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The latter half of Wallfacer 2 basically tells the story of Diaz's demise.

His Wallfacer Project caused unrest in the city, leading to clashes between the masses and armed forces, and a chaotic battle was imminent.

The plot of the movie suddenly becomes tense at this moment. Following the guidance of Rediaz, Luo Ji and others successfully arrived at their destination and found the armed forces that were still loyal to him.

During this process, armed personnel from the remnants of the ETO organization also launched an attack on them, causing even greater unrest in the city.

Everything was obvious; the remnants of the ETO organization had also made their move.

During this process, the big screen was filled with sparks, gunshots rang out from the sound system, and even armed jeeps, machine guns, rockets, tanks, and armed helicopters appeared one after another.

Indeed, how could a blockbuster film be complete without such grand scenes?

Although Diaz and Luo Ji won the battle, it's hard to say how much to boast about such a victory in the face of a city ravaged by war.

The key point is that although the remnants of the ETO organization have been defeated, the people of this city and this country have a significantly different perception and opinion of Rediaz.

This led to a profound tragedy. After the unrest was temporarily suppressed, Regíaz's convoy entered the capital city and drove into the central Bolivar Square.

In front of the Napolivar statue, Rediaz got out of the car and stood on the statue's pedestal.

Above him stood the hero who had defeated Spain and attempted to establish a unified republic of Gran Colombia in South America; before him, countless people, gathered together, were filled with fear, trepidation, and anger.

Looking at the people before him, Rediaz raised his hands high, tears welling in his eyes, and passionately called out to the surging crowd:

"Ah, my people!"

However, his people did not cheer for him or give him flowers. Someone picked up the first stone from the ground and threw it at him, hitting his raised left hand. Then the second stone hit his chest, and the third stone hit his forehead and knocked him down.

More and more stones and various debris fell like raindrops. When Luo Ji and the others arrived a step too late, what they saw was a scattered crowd, several doctors, and a corpse covered with a white sheet under a statue.

"Why is it so! Why is it so!"

Looking at the scene before him, Luo Ji couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness. Although Radiaz was somewhat domineering, his personal charisma was also undeniable. In Luo Ji's eyes, he was more like Xiang Yu, the Hegemon-King of Western Chu. Therefore, his demise, especially in such a manner, was truly hard to accept.

The reaction of the fanatical crowd, and their actions toward Diaz, in particular chilled and frightened Luo Ji.

Before this, the local people's support for Rediaz was so enthusiastic that many even worshipped him as a god.

The two sides have now reversed, and the speed and extent of their change in attitude are simply beyond imagination.

This is perhaps humanity's wicked hobby: they are always keen on creating gods, and then overthrowing them with their own hands.

"Stay here, don't go over there."

Shi Qiang stopped Luo Ji, who was about to step forward, to prevent his appearance as a Wallfacer from further provoking the local people and triggering new violent incidents.

At the same time, he took out his phone and contacted the relevant government official to inform them of the situation on the ground. He also made another call back to China.

Not long after, Luo Ji, who had just gotten off the plane, boarded it again and looked down at the city, which was still filled with fire and smoke, from high above, remaining silent for a long time.

As a former criminal investigator and psychology expert, Shi Qiang naturally guessed what Luo Ji was thinking, but he also knew that sometimes such emotional shocks could not be resolved with just a few words.

Moreover, Diaz's death was no ordinary event. Throughout the entire flight back to China, Shi Qiang, as one of the participants in the incident, was in constant contact with various parties by phone.

Two out of the three projects under the "Wallfacer Project" have been discontinued, leaving only Luo Ji. The project is practically facing bankruptcy, and the negative impact of this is enormous.

Of course, some people may not think that way, such as the United States, which has already lost the Wallfacers.

However, China, as a major regional power and one of the main members of the coalition government, does not think that way.

Even when things are fraught with difficulties and seem unsustainable, the Chinese people will not give up as long as there is even the slightest possibility.

This is one of the fine qualities of the Chinese nation.

From Yu the Great taming the floods to the Foolish Old Man moving mountains, in five thousand years, when have the Chinese people ever been afraid of difficulties?

The plane landed, but not in any of the places Luo Ji had expected; it landed in Ji'an.

Of course, Luo Ji didn't care about this at all. He didn't care where he was or where Shi Qiang was taking him.

Having witnessed Diaz's fate, he was still in a daze, as if he had countless worries on his mind, his thoughts colliding like a jumbled mess.

"Two Wallfacers have died. The Wallfacer program is in such a state. Da Shi, do you think my mission should end?"

As the car slowly drove along the mountain road, Luo Ji suddenly uttered a sentence.

"Look at you, you pathetic sight."

Shi Qiang had just hung up the phone when he heard this. He shook his head, then took out a palm-sized glass bottle from his pocket. The bottle contained a colorless and transparent liquid.

"Give!"

"Da Shi, where did you get this thing?"

Luo Ji shook the small glass bottle, and fine bubbles appeared in the transparent liquid inside.

You can tell what it is just by looking at it.

"Have someone put it in the car before you get off the plane."

Shi Qiang then pulled out another glass bottle.

"So this is supposed to cheer us up?" Luo Ji asked doubtfully. "And it's just drinking, where's the food?"

"Get out of the car and let's go."

"where to?"

"Looking for vegetables."

When the car arrived at its destination, Shi Qiang pulled Luo Ji out of the car. In front of them was a large auditorium.

The two went inside. There were quite a few people inside, and a person was sitting on the stage with a banner hanging above.

The two didn't disturb anyone else and found a seat in the back row, where Professor Ai on the stage was still speaking.

"Thank you for your applause! Thank you to our local comrades for the thoughtful arrangements and warm hospitality. Thank you, comrades!"

Personally, I'm here to connect with the people and learn from my comrades.

So I have learned a lot here, and I would like to share my thoughts, which also include the wisdom of my comrades over the past two days, as you can hear.

Of course, please feel free to criticize and correct any mistakes I may make.

My presentation this afternoon is titled: "The Current Global Situation and Our Tasks".

This is an old trick for me, just putting new wine in old bottles. Qingming Festival is a day to remember our ancestors and honor them. When Qingming Festival arrives, we remember our loved ones and the martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the founding of New China.

Of course, we must look forward.

Let's talk about the current situation. I would summarize it in eight words: internal and external troubles, a mix of good and bad.

"Worry" refers to both internal and external troubles, which I will explain in a moment; what about "joy"?

Under external pressure, people all over the world are becoming aware, intellectuals are becoming aware, and high-level officials are becoming aware.

The environment is different now, and we have better opportunities.

So what is our mission? I would summarize it in eight words: tortuous, bright, and a long and arduous journey.

Next, I'll talk about the first major issue: the international situation!
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The entire content of a meeting cannot possibly be shown at the end of the movie.

As Professor Ai recounted his story and reminisced about the past, the camera moved away from the conference hall and began to intersperse images of the scenery of Jinggang Mountain, some commemorative buildings, and old photos and videos, accompanied by more impactful background music.

"Luo Ji, do you know why we chose you to be the Wallfacer?"

After finishing their lecture, Shi Qiang and Luo Ji stood on the viewing platform at the top of the mountain. As the sun set, Shi Qiang suddenly asked Luo Ji a question.

Luo Ji shook his head.

"That is indeed something I've always been curious about. I'm neither as determined as you, nor as smart as Dr. Ding Yi, nor do I possess the decisiveness, boldness, and leadership of Radiaz. I'm just an ordinary person."

Who isn't an ordinary person?
Luo Ji, let me ask you this: you just listened to the professor's lecture, tell me, how did we, under such difficult circumstances, surrounded on all sides, gradually move towards victory and reach this day today?

Shi Qiang tilted his head back and took a big gulp of wine, while pointing to the layered mountains in front of him.

Looking at this scene and recalling everything he had seen and heard on his way up the mountain, Professor Ai's words seemed to echo in Luo Ji's ears.

"Haven't you woken up yet!"

Shi Qiang suddenly shouted.

"Did you think I brought you here to encourage you? To raise your awareness, to persuade you to take on the responsibilities of a Wallfacer, and to become a human hero?"
wrong!
Absolutely wrong!

Shi Qiang took another big gulp of wine, his cheeks flushed, and stared at Luo Ji in front of him, uttering a sentence that shocked Luo Ji.

"Luo Ji, the Wallfacer, I am your Wallbreaker!"

Luo Ji was shocked and somewhat incredulous, but Shi Qiang's voice became even more impassioned.

"What I want to tell you is, Luo Ji, there are no heroes who fall from the sky in this world, only ordinary people who step forward."

In our battle against the Trisolarans, this long struggle is likely to accompany the entire human civilization. In this situation, what decisive role can one or two so-called heroes play?

All we can do is be part of the masses, ordinary people.

You, Luo Ji, are an ordinary person, and I, Shi Qiang, am also an ordinary person. On this land of China, and even all over the world, we are all ordinary people.

But what we ordinary people are doing right now is an extremely glorious and great undertaking that our predecessors never did.

Our cause is just, and a just cause cannot be defeated by any enemy.

So you need to understand that we are different from Europe, America, and the Third World. We have never intended to create a god called the 'Wallfacer' to lead us in solving problems and difficulties.

I've never put all my eggs in three baskets. In fact, there are countless wallfacers like you across China and throughout the world.

You are a Wallfacer, and so am I. Many people on this land are Wallfacers, and we are all trying to save the world in our own ways.

We didn't need any further verbal communication or reports. Everyone acted with utmost sincerity, mutual trust, and cooperation, implementing their respective plans.

Are the Trisolarans going to break the wall? Are the Sophons going to monitor the entire globe? Is the ETO going to eliminate all wallbreakers?
"Let them come! We'll show them what a vast ocean of people's war is, and what it means for a single spark to start a prairie fire!"

"Hundreds of millions of people in China are like Yao and Shun, and heroes are everywhere as the evening smoke rises."

As the sun set, Shi Qiang stood atop the mountain, the fiery sun casting a long shadow over him. Luo Ji, listening to him recite the poem, turned to look down at the vast land of China and vaguely saw a tall figure in the distance.

spark!

He suddenly understood why Taylor and Radjaz's Wallfacer plan had failed.

It's not that their sense of secrecy wasn't strong enough, nor that their plans weren't thorough enough, nor that their backers weren't powerful enough; it's that the people were never included in their plans.

These two "Wallfacers" truly equated "Wallfacers" with "heroes".

Taylor needs to recruit a suicide squad to attack the Trisolaran fleet; he needs people to sacrifice themselves for this cause.

Rediaz intends to blow up Mercury to trigger a solar storm, using the possibility of dragging humanity and the Trisolarans down with him as a deterrent.

These two methods are not without the possibility of success, but in carrying out the plan, they never even considered the feelings of any of the people being planned for.

In their view, such a plan is necessary, but the most fundamental reason is that they have never trusted anyone else and have never looked down on the people below.

In their minds, the common people are unintelligent, a mob, cowardly and weak, unable to understand their thoughts, and certainly unwilling to sacrifice themselves.

As for the rule that "Wallfacers" cannot communicate with others, they must keep their plans in their minds.

The ancient Chinese military strategists said in their books that one should raise a righteous army to punish the wicked.

Historically, intrigue and trickery have never been as effective as open strategies.

In fact, whether it's Taylor's Quantum Suicide Squad plan or Diaz's suicide plan, even if they were revealed without concealment, with the stakes clarified, and implemented in a grand manner, what methods could those few wallbreakers in the ETO organization use to stop them?
The "Wallfacer" project not only trapped the Trisolaran civilization and the remnants of ETO, but also the three project executors.

This was something even the plan's initiators hadn't anticipated.

However, with our greater strategic vision, we were a cut above the rest and broke free from the limitations of this plan.

wrong!

Luo Ji suddenly had a thought.

Are we truly insightful and able to transcend limitations?

Or is the "Wallfacer" project itself a strategic deception designed to attract the attention of the Trisolaran civilization and the remnants of the ETO organization?

Luo Ji looked at Shi Qiang, whose face was now flushed red, but met a pair of clear eyes.

At the same time, they both knew that there was likely an unseen pair of eyes watching them from nearby. (End of Chapter)