Chapter 129: A Song for You to Hear

Chapter 129: A Song for You to Hear

Dr. Sergey indeed deserved to be called one of the greatest scientists in a thousand years.

He might not have been the smartest, but he was certainly the most creative and the bravest.

At the same time, among all scientists in human history, he had once held the greatest power and the most resources all by himself.

A person who was extremely intelligent and also incredibly mad, who also wielded power that almost no one could check, could do things beyond ordinary imagination.

In the era he held great power, there was no Executive Committee; no one could restrain him.

During his brief years in power, Sergey attempted many scientific experiments later generations could not imagine and could not replicate.

The Quark Quantum Bomb buried underground was exactly one of his proud works under that madness.

The real difficulty was not designing and building a bomb that could be buried underground, but completing an encryption algorithm that, even five hundred years later, no one could be one hundred percent certain to bypass its trigger mechanism and crack it.

This became Chen Feng’s lifeline.

Five minutes later, Chen Feng finished reading Sergey’s diary alone in the Medical Capsule, closed it, and put it back into the safe.

After that, Chen Feng asked for a single-person office.

Before entering the office, he said to the communications officer, “Contact the Military on our own. Tell them they need to choose one representative to have a top-secret communication with me. This communication is extremely important. There must not be a third person eavesdropping. After the communication ends, he will decide for himself what can be told and what cannot.”

Not long after, the communications officer replied, “The Military refused. They said at least three representatives need to participate in the negotiation at the same time.”

Chen Feng shrugged. “Then tell them I’m not negotiating. I’ll just blow up Earth, and we all go our separate ways.”

Chen Feng was, of course, bluffing to scare them.

His real intention was not to blow up Earth, but he had to let others know he had this capability; he needed to reveal part of the method.

But he could not guarantee whether there were any fully infiltrated traitors among the other side’s Executive Committee.

This time, he revealed the information.

Then if the bomb was detonated early, it could only mean the person negotiating with him was the problem; it must be that person’s doing.

Anyone with a normal mind who cared about humanity’s survival would know that this kind of terrifying ultimate weapon must not be known by more people.

If even one more person on that side knew, Chen Feng could not pinpoint who was the problem, or if they all were.

Or perhaps the space station might survive the big explosion by luck, and then those three people would suspect each other, or try to shift the blame to Chen Feng.

Chen Feng would not allow such a situation, so he would only talk to one person.

Next time he came, if this person still existed, no matter what position he held, Chen Feng would be more cautious, or perhaps nip the crisis in the bud earlier.

This was a negotiation skill Chen Feng had just learned from Tang Tianxin. It was better to be careful; no mistake in taking precautions.

Not long after, a reply came.

The communications soldier said, “They agreed.”

Chen Feng nodded. “Then connect the communication!”

Ten seconds later, a face was projected in the top-secret communication channel in front of him.

As expected, it was indeed Executive Committee Standing Committee Member Lu Xianfeng, sharing the same ancestry, same ethnicity, and same skin color as Chen Feng.

“Chen Feng, hello.”

Member Lu greeted with a smile.

Chen Feng nodded. “Hello.”

“Our Warships have withdrawn. You can set off now.”

Chen Feng sneered. “Are you joking?”

“…” Lu Xianfeng did not answer that question.

They both understood without speaking.

Chen Feng also couldn’t be bothered to expose it. “Let me ask you again, are you sure there is no third person who can hear our conversation on your side?”

Lu Xianfeng made a show of looking left and right, then nodded. “I am sure.”

“Good. Do you want to know the second detonation method of Sergey’s Quark Quantum Bomb?”

Lu Xianfeng frowned. “There really is a second detonation method?”

“There really is, and I know it.”

Lu Xianfeng was first somewhat stunned, then quickly calmed down. “You really already know it?”

Chen Feng: “Of course.”

Time seemed to stand still at that moment. Lu Xianfeng fell into intense mental activity.

He understood very clearly what this meant.

Before the conversation, he had not anticipated that the importance of this dialogue between the two of them would suddenly be elevated to this degree.

It concerned the survival of Earth.

His logic made him instinctively want to discuss with someone, but he immediately realized there was no one to discuss with.

He also wanted to say he didn’t believe it, but logical reasoning told him there was over an 80% chance this would anger Chen Feng.

And Chen Feng was an emotional person, extremely dangerous.

He might truly mean what he said.

Chen Feng had already anticipated Lu Xianfeng’s reaction.

People who rely too much on logical thinking, when facing a situation that logic alone cannot decide and there’s no one to discuss with to share the responsibility, would fall into this indecisive, powerless state.

Chen Feng even knew what the three words appearing most frequently in Lu Xianfeng’s mind were.

It must be “I don’t believe it.”

But he didn’t dare say it.

This was quite ridiculous and laughable.

Chen Feng ignored him and casually grabbed a Guitar from the side.

This Guitar was something he had just asked Ou Qinglan to produce using the atomic fabricator.

Lu Xianfeng said, “Don’t be mysterious. You’re wasting everyone’s time.”

Chen Feng lowered his head without answering, skillfully tuning the strings.

Ten seconds later, after tuning was complete, Chen Feng plucked the Guitar strings lightly with his fingers, making a series of clanging sounds. Then he pressed the strings with five fingers, lowered his head slightly, and lifted his eyelids to glance at Lu Xianfeng.

“My life is in your hands. You can shoot us down from the sky at any time. Would I joke with you? I know you definitely don’t believe it. You’ll think I’m bluffing, but it’s okay. You’ll understand soon.”

Chen Feng’s fingers began to move. He simply tried a few notes, then stopped abruptly.

Although Lu Xianfeng didn’t understand, he dared not be careless.

Chen Feng laughed and said to himself, “Sorry, it’s my first time trying to play the Guitar from a reversed score. I’m a bit unused to it. I need to go through it in my mind first. Forget it, let me play it the normal way first, so Member Lu, you can recognize this song.”

After saying that, he really started playing the Guitar in an extremely self-absorbed manner at this delicate moment.

Member Lu’s confusion lasted only a few more seconds before he no longer dared to think Chen Feng was joking.

Chen Feng was playing the guitar accompaniment part from “Self-Combustion”.

Everyone in the world knew that what pushed Sergey onto the path of rebellion was precisely the English version of “Self-Combustion”, created by Zhong Lei!

It was a required study for every leader in the Executive Committee to analyze and research Dr. Sergey’s life, changes in his mental state, and his technical achievements.

Lu Xianfeng had listened to this song no less than a hundred times and had considerable artistic attainment.

After Chen Feng finished playing the piece, he asked, “Member Lu, how was my playing technique?”

Lu Xianfeng pondered for a long time.

He really didn’t want to discuss art with Chen Feng at this moment, but he knew Chen Feng definitely wouldn’t act without purpose.

He said, “A very perfect playing technique, precise beyond reproach. It’s slightly different from the guitar accompaniment in the Chinese version of ‘Self-Combustion’, but it’s completely identical to the guitar accompaniment in the English version. It leaves me in awe.”

Chen Feng chuckled. “You flatter me.”