"More than a year ago, Commander Zhong had dinner at the official residence the night before he returned to the West Woods after the victory celebration. That night, Mr. President and Commander Zhong did not reach a complete consensus. It could even be said that there was some fierce conflict between them."
"At the same time, as you said, Commander Zhong's death is very good for Mr. President's strategy of integrating the Federation." Xu Le whispered, "But … I believe in Mr. President. For so many years, he has used his practical actions to prove that he is not a common politician, but a politician who really insists on something in his heart."
"I have never doubted this." Zou Yu's slender fingers casually played with the chopsticks and said, "Mr. President did not hesitate to have a conflict with Mochou in the back of the mountain in order to pardon you. And a politician who can be recognized by both you and the rogue at the same time must be trustworthy. What I said just now is actually to tell you that if you want to reverse the profit and find the black hand hidden in the Federation, it will be very difficult. "
"I have a list."
After a moment of silence, Xu Le picked out a chip from his collar without warning and slowly placed it on the table in front of Zou Yu. He stared at the chip and frowned very tightly.
"Reverse the profit. Compared with this list, I need your professional analytical vision to roughly catch the tail of some people."
Zou Yu frowned and looked at the glittering chip in front of her. She suddenly said, "The workbench is still in the same place?"
"Yes," Xu Le replied.
Zou Yu held the edge of the table with both hands and squeezed the chair out of the way. She dragged the pair of pink slippers into the bedroom and a moment later took out the black box. Under the triple encryption environment, she turned on the device and put the chip into the reading rod.
Looking at the scrolling information fragments on the light screen, Zou Yu's expression became more serious than ever. She suddenly looked up at Xu Le's eyes and asked in a trembling voice, "Where did you get this information?"
"As Minister Zou's chief secretary, Brother Jiao needs to meet too many people. It's hard to sort out useful information." Xu Le didn't answer the question about the source of the information. Instead, he said in a low voice, "What you've seen is all the information about Cui Judong since the 60th year of the Constitutional Era. All the suspicious interactions are in there."
He walked to Zou Yu's side. His finger brushed past her shoulder and pointed at one of the reports. "As the assistant director of the Bureau of Proclamation, Cui Judong obviously met with the military generals more often. Also, pay attention to these three dates: April 30, Year 61 of the Constitutional Calendar, September 25, Year 64 of the Constitutional Calendar, and December 13, Year 69 of the Constitutional Calendar. "
"What's wrong with these three dates?"
"This is the date that someone else picked out for me." Xu Le shrugged. He could not explain to Zou Yu that the Federal Central Computer was now his computing tool. "But there's something wrong with the first date, because Cui Judong's citizen chip signal went blank for a short time."
"How could it be blank?" Zou Yu's pupils shrank as she asked in confusion.
"The Federation's electronic surveillance network is like the light of a star that is everywhere all of a sudden. But there are ways to block this light."
Xu Le gestured as he explained, "For example, a lead box, an extremely enclosed space without any channels for information to be released. In fact, according to my analysis, it's possible to find blank areas in the core areas of some wildlife sanctuaries. Cui Judong is one of the people in the universe who understands The Glory Of The Charter the most. It's not inconceivable that he could think of a way to temporarily avoid it for a period of time. "
"The question is why he avoided it." He frowned and asked, "If the force that Cui Judong represents has been building a conspiracy since many years ago, what I don't understand is that on the last two dates, he entered a certain conference room, but he didn't block the signal."
Zou Yu was silent for a moment before she said, "It's very simple. Those people realized that there was no need to block the signal. On the contrary, doing so would easily cause problems. According to the First Charter and citizen privacy regulations, even the Federal Central Computer might not have a file of what those people talked about."
"I understand what you mean." Xu Le rubbed his forehead and said, "And the Central Computer really doesn't have a file."
"Although I'm more curious about your real relationship with the Bureau of Proclamation, why the Central Computer gave you such high authority, and why you know so much secret information …" Zou Yu raised her head and looked at him quietly. She said, "I know you're more interested in the inside story of these three gatherings. You already have the list. What else do you need me to do?"
"I can't believe this list." Xu Le stared into her eyes and said seriously, "According to the Central Computer's backtracking data, there were very few people who participated in the gathering in the 61st year of the Constitutional calendar. Two of them even died. However, there were many people who participated in the last two gatherings …"
"The current Vice President of the Federation, Byron, former Deputy Minister of National Defense, Yang Jingsong, Deputy Commander of the Second Military Region …"
Zou Yu looked at the names on the computer screen. Her expression was as cold and calm as ever, but her voice became hoarse because of the lingering nervousness. "I even saw Du Shaoqing's name."
"The name of the gathering was the First Military Academy's alumni association." Xu Le said in a low voice, "Perhaps it really is just an alumni association. The situation is not as severe as we think. In fact, although I've never liked Du Shaoqing, I really find it hard to accept that he's a conspirator."
"I'll go check and see if there's any internal connection between these people other than the fact that they all graduated from the First Military Academy," Zou Yu said after a moment of silence.
"Just check the files. Don't investigate." Xu Le stared into her eyes and said, "I know that Shi Qinghai is definitely still investigating those matters from back then, so you must not give this list to him. It's too dangerous. I have to handle it myself."
"You're not omnipotent." Zou Yu said unhappily, "If your enemies are these important figures, don't even think about continuing to play the role of a lone ranger."
"To a certain extent, I can be omnipotent. I don't need to explain this point."
"Omnipotent? Many people have speculated about the scope of influence of the military radicals, including Madam. However, if this list of names of yours can really explain some things, then I have to say that the power of the military radicals is more terrifying than anyone can imagine … The combination of the Vice President of the Federation and a powerful military leader, do you really understand what kind of destructive power they have? "
"After all, Byron is the Vice President, not the President."
Xu Le stared at the rice bowl in front of him with a firm gaze, as if he wanted to burn all the remaining rice grains in the bowl into ashes.
"As for the Federal forces, they can never be the Second Military Region or Du Shaoqing's troops. They can't cause too much trouble."
He was just a colonel of the Federation who enjoyed the treatment of a division, and did not have any established military forces at his disposal. However, after the old man helped him sort out the list of names of those important figures and powerful generals of the Federal military, he was not afraid at all. Apart from his nature, his greatest and most indestructible confidence came from Philadelphia, which was the highest and steepest mountain in the universe.
There was a god in the Federal military. The subordinates he brought out from the battlefield were now all important generals of the military. Even the fat young chef was now the commander of the new 17th division.
Even though he was old and had been sitting by the Lake of Philadelphia for more than ten years, as long as he was alive, there could only be one voice in the entire Federal military.
It was the voice of Li Pifu.
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"So you're going to Philadelphia?" Zou Yu asked softly after a moment of silence.
"Yes."
"Have you ever thought of the most terrible question?" Zou Yu looked at him quietly, narrowed her eyes, and said softly, "The Army God … is 88 years old. No matter how great a person is, he can't beat time. He will die. Those people … maybe … have been waiting for that day. "
Hearing this, Xu Le realized that he had forgotten the most important thing, that was the age of the old man in Philadelphia. Like a cold stone being stuffed into his heart, he felt a chill. Under the sudden pressure, he inexplicably thought of many other small things. The Army God was so old, but what about Uncle? Why did he look so young when he was in Donglin?
"Many people are wary of the radicals in the military. But in many people's eyes, this force has never really taken shape. They just rely on some similar ideas and desire to fight to secretly cooperate with each other."
Zou Yu looked at his face and continued, "If they have formed some kind of tight organization, things will become very troublesome. Now the Federation is facing a very important problem. General Miles has decided to announce his retirement after the front line troops take down the X3 system."
"The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Commander of the First Military Region. This position is too important. Whoever takes over this position may decide the attitude of the Federal military in the future generations."
"What is the attitude of Madam and Minister Zou?" Xu Le asked.
"The main thing now is to see the attitude of Mr. President. According to the information I received, Mr. President and a few of the major families have reached an unprecedented agreement. Probably because they are wary of the undercurrent, after General Miles retires, they will probably nominate General Lee Jae-do to take over the position."
Lee Jae-do was not a very famous name in the Federation. He was the only son of the Army God Li Pifu and the father of the invincible Li Feng. Probably because he was sandwiched between two bright stars, he did not leave a deep impression on people even though he was now the dean of the First Military Academy.
Xu Le scratched his head and thought of the middle-aged man full of scholarly demeanor. He nodded and said, "This is the best choice."
As the only son of the Army God Li Pifu, Lee Jae-do was the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He could receive the full support of many military leaders. His style of doing things was gentle, even conservative. In the Federal military, which was increasingly filled with hostility, he was an extremely powerful counterbalance.
This was indeed the best choice.
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