Regardless of whether it was the old man who was fishing by the Snow Mountain Lake in Philadelphia, or the lady who was drinking afternoon tea by the Mochou Back Mountain Lake in the suburbs of the capital, to the Federation, they were not ordinary people. The ordinary people here were not just ordinary people.
All these years, the old man had been sitting by the lake, not because he wanted to show the whole Federation that he did not care about fame and fortune. In fact, the glory of the Federation was all gathered on him. He was the Army God who was respected by thousands of people. The division commanders, regiment commanders, battalion commanders, and soldiers under his command were now generals who held real power in the Federal military … Fame and fortune were like floating clouds in the sky to this old man in Philadelphia. He had once picked them up with his fingers, so he knew that they were not fake, but they were also not that important.
The lady in the Mochou Back Mountain Lake was the same. Just like the attitude of the seven major families for thousands of years, she had always been smiling calmly and silently behind the scenes, looking at the turbulent situation on the stage. She knew more than anyone else. Her slender fingers could easily pick up a piece of old history, which could be a secret that could not be found in the Federation. The family she controlled had always been low-key and silent. Even many years ago, when the government and the seven major families were like fire and water, the Tai family still calmly suppressed all the power that was hidden in the dark. Who knew what kind of power that family of thousands of years old would erupt once it broke out?
When a butterfly flapped its wings, it could create a hurricane on the other side of the sea. The Army God in Philadelphia, the lady in the Mochou Back Mountain Lake, was not a small and weak butterfly, but a roc that flew above the nine heavens, flying through the light of the stars. If people like them really moved, the wind would be very difficult to stop.
The content of the contact between these two big figures was usually not that important. Instead, the time of contact between them could reveal some very important signals.
Lady Tai took the exquisite black phone and walked to the edge of the terrace. There was a polite smile on her calm face, as if she could see the old man on the other end of the phone.
Before the New Year, when Madam Tai found out that General Li had the intention of matchmaking the young lady and the young master of the Li family, she specially made a trip to Feicheng City and had a meal with the old man. Since then, the two had not seen each other. However, at this time, the old man actually called her personally. Madam Tai did not need to ponder for too long to understand the meaning behind it.
Lady Tai smiled and said something into the phone. Then, she hung up the phone. She held the green stone of the terrace with both hands and stared at the slightly dark lake and mountains in a daze. There were some things that she could understand, but there were some that she couldn't. She believed that she had already revealed enough information when she smiled on the phone. However, there were some things that could only be explained thoroughly when they met.
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Army God was an official title of the Federation government. It was not a magical description that was passed down by word of mouth. Although the old man had been silent for a long time, no one dared to underestimate his influence in the Federation. Therefore, when some people knew that the Army God had left Feicheng City and was heading to the Capital Special District, they were shocked and puzzled.
In front of the entrance of the Linyuan, there were some figures of the Special Task Force behind the dense trees. The black official vehicles of the Investigation Bureau of the Federation also showed their presence at the intersection not far away. However, there were more than a dozen military vehicles, which were painted in camouflage and dark green. There were more than a dozen of them parked along the road in front of the entrance of the Linyuan. The air was filled with the unique chill of a military camp.
The old man never wanted to trouble the Federation government, but since the government knew that he was coming, of course, they had to show enough sincerity and attention. As for the officers of the Ministry of National Defense and the First Military Region, they followed the strictest orders of their superiors and surrounded the Linyuan. They had to ensure that the old man was not disturbed by irrelevant people.
However, it seemed that they did not need to do these things, because the Linyuan was not accepting guests today.
The owner of the Linyuan, who used to travel through the Federation like a shadow and rarely appeared in front of people, was wearing a dark green suit today. He stood at the entrance of the Linyuan with a smile on his face. He politely but coldly blocked all the prying eyes, and even refused the request of Director Brin from the President's Residence to enter.
Lin Banshan, the most famous son of the seven families and the top figure in the Federation, was like a doorman today. He stood at the entrance with his mountain-like shoulders and smiled like a doorman. In this Federation, there was probably only one person who could let Lin Banshan guard the door.
When he was young, he had seen the old man, but he never thought that the old man would actually live in his place when he returned to the capital for the first time in all these years. The sense of achievement he felt when he swept through the underground world of Bermuda was not as good as today. He smiled and sent Director Brin out of the door, and then whispered a few words to the logistics director of the First Military Region, who had a distressed expression, before he closed the door of the Linyuan tightly.
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Except for the bamboo house next to the hall, there was not a single guest in the Linyuan. Lady Tai picked up a piece of light red Tongluo fish and dipped it in a little rosemary sauce. She steadily put it on the Guna porcelain plate opposite her and said with a smile, "Lin Banshan is really bold. He dares to release the news that you are coming to the capital. This way, those old guys who are already afraid of him will be even more afraid of him."
"I like bold young people."
The old man said with a smile. Ever since he no longer held the position of Grand Marshal, he had never worn a military uniform again. Today, he was wearing an extremely simple set of casual clothes. His hair was white, and his old and thin body appeared even shorter because of his sitting posture. Compared to the young and tall grandson behind him, the passion and grief of life could be seen at a glance. No one would be able to associate him with his illustrious military exploits and the shocking act of assassinating the Empire's Emperor.
Li Feng, who was wearing a lieutenant colonel uniform, stood behind the old man with his hands behind his back. The usual craziness and violence were gone, and there was only calmness and honesty. He really looked like a boy in puberty, and not the terrifying Madman Li. In this world, the only person he feared and respected, and didn't dare to have the slightest rebellious thoughts, was not his father, but his grandfather, the old and thin old man in front of him.
Madam Tai quietly looked at the age spots on the edge of the old man's eyebrows. Thinking about the past few decades, watching the once arrogant War God gradually grow old, she couldn't help but have some indescribable complex feelings.
The old man casually waved his hand. Li Feng saluted with a bang, walked out of the bamboo house, and walked out of the gate of Linyuan. Leaving his grandfather's side, the piercing cold ruthlessness that rose to the sky returned to him. He coldly stared at the cars outside of Linyuan, feeling a little annoyed.
Lin Banshan, who had been standing at the gate of Linyuan, smiled and lit a cigarette. He handed one over, but it was rejected by Li Feng.
"Sir Military God came here this time for that guy, right?" Lin Banshan didn't care. With his hands behind his back, he leisurely said, "Madman Li, it's useless to be annoyed. If even Military God likes that guy, you can only be annoyed forever in this life."
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There were only two people left in the bamboo house, two people who were qualified to stand in the clouds and watch the destruction and rebirth of the stars. In fact, many years ago, they often sat opposite each other like now, discussing and deciding many things.
But at that time, there was a president and a director of the Bureau of Proclamation beside them. But those two partners had died, and there were only two of them left in the world. It was inevitable that they were lonely.
"It was Little Feng who told me. Otherwise, although I also watched the news on TV, I didn't know that this matter had something to do with my family." The old man looked at Lady Tai and slowly said, "Since that little guy called Xu Le has something to do with my family, I have to pay some attention to him."
Hearing this, Lady Tai easily analyzed the cause and effect. She lowered her head and said with a smile, "I have taken care of Yuzi for so many years, but in the end, I still don't know her well."
It was unknown how much coldness and indifference there was in this sigh, but this lady wasn't stupid enough to put on airs in front of the old man. She just sighed and said, "Xu Le has something to do with your family, but it's related to him."
"Although I don't want to admit it, it seems that Xu Le is the only descendant of my younger brother left in this universe."
"Descendant? Isn't Muzi his daughter? "said Lady Tai.
"I brought Muzi up. Although she has inherited her brother's rebellious nature, she is still a girl after all. And she hasn't even seen her biological father, so she hasn't inherited anything from him. But Xu Le is different …"
The old man's voice was a bit light. He said slowly, "I am old, and he is dead. But I found that he had a student who inherited most of his abilities. It seems that the living me and the dead him can find some way to see each other."
The two brothers, one old and one dead, couldn't see each other again. The old man's words were simple and clear, but there was also a bit of sadness. Lady Tai listened quietly, and the corners of her eyes twitched slightly. She gently pressed the silk scarf on his forehead. After a moment of silence, she said slowly, "Back then, because he broke The Glory Of The Charter, we discussed something with the president. Have you forgotten? He is your biological younger brother, and you have never hesitated. Why do you have a different opinion today? "
She said with slight mockery, "Is it because you are old and your heart has softened? Why was your heart so hard back then? "
The old man looked at Lady Tai quietly. He thought about the secret meeting at the president's official residence that year. He thought about the time when this lady was still a young girl. He thought about the previous head of the Tai family, the complicated relationship between her and his younger brother. He thought about how her eyes were slightly red when she signed her name on behalf of the Tai family. He couldn't help but sigh softly in his heart. He didn't pay attention to the rare sharpness in her words.
It was probably only in front of this old man that Madam Qiong would reveal some of her true feelings.
"He is different from this little guy." The old man said slowly in an old voice, "Personality determines fate. My younger brother was born cold and heartless. If the Bureau of Proclamation hadn't been tracking him down and suppressing him for the past few decades, who knows how many people would have died because of him? But this little guy is different. He made great contributions to the Federation. I checked his files for the past two years. I really admire this little guy's personality. "
"Back then, he also made great contributions to the Federation." Lady Tai looked coldly at the old man in front of her and said, "I don't think it suits your personality to decide the Federation's safety based on personality."
"He can affect the Federation's safety because he has the ability to break The Glory Of The Charter. Is that little guy really that dangerous?"
Lady Tai lowered her head and poured a cup of tea for the old man. She said slowly, "The Federation has already determined that Xu Le from Dong Lin is dead, but he is alive and well in front of me. You should understand what this means. "
The old man coughed twice. The wrinkles on his face gradually smoothed out. He said, "I only recently found out about the relationship between Xu Le and him. Li Feng has fought with him before, but he never told me. In my opinion, this little guy is just too unlucky to have met someone like my brother. He was carelessly brought into the Earth Trench. As for the matter of the chip, perhaps he exchanged it for this little guy when the Bureau of Proclamation was hunting him down two years ago … "
"You are old after all." Lady Tai quietly studied the wrinkles on the old man's face. She said with a slight mocking tone like a younger sister, "Where did the War God, who was decisive in killing and would rather sacrifice his family for the sake of justice than let the Federation take any risk go? He actually used this kind of self-comforting reasoning to clear the name of a dangerous little guy? "
"Of course." The old man said calmly, "If Xu Le knows everything that my younger brother knows … I won't object to you handing him over to the Bureau of Proclamation."
"How can you be sure of this?"
"I'll go see him myself."
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Perhaps it was just as Lady Tai said with a slight mocking tone. The Federation's War God Li Pifu was old after all. When he found out from Li Feng that the person who assassinated Macklin was actually his student and seemed to have inherited all of his abilities, there were some ripples in his tranquil heart. If he was still alive, perhaps this old man would always be as tough as ice cold iron. However, he was already dead, so the old man naturally took care of his descendant a bit more.
The ripples that occasionally appeared in the War God's heart were, for the Federation, turbulent currents hidden under the jade-like surface of the sea. The old man was going to visit a serious criminal in Qingcheng's military prison. The Ministry of Defense quickly sent out a special military plane and advance personnel, busily beginning to arrange everything.
The old man's visit to Xu Le in prison was more profound than the visit of the young master of the Tai family. The commotion it caused was even more shocking. From a certain perspective, this visit to Xu Le determined his life with one glance. Life or death, it was all in this one glance.
Xu Le didn't know any of this. He was politely invited out of the single cell by the warden. Like a VIP guest, he bathed and ate before being brought into the interrogation room. He was originally a bit confused, but when he saw the thin old man across the long table and Madman Li standing behind the old man, he immediately determined the true identity of this old man.
The orphan of Donglin was a rock that couldn't be swayed by anything. However, when he saw this legendary figure without any mental preparation, he was still so shocked that his face turned slightly pale. His lips trembled slightly, and he couldn't say anything for a long time.
The strong mental impact made Xu Le feel a bit dazed. He vaguely remembered the disdainful words of the uncle in the mine many years ago, and the guesses he had about the uncle's background in the past two years. He looked at the Federation's War God Li Pifu across the table in disbelief and subconsciously asked in a hoarse voice,
"Old man?"
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