No one in the federal government would think of developing some kind of cooperative relationship with the Empire's underground resistance organization before the large force fully passed through the space channel, because the necessary conditions were lacking. If a staff officer makes such a request, it may only be regarded as a joke.
As the leader of the resistance organization said, he has only seen two federal people in his life, and he has no knowledge of the government in that distant star field. Like a passer-by in a previous life.
But who would have thought that this agreement, which was impossible in the past, is now becoming a reality step by step.
Thinking of this, Xu Le couldn't help frowning tightly, his palms slowly stroking on the cool second floor railing, a sense of inexplicable absurdity - the one on Donglin Bell Tower Street a few years ago And the orphan who stared at the red and gray sky in a daze every day in the mine can actually have such a big impact on the world now.
Of course, this kind of influence is relatively false. He is only a colonel of the federal military, and he is not qualified to sign such an important agreement. He just appeared at the right place at the right time and happened to meet the right people in the resistance organization. And the resistance group believes that he has many representative identities, such as the successor of the military god, the president's cronies and so on.
In fact, if this agreement hadn't been beneficial to the federal military, perhaps Xu Le would not have dared to promise anything at all.
It is summer now. It is a deep summer. The sultry air accumulates and ferments in the surrounding dilapidated buildings, gradually giving rise to a musty smell. Xu Le sits on the second floor and watches silently, wondering how many of them cannot get the empire. The relief poor would silently die of heatstroke.
"I have lived in this neighborhood for nearly 40 years. If the new regime is successfully established in the future, my first proposal in the parliament will definitely be to tear down this slum, damn it, I'm tired of watching it. Now, who would want to live?"
A stern voice sounded in Xu Le's ears, he turned his head to look at the man and said, "It was all demolished overnight, where are these people going to live? Besides, are you so sure that you can enter the parliament? "
The person who came to him was Mu Eun.
Xu Le lived in the repair shop for a few days and learned about some specific situations. The middle-aged man who was used to wearing fur clothes naked beside him was actually a member of the most powerful gangs in Tianjingxing. The leader, although he had heard Mr. Voss' explanation that day, it was still difficult for him to understand why a big man who owned more than a dozen casinos and 23 percent of the land in the slum would be so invested in the cause of the resistance organization. enthusiasm.
"Where do you live?" Mu En, with a thick tobacco in his mouth, looked at the city under the red sun in the west, and said, "There are many aristocratic manors there, enough to live in hundreds of thousands of people, even if Not enough, a palace as big as His Majesty can also be used as a dormitory."
"As for myself, I have given up so much for the revolution and fought for so many years, so am I still not qualified to be a broken member?" Mu En said with a sneer.
"Revolution is not a dinner party, nor is it a simple reward for meritorious deeds." Getting along these days, Xu Le knew that these imperial gangsters were not difficult people to deal with, and smiled and mocked: "If your mentality makes you Mr. Voss knows, and there must be a meeting to criticize you."
When Mr. Voss's name was mentioned, Mu En's expression suddenly became a little restrained, and he no longer had the domineering arrogance of an underworld boss. After a moment of silence, he looked at Xu Le and said seriously: "You should know that my family is all dead. In Caton's hands, I have never seriously thanked you."
"A good deed done without intention is not qualified to ask for any thanks." Xu Le's answer was also very serious, and then curiously asked: "I don't understand, the weather is so hot now, why do you keep wearing this Fur coat?"
"Many people have been curious about this question over the years, but apart from Mr. Voss, you are the first person who dared to ask in front of me." Mu En threw half of the burning tobacco into the pond downstairs, hahaha After a few laughs and a moment of silence, he really began to explain.
"When I was young... I knew that only noble young men could afford to wear expensive fur coats, but I didn't envy them. Poor kids, who would envy something that doesn't belong to them?"
"As a result, one day, the young master had a mink coat that was cut with scissors. He thought it was me who made it and beat me badly..."
Mu En did not reveal the scars on his body to prove how unforgettable the beating was in those days. Maybe it was his underworld career that made him have countless scars. The palpitating cold and cruel color can probably imagine how cruel and inhumane treatment he encountered when he was young.
"Since that day, I have had some kind of strong urge for all kinds of clothes with smooth fur. After coming to Tianjing Star, I have been hiding in this neighborhood, killing a person for the gang, getting the first After a red mark, I bought a very beautiful light gray fox fur coat."
"Afterwards, I kept killing people, and I became qualified to order people to kill. At the same time, I started buying furs, ten pieces, one hundred pieces. Well, I felt very cool. No matter what the weather or the occasion, I would wear them all the time, even if If you don't wear it for a minute, your chest hair will stab in anger."
Mu En stretched his left hand into the opening of the fur coat, playing with the dense body hair, and couldn't help but start laughing, tears welling up in those eagle-like eyes that laughed.
The smile gradually faded, and the underworld boss said lightly: "I know it seems very nervous to you. Several other bosses in the capital used this matter to ridicule me. But when these guys turned into stinky water After the corpse in the pond, no one dared to question my clothing taste."
Xu Le listened silently and quietly. This is a very common and routine story of joys and sorrows. There is no need to conduct any psychological analysis of childhood shadows. People are a little shaken.
"I know that the household registration management system in the empire is very strict. Although there are indeed many exiles hiding in the slums, why did you escape from your hometown back then?" Xu Le asked.
"Because I stabbed the young master who jumped and screamed for a fur coat like a bitch."
A very coherent sentence came out of the gang leader's mouth without any stagnation, but Xu Le, who was in the audience, couldn't help but be stunned for a long time.
Mu En told the story very thoroughly. He licked his lips and took out two thick tobaccos and handed him one.
Silently took the crude tobacco and lit it, Xu Le took a deep breath greedily, squinting at the imperial capital under the setting sun, remembering that when he was young, he had murdered violently.
The red and warm light of the stars gradually sank under the towering palace wall, and the busy aircraft taking off and landing in the northern sky also gradually decreased in frequency. Finally, the night wind blew over from the Fenghu Lake in the south, and it was extremely difficult to travel through the rugged slums. In the narrow streets and alleys, it brings a little coolness and blows away the pain of sultry heat.
Xu Le and Mu En were sitting on the second floor silently with crude tobacco between their fingers, breathing expensive smoke while watching this scene.
"Make preparations, the spaceship prepared for you will arrive in three days, and I will tell you the address when it arrives." Mu En looked ahead and said slowly, "We only have the ability to send you out of the Tianjing galaxy and into the pirate route. As for whether the spacecraft can pass through the military's heavy blockade, it depends on your ability or luck."
Xu Le lowered his head and took a deep breath, the spicy smoke poured into his lungs, instantly refreshing his spirit. He was captured, then fled, imprisoned and then fled. He has stayed on this planet for nearly a year. , Now that I can finally have the opportunity to leave, it is inevitable that I will be moved.
As for the things that Mu En warned and reminded later, he was also expected. Under the coercion of the imperial family and the wrath of His Highness, the entire underground smuggling and shipping system of Tianjingxing suffered unprecedented cleaning and blows. The resistance organization or the underworld boss around him could still find a ship that could leave. The strength of Tianjingxing's spacecraft is already quite awe-inspiring.
"It's troublesome."
Helping him return to the Federation was an agreement and a deal, not Lu Jian's help, so Xu Le didn't say thank you, but just said these three words.
"We originally promised to deliver you to your people, that's the real trouble." Mu En waved the tobacco in his hand and said indifferently: "There are our people on the entire route, but the front line is fighting, who I don't know how strict the space control is."
"If it comes to the end, you will give me a boat." Xu Le said after a moment of silence.
"There's no problem with this." Mu En suddenly turned his head, stared into his eyes, and said, "But I also have to remind you of something. I thank you for killing Caton, but it doesn't mean that those of us are willing to federate with you. In order to send you out, we will die a lot of people, so... don't forget that you promised us something."
Xu Le understood the psychological struggles of these members of the underground resistance organization, so he didn't answer anything. At this time, answering any words and promising any help on behalf of the federal government could not actually make these people feel better.
He squinted and looked into the distance, holding the thick round dark tobacco stick that was about to burn out with three fingers. Instead of throwing it into the pond downstairs like Mu En did, he carefully rolled it out on the floor beside his feet. .
At this moment, the electric bell hidden somewhere on the railing rang softly.
Mu En quickly got up and walked into the dark corridor behind him. Half a minute later, he pushed out a wheelchair with a very respectful expression and pushed it to Xu Le's side.
Sitting on the wheelchair was the man with age spots on his face, who looked a little terrifying, but had an extremely gentle expression on the underground resistance leader.
Xu Le stood up and nodded.
Mr. Voss looked at Xu Le with a smile and said, "I have someone I want to introduce to you. If I am gone in the future, he will be responsible for liaising with you and supervising the implementation of the agreement between the two parties."
An indifferent, 30-year-old imperial man stood up from the shadow behind the wheelchair. When he saw Xu Le, his eyes narrowed, sharp as knives. After a brief pause, he stretched out his hand and introduced himself: "I'm Qi. Soldier."