The Facing Hearings are the official channel for communication between the United Nations Planetary Defense Council and the Facing Persons.

Hearings can be initiated by the United Nations Planetary Defense Council or initiated by the wall-facing people to exchange views on issues related to the wall-facing program.

According to the original plan, the United Nations would convene a group of facers for a formal hearing on the project one year after the official start of the project.

It's just that what Garnin didn't expect was that less than half a year after the start of the wall-facing project, there were people who faced the wall and took the initiative to ask for a hearing.

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In the evening, the Hilton Hotel decorates the living room of the lavishly decorated Presidential Suite.

Pang Xuelin held a glass of red wine, stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, and looked at the flickering neon outside the window in a daze.

Previously, the Hilton family sent someone to inform him that out of support and respect for the person facing the wall, this presidential suite will be reserved for him forever, and it will not be open to the public on weekdays, as long as he comes to New York, he can move in at any time.

As a result, this suite became Pang Xuelin's preferred place to stay in New York.

"Professor Pang, this is the information you want."

I don't know when, Cheng Xin quietly appeared behind Pang Xuelin and handed a document to Pang Xuelin.

"Thank you!"

Pang Xuelin returned to the sofa area, put the tall red wine glass on the coffee table, and then took the document from Cheng Xin's hand and flipped through it.

After a long time, Pang Xuelin raised his head, saw that Cheng Xin hadn't left yet, and said, "Okay, it's not too early now, you can go back and rest." ”

Cheng Xin said: "Professor Pang, you ...... Are you worried about tomorrow's Facing the Wall Project hearing? ”

Cheng Xin didn't know what was going on, and after Pang Xuelin returned to New York and met with Garning, the rotating chairman of the PDC, the PDC issued an announcement, announcing that the first hearing on the face plan would be held in three days.

The news attracted the attention of people and media around the world.

Although it has been less than half a year since the launch of the wall-facing project, the five selected wall-facing people have already shown signs of gradually moving closer to the image of "savior" in the eyes of the public.

Especially as the founder of the Wall Project, Pang Xuelin has become the focus of public opinion.

It's just that after the first roundtable, Taylor and the others all followed Pang Xuelin's advice and chose to keep a low profile.

Including Pang Xuelin, whether it is returning to China or in Switzerland, the itinerary is carried out in secret.

Therefore, the wall-facing person has always carried a hint of mystery in the eyes of the public.

Tomorrow's Facing Project hearing will be the first time that the Facing Faces will appear publicly in public in an official capacity after the Facing Walls Project conference.

Pang Xuelin smiled faintly and said, "There is nothing to worry about in the hearing, I am thinking about another thing, you go to sleep quickly." ”

"Oh!"

Cheng Xin hesitated, then turned around and returned to his room.

Pang Xuelin came to the floor-to-ceiling window again, thinking about the next plan.

The Facing Hearing was essentially a game between the Facers and the Planetary Defense Council (PDC).

Although the wall-facing person nominally has unlimited power, in essence, every move of the wall-facing person is restricted by the PDC.

And this constraint is a fatal threat to Pang Xuelin's plan.

Therefore, if Pang Xuelin wants to break this constraint, he must find a suitable opportunity to directly take over or even replace this supreme authority of mankind!

The big trough is undoubtedly the best time.

Although it is not described in detail in the original book, in just 50 years, the total human population has decreased from 8 billion to 1.5 billion, and it is conceivable how much suffering all mankind has suffered.

It's just that if he wants to make trouble during the trough, Pang Xuelin must have the power to deter the overall situation, and in addition, he must have the ability to solve the human food crisis and energy crisis, so that he can reach the top of the highest authority of mankind.

"So, now it's time to start preparing!"

Pang Xuelin said secretly in his heart.

According to the description in the original book, in the next 30 years, although mankind has invested heavily in energy, aerospace and other fields, it has never achieved results, and it is not until the end of the trough that mankind has successively broken through nuclear fusion technology and space elevator technology.

What Pang Xuelin needs to do now is to make a breakthrough in nuclear fusion technology within 30 years.

The technical difficulty of the space elevator is a little greater, and Pang Xuelin does not seek to solve it within 30 years for the time being.

However, he had to find another way to get into space at a lower cost than chemical rocket power.

And the most important thing is that Pang Xuelin must firmly control these two technologies in his own hands!

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At nine o'clock in the morning of the next day, Pang Xuelin, accompanied by Kante and Cheng Xin, boarded the motorcade to the United Nations Building.

Along the way, there were crowds of people on both sides of the road, and there were cheering crowds everywhere.

Many people held high Pang Xuelin's avatar and banner to show his support.

Since the implementation of the wall-facing plan, due to the legend and weirdness of the plan, the impression that the wall-facing person is the savior of mankind is gradually gaining traction in the hearts of the people.

There are even many rumors on the Internet that these five wall-facing people have superpowers or something, especially Pang Xuelin, whose legendary experience has derived many story versions.

Many people have regarded him as the hope of mankind to resist the three-body civilization.

Pang Xuelin's gaze withdrew from the cheering crowd outside the window, and a faint smile appeared on his face.

In the past six months, the media has been reporting on the wall-facing project in a row, and it is not without its benefits, at least one thing is certain, the wall-facing people have a strong political influence on a global scale.

As long as the wall plan is not flawed, this influence will be further increased for the foreseeable future.

Twenty minutes later, the convoy arrived at the entrance of the United Nations building.

Under the close protection of the guards, Pang Xuelin calmly walked into the United Nations building.

The first hearing on the Facing the Wall was held in the former UN Security Council Round Table Room.

Only now, in the very center of the round table, there is an extra square table, which is the position of the person facing the wall.

Those who face the wall will be questioned here by representatives of PDC member countries.

At ten o'clock in the morning, Pang Xuelin officially stepped into his seat.

Around the circle, in addition to the rotating chairman of the PDC, Garnin, the rest are representatives of the five permanent members of the Planetary Defense Council and the ten non-permanent members.

Compared with the original United Nations Security Council, today's PDC powers and responsibilities are much larger, the permanent members have become more cautious in the use of veto, and the relevant resolutions of the PDC also have corresponding legal effect, and all countries will basically implement the resolutions.

"The first hearing of the United Nations Planetary Defense Council is now open, and below, I would like to invite the wall-facing Pang Xuelin to make relevant statements!"

Garnin Road.

The camera lens is aimed at Pang Xuelin, transmitting his sunny and vibrant smiling face to hundreds of millions of viewers around the world.

"Honorable Chairman Garnin, distinguished representatives of PDC countries, good morning, I am Pang Xuelin, who is facing the wall."

"I'm sure you've all heard about my conversation with Mr. Garnin three days ago, and since it's likely that the resources I'll need to mobilize this time will exceed the threshold given by the Facers Act, I'm requesting a hearing to present my plans for the next phase."

"Since the advent of the three-body crisis, I have noticed that although countries have carried out a lot of cooperation under the framework of the United Nations Planetary Defense Council. However, in the case of mainstream defense plans, there are still irreconcilable differences between countries, and the failure of the 'technology publicization' movement has led major powers to conduct their own research on mainstream defense plans, which has caused a great waste of resources. Of course, I don't expect countries to put aside their differences and share technology. After all, national security is still 'second only to the defense of the planet' for all countries. In addition, I also found that countries are increasingly inclined to the aerospace and military fields in the research and development of new technologies, and the relevant research in the field of people's livelihood is declining. ”

"So, out of a sense of responsibility to humanity as a whole, I want to implement an international research collaboration led by the wall-facers, outside of the mainstream defense program. These collaborations will focus on non-sensitive civilian fields, such as modern agricultural technology, biomedical engineering, artificial intelligence, new energy, and basic science, including mathematics, physics, chemistry, and other fields. In order for these studies to be carried out without interruption, I need to secure the ownership of an island over 10,000 square kilometers and research funding of no less than $100 billion a year, which will increase by an average of 10 percent per year. ”

Pang Xuelin's voice fell, and the venue suddenly became noisy.

No one expected that Pang Xuelin would make such an outrageous request.

Compared to that, the resources consumed by the remaining few wall-facing people are simply not worth mentioning.

"Professor Pang, are you kidding?"

Inside the venue, the American representative sneered.

Pang Xuelin smiled faintly: "I know that this is a bit demanding, so I asked for a hearing on the face wall plan, and I didn't explain it with 'this is part of the plan', of course, if you have to make a reasonable explanation, I can only tell you that this is indeed part of the plan." ”

There was a burst of laughter in the hall, and the American representative snorted coldly and did not speak again.

At this time, the Russian representative spoke up: "Professor Pang, you just said that you need control of an island with an area of more than 10,000 square kilometers. ”

Pang Xuelin said lightly: "I don't want this plan to be interfered with by any country other than PDC." Moreover, tens of thousands of scientists may be involved in the project, including their families. So, I need to build a city where scientists and their families can live in peace. ”

The British representative said: "Professor Pang, you just mentioned that the annual research funding of 100 billion US dollars, such a huge expenditure, is used for scientific research projects that have nothing to do with the mainstream defense program, don't you think it is a bit wasteful? ”

Pang Xuelin smiled faintly: "I guess everyone has heard of the topics I talked about at the round table meeting with several wall-facers after the last wall-facing conference. As I mentioned before, in the future, as more and more resources are invested in the field of aerospace and military industry, the neglect of people's livelihood by various countries is very likely to lead to a worldwide crisis. A lot of people think I'm worrying about it, but I personally don't think so. ”

"Of course, I can't convince the leaders of various countries to prioritize investment in the field of people's livelihood, whether it is the current mentality of the global public about the three-body crisis, or for other purposes, we humans have essentially entered a state of war. As a human being and a wall-facer, I can only use the level of the wall-facing project to ensure that there are still people who can stand up to deal with this crisis in the future. If the Planetary Defense Council rejects my plan, then I will have to move forward with it independently through the maximum amount of resources I can use under the Wall-Facing Charter! Of course, before that, I will visit the permanent members of the PDC to try to persuade the leaders of various countries to obtain the recognition and support of the people and the scientific community in various countries as much as possible. ”

As soon as Pang Xuelin said this, the faces of the representatives of various countries couldn't help but change slightly.

At present, as the resources of various countries are tilted towards the field of aerospace and military industry, it has caused controversy within the scientific circles of various countries, and if a person who faces the wall comes out to take the lead, it may trigger a global discussion in the scientific community.

And since the launch of the Wall Facing Project, people who face the wall have a tendency to be "deified" all over the world.

The political influence of a wall-facing person is something that even world leaders dare not ignore.

At this time, Garnin, the rotating chairman of the PDC, spoke: "Professor Pang, we can understand your painstaking efforts, but the resources you are asking for now have exceeded the maximum amount of resources that can be obtained by a wall-facing person under the "Wall-Facing Act". Moreover, the dominance of an island of more than 10,000 square kilometers may involve the sovereignty of relevant countries, and PDC cannot give you an answer at the first time. I suggest that the hearing of the face wall plan be temporarily adjourned, and the PDC will conduct internal discussion and communication on Professor Pang's relevant requirements, and then give you a clear answer, what do you think? ”

Pang Xuelin nodded and smiled: "Yes!" ”

Garnin said: "In that case, then the first hearing on the Facing Wall Plan is temporarily adjourned. ”

Pang Xuelin smiled and nodded to the delegates of various countries, and then left the conference hall.

As soon as they came out of the hall, Kante and Cheng Xin greeted them.

Kanter was a little amazed: "Professor Pang, your proposal just now is really too bold!" ”

The other facers, Rediaz working on a stellar hydrogen bomb program, Taylor working on a ball lightning weapon, and Hines trying to improve human intelligence through brain science, although they consume a lot of resources, are basically within the scope of mainstream defense programs.

Only Pang Xuelin, at the hearing of the wall-facing plan, directly asked countries to increase investment in the field of people's livelihood, and even asked to take the lead in it.

No matter how bold and bold it is, it is beyond his imagination.

Cheng Xin on the side, a pair of beautiful eyes stared at Pang Xuelin without blinking, rippling with color.

She and Pang Xuelin have been together for a few months, and Pang Xuelin's coldness and resoluteness in the process of the ladder plan made her always think that Pang Xuelin was a radical wall-facer, and even a little unscrupulous.

But today, Pang Xuelin is more like a wise man who sees through the future.

In fact, many people are aware that there are already hints of something wrong in the current global political atmosphere, and that there is a real possibility of a crisis like the one Pang Xuelin said in the future.

But there are few who can say it openly like Pang Xuelin.

Not to mention, he also took the initiative to use the wall facing plan to provide a foundation for possible crises in mankind.

If you don't think about winning, you should lose first!

This is a qualified wall-facing person!