"I have never met Colonel Xu Le before, but I know him. A few years ago, after Miss Jian Shui 'er's peace concert in the Four Prefectures turned into a cruel terrorist attack, due to some reasons that haven't been decrypted yet, he and I used to look at the similar scenery on both sides of the road and move towards the same goal. What I could use was the pen in my hand, while what Colonel Xu Le used was the gun. Schiller once said that the gun is always more powerful than the pen. After that incident, I happily accepted this conclusion, because when the gun is in the hands of a trustworthy person, it can indeed display a more important and direct power than countless pens. "
"In this corner of the universe that is eternally shrouded in The Glory Of The Charter, surrounded by news of constant victories on the battlefield, it has been peaceful for too long. As expected, the peaceful and forgetful populace has forgotten many things that happened not too long ago. At this time, the return of Colonel Xu Le, at least for me personally, has more meaning. "
"This is an ordinary small-eyed man, but he is too extraordinary. I don't know what kind of childhood experience he had, but he has never been pressured to bow to the darkness in the name of the big picture, never been shaken by the reason of victory. What I am even more puzzled about is, why are there no words like compromise, balance, and exchange of benefits in his dictionary?"
"Compromise, balance, these seem to have become some kind of virtue in this society, but who can tell me, who is the one who is compromising with whom? Why do we have to compromise? This ordinary man who didn't like to talk much on the screen used his actions to remind us that in the face of the invaders of the Empire, in the face of the scavengers of the Federation, the people of the Federation have already compromised too much, compromised for too many years. "
"Admiring a person is admiring a certain kind of attitude. I admire Colonel Xu Le precisely because of this kind of uncompromising attitude. He is just like those characters that have appeared in the long river of history. He came from the ordinary populace, like an ordinary stone, but because of the firm ideals in his heart, he is tightly attached to the earth. Usually, he quietly watches the people coming and going from the side of the road, and if someone tries to pass by the side of the road and kick him away, they will be viciously smashed by this stone."
"It is precisely because of this that Professor Shen Yulin's name is engraved on the MX Mech of the Federation. It is precisely because of this that the white-haired Senator can no longer continue to be his moral peddler. It is precisely because of this that us middle-aged men with dusty hearts will be moved to tears by a documentary. It is precisely because of this that we are fortunate enough to witness the revenge of a nobody from morning till night. We watch that infamous butcher of the Empire turn into a firework in the universe. It is because of this that Commander Zhong and those soldiers under the monument can close their eyes with a smile. "
"Today, I am here to welcome the return of Colonel Xu Le on behalf of all my colleagues in the Zute Special District Daily News. We do not want to use noisy cheers to welcome a legend, a hero, but we want to sincerely welcome back a person who is worthy of the Federation's trust to return to our midst."
"The Federation welcomes the return of the Road Guardian Stone."
"Winter of the 71st year of the Constitutional Calendar, Bob wrote after a silent press conference."
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On the top floor of the Sanlin United Bank headquarters, an old man wearing a small black round hat sat in an old black round-backed chair. He looked at the plant fiber newspaper in his hand, and a smile appeared on his wrinkled old face.
"As the most trusted media mouthpiece of Mr. President, Bob played a very important role in the Medellin project. I have always admired this person for his courage to speak and hate, completely different from those quails in the newspaper. But I really did not expect that with the return of Xu Le, he could actually write such an article that directly addresses the core of the current problem."
Li Xiuzhu looked at his old father, who rarely came to the headquarters for an inspection, and thought that Xu Le's return actually alarmed him. He could not help but feel a little strange.
The shriveled old man sitting in the black round-backed chair was, without a doubt, the real oligarch of the Federation.
In the old legends, only the king could be called a oligarch, because he was unparalleled in the world. Compared to the so-called financial tycoons who often appeared in the news media, the little old man who had been in charge of the iron calculator for decades, secretly controlled the financial order of the Federation, and only the successive presidents were qualified to be his opponent, what else could he be called if not an oligarch?
"The font on the front page of the Capital Special District Daily was temporarily adjusted just to put Bob's political article." Li Xiuzhu thought for a moment and said, "Bob's article is a little scattered. Compared with his previous sharp political articles, it is a little worse."
"Wrong." The old man from Liyuan Palace said in a hoarse and gloomy voice, "This article is obviously not incited by the president. Bob himself only knows that there is a problem with the Federation, but he does not know what the problem is. He knows that Xu Le will have enemies, but he does not know who the enemies are. Of course, he can only make a few obscure sentences. But he said the biggest problem that may arise from Xu Le's return to the Federation, which is that this little guy never knows how to compromise."
The old man raised his head and looked at Li Xiuzhu with cloudy eyes. He calmly explained, "The situation in the Federation seems to be calm now, but in fact, it could explode at any time. After all, the case of Tiger has not been investigated. When will the case of West Woods come to a conclusion? I don't know if the attack on the Ancient Bell was a simple massacre of the empire, or a deeper conspiracy. I don't care about this, because if there is a conspiracy, then the people involved in this conspiracy must be very terrifying, so terrifying that I don't even want to care about it. "
Li Xiuzhu was slightly shocked. He did not expect that even his father would not want to go against that force.
"As for the case of West Woods, we are involved, the Lin family is involved, the president's residence, Parliament Hill, everyone is involved in this carnival. Since the Zhong family has collapsed, everyone can get a share of the benefits. Madam has also acquiesced to this carnival some time ago. Naturally, no one wants the case to continue to be investigated and the lawsuit to continue."
"Now the question is, where is the target of those people? Is it the means they used against the Zhong family when they opened up the Donglin mining area, or do they want more? They even want what is in the hands of an old man like me? "
"Except for the army, there is no existence in this universe that can fundamentally hurt our family. In the past countless years, we can still live very comfortably without an army in our hands. That is because the Federation has no enemies, so the army is naturally weak. And in the past few decades, with the gradual escalation of the war, the power of the army has become stronger and stronger. "
"Have you ever thought, if the army is in the hands of a person who is very hostile to us, what kind of situation will our families face?"
"Bob's quote is very correct. Money has magic, power has magic, beauty has magic, pen has magic, any extension of human desire can become a powerful tool, but all of these tools are not as powerful as the magic of a gun."
"Because guns are used to kill, who can resist using death to end all desires?"
Li Xiuzhu felt that the warm winter sun that shone down from the transparent dome was unable to warm his body at all. He felt waves of cold invading his body. The expensive silk underwear that was smuggled from the Empire's Li Ban Star was soaked in ice-like sweat.
As the CEO of the Sanlin United Bank, he was extremely clear about the complex roots of the family in the Federation society. Sometimes, he couldn't help but sigh in admiration, not understanding how the successive generations of family heads did all of this. Who was the Federation government's biggest creditor? Whose funds did the Ministry of Defense's general assembly base rely on? How was the purchase of large quantities of firearms realized? Who set the rules of the economic world's numbers game? It was precisely because of this knowledge that he firmly believed that no generation of the Federation government dared to overthrow his family from the roots, because that would inevitably lead to great turmoil and chaos in the entire Federation. It was not an exaggeration to say that the entire Federation's economy would regress by several hundred years because of this …
However, if the military's hardliners really did go crazy one day and tried to purge the seven great families, those heavy and cold mechas and brave soldiers would definitely be red-eyed and wouldn't care about these numerical problems.
"The military … even if those hardliners go crazy, the people behind them are always clear-headed," Li Xiuzhu said with a trembling voice. "Moreover, we … still have the charter."
"Charter?" The old man from Liyuan Palace laughed hoarsely. His laughter echoed endlessly within the empty bank headquarters building. "If the charter was useful, would the seven great families still exist for so long? The great Federal Central Computer has been bound by the countless rules and regulations created by the five-person group for tens of thousands of years. It just depends on whether or not you know how to use those rules and regulations. "
The laughter gradually stopped. The old man from Liyuan Palace gently stroked the armrest and looked at him warmly. "Xiaotong's performance these past few years has been quite good."
Li Xiuzhu was slightly shocked. He didn't understand why the topic had suddenly changed to his biggest competitor for the family head position. He looked at the old face with shock and bewilderment, resisting the urge to ask.
"Don't worry. Ever since you met Xu Le, you finally learned to accept failure. Your performance these past few years has been quite good. For now, you are even ahead of your younger brother." The old man warmly said, "I admire Xiaotong because he discovered Xu Le's value before I did. I suggest that you give full support to any projects that involve Xiaotong and Xu Le's relationship."
Li Xiuzhu frowned. He didn't understand why Xu Le was mentioned again.
The old man from Liyuan Palace gently picked up the plant fiber newspaper in his hand and said in a hoarse voice, "Regarding the case of the tiger, none of us are willing to continue investigating. This is related to interests. But Bob said that this little guy doesn't have this word in his dictionary, so … he will definitely continue investigating."
Li Xiuzhu's eyes slightly brightened. He roughly understood what the old man meant.
"As the war progresses, the strength of the army will only become stronger and stronger. Those tough and cold-blooded generals and the politicians behind them will definitely become more and more greedy." The old man from Liyuan Palace smiled and said, "At this time, we need someone to make them restrain themselves, sober, and understand their role. The war is for the interests of the Federation. It can also be said that it is for our interests, but … it can't be for their own interests."
"I am very worried about Xu Le's ability." The brightness in Li Xiuzhu's eyes gradually disappeared. With a solemn expression, he said, "He is too young to enter the upper echelons of the military. And the most important thing is that Feicheng City has never expressed firm support for him."
Hearing the two words Feicheng City, a complicated and strange expression flashed across the old man's face. He seemed to be a little scared, a little sad, and a little relieved.
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