Chapter 39: General

The living room environment of General Simon Gilson's villa is quite good. The red velvet carpet is splashed with a layer of sunlight, and the whole room is filled with natural warmth. Various types of potted plants are arranged around the living room. They soak up the sunlight one by one and stretch the branches comfortably, making the air in the entire space seem fresher.

"Sorry, I only have some tea here." The old man handed a cup of tea to Jay. "The doctor said that my physical condition is best not to drink other drinks. This oriental drink is good for my body. But they all It's the best tea, you can try it."

Jay might be grateful for the old man's kindness if it were put in normal times, but now he does not have the leisurely taste of tea, his head is so full of questions that he hardly knows where to ask.

General Gilson poured himself a cup of tea, sat down unhurriedly, and said, "Space dimension explorer project, or sde for short. This is the project you want to ask about. It was initiated by the military and got Nasa The full assistance of (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) was launched as a scientific research project aimed at exploring unknown areas."

"So what does that have to do with me?"

"Patience, child." General Gilson sipped a sip of tea and sank into the sun-shrouded sofa. "In the beginning, this project was no different from many other exploration projects. Similar attempts were made from human cognition. My position in the universe has never stopped. But the difference lies in the results of this project, which makes it fundamentally changed.

Since Superman appeared in people's vision, we have truly realized for the first time that we are not alone in the universe. Therefore, the exploration of space and aliens has reached an unprecedented high pace. Every year, governments will allocate more than ever Much more huge sums of money are on space exploration projects. s.d.e.project came into being under this background. They spent a lot of money to build a non-manned space rocket-but that was not an ordinary rocket, it was a navigational rocket. It will record all its flight trajectory and itinerary, and continuously send it to the surroundings in the form of electric waves, with the intention of attracting the attention of alien creatures, expressing friendship to them, and sending a warm invitation to them to come to the earth. "

Jay raised his eyebrows: "That was really a bold attempt. Aren't they afraid of invaders like the Apocalypse army following the news?"

General Gilson smiled bitterly: "That was before the invasion of the Apocalypse. At that time, our knowledge of the universe was still very limited. The only alien we knew at the time was Superman, and he was very friendly. Now after the Doomsday Invasion, people are afraid of strange alien visitors like scourges, and this kind of proposal will naturally not pass."

"What happened after that?" Jay asked. "This project was successful?"

"From the result, yes, but there were some minor changes in the middle." General Gilson said, "Just ten hours after our rocket was completed and launched, it seemed to hit a source in space. Unidentified black hole. The huge gravity pulled it in, blocking all the signals between it and us. At that time we all thought the plan had failed, and everyone was very frustrated until..."

He paused, staring at Jay with complicated eyes, and said, "Until three months later, you came to the earth."

Although faintly expecting it, Jay was unavoidably surprised when he heard him say this.

The old man changed his conversation and suddenly asked, "I guess you already know that you are a Kryptonian like Superman, right?"

"know."

"Then General Sam Lane, do you still have an impression?" he asked again.

Jay frowned and said, "I don't remember, but I know him. I heard that he is a determined opponent of Superman. He insists that Superman will one day become an enemy of mankind."

"Yes, Ryan is not just talking, he even put it into action early. Since Superman announced his existence to the world, Ryan has set up a special department to study Superman's various data and analyze him. Weaknesses, prepare for various ways to defeat him when he is out of control." General Gilson said, "Very paranoid, but this makes him deserve to be the person who knows Superman best in the army. That's why he got in the government. Knowing that a new Kryptonian came to Earth as an echo of the project, they arranged for General Ryan to succeed as the new head of sdeproject."

Jay finally understood why Gilson said that this project was an exploratory project "in the beginning", because the nature of the entire project has fundamentally changed since he came to Earth.

"Experts guess that the Krypton spacecraft you boarded was stranded and dormant in a certain space in the universe until the navigation rocket we launched awakened it and led you to the earth."

"So you shut me up in your facility afterwards for research? I don't see the sky all year round?" Jay thought of it, and couldn't help being a little angry-although to be precise, the past was not his own experience, because he was still Did not cross into this body.

"Imprisoned? No, no, you have full personal freedom, and we guarantee that you get enough sun exposure every day. You acted very cooperatively, and even helped the military solve a lot of troubles under the instructions of General Ryan... .. Secretly."

"So, I'm still a superman working for the government?" Jay raised his eyebrows, a little disliked the feeling.

"Almost. This good cooperative relationship lasted for a long time...until the arrival of the doomsday invasion."

General Gilson said, his face darkened for a moment, and he was obviously caught in some very unpleasant memories. He said in a low voice: "The black giant-the ruler they call Darkside, he went straight to our research base. He was obviously directed at you. All of us are not in front of him. Opportunity to resist. Hell-like blood-red beams were shot from his eyes. With just one blow, all the lives of everyone in the building were instantly wiped out...even you, an invulnerable Kryptonian. "

"Wait," Jay frowned. "You mean I was hit by Darkside's Omega rays... and then I died?"

"At least we thought that at the time. After that invincible energy shock swept over, all signs of life in the entire facility completely disappeared, including you." General Gilson fell into painful memories, "Then he left, There are almost endless kinds of demons left behind. Everyone was torn into pieces by them, and even Ryan was not spared..."

Speaking of this, he showed a look of confusion: "But at the time your life reading should have disappeared completely, how could you... still alive?"

Jay shook his head: "I don't know. If you hadn't told me, I wouldn't even remember this happened."

Perhaps at the moment when he was hit by Darkside's Omega rays, the Kryptonian's consciousness was indeed dead, and he passed through this body after that. If this is the case, then in essence, his soul has been completely replaced by a completely different person.

"But if everything you say is true," Jay frowned and asked again, "Then after the incident six years ago, this should have been a completely abandoned project. Six years later. Today, why would anyone want to get rid of my friend in order to cover up this secret that has long passed its expiration date?"

This question seemed to hit a certain key point, and General Gilson's expression changed a little for a moment. But this old man is not simple. He adjusted as usual in the short of ordinary people's skills, and said: "I don't know this. As you can see, I have left my job for four years, and now I am just a flower gardener. The old man making grass."

His expression looks quite believable, maybe 90% of people will be fooled by him, if Jay doesn't have super senses, maybe he will be in that 90% too. General Gilson has been in an important position for many years and he is obviously good at telling lies. The cover-up technique is perfect, but the beat of his heartbeat in that instant is as loud as a drum kit under the magnification of super hearing. And his pupils that dilated instantly, they couldn't escape Jay's eyes either.

"If you really know the Kryptonians that way, you should know that lying is useless, General Gilson." Jay looked into the old man's vicissitudes of life and said, "Tell me the truth."

General Gilson invisibly felt greater pressure from this young man, and he couldn't help taking a sip of water. He hesitated for a long time. It seemed that after a long psychological struggle, he raised his head and said: "In the southern part of the Utah desert, you should be able to find a top-secret military base. It is very well hidden, but you should be able to find it. Go. Take a look there, it should answer your question."

Jay was confused: "What do you mean?"

"Meaning, I can only help you here, child." General Gilson said firmly, "My son was my only relative, but he died in the apocalyptic invasion. Friends and comrades I know, They also all died in the hands of apocalyptic demons. They could threaten me and intimidate me by saying things that shouldn't be said, but what else do I have to fear? I'm an old man with nothing to lose."

Having said that, his wrinkled eye sockets were slightly wet. Jay couldn't help but sympathize with the old man, he still had a lot to ask, but his instinct told him that the stubborn old man would not say anything anymore and had to leave.

Jay got up from the sofa and was about to leave. Suddenly, his ears keenly caught a "click" sound that was inaudible to ordinary people, as if someone had flipped a switch. The crisp sound may come from a certain empty pipe, reverberating.

Jay was stunned. He subconsciously followed the sound and looked in the direction of the kitchen, and his eyes that activated his x-ray vision suddenly saw the electronic bomb lying in the natural gas pipeline, which made him open his mouth in shock for that brief moment.

Jay moves very fast, much faster than bullets. Unfortunately, sometimes this is not fast enough. The bomb exploded almost as soon as his X line of sight fell, and the fiery demon roared raging out of the kitchen, sweeping the entire building with unscrupulous shock waves. The beautiful little villa suddenly turned into a sea of ​​fire, and every flower and grass in the garden outside was burned to ashes.