Chapter 153: An Irresistible Trend (Added more for everyone's recommendation votes)_1

Di Fengyi whispered at Jiang Yu's bedside, "All nations have received the message from Mars and have, without exception, kept it a strict secret."

"If they still refuse to make it public after two days, we will spread the secret for them."

Jiang Yu smiled, "The aftermath of revealing the Trisolarans' message before seems to have taught them a lesson."

His spirits were much improved today, "Thanks to Professor Pei Yunqi's efforts over the past three years, we were able to easily carry out the initial deception of all nations."

The signal received by the countries yesterday was sent by the probe that Jiang Yu had ordered Bil to launch toward Mars.

And the text in that picture was a set of symbols designed by Pei Yunqi over three years.

Paired with that universal decryption program, it was convincing enough to create confusion.

Di Fengyi expressed some concerns, "I am still worried, what if ETO reveals all the details of our plan to the public?"

Jiang Yu laughed, "That's what I am least worried about because now no one believes ETO's nonsense anymore.

"If they could guess my schemes before the 'Zero Plan' starts and reveal them in advance, they would have a chance to disrupt the 'Zero Plan'."

"But as you know, I divided this plan into several small teams, like Pei Yunqi's team, Bil's team, etc. These teams seemed to have no connection whatsoever."

"Even you wouldn't understand what I am about to do before the 'Zero Plan' is executed."

At this point, Jiang Yu couldn't help but reveal a smile. Since becoming a Wallfacer, this was his most proud and deceptive plan yet.

He continued, "If ETO has learned from their past mistakes, they will not disclose any information about the 'Zero Plan' after it begins.

"Because I can simply argue, 'ETO is desperately trying to prevent humanity from contacting other civilizations!'

"Even if they expose the details, I'm not afraid. In a battle of public opinion, they definitely won't come out on top.

"Now if they want to sabotage us, they can only spread rumors through their channels that incite anti-escape ideology."

Upon saying this, Jiang Yu couldn't help but laugh loudly, "I can just picture the ETO leadership struggling with this dilemma!

"They want to sabotage me, but fear revealing to the protesters that it's ETO inciting the anti-escape ideology.

"Using ETO's channels now, nobody believes them anyway."

Jiang Yu then gazed into the air, "Teacher, you should understand by now, I've already won this confrontation."

...

In the Three-Body Game, the faces of the ETO leaders closely monitoring Jiang Yu darkened.

Luckily, there were no tables in front of them, or they would have already flipped them in frustration.

Einstein suggested, "Shall we ask the main to use Sophon to broadcast these words of Jiang Yu to the heads of various countries?"

Confucius replied coldly, "Jiang Yu just told you how he would deal with such a situation.

"We and the main are ultimately enemies of the human world. Would world leaders believe information provided by the main?

"With just one sentence—'The Trisolarans are doing everything they can to prevent humanity from contacting other civilizations'—Jiang Yu can cover up everything!

"Jiang is a man who plans carefully before acting. The fact that he dares to speak so plainly means he is not afraid of us exploiting it."

The First Emperor of Qin also said, "Right now, Sophon is like a deity, watching over people. It hardly reveals itself, which is the biggest deterrence against humanity.

"If Sophon suddenly speaks up, it will firstly reduce its own deterrence, and also sanction Jiang Yu's significance."

Von Neumann looked helpless, "Are we really unable to do anything?"

Confucius said, "The more we do, the more mistakes we make."

King Wen of Zhou, who had been silent until now, suddenly said, "Then let's stop worrying about Jiang Yu. If he wants to play at being an alien, let him be.

"Our priority now is to manipulate the anti-escape ideology and disrupt humanity's space projects."

Confucius sneered, "Don't tell me you still haven't grasped Jiang Yu's intentions!"

"He's aiming for the 'Anti-escape Movement'!"

King Wen of Zhou looked somewhat confused, obviously not understanding the purpose of Jiang Yu's 'Plan Zero'.

Confucius's face showed helplessness, "I can't be bothered to explain to you.

"Members of the organization should try not to show up among the 'Anti-escape Movement' demonstrators; this movement is about to end, don't expose the identities of those members."

King Wen of Zhou's face showed disbelief, obviously not planning to heed Confucius's advice.

The First Emperor of Qin asked Confucius, "Jiang Yu just said that he has already won in this confrontation.

"Is that really the case?"

Confucius sighed, "Indeed, the moment he began to implement his 'Plan Zero', he had already won.

"He's been setting up for years, and from the instant he started, all our paths were blocked. Our loss is not unjust."

The First Emperor of Qin paused for a few seconds before speaking, "We still haven't pinpointed where exactly he won."

"The general trend!" Confucius answered, "Now, governments worldwide are at their wits' end, and the initial momentum of the demonstrators is almost spent.

"When most people are hesitating, Jiang Yu suddenly hands them a lifeline, and they will subconsciously grasp it tightly.

"In such a situation, even if someone sees through Jiang Yu's strategy, they are unlikely to expose it immediately."

Confucius earnestly said, "The general trend is unstoppable!"

Then he smiled, "But because of this, I've also caught a glimpse of one corner of Jiang Yu's Wallfacer project."

The First Emperor of Qin exhaled, "Then our efforts haven't been completely fruitless."

…

News quietly spread across the world: Radio telescopes on Earth had all received an intelligence signal from Mars, which the governments had kept confidential.

People had grown numb to the news of the Anti-escape Movement, but this sudden report piqued everyone's interest.

However, governments immediately debunked the claim, saying that no such thing had happened.

But then, several staff members from civilian observatories started disclosing details about the mysterious signal.

Some even published images they had received.

Government faces turned dark as they launched investigations into the leaks.

Civilian observatories cried foul, claiming that very few of their staff knew about the intelligence signal and that the leak hadn't come from them.

More and more citizens gradually began to pay attention to the incident, and some Anti-escape Movement demonstrators also demanded that the government disclose details.

The governments of China and the United States were the first to realize that this was an opportunity to resolve the chaos brought about by the Anti-escape Movement!

They generously disclosed the intelligence signals they had received and announced that they were fully committed to decrypting them.

As expected by both governments, the attention of the Anti-escape Movement demonstrators was diverted, and the frequency of protest actions plummeted.

But soon after, a wave of panic emerged among the populace.

Mars is too close to Earth!

Is the signal friendly, or a judgment on humanity!

Because of the precedent set by the Trisolaran invasion, everyone was pessimistic.

It wasn't until this moment that China announced they had succeeded in deciphering the message conveyed by the intelligence signal.