This panicked report made the originally noisy conference room instantly silent. Vice President Meyer, who had been sitting silently next to Heinz, jumped up from his chair almost instantly and looked at the man at the door. The flustered soldier said with his eyes wide open, "What did you say?! Say it again!"
Everyone here is very clear about what it means for the president to be held hostage.
Assuming that the hijackers are terrorists, it’s okay to say that for the president who can almost symbolize a country, they will definitely reunite unprecedentedly to rescue the president with the power of the whole country. There may be some forces intertwined in the middle, but to save the president, it must be all goal that everyone wants to achieve.
But now, things are clearly different.
The high-ranking people in the entire league know the existence of Berkner in their hearts, and many of them have negotiated with it, or have been actively contacted and negotiated by it, and there are not a few who have already, or plan to stand in line. Now, The only one who has this ability and this reason to hijack the president is Berkner.
As soon as the news came out, everyone felt as if their hearts had been smashed into a bottle of mixed flavors, which was indescribable.
After all, in the past, everything about Berkner was only operated in secret. That kind of fighting is the norm in human society. Even if they had any negotiations, it was still within the scope of their usual contact.
But now, the news that the alliance's most precious doctor, Einbern, and the president were kidnapped one after the other reached their ears, and they seemed to really understand what they were going to experience next.
Because Berkner not only wants to step down the president, but more importantly, to overthrow the existing ruling method of the alliance. In the end, no one can tell what the whole renovation will look like. These people who have contributed more or less to Berkner, and are even proud of it and feel very respectable, can't help but set off a storm in their hearts for a while. .
When this possible outcome suddenly appeared in front of them, they realized that they really seemed not quite sure what would become of the alliance under Berkner, would it be better? Will it do what they want? Will it really do what it promised
Most importantly... will Berkner actually make it? If they fail, what will they face
"How do you guards do things, the president is being held hostage? You can't catch up with the president being held hostage on your own territory, you, you!"
On the round table, a white-haired but full of spirited old man was the first to react, and immediately got angry with the soldiers who came to report.
General Rabhans quickly waved his hand and comforted, "Hey, we can't blame them for lack of guards. Since Dr. Einberen was held hostage, we should consider that Berkner's familiarity with some of our confidential places may be It has far exceeded our expectations, and the question now is... What is the purpose of the other party's repeated hijacking of important members of the alliance?"
After he finished speaking, he gave everyone a meaningful look.
There are many possibilities for Dr. Einberen to be held hostage. He is known as the most valuable brain in the alliance, and he can be used for many things, especially the various genetic modification research that Berkner has always been very passionate about. But the president It's different. In the alliance, the president does not have military power. The person with the greatest military power is Heinz, and the president doesn't have the right to say anything.
All in all, the meaning of holding the president hostage is completely different from holding Dr. Einberen hostage. If they kidnap the latter, they may hide it forever, but it is absolutely impossible for the former to do so.
They may directly announce it to the entire alliance and take the opportunity to overthrow the past system and rule... But this method is really a bad idea. After all, the dissatisfaction of the people in the alliance with the alliance government is not high at present. If this method is adopted, it may not be possible. Too much support, on the contrary, may cause panic among the people. Even if it is really successful in the future, it will plant evil seeds for one's own ruling career.
It is also possible to exchange benefits, but what kind of benefits does Berkner want to carry out by holding the president hostage
Just as the people below were discussing this matter, there was a soft noise in Heinz's email, and no one noticed except Meier next to him.
At the same time, a soldier ran in in a panic.
"Report—report!" The soldier stared wide-eyed, "Just now, the news of the kidnappers just came, they, they demanded the jurisdiction of X-5 star! Only when our side withdraws our troops immediately, just, just President Ruble will be liberated!"
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In one night, Mengdi told Chen Bo many things about Aldia, from how he became a teacher, to how Berkner's forces gradually contacted him after becoming a teacher, to How he watched the group of students being taken away by Berkner.
It sounds unbelievable that an underground organization quietly took away students from the Alliance First Military Academy? But what is covered here is Berkner's decades-long strategizing.
They first gradually corroded the management of Aldia, and then infiltrated the lower levels. There are already many official underground research institutes in the alliance. Go home from time to time to say goodbye.
They hypnotize people with their ideals and beliefs, and whether these students come from dreams or are trapped, with the subtle support of Aldia's management, they have become Berkner's powerful forces one by one.
"I can only watch." When Monty said this, he scratched his hair decadently, and the feeling of powerlessness swept through his heart deeply.
"I can only watch." Leaning against the fire, he couldn't help but said again in a trembling voice, "I can't stop them. The only choice I can make is to help them or turn a blind eye. I thought about reporting it to the higher authorities, but I I don’t even know who to turn to…”
Indeed, with the ability of a teacher, it is indeed difficult to compete with Berkner, who has been planning for so many years. What's more, if Berkner dares to reach out to the students, then the layers of relationships must be opened up, so that With Di's ability, he can't do anything at all.
not to mention…
"You also thought about not blocking it?" Chen Bo asked after a moment of silence.
The surroundings fell into a deathly silence for an instant.
For a long time, Monty didn't make a sound.
This is actually not difficult to understand, but anyone who has been on the battlefield knows what kind of hell it is, and what price the alliance paid for the current temporary peace. All soldiers know better than anyone else, like the Gar tribe There is likely to be more than one race in the universe.
This was Berkner's creed in the past. He believed that the alliance should do everything possible to develop the military industry, so that all the people would give up living and working in peace and contentment and join in the construction of the military headquarters.
Every soldier is eager to become stronger, not to mention a leader like Mundy, he must have led a war, so he knows better than anyone else, assuming that a certain aspect of military equipment can be better, or the response and rescue given by the alliance If it is enough, they may not lose so many fighters.
The tragic victory with the Gar tribe did not make him feel safe. On the contrary, it caused many people like Mengdi to fall into a deeper level of fear. No one can tell whether he will come next time. It is a stronger race than the Gar, but they still can't stand it.
After pondering for a while, Chen Bo asked, "So, they are going to rob this base now... the outside should have already taken action, right?"
It took a long time before Monty nodded.
really.
Looking at the fire in front of him, Chen Bo felt that the matter must be much more than that. When Ramon left the base and joined Berkner for some reason, he failed to take away the things in the base that Berkner was racing against time to take away. , either, he doesn't want it anymore and thinks this thing is irrelevant, or it's that this thing is difficult to take away easily.
Of the two, Chen Bo prefers the latter. First of all, in his prediction, only this base is beyond his expectations, so he guesses that this thing has the capital to speed up Berkner's surface. Secondly, Ramon has passed away for many years. If it has such a great effect, Berkner will definitely take it away immediately, and dare not act rashly even if it continues to be placed on the alliance's territory. I am afraid that it is because of this Things are not easy to hold.
But in the past ten years, has the alliance army really not discovered the existence of this base
Chen Bai couldn't help showing a little doubt in his heart, how could this thing stay here safe and sound as if it had been forgotten by everyone for so many years? Even he almost forgot.
He thought about it, so he couldn't help asking. Monty shook his head, and he didn't seem to be very clear, but he gave him the situation when he came here in the past.
It is said that this planet called x-5 has always been under the jurisdiction of Heinz, but he himself is busy with business, so the jurisdiction of this planet has been pushed down, and finally divided into many forces, the result of power struggles , It seems to be management negligence in many places.
This is his guess, and no one knows what it looks like.
"So you chose to bypass this time, because you don't want to get involved?" This is really not a wise move, assuming that this base is really something important, once it is controlled by the people sent by Berkner, the teacher The competition is likely to be suspended directly because of Berkner's move.
So, what is the point of their hard work for so many days? What is the significance of Mundy's participation in this competition
"Have you thought about stopping it?" Chen Bai asked after thinking about it.
Monty refused to join Professor Fanda from the very beginning, and he never pretended not to see the intimacy he showed. This is enough to show that Monty didn't intend to join forces with Berkner's people, and his position has always been only in No matter, wandering between meddling and meddling.
And assuming that there are teachers in Aldia to guide these things... Chen Bai was also a student of Aldia in the past. He doesn't believe that all the teachers there will choose to stand on Berkner's side. Someone must want to Trying to stop it is probably the same reason Mundy entered the game.
But his route doesn't go there now, which means he... gave up
"It's useless, now the military department and the government, most of the powerful are on Berkner's side." Monty lowered his head and clenched his hands tightly into fists, "I thought about stopping it, But, relying on my strength, what qualifications do I have? I, what qualifications do I have to conclude that Berkner is not more suitable for the ruling alliance? How do I know if I am doing the right thing... Teacher Chen, don’t you I know, I have been struggling for the past three years, I know that Berkner’s group of people have very extreme ideas, but after experiencing the first battle of the Gar tribe, I feel that only such extremes can allow the alliance to find a way out.”
"Mr. Chen, you are from the Beta area. The war did not spread to the central area of Alpha, but you, I am afraid, know better than most of the people what happened back then. The alliance cannot stand such a war." for the second time."
"If Berkner rules the alliance, allowing the alliance's military to develop rapidly, and it is possible to avoid extinction under the attack of stronger creatures in the universe, think about it, even if its ideas, policies, and extremes, so what? "
In this small camp, Carlisle and Phil were listening intently, except for Hua Duo, who fell asleep after being tampered with by Chen Bo. , Carlisle's eye sockets were already red, and tears were rolling inside.
The powerful enemy country made them feel a fatal crisis. Even if they won, they had already destroyed the fortress of self-confidence in their hearts.
"I see." Chen Bai nodded, and threw the branch in his hand into the fire.
"... Teacher Chen?" Monty paused.
"After dawn tomorrow, I will apply to withdraw from the group." Chen Bochong smiled relaxedly at Monty, "I want to go and have a look."
Monty's eyes widened, "Are you going? What's the use of you going? Berkner has made such adequate preparations..."
"The Gar people also made adequate preparations." Chen Bai patted the ashes on his trouser legs, "I was still defeated by the alliance. I may not be very strong in the eyes of Mr. Mengdi, but I still want to see Look, in addition... there is one point, I think I may correct you, you said that almost all the powerful people in the military are on his side, but as far as I know, my lover is not there. "
As he spoke, he raised his head and looked at the sky, the flames hit his face, and those incomparable eyes were full of brilliance.
"I don't want to use my ideas to force you to do anything, but... those sacrificed soldiers who exchanged their lives for today's victory and stopped the Gar people in the Beta area with their flesh and blood must not be for the people they protect They did it after following in their cruel footsteps."
As Chen Bo said, he stood up, and those dark eyes seemed to be filled with endless grief.
"When they died in battle, what finally flashed through their minds should be Guotai Minan."
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X-5 is the planet where the teacher competition is currently held.
After the soldier finished saying this, he immediately opened a light screen and broadcast the message just sent by the hostage-taker to everyone in the meeting room.
"This, this... how can we guarantee that they will let President Lu Bu go after the withdrawal?"
"That's right, we were asked to withdraw our troops suddenly without explaining the reason. We can't let them be in such a disadvantaged position! Are you right, General Rabhams!"
As a meritorious general who calmed down the atmosphere of the conference room twice before, Rabhams inevitably accepted everyone's attention at this time. He frowned, something flashed in his eyes, and finally shook his head, expressing that he also Can't make up my mind.
If the troops are not withdrawn, it means that the life safety of President Lu Bu cannot be guaranteed, but if the troops are withdrawn, how can they explain to the people of the alliance? One must know that the teacher competition, which is attracting the attention of the whole people, is being broadcast live on it. What reason do they want to interrupt such a competition
The news of the bombing of the scientific research institute was not blocked in the first place, and they made special actions again and again. How can they appease the people so as not to cause too much panic
And once they withdraw their troops, it means that they will be absolutely passive. There are many managers here who are really thinking about the alliance, and they don't want to see this scene happen.
"Then tell me, what should we do if something happens to President Lu Bu! It's just a withdrawal of troops, and we haven't been asked to withdraw the frontier defenses. For such a small planet, we can completely strengthen the deployment of the defenses of the surrounding planets to contain it. Now the most The important thing is the safety of President Lu Bu!"
Seeing that Rabhams was unable to speak this time, the following immediately quarreled with each other.
"President Lu Bu's status is lofty. To put it bluntly, the value of use is also very high. They just don't withdraw their troops x-5. They may not dare to do anything to the president. The matter of Dr. Einberen has already plunged us into a deep passivity. This matter must not be left alone, otherwise, how can the alliance control the overall situation?"
"It's been a long time since I can't control the overall situation!" As soon as the voice in front fell, someone yelled immediately, "We have been attacked again and again, and we don't know until now that Berkner has risen, how many of them are sitting among you No one can tell clearly about the inner ghosts! Is it a matter of initiative now? If the monsters and monsters among us are not found out, the alliance will disappear!"
"Hey, what are you talking about?"
"That is, we are all here to discuss how to save President Lu Bu and Dr. Einberen. If you say that, you won't be afraid of chilling people's hearts? Besides, what qualifications do you have to accuse us like this? If things are really as you said , then everyone here is suspected!"
"yes… "
Just when they were arguing with each other, General Rabhams suddenly turned his head, looked at Heinz, and said with some deep meaning in his eyes, "Marshal, what do you think?"
Labhance's voice was not loud, but with one sentence, the entire meeting room was quiet again.
Obviously, everyone is very afraid of Heinz's strength, not to mention that he has a group of more loyal pro-army than anyone else who took over in the World War. There are as many as 100,000 people, and all of them are super elites. The alliance, even Berkner, may not have the ability to confront him head-on.
At the beginning, many people were afraid that Heinz would rebel. During the years of his training, they frantically wanted to share his power, but here, it was difficult to chew off a single corner.
These are enough to show the loyalty of his relatives to him, which is why Berkner dare not provoke him easily. If you provoke him well, you will be like a tiger with wings, but if you provoke him badly, you will be lured into the house.
And his position as commander-in-chief was awarded by the old Lu Bu himself because of his meritorious service in the Great War of the Century and his pro-army. There are many people in the military department who support Heinz. If there are no three meritorious generals, and the vice president and The joint name of the president's five people has no way to get him out of the position of marshal.
For this reason, many people are very afraid of him. More than one person had the idea of making a dead dog, but during the World War, they lost so many generals. If Heinz didn't give such a position, who would Are they desperate
The dependence at the beginning has now become a deep fear.
As for the accident of the head of the government, no matter how you look at it at this time, I am afraid that the only one who can finally have the decision-making power is he, the commander-in-chief of the army.
Heinz looked up, glanced at the gradually quiet conference room, and said in silence for a while, "The teacher competition is suspended."
His voice was resounding, and everyone who wanted to rescue President Lu Bu immediately breathed a sigh of relief, but his next sentence made everyone's eyes widen.
"Kurea and Janus led their own troops and headed to x-5 immediately. Without my order, we will strictly guard against anyone who comes!"
These two are Heinz's pro-army, and Cureya stood behind him. Hearing this, he immediately gave a military salute to Heinz, "Yes!"
After finishing speaking, he immediately turned around and walked out.
"Stop!" Rabhams was the first to speak out.
He glanced at the group of astonished military and high-level government officials, and a dark light flashed in his eyes.
"The general has objections?" Heinz looked over with stern eyes.
When Rabhams was young, he used to be one of the best fighting powers in the alliance, but after all, time is not forgiving. Compared with the young and vigorous Heinz, his mental strength is obviously not enough to compete.
But Jiang is still old and hot, his face is still as still as a mountain, and he looks at Heinz with a bit of sternness in his eyes, "Marshal now means to put President Lu Bu's safety at risk, don't you care?"
"That's right, Marshal, now that President Lu Bu is under their control, we, even if we want to get in the way and seize the initiative, we should also worry about the safety of President Lu Bu. If you are so tough, if the other party becomes angry..." As soon as Labrhams spoke, someone followed him immediately, trying to sway Heinz's decision.
"And then? Kill President Ruble?" Heinz suddenly straightened up and interrupted the important government official's words, with a piercing chill in his eyes.
"This..." The man was interrupted forcefully by him. His words were still so direct, completely different from the secret intrigues of politicians in ordinary times. He didn't know how to answer them for a while. After a long time, he said bravely, "Yes, yes. Ah, even if you are the marshal, you can't disregard the safety of the president, right?"
"Why not?" Heinz narrowed his eyes, and there was a trace of teasing in his eyes, "Every soldier in the military department, including me, once swore when he became a soldier of the Union that he was willing to dedicate himself to the Union and the people." own life."
"It's for the people and the union, not for the president."
"Since the x-5 has something that Berkner did not hesitate to kidnap the president in exchange for, it shows its importance. It is absolutely impossible for me to hand over a place that is enough to plunge the people of the entire alliance into dire straits for the safety of the president alone. .”
"Also, this is a decision I made as the supreme commander of the military department. Even you, General Rabhans, have no right to reject it."
When Heinz said this, he stood up from his seat, his sharp eyes swept over everyone at the round table, and he said coldly.
"If something happens to President Lu Bu, which causes panic among the people, I, Heinz, will bear all the responsibilities. At that time, you will have no problem accusing me of being resigned."
"But before that, I am the Marshal of the Alliance, the Commander-in-Chief of the Three Armed Forces. With the current situation, I have the highest command authority of the Alliance. Therefore, I declare that from now on, the Alliance will completely enter a state of war. Everything about Berkner, I will investigate thoroughly."