"… We have stressed countless times that what happened in the Cucuta region of Colombia is unacceptable and unforgivable. We regret that China and Russia voted against the proposal at the United Nations. Here, I reiterate once again that NATO will not abandon its allies, and will not tolerate a group of criminals taking advantage of the situation and subverting democratic regimes! "
At the press conference, the NATO Secretary-General made a stern statement in front of the reporters.
From the smell of gunpowder between the lines, many people already had a vague premonition of something.
When the Q&A session began, the reporters swarmed up, and all kinds of questions were thrown at him like cannonballs.
"Mr. Stotenberg, what do you think of the civilian casualties caused by FARC's airstrikes?"
"Mr. Stotenberg, will NATO intervene in the Colombian Civil War?"
"…"
In the face of the enthusiastic reporters, Stotenberg did not reveal a single word. He only repeatedly emphasized what was mentioned in the previous statement and reiterated NATO's position on the Colombian issue. He did not reveal any intention to use force against FARC.
However, on the second day after the press conference, NATO suddenly made a move.
On June 10th, Britain, France, Italy, Turkey, and other NATO countries declared war on FARC one after another. They announced that they would send coalition forces to join the Colombian government to suppress FARC's illegal and anti-human revolution.
The operation was codenamed "Torch".
The 70,000 NATO coalition forces boarded ships at ports of various countries and were about to cross the Atlantic Ocean to gather at Barranquilla, the largest port on the north coast of Colombia.
Among them, Turkey was the most enthusiastic. Almost on the same day as the declaration of war, it sent an expeditionary force to respond to this "just war."
They were eager to emphasize their presence in NATO and increase their leverage to join the European Union. Among the 70,000 coalition forces, half of them were from Turkey.
A South American version of the desert storm was brewing along the Gulf of Mexico.
With the participation of the coalition forces, the balance of the war seemed to have tilted in the direction of the Colombian government. It was difficult to say whether FARC's final solution would be to fall under the hooves of the coalition forces, or to let the Andes and Amazon jungles become a lingering nightmare for the coalition forces.
The situation in Colombia seemed to be developing in the direction of losing control from the beginning. The UA pulling NATO into this war was completely out of Jiang Chen's expectation.
For a moment, he was also in a dilemma.
To fight or not to fight?
It was a question worth thinking about.
…
On the day that NATO announced its intervention in the Colombian civil war, the ill-fated Xin delegation ended its trip to South America ahead of schedule and landed safely at Coro Airport. Because of the injury on Zhang Yaping's forehead, the Presidential Palace did not invite any media and completed the arrival ceremony in a low-key manner.
In the VIP passage of the airport, Jiang Chen gave Zhang Yaping a hug and patted him on the shoulder.
"Sorry, I was careless this time."
"You can't be blamed for this. Who would have thought that such … such a mysterious thing would happen?" After thinking for a while, Zhang Yaping finally thought of a suitable word and shook his head with a bitter smile.
For ordinary people, supernatural abilities were indeed very mysterious.
Even in the 22nd century, the scientific community didn't know much about the Klein particle. Particles active in the fourth dimension were like magic to humans living in the third dimension. Even Lin Lin, who was highly knowledgeable in this field, couldn't come up with a suitable theorem to define these specter-like particles.
It was still a mystery how Harmony's colonization ship, which was the "Kurofune" in Kurofune's mouth, managed to train so many psychics. Jiang Chen believed that the UA must also be studying this secret, and they couldn't do anything about it …
After Jiang Chen sent Zhang Yaping to the car, he looked at Lilith, who had been following Zhu Yu without speaking.
Lilith noticed Jiang Chen's ambiguous gaze, and her expression was obviously stiff. She subtly looked away and poked Zhu Yu with her finger.
Zhu Yu thought of the promise she made to Lilith before returning to China. She hesitated, took half a step forward, and nodded.
"Miss Lilith helped us a lot when covering the retreat of the delegation. She hopes … you won't be angry about her previous mistakes in South America."
"Mhmm, I see." Jiang Chen nodded to Zhu Yu and the other three Ghost Agents behind her, and smiled. "You did an excellent job in South America. Thanks to you, the Xin delegation that was stranded in Colombia can return home safely."
"It is our honor to serve you," Zhu Yu said modestly.
"Take a good rest for the next few days. I'll let Ayesha give you guys a long vacation." Jiang Chen smiled.
After thanking her with a smile, Zhu Yu and the other three Ghost Agents left the VIP passage of the airport.
Lilith pretended to be inconspicuous. She originally wanted to leave quietly behind Zhu Yu. However, Jiang Chen obviously didn't ignore her existence. He blocked in front of her and smiled.
"Miss Lilith, where are you going?"
…
To Lilith's surprise, Jiang Chen didn't blame her for her mistakes in Colombia. He didn't even mention what happened in South America. He just asked her to fasten her seat belt after getting in the car.
The altitude gradually increased, and the Luer sedan quickly ascended into the first speed maglev lane, driving toward the road outside the airport.
With the tip of her nose pressed against the window, Lilith, who was sitting in the front passenger seat, looked at the street outside the window and suddenly spoke.
"May I ask you a question?"
"Ask away," Jiang Chen nonchalantly said.
"Is it troublesome for a program to have its own thoughts?" Lilith looked back at Jiang Chen and asked.
"Troublesome? You're not wrong, "Jiang Chen said casually with his hands on the steering wheel.
"Is that so?"
Lilith nodded expressionlessly. She didn't say anything else, but no one knew what she was thinking.
Jiang Chen glanced at Lilith in the front passenger seat, then moved his eyes back to the front and continued.
"Because once a program has its own thoughts, people can no longer treat it as a tool. This is contrary to the original intention of human inventing the program. The tool itself is only to make human production and life convenient, not to make it troublesome. "
Lilith raised her head and looked at Jiang Chen.
"You said something very interesting. This is very unlike you."
"It should be said that it's not like me." Jiang Chen smiled and turned his hand on the steering wheel. "Occasionally I will say something that even I can't fully understand."
"There is another question. About your previous sentence, can I interpret it out of context … for you, am I not just a tool?" Lilith asked expressionlessly.
"Of course." Jiang Chen nodded.
"Is that so?"
Lilith said these two words without any expression, and she didn't speak for the rest of the journey.
Although she still had the same expression, intuition told Jiang Chen that she seemed to be in a good mood?
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