Chapter 59: Open Strategy_1

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Jiang Yu's debate with Evans ultimately yielded no result.

As they argued, both gradually calmed down because they realized that neither could persuade the other.

In the end, Jiang Yu said with a spread of his hands, "Evans, the debate between you and me is not theoretical, but based on thought and ideology."

"You may not have noticed this issue, but it is the very root of the contradictions between the Redemptionists and the Adventists!"

"The early philosophers from The East considered life so profoundly that we are rarely confused in many aspects."

Evans was startled and did not continue to argue with Jiang Yu, but instead fell into deep thought.

Jiang Yu continued, "For instance, from the moment we are conscious, we know to distinguish ourselves from wild beasts, and we can deny anything or anyone but can never fundamentally deny ourselves."

"In other words, we don't waste time on philosophical propositions about whether we truly exist or not."

"We understand more clearly the meaning of 'being human', and these things are encoded in our genes, something you Westerners do not possess."

"This is precisely why Ye Wenjie and other leaders of the Redemptionist faction cannot accept Adventist thought."

"Haven't you realized? The core members of the Redemptionist faction all come from countries within the cultural circle of Confucianism. People born in this circle can never become thorough Adventists!"

Evans scoffed, "I should have thought of it earlier, Kong Xiang has already secretly pledged allegiance to Ye Wenjie."

Jiang Yu also scoffed silently, thinking to himself, "I didn't say anything, you came up with that on your own."

The pointed remarks he just made were to further drive a wedge between Evans and Kong Xiang.

Although Jiang Yu had warned Kong Xiang not to contact Evans again when letting him go, it was safer to sever the connection between the two men from Evans' side for insurance.

Until now, Evans was unaware of the high-level arrests within the Redemptionist faction, only suspecting that Ye Wenjie had made a move against the upper echelons of the Adventists.

This way, all of Evans' attention would be focused on the Redemptionist faction, while to a certain extent, he would neglect the actions of the command center.

Furthermore, Jiang Yu remembered from the original that Evans remained in the dark about Ye Wenjie's capture until his death, clearly, Sophon had not alerted him.

Jiang Yu had two conjectures about this, one being that Sophon might not have monitored the command center's plan.

The other was that Sophon had never intended to warn Evans, especially with the main implementers of the "Poison Apple Project" being killed, captured, or in a state of flight, and the situation stirred up by Jiang Yu riddled with holes.

Sophon might have judged Evans to already have little value, and it was better to simply abandon him.

The price the Trisolarans paid for this was that a portion of their own information became known to humanity, exposing their existence and their invasion actions prematurely.

But who could be sure that this wasn't just pressure deliberately placed on humanity by the Trisolarans?

Jiang Yu remembered that after learning of the Trisolaran invasion, when the Trisolaran fleet was still several light-years from the Solar System, humanity went into chaos on its own.

The Wallfacer Project was also born out of these pieces of information. After humanity learned that the Trisolarans do not deceive, a large part heaved a sigh of relief, believing they had found a weakness of the Trisolarans.

But Jiang Yu had realized early on that there is a difference between not deceiving and being a fool.

Jiang Yu had always believed that since the Trisolarans do not deceive, all their intelligence must be focused on open schemes.

It is not possible to be neither deceitful nor scheme, otherwise, the Trisolarans would truly be simpletons, wouldn't they?

As long as they have a goal, they definitely have a plan; since they can't use deception, they must resort to open scheming.

In any case, the process of deceiving Evans did not have to consider Sophon's surveillance.

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But for the sake of safety, Jiang Yu still felt that it would be best not to be under Sophon's surveillance when Da Shi proposed the "Zither Operation."

Perhaps it was only after Sophon determined that Evans had time to destroy all the files when humanity attacked the "Judgment Day" that she decided to let go and stop intervening.

If Sophon learned the details of the "Zither Operation" and casually mentioned it to Evans, that would be quite a joke.

After ending the call with Evans, Shi Qiang, who was sitting beside him, asked, "Isn't the matter over yet?"

"No," Jiang Yu unplugged the device, "This guy is the next enemy, when I record my testimony later, I will tell you all the information I know."

Shi Qiang said with a grin, "Brother, it's our turn now!

"As far as I know, the chief wants you to be the Special Advisor for the command center."

Jiang Yu was taken aback; he had thought he would start his early retirement life after ending his undercover career.

He didn't immediately respond, as this was something that needed consideration.

The headquarters of the command center was located in a very inconspicuous courtyard, which from the outside didn't look like a command post at all.

As soon as Jiang Yu entered, a dozen or so people from the command center all stood up and applauded.

Someone even shouted, "Welcome the hero home."

This made Jiang Yu feel a little embarrassed.

Shi Qiang explained on the side that they had just learned about Jiang Yu's contributions, as the confidentiality level around him had been very high, and assured Jiang Yu there was no misunderstanding.

Jiang Yu nodded to show he understood.

Chang Weisi warmly received Jiang Yu in his office and had Shi Qiang go make tea and fetch documents.

Following Jiang Yu's earlier request, Chang Weisi secured a villa in the suburbs for Jiang Yu; there would also be a detachment of armed police to protect Jiang Yu and his family until the ETO was completely eradicated.

In the end, just as Shi Qiang had mentioned, Chang Weisi invited Jiang Yu to become the Special Advisor for the command center.

Jiang Yu said, "I hope to rest for a couple of days and will give you my answer in two days."

Chang Weisi smiled and said, "No problem."

Then Shi Qiang took Jiang Yu to record his testimony, arranged for a car to take him to the villa just rewarded to Jiang Yu by the command center, and considerately called colleagues from other places to bring Jiang Yu's parents over.

After a long day, Jiang Yu was so exhausted that he actually fell asleep in the police car.

In his dream, he had Sophon's perspective, hovering in midair looking down at the bustling crowd, watching the sun rise on schedule, and observing the greenery on the fertile land.

Eventually, in the Mongolian mountain region, underground, he saw those eyes that had exchanged looks with Sophon again.

He was wearing a faint smile, as if he saw right through the vulnerability of Jiang Yu at that moment.

Jiang Yu abruptly woke up, realizing he had arrived at his destination, as the police officer was waking him up.

After thanking the officer, Jiang Yu stretched in front of a house gate; the three-story villa featured a front and a rear garden, with a small pavilion built in the backyard.

Armed police were guarding both the door of the house and the gate, and his protective detail had already begun.

Feeling sleepy once again, Jiang Yu realized how tense his nerves had been during that period and now that he had relaxed, all he wanted to do was sleep.

The villa was fully furnished, and just as Jiang Yu was about to sleep again, he received a call from his mother.

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