"Last night, I directly questioned Mr. President, but unfortunately, I didn't get any clear answer. Of course, Mr. President's mood obviously became a little worse because of my doubts."
Xu Le raised his head and wiped the water on his hands on his lapel. He laughed at himself and said, "I know that Mr. President has his reasons, but the problem is that even he can't do anything, so what can I do?"
Xu Le narrowed his eyes and smiled at Zou Yu. His eyes were as bright as before, but there was not much of a smile. He said in a low but firm voice, "But I still have to do something."
Without waiting for Zou Yu to speak, he raised his right arm to stop her and continued, "Don't worry, I'm not an impulsive person. Being impulsive won't solve any problems. I've thought about it before. The Zhong family's administrative power and economic control over the West Woods has been weakened by the Federation. In fact, it's a good thing for the Federation. And to be honest, this power is something that the Zhong family should have. "
"But when Commander Zhong died, he gave Little Watermelon to me. So, as long as I'm still alive, no one can hurt her, and no one can take away what belongs to her."
"Next week, I'll go to the Supreme Court to watch the trial. I want to see Ah Yuan win this case. If he loses, I'll fight again."
It sounded like a declaration of bravery and ruthlessness, especially when faced with the pressure of the entire federation from top to bottom. Be it a general or a hooligan on the street, when uttered such a declaration, they would most likely feel somewhat flustered and embarrassed. But strangely enough, when the declaration came out of Xu Le's mouth, there was no such feeling. There was only a piercingly cold and ruthless feeling, because for him, he was merely calmly stating a fact that could happen.
In the early years, the biting cold aura hidden under the cold appearance had long become the main color of Zou Yu besides red. Although she was definitely not an idealist, on the contrary, she maintained the cold and sharp realism taught by the Madam in many things. But after hearing Xu Le's words, there was no ridicule, no anger, only calmness, because the Xu Le she knew, since a few years ago in that apartment, had been constantly expressing an uncompromising attitude to the world. And strangely, he was still alive, and his life was getting more and more exciting.
Zou Yu did not ask Xu Le what kind of method he would use to win the case again if he lost the case in the Supreme Court. It would probably be the hard methods of guns, fists, and courage. She raised her glass of red wine, toasted the man across the table, and said with a smile, "The trial will start next Friday. The biggest variable now is that it is said that Chief Justice He Ying may not personally hear the case because of health reasons."
"If Chief Justice He Ying does not personally hear the case, who dares to go against the collective will of the Federation government and the parliament?" Xu Le said with a frown, "Is there someone who is tampering with the case?"
"The Chief Justice is already 91 years old this year. Because of health reasons, he has not personally heard a case for many years. The last time was the case between the UNICEF and the Federation TV station regarding Jian Shui'er." Zou Yu shook her head and explained, "The old man's health is indeed not very good. With his position in the Federation, even that person in Philadelphia does not dare to suppress him. Who dares to tamper with him?"
"I hope the Chief Justice will live a long life."
The two people at the table raised their glasses of red wine at the same time and blessed the Chief Justice who dared to make the God of War Li Pifu sad. At this moment, with a soft beep, a military encrypted email appeared in Xu Le's phone.
Xu Le looked down at his phone, stood up, and helped Zou Yu get her windbreaker. He said, "Find a safe place. There is something I need you to help me decide."
"You're in such a hurry to leave?" Zou Yu looked at the remaining five bottles of red wine on the table.
"I'm leaving early tomorrow morning. I only have one night." Xu Le walked to the table, held her elbow out of habit, and helped her up. He explained, "It's a bit urgent."
"That hooligan will come back tomorrow, and Prince brother and the little princess of the Zhong family have also arrived in the Special District of the Capital Region. You came back alive, don't you want to meet them? And what about your women?" Zou Yu asked in confusion, "What is so important and urgent?"
"It's an email from Jian Shui'er," Xu Le put his phone in his pocket and explained, "She arranged for me to go to Philadelphia."
"You're going to see the God of War?" Zou Yu's eyes widened, and her charming face suddenly became a lot more charming.
"Yes, I have some very important stories that I want to ask that old man to confirm." Xu Le patted his chest and said with a smile, "You know what? A guy like me is about to come into contact with the real history. "
Zou Yu did not know what kind of historical truth he was going to see the God of War in Philadelphia. She did not want to ask because she did not want to embarrass him. After a moment of silence, she could not help but say hesitantly, "It's rare to see you smile like this. It seems … it's a big deal."
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Sitting in the black car without any logo, along the familiar No. 2 Highway, leaving the Capital Special District, the winter wind blew in through the window, making the little red flower on Zou Yu's temple tremble slightly, and her flower-like face rippled with the wind.
When they passed by an intersection, Xu Le, who was holding the steering wheel, subconsciously turned back and looked at the woman beside him who was shining brightly. His narrowed eyes naturally showed a look of admiration. The beautiful but disgusting daughter of a high-ranking official in Linhai state had long disappeared. Now, beside him was an unmarried mother full of wisdom, tranquility, and beauty, full of a firm life philosophy.
At this moment, Zou Yu also turned around at the same time. The two looked at each other and smiled with a trace of nostalgia. Back then, it was at this intersection that Zou Yu, who knew that she was pregnant and was on the verge of collapse, saw a black car. She thought that the person in the car was Nightmare Source. After stopping the black car, she cried to her heart's content. She cried to her heart's content, and the ink dripped down her delicate cheeks. She also cried about the strange and warm years she and Xu Le spent together.
"I drank too much, but I'm not full yet." Zou Yu gently pressed her slender fingers on her red lips, swallowed a burp, and looked at him with her eyes wide open.
So, when the car reached the youth of Wangdu, Xu Le bought some fresh vegetables from the nearby market, and Zou Yu picked some pomegranates that she ate at home in a small shop on the side of the road, and then went home.
There was an apartment in Wangdu, and that was home. In their hearts, it was the safest and quietest place.
With the fastest speed, he checked for any eavesdropping devices, and then pulled up the relevant surveillance data. After confirming that no one had broken into this room in the past year, Xu Le finally relaxed and looked at his real home in the capital ring.
Zou Yu was already lying lazily on the sofa, her two bare feet high.
The apartment, which had been empty for more than a year, was still relatively clean because the dust removal equipment was always on. The sofa and the light screen were still on both sides of the living room, and the TV program was still set in Zou Yu's favorite mode. The instant lunch box in the fridge was naturally inedible, but fortunately, Magnolia was a good personal secretary. She had paid the electricity and water bills for more than a hundred years, so there was no need to worry about power outages.
The best thing was that the two people in the apartment were still the same two people from back then.
Just like back then, Xu Le and Zou Yu began to assign tasks. Xu Le was responsible for cooking and cleaning, and Zou Yu was responsible for eating and enjoying all the fruits of labor. After such a long time, the pregnant woman was still firmly in play in this apartment.
There were bean sprouts in soup, yellow fried small tail fish, and spicy stir-fried big shell inkstone. There was absolutely no synthetic protein meat on the table that they hated so much. There were only four big bowls of fragrant special grade rice, one for her, and three for him.
Xu Le picked up some bean sprouts and mixed it with the rice. He lowered his head and quickly ate half a bowl of rice. Suddenly, he raised his head and said directly, "There is a mastermind behind the attack on Ancient Bell. The seed of the empire called He Youyou couldn't get the relevant information. Someone in the government or the military sold the information. I need to find out who it is."
Zou Yu slowly put down the chopsticks in her hand and gently stuck the rice grains on the corner of her mouth with her right thumb. She used these small actions to dissolve the shock in her heart. From Xu Le's tone, she knew that this matter was not a joke, nor was it a boring inference of a conspiracy theorist.
"Brother Jiao … After Secretary Jiao committed suicide, the only clue of the case was Cui Judong." She slightly frowned, looked at the dishes on the table, and said softly, "Father has always been a little sad about Secretary Jiao's death. I can only be sure that he was not involved in this matter, but I don't know if the Ministry of National Defense issued that electronic order, and I don't know if what Secretary Jiao said in his suicide note was true."
"Brother Jiao was only pushed to the front. There are many people behind him." Xu Le picked up the cup and drank a mouthful of water, and said in a low voice.
"If Cui Judong is really a problem, then this matter is too scary." Zou Yu said with a worried expression, "Your analysis just now can be directly refuted. This is definitely not something that the government or the military can do. It must be the cooperation of the government, the military, and the Bureau of Proclamation."
She stared into Xu Le's eyes and asked, "If this is the case, are you still going to continue investigating?"
Before Xu Le could answer, Zou Yu pushed the bowl in front of her away and said angrily, "Forget it! Pretend I didn't ask. I know what an idiot like you'll answer. "
Xu Le chuckled and knew that she was angry because she was worried about him. He continued, "Don't worry about me. There are people in the government and the military who are trying to cover up all of this. My problem now is that I have no way of finding out who those people are."
Zou Yu looked at him and frowned, "I know a lot about the military faction. Do you want me to help you find a general range of targets?"
"Whoever benefits the most from Commander Zhong's death is the most suspicious."
"But there is a very cruel fact that you have to know." Zou Yu looked at him with a trace of pity. "I just said that the entire Federation will benefit from Tiger Zhong's death … Even President Pabre is no exception."
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(Alright, I rewrote the title of the chapter at the last minute because I like this title better. Impudent, it's because I drank too much today and brought my wife to meet my father's old comrades and my childhood friends. That drinking …)
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