XXVI. Escape Plan

Major General Piro adjusted his sitting posture, straightened up, and said, "There are several problems that must be solved at the moment. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info The Galactic Alliance Council and the Fleet Commander Headquarters have no intention of letting you live, and even if you escape, they will not give up and will definitely search for your whereabouts throughout the galaxy, which is obviously very disadvantageous. If, on the other hand, there is not enough evidence to substantiate the charges against you, then they will at least not be able to openly claim that you are a rebel and will only conduct a secret search, which will greatly increase the chances of a successful escape. And the deciding factor for all this lies in one person. ”

"You mean Colonel Gand?"

"That's right! He's been lurking around you, and it's assumed he's handed over a fair amount of evidence. But why hasn't the Supreme Command done anything to you? There are two possibilities, one is that they still need your command ability to deal with the Hatu, but this is not very likely, because although you are powerful, you are not enough to be replaced, and the defeat of the Hatu is only a matter of time. The second is that although they have learned most of the truth, they have not yet obtained sufficient evidence, because Colonel Gander has not submitted the key evidence for his own personal vendetta. That's why the High Command asked me to escort your entire command team back, because they didn't want to expose Colonel Gand's identity, because as long as they ensure Colonel Gand's safety, they will also ensure evidence of your life. ”

Spock nodded and said, "I see what you mean. If Colonel Gander had disappeared, there would have been no proof of it. But may I remind you that the entire command knows that you and I are good friends, so why did you give you a secret order to carry out this escort mission? ”

Piro smiled meaningfully at him, and he suddenly switched to sign language and fiddled at Spock, "That's the point of the matter." Originally, if I brought you down, it would have been logical for me to be the commander of the 56th Fleet, and this order from the headquarters seemed to be trying to use my ambitions to facilitate this matter. But they were not clever enough: I was not the only rear admiral in the fleet, but I was the only one who was your friend. They did this more out of fear that if someone else did this, you would join forces with me to start a rebellion, so they tried to divide the two of us. It is conceivable, then, that when they gave this order, they must have already issued similar orders to several other major generals, but there must have been an additional clause in it, which was that if I refused to carry it out, I would be arrested with me. It's really stupid, maybe I would have taken into account the duties and obligations of a soldier and arrested you, but now I think that I don't know how many pairs of eyes are watching my every move behind my back, which makes me feel uncomfortable, and if I still obediently do it in this case, I will no longer be a soldier, but a minion. ”

Spock stared at his long-time comrade-in-arms and changed this passage to sign language, obviously the previous words may be prevaricated by drunken nonsense, and the rest of the words must be kept absolutely secret. Although there was no bugging equipment in the room, Major General Piro had been more cautious than he seemed. This is indeed like what he would say, if Piro hadn't had an uninhibited emotion in his bones and seemed incompatible with the rules of the army, I am afraid that he would have become a lieutenant general, or even a general. Maybe he is also an outlier among the Matt people, who are known for their loyalty, bravery, and warlike fighting, after all, there will be personality differences, and Piro is fortunate to be this kind of person. At that moment, Spock also asked in sign language, "So what exactly are you going to do?" ”

"It's very simple, I will follow the order to arrest you and Colonel Gande and others, including all those involved in today's incident, and then stuff them into a transport ship and send them to the headquarters of the command. However, I'm not going to wait until I'm purging the Hatu, but I'm going to get as soon as possible. ”

Spock nodded slowly, years of working together allowed him to understand the meaning behind it without any more explanations. Advance action can effectively prevent other rear admirals who have received orders from getting ready, and can also show the command that Rear Admiral Piro is eager to get the position of fleet commander. As soon as the transport ship leaves the actual control of the fleet, then there are many details that can be changed.

Piro continued to gesture in sign language: "Because I was too light on the enemy, I thought that the Hatu people had been confined to the earth, so I did not send escort ships to follow, at this time, if a transport ship lacking armed forces was attacked by the remnants of the Hatu warship, then the final fate is probably self-evident." ”

Spock smiled knowingly, so that all the evidence would sink to the bottom with the disappearance of Colonel Gand, and the Galactic Alliance's jealous self would naturally disappear. Immediately he gestured: "What about you?" What should you do? ”

Piro also smiled and said: "I'm very easy to do, after learning this bad news, I will personally lead a detachment to pursue the Hatu Star people, as for whether the Hatu Star people will be pursued later, it is difficult to guarantee, if I can't find it, maybe I will keep looking for it." ”

Spock couldn't help but sneer when he saw this: Rear Admiral Piro sometimes behaved like an awkward child, this kind of meaningless search operation would not be fruitful at all, but it allowed him to delay the return of the 56th Fleet as much as possible, it seems that he really planned to carry out a purge operation in the fleet, as for whether he will return to the Galactic Alliance smoothly after that, or something else, it is difficult to predict. Spock felt that Major General Piro's eyes flashed with joy and enthusiasm, which reminded him of his father, Houp, who used this kind of look and action to run around the Galactic Alliance, lobbying the councilors of various planets for humanity to take revenge on the Hatu people as soon as possible. Perhaps Major General Piro would be a very good revolutionary, if he was given enough soil and water.

Compared with Major General Piro's enthusiasm, what affected Spock's judgment was his own mood. It was nothing to give up the existing ranks, power or anything, but if Major General Piro's plan was carried out, it would be tantamount to embarking on the same path of escape as Prince Hudson of Hartu, and it seemed that the situation was even more embarrassing than he was. But in the end, Spock agreed to Piro's plan, and the starting point of his consideration was that since humanity has lived a stable surveillance life in the Galactic Federation, then at least humanity will not face an existential crisis in the short term, so it will make no difference whether human society has its own or not. That being the case, it may be most appropriate for oneself, the one in the know, to take on the risky task, and if it succeeds, then humanity may have a chance to revive, although it may take years.

The plan was set, and Piro stood up to leave. Spock whispered, "Thank you, Piro. ”

Hearing this, Piro glanced back at him and said, "It's a pity that I'm drunk and I won't remember anything when I wake up tomorrow morning, including your thanks." ”