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When Carson heard Lu Zhou's words, he froze for two seconds.
Then, without the slightest hesitation, he flatly refused.
"We don't need it!"
"Everything aboard New Virginia is perfectly normal. Our Life-Support Unit can guarantee that they'll pull through. There's absolutely no need for any rescue."
How could they let Hua Nation people rescue them!
If they failed to save them, that would be one thing. But if they succeeded, where would NASA's pride go?
What's more, the BFS spacecraft embodied the most advanced technology of aerospace companies like Space-X. Its research and development costs alone had exceeded ten billion dollars, not to mention the Life-Support Unit that had landed on the surface of Mars...
He didn't believe those Hua Nation people would keep their hands clean.
Seeing the look on Director Carson's face—the kind that would rather shatter than yield—Lu Zhou couldn't help but smile, though he had no intention of gloating.
After a brief pause, he spoke.
"Is that so? But the three astronauts on New Virginia don't seem to think so."
Hearing this unexpected statement, Director Carson frowned slightly and asked, "What do you mean?"
Lu Zhou cleared his throat and continued, "Nothing in particular. We were merely concerned about the colonists on New Virginia, so we tried receiving the electromagnetic signals transmitted from Mars."
In an instant, a cold sweat broke out across Carson's back. He narrowed his eyes slightly and said in an unfriendly tone.
"You intercepted our communications?"
"Don't get so worked up. Isn't this the sort of thing you people do all the time?" Lu Zhou smiled and continued. "Besides, we only accidentally 'heard' it while conducting routine astronomical observations."
"So what? Our communications were encrypted—"
Before Director Carson could finish, Lu Zhou