From the presidential palace to the prime minister's office, it is usually only a fifteen-minute drive, and the convoy took half an hour before it was halfway through.

The faint pain of the wound tormented Santos's **, and the noisy demonstrator crowd tormented his spirit.

The Air Force suffered another fiasco, which not only angered Santos, but also caused him to encounter an unprecedented crisis of confidence.

From President Parral, Santos learned that a high-powered parliamentarian had initiated a motion of no confidence in the interim prime minister, which was supported by dozens of parliamentarians to meet the legal criteria for a vote. After completing the necessary legal procedures, a vote will be held in the House of Commons in the near future.

Half an hour ago, Santos thought it was impossible.

The ruling coalition of the Congress Party holds a majority of seats in the House of Commons. Before starting the war, Santos consulted the leaders of every political party in the alliance and the leaders of important political forces, and received widespread support. As long as the ruling coalition remains united, no one will be able to oust Santos from the prime minister's office.

Seeing what was happening in front of him, Santos realized that Parral hadn't summoned him just to get the news.

Emotional demonstrators, loud demonstrations over New Delhi are the votes in the hands of parliamentarians.

A victorious war can unite the Indian people, greatly increase the support of the ruling party, and make the ruler a national hero and enjoy absolute prestige in the eyes of the people. Conversely, a losing war can lead the ruling party and those in power to the other extreme.

Politicians not only do not have any noble "sentiments", but they are also a bunch of unprofitable guys. At the beginning, they could support Santos in waging war for profit; Now, they can also push Santos to the altar of politics for the sake of profit.

Taking the analgesics, Santos's eyes fell on the crowd of demonstrators outside the car window.

Parral is only the nominal head of state. Not involved in government work. Do not engage in partisan disputes. There is no real power. She will not summon the interim prime minister at will. Nor will we disclose important information to the interim prime minister without purpose.

After thinking about it. Santos realized. The situation is certainly much more serious than Parral said.

Someone not only initiated an impeachment case. There is also lobbying among the major political parties. Seek wider support.

Who could it be?

Santos immediately ruled out the BJP suspicion.

If successful, the impeachment of the interim prime minister. The Congress ruling coalition will elect the interim prime minister of SHKCHI. Instead of immediately dissolving the House of Commons. Early elections. In this case. The BJP remains an opposition party. Unable to become the ruling party. In order to become the ruling party. The BJP should wait until after India loses the war. Initiate an impeachment motion or request for an early dissolution of the council. Take a step back. The BJP could even pin its hopes on a general election in two years' time.

The threat is only likely to come from within the Congress ruling coalition.

As a result, BJP MPs are likely to vote against or abstain from voting. Even if a small number of BJP MPs stand on the vantage point of the national and national interests and vote in favour, the vast majority of BJP MPs will still stand on the standpoint of partisan interests and oppose the removal of the interim prime minister.

To succeed in removing the interim prime minister, impeachment must be supported by a majority of members of the Congress ruling coalition.

What kind of people have the ability to win over most of the MPs in the Congress ruling coalition?

Thinking of this, Santos showed a strange smile.

There will be no more than one person with this "energy".

It must be Rahul Gandhi, the son of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and former Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, and the fourth generation of the Gandhi Nehru family!

Thinking that Rahul Gandhi was behind the scenes, Santos was even able to guess Rahul Gandhi's political intentions.

The disastrous defeat of the Indian army on the battlefield not only dealt a serious blow to the morale of the Indian soldiers, but also seriously hurt the national pride of the Indian people. The people will not blame the soldiers who have fought bloody battles and stained their borders, but will only point the finger at the leaders of the government. With India struggling to turn around on the battlefield, Rahul Gandhi, who is now 42 years old, must find a way out for himself and for the Congress Party to escape the negative effects of defeat.

Just as shamans in ancient times would sacrifice the living to angry gods when disaster came, Rahul Gandhi did not hesitate to sacrifice Santos Nehru to the angry public when political disaster came.

It must not be slaughtered, let alone sacrificed on the altar.

However, not only does public opinion need to be vented, but someone must also take responsibility.

Who can bear the responsibility for India's defeat?

Thinking of this, Santos's face darkened.

Navy Commander Das, or Air Force Commander Vandal?

Rubbing his temples, Santos felt his mind clearer a little.

Is Das suitable? The "Fighter" nuclear submarine and the aircraft carriers "Vikrant" and "Vikramaditya" were sunk one after another, and the Chinese workers' camp was accidentally bombed, causing China to react aggressively, and Das bore unshirkable responsibility. It's just that letting Das "carry the black pot" will inevitably turn the people's anger to China, and with the current situation, it may completely lead to the expansion of the scale of the war, and even lead to China's direct participation in the war.

Santos sighed secretly. China has fought like this without directly participating in the war, and if China directly participates in the war, the consequences will be unimaginable.

What about Vendall? The Air Force lost more than half of its advanced fighters and nearly half of its excellent pilots in five days, resulting in a war situation that was extremely unfavorable for India, for which he must be held responsible. The Air Force mainly fights Pakistan, and letting Vandal be a "scapegoat" will not make the war burn to China.

It's just that it was not only the Air Force that suffered a fiasco.

If Vendal steps down, Das must have an account, and it is better to take the blame and resign.

"Contact Vandal and ask him to come to the Prime Minister's Office after lunch." After a slight pause, Santos said to the secretary again, "Let Macri come and see me at half past three in the afternoon." ”

The secretary glanced at Santos quietly, and from the look of the interim prime minister, it was clear that someone must be unlucky.

At half past one in the afternoon, half an hour after arriving at the Prime Minister's Office, Vendal left in despair.

The general, who commanded 130,000 troops and had more than 1,000 aircraft at his disposal, did not return to the Air Force Command, but went straight to his apartment in New Delhi.

Wanda couldn't figure out that Santos would let him "carry the black cauldron".

Before the war, Santos treated the Air Force commander like a foreign head of state in order to gain support. When he needed to take responsibility for this, he pushed the commander of the Air Force to the "guillotine".

Entering the study, Vendal shut the secretary out of the door.

Looking at the medals and flags that hung on three walls and filled two cupboards, Vendal pulled out a bottle of spirits from the drawer at the bottom of his desk. After pouring a glass, he took out a gold-plated Makarov pistol from the top drawer. This was a gift from the general manager of the Sukhoi company when he went to Russia to sign a contract for the purchase of new fighters.

Pouring the bullet onto the table, Vendal picked up his glass and took a few sips.

One, two, three......

As he loaded the bullet into the magazine, Wandal's hand trembled. Loading the magazine, he drank the liquor from his glass in one gulp.

The alcohol quickly took its effect, and the hand holding the gun, although a little shaky, did not seem to require as much force as expected to pull the trigger.

Hurried footsteps were heard outside the door.

Vandal pressed the muzzle of his gun to his chin. The moment the door was pushed open, he pulled the trigger.

Hearing the sudden sound of gunshots, the secretary who was walking in front was stunned.

A middle-aged man in his forties bypassed his secretary and walked into the study. Smelling the smell of wine and gunpowder smoke in the air, and seeing the corpse lying in a pool of blood on the table, the middle-aged man frowned slightly.

"Why are you still staying, go and call the guards and ambulances." The bodyguard rushed in, blasted the secretary away, and then said to the middle-aged man, "Mr. Gandhi, we'd better get out of here right away." ”

Looking at the still convulsive corpse, the middle-aged man left the Air Force Commander's study with an expressionless face.

At this time, inside the Prime Minister's Office.

"Your Excellency, you want me to keep an eye on ......," Macri swallowed back the words that followed, "this...... Isn't that a bit too much? ”

"Macri, don't you understand what I mean?" Santos looked at the intelligence chief and said, "The assassination of Prime Minister de Gandhi has caused us incalculable damage. The situation is now very unfavorable for us, and the enemy is likely to carry out decapitation actions against us. We have already sacrificed a prime minister, and I don't want to sacrifice another future prime minister. Besides, it is also the responsibility of the Joint Investigation Bureau to protect key officers. What I want you to do is to strengthen the security of the legislators and record the whereabouts of the legislators so that they can carry out investigations during the special period. ”

Macri is well aware that Santos' purpose is definitely not to protect Rahul Gandhi.

The two seemed to be competing, and the atmosphere in the room seemed a little tense.

After a quick weigh-of the pros and cons, Macri said: "I can strengthen the security forces as your instructions and record the whereabouts of the councillors, but I need your written authorization." ”

At this point, Santos hesitated.

If it is only verbal authorization and no evidence, no matter how far things go, he can shift the responsibility to the director of the Joint Investigation Bureau. If an order is issued in the form of written authorization, it is tantamount to putting real evidence in Macri's hands, and after the matter becomes bigger, it is very likely to become India's "Watergate scandal".

"I can give you written authorization, but I want you to assure you," Santos has no other choice, the intelligence chief is not a foolish master, "he must act in secret, and no one else will know." ”

"I have the most reliable men and try to control the scale."

Santos nodded slightly. "Also, keep me informed of the Councillor's whereabouts whenever I need to."

Macri still agreed, and these were minor issues. With the written authorization of the interim prime minister, he could make it a special task to monitor and follow Rahul Gandhi's movements, and it was not the person who carried out the order, but the person who gave it, who was ultimately responsible.

After receiving Santos's written authorization, Macri left the prime minister's office.

Macri doesn't want to know why Santos "cares" about Rahul Gandhi. Both of them were core members of the Gandhi Nehru family, and no one in India dared to offend this powerful family that led India to independence and led India to strength. It's just that when he learned the news that Air Force Commander Vendal committed suicide by swallowing a gun after returning to his apartment from the Prime Minister's Office, Macri immediately sensed the internal connection between the two things, and even felt a menacing undercurrent. The initiators behind the scenes were either Santos Nehru or Rahul Gandhi.

With external worries and internal troubles rising again, will India be able to overcome the current difficulties?