nebula story

"On my own, this is the only way to exchange more than 500 federal prisoners of war. Even if you risk the world's shame, His Majesty Fern will definitely not take back what he said."

Slowly glanced at the crowd, the old general Fu Anhua spoke on behalf of the crowd: "But we can't hand you over, firstly, the people of the Federation will never accept such a cruel exchange of people, secondly..." He paused, and said Not intending to hide, "There is another reason, and you know why better than us."

A faint smile finally appeared on Chesu's lips, which seemed to be self-deprecating and helpless.

"Forgive me, my dears..." The tip of his tongue was a little knotted, and he suddenly remembered that it seemed that titles like "my lord" or "your Excellency" were not suitable here. "Federation people can easily hide it. Afterwards you It can be said that I made such a decision myself, went to the imperial position alone, and exchanged myself for them."

His eyes were a bit lonely, he opened his palm, and slowly raised the dazzling golden military medal: "——I was always selfless and brave in the news, and I will continue to act, so that I am worthy of what you have given me. My honor."

The expression finally became a little awkward, and more than a dozen high-ranking federal congressmen and military dignitaries were all speechless.

"Although I think Fern just wants to arrest me and vent my anger, I know that what you are really worried about is actually the interstellar map." Chesu looked at everyone quietly, "I just want to ask you here In a word, that is——if I were secretly handed over to exchange prisoners of war, would you believe me, I would never reveal this map to the imperial people?"

He looked at everyone with clear and calm eyes, including his father, General Xie Zhan, who was far away on Fisher's planet on the light curtain.

"You have already seen that even after using it for a month, you still can't get me to speak. Isn't that right?" He said calmly, but there was a hint of arrogance in his tone, "I can assure you , the Imperials have no way to pry my mouth open."

There was silence in the room, and no one spoke for a while.

His voice gradually lowered, and he said in a daze, "Even if you die, I will give you fairness. If you can't get it, the imperial people won't get it either. Such a guarantee...isn't it okay?" ?”

Inexplicably shocked in their hearts, all the men looked at this thin and weak boy in astonishment, and even the few federal generals who had long been accustomed to blood and cruelty were silently startled.

"Are you willing to believe it?" Chesu looked around them slowly, and asked again sadly, "I have no way to guarantee it, I just hope you can believe me once."

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"Why? Why did you do this?" The old general Fu Anhua asked in a deep voice, staring at him closely, "You should know that if you go back to the empire, whether you are asked to go back to vent your anger or be forced to ask the secret, you will quilt--"

After pondering for a while, he didn't finish the following words. Everyone can imagine the possible ending of Chesu.

Facing his gaze in a daze, Chesu said softly, "There's no reason, I'm just...selfish."

Selfish?Everyone listened in astonishment, with puzzled expressions.

Rubbing his temples with his hands, Chesu had a wry smile on his lips, and explained lightly, as if he was talking about a very common thing: "Because of this incident, I have a headache and can't sleep, it's like burning with needles I don't want this pain anymore, as long as there is a way to stop it, I can do anything."

Listening to his hoarse voice quietly, everyone lowered their heads sadly, and finally heard a trace of pain that penetrated deep into the bone marrow under the plain words.

After a long silence, the old general Fu Anhua looked at the crowd, and after making silent eye contact, he finally shook his head slowly: "You go back. We are very grateful that you are willing to make sacrifices, but we still cannot promise you."

No one can really feel at ease. After reading the notebook that Colonel Nanzhuo brought back from that planet, and the analysis of the characteristics of the resources recorded in the notebook by the Academy of Sciences, everyone was terrified, excited, and unable to control themselves .

That is a huge amount of resources, something that can overturn the entire war pattern and determine the fate of the entire planet. Even if Chesu insists on not revealing it, the Federation still has a slight advantage. No one will sit back and watch this opportunity lose, or see the empire People have a little bit of exclusive possibility!

Even if it is a one in ten thousand possibility, it must not be allowed.

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Looking at them blankly, Chesu frowned, "Why? In two days, five hundred lives will be lost?"

With so many people dead, is there any chance of a good end to this battle?Do you keep fighting until the sky falls apart and the blood flows?

"We are ready for a bloody battle." Someone finally said, "Even if you don't come, we are well aware of the possibility."

Looking at the speechless crowd, Chesu's voice became extremely hoarse because of the great disappointment: "Are you worried, worried that I am biased towards the imperial people?"

Staring blankly at the silent struggling crowd, he finally pointed his finger at Xie Zhan on the screen: "Look, my parents, my sister and grandfather... Even the adoptive father who raised me, they are all from the Federation. I was born in the empire and grew up in the empire, but how could I be partial to the imperial people?"

"Enough!" General Xie Zhan, who hadn't expressed any opinion, finally yelled coldly on the light curtain, full of ruthless pressure, "The military and the parliament will never agree to hand you over, you can leave."

Slowly raising his head, Chesu faced the man whom he had only seen a few times so far.

The first side was on the planet Fisher, his identity was a captured enemy, separated by the escort of two federal agents, this man leaned over to look at him, waved his hand, and sent him to MI[-] In the interrogation room.

When we saw each other again, even through the door of the ward, he didn't even want to come over to call him in person, and he never offered any cheap comfort.

"General Xie Zhan." He said softly, with the most respectful tone, "Then do you think we should wait like this, waiting for His Majesty the Emperor to send back five hundred corpses of your subordinates?"

All the people who were watching kept their mouths tightly shut.

General... this child, call his biological father this title.

"That has nothing to do with you, it's a matter between countries." The middle-aged man on the screen didn't seem to be affected by his unfamiliar address at all. In the field headquarters on Star Fisher, his expression was gloomy and cold.

Looking at him quietly, Chesu suddenly smiled, his voice was very soft, but enough to reach everyone's ears: "Your position may be suspected by others...you are just caring for your own son .”

His eyes finally dimmed, and the most prestigious iron-blooded general of the Federation faced Chesu through the communication camera lens.

The face is more like his mother. Chesu's handsome face is not quite like that of Xie Zhan, but looking at Xie Zhan and Chesu who are silently looking at each other and uncompromising, the people around suddenly have a strong feeling that this father and son , from a certain point of view, their minds and natures are really similar to the extreme!

Opening his mouth slowly, Xie Zhan's expression didn't change at all: "No matter how much you promise, it won't help."

Looking down at the other leaders of the House of Lords and the military, he said indifferently: "Why don't I help everyone express their doubts that are inconvenient to express, that is: the secrets in you are too important, and I will send you to the empire. Mistakes, the entire Federation cannot afford it."

Looking wistfully at the top decision makers of the Federation around him, Chesu's eyes were gloomy, and his expression was suddenly determined.

"Actually, I also thought that your reaction would be like this." He whispered, without looking at Xie Zhan again, "I just..."

Very lightly, he sighed.He just had the last sliver of fantasy.

"Researcher Bi Rong from the Institute of Biochemistry of the Academy of Sciences is outside." Looking at the bewildered expressions of most people, he added, "He was the pharmacy expert who participated in the interrogation of me at that time. I asked him... to give you a ensure."

Looking at him in astonishment, the old general Fu Anhua whispered to the instant messenger at hand, and the door of the sealed conference hall opened, and Bi Rong, a young pharmacy expert from the Institute of Biochemistry, stood there.

Everyone sat up straight, feeling a little confused: the experts who participated in his interrogation, what guarantee can he make?Do you want to ask this man to show us how heroic and unyielding he can be?

The young researcher who walked in looked at the people in the room in bewilderment, and recognized the faces of several congressmen who often appeared on TV.

"Are you here?" An old congressman asked in confusion.

"Ah, I was asked by Chesu to make a drug description." Scratching his short brown hair, Bi Rong was still wearing a white research uniform in the biochemical laboratory, "He said, you need to listen to the detailed pharmacological analysis and guaranteed results."

They looked at each other in surprise, and everyone looked at Chesu suspiciously.

Sitting there quietly, Chesu smiled at him. For some reason, that smile looked extraordinarily lonely and sad: "I'm sorry to trouble you."

Quickly returned a smile, and the former MI[-] lieutenant took out a thick document from his bag. Although he didn't know why he was required to do this, he was still vaguely happy that the discontinued drug research and development had regained attention. of.

"This is the basic pharmacological explanation." He distributed a simple copy to everyone, "Three years ago, our Institute of Biochemistry began to develop this biochemical agent that can cause the rapid degeneration of the human brain, and we have obtained stable solid components...

"Its main ingredient is CSJF, which is a kind of brain cell division inhibitor we newly developed. After entering the stomach of the organism, it can be completely absorbed into the body within 10 to [-] minutes, resulting in damage to brain neurons, and brain cells stop activation. "He talked eloquently, "biological organisms will lose the ability to think and also lose memory. In layman's terms, that means dementia symptoms."

Pointing to the curve on the document in his hand, he explained in detail: "Look, this is the experimental data of our laboratory on mice. It has been observed for two years, and the effect is very stable."

Looking up at the crowd, he suddenly became a little suspicious.Why are these people looking at Chesu with all eyes?

"What if it acts on the human body instead of...a mouse?" Chesu asked softly.

For some reason, Bi Rong felt a little strange, Chesu's tone sounded normal, but it just made him a little startled.

"As long as the dose is increased, the effect is the same on mice and humans. Twenty milligrams is enough." He replied, looking at everyone carefully, "It is precisely for this reason that military research has always been controversial."

Thinking of the anger and patience of the entire Federation these days, and the emotions that could explode at any time, he suddenly became a little stunned!By the way, if the brutal and ferocious Imperials really dared to torture and kill prisoners of war, then the Federation would probably retaliate at all costs. Restarting this previously controversial biological and chemical weapon would no longer have moral constraints !

After thinking about this, he couldn't help but add: "However, this kind of reagent can only exist in a stable state at present, and there is no problem with oral administration, but if it is developed into a gasified or liquid biochemical weapon, I am afraid that it will have to be added. Great R&D effort!"

"Thank you." Chesu stared at him, raised his eyebrows and smiled apologetically, "Please make a special trip today."

Bewilderedly, he looked at the leader Fu Anhua, the old general, and got his nod. Bi Rong packed up the documents and data at hand, bowed to everyone and retreated.

Watching his figure disappear behind the door, the quiet Chesu looked at the crowd.

He didn't speak immediately, and he quietly waited for everyone to slowly digest the meaning of this message, and for everyone to turn from suspicion to discernment, with great shock showing in their eyes one after another.

"That's enough, right?" There was a tired and confused smile on his lips, with a faint light flickering.

"Before handing me over to the imperial people, make sure I take it." He added slowly and word by word, his delicate face was a little distracted, "a living spy can satisfy the requirements of the emperor's armistice agreement." , can be exchanged for prisoners of war... and I promise that this idiot will not tell the secret you are worried about."

Suddenly, there was a "bang", and an older old congressman bent down to pick up the white porcelain teacup that he had knocked over, with trembling hands.

With a stiff body, the always wise and calm old general Fu Anhua remained silent for a long time, expressing neither objection nor approval.

Raising his eyebrows, Chesu seemed a little confused.Hei Liangliang's eyes rolled slightly, and he looked at everyone: "I think this is the only feasible way, and it can minimize the bad consequences, isn't it?"

No one responded.Even though they suddenly understood in their hearts that this was indeed the best way, no one agreed.

Raising his head, Chesu finally turned his gaze to the opposite light curtain.Looking at Xie Zhan intently, there was peace in his pure eyes, but it seemed like thousands of small arrows pierced through the light curtain and shot at the hard and ruthless father.

"General Xie, what do you think? Are there any other questions?"