nebula story

"The people of the empire must have known the secret that Chesu kept a secret, and that's why they wanted to replace him at any cost. Otherwise, why would it be necessary for a sergeant who has obviously betrayed..." He looked at Xie Su in embarrassment. General Zhan, the congressman who spoke was a little unsure—should he change the name of the young man to "Xie Su"?These days, it seems that everyone has gotten used to calling him by his original name in the Empire.

"It's us who are in trouble now. Since it is absolutely impossible to release General Xie's son, and his secrets are something our Federation must never give up, how can we reject the imperialists' prisoner exchange agreement?" A general frowned and pointed Tapping the table quickly, "The emperor's request seems reasonable. If we don't accept it, the domestic public opinion will definitely not agree."

That's right, not to mention that ordinary people in the Federation already have a strong sense of war weariness. If possible, even the generals and members of the parliament present here would be eager to get out of the quagmire of war as soon as possible.

For more than a year and a half, the battle situation on Fisher was not optimistic, and the Federation had too many logistics and supply constraints. This is already a visible fact.Even General Xie Zhan's most recent victory was achieved when the stoic and wise new emperor of the empire was not on the front line.Once the flames of war are rekindled, will the stalemate continue to retreat?

But if Chesu is not handed over, the imperialists will continue to fight. Not only will all the federal public opinion not understand, even the frontline soldiers will definitely complain.Besides, how to deal with the family members who are eager to return the Union prisoners of war? ...

"Chesu must not be handed over." Looking at the indifferent face of General Xie Zhan who had not made any statement, a member of the councilor finally considered and spoke a little hesitantly, "Have you ever considered accepting Chesu's proposal?" , directly disclose the secrets of Star Nansu? Spread it on the table, and share the resources equally like Star Fisher, and I believe that the imperial people have no reason to refuse."

"No way!"

"Of course not!" The two generals of the military opposed fiercely almost at the same time, and the younger general Fang Li, who was in his 40s, looked even more stern.

"Why?" The congressman looked at them with an unhappy expression.

"Although General Xie's son is not willing to speak for a while, after five or ten years in the Federation, he may not still be able to speak. All we have to do is wait." General Fang said every word.

Looking at General Xie Zhan on Fisher Star over the light curtain, a member of parliament said softly, "General Xie, do you think... your son will be willing to speak one day?"

"Don't ask me what I mean." General Xie Zhan had no ups and downs on his expression, "I didn't watch him grow up either, so I don't know anything about his temper."

After a pause, he said lightly, "Perhaps you should listen to MI[-]'s assessment more."

There was a silence, and everyone present was silent.

Everyone has read the secret assessment materials submitted by MI[-], and they all still remember the cold and professional description there.

This son of General Xie Zhan looks slender and soft, even a little fragile, but the stubbornness and courage in his bones really resemble his father.

Smiling wryly, almost everyone sighed in their hearts: If he didn't want to say it himself, there shouldn't be any way in this world to really make him speak.

"Let's take a step back. Even if General Xie's son never speaks, we still have an advantage over the imperial people. The imperial people should only know something vaguely, and it should be impossible to know too much." The oldest man in the military Veteran General Fu Yinghua said slowly, "—and we know the existence of the Nansu star, and we have sent a secret space team to search for it. If we are lucky, we may be able to find the mysterious star by accident in three to five years. planet."

"Furthermore, we have carefully disassembled the broken mecha brought back by Colonel Nan Zhuo. Although Chesu destroyed most of the route data in the center chip, there are still some clues left behind." General Fang, who followed up the matter, said firmly, "Since we have taken such an advantage first, there is absolutely no reason to share these resources equally with the empire."

Sighing, a congressman nodded worriedly: "We all know very well that since the explosion of Fisher Star a year ago was not caused by our Federation, it must have been done by the Imperials themselves. Once the careerists among them go crazy Come on, it is an extremely terrible thing. Our Federation must not sit back and watch this danger expand, and would rather stick to it now, and must exclusively occupy Nansu Star."

In the parliament hall, there was a brief silence.

It's not that they didn't take this into consideration, it's just that the peace in front of them looks so alluring, and it's easy to be bewitched by it.

After a long while, someone in the nine-member upper house said sadly: "No matter what, since Chesu must stay in our Federation, it is inevitable to continue the war. We will speed up the mass production of the latest two-person mecha, and the front line should also be able to continue. Stick to it...the key is how to deal with public opinion among the people, how to have a justifiable reason in diplomacy?"

After a moment of silence, someone finally whispered the countermeasure that everyone had vaguely thought of.

"Actually, there is no need to make up any reason, and there is no need to take great pains. Isn't it?" An old congressman said slowly, looking at General Xie Zhan who still did not take the initiative to express his position, "We just need to disclose the truth."

The parliament hall was even quieter. Through the radio waves and the distant nebula, everyone seemed to hear the extremely short and weak laughter of the general who had been sticking to the front line.

sneer?

It was too late to distinguish, and it had disappeared without a trace.

"It's a good way." General Xie, who was slightly silver-haired at the temples, had clear and stern eyes, without any emotion, "Of course, this is the only way."

Standing up indifferently, his not tall figure seemed to be looking down at everyone on the screen: "I will not participate in your specific discussions, since the next thing is bound to seriously anger the entire empire, I must lead the frontline federal soldiers to prepare early .”

As soon as the screen went black, he cut off the video connection without saying goodbye.

Looking at each other in blank dismay, the hearts of all the congressmen and the generals in the rear sank.What Xie Zhan said was absolutely right, the emperor of the empire probably only knew the secret hidden in Chesu's body, but he never knew Chesu's true identity.

Once this shocking truth is made public, wouldn't it be like a slap in the face of the proud emperor of the empire and all the people of the empire?

"Now that we have come to this point, there is no way out." Veteran General Fu Yinghua said again, "Hurry up and contact the head of the news department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Federation [-] TV station. We need a carefully worded diplomatic response. Need a reasonable press release to explain to the public."

Chesu, who was walking on the tree-lined path of the Academy of Sciences, felt a little strangely uneasy today for some reason.There were a few minor changes in the surveillance cameras, even if he didn't observe them deliberately, he still noticed them.But this doesn't seem to be the reason for his uneasiness, so why?

Passing through the independent small building of the Mecha Research Institute, he strolled towards the Biochemical Research Institute.

The Institute of Biochemistry was quiet. It had been communicated in advance that Professor Aberron was not here today, and one of his female students would temporarily help Chesu with routine blood analysis on his behalf.

The unreasonable uneasiness in my heart reached even worse when I saw this young female researcher.Quietly taking the test sheet that seemed to have a much flatter curve, Chesu looked at the girl with some hesitation.

Has a flower suddenly grown on his face?It's still... It's not a delusion or superficiality, this young girl looked at him with shyness and enthusiasm.

Looking up, she met Chesu's inquisitive and embarrassed eyes. Her face was quickly stained with a red cloud, and she handed over a cup of fragrant tea in a panic. She smiled and said, "Do you like tea? The famous wheat shield black tea!"

"Ah...thank you." Hastily taking it with both hands, Chesu took a sip of the fragrant dark red tea, feeling even more uneasy.There's something wrong. This girl had obviously accompanied Professor Aberron before, and she had met him once or twice. Her previous attitude was definitely not like today's.

However, I still can only feel bored in my stomach. Do I want to ask: "Why are your eyes so enthusiastic today?"

While secretly suspecting, the girl in a snow-white research lab coat looked at him in disbelief, and couldn't help but whispered shyly: "Is it not to your taste? You will get used to it gradually in the future. There will definitely be people in our federation who think so." Same good stuff…”

Staring at her blankly, Chesu's face turned pale.

Is he supercilious? Why is this girl's words so strange?What is "same as good"?The suspicion in my heart was like boiling water, but the words came to my lips, and I couldn't utter a single question.

"Thank you..." In the end, he could only leave this sentence, and he stepped out of the door of the research room in a daze.Looking up, the quiet surveillance cameras at the end of the corridor seemed particularly conspicuous.

"Chesu!" Suddenly there was a cry of surprise, and a head quickly poked out from a passing research room, and waved vigorously to him.

Bi Rong?

Feeling warm in his heart, Chesu greeted him back with a smile: "Hi, are you off work yet?"

"Come in and talk, hurry up!" He enthusiastically stretched out his hand and pulled him in. The short brown-haired researcher Bi Rong grinned, "Come, show me your inspection sheet!"

Reluctantly stretching out his hand, Chesu handed over the paper he just got: "It seems to be much better, the HTR value and MHO value have dropped a lot, don't worry about it."

"Can you understand it?" Bi Rong scratched his head and looked at the data seriously.

"If you become a doctor after a long illness, you know a little bit." Chesu smiled carelessly, but Bi Rong's expression darkened.

Looking carefully at Chesu, he smiled awkwardly and reluctantly: "Have you experienced any muscle pain without symptoms recently? Have you passed out?"

After thinking about it, Chesu didn't hide it: "A few, but not as frequently as before." Looking at Bi Rong's slightly depressed expression, he smiled and said, "Things like bodily functions always have to be recovered slowly. Yes, don’t you often comfort me and say that the human body is an extremely delicate and wonderful machine with self-recovery and reconstruction functions? Look, the mechas played by our mechanics don’t have these functions.”

Hey hey, Bi Rong was relieved a lot.

Quietly waiting for Bi Rong to work, Chesu's eyes fell on the row of little white mice.He casually picked up the special feed prepared on the side, and carefully fed it to the little white mice.

Stupidly huddled in the corner of the cage, the demented little white mice were chubby, and Chesu's feed was stretched out to his mouth, so he opened his small mouth and gnawed on Chesu's fingers. .

Under the golden sunlight, the little white mice's small black bean-like eyes were slightly squinted, and they looked comfortable and lazy.The snow-white fur on his body shone a beautiful pale gold in the sun.

Looking back at him, Bi Rong smiled: "You like small animals? Buy a hamster or chipmunk to play with. It's much smarter and more fun than these little guys."

Shaking his head lightly, Chesu whispered, "No need. I just look at them pitifully."

"It's okay." The young lieutenant said, scratching his hair, "It's not bad if you don't know it. Look at us, we are under work pressure and the shadow of war. Sometimes we wish we didn't know anything at all. Woolen cloth!"

The young man in front of him listened in a daze, his eyes flickering.

After a while, he lowered his head and hid his eyes that were as deep as cold pools: "You are right. There are people who feed and take care of you every day, don't know the pain, don't need to think... In fact, there is nothing wrong with it."

Laughing, Bi Rong looked at his calm and beautiful smile, and suddenly said: "Chesu, you are the strangest person I have ever seen."

Raising his eyebrows, Chesu looked at him in surprise: "No one has said that about me, are you sure?"

"Yes, I'm sure." Bi Rong nodded.

Staring at him quietly, Chesu frowned and smiled wryly: "Perhaps, my father used to say that my hobby is too single, and my personality is not cheerful enough. I don't know how to communicate with others, and I have low emotional intelligence."

"No, no, it's not this." Bi Rong eagerly denied, "I mean——"

Kind of stuck, like he doesn't know how to proceed.

Smiling awkwardly, there are still some unsolved mysteries in his heart.He had already seen the news feature on TV that shocked him, but he still couldn't figure out why Chesu, who was a spy, refused to disclose the information they were asking for after being mistakenly arrested. ?

Just revealing your identity, wouldn't you be able to avoid dozens of days of hellish torture?

... When asking Miao Dong quietly, all he got was "Don't ask me, I don't know either".

This young boy is really too calm and calm, not surprised by honor or disgrace.Does he know how many girls outside are excited by his deeds, how many young people are excited because of him?

In the spacious and bright living room, Mrs. Lin dialed the familiar interstellar long-distance call over and over again, her fingers trembling slightly.

After numerous busy calls, finally, the husband's familiar voice rang out amidst the intermittent noise, which was a bit vague.

"Peiyan, are you looking for me?"

"Yes." The voice was hurried, and the usual soft voice disappeared. Mrs. Lin held the microphone tightly, "I want to ask you, what is the meaning of the news broadcast last night!?"

The Internet at home has long been artificially filtered out, and the TV is rarely turned on. Fortunately, that child Chesu has always been well-behaved and sensitive. After finding out that the Internet could not be logged in for the first time, he quietly stopped touching the computer and did not ask any questions. .Only after he left home every day, did Mrs. Lin dare to turn on the TV and glance at the news channel that had been set with a password.It was today that she saw that shocking article.

After a moment of silence, General Xie Zhan's voice on the other end of the phone was calm and flat: "Sooner or later, Xiao Su's identity will be revealed. Is there anything wrong?"

"What's wrong? What's wrong with you asking?" Mrs. Lin suppressed her voice and whispered, "That's not the truth. Why did the Federal News Station say that? Why didn't we get our permission before broadcasting this thing!"

"Peiyan, did that report clearly say anything false?" Xie Zhan's voice couldn't hear the ups and downs, and he couldn't hear his wife's response. He continued, "No. Is it?"

The body trembled with anger for a moment, and Mrs. Lin's heart was cold for a while.Yes... There are no lies, the sentences are vague and gentle, but they all convey seemingly clear messages, and those messages are not true.

At least, not entirely true!

The body trembled with anger for a moment, and Mrs. Lin's heart was cold for a while.Yes... There are no lies, the sentences are vague and gentle, but they all convey seemingly clear messages, and those messages are not true.

At least, not entirely true!

"Xie Zhan, I'm only asking you." She spoke with difficulty, her heart filled with sadness, "Did you suggest it?"

"Peiyan, I'm sorry." The voice was a little hoarse, and the cold-blooded general tried to explain something, "Although I knew it, I didn't expect the news to be like this....Actually, this is a good thing. You always hope that Xiao Su will stay in the Federation with all her heart." , now, isn't it great?"

"You don't know Xiao Su at all. Have you ever thought about how this will make him feel? He will be very painful!" Mrs. Lin said angrily in a low voice.

On the other side of the phone, her husband's voice did not come again, until she almost suspected that there was no one waiting on the other end of the phone, and finally a man's voice came, with a bit of a strange mood: "I see countless federations every day now. The soldier died in front of me, and I have no mood and no extra time to think about his feelings."

Silently "clicking" to hang up, General Xie Zhan took the initiative to cut off his wife's phone for the first time.

The palms trembled slightly, and Mrs. Lin stood there completely exhausted.

Obviously it doesn't look like a very serious matter, but there is a panic in my heart, why is this?

Nebula Story 9 "Ultimatum"

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In the raging flames of war and the sky full of gunpowder,

The eldest prince Fern of the empire ascended the throne and became the new emperor;

And Chesu, who used to be just a little pariah of the empire,

But turned over and became the "hero" of the Federation and the "spy" of the Empire! ?

Chesu fulfilled the promise of "returning alive",

Fern originally wanted to forgive his sins in front of everyone,

Unexpectedly, under the speech deliberately manipulated by the federal government,

In the end, it turned into an "ultimatum" to exchange the lives of five hundred federal prisoners of war for him alone!

Even if Chesu cut his heart and stomach, I am afraid that he will not be able to argue—

Mixed with helplessness and despair, thinking of Fern's tenderness,

Maybe he can only put all his eggs in one basket...