Looking at the picture in the news, Xu Le couldn't help shaking his head and cursed in a low voice. He couldn't imagine how many people in the habitually silent federal people would stand up this time, and the Federal Academic Committee had the face to express concern, which really made him feel incomprehensible.
After squatting for an hour, he silently rehearsed those close-quarters fighting postures in Wangdu Apartment. Every inch of his muscles and joints stretched out, but he was no longer the same as when he was in Donglin Region. The pain, the slight soreness and numbness felt very comfortable, the power in his body was like a scorching line, walking through his body, and would no longer make the muscle tissue and skin tremble.
In the sixty-seventh year of the Xianli calendar, he was still insisting on his own training and steadily advancing towards the road of the first machine that Uncle Feng Yu said. It is stagnant, and there is even a vague possibility of going backwards.
After the battle at the top of Kaqi Peak a few days ago, under the pressure of Madman Li's powerful and terrifying strength, Xu Le was aroused by a certain emotion. Personal ability occupies the most important part.
When the situation or the social system cannot help every individual citizen, it is up to oneself. After taking a cold shower, he sat back on the sofa and started watching the news again, and this thought became stronger in his heart.
In these dozens of hours, countless emergencies have occurred in the Federation. Like the interstellar dust at the core of the galaxy, the angles and colors of light are constantly changing, making hundreds of millions of Federation citizens feel a little dizzying, dazzling, and thrilling.
Medellin MPs are being investigated by the Ministry of Justice, and the mass gathering outside the Ministry of Justice building has been going on for a long time. It is already nighttime, densely packed craft candles are lined up on both sides of the street, and as many as tens of thousands of supporters use silence. Expressed dissatisfaction with the government and distrust of the federal judicial system.
The lawn outside the Justice Department building has even been turned into a temporary command center by Ross's Medellin campaign office, where countless reporters gather, and cameras faithfully transmit these images to the TV screens of every home, Governor Ross. Standing on the makeshift stage, he waved his arms vigorously to express his angry claims, and at the same time strongly urged his opponent, Senator Pabble, to stop keeping hypocritical silence and bravely stand up for a debate with himself.
Governor Ross's speech was occasionally interrupted by applause from those supporters.
At the end of the road, there were still another group of people shouting slogans for punishing the murderer, but their voices seemed so distant and slight.
As soon as the news screen changed, I came to the four states around the mountains in the S2 region. The former heavy industry base of the Federation was originally the place where the Medellin Congressman made his fortune. His reputation here is unparalleled, but for some reason, when Medellin After Mr. Lin was taken away by the Ministry of Justice, hundreds of millions of industrial workers actually kept silent. I don't know what factors played a role in it.
But this evening, the silence of the four states around the mountains was finally broken. The workers of the 23rd Heavy Machinery Production Base of the Federation took the lead out of the factory area, followed by more workers out of the factory area and onto the streets.
The general strike in the four states around the mountain has thus kicked off. Whether it was Shi Qinghai, who was hiding in the dark, or the lady of the Tai family, or the senior officials of the federal government, they probably never thought that the federal government, which had been quiet for many years, would It got messed up.
Xu Le squinted his eyes and looked at the dense crowd in the news. Thinking of Zhang Xiaomeng's stubbornness towards Congressman Medellin, and knowing that the old man had outstanding ability in convincing people's hearts, a kind of uneasiness suddenly arose in his heart. a feeling of.
Li Xiuzhu has never believed the conclusions of the investigation by the Ministry of Justice. As the behind-the-scenes supporter of Ross Medellin's running mate, he has met with the Medellin Congressman several times at fund-raising evenings, and he has a great impression of the Congressman. Well, even good enough to forget the opponent's anti-government background. He thinks that the Medellin MP is a very mature politician, how could it be possible to do crazy things that are not good for his career.
The support for the Medellin Congressman has created a great momentum in a very short period of time. It is definitely not only relying on the reputation of the Medellin Congressman himself, but also the influence of the iron and the profit family in the industrial and commercial circles. full play. Even so, Li Xiuzhu was still a little shocked after hearing the news of the strike in the four states around the mountains, and felt how wise his decision to invest in Ross Medellin on behalf of his family was.
Standing on the top floor of the Sanlin United Bank headquarters, across the glass curtain wall, looking at the light of candles on the street in the distance, a relaxed smile flashed on Li Xiuzhu's handsome face. It's not something that money can buy.
At this moment, the words beside him rang, and Li Xiuzhu took the microphone and said respectfully: "Father, according to the internal information of the Ministry of Justice, probably they will soon be unable to resist the pressure from all sides, and the congressman will immediately will come out, but will only be placed under residential surveillance.”
The head of the Li family on the other end of the phone said softly in a hoarse voice: "Medellin has been deepening his influence among the young generation of the Federation, and has been the successor of George Carlin for more than ten years. Young people, in order to follow him, they can do everything they can. But do you think this situation is the same as we expected?"
"I don't know where the Ministry of Justice got those messy materials, but it's obviously the lady behind the scenes, otherwise Parliament Hill wouldn't have deprived Medellin MPs of their jurisdiction so quickly." Xiuzhu said calmly, "I admit that I underestimated the influence and determination of the Tai family, but the situation is still under control."
There was silence on the other end of the phone for a long time, and then the head of the Li family said slowly: "Idiot, you come back right away, at this point you can't see that the situation is out of control, what exactly is in your stinky bag? If Mrs. Tai is determined to solve it In this out-of-control situation, do you think you can compete with her by relying on those foolish people who march?"
Li Xiuzhu held the microphone silently, with a strange expression on his face, not knowing what went wrong.
"The federal government killed George Carlin. We can't let him kill Medellin. At a time like this, I think all federal citizens should stand up and express their positions."
"I don't want to vote at all in this year's general election. I even had some leanings towards MP Pabble, but I'm so disappointed by the actions of the Justice Department this time. How can federal politics be so dirty?"
During the news, reporters randomly interviewed the marching crowd at the Ministry of Justice building in the capital and the university town of Linhai Prefecture, and those ordinary people responded with emotion.
"The situation is a little out of control." Mrs. Tai gently rubbed her brows and said slowly, "That idiot of the Li family can't see the danger in it. The four prefectures around the mountains have already gone on strike. If this continues, there will be social unrest. After all, it is the Federation itself that suffers.”
The seven families live in the federation and coexist with the federation. The loss of the federation is the loss of the seven families. These big figures hidden in the shadows of history will ruthlessly compete for each other's interests, but they will never allow this kind of competition. It will bring unpredictable risks to their interests.
In the room, Secretary Shen listened quietly to his wife's words, and at the same time quickly browsed the information returned by various departments of the Tai family, and finally said softly: "The Ministry of Justice will lift the coercive measures in the early morning tomorrow, and Medellin will be under surveillance. live."
Mrs. Tai shook her head indifferently and said, "Medellin won't come out, this is an old gambler, he bet his influence over the past few decades on this case, even at the cost of confronting social and political groups. , turmoil occurs, and a reversal victory is also sought.”
"The latest public opinion ratings are out, and Rose Medellin is only one percentage point away from Mr. Pabble." Secretary Shen reported.
"Why Medellin broke the jar, he should clearly understand that if this development continues, the fundamental interests of the Federation will be damaged, and he will not have any good fruit to eat." Mrs. Tai closed her eyes and thought, a person like her , It is very clear that in the wave of protests throughout the capital star circle, the role of the young people in the Medellin Congressional Office is hidden, "The Li family should stop soon, they are not fools, the loss of the strike in the four states around the mountain is not a single family. affordable."
"Perhaps Congressman Medellin wants to ask for a name?" Secretary Shen tentatively gave his opinion.
Mrs. Tai opened her eyes, shook her head after thinking for a while, and said, "I just haven't figured out what this old fox wants, that's why I'm vigilant."
Mrs. Tai said indifferently: "Medellin set a wildfire in the federation, no one knows how vigorous the fire will burn, I'm afraid he can't control it now, but I don't know if he doesn't want to control it at all. It's the latter, he really deserves to die."
"Whatever he wants, all his hopes must be extinguished, he must withdraw from this election, and he must cooperate to calm the unrest in the Commonwealth."
Mrs. Tai turned to Steward Jin beside her and said, "You are always in touch in the mountains. When will the witnesses promised by the leader of Nanshui arrive?"
Butler Jin lowered his head and replied, "Tomorrow at nine twenty-three in the morning."
At eight o'clock in the morning the next day, Inspector Xiao Wenjing walked into the room. He has been having trouble sleeping these days, and his eye sockets are deeply sunken. At this time, he looked at the energetic and calm congressman by the window. Although he was extremely disgusted by the hypocrisy of this person, he had to admire the other party's city government.
The Medellin Congressman smiled and refused the notice to leave the Ministry of Justice, and chose to stay here, watching the entire federation rise up because of himself.
At almost the same time, a spacecraft flying from S2 in the capital spaceport landed slowly. The girl sitting by the window whispered something to a few officials who looked like officials, and then put on a pair of black-rimmed glasses. .