Chapter 63: Function_1

Jiang Yu entered the meeting room and, upon seeing Wang Miao, he used up the "calculated surveillance gap" for Sophon monitoring he had previously hoarded.

The standards for Sophon's surveillance on him were the same as before, from nine in the morning to nine at night.

That is to say, this meeting was still under the surveillance of Sophons.

That's why Jiang Yu wanted to delay the time until after nine o'clock to speak.

Regarding Jiang Yu's "suggestion" to have a meal, everyone was a bit perplexed.

A few foreign military officers were already shaking their heads with a smile, indicating it was ridiculous, as the meeting had just begun. What meal?

Only after Chang Weisi cleared his throat did he say, "Dinner time is only in an hour and a half; let's begin the meeting first."

He paused and then announced, "Comrades, all those present at this meeting have a basic understanding of the current situation. To use Da Shi's words, we are now on an equal footing with information. The war between humanity and the alien invaders has already begun..."

Through a lengthy transition, Chang Weisi began to discuss how to obtain the data from the "Judgment Day."

Seeing that Shi Qiang was about to speak, Jiang Yu took the initiative to say, "I suggest that Shi Qiang speaks last."

The group, who was arguing over whether to attack "Judgment Day" with a neutron bomb or a nerve toxin, looked at each other in bemusement. What the hell kind of suggestion was that?

Chang Weisi was also somewhat baffled, wondering what kind of advisor he had found.

Only Shi Qiang, who had more contact with Jiang Yu and had a certain understanding of him, grinned and said, "Alright, I'll speak last."

An English colonel, crossing his arms, said, "I've heard that China has an art form called crosstalk. Are you guys performing that right now?"

Another Chinese-American lieutenant colonel smiled and replied, "Crosstalk is a comedic art form, whereas their words are perplexing."

The English colonel joked, "No, they succeeded in making me laugh."

Since the two were speaking in English, Shi Qiang asked Jiang Yu, "Are they insulting us?"

Jiang Yu laughed and said, "No, they said we're doing crosstalk."

Then, with a smile on his face, he spoke in Mandarin, "Go ahead and laugh, there will be times when you will lose your teeth from laughing."

The English colonel didn't understand what Jiang Yu had said, but the American lieutenant colonel clearly did, yet he didn't take it to heart.

In the ensuing discussion, everyone put forward one plan after another, only to negate them one by one.

Just as everyone was about to report the two immature plans as they were, Jiang Yu always managed to speak aptly, encouraging them to continue the discussion.

The meeting dragged on until the evening, everyone had dinner, and then continued.

By nine o'clock, as everyone's patience had worn thin, Jiang Yu muttered softly, "I am absolutely loyal to the Lord."

Seeing that the Deception Points did not increase, he continued, "Regarding the two protons, I have crucial intelligence to offer everyone."

Jiang Yu then briefed them about the situation with Sophon, and everyone could scarcely believe that the enemy had mastered technology of such a level!

Ding Yi, who was attending the meeting, explained the possibility of opening up the micro-dimensions, and only then did some start to believe.

Someone immediately realized, "If Sophons are everywhere, then right now..."

"Why do you think I kept delaying this meeting?" Jiang Yu smiled and said, "Am I trying to amuse you all?"

The English colonel's face suddenly showed a range of emotions; he wanted to laugh awkwardly but couldn't muster a smile.

Whereas the American lieutenant colonel simply turned his head away, refusing to look at Jiang Yu.

Chang Weisi asked Jiang Yu, "Do you know the pattern of Sophon's surveillance?"

"You could say that!" Jiang Yu wasn't boasting this time; he could determine the presence of Sophon's surveillance based on very simple acts of deception.

Everyone in the venue gasped in surprise, finding it a little incredible.

Jiang Yu quickly followed up with an explanation, "I can only deduce the surveillance patterns roughly."

Ding Yi hurriedly asked, "What did you base your deductions on?"

This stumped Jiang Yu.

Ding Yi quickly added, "If it's inconvenient to say, then never mind."

Jiang Yu gave a slight smile and changed the subject, "I suggest that from now on, all meetings concerning aliens should be held after nine o'clock local time in the evening. For the time being, this can avoid most of the surveillance."

Chang Weisi nodded, "This information is crucial. Otherwise, our every plan is exposed to enemy surveillance. Our actions would fail even before they begin."

Jiang Yu continued, "I am telling you this because I hope everyone can agree to one condition: any document about the 'Poison Apple Project' obtained on the 'Judgment Day' should be deleted directly!

"Many of you still do not know about this plan, but as for now, I am the person who understands ETO and the Trisolarans best among humanity's ranks. Please choose to trust me!"

An foreign military officer asked, "What kind of unspeakable secrets are in the documents?"

Jiang Yu immediately added, "Those who do not know the content of the document should better not inquire about it. I hope to ensure its highest level of secrecy."

Chang Weisi said, "I'll report this to my superiors."

A French colonel said, "First we need to obtain those documents before we can delete them. It's too early to talk about this now."

Jiang Yu smiled at Shi Qiang, "Da Shi, please begin your performance."

And so, half an hour later, the "Guqin Operation" took shape.

After the meeting, Jiang Yu stood with Shi Qiang, looking at the virtually starless night sky while smoking.

Da Shi, puffing on a cigar he'd just "confiscated" from Colonel Stanton, asked, "Brother, that thing about the aliens you mentioned, is it really that bizarre?

"Won't they see even when I pee?"

Jiang Yu laughed and said, "More than just peeing. They might even be watching live if you're doing that thing."

Shi Qiang smacked his lips and took a puff from his cigar, "Then I'll pee a bit higher from now on, aiming to spray that Sophon."

Jiang Yu laughed heartily, "Da Shi, I really hand it to you. Shouldn't you be lamenting how the world has changed from what it used to be?"

Shi Qiang laughed, "That's for you guys to lament."

...

The success of the "Guqin Operation" allowed the various countries' operational centers to obtain a large amount of data from the 'Judgment Day.'"

In these data, Jiang Yu found an important strategy of the Trisolaran chief, which was to tell Earthlings the true intentions of the Trisolaran World, thereby achieving their goal of self-dissolution.

Thus, Evans had truly been abandoned by the Trisolarans, and his greatest use was to demonstrate the power of the Trisolarans to Earthlings.

The operations center convened another meeting, and Chang Weisi stressed at the beginning of the meeting, "From now on, there will be no more secrets on Earth."

He glanced at Jiang Yu, who could roughly estimate the monitoring gaps of Sophon; Jiang Yu had now become especially important.

All the participants understood the existence of Sophon; the world was no longer the same as before.

At the end of Chang Weisi's speech, five words appeared before the eyes of all attendees: You are but insects!

The atmosphere at the meeting immediately fell.

Yet, Jiang Yu smiled and said, "The Trisolarans are nothing more than slightly larger insects at best!"