Looking for Genesis Legends and Myths

The news of the successful test flight of the "Angel" spacecraft once caused a sensation all over the world. This ship is not only first-class in comfort and luxury, but also adopts the latest scientific and technological achievements in many key structures, especially its unique safety design.

This point is naturally more important after it was difficult to set sail for two consecutive days last year. Last year's air crash not only destroyed two spaceships, but also caused a series of chain reactions. Aerospace industry, tourism industry, insurance industry, freight industry and other industries have been severely impacted. The stock market crash inevitably bankrupt several multinational consortia, and the world economy suddenly fell into depression.

People place their hopes on more advanced space technology. It did appear.

"Angels can provide you with the safest interstellar travel", and the news media has injected a shot in the arm into the world economy.

This statement has a definite basis. Nowadays, the cause of air crashes is often no longer the mechanical failure of the spacecraft itself. Last year, two accidents were caused by unexpected "air rover" attacks. The so-called rover does not refer to aliens, but to some small space pebbles. These stones are actually meteors in space. Once the spacecraft is hit by them, it will explode like a punctured balloon in an instant.

In order to prevent the terrible consequences of the rover attack, "Angel" changed the past practice of thickening the ship wall and used a special material that can be automatically repaired as its shell. Once the hull is punctured, the automatic fusion of the hole takes only one thousandth of a second. Because of this, Angel can beat everyone and become the darling of the new generation in the spaceship.

Of course, some people doubt the idea of "safe interstellar travel" and deliberately mention the name Titanic. But the shrewd star airline immediately added the word "unsinkable" to it, unsinkable Titanic! 10 years have passed. Angel has withstood the test on the Mars-Jupiter route, which is what space sailors fear most. This route is the Bermuda Triangle with the densest rovers.

Now, Angel, under the command of Captain Brady, once again passed this airspace safely and headed for Mars.

Meet after dusk

The residential areas on Mars are all located on the plains of extinct volcanoes, surrounded by a huge special glass cover. The city streets in the hood are vertical and horizontal, and the trees are shaded; Outside are endless red deserts and angular rocks, and the dry river bed winds around the sand dunes to the horizon.

The space port is the only large building built outside residential areas. As there are two space passenger ships coming to Hong Kong, there are many people in the hall to meet them. A girl named Mi Xiaolifan is a little impatient. She went into the telephone room and asked the attendant, "May I speak to Archimedes on earth?"

"yes. Who are you looking for? "

"Mr Anderson Halt, vehicle supervisor of Star Aviation Insurance Company."

The phone was quickly connected: "Anderson, I have invited the priest, and we will hold the wedding as soon as you arrive."

"That's great, dear. I will definitely be there before dinner. "

"I'll wait for you in the waiting room and go to church together."

When Mi Xiaoli came out, someone stopped her: "Hi, Mi Xiaoli."

"Oh, Victor, do you pick up people, too?"

Victor nodded. "Do you remember Tess? Pop singer. "

"Yes, a charming girl. From the earth? "

"Angels from Jupiter. Mi Xiaoli, why don't we have something to drink, a glass of wine? "

"Oh, I don't have any money-I just spent it on the phone."

"It's my treat."

"Thank you, then I'll have a glass of beer."

When Victor went to the vending machine to get wine, the hall speaker called Mi Xiaoli to answer the phone. The phone call came from her boss, Professor Brooke from the Institute of Biology: "Mi Xiaoli, you are so hard to find. Please come back at once. "

"What is it, huh? Ok! "

An unexpected Christmas present

Mars is just around the corner, like a rusty plate hanging in the dark blue space.

Angel will arrive on this red planet in two days, ending its three-week journey. At the same time, Captain Brady will end his 30-year space career and enjoy his old age in the warm sunshine of Florida with honor and generous annuity.

The generous annuity of the retired space captain is self-evident, but the honor may not be certain. Brady is very lucky. He was in danger three times, but he was eliminated in time. Nothing dangerous has happened since I commanded the angel a few years ago-except a little false alarm the day before yesterday.

It was Christmas. At dinner, hundreds of passengers gathered in the restaurant. Brady dressed up as Santa Claus and distributed presents to the children. Many people danced to the music of Silent Night, and the pop singer Miss Tess held a cup to bless people.

Bang! Then the alarm went off, but it died down immediately.

It turned out that a pea-sized rover penetrated the hull, entered the restaurant and broke Miss Tess's glass. The hull automatically closed the hole and it was all over. As a result of this false alarm, Miss Tess spilled wine all over her body, only to find a planet.

This is the space career that Brady is about to bid farewell to: a long and rigid life, in which an unexpected crisis lurks. But this is a comedy.

The call from the ship's doctor, Dr. Veronica, interrupted the captain's thoughts in Florida: "Captain, I received six patients today."

"Then you won't have time to drink whisky." Brady is a little angry, but in fact he knows that this woman doesn't drink.

"Don't talk nonsense, Mr Captain! These patients are a little embarrassed, and six people suddenly go crazy. "

"Veronica, even you are crazy! Or me. " A huge electronic map occupies one wall of the office, and at the other end there are four computers connecting the key departments of Mars. Only when dealing with major events, Governor Pang Dezhou used this office-the earth people classified Mars as the eighth continent, and the governor was the highest executive of Mars.

There were already seven or eight senior officials present when Mi Xiaoli and Brooke came in. The governor shook hands with them: "Professor Brooke and Dr. Rice, my scientific adviser recommended that you are the most authoritative psychiatrists and epidemiologists on Mars, and I need your help."

Assistant Governor Lewis asked them to sit down: "We are discussing an interesting problem that happened on the spaceship Angel. From the day before yesterday, the crew of the spacecraft appeared a series of mental disorders. Now there are 78 patients, accounting for more than 10% of the crew. We must find out what happened. Of course, we don't have many details, but the ship doctor can't provide more detailed information. What do you think this might be? "

After a short silence, Professor Brooke first said: "This is not schizophrenia, and it will not happen suddenly and intensively. When a group of people suddenly have mental disorders, the first thing to consider in the category of mental illness is hysteria. However, it is not easy to confirm. Hysteria is a psychological disorder, and this diagnosis can only be made after excluding other diseases. "

Lewis nodded: "Yes. Professor, what possibilities do you think should be ruled out first? "

"Infectious diseases in the central nervous system, such as encephalitis."

This should be Mi Xiaoli's topic. She straightened out her thinking: "The angel incident is characterized by a large number of patients breaking out in a short period of time, and the symptoms are completely consistent, which is completely in line with the characteristics of the outbreak. However, the pathogen must be found as a conclusion. "

The discussion can't go on, and the two diseases mentioned are difficult to determine and can't be ruled out. So the governor chimed in and said, "Mr. Lewis, I think we can spread out all the cards."

"okay. Well, the angel will arrive soon, and we need to make sure it is allowed to land. We are worried that the landing of the epidemic ship will threaten the safety of 6.5438+0.3 million residents. "

Brooke said: "Does this have practical significance? What can we do if we don't land Even if you can fly back to Jupiter, you have to land. "

The governor put up a finger: "If Mars will be the second angel, I would rather sacrifice a boat."

Lewis turned to Mi Xiaoli: "If we can't rule out the epidemic, can we estimate whether the epidemic is serious and whether there are preventive measures?" This will decide whether to allow angels to land. "

Mi Xiaoli has a serious expression: "Passengers must be vaccinated with mixed vaccines before boarding the ship. The mixed vaccine can resist all the viruses in the world. It is reasonable to say that there can't be an epidemic on the ship, but it happened anyway. There is only one explanation: angels have viruses that do not belong to our world. "

"Space virus? Is this possible? "

"If there are aliens, there must be more alien microbes." Mi Xiaoli paused. "Predictably, humans can't resist this virus. Because humans have not touched it, they have no immunity to it. The angel incident has already illustrated this point. "

Brooke nodded in agreement: "If Mi Xiaoli is right, the virus will not only destroy Mars, but also spread to the earth."

While everyone was thinking, a computer technician reported that an angel had arrived. William, director of the Space Center, stood up: "Order the angel to enter the equatorial orbit and wait for instructions."

The computer operator conveyed the instructions. William said to everyone, "Angels can only stay in orbit for six hours."

The governor has to make a decision within six hours. He is a little uneasy. Mi Xiaoli is logical, but it is obviously not enough to make such a major decision based on logic. "Dr. Rice, can you further prove that this is reliable?"

"Is there any way to get this virus?" Mi Xiaoli wanted to think, "Yes, Angel set sail from Jupiter, and the virus can only enter the spacecraft there. Ask Jupiter, if they also have this disease, it is a proof. "

"Very well. Mr. William, can you talk to Jupiter in time? "

William marked the electronic star map. "We are now 500 million kilometers away from Jupiter. It takes 28 minutes for the radio to arrive, and it takes an hour to go back and forth. Not including the time they asked. "

"Also calculate an hour, contact immediately. In addition, we must contact the angel again to see what is new. "

Prometheus

Captain Brady's bearded face appeared on the screen. He looked tired and weak: "Space Center, why should I delay landing?" Many patients are in urgent need of treatment. "

"Captain, I must confirm that Angel is not an infectious disease ship to land you. Is the number of patients still increasing? "

"There are about 120 people."

"Please ask Dr. Veronica to talk about the situation."

"I'm sorry, she's crazy, too."

"Oh, my God. Is there a patient who has recovered calm? "

"One of them went to see God."

As soon as the call was over, Mi Xiaoli excitedly asked Brooke, "Have you noticed the captain's pupil? He is ill! "

"I see very clearly that this is not a hysterical pupil. Besides, hysteria can't kill anyone. Mi Xiaoli is right, there is no other possibility. "

Everything is only waiting for Jupiter's reply, such as mainland governor ask m Xiaoli: "The angel falls after 4 hours, is this still a threat to Mars?"

"Is there always a residual virus spreading?"

"Is there any way to avoid pollution?"

Brooke decided to share the pressure of Mi Xiaoli, grabbed the woman and said, "The only way to make Mars explode in space is to pollute it. There is little possibility that the virus remaining in space will fall to the ground. After that, nuclear devices can be detonated in this airspace and completely removed. There is no other way. "

The governor sighed. "If Jupiter's answer is yes, Mi Xiaoli, I will accept your argument and act accordingly."

Mi Xiaoli was startled: "According to my statement! Destroy angels! "

The governor put his hand on her shoulder and said firmly, "This is a war, a war between human beings and space demons. In the war, although you have little information, you must make a choice. A spaceship and a planet, this balance can only be tilted. "

500 million kilometers away, there is no epidemic in Jupiter.

The air seems to have solidified, only the rustle of the recording pen.

"What's next?" The governor paced back and forth. Here we go. Mi Xiaoli pondered and said quietly, "OK, I'll go to the angel and find out the virus."

"Boarding?" This time it was the governor's turn to be surprised.

"I am dealing with viruses. I know both the risks and how to protect myself. If you want to draw a conclusion, you have to go up. "

Zhou Chang's legal adviser, who had been silent for a long time, began: "Miss, Mr. Zhou Chang just asked you to be responsible for your own inference, and you don't need to show any evidence." The boarding problem is up to you. "

"I need a reliable conclusion as much as Mr. Zhou Chang."

"Thank you, brave girl." Zhou Chang hugged Michelle and then faced the public. "Now our policy can be determined. If Dr. Rice finds that the spaceship is safe for the planet after boarding the ship, let it land as soon as possible. If the angel unfortunately becomes a plague ship of space virus, I order the space center to destroy it in the air. The operation, code-named' Fire Thief', will be carried out no later than 23: 05 tonight. The final choice will also be made before this moment. "

The audience fell into deep silence. Everyone knows that the situation is serious, but there is no precedent for destroying a passenger ship. Every step of the decision will be reviewed by the International Space Tribunal afterwards.

The governor's eyes were full of tears, and he was obviously moved: "Ladies and gentlemen, duty forces me to make such a decision, but I will not shirk my moral responsibility." Mr. William, get ready to take off, two people. "

Run to hell

The dizziness passed, and Mi Xiaoli opened her eyes. The space was dark and the stars were stagnant, indicating that the spacecraft had risen above the atmosphere.

There is a small light spot moving slowly on the solidified space background. "Mr Zhou Chang! Angel! "

"No." William's voice came from underground. "That's Archimedes."

Archimedes! Mi Xiaoli has forgotten. Forget Anderson. They were together four hours ago. Victor must be angry that she left without saying goodbye. He doesn't know what a terrible prospect his Miss Tess faces!

"Mi Xiaoli," the governor interrupted her meditation, "what shall we do when we get on the boat?"

"Looking for a virus, this is the most conclusive evidence."

"Then I will investigate the source of the virus and warn the earth."

"Actually, you don't need to get on the boat with me."

The governor grinned: "You will find that your work will be much more convenient with me present."

The earth is frightened under its feet. The spaceship circled the equator twice and gradually approached the angel. The dark docking port of the angel gradually expanded, drifting slowly recently, and then a signal light lit up in the depths, and the spacecraft swayed slightly.

As soon as they put on their biological protective clothing, the door opened. As soon as I crossed the bag on Mi Xiaoli's shoulder, I sank, and the sense of weightlessness suddenly disappeared. She looked at her watch. One and a half hours.

A man and a woman went to meet them: "I am Philip, and now I take over as the captain." This is Miss Space Elena. "

Needless to say, Brady fell. The governor said nothing but, "Call the crew for an emergency meeting immediately."

Philip spread out his hands: "It's all here, only me."

The governor heard a noise and a banging on the door inside. Philip explained, "I have locked a group of crazy people in the restaurant. They must land at once, or they will hang me. "

Zhou Chang's eyebrows twisted into a line. Unexpectedly, after a few hours, the situation became so serious: "Are they all patients?"

"It's a passenger. The patients are all in the back cabin. "

"They know it's a plague?"

"Anyone can guess except an idiot."

"Then we started to work. I'll read the diary first and ask Miss Elena to help Dr. Rice. "

Mi Xiaoli wants to check the first person who gets sick. Elena said, "Miss Tess is dead."

Poor Victor. "Then I'll dissect the body."

"Has been incinerated. But the relics have not been disposed of. "

"Go and have a look."

stowaway

Zhou Chang read the diary from beginning to end, consulted the vaccination cards and luggage disinfection certificates of 802 passengers and 10 crew members, and found nothing suspicious. Obviously, Jupiter's customs formalities are complete. "Where did this space demon come in?" The governor thought hard. Did the angel pick up anyone on the road? Smuggling incidents have happened before.

He decided to count the people, so he went to the back cabin to check on the patients one by one. One by one, the patients were tied to the bunk and soon set on fire, totaling ***3 1 1.

It's time to eat out. It's much more difficult. As soon as the governor announced his identity, he was coaxed, questioned, protested and denounced. After a long struggle, he finally introduced a representative to talk. The representative said loudly through the door: "Our 499 passengers unanimously asked to open the hatch, and the spacecraft landed immediately, and doctors were needed to rescue the patients!"

499 passengers, Governor Zhou quickly calculated, plus 3 1 1 patient, it is exactly 8 10. Add 1 death, Philip and Elena, and the total is 8 13.

The number in the diary is 8 12! Sure enough, there is another one

"I can answer your request, but please count your number again."

Yes, the count is complete.

Damn it! There are stowaways. Zhou Chang decided to talk to Michelle first, so he calmed the passengers and turned to Michelle.

Mi Xiaoli nervously fiddled with the super miniature camera in Tess's cabin. As soon as the governor came in, she excitedly held up some photos: "Found it! I found it! "

The space killer was first exposed to human eyes: two small rings twisted together.

"I found it on Miss Tess's skirt."

"Isn't it just an ordinary virus?"

"Its nucleic acid structure is completely different from life on earth, and it is by no means the product of our world."

"How do you know it's a murderer, not a suspect?"

"This thing was also detected in the blood of several patients."

The warden shook his head, sighed and took out the phone that had been connected to the ground: "You all heard it. Mr. Deputy Governor, I order the implementation of the pirate action plan. "

"See. Please evacuate immediately. "

Zhou Chang looked at his watch, and there were still 45 minutes left: "Mi Xiaoli, there is still time to trace which parent star the virus came from."

"Have a clue? Time is running out. "

"I found that there was one more person on board than registered. He must have brought the virus. " The governor turned to Miss Space, who had been listening quietly. "Elena, I know there is one more person on board. Who is he? "

Elena thought for a moment: "Oh, there's another one. A woman gave birth to a boy. "

Zhou Taishou suddenly lost his breath and said angrily, "Why isn't it recorded in the nautical diary?"

"Maybe doctor Veronica didn't report to the captain. Miss Tess made a terrible noise that day, and then the doctor himself fell ill. "

Miss Tess, the governor of the state, violently remembered the account in the voyage diary. A small celestial body entered the restaurant and fell into the lady's glass. He patted his head: "Shit, this is the stowaway!" "

The two girls were surprised to see the governor frantically open cabinets and drawers and throw things on the ground one by one: "What about that stone? Elena, help me find it! "

Elena understood: "Asteroids? Keep the change. Before Miss Tess dies, let me give it to Mr. Victor Mirren on Mars, and I'll get it. "

Last 25 minutes

On the ground, the governor was anxiously warned that there were only 25 minutes left before the time to carry out Operation Firethief.

Angry passengers in the restaurant became more and more noisy and began to smash the door.

Mi Xiaoli finally got the last photo and scanned out four kinds of space viruses in the honeycomb space eyes of small celestial bodies.

"Very good." The governor said, "the ins and outs of the angel incident are clear enough. Let's go. "

Mi Xiaoli paused: "One more thing. This pebble itself does not have the conditions to produce protein, it is only the carrier of the virus. If you look at where Miss Tess is standing and the position of the hull crack, you can calculate the trajectory of this small celestial body. In the future, computers can find their own home stars along the track. "

"It's too late, we can't enter the restaurant. Elena, call Philip. " The governor felt that he should tell him the truth before he left, even though he was afraid of the danger of mutiny.

Philip's face is like a blank sheet of paper, but he keeps calm. The governor pointed to his protective suit: "I'm very sorry, except for me and the doctor, everyone breathed the air with the virus." You can understand that I can't allow anyone else to set foot on the land of Mars. "

Elena fainted, and Philip slowly put his hand into his pocket: "I have guessed. Are you leaving now? "

The governor has pulled the trigger in his trouser pocket: "Sorry, we have to say goodbye. God bless you. "

Philip reached out and held a captain's badge in his palm: "Please give it to my wife as a permanent souvenir."

"Philip, the things on the boat can't be taken to the ground, but I will tell her myself."

The governor embraced him. Three people walked towards the exit.

They came a little late: the door of the restaurant was knocked down and people shouted and poured out to block the road.

Philip opened a small side door: "I'll deal with them." You go quickly, this leads to the cockpit, and the interface is below. "

Zhou Chang and Michelle came down from the iron ladder at the door. This is the auxiliary computer room. They ran and stumbled through many pipes and cables, then turned up and down several winding ladders and came to a long corridor with a cockpit at the end.

Suddenly three or four people appeared in front of the corridor, followed by seven or eight, a dozen, and more and more. "Not around the past. Don't panic, the passengers don't know the pirate's plan. " The governor walked into the crowd and casually explained that there was food poisoning on board. He and the doctor immediately went down to arrange landing and rescue.

A woman with a child in her arms ignored these: "Let me get out of here in your boat. The child can't stay on the boat any longer. "

At first, others claimed to be, and automatically numbered according to the urgency of the situation and conditions. The governor glanced at his watch. There were only six minutes left. "The traffic boat can only accommodate two people. We will send a big ship to pick you up after disembarking. "

"How can we trust you?" This is consistent.

The warden weighed the situation and said decisively, "Let this doctor go down and organize the rescue work, and I will stay here."

The passengers were whispering to each other.

trial by default

10 Angel shocked the world again after its maiden voyage. A spaceship with 8 12 crew members was shot down, which aroused the strong indignation of people from all walks of life and caused an uproar. Eight trusts related to the space industry organized a joint complaint team to sue the Mars authorities in the International Space Court.

The prosecution team focused on investigating the party's dereliction of duty and its consequences. In the eloquent speech of the court, the chief lawyer repeatedly reminded the president that the arrogance and ignorance of Governor Zhou were the main reasons for the tragedy.

"Mr. Richard H. Pound believes that as a governor, he has the right to explain the definition of morality instead of God and fiddle with the balance of morality again instead of God. He ignored the acknowledged fact that human rights were neither noble nor disabled, and protected human rights with his wings like an angry hen.