"The killing of Dr. Huang Yuan has now been clarified. According to our investigation, the former head of state, Mr. Nikel, in order to seek a successor, put forward a political program based on giving up leaving the Phoenix system and ensuring a return to the previous standard of living, and has a large number of supporters among the people at the bottom. In order to achieve his goal, he established the Locke Charitable Foundation, and under the cover of philanthropy, he colluded with a large number of wealthy people or consortia related to this interest, privately trained killers, and finally planned the murder of Dr. Huang Yuan, in an attempt to stop our civilization from leaving the Phoenix Galaxy......"

At the political affairs committee, the eleven members and Shen Qingyuan were all present. Zhao Yang reported cautiously, glancing at Shen Qingyuan's expression from time to time. But no matter how many times he watched it, Shen Qingyuan always looked expressionless.

Before this meeting, Zhao Yang had approached Shen Qingyuan alone, hoping to report separately in private. After all, the incident involved the Führer's father-in-law and his wife, and some of the things were not suitable for publicity. However, Shen Qingyuan did not let Zhao Yang speak, but directly ordered to make a public report at the meeting of the political committee.

Zhao Yang knew that this obviously meant that Shen Qingyuan had made up his mind that no matter who was involved in this matter, he would deal with it impartially. But in public, Zhao Yang was not sure whether this matter was correct or not.

"It has been ascertained that the leader of the Locke Charitable Foundation is Nikkle, who has committed suicide. The main members are Li, Zhao and other 18 people, all of whom have been arrested and brought to justice. The consortiums or groups that provide financial assistance to the foundation include Wenming First Energy Company, Xinghui Group, Chenguang High-tech Development Co., Ltd., Robert Resources and Minerals Co., Ltd., etc. All of its responsible persons have been arrested. ”

After hearing the name Xinghui Group, all the committee members present were in their hearts. Everyone knows that the chairman of Xinghui Group is Zhou Yueshan, and Zhou Yueshan is Shen Qingyuan's father-in-law.

Shen Qingyuan didn't seem to notice the heavy atmosphere in the conference room at this moment, and only asked softly: "Commissar Tie Zhan, what crimes are these people involved in, and what kind of punishment should be punished?" ”

Tie Zhan, who is in charge of legal affairs, is a middle-aged man with a somewhat vicious face who looks very difficult to get along with. When asked by the Führer, he replied with a straight look: "All the participants in this incident are suspected of crimes against civilization, and the punishment for this crime varies from 100 years in prison to the death penalty. But the anti-civilization group led by Nikkor had serious consequences, resulting in the death of a councilor and a dozen prominent scientists, with extremely bad consequences. All things considered, I believe that the maximum penalty should be the sentence. ”

"Very well, organize a public trial and dispose of all these people. Member Huang Yuan has made outstanding contributions to our civilization, and it is unclear that he cannot die. ”

"Yes, Führer."

As many as more than a hundred people who originally had extremely high status and influence in the civilization were decided, it is conceivable how powerful the repercussions in the civilization will be after this matter is announced, but this matter does not seem to cause the slightest fluctuation in Shen Qingyuan's heart. He turned his gaze to Zhao Yang again: "Is there anything else you need to add?" ”

Zhao Yang hesitated slightly, and finally decided to report the matter about Zhou Mingyu to Shen Qingyuan privately. Zhou Mingyu is not deeply involved in this incident, whether to report publicly has nothing to do with the overall situation, and reporting privately can at least not let Shen Qingyuan lose too much face.

"Nope."

"Good. Zhao Yang, you did a good job. But you remember, I won't allow anything like this to happen again in the future. ”

Zhao Yang's heart froze, and he immediately bowed his head: "Yes, Führer." ”

Shen Qingyuan's gaze moved away from Zhao Yang and shifted to Professor Laird: "Do you have something to report?" ”

Professor Laird nodded bitterly, "Yes." The first propulsion test, conducted a week earlier, failed, destroying almost all of the 1,000 planetary engines already in propulsion orbit and accidentally killing twenty-six people. Over the course of the week, we have investigated the cause of the accident.

It has been determined that the Scientific Planning Committee made a major mistake in this incident, failing to consider everything when installing the planetary engine, and failing to add the planetary engine's own gravitational data to the database, which ultimately led to energy disturbance and led to the accident. Führer, I bear a great deal of responsibility in this incident. ”

Everyone knew that Professor Laird was heavily responsible for the accident, but no one had the idea of pursuing it, including Shen Qingyuan himself. The reason is simple, Professor Laird had already stated at the beginning of his tenure that he was not capable enough to lead the Courier Project, but there were really no other candidates, and Professor Laird was finally placed on the Science Planning Committee.

This whole process is similar to choosing the tallest one among the short. If another candidate is replaced, the accident may be even more serious.

But Professor Huang Yuan had already been killed in the accident, and no matter who it was, there was nothing they could do about it.

After a moment of silence, Shen Qingyuan asked, "What is the deeper cause of this accident?" ”

Professor Laird said bitterly: "The main reason is that the understanding of Huang Yuan's equations and Dr. Huang Yuan's scientific thinking is not deep enough and comprehensive. In fact, we had been discussing whether to include the thruster's own gravitational data in the parameter database long before the experiment began, but in the end it was not included because of the large number of opponents. If Dr. Huang Yuan was still around, he wouldn't have to consult with us at all, and he would have known for himself whether he should be included or not. ”

Han Luochang said: "In this way, all the scientists in the scientific planning committee are actually not sure whether they should include their gravitational data in the parameter database, but because there are many opponents, they did not include it, and finally caused this accident?" ”

Laird said with some shame, "Yes." ”

Wu Wei snorted coldly: "It's the first time I've heard that scientists decide on a thing not to rely on data and calculations, but to see the number of supporters. Could it be that if the number of supporters is small, the physical theory that exists in reality will be changed? ”

Wu Wei's sarcasm was very spicy, and Professor Laird's face was flushed, and he couldn't speak.

Lei Zhen sighed, "This can't actually be blamed on Professor Laird and the rest of the scientists. They have done their best. At least we now know that including our own gravitational data is the right option. ”

"If Dr. Huang Yuan was still around, we could have found the right direction without paying these costs. This accident is just the beginning, and every time we look for the right direction in the future, will we have to have such a major accident as a price? How many times can the resource reserves of our civilization support such waste? How long can the people's endurance last? ”

"This premise doesn't make sense. Dr. Huang Yuan has died, and we are already doing our best to do our best. ”

There was a rare quarrel in the council room. After the quarrel subsided, Shen Qingyuan looked at Commissioner Donald: "How is Mo Xiangsheng's situation now?" ”

Donald struggled in his mind for a moment, and finally decided to report the matter about Han Yue privately. This will not only involve the head of state, but also another political councilor, Han Luochang.

Han Yue is Han Luochang's only daughter. No father could tolerate such humiliation. Although Mo Xiangsheng is a genius, he is also a madman. Who knows what kind of things a madman can do?

According to experts at the Capital No. 1 Psychiatric Hospital, Mo Xiangsheng's mental state has not improved. They're working on it. ”

"Let them speed things up. The sooner we are cured, we will be able to save social wealth that could be as high as tens of trillions of human coins. The fate of the entire civilization is at stake. This is not a medical mission, but a political one. ”

The so-called political task means reckless at all costs. But Donald kept smiling bitterly in his heart: "If the Führer knew that this incident involved Han Yue, would he still make this decision?" ”

After Zhao Yang and Laird, the rest of the committee members also made their own reports, and the meeting finally ended after an hour. The rest of the committee members left with different expressions, while Zhao Yang and Donald stayed.

Donald was the first to enter the Führer's office, told the story about Han Yue and Mo Xiangsheng, and informed the Führer that the experts of the First Mental Hospital had already done tests, and the virtual images and robots were useless, and at this stage they were already looking for people who were similar in appearance and temperament to Han Yue.

Donald didn't have any proposals, he didn't have any inclinations, he just told the story in a declarative tone.

Shen Qingyuan was silent, while Donald carefully observed the change in the Führer's expression.

In terms of prevailing universal values, no one is nobler than another. If it is imperative to heal Mo Xiangsheng, or at least partially restore Mo Xiangsheng to normal, so that he can participate in the Courier Project and avoid additional sacrifices and waste, then there is no price difference between sacrificing Han Yue, or sacrificing another person with a temperament and appearance similar to Han Yue. Even for economic reasons, sacrificing Han Yue is the most appropriate. After all, Han Yue is here, and if she looks for someone else, it involves many uncertain risks.

But at the same time, Donald also knew that Shen Qingyuan was not a saint. He's just an ordinary human being. And as long as it is an ordinary human being, it is impossible to be free of emotional tendencies.

Shen Qingyuan was silent for a long time, and Donald continued to wait silently. After a long time, Shen Qingyuan finally spoke: "Let's find a suitable replacement first." ”

Donald said respectfully, "Yes, Führer. ”

"Pay attention to confidentiality, this matter especially can't be known to Han Luochang."

Shen Qingyuan's voice seemed to be a little abnormal. Donald was shocked, turned his head to look at Shen Qingyuan, and found that Shen Qingyuan's face was a little distorted.