Under the dim light, most of the professor's body was hidden in the shadow, and the pen in his hand turned rhythmically.
Zi Yang seemed to be exhausted, lying on the chair crookedly, muttering words.
"It seems that the helicopter was hit by something. I felt pain in my head at the time, and I passed out in a coma. When I woke up, I was in the hospital."
When Zi Yang said this, he suddenly felt his throat dry and his body weakened, as if he had just run 10,000 meters. Looking around, he realized that the pen in the professor's hand had stopped turning.
The professor picked up the tea cup and took a sip of water, and said blankly: "Well, um, I know it all."
Then he said: "It's getting late, go back and rest first." There seemed to be a hint of disappointment in his voice.
Back at the hotel, Zi Yang was depressed. Everything that happened just now was dreamlike and illusion. Oh, I can’t remember what I said just now. Was it hypnotized by the professor? Am I doing all the tricks
The scene of the professor hypnotizing Chen Ruixi in the tent is vivid, and I feel shuddering.
Originally, he and Su Rui had already worked out how to cope with the interrogation, but only explained that they were lost and in distress because of the desert storm. Unidentified creatures, military restricted zones, and alien civilizations are all hidden information that will cause them trouble. Surui even taught him how to deal with polygraphs in two ways.
Unexpectedly, Professor Zhang would go out in person. In front of his hypnotism, I am afraid that there is no secret to hide, right
It's over, will I be pulled out and shot for trespassing in the military restricted zone? Will they be locked up for experimental research because of contact with alien creatures? Will you use my anatomy to make a slice or something? Thinking of the sensational legends in the novel, Zi Yang became more and more frightened.
Lao Wang slept like a pig in the **, all the quilt was kicked off, and he wore a ** all over his body, with one hand in his big pants, chewing in his mouth, as if he was still reminiscing about the pig’s knuckles. the taste of.
I really envy this kind of people, who can fall asleep under any circumstances, and don't worry when the sky falls.
Seeing the sleeping pig-like old king, Zi Yang was deeply moved:
Go to sleep, Pharaoh, maybe we won't see the sun tomorrow.
Go to sleep, Pharaoh, you can sleep energetically, this may be the last time we enjoy a warm bed in this life. Go to sleep, Pharaoh, you, you are so special that you still snore.
After being kicked by Zi Yang, Lao Wang turned over and fell asleep again.
In random thoughts, Zi Yang finally fell asleep slowly.
In the small room, the lamp had been turned off, and the professor was still sitting behind the table with a black figure in front of him.
After being silent for a while, Sombra spoke: "Are there any valuable gains from that girl?"
Professor Zhang: "No."
Sombra: "Not at all? Isn't hypnosis useless?"
Professor Zhang: "No, I have never failed my hypnotism. She explained smoothly-this is what makes me strange. Under the guidance of my strong psychological suggestion, the information in the subconscious mind of the hypnotized person will be unreserved. It’s clearly revealed, including those memory blind spots that she didn’t realize, but—the information she gave me was too neat, as if it had been processed and edited—she should have received some kind of special training to deal with this situation."
Sombra: "Except for the guy just now, do you want to be hypnotized?"
Professor Zhang: "There is no need, and there is no time. The other party's actions are faster than we expected. Moreover, there is a lot of pressure on it. It must be resolved quickly and no more delay."
Sombra nodded: "Try our best to strive for more favorable conditions."
Zi Yang slept until ten o'clock the next day before waking up. Lao Wang and Xiao Hei, who had been playing PSP for a long time, were already impatient. When the three of them were about to go for breakfast and lunch, someone told them to go to a meeting. Looking at a few serious guards, Zi Yang felt nervous. , "Did you do it so soon?"
This military hospital is very large. In an inconspicuous corner of the hospital, there is a gate where guards stand guard, and two guards with live ammunition at the gate. Most places in the hospital are open, only here, you need a pass to enter.
Led by the guards, they entered the gate and came to a low-rise building. Many cars with "special license plates" had been parked in front of the building. Judging from the license plate number, they showed WJ, Army A... The letters are all red and eye-catching. Most of the signs are Audi. There is also a Cadillac with a black license plate and the word "collar"...
Zi Yang and Lao Wang glanced at each other. Judging from these cars, their owners should not be much different from each other. They didn't know whether they came to inspect or see a doctor. If it has something to do with them, then the situation is a bit serious.
Everyone followed the guards to the second floor. They saw a few people standing at the door of a conference room. The guards were also replaced by special police. There were also a few big foreign men in suits and leather shoes with headsets on their ears. The atmosphere was very serious.
Pushing the door in, you can see that the conference room is very large. In the center is a long large conference table with two groups of people facing each other. At one end of the long table sits a middle-aged foreign man in a suit and leather shoes. Wearing a US national emblem, it looks like it should be an official like an ambassador. Looking down the information, there is a middle-aged woman sitting next to him, who should be his translator.
Standing on the left hand side of the foreigner was a tall yellow man. He was 40 or 50 years old, with thick eyebrows, big eyes, black beard, and a mighty look. His long gray hair was as fluffy as a hedgehog, which was impressive.
Behind the middle-aged man stood Su Rui in a black costume, with his hair tied into a ponytail behind his head, and beside him stood a tall and straight young man in a suit. He stood at a height of 1.9 meters and was very outstanding among the crowd.
The other end of the long table should be the Chinese delegation. One of the generals with shaved and gray hair, although not tall, sat there without anger.
Standing beside Professor Zhang, still with a kind smile on his face, he nodded when he saw Zi Yang coming in. Zi Yang noticed that Jin Guoqiang was also standing among a group of soldiers behind the general.
The atmosphere in the conference room is relatively tense, and it seems that fierce confrontations have taken place here before everyone came in. Obviously, the talks did not go well.
The guard brought in Zi Yang and motioned them to sit on the chairs in the corner of the conference room.
Seeing them coming in, everyone's eyes turned around. Zi Yang and Lao Wang couldn't help but feel a little flustered. For the first time in a formal international meeting, they were a little worried. If they want to run their own two college students, shouldn't they need such a big battle? It seems that I am not the protagonist of the meeting, and I feel a little relieved—the friendship between Professor Zhang and Jin Guoqiang is there, shouldn’t I be doing anything to myself? Will they help me
The general sat there with his waist straight, his eyes were facing each other, Zi Yang and the others didn't divert his attention when they came in. After the guard closed the door, he opened his mouth and said: "Mr. Alexander, as a member of the scientific expedition team, acted arbitrarily without following the command, changing the established goal and route, and going deep into the restricted area of my country's affairs. This is a serious provocation to our sovereignty."
The interpreter translated this passage to the ambassador, and answered in English without arrogance.
"Mr. Alexander is an internationally renowned scientific researcher, not a military personnel."
"The cause of this accident was a desert storm, which caused instrument failure, and the entourage had insufficient field survival experience, which was also the main reason for the expedition's death."
"Alexander himself was seriously injured and is still in a coma. We are very sorry for this situation. We apologize for the inconvenience caused to your country, and thank you very much for helping you in the crisis."
The ambassador said a paragraph, and the middle-aged woman next to him translated a paragraph. After the high-sounding mandarin was finished, everyone turned their eyes on the general to see how he reacted.
The general still looked at each other with majesty: "The rescue of the expedition is humanitarian, and the ambassador does not have to be polite. It is an established fact that Mr. Alexander violated the restricted area of my affairs. As a rigorous scientific worker, he made such a low-level mistake. This explanation is too far-fetched."
The ambassador took out a pile of information and said: "According to satellite images, a few days ago, an unprecedented sandstorm occurred near Lop Nur, the scale of which even changed the geology of some areas. In terms of appearance, I think your government should have also monitored this phenomenon. This time can be consistent with the time when the expedition was killed. It also verifies the testimony of instrument failure from the side."
"Moreover, the expedition team was accompanied by Chinese colleagues, and their testimony was consistent with the testimony of our attaché." After the translator finished this passage, everyone turned their attention to Zi Yang and others.
Zi Yang felt a panic. He remembered seeing the military restricted zone sign in the desert and warned Alexander that if he really wanted to check the testimony, there might be too many flaws in it.
The ambassador turned out two more documents and said, "This is the description of the expedition member's process of the death. This one is the testimony of our staff Miss Su Rui, and this one is the testimony of the entourage Li Ziyang provided by your country. The two testimonies are completely consistent in process and details. It can be confirmed that the expedition's death was an accident and coincidence."
When he heard his name from the ambassador, Zi Yang's heart trembled and his eyes went dark, "It's over... I'm going to be cheated by this foreigner..."
But when they heard the testimony of the two parties completely coincided, Zi Yang felt incredible. Before, he had only reached a consensus with Su Rui in general, but the details were completely consistent? … Is it true that Su Rui and I are a match made in heaven, even making up lies exactly the same? It's too impossible...
The only person capable of making two identical "false confessions" should be Professor Zhang.
Yes, it should be the professor who helped me. It was my own person after all.
Thinking of this, Zi Yang gratefully forgot to give Professor Zhang a glance, and the professor looked at the desktop blankly.
Obviously these two testimonies are very beneficial to the US side.
The general opened his mouth and said: "Even if it was an accident, Alexander's deviation from the plan of action is an objective fact. In addition to the consequences of trespassing in the military restricted zone, he bears unshirkable responsibility for the heavy casualties and losses caused."
The ambassador spread both hands: "This operation is a transnational cooperation between Chinese and American scientific institutions. It is an act of scientific research and has nothing to do with military or politics. We deeply regret the losses caused by his personal actions."
This passage is obviously a rogue. The ambassador pushed all the questions to Alexander. Anyway, he is now in a deep coma, and you can't ask any questions.
Obviously the ambassador does not want to take any responsibility After the interpreter was finished, the conference room fell into a short silence.
The tall middle-aged man with the hair like a hedgehog spoke, with a deep bass, "We will provide compensation for the crash of your country’s helicopter, personnel damage, and material consumption during the search and rescue process." This middle-aged man said. Although people have a Chinese appearance, Mandarin is not very standard.
"Alexander is a colleague of our institution. He has always worked very steadily. He has a high reputation in the international community for his personal conduct and academic ability. We are very saddened by this accident because his personal reasons have caused casualties and the huge amount of your party. We have an unpredictable responsibility for losses."
"Our institution will donate a batch of advanced scientific and technological instruments to your country, sponsor some scientific research projects, and even share some precious scientific research materials with you as compensation for the **-please believe that with the strength of our institution, The compensation plan is sufficient to make up for your losses-of course, this is not enough to make up for the impact on this incident."
After hearing these words, the general's expression finally eased a little: "Professor Su is an internationally renowned scientist. I have long heard of you and the institution under your leadership. I believe in your strength and sincerity-but Alexander is in our country. The violation of sovereignty by unauthorized actions has become an established fact, which has nothing to do with scientific research."
Zi Yang heard this and thought, the general seemed to be a little unkind. Professor Su on the other side was more sincere than the ambassador. If he had to be held accountable, would he have to lock up the vegetative Alexander
The other party did not expect that the general would be so tough, but the "violation of the military restricted zone" is indeed an ironclad fact. This is the most taboo thing between countries.
There was a stalemate for a while, when Professor Zhang standing behind him suddenly said, "As a scientific researcher, I can understand Mr. Alexander's enthusiasm for science and exploration. However, in the territory of other countries, we must respect sovereignty. First. What happened this time was the result of insufficient communication between the two sides. I hope that in the future the scientific research institutions of the two countries can strengthen communication and cooperation to avoid similar situations from happening again in the future. This is true for the scientific community. It's a huge loss."
Zi Yang was surprised when he heard Professor Zhang's words. Professor Zhang's words seemed to be a step down to the other side, almost tacitly acquiescing to the negotiation conditions.
Although Professor Zhang is standing behind the general, he seems to have a higher right to speak than the general.
Sure enough, Professor Su borrowed Po to go down the donkey. "Of course, after obtaining your permission, we will bring Alexander back to the United States for treatment, and then I will set up a special aftercare team, led by me, to negotiate with you the specific details of the compensation plan."
Professor Zhang also said: "I believe that with your organization's capabilities, Dr. Alexander will definitely be able to provide better medical conditions."
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, he seems to be a very good person. You are with Professor Su. Come and be polite.
The situation is very obvious. What looks like a negotiation between the ambassador and the general is actually a game between the two institutions represented by Professor Zhang and Professor Su.
The situation has become clear after the negotiations have progressed to this level.
Professor Su politely asked the ambassador if he had any comments on such a solution. The ambassador spread his hands and leaned back: "This is a problem between the scientific research institutions of the two countries. We don't interfere or participate." It seems that the ambassador is also a master of rapport, shitting the responsibilities completely.
The general snorted, "In this case, let's discuss the next solution. Please leave the meeting for irrelevant personnel."
At this time, a staff member came to Zi Yang with the testimony in both Chinese and English, and asked him to see if there was any discrepancy, and sign if there is no problem.
Zi Yang finally understood why he was called to such a place as an attendee. These two testimonies are the key to this negotiation. The success or failure of the negotiation, all compensations and conditions are based on the testimony between himself and Su Rui. on.
Looking at the dense Chinese and English testimonies, how dare Zi Yang read it, even if there is a discrepancy, how dare he say it.
Sign, sign immediately, sign without hesitation, now Zi Yang, as long as he is not asked to sign the execution notice, he is willing to sign anything.
After asking where he signed the sign, he tremblingly wrote "Li Ziyang"-he can be regarded as leaving his name on the official international documents.
It was finally over, and Zi Yang felt relieved. Think that Li Hongzhang was in the same mood when he signed the "Xin Chou Treaty"
Su Rui also signed two copies at the same time, and their eyes collided unintentionally, and both sides were expressionless and did not express any emotions.