The bankruptcy case of the Alpha Centauri Colonial Exploration Foundation came to an end for the time being. Although the 10 billion credits that had been wasted could not be recovered, in the end, it still ended with a satisfactory result for all parties.
Just after the order in Tiangong City was basically restored, the trial of war crimes also officially opened with the arrival of the Qinling, which escorted the prisoners.
According to the judgment of the Supreme Court of the Pan-Asian Cooperation, the masterminds of the Tiangong City rebellion, Xiao Hong, Gao Ruiming, and others, were sentenced to life imprisonment. They were imprisoned in the Ceres prison, which had the worst environment and the most difficult conditions in the entire Pan-Asian region, where they would spend the rest of their lives.
It was the military base of the Pan-Asian Cooperation on the asteroid belt. In addition to the largest supercomputing center in the solar system, there were only scientific researchers and soldiers stationed there.
On the other side, after nearly two weeks of sailing, the Huashan and Taishan spacecraft battle groups finally reached the orbit around Mars.
With the cooperation of the Third Orbital Airborne Brigade, the multi-arms air-ground joint military exercise was carried out as scheduled, showing off their muscles to the world, especially the restless separatists in the colonies.
After the end of the military exercise, the spacecraft battle group did not return to the base at the Lagrange point. Instead, they rushed directly to the vicinity of the asteroid belt. According to the confessions provided by Xiao Hong and the other masterminds of the rebellion, those elite troops found the port stronghold that the rebels were hiding in the asteroid belt without any trouble and captured all of them.
The power accumulated for decades was destroyed overnight. After the Pan-Asian Cooperation made this news public, the separatists in Tiangong City suddenly felt like they had lost their parents.
Even if they were unwilling to accept such a reality, they had to admit that they had lost all the chips for independence, and the Pan-Asian Cooperation would not give them a second chance.
On the third day after the end of the clean-up operation codenamed "Broken Sword", the Pan-Asian Cooperation announced a resolution to revoke the autonomy of Tiangong City, put the city hall under the jurisdiction of Shangjing, and directly appointed a mayor instead of being elected by the local citizens.
Regardless of whether the Martians could accept such a result, they had no choice in the face of the starship hanging above their heads.
Perhaps it was because of the sadness, but the city halls of New Virginia and New London expressed dissatisfaction with this, thinking that this was a bad start. However, it was just a few colonial cities that belonged to other regional alliances. Neither Li Guangya nor Wu Shuhua were interested in them at all.
It was their suzerains who should be worried about this.
Not the Pan-Asian Cooperation …
"I'm probably the most hardworking chairman since the beginning of the new century."
Li Guangya's index finger swiped across the holographic screen. He closed the report and leaned back in his office chair. He pinched his eyebrows with a headache and continued, "First flight N-177, then the rebellion of the robots … Boy, now even those Martians dare to shit on our heads."
"But this is a blessing in disguise, isn't it?" Secretary Wei, who was standing in front of the desk, smiled and said, "If they didn't initiate this war, it would have taken a lot of effort to take back autonomy from them."
"That's true." Li Guangya shook his head and said, "But this series of troubles has completely disrupted my plan."
Speaking of which, all these troubles seemed to have started after that person returned from Mars.
Whether it was The Spirit of The Universe Foundation or the guy named Lawrence, they were all well-behaved before he came back. As a result, as soon as this guy landed at the Pan-Asian Cooperation, his nightmare began.
This isn't a mascot at all …
It's clearly a jinx!
Li Guangya couldn't help but show a strange expression on his face.
Could it be that this guy is the mastermind behind all the troubles?
Of course, he was just thinking about it.
After all, reality was not a Hollywood script. Although it could be more dramatic than movies, this possibility was still subtle.
"In any case, the result is always good." Secretary Wei looked at the tired chairman. He comforted him and said, "I have another piece of good news here. It came from East Asia Heavy Industries. Are you interested in listening now?"
Hearing these words, Li Guangya's face immediately showed an expression of interest.
"When did you learn to keep me guessing? Hurry up and tell me."
Wei Song continued, "According to the design plan provided by Academician Lu, the 1.0 version of the warp engine has begun construction. According to the data provided by Academician Lu himself, after replacing the new warp engine, the cruising speed of the Qinling in the hyperspace channel can reach up to 1AU/s. "
Hearing this news, a smile finally appeared on Li Guangya's face.
Although that guy always made him worry, he had never let him down in the field of scientific research.
One astronomical unit per second …
At this speed, even if it happened to be in the farthest relative position, it would take less than three seconds to reach the synchronous orbit of Mars from the Earth-Moon system. Forget about mining in the asteroid belt, even if the starship was sent to cruise in the Kuiper Belt or to more distant worlds, it would not be a problem at all!
Li Guangya: "Well done, I have to thank him for this. When will he return to Earth? I'll visit him in person. "
"He may not come back here in the short term. Some technical problems about the warp engine still need him to stay on the scene to solve them." Wei Song coughed lightly and continued, "After hearing the good news … I have some bad news here, do you want to hear it?"
"You can just tell me the bad news, what do you mean by bad news?" Li Guangya said with a sigh, "Go ahead, I'm listening."
Wei Song: "According to the news from the AIIB, Academician Lu acquired the bankrupt Alpha Centauri Colonial Exploration Foundation by setting up a shell company. It seems that he intends to take over the Noah's Ark project and carry out a general study on the power part …"
After hearing this news, Li Guangya was silent for a while before speaking.
"The target is Tau Ceti?"
Wei Song said silently, "He didn't say … but it should be like this."
"This is indeed bad news, both for our alliance and for our civilization."
Li Guangya stared at his desk and looked at the holographic light and shadow floating on it. He was silent for a long time. Finally, he sighed softly and waved his hand wearily.
"Forget it, let him be."
Slightly taken aback, Wei Song said anxiously.
"But …"
"No buts. If he wants to go, even if we force him to stay, it may not bring good results. At least, I don't want to be enemies with him. "
Looking at Wei Song, who still had something to say, Li Guangya interrupted him in a tone that left no room for discussion.
"That's it. You don't have to report to me anymore."
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