"In the spring of the 67th year of the Constitution, during the ceremony of presenting the Nebula Award to the Medellín Councillors, I heard President Pabul say this. ”

"It is not as good as a lamp going out, the lamp has light, but where it does not shine is darkness, and if you do something wrong, you must pay the price. Maybe I'm not a full-fledged politician, but I'm a dedicated adherent of federal law. If I die, you can dig up my grave and see what is inside, and I have the same attitude towards some of the dead. ”

"At that time, Congressman Medellín had just died in an assassination attempt, and the people did not know that he would be the notorious seed of empire after the rì, and Mr. Pabur had just been inaugurated as president, full of energy and good ideas to change the world, and I was one of his most loyal supporters back then, just like you who are reading this newspaper. ”

"However, as Mr. Pabur once said, there is a price to pay for doing wrong, and as president of the Federation, each of us has the right to ask him to be on this side of the moral divide, not to mention that what he has done has long gone beyond the moral line, and we have no intention of supporting any political movement, but we insist that the people should have the right to know the truth. ”

"Will our accusations affect the war that took place in the Left Sky Star Field? Will our demands make the soldiers on the front line shed more blood? I don't know the exact answer, I only know that this war between the Federation and the Empire, if there is some kind of justice that can be said out loud, then it can only be that we have a system superior to theirs, and the people living in this star field believe in goodness, justice, conscience, and law. ”

"If the Federation guarded by front-line soldiers loses these valuable qualities, then what is worth their bloodshed and sacrifice?"

"Vice President Byron is dead, Colonel Lake is dead, Colonel Simon Jin is dead, Mr. Senator is dead, many people are dead, and there is no way to confront them, because even if we dig up their graves, all we can get is silence. ”

"But there are many more alive, who are not judged by law or wrath, who sit indifferently at the top of the Federation, who rule the world from above, and who change the world. I don't know what will happen when their graves are dug up, but we do know that if we don't stop them, the entire Federation will be buried in a cold grave. ”

Bob and Wood wrote in the autumn of the seventy-fifth year of the Constitutional calendar. ”

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The newspaper office in the capital has long since moved away from the newspaper street that smelled of ink in fantasy, and is now just a very inconspicuous ordinary building in the western district of the capital, but the eye-catching eclipse moon is still hanging at the entrance of the newspaper office, although it was burned by the fire, it still exists.

In the room behind the giant eclipse sign, Reporter Wood rubbed his leg and looked intently at his report for the fourth time, and although his leg injury recovered very well after the traffic accident, it was excruciatingly sore in cold weather like today.

"I still think that the last paragraph should not be added, the justice of this war cannot be questioned, even if you write it vaguely, it will give the other party a good excuse. ”

Editor-in-chief Bob sat behind his desk and smiled, gently wiping his glasses, and said, "This is most likely our last article in journalism, and I will always be allowed to do it once." ”

At this moment, the phone rang, and Wood glanced at him worriedly, but the expression on his face did not change, and he calmly picked up the phone and said, "What did the board of directors say?"

The chairman on the other end of the phone coughed twice and said in a harmonious voice, "Mr. Li is talking to you." ”

On the other end of the phone, Li Xiuzhu, president of Sanlin Bank, unabashedly praised his voice: "Mr. Editor-in-Chief, you don't have to worry, we will protect your safety, and the special issue will be fully printed." ”

After hanging up the phone, Editor-in-Chief Bob spread his hands, looked at Wood and said, "The gold lord of the gold lord also seems to have a big opinion on the government. ”

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As for the boss of the newspaper backstage, it was not a very difficult puzzle for Bob and Wood to decide on what considerations the giant Sanlin Union Bank had decided to choose to support the newspaper in all aspects of its war against the federal government.

They didn't want the newspaper to get involved in the war between the government and the Seven Families, and in fact, before publishing the news that shocked the Federation, they had independent editorial powers, and they didn't have any contact with the board of directors, so at the upcoming parliamentary hill hearing, in the face of an aggressive questioning from a certain congressman, Bob's editor-in-chief smiled and did not admit any accusations in this regard.

"In accordance with the Law on the Confidentiality of Press Information and the Citizens' Privacy Regulations, I refuse to explain the source of evidence to the hearing, and in accordance with the Charter, Section 4-27, a news report is never required to bear the burden of proof. ”

Editor-in-chief Bob looked around at the political bigwigs in the solemn meeting on Capitol Hill with a serious expression and said, "If Mr. Pabur accuses this newspaper of slander, even though he is a lawyer and I am a writer of online novels, I am still very welcome to have a lawsuit with him." ”

A Pabulist activist, who had just been elected to the parliament, angrily took off his boots, slapped the table hard, and shouted at him from a distance of more than ten meters: "According to the Patriotic Act, you must answer questions honestly and without restrictions, or you will be severely charged." ”

"I'd love to know what you can accuse me of. ”

Editor-in-Chief Bob pressed the enraged Wood shoulder, stared at the Mr. Councillor, and asked in a stern tone, "The Patriotic Act?" I was not prepared to accept this bill from the first day it was passed on Capitol Hill, and in fact I have filed a lawsuit in the Supreme Court as a citizen, and I think that this bill is a serious violation of the Charter and should be dismissed immediately. ”

The hearing was temporarily adjourned, Wood brought him a glass of water, looked at the parliamentarians who were whispering around him, and said with a smile: "Tai Zhiyuan's side has also been trying to overturn the case for the Gu Zhong Hao, and has provided information to major newspapers, although it is not as detailed and reliable as ours. But no newspaper has dared to publish it, why, because they are afraid of death, but to be honest, I am also quite afraid.

"When you're not afraid of dying, you tend not to die, because if you die, then they can't explain it. ”

Editor-in-chief Bob said: "But although I won't die, I think I'm sure I'll be scolded." ”

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The rain fell on the long stone steps in front of Parliament Hill in the cold of late autumn, and it didn't take long for the long stone steps to turn into flakes of ice, making the stone steps slippery. Editor-in-Chief Bob and Wood walked out of Capitol Hill with umbrellas and walked down the stone steps with each other in their hands on each other's feet.

The two struggled to the bottom of the stone steps, where they were greeted by numerous flashing microphones and agitated insults from the populace, words such as what a thief, a lackey, and dog excrement.

"Mr. Editor-in-Chief, I heard that the board of directors of the Capital Special Administrative Region newspaper has been secretly receiving financial support from the Sanlin United Bank?

After all, they were peers, and the way of asking questions seemed to be gentle, while the reaction of the crowd on the periphery was even more intense, they crumpled the newspaper in their hands into paper balls, threw them in angrily, and shouted loudly to kill the lackeys of the evil family.

Under the protection of the police inspectors, Editor-in-Chief Bob and Reporter Wood were attacked by paper balls denser than raindrops, huddled behind umbrellas, and looked at each other with a bitter smile.

With a thud, Wood cursed in annoyance, "Scold, scold, I'm going to remove Pabur from power just for the sake of my half-crippled leg on a rainy day." ”

Editor-in-chief Bob let go of the hand holding his elbow, held the umbrella with difficulty, reached into the windbreaker and groped for a long time, took out a thick tobacco and handed it over, smiled and said with relief: "I think the people in Southern Science and Technology will definitely not scold us, they love us very much." ”

Under the long stone steps of Parliament Hill, the freezing rain in late autumn fell on the black umbrella and crackled, and the angry people threw paper balls on the umbrella or on the body, crackling, in such a miserable environment, the two reporters bent their bodies and began to taste the high-grade coarse tobacco airlifted from Naha Prefecture with great taste, and the blue smoke and aroma gradually diffused.

The black umbrella was suddenly lifted, and the people who were interrupted were in the mood for Cannon Bo and Wood, frowned and looked at the few officials in front of them wearing black sè overalls, and asked, "Is there something wrong?"

"Introduce yourself. The leader of the officials wiped the water droplets from the hair on his forehead and said slowly: "The Joint Investigation Department of the Federal Government, Inspector Chen Yijiang, please go back with us for investigation." ”

Editor-in-Chief Bob looked at the man with a wooden expression, looked at the rain marks on his glasses, and was silent for a moment before saying, "What's the reason?"

Chen Yijiang was slightly stunned, took out the document from his pocket, and read it slowly: "Your report advocates for the empire, sabotages the Federation's preparations for war, and is suspected of treason. ”

The silent march has been going on for nearly half a year, and the demonstrators who oppose the federal government and demand the resignation of President Pabur to face the investigation are gradually growing like weeds in the major federal districts.

Because of the military control of the capital's airport, 3,000 travelers from the four states around the mountains chose to march from the port capital to the capital on foot, and the crowd walked slowly and silently along the famous high-speed rail line.

On the way, there will be people who get lost, and this silent march seems absurd and light-hearted, but in fact it is extremely well-organized, and even asks the people involved not to leave a little garbage behind them.

The awkward combination of grand revelry and strict political demands made many people choose to leave, but along the way from the capital to the capital, there were many young people who were dissatisfied with the status quo of the federation, or simply wanted to add a touch of absurdity to their life resumes, and the number did not decrease, but became more and more like a snowball.

Late at night the day before yesterday, the parade entered the territory of Southern Science and Technology, and early this morning, the total number of Haosu Youyoujun army, which has exceeded 20,000, neatly wearing black masks, began to walk along the main road of the capital of Southern Science and Technology or dance silently, except for the sound of footsteps and rhythm, the silence is terrifying