The room was dim.
The man sat in a chair, staring blankly at everything before him without a word.
Everything here sickened him: the metal walls, the metal door, the metal chair. There was almost nothing natural here.
Everything was made of steel.
Man-made abominations.
The man snorted inwardly. Nothing could better demonstrate humanity's arrogance and ignorance than this ship, or the stupidity of its attempt to defy nature.
But soon, they would understand just how insignificant and helpless they were.
Before true power, everything humanity did was futile, just like...
Click.
The cabin door opened. The man looked up, and his eyes narrowed slightly when he saw the figure entering, but he soon regained his earlier composure.
"Hello, Mr. Damon."
Li Wei took off his top hat, smiled faintly at the man, and sat in the chair beside him.
"Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Li Wei, and I'm a detective. I'm here to investigate the 'accidental' operating error on your part that caused the engines to shut down."
"...That's the Chief Inspector's responsibility."
The man fell silent for a moment before speaking.
"I'm well aware, which is why the Chief Inspector is here too."
Li Wei gestured, and the Chief Inspector and second officer entered as well. A flicker of nervousness crossed the man's face when he saw them.
"What do you want?"
"Just a few routine questions."
Li Wei leaned back in his chair, laced his fingers together, and narrowed his eyes at the man.
"According to the records, you shut down the engines' pressurization system without orders, causing the shutdown. Do you admit to that?"
"I-I'm sorry."
The man lowered his head.
"I was half asleep. I thought I heard an order to shut down the engines, so..."
"But your team wasn't on duty