Chapter 14 Chapter Thirteen

Jenkins just felt like the world was falling apart.Even if Dr. Urego's dire diagnosis hadn't broken him, because the dreams of space engineers had always sustained his will and his courage, and now a few flat, ironic words from his uncle wiped out all hope.The greatest space engineer admits that CT itself is a scam, so what's the use of trying?Jenkins doesn't need sleeping pills.He staggered back to the magnificent bedroom, let the dark servant untie his belt, and helped him to sleep. Early the next morning, he woke up.The sun was setting again.The continuous mountains outside the window stood majestically in the cold starlight, and the building was silent.After a good night's sleep, all fatigue and hopelessness disappeared, and he almost forgot about Otuungo's diagnosis, thinking it was just a nightmare.He sat up and suddenly remembered that there was one more urgent thing to do.

The body feels better and hope seems to be back.He sits on the bed, palpitating and swaying, and shrugs his toes in front of Xinya? The idea seemed impossible, and Jenkins stopped thinking about it.He gently opened the door, looked along the spacious hall, and saw his uncle's study.Inside sat a dark-skinned man who was polishing silverware, but a pair of black eyes looked around the hall vigilantly.As soon as the bodyguard saw him, he just sat there and didn't move. Jenkins closed the door again. In order to protect his property, Brian obviously made good preparations, and there is no doubt that these people are loyal.

Jenkins felt the shrewdness and sophistication hidden under his uncle's kind and tolerant appearance. After he got dressed, it was almost six o'clock, and there was still no movement in the building.He suddenly became worried, wondering how long the peace between the planets could last?The thought disturbed him, so he switched on the beam phone by his bedside and listened to the news broadcast. He turned the FM knob impatiently, and suddenly heard a burst of crazy dance music: "Gentlemen and ladies, we interrupt this broadcast to report an important government announcement. This is the hosting channel, Xiao Planetary voices. Please don't panic!" Jenkins listened, holding his breath.

"The five Trustee High Councilors have formally denied the sinister lies spread by the Illegal Free Space Party elements, and they are lies, utterly stupid lies!" Jenkins felt a chill run up his spine. "You can rest assured that there are no warships from Mars or other planets in the trust zone, and the destruction of the anti-gravity equipment in Port Burroughs and the high-level space guard arsenal is purely a rumor. There is no war in Obania. Trustee committee We all agree that there is no danger of a CT war at all." Jenkins froze for a moment, out of breath. "The trusteeship committee also emphasized that the major planets do not yet have the ability to use CT meteors for military purposes, so we can rest assured!"

"Forget those rumors, these rumors aimed at dividing and destroying the trusteeship government will never succeed. The high-level space guard has been ordered to arrest all supporters of the Free Space Party. "This illegal organization has been trying to subvert and split the trusteeship government. Members of this organization have also encouraged asteroids to fight for independence, and have repeatedly planned terrorist incidents. The government is determined to catch them all. "So, don't panic, folks, don't listen to any rumours. Lock down the hosting channel for authoritative information. Let's keep listening to rocker Joe Stone..." Jenkins snapped off the Beam phone.The announcer's voice was a little too sweet.Those trusteeship committee members would only get out of the warm quilt early in the morning to make any announcements at a critical juncture.

The CT missile must have hit the trusteeship!Maybe Bryan Sender can save the war, but his time is ticking fast. He opened a floor-to-ceiling window, walked out, stepped onto the lawn, and couldn't help but take a deep breath.There was a small drop above the lawn, and the pointy nose of the Adonis plunged into the night sky.He paced back and forth on the lawn, staring blankly at the spaceship, thinking about how to transport the eighty tons of alloy away.Suddenly, someone stopped him softly. "Sir." He turned his head nervously and saw the servant Ahmad standing behind him, "Sir, don't risk your life," he smiled apologetically, "If you are killed by the guards, the master will Blame it on us."

"Killed?" Jenkins whispered. "How is that possible?" "There are strict protection measures here, really." Ahmad shrugged slightly, "Sir, let's not talk about those unpleasant things. Coffee is ready on the east balcony. Miss Harding invites you to come. " Behind Ahmad, Jenkins saw a tall, muscular man with a gun walking up and down the valve of the yacht.So, he nodded and followed Ahmad to the balcony.Jane sat at a small table by the railing.She looked up and smiled at him in the starlight. "Good morning, Nick." In her calm voice, there was no cold arrogance from last night. She stood up, walked to him, pointed to the majestic mountains and the starry night sky outside, and said, "It's beautiful, isn't it?" Jenkins nodded, wondering what on earth she wanted to do.

Ahmad poured the coffee and left. "Nick, I didn't sleep well last night," she said in a low voice, "I've been thinking about us. I don't know what to say. I know CT means a lot to you and I have nothing to do with it I know. I admire your courage to return to Liberty Star, even though I think you are just wasting your life. Nick, I just want to say that we have different opinions, and we may still be friends." Jenkins was so excited that his hand shaking the coffee couldn't help shaking, but he suddenly remembered the purpose of her visit to Tor-to help draft the merger plan, and she must also be their accomplice.So, he just said lightly: "Don't you think conquering CT is worth sacrificing one's life?"

Jane rested her hands on the table, supporting her oval face.Under the starlight, her face was so smooth and beautiful, but it was a pity that her expression was a little sad. "Nick, I'm scared of CT." "I'm scared too, but I still want to see people conquer it." "I'm more afraid of the conquered CT, which is more dangerous than the CT in the meteor cluster." "Impossible." She frowned, thinking about what to say. "Human power creates economic power," her voice serious. "Economic power creates political and military power. History has long proven this. The labor of slaves created the Roman Empire, and the slightly greater power of burning coal built the The British Empire, nuclear energy has created a powerful United States. What will CT energy create?"

"It can do everything humans want to do. This energy is inexhaustible and inexhaustible." "Yes, it will bring untold riches, but only for the few who wield it. As always, I am afraid that CT energy will create a new dictatorship. These dictators will play on people's fear Mood, to gain benefits for yourself." She smiled sadly, and continued to speak gently. "Nick, I admire your courage, and I wish I had your confidence. But I'm afraid the planets won't be able to bear the impact of this CT technology..." A terrible white light suddenly ignited in the black night sky, illuminating the lawn, the glass and Jane's frightened face, and the dead mountain outside the railing suddenly seemed to be a gleaming blade emerging from the darkness.The flames soon faded.

Jenkins woke up and found that the coffee had been spilled on the table. He hurriedly wiped it with a napkin, worried that the coffee would spill on Jane: "I'm afraid I'm a little nervous." He swept the Geiger and looked at the sky again. In the dim vision, the stars were still blurred, but I could make out the white spot that was slowly fading, turned yellow, red, and finally disappeared completely. "Nick," she said, still in shock, "that's..." She looked down at her Geiger, horror in her eyes.Jenkins gave her a forced smile.shook his head. "You are not injured." His voice was dry and rough. "It was indeed a CT explosion, but it was far away. You may be right." "What's the matter, Nick?" "The effects of the CT technology may have begun," he said, calming down again. "The explosion was caused by a CT missile. There may have been a spaceship hit, most likely a Space Guard ship." She couldn't help covering her neck, her voice was painful and hoarse: "This, it's terrible, there will definitely be a panic. We must wake your uncle and Mr. Gast and go back to Port Burroughs. After she finished speaking, she stood up, and Jenkins grabbed her arm: "Jane, there are more terrible things than panic," he was almost desperate, "I need you, I want you to help me stop this CT war .” She looked at him blankly. "You can help me. The alloys needed on the Liberty Star are stored here. If you can help me get the 80 tons..." She shook her head: "Your uncle doesn't trust me so much. His servants are only responsible to him, and he is very generous to them and his family. He is a great master. They are willing to die for him, even for him. property." She raised her head and looked at him puzzled, "Nick, can you tell me what exactly you want to do?" Jenkins said eagerly, "Jane, when you understand what happened on the Liberty Star, you'll help me build the Brian Transmitter." She listened intently. "We have developed CT weapons in the experiment, but now they don't know who has them. The fire just now shows that the CT war has begun." Jane nodded, and Jenkins was full of hope again. "The only way to stop the CT wars is to build the Bryan Transmitter right away and produce that endless energy as quickly as possible." "Nick, if that's really a CT missile, you might be right to..." Jenkins thought the explosion had gotten her across and there was no need to take the time to tell her Drake's story.He was very excited, but found that she stood still, pointing to the sky, unable to speak.I saw a long shadow drifting down from among the stars and stopped on the landing field. It turned out to be a cruiser of the high-level Space Guard, the door opened, and a Martian lieutenant stepped down a ladder, followed by five heavily armed soldiers.He said something to the bodyguard next to the Adonis, and he came this way. "Mr. Nick Jenkins?" His voice was hoarse and rude, and the next words were like bullets fired into Jenkins' brain, "Arrest... what you said... used in court... against the trusteeship government rebellious..." Jenkins shook slightly, trying to shake off the cold handcuffs.He trembled, unable to speak in despair, and in a trance he heard Jane's sharp questioning voice and the Martian's answering voice. "The high-level space guards were attacked by CT weapons," the Martian licked his black lips and looked around sharply, as if he hoped to find a CT missile here. "At present, the only one that can be used to make CT weapons The equipment is in CT's Liberty Star lab." He shot Jenkins a glare. "We were ordered to arrest the person in charge and the engineer of CT Company." Jenkins just took a deep breath and couldn't say anything. "But I'm sure they are all innocent." He silently appreciated Jane's protest, "Mr. Jenkins and Mr. Brian are both innocent, and the equipment on Liberty Star was built and operated with special research permits." "Does that license allow military research?" the Martian gruffly said. "No! And now the High Commissioners have revoked their license. They must be responsible for this CT war!"