The door to the dining room at the bottom floor of the hotel was gently pushed open. A waitress walked in with a dining cart. Her movements were very nimble, as if she had been doing this job for many years. Probably because of the hygiene requirements, the waitress wore a mask on her face and a hat on her head, covering most of her face.
She didn't chat with her colleagues in the dining room. The waitress seemed to be a little sore. She waved to her colleagues and went straight into the lounge. Without stopping, she walked out of the lounge's side door and into the autumn rain.
The autumn rain was cold. Zhang Xiaomeng walked at a normal pace in the hotel's backyard. In a temporary shelter from the rain, she took off her work clothes and took out a change of clothes from a box. She also took out a piece of paper from under the clothes.
The topographic map of the hotel and the exit route were drawn on the light yellow instant paper. She was very familiar with the hotel's layout. After re-examining the route and confirming that there were no problems, she stuffed the paper into her mouth and quickly swallowed it.
It was a woman's trench coat with a hood. She flipped the hood over to block the cold raindrops and covered her face again. Walking along the stone path in the hotel's backyard, she soon felt that something was wrong. At this time, the backyard was deserted. Not many people would walk in the rain. Her figure was particularly eye-catching.
A few people were walking toward her. Zhang Xiaomeng didn't lower her head. Using the shadow of the hat as cover, she walked over with her head held high. Further away was the entrance guard. A few police officers were wearing raincoats, chatting about something in boredom.
The Ministry of Justice had made a lot of preparations for this key witness of the hearing. The Federation Bureau of Investigation and the Police Bureau were also cooperating. Around the entire hotel, there were countless layers of checks and surveillance lines. On the contrary, to respect the dignity of the anti-government forces, the security on the upper floors was much more lax.
The main task of these police officers was to ensure her safety and prevent the fanatical followers of Senator Macklin or the possible assassins from getting close to her. However, if she wanted to leave now, these people would become a problem.
Zhang Xiaomeng lowered her head slightly and looked at the police. She touched the fake ID and the little item in her pocket, took a deep breath, and walked over. Compared to the police here, the soldiers and the Federation's electronic network at the other exits were more troublesome.
When they were about to reach the exit of the backyard, the few police officers in raincoats didn't show any special behavior. However, at this moment, several military vehicles painted in dark colors quickly drove over, stirring up the rain along the way. They braked violently and stopped at the entrance of the backyard. A group of armed soldiers rushed down from the military vehicle and quickly showed their authority to take over the defense at the back door. The rest of the soldiers entered the back garden.
The moment the military vehicle entered her line of sight, Zhang Xiaomeng understood what was happening. Her footsteps did not slow down at all. She followed a small path by the back door and disappeared into the rain.
A minute and a half later, she arrived at another exit before the Federation's deployment. However, there was no one from the organization outside this exit. Most importantly, this exit had the scanning program of the Federation's electronic surveillance network!
The face of the girl in the hat was slightly pale, but her eyes were exceptionally bright. She made up her mind to break through this exit. Although it would definitely trigger the alarm, there was no one around, so she could buy some time.
Just as she stepped into the scanning channel, a person suddenly came to her side. A faint blue light enveloped the two of them. The two of them walked quickly. The Federation's electronic surveillance network, which would never make mistakes, did not react at all.
In the autumn rain, Zhang Xiaomeng and that person walked into an alley and got into a car that had already been prepared. The car stopped three times on the way and set up enough disguises before they arrived at their real destination. It was a simple hotel near the Capital University that did not require identification.
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Zhang Xiaomeng wiped her wet hair with a dry towel. She looked at the person she regarded as her father and quickly asked, "Why did the Federal Army suddenly make a move?"
"I don't know." The intelligence leader of the anti-government forces, the extremely mysterious middle-aged uncle, shook his head. "It was already very late when the information came. It was probably a sudden decision by the Federation government. The people in the government did not have time to react."
The middle-aged uncle was an important figure in the anti-government forces, but he seemed to not know his own importance. He was always active in the most dangerous capital special district. His outfit today was not as wretched as Xu Le had seen him before, nor was it as normal as usual. He wore a pair of glasses and looked like a middle-aged lecturer commonly seen in the Capital University.
Zhang Xiaomeng took out a small tool from her short windbreaker and placed it on the table. It was a cleverly designed stun baton. Within a range of three meters, it was more effective than a handgun. She did not ask the middle-aged uncle what the small device that emitted a faint blue light was, but she could guess. The Federation government had not been able to arrest him for so many years. He had always been very confident in running around the universe for the organization. The small device that could hide from Charter's eyes was definitely extremely important.
The middle-aged uncle walked to the window, lifted a corner of the curtain, and looked at the Capital University in the autumn rain in silence.
The Federation government had turned against him. This was both within his expectations and beyond his expectations. Senator Macklin had not been convicted, and the big fish in the sea had not been caught. Why was his net abandoned?
In the simple hotel room, the wallpaper was peeling. The color difference of the TV screen was a little off, and the news image on it looked a little distorted. Zhang Xiaomeng and the middle-aged uncle watched the news in silence. Their feelings were as unreal as the image on the TV screen.
In the news image, the breaking news reporter from the Federation TV station was anxiously saying, "An important witness in the Macklin case, an important witness from the anti-government forces, Zhang Xiaomeng, suddenly disappeared this afternoon. There is currently no reliable information on what happened."
Zhang Xiaomeng quietly watched the news and suddenly asked, "Is the source of your information reliable?"
The middle-aged uncle said, "It's news from the president's office. The Ministry of Justice suspects you of perjury and is preparing to arrest you."
Zhang Xiaomeng thought of the murderous soldiers from before. She lowered her head and thought for a moment. Suddenly, she said, "This is wrong. I have to go back immediately."
"It doesn't matter if they deliberately released the information or not. As long as I leave the hotel, those people will have achieved their goal of stopping the hearing." Zhang Xiaomeng looked at the middle-aged uncle. For the first time, she doubted the judgment of her superior. "There are no surveillance cameras in the room, but there are in the corridor and in the backyard of the hotel. They have the video in their hands, so they can shirk responsibility and say that I left on my own accord. They can push all the blame to the organization."
The middle-aged man was silent for a long time before he said, "Even so, you can't go back. I admit that your judgment is very reasonable, but the organization won't let any of our comrades take unnecessary risks in order to succeed."
"If I don't go back, Macklin will still be alive," Zhang Xiaomeng said stubbornly in a low voice.
"You can't go back. As long as you leave the vicinity of the hotel, no matter where you are, the Federation government can kill you on the spot and say that we are silencing you," the middle-aged uncle said coldly. "I just don't understand why they are doing this."
The room fell into a dead silence. Zhang Xiaomeng said slowly, "It should be that the two sides reached some kind of agreement. Macklin accepted the other side's conditions and withdrew from the election. We have done our part and are no longer of any use. And the other side must have promised Macklin to settle the charges. Naturally, we can't enter the parliament building again. "
An hour later, the Federation's television news confirmed Zhang Xiaomeng's speculation. The Minister of Justice held a press conference and showed the video to prove that Zhang Xiaomeng had left the hotel on her own accord. And at the press conference, the Minister said with a heavy expression that they now had enough reason to suspect that the anti-government forces had deliberately created a facade to deceive the Federation's judicial system. The Ministry of Justice was investigating this matter. The female witness had probably sensed something and fled to avoid punishment.
On a private television station's political news program, an expert expressed a different opinion about the breaking news that had happened that day. He looked at the camera and wondered if this was another incident that Senator Macklin's side had created to get him off the hook.
This expert's opinion was immediately refuted by another guest. He believed that Macklin was still cooperating with the investigation in the Ministry of Justice building. Moreover, the video had proven that the female witness had left on her own accord. If there was a conspiracy, it could only be said that the Green Dragon Mountain had created a conspiracy full of loopholes.
Then, the Federation's television station released the video of the hotel. Then, the parliament announced that the hearing would be postponed temporarily to wait for the results of the investigation.
The middle-aged uncle was silent for a long time. A trace of coldness gradually seeped out of his eyes as he slowly said, "If you insist on staying, they have too many ways to shut you up, such as your parents and Xu Le. They can even make you die regardless of everything. But if I take you away, they can make all the problems involve you. The honor of our organization has been taken away by that traitor. Our image has been bad all these years. "
This most outstanding spy of the thirty-seven constitutional governments stood up. After a long silence, he said with a hint of frustration, "There is an old saying that when the wolves and the Bei on the grassland are together, they will be bad to the core. Macklin has become one of them. He is indeed shameless. This feeling of being betrayed, though it's not the first time, still makes me feel bad. "
Zhang Xiaomeng looked at her superior whom she respected so much quietly. Thinking of the rumors on Green Mountain, she couldn't help but feel dejected. His situation in the organization wasn't very good either. The leader of the Nanshui didn't seem to trust him as much as before. A person who only knew how to do things for the sake of his ideals, no matter how outstanding his ability was, would always lose to those vile people who were full of bad intentions.
"Don't get involved in this matter anymore. Withdraw from S1 according to the third plan." After a moment of silence, the middle-aged uncle said, "Inform Xu Le when you're sure it's safe, so that he won't worry too much."
In the end, he looked at the Minister of Justice on the news and said with narrowed eyes, "He would rather step down than bite us to death. Who can exert so much pressure? I'm curious, and I want to give them some gifts. "
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