"Is it really necessary to put on such a realistic performance?" Jia Lai asked, puzzled.
However, when everyone saw the thick smoke billowing out from behind the middle-aged man, the captain's expression changed drastically. He couldn't figure out how a fire disposal training without an open fire could turn into a real fire.
When he rushed into the lunar module, he couldn't see anything inside. In less than five seconds, he retreated and immediately called the fire department.
Since there was no fire hazard during the afternoon training, it was already five minutes before the fire department arrived.
The middle-aged man had basically explained what happened inside. The captain was obviously skeptical, but this part of the story was within the scope of the accident investigation team's work. Although the middle-aged man's story was a little bizarre, such as why the high school student would set the service module on fire, and why the iron gate between the service module and the lunar module couldn't be opened at the critical moment … logically speaking, there seemed to be no problem with it.
So the captain didn't ask any more questions. After that, the middle-aged man faced a similar process as Zhang Heng's escape from the crash. First, the medical team conducted a physical examination, and if there were no problems, the accident investigation team would then question him.
NASA was now going crazy. Since its establishment, they had never faced such a chaotic situation. Compared to this, the stubborn opposition to the moon landing in Congress looked a little cute.
On the other hand, Jia Lai was ecstatic. He was still worried about how the middle-aged man and the high school student would deal with them. He didn't expect the two to fight among themselves, and the alliance they formed in the morning fell apart in the afternoon.
Now that the fire department had confirmed the death of the high school student, there were only four contestants left to compete for the moon landing. The middle-aged man was under investigation, and NASA was obviously suspicious of him. Although Zhen Xiong's training results were ahead of his, because of her gender, there was a high chance that she would be eliminated from the final list.
With that, his chances of completing the main mission had greatly increased.
Jia Lai didn't even bother to hide the joy on his face. Although his teammate had just died in a sea of fire, it stood to reason that he should try his best to remain solemn even if he didn't show his grief. However, this sudden surprise made him completely unable to suppress the excitement in his heart. Even the captain couldn't help but look at him a few times.
Zhang Heng knew that this was a demerit move. During the astronaut selection, interpersonal skills were also one of the hidden assessment items. After all, no one wanted to squeeze into a confined space with unpopular people.
But considering Jia Lai's previous difficult situation and the current outcome, he had plenty of reasons to be happy for himself.
In comparison, Zhen Xiong was a lot more restrained. Although there was a flash of joy in her eyes, she didn't show any other emotions. She even expressed her regret when the high school student's body was carried out.
On the other hand, Zhang Heng, who was watching from the sidelines, was also a little surprised by the result.
According to the current development, the high school student was killed by the man he thought was his ally. Although the middle-aged man did a good job, it was still a little risky to make a move at this time. Zhang Heng believed that with the middle-aged man's meticulousness and calmness, even if the investigation team suspected him, they wouldn't be able to find any decisive evidence on him.
But considering the situation he would face after killing the high school student, he obviously wouldn't put himself at a disadvantage of fighting two people at once. Therefore, Zhang Heng had reason to believe that the middle-aged man's ally was someone else.
For now, there was no doubt that Zhen Xiong was the biggest suspect. Although Zhang Heng observed that the two didn't interact much with each other, he could infer that the middle-aged man's target wasn't Zhen Xiong and Jia Lai from the beginning. It was the high school student. In addition to tricking the high school student into going to the warehouse to get the gasoline, the most important thing was to ensure that the two of them would be in the same group.
And this was all thanks to Zhen Xiong's proposal. On the surface, Zhen Xiong chose to be in the same group as Jia Lai to ensure their safety. But in fact, Zhang Heng had made it clear that he didn't want to get involved in the conflict between the two sides. So, her proposal was equivalent to ensuring that the middle-aged man would be in the same group as the high school student.
If either Zhen Xiong or Jia Lai was the middle-aged man's ally, it could only be Zhen Xiong, not Jia Lai.
This also explained why the middle-aged man chose to attack the high school student. In his estimation, Zhen Xiong was more difficult to deal with than the high school student. This was also in line with his usual calmness and self-interest approach. Among the remaining people, he chose the most threatening person to form an alliance with, eliminating the two weaker players. Undoubtedly, the risk was much lower this way.
Poor Jia Lai. He was still dreaming of making it to the final list, but after the high school student died, his fate was sealed.
With that, the list of the Apollo Project's three members was revealed. It was Zhang Heng, the middle-aged man, and Zhen Xiong.
This result was acceptable to Zhang Heng. In terms of training results, the middle-aged man ranked third among all the players. At the same time, he was also an engineer at the research institute. In some basic theoretical subjects, he was even better than Zhang Heng. Zhen Xiong's results weren't too good, mainly because she was a woman. She also excelled in subjects. Her physical fitness and theory were terrible, but she performed well in spatial disorientation training. She barely qualified as an assistant.
However, there was one problem that Zhang Heng couldn't figure out. Who was the person who killed Anthony and then attacked him?
It wasn't that he didn't suspect Zhen Xiong or the middle-aged man, but with their aircraft piloting skills and spacecraft simulation results, it was definitely not a wise choice for the two of them to target him right from the start.
Zhang Heng felt like he was missing something.
It wasn't until he finished his last theory class and came to his room that he noticed the light peeking through the crack in the door and the sound of running water in the bathroom.
Zhang Heng pulled out the butter knife from his pocket and gently pushed the door open.
A man was wrapped in a bath towel, humming a tune as he stood in front of the bathroom mirror, shaving his beard.
The next moment, the hairs on his Adam's apple stood on end.
"There's no need to be so nervous. I just wanted to say hello to you, commander. Don't tell me you want to kill your Lunar Module pilot before completing the main mission," the listless young man said with a smile as he raised his hands.
His complexion looked good. He didn't look the same as he did when he was caught with LSD 20 hours ago.
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