There is a clear and insurmountable line between light and darkness, and the gray between black and white is not a word of exoneration, even if the plaster is so faint that it is barely visible, it must be thick or light black, and where is white?

The talented, indifferent and proud, and cool Du Shaoqing always thought so.

It's just that many years after graduating from the First Academy, he has changed a lot in the midst of conflicts and struggles within the military system, and he understands that no matter how beautiful and beautiful emerald landscape paintings are, they need to be depicted with dirty natural pigments dug out of the dark mines, and he is willing to sacrifice some part of his moral principles for the sake of the Union or the glorious future of mankind.

Especially when there was an exciting hidden trend of thought in the federation, and a trustworthy and excellent politician stood in Xiangtou, he was more and more sure that this sacrifice would be rewarded beautifully, so he devoted all his energy and effort to the construction of the army, gave up worldly happiness such as family, and under the strong suppression of Xilin Zhong Slender Tiger, he still ** the Iron Seventh Division, the iron army, and then made the entire Second Military Region branded with his personal deep imprint.

Of course, the target of the Iron Blood Force is the Imperial, but for the sake of the future of the Federation, Du Shaoqing will never mind using this branch to think that the big man will escort him, in fact, in the past few years, his Iron Seventh Division has been cooperating with relevant government departments and implementing some secret plans, and his most loyal subordinate, Ximen Jin, is an important liaison for the Iron Seventh Division to cooperate with relevant plans.

It's just that where is the limit of sacrifice, how many flowers of evil must be burned to restore the light of holiness in the world, how many innocent people need to die? It's just ......

"Not including this. ”

Du Shaoqing looked at Ximen Jin in front of the table expressionlessly, and his tone was extremely calm, "The assassination of Zhong Yanhua in Mugu Manor, you said it was the actions of the Secret Service, so I didn't continue to ask." ”

"In fact, you and I both know that Chen Yinchuan secretly entered the Lin family after he went from a hospital to carry out a secret mission of the government... The mission to infiltrate the Seven Families. Without my or your orders, he would not have risked revealing his identity and launched this operation. ”

"And this time. Du Shaoyin was silent for a moment, stood up from behind the table, and said, "He shouldn't have died like this." ”

"This operation was approved by the superiors. Simon Jin lowered his head slightly, and explained in a hoarse voice: "Mr. Councillor...... Unwilling to involve you in these dirty things, so keep the specific plans from you. ”

"The last time you decided, was the last time you left from 546 to 0?" Du Shaoqing raised his eyebrows slightly, and the chill was pressing, "Are you still not my soldier?"

"I will always be the commander of the division!" Simon looked up cautiously... Standing upright, he replied loudly, "But I don't want the division to deal with this kind of problem." ”

"Problem?" Du Shaoqing suddenly smiled slightly, his smile was indescribably astringent, "It's not a problem, he died like this, it's like a slap in the face... It will hurt until the day I die. ”

"The final decision was made the day before the tiger returned to Xilin. Simon Jin's voice was hoarse and explained: "It is impossible for this warlord to give up the privileges of the family and join our camp, and in order to protect the interests of the Zhong family, it is impossible for Xilin to completely become a part of the Federation. To defeat the most vicious enemy of the Empire, we must get rid of him. ”

"It's not a personal vendetta. He gritted his teeth and looked at the contemplative division commander, and said in a hurried tone: "This is for the Federation. ”

A trace of nostalgia suddenly flashed in Du Shaoqing's eyes that were usually emotionless, his thin lips opened slightly, and he said slowly: "For the ...... of the Federation" This is really a very familiar sentence. He liked to say that when he was in the first courtyard... I thought it was ridiculous at the time, you will be a soil emperor of Xilin after all, what qualifications do you have to defile such a hot-blooded Yuyan. ”

"Now he's really dead for the Union. ”

"You're presiding over this investigation, so no one will know the truth of the matter. ”

Simon noticed that the division commander's mood at this time was a little strange... With a gloomy expression, he said: "I'm not fighting for anything, it's just that if you find me, many people will suspect you."

For all the officers and men of the Iron Seventh Division from top to bottom... The object of their loyalty is the Federation, and the more specific, direct and firm depiction is their division commander Du Shaoqing. Even though Ximen Jin, who works for some big figures in the government, has hidden a lot of things about Du Shaoqing, in fact, he still worships him passionately, and everything he does is hidden, just to create an open and bright dance bar in the Federation... Under the leadership of the division commander, he marched to the depths of the universe and laid down a large star field......

"I don't plan to expose this matter, because there are too many characters involved, once the truth is exposed, Xilin will inevitably be in chaos, and the first civil war of the Federation may break out, and at that time, how can the chaotic Federation defeat the Empire?"

Du Shaoqing said coldly: "I am not morally perfect, whether it is Mr. Councilor or you, they all want to put on a pair of white gloves for me, but my hands are already black, and I can no longer wash them." ”

"I can't afford to take responsibility for starting a federal civil war, and I'm no longer a young man who can't sleep because of his tormented conscience, and I don't like Zhong Laohu even more, so it seems that I don't have any reason to continue investigating. ”

Du Shaoqing slowly opened the drawer, and then walked to the shore, the rain outside the window was ticking, the indoor light was dim, and the color of the smooth military uniform gradually changed with his steps.

"But he didn't deserve to die like this. ”

A strange flush flashed on Du Shaoqing's usually cold face, he stared at Ximen Jin in front of him, and roared in a low voice: "He is a federal soldier, a truly excellent federal soldier! He should die on the real battlefield, and he can also die in the vigorous federal civil war, but he should not die under the bullets fired from behind by his comrades because he has not yet committed a mistake!"

With a crisp sound of machine springs, Du Shaoqing raised his pistol against Ximen Jin's eyebrows, and said with a chill: "Kill you today and return his life, and if you capture the emperor in the future, I will return him again, and then you and I will see you underground." ”

Deep in the desk drawer behind him, the old-fashioned photograph lay quietly, face up, front kissing the dust.

Ximen Jin's face was pale under the black cold barrel, but he was motionless and still standing extremely straight, without a trace of dodging, just shortness of breath.

Just then, there was a knock at the door.

Tuk tuk tuk tuk

Du Shaoqing's right hand holding the gun steadily, stiffened slightly, this building is full of his soldiers, who can quietly come to his door in the rain?

The people outside the door didn't wait for the people inside the door to react, and naturally entered the door normally, and the slightly chubby body was half-wrapped in a raincoat, and the action of closing the door seemed a little difficult.

The man took off his wet raincoat and threw it on the ground, took off the hat that was drenched in the rain and was mottled, hung it on the coat rack next to the door, rubbed his hands gently, looked back at the two people in front of the table and said with a smile: "It is said that there is an autumn rain and a cold, but now it is still summer, and it is terrible to be cold when it rains, it is really hellish weather." ”

Du Shaoqing still pressed the pistol against Ximen Jin's eyebrows at this time, but because of the arrival of this uninvited guest, he didn't pull the trigger, but his slightly stiff right arm was still raised flat and did not let go.

Taking off the wet hat, it was gray hair, and the old man who entered Du Shaoqing's office like he was going home, as if he couldn't see the tense situation in the field, let alone the gun in the air.

He looked at Du Shaoqing and said with a hint of admonition: "To have such a subordinate who thinks about himself everywhere and does not hide in the face of your gun, proves your ability to lead troops, how can it not be your luck? Such a subordinate, you should cherish it, not die because of a momentary impulse and rare uncalmness, otherwise in the future you will definitely be as self-doubting and gloomy as you are now."

Du Shaoqing's eyes drooped slightly, but he still didn't put down the gun in his hand.

The gray-haired old man ignored him and said calmly: "Let's have a meeting, although I am very reluctant to take over this work, since His Excellency the President has asked me to handle all the specific matters of this investigation, I must always take care of it." ”

Du Shaoqing's sword eyebrows twitched slightly, his green tendons disappeared, and he finally put down the gun in his hand, and said in a heavy tone: "Yes, Your Excellency Vice President." ”

Federal Vice President Byron convened the first joint meeting of the joint investigation team into the attack on the Old Bell, but because it was an ad hoc meeting, the director of the FBI and the heads of the other two departments were unable to attend the meeting in time, but only got a briefing afterwards.

Few people attended this joint meeting, and few could have imagined that the first meeting of the joint investigation team would in fact become a gathering of the culprits of this conspiracy, which is an absurd and incomparably chilling fact.

"The association hasn't met for many years. Vice President Byron, who sat in the middle of the bench, said: "But I don't enjoy this kind of gathering, because I get disturbed by the thought that the Charter Bureau might know every word we say." ”

In the dimly lit room, a voice sounded: "Although Cui Judong had already warned in advance, we still didn't expect Xu Le's unexpected situation. I'm really shocked that this person's sequence authority actually exceeds that of Cui Judong, and he is able to make the Charter Computer restart the investigation. ”

Vice President Byron leaned forward slightly, his brilliance staggered on his old face, and said in a deep voice: "Even if Xu Le has the first order of authority, but according to the Civil Rights Protection Regulations, it is impossible for him to access certain contents, how can he bypass the regulations?"

Cui Judong tried to find out the reason before he was taken from his post, but he didn't find out. In addition, according to information from the interrogation room, he was preparing to commit suicide. ”

There was silence in the dimly lit room. The people present were shocked that he was about to become the head of the Federal Charter Bureau, the most powerful man in a sense, and when he was facing interrogation, he did not hesitate to die.

"I strongly disagree with this, his position in the Charter Bureau is very important to our plan, and although I appreciate his courage, it is not the best way to solve the problem. ”

"It seems that Xu Le's call back from the Evening Scorpion Nebula has indeed caused great harm to our cause. Vice President Byron said expressionlessly: "But fortunately, this little guy should never come back." ”