For the federal social system, five years is a complete cycle, which is the political ecology determined by elections. As for the dark-colored President behind the desk, with his excellent governing ability and wisdom, his increasingly mature and natural political means, and his resume deeply rooted in the people, he has now gained unprecedented access to the federal public. There is no need to worry about the result of this year's presidential election. The so-called five years are just normal.
The tiredness of the silver frost between the calm eyebrows and the ends of the hair can only prove how much energy and effort President Pabble has put into making the Federation go farther and more stable, and win the final victory in the war with the Empire.
Five years ago, Tai Zhiyuan arranged a spotlight scene for Xu Le at the Ewha University Double Moon Festival Ball. Xu Le, without knowing it, arranged for the legendary Cao Qiudao in Qinglong Mountain to meet Tai Zhiyuan and join Shi Qinghai. Indirectly facilitated the visit of Pabble, who was still a member of parliament at the time, to Qinglong Mountain, which laid a solid tone for the extremely fierce presidential election.
In the blink of an eye, five years have passed, looking at the meditating Mr. President behind the desk, Xu Le's heart is still as calm as before with joy and satisfaction.
He is the first president of the Federation who really comes from the poor class. He comes from an ordinary miner family in Donglin. He used to be the most famous public interest lawyer in the Federation. After winning the general election, he in the official residence chose a completely different path from the dark political manipulation methods of the past. He was more direct and enthusiastic, his style was clear and calm, and he never made ugly compromises for the sake of the overall situation. He has proved that he is. A real statesman, not a politician.
As Shi Qinghai said when he raised a glass to celebrate in the bar: Pabul, he is our president, and we here refer to ordinary federal people like you and me.
"The First Military Region Command requested disciplinary action against you, but the proposal was suppressed by the Ministry of Defense. Speaking of which, when will you marry Minister Zou's daughter, or are you really planning to marry that national girl?"
President Pabble found Xu Le standing out from the shadows, there was no surprised expression on his face, he stood up with a gentle smile, turned off the official business platform in front of him, and took out two cups.
"Colonel Xu Le, you are a young hero of the Federation. I don't want your chaotic emotional life to be imitated by those male students in Linhai Prefecture who are obviously over-secreting hormones. What to drink? Coffee or tea, or some liquor?"
"Tea, thank you." Xu Le replied.
Although he had already confirmed through the old stuff that there was no problem with the safety of Mr. President, Xu Le really relaxed when he saw the dark and calm face behind the desk. If the military radicals really took crazy measures under pressure, it would hurt When it comes to Mr. President, he really doesn't know what the future of the Federation will look like.
President Pabble always seems very casual when getting along with the staff of the official residence. He looks like an ordinary team leader of a certain working group. The performance is extraordinarily natural and sufficient. It seems that deep down, he has always regarded this particularly outstanding young man as his own son and nephew.
Probably because of the inherent thinking habits of childhood, when Xu Le faced Mr. President, he could not be truly calm and natural, no matter how strong he became, the middle-aged man from Donglin in front of him was the Federation after all. The president, or the kind of president worthy of his awe and following.
Holding a slightly hot teacup containing ordinary jasmine tea brewed by Mr. President himself, Xu Le did not waste much time. After confirming that the study monitoring equipment was turned off at the official residence, he used the fastest speed to investigate the case of the ancient bell. The problem that came out was stated again.
President Pabble has been listening in silence, his thick lips are tightly closed, and his thick straight eyebrows are slightly wrinkled, whether he hears that the Charter Bureau indirectly provides the Imperial Army with a map of the blank area of the Charter network monitoring, or hears Colonel Lake secretly Destroyed the escape system of the ancient bell, and there was no expression on that dark face.
There are so many people in the federal government who cooperate with the military radicals, and even their partner, the vice president of the federal government, is involved. Probably this terrible and sad shock has forced the anger of Mr. President to be suppressed. Intense pain in a calm face.
Xu Le took out the chip and placed it on the table in front of Mr. President, and said in a low voice, "This is the relevant evidence, mainly found by Shi Qinghai, and it should be enough to accuse those people."
President Pabble did not take the chip, and leaned casually on the large wooden bookshelf, holding a teacup and said with a heavy expression: "On the day of the Parliament Hill incident, the official residence has already received these evidences."
He put the teacup on the table, and his deep voice was full of undisguised admiration: "Shi Qinghai is a very good man, at your request I pardoned him, and despite everyone's opposition, I appointed him as a liaison. Officer, now it seems that my choice is correct, he did not disappoint me."
Only at this time did Xu Le know that Mr. President had already obtained the evidence, and he became more and more convinced that his judgment was correct. The official residence under the strong pressure of the radicals of the federal military needs a lot of impact from the outside world. Public pressure.
"From the concert in Linhaizhou five years ago, to the assassination of Zhong Fireworks, the daughter of Commander Zhong, to the explosion of the ancient Bell, the whole thing has become very clear, and the military radicals have been planning for a long time. , but these are not worrying, but I am shocked and disturbed that General Lee Jae-do plays such an important leadership role in the radical faction."
Xu Le looked at Mr. President with a dignified expression and said: "At that time, General Miles retired, Minister Zou, and even many people including the old man of the army... all thought that it would be the best choice for him to take over the post of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. , because we all know that he is famous for academics and moderates, I really did not expect..."
President Pabble frowned and walked to the window with a slight smile on his lips: "I made this motion at the time."
"There is one more thing I have been thinking about. When did Master Du Shaoqing join forces with the radicals? Or was he in this organization from the beginning? I really find it hard to believe that he was involved in the ancient bell incident. "
Xu Le walked to the window with Mr. President's footsteps, looked at his thick back, and said with deep puzzlement: "Everyone in the army knows that he and Commander Zhong are lifelong enemies. The Seventh Division was even forcibly suppressed by Commander Zhong for more than ten years, but... According to what I have learned on the battlefield over the years, although Division Commander Shaoqing has a very indifferent temperament in some aspects, he really doesn't look like one who can shoot in the back. guy."
"Young man, don't you think that what we need to do now is to solve the problem, not to feel the root cause of the problem?" President Pabble stood by the window, looked at him and said with a smile: "I believe you already have your own plan and have What do I need to cooperate with?"
Xu Le shrugged awkwardly, wanting to be more relaxed and natural, and replied: "I am your subordinate, of course I will cooperate with you in your actions. There will be movements on the civilian network tomorrow, and then the Capital District Daily will be over there. Relevant reports will be published in due course.”
"I will use this report to ask the First Military Region to make an explanation, and at the same time ask the court to continue the in-depth trial of Colonel Lake's treason case." President Pabble continued calmly: "With the deepening of the report and the gradual release of evidence, I can Ask the Department of Justice to formally launch an investigation, and there's nothing there can do to stop this."
"In addition to guns and ammunition, nothing can stop the investigation." Xu Le said: "And now is the most worried about this issue."
"In fact, these days, some staff members in the official residence have repeatedly worried about me like you, and I think that these seemingly powerful threats of violence are actually just snow stains in the early spring night, and they can't see the next day's The sun, no matter how cold the snow is, can only melt in the sun."
President Pabble's voice was low and powerful: "The army is the army of the Federation, and its duty is to obey orders. When any soldier joins the army, he must swear allegiance to the elected government and the President of the Federation as the specific representative of this power... that is me."
The most powerful man in the federation looked into Xu Le's eyes calmly and said, "I don't believe that the entire federation force is made up of careerists. Even if some officers will be carried away by their interests, ordinary soldiers will not. On their side, without my orders, no troops can enter within an 80-kilometer radius of the Capital Territory."
"I agree with your point of view. General Li Zaidao may be able to persuade many troops, but he can't persuade every specific person, so he can only carry out hidden actions in other names." Xu Le nodded and replied: "Mr. President, I assure you, as soon as they start moving their troops, I may be able to find a way to slow the advance of the mechanized troops."
Thinking of the damn federal central computer that mechanically stubbornly needs to analyze the specific situation every time, Xu Le silently cursed a few swear words in his heart, then scratched his head and said, "Even if I can't, I can arrest or arrest the situation before the situation escalates. Kill General Lee Jae-do."
Hearing this sentence, President Pabble frowned slightly, looked at him seriously, and asked, "This is not the time for jokes, are you sure you can do it?"
There is at least a 50% success rate. Xu Le calculated silently in his heart, but did not say it. With that sincere smile that could easily create a sense of trust, he looked at President Pabble and said, "Please rest assured. ."
President Pabble was silent for a long time, then shook his head with a smile and patted him on the shoulder.
"At that time, Parliament Hill was preparing to hold a special hearing on the matter that you were the student of the traitor. Now that I think about it, it should have been planned by Byron. Byron... I have known each other for many years, and he is very good at these obvious politics. Means, I have to admit that he is excellent, and even in many important moments, I rely on his maturity and coping with a little cunning. Now that he is dead like this, it feels very complicated to think about it occasionally.”
President Pabble and Xu Le stood side by side in front of the window on the second floor of the official residence, holding tea cups, with the lawn in front of them, and the street in the distance. The fountain at the other end of the street was Charter Square. Danger of sniping.
Mr. President smiled self-deprecatingly, took a sip from the teacup, and continued: "It is because of that incident that they revealed your secret, or your background, and I know that you are too. Donglin people."
"Knowing that you are also a stone from Donglin, I am actually very relieved, and even a little happy." President Pabble glanced at him and laughed loudly.
Xu Le looked at him and replied with a smile, "I knew you were from Donglin at the time, and when I thought that there was a man from Donglin who wanted to be the president of the Federation, I believe that many people from Donglin felt the same as me, and felt very proud and proud."
The Donglin Region is extremely remote, and since the depletion of the crystal mines, it has become even more desolate, and has gradually become a corner forgotten by the Federation. Donglin citizens are all looking forward to leaving the planet that has no obvious seasonal changes and can’t see the beautiful starry sky. However, it is very difficult to pass immigration or exams to enter the capital star circle, and the quota provided by the federation is extremely limited.
However, all this has undergone extremely subtle changes with the election of Pabble as the federal president and the exposure of Xu Le's identity. This pair of Donglin men, who are far apart in age, have become the two most famous men in the federation. The people of the capital star circle naturally recalled the Donglin region and the famous Donglin stone. , the federal government has increased its support and immigration quota for Donglin Region.
"My wife went back to Donglin on my behalf at the beginning of the year." President Pabble said: "You probably don't know how proud those people in their hometown are now."
Xu Le smiled.
President Pabble suddenly fell into silence, looked at the starry sky outside the window and said faintly: "I can't see such a beautiful starry sky in my hometown, and I can't change this, even if I am the president of the Federation."
"It is said that the federal president is the most powerful person in this star field, but no one knows that even the federal president sometimes wants to do something and make some very subtle changes in this star field. Difficulties."
President Pabble looked at Xu Le with a very solemn expression and said, "It's really difficult to do things."
I don't know how many Secret Service agents are hidden in the corner of the open lawn outside the floor-to-ceiling windows. After the Parliament Hill incident, major federal agencies have increased their security levels. Naturally, the security control measures in places like the President's Residence are extremely strict.
In the several rooms downstairs, the staff of the official residence are busy with their daily work. In the rooms at the end of the left and right corridors, there is another scene. The densely packed special soldiers are stern and silent, lined up like statues, fully armed with individual soldiers. When he arrived at the helmet, the firearm in his hand glowed with a cold light.
In Xu Le's left eye pupil, these armed forces inside and outside the official residence are like countless dense spots of light. Through these soldiers who belong to the security forces directly under the Capital Garrison Area, he clearly feels what Mr. President has endured these days. pressure.
"Mr. President, the people will understand you," he comforted.
President Pabble looked at him and said after a moment, "You can understand."
Xu Le sat silently on the sofa in the study on the second floor of the official residence, holding the tea cup that had become slightly cold in both hands, waiting for the president next door to come over with the secret authorization document for him.
He is a very patient person, otherwise he would not be able to like the extremely boring and boring mechanical repair work in the eyes of ordinary people, but I don't know if the taste of the jasmine tea in the cup evaporated too quickly, or because of the legacy of the previous dynasty. The leather sofa of the cultural relics that came down was too soft to sit on, but it was only a moment, but it was so long in his senses.
Still sitting, sitting alone, sitting more and more lonely, more and more cold.
Xu Le's eyes narrowed, looking at the light spots in his left pupil scattered in various areas of the official residence, and watching the changes in the buildings around Charter Square in the distance, he suddenly remembered something that Mr. President said just now.
"Without my orders, no troops can enter within an 80-kilometer radius of the Capital Territory."
Those troops that suddenly appeared in the streets and alleys of the buildings were definitely less than 80 kilometers away from the presidential residence, and the closest ones were not even 800 meters away.
He raised his head and looked silently at the heavy wooden door between the study and the confidential room next door, confirming that Mr. President was on the other side of the door and did not leave.
He frowned, licked his dry lips, and through the communication system beside his collar, issued the latest instructions to the seven groups of team members who were on standby outside the mansion.
"All have."
After a two-second pause, his eyebrows became tighter and tighter, and he continued softly: "Retreat immediately. If you encounter an abnormal situation, don't resist. Repeat, don't resist, and then... this is an order."
After finishing what had to be done immediately, Xu Le stood up and put the cup of jasmine tea back on the desk, walked quickly to the window and squinted to observe the lawn and the dark night, and then swiped the thick cloth with force. The curtains are all drawn.
The starry sky outside the window was obscured, but the lights in the study were brighter, and the true or false brilliance did not affect the lighting effect.
He quickly walked to the door of the study near the corridor. He narrowed his eyes and saw the scenes behind the door. He couldn't help laughing at the corners of his lips. shook his head.
After doing all this, Xu Le sat back on the uncomfortable leather sofa, with his elbows on his thighs, staring thoughtfully at the wooden door that had not been opened for a long time.
The time is really not long, but it feels very long. He said to himself in his heart, it really feels like a terrible thing, because it feels like the most deceiving.
Xu Le shook his head, took out a Sanqi brand cigarette from his jacket pocket and lit it, leaned on the back of the sofa a little tiredly, the fingers of his right hand holding the lighter trembled slightly, and the mood was extremely complicated.