Chapter 51: The Ant Mutual Aid Society
Jonathan was very angry at the moment.
He switched to the video with Mike, ready to take all the anger he had just suffered on him.
"Hey, Joe..."
"Did you see what just happened?"
"I saw it, I think she's a little uncomfortable with you having that kind of thought......"
"She's teasing me!"
"I think she might be joking, uh, the kind of joke..."
"Isn't a joke a joke?"
“…… I think maybe she has a different sense of humor..."
"Shut up, you stupid X!"
“.”
"Whether she did it or not, I'm going to take her back for trial!"
“.”
"No, we must send troops over immediately."
"Is it earlier than August 25?"
"Right now!"
“.”
The middle-aged woman next to her spoke: "When is it going to be advanced?" ”
"Right now! Next week! Connect me to Lewis. ”
"Okay."
Mike didn't dare to speak, staring at the corner of the screen in a daze. A third window pops up on the video interface on both sides.
"Lewis!"
On the opposite side appeared a fat man with glasses, blushing and bearded, holding a bucket and eating Asian food with a pair of chopsticks.
"Hi Joe!" He moved his hand back from the mouse to the chopsticks.
"What are you doing now?"
"Testing the stiffness and toughness of the various parts of the ship, what's wrong?"
"Like the last time I asked you?"
"Yes, this test will take a long time, and we have checked out a problem in one part from the last time to now, and we have modified the fuselage design scheme, and remade the board..."
"Oh, yes, yes, yes, I know, after all this time, I've only been able to detect one design flaw, and I think it's perfect."
"Oh Joe," the fat man put down his chopsticks and looked at the sky, "how many times has this been the case?" Even ......"
"I'll tell you how many times this is! This is the hundredth time! Even car prototypes go through a year of safety testing before they leave the factory! I'll tell you why this reason is shit! Those car companies do these tricks to deal with the insurance companies! Stock market! And the security services of the government in a mess! We are not a car company! We're his NASA! We don't need to make a show for anyone! ”
“…… Uh, interrupt," the fat man pushed his glasses with a look on his face that I knew I was dying, "what about the volunteers' families?" ”
"We don't have an auditor! We say how long the test has been! That's how long it's been tested! How long did that incident test in 2012! 3 years! 3 years! The result? Something is still wrong! Later, we did not conduct more than half a year of tests in successive launches, and not a single accident occurred! ”
“… However, the accident of the 12-year-old incident was actually caused by the launch pad and not by the design flaw of the fuselage......"
"So this is more indicative of our strength in airframe design!" Jonathan stood up and applied pressure.
Mike covered his face with his hands and felt very uncomfortable.
The fat man put down his food, leaned forward with his hands on the table, "So, Jonathan, what are you trying to say to me?" ”
"I'm going to launch right away! Right away! ”
"Nope. No way, you're not in charge of this project, I can't listen to your blind commands. ”
"But I'm the one who gave you money, and I'm also the one who contributed manpower, you don't have to give anything, you can also test your technology, what are you afraid of?"
"Listen, it's a NASA honor......"
"If NASA's honor can't guarantee that this is a lift-off mission that has been tested for half a year, I don't think I can do it!"
“…… Uh, let me correct you, not just a lift-off mission but also a landing mission......"
"Enough! I don't want to hear it! ”
At this time, the middle-aged woman put her hand on his right shoulder: "Hey Joe, let me tell them, can you have a cup of coffee?"
An angry Jonathan got up and went out, he was tall and straight, not angry and arrogant, and he looked like a political dignitary.
After the middle-aged woman waited for the door to close, she took off her glasses and began to wipe them, she sighed: "Okay, okay, I know, Lewis, don't fight." The money is his money, the people are the people of the army, we have nothing to lose, and I have a way to get Tommy and them not to get on that ship. ”
The fat man moved his lips, and Mike pulled his hands down to reveal his eyes.
"Is there any question now that can't be launched next week?" She said this very uncomfortably and sighed deeply.
"Next week? ............... "Fat man, I was stunned, but I had too much beard, and you might not be able to see how surprised I was, looking at my elbows." "What we have been doing is the safety test of the fuselage, not even the circuit test!"
Mike covered his eyes with his hands again.
"Put the machine on the circuit and the interior, and the engineer will be responsible for the power supply when the circuit is installed."
“………”
"Can it be installed in three days?"
"It's impossible, even if it's an eight-hour shift, the engineer has to rotate three shifts for seven days."
"Then it's seven days, and after completion, it will be transported directly to the launch station, and the progress will be reported to me every day."
"Well, you have the final say." The fat man straightened up.
"God bless you." She turned off the video window with Lewis.
"As for you, Mike."
"Yes, ma'am?" Mike put down his hand, his dark eyes full of melancholy.
"I don't think she did it."
"I think so too."
"But we could be wrong."
"Yes, ma'am."
"You talk to her and see if you can make it easier for her to bring the body here."
"But our rocket has to be operated by a real person."
"She's supposed to be EVA, right?" (EVA Space Outdoor Event)
"I'm not sure, and she's the only one of the three who speaks English, so I don't think she's likely to take on the task."
"You don't have to have to come up, she can translate in real time."
“…… Well, it seems like it can. ”
"You talk to her. Don't let her talk to Joe directly until we get the body, it's going to mess up. ”
"Yes."
"If she's willing to transport the body, you'll have to be armed. Don't pick it up empty-handed. ”
"Yes."
"I want to think about what else...... There is nothing else for the time being, I will not send our people to you for the time being, you have to take care of yourself. ”
"Okay, thank you, ma'am."
"Okay, so be it." She turned off the video, sighed again, took a deep breath, and got up to open the door and go out.
Mike sat blankly in the swivel chair. I don't know how long it took to turn on the microphone of the common FM:
"Are you still?"
Fang Wenjing was angrily scrolling through YouTube, thinking about whether to answer for a long time, but finally decided to give Mike a face.
"Yes."
"Jonathan is gone, can I video with you?"
“…… OK. ”
"Thank you"
Michael_EL@ initiates a video chat to invite the ball.
Answer.
Mike's awkward smile appeared on the screen.
"Well, Jonathan, he's talking a little too much, he's not really from NASA. Don't be surprised. ”
"And who is he?? … You reported all my information to him, right? ”
“…… Yes, but I can't help it, he's from the FBI of the Department of Defense, and he doesn't talk too much. Only told them your age and name. ”
"Huh, he thinks I did it?"
"No, he's just doing his part, routine questioning." Mike shrugged in embarrassment. "Don't be angry, okay?"
“…… OK”
"Good girl. One more thing is asked of you. ”
"Can you help my colleague's family get the body to the space station on those two rockets?"
"Can rockets be remotely controlled?"
"Well, you can remotely control most of the operations, but you have to have someone in the rocket when docking."
"So how can I help?"
"Uh............" Mike found it hard to speak, "you......... Send......... Individual? ”
"Don't send, you come by yourself, goodbye!"
"Hey! Wait a minute! Don't hang up! ”
The other party hangs up the video call.
Damn it! Mike yelled, stood up and slammed the chair, which spun in crazy circles.
He turned on the radio again: "Quiet, quiet, listen to me, I have a very important piece of information for you to exchange with you, if you send someone to deliver the body." ”
There was no response, but he felt like she was listening.
"Quiet?"
"What information?"
"Very important intelligence, the FBI is going to send a large number of troops over, and you will be forced to take it back to the United States to await trial soon! If you help me, I will help you too. ”
There was a half-silence.
"Quiet? Quiet? ”
"How can you help me?"