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After the flowers bloomed, Xu Le and Zhang Xiaomeng walked down the tower, the stairs were so long, but the two of them hoped that they could be longer. In the New Year's bell, they warmed each other, held hands, and truly walked through the lively streets of Linhaizhou like a couple, without thinking about anything. When they walked to the large light screen at the intersection of the city center with freshly baked bread in their hands, it was the last minute countdown time of the 66th year of the Xian calendar, and the street corner was crowded with young people with excitement and prayer on their faces, all staring at the constantly changing numbers on the light screen.

Xu Le laughed, glanced at Zhang Xiaomeng in his arms, and said, "See? In fact, most people's lives are so ordinary and fulfilling." The crowd was crowded, the cold winter was forced to retreat, and Zhang Xiaomeng, whose cheeks were slightly red, took off his hat and said, "But you can't just look at the surface all the time." ”

The two of them were silent at the same time in the crowd, quietly snuggling together. Amazingly, this young man and woman are always accustomed to silence when they are in front of people, and only when they are with each other will they seem to have more words and expressions.

"Ten, nine, eight, seven......" As the numbers on the huge light curtain changed, the people in the street square began to count down loudly, and the sound became louder and louder, more and more neat, and it shook the two bright moons on the sky.

"Three...... Two!...... One!"

The number has finally returned to zero, and the 66th year of the Xian calendar has taken its final step, and the second hand of the new year has greeted the cheers of countless people and the streamers in the square.

"Happy New Year!"

"Happy sixty-seven years!"

People happily wave their scarves or hats and blow their horns to add noise to the New Year's atmosphere. The companions began to hug each other, and the young men took advantage of the New Year's atmosphere to bravely hug the girls they didn't know.

Zhang Xiaomeng couldn't help but laugh, and was dragged away from this noisy and "dangerous" area by Xu Le, at some certain moments, the possessiveness and jealousy shown by young men will look extremely cute, making the girl's heart sweet. It's just that sweetness in an instant, it turned into calm and a hint of melancholy, she looked at Xu Le quietly, and said: "My mission failed, and it was over, there is no point in staying in Ewha University any longer, probably the day after tomorrow, I will return to S2." ”

Xu Le was silent, he didn't say anything like waiting for her, this time he said goodbye, I don't know what year and month he would see again, he didn't try to keep her, the situation in the four states around the mountains was too critical, she was bound to return to the place she missed and fight with those strangers.

"Stay safe. He lowered his head, put the glove back on her hand, shook it gently, and gave her a New Year's hug.

Suddenly, his gaze moved from Zhang Xiaomeng's shoulder to the light curtain in confusion, because he found that the avatar of Jian Shui'er, who was doing New Year's greetings on Federal TV, suddenly disappeared and was replaced by the very familiar news anchor.

At the same time, Xu Le was not the only one who noticed the change in the light curtain, and the people in the street square turned their puzzled eyes to the light curtain.

The female news anchor looked a little flustered, and said: "Now insert a message ...... that this station has just received" After saying this sentence, the good news literacy made the female anchor immediately calm down, "A message from a reliable source confirms ......"

Federal Television news is often interspersed with breaking news events, but it is undoubtedly important to do so on special occasions during the New Year. The people in the square at the corner of the street fell silent, looking at the huge light curtain with a little unease, listening to the voice of the news anchor sounding in the air.

The voice of the news anchor was a little hurried, but there was unconcealed joy between her eyebrows, and the people who watched the news break in the entire federation immediately relaxed. It seems that it was not the assassination of the president, nor the Empire, taking advantage of the opportunity of the Federal New Year, to launch a brazen invasion. What kind of good news would have made the director of federal television make the decision to insert the air in the first place?

Just half an hour ago, the transport plane on which Mr. Pabul, a member of the Federal Management Council, was traveling, had landed at Qinglongshan Airport in the S2 region. Qinglongshan Airport is the only air passage between Qinglongshan and the outside world, and it is still under the control of the [***] armed forces. Here's what we just received. ”

The people in the square at the corner of the street looked at the picture on the light curtain in disbelief. I saw a tall man in a gray trench coat, under the protection of several staff attendants, walking down the ramp of a dilapidated transport plane. And below the transport plane, several leaders of the [***] army greeted them with serious expressions.

The tall man's face was a little dark, and the lines of his face were as clear as a knife, revealing his resolute surname and his lips were a little thick, and he was the rising political star of the Federation in the past two years, and the Pabul Councillor, who had won the support of the majority of the middle and lower classes.

In the news footage of the light curtain, the broad right hand of the member of the Pabul parliament and the hands of the leading members of the [***] military council were tightly clasped together.

At the same time, the voiceover of the news anchor of the federal television station kept ringing: "We don't know when the councillor Pabur left the capital zone and went to the Qinglongshan military area, but according to a press release sent by the councillor's office, Pabul's visit was at the invitation of the [***] military leader Nanshui commissioner to negotiate a settlement agreement." ”

"According to the latest information, the two sides have reached an agreement on the specific details of the agreement, and within the next 48 hours, the [***] army will fully withdraw from the four states around the mountains and maintain an effective calm zone with the political axe army. ”

"Pabul's MP's office has publicly called for restraint on the political axe military until the settlement agreement is signed, and said that the specific provisions of the settlement agreement will be sent to the management committee and the president's office in the shortest possible time...... MP Pabur believes that this settlement agreement will meet the dignity and demands of all parties. ”

"According to our correspondent stationed in the four states around the mountain, before 8 o'clock yesterday evening, the [***] army had already begun to retreat, but no one expected that this was to welcome the sudden visit of the Pabur parliamentarian. ”

According to analysts, the reason why Pabul's MP's office showed such confidence in the press release was because Mr. MP had received some kind of commitment from the leader of the [***] army, Nam Shui, who would make great concessions in the negotiations to accept the three key conditions put forward by the political axe. ”

The crowd listening to the news in the square finally erupted in cheers, both from the news and from the busy lobbying activities of the Medellín parliamentarians, the people of the Federation guessed that the military operation in the S2 region was about to begin, and the civil war was imminent. This fact cast a shadow over the New Year, but just after the New Year, the Pabur Councillor, who ventured on a transport plane to the [***] military district, brought such a big surprise to the people that people could not help but rejoice.

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"The Presidential Press Spokesperson has just reacted by welcoming the willingness of the [***] Army to make peace as the New Year begins. At the same time, I am grateful to the Pabul Councillors for their tireless efforts for peace, and to the Pabur Councillors for taking the risk to go to the mountains in person. However, the spokesman also said that Mr. President is not yet able to understand the specific content of the agreement and cannot make a specific evaluation. ”

The Governing Council, for its part, remained silent for the time being, with an unnamed liaison officer in the MP's office expressing doubts about the true intentions of Pabul's visit. And he insisted that Operation Vortic, which was not authorized by the President and the Governing Council, was not legal, and that the fabled settlement agreement had no legal effect. ”

There was a shrill boo from the crowd in the square, and at such a moment, if the Federal Council of Management dared to pour cold water on this hard-won peace process, it would only cause discontent among all the federal population. The official did not dare to reveal his identity, apparently a parliamentarian who did not want to serve himself, and was ruthlessly abandoned by the angry populace in the next election.

The news picture on the light curtain was replaced by the picture of the withdrawal of the [***] army just received by the TV station, and those [***] troops wearing dark military uniforms methodically rode in armored vehicles and retreated along the rugged mountain road towards the deep mountains and jungles.

Then the news anchor's voice rang out again: "There has been no official response from the Ministry of Defense, and according to analysts, the federal military has been planning for the spring offensive for two years, and it is impossible to slow down the pace of preparations for war because of the settlement agreement reached by Congressman Pabur with the [***] army alone." The spokesman of the Ministry of National Defense refused this station's request for an interview on the grounds that it was a public holiday......"

When she said this, the female anchor's expression was very serious, but her voice paused deliberately, obviously to accept the absurd excuse of the Ministry of Defense to accept the boos of the entire federal public.

General Zou Yingxing, deputy director of logistics of the Ministry of National Defense, said in an interview with this station in his private capacity. As a loyal Union soldier, he will firmly carry out every order of Mr. President and the Governing Council, but he prefers the mechs and bullets of the Union army to be poured out on the land of the Imperials...... He is very optimistic about the future prospects of the settlement agreement. ”

"There are signs that the adventures of the Pabul councillors have borne fruit. Peace may come, but civil war may not start......" The news anchor on the light screen, looking at the camera, said with a smile: "There is no doubt that this is the best New Year's gift from Councillor Pabur to all the people of the Federation in the 67th year of the constitutional calendar." ”

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Listening to the cheers around him, shouting out the voice of Councillor Pabul, Xu Le withdrew his gaze to the light curtain, and laughed happily in some disbelief in his ears. He looked at Zhang Xiaomeng beside him and said, "It seems that you don't have to go back in a hurry." ”

Zhang Xiaomeng looked at the pictures on the light curtain in disbelief, and said in surprise and questioning: "Why didn't there be any news beforehand? ”

At this time, Xu Le's phone rang, and a familiar voice came from the other end of the phone that had not been heard for some days, and the voice was full of tiredness and faint satisfaction: "My work is done, where are you, have a drink with me." ”

On the first day of the new year, Xu Le heard Shi Qinghai's voice and was very happy.

(To be continued)