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There is a clear and insurmountable line between light and darkness, and the gray between black and white cannot be used as a means of exoneration, even if the plaster is so faint that it is almost invisible, it must be thick or light black, and where is white?

The talented, indifferent and proud, and cool Du Shaoqing always thought so.

It's just that many years after graduating from the First Academy, he has changed a lot in the midst of conflicts and struggles within the military system, and he understands that no matter how beautiful and beautiful emerald landscape paintings are, they need to be depicted with dirty natural pigments dug out of the dark mines, and he is willing to sacrifice some part of his moral principles for the sake of the Union or the glorious future of mankind.

Especially when there was an exciting hidden trend of thought in the Federation, and a trustworthy and excellent politician stood at the forefront of the tide, he became more and more sure that this sacrifice would be rewarded beautifully, so he devoted all his energy and effort to the construction of the army, gave up worldly happiness such as family, and under the strong suppression of Xilin Zhong Slender Tiger, he still brought out the Iron Seventh Division, an iron army, and then made the entire Second Military Region brand with his personal deep imprint.

Of course, the target of the iron-blooded army is the Imperial, but for the future of the Federation, Du Shaoqing will never mind using this force to escort the big man, in fact, in the past few years, his Iron Seventh Division has been cooperating with the relevant departments of the political axe, carrying out some secret plans, and his most loyal subordinate Ximen Jin is an important liaison person for the Iron Seventh Division to cooperate with the relevant plans.

It's just that where is the limit of sacrifice, how many flowers of evil must be burned to restore the light of holiness in the world, how many innocent people need to die, but ...... does not include this. ”

Du Shaoqing looked at Ximen Jin in front of the table expressionlessly, and his tone was extremely calm, "The assassination of Zhong Yanhua in Mugu Manor, you said it was the actions of the Secret Service, so I didn't continue to ask." ”

"In fact, you and I both know that Chen Yinchuan secretly entered the Lin family after he went out of business in the first courtyard, and he carried out the secret mission of the political axe, the task of infiltrating the seven families. Without my or your orders, he would not have risked revealing his identity and launched this operation. ”

"And this time. Du Shaoqing was silent for a moment, stood up from behind the table, and said, "He shouldn't have died like this." ”

"This operation was approved by the superiors. Ximen Jin lowered his head slightly, and explained in a slightly hoarse voice: "Mr. Councilor...... Unwilling to involve you in these dirty things, so keep the specific plans from you. ”

"The last time you left from 5460?" Du Shaoqing raised his eyebrows slightly, and the chill was pressing, "Are you still not my soldier?"

"I will always be the division commander's soldier!" Ximen Jin raised his head suddenly, stood upright, and replied loudly, "But I don't want the division commander to deal with this kind of problem." ”

"Problem?" Du Shaoqing suddenly smiled slightly, his smile was indescribably astringent, "It's not a problem, he died like this, it's like a slap in my face, it must hurt until the day I die." ”

"The final decision was made the day before the tiger returned to Xilin. Ximen Jin's voice was hoarse, and he explained: "It is impossible for this warlord to give up the privileges of the family and join our camp, and in order to protect the interests of the Zhong family, it is impossible for Xilin to completely become a part of the Federation. To defeat the most vicious enemy of the Empire, we must get rid of him. ”

"It's not a personal vendetta. He gritted his teeth and looked at the contemplative division commander, and said in a hurried tone: "This is for the Federation. ”

A trace of nostalgia suddenly flashed in Du Shaoqing's eyes that were usually emotionless, his thin lips opened slightly, and he said slowly: "For the sake of the Federation...... This is a very familiar phrase. He liked to say this in the first courtyard back then, and I thought it was ridiculous at the time, you will be a soil emperor of Xilin after all, what qualifications do you have to tarnish such a bloody word. ”

"Now he's really dead for the Union. ”

"You're presiding over this investigation, so no one will know the truth of the matter. Ximen Jin noticed that the division commander's mood was a little strange at this time, and said with a gloomy expression: "I'm not fighting for anything, but if you find me, many people will suspect you." ”

For all the officers and soldiers of the Iron Seventh Division from top to bottom, the object of their loyalty is the Federation, and the more specific, direct and firm depiction is their division commander Du Shaoqing. Even though Ximen Jin, who is doing things for some big people in the political axe, has hidden a lot of things about Du Shaoqing, in fact, he still worships him fanatically, and everything he does is faintly pointed, just to create an open and bright dance bar in the Federation, and under the leadership of the division commander, he will march to the depths of the universe and lay down a big star field......" I don't plan to expose this matter, because there are too many people involved, and once the truth is exposed, Xilin will inevitably be in chaos, and the first civil war of the Federation may break out, and at that time, how can the chaotic Federation defeat the Empire?"

Du Shaoqing said coldly: "I am not morally perfect, whether it is Mr. Councilor or you, they all want to put on a pair of white gloves for me, but my hands are already black, and I can't wash them anymore." ”

"I can't afford to start a federal civil war, and I'm no longer a young man whose conscience is tormented and can't sleep. I don't like Zhong Laohu even more, so it seems that I don't have any reason to continue investigating. ”

Du Shaoqing slowly opened the drawer, and then walked to the table. The rain was ticking outside the window, the interior was dimly lit, and the smooth military uniform changed color as he walked.

"But he didn't deserve to die like this. ”

A strange flush flashed on Du Shaoqing's usually cold face, he stared at Ximen Jin in front of him, and roared in a low voice: "He is a federal soldier, a really good federal soldier! He should die on the real battlefield, and he can also die in the vigorous federal civil war, but he should not die under the bullets fired from behind by his comrades because he has not yet committed a mistake!"

With a crisp sound of machine springs, Du Shaoqing raised his pistol against Ximen Jin's eyebrows, and said with a chill: "Today, I will kill you first and return his life, and then I will capture the emperor of the empire, and I will return him, and then you and I will see you underground." ”

Deep in the desk drawer behind him, the old-fashioned photograph lay quietly, face up, front kissing the dust.

Ximen Jin's face was pale under the black cold barrel, but he was motionless and still standing extremely straight, without a trace of dodging movements, just shortness of breath.

Just then, there was a knock at the door.

Tuk tuk tuk tuk is extremely stable.

Du Shaoqing's right hand holding the gun steadily, stiffened slightly, this building is full of his soldiers, who can quietly come to his door in the rain?

The people outside the door didn't wait for the people inside the door to react, and naturally pushed the door in, and the slightly chubby body was half-wrapped in a raincoat, and the action of closing the door seemed a little difficult.

This person took off the wet raincoat and threw it on the ground, took off the hat that was drenched in the rain and became mottled, hung it on the coat rack next to the door, rubbed his hands gently, looked back at the two people in front of the table and said with a smile: "They all say that there is an autumn rain and a cold, but now it is still summer, and it is terrible to be cold when it rains, it is really hellish weather." ”

Du Shaoqing still pressed the pistol against Ximen Jin's eyebrows at this time, but because of the arrival of this uninvited guest, he didn't pull the trigger, but his slightly stiff right arm was still raised flat and did not put it down.

Taking off the wet hat, it was gray hair, and the old man who entered Du Shaoqing's office like he was going home, as if he couldn't see the tense situation in the field, let alone the gun in the air.

He looked at Du Shaoqing and said with a hint of admonition: "To have such a subordinate who thinks about himself everywhere and does not hide in the face of your gun, proves your ability to lead troops, how can it not be your luck? Such a subordinate, you should cherish it, not die because of a momentary impulse and rare uncalmness, otherwise in the future you will definitely be as self-doubting and gloomy as you are now." ”

Du Shaoqing's eyes drooped slightly, but he still didn't put down the gun in his hand.

The gray-haired old man ignored him and said calmly: "Let's have a meeting, although I am very reluctant to take over this work, since His Excellency the President has asked me to handle all the specific matters of this investigation, I must always take care of it." ”

Du Shaoqing's sword eyebrows twitched slightly, his green tendons disappeared, and he finally put down the gun in his hand, and said in a heavy tone: "Yes, Your Excellency Vice President." ”

............ Federal Vice President Byron convened the first joint meeting of the joint investigation team into the attack on the Old Bell, but because it was an ad hoc meeting, the director of the FBI and the heads of the other two departments were unable to attend the meeting in time, but only got a briefing afterwards.

Few people attended this joint meeting, and few could have imagined that the first meeting of the joint investigation team would in fact become a gathering of the culprits of this conspiracy, which is an absurd and incomparably chilling fact.

"The association hasn't met for many years. Vice President Byron, who sat in the middle of the bench, said: "But I don't enjoy this kind of gathering, because I get disturbed by the thought that the Charter Bureau might know every word we say." ”

In the dimly lit room, a voice sounded: "Although Cui Judong had already warned in advance, we still didn't expect Xu Le's unexpected situation. I'm really shocked that this person's sequence authority actually exceeds that of Cui Judong, and he is able to make the Charter Computer restart the investigation. ”

Vice President Byron leaned forward slightly, light and shadow intertwined on the old face, and said in a deep voice: "Even if Xu Le has the first order of authority, but according to the regulations on the protection of citizens' privacy, it is impossible for him to access certain content, how can he bypass the regulations?"

Cui Judong tried to find out the reason before he was taken from his post, but he didn't find out. In addition, according to information from the interrogation room, he was preparing to commit suicide. ”

There was silence in the dimly lit room. The people present were shocked that he was about to become the head of the Federal Charter Bureau, the most powerful man in a sense, and when he was facing interrogation, he did not hesitate to die.

"I strongly disagree with this, his position in the Chartist Bureau is very important to our plan, and while I appreciate his courage, it is not the best solution to the problem. ”

"It seems that Xu Le's call back from the Evening Scorpion Nebula has indeed caused great harm to our cause. Vice President Byron said expressionlessly: "But fortunately, this little guy should never come back." ”

(To be continued)