The Federation had many historical sites, but there was no such thing as a pyramid. If this society also had a pyramid, then people like Tai Zhiyuan would undoubtedly be one of those people who stood at the very top of the pyramid and looked at the scenery. His family background, the education he received since childhood, or more accurately speaking, the class he belonged to, which was also the position he sat on … it was destined that this young and proud successor of the Tai family would only snort in disdain and feel incomparable hatred towards George Carlin's set of theories.
In Tai Zhiyuan's eyes, the group of anti-government forces coiled around the S2 Green Dragon Mountain area did not hesitate to use violence to destroy the stable structure of the Federation for a set of illusory political theories, for the so-called dogsh * t justice. Facing the threat of the empire's powerful military, the existence of the anti-government forces not only forced the Federation government to expend a large amount of attention, it also wasted countless taxpayer dollars. More importantly, it created a gap in the Federation society. If the people's hearts were divided, how would they face the empire's invasion? What was the difference between this type of behavior and those traitors who betrayed the interests of the Federation?
If possible, Tai Zhiyuan was willing to have the Federal Army sweep clean all of the armed forces in Green Dragon Mountain in the shortest amount of time possible. However, decades of history proved that without the help of the First Charter, the complex terrain of Green Dragon Mountain, as well as the chaotic electronic turbulence atmosphere that was extremely unsuitable for large-scale mechanical warfare, was enough to help those stubborn anti-government forces who lacked resources but refused to admit defeat resist the Federal Army's spring offensive.
It could only be done slowly. Therefore, when the number two figure of the anti-government forces braved the enormous danger and met with Tai Zhiyuan at the Double Moon Festival ball, Tai Zhiyuan did not impulsively hand the other person over to the government. Instead, he forcefully suppressed the hostility in his heart and very rationally facilitated Pabre's trip to Green Dragon Mountain.
However, Tai Zhiyuan's attitude towards the anti-government forces in Green Dragon Mountain had never changed, never softened. If the situation permitted, if he truly stood on the political stage of the Federation, perhaps he would be even more unyielding than the officers of the Second Military Region and the deputy minister of the Ministry of Defense who committed suicide.
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On the screen, Tai Zhiyuan's thin and pale face showed a hint of mockery. He said, "I saved you this time, not because I agree with your ideals, but because you are the middleman in this settlement agreement. You know too many details, and those details require you to go back to S2 to carry out."
"In addition, I don't like the fact that some people in the government treat the assassination in the gymnasium as a game. My dignity doesn't allow me to be kept in the dark. I don't want to see any scapegoats they find die … Of course, if Xu Le hadn't returned to Lin Hai, maybe I wouldn't care about your life or death."
There was not much to remember about this conversation, and it was soon over. But before it ended, three young men with completely different identities and positions did a math problem. For example, how many lives did Tai Zhiyuan owe to Xu Le, how many lives did Shi Qinghai owe to Tai Zhiyuan, how many lives did Shi Qinghai owe to Tai Zhiyuan, and how many lives did he return to Xu Le.
As a result, the most silent Xu Le became the biggest creditor.
That night, Shi Qinghai left the base. He did not accept the arrangement of the Black Eagle Security Company to take the stowaway near-star spaceship to S2. Instead, he quietly disappeared into the darkness again. As long as the Bureau of Proclamation no longer tracked him down, it was believed that this excellent spy would be able to find his own organization again, and silently lurk in order to do something for the teacher who died tragically in front of him.
The next day, Xu Le returned to the First Military General Hospital in the southwest region of Jingzhou. Tai Zhiyuan still had some things to deal with in the capital special district. He said that he would see him in ten days, and told Xu Le to wait in the hospital. It seemed that another long talk was about to begin.
The familiar courtyard, the familiar smell of medicine, and the snow-white ceiling, Xu Le had been silent. He did not have much literary spirit to worry about whether the struggle between the several camps in the Federation would bring some kind of fatalistic tragedy to his friends … Literary spirit always made short sentences become long sentences, and he was not used to this. He was used to thinking very directly. Everyone had their own life. Whether it was Tai Zhiyuan or Shi Qinghai's life, in his eyes, they were all too strange. It was not something that he could touch or want to touch.
He had too many things to worry about, whether it was the disguise chip behind his neck, the gloomy and terrible black dream, or the fresh images that he could now skillfully reflect in his eyes. These were enough to make him restless.
However, he still calmly rested and ate. Occasionally, he would think about his trip to Linhai and comfort himself. If he had not returned to Linhai, Tai Zhiyuan would definitely not have used his family's power to help Shi Qinghai escape. It seemed that a small figure like him could still play some role in this big era, even if it was very marginal and insignificant.
Most of the time, he missed Zhang Xiaomeng. He thought about Zhang Xiaomeng, the girl who he met like a green duckweed in a stream and disappeared like a dewdrop in autumn. Where was she now? What was she doing? Was the assassination on New Year's Day really organized by such a delicate and fairy-like girl? Was her pair of red devil horns still in her luggage?
Shi Qinghai said that his thoughts had been controlled by the intensity of his lust, but Xu Le did not admit this. He only thought of Zhang Xiaomeng out of habit because in this world, there was only one girl of the opposite sex that he could think of. Moreover, this was the girl with whom he had once shared happy days and deep conversations.
Xu Le did not even want to think about the role that Zhang Xiaomeng might have played in this whole incident. He was just a little worried that under the pressure of the Federation government's investigation, the power behind her would abandon her like how it had treated Shi Qinghai. He had sincerely asked Tai Zhiyuan to help investigate her, but he still found nothing.
Just as he was about to become sick from his longing and worry, Xu Le received a phone call. The girl's voice on the other end of the phone was incomparably light and incomparably sad, like the dark clouds floating in the late winter sky of Linhai. It was a little high up, but also a little heavy.
It was like she was on the other side of the mountain, hearing voices but not seeing people.
"It was me who told them that you might have gone to the concert with Tai Zhiyuan."
Xu Le held the phone in silence. After a long time, he said, "You didn't know that they wanted to kill Tai Zhiyuan?"
"I didn't know … I thought that I was doing the right thing, but now I realize how childish I was." The girl's voice was incomparably lonely and self-deprecating.
"Where are you now? Are you in danger? "
"I'm very safe, but it seems that some people are investigating me, so I … am preparing to leave."
Hearing this, Xu Le was silent for a long time. He knew that it was definitely the Tai family investigating Zhang Xiaomeng. With Tai Zhiyuan's personality, if it was really Senator Macklin who told the hawks in the Department of Defense about the concert, he would definitely not let go of Zhang Xiaomeng, because only through Zhang Xiaomeng could he get evidence to nail Senator Macklin down.
"You still want to go back to that senator?"
"No, I just want to do something more practical."
"You know yourself that you are a very childish person, so why do you still want to go?"
"There has to be some improvement."
"I am a normal person … I can't understand how people like you think, and I don't know what is worth sacrificing human emotions, even if it is a very noble idea … I don't think it is worth sacrificing, those things that shouldn't be sacrificed."
"I'm not only referring to what happened between you and me, but also a lot of things, like life, like justice. Maybe you will ask me what justice is, but in my opinion, justice is doing the right thing. What is the right thing to do? Something that can make one feel at ease, not bullying the weak, not harming innocent people … it should be like this, right? "
The usually silent Xu Le held the phone tightly and said a lot of words. In the end, he said word by word, "I've said before, no matter how great a goal is, if the process to achieve it is dirty and ugly, then it will be dirty and ugly."
"I will remember what you said, and I will do the same in the future," Zhang Xiaomeng answered seriously on the other end of the phone.
In Xu Le's small eyes, there was a flash of uncontrollable sadness. He said slowly, "I have an uncle who once asked me why men and women always like to buy two pairs of rings when they get married. That's because rings as big as diamonds … girls like to wear them to show off, but they can't do anything with them. "
"Actually, I don't have high expectations for life. Before this happened, my biggest dream was to buy you a big ring and let you wear it everywhere to show off … Also, I'm very good at cooking, I'm very good at doing housework, you can always wear it and don't need to change."
"Now it looks like I don't have to spend money to buy a ring." Xu Le lay on the bed and said softly into the phone, "Take care of yourself, don't be as naive as before … Woman, goodbye."
There was a long silence on the other end of the phone, and then Zhang Xiaomeng's voice came, "Goodbye, man."
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In a corner of the waiting room at Jingzhou's Xinze Spaceport.
"That man of yours can be called Saint Xu Le." An uncle with a wretched face, but his face was full of love. He looked at the silent girl beside him and comforted her, "You are the future of this business. No matter how naive and childish you are, no matter how much damage you cause, as long as you face it bravely, it will become a mature experience for you."
"I know, I just feel very sorry for him." Zhang Xiaomeng raised her face, took off her black-rimmed glasses, and wiped away her tears. She smiled stubbornly and said, "And if he really likes me, in a few days, he will be sad again."
"The Tai family can't find any evidence, and I can't find any evidence either. Your words can't be used as evidence." The uncle smiled and said, "In the Federation's territory, I can't do anything to that senator for now. I believe that your passenger number has fallen into his hands."
Six days later, the Federation's news channel broadcasted a piece of news. A spaceship flying from Xinze Spaceport to Region S2 failed to operate due to the aging circuit and crashed to the ground. All the passengers in the spaceship were killed.
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