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Chapter 631 The Wallfacer 1 (1)

The opening five minutes of "The Wallfacer" are a thrilling and dramatic scene that instantly grabs the audience's attention.

While Luo Ji was chatting with his female companion at the bar, the commotion outside prompted him to leave his temporarily safe environment. But when he got to the street and was about to take his female companion to a hotel to rest, God played another joke on him.

First, a sudden explosion plunged the entire street into chaos.

In the ensuing chaos, a speeding car suddenly turned around and charged towards Luo Ji.

But just as Luo Ji subconsciously raised his hand to cover his face, a barely perceptible gunshot rang out. Someone had shot the driver of the speeding car from a distance with a sniper rifle.

The car then turned a corner, and the next second, Luo Ji saw his female partner, whom he had only recently met, fly over the roof of the car and land behind it, like a tattered rag doll.

The bloodstains on the ground were so glaring at that moment. Being so close to death and witnessing the death of someone he knew was undoubtedly a huge blow to him.

Although he considered himself to have worked in a special affairs department and be considered worldly-wise, he still couldn't help but gag at this point.

But reality doesn't allow Luo Ji to be weak. Following closely behind that flying car was a middle-aged woman who had broken away from the parade.

The woman, carrying a metal sign that read "Freedom," rushed to Luo Ji's side and swung it like a giant axe, the sharp edge of the metal striking towards Luo Ji's neck.

boom!
A crisp gunshot rang out, followed by a screeching screech of brakes. An ordinary-looking taxi drifted and came to a stop next to Luo Ji, the muzzle of a gun sticking out of the window still emitting blue smoke.

The protesting women fell to the ground, the taxi door opened, and a familiar female voice came from inside.

"Get in! Quickly!"

Without hesitation, Luo Ji almost instinctively got up from the ground, jumped into the car, fastened his seatbelt, and didn't forget to close the car door behind him.

"why you?"

Looking at the woman driving, Luo Ji subconsciously asked.

He had seen this woman before; he had met her at the special affairs department's base. Her name was Qin Yanni, and she was the apprentice of Shi Qiang, the head of the special affairs department.

Qin Yanni, played by Shu Chang, did not answer him, but simply turned up the volume of the radio in the temporarily requisitioned taxi.

"According to the attending physician at the 302 Hospital responsible for Academician Jia Weibin's treatment, Academician Jia's cause of death was a blood cancer, namely leukemia. The direct cause of death was massive bleeding and organ failure caused by the late stage of the disease. There were no abnormal factors. The currently circulating theory of a sophon attack is a rumor..."

As a PhD, although he was a PhD who was just coasting through his time and had academic misconduct, Luo Ji was still very smart. Upon hearing this news, he immediately understood what Qin Yanni meant.

"You mean someone wants to kill me? Who is it? Why? Wasn't the ETO organization supposed to have been wiped out?"

Qin Yanni did not answer; she was focusing most of her energy on controlling the taxis as they navigated the streets.

At this moment, more and more protesters were seen on both sides of the road outside the car window.

As the camera moves from inside the car to outside, and gradually moves forward, pans upward, and zooms out along the car's path, a more chaotic scene of a foreign city appears before the audience, becoming the "dynamic backdrop" for this chase scene.

People of different skin colors raised flags of various colors and made a huge commotion. The refugees and protesters were mixed together and clashed with each other. The troops and police who were mobilized were deployed at major traffic routes, armed as if facing a major enemy.

During this time, several cars also crashed into Luo Ji and Qin Yanni's taxi, but she dodged them all with her superb driving skills.

If there's no way to avoid it, there will be secret agents providing support.

At the same time, the car radio started playing again, providing commentary on this chaotic and surreal reality.

"According to our correspondent at the UN Secretariat: The UN spokesperson announced at a press conference that a special UN General Assembly will be convened soon to discuss the growing problem of escapism."

This special session of the General Assembly was jointly facilitated by the permanent members of the Planetary Defense Council, aiming to reach a consensus within the international community on the attitude towards escapism and to formulate corresponding international law…

"Immediate news alert: An international anti-escape alliance has been established in the Third World. This alliance is primarily aimed at urging Western countries, led by Y and M, to take action in response to the convening of this special UN General Assembly..."

"Manuel Rediaz, a representative of the Anti-Escape Coalition, stated that the necessity of technology public ownership will be reiterated at a special UN General Assembly meeting. It is understood that Rediaz has already communicated with the Chinese side by telephone on this matter..."

"Breaking News: The Chinese Space Force has been officially established today. This is the fifth space fleet established by a nation. The establishment of this national-level space fleet also marks the formal failure of the Earth Joint Fleet plan."

Regarding the future Chinese space fleet, the current focus is on basic research, with research in various disciplines already fully underway.

In the near future, China's main focus will be on the research, design, and construction of space elevators and nuclear fusion engines for large spacecraft.

We plan to spend 50 years working together with all parties to complete this mega-space project as soon as possible…

The background narration fades out, and the camera zooms out higher and higher, changing from a street scene to a panoramic view of the entire city, then a panoramic view of Thailand, and finally a panoramic view of Southeast Asia.

In this process, the huge circular construction site located at the equatorial base point also occupied a relatively conspicuous position on Earth.

As the camera panned out to capture the entire Earth, the viewpoint zoomed out, and soon the Chinese space station in outer space also appeared in the frame.

It is evident that the Chinese space station "Tiangong-2" had undergone expansion and modification, becoming much larger in size, and could now be referred to as "Tiangong-3".

The camera freezes here, and the film's title, "The Wallfacer," finally appears, signifying the beginning of the righteous path.

The Japanese audience couldn't help but gasp in amazement when they saw this.

Even from the very beginning, one can feel the grand, epic atmosphere that seems to be rushing towards them.

Yes, it's epic!

Although it is touted as a near-future science fiction film, viewers cannot help but feel a sense of gravitas.

For fans of the Galaxy Cinematic Universe, who have seen all the previous films in the series, this movie offers a glimpse into the culmination of dozens of previous films and a sense of historical change.

Galaxy Pictures is truly creating a world. They are not watching a series of movies, but witnessing the historical development of another world firsthand. They are experiencing the impact of the tide of the times, just like the people in the movie.

Luo Ji was also greatly impacted by this.

"What? I'm on the underworld's assassination list?"

Upon successfully arriving at the safe base aboard a Chinese warship docked at the seaside, Luo Ji, having learned some details of the incident from Qin Yanni, couldn't help but raise his voice eight octaves. He glanced at the dark web bounty list on his tablet; Mike Evans, who had previously ranked first, was gone, replaced by Dr. Chen Ang, played by Wang Zhiwen, whose net worth had doubled to a staggering 440 gold coins.

Luo Ji ranked second, and his bounty of 100 gold coins was twice that of the third-ranked Manuel Rediaz. This was enough to tempt many assassins in the underworld. Top assassins like "The Mechanic" could be assigned to him in large numbers.

"No, why would they offer a bounty on me? I'm just a sociology student, not some guy like Ding Yi!"

Luo Ji complained loudly, but Qin Yanni ignored him. She simply greeted the officer in charge of the warship, and the warship immediately set sail.

"Where are you taking me?" Luo Ji pressed on relentlessly.

Qin Yanni finally gave him a reply this time, "Go to the United Government, Minister Shi is waiting for you there."

With these words, the warship cut through the waves and began escorting Luo Ji toward the United Government.

However, the scene immediately shifts, and he is now standing at the entrance of the coalition government, flanked by the famous "Swords to Plowshares" and "Revolver with Knotted Barrels" statues.

"Captain Shi!"

Luo Ji saw the middle-aged man standing under the statue of swords turned into plowshares; that was Shi Qiang, the current head of the China Special Affairs Department.

Compared to the last time we met, he had undoubtedly gained some weight. His original sharp and roguish air had disappeared, replaced by a kind smile and a touch of bureaucratic air.

"Haha, Dr. Luo, welcome, welcome!"

Shi Qiang greeted Luo Ji with a smile, and then introduced him to a tall, well-dressed foreigner with European features who looked like a high-ranking official.

"This is Mr. Kant."

Kant took the initiative to shake hands with Luo Ji, and then his security personnel quickly protected them.

"You're making me even more nervous."

To lighten the mood, Luo Ji tried to crack a joke, but seeing the serious expressions on Shi Qiang's and the others' faces, the young sociologist could only manage a couple of forced laughs.

When will the meeting begin?

"after an hour."

"Is the time limit so tight?"

"There will be several topics today, and everyone's time is very tight. You know, everyone is saying that they need to make the most of every minute."

"Indeed, then, can we begin the handover?"

"No, this person's safety is still your responsibility. I've said it before, you've done the best."

Shi Qiang remained silent for a few seconds, glanced at Luo Ji who seemed somewhat confused, then at Qin Yanni who looked tired, and finally nodded without saying anything more.

The group entered the United Nations office building and pushed open the door to the conference hall.

The huge room was already full of people, and the buzzing of voices filled the room. Even when Luo Ji and his group came in, they only glanced at them briefly before continuing their discussions or arguments.

As a sociology PhD, Luo Ji was naturally fluent in multiple languages. After sitting down with Shi Qiang and others in the fifth row of the conference hall near the aisle, he could hear the conversation between the two people next to him.

The two were discussing the issue of heroic historical perspectives, which Luo Ji wasn't particularly interested in. Fortunately, with their arrival, the meeting quickly quieted down, as UN Secretary-General Say had taken to the podium.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we are now about to begin the 19th meeting of the Planetary Defense Council. There are two specific topics for this meeting. The first is the discussion on escapism."

As Sayi began speaking from the podium, the discussion about "escapeism" officially began inside the meeting hall of the coalition government.

Escapeism is a newly emerging trend in contemporary human society that is spreading among the elite.

Since the Cosmic Twilight event, news of the Trisolaran fleet's imminent arrival has spread.

When the Three-Body Crisis occurred, escapism naturally emerged.

This argument primarily contends that, given that humanity's cutting-edge science is being driven by protons, planning for the defense of Earth and the solar system over the next one or two hundred years is meaningless.

Considering the speed of human technological development, a more realistic goal would be to build interstellar spaceships, enabling humanity to escape into outer space and avoid the complete extinction of human civilization.

However, even if humanity were to build interstellar spaceships to escape the solar system in the future, considering the current global reality, as well as limitations in technology and resources, it is difficult to say that interstellar spaceships could help all of humanity leave Earth.

This raises the question of who can escape and who will stay behind to die.

Luo Ji sat in the huge conference hall of the United Government, listening to a large group of people discussing the issue of escapism.

It's more accurate to call this an argument than a discussion.

During this process, the film gave the two characters a lot of screen time, and their performances were the most outstanding among all the discussions.

One of them was named Frederick Taylor. He was tall and thin, wore wide-rimmed glasses, and looked ordinary, but his identity was extraordinary.

As the recently retired U.S. Secretary of Defense, Frederick Taylor had a profound impact on U.S. national strategy. Moreover, he was not only a strategic theorist but also a giant in action, demonstrating admirable decisiveness and foresight in handling numerous major crises.

In his book "The Truth About Technology," Taylor also clearly stated that the ultimate beneficiaries of technology sharing will be small countries. The fact that large countries spare no effort in developing technology is actually laying the foundation for small countries to achieve global hegemony.

Therefore, he is also the most prominent figure in the current movement against the "communization of technology," believing that sharing technology may not necessarily promote the great development of global science and technology, but may instead lead to turmoil in the international political situation, or even be exploited by ambitious individuals, thereby triggering more international wars.

"Many of us are idealists, but ideals can't put food on the table!"

Frederick Taylor said at the conference that he was targeting those who advocated "technology communalization," accusing them of having a saintly mentality that would only drag humanity into the abyss.

Correspondingly, some people naturally stood up to refute it.

(End of this chapter)