Counterfeit Hero

The military suspension two-wheel drive off-road flying vehicle drove silently on the empty road.

Looking from the window, the bustling capital city, which was originally bustling with traffic, already showed a hint of fatigue due to the continuation of the war.

There are only a few pedestrians on the streets, and the number of civilian flying vehicles on the roads is also much lower than before. In the distance, densely packed high-rise buildings and several towering space cities stood quietly. Their dim appearance was no longer as colorful and prosperous as it was a few years ago.

The flying car turned into a high-speed passage that was closed by the military and police, and floated smoothly along the metal magnetic lines. Not long after, it arrived at the base of the Federal Army's 1st Armored Division.

The 1st Armored Division is the only five-star special battle division in the Federation today. Her predecessor was the Third Division of the Rebel Army during the Leray War of Independence, and her military exploits were unparalleled in Leray.

It was this armored division that seized the fleeting opportunity at the most critical moment, forced a breakthrough amidst the chaos, took the lead in capturing the palace of the Nademik dynasty, and announced the demise of the dynasty. The independence of the Leray Federation was also declared.

The flying car marched quietly in the base, and new mechas appeared in front of Fatty's eyes.

With tears still in his eyes, Fatty already looked like a curious baby, looking around and focusing on the new mechas on the training ground. Several officers shook their heads.

After passing several warning lines in succession, the flying car finally drove into a well-defended flower circle and stopped. The small building in Huayuan is the seat of the Supreme Headquarters of the Patriotic War in Leray.

The fat man turned around and saw General Mikhailovich and General Russell outside the small building. Admiral Bernadotte and Federal President Hamilton actually stood in front of the small building, looking at the stopped flying car with smiles on their faces.

"It doesn't look like you want to punish me." The fat man was stunned. The moment he pushed the car door open, the tears on his face disappeared. No need to even wipe it on. The officer sitting next to him looked stunned.

Seeing the fat man pushing the door open and getting out of the car, standing hesitantly by the car door, Russell, who had always been serious about his words, walked up quickly first, walking faster and faster. Just when the fat man was trembling with fear and stunned, Russell gave him a hug using Kentai etiquette.

"Thank you!" Russell's voice was full of gratitude. For a soldier who has devoted his life to national liberation, there are no other words that can express his emotions.

With Russell's words, Fatty's originally anxious heart suddenly felt at ease.

When Hamilton and others came up to meet him, they saw it. He is a steady soldier. Legs together, salute. The demeanor of a professional soldier is meticulous.

"Lelei Federation soldier Tian Xingjian has been ordered to come and report!" The fat man's face showed tiredness and perseverance.

Bernadotte and Mihajlovic returned the greeting and smiled at each other. No one knows better than them what kind of virtue this fat bastard has. The deputy commander unconsciously touched his face, still fresh in his memory of being spat on by this fat man in a bar in Galliparan more than a year ago.

Hamilton held the fat man's hand tightly and said loudly: "Welcome back, General Tian!"

Fat people are neither humble nor arrogant. Smiled slightly and said: "Thank you!"

"You have made great contributions to the Leray Federation!" Hamilton said with a smile: "We can't invite the emperor of Gacharin without you. How about it? You suffered a lot in Gacharin?"

The fat man looked calm and unfazed: "For my motherland, I am willing to give everything I have! This is the fate of a professional soldier! Tian Xingjian will not give up until his death!"

The excitement and excitement of the several headquarters officers who were escorting the fat man here were gone when they greeted the hero earlier, and they were sweating profusely. I really wanted to rush up, push this fat man who was crying in the flying car just now to the ground and beat him up. Bah, so shameless! Fake, this damn fat man must be a "fake"!

"Let's go!" Mihajlovic on the side said with a smile: "We'd better go in and talk."

The group of people walked towards the small building. Among the crowd, the fat man climbed up the steps calmly, his figure upright. He looks more like a commander than the generals on the side.

After sitting down in Mikhailovich's office, he asked the fat man about the situation in Gacharin. Hamilton smiled slightly and changed the topic: "General Tian, ​​we have already learned about your situation in Gacharin." , the accusation against you by Lieutenant General Fisichella of the Expeditionary Force General Headquarters is true, and this has also been confirmed by the Allied General Headquarters..."

The fat man was dumbfounded when he heard this. He looked around and saw that several generals had suppressed their smiles and were drinking tea intently. He felt panicked. The resolute expressions of professional soldiers could no longer be maintained and they looked at Hamilton pitifully. , waiting for him to continue.

Hamilton took a sip of tea, looked up at the fat man's face, spat out all the tea he just drank in his mouth with a pop, and coughed repeatedly.

The fat man blinked innocently.

Hamilton really wanted to slap the fat face in front of him. When several generals told him about the fat man in the past, he still didn't believe it. Just imagine, how could such a wretched fat man accomplish so many exciting and earth-shaking feats?

But now, this fat face was placed no more than one meter in front of him, looking at him with a hint of flattery in his innocent eyes. From a resolute and iron-blooded soldier to an innocent and pitiful fat man, this guy didn't even need a hint of emotion. The expressions on his face changed to the point of perfection.

"But..." Hamilton really thought that face made people laugh. After a pause, he continued: "There is something in this, we can understand it ourselves. It is not the original intention of the Supreme Command to revoke your military rank. Regarding General Tian's achievements in Gacharin, the Supreme Command There will be a clear determination later, but for now, General Tian will have to be wronged."

As he spoke, Hamilton turned around and saw a fat man sitting upright and nodding calmly. The expression is sincere.

Hamilton was startled, calmed down, glanced at several generals with funny faces with a wry smile, and continued to the fat man: "To be honest. Before you captured James, the federal military and government were facing a great crisis. General Tian, ​​no one can erase your contribution to the final victory in the war against Gacharin."

The fat man smiled brightly and said repeatedly: "It should be. It should be. These are all things I should do. It's not worth mentioning, hahahahaha."

"Cough!" Russell coughed from the side, and the fat man immediately stopped talking.

Hamilton smiled and said: "So, the military made the decision to promote you to the rank of federal major general to lead the two special armored regiments stranded in Gacharin. However, now that the decision of the Allied General Headquarters has been implemented, , we have to punish you by demoting you one level. As for the military position, I’m afraid we’ll have to wait until you return from study before making arrangements.”

"Study?" The fat man was startled.

"That's it, I still have a chance." Hamilton stood up with a smile. He stretched out his hand and shook hands with the fat man who looked confused and said: "General Russell will discuss the specific matters with you in detail. I will not disturb the reunion of your teachers and students."

"Come to my office and tell me." Russell stood up and said to the fat man: "There is a person who has been waiting for you for a long time."

"Oh." The fat man nodded. When he turned around to say goodbye to Mikhailovich. He couldn't help but glance at Mikhailovich's face, frowning and thinking hard, but he couldn't remember where he had spat.

Seeing Mikhailovich staring in realization, the fat man felt cold all over, and he quickly bowed his head and nodded. He turned around and followed Russell and Bernardotte quickly out of the office.

Arriving at Russell's office, the fat man saw an old man looking at him with a smile as soon as he entered the door.

"Teacher Boswell." The fat man was a little surprised. He didn't know why the stubborn old man who never left the Galliparan Military Academy was waiting for him here. but. Fatty felt sincerely happy to be able to see this old man who had given him great help for the first time.

Boswell felt relieved to see the fat man safe and sound. He held his hand and asked about his experiences these days. Hearing the twists and turns of the fat man's words, Boswell couldn't help but sigh.

After chatting for a while, Russell turned to the topic and said to the fat man: "Ajian, Professor Boswell has something to tell you. He has something very important to say to you, to the Federation, and even to each of us." relation."

The fat man was frightened when he heard it, and he forced a smile and said: "Haha, it's not that serious, teacher, I'm timid, so don't play with me." He looked at Russell suspiciously: "Aren't you going to send me on some dangerous mission again? Let me declare first that I won’t do it. It won’t work even if the future of all mankind is tied to me!”

"Tian Tianyu, Wang Jiaying, are your deceased parents." Boswell's voice came. The fat man was stunned, suddenly turned around, looked at Boswell and exclaimed: "Yes! What's wrong?"

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"Do you know about the Illuminati?" Boswell looked solemn.

"I know." The fat man had a well-remembered knowledge of this area and replied: "This is a space exploration organization established during the Earth Federation period. The main program is to open up human interstellar territory and explore unknown areas. It is of a civilian nature and prosperous. During the period, it once had hundreds of thousands of members in human society and made great contributions to the great exploration of human space age. But, what does this have to do with my parents? "

Boswell nodded and said: "You were only six years old when your parents died in a spacecraft crash. However, if I tell you now that your parents are members of this exploration organization, would you believe it?"

Thinking back to his childhood, Fatty nodded slowly and said, "When I was a child, my parents often traveled for long periods of time. If they were exploring, I don't doubt it."

Boswell was silent for a long time, and finally sighed and said: "To be honest, I didn't expect that when I came into contact with the edge of this mystery, I would find that your parents were also involved."

"Mystery?" Fatty asked anxiously: "What mystery?"

Boswell, Russell, and Bernadotte looked at each other and said slowly: "Although it is just a guess, I think it is necessary for you to understand the ins and outs of the matter." The old man stood up and paced back and forth a few times. Trail: "The Illuminati, this ancient organization was born in the Earth Federation era. It was a great era. Due to the discovery of interstellar jumping points and the gradual maturity of jumping technology, mankind has moved towards a deeper universe."

"Among all the private exploration organizations, the Illuminati, whose name means looking for a bright future, is the largest and most technically powerful organization. Countless scientists, explorers, astronauts, and even people from all walks of life have joined this organization. There are also many large energy companies in the organization who are also members of this organization. At a certain period, even the official exploration of the Earth Federation was not as vast as the Illuminati. People can find like-minded people in this organization to join the adventure, and Sponsorship can be found, solutions to some of the puzzles can be found, and all the resources needed to explore the universe can be found.”

"After the invention of the Pierce signal, the Earth Federation has been unable to stop private adventurers from exploring the wider star field. The selfless sharing sect of the Illuminati has also brought huge benefits to the Earth Federation. Immigration planets and energy planets one after another were discovered, and these planets were eventually developed one by one by the Earth Federation and turned into an interstellar territory for human beings to expand infinitely."

"Essentially speaking, the Illuminati is actually a purely scientific organization. This organization's contribution to mankind has not been surpassed by any similar organization so far. However, with the disintegration of the Earth Federation, the process of human exploration of the universe has gradually slowed down. . Countless wars between humans have delayed or even terminated active space exploration."

"In the past thousand years, human beings have no longer discovered new areas. Whether it is official organizations or private organizations, the exploration of the stars is in vain. We seem to be locked into a big cage. In this cage, human beings More and more attention is being paid to battles, politics, economy, territory, and resources. Frictions between major powers are becoming increasingly frequent."

"Under such a situation, this war seems inevitable. Especially for the two superpowers, swimming against the current will lead to retreat. Although the current resources can enable their citizens to live and work in peace and contentment for thousands of years, for the huge consumption of In terms of defense spending, it is far from enough.”

"Thirty years ago..." Doctor Will looked at the fat man solemnly and said: "The war that made the Feiyang Republic become the largest superpower has made the Illuminati discover the fact that in a hundred years, Within, there must be a war that engulfs the entire human society. If this war is controlled within political interests, it may not be a big deal. However, with modern technology, once both sides become interested and target the planet for destruction, Then, battlefield war will be the end of mankind!"

"And just at that time, a scientist named Collina put forward a hypothesis. If the interstellar jumping point is a bridge between folded space and space, then when the length or direction of the bridge changes, , the destination will also change accordingly. Once humans can freely control this bridge, then we can escape from the current prison."

"This hypothesis has attracted the attention of the Illuminati. After further research, scholars among them believe that the space jump point is actually a tunnel with countless exits. It is precisely in the current interstellar jump science that the spacecraft must be at the inertia of the third cosmic speed The state restricts humans from entering and exiting at two fixed ends. In fact, as long as the speed of the spacecraft is changed, other exits of this passage can be found."

"This is impossible!" Fatty shouted: "According to interstellar jumping science, if you want to maintain the stability of the spacecraft at the jumping point, you can only enter the channel at the third cosmic speed of 16.7 kilometers per second. The variable speed range is up and down. Fifteen percent, more or less, will cause the spacecraft to crash. For thousands of years, no spacecraft has ever come out alive after entering the jump channel at an unconventional speed!"

"No!" Boswell said seriously: "In fact, someone once entered the passage at an unconventional speed and returned safely! Your parents are one of them!"

"What?!" The fat man jumped up.

Boswell stared at the fat man and said: "However, this feat and all the information were erased on their way back. Everyone died in the spacecraft crash. We suspect that this was a murder!" He He said one word at a time: "An unknown murderer, unknown purpose, the most mysterious murder in human history! Forty crew members, scientists, explorers, and mechanics died. Among them, your parents were included!"

"This is impossible!" Fatty shouted, trembling all over: "This is impossible! No one will do this! This is an enemy to the entire human race!".