The black car quietly slid into the barracks, and the heavy door was closed behind it. Lan Xiaolong and a few other officers, who heard the sound of the wind, came over and walked into the office. Because of the hangover, their faces were full of tiredness, and their eyes were bloodshot. After they understood what happened outside the woman's apartment, their faces became serious and ugly.
Not long after, Xu Le's military phone beeped, and Li Xiaotong sent an email. He read it carefully, and then leaned against the chair and closed his eyes to think seriously for a long time. However, he still couldn't understand this matter.
The most promising young lieutenant colonel in the Federation was photographed by a news reporter violating military discipline by not returning home at night and visiting prostitutes at a time when the war was fierce. Such a scandal was published during a time when the war was fierce, and it was really shocking.
And the person involved was Xu Le. This matter was not only shocking, but there was probably a deeper purpose.
After Li Xiaotong received their call, he found some information in the shortest amount of time. The major media stationed in the West Woods could be so sensitive and had the guts to secretly follow Xu Le. It was indeed related to the giant Sanlin United Bank.
This seventh young master had always firmly and coldly placed trusted aides around his big brother, which was why he could find some information so quickly. However, he still couldn't find out where the media got the information from.
Why did Li Xiuzhu do this?
Xu Le opened his eyes and thought in confusion. Did he want to turn himself into a rotten egg because he still didn't give up on the marriage with the Lees of Philadelphia? Did Li Xiuzhu still put his heart on the nation's girls?
However, because of Jian Shui'er, Zou Yu, and Zhang Xiaomeng, in the eyes of many people in the upper and lower levels of the Federation, he had long been a silent flower stone. What good would it do him to ruin his reputation?
More importantly, ever since the presidential election, Li Xiuzhu had been low-key and steady. With his temperament and ability, it was impossible for him to use such inferior and childish arrangements.
His eyes narrowed as he thought of the two expert assassins who had been smuggled into the West Woods from Bermuda. Although the Federation Investigation Bureau had never been able to determine who the mastermind was, he could basically confirm that the person who wanted to kill him was definitely related to the young masters of the aristocratic families and the politicians of the capital ring. Li Xiuzhu's actions might be to cover up something, or to find a reason to stay out of it when the matter failed in the future.
"We've never been the kind of people who like to stir up trouble. The key is that there are always people who like to smear bullshit on our faces."
Lan Xiaolong said in a deep voice. Outside the window, the members of Group 7 who had just woken up were sunbathing in groups of twos and threes. Under the big tree, Xi Peng kept smoking with her head lowered.
Xu Le suddenly thought of the girl in the apartment building. He narrowed his eyes and said directly to Bai Yulan, "I'll call that girl later and see what she thinks. If she's willing, you can help me send her away. Also, you can call Li Xiaotong and ask him to help settle down in the capital ring. "
Bai Yulan nodded slightly. Group 7 had been doing private work in the dark all these years. It was not difficult to secretly send a person out of the West Woods. Other than the Bureau of Proclamation, no other department or organization would be able to find a trace.
Next, Xu Le and the others discussed a lot of countermeasures to prepare for the upcoming news flood. They had just returned from the battlefield, and now they had to fight again. However, this time, the target of the battle had changed to the ubiquitous public opinion. Everyone felt very unhappy.
"The nightclub incident can be widely publicized. This can help to establish a positive image of you. Instructor Xu's countless students are war heroes. This will make you feel very cool." Lan Xiaolong held the electronic pen in his mouth and said with a frown, "The key is last night. You have to give an answer. Do you admit it or not?"
"Admit my ass! Nothing happened. Why should I admit it? "Xu Le's expression was dark as he slammed the table and roared.
The room was silent. Xiong Linquan and the others looked at each other, then lowered their heads and resisted the urge to laugh wildly. They thought that their boss was really shameless. He could even lie so confidently.
Xu Le shook his head helplessly, picked up the phone, and walked out of the door. He began to ask for help from a certain lady in the capital ring.
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The next day, all the television media in the Federation remained silent, but all the print media and electronic media were in an uproar.
Most of the pages of these media were still reporting the battle at the frontline. On the three fallen planets, the Federation government army was marching toward victory step by step. Two days after the general attack of the victorious military operation, they had entered the gentle slope period as planned.
But on the third page of their media, there was suddenly a scandal about a young lieutenant colonel!
Because the First Charter of the Federation strictly protected the privacy of citizens, there was not a single picture of the apartment in the media, and there was not a single sentence that involved the girl in the Majestic Nightclub. Although the title of the news was particularly sensational, the words strictly avoided the word "prostitute" and only described it with ambiguous words and vivid reasoning, hooking the readers' emotions step by step into some kind of trench.
The sex industry in the Federation had never been officially legal, but there hadn't been a case that confirmed it was illegal for more than three hundred years. The strict military discipline of the Federation naturally prohibited the purchase of sex, but what were the sanatoriums and high-end clubs all over the streets of the Sunset State for? Everyone, from President Pabre to the peddlers selling newspapers, knew very well.
It just so happened that the young lieutenant colonel was called Xu Le. He was the object of the scandal of the national girl, Jian Shui'er. It was rumored that he had an affair with the daughter of the Minister of National Defense. It was also said that he admitted that he and Zhang Xiaomeng of Green Dragon Mountain were old lovers … Therefore, this scandal or news had enough explosive power to make the people of the Federation relish, angry, and depressed.
Almost everyone in the military camp of the Sunset State had a newspaper in their hands, including the members of Group 7. They wantonly laughed at Xu Le's carelessness, but they didn't take the matter too seriously and didn't know the trouble it could bring.
As soon as the news report came out, Xu Le received a top-secret email from the Ministry of National Defense. He opened the email and found that it was written by the bespectacled, scholarly minister himself. His heart thumped, and he insisted on reading the words that contained displeasure. He sighed silently in his heart and didn't reply immediately.
A young man without a girlfriend now seemed to be responsible for the reputation of many girls. What was going on? Xu Le sat behind the table and thought for a long time in silence. He realized that he had brought all of this upon himself.
Then, the officers of the Internal Affairs Department of the Ministry of National Defense entered the camp of Group 7. The news media had stirred up too much, and the people of the Federation were too concerned. The Internal Affairs Department was responsible for monitoring the behavior of high-ranking officers. In order to quell the controversy, they had to come and deal with this matter.
"Lieutenant Colonel Xu Le, we have been ordered to come and investigate. May I ask where you were the night before yesterday?"
Xu Le sat behind the table and glanced at them. He didn't say anything. This action caused the expressions of the officers of the Internal Affairs Department to change slightly.
Just as the atmosphere in the room became a little strange, a middle-aged man in a black suit with a smile on his face walked in from outside the door. He walked directly to Xu Le's table and looked back at the officers of the Internal Affairs Department. "My client will not answer any of your questions. If you have anything to say, you can talk to me directly."
"Client?" The officers of the Internal Affairs Department were stunned. They took the business card from the middle-aged man in black.
After seeing the two words He He on the Pure Plant Long Fiber business card, everyone's expression turned solemn at the same time. No matter how they thought about it, they could not understand why a routine investigation would actually attract the attention of Cillin's most famous and most difficult lawyer to provoke.
"We just want Lieutenant Colonel Xu Le to cooperate with the Internal Affairs Department's investigation. We don't need a lawyer, right?" The officer of the Internal Affairs Department said awkwardly.
"Lieutenant Colonel Xu Le will not accept any boring investigation," He He said expressionlessly. "Do you have an arrest warrant?"
"No … but we have a notice of cooperation."
"That has no legal effect." He He waved his hand and said in an unquestionable tone, "My client will only go with you when you get the arrest warrant. Then, he will speak with me. Other than that, don't disturb my client again."
The officers of the Internal Affairs Department had very interesting expressions. It was clearly an internal investigation in the army. How did it become the content of a legal drama?
"Lawyer He He, I want to remind you that Lieutenant Colonel Xu Le is an active military officer. We have the right to ask him to cooperate with the investigation. And this is an internal military matter … "
He He interrupted him expressionlessly. "Are you trying to say that I'm a civil law lawyer and can't participate in military court matters? How did you learn this in school? "
"That's not what I mean." The officer suppressed his anger and said, "Lieutenant Colonel Xu Le is suspected of prostitution and has seriously violated the military discipline of the Federation. This is the truth, right?"
He He suddenly said with a gloomy face, "The First Charter states that citizens of the Federation have five basic rights. Prostitution is the same as looking at pornographic pictures at home. It is a natural right. Who … dares to say that this is a crime?"
Before the excited officers of the Internal Affairs Department could speak, the youngest son of the Supreme Court Justice of the Federation, the closest legal partner of the Zhong family in the West Woods, raised his eyebrows and said without holding back, "Young people, you have to remember that no law can override the First Charter."
"If the law passed by the parliament and the military discipline regulations of the Department of Defense think that my client is suspected of a crime, then I think … what you have to do is not to investigate my client, but to immediately change all these bullsh * t laws."
Hearing these two sentences, the members of Team 7, who had been watching and cheering outside the room, all clapped their hands hard. Their palms were red from the clapping, and the sharp whistles pierced through the entire military camp.
Looking at the officers of the Internal Affairs Department who left resentfully, Xu Le stood up, shook the lawyer's hand hard, and said seriously, "Thank you."
"You don't have to thank me. I'm just protecting the bottom line rights of the Federation citizens." He He looked at Xu Le and suddenly said with a smile, "But I have to remind you, in the future, you have to be careful when you go out to play. My old father is a fanatic admirer of Miss Jian Shui'er."
"If we really take the First Charter case to the Supreme Court, we will definitely lose."
Thinking that the Supreme Court Justice of the Federation might be reading the newspaper by the fireplace while cursing a certain heartless man, Xu Le's back suddenly broke out in cold sweat.
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