Chapter 1415 Worst Plan

Forty-eight hours have passed since the gate of hell collapsed, and the sandstorm caused by the earthquake is still raging on the desert outside the base.

The dark sky affects not only the lighting in the planting area, but also affects the morale of all astronauts in the entire Mars scientific research base. During these two days, the atmosphere in the base was quite depressing, and no one could see a smile on their face, even if it was just a tactful greeting.

Romanov seems to have not recovered from the still-shocking disaster, and has locked himself in the room these days. Professor Aubrey has gotten closer to Schultz recently, and the two seem to be discussing some issues about topology, functional analysis, and superstring theory.

As for Professor Vernal.

He was probably the one with the most stable mood among all the people who came back from the gate of hell.

In his eyes, the samples collected from that ruins are like a treasure worth trillions. The information hidden in it will reveal the secrets of billions of years ago for mankind.

According to his own account, he is writing a thesis on a biological analysis of the civilizations that inhabited this planet three to three and a half billion years ago, and the serious problems they faced at that time.

But no one cares about it now except himself.

No matter what they found in that ruin, it couldn't make up for what they lost there...

"How's the situation in the growing area?"

Sitting in the office, watching Dr. Ming Wenzhe coming in from the door, Liang Youcheng stopped the pen in his hand and asked.

"Small problem, it's just that the chip of the main control system of the ultraviolet lamp in A1 area is burnt out, and I have replaced it with a new one." Finding a chair, he moved to the opposite side of the desk and sat down. Ming Wenzhe glanced at the A document, eyebrows raised, "Mental status report identification?"

"Yes," Liang Youcheng nodded, "Project 128 has dealt a severe blow to Dr. Fan's mental state, and there is no psychiatrist here who can help him. He is no longer suitable to continue working on Mars. I plan to report to the ground command center Apply, let him take the next flight back to Earth to recuperate for a while."

"Project 128..."

This is definitely the worst loss in the history of China's aerospace industry.

The whereabouts of the two team members are unknown, and one of them is Academician Lu, the chief designer of the manned fire landing program and the Lunar Orbit Construction Committee. To be honest, until now, Ming Wenzhe didn't have much real feeling, as if all this was just a nightmare, or Academician Lu was playing a joke with them.

At this time, there was a knock on the door suddenly, and the deputy station master Han Kangyu walked in from the outside with great strides.

Noticing the anxious and excited expression on his face, Liang Youcheng asked immediately.

"what's going on?"

"People were found outside the base."

With a bang, Liang Youcheng, who pushed the chair away, stood up with an unbelievable expression on his face.

"Quick, take me to have a look!"

...

In the face of nature, human power is small.

Even with all his strength, relying only on the thin equipment on the space suit, he couldn't dig through the kilometers-long tunnel, let alone the boulder blocking his way.

Wang Peng once thought that if he just kept digging with the multi-purpose shovel in his hand, he would either be found or he would die on the spot. It wasn't until the reminder that the oxygen reserve was about to run out popped up on the screen of the mask that he stopped waving his arms as if he had just woken up from a dream.

This is not something that can be changed by sheer determination.

Even if he could just keep digging without eating or drinking, and was lucky enough to persist until then, with the oxygen carried by Lu Zhou, he would not be able to wait that long.

Don't say it's me.

Even if the power of a division is dispatched, it will not change anything at all.

After giving up digging, he searched around in a daze, and quickly found the oxygen cylinder and supplies left by Fan Tong, and luckily found a wrist-mounted computer with the locator turned on from under the sand...

Although the screen was shattered, the chip was still inside.

On the side of the wrist-mounted computer, there was a line of small but clear text engraved, which he could recognize. This was the note of that person.

[If someone finds my computer and it's not on my arm, don't bother to find me. Whatever happens, please bring it back to Earth for me, please. 】

It was precisely after seeing this sentence that Wang Peng changed his mind.

And, standing here now...

Looking at the figure on the screen that was approaching the base through the sandstorm step by step through the sandstorm, Liang Youcheng's face was full of disbelief.

"This guy... walked back with his legs?!"

no signal.

There is no navigation.

There is no means of transportation.

With just two legs and intuition...

How can such a thing be done? !

Han Kangyu also had the same shock on his face, he nodded and said.

"It looks like..."

"Open the door!"

"yes!"

The alloy door opened slowly.

Looking at the silently opened door in front of him, Wang Peng walked in with his precarious body without saying a word or even looking at the surveillance camera at the door.

The cleaning agent was sprayed from all directions, washing away the sediment and possible germs on his body.

After changing the extravehicular space suit on his body, Wang Peng looked at Station Master Liang and Deputy Station Chief Han who came from the opened hatch, and nodded to them.

"I'm back."

The Adam's apple moved, Liang Youcheng sighed softly, and said a word of comfort.

"I've heard about what happened under the ruins. We are all very sad about Academician Lu... Anyway, just come back."

Wang Peng glanced at him, did not answer, but silently handed the wrist-mounted computer with a broken screen to his hand.

"Send it back to Earth."

The moment Liang Youcheng took over the wrist-mounted computer, Liang Youcheng's heart trembled slightly.

No need to ask, he knows who it is...

Han Kangyu who was standing next to him moved his Adam's apple, and forced out a sentence from his throat.

"Lu Zhou, he..."

Wang Peng didn't speak, didn't even look at him, bypassed the two standing here, and just walked away...

...

Earth.

Chang'an Avenue.

A meeting is in progress.

Standing in front of the conference table, an old man with gray hair had a sad and angry expression on his face, and he said angrily with saliva flying all over the place.

"It was a wrong decision to send him there at the beginning! Now that the mission has failed and people are gone, how can we explain to the people of the whole country! How can we explain to his parents!"

Sitting not far from him, a middle-aged man who looked a bit thin coughed lightly and said.

"Ahem, please don't get excited, old man, no one sent him, but he insisted on going! We have done so much ideological work with him and his relatives and friends here, but a little There is no other way. You said he insisted on going, but who else can stop him except himself?"

Manned boarding fire office.

Unless it is an administrative order directly issued from the highest level of Chang'an Avenue, no one really can control him. And this kind of administrative order can't be written just by opening a note. In front of the brand of chief designer, anyone who wants to order him will have to be labeled as an outsider commanding an expert.

Knowing that it was useless to get angry here, the old man who beat his hands and feet sighed, and finally sat back in his seat.

The atmosphere at the table was quite heavy.

The expressions on everyone's faces were not very good-looking.

Looking around at the people in front of the conference table, the old man sitting at the head of the conference table was silent for a while, and spoke slowly.

"Things have developed to this point today, even if we argue about it again, nothing will change."

"According to the latest news from the Mars scientific research base, the scientific research personnel there have found Academician Lu's wrist-mounted computer, and have confirmed that he lost contact during the operation... In addition to deeply mourning and remembering the disaster, Besides, all we can do now is to continue on his path and keep walking unswervingly."

After reading the heavy expressions on people's faces and the confusion about the future without Academician Lu, the old man sighed softly, put on a serious expression again, and continued.

"In contrast, there is a more urgent matter waiting for us to discuss."

"That's what academician Lu encountered in the ruins before the accident happened."

There were whispers in the conference room, and the people sitting at the conference table exchanged their surprise and bewilderment with each other's eyes.

In fact, their information is very limited, and even if they want to discuss it, they can't discuss it with any results.

As for what Academician Lu encountered in the ruins, let alone they have no clue, even among those who came back alive from the ruins, no one can give a reliable statement.

Looking at the silent conference room, the old man continued.

"It seems that everyone has no idea, so let me say a few words."

"According to the analysis of our astronomy experts, it is an indisputable fact that the core of Mars is cooling. An earthquake of this scale is definitely not caused by simple tectonic movements. And if all these are caused by human factors, then Academician Lu is in an accident. What we discovered before is worthy of our attention."

"If the accident he encountered was related to an extraterrestrial civilization, and it was because the other party had taken hostile actions, I think everyone should know what it means."

The conference room was eerily quiet.

The old man didn't speak anymore, but left the time for thinking to the people sitting in the meeting room.

The time passed by one minute and one second, so about five minutes passed.

Finally, a middle-aged man in military uniform stood up, broke the silence on the conference table, and said in a sonorous voice.

"If Academician Lu's death is related to extraterrestrial civilization, this brutal killing of our citizens is undoubtedly an act of war! We should resolutely fight back!"

The moment this sentence was uttered, the expressions on the faces of the people sitting at the conference table suddenly brightened.

acts of war...

And it's with extraterrestrial civilizations...

Because this sounds so unbelievable that many people don't even know what expression to show.

The old man sitting at the head of the conference table nodded slowly.

"That's exactly what I'm going to say."

With a serious expression in his eyes again, the old man looked around the conference table before continuing to speak.

"I know it sounds unbelievable, but we can't find a better reason for it to be such a coincidence that just as our civilization's best scientists have just arrived at the gates of hell and brought Such a catastrophic accident happened when we went to contact them with a friendly purpose!"

"Peace is based on friendship and reciprocity."

"Now that such a catastrophic accident has happened, we must plan for the worst."