Let you be the wall-facer: you turn around and join the Three-Body Problem?

It's like if you forged an admission letter from Tsinghua University, it will look fake at first glance, but if you forged an admission letter from China University of Posts and Telecommunications, people will not be able to realize at first that it is a fake university.

"Yes, I know. We are still investigating this matter, but to be on the safe side, we still have to detain you two temporarily to prevent any accidents from happening."

"This is not fair!"

Ai AA slapped the monitor angrily.

"We are representatives of the Star Ring Group. You have no right to detain us. In this case, we will just leave."

Ai AA didn't want Cheng Xin to meet Wade in the first place. She didn't want Cheng Xin to be involved in these messy things again.

Now that she had this excuse, she naturally wanted to get away quickly.

"Ms. Ai AA, this is the military's rule. You two are now our main suspects. We will not let you go no matter what."

Ralph's attitude was firm. As he spoke, the surrounding fleets had already formed an encirclement, as if they were going to surround the Ring Star.

Seeing this, Ai AA suddenly became a little annoyed.

"Do you think you are the only ones with a fleet?"

As he finished speaking, warships came from afar. All of them were printed with the emblem of the Star Ring Group. They belonged to the group's private army. Although there were not many in number, there were still thirteen or fourteen ships, forming a confrontation with the surrounding fleet.

"Let me tell you, we have given the Earth Federation the greatest honor by submitting the approval documents to the military. Don't be shameless. The Star Ring Group is not under the management of the Earth Federation."

Although the Star Ring Group is a company, it has actually long been out of the control of the Earth Union. There are many giant companies like this in the solar system.

Just when the atmosphere between the two sides was tense and they were about to fight at the slightest disagreement, a voice was heard in the communication band.

"Okay, let them go. It's really amazing that they have to resort to so much violence over such a small matter."

Upon hearing this, everyone looked towards the third person who appeared in the communication frequency band.

Ding Yi, wearing a white research suit and holding a pot of tea, appeared in the communicator of both parties via projection.

"Mr. Ding."

Ding Yi's sudden appearance instantly dissipated the tense atmosphere.

Everyone looked at Ding Yi, wondering why he suddenly appeared here.

"I just happened to be passing by and unexpectedly ran into an old acquaintance."

As Ding Yi spoke, his eyes turned towards the Star Ring, or to be more precise, towards Cheng Xin on the ship.

Ding Yi and Cheng Xin did not have much contact, but since most of the old people in the Crisis Era were dead, Cheng Xin was one of the few old people in this world that Ding Yi was still familiar with.

"Your name is... Cheng Xin, the technical consultant of PIA?"

Ding Yi worked for PDC for a while before he came into contact with Lin Xuan, so he was not unfamiliar with PIA, which was a useless department... at least in the eyes of the Science and Technology Association.

"Mr. Ding...it's me."

Cheng Xin wanted to stand up. After all, according to seniority, she was Ding Yi's junior. But the cockpit of the Ring Star was too small. Cheng Xin had to sit down again as soon as she stood up.

"They want to see Wade's approval. Bring it to me."

As soon as Ding Yi finished speaking, Ralph immediately sent the approval document that Cheng Xin had sent him before to Ding Yi.

"Mr. Ding, we have just checked with the President. She has not approved this document. We suspect that the Trisolarans may have hacked into our brain network and tampered with this document."

Ralph said.

"Hmm... it's a good idea, but there is a problem. The terminal of the brain network is bound to the brains of all of us. If the brain network is successfully hacked, the Trisolarans will not have to go to great lengths to find a way to modify an approval document. It is estimated that all of our information, including the data in our brains, will have been lost."

After these words were spoken, Ralph fell silent.

Yes, he certainly didn't consider this possibility.

When he first saw that the president had personally approved the document, his intuition told him that Luo Congmin would not care about such matters.

As a result, when Luo Congmin confirmed it, he also verified his guess and subconsciously felt that this should be a forged certificate.

But the two representatives of the Star Ring Collective had absolutely no reason to do such a thing. Even if they went through the normal approval process, it would not be difficult for them to meet Wade.

So his first reaction was that the Trisolarans had hacked into the brain network, but now that he thought about it, it didn't seem to make sense.

"It seems that Lin Xuan is coming back soon. This is good news."

Ding Yi turned around with a smile and left the communication frequency band between the two parties.

As soon as he left, the Star Ring Group and the fleets on the blockade line suddenly became awkward, and both sides looked at each other.

In the end, Ralph gritted his teeth and gave the order to open a blockade.

At the same time, the adjutant also reported the military strength displayed by the Star Ring Group this time to the Earth Alliance Army Headquarters.

Although we knew that the Star Ring Group might have private armies, we were not sure about their exact number and size.

However, through this incident, the true background of the Star Ring Group was directly exposed.

From this perspective, the Dilian side is at least sure to make a profit in this wave.

"Damn it, I got fooled by these guys!"

After Ai AA realized this, he became angry and annoyed.

It turned out that I was not suitable to be a leader. The other party did nothing, but I just showed my cards. If the Ground Alliance were to settle the matter later, there would probably be a lot of trouble.

"Oh, being a CEO is so boring. I have to calculate this and that every day. I feel like my brain is not enough. What Wade said can't be true. Will people really become stupid after connecting to the brain network?"

The Star Ring quickly passed through the fleet's blockades and saw the Gravitation surrounded in the center.

At this moment, the ship was like a dead fish in the sea of ​​stars, lying there quietly. Even the light of its engine had disappeared. Only when the drift position deviated would the side engine emit a small amount of tail flame to correct its own position.

"Here we are."

After docking the ship at the berth of Gravity, Cheng Xin and Ai AA walked down from the Ring Star side by side. At this time, Guan Yifan had been standing there waiting for a long time.

"You two, welcome to the Gravitation. Mr. Vader has been waiting for you here for a long time."

Under the leadership of Guan Yifan, the two quickly passed through the various cabins of the ship and came to the center of the bridge.

Ai AA and Guan Yifan stayed outside the door, and Wade only allowed Cheng Xin to see him.

Cheng Xin walked through the ship's gate and saw Wade in the center at a glance.

At this time, the slightly old Wade was leaning back in a chair, but his eyes were still as sharp as a knife as he swept across Cheng Xin who was walking towards him.

"This is our third meeting, what do you think?"

Wade smiled and looked at Cheng Xin beside Ai AA, his eyes were as if he was looking at a child who had not grown up yet.

"Ved, I should be the one asking you this. When we first met, you were the director of PIA, my superior. When we met for the second time, you were the sword bearer. When we met for the third time, you were already a prisoner. I'm sure you must have a lot of feelings."

Cheng Xin had no expression on her face, because she knew that no matter what expression she showed, it would not cause any emotional fluctuations in the man in front of her.

"Yes."

Wade surprisingly did not refute anything Cheng Xin said, and the latter even saw a hint of disappointment in his eyes.

That disappointment was not for her, but for all humanity.

"Ved, why?"

Cheng Xin asked aloud.

"What is the purpose of you doing all this? Until now, I still can't even understand it. Is the success gained by killing so many people really meaningful?"

“It has meaning for those who are alive.”

Wade's answer was firm and decisive, without any trace of regret.

"Live on, live on by any means necessary, only living on is meaningful, Cheng Xin, giving up is easy, but choosing to live is hard. I am walking the most difficult path."

"But have you asked them? Have you asked the wishes of those you killed?" Cheng Xin asked.

"They also want to live. What's wrong with them? Should they die for the sake of all mankind?"

"Someone has to die. You have no choice, and I have no choice, so I choose to be a bad guy and make the choice for them."

Vader sighed.

"If you just want to ask me these, then you can leave. I'm just telling you, let me choose. As long as I can save one person on Earth, even if it means sacrificing the lives of all mankind to save just that one person, I will do it!"

"Because only by living can there be hope. A dead civilization is nothing."

Cheng Xin nodded slightly.

"Good, good, good."

She said "yes" three times in a row, and then said.

"Ved, you should trust humans. You always think of things in the worst possible way. Obviously, we still have many ways to solve these problems. It only takes a little time."

"Will the Trisolarans give us time?"

Vader asked back.

Cheng Xin didn't say anything this time.

Both parties were silent for a long time before Cheng Xin told them the purpose of this trip.

"Ved, you still remember that you have a promise with me, right?"

"Yes."

Vader remained noncommittal.

"But I am no longer the Sword Holder, so I can't give you the position of Sword Holder anymore."

Cheng Xin shook her head slightly.

"No, I know that, so I want you to promise me something else."

As she spoke, she pulled out a metal rod-like object from her pocket and handed it to Vader.

"This is the key to the Star Ring. Its maximum speed is close to the speed of light. The curvature drive technology you asked AA to research has been very effective. This is the sample."

"I will not allow you to interfere in human affairs anymore. You should leave the right of choice to humans themselves."

"Ved, open your eyes and look outside. Look at the fleets surrounding you. You are no longer the protector of mankind. On the contrary, in the eyes of mankind, you are a hundred times more hateful than the Trisolarans."

"So, I only have one request. Take the Ring Star, leave here, leave the solar system, and never interfere in human affairs again. Let humans make their own choices. Is that okay?"

Cheng Xin's words left Wade silent for a long time.

After thinking for about half a minute, Wade slowly spoke.

"If I were you, I would choose to shoot me directly instead of giving me a key to escape from here."

Cheng Xin let out a long breath.

"I can't do that. After all, you have protected humans before. Although I don't agree with your actions, your contributions to humanity are real and cannot be erased."

"Then I should thank you."

A relieved smile appeared on Wade's face. Cheng Xin had seen this kind of smile on Luo Ji's face when he gave up his identity as the Swordsman.

"If there is a chance, we will meet again." Cheng Xin said.

At this time, Wade took something out of his pocket and handed it to Cheng Xin.

"As a return gift, I have something for you as well."

"what is this?"

Cheng Xin took the thing handed to her by Wade with some confusion.

"I helped you find your lost memory."

Chapter 228 Three Growths

30 minutes later, the door of the main control room slowly opened, and Cheng Xin and Wade walked out from the bridge at the same time.

But at this moment, Cheng Xin's expression was extremely complicated, as if there was something stuck in her throat.

"Are you OK?"

Ai AA immediately came forward to check on Cheng Xin's condition. When he saw that she was fine, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"What did Wade say to you? Why does he look so bad?"

Ai AA looked at Cheng Xin's pale face and couldn't help but glared at Wade beside him angrily.

"AA, I'm fine, let's go back, I need to be alone for a while."