Chapter 103
As soon as the official media news came out, Lin Han felt the change in the atmosphere among his colleagues before he even got off work.
After all, no matter how scary those previous headlines were, they were all media with little evidence. There were people who believed them, but there were more people who were skeptical and waited and watched.
Unexpectedly, the authoritative news now directly posted pictures that no one had ever seen before. Although no one knew the boy except the sergeant at the base and Xu Zhiheng, let alone knew what was going on, but soon with the video footage released in the report, everyone had some answers in their minds.
The boy's face was pale, his lips were moving in a murmur, but the sound coming out of his throat could not be heard clearly.
His behavior can no longer be described as human. Whether it is the lifeless eyes, the bloodthirsty behavior or the habits similar to those of the Zerg, everything tells people who see the video that he is abnormal.
The people in the research institute had pretty good mental qualities, at least they were not too panicked. Lin Han only heard all this when he was about to get off work.
But after he returned home, he found that the news had spread not only to the core area, but to the entire empire, so at this time almost everyone began to pay attention to this sudden incident.
Some people are still worried about the situation on Proton Star. Is it a rare situation, or have most people started to revive? The media contacts that Proton Star had maintained before were also suddenly interrupted. Many official organizations can no longer contact the central city. Therefore, except for the official media in the core area of the empire that was originally stationed on Proton Star, no one can obtain accurate and real-time information from it.
In this case, the explosion of public opinion happened in an instant.
Whether online or offline, Lin Han kept hearing people talking about this matter on his way home. After returning home, all kinds of comments on the Internet were spreading like snowflakes.
Some people comforted themselves by saying that it must be a false alarm, and that perhaps it was just a few individuals who did not receive the antagonist and would recover after the same systematic treatment as everyone else.
Some people are pessimistic and wonder whether Proton Star will be unable to escape its fate and whether the residents on it will eventually mutate and die, including the central city where there has never been a case of genetic infection.
Some people were worried and even began to worry that the fleet returning from Proton Star would also be infected with this genetic virus and turn the empire into such a hell on earth.
He casually glanced at the various comments on the forum. Although he couldn't read, he still felt that after today's news broadcast, it was different from other days. He had a strange and uneasy premonition.
Lin Han was wearing a thin and loose pajamas. Gululu always felt that the texture of this ice silk was very strange, and was always worried that humans would be cold if wrapped in this icy thing. It struggled twice and jumped onto the table, using its soft and fluffy little body to cushion Lin Han's forearm, so that Lin Han could absorb the warmth and it could get support.
Lin Han understood what it meant, but didn't say anything. He just rubbed the little ball's head.
Various messages on the forum are still being updated at a very fast speed.
[No, I just got admitted to the core area this year. The management and technology here should be able to stop those terrible genes! ! ]
[…Don’t try to stir up trouble. It’s been a while since the formation returned. If something was going to happen, it would have happened a long time ago. Can you stick to the facts instead of dragging it into the core area? ]
[What if I'm infected? The Proton Star is far away from us anyway, why would we care?]
[After all, it is under the jurisdiction of the Empire. Is this how you treat your compatriots? ]
[What compatriots, what about you people in the core area who look at us with a sense of superiority and tinted glasses? According to this statement, it would be better to just invade the core area with genes, which is equality in name only. ]
[Has our core area said that the civilian area is not good? Who was the first to say that we were wearing tinted glasses? They curse when they can't squeeze in. It seems that this is the quality of some maggots in civilian areas. ]
[But to be honest, some people in the core areas are just born better than others. Maybe they are not as good as some children in the civilian areas.]
[Aren’t we talking about proton stars? Why did we get to this topic again? ]
[That is, no matter what, the question now is whether the proton star can be restored]
[I felt at the time that Professor Xu's antagonist took effect too quickly. I had been worried that there might be some unresolved issues. ]
[That can’t be said. Who could have thought that something would happen? If Professor Xu hadn’t stepped forward, maybe Proton Star would have…]
[But it is a fact that the problem has not been solved yet, and we must be able to bear the corresponding consequences of any decision we make. ]
[According to what you said, do you still want the Admiral to bear the consequences of the previous cleansing of those people? ]
Lin Han frowned and didn't read on.
He got off work early today. He originally wanted to contact He Yunting, but was afraid of disturbing him, so he finally decided to wait until later.
After the most authoritative official media in the core area released the news in the afternoon, new news came again not long after, as if as a supplementary report.
This time there is more than one video, and the protagonist is not just the boy from before.
Some aliens began to wake up and started to attack indiscriminately. At first, some people still hoped for luck and tried to talk to their relatives and loved ones who were normal the day before. In the end, their arms or throats were bitten off, and their lives came to an abrupt end with their eyes wide open in fear.
More and more evidence began to prove that this was not a coincidence. The official media in the core area even captured a small group of aliens gathering outside the central city. Although they did not seem to have any intention of attacking for the time being, no one would not be terrified to be targeted by such a group of aliens.
After just a few hours, everyone knew that the Proton Star, which had been saved by the antagonist, was about to be out of control.
So the equality and arguments were temporarily put aside, and Xu Zhiheng inevitably became the subject of everyone's discussion. Some people began to question whether the development of antagonists was a cover, and some criticized Xu Zhiheng's academic attitude. Only a few people were still defending Xu Zhiheng, saying that he certainly did not want to see such a situation and not to be too harsh.
The direction of events was beyond everyone's expectations, but it was subtly similar to when they returned from the proton star.
The difference is that last time the target of public criticism was He Yunting, but this time it was Xu Zhiheng.
These things can always easily stir up people's emotions. Success and failure are all related to a planet that is neither close nor far from them, allowing the people to comment on it with a detached perspective, and then worry about themselves, as if it was designed.
Everyone wanted to find Xu Zhiheng to ask for an explanation. Layer upon layer of angry people surrounded his laboratory and apartment entrance, but Xu Zhiheng was not there.
This further touched the anxious hearts of the people.
This seemed to prove that Xu Zhiheng was afraid, avoiding, and acquiescing that the incident was caused by him.
On the contrary, there were fewer people condemning He Yunting. Apart from criticizing him for stopping the plans for the remaining cities because he believed in Xu Zhiheng, most people did not point their fingers at him. After all, in every sense, He Yunting had strictly implemented the plan and had never made any mistakes.
No matter what, he always puts the safety of more people first.
The faster the incident fermented, the more angry people became who had no outlet for their emotions. Some began to pray, hoping that it was all a false alarm, while others began to worry about themselves and needed an explanation more and more.
But Xu Zhiheng never appeared in the laboratory or the apartment.
An idea came to Lin Han's mind, and he remembered Xu Zhiheng's other secret laboratory that only a few people knew about.
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Lin Han prepared Gululu's dinner. After the little guy slowly finished eating, he helped him clean up and took out nutritional supplements from the cabinet.
He pursed his lips, thinking of someone who had insisted on kissing him a few days ago under the cover of nutritional supplements. His frown finally relaxed a little, and he drank it reluctantly.
As the sky darkened, the energetic voices of the Imperial Army college students could be heard not far away.
Today seems to be more lively. I wonder if it’s because everyone is discussing the sudden incident on the proton star.
Lin Han leaned on the sofa, climbed up contentedly, and buried his head in his shoulder.
He had just immersed himself in such a leisurely night. The TV, which was originally broadcasting other news, suddenly flashed and switched back to the studio interface.
The anchor had a serious expression, but there was a hint of surprise in his voice that he himself had not expected. He said, "Regarding the failure of Professor Xu's antagonist, we have contacted the base management staff and learned about the relevant situation."
He paused and said, "So we are now pleasantly surprised to have contacted Admiral He Yunting, who is willing to make some response for us on this matter."
The live news broadcast was real-time. Soon, the screen cut to the reception hall of the base. He Yunting was sitting on the sofa in the center with a cold look on his face.
He was wearing a new version of formal attire, with a coat draped over his shoulders, tasseled epaulettes dazzling, a ribbon on his chest hung with medals handmade of precious metals and gems, and in the center of his expensive belt was buckled the shield and sword emblem representing the imperial base.
The line of his lips was cold, hard and straight, and he held a military cap in his hand, revealing a head of eye-catching silver hair.
Lin Han was still turning on his laptop next to the TV. The discussion interface on it exploded after hearing this sentence and seeing this picture.
[Am I seeing this? ! Did I hear it wrong! ! ! The admiral would actually appear on live news? ? ]
[What the hell! Didn’t he say that he never likes talking to the media, and that everything he conveys is relayed by his adjutants or assistants? ]
[This is the first time I have seen a live admiral on live TV! ]
[So he would actually be willing to come out in person to speak for Professor Xu? This relationship is too good, or maybe it is true trust that would allow her to accept the invitation and explain it to him in the first place. ]
[Although I know it’s wrong to say this in this situation, I still think the Admiral is really handsome! ! He is so young and handsome. I can't see anything else now. I can't take my eyes away. ]
[Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh sorry, me too! Just looking at it like this makes me want to get horny! ! ! ! ]
[It just looks so fierce, no one would dare to approach it, just take a look. ]
Gululu obviously also saw the man on TV. It couldn't tell the difference between the live broadcast and the picture, and thought it was just casually pasted on as usual. It looked at the silent and cold He Yunting, then looked at Lin Han, whose expression seemed to be no different at the moment, and shrank back to his shoulder.
"Don't be afraid." Lin Han rubbed the soft fur on its head and said.
It can be seen that even the official media, the people responsible for the live interview were a little excited. Their initial purpose was just to contact Lu Anhe without any hope, to see if the base might have any other insights on this.
After all, such a big thing has happened and everyone wants to keep themselves out of it. The base cannot fail to understand this truth.
But not only did Lu Anhe agree to their invitation, he even asked He Yunting, who never faced the media directly, to come out and respond.
This was something that no one had ever dared to think of before.
The official media followed the procedure to introduce the current status of Proton Star and the doubts about Xu Zhiheng's antagonist.
Although He Yunting's expression did not seem impatient, he was still cold and kept people at a distance.
When the other party finally finished the introduction and nervously left time to He Yunting, Lin Han even felt that the noisy students outside the window had quieted down a little.
"I cannot deny that there is indeed a possibility of genetic counterattack on Proton Star." His voice was light, as if the current situation was not that pessimistic.
If others were allowed to speak, reporters from official media might have many questions to ask, such as the next plans or whether there are any other response measures.
But for some reason, when it came to He Yunting, no one interrupted him and wanted to wait for him to finish speaking.
"But it was Professor Xu's brave attempt that led to the production of the antagonist and the possibility of improving the proton star at that time. If we want to directly deny his contribution, then what I did before is also to blame."
He reached out and unconsciously touched the cold metal pattern on his military cap, and said, "No one can predict the final direction of this planet, but everyone is working hard for it."
“There is no success or failure in life, only gamble everything on one throw and never look back.”
[Why is every word the admiral says so fascinating? I feel that as long as it is what he says, I will believe it. ]
[That’s right, Professor Xu did save those people, so we shouldn’t be so harsh on him now. ]
[But who knows what proton stars are like now? If doing it is the same as not doing it, isn't it a waste of effort? ]
[But the development of the antagonist did delay Proton Star for so long. Can't you show a little empathy to such a hard-working professor? ]
[The last time the admiral was misunderstood by those people, it was Professor Xu who bravely stood up to speak for him. Thinking of this, I actually tasted a kind of mutual respect between the two. ]
He Yunting didn't seem to intend to answer any other questions, and didn't even let Lu Anhe answer on his behalf. He left without staying for long.
But just a few short sentences are enough.
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In Xu Zhiheng's private laboratory, Qi Jiamu heard the noise inside the room. After hesitating for a moment, he pushed the door open and said, "Professor, are you okay?"
Because he was worried that someone might find this place, and Qi Jiaze was still in the laboratory, He Yunting simply asked Qi Jiamu to ensure Xu Zhiheng's safety.
The scene that Qi Jiamu saw was a bit messy.
Xu Zhiheng's face did not look good. He leaned weakly on the laboratory table. Several reagent bottles were broken, and the steaming glass cup turned into fragments and fell to the ground. The light screen in the center was showing the live news broadcast that had just ended.
Qi Jiamu looked at Xu Zhiheng worriedly. He knew the seriousness of the matter and was afraid that Xu Zhiheng would not be able to bear such pressure. "Professor Xu? Professor Xu?"
Xu Zhiheng tried to exhale and pinched his brows: "...I'm fine. I just didn't expect things to turn out like this."
Qi Jiamu wanted to say something to comfort her, but he was also a man of few words and he really didn't know what to say.
Xu Zhiheng was a little anxious. He stepped forward and grabbed Qi Jiamu's hand. He seemed to be shaking with anxiety: "Jiamu, can you contact the admiral? I, I want to find him..."
After all, after He Yunting said those words at the first time, the malicious public opinion about Xu Zhiheng would decrease sharply. Qi Jiamu tried to comfort him: "Professor Xu, don't worry too much. The admiral--"
Before Qi Jiamu finished speaking, he heard the sound of identification coming from the laboratory door.
Qi Jiamu clearly felt Xu Zhiheng's hand holding his arm stiffen for a moment. Although he didn't know who the person was, he hurriedly said, "No one will be able to find this place. Don't worry, you will be safe."
It turned out to be no one else.
The man who was talking to the camera at the base half an hour ago now appeared at the door of the laboratory. The brim of his hat obscured the expression on his face. He stood straight with an intimidating majesty.
Qi Jiamu breathed a sigh of relief, but it was rare for He Yunting to be dressed so formally, so he immediately saluted him respectfully: "General."
He Yunting nodded slightly as a response.
"Admiral..." Xu Zhiheng didn't expect him to appear here.
"Professor Xu." He Yunting responded, "I believe you have seen the news."
"I know, I know," Xu Zhiheng said quickly, "Thank you..."
"No need." Perhaps because He Yunting looked particularly indifferent today, Xu Zhiheng did not say anything more after hearing what he said.
"But the matter of Proton Star must be resolved." He Yunting said in a light voice, "I am here to pick you up."
Even Qi Jiamu was stunned for a moment. Now Xu Zhiheng's residence and the regular laboratory were surrounded by people, and he didn't have the conditions to enter the base. Where could he take him?
"His Majesty invites you to see him. I will take you there."
The author has something to say: Here I come! I told myself that I wouldn’t eat until I finished writing, and now I can finally go eat. I will continue to work hard to finish the line!
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