XXVII. Departure
According to the plan, at breakfast the next morning, Major General Piro suddenly attacked and imprisoned Lieutenant General Spock, Major Natasha, and Spock's original command team. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 🔥 When he read out the order of the Supreme Command, Spock saw the surprise in Natasha's eyes. It's no wonder that since Natasha already knows the truth, Major General Piro's actions can easily be understood as having received instructions from his superiors to deliberately trick Spock and her back to the headquarters. However, what was more surprising than Natasha was the rear admiral commanders of the detachment, who were obviously caught off guard by today's events, but they knew the order very well, because none of them objected to Piro's position as acting commander of the 56th fleet.
After a brief period of confinement, Spock was escorted aboard the transport ship De Querion, along with the rest of the detainees. Spock felt sorry for these colleagues in the command from the bottom of his heart, but it was a pity that Spock didn't trust his subordinates as much as he used to, because he wasn't sure if the Galactic Alliance had only planted Gander one eyeliner by his side, and since Natasha had also been, it couldn't be ruled out that there was a third. The ruthlessness of the soldiers made him ruthless to bring these people who might threaten him with the Dequerien, which was originally the meaning of the High Command.
"Your Excellency, Lieutenant General, I'm really sorry to have the lower officer in charge of your journey. However, please rest assured that as long as it is within the scope of the lower officials' authority, the lower officials will try their best to ensure your freedom of movement. The captain of the De Querion, Major Dirisi, said. However, it seemed to Spock that the Major's words were merely scripted courtesy, and there was no trace of enthusiasm in his eyes, and his actions proved that Spock was right—after setting sail, Spock was only allowed to roam freely in the area where the prisoners were kept.
But this is good compared to the other prisoners, the highest rank of the command officer is the colonel, and the colonel does not even have the right to leave his room. Spock understood that under normal circumstances, it would take three and a half hours from setting sail to leaving the actual control of the fleet, but it would take four hours and fifteen minutes to leave the Kuiper Belt, and once it left the Kuiper Belt, the transport ship would start to jump in space, which would be beyond Piro's control. The crux of the matter lies in the Kuiper Belt, which is conducive to concealment and is the most likely area for the hypothetical Hatu to appear.
Spock had three and a half hours left before it happened, and during that time he had to find a way to get the message out to Natasha and Rick. After an hour of wandering around the house, Spock pretended to go out for a walk. As he expected, there were soldiers in the aisles who were in charge of surveillance and patrolling. Although there is freedom of movement, there is no possibility of opening the door of Natasha's room and walking in to talk to her.
So Spock knocked on Natasha's door a few times, and when Natasha opened the door, he stood in the aisle and talked to her. Even so, his actions aroused the high alarm of the soldiers.
"Your Excellency?" Natasha was obviously taken aback when she saw Spock, but her eyes were obviously flashing with joy: "Based on the current situation, the lower official thinks that you shouldn't come and knock on the door." ”
"Ah, I'm sorry. Of course I know that. But unfortunately I had to, Major. Spock deliberately spoke loudly so that the soldiers could hear clearly: "Although I still don't understand what happened, since the order was given by the High Command, it seems that my situation is not optimistic." I'm afraid I'll be restricted in my personal freedom when I get to the headquarters, but Major, you officers may just be censored. So I want to ask you for one thing, Major. ”
"What is it, Your Excellency?"
"That's right, the 4th of next month is the day of my grandmother's death, and every year I send a bouquet of flowers to her grave, even on the day of war, I will entrust someone to do so. I think if it's not convenient for me to do this again this year, can I ask you, Major, to take care of it on your behalf? ”
"Yes, Your Excellency. Even if the lower officials can't go, they will find a way to find someone to do it. ”
"Okay, thanks. Oh yes, please tell Grandma while offering flowers, the Hatu people have been wiped out by me, and my promise to her has been fulfilled. Then I won't disturb your rest. Spock closed the door for Natasha. The whole process was under the watchful eye of the soldiers, and the two did not even have any physical contact, so the soldiers returned to normal.
But Spock conveyed the message he wanted to convey, because Spock did have this habit, but not on the fourth of the next month, the fourth of the next month was the anniversary of the original human escape from the earth, and only Natasha, who was both an adjutant and a human, could understand the meaning. And Natasha, as a participant, also knew that the Hatu people had not been completely wiped out, so Spock would never say this at his grandmother's grave. Then Natasha should understand that this is a signal of escape, although it is not yet clear that she will be told the detailed plan, at least she will be mentally prepared.
It was much more difficult to inform Rick because of his danger, Major Dirisi locked him in a special room in the cargo hold, and Spock was obviously unable to go to the cargo hold, so Spock decisively gave up the useless action and returned to his room after walking in the aisle for ten minutes.
Time passed minute by minute, and soon it was time for lunch, by which time it was already three hours before the departure time. Since the detainees were all officers, they were all supervised by the soldiers and dined at the ship's officers' cafeteria.
Of course, the De Quillion's dining room was not comparable to that on the battleship, so it was difficult for the officers to even if they didn't want to meet each other. Everyone's face looked like they had been wronged, and they were puffing up their lunches that could have been more delicious.
Spock noticed that Natasha had eaten very fast today, apparently she had understood what she meant, and had deduced that the most likely place to act was in the Kuiper Belt, so she had to get back to her room as soon as possible, as it was impossible to move with so many soldiers in the dining room watching.
Soon Spock finished his lunch and returned to his room, followed by Natasha. Lunch took twenty minutes, and with ten minutes to go, it was about to leave the control of the 56th Fleet.