Around the lawn behind Guantai, dozens of secret service agents holding black umbrellas watched vigilantly, the entire block was under strict control, and on the side of a certain cedar tree, Director Bulin, who was full of anxiety, looked at the two people on the lawn, and stepped forward without permission, so he had to nervously tell his subordinates to be more careful.

President Pabur walks slowly on the snow-covered lawn, wearing a deep trench coat and holding a black umbrella in his hand, and the falling snowflakes fall silently on the umbrella surface, sticking to the placket.

Du Shaoqing, who was a step behind and followed silently, did not have an umbrella, the general did not wear sunglasses today, he wore black sè lambskin gloves on his hands, and the deep sè military uniform was as straight as a flat rì, and there was not a trace of wrinkles to be found, and the snowflakes fell on the military uniform or fell or melted, dyeing different shades of sè.

He looked at Mr. President's swarthy side face and whispered a suggestion to return to Guantai.

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 absurd, even outrageous. ”

President Pabur stopped, his eyes stretched out from under the black umbrella, but he didn't know where to look, and said with a slight smile: "Guan Tai 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. These things that he and Director Berry have done will cost the Federation 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 zhèngfǔ would make such a move, and in addition to being cold-blooded and ugly, they were still so stupid.

President Pabur let out a deep sigh with a deep self-deprecation as he thought of the attack at the spring city 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 Union and was hidden in the darkness.

And the parents of the seven team members, Mr. President's expression became even more grim, and he vaguely predicted that some difficult and even extremely dangerous factors were about to appear, and it was a matter 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 notion that there are many people in the military who are not trustworthy and untrustworthy, and that such people can only cause harm to our cause, but cannot be of any help. ”

Du Shaoqing's face was indifferent, and he said firmly: "The object I am referring to also includes Chairman Lee Jae-do, Lieutenant General Hu Lian is his student, and the notorious joint investigation is his leader, 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 Guantai, President Pabur handed the staff the black umbrella that began to drip water, 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 in 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 Fū of the Federation turned around, took the windbreaker in the crook of his arm, and replied with a gentle smile: "Green bean meat puree, there is hot soup on the table, you drink it 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 and prepare lunch, put the bread basket in front of her husband, who was drinking, and then turned on the TV casually, and said casually: "Chairman Li has come to Guantai to eat much less recently. ”

"You know he's very busy during this time. President Pabur drank the pepper soup with his head down, and with a satisfied look on his dark face, he exaggerated and praised: "The soup still tastes so good, I start to heat up 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 Guantai for dinner for more than three years, about an imperial prince, and about her husband's worst enemy, and she stopped talking with some gloomy emotions.

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 restaurant of the president's official Tai, and no one mentioned it again, and President Xu Le Pabul tore the bread and dipped it in the thick soup, mixed with green bean mash, and ate slowly, calmly watching the TV light screen.

As president of the Federation, he rarely watched the federal news channel in his private life, and this was also the case, because even he did not like the so-called authoritative news media that was tightly controlled.

The reporter on the scene, whose private television station named April Flower was broadcasting important current political news, could not hide his excited expression, took the microphone and said loudly:

"More than two hours have passed since the Supreme Court voted 4 to 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 join the crowds of revelry......

What the reporters at the scene said later, President Pabul didn't hear clearly that the sound coming from the light curtain entered his ears, and it all turned into a blur of 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 forces of the Federation thought that the Federation he led would suffer a huge setback because of this unconstitutional review decision, Mr. President himself would be furious, but he remained calm and could even quietly accompany his wife to have a simple lunch in a small restaurant.

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

Listening to the reporter's excited report, watching the ordinary people who have been enthusiastically or silently supporting him for more than ten years, and more and more people joining the opposition against him, he suddenly felt that the thick Hu Gen 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 psychostimulant drugs 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 zhèngfǔ and I have done a lot of procedures to protect it. ”

He stood up, a self-deprecating smile flashing across his swarthy face, and continued: "It's just that zhèngfǔ didn't expect that we, who hold 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 city 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 zhèngfǔ couldn't 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 her daughter who was sitting by the window and playing a mobile game, and said with a smile: "Dai'er, it's time to eat." ”

Miss Padelle looked up at her mother with a sweet smile, put down the phone and walked over, the first daughter of the Federation has now become a beautiful young lady, but still seems to be reluctant to speak.

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

Miss Padelle fought the green bean puree in silence, stubbornly refusing to answer the question.