The signboard of Coco Nightclub was actually a woman's name. The largest nightclub in the Oak State had been open for many years. It represented how many years this woman had stood in this land that constantly produced wealth but was often in turmoil. Blades and swords flashed, guns and cannons roared, clouds of smoke billowed from the cliffs, and indulged in a life of luxury. In the early years of the jianghu, she had infiltrated behind the scenes more than ten years ago. Since then, she had only left behind a legend.
A legend was a legend because it had an inconceivable past that could not be replicated. Whether it was when the anti-government forces attacked with tanks, or when the Federation's Second Military Region's iron-blooded soldiers killed their way in, the capital of Oak State had changed hands more than once. The surrounding buildings of the nightclub still had bullet holes and cannon marks from many years ago, and there were even traces of military mecha running over the concrete road in the back of the alley. But Coco Nightclub had stood tall in the baptism of time.
Xu Le had heard a vague story from a certain person, but he didn't come to S2 to look for historical sites or to sigh at the vicissitudes of life, so he wasn't too excited. But when he saw this woman called Sister Ke in the big, quiet suite on the top floor, he couldn't help but be shocked. He had always thought that a woman who could wave her red sleeves freely between Green Dragon Mountain and the Second Military Region would definitely be a beauty that could turn all living things upside down, or a beauty that was still charming even as she grew older. He really didn't expect that Ke Jie was actually an old woman in her fifties.
Ke Jie's face was cold as she looked at the small-eyed young man standing in front of her. Because of that man, she had seen many outstanding fellows in the Federation in her life. That pair of eyes was very poisonous, but no matter how she looked at him, she didn't feel that this ordinary-looking man had anything worthy of her attention.
"I've seen your file and know that you will have a bright future in the Federation. Why do you have to come here and make your future bleak?" Ke Jie lit a cigarette and asked with a hoarse voice. The fingers holding the cigarette already showed an irrecoverable old appearance.
Xu Le had come to S2 to do something big. If his identity or intentions were to be found out, he would do whatever it took to get rid of this hidden danger before it sprouted. However, he had no intention of doing anything to the old lady in front of him. This was because the information he needed, as well as the promised support, were all in the hands of this old lady.
He lit up a cigarette as well. It wasn't a 37 brand, but an S2 specialty, Huang Ya. Holding the cigarette in his mouth, he said vaguely, "I just felt that it was necessary to do this, so I came."
"Mr. Medellin has been expelled from the Central Committee, but those people in the mountains can't do anything to him. You should know why." Sister Ke held the cigarette between her two fingers and tapped it twice on the ashtray carved out of red millstone. She did not have a trace of elegance at all. She looked at Xu Le and said mockingly, "Those guys who carry guns and want to rule the world don't want to become assassins and offend the workers' organizations in the four provinces around the mountains. But they just have to trick a little thing like you to come here."
Xu Le lowered his head and smoked his cigarette, not answering her.
"Young man, you came to S2. It's obvious that he's using you," Sister Ke reminded him.
Sister Ke reminded him. Originally, she shouldn't have said these words tonight, but she didn't know why, but when she looked at Xu Le, she felt as if she was looking at the youth from many years ago, the youth who had dropped out of S1 Capital University and wholeheartedly wanted to join the Azure Dragon Mountain Guerrilla Army to rebel against the injustice of the Federation. Although that youth had long since become one of the most important figures in the anti-government army, Sister Ke always felt that only the him at that time was truly pure.
Subconsciously, she said these words, hoping that the young man in front of her would back down and leave the Oak Province.
Xu Le knew who the old woman in front of her was talking about. Although she had some guesses about the relationship between the old woman and the old man, when she looked at the wretched old man in the past, she always felt that the old man shouldn't be that old.
After a moment of silence, he said seriously, "Whether or not he's using me doesn't matter for now. I really want to know your opinion on this matter. I did this, and no one supported me, but I felt that I should do it."
"If it's just a matter of principle, of course you should do it. That committee member should have died long ago." Sister Ke laughed. "Since no one supports you, then I'll support you. You have to know that even prostitutes have a sense of justice."
After saying this, Sister Ke took out a completely metal handmade pen from a box beside her and handed it to Xu Le. She said quietly, "I wish you success."
Xu Le smiled and didn't say anything else. He took the pen and turned to leave, not noticing that there seemed to be another pen in the box.
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Half an hour later, the door to the top floor of the nightclub was pushed open again. A young man wearing a small gray cap walked in. This young man wasn't as reserved and silent as Xu Le. Instead, he sat directly on the sofa across from Sister Ke. He poured himself a glass of wine and smiled slightly. The lower half of his face that was exposed in the shadow of the cap bloomed like a flower.
"I didn't expect that my highest leader would actually set the exchange of information at the most famous Coco Nightclub," the young man said with a smile.
Sister Ke looked at this person and suddenly smiled. "This isn't the exchange of information. In fact, in the past 40 years, although he has been helping me to maintain this business, he has never asked me to do anything for him. You are the first person in the entire universe to know that I am related to him."
The young man was slightly startled. After a moment of silence, he took off the cap on his head, revealing his extremely handsome face. He said, "This is really beyond my expectations. It seems that the old man isn't having a good time in the mountains. He doesn't even trust the internal channels of the organization."
"I know that your name is Shi Qinghai." Sister Ke smiled and said, "He once told me that although you are not the fish that he hides the deepest in the federation, nor are you the biggest fish, you are the fish that is the most energetic and the one that is most capable of tormenting others. He admires you very much, so he is not satisfied with your actions in the past year. You don't pay attention to your own safety. This is not a quality that an excellent intelligence officer should have. "
Shi Qinghai shrugged and was about to say something. Sister Ke held another lit cigarette between her fingers and waved her hand to stop him. She continued, "Of course, you have already left the organization. He can't control you."
"Let's stop with the small talk." Shi Qinghai smiled and reached out his hand. "He promised to give me something. Give it to me."
Sister Ke took out another pen from the box and handed it to him. She didn't tell him that someone else had already taken the other pen and left.
Shi Qinghai stood up and thanked her. When he was about to leave, he suddenly stopped and picked up the fishing rod behind the door. He turned around and asked curiously, "I heard from my teacher that when he came to join the organization from the Capital University, he was still an innocent, naive, and idealistic idiot who didn't know anything. He wanted to enter the Green Dragon Mountain but couldn't find the mountain road. He wanted to contact the army, but he was almost arrested and sent to the police station. In the end, he was starved to death in the Oak State …"
He cracked a smile and said, "Was it you who raised him?"
Sister Ke didn't stop him from speculating. A cunning light flashed in her old eyes. "I was Miss Red of the nightclub at that time. It wasn't a problem for me to raise a poor student. But I didn't expect that a poor student would become a big shot."
Shi Qinghai shrugged and left the room. He thought to himself that the most successful spy in the 37th Constitutional Era also had such an absurd life. The intelligence leader of the anti-government army risked using the most important woman in his life. Obviously, this information was very precious and confidential. He couldn't help but feel more confident.
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After resting for a whole night in the comfortable suite provided by the nightclub and taking a bath in the back, Xu Le was full of energy. He lay on the sofa and passed through the slightly thick fog in the room. He closed his eyes and rested. There was a bowl of noodles and a glass of water on the table beside him.
The central committee of Green Dragon Mountain had already fired Macklin, but those people could not directly come out and kill Macklin. Eliminating traitors sounded righteous, but if the anti-government army really did so, they would lose the greatest foundation of public opinion, and the gains would not make up for the losses. This was Xu Le's analysis and judgment. The information hidden in the pen was very important and precious. As the intelligence leader of the anti-government army, he gave this information to him. Perhaps it was just as Sister Ke said, that he had the intention of using him. But for the time being, he didn't have any conflicting feelings in his heart.
After taking a bath and relaxing, he and Bai Yulan didn't go to the room to rest. Instead, they went to the room specially reserved for them to sing. It was still the same red wine, snacks, and noodles. It was still the same two beautiful ladies from yesterday, but the two ladies were more respectful and submissive today.
Since they didn't want to continuously sing to set the Federation's record, the luxurious room started to turn on the TV. Xu Le glanced at the TV news of the Green Dragon Mountain Publicity Department. To satisfy his curiosity, he let the lady beside him switch to the Federation's news channel.
The real-time news announcement at the bottom of the screen said that Senator Macklin had left the Capital Special District on a special plane and arrived in Harbor City. He accepted the nomination for the Nebula Award and the Peace Prize and gave a speech. According to insider information, Senator Macklin might not attend President Pabre's inauguration. Instead, he would return to S2 and gather a mass rally to give an explanation to these loyal voters and at the same time, call on people to support the elected president of the Federation.
In the news screen, it was playing a documentary of the president-elect, Mr. Pabre. It happened to be a year ago when Mr. Pabre secretly took an old-fashioned transport plane and arrived at the Green Dragon Mountain Airport to negotiate with the anti-government army.
In the video, Mr. Pabre walked off the plane in the wind. His clothes were fluttering, and his slightly tanned face had a determined expression. His tall and strong body gave people a feeling that he was worth relying on.
Xu Le narrowed his eyes as he watched. He couldn't help but think of the scene in the bar last New Year when he watched the news with Mr. Shi. This was their president. When he thought of this, he couldn't help but feel slightly melancholy and a little complacent.
The Federation needed a strong political figure to be a leader. Senator Macklin's glorious or dejected exit made President Pabre the only idol-level figure in the Federation. Although the two beautiful ladies in the luxurious private room knew that the two young men were definitely not ordinary people, after spending a day and a night together, they found that the two men's temperaments were very gentle. Therefore, they became more courageous and respectful. Seeing that no one was paying attention, the two ladies gathered together on the sofa and watched the TV while discussing something. Occasionally, they would chuckle softly.
Xu Le's hearing was very sharp. He heard that the two beautiful waitresses were talking about Mr. President on the news. They thought that President Pabre was dark and handsome, with a straight nose and must be very sexually active. Hearing this, he couldn't help but laugh. However, from the corner of his eyes, he caught a glimpse of Bai Magnolia's face. His laughter stopped abruptly.
Bai Magnolia whispered beside him, "When did you know that he was going back to S2?"
Xu Le was silent for a long time before he said, "Because I knew that he was coming back. That's why I came."
Bai Magnolia still had her head down. Her black hair hung in front of her eyes. Her expression was calm, but the rhythm of her breathing was different from usual. She inhaled deeply without exhaling.
The atmosphere in the private room was as usual. However, the silence at this time was obviously a little strange. A trace of coldness flashed in the eyes of the two ladies. They looked at each other and cleverly hid in the attached lounge, leaving the room for the two men to talk.
In the snowy Charter Square, there were nine cigarette butts in the pile of snow beside the bench. They bloomed like plum blossoms. Bai Magnolia knew that Xu Le was a person who paid attention to details. No matter when or where, he would find the trash and throw the cigarette butts in. From then on, he knew what Xu Le was going to do.
At that time, Xu Le had asked him about the power of the weapons in Team 7's armory. He was sure that Xu Le was going to do something big. But even so, Secretary Bai, who was used to seeing life and death, wasn't too vigilant. At worst, he would just kill someone. His hands were stained with the blood of countless people. Therefore, he taught Xu Le how to use a gun and smuggled them here. He even brought the big box of weapons here.
Because he didn't know that Macklin was going back to S2, Bai Magnolia never thought that the big thing that Little Boss was going to do would be so big. He took a deep breath and slowly leaned back on the sofa. He narrowed his eyes and stared at the image of Macklin's speech that had just appeared on the news. He said faintly, "Are you crazy or stupid?"
"I'm not crazy, but I'm not stupid," Xu Le replied.
"All my life, I've loved money and worked for it. I've done all kinds of evil things." Bai Magnolia narrowed his eyes and looked at the old face of the senator on the screen. "But I've never done something like this before. The Federation won't let him die. S2 is his hometown. God knows how many security guards there are. I don't have much confidence in doing this with just the two of us. "
"No." Bai Magnolia immediately changed his judgment and said seriously, "I don't have any confidence at all."
"It's not us, it's me." At this point, Xu Le didn't want to hide anything from him. He stood up and said seriously, "I should've told you earlier, but I can't transport the box here alone. Don't worry, there's no trace of you at the spaceport. The Federation government won't suspect you."
Bai Magnolia was silent and didn't say anything.
Five minutes later, Xu Le and Bai Magnolia changed their clothes and quietly left Coco Nightclub through the back door. In the blink of an eye, they disappeared into the streets and alleys of Oak State. No one could find them anymore.
Xu Le, as a soldier of the Federation, stood on the opposite side of the Federation's upper echelons and the law. He couldn't seek help from powerful people like he had in the past year. So, when he received the email at Wangdu Apartments, he didn't hesitate to choose to cooperate with the intelligence chief of the anti-government army. Xu Le had seen this legendary spy before. Although he didn't know what exactly made him a legend, he didn't have the slightest doubt about his intelligence gathering ability.
Cooperation didn't mean trust. Xu Le would expose his whereabouts under the eyes of Green Dragon Mountain. After he received the information, he stayed for half a day. Then, to everyone's surprise, he quietly left. No one knew where he went.
Right after he left Coco Nightclub, the traveler with the fishing pole left the nightclub openly. He took a taxi and headed to a resort in the west. However, he got off halfway. No one knew where he went.
After that, Coco Nightclub didn't close its doors to customers, but the hostess and manager who had seen these three people were all invited to the top floor by Sister Coco, who rarely saw people. It wasn't until many days later that they saw the sun again with lingering fear.
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Year 68, January 18th. This was an important day that the citizens of the Federation remembered for many years. It was also a day that was destined to be recorded in the annals of the Federation. Because this was the day that the new President of the Federation, Pabre, would be inaugurated.
The capital's Charter Square had already been set up for the ceremony. Yellow sunflowers were neatly placed in the snow. The temporary viewing platform was painted new. It was enough to guarantee the seats of a thousand guests. The public viewing area in front of the square was divided by a yellow line. Countless police officers and plainclothes detectives vigilantly scanned the surroundings. There were still two hours before the ceremony. A solemn atmosphere began to pervade the square. Even the face of the five-person group statue in the middle of the square seemed to have become solemn at this time.
In another star system that was countless light years away from the capital, the district where the Peace Foundation Building was located on the administrative planet S2, which was surrounded by mountains and mountains, had just woken up from the darkness.
The different regions of the Federation could forcibly unify the calendar. That was because the universe generously gifted several administrative planets with very similar environments to the human race. However, the time period couldn't be artificially unified. When the capital of S1 had already begun to prepare for the 10 o 'clock ceremony, it was still early in the morning in S2.
The Peace Foundation Building was located on the west side of the capital of Quandao. The terrain was open, and there were only two hills in the distance. The hills were covered with red and yellow autumn leaves. The colors were gorgeous and made people feel full.
Among the fallen leaves on the hilltop, Xu Le narrowed his eyes and opened the black workbench. He took out the all-metal pen from his clothes, carefully unscrewed the pen cap, and inserted the pen into the data transmission channel of the workbench.
With a soft beep, a detailed structural diagram of the interior of the Peace Foundation Building appeared on the screen of the workbench. Next to the structural diagram was a lot of complex professional data and a cursor indicating the distribution of defense forces. As time went by, the data and cursor were constantly changing and moving.
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