Chapter 345: The Backstabber_1

The grand Wall-breaking operation ended abruptly.

Only the citizens of the Solar System State cheered for their Wallfacer, celebrating yet another victory.

PDC and Fleet International, however, were plunged into tremendous panic, accompanied by a new round of cursing towards Jiang Yu.

Because Jiang Yu had started the starship migration without notifying them, acting on his own regardless of any noble purposes, this was a display of dictatorship, a political act they vehemently opposed.

Meanwhile, PDC and Fleet International also demanded that the Solar System State immediately halt the starship migration and make the details public for scrutiny.

The Solar System State's spokesperson, however, said that the Wallfacer had once ordered that PDC and Fleet International could send representatives to visit the plan and even join it.

But publicizing the plan was impossible, as the details needed to be kept secret from the Trisolarans.

Furthermore, the spokesperson welcomed anyone to visit the Kuiper Belt.

Now, everyone was not afraid of being detained by the Solar System State and forcibly becoming a Solar System migrant.

Since the Solar System State began implementing a universal level-four genetic modification policy, citizenship in the Solar System State had become highly coveted.

Many people not brainwashed by the smear campaigns of PDC and Fleet International actually hoped the Solar System State would capture them to become migrants.

Therefore, such an invitation from the Solar System State wouldn't be considered ulterior by the people.

PDC and Fleet International officially accepted the Solar System State's invitation, each forming a delegation to visit the Solar System State's projects in the Kuiper Belt.

They, especially the officials from PDC, would take more than a year to reach the Kuiper Belt.

For Jiang Yu, that was more than enough time.

The day after Cheng Xin and Ai AA returned to the city, Cheng Xin was targeted for an assassination by Weide.

Jiang Yu had no intention of dealing with these messes any longer; giving Cheng Xin a heads-up was already doing Yun Tianming a huge favor; afterwards, Cheng Xin's choices were no longer that important.

Because Jiang Yu had already organized two lines of defense for humanity, whether Cheng Xin was competent or not was no longer critical for the survival of humanity.

After the Wall-breaking incident was over, Jiang Yu calmly began preparing for the upcoming Wallfacer replacement.

During this period, he invited a special guest.

It was a middle-aged woman named Tong Junqi, a modern Earthling, but her clothes were unilluminated and formal, making her look like a politician.

Jiang Yu met with Tong Junqi in a small studio where he was learning wood carving from the landlord.

Seeing that Jiang Yu had a visitor, the landlord found an excuse to leave.

Tong Junqi curiously watched Jiang Yu clumsily carve with the knife and observed the wood shavings slowly falling to the floor.

Jiang Yu gestured for her to sit down: "Before coming here, did you imagine that I was a cruel dictator who kills at the drop of a hat?

"But didn't expect that such a murderous maniac would still have the leisure and taste to do handcrafts, right?"

Tong Junqi sat down not far from Jiang Yu and smiled, "You don't have to be so self-deprecating. I do know some of the true situations within the Solar System State.

"I'm also aware that many people, out of fear of the Solar System State's rise, deliberately slander you and your country.

"To be fair, you're a remarkable politician, even a great person."

Jiang Yu smiled modestly, "That's high praise indeed."

Tong Junqi continued, "You didn't call me here just to admire your carving skills, did you?"

Jiang Yu smiled and said to the wall next door, "Turn on the video!"

A section of the wall began to glow, turning into a screen, and started playing a video of Tong Junqi's speech:

"...In his era (referring to Logic), murder was punishable by death!"

"Why should one be sentenced to death? The answer is because they killed someone, but that's only one of the correct answers. Another answer is: because the person killed too few!"

"To kill one person is to be sentenced to death, to kill thousands or tens of thousands means a crime deserving the severest punishment!"

"But what if it's more? What if it's hundreds of thousands?"

"Taking it a step further, what if millions were killed?"

"Just look at history, and you'll see that those who killed more than a million people tend to be called great men and heroes."

"Even further, if someone destroyed a world, killed all life within it, then he would become a savior!"

"Ridiculous, isn't it? Yet, such an absurd thing is happening right in our most beautiful era ever, and everyone turns a blind eye!"

"Yes, the world I was just talking about is the star system that Logic broadcasted the coordinates to, causing its destruction."

"We don't know if there was life there, but certainly, there was a possibility, and we should stand up to accuse him of the crime of world extermination, rather than letting him wander freely in the Deterrence Center..."

Jiang Yu turned off the video: "I have some questions I'd like to ask."

Tong Junqi was pleased: "I didn't expect my speech to catch the attention of a Wallfacer."

Jiang Yu shook his head: "I'm asking you if you've ever seen Logic at the Deterrence Center?"

"No," Tong Junqi answered after a pause.

"Coincidentally, I just went there a few days ago. It's still the same as before. After entering, you first have to take a very long elevator ride downward, and the control center does not have any decorations, no furniture, and no daily necessities," Jiang Yu said as he continued to carve.

"The Swordholder, Logic, has lost his ability to speak, and I feel guilty for not having visited him more to talk."

"But he doesn't blame me, because he knows I'm also quite busy."

Tong Junqi's smile gradually disappeared.

Jiang Yu's eyes, sharp as a carving knife, bore into Tong Junqi: "I would like to know, how exactly is Wallfacer Logic wandering freely?"

Gathering her courage, Tong Junqi met Jiang Yu's gaze for a second or two, but she quickly retreated, no longer able to meet his piercing eyes.

Jiang Yu continued: "Do you know why the Deterrence Center has no decorations?"

He answered his own question: "Because the Swordholder, Logic, must not be distracted by anything and always ensure sufficient deterrence strength.

"Do you know why he has lost the ability to speak?"

Jiang Yu again answered his own question: "Because for decades, he had to stay focused and couldn't have too much communication with others!

"Only by doing so, could he deter the Trisolarans and ensure the peace of our world!

"I'm not the great man, he is the great man!"

Jiang Yu suddenly raised his voice: "Facing a man who has sacrificed so much for humanity, you all stab him in the back! And you want to put him on trial! Is that something a human being does?"

Under tremendous pressure, Tong Junqi responded: "Mr. Jiang, times have changed, modern people are more open and free, and our perspective has broadened.

"We are no longer the frogs at the bottom of the well; our thoughts have risen to the heights of the universe.

"For a responsible civilization, the destruction of a civilization is a grave crime!"

Jiang Yu sneered: "Since you're so capable that you're almost flying, why don't you go and put the civilization that launched the particles on trial?"