under the full authority of Qi An, warden of the Third Prison!"

"So soon?" Lu Mi stopped walking. "What's the reason for the suspension?"

Zhang Jiao was panting heavily. Perhaps because he had just fainted, stars were still dancing before his eyes.

"It's a suspension penalty for failing to act on 0456's emergency interrogation!"

Lu Mi sneered. "Just as expected."

Zhang Jiao said, "Oh, right, Warden Lu. The higher-ups have ordered you to hand over Yu Tu and send him to the Third Prison, where Warden Qi will take full responsibility for guarding him!"

Lu Mi said, "..."

After guessing so much, he had not expected this to involve him too.

Lu Mi continued walking out.

"Zhang Jiao, help me reply using my exact words.

Tell the higher-ups to—'keep dreaming!'"

Black Shadow was guarding Yu Tu. Since Lu Mi had not sensed any emotional abnormality from Black Shadow for the moment, he directly led his people to the Second Prison.

Outside the gates of the Second Prison, at least a hundred Third Prison officers in blue uniforms stood solemnly on standby with energy guns in hand.

Lu Mi strode toward them, but they still showed no intention of moving aside.

Lu Mi sneered. "What, can that old bastard Qi An really treat a chicken feather like an imperial decree? Do you think I'm someone you can stop whenever you feel like it?"

Lu Mi waved a hand and gave the merciless order, "Beat them up!"

Behind him, the First Prison officers surged forward like a sharp blade.

At the same time, Lu Mi warned, "Go on, try pulling the triggers on those energy guns. Whoever dares try, I'll make sure they die on the spot."

No one had dared casually fire an energy gun in the first place. With Lu Mi's warning, the Third Prison officers hurriedly put their guns away.

The instant they put away their energy guns, the First Prison officers arrived.

Fists came calling.

The sounds of fists smashing into faces—bang, bang, bang—rang out one after another. They were really beating them up.

The Third Prison officers froze at this primitive method of fighting, but they recovered in an instant.

"Fuck, they're really hitting us!"

"Damn it, don't hit people in the face!"

"Get them!"

"Charge!"

The fiercest form of combat often required only the simplest hand-to-hand fighting.

The commotion successfully drew out Qi An. When he rushed outside and saw the scene before him, he nearly vomited blood from rage!

"Stop, stop!"

"Warden Lu, if you were coming, you could have just sent someone to notify me! Look at you, what have you done?"

Lu Mi raised a hand to call a halt. The two groups separated, and his gaze swept over both sides.

He curled his lips, thoroughly satisfied.

It was obvious to the naked eye that the Third Prison officers' clothes had been reduced to rags, while his First Prison could still fight another three hundred rounds.

Lu Mi entered the Second Prison and looked down at Qi An with his nostrils.

"Warden Qi, you got promoted. Congratulations, congratulations."

Qi An chuckled happily. "Congratulations to you too."

"How is this a shared joy?"

"Haha, Warden Lu, stop pretending. Even the higher-ups have heard that you and Ming Qiuxue don't get along. Now that he's been suspended, aren't you happy?"

"But the higher-ups ordered me to transfer Yu Tu to the Third Prison."

Lu Mi walked up to Qi An.

Qi An only came up to Lu Mi's shoulder.

Lu Mi looked down at him. His smile faded, and his tone turned chilling.

"But Warden Qi, I openly defied the order. Tell me, what should we do?"