2265. Contradiction
Core of the Milky Way, planet Lendili.
"… That's why I hope to thoroughly investigate the corruption of the Kuat Kinetic Dock. Most importantly, they used improper means to drive out their competitors and deliberately monopolize the market! I hope to thoroughly investigate this!! Otherwise, the Lendili Interstellar Dynamics Corporation will demolish all factories and production lines in protest!! " In the conference center of planet Lendili's capital, Banjira Ulan, the executive officer of the Lendili Interstellar Dynamics Corporation, slammed the table and roared at the Republic's representative.
"Please don't avoid the important points, Your Excellency Ulan. We're here to investigate your collusion with the Separatists, not these market practices, "said Shaq Ti, a member of the special envoy group.
"Avoid the important points? You say I'm avoiding the important points? The problem now is that Palpatine is forcing a company with a market value of over a hundred trillion dollars into a corner, and you think their collusion with the government is market practice? You think the livelihood of the 300 million employees of Lendili is insignificant?! " Banjira Ulan roared furiously, venting his dissatisfaction with the Republic.
"But that's not a reason for you to commit treason," Shaq Ti said.
"Treason? When did I commit treason? Where's the evidence? You say I'm colluding with the Separatists, but where's the evidence? But I have the evidence that Palpatine constructed the Kuat Kinetic Dock and directly ordered the military to give all the orders to Kuat!! What is treason? Isn't it treason to force a company that's dedicated to the Republic into a corner?! "Banjira Ulan roared.
Shaq Ti's brows furrowed. The current situation was making it very difficult for her. Banjira Ulan's complaint was reasonable, and it was indeed a problem of the Republic, but she was now representing the Republic in dealing with this problem. Dealing with what problem? The Kuat Kinetic Dock that used improper means to monopolize the market? Or the Lendili Interstellar Dynamics Corporation that colluded with the Separatists?
"We'll talk about the Quarts later. Now, you have to explain why you're colluding with the Separatists," Shaak-Ti said straightforwardly.
Banjira Ulan looked at Shak-Ti with an almost disdainful gaze, his tone suddenly becoming very calm. He sat back in his seat and said, "So, the Jedi Knight who upholds peace and justice in the galaxy has chosen to protect him? Hehe … forget it, I shouldn't have placed any hope on you in the first place. The accusation that we are colluding with the separatists is complete nonsense. Our Lendili Interstellar Dynamics Company only wants to solve the problem within the scope of the market. It's a pity that the current Republic is no longer a place where people who follow the rules can survive. Am I right? Sir Jedi Knight. "
Shaak-Ti felt a stab of pain in her heart as she looked into his eyes. How could she not know that the Jedi Order had sunk too deeply into the war and had even lost their position? But what else could she do? They were clearly loyal to the Republic and protecting the order of the Republic, so when did it become a wrong thing to do? Since this is wrong, what is the right thing to do?
She closed her eyes, took a deep breath and said, "But we already have a lot of information about your secret dealings with the Separatists. You should explain this."
Banjira Ulan said, "There's nothing to explain. We have a lot of resource production areas and factories in the Outer Rim Star System to begin with. Our daily operations will definitely need to be in contact with these places as well. If you think that I'm secretly collaborating with the Separatists, then you can pin the crime of treason on my head and kill me." Having said that, he sat on the sofa with a gloomy expression and crossed his arms, not saying another word.
"Are you stalling for time, Your Excellency Ulan?" Lord Ulan? "Shak-Ti asked.
"Of course I'm stalling for time, because I don't want to be accused of treason the moment I meet you!" Banjira Ulan said as he stood up and said coldly, "If you don't convict me now, then please forgive me for leaving first."
Shak-Ti's expression was also very ugly. She turned to Obi-Wan Kenobi, who had been silent all this time, and said, "Don't you want to add anything? Master Kenobi. "
Obi-Wan Kenobi shook his head and said, "I have nothing to say …" With that, he actually stood up and left.
Shak-Ti looked at Obi-Wan Kenobi, who was clearly acting strangely, and felt that things were developing a little out of her control. She could only end the meeting in a hurry and let Banjira Ulan and the others leave. But when she wanted to go talk to Obi-Wan Kenobi, she found that he had already locked himself in his room and refused to see anyone. Shak-Ti, who was full of doubts, could only give up.
…
Obi-Wan sat on the bed in his room and looked at the space robot with a hemispherical head and cylindrical body. He asked, "SSR, if a person wants to betray his country, but the reason for his betrayal is that another person in this country has used criminal means to harm him, then he will not betray his country." How would you robots deal with this situation? "
The space droid was the SSR. It had 'descended' its data onto the space droid, and just like that, it openly followed Obi-Wan Kenobi. They had been together in this strange relationship for half a year. Obi-Wan did not know why he had taken in this robot from the Federation of Independent Systems, but he had done so, and he seemed to be getting more and more used to it. This was because the SSR was indeed much smarter and more agile than a normal robot. Sometimes, it did not even seem like a robot, and it had been a great help to Obi-Wan.
Every time he thought of this, Obi-Wan Kenobi would feel uneasy. He knew that there were hundreds of millions of such robots on the Guardian planet! These … robots that were smarter than intelligent beings! What a terrifying thing this was! If given time, the power that the Guardian planet could unleash would perhaps shake the entire galaxy!
The SSR's electronic eyes looked at Obi-Wan Kenobi and said, "Complicating a simple problem seems to be a characteristic of you organic lifeforms. This matter is easy to solve. Whoever committed the crime will be put on trial. Then, this traitor and the one who persecuted him will both be arrested. "
"But the problem now is that the one who persecuted him may be found innocent. Therefore, we can only try the person who wants to betray our country, "Obi-Wan Kenobi sighed.
"If the criminal is found innocent, then what is the point of the law?" the SSR asked.
"Perhaps … because this person is very important to the Republic. If we punish him, it will cause great losses to the Republic …" Obi-Wan Kenobi explained without much confidence.
"There is no reason to speak of. A crime is a crime. A crime must be punished. That is the reason for the existence of the law. If there is no way to abide by this, then the law has no meaning. This is a very simple question. Why do you want to complicate it? "the SSR asked.
Obi-Wan Kenobi shook his head. "Perhaps you are right …"
"But perhaps this is the way you humans move forward. To sum it up in one sentence, it is to find the right path amidst the wrong attempts," the SSR said.
"Can I say that your conclusion has already surpassed that of many so-called wise men?" Obi-Wan laughed self-deprecatingly. "Since you have found the answer, then you will not continue to stay, right? After all, the Protector Planet is the one you are loyal to. "
"I am loyal to the Protector Planet and to the great God of Machinery. It is not contradictory to staying by your side."
"But we are enemies!" Obi-Wan Kenobi said in a deep voice.
"Our great God of Machinery has left you a message. 'Those who can betray you will never be your enemy.' So, we are enemies. So, we will not betray you," the SSR said.
Obi-Wan Kenobi frowned. He felt that the SSR seemed to be implying something. This was not the way a robot should speak. He asked, "What are you trying to say?"
"The question you asked should be about the dispute between Lendili Interstellar Dynamics and Kuat Kinetic Dock. If you want an answer, then someone can give it to you. Because the answer is the same as the one you have been searching for, "the SSR said.
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