Chapter Seventy-Eight: Interrogation
Once again, Rediaz sat in the seat of the Planetary Defense Council's wall-facing hearing.
At the beginning of the meeting, Eagle Sauce, John Bull, Gallic Chicken, and German three or four countries threw out a proposal to suspend Rediaz as a face-to-face and send him to trial for crimes against humanity.
"After extensive investigation, we believe that the strategic intent of Rediaz as announced by the Wall Breaker is true and credible," said the Eagle Sauce representative. Now we are confronted with a man whose crimes in the history of mankind are insignificant compared to the crimes he has committed. In all the existing laws, there is not even a criminal clause that applies to him, so we propose to add the criminal clause of the crime of extermination of life on earth to international law in order to try Rediaz. โ
At this time, Rediaz appeared relaxed at the meeting, and he sneered and said to the American representative: "You have wanted to get rid of me for a long time, haven't you?" You've been holding different wall-facers with double standards since the beginning of Project Face-Face, and I'm the last person you want. โ
The John Bull representative retorted: "There is no basis for the claim of Rediaz the Wall-Facer. In fact, it is the very countries he blames that have invested far more in his strategic plan than in the other three face-to-face. โ
"Yes," Rediaz nodded, "but I've invested heavily in my plan because you really want to get a stellar hydrogen bomb. โ
"Ridiculous, what do we want that thing for?" Representative Yingjiang asked rhetorically, "It is a very inefficient weapon in the space battlefield, and on the Blue Star, the 20 million-ton hydrogen bomb that once appeared has no actual combat significance, let alone a monster of more than 300 million tons." โ
Rediaz calmly retorted, "But on the battlefields on the surface of other planets in the solar system, the stellar hydrogen bomb is the most effective weapon, especially in wars between humans.
On the inhospitable surface of other planets, once a war breaks out between human beings, regardless of civilian casualties and environmental damage, it is safe to carry out large-scale destruction, and even carry out a devastating sweep of the entire planet's surface, and then the stellar hydrogen bomb can play its role.
You are well aware that as humanity expands into the solar system, the disputes in the Blue Star World will inevitably expand to other planets, and this cannot be changed despite the common enemy of the Trisolaran World, and you are preparing for this. It is politically unreasonable to develop a superweapon against humanity itself at this time, so you will use me to do it. โ
"This is nothing but the absurd logic of a terrorist and a dictator, and Rediaz is one such person, and with his status and power, the Wall Facing Project itself has become as dangerous as the Three-Body Invasion, and we must take decisive measures to correct this mistake," said the Eagle Sauce representative. โ
"They walk the talk." Rediaz turned to the rotating chair and said, "The CIA guys are just outside the building, and I'm going to be arrested as soon as I walk out after the meeting." โ
The Rotating Chairman glanced in the direction of Representative Hawk-chan, who was intently playing with the pencil in his hand. The rotating chairman is Garnin, who became the rotating chairman of the PDC for the first time at the beginning of the face wall project, and in the more than two decades since, he himself has lost count of how many times he has held this brief position, but this is the last time, and he is about to retire with gray hair.
"Rediaz the Wall-Facer, if you are telling the truth, then this is not appropriate, as long as the principles of the Wall-Facing Project continue to be valid, the Wall-Facing enjoys immunity from the law, and no words or actions of you can be used as evidence of guilt in the eyes of the law." Garnin said.
"And, mind you, this is an international territory." Sakura representative said.
"Does that mean ยทยทยทยทยท?" Representative Eagle Sauce cocked up the pencil in his hand, "When Rediaz buries a million super nuclear bombs on Mercury and prepares to detonate them, human society still can't accuse him of guilt?" โ
"Restricting and stopping the strategic plan of the wall-facer who exhibits dangerous tendencies is not the same thing as the wall-facer's own legal immunity under the corresponding provisions of the wall-facing act." Garnin said.
"Rediaz's crimes have crossed the line of legal immunity and must be punished, which is a prerequisite for the continued existence of Project Facing the Wall." John Bull representative said.
"I draw the attention of Mr. Chairman and delegates," Rediaz said, rising from his seat, "that this is the Planetary Defense Committee's Facing Wall Plan hearing, not my trial court." โ
"You'll be in that court in no time." The representative of the United States said with a sneer.
"Agree with Rediaz the Wall-Facer, we should come back to the discussion of his strategic plan itself." Garnin immediately seized the opportunity to bypass the thorny issue for the time being.
The Huaxia delegates, who had been silent, spoke: "From the point of view, the delegates have reached a consensus on the following point: Rediaz's strategic plan has a clear and dangerous tendency to infringe on the right to human existence, and should be stopped according to the corresponding principles of the Facing Wall Act. โ
"Well, proposal P269 from the last meeting on the discontinuation of the strategic plan for Rediaz the Facers should be ready for a vote." Garnin said.
"Mr. President, please wait." Rediaz held up a hand and said, "Before the vote, I would like to make a final statement on some of the details of my strategic plan." โ
"If it's just the details, is it necessary?" Someone asked.
"You can go to court and say it." One representative sneered.
"No, this detail is important, and for now, let's assume that my strategic intentions as announced by the wall breakers are real." Rediaz insisted, "Just now a representative mentioned that a million hydrogen bombs are deployed on Mercury and ready to detonate, and at that time, I will make a declaration to the omnipresent Tomoko to the three-body world that mankind will die together, what will happen at that moment?" โ
"The reaction of the Trisolaran is unpredictable, but on Earth, there must be billions of people who want to break your neck, just as you did to your own wall-breaker." Said the representative of the Gallic chicken.
"That's right, so I have to do something about it, you see, this is it." Rediaz raised his left hand and showed the attendees a watch on his wrist, which was all black, twice the size of the average men's watch in terms of dial area and thickness, but it was not too large to wear on Rediaz's thick arm, "This is a signal transmitter, and the signal it sends out goes directly to Mercury through a space link. โ
"Use it to give a detonation signal?" Someone asked.
"On the contrary, it sends a signal that it will not detonate."
This remark from Rediaz focused the attention of everyone in the room.
Rediaz went on to say, "The system is code-named 'Cradle'.