Chapter 15 Chapter Fourteen

Jenkins also witnessed the arrest of his uncle, and Brian stepped out of the building in a gold and purple nightgown, followed by the diminutive Gast, who was full of righteous indignation.The uncle glanced up at the cruise ship, turned around and asked the Martian officer arrogantly: "How can you break in here casually?" "You are Mr. Martin Bryan?" The lieutenant respectfully, as if overwhelmed by his uncle's strong financial resources, "please accompany us. You are charged with treason." "Rebellious?" Brian laughed mockingly. Jenkins couldn't help but feel ashamed when he saw his calm look, and a feeling of admiration spontaneously arose.Uncle showed no trace of fear, only a little surprise.

"Wait a minute," he said, looking at his watch, turning to Gast, "we've got to hurry up and move on with the merger plan. Come back and get us out when you can. " "You can come out at noon." Gast said with a smile, "As soon as the merger agreement is printed out, I will send it to Interstellar..." "Wait, Brian," Jane walked over quickly, "Our research license has been revoked, CT Corporation is in trouble now!" "We thrive on trouble," Brian smiled. "If there's a CT war..." "The CT war is a fact," the Martian cleared his throat. "Someone fired CT missiles at Space Guard ships and buildings."

"That's terrible!" Brian said, looking at the cruise ship, "under such circumstances, it's stupid enough for the commissioners to impose sanctions on the only company with CT equipment..." He showed a look of being wronged, but Ask as calmly as possible, "Who was the attacker?" The Martian froze for a moment, with a puzzled look on his face. "It hasn't been found out, Mr. Brian, but I was ordered to find out the exact information from you and Jenkins." Brian could no longer hide his anger: "You tell your boss that our company has never given anyone Provided CT weapons!"

"You must come with us," the Martian looked at him. "This is too serious, Mr. Brian." Jenkins saw that the soldiers behind the stern-looking lieutenant were all terrified, and Jane was nervous, pulling the lace handkerchief aimlessly, and smiled sadly at him. He thought of the Decrees, Mackey, and all the other victims of the first CT missile, all lying quietly in the Vorego Clinic waiting to die, their own bodies bearing the dreaded seeds of death.Thinking of this, Jenkins felt another chill all over his body. Brian remained unperturbed. "Cheer up, Nick!" he smiled mildly. "Our license is revoked, and Mr. Gast can beat them just as well. We should be happy!"

Jenkins shook his head, remaining silent. "Let's go, lieutenant!" Brian turned around and said briskly to the Martian who was waiting beside him, happily putting his hands into the handcuffs that the nervous soldier was holding up hesitantly, "We can go now Is it?" They boarded the cruiser.Jenkins glanced back at Jane one last time, and she waved and smiled at him as if to save him from a terrible despair, then turned her head quickly to Gast again. On the spaceship, Jenkins wanted to stay with his uncle, after all, he still had a sense of trust in him.He couldn't help but hope that this incident would change Brian's motivations from seeing CT Corporation as a scam.

It backfired and the soldiers separated them.He was sent into a small cabin, which was simply furnished with two chairs, a table, and a Martian saber hanging on the wall.The lieutenant, leaving the rest outside, followed him in. "Sit down, Mr. Jenkins. Are you frightened? In fact, you can avoid going to prison." Jenkins sat down carefully. The Martian officer sat down on another chair: "First of all, I have to explain that our high-level space team is composed of people from different planets. In name, we serve the trusteeship government. In practice, we are naturally Serve your own planet first. Do you understand that?" Jenkins nodded suspiciously.

"Well," the officer leaned toward him enthusiastically, "Mr. Jenkins, I hope you can serve Mars!" Jenkins just took a breath.Did not speak. "You don't have to go to jail, the Martians will help you escape the custody government's prosecution. You know how to make CT weapons, and we will definitely pay you well. Interested?" Jenkins shook his head silently. "Let's think about it." The Martian was a little anxious, his face turned pale, "The people in the trusteeship government and Port Burroughs have already been terrified, if a few more CT missiles explode, there will definitely be chaos. People who are condemned by the public will definitely be sentenced, Mr Jenkins."

"I'm not to blame," Jenkins whispered. "The High Commissioner doesn't think so." "Not all of them, someone will know the truth." The Martian looked at him coldly: "Who? Mr. Jenkins, if you don't cooperate with us, then you are against us?!" The Martian Finally unable to hold back anymore, he shouted angrily. Jenkins just shook his head, and the officer snorted and slammed the door out. Jenkins stepped out of the cabin and was guarded by soldiers.This was the first step in identifying the enemy attacking Liberty Star, and he realized it.The lieutenant must have followed the order of the trustee committee member sent by Mars, so Mars was ruled out.

A few minutes later, the cruise ship landed in Port Burroughs.Jenkins was caught between two soldiers and stepped down the ladder.He heard a loud roar, a scream.And gunshots.A hundred meters away, on the edge of the residential area, stands the luxury liner Thorium Stellar.A large group of people was swarming up, surrounding the hatch of the spaceship, and there were several heavily armed soldiers standing beside the door. "What's going on?" Jenkins asked the Earthen soldiers beside him. "Panic." The man himself was hoarse and his face was pale, "The ship is going back to Earth, and they are all scrambling to get on it."

"Is the situation so dangerous?" "It's all caused by rumors. It is said that the Free Space Party is launching an anti-trust government uprising, and they have the CT weapon developed on the Liberty Star." The man suddenly realized his identity and stopped immediately, "Go, Mr. Jenkins. " Bullets from the edge of the liner hatch whizzed over their heads.The two soldiers were clearly terrified and urged Jenkins to leave.Finally, they came to the prison behind the court of custody. The warden was a Jovian, bearded, solidly built, with an affable manner, and blue eyes with a touch of melancholy from time to time.He orders the soldiers to remove Jenkins' handcuffs and presents him with a cigarette from Earth.

"Mr. Jenkins," the Jovian whispered to him. "You can avoid suing you from the escrow government." "Really?" The warden looked around and said in a low voice, "It's an open secret that the Jupiters have their own organization in the high-level space guard. We have prepared people and spaceships to take you to Europa." to the arsenal of..." "I haven't made a CT weapon for anyone," Jenkins couldn't help interrupting him, "and I don't intend to make one for you." Those blue eyes looked at him sadly. "Since you know so much, Mr. Jenkins, can you tell me who is attacking the Trusteeship with CT missiles?" Jenkins just sat quietly without answering. The Jupiter man sighed, "A realistic answer will save you a lot of unnecessary trouble." "have no idea." "If you really don't..." The man shrugged, "I sympathize with you, Mr. Jenkins." He pressed a button, and a guard came in, "Throw this traitor into a single cell." In the cell It was dimly lit, save for a bucket and a blanket.Jenkins paced the floor, and Jupiter was now also ruled out. After another five minutes, he heard someone calling his name softly. "Mr. Jenkins." With the faint light, he saw a yellow face outside the iron fence. It turned out to be a Venusian. "Sir, I am happy to provide you with a job employed by the Venus Empire." Jenkins couldn't help laughing: "I wouldn't want to make a CT weapon!" "This is a good chance to escape the lawsuit," the Venusian was about to continue, when there was a sudden sound of footsteps in the aisle, he hurriedly changed his words, "I'm sorry, Mr. Jenkins, smoking is not allowed." Jenkins leaned wearily against the iron railing, the gold star crossed off his list.Of the four major planets, only the earth is left. It seems that it is the one that attacked the star of liberty.Earth is Interstellar Corporation.He hated the old company.He thought of his fate, of his friends who were dying on Albania.Thinking of Ann and Karen, of Ann's upcoming baby. He hates the endless greed of the dignitaries of the interstellar company. For his own benefit, he does not hesitate to deprive human beings of the opportunity to enjoy CT energy. Now, he wants to turn this technological miracle into a deadly weapon and put a Stronger shackles.He kicked the foul-smelling blanket to the corner and continued to pace, waiting for Gast to arrive.However, it was another lawyer, younger and more likable, who came to his cell. "My name is Montis," the visitor took out a business card, "Interstellar Corporation lawyer. Mr. Jenkins. You should be aware of your dangerous situation, right?" Jenkins nodded painfully. "But you have a good friend," Monteith smiled cheerfully. "The Interstellar Corporation will not ignore the Earthlings in trouble. You know, we play a pivotal role on the Trusteeship Committee, and we also Can find other informal ways to help you. Would you like to accept our help?" Jenkins tried his best to conceal his surprise, and asked in a low voice, "What conditions?" "It's very simple, you must know who attacked the Mandate. We can set you free today. We can do it for sure, and you will also get the position of the main engineer in the new CT Arsenal..." Jenkins laughed piercingly. The invitation excluded Interstellar, and the list was blank.And death is breeding in his body, and the wave of CT war is spreading throughout the trusteeship. "Tell me!" the anxious lawyer was still asking, "Tell me who..." Jenkins slumped limply on the dirty blanket, shaking his head, trying to stop the manic laughter.He really didn't know who harmed him and wanted to put himself to death.