501. Negotiations
Washington, USA.
It was close to twelve o'clock in the afternoon, but Charles, who held a key position in a government intelligence agency, did not have any appetite for food, but leaned on a sofa and closed his eyes to recuperate, and suddenly, his eyes opened and he looked at the laptop computer on the table next to him, which kept flashing information.
He quickly got up and clicked on a remote video call request on his computer, and on the other side of the screen was a black star wearing a black six-pointed star hood.
Through the video, Charles could even hear the sound of waves crashing against the hull of the ship, and he immediately deduced that perhaps the black star connected to him was somewhere in the Gulf of Mexico.
"Good afternoon, Mr. Charles." Blackstar first smiled at Charles, who looked gloomy, "I hope it didn't disturb your lunchtime." ”
Charles just looked at Black Star coldly and said word by word: "That alien is in your hands now?" ”
Blackstar readily admitted, "That's right, Shank is indeed with me now. ”
"What do you want?" As the almost highest-ranking existence of the U.S. intelligence agency, Charles didn't drag his feet at all, and simply said: "What is the purpose, let's say it all, I'm too lazy to go around in circles with you." ”
"Look, Charles, we've dealt with you a few times, but you'll always look like this." Black Star shook his head: "I didn't contact you this time to blackmail, and now the time is urgent, and I don't have time to sell it before I can wait for the price...... So I'll cut it short. ”
"First, these alien viruses today are ineffective for superpowers with superpowers."
"Second, if it is ineffective now, it does not mean that it will not be effective in the future, alien viruses can evolve themselves, and the antibodies in the superpower's body may not be able to keep up with the speed of their evolution, so in the words of an old saying in our Huaxia Kingdom, it is 'under the nest, there are eggs', and when the virus spreads to the world, no one wants to be alone whether it is a superpower or an ordinary person."
After Blackstar finished the second point, Charles's face changed significantly.
"Third, there are already a lot of people infected with the virus in that city today, but this does not mean that ordinary people without any symptoms are absolutely healthy, because they are likely to have become carriers of the virus, but they are still in the incubation period, and have not yet broken out, and ...... I have already consulted with the alien, and with the current level of medical care and technology on our earth, it is impossible to detect the virus in the incubation period. ”
In other words...... The 500,000 people who are now fenced off by my men can be considered suspected of being infected with the virus. ”
"What exactly are you trying to express?" Charles was expressionless.
"What I'm trying to say is, as the closest superpower to this incident, should you do something?" Black Star said: "You know, the longer it drags on, the more difficult things will be. ”
"So what? Do you want us to drop a few nuclear bombs on that city and kill all 500,000 people? Charles scoffed.
Unexpectedly, Black Star asked lightly, "Why not?" ”
Boom!
Charles slammed the table, cutting a gap in the otherwise hard wooden edge.
He stared at the black star on the screen, and said in a fierce voice: "Black star! That's 500,000 living people! You can say this kind of contempt for human rights without any burden! ”
"Hahahaha, I'm laughing to death." Black Star suddenly laughed and pointed at himself and said, "Charles, who am I, don't you know?" The leader of the world's largest terrorist organization! Are you talking to me about human rights now? ”
"Besides, don't you know what kind of urine your U.S. government is? Everyone is so familiar, why bother to be so pretending, who is the righteousness and awe-inspiring? Interesting? ”
"If it weren't for the international public opinion, you would have held back until now and not acted?"
Charles slowly sat back on the sofa and was silent for a while before he said slowly: "Since you have said so, then I will talk to you openly and honestly." ”
"Since World War II, the U.S. government has not used a single nuclear bomb, including other nuclear-armed countries in the world, and the same is true, nuclear weapons...... It's more of a deterrent. ”
"Actually, there is one thing you said that is not right, no matter how sanctimonious you think we are, no matter how different we are...... This nuclear bomb could never be dropped. ”
"It's not just because of the 500,000 lives."
"Actually, I understand." Black Star's expression was calm and he nodded: "Actually, what is more important is the matter of 'using nuclear weapons' itself. ”
"Are you afraid that the consequences of doing so will be like opening a Pandora's box, and there will be no turning back?"
"If only you understood." Charles said helplessly: "This nuclear bomb is very likely to break the current international situation that is still restrained, once the United States uses nuclear weapons first, it doesn't matter what purpose it is used for or where it is dropped...... Importantly, the delicate balance that comes with this deterrence is broken. ”
"Maybe you don't think anything now, but in another ten or twenty years...... Even fifty or one hundred years from now, you will see the profound impact of this event......"
"Therefore, not only the United States, but also any nuclear-armed country cannot act rashly in this matter, because no one can afford such a responsibility, and it is no longer even something that can be lightly exposed by 'taking the blame and resigning'."
"Any nuclear bomb could become the trigger for a 'full-scale nuclear war.'"
"But what if the virus does spread? What if by then, the entire human race on Earth will be directly extinct because of this catastrophe? Blackstar asked rhetorically.
Charles's lips moved slightly, and he said slowly: "If it really comes to the point where it has to be done, then the one who ended all this can't have any country or organizational background." ”
"I see, since that's the case...... Then let me do it. ”
Charles's eyes widened and he said in a loud voice, "What did you say?" ”
"Let me launch a nuclear bomb." Black Star said with a calm expression.
But Charles seemed to hear one of the funniest jokes in the world, and laughed angrily: "Blackstar, do you know what you're talking about?" ”
"Do you want the U.S. government to obediently hand over the nuclear bomb launch code to a terrorist? Did you not wake up, or did we not wake up? ”
"No, not a delivery." Black Star's tone was serious: "I grabbed it." ”
Charles was stunned.
"I mean, I hope you guys can cooperate with me."
"Let me 'snatch' the nuclear weapons from your hands."