Yungo hurriedly said, "No! We really didn't! We were just looking for a relatively hidden and spacious place when——"

Captain Tim waved his hand again to stop Yungo from finishing his sentence. Then he stared at the two uneasy individuals for a while before sighing, "Ah! You two really give me a headache! Tell me! How many times has this been for you two?"

"The first time! We really only did this once! Captain, we know we were wrong! We won't dare to run around everywhere again, especially to places we shouldn't go——"

Captain Tim impatiently waved his hand to interrupt, "I meant the relationship between you two. How many times have you been intimate?"

Both Yungo and Grace were taken aback by Captain Tim's question. Although Captain Tim had always treated the two as his juniors and showed great concern for the development of their relationship after their romance was revealed on Planet E, he had even hinted that if they were ready, they could further develop their feelings and soon bring new life into the world so he could enjoy being a grandfather figure. But the usually protective Captain Tim would never publicly ask about their private life like this. The two immediately realized that the one asking this question was likely not the real Captain Tim, but Virus X controlling him.

Yungo realized that the real Captain Tim would never publicly ask such a blatant question, which led to many doubts. Moreover, even though the topic was just a fabrication they made up to get out of a difficult situation, it was indeed too embarrassing to talk about. This made the two unsure of how to respond.

However, in Captain Tim's view, their shy silence was equivalent to a clear answer. So he suddenly laughed, "Hahaha! Alright! You don't need to say more! I already know! We are all experienced people, so we can understand your feelings. Since you two are officially a couple, it's natural for some things to happen!"

"Hahaha! That's right! That's right! After all, you are young people in love! The passion brought by freshness is definitely much stronger than us old bones! It's understandable to have some fun! Hahaha!" The five crew members also chimed in. From their sharp expressions, it was not hard to see that these guys couldn't wait to tell others about what happened this year. It seems that the news of Yungo and Grace trying to have a romantic encounter without success will definitely become the most popular topic among the crew for a long time to come!

After laughing, Captain Tim said, "Alright! I have a clear understanding of the situation! Although you went to the cargo hold just for your affair, and you didn't cause any damage to the items stored there. However, your repeated violation of my orders to run around everywhere is enough for me to severely punish you to observe the effect! So I decided, starting now, to impose a house arrest punishment on you two. You two must stay in the penitentiary room to reflect on your mistakes until I lift the house arrest order on you!"

"We will follow the captain's orders and reflect seriously there to ensure we do not make such mistakes in the future," Yungo and Grace quickly got up and saluted Captain Tim.

To be honest, the punishment given by Captain Tim sounds severe, but those who know the actual situation know that this kind of house arrest punishment will only deprive the punished of freedom for a certain period, but they will not be hungry or cold during this time. Because Captain Tim actually cares for his crew very much, he ordered the reform of the penitentiary room on the Express Vanguard a long time ago to ensure that the punished crew can live comfortably like in their own rest cabin.

Moreover, to avoid crew members from developing psychological problems from staying in the penitentiary room for too long, Captain Tim also specially formulated a richer catering standard for the punished crew members and required medical staff to watch over them at any time to ensure their mental health during the confinement.

In short, the conditions of the penitentiary room on the Express Vanguard are very good. Not to mention, the kind-hearted Captain Tim, although he will initially give a severe punishment to the crew who made mistakes, they will not be in the penitentiary room for a long time before being released by the captain, and then continue to complete the punishment through other forms of labor.

Of course, if a crew member really made a very serious mistake, Captain Tim would either dismiss them on the spot and immediately expel them from the spaceship. Or he would imprison them in the heavy prison on the lowest level of the spaceship and hand them over to the Alliance police for processing after returning to the Vis people's Planet Alliance.

So from the punishment Captain Tim gave to Yungo and Grace, it is obvious that he just wanted to go through the motions. Naturally, Yungo and Grace were relieved to hear this punishment. Because the captain's punishment meant that their entry into the cold storage would definitely not be exposed. However, after being relieved, the two soon fell into unease again.

Even though they knew they would not be imprisoned in the penitentiary room for too long, they did not know how long they would be imprisoned. If the spaceship successfully returned during their imprisonment, wouldn't they miss the best opportunity to prevent Virus X from entering the Vis people's world? Thinking of this, the pressure once again surged onto the hearts of the two, who couldn't help but look at each other. Because both of them felt that they couldn't pin all their hopes on Captain Tim only symbolically imprisoning themselves and then releasing themselves soon. They had to be prepared for another bad situation in advance.

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Just as Yungo and Grace were brainstorming how to deal with the upcoming imprisonment, Captain Tim walked to the five crew members who had been standing behind Yungo and Grace, and after handing a note to the kitchen helper, he said, "Alright! Since there are no other issues, Xiao Zhao, you take them to the penitentiary room and then hurry back to work! By the way, you remember to call two medical staff from the canteen. After all, we have to confine the two of them, we must ensure that their bodies are no problem! So, before you take them into the penitentiary room, you might as well take them to the medical room for a physical examination first!"

Captain Tim finished speaking without waiting for Grace to ask questions, took a group of people out of his office, and then instructed Yungo and Grace, "You two guys just obediently go to the penitentiary room to reflect on your behavior! There may be an asteroid cluster near the spaceship's navigation route in the next two days, so I still need to go to the command center to confirm the scale of the asteroid cluster, so as not to let the spaceship encounter danger during navigation. I will check your reflection results in the penitentiary room later!"

Then, Captain Tim said to the kitchen helper named Xiao Zhao, "Xiao Zhao, you five guys also hurry back to your posts to work later! You all performed very well today, and I will give you appropriate rewards later!"

"Thank you, Captain Tim! We are just doing our duty to maintain the safety of the Express Vanguard, these are all things we should do!" The five crew members immediately happily saluted Captain Tim. Captain Tim whispered a few more words to Xiao Zhao, then turned around with satisfaction and walked towards the main control center.

Because Captain Tim's punishment for Yungo and Grace was not severe, the five crew members were more relaxed on the way to escort the two to the penitentiary room. So much so that the seven people chatting all the way looked not like an escort and being escorted, but more like companions who were attending a food festival in the canteen together.

Of course, since the ongoing first food festival was mentioned, the seven people naturally had to go to the canteen on the way to the penitentiary room. One was to call two medical staff to come over for Yungo and Grace's physical examination, and the other was that the three kitchen helpers had to return to the kitchen to explain why they had not returned to their posts for a long time. More importantly, these five crew members had to grab a freshly baked sauce meat bun on the way to the penitentiary room to eat while walking.

"Ah? Why don't you guys eat? The taste of this sauce meat bun is great!" A crew member saw Yungo and Grace holding the bun in their hands but not starting to eat, and asked in confusion.

"We are not very hungry——" Yungo replied after suppressing the feeling of wanting to vomit.

"Hey! I said you are too insensitive! First, your shy plan was interrupted by us, and then you were confined to the penitentiary room by Captain Tim, so how could you still be in the mood to eat?!" Another crew member joked.

"That's true! Hey, but on the bright side! Anyway, those maintenance personnel won't be able to repair the monitoring system on the lower level of the spaceship for a while, and everyone's attention is on the food festival, so no one will be watching you at the penitentiary room all the time. So, once you guys are in the penitentiary room, won't it be that no one will know no matter when it is?" The previous crew member took a big bite of the bun while winking at Yungo and Grace.

Because this crew member was eating and talking, the smell of the sauce meat bun in his mouth came at the two with his heavy breathing, causing both of them to look a little pale due to nausea.

"Hey! I said you should be afraid of bad breath when you eat and talk! They are command center spaceship operators, you should still pay attention to etiquette in front of them!" Xiao Zhao saw this, pulled this crew member away from the two, and said unhappily.

Hearing Xiao Zhao say this, the crew member covered his mouth a little embarrassedly, and after chewing a few times and swallowing the bun, he apologized, "Oh oh oh! I'm used to eating and talking like this, please forgive me!"

Then, he defended with a red face, "Hey! Don't mess with me! I clean my mouth on time every day! My mouth is not stinky at all!"

"Hum! If your mouth is not stinky, why do people can't help but vomit when they smell your breath?" Xiao Zhao asked scornfully.

"Well——, that, that's probably because she is pregnant! Right! What if she is pregnant? You know, they are not the first time to do shy things! So, even if she is pregnant, it is also a very normal thing!" The crew member reasoned.

Xiao Zhao gave him a white look, then said impatiently, "Alright! Can you just stop talking in front of others? Look, how embarrassed you made them!"

Then, he asked Grace with some concern, "I say Grace, how are you feeling now? You are not really——"

"Don't mess with me! You are the one who is pregnant! Your whole family is pregnant! I have nothing! I warn you, if you dare to guess again, don't blame me for being rude!" Grace didn't wait for him to finish speaking and snarled angrily.

Grace's heart was very complicated at this moment. Although she was happy about the supportive attitude everyone showed after knowing about her relationship with Yungo, on the other hand, she felt offended because she was rumored to have an affair with Yungo. After all, Grace is a girl, even if she really had something with Yungo, she would not want to be publicly teased. What's more, although she and Yungo have established a relationship, they have not had any physical intimacy. This was just an illusion they deliberately created to deceive others.

Therefore, as soon as this matter is mentioned, Grace gets angry. Because she always feels that she has suffered a great loss without getting anything. In addition, Grace will fall into self-doubt when it comes to emotional issues. Because even though she has held hands with Yungo, and she can also feel Yungo's unique feelings for herself. But the two have not completely broken through this layer of window paper, which makes Grace feel a bit of loss when people discuss the emotional issues between her and Yungo.

Seeing Grace fall into deep contemplation with anger on her face, Xiao Zhao spoke again, "Hey! Don't worry! If you are really pregnant, it will be a good thing for us! Everyone will be happy for you! Anyway, the doctor will check your specific situation later!"

Listening to Xiao Zhao's tone, it is obvious that he is not trying to continue to tease Grace and Yungo, but because he seems to really care whether Grace is pregnant or not. Although everyone is serving on the Express Vanguard, they know each other exists. But they are obviously not familiar with each other and do not have much interaction in their daily lives. So, both Grace and Yungo are very puzzled about these people's extreme concern about Grace's pregnancy.