Li Yao held his breath and read the original text of 'Moonfall' word by word.
The teeth-gnashing and heartache in the words were vividly displayed on the paper.
The signature of 'Moonfall' was very obvious. Jin Xinyue had 'Yue' in her name, and so did the name of the Dim Moon Fund. Wasn't 'Moonfall' implying that they were going to overthrow Jin Xinyue at any cost?
He did not expect that the two parties would be at each other's throats so soon after his conversation with Long Yangjun the previous night. It was so fast that he was almost caught unprepared.
Who was the one who unleashed this move?
Li Yao thought for a moment and entered the communication room that was specially prepared for him next to the suite.
There was a powerful super crystal processor in the communication room. Through a private light path, he could reach the Speaker's office on Firefly directly.
As Cui Lingfeng's special envoy, he naturally had the right to report to Cui Lingfeng at any time.
When the light beam was turned on, he could see that the Speaker's office on Firefly was in a mess.
Cui Lingfeng's face was as gloomy as water. Frowning, he was deep in thought.
"Has the Speaker read Moonfall's revelation?"
Li Yao did not care if the line was being monitored or not. It did not matter if it was. The most important thing right now was to explain clearly in case deeper misunderstandings were caused. "Did we do it?"
"Of course not. Why would we do something so stupid?"
Cui Lingfeng vetoed it immediately. "Even if we do suspect that Jin Xinyue is manipulating everything behind the scenes, we cannot suspect the leadership of a friendly country rashly because we do not have concrete evidence, which may lead to unpredictable turmoil. Secondly, it is a very valuable bargaining chip. Once Jin Xinyue is elected as the Speaker of the Federation, we can throw the bargaining chip to her in private in exchange for more practical interests!
"This is the rule of the game. I know that you know it, and you know that I know that you know it. But I pretend that I don't know that you know it, and you pretend that you don't know that I'm pretending that I don't know that you know it. This is politics! The Xing Yao Federation is trying to infiltrate Firefly. Aren't we doing the same? We have sent a lot of intelligence personnel to infiltrate the Federation, too. Friendship is friendship, integration is integration, infiltration is infiltration! We're all professionals here. We definitely, definitely wouldn't do such a ridiculous thing. We'd expose a game that should be played under the table to the public!
"Besides, you've seen how detailed the exposure is. A lot of internal details of the 'Dim Moon Fund' are involved. Those things are absolutely beyond our control!
"So, it's definitely not us. Moonfall is someone else!"
Li Yao nodded. "Understood. What's the stance of our delegation now?"
"Four words, no comment."
"To this moment, the leak is still groundless without any substantial evidence. At the very least, there is no need for us to show any attitude to the public of the Federation in case we add fuel to the fire.
"I've discussed with Captain Xia of the delegation and asked him to hold an emergency negotiation with the Federation in order to resolve the misunderstandings and concerns of the two parties and not let the issue affect our cooperation.
"Also, I will speak to Speaker Zhou of the Xing Yao Federation directly later. I'm afraid that you will have to speed up. I vaguely feel that the exposure is not an isolated incident. If there is indeed a scheme behind it, it will certainly break out very soon!
"Jin Xinyue is at the center of the scheme. She is in the capital city of the Tian Yuan Realm, the capital city of the Federation!
"You must go to the capital city as soon as possible. I will arrange a meeting between you and Speaker Zhou of the Federation. Remember, no matter how many disagreements we had in the past, we must prioritize unity and cooperation right now! We are all Cultivators. We are brothers. Brothers are brothers. You understand what I mean, Captain Lin, don't you? "
Li Yao knew that it was not necessarily meant for him. But he still nodded quickly and said, "Understood!"
"If the Federation has any demands on the investigation of this … 'Moonfall'," Cui Lingfeng said.
"I command you to provide all the help to the Federation and cooperate with the Federation's work as much as possible!"
"Understood!" Li Yao replied.
After the call with Cui Lingfeng ended, the noises outside of the window grew louder and louder. Noisy footsteps echoed in the corridor inside the hotel, too.
Li Yao was not affected by the noises. He was greatly relieved after learning that the issue was not exposed by the government-in-exile of the Star Ocean Republic. It was truly great that Cui Lingfeng could think that way.
He turned his head back and carefully browsed through the major websites and forums for reactions to this matter.
Naturally, such a big piece of news had been boiling on the Nexus for a long time. But perhaps because the content was too shocking, people did not know how to comment on it at all. Most of the neutral netizens were waiting for the Federation government to come up with a clear conclusion. Some of Ding Ling Dong's die-hard supporters, on the other hand, were arguing with Jin Xinyue's die-hard supporters.
The former scolded Jin Xinyue for being the second Lu Zui, a traitor of the Federation, and a snake beauty with malicious intentions. Not only was she not qualified to be the Speaker, she should even be sent to prison.
The latter, on the other hand, accused the former of framing and fabricating such a scandal to smear Jin Xinyue despite the great enemy in front of them in order to make Ding Ling Dong ascend to the throne of the Speaker. It was obvious that the former was trying to tear apart the Federation.
Holding his nose, Li Yao browsed for a long time and read 'Moon Fall''s revelations again, only to discover that the guy was not very particular about his choice of words. His words such as' federal sinner 'were too extreme, and he did not seem to be very educated.
However, when it came to the specific details, they were quite rigorous. It was impossible for him to write something like that without profound frontline work experience.
Could it be that, as he claimed, he was a member of the Dim Moon Fund who had risked his life to leak the news out of righteous indignation because of his conscience?
Li Yao was not a primary school kid. He did not believe such nonsense at all!
Therefore, the most important question right now was, who was' Moonfall 'exactly? Also, where was Jin Xinyue, who had inherited all the essence of his acting skills, including … the dark side of his legacy? What was she planning?
Li Yao rubbed his nose. Suddenly, he grinned and chuckled soundlessly.
He and Jin Tuyi, two experts of acting, had just taught Jin Xinyue, who had been tempered for a hundred years. It was impossible that she would be defeated so easily by a minor leak, right?
Little Yue Yue, what trick are you playing exactly? I can't wait to appreciate it!
…
In the capital city of the Tian Yuan Realm …
In the square on July 20th …
Today was the Memorial Day of the Victims of the Uranian Ring War. As the first large-scale expedition since the founding of the New Federation and the battle of the rise of the New Union Army, the government of the Federation and the people of all walks of life had always attached great importance to this day.
On July 20th every year, a grand parade and memorial ceremony would be held in the capital city and other Sectors. The big shots of the Federation would gather in front of the 'Uranian Ring War Heroes' Monument 'in the capital city and offer wreaths to the warriors who had sacrificed themselves.
Even the two candidates for the Speaker who had been running around the world to give speeches and solicit votes were no exception. Ding Ling Dong and Jin Xinyue returned to the capital city at the same time and appeared in front of the monument.
The atmosphere of the memorial ceremony this year, however, was particularly depressing and weird.
Jin Xinyue's body seemed to have been filled with powerful magnetic units. She drew everyone's attention away from the monument and focused it on her.
Naturally, it was because of the shocking revelation.
However, Jin Xinyue was as calm and composed as before. Her smile when she faced her supporters was as perfect as her grief when she faced the monument.
She seemed to be at the eye of a superstorm, where all the doubts, suspicions, and attacks of the outside world could not affect her at all.
As long as one saw her expression at this moment, no matter how much they believed in the "secret Moonfall document", they would have to seriously consider whether the news on the Internet was really groundless, framing, and slandering without any evidence.
"Rumors stop with the wise."
In the press conference after the memorial ceremony, when a reporter suddenly deviated from the theme of the memorial and threw the most incisive question at Jin Xinyue, Jin Xinyue's delicate makeup and perfect expression did not change at all. She simply replied casually.
The 'perfection' was not torn apart until the big shots of various parties met in private after the dinner party that day.
It was a secret club that belonged to one of the top ten super conglomerates of the five hundred strongest sects of the New Federation.
Sitting in front of Jin Xinyue, on the other hand, were three white-haired old men who had intimidating auras and the look of condemnation on their faces. They were the leaders of the major sects that ranked in the top ten among the seven Sectors of the federation.
They were the real 'big shots of the federation'. Two of their sects were from the Heaven's Origin Sector, and the other was from the Flying Star Sector. Both of them had a history of at least five hundred years. They were deep-rooted, seasoned dominators and the wealthiest of wealthiest families.
After the New Federation was established a hundred years ago, during the golden period of development, their sects expanded day by day, too, until they became 'giants' that spanned across the seven Sectors and were almost unstoppable!
It was especially so a hundred years ago when Jin Xinyue, for the survival of the demon race and for the Blood Demon Sector to get rid of the shadow of the 'defeated world' and become a normal world on par with the other six Sectors so that all the demons could break free from the shackles and become 100% members of the Federation, had found the sects of the big shots and cooperated with them. Or rather, she was' exploited 'and' taken advantage of 'by the big shots willingly!
With the almost infinite human resources under Jin Xinyue's control, the sects of the few big shots were better than the other sects in the fierce competition. They had been rising in the top five hundred of the Federation for a hundred years and had almost surpassed all the other established sects to this day.
Even 'Li Yao's group', another new force that had risen in the recent hundred years, had their shadows behind it, too.
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