Her voice carried an undeniable power:
"First, 0.5 seconds before the satellite went out of control, the temperature monitoring point (CZ-7) of the core control chip suddenly spiked from the normal 37 degrees Celsius to over 1850 degrees Celsius, the theoretical melting point, and then returned to zero within 0.1 seconds. Does this conform to any known failure mode of electronic components?"
"Second, the precise interval between the injection point T0 of our ground guidance signal and the peak impact time T1 of the solar wind particle stream is 0.03 seconds. Could this constitute a so-called 'guidance impact'? Or is the solar wind the sole cause of the satellite's attitude deflection?"
"Third, and most importantly,"
Mingzhao tapped the screen with his finger, bringing up an extremely complex energy spectrum comparison chart. On one side were the characteristics of the full-band leakage signals captured when the satellite went out of control.
On the other side... were the historical spectral characteristics of a publicly available, standard shortwave timing signal transmitter used by the "Galaxy" project team for communication experiments!
The two are over 99.7% similar in core frequency bands and modulation methods!
“Mr. Ambassador,” Mingzhao’s gaze was like a cold sword, piercing straight at Vasily.
"Could it be that the harmless shortwave timing station used at our base for clock calibration is also a space attack weapon as defined by your country?! Or are your satellites so fragile that they cannot even withstand our publicly available civilian timing signals?!"
boom!!!
Mingzhao's counterattack, like three precise intercontinental ballistic missiles, instantly destroyed the Soviet Union's carefully constructed accusation barrier!
The first question points directly to the physical impossibility of the cause of the accident, because the instantaneous ultra-high temperature melting suggests the intervention of external forces and a powerful energy pulse!
The second problem is that by using a time difference accurate to the millisecond, the suspicion of an "attack" by the ground guidance signal was completely eliminated, and the credit was attributed to the power of the universe!
The third question is the decisive one! Using civilian signal spectrum that the other side cannot deny and that our side has made public, we can directly prove that the Soviet Union's so-called unique weapon energy signature is simply nonsense!
It was a deliberate frame-up!
"This...this is impossible!" The Soviet technical expert stared at the almost overlapping spectrum on the screen, his face turning deathly pale, large beads of sweat rolling down his face! The energy analyzer in his hand now seemed like a joke!
Ambassador Vasily's cold and arrogant expression froze instantly, replaced by incredulous astonishment and a hint of panic!
He suddenly looked at Valery, his eyes filled with questioning and threat!
The entire control center was deathly silent! Everyone was stunned by Mingzhao's terrifyingly precise and logically flawless counterattack!
Su Xuan trembled with excitement, his fists clenched so tightly they cracked! Yan Zhensheng let out a long sigh of relief, his eyes filled with shock and... lingering fear as he looked at Ming Zhao!
Just then, Valery, who had been silently struggling, suddenly took a step forward! He ignored Vasily's threatening gaze, his grey-blue eyes burning with the anger of a scientist and the shame of being fooled!
"Enough!" Valery's voice, like that of a wounded lion, boomed through the control center with immense grief and indignation.
"Mr. Ambassador! Technology doesn't lie! Comrade Mingzhao's data and inferences are completely correct! Our accusations... our accusations are absurd! They are a despicable frame-up!"
He turned abruptly, faced all the Chinese personnel, and bowed deeply:
"I, Valery Ivanov, swear on my personal honor and the conscience of a scientist! This incident was absolutely not a deliberate attack by the Chinese side!"
"It was our satellite...our system had a fatal flaw! It was Comrade Mingzhao who prevented the disaster! I...I am ashamed of my country's actions in this matter!"
Rumble—!
Valery's counterattack was like dropping a psychological nuclear bomb on the control center!
The faces of Soviet Ambassador Vasily and the KGB agent instantly turned ashen and contorted, as if they had been stripped naked in public!
Their meticulously planned hunting trap was exposed from within by their own core experts!
Everyone on the Chinese side, from Yan Zhensheng to the most ordinary technician, was utterly shocked by this sudden and tragic reversal!
Su Xuan looked at the bowing Valery with a complex expression. Yan Zhensheng, on the other hand, keenly grasped the key point in Valery's words!
"Fatal flaw"?
Did the Soviets already know that the satellite was faulty?
This incident...could it even be a conspiracy orchestrated by them to eliminate potential threats? And the energy of Stardust was merely an accidental trigger?!
Mingzhao remained calm as he watched everything unfold, as if he had expected it all along.
Her gaze swept over the humiliated and furious Vasily, landing on Valery, and she nodded slightly. Then, her gaze turned to the huge glass window of the control center.
In the pitch-black night sky, an inconspicuous bright spot is slowly streaking across the sky.
At the climax of this dramatic reversal, the backup receiver in the control center, used to receive public international space communication channels, suddenly emitted a series of rapid and regular "beep" sounds, automatically printing out a short message from an unknown source, encrypted using the ancient but widely used Morse code.
A technician instinctively picked up the note, looked at the translated contents, and read it aloud:
"To the holder of 'Stardust': You have been exposed. 'Orion' is locked. Trade, or eliminate. —Watchman"
The cold message, like a chilling wind from the depths of hell, instantly dispelled the brief shock and complex emotions that had risen in the control center due to Valery's defection.
Watchers? Orion? A deal? Eradication?!
Every word carries a strong sense of conspiracy and death that transcends national boundaries!
Ambassador Vasily and the KGB agents also heard the telegram, and the shame and indignation on their faces were instantly replaced by a deeper sense of surprise and fear.
Clearly, this Watcher and Orion are also beyond their intelligence scope!
Yan Zhensheng's heart sank to the bottom.
His worst fears had come true! The secret of Stardust, like Pandora's box, once opened, would attract far more than just the Soviet Union!
Who is this watcher?
How did they accurately locate and send information?
What is Orion that they are talking about?
A weapon? An organization? Or... a person?
Su Xuan subconsciously moved closer to Ming Zhao, like a fierce beast protecting its cub, warily scanning the surroundings as if a deadly bullet might be fired from the darkness at any moment.
Valery straightened up, staring at the telegram, his grey-blue eyes filled with confusion and a hint of fear.
The world of scientists seemed to have been completely turned upside down at this moment.
The entire control center was gripped by an unknown fear that was even more suffocating than the previous Soviet accusations.
Only Mingzhao.
Her gaze shifted from the bright spot that flashed past the window to the telegram. For the first time, a very subtle, almost solemn change appeared on her face.
It wasn't fear, but rather a kind of... chilling sense of certainty that confirmed something anticipated.
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