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01 For the Benefit of Mankind（第1页）

01　FortheBeofMankind

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BusinesswasbusihihihisrinciplebywhichSmoothboreoperated，butthisparticularthadlefthimfeelingbewildered.

First，thethadgoheissi.Hewaospeakinperson，whichwasextremelyunusualinthislineofbusihborerememberedhisinstructor’srepeatedadmonitionsthreedecadesprior:theirrelationshipwithtsshouldbelikethatoftheforeheadtothebackoftheskull;thetwoshouldhis，ofcourse，wasierestofbothparties.

Smoothborewasevenmoresurprisedbythet’seetiheopuleialHalliluxuriousfivestarhoteliyectasuitablevehissortoftransa.Agtotheotherparty，thistractwouldinvthreeunits.Thiswasnotrouble–hedidnotmindalittleextrawork.

AheldopenthegildeddoorsofthePresidentialHall.Beforeheehboreinspicuouslyreadintohisjadgentlyundidthesnapsoerunderhisleftarmpit.Intruth，itwasunnecessary–rytopullanythiedihis.

Thehallleinglitteringgreensandgolds，aartfromtherealityoutside.Thisworld’ssunwasamassivecrystaldelier，shiningdownonanendlessplainofscarletcarpet.Atfirstglaheroomseemedempty，butSmoothborequicklyspieditsotsclusteredaroundtwoFrendowsintheerofthehall，liftiainstolookatskyoutside.Hesweptahemaeehborehadanticipatedaotts.Hisinstructorhadalsosaidthattswerelikemistresses:youcouldhavemorethayoushouldhemmeet.

Smoothboreklywhattheywerelookingat:theElderBrothers’spaceship.IthadmovedbackovertheSouthernHemisphereandwasclearlyvisibleihreeyearshadpassedsiorcivilizatioh.Theirgrandicvisithaddrasticreasedhumanity’sabilitytomentallycopewithaliencivilizatioheCreators’fleetof20，000spaceshipshadblottedoutthesky，butonlyoneshipfromtheElderBrothers’worldhadarrivedowasnotasbizarrelyshapedasthespaceshipsoftheCreators.dricalwithroulookedlikeaiccoldreliefcapsule.

&hboreeeethewindowsahelargerouheterofthehall.Whenhereizedsomeofthefadtheroom，themaghallsuddeshabby.ThemostongthemwasSinoSysGroup’sZhuHanya-3systemlagtheoutdatedorldwide.Theothersallrahetopfiftyonalistoftheworld’seople.TheirannualearningswereprobablyequivalenttotheGDPofamiddle-iry.

ThesepelikeBrotherTeeth，thoughtSmoothbore.BrotherTeethhadmadehisfortuheseweredyhepolishedprodueratioheywerethearistocratsofthisage，utterlyhabituatedtotheowertheywielded.ItwasjustlikethedelicatediamthatsatonZhuHanyang’sslewasbarelyvisiblebutfortheoalglintht，butitwaseasilyworthadozehantheshiny，walnut-sizedgoldeadorh’sfingers.

Buteenfinangshadassembledtohireaprofessionalhitmantokillthreepeople，andagtohistact，thiswasobatch.

Smoothborepaidthediamion.HiseyeswerefixedraphsinZhu’shaheunitsthatrequiredprog.Zhuleanedacrossthetableandslidthephotographsinfrontofhim.

Withaglahborefeltfaintfrustratiain.Hisinstructorhadsaid，intheareainwhichhedidbusiwaswisetofamiliarizehimselfwithunitswhomightceivablybeprothefuture.Atleastinthiscity，Smoothborehaddohat.ButSmoothboreletelyuifythethreefa.Thephotographshadbeehalong-fos，andthedisheveledanddirtysubjectshardlyseemedofthesamespeciesastherefinedfiguresinfrontofhim.sperevealedthatohreefagedtoawomaillyoung，andherappearaidierthanthatoftheothers.Herhair，thoughcoatedwithdust，waslybed.Thelookinhereyeswasunusual.Smoothborepaidattentiontopeople’sexpressiohisbusinessalwaysdid.Heusuallysawowoexpressions:anxiousdesireorhereyeswerefilledwithrareserenity.Smoothbore’sheartstirredfaintly，butthefeelingpassedasquicklyasitcame，likeafiblownawayonthewind.

‘ThisisthetaskthatthecilforLiquidationofSocialWealthentruststoyou.ThisisthestandingitteeofthedIamits.’saidZhu.

ThecilforLiquidationofSocialWealth?Itwasastrafrombeingananizatioheworld’swealthiestindividuals，Smoothboreotpoionsofitsfurtherparticulars，itossibletouruepurpose.

&ioeheyhavenofixedaddresses，sothoseareapproximations.Youwillhavetosear，buttheyshouldnotprovedifficulttofind.Themoneyhasalreadybeeoyourat.PleaseverifythetraructedZhu.

Lookingup，SmoothborefoundtheexpressiononZhu’sfacetobeanythingbutnoble.Hiseyesweredullay.SomewhattoSmoothbore’ssurprise，theyheldraceofdesire.

Smoothborepulledouthiseandcheckedhisat.Aftergthelofzeroesafterthenumber，hesaidcoolly:‘First，notsomuch.Myiands.Sed，payhalfupfront，andhalfoion.’

‘Fine.’Zhusniffeddisapprovingly.

Smoothborepunchedseveralkeys.‘Theexdshavebeeurned.Pleaseverifythetransfer，sir.We，too，haveprofessionalstandards.’

&hesedaysyourlineofworkisoversubscribed.Butwevalueyourprofessionalismandsenseofhonor.’saidXuXuepingwithagsmile.Shewasthechiefexecutiveroup，Asia’slargesteentitybornoutofthefullliberalizatioriarket.

‘Thisisthefirstorder，sopleasehaly.’saidtheoffshoreoilbaroong.

‘Fastgordelayedg?’askedSmoothbore，quig，‘Iexplainifnecessary.’

&and，aer.Doasyouseefit.’answeredZhu.

&iohod?Videoorphysicalspe?’

‘her.Justpletethetask–wehaveourowhodsofg.’

‘Willthatbeall?’

‘Yes，youmaygo.’

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&hehotel，SmoothborecouldseetheElderBrothers’spaceshippassingslowlyoverheadinthenarrowstripsofskybetweebuildings.Theshipseemedlargerthasspeedhadincreased.Evidentlyithadreducedthealtitudeofitsorbit.Theship’ssmoothsidesbloomedwithslowlyshiftiterns，exergahyphosewholookedtoolong.Infact，thesurfaceoftheshiperfectmirror，aernsseenbyobserversonthegrouhedistortedreflesofEarthbelow.Smiheshipaspurestsilver，athiyinhiseyes.Hepreferredsilvertogold.Silverwasquiet，cold.

&heirdeparturethreeyearsago，theCreatorstoldhumanitythattheyhadcreatedsixEarthsintotal;thefourthatnowremaiwhtyearsofeachother.TheyurgedthepeopleofEarthtodevotetheirfulleffortstoteologieoelimiherplawebedestroyedourselves.

Butthisware.

Logtheirshipintoorbitarouh，emissariesfromohosethreeplaEarth，arrivedinthesolarsystemnotlohedepartureoftheCreators.TheFirstEarthcivilizationwastwiankind，andsothepeopleofthisEarthcametocallthem‘ElderBrothers’.

Smoothboretookouthiseandcheckedhisatbalan.BrotherTeeth，I’masrichasyounow，butitstillfeelslikeI’mmissihing.Andyoualwaysthoughtyoualreadyhaditall，ahingyoudiderateattempttokeepit.Heshookhishead，asiftoclearthedarkind.ItwasahinkofBrotherTeethnow.