At seven in the morning, the sky was clear, and the sun was like a golden satin falling on everything on the ground.
Seville walked out of the balcony of the marshal's room with powerful steps. After an oblique downward stage, he saw Capullo swimming in the pool. This was the top floor of the command building of the Monarch's Descent Stronghold on Eden. On that day, the outsider army invaded the Rudson Domain, and the Federation's Monarch's Descent Stronghold in the Garden of Eden was occupied. Later, after the Golden Lion recaptured it, it devoted itself to the reconstruction of the stronghold.
Now that the Monarch's Descent Stronghold had basically been rebuilt, Capullo simply placed his residence on the command building in order to facilitate his work.
Hearing the sound of footsteps above, Capullo surfaced. He was no longer young, but the muscles in his body still showed no signs of relaxing, and there was not a single bit of fat on his body. He still maintained a clear muscle line. Apart from his gray hair and wrinkles on his face, Capullo looked no different from a middle-aged man. In fact, Seville knew that an expert like Capullo could even restore his youth by accelerating the metabolism of his cells if he wanted to. However, Marshal didn't seem to pay much attention to his appearance.
"Morning, Seville. It's a good day today. Would you like to come down and swim? "Capullo waved.
Seville smiled and shook his head, "Thank you for your kindness."
After politely refusing, the adjutant added, "I have done what you ordered me to do yesterday. Marshal, you can leave at any time."
Capullo left the pool, wiped the water droplets off his body with a towel, and said, "Aren't you curious why Mr. President called me back in such a hurry?"
Seville said, "If you need to tell me, Marshal, you will naturally say so. If I don't need to know, then it's useless for me to ask. "
"You're still the same. Do things by the book. Could it be that those brats are calling you poker face behind your back?" Capullo looked up at the bright sunshine in the sky and said, "The weather here is really good, but it's bad on Earth. You know, Seville, Horn might be dead. "
"What?" Seville was shocked. "Mr. Horn? How is this possible … "
'"I can't believe it either, but according to the information His Excellency the President sent me, the chances of survival are not high. It's such a pity. Those who caught my eye back then have all left one by one. Now, even Horn has left. I feel like I've been left behind by the times. " Capullo took a clean towel and wrapped it around his waist. He sat on a beach chair and picked up a cigar from the table beside him. He blew out a ring of smoke and said, "There's something more serious. Mr. President seems to be conducting some kind of secret experiment with the Bescot boy, but the matter has been exposed. Now the three great families of Babylon, along with the nobles, are demanding an explanation from Mobius." If there were no accidents, they would start a series of negotiations with the Federation. If we don't come to an agreement, the nobles and the Federation will tear us apart. "
Seville could no longer remain calm, and his good mood in the morning was gone. The Federation and the nobles had been secretly competing with each other for a long time, but they still maintained a superficial relationship. Even if the relationship between the two sides worsened, logically speaking, there should be a buffer period. It should not ferment as quickly as it is now, and then heat up to an uncontrollable level in one breath.
"Marshal, who is that Bescot kid?" Seville asked.
"The little fellow who won the first place in military merit." Capullo blew out a mouthful of smoke. "That's right, it's him, Allen Bescot. Mobius took him quietly to the Iron Prison, but somehow Horn found out about it. Old Horn looked like a stone-hearted man on the surface, but in fact, he valued his family very much. Mobius had undoubtedly stepped on his bottom line by doing so. So Horn went to the Iron Prison and caused a devastating explosion in the Iron Prison. Even he himself died there. "
'"But you have to admire Horn. Even though Mobius touched his reverse scale, he still took the overall situation into account. He chose to hand over the position of Patriarch to his son and removed his name from the family. What for? Isn't it to avoid an all-out war between the nobles and the Federation? " Capullo sneered, "It's a pity that Mobius stretched his hand too far this time. Somehow, the confidential video in the Iron Prison was leaked out, so that the nobles couldn't pretend to be deaf and dumb even if they wanted to. Mobius has forced himself into a corner with this move. "
"Mr. Horn's breadth of mind is truly admirable." Seville said sincerely, "Then the president called you back this time to deal with the conflict with the nobles?"
Capullo snorted, "It's not the first time Mr. President has asked us to wipe his ass. You can see that he deliberately put himself in a neutral position in order to restrain us with the New Party." Now, the situation is not right, so he intends to lean towards us. Isn't it because he has a deep foundation? Among us, there are many who have deep connections with the nobles. But how can he take advantage of everything? If he wants me to go back, of course I have to go back. Otherwise, I'm afraid the Federation will really be torn apart. "
"But force alone is not enough to resolve this matter. The root cause is that Mobius poked a hornet's nest himself." Capullo narrowed his eyes and said, "He must be responsible for this matter to the end. I think the best outcome is to resign in guilt so that the nobles can step down. Anyway, Mobius's term of office is coming to an end, so it's a bargain for him. "
"Then the candidate for the new president …"
Capullo shrugged and said, "Let's see. If no one is qualified, I might as well take it."
He laughed, but Seville didn't dare to reply. The adjutant couldn't tell if the marshal was joking or serious.
"Let's go and have breakfast. After breakfast, I should set off. " Mobius put out the remaining cigar with his hand and stood up. He patted the adjutant on the shoulder and said, "After I leave, you'll have to keep an eye on this place. If there's anything you can't solve, go find that old fellow Russen. He'll help. "
"I know."
On this day, Marshal Capullo left the Garden of Eden with a fleet. On Earth, the incident caused by the President of the Federation continued to ferment. In a secret space, five beams of light lit up one after another. A figure appeared in each beam of light. They had men and women, but each of them wore a mask on their faces. The six-member council of the Light Concealment Society reconvened, but the priest wearing the black and white clown mask was forever absent, so there were only five people left in the core group.
After a moment of silence, K, who was wearing a mask, said in a deep voice, "Whether you admit it or not, you can't change the fact. Gentlemen and ladies, Alan is out of our control. What he did in the Iron Prison was made worse by the fact that we chose to stand by and watch. Now, if you still feel that you want to continue to observe Alan without sanctions and banning him, then I don't think there's any need for this organization to exist, because it hasn't played its due role! "
The few of them looked at each other.
The clown coughed dryly and said, "K, I admit I did make some mistakes before." But who would have thought that Old Horn of Bescot would risk everything to break into the prison, and who would have thought that the confidential documents of the Iron Prison would be leaked out? I can only say that there were too many coincidences to make all of this happen. Of course, it's useless to say this now. You're right, Alan is out of control. We must secretly ban him and use a new substitute to continue the president's work. "
"I don't think there's any need to vote on this decision, right?" The clown looked at the crowd.
No one objected. He nodded and said, "Then we'll immediately send out Miss Purge to get rid of Alan first …"
Suddenly, the image of A in the corner became blurry. The clown was shocked and shouted, "What happened?"
The woman who had gone with the priest to assassinate Mobius said in a shocked and angry voice, "I was attacked, damn it …" Suddenly, her image disappeared, leaving only the pillar of light in place. She left so suddenly that the rest of them didn't react for a moment. K was the first to ask, "Who knows where A lives?"
"How is that possible? Only we know our identities and residences. No one should know where A lives." The woman wearing the mask Q said so.
The clown suddenly said, "No, someone knows."
K seemed to think of something and looked at him. Then the two of them said a name at the same time, "Alan!"
"Damn it, no matter what Alan's true identity is, he is still the highest authority in the Federation, even if it's just a facade. But he already has enough power for him to use the power of the Federation to investigate us. He was originally a member of our organization, so it's not impossible for him to find us. " The clown said hurriedly, "Everyone, today's meeting can only end here, and we can't hold a meeting in this way anymore. Ladies and gentlemen, we must meet. No matter where you are, please come to the Doomsday Bunker in ten days. If Alan uses the power of the Federation to bite us, then the situation will become extremely serious. Maybe Light Concealment can no longer stay in the shadows. We have to use all our chess pieces to clean up this traitor. "
The clown looked at K again and disappeared into the pillar of light.
Everyone else disappeared one by one, and K was no exception.
On Babylon, Alstair took off his sensing helmet. The room was dim, and it was late at night. Looking out of the window, the floating island was hazy and tranquil. Alstair sighed and said, "I seem to have screwed up, old friend. Looks like I shouldn't have let you go. Not only did you lose your life, you also made the whole situation worse. If the Light Concealment Society wants to leave the shadows, the nobles will fall out with the Federation again. Then, I'm afraid there will be an all-out civil war among humans. "
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