Chapter 1284 - The Colonial History of Mars (1/2)

“… Jenny Karim, a former New York Times battlefield reporter. She won the Pulitzer Prize for a report on Iraq’s chemical weapons. In 2018, she signed up for NASA’s astronaut training program; originally trained for the moon landing mission. However, because the mission was postponed, she became part of the Ares.”Ayesha read through the report as she sat in her office inside Future Building.

Zhu Yu, director of the Domestic Anti-Intelligence Office, stood in front of her and was reporting to her the findings on the recent investigation.

“When she was a war correspondent in Iraq, she may have been trained by the CIB. According to the information collected by Bernice in the UA, there is evidence that the CIB, the FBA and other intelligence agencies have issued a special doc.u.ment to train field reporters and diplomats in anti-investigation training in response to a possible hostage crisis.”

“She is from the CIB?” Ayesha looked to Zhu Yu.

“It’s unlikely,” Zhu Yu, shook her head, and then continued, “but we have reason to believe that the UA has received her message.”

The number 071 alone would not reveal any valuable information. However, what concerned Ayesha was that they could use the recent news to generate some bewildering thoughts.

While Ayesha was silent, Zhu Yu added.

“At present we have sent an inquiry letter to Celestial Trade and the s.p.a.ce Department. Based on Kelvin’s reply, they immediately controlled the individuals involved in the incident… do we need to implement disciplinary measures for her observer?”

There were no Ghost Agents on Mars. The UA astronauts were under the surveillance of Celestial Trade Army Intelligence Division, not professional intelligence personnel. He could know Morse code, but he could not relate Morse code with the frequency of blinking, and he could never have thought that the person he monitored pa.s.sed sensitive information by blinking.

Maybe the person didn’t need to be Sherlock Holmes, but that person would have to be at least a Conan to notice the subtle details. Zhu Yu tried to put herself in the position and thought that even she could not do a better job in this scenario. Like the FBA, she also found problems in the countless replays.

However, discipline existed for a reason. Personal accountability must exist, and there was no excuse for this.

“The personnel involved from Celestial Trade will be handled in accordance with military regulations, and we will not intervene,” Ayesha’s slender finger gently tapped on the doc.u.ment, and she thought for a moment before she said, “In the future, terminate real-time communication services for stranded UA astronauts and change it to delayed transmission of video.”

“In addition, all videos, whether they enter or leave the colony, must be double-checked by Ghost Agents and the Celestial Trade Army Intelligence Division. No matter where the problem is found, the person involved will be immediately disqualified from contact with their family. It is better to be safe than sorry.”

“Roger,” Zhu Yu stood straight and responded with certainty.

“Last thing,” Ayesha paused for a second before she ordered, “send a truth-telling serum to the Mars colony. I’m curious, where did she hear about number 071?”

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The Apocalypse; in the mansion.

Lilith, sitting on the sofa, complied with Jiang Chen’s request and introduced him to the history of Pan-Asia Cooperation’s colonization of Mars.

“The Mars plan could be traced back to the middle of the 21st century. At that time, the three major forces, Soviet Union, NATO, and Pan-Asia had successfully delivered astronauts to the surface of Mars. However, the Pan-Asia Cooperation Mars Scientific Research Station was built in the early 22nd century. NATO took the lead in announcing the launch of the Mars colonization plan, and successfully sent a 500,000-ton cla.s.s research s.h.i.+p to the Mars...o...b..t. The Pan-Asia Parliament immediately issued the colonization plan to more than 20 scientific inst.i.tutions, and the first Mars colony was finally built in 2110…”

“Wait, I remember that the three major forces did not establish a Mars colony?” Jiang Chen frowned, interrupting Lilith’s words.