"Oh! Nigga~"
The moment he saw Arlan, Zhang Xiu blurted that out. His manners truly scraped the bottom of the barrel.
"'Nigga'? What does that mean..." Arlan blinked, not quite understanding what Zhang Xiu meant.
"As I understand it, probably nothing nice." Watching Zhang Xiu laugh like a madman, Dr. Ratio successfully supplied the correct answer.
"Correct." Yaoshi nodded gently.
"Huh? Whose side are you on, honey?" Zhang Xiu reached out and began squishing Yaoshi's cheeks, only letting go after she repeatedly begged for mercy.
Realizing why the three of them had come, Arlan's expression grew serious.
"I'm very sorry this happened... The situation is urgent. Whatever you need, the Security Department will do everything in its power to help."
"Ahem, all right, Arlan. Um... what exactly did we need again?" Zhang Xiu looked at Dr. Ratio.
Without so much as looking at him, the latter said, "A list of the missing researchers, along with their detailed information."
"That's doable, but the Security Department has already thoroughly investigated their backgrounds and personal connections. We didn't find anything in common. The Annihilation Gang is a bunch of desperate outlaws. This could be an indiscriminate attack..."
Dr. Ratio's expression remained perfectly unchanged. "A list of the missing researchers, along with their detailed information."
"O-okay..." Faced with that, Arlan immediately lost his assertiveness, then handed Dr. Ratio the documents he had on him.
Even Peppy, crouching beside them, shook his head in a remarkably human fashion.
"Take this. Remember these names, then find a well-connected friend and tell them you want these people's contact information."
"Fuck, I don't have any friends on the Space Station!" Zhang Xiu immediately found himself in a bind.
Just as he was agonizing over it, Yaoshi raised her hand. "I have one. I have one."
She took out