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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