Volume 4 The Starry Year Chapter 365 Snow Flat and the Dining Table

(Strong correction: Yesterday I made Bob and Wood between fat and skinny, I thought they should be fat, but yesterday I wrote that I was tortured and wrote that I was thin, I was wrong, and there was another mistake but I suddenly forgot about it at this time.) In addition, although there are a lot of mistakes in this book, I have been slowly looking back these days, and I found that the writing is really good, and some passages can even be called excellent, I strongly recommend that you can read it again if you have time, and it will not be a waste of time. ）

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Around the lawn behind the official residence, dozens of secret service agents holding black umbrellas watched vigilantly, the entire block was under strict control, and by a certain cedar tree, Director Brin with an anxious face looked at the two people on the lawn, and did not get permission to step forward, so he had to nervously 'hand' over to his subordinates to be more careful.

President Pabur walks slowly on the snowy lawn, wearing a dark windbreaker and holding a black umbrella in his hand, and the falling snow 'flakes' silently fall on the umbrella surface, sticking to the placket of his clothes.

Du Shaoqing, who was a little behind and followed silently, did not have an umbrella, the general did not wear sunglasses today, he wore black 'colored' lambskin gloves on his hands, and the dark 'colored' military uniform was as 'straight' as usual, and there was not a trace of wrinkles to be found, and the snow 'flowers' fell on the military uniform or fell or melted, dyed with different shades of 'color'.

He looked at the swarthy side face of Mr. President and whispered a suggestion to return to the residence.

President Pabur shook his head, looked at the crowd on the other side of the lawn, and said, "They were a little too nervous because of the presence of the rebels. ”

Du Shaoqing remained silent.

"To define those soldiers as 'rebels' seems to me to be a bit absurd, even shameless. ”

President Pabul stopped, his eyes stretched out from under the black umbrella, but he didn't know where to look, and said with a slight smile: "The official residence has received a report from the Ministry of National Defense, and I believe you should also see the official accusation made by Colonel Li Feng, but it wasn't until I saw the officer in a wheelchair last night that I dared to believe that everything that happened on the Ink 'Flower' planet was true." ”

He turned his head and looked at Du Shaoqing quietly, and said, "Now it seems that you are right to dissuade me from appointing Hu Lian as the commander-in-chief of the former enemy. The things he and Director Berry have done will cost the federal government a great deal. ”

The purge of the new 17th Division at the front, the murder of the first seven groups of officers and soldiers, President Pabur did not know in advance.

Even after receiving the report, he still didn't want to believe that those high-ranking officials who were loyal to the government would make such a move, cold-blooded and ugly, and so stupid.

President Pabur let out a deep sigh of self-deprecation when he thought of the attack on the Spring' urban sanatorium, the angry accusations of the seven members of the group at the rally last night, and the small-eyed man who had returned to the Federation and was hidden in the darkness.

And the parents of the seven team members, Mr. President's expressions became even more grim, and he vaguely predicted that some difficult and even extremely dangerous factors were about to appear, and that it was something beyond his control.

Du Shaoqing, who was silent, finally spoke, he looked at Pabur and said: "Mr. President, the lion leads a group of meek and incompetent sheep to fight, although it is hard but not necessarily defeated, but if the lion leads a group of greedy coyotes to fight, maybe before defeating the enemy, he will collapse first." ”

President Pabur frowned slightly and fell silent.

"I still adhere to the concept of the day, there are many people in the government and the military who are not trustworthy and untrustworthy, and such people can only cause harm to our cause, but cannot help in any way. ”

Du Shaoqing's face was indifferent, and he said firmly: "The object I am referring to also includes Chairman Lee Jae-dao, Lieutenant General Hu Lian is his student, and the notorious joint investigation 'door' is that he is leading, you should keep your distance from him." ”

President Pabur looked at him, was silent for a moment, and then said: "Shaoqing, if you are willing to show patience on the battlefield and watch the history of human society, you can probably understand that Chairman Li's willingness to defile himself is actually a sacrifice. ”

He waved his hand to stop Du Shaoqing from continuing to suggest, and said in a deep voice: "Those families, especially Mochou Houshan, have been silent for too long, and now they have the best opportunity, I believe they will not continue to be silent, your task now is to make all the preparations for the troops." ”

"Of course, if the situation does not enter the most difficult and complicated situation, we try not to involve the troops in these affairs. ”

After saying this, the snow-covered lawn fell silent again, and after a long time, Du Shaoqing stood up and saluted a military salute, and then left in the snow.

Walking into the residence, President Pabul handed the staff the black umbrella that had begun to drip, took off his trench coat and wrapped it in the crook of his arm, and pushed open the heavy antique wooden door of the restaurant.

After walking into the 'door', the worry on his face disappeared, and he looked at his busy wife and laughed loudly, "Honey, what are you going to eat at noon today?"

The First Lady of the Federation turned around, took the trench coat in the crook of his arm, and replied with a gentle smile: "Green beans 'meat' puree, there is hot soup on the table, you drink first to warm up, see that the snow has to cool down, I am afraid that it will not get warm in March." ”

Madame began to tidy up the table to prepare lunch, put the bread basket in front of her husband, who was drinking soup, and then turned on the TV casually, and said casually: "Chairman Li has come to the official residence to eat much less recently. ”

"You know he's very busy during this time. President Pabur lowered his head and drank the pepper soup, his dark face showed a look of satisfaction, and exaggerated praise: "The soup still tastes so good, I start to get hot after drinking two spoonfuls." ”

"Pretending to cook delicious food to please me, you have been using this trick since you fell in love, and you are not annoying. Madame said with a smile.

"Your trick is really not as good as Colonel Xu Le, every time he comes to dinner, he doesn't need to say any praise, he doesn't have to play any praise expression, he just keeps eating with his head down, and adds three or four meals in a row......"

She suddenly remembered that she was talking about an old man who had not come to the mansion for dinner for more than three years, about an imperial prince, and about her husband's worst enemy, and she stopped talking with a little gloom.

President Pabur held the spoon and looked at his wife silently for a long time, when suddenly the wrinkles in the corners of his eyes were squeezed deeper, and he laughed and said, "That guy is just born with a lot of food, and you can be deceived by him." ”

The laughter gradually faded into the small dining room of the president's residence, no one mentioned Xu Le anymore, President Pabul tore bread and dipped it in the thick soup, and slowly ate the green bean 'meat' puree, calmly watching the TV light screen.

As the president of the Federation, he rarely watched the federal news channel in his 'private' life, and this is also the case, because even he disliked the so-called authoritative news media that was tightly controlled by the government.

The "private" TV station named April 'Flower' was broadcasting important current political news, and the on-site reporter, who could not hide his excited expression, took the microphone and said loudly:

"More than two hours have passed since the Supreme Court voted 4-1 to repeal the Patriot Act, but the Silent March has not left Rabbi Boulevard, where tens of thousands of people have reveled, and we have seen more and more citizens of the capital joining the crowds of revelry......"

President Pabul did not hear what the reporters said later, and the sound from the light curtain entered his ears and turned into a blurred noise, making his face look ugly.

He knew the news as soon as the Supreme Court announced the immediate repeal of the Patriot Act, so there was a scene of walking slowly on the snow with Du Shaoqing before.

Just when all the major powers of the federation thought that the federal government he led would suffer a huge setback because of this unconstitutional review decision, and Mr. President himself would be furious, he kept calm and could even quietly accompany his wife to a simple lunch in a small restaurant.

President Pabur thought he could be calm forever, but he didn't expect to see the news at the dinner table full of family affection and hear it in the Oval Office.

Listening to the reporter's excited report, watching the ordinary people who have been enthusiastically or silently supporting him for more than ten years, more and more people joining the opposition against him, he suddenly felt that the thick pepper soup had become tasteless.

A pair of warm hands gently rested on his shoulders, slowly rubbing back and forth to express his condolences, and President Pabul patted him gently.

Madame stood behind him and whispered, "Papa, don't forget that I was also a lawyer back then, and although I was only your assistant, I knew there was something wrong with it from the first day I saw the Patriot Act. ”

After a moment of silence, President Pabul replied: "My dear, I know very well that the Patriot Act is not just a problem, but a very bad law. ”

He turned his head, looked at his wife, and said solemnly: "But at this moment, the Federation needs this evil law, just like a seriously ill and dying patient, who is very much in need of illegal 'essence' and 'spirit' stabbing 'medicine' to help them survive the operation." ”

"It is easy for people with legal backgrounds to judge that once the Patriot Act enters the constitutional review process, it will definitely be repealed by the Supreme Court of that old judge, so I have done a lot of procedures with the government to protect it. ”

He stood up, a self-deprecating smile flashing across his dark face, and continued: "It's just that the government didn't expect that we, who have the most powerful institutions of violence, have been struggling to self-discipline, while our enemies are so unscrupulous that they ignore the law and start using violent means. ”

This phrase refers to the attack on the 'Spring' urban sanatorium.

"Did the big families do it?" asked the lady worriedly.

President Pabur shook his head and said, "Xu Le did it." Whether or not they planned or even promoted it behind the scenes, those big families would never admit it, and the government could not find any evidence. ”

Hearing Xu Le's name, a trace of shock flashed on Madame's face, and then she sighed softly, didn't say anything more, picked up the plate and left.

Pushing open the 'door' of the bedroom on the second floor, she looked at the 'girl' sitting by the window and playing a mobile game, and said with a smile: "Dai'er, it's time to eat." ”

Miss Paddell looked up at her mother with a sweet smile and put down the phone and walked over, the first daughter of the Federation who was now a beautiful young lady, but still seemed reluctant to speak.

Madame caressed the curly hair of the 'daughter' with pity, and sighed: "Three years have passed, Xu Le is indeed an imperial man, my dear, when will you forgive your father and eat at the same table with him?"

Miss Padelle was silent and fought with the green bean 'meat' puree, stubbornly refusing to answer the question.