Chapter Ninety-Three: Perfect Testimony
In the dim light, most of the professor's body was hidden in the shadows, and the pen in his hand turned rhythmically. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Ziyang seemed to be exhausted, lying crooked in the chair, muttering words in her mouth.
"The helicopter seemed to have been hit by something, and I felt a pain in my head, and I fell unconscious, and when I woke up, I was in the hospital."
When Zi Yang said this, he suddenly felt that his throat was dry and his body was weak, as if he had just finished running 10,000 meters. Looking around, I realized that the pen in the professor's hand had stopped turning.
The professor picked up the teacup and took a sip of water, and said expressionlessly, "Well, well, I know everything." β
Then he said, "It's not too early, you can go back and rest first." There seemed to be a hint of disappointment in his voice.
Back at the hotel, Ziyang was sullen, everything that happened just now was like a dream, it's bad, I just said something, I can't remember, was it hypnotized by the professor? Am I doing it all?
The scene of the professor hypnotizing Chen Ruixi in the tent is vivid, and I feel shuddered.
Originally, he had already agreed with Su Rui on how to deal with the interrogation, but he only confessed that he was lost and in distress because of the desert storm. Unidentified creatures, military forbidden areas, and alien civilizations are all concealed from information that will cause them trouble. Suri even taught him two tricks on how to deal with polygraphs.
I didn't expect Professor Zhang to come out in person, in front of his hypnotism, I'm afraid there is no secret to hide, right?
If it's over, will I be dragged out and shot for trespassing in a military restricted area? Will he be locked up for experimental research because of contact with extraterrestrial creatures? Will you take my dissection and make a slice or something? Thinking of the sensational legends in the novel, Ziyang became more and more afraid.
Lao Wang slept like a pig on the bed, the quilt had been kicked off, he was wearing a pair of underwear all over his body, one hand was stretched out in the big pants, and his mouth was still chewing, as if he was still reminiscing about the taste of pig's trotters in sauce.
I really envy this kind of person, no matter what the situation is, I can fall asleep, and I don't have to worry about the sky falling.
Looking at the sleeping pig-like old Wang, Ziyang was full of emotion in his heart:
Sleep, Wang, maybe we won't see the sun tomorrow.
Sleep, Wang, you can sleep hard, this may be the last time we will enjoy a warm bed in this life. Sleep, Wang, you, you're still snoring.
was kicked twice by Ziyang, Lao Wang turned over and fell asleep again.
In the midst of his thoughts, Ziyang finally fell asleep slowly.
In the small room, the lamp had been turned off, and the professor was still sitting behind his desk, with a black figure sitting in front of him.
After being silent for a while, the black shadow spoke: "Is there any valuable gain from that girl?" β
Professor Zhang: "No. β
Shadow: "Not at all?" Is hypnosis not working? β
Professor Zhang: "No, my hypnosis has never missed. She explained it very smoothly - and this is what made me strange, guided by my strong psychological suggestion, the information in the subconscious of the hypnotized person would be unreservedly revealed, including those memory blind spots that she was not aware of, but - the information she gave me was so neat, as if it had been processed and edited - she should have been specially trained to deal with the situation. β
Black Shadow: "Except for the young man just now, do you want to hypnotize the others?" β
Professor Zhang: "There is no need, there is no time, the other party is moving faster than we expected." And there is also a lot of pressure on it, and it must be solved quickly and cannot be delayed any longer. β
The black shadow nodded: "Do your best to fight for more favorable conditions." β
The next day, I slept until ten o'clock, and Ziyang didn't wake up. Lao Wang and Xiao Hei, who had been playing PSP for a long time, had been waiting impatiently, and when the three of them were about to go to brunch, someone notified them to go to a meeting, looking at a few serious guards, Zi Yang was nervous in his heart, "Do you do it so soon?" β
This military hospital was very large, and in the inconspicuous corner of the hospital, there was a gate where guards stood guard, and at the door there were two guards with loaded guns. Most of the hospital is open, and only here is that you need a pass to enter.
Under the leadership of the guards, they entered the gate and came to a small low building, in front of which there were many cars with "special license plates", and from the license plate number, there were WJ and Jun A...... The letters are all bold red signs, mostly Audi. There is also a Cadillac with black license plates and the word "collar" written on it......
Ziyang and Lao Wang glanced at each other, judging from these cars, the identity of their owners should not be much different, I don't know if they came to inspect or come to see a doctor. If it has anything to do with them, then the situation is a bit serious.
Everyone followed the guards up to the second floor, and saw a few people standing at the door of a conference room, and the guards were also replaced by special police, and there were also a few foreign men in suits and leather shoes standing next to them, with headsets pinned to their ears, and the atmosphere was very serious.
Push the door in, you can see that the conference room is very large, in the center is a long large conference table, two groups of people stand opposite each other, at one end of the long table sat a middle-aged foreign man in a suit and leather shoes, blonde hair and blue eyes, with an American national coat pinned to his chest, it seems that he should be an ambassador or other officials. With his head down, he was looking through the materials, and there was a middle-aged woman sitting next to him, who should be his translator.
To the left of the foreigner stood a tall yellow man, forty or fifty years old, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, a full black beard, a fierce expression, and long gray hair as fluffy as a hedgehog.
Behind the middle-aged man stood Su Rui, who was dressed in black, with his hair tied in a ponytail tied behind his head, and a tall and handsome young man in a suit standing beside him, who was more than 1.9 meters tall, and was very outstanding in the crowd.
At the other end of the long table should be the Chinese delegation. Among them was a general with shaved and gray hair, although he was not tall, but he sat there without anger.
Standing next to Professor Zhang, still with a kind smile on his face, he saw Zi Yang come in and bowed his head. Zi Yang noticed that Jin Guoqiang was also standing behind the general in a group of soldiers.
The atmosphere in the conference room was tense, and it seemed that there had been a fierce confrontation here before everyone came in. It was clear that the talks did not go well.
The guards brought Ziyang and the others in and motioned for them to sit on chairs in the corner of the conference room.
Seeing them come in, everyone's eyes also turned their eyes. Zi Yang and Lao Wang couldn't help but be a little flustered, the first time they attended a formal international occasion, they were a little uneasy in their hearts, they didn't need such a big formation to run their two college students, right? It seems that he is not the protagonist of the meeting, and he is a little relieved - with the friendship between Professor Zhang and Jin Guoqiang, he shouldn't be able to do anything to himself, right? They'll help me, right?
The general sat there with his waist straight, his eyes looking at each other, and Zi Yang did not divert his attention when they came in. After the guards closed the door, they spoke: "Mr. Alexander, as a member of the scientific expedition, acted without heeding orders, changed the established goals and routes, and penetrated deep into the military restricted area of our country, which is a serious provocation to our sovereignty. β
The interpreter translated this passage to the ambassador and replied in English without humility or arrogance.
"Mr. Alexander is an internationally renowned scientist, not a military man."
"The cause of this accident was a desert storm, which caused the instrument to malfunction, and the lack of experience of the entourage in the wilderness was also the main reason for the death of the expedition."
"Alexander himself was seriously injured and is still unconscious. We are very sorry for this situation, and we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause to your country, and thank you very much for your help in times of need. β
The ambassador said a paragraph, and the middle-aged woman next to him translated a paragraph, and after this high-sounding official remark, everyone turned their eyes to the general to see how he reacted.
The general still looked at the other party majestically: "The rescue expedition is out of humanitarianism, and the ambassador does not have to be polite about this." Mr. Alexander's violation of our military exclusion zone is an established fact. As a rigorous scientist, such a low-level mistake is too far-fetched. β
The ambassador took out a stack of materials and said without humility or arrogance: "According to satellite images, a few days ago, there was an unprecedented sandstorm near Lop Nur that lasted for many days, and the scale even changed the geological appearance of some areas. β
"And there were Chinese colleagues on the expedition, and their testimony is consistent with the testimony of our attachΓ©." After the translator finished saying this, everyone turned their eyes to Ziyang and the others.
Zi Yang panicked for a while, he remembered that he had seen the sign of the military restricted area in the desert, and therefore warned Alexander that if he really wanted to check the testimony, he was afraid that there would be too many flaws in it.
The ambassador pulled out two more documents and said, "This is the description of the process of the death by the members of the expedition, this is the testimony of our personnel Miss Su Rui, and this is the testimony of Li Ziyang, an entourage provided by your country, and the two testimonies are completely consistent in the process and details." It can be confirmed that the death of the expedition was entirely an accident and coincidence. β
When he heard his name from the ambassador's mouth, Ziyang's heart trembled, and his eyes darkened, "It's over...... I'm going to be cheated by this foreigner......"
But when he heard that the testimonies of the two parties were completely consistent, Zi Yang felt incredible, he had only reached a general consensus with Su Rui before, but the details were completely consistent? β¦β¦ Could it be that Su Rui and I are really a match made in heaven, and even make up lies? It's so unlikely......
The only person who has the ability to make two identical "false confessions" should be Professor Zhang.
Yes, it should be the professor who helped me out of it, and in the end it was my own person.
Thinking of this, Zi Yang gratefully forgot about Professor Zhang, and the professor looked at the desktop expressionlessly.
Obviously, these two testimonies are very beneficial to the US side.
The general spoke: "Even if it was an accident, it is an objective fact that Alexander deviated from the course of action. In addition to bearing the consequences of trespassing into the military restricted zone, they also bear unshirkable responsibility for the heavy casualties and losses caused. β
The ambassador spread his hands: "This operation is a cross-border cooperation between Chinese and American scientific institutions, and it is a scientific research act, which has nothing to do with military and politics, and we deeply regret the losses caused by his personal actions." β
This passage is obviously a scoundrel, this ambassador has put all the questions on Alexander, anyway, he is now in a deep coma, and you can't ask anything.
Obviously, this ambassador does not want to take any responsibility. After the interpreter finished speaking, there was a brief silence in the room.
The tall middle-aged man with hedgehog-like hair spoke, and in a deep bass voice, "We will compensate for the crash of your country's helicopter, personal damage, and material consumption caused during the search and rescue process." Although this middle-aged man has a Chinese appearance, Mandarin is not very standard.
"We are very saddened by this accident that Alexander is a colleague of our institution, who has always been very steady in his work, and whose personal character and academic ability are highly respected internationally, because we are deeply saddened by this accident, and we have an incalculable responsibility for the loss of life and the great losses of your military due to his personal reasons."
"Our institution will donate a batch of advanced scientific and technological equipment to your country, sponsor some scientific research projects, and even share some precious scientific research materials with you as compensation for the incident - please believe that with the strength of our institution, the compensation plan provided is enough to compensate for your losses - of course, this is not enough to compensate for the impact of this incident."
After hearing these words, the general's face finally softened slightly: "Professor Su is an internationally renowned scientist, and I have long known you and the institution you lead, and I believe in your strength and sincerity -- but Alexander's unauthorized actions and violation of sovereignty on the territory of our country have become an established fact, and this has nothing to do with scientific research. β
Zi Yang listened and thought to himself, the general seems to be a little impersonal, this Professor Su on the other side is much more sincere than the ambassador, if he wants to pursue it, do you want to lock up Alexander, who has become a vegetative person?
The other side did not expect the general to be so tough, but the "violation of the military restricted zone" is indeed an ironclad fact, and this is the most taboo thing between countries.
The situation was a stalemate for a while, and then Professor Zhang, who was standing behind him, suddenly spoke, "As a scientific researcher, I can understand Mr. Alexander's enthusiasm for science and exploration. However, in the territory of other countries, respect for sovereignty should still be given priority. The fact that such a thing happened this time was the result of insufficient communication between the two sides. It is hoped that in the future, the scientific research institutions of the two countries can strengthen communication and cooperation to avoid the recurrence of similar situations in the future, which is really a huge loss to the scientific community. β
Ziyang was shocked when he heard Professor Zhang's words, Professor Zhang's words seemed to be giving the other party a step, almost a tacit acquiescence to the negotiation conditions.
Although Professor Zhang stands behind the general, he seems to have a higher voice than the general.
Sure enough, Professor Su borrowed the slope to get off the donkey. "Of course, with your permission, we will bring Alexander back to the United States for treatment, and then I will set up a special aftermath team, which I will personally lead and negotiate with you on the specific details of the compensation."
Professor Zhang also said, "I believe that with the ability of your organization, we will be able to provide Dr. Alexander with better medical conditions. β
Professor Su: "Where and where, Dr. Alexander can save his life, thanks to the full assistance of your hospital," although Professor Su is not very fluent in Chinese, but it seems that he is also a very good person, and Professor Su and the two of you are polite.
The situation is very obvious, what seems to be a negotiation between the ambassador and the general, but in fact it is a game between the two institutions represented by Professor Zhang and Professor Su.
At this point in the negotiations, the situation is already clear.
Professor Su politely asked the ambassador what he thought of such a solution. The ambassador spread his hands and leaned back: "This is a matter between the scientific research institutions of the two countries, and we do not interfere or participate." "It seems that this ambassador is also a master of harmony, and he has passed the blame away.
The general snorted: "In this case, let's discuss the next treatment plan, and if you have nothing to do, please leave the table." β
At this time, a staff member came to Ziyang with two copies of the testimony in Chinese and English, and asked him to see if there was any discrepancy, and if there was no problem, he would sign.
Zi Yang finally understood why he was called to such a place, these two testimonies are the key to this negotiation, the success or failure of the negotiation, all the compensation and conditions, are based on his own and Su Rui's testimony.
Looking at the dense Chinese and English testimonies, how dare Ziyang look at it, even if there are discrepancies, how dare he say it.
Sign, sign immediately, sign without hesitation, the current Ziyang, as long as he is not asked to sign the execution notice, he is willing to sign anything.
After asking where he had signed it, he trembled and wrote "Li Ziyang" -- he could be regarded as leaving his name on the official international documents.
Finally finished the matter, Ziyang felt relieved. I think Li Hongzhang's mood when he signed the "Xinchou Treaty" was just like this, right?
Su Rui also signed two copies at the same time, and inadvertently the eyes of the two collided, and both sides were expressionless and did not express any emotion.