Chapter 353: Negotiation (I)
Today is a special day for people.
Asmontis, which represents foreign substances, and TPC executives, who represent human beings, will meet face-to-face for the first time today.
For some reason, the entire process of the negotiation meeting was unexpectedly allowed by the TPC senior management to be reported by major media outlets at the same time, which caused media reporters who smelled the significance of the content to mankind to flock to the scene, causing the scene to get out of control for a while.
The location of the negotiation was chosen in Yokohama, a coastal city far away from the K1 area, to avoid further economic losses caused by a possible battle with Asmantis, and in addition, there are super-GUTS and other airframes in the air circling and alerting, even if it is really suddenly attacked, it can also shift the battlefield to the sea as much as possible, and the airframe that has been equipped with TPC's latest developed missiles is believed to have the power to fight even in the face of mirror puppets.
But that was only the worst-case scenario, and before things went to war, the Victory Condor and the Victory Phantom could only hover in the air.
The reporters from the news media who arrived were stopped by TPC police officers on the grounds that the negotiations had not yet begun, and they could only temporarily take pictures of the TPC representatives in the conference room.
"Our negotiation with Asmantis this time is of great significance, how can we allow so many media reporters to follow and report during this period of unclear preparation for war?" In the temporarily requisitioned conference room, Staff Officer Miyato, who had already taken his seat in advance, glanced out of the door, frowned and said, "This is really too risky. ”
Now in the conference room, including the current TPC director Fukami, most of the other important departments and staff officers of the TPC have also come, except for the director Fukami who is the first, the rest of the people are divided into two columns, and they have consciously completed the seating order of the department staff and the department heads, and Miyato staff officer is sitting in the second place in the staff column.
"You're just being too cautious, Counselor Miyato." Staff Officer Gonto, who was sitting on the top of Miyato's staff, sneered and retorted disappreciatively, "Now it's them Asmantis who have come to ask us humans to negotiate, with the forces we currently have deployed are enough to deal with any unexpected situation, there is no need to worry too much about the other party's troubles, but let them underestimate our human temperament." ”
"That's right, if Asmontis dares to take the opportunity to attack, it's time to use actual combat to test whether the newly developed Flying Eagle missiles of our TPC weapons research and development department can smash their crystal monsters!" As soon as Gonto's voice fell, a middle-aged man with a beard on the opposite side said angrily, and Miyato Staff Officer, who was about to continue to say something, was suddenly pulled by the female staff officer next to him, and gave him a look, and Miyato Staff Officer could only swallow the words that had reached his mouth, which was regarded as a tacit acquiescence to their words.
This middle-aged man, whose complexion seems to have been slightly tanned by the sun, is named Nagumo, the current deputy chief of the TPC Police Bureau, and is also the direct boss of Staff Officer Gonto, second only to the director of TPC and the current chief of police, and like Staff Officer Quanto, Nagumo is a hawkish representative of the radical faction of TPC.
"Although the Flying Eagle missile is a high-powered weapon specially developed to deal with Pabit, after all, it has not been in actual combat, and if the power of the Flying Eagle missile is overestimated, I am afraid it will cause a lot of casualties." Megumi Kazuma, who was sitting under the female staff officer of Sawagami, didn't notice the look that Staff Officer Sawagami gave to Staff Officer Miyato, and looked at Nagumo with sharp eyes and said, "As a member of the TPC, I don't think we can risk the lives of ordinary citizens. ”
Nagumo, who was smug, smiled for a moment, glanced at Megumi in displeasure and sneered, sneering: "Instead of worrying about this and that, it's better to learn how to manage your subordinates first, as far as I know, the key person who betrayed TPC this time, Ito Ken, is your former proud subordinate, right?" Intermediary Wisdom Counselor. ”
Nagumo's tone of voice seemed unintentional, but he deliberately involved Ito from the Ministry of Intelligence, and at this critical juncture, Megumi was not good at arguing more about Kato's affairs, so she could only be as silent as Miyato's staff officer.
Seeing this, Nanyun smiled disdainfully, and did not continue to delve into the topic, after all, he just wanted to suppress the intelligence department, and there was no need to tear his face and pinch them.
However, the people of the Intelligence Department were a little unaccustomed to Nagumo's domineering attitude, and since the two chiefs of the Intelligence Department stayed at the TPC headquarters and did not come to participate in the negotiation meeting, the female staff officer with the highest position in the Intelligence Department could not continue to be silent, and asked: "The monitoring satellite network outside the Earth Circle has always been in charge of the Police Bureau, and this time Asmontis was able to sneak into the Earth quietly for such a long time, and your Police Bureau is also duty-bound!" ”
"You! This, this is because..."Before Deputy Chief Nagumo could speak, Staff Officer Gondo wanted to refute Staff Officer Sawagami's remarks with a blushing face, but he didn't know how to refute it for a while.
This issue has been raised a lot in the discussions in the past few days, but the police department has shirked its responsibilities on various grounds, and all parties have argued endlessly, but they have not been able to come up with a reason, and in the face of the imminent Asmontis incident, it can only be temporarily resolved.
And only a few people who know the truth, such as Staff Officer Gondo, will know why a monitoring satellite was destroyed in the first place, resulting in a loophole in the monitoring network outside the atmosphere.
But this reason can't be said on the surface, so now Gondo staff can't say any reason.
The Ministry of Intelligence and the Police Bureau, two important departments in the TPC, seem to be spreading an invisible smell of gunpowder between the two sides at this moment.
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On the outskirts of Tokyo, the House of the Stars.
In the empty hall, only Zhu Xingzhen sat on the sofa, teasing Hanajiro, who was coquettish in his arms, while staring coldly at the scene of the negotiation meeting that was being broadcast live on TV.
It wasn't so much that he was watching the live broadcast, but that he was watching someone at the meeting.
Looking at the dark-skinned middle-aged man on TV, Zhu Xingzhen couldn't help but recall what he said when he met Kato two days ago...
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"Plan F?" Zhuxing Zhen was a little dazed when he heard this, and vaguely seemed to feel a little familiar, so he had to wait for Ito to continue.
"Hmph, the so-called Plan F, that is..."Seeing the dazed look on Zhuxingzhen's face with a little memory, Ito seemed to be very satisfied, and his smile became extremely bright, but what he said made Zhuxingzhen stunned in place, "The strongest weapon of mankind - the artificial Ultraman project!" ”
"What?!" This time, Zhuxing was really stunned by Kato's words, and as Ito spoke, the memories of the past that should have been sealed in the dust thundered in his mind.
"10 years ago, Ultraman Tiga completely disappeared from the sight of humans after defeating the evil god, which caused people to lose Ultraman as a protector god, and the remarks about whether TPC could defend the earth caused TPC to fall into a crisis of trust, and TPC's top management under the pressure of public opinion finally proposed a top-secret plan 2 years later... Analyze the source of Ultraman's power and create the most powerful combat weapon that can be driven by humans - the 'Artificial Ultraman' project. ”
"Could it be..."The memories recalled in his mind combined with Kato's description made Zhu Xingzhen's face very ugly.
"That's right, that's the core of Plan F." Ito looked at the changing expression on Zhuxing's face with great interest, and continued, "If you want to analyze the structure of Ultraman, of course, you have to have experimental materials, for example... A stone statue of a giant that can be restored with the help of light. ”
"Eight years ago, Luluye..."
Zhuxingzhen, who had already heard some signs, said softly, his voice was almost inaudible, but Ito seemed very excited: "Yes, in the end, TPC's exploration team found the place where the evil god and Ultraman Tiga had fought, Luluye, and it should have found the stone statue of the giant, but unfortunately before they could bring back the details, TPC received the news that the exploration team was completely wiped out... After that, I think maybe you know better than I do. ”
Ito said tentatively, and sure enough, he found that Zhuxingzhen's face was ugly again, which confirmed the conjecture in his heart, and the corners of Ito's mouth unconsciously hooked up a smile, and continued to use words to drive Zhuxingzhen's thoughts: "This plan was forced to be permanently frozen for unknown reasons not long after it was implemented 8 years ago, but recently, it seems that someone in the TPC leadership is ready to launch this extremely secret plan." ”
"Who." Maybe even Zhu Xingzhen didn't realize how cold his tone was at the moment.
"Deputy Chief of Police, Nagumo." Ito smiled and added, "I was also the main person in charge of finalizing Plan F and putting it into action." ”
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Observing the deputy chief Nanyun on TV, Zhu Xingzhen was a little suspicious.
The reactivation of Project F, as well as Camilla's recent anomaly, and the disappearances of Daram and Hitra...
Zhuxing really didn't know if it was related, but the hawkish leader's approach did make him feel a little unhappy, so he turned down Director Fukami's invitation and stayed at home to learn about the development of the situation through live TV.
He did not want to meet with the radical representative until he had figured it out.
And just when Zhu Xingzhen was sorting out his thoughts alone, there seemed to be a new change in the scene of the negotiation meeting....
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(The update that I haven't seen for a long time is sent, hmm... How long has it been since it was updated? Anyway, it shouldn't be long! That's right! Well! )