On the Archangel, the appearance of Xiao Ran also surprised Ma Liu. Ma Liu and Halbaton, who were only separated by a door before, did not hear what Xiao Ran and Baji Lulu said outside, and neither did they. Knowing why Xiao Ran appeared here at this time, Ma Liu looked at him with doubtful eyes as soon as he saw Xiao Ran.
Halbarton seemed to have expected Xiao Ran's arrival. He smiled at Xiao Ran and nodded: "You are here, please sit down."
"Thank you." Xiao Ran positioned himself properly, thanked Halbarton like a junior, and then sat on a chair nearby.
Looking at Xiao Ran's upright sitting posture, Halbarton nodded with satisfaction. In the report he received from Ma Liu, he had seen the name Xiao Ran on it many times. He made decisive proposals at many critical moments, was flexible in thinking, decisive in doing things, and did not say too much. At least because he saved two battleships, this contribution cannot be ignored.
But now seeing Xiao Ran's neither humble nor arrogant attitude, the good impression accumulated from the previous words has completely transformed into a very good first impression at this time, and Halbarton immediately felt that Xiao Ran was a talented person.
Smiling with satisfaction, Halbarton said to Xiao Ran in a relaxed tone: "I have seen a lot about you from Ma Liu's report before. I think you have courage and ideas, and the most important thing is Have the ability. Do you feel that your talents are somewhat buried as an assistant teacher in the academy? I have many positions that are suitable for you. If you are willing to join the Earth Army, I can let you choose a good one. Location."
What Halbarton said made Ma Liu stunned for a moment, but then he looked at Xiao Ran with slightly expectant eyes.
Hearing what Halbarton said, Xiao Ran said that he was not happy, but that was a lie. Being praised like this by someone was simply too rare for the otaku like him, and there was a hint of embarrassed joy on his face. meaning. After touching his nose, Xiao Ran also spoke: "Thank you, General Halbarton, for taking a fancy to me. This is exactly why I am here now."
"Oh? Have you already thought about joining the Earth Army?" Halbarton laughed and looked at Xiao Ran with satisfaction: "Not bad, not bad."
Xiao Ran laughed, glanced at Ma Liu and said: "With all due respect, General Halbarton is a rare sober person in the Earth Army, so I don't want to hide anything from the general about this matter. Originally, according to my I was not willing to join the Earth Army. I accidentally heard some news about the top brass of the Earth Army from a channel. As far as I know, the top brass of the Earth Army are not as pure as outsiders think. There are many internal factions. , what is even more incredible is that there are purists like Blue Cosmos among them, and behind Blue Cosmos, there seems to be a larger organization operating. It is difficult for me to imagine joining such a team. Among them, will one day we be sacrificed because of the interests of some high-level officials, and we will die in an unknown manner."
Halbarton's brows slowly wrinkled under Xiao Ran's words, until finally his face darkened and there was a trace of sadness between his brows: "Where did you know this?"
"Some of my friends are waste recyclers, and I think their information channels are guaranteed." Xiao Ran answered directly without thinking.
"A waste recycler?" Halbarton sighed slightly and nodded slightly: "If they are those people, it is indeed possible to obtain information that ordinary people cannot."
"You are right." Halbarton stood up, walked back and forth for a few steps with his hands behind his back, and suddenly turned around and looked at Xiao Ran: "You are right, there are some people at the top of the Earth Army. People do have the support and help of Blue Cosmos behind them. These people have become a powerful faction in the army and have become a cancer that cannot be eradicated. Even my like-minded comrades have no way to suppress them. I can work hard and not join in with them."
"The emergence of Plan G actually not only narrows the weapons disadvantage of ZAFT, but also has the significance of relying on the success of this plan to expand the voice of those of us within the Earth Army in one fell swoop. Although we fought hard for it Rather, it is better to say that the people in that faction had the same idea as us and deliberately gave in to give us this opportunity. Otherwise, how could I, the admiral of the Eighth Fleet, and a mere commodore have been able to get so many resources and Austrian secrets? cloth to cooperate.”
"Admiral..." Ma Liu's mouth opened and closed, with a look of disbelief on his face, because the amount of information coming out of Halbarton and Xiao Ran's mouths was too huge, and the content in it was too much and too scary. Ma Liu was momentarily stunned. I just felt that my faith collapsed, and I couldn't accept that more than half of the army I was fighting for was controlled by Blue Cosmos, which can be said to be a terrorist organization.
"Ma Liu..." Halbarton looked at his old subordinate for many years and sighed deeply helplessly: "Although I don't want to tell you all this, you still know it now. No matter what the other fleets are like, , but at least our Eighth Fleet has no problems. No matter who we stand in front of, we can pat our chests and say loudly that we have a clear conscience!"
Ma Liu calmed down her mood and breathing, and nodded slightly: "Yes, Admiral. I'm rude."
After Xiao Ran heard Halbarton's words, he realized how a commodore of a fleet could promote cooperation between two big countries, and it was such a close technical cooperation, and even placed the manufacturing base in Austria. In Bu's territory, this was not only promoted by the Kazakh family mentioned in the rumor, but also seemed to be promoted by the top brass of the Earth Army and Blue Cosmos.
"It seems that the top brass of the Earth Army and Blue Cosmos have made all preparations. The water in Tama is really deep." Xiao Ran suddenly realized, and even thought of the appearance of the three biological CUs in the Orb offensive and defensive battle. It is mentioned in the plot that an enhanced person can be replaced as soon as it breaks down, and there is also a huge base in SEED-D to produce these biological CUs. This cannot be completed in just a few months. Perhaps It started at the same time as Plan G started.
"Once the G plan is successful and the airframe is mass-produced... Then where will the pilots come from... Especially the pilots of countless specially designed airframes, ordinary people can't handle it at all. Even if there are not many who can drive flexibly, then the remaining positions will only be It's scary to be able to strengthen people to make up for it." Xiao Ran thought about this possibility, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that his idea might be the truth, and the more he felt that the senior officials of the Earth Army and Blue Cosmos were really terrifying: "This is obvious. Taozi, no wonder she vigorously promotes Plan G."
Xiao Ran thought about it for a while, and suddenly an idea came to his mind. He raised his head and looked at Halbarton: "General, there is something I don't know whether I should say."
"Huh? Please tell me." Halbarton nodded. Although Xiao Ran exposed the Earth Army's ugliness, he valued Xiao Ran more, perhaps because Xiao Ran also hated Blue Cosmos' relationship.
Xiao Ran frowned and said: "My friend told me something. Something also happened in Heliopolis. Coupled with the appearance of Gundam, it is really creepy to think about it now."
"Oh, what's the matter?" Halbarton was a little curious, and Malu also showed the same expression.
"Then I'll tell you the truth. Regardless of whether it's right or not, I hope General Halbarton won't blame me." After Xiao Ran finished speaking, after seeing Halbarton nodding, he continued: "My friend at the waste recycler once told me , he said that the Earth Army had built a secret base somewhere, but my friend did not tell me where it was. He said that this base looked like an ordinary military base, and there was also research work on humans, but The actual function behind the scenes is to develop and strengthen people."
"Enhanced person?" Halbarton and Malu were a little confused when the word came out.
Xiao Ran saw their expressions and knew that they didn't understand what they meant, so he said: "I also asked him at that time what strengthening people meant, and my friend said something, doesn't the Earth Army hate genetic modification? They won't mind any means other than genetic modification, such as using drugs to strengthen humans, erasing their fear emotions and memories, and using various means to cultivate body-consuming CUs. This is to enhance humans."
"Biological, expendable, CU?" Malu understood the meaning of these words in an instant, and his eyes widened suddenly and he turned to Halbarton, who also had his mouth wide open with a look of disbelief on his face. : "Using living people as expendable parts?"
Xiao Ran said calmly: "Yes, that's true, General Halbarton, Captain Malu, now you know the reason why I hate the Earth Army."
General Halbarton's brows were furrowed, and he walked back and forth in the room until Xiao Ran's eyes nearly blurred: "Do you know they succeeded?"
"I don't know, but on the day Heliopolis was attacked, the space port of Heliopolis was attacked. There were only about a dozen people, maybe less. But these people At least two Orb's defense establishments were wiped out, and a lot of civilians were massacred." Xiao Ran said this, deliberately emphasizing the word "slaughter of civilians", paused for a moment, and then continued: "To be honest. At that time, Captain Malu and I, as well as Kira’s students, had faced those people head-on. Even the bullets from the gun could not break the skin of one of them. Although we could see the bullet holes in his clothes, there were no bullets at all. There were signs of bleeding and I can guarantee the man was not wearing any body armor."
"What!" Halbarton was surprised in disbelief, and Ma Liu also looked at Xiao Ran in astonishment: "When?"
"You fainted at that time, otherwise you think that's where the gunshot wound on my arm came from." Xiao Ran pointed to his recovered arm and said, "If Kira hadn't reacted quickly, maybe we wouldn't be here today. Sitting here."
"Not even bullets can break his skin?" Halbarton tapped his hand on the table and asked, "Is this true for everyone or just some individuals?"
Xiao Ran replied: "There is only one, but the reaction, execution, and shooting accuracy of the others are completely beyond ordinary people. Maybe the adjuster is not their opponent."
Halbarton's eyes suddenly became sharp, and then he stared at Xiao Ran: "If you are powerful, you may be able to drive a mobile suit. Do you want to say this?"
Xiao Ran's two eyes were extremely cool, and he also looked at Halbarton without giving in: "Yes, the time of appearance is such a coincidence. I didn't think about this at first, I just thought those people were terrorists, but today Hal General Patton, what you said reminds me of the appearance of Gundam, and I doubt if the target of those people who appeared in Heliopolis is also Gundam."
"Huh." At this moment, the door to the captain's room suddenly opened, and Bucky Lulu also appeared in the eyes of the three of them. At this time, Bucky Lulu was holding a tablet in his hand, and his brows were furrowed. As soon as he walked in, he saluted Ma Liu and Halbarton: "Report!"
"explain."
Baji Lulu glanced at Xiao Ran, her eyes full of confusion: "After investigation, I suspect that the people from Heliopolis that the general mentioned before are related to a group of extremely terrorist criminal organizations. General, please Withdraw the order to transfer those individuals to the Archangel until the results of the investigation are known."
"Agreed." Halbarton answered directly without thinking, frowning and said: "Notify the flagship to restrict the activities of those four people and monitor them 24 hours a day."
"yes."
Watching the conversation between the two, Xiao Ran's mouth curled up slightly, and then returned to normal.