365 chapters: Two extremely wicked people_1

Cheng Xin stood in front of Elder Fraisse's house, looking out over the rolling heat waves of the Victoria Desert.

As far as the eye could see, there were densely packed, newly built, simple houses that, under the noontime sun, appeared shiny and fragile, like a vast expanse of origami toys just thrown onto the desert.

Ever since people learned about the process of "The Waterdrop" ambushing Earth from the main asteroid belt and Cheng Xin didn't press the Gravitational Wave Transmitter button, she had gone from being seen as a saint to a sinner.

Even though pressing that button would have been futile, everyone still believed Cheng Xin was at fault!

Especially after the great migration started, Cheng Xin's guilt became even more pronounced!

This made Cheng Xin too scared to go online because the moment she appeared on the internet, she would definitely be besieged with criticism.

Ai AA had defended Cheng Xin many times, asserting that the Trisolarans had already set up signal jammers, rendering the Gravitational Wave Transmitter useless.

But no one wanted to hear such defenses; everyone thought that Cheng Xin had failed to fulfill her duty, and now that humanity had fallen into such a pitiful fate, she was responsible!

If it hadn't been for her taking Logic's place, the deterrence relationship between humans and the Trisolarans wouldn't have collapsed.

If she had just pressed the transmitter's button earlier, perhaps it might have unexpectedly broken through the Trisolarans' interference and completed the cosmic broadcast.

If it hadn't been for her...

In short, she was guilty.

Cheng Xin and Ai AA arrived in Australia with the earliest group of migrants.

She could have chosen to live a more comfortable life in a big city like Sydney, but she insisted on being an ordinary migrant, moving to one of the worst conditioned inland immigrant areas.

Chen Xin was deeply moved that Ai AA, who had already joined the Resistance Army, insisted on coming with her.

Another group of angry migrants had arrived; as soon as they saw Cheng Xin, they began to curse loudly, and some even threw stones at her.

To avoid implicating Elder Fraisse, Cheng Xin decided to leave quickly.

She hadn't gone far when she saw Jiang Yu coming towards her from the other side of the house with a gloomy face.

There was someone shouting, "I told you so—these two greatest sinners of history must be in cahoots!"

Just like Cheng Xin, Jiang Yu had a notorious reputation within the PDC and Fleet International!

If it hadn't been for him establishing the Solar System State, the Trisolarans wouldn't have set up signal jammers, and humanity wouldn't have lost its deterrence capability.

If it hadn't been for his building so many military installations in the Kuiper Belt, the Trisolarans wouldn't have sent an advance force so soon, and humanity might have had more than just a year for their migration.

If it hadn't been for his haste in broadcasting into space, humanity would surely still have had room to negotiate with the Trisolarans.

If he hadn't resolutely resisted, the Trisolarans wouldn't have been so angry with Earthlings, and everyone wouldn't have suffered so much!

If it hadn't been...

In short, his sins were monstrous!

Then some migrants shouted: "The Wallfacer has come to rescue Cheng Xin! We can't let them succeed!"

However, when several J135s appeared alongside Jiang Yu, the migrants quickly dispersed.

Cheng Xin asked Jiang Yu, "You have a way to save everyone, right? Please, save them, life here is just too hard!"

Jiang Yu's face was stern as he gave Cheng Xin a fierce slap, knocking her to the ground.

Ai AA went to help Cheng Xin up while angrily glaring at Jiang Yu, "Even you don't understand her? This isn't fair!

"Everyone knows she's innocent!"

"Idiots!" snapped Jiang Yu coldly, "Didn't I warn you? These people want to judge even Logic; did you really expect them to be fair to you?"

Jiang Yu, somewhat irritated, lit a cigarette, "I have given them too many chances, but as you can see, I am still a sinner in their eyes!

"They have lost even the basic sense of right and wrong, knowing only to complain, only to shift the blame. People like that are not worth pitying when they die!"

Cheng Xin covered her face and said, "It's all the fault of PDC and Fleet International, their propaganda turned people into this, not everyone deserves to be punished!"

Jiang Yu said coldly, "At the start of the war, I called on everyone to stand up and fight, to resist the Trisolarans.

"The Desert North Farm would have helped the Resistance Army at any cost!

"But the number of people who dared to stand up was pitifully small, while those who joined Sophon's puppet army almost broke their necks trying."

Cheng Xin said, "But you can't just give up on them! After all, humanity is no match for the Trisolarans, fear is a human instinct!"

Jiang Yu angrily threw his cigarette at Cheng Xin, "Just because we're no match, we don't resist? Just watch our civilization be destroyed by the invaders?"

Ai AA, fearing that Jiang Yu, in his rage, would hit Cheng Xin again, quickly stood in front of her.

Jiang Yu took a few deep breaths before saying, "They've brought it upon themselves! It's only because of my compatriots that I didn't help Sophon.

"They don't resist, and that's bad enough, but they even regard us resistors as the enemy, how does that make sense?

"Saving such people could harm even more! Better not to save them!"

Cheng Xin's face turned ashen, "You've already sentenced them to death, right?"

"Don't play the victim, they sentenced themselves to death!" Jiang Yu said coldly:

"And you, tell me what you are doing here? Whose benefit are you acting for? Who will forgive you for your pretense?"

Ai AA said angrily, "This is not pretense, it's..."

Jiang Yu sneered, "Trying to make yourself feel better, right? Looking for some mental comfort, am I right?

"What's the point regarding the current situation?"

Ai AA vehemently denied it, "No, it's not!"

"Yes, it is." Cheng Xin said with some shame, "He's right!"

Ai AA stepped back, not knowing what to say.

Jiang Yu continued coldly, "You represent these people in Australia, always making the worst choices! Yet unwilling to bear the consequences those choices bring.

"Do you know how important deterrence is? Do you know what a huge responsibility it is to hold the life and death of two civilizations in your hands?

"You know nothing, yet you ran for Swordholder. Cao Bin, Bi Yunfeng, any of them would have been a better fit than you!

"You became the Swordholder but couldn't take up the Swordholder's responsibilities and duties. That's your biggest mistake, whether or not you pressed that button is secondary.

"I even reminded you, if you feel ashamed, then go fight!

"Yet you still chose to follow Sophon's arrangements, and you even regarded this bottomless act as atonement.

"You understand now, right? I gave you so many chances, but you didn't cherish them! And you even have the audacity to try to deter me.

"You, the immigrants around you, PDC, Fleet International, you're all the same, not even knowing who your enemy is!

"Tell me, is there any need to save such people?"

Cheng Xin stood stunned, speechless, and it was only when she recalled Jiang Yu's previous warnings did she realize that he knew she wasn't a competent Swordholder right from the moment she awoke.

Jiang Yu looked up, "You keep seeking mental comfort here, as while we've been talking, the Solar System State has won another great battle."

Cheng Xin and Ai AA also looked up, and only then did they notice the dazzling explosions in the sky.

The explosions in the sky were like bright clouds, spectacular to behold.

In fact, it was the First Legion and PDC engaged in a fierce battle in low Earth orbit.

Ai AA seemed to realize something, "You came here, it's, it's..."

Jiang Yu smiled and said, "That's right, my coming here was to serve as bait!"