Chapter 227: The Wallfacer's Request_1

In the past week, the descendants of Bai Xiao and others had been arriving at Guanghan City one after another.

Without exception, they all had suffered long-term persecution and oppression by the PDC.

It was only upon meeting Bai Tianyue and others that Jiang Yu realized that the truth was always more brutal than its depiction in documents.

During the PDC's great purge, anyone remotely associated with ETO members was labeled as a "criminal."

It was from that time that the life of a young Bai Tianyue and his family became difficult, but luckily Kong Fangcheng and his mother had left Earth early, or they too would have been persecuted.

The PDC could not confirm that Bai Xiao and the others were ETO, so all missing scholars were classified as having joined ETO, resulting in countless wrongful and false cases.

Additionally, environmentalists were labeled as "similar to ETO" and thus also "criminals" of humanity.

Those who did not submit to authoritarian rulers and had grievances about the PDC's system were also branded as "criminals."

On various analytical documents of the Solar System State, it was mentioned more than once that there was actually another class on Earth: the criminal class.

They were the lowest echelon of society, a group that the PDC allowed ordinary people to vent their discontent upon.

However, their numbers were only one or two million, which, when diluted across the globe, meant there were only a few individuals in each village and street.

They were essentially an overlooked group. Now ordinary people were on an equal footing with those who had undergone genetic modification, but the human rights of the "criminal class" had not been fully restored.

The descendants of Bai Xiao and the others numbered a total of seven, and their physical condition was very poor due to prolonged intense labor.

Among these seven, only a man named Gu Kai had escaped to the deep mountains and thus avoided persecution by the PDC.

But by the time the staff found him, he had nearly lost his ability to speak due to long-term solitary living.

Jiang Yu asked Burton to set up a special team to discuss how to settle Bai Xiao, Gu Kai, and others.

Initially, Jiang Yu thought that allowing them to live in Guanghan City would somehow make amends to Bai Xiao and the others.

However, after Bai Tianyue and the rest arrived at Guanghan City, Jiang Yu realized that even the most comfortable life could not compensate for the oppression they had previously suffered.

Burton and others, upon seeing the descendants of heroes treated so unjustly on Earth, were also outraged and quickly came up with two solutions.

One was to quickly cultivate some healthy organs and soft muscle tissues for them and perform systematic surgeries to replace the aged organs and tissues in their bodies.

And to assign personnel to care for them until they recovered completely and adapted to the life of the Solar System State.

The second plan was to ask them to hibernate temporarily and make a complete break with their current lives.

Most of the heroes' relatives, like Zhang Shuo, despised people like Bai Tianyue from their hearts. Having such relatives around, their lives in Guanghan City wouldn't be much better.

Nonetheless, Bai Tianyue and others could not let go of their family members and agreed to allow them the qualifications to live in Guanghan City so that Bai Tianyue and the rest could hibernate in peace.

After a few decades when all their relatives had passed away, they could be awakened and make a complete break with their past lives.

With Jiang Yu's active persuasion, all seven were willing to hibernate, and some with no relatives also wished to see what the future world was like.

However, before that, they had to go through a series of physiotherapy treatments and a period of learning to get a basic adaptation to the life of the Solar System State, after which they would prepare to arrange for their hibernation.

Unexpectedly, Bai Tianyue and the others had an incredibly strong adaptability.

This was inseparable from the family education they received. Although their families had fallen during the PDC's purge, the essence of their erudite heritage remained.

Even though Bai Tianyue had only completed the second year of junior high, he had been imbued with such cultural refinement that his concepts and thoughts transcended the limits imposed by life.

Having resolved this matter, Jiang Yu felt much less guilt.

He took two days to adjust his mood and finally resumed his regular work routine.

Qu Ze's request for a meeting on behalf of the PDC was finally granted.

At the moment he saw Jiang Yu, Qu Ze sighed with relief; he had been waiting in Guanghan City for three months.

As the lunar cities of various countries were forming alliances spontaneously and independence and self-governance were imminent, the PDC was currently too preoccupied to address the lunar issues.

If the lunar cities and Mars City of various countries became independent, then the PDC would lose the space force it had built over so many years, and human society might suffer a huge split as a result.

Thinking of this, Qu Ze's expression became more solemn.

Qu Ze also smiled and said, "Yes, the PDC sent me to contact you, hoping that you would consider your ancestral ties and, if not for the sake of the PDC, at least for the sake of the elders in your hometown."

Jiang Yu didn't pick up on the hint, "Please take a seat."

"The early days of the Star Defense Department were tumultuous, facing unprecedented crises, and humanity erupted with amazing potential.

"It was an age when heroes emerged, an era when people's thoughts and ideas reached unprecedented heights, and they knew what humanity needed and what to do for the future.

"That's why the Wallfacer Project was conceived. Do you know about the Wallfacer Project as it was in China?"

Qu Ze hurriedly said, "I do know about that. If you return to the Star Defense Department, we will support your Wallfacer Project just as we did for the first Minister of Star Defense."

Jiang Yu naturally heard the implication in Qu Ze's words, suggesting that only if Jiang Yu returned to the Star Defense Department would they fully support his Wallfacer Project as in the past.

Before returning to the Star Defense Department, previous promises didn't count.

Jiang Yu gave him a deep look, "Who told you that the current Solar System State isn't part of my plan?"

Qu Ze opened his mouth, unsure of how to reply.

Jiang Yu took a deep breath, "Alright, that's my pledge of loyalty to my hometown. Whether you believe it, and how much you believe, is up to you."

Then he changed the subject, "I share your view that a split in humanity at this time would cause great harm to the future development of mankind."

Upon hearing this, Qu Ze's heart leapt.

However, Jiang Yu continued, "But the autonomy movement does not affect the future development of the Solar System State, I can well afford to watch from the sidelines, and perhaps even benefit from the situation."

Qu Ze was stunned for a moment before saying, "Please state your terms."

Jiang Yu spoke solemnly, "When contacting the Trisolaran probe, I need command over the entire human society's Space Army!"