Earth Era

The smart wheelchair gently brought Wang Hao to the porthole of the spacecraft. Looking at the shining star in the distance, Wang Hao felt extremely calm. Although Wang Hao knew very clearly that the star was about to kill him.

This is not something difficult to accept. Perhaps, compared to dragging this broken body to continue to live, amidst the roar of the stars and under the gaze of hundreds of millions of people, it is a better choice to die calmly as a hero.

"No matter what, I tried my best."

The star in the distance suddenly became brighter and brighter. As its brightness increased, at this moment, a slight crackling sound came from the Dragon God spacecraft. There seemed to be some electric currents constantly jumping, and even some smoke rising from certain parts of the spacecraft.

A slight feeling of dizziness entered Wang Hao's mind. Then Wang Hao knew that those gamma rays were not only damaging the spacecraft, but also damaging his own body.

The encounter between such a broken body and such a level of gamma rays will inevitably lead to death.

If protective measures are taken as much as possible and the Dragon spacecraft is put into safe mode, the gamma rays brought by this burst may not necessarily cause such an obvious reaction. But Wang Hao knew that it was actually useless. It can only delay your death for a few hours at most, and make you suffer a lot more. Rather than doing this, it would be better to just happily not make any defense.

"Goodbye."

Wang Hao forced a smile on his lips and then closed his eyes. Behind the smart wheelchair, a weak flame appeared, and after a short time it turned into a raging fire, completely engulfing Wang Hao's body.

At Base 105, the crowd was still confronting the police and soldiers. On the huge open-air screen, Wang Hao's figure has disappeared. A solemn voice slowly told: "Wang Hao has died."

Finally, a low and suppressed cry came from the crowd. A large number of government workers also appeared at this time and began to persuade and comfort the crowd who refused to disperse. At this time, General Lei Zhen's palms that had been tightly clenched into fists finally relaxed. He knew that he didn't have to give the order that he didn't want to give. In the head of state's office, Shen Qingyuan also knew that he had survived another political crisis.

Wang Hao's death almost wiped out any criticism of this policy from public opinion, and the originally agitated opposition also disappeared. Under the strong leadership of the government, large-scale relocation work began after the Phoenix Star outbreak subsided. Countless people left their homes and settled in lower-level cities where the living environment was much worse. There were also some wealthy people who, after paying a large amount of taxes, moved to higher-level cities where the environment was better and life was safer and more convenient. middle.

A large number of industrial facilities related to scientific research began to be constructed. Under the leadership of Dr. Huang Yuan, research projects that had been backlogged for a long time due to lack of funds in the past were launched one after another. With the entire civilization as the logistics and driving force, the giant wheel of science once again began to move forward slowly.

But Shen Qingyuan knew that this situation could not last long. People are always emotional and forgetful. Using Wang Hao as a weapon, he successfully promoted the implementation of economic reform measures and suppressed opposition voices without further intensifying conflicts. However, the name Wang Hao will always be slowly forgotten by people, and his deeds will gradually lose their luster. However, the deterioration of the living environment, the shortage of various materials, and the increasingly powerful work pressure are always present, stimulating people's emotions all the time. One day, these emotions will burst out again and condense into a more powerful opposition force, but Shen Qingyuan has no good way to deal with it.

Regardless of propaganda, stricter public opinion and social control, or strengthening security forces, sending a large number of soldiers and police to monitor social dynamics in real time, and quelling any riots as quickly as possible, they can only delay the process, but cannot stop it.

The resources a civilization can control are limited. If it leans towards one aspect, there will inevitably be a shortage in another aspect. This kind of contradiction exists in real terms and will not be eliminated by any spiritual power.

"I just hope you can find a way to solve the problem before society completely collapses. We are not only racing against time, but also against ourselves."

Shen Qingyuan said these words to Dr. Huang Yuan calmly. The huge pressure contained in his words made Huang Yuan's already somewhat rickety waist bend even more.

"Führer, scientific laws are not subject to human will. I cannot make any guarantee to you." Dr. Huang Yuan's voice was full of bitterness.

Shen Qingyuan said calmly: "You only need to know that every consumable consumed by you for scientific research, every scrapped part, and every tool used were snatched from the hands of the people by me. People You could have used them to exchange for delicious food, a comfortable residence, or gorgeous clothes. But all of that is gone now. If you fail in the end, not only me, not just you, all the people who claim to be knowledgeable and carry the human spirit Scientists and scholars who hope will be nailed to the pillar of shame in human history. If we still have history."

Dr. Huang Yuan had beads of sweat on his forehead.

The conversation didn't last long, but after that, Huang Yuan didn't sleep for three days. He was obviously extremely sleepy, but every time he lay on the bed and closed his eyes, he seemed to see countless ragged people surrounding him, constantly asking for money he owed.

"My son is sick. Please pay me back the money you owe me quickly. I will take him to see a doctor."

"I'm so hungry, Huang Yuan, pay me back quickly, pay me back, I want to eat!"

"I haven't bought new clothes for a long time. Huang Yuan, can you give me the money back and let me buy a new one?"

"Mom, mom, why doesn't he give us the money back?"

The sounds that appeared in his ears were complicated and confusing, but strangely, Huang Yuan could clearly distinguish every word. Everyone gathered around him looked anxious, everyone was sallow and thin, and everyone was repeating the same words.

"Pay back the money!"

"Pay back the money!"

"Pay back the money!"

This kind of torture made Huang Yuan almost insane. On the third day, he had to find a doctor to prescribe some powerful sleeping pills, so that he could barely fall asleep. After waking up, Huang Yuan didn't even have time to wash up, so he threw on some clothes and went straight to the research institute.

Only when you are at work, when you are racking your brains to analyze data, arrange experiments, and do theoretical calculations, will the auditory hallucinations in your ears disappear. Once it stops, the sounds come back again. As if aware of the teacher's emotional changes, Mo Xiangsheng became much quieter and no longer always made unbelievable requests to Huang Yuan.

Time passed quietly under this strange silence. After the relocation work came to an end and the new economic reform plan began to be implemented in an orderly manner, Shen Qingyuan called Han Luochang to his office again.

It’s not a good feeling to lose power and be completely ignored by the economic advisers sent by the Economic Reform Commission. But Han Luochang did not show this. He still insists on going to get off work on time every day, and has long been accustomed to sitting behind a desk all day long. He thought that he had been forgotten, but he did not expect that Shen Qingyuan would summon him again.

Shen Qingyuan did not make any polite remarks to Han Luochang, but spoke directly.

"I have two things to do with you this time. First, if you, me, and the two children have no objections to the matter of Fusheng and Han Yue, then let's settle it. We can hold a small-scale wedding, but I think It’s not appropriate to make it public.”

Han Luochang was slightly startled. Before coming, he imagined many situations, but he never thought that Shen Qingyuan would actually mention this matter to him.

"Okay." After a brief silence, Han Luochang answered happily.

No matter how different the political views were, no matter whether they got along well with each other on official business, he could not deny that this young man Shen Fusheng was indeed a perfect match for his daughter. And he could see that Shen Fusheng's feelings for Han Yue were not false at all. Similarly, Han Yue also poured all her feelings into Shen Fusheng. This pair of young people was a match made in heaven, and I had no reason to object.

"The second thing is that I plan to transfer you from the Ministry of Industry and Science and make you the chairman of the Integrity Commission."

Han Luochang was so shocked that he almost stood up: "What? You want me to be the chairman of the Integrity Commission?"

There is no doubt that the Integrity Commission is a department with real power, and the Chairman of the Commission is one of the most powerful figures in the entire civilization. After being sidelined, he originally thought that his political life was over. He would never have thought that Shen Qingyuan would make such an arrangement.

In particular, Shen Qingyuan knew that he was at odds with his political views and transferred himself to such an important position. Isn't he afraid that he would hinder his economic reform policy? Or does he think that he will change his political leanings because he has a son and daughter?

No, it's impossible. He is not that kind of person, and Shen Qingyuan must also know this. There must be some reasons for Shen Qingyuan's arrangement.

At this moment, Han Luochang's mind was spinning rapidly, he made many guesses in an instant, and then denied them one by one. Finally, he gave up guessing and asked directly: "Why?"

Shen Qingyuan said calmly: "Wu Wei is a person who can do things. Economic reform policies will definitely be implemented in his hands. But I am worried that his methods will be too drastic, so I have to impose some restrictions on him."

Han Luochang asked again: "Then what do you do?"

Shen Qingyuan said: "I'm going to hibernate."