Since there was no special prison on the Osiris, the captured Lieutenant Colonel William had to be put in a solitary room used to punish the crew.
From the moment he boarded the ship to being imprisoned, Lieutenant Colonel William looked discouraged, as if he had aged several years. He so hoped that he could defeat Osiris and Unit 2 to avenge his brother. He was so close to success. But now he was defeated by Unit 2 and imprisoned on the Osiris.
He huddled in the confinement room, worried about his fate: he would either be taken away by the new EU and locked up in a prisoner of war camp, or he would be sent back to the capital of HER, "New Rome", because of negotiations, where he would live a life of despise.
After a while, dinner was brought in. The food was a box of mashed potatoes and two ham sausages. William was not in the mood to eat, so he threw the plate aside casually.
But one piece of cutlery on the dinner plate caught his attention, a pair of wooden chopsticks. Because of the racial integration of the RX era universe colonization plan, it is not surprising that a variety of tableware appears on a ship. The strange thing is that he was given mashed potatoes, but he was given chopsticks instead of a spoon. How can he eat sticky mashed potatoes with chopsticks? East Asians who are born with chopsticks may be able to do so, but William the cosmonaut does not have such skills.
Was the Osiris deliberately making things difficult for him? He picked up the chopsticks and looked at them, and was surprised to find that one of the two chopsticks was hollow. He immediately broke it off and found a note inside. On the note, someone on the ship would rescue him, and all he had to do was return the mashed potatoes to the guard as they were, indicating that he accepted the rescue.
A few minutes later, a guard carried William's dinner plate to the restaurant, but was blocked by staff officer Zhong Xingshuo.
"Hello, sir!"
The guard saluted Zhong Xingshuo. He thought that the staff would ask him about the situation of the prisoners, but Zhong Xingshuo just glanced at the dinner plate and let him go, leaving the guard baffled.
After leaving the guard, Zhongxing Shuo quickly went to find Chief of Staff Dan Quayle. At this time, Dan Quayle was pacing back and forth in his room. The room was not cold at all, but he was sweating like rain.
After Zhongxing Shuo entered the door, he could not suppress his excitement and said to him: "The captured HER officer is willing to accept our rescue!!"
Chief of Staff Dan Quayle continued to pace without raising his head: "No, no, I promise you to seize control of the Osiris together, but let go of the HER prisoners..."
Danquil was still having an ideological struggle in his heart. Because he was not reused and had disagreements with Captain Shepard, he accepted the invitation of Zhong Xingshuo, the spy on the ship. They agreed to find an opportunity to seize control of the Osiris together and bring the Osiris back to the colonial satellite city-state "Mycenae". But he doesn't like HER's people in his heart. Letting HER's prisoners go means that he is doing things for HER.
Seeing that Dan Quail was still hesitating, Zhong Xingshuo's expression became cold and scary, and he threatened: "Why did you retreat before the battle? It's too late! Dozens of spies at my disposal on the ship are on standby. Will they let go today?" To take a prisoner is to push you down from a height of several hundred meters!"
"Shut up! I...I'm just worried that we will be used by HER."
Zhongxing Shuo sneered: "Use? We are using them! The condition for releasing the captives is to let him come back with his army to attack the Osiris. Once we are ready, we can win the ship by cooperating internally and externally! Come on, there has been nothing since ancient times. The plan is foolproof, it just depends on whether you have the courage to do it!”
…
Twenty minutes later, Corporal Bart led several crew members on the ship to search for the escaped William. In the corridor they met Chief of Staff Dan Quayle, who was followed by Staff Officer Zhong Xingshuo and a man wearing a hat and a staff uniform.
"What are you doing?" Dan Quayle asked Bart.
Dan Quayle's previous military rank was Warrant Officer, which was considered relatively high on the Osiris. But Bart and other pilots were demoted to non-commissioned officers along with Anton because they protested against Lieutenant Anton who was imprisoned and assaulted reporters by the "Mycenaean" Parliament. So when Bart saw the chief of staff asking him something, Bart didn't dare to hide it from him:
"Chief of Staff, the prisoner has escaped!"
"Escaped?" Dan Quayle pretended to be shocked.
"Yes! I don't know who attacked the guards in the solitary room and let the prisoners go! We are looking for someone!"
"Why didn't I hear the announcement?"
"Captain Shepard was so angry that he almost fainted when he heard that the prisoners had escaped. Jessica, who was in charge of the broadcast, was taking care of him and no one was broadcasting. No, I quickly went to find someone!"
Seeing Bart and the others walking away, Zhongxing Shuo wiped the sweat from his forehead: "Huh, it's so dangerous! You took the initiative to talk to us just now, I thought you were going to betray us!"
Dan Quayle was also a little scared. He said: "If you take the initiative to strike up a conversation, the possibility of being suspected will change. Let's go to the hangar quickly!"
William, disguised as a staff officer: "Still going to the hangar? My escape has been exposed. Is it still safe there?"
Zhongxing Shuo said charmingly: "Don't worry, Lieutenant Colonel. Since there is no broadcast, other people should not be wary."
Dan Quayle couldn't stand Zhong Xingshuo's flattering attitude towards the HER officer, and he asked William uneasily:
"If I let you go, how long will it take for you to bring the army back?"
"I can't contact my men now, but they should still be near Turin. I promise they will be back soon."
"As soon as possible! Shepard is sick now, which is an opportunity that can be taken advantage of!"
The three people sneakily touched the hangar. They felt relieved when they saw that the hangar was mostly filled with technicians who were maintaining the aircraft, not many soldiers.
Zhongxing Shuo took out a pistol and handed it to William: "Lieutenant Colonel, we can only send you here. If you go over there and steal a fighter jet, I will open the hangar door for you!"
…
Captain Shepard had become sick from overwork these days, and finally couldn't hold on anymore after hearing the news that the prisoners had escaped. He knew that the prisoners would not knock out the guards and escape by themselves. There was a traitor on the Osiris!
He collapsed on the ground panting and refused doctor Apu's suggestion to send him to the ward. Because this would damage everyone's morale, and he could continue to stay on the bridge to direct the crew to capture prisoners.
Communications Corpsman Jessica helped him sit on the captain's seat. Such a slight movement actually made Shepard cough painfully several times.
"Captain, you'd better go to the ward!" Jessica was worried.
"No! Ahem! There are spies on the ship. It would be terrible if they let the prisoners escape outside the ship. Please notify the hangar quickly and ask them to close the door!"
Helmsman Yamaguchi reported loudly: "Sorry, Captain, someone opened the hangar door just now, and a fighter jet left the ship without permission!"
"What? So fast? Cough cough cough!!!"
Shepard coughed in pain. He wanted to order the traitors to be tracked down, but no words came out.
Doctor Apu patted the captain on the back and said to Jessica: "I have to send the ship to the ward as soon as possible. Then you go to the radio and ask Sergeant Anton and Chief of Staff Dan Quayle to come to the bridge and let them take charge of the overall situation. Hurry up. !!”
