Earth Era

Wang Hao never expected that when he and a group of colleagues worked overtime and around the clock, and finally obtained practical data and evidence two hours before the departure time, he would be unable to contact Minister Wu Wei.

The bursts of busy tones echoed in Wang Hao's mind like a talisman. During the live broadcast, the scenes of jubilation and the cheers ringing out from everywhere made Wang Hao's heart sink even more, and even made the world in front of him seem numb. It was covered with a layer of black fog.

In the picture, the huge countdown is shrinking. Wang Hao kept praying that it could be lowered slower, and slower still, so that he could have more time to try to contact Wu Wei, but the change in the number was not dependent on anyone's will. Wang Hao was almost in despair and could almost see the hell ahead, but at this moment, the communication was connected.

There are only ten minutes left. But now the Führer has taken the stage. Until the last thirty seconds of countdown, the picture Wang Hao expected did not appear. When the camera occasionally panned over the audience stage, Wang Hao even saw Minister Wu Wei sitting there indifferently, as if thinking or listening, but there was no sign of getting up to stop the head of state.

"thirty!"

"Twenty-nine!"

Wang Hao closed his eyes in despair. But just a moment later, Wang Hao suddenly heard some noise in the live broadcast.

In the corner of the screen, Wu Wei suddenly stood up and walked straight to the stage. A young man who looked like a bodyguard immediately came to Wu Wei, and then the two of them walked side by side behind the scenes.

The picture only appeared for a moment. In the blink of an eye, the camera switched from covering the entire stage to a close-up view of the head of state. But in those few seconds, Wang Hao had already seen that the moment he approached Wu Wei, the man who seemed to be a bodyguard stretched out his hand and pinched Wu Wei's wrist, and then Wu Wei looked like Like a child, he was taken to other places without any resistance.

Wu Wei was taken away, and the screen switched. The head of state was still watching the countdown with interest, and shouted the shrinking number together with the audience. Everything was as usual. Except for Wang Hao, who paid special attention, no one realized what just happened.

Then Wang Hao knew that it was over, really over, and the last glimmer of hope was shattered.

The moment Wu Wei's wrist was grabbed by the head of state's bodyguard, Wu Wei's mind fell into chaos. He never found a suitable way to communicate with the head of state. When the time came to the last moment, he had no choice but to choose the most reckless and direct method, but he was immediately blocked by the bodyguards.

These well-trained bodyguards, who are responsible for personal protection of the head of state, will not allow anyone without permission to get close to the head of state. Even if he is a high-level government official. But... there is no time.

At this moment, Wu Wei seemed to have lost the ability to think, and seemed to have foreseen his own tragic ending. Knowing the information but not reporting it caused the head of state to make a major misjudgment and cause heavy casualties to human civilization. This responsibility was enough to get him directly thrown into the quagmire and never be able to stand up.

One step forward is a hero, one step back is a sinner. The difference between the two sides only lies in these ten seconds.

Wu Wei desperately forced himself to calm down, and his thoughts were running at an unprecedented speed. He suddenly grabbed the bodyguard's arm tightly and said urgently: "Give me your headset."

At this moment, the two of them have gone behind the scenes. There were no other people watching, and the bodyguards released their grip on Wu Wei, but were still on guard to prevent Wu Wei from doing anything else. As for the final treatment, the security and intelligence departments need to jointly assess Wu Wei's motivation and purpose before the final decision can be made.

But Wu Wei's reaction was somewhat beyond the bodyguard's expectations. After a brief hesitation, the bodyguard said coldly: "I'm sorry, you don't have this authority."

Wu Wei looked a little ferocious. He grabbed the bodyguard's arm tightly and said almost through gritted teeth: "Quick, give it to me immediately, this is our last chance. I have an emergency to report to the head of state, and there can be no delay for a moment! If it leads to irreversible consequences, You are responsible for this!"

Outside, the huge sound formed by tens of millions of people shouting at the same time clearly reached Wu Wei's ears. But the enthusiasm and excitement contained in the voice did not infect Wu Wei at all, but made him more anxious.

As a high-level government official, Wu Wei also had a certain understanding of the head of state's security arrangements. Whenever you attend a public event, the security department will inevitably send many plainclothes people to blend into the crowd to deal with emergencies at any time. There is a connection between plainclothes and plainclothes, and between plainclothes and the command department. Even in some special emergencies, plainclothes can directly contact the head of state.

The bodyguard in front of him must also have the ability to directly contact the head of state. Of course, this is only theoretical. As far as Wu Wei knows, this has not happened since Shen Qingyuan took office.

The bodyguard frowned and said, "I need to ask my superiors for instructions."

At this moment, Wu Wei was like an angry leopard, roaring crazily: "It's too late, now, immediately! I bear all the responsibilities!"

As if aware of Wu Wei's urgency, or because he was just contacting the head of state and would not pose a threat to the head of state's safety, the bodyguard thought for less than half a second, immediately pressed a few times on his wrist, and said: "Headset It is an implantable design and cannot be transferred to you for use, nor can it hear voices other than my own. But I can relay your words. Okay, what emergency do you want to tell the head of state? "

Wu Wei shouted: "Tell the head of state, no, no! That will bring disaster to our civilization! I will report the details to the head of state in person!"

The bodyguard didn't hesitate at all and immediately repeated these words in a low voice.

"I have relayed your words to the head of state. How to make a decision is for the head of state to judge. Now, please cooperate with my work and stay here to wait for processing."

Wu Wei suddenly slumped down in his seat, his fat features seemed to have shrunk into a ball, and he was just breathing heavily. Outside, the countdown sound formed by the simultaneous shouting of tens of millions of people was still reaching Wu Wei's ears: "Six! Five! Four!"

The countdown is about to end.

The head of state stood quietly in the center of the stage, with thousands of lights and cameras focusing on him at the same time. The eyes of the entire civilization, at least tens of billions of people, were also focused on him. He still had that confident smile on his face, as if everything in the world was under control, and his palm was still gently placed on the huge red button.

The bodyguard's words had reached his ears clearly. In these few seconds, he had to make a choice.

His every move is under the eyes of the people. Any movement he makes, even a small change in expression, will be interpreted in thousands of different ways by people. So he knew that if he suddenly announced a suspension, it would cause huge waves within civilization. This will not only turn this ceremony, which I have been preparing for a long time and can greatly boost the morale of the people, into a laughing stock, but will also seriously damage the government and even my own credibility.

However, the words of Health Minister Wu Wei were like a thorn in his throat. Shen Qingyuan also knew something about Wu Wei, and knew that although his abilities were mediocre, he would never be a person without targets. What he did and what he said must be justified and well-founded.

, will cause the migrating fleet and human civilization to bear certain risks.

No, it will turn this ceremony into a laughing stock and lead to a series of serious consequences in society.

At this moment, Shen Qingyuan suddenly felt that the palm of his right hand became as stiff as a puppet. I couldn't lift it up or press it down. It seems to have escaped its control.

The countdown will not be based on anyone’s will. It is still changing slowly, and the people's shouts are becoming more and more enthusiastic.

Wang Hao watched the countdown shrinking more and more, from ten to nine, then to six, five, four, and finally to one.

The time of return to zero is the time of the fleet.

Wang Hao closed his eyes in despair. At this moment, the scenes he saw when he first entered the Nimbus spaceship flashed through his mind.

The scattered corpses, the lives lost in pain and despair. All the crew members who had appeared in the video recording seemed to be resurrected at this moment, and began to circle in Wang Hao's mind, and kept saying something.

Wang Hao couldn't hear clearly at first, but after listening for a while, the sound became clear.

"why why?"

Countless reasons came together, making Wang Hao's heart feel as heavy as a huge boulder, making it difficult for him to even breathe.

Not sure if it was an illusion or something else, Wang Hao felt that time had become extremely slow. During the time he closed his eyes, it seemed as if tens of millions of years had passed. But the order that was supposed to be heard never came. Moreover, those cheers full of enthusiasm and excitement gradually disappeared without a trace.

Wang Hao opened his eyes and saw that the head of state's smile was still calm. His palm was still pressed on the button, but he did not press it for a long time.

The venue has returned to silence. Everyone was looking at the head of state in the center of the stage with confusion, wondering why the head of state had not pressed the button for so long.

Under the gaze of countless eyes, the head of state suddenly slowly retracted his palm.

"Sorry, my colleagues told me that something unexpected happened. We can't until we get a detailed report."