第134章 Here are a few options for a chapter title: 1. "Shadows of Doubt" 2. "Web of Lies" 3. "The Truth Unravels" 4. "Deceit in the Air" 5. "Engine of

**Chapter 134: The Web of Deceit**

程星's words hung in the air like a challenge, and the engineer's eyes darted nervously around the room. For a moment, it seemed as though he might flee, but the engineer's survival instincts took over, and he slowly returned his gaze to 程星.

"I'm not hiding anything," the engineer said, his voice laced with a hint of defiance. "You know I'm working on the new propulsion system. It's just...complicated."

程星's eyes narrowed. "Complicated? That's not what I hear. I hear rumors of a secret meeting between you and some of the top officials in the government."

The engineer's expression turned stubborn. "I don't know what you're talking about."

程星 sighed, his patience wearing thin. "Don't lie to me, engineer. I have eyes and ears everywhere. I know everything that's going on in this city. And I know that you're hiding something big."

The engineer's eyes flicked towards the door, as if he was contemplating making a run for it. But 程星 was too quick. He lunged forward, his hand grasping the engineer's wrist like a vice.

"Listen to me," 程星 said, his voice low and menacing. "I'm not playing games here. I'm not some rookie investigator who can be fooled by your lies. I know what's at stake. And I'll do whatever it takes to uncover the truth."

The engineer winced, his eyes watering from the grip on his wrist. "Okay, okay," he spat. "I'll tell you. But you have to promise me one thing: you have to keep my name out of this. I'm already in too deep."

程星's eyes seemed to bore into the engineer's very soul. "I'll do it," he said. "But you have to tell me the truth. Every detail, every nuance. I want to know what's going on."

The engineer nodded, his eyes darting around the room as if searching for an escape route. "It started with a meeting," he said. "A secret meeting between some of the top officials and a...a representative from the Black Forest."

程星's grip on the engineer's wrist tightened. "What do you mean by the Black Forest?"

The engineer hesitated, his eyes darting towards the door once more. "I don't know what it means," he said. "But I do know that it's connected to the mysterious signals we've been receiving from the Andromeda galaxy. And I know that it's got something to do with...with the Three Bodies."

程星's eyes seemed to flash with intensity. "The Three Bodies?" he repeated, his voice low and menacing.

The engineer nodded, his eyes wide with fear. "Yes. The Three Bodies. They're...they're the key to everything. But I don't know what they are or what they want. And I don't know how much more I can take."

程星's grip on the engineer's wrist relaxed, and he stepped back, his eyes burning with a fierce intensity. "You're going to tell me everything," he said. "Every detail, every secret. And then...then we'll see what happens next."

The engineer nodded, his eyes fixed on 程星's face with a mixture of fear and desperation. And as the two of them locked eyes, the room seemed to grow darker, the shadows deepening as if they were being pulled into a vortex of deceit and conspiracy...