On December 25th, with the global conference about to begin, multiple countries jointly extended an invitation to Jiang Cheng, a leading scientific researcher, hoping he would attend and to extend their sincerest greetings.
Jiangcheng has not responded.
On December 26, eight hours before the global conference began, almost all the researchers in the field of astronomy, as well as the leading figures in the fields of dynamics and detector research, arrived one after another, waiting with nervous anticipation.
Jiangcheng did not reply, so the conference organizers decided to postpone the meeting. They first settled the bewildered researchers in their accommodations, and then rescheduled the meeting for the early morning of the next day. They then called the Chinese government, speaking with utmost sincerity.
The official declined the call, citing Professor Jiang's busy schedule and poor health, and hung up. The meeting, originally scheduled for the morning, was then postponed to the evening, leaving the researchers completely bewildered. They suppressed their frustration and continued to wait.
The phone calls never stopped, coming in roughly every five minutes. Meanwhile, envoys from other countries visited countless times, and some even treated the Institute of Biotechnology and the Institute of Energy Technology as their home, refusing to leave, determined to complete the tasks assigned to them by their superiors. They desperately wanted to see Dean Jiang, hoping to have any chance of persuading him, but the opportunity to meet him was extremely slim.
Jiangcheng is now a panacea, a lifeline, and the united major powers do not want to give up; they are seeking a possibility.
In fact, the global conference is in a dilemma. On the one hand, it cannot be held without the presence of the key figure Jiang Cheng. On the other hand, the researchers have already begun to protest. Everyone is busy and has no time to wait aimlessly here, especially since the conference has been postponed again and again.
With no other options, those major powers dared not show the slightest resentment, because when they needed something from others, they had to adopt a sincere attitude. During this period, another incident occurred, causing a disagreement among the united groups.
Perhaps because they've used too many shortcuts, some people prefer to solve problems by taking shortcuts. Once they've gotten used to the winding paths, the broad, open roads of Rome seem to hold no appeal for them. The Dechan family did something incredibly stupid, so stupid that it made the highest levels of the American government facepalm in anger.
Unable to obtain a response from Dean Jiang, the Dechan family spent money to hire a group of online trolls, self-media accounts, and state-run media outlets with a large following. They planned to widely publicize doomsday scenarios and foreign invasion, embellishing the story. What was already a terrifying event that spread like wildfire would become even more alarming with this additional packaging.
It seems that humanity is about to be completely destroyed, civilization will be wiped out, and the end of an era will come.
Jiang Cheng is the only savior in the world. If he can participate in the global conference and discuss the exploration plan with the united major powers, there is still a glimmer of hope to save humanity. The key problem now is that Jiang Cheng in China is hiding in a science and technology institute, refusing to take on this heavy responsibility.
In this way, it seems as if the person who is murdering the lives of all humanity is not the invader, but Jiang Cheng! He has committed the crime of disregarding human life!
The resulting public opinion is unimaginable. This move is both stupid and vicious, instantly putting Jiangcheng on the opposite side of the whole world.
Throughout Japanese history, they have always been do-or-die, extremists. It's not surprising that the Dechan family made such a decision; they are prepared to use unbearable public pressure to completely subdue Jiangcheng.
Modern warfare is no longer like the era of cold weapons, where people simply charged in with swords and spears. There are many types of warfare: propaganda warfare, information warfare, blitzkrieg, and even cyber warfare. Whenever a major event occurs, people are always eager to seize the moral high ground. And what do they do after seizing it? Of course, they stand there pointing fingers and criticizing those below!
Unfortunately, before the public opinion could even begin to ferment, the United States noticed it at the very beginning of the Dechan family's plan and silenced them. Those self-media and official accounts that voiced their opinions were also immediately banned.
The idiocy of the Dechan family exceeded everyone's expectations.
The furious American high-ranking officials practically berated their superiors for three hours straight.
Jiangcheng originally had the potential to become part of an alliance, but if they actually hired online trolls to fuel the wave, the situation would spiral out of control, becoming a massive online tsunami. Jiangcheng would be completely forced to the opposite side of the alliance; they might not even be able to help them, and could even become their eternal enemy!
Don't you understand the situation yet?!
This is the sentence that the higher-ups said most often to the Dechan family.
Undoubtedly, given the current situation, humanity may be facing an unpredictable long night, and no one knows when the day will come.
But when daylight arrives, the first rays of dawn will only be in Jiangcheng, and will only ever be in Jiangcheng. No one in the world can help a great power figure out what is happening outside the Earth and what kind of situation we are in.
This person is unique and cannot be changed or replicated.
When you need someone's help, you can be sweet-talking but treacherous, but if you show even the slightest bit of your ugly side, the matter will be a complete failure, and you'll have to find another way.
No! There's nothing we can do!
Fortunately, the United States was perceptive and immediately sensed Japan's intentions. Otherwise, if a media war had truly broken out, Jiang Cheng, given his personality, would definitely not have offered any assistance. If someone already ignores you, and then turns around and bites you, you've become a complete enemy.
One call!
Call again!
Three calls!
The envoys blocked the entrances to the Institute of Biotechnology and the Institute of Energy Technology, and traveled all over Kyoto, hoping to meet Jiang Cheng and express the leaders' earnest expectations.
The researchers trapped in the joint conference office gradually realized what was happening. Some who were keenly aware of the situation judged that if the main figures of the conference did not attend, they would face an indefinite wait.
What is Jiangcheng doing now that everyone is paying attention to?
He too was caught in a dilemma and struggle.
Once, a single decision could determine the success or failure of a scientific research project, or whether humanity would usher in a new era. Now, a single decision means whether humanity will enter an era of unity to fight against unpredictable invaders.
He really found it difficult; things had developed in such an unexpected way that he felt lost when faced with decisions burdened with so many conditions.
He is not a saint; he cannot repay evil with good and simply stand by and watch. That is not his nature.
National borders are a chasm, clearly visible and insurmountable.
Human beings are a community with a shared future, and civilizations may prosper or decline.
In the valley filled with birdsong and fragrant flowers, Jiang Cheng once again bowed before the technology tree, wanting to hear the answers from future civilizations...
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