"Reporting to the captain, Grace, she, she——" Yun Ge pretended to be reluctant to reveal Grace's whereabouts, while also subtly glancing at the passage outside the propulsion compartment with a flickering gaze. He acted as if he was trying to hide it under the pressure of Captain Tim's authority but couldn't help but subconsciously reveal Grace's location. This was to better convince Captain Tim and his crew that Grace was not here but had hidden elsewhere.

As expected, after capturing Yun Ge's subconscious glance, Captain Tim immediately gave a team of crew members a signal to search for Grace's whereabouts elsewhere. Then he turned his head and continued to interrogate sternly, "Speak! Why did you kill Geroto and Zhang Hao? What is your purpose for hiding here?"

Upon hearing this, Yun Ge did not answer Captain Tim's question. Instead, he stood there looking uneasy with his head down, like a criminal who had been caught red-handed. This reaction was as good as admitting to the murder of Geroto and Zhang Hao, but he absolutely did not back down because of it. He just hoped that this performance would prompt Captain Tim and his crew to take him back for interrogation quickly, allowing Grace, who was still hiding in the propulsion compartment, to get out of danger and buy her time to find the jammer.

As for what kind of interrogation Yun Ge would face after being taken away, and how he could avoid Captain Tim and his crew discovering that he was not controlled by Virus X, and then how to escape from Virus X's clutches, Yun Ge could only wryly smile in his heart, thinking that he could only take it one step at a time and hope for good luck.

Although Yun Ge did not reveal Grace's hiding place, as long as the crew conducted a thorough search of the Express Vanguard, they would eventually capture her. Therefore, Captain Tim did not dwell on this matter and snorted coldly after seeing Yun Ge's tacit admission of guilt, "Humph! You're a good-for-nothing troublemaker! I've always trusted and nurtured them, but you not only repeatedly violated my orders, but you also dared to kill your colleagues! It seems that you two are beyond saving! Men, take him away immediately! Later, I will conduct a comprehensive physical examination on him! Then gather all the crew members to capture Grace!"

Hearing Captain Tim say this, Yun Ge immediately shuddered. Judging from Captain Tim's somewhat fierce words, Yun Ge felt that the physical examination he was about to face would definitely not be a simple one. Yun Ge also immediately had a terrible thought: once he was taken back to the infirmary for Captain Tim's examination, he might never be able to walk out of the infirmary alive!

Therefore, if Yun Ge still wanted to live, he had to find a way to escape. Even if there was no way to escape, he would fight to the death against these crew members controlled by Virus X.

Since its’s all the same whether we live or die,we might as well take a few bad luck suckers with us before we die! Besides, as long as Yun Ge could create more chaos next, he could buy more time for Grace, which would be a win-win situation. Thinking of this, Yun Ge clenched his fists tightly and made up his mind. As long as he could prevent these Virus X from entering the Vis people's world and give Grace a glimmer of a chance to escape, it would be worth dying.

After preparing to die nobly, Yun Ge pretended to give up all resistance and was ready to leave the propulsion compartment under the escort of several armed crew members. But just at this moment, Grace's voice suddenly came from the propulsion compartment, "Wait a minute!"

After calling out to the group, Grace calmly walked out from her hiding place. Seeing this, Captain Tim first glared at Yun Ge with an evil eye and then said to Grace, "Huh huh huh! So you were hiding here too? That damned Yun Ge almost tricked us all!"

Grace did not respond to Captain Tim, but still stood there calmly. Because Grace was acting too calmly at this time, her expression became quite wooden. This made Yun Ge immediately realize that something was wrong, so he hurriedly asked, "Grace! Are you okay?!"

However, Grace ignored Yun Ge and said in a tone devoid of any emotion, "Captain Tim, I killed Doctors Geroto and Zhang Hao, and I instructed Yun Ge to run here. All of this is my fault."

"Grace! What are you talking about? Captain, don't listen to her nonsense! Those two doctors were killed by me! Hiding here was also my main idea! All of this has nothing to do with her!" Seeing Grace suddenly take all the blame on herself, Yun Ge immediately tried to stop her.

Captain Tim, however, smiled disdainfully at Yun Ge and then, with a curious tone, asked Grace, "Oh? Then do tell, why did you do this?"

"Because I saw the future of the Vis people through the virus X in my body and realized that I was about to be completely controlled by the virus X. So I had to kill them and destroy the spaceship to prevent you from going to the Vis people's world," Grace calmly confessed, while Yun Ge looked at her in astonishment, not knowing why she would voluntarily tell Captain Tim about these matters.

"So, you've known our secret for a long time? No wonder you've been acting so strangely lately," Captain Tim raised his eyebrows, speaking without any concealment.

"That's right. In fact, we stumbled upon the secret of you eating the bodies of the Broadsword Expeditionary Team members when we accidentally entered the storage room behind the kitchen. Later, we unexpectedly found Rui Fu locked in the cold storage and learned more about the virus X from him. In addition, our plan to destroy the spaceship's propulsion system was also told to us by Rui Fu," Grace continued to confess.

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"Grace! Why are you telling them all this?! What's wrong with you?!" Seeing Grace reveal their secrets to Captain Tim, Yun Ge couldn't help but ask in confusion.

Captain Tim, upon hearing this, glanced at Yun Ge in disgust, and then signaled one of the crew members guarding Yun Ge with his eyes. So, the crew member, understanding the captain's intentions, raised the butt of his gun and smashed it hard into Yun Ge's stomach, causing him to collapse in pain and rendering him unable to speak.

Captain Tim looked at Yun Ge, who was being held up by the crew members and could barely stand, and then said scornfully, "Hum! That insidious guy Rui Fu, failed to scheme against us and actually wanted to use you to stop our plan! It seems we were too lenient with him! We should have skinned him alive!"

After cursing Rui Fu, Captain Tim asked again, "So Grace, since you already know our true identity, why tell us all this?"

"Because I am also one of you. To be precise, I am becoming a member of you. I just didn't expect Grace's will to be so strong that I haven't been able to completely control her mentally," Grace continued to answer calmly.

Captain Tim did not seem surprised after hearing this, but nodded and said, "Hmm, that's more or less what I thought. How are you holding up?"

"Rest assured, Captain, Grace's thoughts have been consumed by me. As long as I hold on a little longer, she will be completely mine," Grace replied.

Although Grace did not answer Captain Tim's questions in detail, Yun Ge immediately understood Grace's current situation through her concise answers. Grace's spirit must have been severely damaged by the virus in her body due to the two sudden epileptic seizures, so that now she is no longer the Grace he knew, except for her appearance.

"Very good! The situations with you two and Rui Fu are the most special among our batch of evolvers! So, you must work hard, so that we can also better understand the issues with you and find solutions to avoid similar situations in future propagation and growth," Captain Tim said with satisfaction, while also casting an encouraging glance at Yun Ge by his side.

"Ptui! Don't even think about it! I will never be controlled by you! You will never enter the Vis people's world! And even if you happen to enter the Vis people's world, we will do everything we can to completely eradicate you!" Yun Ge roared angrily.

Captain Tim, however, completely ignored the furious Yun Ge, treating him as if he didn't exist, and continued to question Grace, "Alright, I have a general understanding of your situation. Now, let's talk about Rui Fu's plan to sabotage the spaceship!"

"Grace——, you jerk, shut up! Grace! Can you hear me?! I know you're still there! You must not let that guy reveal our plan! We must prevent them from entering the Vis people's world!" Although Yun Ge roared, he also knew that his words were futile, so his momentum was much weaker than before.

Grace still ignored Yun Ge, not even giving him a proper glance. Grace continued to report Rui Fu's plan to Captain Tim in a very mechanical tone, and also told him all about the potential effects of sedatives and antagonists on Virus X, which made Yun Ge grind his teeth in anger.

At the same time, realizing that all the crew members on the spaceship, except for himself, had been controlled by Virus X, Yun Ge also started brainstorming. Yun Ge felt that even if he couldn't prevent these viruses from entering the Vis people's world now, he had to find a way to escape. Because as long as Yun Ge could escape, there would be a chance to return to the Vis people's world. That means he would have the opportunity to inform the surviving Vis people about the truth of Virus X and organize them to fight against the invasion of Virus X.

After listening to Grace's report, Captain Tim stroked his chin and pondered, "I didn't expect that after our second high-level evolution, we would still react to sedatives and antagonists. It seems that we must be more cautious in the future and find a solution before the next evolution, otherwise, in case there are Vis people who can resist our infection and become aware of our existence during the next evolution, it will seriously affect our future development plans!"

Grace nodded in agreement and said, "That's right. So, Yun Ge and I are even more important now. If we can figure out the issues with the two of us, we can probably avoid the above problems in the next evolution! Of course, all of this has to wait until we successfully give birth to offspring to begin."

"You make sense. Alright! In that case, I won't study Yun Ge's body for now! I'll put you in prison for now, and you must do your best to complete your pregnancy work before the spaceship returns! You must work hard! Remember, time waits for no one!" Captain Tim said.

"Rest assured, Captain, I will definitely complete the task successfully and strive to give birth to our child before the return trip," Grace said.

Captain Tim nodded with satisfaction at Grace again and said, "Very good! Then, you two should go back to prison now! Xiao Wang, you go to the mess hall right away and call a few maintenance personnel to come down, let them find the jammer placed by Rui Fu in the Independent Energy Conversion Module according to Grace's description just now, and then conduct a comprehensive inspection of the other propulsion compartments to completely eliminate all potential threats on the spaceship!"

But before the crew member named Xiao Wang could leave with the order, Grace said, "Report to the captain, I have actually found the location of that jammer, I can point out its specific location to you first, so that the maintenance personnel can remove it more quickly."

Captain Tim thought Grace's suggestion made sense; since she was the executor of the sabotage plan and now she was on their side, there would be no problem with her continuing to assist the crew members in finding the jammer here. So, Captain Tim said, "That would be great! Grace, first show us the specific location of the jammer here, and then go back to prison to take care of business!"

After speaking, Captain Tim raised his hand and waved to the four crew members guarding Yun Ge, signaling them to take Yun Ge to the prison first and keep an eye on him. Then he led the others to Grace's side, preparing to follow her to the Independent Energy Conversion Module to check the situation.

Captain Tim finished speaking and waved his hand to the four crew members guarding Yun Ge, indicating that they should first take Yun Ge to the prison. Then he approached Grace with the others, preparing to follow her to inspect the Independent Energy Conversion Module.