Guanghan City.
After getting off the shuttle, Li Guangya went to the hotel where he was staying and made a phone call to his colleagues on Earth.
As soon as the phone was connected, an eager voice came from the other side.
"Do you really plan to build another city next to Guanghan City?"
Li Guangya looked at Secretary-General Wu in the video window. He nodded and spoke.
"Yes."
Wu Shuhua didn't expect this guy to admit it so straightforwardly. She was slightly taken aback, then she frowned.
"What is the reaction of Guanghan City?"
"The mayor's mood is quite stable, at least I think it's quite stable."
Wu Shuhua: "I almost believed it."
Li Guangya smiled and said, "Then you should work harder. Mayor Ye is a smart person. He knows that this matter is definitely good for Guanghan City, and it is the best choice for himself. Now the main contradiction of the residents of Guanghan City is no longer the Guanghan City authorities who collude with East Asia Power, but East Asia Power and Pan-Asian Cooperation. "
Wu Shuhua frowned and said, "Why do I see that the contradiction has escalated?"
"Only by escalating the conflict can we shift the conflict." Li Guangya smiled faintly and continued, "Next, we just need to find a common enemy for those people on the Moon who have nothing better to do and have nowhere to vent their energy. There is no opponent for us on Earth, and aliens are too illusory and far away. The space pirates on the asteroid belt are just a good choice, especially since there is an anti-human organization behind them. "
Wu Shuhua frowned.
"You mean … Foundation? Do people really believe in that kind of thing? "
Li Guangya: "As long as we can find evidence of its existence, it doesn't hurt to create one. Let me count how many people have sacrificed their lives for it … Well, I can't count, but at least two people I know have done it."
Liu Zhengxing and Song Yangwei, these two were considered the top executives of East Asia Power. Although Li Guangya wasn't very familiar with them, he would often see these two guys on some high-profile occasions.
"Perhaps it is a wrong decision to forcefully implement the second-generation controllable fusion plan. The residents on the moon are not ready to accept this technology, and our demand for energy is not urgent enough to mine helium-3." A hint of worry appeared in Wu Shuhua's eyes. After a pause, she continued, "Do you think it's worth it?"
"If we don't prepare well today, we won't be able to prepare well in the future. As for whether it's worth it, no one can guarantee it until we see the results." With that, Li Guangya smiled faintly, "However, I had already expected such an outcome. The society on the Moon has been separated from us for too long. It's normal for there to be estrangement. "
Especially after the rise of asteroid mining in the 1940s, coupled with high emissions, high unmanned and other intensive industries that were migrating from Earth to Mars, society on Earth was transitioning from a production-oriented society to a consumption-oriented society. The rare earth resources on the Moon were no longer so scarce.
After all, mining under gravity-free conditions was really good.
In addition, the round-trip between Mars and the Earth-Moon system was far less convenient than the round-trip between Mars and the asteroid belt, as well as the relatively low minimum wage and extremely compressed labor security benefits on Mars. The decline of the Moon was almost inevitable.
"So, do you think we only need a common enemy, then pull the First Fleet to the asteroid belt and fire a few shots to solve the estrangement between us and the Moon?"
"How could that be? I'm not naive enough to think that setting up a target can solve all the problems. We have to admit that this kind of distance barrier has been formed, and it has been accumulated day by day for half a century. To completely resolve it, I'm afraid it will take a longer time, maybe a century, maybe two. "
"It's useless to regret what has happened. It is already a valuable asset for our civilization to be able to learn from it." Li Guangya smiled faintly and continued, "If the distance scale is magnified to the light-year level, what should we do? Or how to deal with the contradiction between the mother planet and the colony … I think this is probably the biggest revelation this incident can bring us. "
Wu Shuhua frowned and said, "Is this a problem that needs to be considered now?"
"Of course not." Li Guangya shook his head slightly and said, "But it is undeniable that this is a problem worth thinking about."
As he spoke, he suddenly had a bit of emotion on his face.
"I don't know why, but I can suddenly understand why people of that era proposed such a 'stupid' plan to reinforce the future a century ago."
Wu Shuhua: "Why?"
Li Guangya smiled and said, "Haven't you noticed? Past experience can't solve any problems about the future, but what's interesting is that most of the problems we face don't learn from history … It would be great if we could go to the future. I bet the world a hundred years later will be more interesting than it is now. "
Wu Shuhua: "Then you can go freeze it."
"I'm just saying, I won't go." Li Guangya shook his head and said with a smile, "That era is fascinating, but it would be a pity to miss the present.
"Besides, if I go to the future …
"Who will build the present?"
…
Jin Ling University.
Lu Zhou, who had just finished the preparatory course, was invited by Instructor Sun. He was about to go to the cafeteria to have a meal together. However, just as he left the classroom, he saw Xing Bian and Shi Jin standing outside the classroom waiting for him.
Lu Zhou thought of something, so he tilted his head and spoke softly.
"Sorry, this meal may have to wait for another time."
The expression on Sun Lan's face was a little lost.
"Is it your friend?"
Lu Zhou thought for a while before giving an ambiguous answer to this question.
"Sort of."
After sending away the little master's student who wanted to discuss the social form a hundred years ago, Lu Zhou walked to the two Security Bureau agents and stopped.
"Are you here for me?"
"Sort of." Xing Bian smiled friendly and said, "I thought you would be busy."
"I have to study no matter how busy I am, not to mention that the second-generation controllable fusion reactor experiment is now at a standstill."
The more Lu Zhou knew about this world, the more he felt that he still knew too little. Therefore, in addition to the preparatory course at Jin Ling University, he also took an elective course in modern history.
It was just that for some reason, the modern history professor seemed to be a little resistant to him in his class. Every time he pressed the question button, he would be particularly nervous …
Xing Bian and Shi Jin looked at each other and exchanged the strange look in each other's eyes.
Just as the two exchanged glances, Lu Zhou also looked at the two and spoke.
"What about you? You look quite free. "
"Not really, it's just that the investigation of the case has come to a standstill." After a pause, Xing Bian continued, "Also, I am also a little confused about Morinaga … I don't know if it's convenient to ask."
Lu Zhou said casually, "Go ahead."
"How did you catch Morinaga?" Xing Bian looked at Lu Zhou seriously, trying to find out something from those pupils. He continued to ask, "After our commandos entered his home, they found a large number of weapons …"
Lu Zhou was taken aback for a moment. He then spoke with a smile.
"You suspect that I have similar … weapons on me?"
"Please don't misunderstand, of course I don't mean that, because the situation at the scene is just the opposite." Xing Bian smiled bitterly and continued, "Forget about the traces of crossfire, there wasn't even a trace of resistance. All the bullets and bullet marks left were caused by the automatic weapons stored in Morinaga's home. "
After a pause, Xing Bian continued.
"However, this is what puzzles me … How did you bring him to justice in the face of an attack of that level?"
In the N-177 flight incident, Xing Bian was already wondering about this matter.
The subsequent bomb attack and the robot riot that occurred in the suburbs of Jinling, if anyone else encountered it, they would have already died there. He asked himself, if he was unprepared, it would be difficult for him to survive such an attack.
However, he acted as if nothing had happened. Not only did he not feel any tension, but he did not even avoid his daily trips, as if he was not worried that similar things would happen again.
This was obviously not something that could be explained by being careless.
Intuition told Xing Bian that Lu Zhou was likely to have developed some "special medicine" that could restrain the ALPHA virus, or he had mastered some special technology that could control robots.
And this technology was likely to become the key to the ALPHA virus …
Looking at Captain Xing's fiery eyes, Lu Zhou's expression couldn't help but be a little strange.
Speaking of which …
It does seem a little strange.
Facing Ling's attack, those robots infected with the ALPHA virus were like lambs waiting to be slaughtered. They had no power to fight back at all.
At that time, he only focused on finishing the battle quickly. He did ignore a problem, which was, winning too easily was more suspicious than barely winning after a hard battle …
How should I explain this?
For a while, Lu Zhou couldn't help but worry.
He sighed and made up a story.
"This is a long story."
However, Xing Bian's feelings were completely different from Lu Zhou's. Hearing this "long story", Xing Bian was overjoyed. Although he didn't show anything on his face, he immediately said, "It's okay, you can tell me slowly!"
"It's okay, but we can't talk about it here, right?" Lu Zhou glanced around and said, "There are many people here. Who knows if someone is eavesdropping nearby."
Shi Jin hurriedly said, "Don't worry about this … There are agents of the Security Bureau nearby. If you are really worried, our car is nearby. We can talk in the car."
At first, he didn't propose to talk in the car, mainly because he was worried that this big boss would feel offended. Now that Lu Zhou took the initiative to propose it, it was naturally for the best.
However, Lu Zhou did not take his suggestion.
"What are you talking about in the car?"
He glanced around and continued.
"I'm hungry too. Let's find a place to eat and talk."
Xing Bian nodded immediately.
"No problem, I know a good restaurant nearby. I'll book a private room. Let's eat and talk … This meal is on me!"
"It doesn't matter who pays." Lu Zhou said with a smile, "Just drink two bottles with me."
Two bottles of wine would be enough.
It was about time to finish making up this long story.
(Ahem, seeing Lu Zhou's Starlight Value, I just want to say, you guys are awesome!)
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