Chapter Eighty-Five: Joy or Sorrow?
"I gained a lot this time," he said, "but I didn't expect so many things to happen on Earth these days when I went out!" …… Claire, I shouldn't be mad at you, apologize to you! But I don't understand, since Tang Liqing didn't have any illegal actions there, why did she still provoke them, and dragged the lovers' fortress into the war? ”
"I know it's not right," since Shu Yunpeng took the initiative to apologize, Claire was relieved: "But I saw that they were farming on their own, and I didn't touch them." As for Tang Liqing and the three of them, they were originally wanted criminals, and since the wanted warrants are valid, it is not wrong for me to bring them back to Central City...... But who knew what would turn out to be like that later! ”
"I first came up with the suggestion to let the Lovers Fortress go to war," Ms. Zhang said.
"Actually, I can't blame you," Shu Yunpeng said: "I know that the people in the Lovers' Fortress, especially Sister Zhen, are very worried about Tang Liqing and them. The distance is only 120 kilometers, which is too close, and it is impossible to allow others to sleep soundly next to the couch! Therefore, I believe that they actually want to drive Tang Liqing and them away. ”
"No wonder when we asked, Dr. Shu quickly replied and agreed to join the war."
"One thing you have to know is that what Dr. Shu said doesn't count." Shu Yunpeng reminded: "She must have asked Sister Zhen, and Sister Zhen said yes, and she will agree to you." ”
"Well, it seems like this...... Claire also thought of this, so she nodded: "You said that you went out this time and gained a lot, let's hear about it?" ”
"When you came back, did you find that your space cruiser couldn't catch up with me?" Shu Yunpeng asked. Seeing them nodding, he said, "The Jones man changed the engine for me!" ”
"Really?" Claire and Zhang Jingyi were naturally surprised: "They help you so much? ”
"I don't know why," Shu Yunpeng said, "that's why I have this idea: I'll be here, and I must have something to do with them." ”
"Then you didn't ask them?"
"Didn't ask. I think this is the first time that they have met face-to-face, and since they haven't left, there is no hurry. Shu Yunpeng said: "However, I asked a lot of things......
He told Claire and Zhang Jingyi in detail about the voyage and the contact with the Jones, and both of them were silent when they heard it.
"I think ......" was silent for a long time before Claire said, "You better not tell anyone about the Jones people changing the engine of your spaceship." ”
"Except for the three of us, it is Qin Huaiyu who knows," Shu Yunpeng nodded and said, "Qin Huaiyu has already told her, she won't talk much." ”
"It's useless for others to know," Ms. Zhang said, "and your computer is very special, when you said you were going to hand it over to the committee, and the Jones people have already prevented you from doing it." I think if the committee knew that the engine of your spacecraft was Jonesian and wanted to dismantle it for research, it would be the same as your computer, it would self-destruct! So, just don't say it. ”
"Yes, this computer is very powerful! At that time, we were on our way to Saturn and received a signal from the Jones! Shu Yunpeng said: "I can't believe it, it's a signal more than 40 astronomical units away!" ”
"Thank you for trusting us!" Claire said: "Your arrival has opened our eyes in many ways! ”
"You're welcome! You are my good friends, and of course I trust you. Of course, I will need your help in many things in the future...... Don't say no! ”
"Look, we're polite, aren't you the same?" Claire smiled, and she suddenly changed the subject: "How is Qin Huaiyu?" ”
"How's that? Isn't she still the same? ”
Claire laughed even harder: "Come on, you! Don't think I can't see it...... She's got it too, isn't she? ”
Shu Yunpeng smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Commander Claire, you are too powerful!" I can't see that you can ...... Alas! Yes, she has it too! ”
"Now it can be seen that you are not not working hard, but you have always adhered to the concept of your world and refused to be at peace with what happens."
Shu Yunpeng didn't answer, and acquiesced. Others can use him as a seeder, so why does he have to follow other people's ideas?
"Don't say it, the state of this world really makes you embarrassed!" Claire sighed: "On the one hand, you want to stick to your principles, and on the other hand, you have to make some compromises...... Let me tell you, the committee is very excited now, and the resources you have provided have already allowed fifteen women to conceive children! ”
Although he had expected this to be the case, Shu Yunpeng was still taken aback when he heard the news at first glance. His children will be all over the world, and he will not know whether to be happy or sad.
He remembered the chat with Qin Huaiyu: If humanity is going to perish, is it worth saving? He can't answer now, he won't answer in the future, maybe, he never will!
"Don't you want a baby?" He didn't want to think about it anymore, so he deliberately changed the subject.
"I don't want to!" Claire smiled, as if she already knew that Shu Yunpeng would ask her this: "If I have a child, it's okay to be a boy." If it's a girl, I can't think about it: whether to train her to be a little woman like Yiru and Qin Huaiyu, or to be a tomboy like me! So, I simply don't! ”
"Do you think there's always something uncomfortable about this?" After the two left Shu Yunpeng's residence, Claire asked, "If the committee knows, will you think that this buddy's behavior is suspected of collaborating with the enemy?" ”
"I don't dare to say," Zhang Jingyi replied, "Anyway, he is really bold enough." You think, in the past hundred years, the earthlings and the Jones have been entangled and entangled, you have come and gone, but there has never been such direct direct contact. He's a good thing, he'd accepted the computers the Jones people had given him before, and now he'd asked them to send them an engine...... Of course, he came from the past, and in his opinion, the Jones were nothing more than occasional aliens, and there was no deep hatred between him and the Jones, and there was nothing to associate with each other. ”
"The problem is that I can hear from his tone that he now believes that the people of the earth have initiated the war for a hundred years. His view is contrary to the mainstream view. Imagine what would happen if he replaced the idea that the war was provoked by the Jonesians? Claire was worried.
"It's hard to say," Zhang Jingyi was not sure: "What I'm afraid of is that once his opinion is proven to be true, it may be even more difficult to clean up." ”
Claire didn't dare to dig any deeper. She knows that Shu Yunpeng, as an outsider, can be relatively objective and fair, that's for sure. But the world is unpredictable, there is always a gray area between justice and feelings, and people will choose to help their relatives rather than others, so there is no absolute justice.
But now, Shu Yunpeng is getting to the bottom of it. In the final analysis, the existing social system and social norms will be impacted, and it is really difficult to say whether the result will be good or bad. Perhaps this just shows that the pursuit of truth cannot be pursued alone?
Fortunately, no matter what Shu Yunpeng does now, he doesn't hide anything from her and Zhang Jingyi. But on another level, he was giving her and Zhang Jingyi a problem. She couldn't choose whether to persuade him not to delve into it, or let him toss it naturally, presumably Zhang Jingyi felt the same way.
"Okay, don't worry about it," seeing Claire meditating and being annoyed, Zhang Jingyi persuaded: "Anyway, we will have to negotiate in a few days, and as soon as the armistice agreement is signed, we can stop worrying about these things and tidy up the interior of the earth." ”