In the Mars colony, under the escort of several soldiers, a white woman was locked in a small dark room.
"What do you want to do! Let me go, you have no right to restrict my personal freedom! " Jenny slammed the iron door with her hands, and her hair was disheveled like a lioness. She roared at the Celestial Trade soldiers outside the door, "You barbarians, I want to file a complaint! Let the media all over the world know the injustice I have been treated here. "
The soldiers who walked to the door stopped and turned to look at her.
Jenny's voice became a little weaker as she said hypocritically, "I have the right to know the reason why you locked me up.
I clearly complied with the laws of the colony and did not violate any rules. Why did you arrest me here … " I clearly followed the laws of the colony and did not violate any rules. What right do you have to bring me here … "
She clearly followed the laws of the colony and did not commit any violations. Why did you arrest me here … "
She thought her actions were flawless.
And even if Celestial Trade found sufficient evidence, she still had a way to quibble. Many people would blink when they were nervous. She had never learned Morse Code at all, and she didn't know that her unexpected movements due to nervousness would be over-interpreted.
However, after hearing her words, the two soldiers only looked at each other and sneered at her in unison.
"There's no point in quibbling. There are no lawyers and courts here." One of the soldiers took two steps forward and said, "The arrest warrant was issued by a Ghost Agent. When we investigated your communication records, we found that you leaked our sensitive information through Morse Code."
"I request extradition. There is an extradition treaty between Xin and the UA!" Jenny said in a panic when her trick was so easily exposed.
"Oh? Is that so? I haven't heard that espionage can be extradited? And this is the Mars colony, not Xin. " With a sneer, the soldier said in a mocking tone, "In addition, I can tell you that because of your stupid behavior, the return time of you and all UA astronauts will be delayed. Until I'm sure you didn't eavesdrop on more information you shouldn't have, you can stay here and play with us. "
"You, you can't do this." Until now, Jenny finally realized how much trouble her behavior had brought to her teammates. "I …"
However, the two soldiers did not intend to listen to her nonsense. Just when she wanted to say something more, the door of the detention room was slammed shut.
The narrow corridor returned to darkness.
Standing at the door of the detention room, the officer of the Army Intelligence Division made a tick on the record book and nodded to the two soldiers, indicating that they could leave.
Standing at the other end of the corridor, Braith hesitated for a moment, but finally made up his mind and walked forward.
When the officer saw the black astronaut walking towards him, a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"You want to plead for your colleague?"
"Is there no other solution?" Braith glanced at the place where his colleague was locked up, then looked at the soldier. "Maybe this is just a misunderstanding. Jenny is a good person … "
"Misunderstanding? Good people? " The officer adjusted the brim of his cap and stared at Braith with a faint smile. "Good people don't become spies."
"Spy?" Braith frowned slightly and immediately cursed in his heart.
In fact, since the soldiers of Celestial Trade came to take people away early this morning, this ominous feeling lingered in his mind. He had been warning Jenny not to inquire about things she shouldn't know, but obviously she didn't take his words to heart.
When he heard the word spy, he immediately understood what happened to this girl.
She must have been snooping around and was caught by Celestial Trade.
Thinking of the conversation he just had with his relatives on Earth a few days ago, Braith's face suddenly turned green, and he cursed the female relatives of that idiot in his mind.
"… But do you know that your actions may hurt the feelings between the two countries?" Although he cursed, Jenny was his subordinate after all, so Braith tried to plead, "I mean, before there is conclusive evidence —"
"When our soldiers risked their lives to save you from that broken bucket, they have already taken care of the feelings between the two countries to the greatest extent." Interrupting the words of the former captain, the officer said with a faint smile, "But this is how you repay us for saving your life?"
It was not only the astronaut who was detained, but also the intelligence investigator responsible for monitoring her communications, who was also his subordinate. The officer of the Army Intelligence Division certainly didn't look happy when his subordinate was detained.
"Sorry …" Braith said awkwardly, "I apologize for my colleague's reckless behavior."
"We won't vent our anger on you," the officer said coldly, "but don't expect us to be nice to you. As you wish, I now offer you an additional choice that takes care of the feelings between the two countries. Either you do as we say, or you pack up and go back to your Ares. "
Braith's expression suddenly froze on his face.
Go back to the Ares?
Isn't that suicidal!
"If you want to go back, you can come to the office to find me at any time. I will personally drive you back." Staring into Braith's eyes, the officer enunciated each word clearly, leaving Braith standing there in a daze. He walked away without looking back.
Outside the colony chamber, the war with the swarm continued. The soldiers leaned behind the bunkers on the wall, dodged the acid, and fired back at the Corruptors outside the colony with their Gauss rifles.
The attack of the swarm on the colony seemed to have become a norm. These insects seemed to be endless. And the most important thing was that the IQ of these insects was obviously not on the same level as the Devil Worms. In just one week, their tactics had changed from the initial swarm to the current use of frequent attacks to consume the ammunition of the Celestial Trade Marines.
The production cost of an Earth-penetrating Bomb was close to six million Xin New Dollars. Including all the costs from transportation to launch, the number might be close to ten million. Although the cost shouldn't be considered by the military, the Space Command had more than once proposed to the captain of the SS Expedition that if they could use electromagnetic pulse cannons, they should try not to use missiles.
In the office of the Space Department of Celestial Trade, Calvin looked at the budget report in his hand with a headache.
Just then, there was a knock on the door.
"Come in." Putting the budget report aside, Calvin glanced at the door and said casually.
After receiving permission, a Celestial Trade staff member walked into the office.
"Report."
"What's the matter?"
"SS Origin successfully completed deceleration in the Mars synchronous orbit, requesting further instructions."
When Calvin heard the news, he paused for a moment and looked at his watch.
Speaking of which, it's been a week …
Calvin looked away from the watch, looked at the staff standing in front of his desk, and ordered in a deep voice.
"Begin weapon deployment immediately."
"Roger!"
It's time to end all this.
Calvin thought to himself as he looked at the back of the staff member who turned around and left.
For the weapon tailored for the insects, he had no doubt that it had the combat power to crush them into pieces …
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