"Jeff Kirvin - Unification Chronicles 5 - Inquisition" - читать интересную книгу автора (Kirvin Jeff)

Cheung nodded. тАЬAnd their first shot missed you?тАЭ

тАЬYes, sir. I guessed from the sudden gravity spike what they were doing. It occurred to me
that if I could put the gravity field of the Envoy between us, it might alter the trajectory of the
asteroid.тАЭ

тАЬExcellent call, Major. That seems to have made the difference in making it home,тАЭ said
General Cheung.

тАЬThank you, sir.тАЭ

тАЬMajor Killian,тАЭ said Takemura, тАЬhow long did it take to execute the tunnel?тАЭ

Jack had to think about that. тАЬLess than a minute, if I recall, maтАЩam.тАЭ

тАЬAnd the aliens were both watching you the entire time?тАЭ

тАЬPresumably, maтАЩam.тАЭ

тАЬAnd you tunneled straight to Earth, is that correct?тАЭ

WhereтАЩs she going with this? Jack wondered. тАЬYes, maтАЩam.тАЭ

Takemura turned to Staten. тАЬMister President, there might be a problem. If the aliens
thought to observe and measure the direction and intensity of our tunnel, they might have
been able to determine where it terminated.тАЭ

тАЬSo the aliens might know our location?тАЭ said Staten.

тАЬThey would not know itтАЩs our home system, but they might want to check it out
eventually.тАЭ

Gosnell snorted again. The president sat back, nodding to him.

Gosnell leaned forward, his jowly flesh lapping over his collar. тАЬMajor Killian, you didnтАЩt
get along very well with Captain Chenzokov, did you?тАЭ

JackтАЩs eyes narrowed. What did that have to do with the Saurians? тАЬNo, I did not. But I
donтАЩt seeтАФтАЭ

тАЬIn fact,тАЭ Gosnell interrupted, тАЬwe have numerous accounts from technicians, colonists,
even your own troops that you argued frequently with the captain. Is that correct?тАЭ

тАЬWe had differences of opinion, and we voiced them. Sir.тАЭ

тАЬDifferences of opinion.тАЭ Gosnell sat back in his chair, the wood creaking. тАЬYou were
actually against the Envoy Project from the beginning, werenтАЩt you, Major?тАЭ

тАЬI support the initiatives of the Terran Republic, Mister Gosnell.тАЭ