439: Ability Ban 2

Meng Xian took out a document from his drawer and spread it on the table.

"Take a look!"

Director Han nodded and picked up the document. It was a recruitment list for Ability Users from the General Construction Bureau. Although there were 150,000 Ability Users, those with fewer than three elemental abilities did not meet the requirements for construction work, and these low-level Ability Users accounted for 70% of the entire group.

In other words, only about 40,000 Ability Users were properly settled. The remaining 90,000 Ability Users were stranded in the Space City.

Director Han put down the document and said, "Meng Zong, are you trying to tell me that these 90,000-plus people are all potential threats?"

Meng Xian remained silent, but from his expression, Director Han understood that Meng Xian was implicitly agreeing with her words.

Director Han gave a cold laugh, "Meng Zong, I understand why you called me here. I can state my position: I cannot do something that would wrongly accuse people."

"The Bureau of Public Security has cooperated with the investigation, monitoring and restricting Ability Users with violent tendencies. I have already ordered the Energy Research Institute to halt relevant Ability research, and the use of Super Serum and Superpower Potion is strictly limited."

Director Han, however, shook her head and said, "90,000-plus people, all with violent tendencies? Do you want to put Ability Restraint Collars on all of them? What's the difference between doing that and putting them in prison? I think it would be better to send them back to Blue Star and let them restore Blue Star's ecology."

Meng Xian fell silent and did not answer Director Han directly. Instead, he asked bluntly, "Director Han, just tell me, will you cooperate or not?"

"Cooperate with what? The leader is also an Ability User. Why don't you arrest him and put a collar on him? Those who are useful are fine, but these unemployed Ability Users are a security risk? As a manager, do you think this is reasonable?"

"This is a Space Administration resolution, Director Han, you must cooperate." Meng Xian's tone became much sterner.

"I'm sorry, I cannot do such a thing."

Meng Xian looked at Director Han's resolute attitude and knew that further argument would be meaningless.

"You should retire. If you don't want to be the bad guy, I can be. Abilities should only be held by a select few; too much individual power is more detrimental than beneficial to the collective."

Director Han was stunned for a moment. Saying "retire" was essentially a dismissal. Since it was a Space Administration resolution, it didn't represent Meng Xian's personal will, but the unanimous top-level opinion was enough to explain the problem.

After a long pause, Director Han finally asked, "Is this the leader's intention?"

"No! The leader isn't involved in this. It's the Space Administration's intention!"

"Does the leader know?" Director Han asked.

"Does it matter whether he knows or not?"

Director Han was momentarily lost in thought. After a long while, she nodded slightly, "Understood!"

With that, she took off her epaulets, pulled out an identification holder from her pocket, and placed her sidearm on the desk.

"We will provide you with the highest level of benefits for Space Administration retirees," Meng Xian said.

Director Han didn't say a word and walked straight out the door.

Bang!

The office door closed…

Meng Xian sighed softly, picked up the identification from the table, glanced at it, and then reached up to press his earpiece.

"Act!"

At Meng Xian's command, the Space City's mechanical security police began to move.

The Energy Research Institute had long developed a method to deal with Ability Users. The sound of crackling electricity came from various cabins, and one by one, male and female Ability Users were fitted with Ability Suppressing Collars.

"Why are you arresting me? What crime have I committed? Why?" A Third-class ability user reached out, trying to forcibly tear off the collar. Suddenly, an extremely powerful electric current shot straight to his head, knocking him unconscious.

The other Ability Users, seeing this, were too terrified to even breathe and could only surrender.

This operation was extremely swift. Within an hour, all Ability Users capable of manipulating elements in Space City were brought to the controlled area.

The so-called controlled area consisted of newly constructed rows of cabins in Space City. From a visual perspective, these rows of cabins resembled prison cells.

Everyone was stunned. They had not expected Space City to take action against them.

Under Meng Xian's order, the Ability Users were brought into the cabins in batches, and Meng Xian also ordered that no one was allowed to visit them.

The Space Administration, in conjunction with security forces, arrested people, controlling all Ability Users with lightning speed. This action filled Space City with a suffocating atmosphere.

Meanwhile, Director Han returned home and sat blankly in a chair. In the early days of Space City's construction, both Superpower Users and the most basic Fourth-level Ability Users had contributed to its development.

The large-scale use of deep-space robots and continuously optimized management structures made Space City's construction and expansion highly automated. Those who had originally contributed to the construction were now suddenly defined as dangerous elements.

Director Han found it very difficult to accept such a betrayal, and she even abhorred the Space Administration's actions.

"Mom, Bureau of Public Security mechanical officers are arresting Ability Users everywhere. All our assistance permissions have been revoked!"

Han Yi's voice came through the earpiece.

Director Han's lips curved into a bitter smile as she said, "Xiao Yi, Mom is no longer the director of the Bureau of Public Security."

"What happened?"

"Dismissed, early retirement."

Han Yi froze, remaining silent for a long time, and Director Han also said nothing.

After a long while, Han Yi finally asked, "What is the Space Administration trying to do?"

"Can't you tell? They want to discard us after crossing the river. We can't interfere with this."

Han Yi said angrily, "Just because there have been more destructive incidents recently, they're taking a one-size-fits-all approach? What does that mean?"

"Heh heh, Meng Xian is someone who likes absolute control. It was like that at the East Sea City Base, and it's still like that now."

"He's just being reckless. Is the Space Administration his alone to decide? They don't arrest the Ability Users who participated in the construction, but they arrest those who didn't? Who can stand by and watch this? I'm going to see Meng Zong right now."

Director Han angrily said, "Don't you dare go! This is not something you can get involved in. The Space Administration's decision naturally has the military's approval as well."

"Mom, this goes against Space City law!" Han Yi heard his mother Director Han's angry rebuke, but doing this would definitely cause a chain reaction. He really didn't know why the Space Administration would make such a decision.

"Let's see what the Space Administration does next. This is not something we can decide," Director Han said.

Han Yi, feeling helpless, could only nod.