There was a saying in the Federation, "Man cannot fight against time."
This saying seemed so simple and clear, but when one thought about it carefully, it could easily make people feel sad and even tragic. Whether it was the unparalleled hero who sailed a battleship through the colorful clouds and returned home, or the poor people who struggled to find shellfish in the black mud, they were all equal and equally helpless in the face of time. You could shout to the red morning sun, "I am the sun! Even if I sink, I will still rise tomorrow!" But in fact, there would always be a day when your sun would never rise again after it had sunk.
Therefore, for those who could temporarily fight against time, even if it was a tie on the surface, people would always treat them with sincere respect and courtesy, such as the old man who was slowly walking into the court with a bent body.
For half a century, this old man had been sitting on the Chief Justice's high-backed black rubber chair as usual, as if he was sitting on his own sofa, watching the start and end of countless important cases that shook the Federation or became cited cases.
When the people in the court saw the old judge who was resting with his eyes closed, they subconsciously lowered their voices, and even moved their feet more gently, as if they were worried that they would wake the old man up.
Chief Justice He Ying, the lifelong Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Federation, turned out to be such an old man, an old man with age spots all over his face, who was so tired that he seemed like he could fall asleep and die at any moment.
Looking at the old man, Xu Le's mood was a bit strange, and his eyes gradually narrowed. He thought of the feeling he had when he first saw Military God Li Pifu in the military prison of Qingcheng.
At that time, in his eyes, Li Pifu was just an ordinary, thin old man when he was not angry, not angry, and silent. But the Chief Justice in the court, who had once embarrassed Military God old man, seemed to be an ordinary old man when he was asleep or awake.
Immediately, Xu Le knew that his judgment was completely wrong, completely wrong.
Zhong Ziqi's team of lawyers requested for the final confirmation of custody.
Judge He Ying slowly opened his turbid eyes with great difficulty. Looking at the adorable little girl in front of him, his drooping lips suddenly twitched nervously. After a moment, he asked in a hoarse and gentle voice, "Little girl, who do you like to live with?"
The Chief Judge's voice was old to the extreme, but gentle to the extreme. It seemed that in the eyes of this old man, Zhong Huoyan was like a newly born lotus, on which there were dewdrops that had condensed last night. If the voice was slightly louder, the rolling dewdrops would be frightened and fall into the pond, disappearing forever.
Xu Le was stunned, and so was Zhong Huoyan. After a long while, the little girl tilted her head and looked up in disbelief. She hugged the old doll tightly and said in a low voice, "I want to live with Brother Xu Le."
Judge He Ying was comforted by her words. He chuckled hoarsely, moved his arm with difficulty, and signed his twisted name on the electronic judgment. Then he said with a smile, "Little girl, you can live with whoever you want."
At this moment, Xu Le looked at the old Chief Judge in the court and couldn't help but think of many years ago, the same Chief Judge, who might have used the same tone to ask Jian Shui'er, who had just become a little girl, "Do you like to act in TV shows?"
At the same time, he finally understood what Tai Zhiyuan said by the railing, "The old Chief Judge likes little girls."
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Far away in the Left Sky Galaxy, in the periphery of the Gamma Galaxy, which was not far from the X3 galaxy, the battleships of the Federation had already appeared. Especially in the space near the three mineral stars, there were large transport ships moving back and forth from time to time.
The Imperial troops had already retreated to the L9 galaxy, and the vanguard forces of the Federation were also forced to retreat after the painful defeat. The Gamma Galaxy was not in the middle of the power gap between the two sides, so it was very quiet and peaceful. The pirates of the Empire followed the targets of their robbery and retreated to the depths of the galaxy. The Federal Fleet was busy reorganizing, so no aircraft dared to confront these large transport ships.
On the abdomen of these large transport ships, there was a semi-regular physical pattern. It looked like a seal, but it also looked like a deformed ancient alphabet. Only a few people in the Federation knew that this pattern represented the oldest and most glorious family in the Federation.
The transport ships that followed the Federal forces to the territory of the Empire and used all the time they had to excavate minerals, and the large engineering mechas that were released to the surface, which looked like giant steel beasts. Without a doubt, they all belonged to the Crystal Mining Consortium, which was owned by the Tai family.
The Crystal Mining Consortium, which used to be the most important giant enterprise in the Federation, finally started to show its charm after the continuous victories in the war.
The mineral content of the few barren mineral stars in the Gamma Galaxy was far less than that of the mature mineral stars in the X3 galaxy. However, for the Federation and the Tai family, who had been lacking mineral resources for a long time, even these few barren mineral stars looked so delicious. How could they give up?
More than forty self-propelled engineering mechs dug deep into the depths of the heavily weathered surface with their solid three-section drill rods. Then, they drove the mining surface to slowly move on the surface. Gradually, a huge pit was dug out between the rock peaks and the stone plains. It was like a spread open pie. In the middle of the big pit, the ore segment analyzer with sophisticated electronic equipment was working, waiting for the mining and sorting process that was about to come.
The crystal mine engineers, who were wearing equipment similar to that of the individual soldiers of the Federation, stood on the engineering corridor that was almost thirty meters high and looked down at the engineering mechas working below. Because of the low temperature, traces of dry ice had already formed on their half-mirrored helmets.
Outside the busy mining site, bypassing a rock peak and passing through a rugged landscape, there was a metal spaceship that had been burnt into black charcoal, enjoying the loneliness by itself.
This was a tri-wing spaceship of the Bureau of Proclamation that should have been placed in a history museum. However, because it was too damaged, it could only stay in a corner that was forgotten by the Federal military like a black stone.
However, the tri-wing spaceship was not lonely today. Chaotic electronic noises were faintly echoing in the seemingly empty and chaotic cabin. Behind the tri-wing spaceship, a self-propelled mecha of the Federation of Crystal Mines had been miserably disassembled. Some of the important components on it had disappeared without a trace.
The tri-wing spaceship that looked like a black stone slowly retracted its hydraulic maintenance arm. A dot of light appeared on the light beam that was full of dust. Then, it turned into a row of white symbols of light. If Xu Le were here, he would definitely be very familiar with these symbols of light, because he often saw them in his eyes.
It was a kind of self-examination or self-questioning. The white symbols of light flashed nonstop, as if they were ignoring the environment of the surrounding barren planet and the passage of time. For that great mechanical intelligence, time seemed to be the only enemy that he needed to defeat.
After a certain period of time, the tri-wing spaceship of the Bureau of Proclamation that looked like a black stone took off silently. Then, it flew into the depths of the universe, its destination unknown.
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"The verdict is very clear. There shouldn't be any problems with the Gu Clock Company. It's just that the Zhong Family still has a lot of hidden properties. The ownership of those properties is too troublesome and difficult to sort out. As for the military … Sigh, it's also an extremely troublesome matter. In my opinion, these things shouldn't be touched at all, but Uncle Tian isn't willing to accept it."
"No one can accept it. If the old house of the Zhong Family doesn't have any soldiers in its hands, then it will really become a little white rabbit that is at the mercy of others. However, to be able to take back the Gu Clock Company is already a very great victory. If such a giant company is really in turmoil, it will also be troublesome for the Federation. After all, the metal ball-like forward base in front of the Night Scorpion Nebula and the newest Floating Feather Warship … The Gu Clock Company contributed a lot. "
"The Supreme Court's verdict must have been unexpected to many people."
"What was unexpected was the speed of Justice He Ying's verdict … Who would have thought that this old man actually only used ten minutes to make a decision?"
"The Justice is really a great person … Although the way he smiled at the little girl … was indeed a bit wretched."
Xu Le smiled somewhat helplessly. He took off the cigarette and lightly flicked a third of the way, letting the ashes flutter freely in the spring wind, and then slowly fell on a grave.
Shi Qinghai, wearing sunglasses, silently looked at the grave in front of him for a long time. He took out the cigarette from his mouth and fiercely stuffed it into the wet soil in front of the tombstone, cursing a few words in a low voice.
"What did you say?" Xu Le asked.
Shi Qinghai shrugged, squinting his eyes and said, "Such a great guy, but in the end, he died because of the most tacky liver cancer. What a boring thing."
The two of them were now in an ordinary cemetery on the outskirts of S2's Oak State. S1 was late winter, S2 was late spring, and the spring wind was intoxicating. The last time they came to this planet together, it was to assassinate Macklin. At that time, the person responsible for providing them with information was already lying in a cement-lined grave. No matter how beautiful the spring wind was, it couldn't brush his body.
The age of the dead man in the grave was unknown, and they didn't know his background. Even the senior leaders of the Green Dragon Mountain anti-government army didn't know how many faces this good teacher and helpful friend had.
"I heard that when he died, the leader of Nanshui cried." Shi Qinghai lit another cigarette and said mockingly, "Bah! When those old dogs in the committee were messing with him, did the leader of Nanshui say a word for his close comrade? "
He looked at the cold grave, his eyes somewhat red. After a moment of silence, he suddenly opened his mouth and said, "Old dog, do you regret it?"
The people who fought against time were all dead. The people who fought against windmills were all dead. The most outstanding intelligence leader of the Green Dragon Mountain anti-government army, the most outstanding spy of the Federation's 37 constitutionals, had quietly died like this. He, who was codenamed him, had died like this. It seemed that he didn't bring any shock to this world.
The Green Dragon Mountain committee issued an obituary, and the Federation's Ministry of Justice revoked 17 arrest warrants. Two equally outstanding juniors came to his grave and painfully questioned him a few times.
The him in the grave was already unable to answer. Only the words engraved on the tombstone quietly agreed.
If one day, I suddenly leave, please bury me in the spring.
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