In 2028, the documentary "The Tragedy of "Freedom of Navigation", which is based on the "freedom of navigation" mission of the American Navy formation, will be launched, which will take two years to complete filming, and will be released on October 19, 2030 (that is, the date of the sinking of the "Mastin" 12 years ago), and the inexplicable Hangzhou will reappear in front of the eyes of the world.

During the filming of "The Tragedy of "Freedom of Navigation", the crew interviewed many witnesses except Colonel Charlie, and the participants of those events that passed the secrecy period gave the world a lot of interesting interpretations from different angles.

In fact, as witnesses of that "tragic voyage", all of them have something to say, but they don't want to defend themselves, they just want to tell the world about that incredible experience.

"When I received the mission, I had absolutely no idea that it would be the last time I would board the 'Mastin', and of course I would lose the right to board any warship as an active duty soldier. Even ten years after the incident, Lt. Col. Brown is still frustrated by the mission: "Everything went well at first, but since we entered the Taiwan Strait, things have gotten worse." From the inexplicable impact in the middle of the night on the first day, we felt as if we were cursed with bad luck. The Benford was first damaged by an unidentified object striking the bow of the ship, and then the left propeller shaft was damaged and the left propeller was unable to work, and the Benford sailed at a speed of less than 10 knots. Due to the nature of the mission, after Colonel Charlie informed the fleet command about the formation, he did not request the Okinawa base to send rescue ships, but slowly sailed to the Okinawa base under the pretext of anti-piracy exercises. In the end, my 'Mastin' did not escape its fate, but was even more miserable......"

The reporter who interviewed Lieutenant Colonel Brown interrupted him: "I'm sorry, Mr. Brown, I interrupted, I heard that in the course of the investigation after the fact, someone said that if Colonel Charlie could have called for rescue, then you could have left the minefield earlier, at least you would have had a chance to stagger the mine, and the 'Mastin' would not have been hit by a mine and then had to give up, and finally sank in a typhoon." Therefore, they believe that it was Colonel Charlie's stubbornness that led to the tragedy of the 'Mastin'. Mr. Brown, do you think there is a necessary connection between Colonel Charlie and the tragedy of the 'Mastin'?"

Lieutenant Colonel Brown was silent. After a moment he spoke, but in a very heavy tone: "Yes, I think Colonel Charles is fully responsible for the tragedy of the 'Mastin'. ”

"Oh, you mean Colonel Charlie is guilty!" The interviewer was surprised, he thought that Lieutenant Colonel Brown would exonerate Colonel Charlie, after all, Lieutenant Colonel Brown was also implicated in this incident, and it would be beneficial for Lieutenant Colonel Brown to exonerate Colonel Charlie himself. Of course, it is possible that Lieutenant Colonel Brown blamed Colonel Charlie for everything, but this is obviously impossible, because things have already passed, and it is no good to shirk the blame now except to be a villain.

In the face of the reporter's surprise, Lieutenant Colonel Brown said: "Although Colonel Charlie is the initiator of the tragedy of the 'Mastin', he is not guilty!"

"What do you mean? I don't quite understand. The reporter asked suspiciously.

"It is true that it was Colonel Charlie's order that led to the tragedy of the 'Mastin', but there was nothing wrong with the order he issued. Lieutenant Colonel Brown organized the language and continued: "Our mission was to enforce the right to 'freedom of navigation,' and the United States faced a great challenge from China in the Western Pacific at that time. This time Jean has a strong political purpose, and if it is revealed that the "Benford" is inexplicably damaged in the course of the mission, and it will not be able to sail normally, then the United States will lose face in the world, and "freedom of navigation" will become a joke. Faced with such a dilemma, I don't think Colonel Charlie made the wrong choice! I think any American soldier would make the same choice in Colonel Charlie's position. ”

"You mean that Colonel Charlie was found guilty by mistake. The reporter asked.

"Maybe......" Lieutenant Colonel Brown reversed his aggressiveness: "It's just a tragedy, after all, someone has to be responsible, and Colonel Charlie is the unfortunate man." ”

Lieutenant Colonel Brown's answer disappointed the reporter a little, and he estimated that Lieutenant Colonel Brown could only go so far.

The reporter didn't dwell on this sensitive issue, but just asked, "I've heard your circles call this mission a 'tragic voyage,' right?"

Lieutenant Colonel Brown smiled and did not answer.

The reporter didn't ask any questions, as if he was just casually asking the question, and didn't ask for an answer.

When CNN reporter returned to the United States after the incident, he quickly transitioned from a frontline reporter to a behind-the-scenes job.

"That incident changed the fate of many people. I was thrilled to hear that I had gone to the Benford for an interview, it was an honorable assignment. Ten days before entering the Taiwan Strait, I got along very well with the crew of the "Benford", and they were all very welcoming. I even fell in love with a young and handsome captain officer, who was funny and humorous, and we talked very well. So, on the 'Benford' everything was beautiful except for Colonel Charlie, who was not easy to get along with. fell into deep memories, remembering some scenes at that time, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl slightly: "Before entering the Taiwan Strait, I boarded a helicopter and took a very beautiful picture in the beautiful sunset, at that time, I couldn't help but sigh at the strength of the United States!"

"But......" was silent for a while: "Everything changed after the Taiwan Strait, and I was first woken up from my sleep by a loud noise. When I tried to enter the command module for questioning, I was denied an interview request, and I had no choice but to return to my cabin. Two hours later, before I could fall asleep again, I felt the Benford thump, and it slowed down. This time, even the handsome captain officer was silent when confronted with my inquiries, and I was soon told to return to my cabin and not to move around freely. ”

"So you're under house arrest?" asked the visitor, curious.

"Not really, as far as I know, the crew of the Benford was required to stay at their posts, let alone me, an outsider. explained, and continued: "I waited until the next morning to be allowed to leave the cabin, and then I knew what had happened that night. Immediately afterwards, I was told that Colonel Charlie was willing to be interviewed by me. During the interview, Colonel Charlie changed his old habit of ignoring me and was very cooperative with my questions. Of course, I also vaguely understood his intentions, and anyway, my mission was very political, and since Colonel Charlie was willing to cooperate, then I would be happy to grant his wishes. So the interview went well, the results were good, and our interview was well received as soon as it aired. ”

"Three hours after the show aired, I received a notice from the headquarters that there would be a live connection session of about five minutes the next day. When I was helped find Colonel Charlie, he was also notified. Then we worked together to determine the topic of the live broadcast, and we quickly passed the review of the U.S. Department of Defense through discussion. Everything went smoothly!"

Speaking of this, paused: "I would never have thought that in the connection with the studio the next day, our camera would capture the picture of the 'Mastin' hitting a mine, which will also become the last image of the 'Mastin'." That's a tragedy!"

The interview with also ended on a heavy note.

As the communications staff officer of "Benford", he experienced the thrilling dozens of hours in the whole process, and although he was found not guilty in a military court, he was also forced to retire.

After retiring from the army, he returned to his hometown to run a small restaurant, and after that inexplicable journey, he is now a devout Christian.

"I will never forget that journey, and I do not believe that the ending of the Mastin' was a coincidence of chance, and certainly not a contrived conspiracy. I think that's the glory of God, and I saw God in the flames of the explosion of the Mastin. There will be no other reason than God to make the radars of both warships completely unresponsive. I believe it was a joke that God played on us. Lord Almighty, that is the moment I will be closest to you!" the communications staff officer reverently drew a cross on his chest.

The interviewer looked at the somewhat neurotic man speechlessly. In the conversation that followed, the glory of the Lord was spread to the interviewer.

After being fooled for half an hour, the interviewer could only say, "It doesn't matter if this is the truth or not, as long as you believe it!" In an awkward atmosphere, the interview ended in a hurry.

The documentary "The Tragedy of "Free Navigation" has achieved good ratings after it was broadcast, and the world once again reminisces about the journey of that artifact. Of course, the truth of the incident did not come to the surface, and like other mysterious events in the history of the Blue Star, the "tragic voyage" soon became the historical background. As for the truth, who cares but the person concerned?

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After Ye Hao finished the "Mastin" mine-striking incident, he left the scene. The biometal robot Li Tie returned to the Huaxia Continent with a 50-knot, and Ye Hao did not feel tired in Li Tie's body at all, which was not the same as when he first came, using an underwater thruster to exhaust and work for six or seven hours to reach his destination.

Ye Hao returned to Xiamen City before six o'clock in the evening, sneaked back to the hotel room, hurriedly ordered a dinner, and left Xiamen City by plane after eating.

It was already midnight when he returned to Yanjing, and Ye Hao casually found a hotel to book a room and began to make up for sleep after a simple wash.

When he woke up the next morning, he went to his company to take a look and found that the preparatory work was basically completed, and only a little finishing work remained, and the work efficiency of professionals was high under the offensive of money.

The office turned around, and Ye Hao soon found that he was a superfluous person, so he was happy to be idle, and said hello to the newly recruited beauty at the front desk of the company and left the building.

After dealing with lunch near the company, Ye Hao was going to go to Tianjin City to have a look, at present, the Blue Ocean Company is just an empty shelf, and there is no specific clerk, so he can only do it in person to inspect the factory site, and he is idle anyway.

As a result, when Ye Hao bought the train ticket and entered the station, the phone rang.

This mobile phone was just bought by Ye Hao, in fact, his communication can be contacted through artificial intelligence Andy, but in order to hide people's eyes, he still bought a mobile phone to pretend.

"Is it Xiao Ye?" a man's voice came from the phone.

"I'm Ye Hao. Ye Hao, with a memory far beyond ordinary people, quickly heard that it was Director Luo of the Second Bureau of the General Staff.

"I'm Luo Guojian of the General Staff, and we met in Donglaishun. Director Luo introduced himself.

"Yes, Director Luo, what are you looking for me?"

"Hehe, I heard Lao Jiao say that your company is about to open, and it is really a young hero, congratulations!" Director Luo snorted.

"Thank you Director Luo for your concern. Ye Hao didn't say much, waiting for Director Luo's next words.

"Have you decided on a location?"

"No, I've looked at a few places for the time being, and the exact address hasn't been decided yet. ”

"Oh, since you haven't decided yet, then you're welcome. I have a friend who works in Ning, Suzhou, and he happened to be in Yanjing for the past two days, and when I met him, I talked about you, and he was interested in your project. Xiao Ye, can you give me a face, and have time to come out and meet?"

"Director Luo, it's funny, I'm still bothering you about this little thing. You just say hello and don't get it. ”

"Haha, you're an investor. Are you free today?"

"If you are free, you will be free, Director Luo, you have decided to notify me. ”

"Okay, then I'll make the decision, and I'll come to the second floor at five o'clock this afternoon. ”

"Okay, I'll be there on time. ”

"See you at five o'clock!"

"Goodbye!"

Ye Hao put away the phone, he didn't expect that the first person to call this year was Director Luo. But if you think about it, it makes sense.

Huaxia officials must have a process of inspecting themselves, and putting themselves under their noses is the best choice. Out of the importance or fear of the "Robert" behind him, there will definitely be people with a government background who will come forward to help him solve the problem of choosing a factory site. And he has just returned to China, and there are only three people who have seen the official background, Jiao Jiangbo has been abroad for a long time and is not familiar with China, Director He is a Buddha, so Director Luo is a suitable candidate. Although Director Luo's price is also a bit high, from another point of view, doesn't this just show that Huaxia values himself.

Director Luo should have received the news of his return to Yanjing, and knew that he had not yet completed the matter of the factory site, so he made this call. As for the choice of the time and place to meet, there is also a deep meaning, the time is decided by Director Luo, and the place of meeting is Donglaishun but the place where the two met for the first time, which should have the meaning of taking care of Ye Hao.

"In the domestic officialdom, there is really no simple one. Ye Hao had to admire: "It seems that Jin City doesn't have to go anymore." ”