How far would you go to conceal an error of judgment that can cost the lives of millions?
Jimmy Chang was not a Chinese spy, not to his knowledge, anyway. He was young, curious, and ambitious, but he also knew his place in society. Idealistic, maybe a little naive, he truly stood for his crew’s mission. He believed the world was about to get better, with various Earth-and-beyond fractions reaching across the divides, ready to work together. Finally, after all those years of quiet fighting, humanity was exploring the solar system, just about to make the first contact with an alien entity, and all war was over.
Or was it?