Editor-in-chief Bob watched the young students wearing black masks walk by outside the window, smiled at Xu Qiu and said: "Although no one knows the truth of the incident now, there are so many people who support you regardless of the reason, I think you should feel a little proud and proud at the moment." ”

Xu Le lowered his head, stirred the black coffee in the cup slowly and seriously, until he lifted out all the burnt smell that he didn't like, and said softly: "I am a little moved, but it is difficult to be proud or proud." ”

He raised his head, and the straight eyebrows under the shadow of the brim of his hat looked extraordinarily calm: "The reason is that you said that without asking the reason, people in the Federation still believe that I am a Federation hero, so he supports me for no reason, but what if I am really a criminal who uses a hero mask to cover up evil?"

"The scene just now reminds me of the Medellín project, when we were trying so hard to get that congressman to court, and the streets of the whole federation were filled with angry young students. ”

Xu Le looked at Mr. Editor-in-Chief and said, "Wood should have told you that the guy who sent the evidence to the newspaper office at that time was the attacker who broke into Parliament Hill a few days ago, and he is also my best friend."

"I also know that this person named Shi Qinghai once participated in the assassination of Fang Delin with you, and of course he was recognized by the federal government afterwards, and the so-called assassination became a purge operation. Editor-in-Chief Bob still frowned and asked, "But why do you think of this?"

"People may support the wrong side because they perceive the wrong relationship, but I have always insisted that they are not responsible for these things. Because the federal government, the parliament, and the big people at the top never gave the public a chance to learn about the really important information, such as the evidence in the Medellín case, which ended up being a bargaining chip between the government and the families. "You're trying to say that's George Carlin's message......" Bob said.

"Information asymmetry inevitably leads to social injustice. Xu Le still stirred the black coffee in the cup slowly, but did not mean to drink it, and said: "I haven't read much about it, but I also know that there seems to be an argument in the intellectual circles that people who are easy to fall into the frenzy of the collective unconscious, once they are exposed to too much information that is too large and complex to distinguish, it is not a good thing." "Although I always have. I think I'm the concierge of the liberal faction, but I agree with some of the sayings that there is no absolute freedom in the universe, and there can be no absolute disclosure of information. ”

Editor-in-chief Bob picked up the porcelain cup in front of him, looked at Xu Le and said seriously: "It's like those classified information related to federal security, what if the Imperial people know about it?"

"The problem is that the power to determine whether this information is a threat to federal security has been in the hands of a very small number of people who can even treat the federal tax budget details as important economic secrets if they want to." ”

Xu Le shrugged slightly, and said: "And before the history of the Thirty-Seven Constitutions, the Federation had no enemies in the universe at all, so naturally there would be no information that endangered the security of the Federation, but at that time, would there be real information disclosure?"

Editor-in-Chief Bob tilted his head sideways and thought for a moment, then shook his head with a smile, took a sip of slightly hot coffee, wiped off a touch of sweat on his cheeks, and said with a solemn expression: "I took such a big risk to meet with a federal wanted criminal today, naturally I don't want to relive the bloody discussions on campus back then. ”

After a slight pause, Mr. Editor-in-Chief looked at the rippling coffee in the cup and asked thoughtfully: " The main purpose of that interview is not to create a monument or a statue for his old man, but to use the fact that shocked the whole universe to clear your name of treason, it is obvious that the god of war is indeed trying to make you his successor, and Mr. President's admiration and affection for you are well known to the world, but according to the information we have in our newspaper, this is the direct action of Mr. President and General Lee Jae-do against you. ”

"The god of war has trusted our newspaper and given us the honor of a final interview, and with the case of Medellin, which we have not met and worked together, I think it should be able to explain my professional reputation, Colonel Xu Le, you can tell me directly about the case of the ancient bell you are referring to and the story that happened in the official residence that night, without too much hesitation. ”

Xu Le did not hesitate, directly took off the military watch on his wrist, entered the password, and started the relevant procedures, and in an instant, the evidence obtained by Shi Gongzi and his years of investigation appeared on the stretch Guangchun and appeared in front of the editor-in-chief Bob.

These evidences, in the form of video pictures and documents, directly point to a secret organization under the cover of the Trinity Association, and the members of this organization include the president and vice president of the current federal government, as well as countless powerful generals in the military......

In an ordinary café on the streetside, the twilight illuminates the earth, and the night gradually stretches out at the other end of the sky, and the dim and psychedelic light shines through the floor-to-ceiling windows on the corner seats, and the faint light reflected on the face of Bob's editor-in-chief.

Neither the waiter nor the guests at the table next to him noticed the movement on this table, and naturally they didn't know what those faint lights meant for the entire federation for a long time, during which he occasionally opened his mouth in shock, looked at Xu Le and wanted to say something, ask something, but after all, he just looked down again, closed his lips tightly, and only the rapid change of expression on his face proved what a violent mental impact these contents had on this excellent news person of the Federation Qin.

In this process, Xu Le also remained calm, he watched the expression of the editor-in-chief, and stirred the black coffee slowly and evenly with a metal spoon in his fingers.

"It's hard to believe. ”

Mr. Editor-in-Chief held Xu Le's mobile phone tightly in his right hand, his eyebrows were locked very tightly, and he let out the most normal sigh, the other side of the table was always quiet, and after a while, he smiled self-deprecatingly and muttered to himself: "But I can't believe it." ”

After sinking for a long time again, the editor-in-chief of Bob frowned, and seemed to have used a lot of strength to suppress a certain impulse, looked at Xu Le and whispered: "At this time, I suddenly regretted coming to see you, and I regretted seeing these things. "Why?" Xu Ben asked.

"I admire Mr. President, and you could even say that I am one of his staunch supporters, and I did not hesitate to stand by his side in the confrontation between the government and those families, and I gladly cheered for him. In my opinion, the five years of President Pabul's first term were definitely the best in the history of the Federation, and I know his ambition and can feel his ideals......"

Editor-in-Chief Bob's expression gradually calmed down, his eyes flashed with complex emotions, and he said: "And this mobile phone you handed over destroyed the last trace of my imagination of beauty, and even I think that you may destroy all the efforts of Mr. President and this administration." ”

Xu Le can understand, more precisely, that he is more likely than anyone else to understand the feeling of loss and a little sadness in the editor-in-chief.

Before that night, he, like Mr. Editor-in-Chief, had placed all his imagination and hopes on the dark-faced middle-aged man in the official residence for a better future for the Federation, and when these imaginations and hopes suddenly came to naught, the feeling of betrayal was very uncomfortable, and even people subconsciously refused to accept it.

Even Bob, the editor-in-chief, after seeing this evidence, will probably have countless violent struggles and struggles in his heart, and would rather not see it, or destroy all this evidence, as if these things never happened?

Xu Le did not want the editor-in-chief across the table to make such a choice, because in a federal society with tens of billions of people, he was already very lonely, even if the marching students wearing black masks said that he would not be alone, but he was still lonely, and he did not want his last companion to leave him.

Suddenly, he stopped stirring the black coffee, looked up at the other side, and whispered a well-known speech from the Federation.

"This is a great era of vast fleets expeditioning to the splendid universe, countless heroic soldiers coming forward one after another, strong survival and glorious sacrifices reflecting each other, so that it seems incomparably magnificent. Behind the big era, there is a small day when the price of protein meat rises again, the uncle next door loses his job, the business of the underground casino deteriorates, the number of yawns by the doorman increases, the aunt next door increases her salary, and the daughter is worried about the poor performance of the spring exam and worries about the reduction of pocket money. ”

"Whether it is a big time or a small day, in fact, it is full of brave people and cowardly people, who will be happy because of victory, sad because of defeat, and angry because of many things. The only difference between the two is the attitude in the face of difficulties and power. ”

A low and flat voice slowly sounded in the corner of the coffee shop, and the deep brow of Bob, who was listening carefully, gradually relaxed, calm and thoughtful. "This is the award speech you wrote when you received the Nebula Award, and I feel very honored to receive the award at that time, and I have always carried it in my heart. ”

Xu Le squinted his eyes and said: "I don't doubt your firm belief in fighting against power, but what I want to say is that if power is dressed in an idealistic perfect garment, or even idealism itself, we still have to resist to the end." ”

"These five years may really be the best five years in the history of the Federation, the best big era" But for the waitress of the Linhai State Gymnasium, for the Xilin soldiers on the Ancient Bell, and for the families of these innocent dead, these five years have definitely been the worst little life.

A calm smile reappeared on Bob's face, he took a sip of his cool coffee, and after a moment of silence, he asked in a harmonious voice, "Okay, what do you need our newspaper to do?" I'll start in-depth reporting on this with Wood right away, but ...... The gentleman in the mansion had countless pairs of white gloves, and it was impossible for us to accuse him. "No, you misunderstood me, I don't want the Capital Region Daily to risk the wrath of the government, Schiller said that a gun is always more powerful than a pen. ”

Editor-in-Chief Bob frowned slightly, puzzled and asked, "Then why did you see me today and give me this evidence?"

Xu Le looked at the undrunk black coffee in front of him, and said after a long time: "I just hope that even if I die, the truth can stay." "If I do die this time, then whether it is five years, ten years or more, you and your newspaper will have the opportunity to tell this true story to everyone in its entirety.

The next chapter strives to come out at about three o'clock, as I said last night, this state is too miserable, Yuxi Tobacco Factory, my love, goodbye...... To be continued!