Full-Time Public Enemy-Chapter 644 - 491: An Unremarkable Star_3

The case occurred at the border of two squad jurisdictions on Gugelota Star, a planet that can only be described as "mediocre."

Lacking any significant resources to exploit, the environment on the planet's surface was also so-so.

There weren't even any fierce indigenous beasts, preventing it from being developed into a "planet for hunting game."

If it had been during the early days of grand human expansion among the stars, this planet might have been developed. Back then, the population was booming, and humanity had not yet discovered enough colonizable planets. The few available were filled to the brim with people. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

But now… the total population of Gugelota Star was only… 6,700,000.

That was even less than the population of a single city on the remote Empire River Star.

Sparse population—definitely a sparse population.

The Bureau of Mystic Security didn't even bother to establish a branch here.

Over the past three months, more than ten violent attacks had occurred on Gugelota Star. The local police system hadn't dealt with such cases for many years.

In regular times, a bar fight leading to accidental death was already considered a rare "violent case" for the local police system.

These attacks all took place on highways, and each resulted in fatalities. So far, there were only two survivors. Both had been greatly shocked and were now somewhat mentally disturbed.

According to their incoherent statements, they were attacked by some sort of terrifying "creature." However, the descriptions from the two were inconsistent. Even their own subsequent accounts of the creature's appearance varied.

Huge, pitch-black, with a ferocious appearance and eyes glinting with ferocity, were the features of these "creatures."

Charles, with a flick of his hand, gathered up all the electronic files and said irritably, "The local police system is rubbish. There's not a single piece of useful information in these files."

Gong Shuxu said, "Considering the description of the survivors, it very much resembles a Mutant."

Melincha pondered and asked, "Could it again be the Digital Group?"

Chen Gu looked at his adult son. Chen Jixian, with half-closed eyelids, remained silent. Chen Gu decided to exercise his "deputy captain" authority with a sweep of his hand, "Let's go to Gugelota Star and see for ourselves."

...

The Digital Group was like a poisonous snake lurking in the shadows, so enough manpower always had to be left behind to guard against their sudden mischief. Therefore, the team heading to Gugelota Star this time consisted of only four people: Chen Gu, Chu Zheng, Charles, and Joseph.

A Fifth Energy Level leading the team was already considered an extremely high standard for a place like Gugelota Star.

However, just as Chen Gu and his team boarded the spacecraft, Wu Yihuo, carrying a travel bag, hurriedly caught up with them, "Instructor, take me with you!"

After the mishap in his backyard, Wu Yihuo had come clean about his "identity" to Bai Hongyue, spending the past few days at home soothing her.

The female film star seemed to wake up each day feeling it was all surreal, struggling to believe it wasn't a "hallucination," often asking her husband to transform just to be sure...

Thus, Wu Yihuo hadn't been to the Bureau of Mystic Security or to work these past few days.

Today, Bai Hongyue finally returned to normal, and Wu Yihuo, who had been cooped up at home for several days, immediately headed straight for the Bureau of Mystic Security—and then chased down to the spaceport.

Even in this era, "since you're here anyway" was a reason powerful enough to be irresistible. Chen Gu gestured, "Come aboard."

...

A massive cargo spaceship was slowly passing through the Confederation's border inspection.

In the starfaring age, such inspections had become exceptionally challenging. So-called "border customs" couldn't possibly cover every expanse of the stars. However, each nation had a comprehensive management system. If a spaceship left a jurisdiction without prior notification and was later discovered upon return, they faced severe penalties.

Because a spaceship's journey log couldn't possibly be altered, unauthorized departures and returns would inevitably come to light during routine log audits.

Even "black ships" involved in smuggling often got caught by border patrols who pursued and destroyed them.

This particular cargo ship's hold was filled with a vast number of luxury maglev cars, all paperwork in order, exported to a small Star Nation called Dimolan.

Then, on the return trip, it would bring back various ores filling every cargo hold.

A somewhat perfunctory scanning check concluded in just over ten seconds, and the spacecraft exited the Confederation's star domain.

Within the ship's mezzanine, bathed in dim light and stench, dozens of people sat, each emanating a sour odor.

Wu Lusi, hugging his girlfriend Lilith, had claimed the best spot, the one near the only source of drinking water in this cramped layer.

The stowaways were all fugitives wanted by the Confederation, each with blood on their hands, more ruthless than the last.

Upon arrival, Wu Lusi single-handedly subdued them all, securing his position, and even now, their gazes towards him were filled with fear.

Days later, the ship finally landed at a spaceport in Dimolan. They were loaded onto cargo trucks and departed.

After leaving the spaceport, they dispersed on their own, their fate no longer a concern to the snakeheads.

Wu Lusi found a menial job as a porter in the mines, where the couple could barely make ends meet.

More than ten days later, during a surprise mine inspection, he injured seven or eight police officers and was forced to flee once more with his girlfriend.

After days of desperate flight, fortune smiled on them, and Wu Lusi found a decent bartender job in a big city's bar.

Wu Lusi had a feeling that his prey was about to take the bait!

Sure enough, on the afternoon of his third day on the job, the still attractive middle-aged female boss took him aside, "What do you think, is this world filthy?"

...

The Bureau of Mystic Security's spacecraft landed on Gugelota Star. The spaceport was dismal, with very few ships coming and going. Passengers were all in a rush, eager to complete their business and leave on the next available ship.

The local police sent people to receive Chen Gu and his team, the representative being an efficient woman officer nearing her forties. Chen Gu spoke up in the car, "Let's start by looking at the bodies."

In the morgue, the medical examiner pulled out one body after another from the refrigerators, all of them dismembered and too ghastly to behold.

Charles whispered to Chen Gu, "It's very much like the work of Mutants, brutal and murderous, yet lacking the urge to feast—the bodies are intact, with no signs of being gnawed at."

Chen Gu nodded and bent down to examine the wounds closely.