Chapter 19 Control
The longer the time dragged on, the more dangerous the people on the Dodo ship became, as Algernon did not know. But as the first captain, he is responsible for the people on the ship.
Algernon patiently persuaded: "Aubrey, you and I are the captain and deputy captain of the Dodo, and if we leave, there will be chaos on board." And it won't take much time to organize the passengers to leave in the lifeguard compartment first, you know, the protective shield of the spaceship still has energy, enough to support you until you leave......"
"You don't know anything!"
Aubrey walked around with his hands behind his back, an anxious look on his face.
"What do I not know?" Algernon wondered if it was better to delay his departure a little than to abandon ship and run away and be held accountable.
Aubrey stopped, his eyes, cloudy from old age, full of confusion.
In the end, he gritted his teeth and told the truth and the truth.
"On the Dodo, there are only two rescue pods!"
"What...... What the?! Algernon's brain didn't understand the meaning of Aubrey's words for a moment, and it was clear that the ship was equipped with thirteen rescue pods according to the regulations, and he had gone to see it before the Dodo took off.
"Of the thirteen life-saving pods, only two are functional." Once he started to say this, Aubrey's words were not so difficult to say, "The other eleven rescue pods are just empty shells, and the equipment inside has been sold out by me......"
"You, you......" Algernon was almost speechless with anger, he pointed at Aubrey and yelled, "A life-saving pod can hold up to 30 people, and there are 289 people on the ship!" How can you do that! How can you do that! ”
"How did I know this would happen! The Zerg hasn't appeared for many years, and I'm not a god, how could I have expected it! Not to be outdone, Aubrey said.
When Algernon heard this, his eyes turned red with rage.
What you didn't expect!
Shengyue law stipulates that a spacecraft such as the Dodo must be equipped with thirteen life-saving compartments in order to prevent emergencies. The universe is so big, even if there are no Zerg this time, there will be no other dangerous situations?!
"Didn't you touch your conscience when you sold the life-saving pod?! It's a lifesaver! ”
"I haven't had an accident for many years, how did I know that I was so unlucky, and I wasn't the only captain who did it......"
Aubrey muttered in his heart, but he also knew that saying this would make the bearded Algernon even more angry, so he just said: "Anyway, it's already like this, if we don't run away now, the lifeguard will definitely not have our share." ”
The captain and deputy captain are definitely responsible for most of the accident, especially since the captain secretly sold the lifeguard and left two usable. There are a total of 289 people on board, and 60 places will definitely not fall on him. Aubrey knew that.
"Old man, I'll tell you about this, it's considered to have saved your life, don't talk nonsense, hurry up and leave with me, otherwise if we are found out in a while, neither of us will be able to leave!"
"I'm not leaving!" Algernon shook Aubrella away from his hand. It was his negligence that caused this to happen to the spaceship, and now even the lifeguard compartment has been stolen by Aubrey. There are 289 lives on board, how can he have the face to steal his life!
"You're stupid! If you don't go, you're going to die! Don't think that people like you on the ship will be grateful to you, and when they find that there are only two life-saving pods left, they might want to kill you right away! "Come with me, it's a big deal to become an interstellar pirate in the future, and I can save my life." Now that you are dead here, and you are also a sinner after the investigation, the people will not believe that I am the only one who sold the life-saving warehouse! ”
"I won't leave anyway, it's my fault, if I found out earlier, I would never let you sell the life-saving compartment!" Algernon was determined not to leave, where could a thin old man like Aubrey pull.
"Why are you so stubborn!" Seeing that persuasion was useless, Aubrey sighed, his already old body suddenly became more rickety, he looked at Algernon and said helplessly: "You are my friend for many years, if you don't leave, I won't leave, it's a big deal that I will die here with you." ”
Algernon didn't expect his old friend to talk like this, from the table just now, Aubrey has a strong attachment to his life, but he chose to give up for his friend!
Algernon's eyes, the man with a beard, wetted his eyes.
That's fine, he thought. He was still struggling to stop Aubrey just now. After all, Aubrey was his friend for many years and helped him more than once when he was down.
Once he stops Aubrey, Aubrey will never have another chance to leave; And if he just let Aubrey go, then Aubrey would have to drive a life-saving pod that could have saved thirty people by himself, which is equivalent to him indirectly killing 29 people.
Well, now Aubrey was willing to stay on the ship with him to make amends, even if it wasn't enough to make up for one ten-thousandth of their mistakes......
Algernon stretched out his arms and gave his elderly friend a deep hug: "I don't know what to say, but I am very grateful to God that I can meet such a ......good friend in my lifetime."
Algernon's eyes widened in surprise as he let go of Aubrey's body, staggered back a few steps, and then looked down at his abdomen.
A sharp dagger is stuck there, and the handle of the dagger is inlaid with red gemstones, gorgeous and noble.
This is Aubrey's dagger.
This thought only flashed through Algernon's mind before he fell into darkness.
"It's a nuisance." Aubrey took a sip that if he hadn't wanted to rely on Algernon's vast experience in astronautics, he wouldn't have taken this guy with him. I didn't expect this guy to be so ignorant, and he wasted half a day's time.
Aubrey didn't care about Algernon, who had fallen to the ground, and strode towards the place where the lifeguard was stored, there was not much time, and if he didn't hurry, it would be difficult for people to find out.
Just as Aubrey was around the corner of the intersection in front of him, a cold object hit the temple of the thin old man.
Aubrey glanced at it, and it was actually a laser gun. He immediately raised his hands.
"What are you going to do?"
Shang Si gave Su Ne a look, and Su Ne understood, and hurriedly ran over to see the situation of the deputy captain of the Dodo who had been stabbed.
Shang Si turned his gaze back and looked at Aubrey coldly: "Take me to the command room." ”
Under the coercion of force, Aubrey obediently led Shangsi to the command room, and at this time Sune had already prepared emergency treatment for Algernon, who had fallen to the ground, and returned to Shansi's side.
God also favored this man with a conscience, and although the knife was very deep, it did not hurt the vital point, and Sune first stopped his bleeding with a hemostatic spray, and then informed the medical personnel on the ship through Guò Brain.
"What are you going to do?" Aubrey nervously asked, "This spaceship is about to crash, and the lifeguard is in the ......."
"Shut up!" Shang Si scolded.
Aubrey's unfinished words were all choked in his throat, and the man with the gun pointed at him was not easy to provoke, and he didn't have the courage to resist this man.
It didn't take long to reach the command room, because the captain and the co-captain had just left, and there was a faint uneasiness on the faces of the personnel here. However, even so, they are now in their respective positions, nervously handling the work at hand, and there is no sign of chaos.
At this moment, a short scream rang out. Everyone was startled and looked at the place where the screams were heard.
At the door of the command room, their captain, the skinny old man Aubrey, was actually pointed to the head with a laser gun.
The people here are just pilots of civilian spaceships, where have you ever seen such a scene! An atmosphere of panic instantly spread through the command room.
Until a laser burst an unmanned seat.
"Quiet!"
A cold word, but with that shot, it was enough to shock everyone who lived there.
Shang Si silently looked at the trembling people in front of him, and waved his hand to signal Su Ne to release the video he had just recorded.
"That's right! You are not a savior! But you're the captain of this ship...... Instead of thinking about how to sneak away now! ”
"I said, old man...... We can't beat that Zerg at all...... Why do we have to die here in vain......"
“…… The ship's shield will last for a while...... All passengers, arrange for them to go to the lifeguard ......"
"On the Dodo, there are only two life-saving ......"
"The other eleven life-saving pods are just empty shells, and the equipment inside has been sold out by me......"
"Anyway, it's already like this, if we don't run away now, the lifeguard will definitely not have our share ......"
As the video was played on the display screen of the command room, the many people in the command room went from inexplicable at the beginning, to shock later, and then to anger at the end...... Everyone, everyone had boundless anger at the skinny old man in front of Shang Si.
This person, how can this person do that!
As a captain, he sold the life-saving compartment without telling everyone on board; When the danger came, he left everyone behind and fled; Even, he gave the deputy captain who has been with him for many years a knife!
Such a heartbreak is not worthy of being called a person at all!
Shang Si trapped Aubrey, who was trembling with fear from everyone's fierce gaze, and threw him into the corner.
Then, everyone in the command room saw the imposing young man put away his gun and raised his arm. A rigorous and sharp military salute was suddenly displayed in front of everyone.
"Shang Si, the captain of the 8th detachment of the Anxing Provincial Border Army, and Su Ne, the deputy captain, took over the Dodo spacecraft. In the event of an emergency, everyone on board must follow my orders! The whole ship is subject to military control! ”