131. Powell Monument

Cao Fang's sudden appearance really frightened Shen Yun, but Shen Yun didn't want to embarrass him, so he had to reluctantly say: "Thank you Cao Tuan, I'm fine, it's fine now." ”

After the experience of the trip to the United Nations, she has matured a lot, and even if she panicked, she quickly forced herself to regain her composure.

After thinking about it, she said: "Although this mission encountered many difficulties, it was still successful. ”

Cao Fang smiled happily: "I know that the global light continent has witnessed your impassioned moment. We all have to congratulate you, and thank you sincerely, that you did not win the vote with the aura of your father, but by your own willpower! ”

"What?!"

This surprise was even more intense than just now, and Cao Fang's kind encouragement made Shen Yun a little overwhelmed, "You mean, the Light Continent broadcast the live situation when the United Nations General Assembly was held?" How is this possible? Didn't Sean specifically state that no media-related equipment was allowed in the venue? ”

This time, Cao Fang laughed, "Keeping the secret of the existence of the Light Continent is only for the people on the ground. The human migration plan, also known as the Migratory Bird Plan, was originally proposed by the Joint Military Commission, and there is no need to hide it from us at all. Therefore, on the highest part of the third floor of the auditorium, a miniature broadcast camera was installed and broadcast live through the Cassegrain antenna array, which was approved by the Secretariat. ”

"But you, why didn't you know about me beforehand?" Shen Yun's cheeks were burning hot, thinking that the words she said were clearly heard by everyone in the Light Continent, and there must be Qu Zhaodi among those people, she couldn't accept this fact.

Cao Fang ignored her mood and joked, "Didn't Robert say that if you know in advance that there is a camera pointed at you, will you still play so heartily?" Not to mention impressing the delegates with their honest words. The implementation of the mountain-breaking plan requires a certain amount of skill, I hope you can understand. ”

"I can't understand, absolutely not!" Shen Yun gritted her teeth with hatred, but she could only roar in her heart, not knowing how to vent it. Cao Fang was like giving her a dismount, and at the same time, she was also faintly uneasy, the rapid development of science and technology in the Light Continent was really terrifying, Robert whispered to Scott, and even they could hear it clearly remotely?

"Shen Yun, you are not a lonely sail." Cao Fang said again, this time his voice was extremely deep, "You have a harbor to anchor, you have me...... Oh...... With the strong backing of our entire Space Force, we will never be as alone as before. ”

"Thank you, thank you Cao Tuan." Shen Yun's heart trembled, and she remembered Sean's powerful handshake.

Cao Fang waited at the entrance of the No. 1 Space Force Base to welcome Shen Yun's triumphant return, but Shen Yun was not in a hurry to go back, but put forward a request, she wanted to take advantage of the fact that the ground people had not moved in on a large scale and went to the No. 9 air-raid shelter in Daliangshan to have a look.

There's Powell there. Du Wen's tombstone, the last time she came in, she was in a hurry, and she was so weak that the place where the faint red light flashed did not have time to look closely.

Cao Fang's mood suddenly became heavy, Shen Yun made this request, he knew very well that it was because she knew the cause of Shen Yunhong's death and had seen the relics left by Powell and her father. In this case, there was no reason not to approve it, so he said, "Okay, then go and go back quickly." I guess you're tired these days, so get some rest when you come back. ”

After speaking, the cabin immediately fell silent, and it should be Cao Fang who turned off the communicator.

Shen Yun instructed the AI to set the navigation destination to the No. 9 air-raid shelter in Daliangshan, and then personally turned the "retardation" into "teleportation". A moment later, the Streamer 1 stopped on the shuttle tarmac she had used when she followed Cao Fang into a group of bases.

When he stepped out of the passenger compartment, the RAND 2 had already driven the jeep over and waited quietly on the side of the road. As soon as Shen Yun sat in the passenger seat, it started the engine for her, and she didn't need to drive it manually.

Walking on the steep underground cliff this time, Shen Yun's fear of the darkness was still there, but thinking about the destination he was going to, he had enough strength to support it. Instead of being overwhelmed by the dread, she watched as the jeep circled around the bumpy curve like a shuttle, until more than four hours later, the flat ground of the bomb shelter appeared in front of her.

Where the jeep stopped, the cave was still empty. Shen Yun got out of the car, closed his eyes, and imagined that this place was once crowded with various test instruments, and it was difficult to get off his feet.

In this cave laboratory, Powell invented the electronic interstellar spy that shocked the scientific community, but the splendor of that time was covered in merciless dust, and no one could believe that there was a person who lived in such a place in isolation for ten years.

Powell's tombstone is a piece of granite about two meters high and half a meter wide. The base of the tombstone has three levels, and there are some dead branches and residual leaves scattered on the stone steps, which are probably brought by worshippers, but according to the degree of withering, it is estimated that no one has been here for some years.

In the upper part of the tombstone, embedded is an A4-sized portrait of Powell, an American man wearing gold-rimmed myopic glasses, unkempt blond curly hair, and a slightly chubby face, smiling sweetly. If you don't know his history, it's hard to associate such a sunny face with a ruthless careerist at heart.

The epitaph under the portrait, written in both Chinese and English, reads: Powell. Du Wen, born on February 16, 1943, died on July 31, 1992, at the age of 49. His life was short and glorious, and he made outstanding contributions to the basic theoretical research of earth astrophysics, and the scientific research results became the unbreakable cornerstone of mankind to establish a new underground world. As the father of the Light Continent, the human beings of the earth will always remember him and be grateful to him, so this monument is set up as a reference.

The signature of the seal carver of the epitaph is Shen Yunhong.

"Daddy!"

Shen Yun shouted, her legs weakened, and she sat down on the stone steps. Her fingers slid gently over her father's name, as if caressing his cheeks, which had hardened after his death. In this way, God strangely used a stone to connect the two deceased people together forever. The granite monument is cold and hard, and if life could have such hardness, it may not be worn out by time.

She imagined how the people would look at the tombstone with admiration and gratitude when the bomb shelter was flooded with people pouring in from the ground a few days later. Because of his father's magnanimity, Powell has changed from a historical sinner to a hero of the earth, or the king of the establishment of the Continent of Light, is this fair?

After sitting quietly for a long time, a smile appeared on Shen Yun's stiff face, and the smile replaced the dim sadness, making her young face radiant again. It was as if her father was sitting next to her, staring at her, and then holding her hand and saying two words: worth it.