Volume IV: Chapter 112 of the Year of the Starlight Stream, the Council was forced to be silent

Teleport from the snow-soaked Capital District to Philadelphia, where the hot springs are full of lakes. Conducting the last interview of the Federation military god is a very abrupt shock even for people like Bob and Wood who have witnessed countless events in the Federation for a long time. And the interview ended very suddenly, the frail old man on the bed finished a cigarette, said thank you, and then said goodbye, and the two of them were politely invited out of the room.

Standing in the shadow of the locust tree in the courtyard, looking up at the moon in the sky, feeling the cold wind blowing in their faces, Bob and Wood continued to be in a daze, and then lit a cigarette almost at the same time, smoking so much that it was bitter at the root of the teeth in the mouth.

Two lieutenant colonels from the Department of National Defense's Department of Culture and Propaganda waited in the courtyard and had some exchanges with the two reporters, and then the press director of the presidential residence, who had just arrived in Philadelphia on special plane No. 1, also stepped forward nervously, lowered his voice to inquire about the relevant situation, and made a request for prior review of the draft.

Editor-in-chief Bob did not hesitate to turn down the request of the Residence's press director, given his current position in the federal press, his excellent personal relationship with President Pabul, and, above all, his adherence to a half-life professional code. This refusal is taken for granted.

"The stakes are a bit high, and while I believe that the reverence of the federal people for the marshal will not be shaken by this interview, we, as writers, are likely to be glared at by the public. ”

Wood took a hard drag on his cigarette and said in a deep voice: "I'm more worried about the newspaper society being thrown countless baskets of rotten fruit, and those professional parade members of the Veterans Association are not easy to provoke." ”

"Leave that alone, call the secretary to check the night flight, we'll have to get this interview out overnight. ”

Editor-in-chief Bob wanted to throw away the cigarette butts, but found that the courtyard of the Li family was extremely clean and tidy, and he couldn't find a suitable corner to destroy the cigarettes, so he had to put the tips of his shoes out and pinch them between his fingers.

"Why is there such a hurry? I think the editorial board should at least take a look. Wood asked in surprise.

"It's too late. Bob took a deep breath, looked at the full moon hanging over the top of the locust tree and the crescent moon in the deep blue skyline beyond, and said, "The marshal's time is running out, and he is waiting to see this interview...... No one knows how many days the old man will have to wait, so we have to publish it in the shortest possible time. ”

Wood was silent for a long time, shrugged his shoulders with a cigarette, and said sentimentally: "As soon as this interview comes out, people with a little intelligence can guess that something is going to happen, and guess that the god of war is about to die...... I really don't know how the Federation will react. ”

"It's no surprise what kind of reaction there is. Editor-in-chief Bob subconsciously pinched the shriveled carbon core filter and said with emotion: "The Federation is a military god." ”

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In addition to the president's official residence, the military high-ranking and the lady in Mochou Houshan, who really knew the inside story, probably the old people of the big families also vaguely guessed that something big was happening in Philadelphia, but before any authoritative information was released, no one dared to talk about it even if they guessed, because the identity of the old man on the hospital bed was too special.

Therefore, the big figures in the political circles of the capital SAR did not receive the news, and their attention was still focused on the front-line war, the Xilin lawsuit, and the news about Colonel Xu Le that had just exploded.

The majestic Parliament Hill stands silently in the cold wind and snow. The interior of the majestic building, guarded by dozens of huge round stone pillars, was warm as spring, and it became hot because of the heated arguments and even insults at this time.

In the vote just now, the government's proposal for a supplementary military budget was passed at a thrilling low altitude due to the temporary defection of several MPs from the S2 industry sector, and the difference in votes between the two MPs was only seven votes.

Everyone in the parliament hill understands why the budget proposal, which began to be blown about a month and a half ago, is so difficult to pass at a time when the federal forces are winning one after another, President Pabul's popularity is rising, and the popular support is rising, because there are many forces in the federal political circles, because of the news incident of Colonel Xu Le, they have smelled some strange wind, and have begun to consciously or unconsciously stand on the opposite side of the president's residence, trying to obtain some kind of political benefits from it.

"It's a conspiracy! a dirty conspiracy! an outright political conspiracy!"

Inside the magnificent Parliament Hill, the seats are layered with a large angle of inclination, which looks extremely powerful, and the semi-oval seat design is extremely powerful. It also gave the densely packed parliamentary seats a sense of sacredness like a space opera, and the three-story rostrum in the middle looked a little humble.

A female congressman in a pale peach suit, about fifty years old, stood in front of the microphone on the rostrum, waving her arms excitedly, and launched the most solemn accusations against her colleagues in the hall, and behind her, Mr. Zion, the deputy speaker of the Federal Management Council, and Mr. Byron, the deputy president of the Federal Council, and the legal president, Mr. Byron, looked at her short and simple hair with a calm expression.

Councillor Ivo's constituency is in Donglin, just like President Pabul's background, she is the daughter of a miner, and she has always been known in parliament for being radical and representative of the interests of the people at the bottom, she stared coldly at the high councillors and said: "Mr. President, less than a month after secretly authorizing Colonel Xu Le to investigate the attack on the Gu Zhong Ship, the FBI accused Colonel Xu Le of being a wanted criminal, does no one think this matter is strange?"

"Wanted, why doesn't the Charter Bureau have data to prove it?" said Councillor Ivo, slamming the table and pointing at the crowd, "What a ridiculous accusation that you are going to make a federal hero a criminal just because of those witnesses who don't know where to find them." ”

"No one asked the truth about the attack on the Gu Zhong, but they only poured sewage on Colonel Xu Le, who was born and died for the Federation! Where did Colonel Lake, who was suspected of this case, go after he was arrested? Why did I send a message to the Ministry of Defense but there was no reply?"

"Take 10,000 steps back, even if Colonel Xu Le is the wanted criminal you say, I have to ask, what crime did he commit that can make you so angry that you want to shoot him immediately?"

The congresswoman spread her hands. "I don't know how many of the deals behind this hall are hidden, I just know that when we walk into Parliament Hill, we all put our hands on the charter and swear, but it's clear that a lot of us have forgotten that," he said. ”

"I'm from Donglin, and if Colonel Xu Le is from Donglin, I'll only be proud, and I'm done speaking. ”

There was an uproar in the parliament hill, and countless voices of opposition and angry rebukes rang out from the precipice-like seats, and a male councillor wearing gold-rimmed glasses rang the speech bell in front of him, frowned, and said: "Councillor Ivo, I would like to ask you to pay attention to your own demeanor, we insist on investigating Colonel Xu Le, of course, from the spirit of the Charter. ”

Congressman Paulson, if my memory is correct, you were the former deputy secretary of the Treasury in the administration before you were elected to Congressman, and before that, you were a senior director at Shenggao Investments. ”

Councillor Ivo looked at him and said with a hint of mockery: "Sheng Gao Investment has been trying to persuade the government to divide the ancient bell company, what role do you play in this, do you need to make it clearer? ”

"Slander!" Congressman Paulson snapped, waving his arms in exasperation, "no matter how much you twist the truth of the matter." There is no way to clear the criminal's name, Colonel Xu Le entered the army without his identity, and concealed his relationship with the most wanted person in the Federation, Congressman Ivo, with your LL.M. degree, you should know very well how many federal laws he has violated. ”

"You have to be held accountable for what you have just said. Congressman Paulson looked back at his colleagues and said loudly, "Mr. President, too, must be held accountable for this! Why did he allow Xu Le to be released on bail? Doesn't he know how much of a danger this person will pose to federal security?"

He stared coldly at the audience and said, "Xu Le, the student of the most notorious traitor in the history of the Federation, who can explain his true purpose of entering the Star Circle of the Capital incognito? Who can assure the entire Federation that there is no conspiracy or ambition hidden behind his actions?"

"A student of a traitor is a traitor?" Retort Rep. Ivo aloud: "This is not the pre-imperial period. There is no such absurd thing as bloodline convictions, everyone, wake up and look at the war on the front line, what we need is unity, calmness, not fanatical moral persecution!"

Perhaps Congressman Ivo was sober in her speech, but she forgot one thing, the more the so-called moral position was the most sensitive word in times of war, and her speech was instantly drowned out in ridicule and rebuke, and the whole parliamentary hall was constantly echoed with words such as treason, conspiracy, trial, etc.

At this moment, many councillors suddenly noticed some changes in the corners of the hall, and they saw many clerks, many of them in their own offices, appearing in the aisle with anxious faces, hinting to themselves from a great distance.

These hundreds of parliamentarians who controlled the fate of the Federation were not necessarily the smartest men, but they certainly possessed extraordinary political acumen, in other words, they were the most conservative of the group, and although they did not understand the real reason for the hints of the office staff, the onslaught against Colonel Schühler and President Pabul gradually became less and more thin.

Subsequently, all the parliamentarians got their hands on the Capital Region Daily, which was published in advance today, and saw the interview with the first serious newspaper of the Federation on three pages.

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There was a short half-hour recess.

Councillor Ivo stood on the rostrum, waved the newspaper in his hand with a serious face, and asked loudly: "Who else thinks that the students of traitors must be treasonous?"

Congressman Paulson sat down gasping for breath, and the entire council hall was silent, except for the loud voice of Congressman Ivo, who kept waving the newspaper in her hand, on which the god of war was smiling, but it made the councillors feel extremely frightened and a little difficult to breathe.

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(Chapter 3 will come out at about half-past five.) ）。

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