♪ Endless drifting ♪ ♪ To the end of the dark forest ♪ ♪ The wind is like a hand ♪ ♪ Trying to keep time ♪ ♪ Who is the hunter with a gun ♪ ♪ Trying to devour the entire universe ♪ ♪ The light is like an eye ♪ ♪ That penetrates dreams ♪ ♪ Don't answer ♪ ♪ Who is eager to fill his eyes with the starry sky ♪ ♪ The earth is no longer rotating ♪ ♪ You gave me a small universe ♪ ♪ In the arms of the universe ♪ ♪ Calling humbly for the vast space and time ♪ ♪ The world aches dully ♪ =Three-Body= =Episode 25= (But the waveform that night was different.)

(It was hard to tell with the naked eye if a waveform carried information.)

(But I was so familiar with the waveform) (of the noise of the universe.)

(I realized the wave moving in front of me) (had been modulated by intelligence.)

(No radio signals we had received) (exceeded C-level recognizability.)

(Were it an A, the likelihood that the transmission contained intelligent information) (would be above 90 percent.)

(The rating of that one was AAAAA.)

(That was extremely unusual, ) (which meant that the received transmission) (used the same coding language as Red Coast's outbound transmission.)

(Do not answer) "Do not answer".

"Do not answer"!

"Do not answer"!

(Do not answer) (This) (world) (has) (received) (This world has received your message.)

(I am a pacifist in this world.)

(It is the luck of your civilization) (that I am the first to receive your message.)

(I am warning you.)

(Do not answer.)

(Do not answer.)

(Do not answer.)

(There are tens of millions of stars in your direction.)

(As long as you do not answer, ) (this world will not be able to ascertain the source of your transmission.)

(But if you do answer, the source will be located right away.)

(Your planet will be invaded.)

(Your world will be conquered.)

Do not answer.

Do not answer.

Do not answer.

When I received the first message, no more than nine years had passed since the time I had sent the message to the sun.

Then the source of this transmission must be around four light-years away.

It could only have come from the closest extra-solar stellar system, Alpha Centauri.

In the four hours after that day, for the first time, I learned of the existence of another world, of Trisolaris.

(As you know, ) (that is the civilization that had been reborn again and again.)

Of course I also learned of their plan to migrate to the stars.

(No one noticed this.)

(In the data analysis section of the monitoring system, ) (only the two terminals in front of me) (could view the recognizability rating of a signal) (and access the deciphering system.)

(I moved all of the received messages to a multiply-encrypted, ) (invisible subdirectory.)

(Then I copied over a segment of noise received a year ago) (as a substitute for the transmission received during the last five hours.)

(Later, I went to the main control room of transmission.)

(All units are to fill in the work logs carefully.)

(All unit heads are to attend the regular meeting in the meeting room.

Over.)

(According to the latest weather forecast, ) (from 8:00 AM today to 8:00 AM tomorrow, ) (the highest temperature) (in part of the Northeast will be nine degrees Celsius.)

(The lowest temperature will be minus three degrees Celsius.)

(Sunny to overcast.)

(Northwest wind at Level Three.)

(At 5:00 this afternoon, the transmission unit...) (1979) (Latitude) (Longitude) (Come here.)

(I will help you conquer this world.)

(Our civilization is no longer capable of solving its own problems.)

(We need your force to intervene.)

Why don't you tell me?

Wenjie, don't be burdened with thoughts.

You can tell me anything.

We can shoulder everything together.

Do you know how dangerous it was for you to be unconscious out there?

You've known everything?

You're pregnant.

It's such a big deal.

Why don't you tell me?

Why?

Tell me.

I became a mother that day.

My daughter is Yang Dong.

It might be a coincidence.

From that day on, both my life and the history of human civilization had a fresh start.

Wang, now, I will answer your question.

Why does Lord have to extinguish nanomaterial?

Because it can allow humans to escape gravity and engage in space construction at a much larger scale.

The space elevator?

You immediately think of the space elevator from Flying Blade.

This may be but a tiny invention.

But for humans on Earth, its meaning would be significant.

If ultrastrong nanomaterials could be mass produced, (then that would lay the technical foundation) (for building a space elevator) (from the ground up to a geostationary point in space.)

(With this technology, ) (humans could easily enter near-Earth space) (and build up large-scale defensive structures.)

This will affect the advent of the Lord.

Thus, this technology must be extinguished.

This is useless.

This is not basic research.

Based on what we've already found out, someone else can figure out the rest.

It's far more effective to confuse the researchers' minds.

(It is a countdown like this.)

(It goes on and on before my eyes, second by second, without missing a beat.)

What is at the end of the countdown?

What?

Like you point out, this is applied research after all, not as effective as basic research.

Basic research?

(All the evidence points to a single conclusion.)

(Physics has never existed, ) (and will never exist.)

(I know what I'm doing is irresponsible.)

(But I have no choice.)

Physics does not exist.

Yang Dong.

How did she die?

Captain, we've arrived at the place outside as planned.

Move.

All units, move!

Indeed, compared to our Lord who possesses peerless strength, everything we do is meaningless.

(Everything's ready.

Please give instructions.)

Move now.

Move.

What happened?

What's wrong?

Everyone, freeze!

Keep down!

(Squad One has got in.)

(Report!)

- (-The east side is under control.

- Report!)

(The north side is under control.)

(Squad Two, watch carefully outside.)

(Don't let a single one of them go.)

(Got it.)

(Report!)

(Our observation says there are five to six firearm holders.)

(We don't know yet) (if they have other weapons.)

(Is Professor Wang safe?)

(Yes.)

Professor Wang.

Professor Wang, follow me.

(Report!)

(All of them are under control.)

(Attention, all units.)

(Except for the five people, including Ye Wenjie and Chen Xue, ) (other people are all under control.)

(Chen Xue and the other two are holding unknown objects.)

(They may be dangerous.)

Don't move!

Keep down!

Keep down!

It won't be fun if you move again.

Hand over your weapons.

I swear I'm going to kill the next bonehead who tries anything.

I know that none of you is afraid to die, but we're not afraid either.

I'm going to say this up front.

Normal police procedures and laws don't apply to you.

Even the human laws of warfare no longer apply to you.

Since you've decided to treat the entire human race as your enemy, there's no longer anything we wouldn't do to you.

Officers, we hold in our hands three nuclear bombs.

(Report!

There are nuclear weapons.)

(Repeat!

There are nuclear weapons.)

Don't move.

Keep down!

Keep down!

Keep down!

Everyone, keep down!

Professor Wang, leave here as soon as possible.

Each of them is with a yield of about one point five kilotons.

This is the detonator.

Snipers, look for a favorable firing position.

Chief Commander, please allow me to find another firing position.

(Allowed.)

Our demand is simple.

Let Commander go.

Then we can play whatever game you want.

I stay with my comrades.

(Snipers, get in position now.)

Is it truly a nuclear bomb?

I think it's just a ball.

- Do you want to have a try?

- Don't!

Snipers' sight is obstructed.

The first shoot can't be guaranteed.

There's another way.

We can shoot the sphere.

Won't that set off the bomb?

(The conventional explosives around the outside will go off, ) But it won't lead to a nuclear explosion.

Leave her to me.

What tricks are you trying to play?

We need to have a talk.

Don't move.

Don't follow me.

Stop.

Calm down.

I believe I have some information you'll definitely want to know.

Your mom has been found.

Your mother has been found.

Your mom's letter.

Which one of you will come and take it?

(Radiation!)

(Run!)

(Run!)

(Run!)

Radiation!

Go!

Go!

Hurry!

Put down the gun!

Put down the gun!

Put down the gun.

(Protect the site.)

(Count the casualties.)

(Is the ambulance here?)

(Get the injured to the hospital now.)

(Roger.)

(Roger.)

(All units, attention.)

(Cooperate with medical staff and clean up the radiation.)

(All surveyors on the site should wear protection suits.)

(Protect yourselves.)

(Yes.)

(All brigade members, please take personal precautions.)

(Here.

Here.)

How are you?

It's nothing.

Just some superficial injuries.

I'm fine.

You call using a pistol against a nuclear bomb nothing?

Do you think it's enough for me to brag about it for ten years?

It's enough for you to brag about for your whole life.

That's worth it then.

Okay.

Are you also hurt?

Have a rest.

Shi Qiang.

That's okay.

Roger.

These are not superficial injuries.

You detonated a nuclear bomb five meters away.

What will kill you is the radiation.

I don't know if it's a blessing or a curse.

If it's a curse, I believe a smile would let it go.

Are all scientists in position?

They're ready in the adjacent surveillance room to provide you with technical support at any time.

My name is Chang Weisi.

Let's get started.

Name?

Ye Wenjie.

Birth date?

June 1947.

Employment?

(Professor of Astrophysics at Tsinghua University.)

(Retired in 2004.)

(Professor Ye, ) Given your health condition, you can request a break at any time.

Thank you.

There's no need.

(First, we need to conduct a regular criminal investigation) (and won't get into more sensitive matters.)

(That's not the major part of this investigation.)

(We would like to finish quickly.)

(We hope you'll cooperate.)

I know what you're referring to.

Yes, I'll cooperate.

Our investigation revealed that while you were working at Red Coast Base, you were suspected of murder.

I did kill two people.

(When?)

(The afternoon of October 21, 1979.)

(Names of the victims?)

Political Commissar Lei Zhicheng, and my husband, Chief Engineer.

Yang Weining.

(Explain your motive for murder.)

Can I assume that you understand the relevant information?

We know the basics.

If something is unclear, we'll ask you.

Good.

(It had been eight years since I sent a signal to the earth.)

(On October 21, 1979) (Do not answer) (OS: I received a message from Trisolaris.)

"Do not answer".

(On the day when I received the message and replied, ) (Lei Zhicheng called me to his office.)

(I learned that at that time, ) (I wasn't the only one) (to get the message from Trisolaran Civilization.)

(Lei got it as well.)

(Unbeknownst to everyone, he had been running a secret program) (on the main computer for a long time.)

(He had a copy of everything) (Red Coast sent and received.)

(It was from this copy) (Do not answer) (OS: That he discovered) (the extraterrestrial message that Red Coast received.)

Ye Wenjie, I really didn't think you would do such a thing.

Eight hours have passed since you received the first message.

Instead of making a report, you deleted the original message and maybe hid a copy privately.

Isn't that right?

I know your next move.

You plan to reply, right?

If I hadn't discovered this in time, you could have ruined all human civilization!

Of course, I'm not saying that we're afraid of an interstellar invasion.

Even if we assumed the worst and that really did happen, the outer space invaders would surely drown in the ocean of the people's righteous war.

This is indisputable.

(I realized then that he didn't know that I'd already replied.)

(When I placed the answer into the transmission buffer, ) (I didn't use the regular file interface.)

(Luckily, this got around his monitoring program.)

(I was thinking about how to let Lei Zhicheng believe me) (and cover up all this.)

Ye Wenjie, I knew you were capable of doing something like this.

Because you've always held a deep hatred toward those who once hurt you.

You would seize any opportunity for revenge.

But have you considered the consequences of your action?

I was too afraid.

That's why I didn't make a report.

Too scared?

Ye Wenjie, to be honest, I have no pity for you at all.

But I cannot bear to see Yang Weining ruined along with you, and I certainly cannot allow his child to be ruined as well.

You're pregnant, right?

You will soon be a mother.

I'm telling you.

Even though Yang Weining had nothing to do with this, your deeds would certainly implicate him if revealed.

Just like you were implicated by your father your whole life.

And your unborn baby's whole life would also be implicated by you.

Have you thought about these?

Wenjie, have a seat.

This must be taken care of.

But there's still a silver lining.

Luckily, only you and I know what happened.

What we must do is to minimize the impact of your actions.

From now on, don't mention this to anyone, including Yang Weining.

I will take care of the rest.

Wenjie, you must believe me.

Weining has been my comrades for so many years.

We have a deep personal friendship.

I have to help him with this.

As long as you cooperate, you can avoid the disastrous consequences.

(At that moment, I knew what Lei Zhicheng was after.)

(He wanted to become) (the first man to discover extraterrestrial intelligence.)

(It really was a great opportunity to get his name into the history textbooks.)

Once he reported this, my reply would soon be discovered.

(Humans would exhaust all technological and military power) (to stop Trisolarans from coming.)

(I assented.)

(But at that time, ) (I'd already decided everything.)

♪ I've seen things you people won't believe ♪ ♪ Soon our planet will vanish ♪ ♪ I've known the future you people won't think of ♪ ♪ Soon your planet will be punished ♪ ♪ I've seen things you people won't believe ♪ ♪ Soon our planet will vanish ♪ ♪ I've known the future you people won't think of ♪ ♪ Soon your planet will be punished ♪ ♪ I've seen things you people won't believe ♪ ♪ Soon our planet will vanish ♪ ♪ I've known the future you people won't think of ♪ ♪ Soon your planet will be punished ♪ ♪ I've seen things you people won't believe ♪ ♪ Soon our planet will vanish ♪ ♪ I've known the future you people won't think of ♪ ♪ Soon your planet will be punished ♪ ♪ I've seen things you people won't believe ♪ ♪ Soon our planet will vanish ♪ ♪ I've known the future you people won't think of ♪ ♪ Soon your planet will be punished ♪ =Three-Body=