The freighter used by the pirates had a crew of kidnapped crew on board. Custer is remotely processing electronic messages left behind by the ship as it sails.

And Shen Chao needs to delete the electronic information inside the freighter and take the freighter to other places. so that those who investigate afterwards do not find them.

As for the crew inside, he hadn't decided what to do with them at this time, and the method of dealing with them would need to be determined after the preliminary examination of their captives.

The reason why he needs Jonathan, who doesn't have a sense of zài in the team at the moment, to come over and help is because of the background of this alternate's work on the main plane.

Jonathan used to be a full-fledged field agent in this plane, and his professional abilities could help Shen Chao decide what to do with the cargo ship and the people on board.

If necessary, she can also help Shen Chao create some strange illusions based on the information system and cognitive deficiencies unique to some intelligence departments in the main plane.

"Custer, how's your doing?" Shen Chao stood at the dock that was still being cleaned up, and there were a large number of dead bodies in the port at this time, and the security planes were gathering them into a pile for cremation according to medical procedures.

The sea breeze was still as cool as it was on a normal day, but there was a strong smell of blood and other disgusting smells in the air, all of which were emanating from the large patches of battered corpses in front of me.

Shen Chao also felt uncomfortable standing here, but he still barely endured it, in general, the taste here was much better than that on the beach with a tailwind.

"Normally, I've detected a lot of signals here that are trying to contact those satellites, all of which are in various countries, and two satellites that seem to be connected to the strategic weapons systems of the two major powers. ”

"But none of these attempts threatened. It doesn't seem like I'm triggering any important defense mechanics either, so overall it's smooth, and I'm still in full control. ”

Custer replied as he stared at the large array of shifting numbers on the monitor in front of him. He was also a little nervous after he had just found himself locked on to a few signals connected to ICBMs. If you accidentally run into some cheating defense mechanism, it will trigger a nuclear war.

Of course, after later inspection, he confirmed that it was a false alarm, and that he had locked up a link in the operation system of a test ballistic missile. There is no possibility of any danger.

For now, all he needs to do is set up the alternatives, and the VI in his multi-purpose tool will take care of that information for him. Automatically blocks any communications that attempt to contact the satellites he has locked. So he's actually quite relaxed at this point.

"Can you come back on your own and let the pod stay there and continue to interfere with the work?" Shen Chao then asked, he needed Custer to come back and help.

"Yes, but with the current trajectory, it's a bit difficult to keep the pod in position independently. Custer replied after looking at his speed parameters.

"Okay. I see, I'll let Alice replace you later, I need you to come back and do a quick interrogation of a few of our intruders. ”

Of course, Shen Chao can let others carry out the interrogation work, but they can't have the efficiency of Custer, Alice needless to say, it's okay for you to let her kill people, but violent interrogation when time is urgent? It's hard to say.

So is Dr. Neville, who is a doctor, though he can kill people in self-defense. But I can't do this professional job.

As for the remaining Jonathan, his professional background is very suitable, but Shen Chao thinks that he has other more important uses.

A few minutes later. Jonathan rushed over, he didn't know what Shen Chao was looking for him for, and Custer also reported that his shuttle had entered the atmosphere and would be back soon.

Now Alice is in charge of piloting another shuttle, and in the same position is in charge of interference. It's not a high-tech thing, and any one of them can do it with a multi-purpose tool and a jamming pod.

Shen Chao didn't explain when he saw that the helper he asked for was coming, and rushed into the cargo ship with him, and they quietly entered the captain's room, except for the opening and closing of the hatch, they didn't make any sound.

Shen Chao looked at the row of hostages in front of him who were tied up and their eyes were also covered. Shen Chao couldn't help but inject each of them with a dose of tranquilizer.

After making sure that everyone was asleep, Shen Chao motioned for Jonathan to search all the cabins and clean up all the traces left by the pirates, while he recalled that he had learned to take a ship driving lesson in his early years, and carefully and slowly drove the cargo ship out of the dock.

Ships of this tonnage need engine warm-up. So he waited a few minutes for the ship to start slowly departing port. After leaving the port, he carefully steered the cargo ship to a small island 200 kilometers away, which was close to the ship's initial course.

In the hours before he was on his original course, and before the sun rose, Custer, who had just returned to the base, had plenty of time to interrogate the captives.

According to the information he asked. At that time, Shen Chao finally decided what to do with the freighter and the row of unconscious crew members in front of him based on this information.

According to the worst predictions, these hostages may have known the pirates' destination during their previous abductions, which is Shen Chao's second base.

If this is the case, Shen Chao must seriously consider the possibility of killing all the hostages here, and then find a way to destroy the ship entirely.

Or, he could exile them, just as he did with the previous few people who threatened his identity. Just when these innocent seafarers are unlucky.

Even if the hostages didn't know anything according to the best of predictions, Shen Chao would need to falsify some evidence that might fail, so that investigators couldn't figure out what was going on. to ensure the safety of their base in the next phase.

Half an hour later, Jonathan returned to the captain's room to report on his progress, having packed up everything on board that belonged to the pirates and threw it overboard.

The reason why Shen Chao arranged for him to do this was because this kind of trace removal could effectively reduce the number of investigators who could find the gang to which the pirates belonged, and then there would be evidence that might lead to them.

"Okay, sit down, we still have 3 hours to get to the original route, let's rest." Shen Chao said and handed over a cup of hot coffee and sat down Jonathan, who had just finished his work.

Everything they can do here is almost done, now it depends on the progress of the base in Caster, 3 hours, if there is a "positive" interrogation result, these innocent crew members in front of them can save their lives, otherwise, it's hard to say.

Jonathan took the coffee kicked by Shen Chao and sat down next to him silently, joining the team for so long, this was the first time he sat alone with the "captain".

"Captain, may I ask a question?" Jonathan asked cautiously as he took the coffee cup.

As a self-motivated young man and an absolutely capable former field agent, he has struggled with not having the opportunity to express himself since joining the expedition.

His teammates all have their own specialties, and he hasn't played a big role since he joined, and he can't see the dawn of getting Class A permissions.

Although he was theoretically only an auxiliary staff now, he had a clear understanding of the various stages of the development and implementation of the expedition's main plans, so he knew that Shen Chao's expedition would soon usher in a major expansion.

At that time, the overall military strength of their expedition will soon surpass that of all the countries of the main plane combined, and they will become invincible.

This was good news, especially for a vested interest like him, who was one level lower than the others, but Jonathan was pretty sure that his future prospects were definitely greater than those of anyone else on the Main Plane.

However, there is also a part of the upcoming expansion plan that will not be very beneficial to him, and that is that there will soon be a large number of Class B Clearance Personnel, like him, who will be in a supporting position to help the Class A members of the expedition with their work.

That's the problem, he's not a Category A person, and after such a "thug", his status in the expedition team and his possibility, will decline, and then be squeezed out of the core team under the fierce competition in the future.

Although he is not a member of the core team now, he can still participate in big and small things, but if hundreds of elites from other planes with the same authority as him join, can he still be taken seriously? It's hard to say.

Like other peers, Jonathan is a person who likes to think forward and prepare in advance, and he understood the above points a while ago, so he has been preparing for it.

Learning new things, training harder, and learning from others, especially Custer, about their previous journeys, he was trying to make himself useful to the team rather than dispensable.

Now, it's time for him to have a showdown with the "leadership". He needs to know if he has a chance.

"What's the problem?" Shen Chao asked as he took a sip of the hot coffee in his cup.

"I wonder if I have a chance to be a Class A Traverser......" Jonathan thought about it and asked his question in the most straightforward way, and he thought about it and still felt that he had to ask it.

He knew that the "captain" didn't want to change things like the other Chinese he knew, and he was most likely to get a reliable answer to such a question.

"Are you afraid of being marginalized? Shen Chao didn't answer directly after hearing his question, but sat up straight, thought about it and asked.

"That's right, I ......" Jonathan tried to explain what he had learned and learned over the years, what he could do, and what he could do in the future......

"Before I answer your question, Jonathan, I need to ask you a question. What do you value most in this world? Shen Chao looked at the young man in front of him and asked very sternly. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )

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