Spark

"Have the investigation results not come out yet?"

Xichang Satellite Launch Center, an independent viewing platform.

Chen Nian asked Li Xiang beside him while looking at the Long March-9 rocket undergoing final launch preparations in the distance.

"No, and it is estimated that there will be no investigation results in the short term."

Li Xiang shook his head and replied:

"At first, the U.S. side thought this might be just a simple shooting and murder, but as the case progressed, they discovered that the shooting was far more complicated than they imagined."

"Nothing was captured by the surveillance, the source of the gun could not be traced, the ballistics analysis could not provide effective clues, the entry and exit records were all normal, and the major gangs and underground forces were eager to prove their innocence one after another."

"In short, the killer is like a ghost, appearing suddenly and disappearing suddenly."

"Some people even suspect that this is the resurgence of the Assassin sect, and believe that the killer has been melted in a steel-making furnace along with his crime tools after the mission."

"It would be great if that were the case."

Chen Nian said helplessly.

Li Xiang sighed helplessly, and then said:

"Yes, if that's the case, at least some clues can be found from the steel produced by the steel-making furnace - in short, this is the importance of the Skynet system."

"If their CCTV system is as developed as ours, at least at that distance, they should be able to capture things."

"I have to say that this was an assassination with the right time, place and people. Now the only reliable direction is to explore the assassin's motives."

"But there's another problem: we haven't even figured out the motive of the Las Laqueira incident, and the smaller Musk incident is even more difficult."

Hearing his words, Chen Nian nodded silently.

He is confused. The development trend of this world has completely exceeded his previous experience.

It seems that since the large-scale mergers and acquisitions occurred in the United States, the whole world has become magical.

On the one hand, China has joined forces with most other countries in the world to engage in nuclear fusion and room-temperature superconductivity. Even the latest Long March-9 rocket has used the first batch of superconducting technology turbine pump devices, realizing aviation technology and superconductivity. Convergence of guiding technologies.

On the other side, there is a group of armed men who are still shouting to sacrifice themselves for Allah. They are cowboys on the American continent who are shooting at each other with rifles in order to compete for pasture.

This was already an extremely magical contrast, but now, another mysterious organization has emerged from nowhere, and every action it takes accurately strikes at the fragile points of the world structure.

"Is it possible it's a coincidence?"

Chen Nian continued to ask.

"Of course it is possible, and it can even be said that 'coincidence' is the most credible explanation."

"Perhaps, according to the final investigation results, Musk just angered a certain young man in a bar, and then the young man stole a gun hidden at home and killed him with a few shots."

"Hopefully, this is the best outcome for us."

Chen Nian said.

In fact, there are some unexplained secrets hidden in his words, that is, he hopes that this matter will not leave any trace behind.

No matter who it is, just kill it, just don't get caught.

After all, judging from the current situation, China still benefits from this incident.

As soon as Musk died, the stock prices of all his companies plummeted instantly. The departure of a banner figure will always bring many opportunities. Even if NASA intervenes strongly later and raises a new flag for SpaceX, Musk's legacy , it should have been divided up.

It is impossible for a Big Mac to collapse in such a short period of time, but if wounds begin to appear on the legs supporting his body, then it is obvious that it will be an absolute disaster for hunters who want to "hunt" this giant. Good opportunity.

The legendary Guinea Mutual Development Fund may take advantage of the chaotic situation to continue to embed its own "capital chips" deeply in order to penetrate this most core industry in the United States.

And other capital forces will also check for leaks and fill in the gaps and attack them, trying to snatch the ripe fruits as much as possible.

However, if we talk about the biggest benefit, it is not the "capital" or "technical" benefit.

It's about the enlargement of the time difference.

The advantageous strategy that the United States had finally maintained was once again interrupted. In terms of leadership, they have almost hit rock bottom.

"That country is dying slowly."

Chen Nian suddenly spoke.

Li Xiang looked back at Chen Nian in surprise. After a few seconds of silence, he answered:

"Yes, this is also a judgment of the superiors."

"In fact, we have been carefully controlling the 'rate' at which they die, not only to avoid it being too fast and triggering their alarm system, but also to avoid being too slow and allowing them to recover."

"According to our estimates, the United States will enter the first large-scale plateau period in about one to two years."

"At that time, they will launch aggressive wars against various small countries at any cost to maintain the basic stability of their own countries."

"Some small countries are having a hard time."

Chen Nian nodded silently and did not answer any more words.

On the big screen, the launch of Chang'e-5 and Long March-9 rockets has entered the final countdown stage.

As the countdown of "3, 2, 1" ended, blazing flames erupted from the bottom of the rocket.

Then, a large amount of white smoke surged up - but it was not actually smoke, but water vapor formed after the cooling water under the launcher vaporized.

The two people on the viewing platform watched the rocket gradually rising into the sky with some nervousness. Even Chen Nian clenched his fists unconsciously.

After all, this is the first time that the LITV engine has performed an actual mission, and the slightest difference is a thousand miles. When the load is at its maximum, it is actually normal if there is a problem.

However, his worries were obviously unnecessary.

The working condition of the LITV engine was more stable than he expected. Judging from the monitoring data on one side of the screen, the rocket environment data after launch fully met the requirements, and the adjustment accuracy was even one level higher than expected.

A few minutes later, Chang'e-5, which had a much larger payload than Chang'e-3, entered the Earth-Moon orbit in a shorter time.

Subsequently, there was another standard Hohmann transfer orbit into orbit.

According to the current speed, it will only take about 20 hours for Chang'e 5 to land on the moon.

Everything was on track, and Chen Nian breathed a long sigh of relief.

"It's done!"

He stretched out his hand and high-fived Li Xiang, who chuckled and said:

"The items sent up this time are all carefully selected. In 6 months, when the lunar surface base is completed, our astronauts will go up."

"By then, mankind will have officially taken that step to conquer the moon."

"Next year is not far away."

Chen Nian replied.

His mind quickly flashed through the list of equipment and resources he had seen for the moon landing before, and there were actually a large number of canned braised pork in it.

It seems that the astronauts sent up by Chang'e-6 next time may really spend a happy time there.

At the same time, in a resort hotel in the Seychelles.

Two men in casual beach vacation clothes were lying on a lounge chair, discussing the content on the TV.

"China's Chang'e-5 launch mission went very smoothly this time. It is another big step for human civilization."

The man in the straw hat spoke.

After hearing his words, another bald man replied:

"Yeah, they've been doing a great job on that."

"I have to say that this is indeed an excellent race. In the past, we always thought that white people had the real high-quality genes. Now it seems that things are not that simple."

"From a genetic point of view, the yellow race is not that outstanding, but they seem to have chosen a correct cultural route from the beginning."

"And this cultural route also gives them more time to evolve - fortunately we discovered it quickly and did not choose the wrong direction."

The straw hat man laughed and paused for a few seconds. After listening to the host's report on the news, he continued:

"So that was my initial point of view, and I remember at that time, you were still a staunch opponent."

"So I said, it's wrong for the butt to determine the head. You can't think that because you are a white man and I am a yellow man, I have private information on this matter."

"Actually, how could I have selfish motives? When we reach this point, racial boundaries no longer exist."

"Now I believe you, you are indeed an excellent person."

The bald man said this with some hesitation, as if he couldn't find a better adjective to describe the straw hat man in front of him.

However, the straw hat man showed no resistance to this ambiguous title. He just nodded slightly and continued to talk along the topic.

"Anyway, our plan is going well."

"The actions in the Middle East successfully pushed China to quickly solve the problem, while the actions in the Americas have not yet seen results, but they have not been caught."

"Our soldiers are truly professional and we should reward them."

"It's natural."

The bald man replied.

"However, if we want to talk about awards, that will have to wait until he returns here. He still has more finishing work to do."

"Obviously, the departure of Musk cannot completely disintegrate SpaceX. We will add another fire."

"The launch of Artemis 2 is about to start. We need to blow up their recovery rocket."

"This is not easy to handle. There are too many uncontrollable factors in the process."

The straw hat man nodded with deep understanding.

"The biggest challenge ever - have all the supplies been dropped to the bottom of the sea?"

"Yes, the beacon signal detection is normal."

When talking about this topic, the bald man's expression became serious.

It was obvious that he actually did not have much confidence in his next action.

"The supply issue is actually secondary. According to the plan, our soldiers need to lurk underwater for more than 16 hours. After the mission is over, it will take another 14 hours to return."

"This has almost exceeded the limits of the human body. If the task cannot be completed successfully, the only way waiting for them is 'sinking to the bottom of the sea.'"

"It's so tragic that they are willing to sacrifice their precious lives for a better future."

"I often wonder, what is the difference between what we do and those guys in the Middle East?"

At this moment, the straw hat man's eyes were a little wandering.

Yes, what is the difference between yourself, including the organization you belong to, and those fanatical believers?

The same is to achieve a supreme goal, the same uses "belief" to control members, and the same use of unscrupulous means

In a way, they are just as crazy.

The straw hat man sighed deeply.

"At least we know what we are doing and we know what we want will come true."

"can you?"

Baldhead asked subconsciously.

"Of course it will, and it has to be done."

“In history, mankind has missed too many opportunities. It is clear that many times we have stepped on the fast lane, but in the end we lost the opportunity because of the competition between you and me in front of this road. "

"World War I, World War II, Cold War. It's really stupid."

"Now, this is our fourth opportunity in the past two hundred years. Will humans miss the same opportunity four times? I don't think so."

"So, all we have to do is create conditions for this opportunity as much as possible - we must do whatever it takes to bear all the infamy."

"I see."

The bald man lay down again and his tone became more relaxed.

"Speaking of infamy, it seems that no one has really found out our identity until now. Does this mean that one day we need to take the initiative to stand up?"

"Then forget it."

The straw hat man smiled and waved his hand.

"We are not an organization like Spark, and we don't need to be in a public capacity to eliminate human concerns."

"It's enough to do our job silently. Maybe one day in the future, when people re-examine this history, they will find that many key nodes were created by us."

"At that time, our names will be made public. Well, I'm quite looking forward to it."

"Perhaps, within fifty years, that day will come?"

"Fifty years? I can't live for fifty years."

The bald man muttered.

He closed his eyes and raised his hands to block the slightly dazzling light from the seaside. It didn't take long before he fell into a deep sleep.

The sea breeze in the Seychelles was as gentle and calm as ever, and the two of them did not attract anyone's attention from beginning to end.

Tourists passing by would not take a second glance at them, because the appearance of these two people was indeed just ordinary middle-aged tourists.

There is no difference from other people vacationing on this island.

However, absolutely no one could imagine that the two of them are the real protagonists of recent international news.

They may be the most successful speculators in human history, or they may be the best traders in the world.

They are good at exerting force in the smallest place to achieve the greatest impact.

And their attempts continue.