The shooting on the streets of the Capital caused two deaths and one minor injury. Due to the seriousness of the incident, the FBA was involved in the investigation. The final result was not out of Jiang Chen's expectation. The shooting incident was initially classified as a gang fight.
It was almost foreseeable that after this incident faded out of the public's attention, the final result would be inconclusive. Since the editor-in-chief who wrote this report was now in the hands of the B City Consortium, there was still room for maneuver.
The next day, Celestial Trade's Los Angeles office held a press conference. The manager of the UA business department (mainly responsible for Celestial Trade's investment) stood in front of the media camera and made a clarifying speech on the previous public opinion storm.
"Flights between Celestial Trade and the Mars colony will open at the end of the year. From the perspective of peace, friendship, and common development, we will return the UA astronauts stranded on Mars. In the fastest case, these astronauts will not be able to return to the UA until mid-January next year, when the election will be over. Therefore, the use of astronauts by Celestial Trade to interfere in the UA election is purely baseless speculation. "
"We have taken note of the previous report in the Washington Post. We are very surprised by the Washington Post's argument. When did a serious and authoritative newspaper interpret two reports without any basis by distorting the facts? "
"Of course, I understand your national conditions."
"Baseless accusations and speculations are used as a means to gather votes. Perhaps this is the so-called ecology of the American election?"
At the same time, under the coercion and temptation of the B City Consortium, Jacob Wood also stood up and apologized to the media's microphones and cameras.
"For that report, I have a lot of responsibility. First of all, I apologize to Celestial Trade. I shouldn't have quoted those two baseless reports. As a media worker, I … "
This speech was obviously written by the B City Consortium for him. To be able to recite so fluently, it seemed that he suffered a lot in the Little Dark Room.
In any case, the public opinion storm caused by the three reports finally came to an end. As for what impact it would have on the election in a few days, it could only be known after the election results came out.
After all, the remaining time was not even enough for a poll.
As for the other party, Amy Kasim, her whereabouts were now unknown. In the end, he realized that something was wrong and fled to the Central Province to hide. Or was he already under the control of Morgan and Rockefeller's people, locked up in a small dark room? For now, there was no way of knowing.
He shifted his gaze from Earth to the Kuiper Belt, which was 30 astronomical units away.
After half a month of exploration work, the researchers on Origin had roughly identified the types of asteroids in the airspace where the starship was located.
The result was beyond everyone's expectations. These asteroids, which were originally thought to have the same mineral properties, had large differences in the abundance of various elements. After learning of this news, it wasn't just the astronomy community that was shocked. Even the physics community was shocked.
If this phenomenon was common in the Kuiper Belt, then the study of the origin of the solar system would undoubtedly have a major subversive discovery. Many scholars and scientific researchers from the astronomy and physics communities submitted applications to Celestial Trade, asking Celestial Trade to sponsor a scientific research ship to send them and their experimental equipment to the Kuiper Belt to establish a scientific research base for more in-depth research on those asteroids.
For these applications, Celestial Trade said it would seriously consider them, but did not immediately give a reply.
After all, for Jiang Chen and other members of the Earth Defense Alliance who represented the interests of the member states, they were not interested in scientific propositions such as the origin of the solar system, but the major discoveries in the Kuiper Belt and breakthroughs in aerospace technology outside the solar system would bring them benefits.
In the next six months, Origin would try to develop nearby asteroids, establish a mining space station, and so on. In particular, the collection of tritium and deuterium elements on the asteroid-sized ice blocks in the Kuiper Belt to achieve energy self-sufficiency as much as possible was the top priority of all the scientific research tasks of Origin.
After all, Celestial City and the Kuiper Belt were separated by 30 astronomical units, and it was not easy to travel back and forth.
At about three o 'clock in the afternoon, Jiang Chen had just returned home from work at the Future Building, and Wu Changfeng, the representative of the Earth Defense Alliance, came to the door.
After making a pot of tea for the two, Ayesha went upstairs as usual and left the living room for the two to talk. As for Natasha and Xia Shiyu, they were not off work yet.
"We are very interested in the Kuiper Belt, whether it is the resources there or the scientific value." They had already exchanged greetings at the door. Wu Changfeng walked to the sofa and sat down. Without any nonsense, he said straightforwardly, "We provide the money, and you provide the technology. We can cooperate to establish a permanent scientific research station in the Kuiper Belt. Whether it is for the cultural exchange between the two countries or for the friendship between the people, it is quite helpful! I am very optimistic about this cooperation. What do you think? "
There was another reason that Wu Changfeng did not say, but he believed Jiang Chen should be able to understand.
This proposal was certainly not just the opinion of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Planting the national flag on the frontier of the solar system would not only help to enhance national self- confidence, but the most important thing was that for a certain person, this was a historical achievement.
"There is no problem on my side," Jiang Chen said with a smile. "But I have to tell you in advance that the cost of building a scientific research station in the Kuiper Belt is not low. And we plan to build a permanent space outpost in the name of our alliance in the Kuiper Belt, covering military, scientific research, and other projects. Compared to building a separate scientific research station, I recommend this proposal more. "
Wu Changfeng lowered his head and thought for a moment, then said.
"I will convey your proposal to the country, and we will seriously consider it."
If the Earth Defense Alliance planned to build a permanent space outpost in the Kuiper Belt in the name of the alliance, then it was indeed unnecessary to build a separate scientific research station. And the budget issue that Jiang Chen mentioned was also what he was most worried about.
"General Wu, did you come to me today just for this?" Jiang Chen said with a smile, "Can't you just make a phone call? It's troublesome to come in person."
"Not exactly." Wu Changfeng took a sip of the tea, relaxed on the sofa, smiled, and then said, "In fact, there is one more thing. My boss asked me to inquire about it from you. But I am a straightforward person. If I can't figure out what to ask, I will just say what I have to say. Of course, if it's not convenient, you can pretend I didn't ask anything. "
"Since you are so frank, then I will definitely tell you everything I know," Jiang Chen said with a smile. "Of course, I also have a premise here, and that is under the condition that it doesn't involve confidential issues."
"Then I'll be straightforward." Wu Changfeng put down the teacup in his hand and looked at Jiang Chen. "What do you think about the UA election?"
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