The bar was full of people celebrating the New Year. Stimulated by the alcohol and the good news that had just been broadcasted on the news, people were talking loudly about something and toasting people they didn't know. Xu Le struggled to walk to a quiet corner of the bar. When he saw the two empty bottles of hard liquor in front of Shi Qinghai, he couldn't help but shake his head.
Shi Qinghai was still wearing his wrinkled suit, and his whole body was emitting a sour smell. There was nothing on the table except for a few bottles of amber hard liquor, two wine glasses, and a bucket of ice.
"Zhang Xiaomeng didn't come with you?" Shi Qinghai lazily opened his eyes. Although he had already downed two bottles of hard liquor, the eyes of this yuppie-looking official from the Bureau of Investigation were still clear and bright, without a trace of drunkenness.
Xu Le admired Shi Qinghai's alcohol tolerance the most. He sighed and poured himself a thin layer of alcohol, but added seven ice cubes. He replied, "She had a party at home today, so she went back first."
In fact, Zhang Xiaomeng didn't want to go back to that stale home where she only knew how to socialize in high society. However, she had confessed to Xu Le that she was a spy, so naturally, Xu Le wouldn't bring her to meet Shi Qinghai. After all, Shi Qinghai was an official from the Bureau of Investigation of the Federation. Thinking of Zhang Xiaomeng, Xu Le's expression gradually froze. He couldn't completely understand what was on the girl's mind.
"We haven't seen each other for a few days. Why did that woman come back to you?" Shi Qinghai saw his expression and frowned. When he found out that Zhang Xiaomeng and Xu Le were together over the phone, he immediately guessed that it was related to Senator Macklin. Thinking that the female student might want to get close to Tai Zhiyuan by returning to Xu Le, he couldn't hide the disgust in his heart. He said coldly, "Did you forget what happened before the ball?"
Xu Le smiled honestly. Although he couldn't guess what Shi Qinghai was worried about, he could tell that he was concerned about him. He avoided the question and said, "Let's talk about you. What kind of secret mission made you leave for so long? I went to the Fourth Department to look for you, but even your staff members didn't know where you were."
"Well, since it's a secret mission, of course those little bastards wouldn't know." Shi Qinghai raised his eyebrows and said proudly, "Nominally, I just took a two-month leave and went to the tropical south for a vacation."
"Since that's the case, of course, you can't tell me about the mission," Xu Le Le, said.
Shi Qinghai shrugged and silently agreed. He lay on the sofa comfortably and drank while watching the TV in the bar. The TV screen was still repeating the breaking news. On the screen, Councilor Pavel looked very calm as he walked up the gangway. The wind in the S2 Green Dragon Mountain area made his windbreaker flutter in the wind.
Shi Qinghai looked at the screen and pursed his thin lips. He narrowed his eyes and fell into deep thought. In the past few days, he had been very busy. The communication between the Tai family and the Anti-Government Army was all done by him alone. He had to negotiate the conditions, send the information back and forth, and clash of wills … It was very tiring for him.
The second in command of the Anti-Government Army had left Linhai a long time ago, so he had to do everything by himself. He used a secret channel and devoted himself to this shocking behind-the-scenes deal. Not only did he have to avoid the attention of the Federation Government, but he also had to avoid the surveillance of the Tai family. The pressure was as heavy as a mountain. It was so heavy that he almost couldn't breathe, and he didn't even have time to take a shower.
Now that everything was over, and both parties had reached an agreement. The past few days of hard work and tension seemed to have exchanged for a good result. Looking at Senator Pabre, whose face was as dark as iron, on the screen, he suddenly felt a little exhausted.
"Did you know? This guy who looks like a rock on the screen will become our president next year. " Shi Qinghai put down his wine glass and lit a cigarette. He took a deep breath and sighed in satisfaction. He bitterly added in his heart, At least before this guy is officially elected president, I should be safe in the Federation.
Looking at Senator Pabre shaking hands with the leader of the Anti-Government Army on the screen, Shi Qinghai was amazed by the influence of the Tai family in the Federation. Choosing to make Pabre appear in front of all the Federation citizens during the New Year in the form of a breaking news event, it had to be said that … this was a way to maximize the benefits. But the key was that the Tai family had to have this kind of control over the media, as well as the ability to judge the countless factions within the Federation Government. Only then could this news event catch everyone off guard.
If the citizens of the Federation could really get rid of the shadow of the civil war, then they would definitely remember for a very long time that when everyone was celebrating the New Year, a distinguished Senator of the Federation took a great risk and secretly went to the mountainous area controlled by the Anti-Government Army, and reached a peace agreement with the Anti-Government Army. From today onwards, it would be very difficult for people to forget the moment when Senator Pabre, wearing a trench coat, walked down the gangway of the transport aircraft with a calm expression.
"It's this year." Xu Le reminded Shi Qinghai that it was already past 12 o 'clock. He shook his head and said, "Although I also like Senator Pabre very much, the political aspect is too far away from us. I don't know if he can successfully get elected."
"Trust me, he is already the president." Shi Qinghai smiled a little tiredly. He thought to himself that if Senator Pabre still couldn't grasp this opportunity under such a wave of public opinion, then it could only mean that the higher-ups in the organization and the Tai family had all misjudged him at the same time.
At the same time, he also thought that the ordinary citizens of the Federation only saw this scene on the news today, but they didn't know that in order for this to happen on time on the New Year, the two parties involved in this incident had secretly negotiated many times. In the end, they were able to sign the agreement in the end. The ordinary citizens also didn't know how much inside information was hidden behind this seemingly legendary Senator's journey of reconciliation.
Shi Qinghai knew all of these inside information because he was the person involved. He quietly looked at Xu Le and thought about the conversation at the Double Moon Festival ball. He thought about how his good friend in front of him would probably never know about the important role he played in this incident, and he couldn't help but smile slightly.
After stuffing out the cigarette, Shi Qinghai raised his wine glass and said to Xu Le, "To the peace of the Federation."
Xu Le raised his wine glass and replied with a smile, "To our future president."
Shi Qinghai downed the strong wine in one gulp, and a strange smile appeared on his face, "Yes, to … our … president."
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The busy workers had already left, and the light screen connected by the optical fiber had also been dismantled and was ready to be transported away. Tai Zhiyuan stood on the second floor and looked down at the empty hall, but it was as if he could still see the computer light screen that displayed the important information of the major forces of the Federation, and the workers who were responsible for determining the specific links and analyzing the reactions of all parties after the incident.
This was a villa on the outskirts of Linhai, and it was the property of the Tai family. In the past few days, this villa had become a temporary decision-making room, specifically responsible for dealing with the negotiations with the S2 anti-government army. In the past few days, the light screen was always on, and the workers were always busy, walking as if they were running.
Tai Zhiyuan's lips slightly curved, and he smiled.
After the coming of age ceremony, he finally had full authority. For the first time, he truly began to independently handle a major event that could affect the entire Federation. Under the close supervision of Lady Tai, with the help of countless workers from the family, and after many days of exhaustion, he was finally satisfied to see that his work had a good result.
He only saw the news on the light screen once, but he saw the news four minutes before anyone in the Federation, and even the president. This was because this piece of news had passed his review and was sent to the news department of the Federal Television Station.
The Federation TV station was the national TV station, and no company, no tycoon, not even the legendary seven families had the ability to completely control it. But countless forces would try to reach out their hands in the Federation TV station. And the Tai family, who had always been low-key and steady, was the most important news department of the Federation TV station, and had the most powerful influence.
Tai Zhiyuan held the railing with both hands, and recalled the scene in his mind. He was very satisfied with Mr. Pabre's performance in front of the camera. He believed that in the near future, Mr. Pabre's campaign office would definitely choose that scene as the most important poster cover, and paste it all over the Federation streets, to win him countless votes.
Thinking about this, the youth couldn't help but smile, and he was very satisfied with his work these past few days. The negotiations with the anti-government forces were exceptionally difficult, because the other party was still unwilling to give in to the three most important conditions proposed by the Federation government. And if Tai Zhiyuan couldn't convince the other party to give in, then even if he reluctantly signed the agreement, he was afraid that in front of the president and the management committee, he wouldn't be able to get a shred of approval.
The negotiations continued until the last moment. At that time, Mr. Pabre had secretly boarded the Tai family's private spaceship and arrived at the mountainous four states of Region S2. That inconspicuous transport aircraft was already full of fuel, and the old-fashioned engine was already roaring, but the two parties in charge of the negotiations still hadn't reached an agreement.
Reaching an agreement was very important, but the timing of reaching an agreement … was actually even more important. Both parties knew very well what it meant for Mr. Pabre to choose the time of the New Year, so the anti-government forces kept delaying it, inevitably because they wanted to use the time to exchange for benefits.
In the end, it was Mr. Pabre himself who spoke from under the transport aircraft. If the anti-government forces still insisted, then he would rather take the risk of becoming a laughingstock in the political world after the matter was exposed and return to the capital directly on the spaceship.
It was precisely through this small interlude that Tai Zhiyuan once again confirmed that his opinion of Mr. Pabre was correct. This Mr. Pabre did indeed have the sincerity and persistence that was rarely seen in the Federation's political circles — Tai Zhiyuan was very willing to see such a person become the president of the Federation.
"Young Master, we should be leaving." Butler Jin walked up behind him and quietly looked at his side profile, smiling slightly. He knew very well what kind of satisfaction and tiredness a young man would feel after completing such a political operation on his own for the first time.
"Yeah, I can finally relax." Tai Zhiyuan sighed and said, "What's my schedule for tomorrow?"
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