Chapter 23: The Tenth Man

Lao Zhao and Tian Zhuang, who had been to the scene, thought in their hearts.

Not only did it eliminate foreign matter, but even the riverbed was dried up. ’

As if hearing their inner monologue, Commissioner Tao cut the projection to the photos and videos of the aftermath in the next moment.

There, the riverbed is grayish-white, the edges are dry and cracked, and the center is almost crystalline in the close-up.

Commissioner Tao made a brief summary of the incident based on some inferences and information from the headquarters, as well as the investigation and questioning after arriving in Yuecheng.

"When we were in the capital, we already had a brief discussion on the incident, and after two days of field investigation, some of the information was clearer, and some of the key points were more confusing. ”

This does not, however, preclude the overall argument for such events. ”

With that, Commissioner Tao turned his gaze to the man in a notebook video, who nodded slightly.

With his approval, Commissioner Taute continued.

"You are all people in the national security system, and your positions are not low, I believe that the rumors above have received some of them. ”

Those present either did not speak, or nodded their heads, apparently agreeing with this statement.

"Then I'll be succinct. ”

"According to the information collected by our intelligence agencies, there is a kind of 'sudden heterogeneous case' in the world at present, just like the reality in the video just now. ”

"And these videos, I believe, are just some of these incidents, and there are certainly some that have not been collected or undetected. ”

Obviously, this kind of incident is not a cause for celebration in reality. ”

Speaking of this, Commissioner Taute paused, scanning everyone present, as if to observe their reactions, ready to respond to the upcoming questioning at any time.

"The Tenth Man Theory!"

"We did a lot of investigative work, went through a lot of organizational arguments, and in the absence of sufficient data and information to support it, we substituted the theoretical system used by Israel in the early days. ”

"We have made a little improvement in light of the actual situation: when the conclusions of the 'first nine' cannot be adapted and fit the status quo, the 'tenth person' must raise objections, no matter how absurd, must come up with a hypothesis that fits the status quo. ”

"Unfortunately, I am the tenth person, and in the absence of strong evidence to break it, my theoretical assumptions are getting closer and closer to the truth. ”

"I don't know if you like to watch science fiction movies or magic movies, is this scene familiar?"

Commissioner Tao took the first few pauses of the day, and he took a deep breath.

"What we are encountering is likely to be the beginning of large-scale changes in the world, which may be the unfolding of the final chapter of human kingship, or the beginning of a new era of evolution under the changes of heaven and earth. ”

The people present have more or less done such reveries, but they are basically the kind of jokes that seem to be derived.

They never imagined that they would hear "such absurd" conclusions from a special investigator representing the top echelons of the Central Committee.

It would be a quiet moment in the room, followed by a whispered discussion, but almost no one opened their mouths to question it directly, because they found that they could not find strong evidence to break this absurd argument.

Words like "this can't be" or "you're talking nonsense" would pale in comparison.

"This is an extremely unfavorable inference for our country, and indeed for all of us, at least we have not yet seen the side that benefits us. ”

Commissioner Tao did not let the conversation continue.

"However, the incident in the crooked loach river is an important turning point!"

"Whether it is everyone at the scene, or the leaders and my team members in front of the video, comrades, I reiterate that the loach river incident is an extremely important turning point!"

"This video message is different from all previous intelligence gatherings, and it's an important differentiator... ”

"That's the fire!"

There were all elite cadres present, and there was no incompetent person, and all of them seemed to have grasped some key point in their hearts at an instant.

"The fire was clearly not the result of an attack by our violent organs, and it is unlikely that it was the suicide of a monster in the river, and of course, it was not the spontaneous combustion of biogas as reported in the news. ”

Of course, the 'people' here are my wishful thinking, but I very much hope that this is the case. ”

"This fire shows that it is not only disasters that accompany strange events, but also the existence of restraint!"

"Whether it's an evolved newcomer or a superpower, or a human-friendly alien being, no matter how divine he may be, it is undoubtedly helping us, at least for now. ”

"Yuecheng! As the only place where this kind of incident has occurred, I hope that all of you in Zhejiang Province can do your best to cooperate with my work!"

"In a way that does not promote or stimulate the other party, find the 'fire cause'!"

。。。

Today's meeting was a memorable one for all of you.

The hearts of the crowd were quite complicated until they walked out of the meeting.

There is a feeling that someone from above has suddenly sent someone to tell you that "aliens have invaded the earth before you know it".

Whoever it is, worry is one of the emotions that inevitably arises after the meeting.

Twenty-four hours later.

The Zhejiang Provincial Bidding Office started the construction of the "new civil air defense project" and the "military reserve project" in the form of non-public invitation to bid.

Many large cities in China have also started similar projects, or bidding or designating units for construction.

However, most of the people who know about this are some large engineering companies, and ordinary people can at most see a trace of marginal reports in the news that are defined as "civil air defense replacement projects".

。。。

Tao Xingzhi smoked a cigarette and stood in the corridor of the Yuecheng Guest House, looking at the misty drizzle before and after Qingming.

I just received the news that he was promoted again.

was promoted from the department level to the deputy minister level, and half a year ago, he was quietly a deputy department level cadre.

This is not a good thing.

At least in the current situation, it's not a good thing.

The more he is promoted, the more important his theories and the work done by his colleagues are.

In other words, instead of being shattered by new information and evidence, his inferences moved in a direction that no one, including himself, wanted to see.

It's not that there is no good side to the future of the direction, after all, change is a hotbed of evolution and chance, but breaking the stable status quo is not a labor pain that can be passed.

In this case, he, the main person in charge, is actually a mess in his heart and has no clue.

But he had to pretend to be calm, and his team members worked out a series of seemingly reasonable and far-sighted suggestions for evaluation.

Apparently the people of the above assessment are also powerless to refute them, or unwilling to take on the responsibilities that may come with rebutting them, so the extent to which their recommendations have been implemented is astonishing.

This makes them feel even more stressed, which is also why they attach great importance to the incident in the Bending Loach River.

Pinching off today's twelfth cigarette butt, Tao Xingzhi walked back to the house and put on his coat.

I hope there's some good news. ’

PS: Thank you for the 2000 coin reward from His Royal Highness Xiaohan Omeow~