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01 For the Benefit of Mankind002（第4页）

‘TrytellingthattotheElderBrothers，’saidZhu，steppingdowruck。Hetiltedhisfacetotheskyandheavedalongsigh。

‘Nowdoyouseethatwe’renotpsychokillerswithagrudgeagaihequestionwasaddressedtoSmoothbore，whohadfollowedhimoutside。‘rary，we’vebeenspreadihamongsttheverypoorest，likeyoujustwithisdmanyothers，inournation’smostimpoverishedareas，theemployeesofourpahesamethiilizingeveryresourceavailabletlomerate–billionsofchecks，creditcards，savingsats，truckloadupontruckloadsofiy。’

Justthen，Smoothborehecuriousspethesky:thelineofsilverstarsonehorizoheElderBrothers’mothershiphadpletelydisihousandsofsmallershipshadfleaminghaloarouh。

&hissurrounded，’saidZhu。‘Eachofthoseshipsisthesizeofanaircraftcarrier，andtheonsofjustohemcoulddestroythe>

‘LastroyedAustralia。’iedXu。

&royed?Whatdoyoumearoyed?’askedSmoothbore，hisheadgtowardsthesky。

&alaserovertheAustraliafromspace。Itpiercedrightthroughbuildingsandbunkers，andeveryhumanandlargemammalwasdeadwithinthehour。Isandplauhough，andporshopasn’tsomuchasscratched。’

SmlaarilyatXu，aurnedhisgazebacktothesky。Hewasbetterequippedtodealwiththissortofterrorthanmost。

‘Itwasashowofforce。TheychoseAustraliabecauseitwasthefirsttrytoexplicitlyrejectthe‘reservation’plan。’addedZhu。

‘lan?’Smoothboreasked。

&artfromthebeginning，’beganZhu。‘TheElderBrothershaveetooursolarsystemasrefugees，uosurviveoh。‘Wehavelostourhomeland’–thosewerethewordstheyused。Theyhaveedonthecauses。TheywanttooccupyourEarth，FourthEarth，aasa。AsforthisEarth’sinhabitants，theywillbereloaiousedtobeAustralia。EveryotherterritorywillbelongtotheElderBrothers…Awillbemadeintonight’snews。’

‘Australia?It’sabigkofrothemiddleoftheo。’Smoothboresidereditforamoment。‘Actually，itisprettysuitable。TheAustralianoutbaebigdesert–iftheysqueezefivebillioheisland，starvatioiheweekisout。’

‘Thibleak。Humanagridindustrywillhereservation。Therewillbeoengageinprodutosurvive。’

‘Howwilltheylive?’

‘TheElderBrotherswillsupportus–theywillprovideforhumanity。Iure，everythinghumaolivewillbeprovidedbytheElderBrothersanddistributedevenlyamongus。Everypersohesameamouure，wealthiywillceasetoexistinhumay。’

‘Buthowwilltheydeterminehowmuchtoallocateea?’

‘You’vegraspedthekeyissueathand，’repliedZhu。‘Agtothereservationplaherswillduprehensiveanity，thegoalofwhiieminimumstandardoflivingthathumanstolerate。TheElderBrotherswillthenallocateresourcesagtotheresults。’

Smoothboreloweredhisheadandthoughtforamoment，andthensuddenlychuckled，‘Ithileast，Ithihebigpiow。’

‘Youuheplightthathumalyfaces?’

‘Actually，theElderBrothers’plaohumanity。’

‘What?Youthinkit’sfair?!You–’Xusputtered。

&，itisfair，’Zhuterrupted。‘Ifthereisweenpoorandriodifferehelowestaandardsoflivihereservationwillbeparadiseoh。’

‘Butnow…’

‘Noemustdoissimple:beforetheElderBrothersducttheirsus，idlylevelthesharpdividebetweenridpoor。’

‘Sothisis‘socialwealthliquidatiohbore。

‘Precisely。Atpresey’swealthhassolidified。Ithasitsupsanddowhehigh-risesonthisstreetoramountaintoveraplain。Butohasbeewillbeelikethesmoothsurfaceoftheo。

‘Butwhatynowwilloechaos。’

‘True，’noddedZhu。‘Wearemerelymakiureofgoodwillonbehalfofpeopleofmeans。TherealliquidatiohwillsooheunifiedleadershipofnatiosaedNations。Asaigepovertyisabouttobegin。RitrieswillpoortotheThirdWorld，richpeoplewillshowerthepoorwithmoney–anditwillbecarriedoutwithperfecerity。’

Smaveaicallaugh。‘Thingsmaysimple。’

‘Whatdoyoumean，youbastard?’Xushroughchedteeth。ShejabbedafiSmoothbore’sZhuinstantlystoppedher。

‘He’sasmartfellow。Hefigureditout。’saidZhu，tiltinghisheadinSmoothbore’sdire。

‘Yes，Ihavefigureditout。Therearepoorpeoplewhodon’twantyourmoney。’

XugloweredatSmoothbore，thenloweredherheada。Zhu。Therearethosewhodonotwantmoney。agine?Sginthegarbageforscrapsoffanofferofonemillionyuan?Yes，youhitthenailonthehead。’

‘Butthosepeoplemustsurelybeatinyminority。’saidSmoothbore。

‘Ofcourse，buteveforjustoneineveryhuhousaheywillbetedasaseparatesocialclass。AgtotheElderBrothers’advahods，theirstandardofliviifiedashumanity’sminimumstandardofliving，whitedasthefortheElderBrothers’resourceallotothereservation!Doyougetit?Justohousandthofo!’

‘ertageofthepopulatioforatpresent?’

‘Aboutohousand。’

&ed，despicabletraitors!’Xucursedloudlyatthesky。

‘Soyoutractedmetokillthem。’Atthemoment，Smoothboredidnotfeellikeusingprofession。

Zhunodded。