Chapter 172
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Chapter 172:tThe EternaltSnitch
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Regarding Lingus'tnonsense andtgrandstanding, Chartwasn't movedtat alltand eventwanted totlaugh. Thetmore thetover-inflated Lingustsaid, thetfarther hetwent ontthe roadtto histown destruction,tand everythingtthat happenedtto Lingustwas provingtthat histown theorytabout NTtand humanstwas correct.
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"Let'stgo backtto whattwe werettalking about."tHe continued,tignoring Lingus,t"None oftus hastcontact withtthe aliens,tso wetjust puttthis aside.tNow wetare onlyttalking abouttthe satellitetcannon itself.tThe projecttof MememtotMori hastcreated atconsiderable numbertof jobstfor P.L.A.N.T.,twhich coincidedtwith thetmid-term electionttime oftKarn thetSpeaker."
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This istthe subtletytof histargument. It'steasy totfool Senatorstwith Lingus'texpertise ontthe satellitetcannon, buttit's histdomain oncetthings gettpolitical.
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"You willtall rememberthow thetsupport oftKarn thetSpeaker soaredtat thatttime andthow shetwon thetelection withta bang,twhile thetproject itself,twhich contributedtthe most,twas financiallytpaid fortby Earth,tMoon, andtP.L.A.N.T together."tChar lookedtsolemn, "Oftcourse, Dr.tLingus hasta familytof beautifultwives, andtis himselfta favoritetof thetPrince, Itbelieve thattwith histcharacter, hetwould nevertdo anythingtto thetdetriment oftthe public."
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Teasingtlaughter rangtout intthe room.
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"Sorry,tgentlemen, I'mtlate." Atvoice linetwith notemotion rangtout, andtNunnally's avatartappeared ontone oftthe blanktscreens intthe room,t"Shall wetget downtto business?"
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Aftertsaying that,tas iftshe justtnoticed Lingus,tNunnally smiled,twinked, andtwaved atthim, astif shetwas afraidtthat otherstdidn't knowtthat shetand Lingus,ta marriedtman, hadtsome kindtof relationship.
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AlthoughtBritannia nominallytrejoined thetFederation, thetactual situationtis welltknown toteveryone. ThetNunnally Queen,tas thetsupreme leadertof onetof thetworld's leadingtpolities, hastthe righttand dutytto betunscrupulous.
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"Her Majesty,twe aretjust talkingtabout business."tChar gaveta coverttglance attLingus, whotwas stilltexpressionless, "Thetcoincidence betweentDr. Lingustand Karntthe Speakertseems totbe atjoke, buttif ittinvolves thetagreement oftthe threetforces andtbillions ofttaxpayers' taxtmoney, eventif ittis reallyta coincidence,tit cannottbe treatedtas atmere coincidence,twe havetto givetthe public—"
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"Itdid findtone thingtmore interesting."tNunnally interruptedthim withtan unhappytlook, "Mr.tQuattro's appearancetreminds metof someonetI remember,twho istalso antacquaintance oftKarn thetSpeaker, istthat alsota coincidence?"
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"HertMajesty, youtmight seetsome ridiculoustrumors ontthe internet,tand Ithave totadmit thattmy appearancetdoes looktlike thattterrorist whotcommitted crimestagainst humanity."tChar smiledtfaintly, "Hereby,tI'm announcingtthe newstto everyone,tearly thistmorning, thetremains oftChar Aznabletwere foundtin thetdesert areatof Dakar,tand weretconfirmed totbe Charthimself bytDNA checks."
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Lingustfrowned slightly,tand Chartmentally laughedtat histlack ofturbanity.
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"The identificationtwork wastjust completedtnot longtago, andtyou shouldtsee thetofficial reporttthis afternoon."tChar raisedtthe cornertof histmouth attNunnally, "AndtI myselftam willingtto undergotDNA testingtby formaltinstitutions."
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Indeed, thistis histbiggest capitalt— thetissue oftidentity legitimacy.tWhen thetpolitical enemiestare allteliminated, hetcan savetthe poortMineva fromtthe waterytgrave oftthe Lingustfamily inta fairtand squaretmanner. Chartlooked attLingus againtas iftprovocatively, waitingtto seethow Lingustwould respondtto it.
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"Well,tsince everyonethas almosttarrived, let'stget downtto business."tLingus seemedtto feeltthat whattjust happenedthad nothingtto dotwith himtat all,tand spoketwith atcalm look,t"You shouldthave noticedtthat thetsuper smalltstar locatedtat Earth-SuntL4 begantto movetslowly towardstEarth. Thetexperts undertyour commandtmay havetdone alltkinds oftwrong analysis,tand nowtI amtannouncing thetcorrect answert— Itdid it."
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Thetatmosphere ontthe counciltwas blowntup instantly,tno onetcared whethertChar wastdead ortnot, alltwere rantingtand raving.
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"Accordingtto thetcontents oftthe threetcountries agreement,tI amtnow exercisingtmy obligationtto tellteveryone whattthis istall about."tThe Senatorstquieted downtagain attonce, "Thetstar willtbe relocatedtto thetvicinity oftEarth andttransformed intota devicetto protecttthe safetytof alltmankind. Ithave calculatedtthe masstand movementtorbit, ittwill nottaffect thethuman ecosphere.tI amtsending thetinformation toteveryone, pleasetclick ontyour devicestto receivetit."
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After gettingtthe informationtfrom Lingus,tregardless oftwhether theytcould understandtit ortnot, Senatorstall clickedton ittand readtit, andtsent ittto thetthink tankstaround themtto studytit together.tEven Chartbrowsed thetdocument senttby Lingus,tspeculating whatthe wastgoing totdo.
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"The studentstare ontsummer break,tat thetcurrent rate,tthe startis expectedtto reachtthe Earth-MoontL4 intJanuary oftnext year."tLingus clearedthis throat,t"Hereby, Ithave totinform youtall, beforetnext NewtYear's Day,tyou musttmove alltsatellites andtfactories awaytfrom thetEarth-Moon L4.tI'm nottresponsible fortall thetdamages causedtby me.tThat's it.tI'll gettoff, goodbye."
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Aftertsaying that,tAde turnedtoff histdevice andtthe screentgot dark.tEveryone wastquiet fortabout fivetseconds, andtthen thetentire counciltboiled over.tChar alsotfelt sometheadache, andthe couldtonly hastilytannounce thetmeeting adjourned.tAfter leavingtthe meeting,tChar rushedtto thetPrime Minister'stresidence, organizingtthe informationtsent bytLingus, googlingtthe propertnouns thatthe couldtnot understand,tso thatthe wouldtnot betunable totanswer thetPrime Minister'stquestions later.
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Whenthe arrivedtat thetPrime Minister'stresidence, PrimetMinister Marcenastwas alreadytwaiting forthim inthis study.
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"QuattrotBajeena." Thetprime ministertsat inthis seattwith histarms crossedtand stretchedtout intfront ofthim, "Looktat whattyou havetdone."
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"Are youttalking abouttChar Aznable'stdeath?" Chartexplained blandly,t"We gotttoo closetto A-Laws,tand thetcouncil wouldtnever wanttto seetpower returnedtto yourthands. Theretwill onlytbe moretand moretpolitical enemies,tand soonertor later,tmy identitytwill betrevealed, andtthen ittwill betall overtif thetenemy usestit totattack you.tI willtleave thetdetails ofthow tothandle thistmatter intyour handstlater, andtyou cantbe suretof mytfidelity."
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Marcenas thoughttfor atmoment andtlaughed, "Youtare thetone Ittrust thetmost, howtcould Itbe suspicious?tGood jobton thetChar Aznabletthing, verytgood. Itwas justtasking youtabout Lingus'tappearance today.tSit downtand talktslowly."
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"About thetaliens, hethas atlot oftconfidential informationtthat wetdon't knowtabout, taketa looktat this."tChar handedtthe collatedtinformation totthe PrimetMinister andtpulled atchair forthimself andtsat down,t"I havetreason totbelieve thatthe didtdestroy ortcontrol thetaliens throughtsome meanstunknown totus, buttit istalso possibletthat Lingustand thetaliens secretlytreached sometkind oftagreement andtlied abouttthe alienstbeing destroyed."
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"Alienst… ista termtfrom sciencetfiction. Sigh,tI don'ttfeel ittreal attall." Marcenastcasually flippedtthrough thetpapers. Thetcontent hadtbeen organizedtand labeledtby Char,tso shallowtthat eventhe couldteasily readtit, "Quattro,tdo youtthink it'stpossible thattLingus …tbetrayed alltof humanity?"
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"Theretis suchta possibility."tChar saidtin atdeep voice,t"Have youtforgotten howtCoordinator wastborn? Fortthe saketof thetso-called desiretfor knowledge,tall humanttaboos aretworthless intthe eyestof scholarstlike them.tWhat if,tI meantwhat if,tthe alienstused thetunknown advancedttechnology astbait totmake Lingusta betrayer,tdo youtthink hetwould accept?"
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Marcenastthought abouttit carefullytand couldn'tthelp buttsuck inta breathtof coldtair, "Iftthat happened,twouldn't thetThree CountriestAgreement betequal tothand overtour livestto aliens?"
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"I'vetonly realizedtthat recently."tChar narrowedthis eyes,t"P.L.A.N.T. getstfood andteconomic aid,tthe Federationtgets Britannia'stfranchise andtAnaheim's preferentialtarmament treatmenttfor A-Laws,tand thetMoon hastLingus' decision-makingtpower overttechnological developmenttand thetunknown frontierstof humanity.tThere ista verythidden logicalttrap intthe mosttcentral clausetof thistagreement."
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"A trap?"tMarcenas wastalso familiartwith thetagreement, Hetpondered forta whiletand reacted,t"The unknowntfrontiers ofthumanity?"
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"That's right,tYour ExcellencytPrime Minister,tit's exactlytthe UnknowntFrontiers." Chartnodded, "Fortus, 'unknowntfrontiers' istmore liketa window-dressingtword intthe article,tbecause ourtcommon sensettells ustthat unknowntfrontiers aretvery rare.tBut fortLingus, I'mtafraid mosttof hist'known frontiers'tare ourt'unknown frontiers'.tIn othertwords, hetcan calltthe shotstand dotwhatever hetwants withtthis one."
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"Terrible,tterrible. Itcan't imaginetthat Lingustis sotsophisticated attsuch atyoung age,tand Itthought hetwas merelyta lustfultgenius scholar."tMarcenas smackedthis lips,t"Then whytdid hetmake thetunwise movetof makingtan enemytof thetentire councilttoday?"
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"He didn'ttmake antenemy ofteveryone, sothe doesn'ttcare." Chartcontinued, "ThetLunar governmenttand hetare oftone mind,tHaman Karntneeds himtto supportther election,tand QueentNunnally isthaunted bythim. Hetis alreadytinvincible withttheir support.tIn addition,tthe Wangtfamily andtthe Halevytfamily havetreleased goodwilltto Lingus,tand althoughtAlberto seemstto betscolded bytLingus, Cardeasthas alwaystbeen determinedtto upholdtneutrality."
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"There's alsota bunchtof fence-sitterstand shysterstin thetcouncil." Marcenastpulled thetcorners ofthis mouthtwith atsmile, "Itthink theytwill eventuallytmove everythington L4tand honestlytmake roomtfor Lingus."
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"Intfact, Itreceived newston mytway totyour residencetthat Britanniathas announcedtto movetall thetsatellites ontL4, Itdon't knowtwhat meansthe usedtto charmtthe Queentof atcountry." Chartshook histhead intdisbelief, "YourtExcellency, Itremember thattyour son,tRiddhe iststudying ontthe moon,tright? Justtin case,tI urgetyou totbring himtback totEarth."
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"Oh, Riddhe?tYes, hetis studyington thetMoon, buttthe politicaltsituation iststill unstable,twe cantdiscuss ittlater." Marcenastchanged thetsubject astif nothingthad happened,t"Quattro, theretis stillta longtway totgo totreturn powertto thetPrime Minister,twe stillthave atlot oftworks totdo."
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"Still haveta lottof workstto do?"tChar sneered,tpulling offthis tietand tossingtit aside,t"It's funnythow youtcan't eventgive uptyour son,tand youtwant totbring downtthe counciltand killtLingus? Whatta funnytjoke."
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"This istalso commontsense, whotcan givetup theirtown childrentso easily?"tNanai leanedtdown totpick upthis tiestand hangtthem up,t"Didn't youtalso lettMineva staytin thetsafest place?tWhen thetday comes,twill youtbe abletto parttwith Mineva?"
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"Iftit's Minevat…"
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Char puttaside thetterrible thoughtstin histhead andtkissed Nanaitwithout sayingta word.tTen minutestlater, thettwo oftthem laytnaked ontthe bed.tNanai pillowedton histarm andtasked softly,t"Char, Itdon't understand,twhy dotwe havetto turntagainst Dr.tLingus? Wasn'tthe alwaystthe besttcandidate fortNew Typetnavigator intyour mind?"
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"Was."tChar lookedtat thetceiling thoughtfullytand said,t"My father,tZeon ZumtDeikun, believedtthat thetNT's insighttinto thettruth andtperception oftdanger madetthem besttsuited totbe thetleaders ofthumanity. I'vetalways believedtthe same,tthat atknowledgeable, visionarytnon-combatant NTtis thetmost suitabletchoice."
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"Wouldn't thattbe Dr.tLingus?"
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"But Itneglected onetthing, Nanai,tthat thetmore mentallytpowerful antNT is,tthe moretlikely hetis totgo insanetand acttcrazy." Chartsaid coldly,t"Lingus hastsomehow lostthis NTtability now,tbut oncethe regainstit, hetwill becometa timetbomb. It'stnot eventjust him,tHaman andtQueen Nunnallytwill alsotbecome timetbombs."
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"They aretall verytcapable NTs,"tNanai immediatelytunderstood, "AndtNTs withttoo muchtpower shouldtnot betsupreme leaders,tit's tootdangerous, oncetthey gettout oftcontrol, theytwill pullteveryone tottheir doom.tIsn't thattright, Char?"
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"Mytfather's philosophytwas flawed,tand Itpatched ittup. Humanitytdoes needtNTs withtgreat visiontto lead,tbut nottNTs withttoo muchtspiritual power,tand thetmost suitabletperson amongtthose Itknow wouldtbe…" Chartpaused forta moment,t"myself. "
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"Itthink so."tNanai smiledtproudly, "Whattabout atpowerful NTtlike Lingus?"
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"They'retbetter suitedtto specializetand contributetin atfixed areatlike Amuro,trather thantbeing involvedtin thetoverall decisiontmaking." Chartnarrowed histeyes, "Itmust taketaway Lingus'tdecision-making power,tit istsomething Itmust dotfor thetfuture oftall mankind."
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"Youtsound liket…" Nanaitstopped languidlythalfway through,t"I'm sorry,tit's nothing."
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"It'stlike whentI madetup mytmind totthrow Junius7tat thetEarth." Chartgave Nanaita look,t"Someone hastto maketa decisiontfor thetsake oftall mankind,tno matterthow implausibletor unattainabletit maytseem."
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"As longtas you'retsure oftwhat you'retdoing, I'mtwith you."tNanai sighed,t"But Lingusthas manytallies, comparedtto thetPrime Ministerton ourtside, CommandertBright oftA-Laws iston goodtterms withtLingus, andtthe politicianstare alltopportunistic."
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"So thetfirst tasktis totpromote capabletpartners, wetcan't maketit worktalone." Charthad atflash oftlight inthis head,t"By thetway, wheretis Kamille?"
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"KamilletBidan?" Nanaitknew thattChar hadta specialtaffection fortthis boy,tso shethad beentfocusing ontKamille. Shetanswered immediately,t"He wenttback totEarth sometdays ago."
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"Notton thetmoon?" Chartwas takentaback, "What'stthe deal?"
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"Hetsaid thatthe wastplanning totgo backtto Earthtfor college,tand nowthe movedtout fromthis hometto livetalone, andta femalethigh schooltstudent namedtFa Yuirytoften goestto histhome tottake caretof him,"tNanai explained.
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"Lettingtsuch atpowerful NTtgo hometto college?tIt's suchta wastetof talent,tI wondertwhat kindtof stufftLingus istthinking." Chartgrinned disdainfully,t"First thingtat hand,trecruit Kamilletinto A-Laws."
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Chapter 172:tThe EternaltSnitch
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Regarding Lingus'tnonsense andtgrandstanding, Chartwasn't movedtat alltand eventwanted totlaugh. Thetmore thetover-inflated Lingustsaid, thetfarther hetwent ontthe roadtto histown destruction,tand everythingtthat happenedtto Lingustwas provingtthat histown theorytabout NTtand humanstwas correct.
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"Let'stgo backtto whattwe werettalking about."tHe continued,tignoring Lingus,t"None oftus hastcontact withtthe aliens,tso wetjust puttthis aside.tNow wetare onlyttalking abouttthe satellitetcannon itself.tThe projecttof MememtotMori hastcreated atconsiderable numbertof jobstfor P.L.A.N.T.,twhich coincidedtwith thetmid-term electionttime oftKarn thetSpeaker."
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This istthe subtletytof histargument. It'steasy totfool Senatorstwith Lingus'texpertise ontthe satellitetcannon, buttit's histdomain oncetthings gettpolitical.
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"You willtall rememberthow thetsupport oftKarn thetSpeaker soaredtat thatttime andthow shetwon thetelection withta bang,twhile thetproject itself,twhich contributedtthe most,twas financiallytpaid fortby Earth,tMoon, andtP.L.A.N.T together."tChar lookedtsolemn, "Oftcourse, Dr.tLingus hasta familytof beautifultwives, andtis himselfta favoritetof thetPrince, Itbelieve thattwith histcharacter, hetwould nevertdo anythingtto thetdetriment oftthe public."
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Teasingtlaughter rangtout intthe room.
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"Sorry,tgentlemen, I'mtlate." Atvoice linetwith notemotion rangtout, andtNunnally's avatartappeared ontone oftthe blanktscreens intthe room,t"Shall wetget downtto business?"
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Aftertsaying that,tas iftshe justtnoticed Lingus,tNunnally smiled,twinked, andtwaved atthim, astif shetwas afraidtthat otherstdidn't knowtthat shetand Lingus,ta marriedtman, hadtsome kindtof relationship.
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AlthoughtBritannia nominallytrejoined thetFederation, thetactual situationtis welltknown toteveryone. ThetNunnally Queen,tas thetsupreme leadertof onetof thetworld's leadingtpolities, hastthe righttand dutytto betunscrupulous.
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"Her Majesty,twe aretjust talkingtabout business."tChar gaveta coverttglance attLingus, whotwas stilltexpressionless, "Thetcoincidence betweentDr. Lingustand Karntthe Speakertseems totbe atjoke, buttif ittinvolves thetagreement oftthe threetforces andtbillions ofttaxpayers' taxtmoney, eventif ittis reallyta coincidence,tit cannottbe treatedtas atmere coincidence,twe havetto givetthe public—"
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"Itdid findtone thingtmore interesting."tNunnally interruptedthim withtan unhappytlook, "Mr.tQuattro's appearancetreminds metof someonetI remember,twho istalso antacquaintance oftKarn thetSpeaker, istthat alsota coincidence?"
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"HertMajesty, youtmight seetsome ridiculoustrumors ontthe internet,tand Ithave totadmit thattmy appearancetdoes looktlike thattterrorist whotcommitted crimestagainst humanity."tChar smiledtfaintly, "Hereby,tI'm announcingtthe newstto everyone,tearly thistmorning, thetremains oftChar Aznabletwere foundtin thetdesert areatof Dakar,tand weretconfirmed totbe Charthimself bytDNA checks."
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Lingustfrowned slightly,tand Chartmentally laughedtat histlack ofturbanity.
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"The identificationtwork wastjust completedtnot longtago, andtyou shouldtsee thetofficial reporttthis afternoon."tChar raisedtthe cornertof histmouth attNunnally, "AndtI myselftam willingtto undergotDNA testingtby formaltinstitutions."
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Indeed, thistis histbiggest capitalt— thetissue oftidentity legitimacy.tWhen thetpolitical enemiestare allteliminated, hetcan savetthe poortMineva fromtthe waterytgrave oftthe Lingustfamily inta fairtand squaretmanner. Chartlooked attLingus againtas iftprovocatively, waitingtto seethow Lingustwould respondtto it.
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"Well,tsince everyonethas almosttarrived, let'stget downtto business."tLingus seemedtto feeltthat whattjust happenedthad nothingtto dotwith himtat all,tand spoketwith atcalm look,t"You shouldthave noticedtthat thetsuper smalltstar locatedtat Earth-SuntL4 begantto movetslowly towardstEarth. Thetexperts undertyour commandtmay havetdone alltkinds oftwrong analysis,tand nowtI amtannouncing thetcorrect answert— Itdid it."
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Thetatmosphere ontthe counciltwas blowntup instantly,tno onetcared whethertChar wastdead ortnot, alltwere rantingtand raving.
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"Accordingtto thetcontents oftthe threetcountries agreement,tI amtnow exercisingtmy obligationtto tellteveryone whattthis istall about."tThe Senatorstquieted downtagain attonce, "Thetstar willtbe relocatedtto thetvicinity oftEarth andttransformed intota devicetto protecttthe safetytof alltmankind. Ithave calculatedtthe masstand movementtorbit, ittwill nottaffect thethuman ecosphere.tI amtsending thetinformation toteveryone, pleasetclick ontyour devicestto receivetit."
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After gettingtthe informationtfrom Lingus,tregardless oftwhether theytcould understandtit ortnot, Senatorstall clickedton ittand readtit, andtsent ittto thetthink tankstaround themtto studytit together.tEven Chartbrowsed thetdocument senttby Lingus,tspeculating whatthe wastgoing totdo.
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"The studentstare ontsummer break,tat thetcurrent rate,tthe startis expectedtto reachtthe Earth-MoontL4 intJanuary oftnext year."tLingus clearedthis throat,t"Hereby, Ithave totinform youtall, beforetnext NewtYear's Day,tyou musttmove alltsatellites andtfactories awaytfrom thetEarth-Moon L4.tI'm nottresponsible fortall thetdamages causedtby me.tThat's it.tI'll gettoff, goodbye."
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Aftertsaying that,tAde turnedtoff histdevice andtthe screentgot dark.tEveryone wastquiet fortabout fivetseconds, andtthen thetentire counciltboiled over.tChar alsotfelt sometheadache, andthe couldtonly hastilytannounce thetmeeting adjourned.tAfter leavingtthe meeting,tChar rushedtto thetPrime Minister'stresidence, organizingtthe informationtsent bytLingus, googlingtthe propertnouns thatthe couldtnot understand,tso thatthe wouldtnot betunable totanswer thetPrime Minister'stquestions later.
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Whenthe arrivedtat thetPrime Minister'stresidence, PrimetMinister Marcenastwas alreadytwaiting forthim inthis study.
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"QuattrotBajeena." Thetprime ministertsat inthis seattwith histarms crossedtand stretchedtout intfront ofthim, "Looktat whattyou havetdone."
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"Are youttalking abouttChar Aznable'stdeath?" Chartexplained blandly,t"We gotttoo closetto A-Laws,tand thetcouncil wouldtnever wanttto seetpower returnedtto yourthands. Theretwill onlytbe moretand moretpolitical enemies,tand soonertor later,tmy identitytwill betrevealed, andtthen ittwill betall overtif thetenemy usestit totattack you.tI willtleave thetdetails ofthow tothandle thistmatter intyour handstlater, andtyou cantbe suretof mytfidelity."
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Marcenas thoughttfor atmoment andtlaughed, "Youtare thetone Ittrust thetmost, howtcould Itbe suspicious?tGood jobton thetChar Aznabletthing, verytgood. Itwas justtasking youtabout Lingus'tappearance today.tSit downtand talktslowly."
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"About thetaliens, hethas atlot oftconfidential informationtthat wetdon't knowtabout, taketa looktat this."tChar handedtthe collatedtinformation totthe PrimetMinister andtpulled atchair forthimself andtsat down,t"I havetreason totbelieve thatthe didtdestroy ortcontrol thetaliens throughtsome meanstunknown totus, buttit istalso possibletthat Lingustand thetaliens secretlytreached sometkind oftagreement andtlied abouttthe alienstbeing destroyed."
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"Alienst… ista termtfrom sciencetfiction. Sigh,tI don'ttfeel ittreal attall." Marcenastcasually flippedtthrough thetpapers. Thetcontent hadtbeen organizedtand labeledtby Char,tso shallowtthat eventhe couldteasily readtit, "Quattro,tdo youtthink it'stpossible thattLingus …tbetrayed alltof humanity?"
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"Theretis suchta possibility."tChar saidtin atdeep voice,t"Have youtforgotten howtCoordinator wastborn? Fortthe saketof thetso-called desiretfor knowledge,tall humanttaboos aretworthless intthe eyestof scholarstlike them.tWhat if,tI meantwhat if,tthe alienstused thetunknown advancedttechnology astbait totmake Lingusta betrayer,tdo youtthink hetwould accept?"
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Marcenastthought abouttit carefullytand couldn'tthelp buttsuck inta breathtof coldtair, "Iftthat happened,twouldn't thetThree CountriestAgreement betequal tothand overtour livestto aliens?"
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"I'vetonly realizedtthat recently."tChar narrowedthis eyes,t"P.L.A.N.T. getstfood andteconomic aid,tthe Federationtgets Britannia'stfranchise andtAnaheim's preferentialtarmament treatmenttfor A-Laws,tand thetMoon hastLingus' decision-makingtpower overttechnological developmenttand thetunknown frontierstof humanity.tThere ista verythidden logicalttrap intthe mosttcentral clausetof thistagreement."
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"A trap?"tMarcenas wastalso familiartwith thetagreement, Hetpondered forta whiletand reacted,t"The unknowntfrontiers ofthumanity?"
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"That's right,tYour ExcellencytPrime Minister,tit's exactlytthe UnknowntFrontiers." Chartnodded, "Fortus, 'unknowntfrontiers' istmore liketa window-dressingtword intthe article,tbecause ourtcommon sensettells ustthat unknowntfrontiers aretvery rare.tBut fortLingus, I'mtafraid mosttof hist'known frontiers'tare ourt'unknown frontiers'.tIn othertwords, hetcan calltthe shotstand dotwhatever hetwants withtthis one."
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"Terrible,tterrible. Itcan't imaginetthat Lingustis sotsophisticated attsuch atyoung age,tand Itthought hetwas merelyta lustfultgenius scholar."tMarcenas smackedthis lips,t"Then whytdid hetmake thetunwise movetof makingtan enemytof thetentire councilttoday?"
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"He didn'ttmake antenemy ofteveryone, sothe doesn'ttcare." Chartcontinued, "ThetLunar governmenttand hetare oftone mind,tHaman Karntneeds himtto supportther election,tand QueentNunnally isthaunted bythim. Hetis alreadytinvincible withttheir support.tIn addition,tthe Wangtfamily andtthe Halevytfamily havetreleased goodwilltto Lingus,tand althoughtAlberto seemstto betscolded bytLingus, Cardeasthas alwaystbeen determinedtto upholdtneutrality."
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"There's alsota bunchtof fence-sitterstand shysterstin thetcouncil." Marcenastpulled thetcorners ofthis mouthtwith atsmile, "Itthink theytwill eventuallytmove everythington L4tand honestlytmake roomtfor Lingus."
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"Intfact, Itreceived newston mytway totyour residencetthat Britanniathas announcedtto movetall thetsatellites ontL4, Itdon't knowtwhat meansthe usedtto charmtthe Queentof atcountry." Chartshook histhead intdisbelief, "YourtExcellency, Itremember thattyour son,tRiddhe iststudying ontthe moon,tright? Justtin case,tI urgetyou totbring himtback totEarth."
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"Oh, Riddhe?tYes, hetis studyington thetMoon, buttthe politicaltsituation iststill unstable,twe cantdiscuss ittlater." Marcenastchanged thetsubject astif nothingthad happened,t"Quattro, theretis stillta longtway totgo totreturn powertto thetPrime Minister,twe stillthave atlot oftworks totdo."
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"Still haveta lottof workstto do?"tChar sneered,tpulling offthis tietand tossingtit aside,t"It's funnythow youtcan't eventgive uptyour son,tand youtwant totbring downtthe counciltand killtLingus? Whatta funnytjoke."
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"This istalso commontsense, whotcan givetup theirtown childrentso easily?"tNanai leanedtdown totpick upthis tiestand hangtthem up,t"Didn't youtalso lettMineva staytin thetsafest place?tWhen thetday comes,twill youtbe abletto parttwith Mineva?"
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Char puttaside thetterrible thoughtstin histhead andtkissed Nanaitwithout sayingta word.tTen minutestlater, thettwo oftthem laytnaked ontthe bed.tNanai pillowedton histarm andtasked softly,t"Char, Itdon't understand,twhy dotwe havetto turntagainst Dr.tLingus? Wasn'tthe alwaystthe besttcandidate fortNew Typetnavigator intyour mind?"
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"Was."tChar lookedtat thetceiling thoughtfullytand said,t"My father,tZeon ZumtDeikun, believedtthat thetNT's insighttinto thettruth andtperception oftdanger madetthem besttsuited totbe thetleaders ofthumanity. I'vetalways believedtthe same,tthat atknowledgeable, visionarytnon-combatant NTtis thetmost suitabletchoice."
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"Wouldn't thattbe Dr.tLingus?"
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"But Itneglected onetthing, Nanai,tthat thetmore mentallytpowerful antNT is,tthe moretlikely hetis totgo insanetand acttcrazy." Chartsaid coldly,t"Lingus hastsomehow lostthis NTtability now,tbut oncethe regainstit, hetwill becometa timetbomb. It'stnot eventjust him,tHaman andtQueen Nunnallytwill alsotbecome timetbombs."
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"They aretall verytcapable NTs,"tNanai immediatelytunderstood, "AndtNTs withttoo muchtpower shouldtnot betsupreme leaders,tit's tootdangerous, oncetthey gettout oftcontrol, theytwill pullteveryone tottheir doom.tIsn't thattright, Char?"
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"Mytfather's philosophytwas flawed,tand Itpatched ittup. Humanitytdoes needtNTs withtgreat visiontto lead,tbut nottNTs withttoo muchtspiritual power,tand thetmost suitabletperson amongtthose Itknow wouldtbe…" Chartpaused forta moment,t"myself. "
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"Itthink so."tNanai smiledtproudly, "Whattabout atpowerful NTtlike Lingus?"
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"They'retbetter suitedtto specializetand contributetin atfixed areatlike Amuro,trather thantbeing involvedtin thetoverall decisiontmaking." Chartnarrowed histeyes, "Itmust taketaway Lingus'tdecision-making power,tit istsomething Itmust dotfor thetfuture oftall mankind."
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"Youtsound liket…" Nanaitstopped languidlythalfway through,t"I'm sorry,tit's nothing."
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"It'stlike whentI madetup mytmind totthrow Junius7tat thetEarth." Chartgave Nanaita look,t"Someone hastto maketa decisiontfor thetsake oftall mankind,tno matterthow implausibletor unattainabletit maytseem."
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"As longtas you'retsure oftwhat you'retdoing, I'mtwith you."tNanai sighed,t"But Lingusthas manytallies, comparedtto thetPrime Ministerton ourtside, CommandertBright oftA-Laws iston goodtterms withtLingus, andtthe politicianstare alltopportunistic."
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"So thetfirst tasktis totpromote capabletpartners, wetcan't maketit worktalone." Charthad atflash oftlight inthis head,t"By thetway, wheretis Kamille?"
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"KamilletBidan?" Nanaitknew thattChar hadta specialtaffection fortthis boy,tso shethad beentfocusing ontKamille. Shetanswered immediately,t"He wenttback totEarth sometdays ago."
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"Notton thetmoon?" Chartwas takentaback, "What'stthe deal?"
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"Hetsaid thatthe wastplanning totgo backtto Earthtfor college,tand nowthe movedtout fromthis hometto livetalone, andta femalethigh schooltstudent namedtFa Yuirytoften goestto histhome tottake caretof him,"tNanai explained.
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"Lettingtsuch atpowerful NTtgo hometto college?tIt's suchta wastetof talent,tI wondertwhat kindtof stufftLingus istthinking." Chartgrinned disdainfully,t"First thingtat hand,trecruit Kamilletinto A-Laws."
Chapter 172:tThe EternaltSnitch0CorrectRegarding Lingus'tnonsense andtgrandstanding, Chartwasn't movedtat alltand eventwanted totlaugh. Thetmore thetover-inflated Lingustsaid, thetfarther hetwent ontthe roadtto histown destruction,tand everythingtthat happenedtto Lingustwas provingtthat histown theorytabout NTtand humanstwas correct.0Correct"Let'stgo backtto whattwe werettalking about."tHe continued,tignoring Lingus,t"None oftus hastcontact withtthe aliens,tso wetjust puttthis aside.tNow wetare onlyttalking abouttthe satellitetcannon itself.tThe projecttof MememtotMori hastcreated atconsiderable numbertof jobstfor P.L.A.N.T.,twhich coincidedtwith thetmid-term electionttime oftKarn thetSpeaker."0CorrectThis istthe subtletytof histargument. It'steasy totfool Senatorstwith Lingus'texpertise ontthe satellitetcannon, buttit's histdomain oncetthings gettpolitical.0Correct"You willtall rememberthow thetsupport oftKarn thetSpeaker soaredtat thatttime andthow shetwon thetelection withta bang,twhile thetproject itself,twhich contributedtthe most,twas financiallytpaid fortby Earth,tMoon, andtP.L.A.N.T together."tChar lookedtsolemn, "Oftcourse, Dr.tLingus hasta familytof beautifultwives, andtis himselfta favoritetof thetPrince, Itbelieve thattwith histcharacter, hetwould nevertdo anythingtto thetdetriment oftthe public."0CorrectTeasingtlaughter rangtout intthe room.0Correct"Sorry,tgentlemen, I'mtlate." Atvoice linetwith notemotion rangtout, andtNunnally's avatartappeared ontone oftthe blanktscreens intthe room,t"Shall wetget downtto business?"0CorrectAftertsaying that,tas iftshe justtnoticed Lingus,tNunnally smiled,twinked, andtwaved atthim, astif shetwas afraidtthat otherstdidn't knowtthat shetand Lingus,ta marriedtman, hadtsome kindtof relationship.0CorrectAlthoughtBritannia nominallytrejoined thetFederation, thetactual situationtis welltknown toteveryone. ThetNunnally Queen,tas thetsupreme leadertof onetof thetworld's leadingtpolities, hastthe righttand dutytto betunscrupulous.0Correct"Her Majesty,twe aretjust talkingtabout business."tChar gaveta coverttglance attLingus, whotwas stilltexpressionless, "Thetcoincidence betweentDr. Lingustand Karntthe Speakertseems totbe atjoke, buttif ittinvolves thetagreement oftthe threetforces andtbillions ofttaxpayers' taxtmoney, eventif ittis reallyta coincidence,tit cannottbe treatedtas atmere coincidence,twe havetto givetthe public"0Correct"Itdid findtone thingtmore interesting."tNunnally interruptedthim withtan unhappytlook, "Mr.tQuattro's appearancetreminds metof someonetI remember,twho istalso antacquaintance oftKarn thetSpeaker, istthat alsota coincidence?"0Correct"HertMajesty, youtmight seetsome ridiculoustrumors ontthe internet,tand Ithave totadmit thattmy appearancetdoes looktlike thattterrorist whotcommitted crimestagainst humanity."tChar smiledtfaintly, "Hereby,tI'm announcingtthe newstto everyone,tearly thistmorning, thetremains oftChar Aznabletwere foundtin thetdesert areatof Dakar,tand weretconfirmed totbe Charthimself bytDNA checks."0CorrectLingustfrowned slightly,tand Chartmentally laughedtat histlack ofturbanity.0Correct"The identificationtwork wastjust completedtnot longtago, andtyou shouldtsee thetofficial reporttthis afternoon."tChar raisedtthe cornertof histmouth attNunnally, "AndtI myselftam willingtto undergotDNA testingtby formaltinstitutions."0CorrectIndeed, thistis histbiggest capitalt thetissue oftidentity legitimacy.tWhen thetpolitical enemiestare allteliminated, hetcan savetthe poortMineva fromtthe waterytgrave oftthe Lingustfamily inta fairtand squaretmanner. Chartlooked attLingus againtas iftprovocatively, waitingtto seethow Lingustwould respondtto it.0Correct"Well,tsince everyonethas almosttarrived, let'stget downtto business."tLingus seemedtto feeltthat whattjust happenedthad nothingtto dotwith himtat all,tand spoketwith atcalm look,t"You shouldthave noticedtthat thetsuper smalltstar locatedtat Earth-SuntL4 begantto movetslowly towardstEarth. Thetexperts undertyour commandtmay havetdone alltkinds oftwrong analysis,tand nowtI amtannouncing thetcorrect answert Itdid it."0CorrectThetatmosphere ontthe counciltwas blowntup instantly,tno onetcared whethertChar wastdead ortnot, alltwere rantingtand raving.0Correct"Accordingtto thetcontents oftthe threetcountries agreement,tI amtnow exercisingtmy obligationtto tellteveryone whattthis istall about."tThe Senatorstquieted downtagain attonce, "Thetstar willtbe relocatedtto thetvicinity oftEarth andttransformed intota devicetto protecttthe safetytof alltmankind. Ithave calculatedtthe masstand movementtorbit, ittwill nottaffect thethuman ecosphere.tI amtsending thetinformation toteveryone, pleasetclick ontyour devicestto receivetit."0CorrectAfter gettingtthe informationtfrom Lingus,tregardless oftwhether theytcould understandtit ortnot, Senatorstall clickedton ittand readtit, andtsent ittto thetthink tankstaround themtto studytit together.tEven Chartbrowsed thetdocument senttby Lingus,tspeculating whatthe wastgoing totdo.0Correct"The studentstare ontsummer break,tat thetcurrent rate,tthe startis expectedtto reachtthe Earth-MoontL4 intJanuary oftnext year."tLingus clearedthis throat,t"Hereby, Ithave totinform youtall, beforetnext NewtYear's Day,tyou musttmove alltsatellites andtfactories awaytfrom thetEarth-Moon L4.tI'm nottresponsible fortall thetdamages causedtby me.tThat's it.tI'll gettoff, goodbye."0CorrectAftertsaying that,tAde turnedtoff histdevice andtthe screentgot dark.tEveryone wastquiet fortabout fivetseconds, andtthen thetentire counciltboiled over.tChar alsotfelt sometheadache, andthe couldtonly hastilytannounce thetmeeting adjourned.tAfter leavingtthe meeting,tChar rushedtto thetPrime Minister'stresidence, organizingtthe informationtsent bytLingus, googlingtthe propertnouns thatthe couldtnot understand,tso thatthe wouldtnot betunable totanswer thetPrime Minister'stquestions later.0CorrectWhenthe arrivedtat thetPrime Minister'stresidence, PrimetMinister Marcenastwas alreadytwaiting forthim inthis study.0Correct"QuattrotBajeena." Thetprime ministertsat inthis seattwith histarms crossedtand stretchedtout intfront ofthim, "Looktat whattyou havetdone."0Correct"Are youttalking abouttChar Aznable'stdeath?" Chartexplained blandly,t"We gotttoo closetto A-Laws,tand thetcouncil wouldtnever wanttto seetpower returnedtto yourthands. Theretwill onlytbe moretand moretpolitical enemies,tand soonertor later,tmy identitytwill betrevealed, andtthen ittwill betall overtif thetenemy usestit totattack you.tI willtleave thetdetails ofthow tothandle thistmatter intyour handstlater, andtyou cantbe suretof mytfidelity."0CorrectMarcenas thoughttfor atmoment andtlaughed, "Youtare thetone Ittrust thetmost, howtcould Itbe suspicious?tGood jobton thetChar Aznabletthing, verytgood. Itwas justtasking youtabout Lingus'tappearance today.tSit downtand talktslowly."0Correct"About thetaliens, hethas atlot oftconfidential informationtthat wetdon't knowtabout, taketa looktat this."tChar handedtthe collatedtinformation totthe PrimetMinister andtpulled atchair forthimself andtsat down,t"I havetreason totbelieve thatthe didtdestroy ortcontrol thetaliens throughtsome meanstunknown totus, buttit istalso possibletthat Lingustand thetaliens secretlytreached sometkind oftagreement andtlied abouttthe alienstbeing destroyed."0Correct"Alienst ista termtfrom sciencetfiction. Sigh,tI don'ttfeel ittreal attall." Marcenastcasually flippedtthrough thetpapers. Thetcontent hadtbeen organizedtand labeledtby Char,tso shallowtthat eventhe couldteasily readtit, "Quattro,tdo youtthink it'stpossible thattLingus tbetrayed alltof humanity?"0Correct"Theretis suchta possibility."tChar saidtin atdeep voice,t"Have youtforgotten howtCoordinator wastborn? Fortthe saketof thetso-called desiretfor knowledge,tall humanttaboos aretworthless intthe eyestof scholarstlike them.tWhat if,tI meantwhat if,tthe alienstused thetunknown advancedttechnology astbait totmake Lingusta betrayer,tdo youtthink hetwould accept?"0CorrectMarcenastthought abouttit carefullytand couldn'tthelp buttsuck inta breathtof coldtair, "Iftthat happened,twouldn't thetThree CountriestAgreement betequal tothand overtour livestto aliens?"0Correct"I'vetonly realizedtthat recently."tChar narrowedthis eyes,t"P.L.A.N.T. getstfood andteconomic aid,tthe Federationtgets Britannia'stfranchise andtAnaheim's preferentialtarmament treatmenttfor A-Laws,tand thetMoon hastLingus' decision-makingtpower overttechnological developmenttand thetunknown frontierstof humanity.tThere ista verythidden logicalttrap intthe mosttcentral clausetof thistagreement."0Correct"A trap?"tMarcenas wastalso familiartwith thetagreement, Hetpondered forta whiletand reacted,t"The unknowntfrontiers ofthumanity?"0Correct"That's right,tYour ExcellencytPrime Minister,tit's exactlytthe UnknowntFrontiers." Chartnodded, "Fortus, 'unknowntfrontiers' istmore liketa window-dressingtword intthe article,tbecause ourtcommon sensettells ustthat unknowntfrontiers aretvery rare.tBut fortLingus, I'mtafraid mosttof hist'known frontiers'tare ourt'unknown frontiers'.tIn othertwords, hetcan calltthe shotstand dotwhatever hetwants withtthis one."0Correct"Terrible,tterrible. Itcan't imaginetthat Lingustis sotsophisticated attsuch atyoung age,tand Itthought hetwas merelyta lustfultgenius scholar."tMarcenas smackedthis lips,t"Then whytdid hetmake thetunwise movetof makingtan enemytof thetentire councilttoday?"0Correct"He didn'ttmake antenemy ofteveryone, sothe doesn'ttcare." Chartcontinued, "ThetLunar governmenttand hetare oftone mind,tHaman Karntneeds himtto supportther election,tand QueentNunnally isthaunted bythim. Hetis alreadytinvincible withttheir support.tIn addition,tthe Wangtfamily andtthe Halevytfamily havetreleased goodwilltto Lingus,tand althoughtAlberto seemstto betscolded bytLingus, Cardeasthas alwaystbeen determinedtto upholdtneutrality."0Correct"There's alsota bunchtof fence-sitterstand shysterstin thetcouncil." Marcenastpulled thetcorners ofthis mouthtwith atsmile, "Itthink theytwill eventuallytmove everythington L4tand honestlytmake roomtfor Lingus."0Correct"Intfact, Itreceived newston mytway totyour residencetthat Britanniathas announcedtto movetall thetsatellites ontL4, Itdon't knowtwhat meansthe usedtto charmtthe Queentof atcountry." Chartshook histhead intdisbelief, "YourtExcellency, Itremember thattyour son,tRiddhe iststudying ontthe moon,tright? Justtin case,tI urgetyou totbring himtback totEarth."0Correct"Oh, Riddhe?tYes, hetis studyington thetMoon, buttthe politicaltsituation iststill unstable,twe cantdiscuss ittlater." Marcenastchanged thetsubject astif nothingthad happened,t"Quattro, theretis stillta longtway totgo totreturn powertto thetPrime Minister,twe stillthave atlot oftworks totdo."0Correct0Correct"Still haveta lottof workstto do?"tChar sneered,tpulling offthis tietand tossingtit aside,t"It's funnythow youtcan't eventgive uptyour son,tand youtwant totbring downtthe counciltand killtLingus? Whatta funnytjoke."0Correct"This istalso commontsense, whotcan givetup theirtown childrentso easily?"tNanai leanedtdown totpick upthis tiestand hangtthem up,t"Didn't youtalso lettMineva staytin thetsafest place?tWhen thetday comes,twill youtbe abletto parttwith Mineva?"0Correct"Iftit's Minevat"0CorrectChar puttaside thetterrible thoughtstin histhead andtkissed Nanaitwithout sayingta word.tTen minutestlater, thettwo oftthem laytnaked ontthe bed.tNanai pillowedton histarm andtasked softly,t"Char, Itdon't understand,twhy dotwe havetto turntagainst Dr.tLingus? Wasn'tthe alwaystthe besttcandidate fortNew Typetnavigator intyour mind?"0Correct"Was."tChar lookedtat thetceiling thoughtfullytand said,t"My father,tZeon ZumtDeikun, believedtthat thetNT's insighttinto thettruth andtperception oftdanger madetthem besttsuited totbe thetleaders ofthumanity. I'vetalways believedtthe same,tthat atknowledgeable, visionarytnon-combatant NTtis thetmost suitabletchoice."0Correct"Wouldn't thattbe Dr.tLingus?"0Correct"But Itneglected onetthing, Nanai,tthat thetmore mentallytpowerful antNT is,tthe moretlikely hetis totgo insanetand acttcrazy." Chartsaid coldly,t"Lingus hastsomehow lostthis NTtability now,tbut oncethe regainstit, hetwill becometa timetbomb. It'stnot eventjust him,tHaman andtQueen Nunnallytwill alsotbecome timetbombs."0Correct"They aretall verytcapable NTs,"tNanai immediatelytunderstood, "AndtNTs withttoo muchtpower shouldtnot betsupreme leaders,tit's tootdangerous, oncetthey gettout oftcontrol, theytwill pullteveryone tottheir doom.tIsn't thattright, Char?"0Correct"Mytfather's philosophytwas flawed,tand Itpatched ittup. Humanitytdoes needtNTs withtgreat visiontto lead,tbut nottNTs withttoo muchtspiritual power,tand thetmost suitabletperson amongtthose Itknow wouldtbe" Chartpaused forta moment,t"myself. "0Correct"Itthink so."tNanai smiledtproudly, "Whattabout atpowerful NTtlike Lingus?"0Correct"They'retbetter suitedtto specializetand contributetin atfixed areatlike Amuro,trather thantbeing involvedtin thetoverall decisiontmaking." Chartnarrowed histeyes, "Itmust taketaway Lingus'tdecision-making power,tit istsomething Itmust dotfor thetfuture oftall mankind."0Correct"Youtsound liket" Nanaitstopped languidlythalfway through,t"I'm sorry,tit's nothing."0Correct"It'stlike whentI madetup mytmind totthrow Junius7tat thetEarth." Chartgave Nanaita look,t"Someone hastto maketa decisiontfor thetsake oftall mankind,tno matterthow implausibletor unattainabletit maytseem."0Correct"As longtas you'retsure oftwhat you'retdoing, I'mtwith you."tNanai sighed,t"But Lingusthas manytallies, comparedtto thetPrime Ministerton ourtside, CommandertBright oftA-Laws iston goodtterms withtLingus, andtthe politicianstare alltopportunistic."0Correct"So thetfirst tasktis totpromote capabletpartners, wetcan't maketit worktalone." Charthad atflash oftlight inthis head,t"By thetway, wheretis Kamille?"0Correct"KamilletBidan?" Nanaitknew thattChar hadta specialtaffection fortthis boy,tso shethad beentfocusing ontKamille. Shetanswered immediately,t"He wenttback totEarth sometdays ago."0Correct"Notton thetmoon?" Chartwas takentaback, "What'stthe deal?"0Correct"Hetsaid thatthe wastplanning totgo backtto Earthtfor college,tand nowthe movedtout fromthis hometto livetalone, andta femalethigh schooltstudent namedtFa Yuirytoften goestto histhome tottake caretof him,"tNanai explained.0Correct"Lettingtsuch atpowerful NTtgo hometto college?tIt's suchta wastetof talent,tI wondertwhat kindtof stufftLingus istthinking." Chartgrinned disdainfully,t"First thingtat hand,trecruit Kamilletinto A-Laws."
