Ever since meeting Alvin, Ye Wenjie's health had been getting worse by the day.
In just a few days, the spiritual leader of ET0, who had spearheaded the Trisolarian arrival, died of heart disease in prison.
Her only last words were:
The Fourth Wallfacer is not humanity's savior, but a "devil" leading humanity into darkness!
Sadly, her final warning was like a drop of water falling into the sea: it vanished without a trace, and no one paid it any attention.
"Ye Wenjie is dead."
Shi Qiang had brought the news.
Alvin was reading an experimental report. He didn't even look up. "Mm. I know. She doesn't matter."
"There's something—" Shi Qiang hesitated for a few seconds. "The ETO is spreading information about you far and wide—it's sparked fierce condemnation and doubt from some people. Should you come out and explain?"
"Hm?"
Alvin finally put down the report in his hands and looked up at Shi Qiang. "If it's only some people questioning me, I shouldn't need to come out and explain, right? In other words, this is the Planetary Defense Council's idea?"
"Yes."
Shi Qiang nodded, confirming it. "The people on the council hope you'll come out and clarify the ETO's 'rumors.'"
"Interesting."
Alvin's interest was piqued. "What kind of 'rumors' would make the Planetary Defense Council think I need to personally come out and clarify them?"
"They say—"
Shi Qiang paused, his expression extremely odd. But after considering a certain possibility, he finally said it. "You're not human."
Suddenly, the temperature in the room plummeted.
Frost spread across the floor, walls, and even the ceiling, visible to the naked eye. The bone-chilling frost and intensely white freezing mist slowly drifted through the room like morning fog in the woods, shrouding everything.
If Alvin's psychic powers had still been