The wet towel was still in Shi Qinghai's hand. Seeing the man open his mouth and ready to curse in despair, Shi Qinghai directly stuffed the towel into his mouth. He stuffed the towel too hard, and the corner of the man's mouth was broken. Blood flowed out from the corner of his mouth, which was soaked into white meat.
Following the direction of the waves, the fishing boat began to move without the traction of the connecting valve. Shi Qinghai no longer paid attention to the struggling man who was tied to the fishing boat. He tightened his travel backpack and walked out of the cabin. He jumped lightly and landed on another fishing boat, but his left leg slightly paused.
He turned around and looked at the fishing boat in front of him slowly drifting away on the black sea. Hearing the vague sounds and struggling sounds, he shrugged, raised his hand, and waved goodbye to that guy.
The two operations had forced out some useful information. Although there was no way to directly testify against Macklin, Shi Qinghai knew that he had done what he could. He copied the information he obtained into three attachments and sent them to three people. An email was sent to the Capital Special District Daily News, which was famous for its liberal style in the Federation. An email was sent to the Capital District Prosecutor's Office. The last one was sent to Xu Le.
Two important subordinates who had been hiding in the dark disappeared one after another. Senator Macklin's office would definitely attract a considerable amount of attention. Although it was pleasurable, it would be difficult to repeat the same action that he had done a few months ago to cut off a piece of Macklin's flesh.
Shi Qinghai knew that the fishing boat that was gradually moving away should be his last action. He narrowed his eyes. He had done what he needed to do. Now it was time to see the reaction of the Federation government and the big shots.
Jumping from one fishing boat to another, he walked in the direction of the land. He gently hummed a tune, forgetting about the injury on his leg. He was in a very good mood. The travel backpack on his back was swinging. Together with the flowery shirt, beach pants, and the pair of sneakers that were stained with seawater, he looked like a backpacker who was greedy for the sea at night.
He was a tourist, an avenger walking in the night. Tens of billions of people in the Federation were moved by Medellin and trusted that person. There were people in the Federation who supported Medellin. There were also people in the Seven Great Families who cooperated with him. The people of the four states around the mountains loved him madly. Compared to this politician, he was so small.
However, Shi Qinghai insisted because he knew that Xu Le must be doing something as well. Although they didn't know each other's plans, they wouldn't feel lonely as long as they knew that someone was going with them.
As his sneakers stepped on the rough sand, Shi Qinghai looked at the wide sea and felt a little powerless. He didn't know if the things he had investigated would be enough to defeat Macklin. After a moment of silence, he took out a brand new mobile phone from his backpack and dialed a number that he had memorized in his mind.
"Hello, this is Nelson's Dry Goods Store. How can I help you?" A deep voice came from the other end of the phone. It was already late at night, but that person didn't seem to be surprised or annoyed.
Shi Qinghai said into the phone, "I have some professional needs."
After a moment of silence, the person on the other end of the phone said cautiously, "Which customer recommended you?"
Shi Qinghai said a name. With the two intelligence networks of the Federation Investigation Bureau and the anti-government army, he had obtained a lot of useful information before he became a wanted criminal, such as the black gun dealer called Nelson's Dry Goods Center.
Shi Qinghai stood under the sea cliff with his backpack and said, "I want a gun, a big gun."
…
…
After working for two days and three nights in Harbor City without sleep, Xu Le slept soundly beside Zou Yu's bed. After the fight with the bodyguard of the Lin family, he had to travel thousands of miles overnight. After all, he was not an iron man after all.
Waking up in the morning light, he stretched his sore body. He didn't want to disturb the mother and son sleeping soundly on the bed, so he quietly walked out of the ward. However, he saw two orderlies with solemn expressions guarding outside.
Xu Le's sharp eyes fell on the pistols on the waists of the two soldiers. His heart slightly moved.
Only with a gun could one have power. The bigger the gun, the more power one had.
In the past two years, Xu Le had seen a lot of arrogant people in the Federation, especially the second generation of the seven families. They flashed in front of him like a slide show and then disappeared. These children of aristocratic families would often have powerful bodyguards by their side, such as Brother Zeng and Uncle Kong.
But what left the deepest impression on him was the Zou siblings at the entrance of the nightclub in Linhai. Zou family was definitely not as powerful as those real families. At that time, Zou Yingxing was only the logistics director of the Ministry of National Defense of the Federation. However, such a pair of siblings dared to use guns on the street with plainclothes soldiers around them. They were really fierce to the extreme.
This was probably the real reason why the seven families still had to abide by certain rules and play a low-key role in front of the public even though they were deeply involved in every corner of society. The army of the Federation was always firmly in the hands of the government.
The two soldiers guarding the door looked straight ahead as if they didn't see Xu Le go out at all. Xu Le rubbed his head and had a little doubt. Although Zou Yu's father was a popular candidate for the next Minister of National Defense of China, she was giving birth to a child. How could she be qualified for two active soldiers to stand guard?
This was the Army general hospital, so soldiers were common. However, the news media in the capital had always been pervasive and merciless. If this matter was reported, Deputy Minister Zou would be under a lot of pressure. With the other party's political wisdom, he should have noticed this.
"You're up? Go in and eat breakfast first. "
A middle-aged woman walked out from behind the orderly with a portable automatic heating box in her hand. The traces of age were very clear at the corners of her eyes, but she took good care of herself. It was hard to tell how old she was.
Xu Le was slightly stunned. Looking at the woman's facial features that seemed to be distinguishable, he immediately guessed who she was. However, he didn't expect her to speak to him in such an amiable tone. He quickly took the box in her hand, bowed his head and said, "Good morning, auntie."
"Madam, the general is waiting to see him." The orderly next to her lowered his voice and reminded her.
"I said to talk after breakfast. He just came back from out of town. I'm afraid he hasn't eaten in a long time." The madam looked at the orderly and said softly.
Only then did Xu Le understand why there were two orderlies standing at the door of the ward.
This breakfast was not very comfortable. Zou Yu's mother's smile was very sincere, but it was this sincerity that made him a little flustered. It seemed that other than the shrewd general in the Zou family, whether it was Zou Yu or this madam, they all saw Xu Le as a real son-in-law or brother-in-law.
After meeting Deputy Minister Zou at the Milky Way Public Cemetery, the Zou family seemed to be less concerned about Zou Yu's accidental pregnancy. Even after Zou Yu moved back home, her mother often talked about why Xu Le didn't come to visit. It was not the kind of nagging with resentment, but the kind of nagging with curiosity. After meeting her today, this minister's wife was indeed completely different from what Xu Le had imagined. She was more like a housewife commonly seen in small towns.
While Zou Yu's mother went to do something, Xu Le wiped the cold sweat on his forehead and looked at Zou Yu with a bitter smile.
Liu Huo was still asleep. Zou Yu leaned against the bed and drank her porridge expressionlessly. She said, "My mother joined the army when she was 16 years old and has been working in the general assembly base. She has done logistics, medical treatment, sanitation, and everything. Anyway, she has been moving with my father and has developed such a personality. I think she has gone to find some old colleagues to chat. She seems to have a few old friends who are directors in the general hospital. She didn't think that if my father had not become an official, those people would not have cared about her. "
These words were unpleasant to hear. Xu Le narrowed his eyes and was about to lecture Zou Yu like he did in the apartment when he suddenly remembered that she had just given birth and was in a sensitive period. It would not be good if he lectured her until she became depressed after pregnancy. He put the finished lunch box in the toilet attached to the ward and said goodbye to Zou Yu. Then, he left with the two orderlies who had been guarding him.
At this moment, he would rather face the Deputy Minister of National Defense, who was powerful and had no idea how he would deal with him, than face the minister's wife who was so passionate and treated him as her real son-in-law.
…
…
The two orderlies escorted Xu Le to a military vehicle as if they were escorting a criminal and left the Army general hospital. The military vehicle did not drive for long before it stopped in front of a guesthouse that stood alone in the depths of Linyuan.
Yunhou Guesthouse was the Federal military's exclusive reception venue. For countless years, countless war orders had been issued from this conference room. The shady green trees and cool morning breeze made the capital's summer around the guesthouse retreat. Xu Le stood in front of the guesthouse and couldn't help but narrow his eyes. He didn't understand why Deputy Minister Zou wanted to see him here.
"Recently, the Joint Chiefs of Staff were holding a meeting. The chief didn't have time to leave the guesthouse," one of the orderlies guessed Xu Le's confusion and explained.
The Joint Chiefs of Staff was an important organization used by the Federation government to plan for military-related issues. Nominally, it belonged to the Ministry of National Defense, but in reality, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff was personally appointed by the president. The current chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff was the commander of the First Military Region, General Miles.
It seemed that the Federation government was preparing for something, but it was not clear whether it was to deal with the anti-government forces in Mountain S2 or the increasingly tough stance of the Empire. Xu Le narrowed his eyes. Under the guidance of the orderlies, he entered the annex of Yunhou Guesthouse and came to the door of a room.
"Reporting to the chief, the person is here."
"Come in."
The heavy solid wooden door slowly opened. A thick red carpet was laid out under his feet. A secretary-like person in casual clothes smiled at Xu Le, led him in, and then closed the door behind him.
A general's uniform was casually placed on the table. Two stars shone in the dark. Zou Yingxing, wearing a plain white shirt, sat on the light, old-fashioned sofa. He wore a pair of glasses and carefully read a document.
…
…
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
