Wangdu Youth Apartment, the core area of the news event, was surrounded by countless news media. Cameras and microphones like long guns and cannons were held in the hands of the reporters, showing off everywhere. According to the latest information from Blackhawk Security Company, several apartment buildings across the street from the Youth Apartment had even been rented by several major TV stations. There were already sophisticated cameras aimed at Xu Le's room and began to take photos without stopping.
With the wide sunglasses on his nose, Xu Le, who got out of the car, had no expression on his face. The equally indifferent Zou Yu looked through the dark brown lenses at the green space trampled by the reporters. Thinking of the happy pregnant life in the apartment back then, she couldn't help but curse in her heart.
"Colonel Xu Le! Colonel Xu Le! Do you have anything to explain about the accusation of the Federation Bureau of Investigation? "
"Colonel Xu Le, are you really from Donglin?"
"Look here! Look here! Colonel Xu Le! "
The nervous and excited reporters were like a tide beating the security personnel of Blackhawk Security Company. Xu Le quickly walked into the building. The neighbor's little girl who was squeezed behind the crowd saw him and excitedly raised her arm to greet him, but was stopped by her mother. The mother looked at Xu Le embarrassedly and smiled. Xu Le couldn't help but smile back to show that he understood.
They finally got rid of the reporters and rushed into the elevator. However, they did not expect that there was a male reporter who looked more symbolic quietly lying in ambush in the elevator. He quietly put the microphone under Xu Le's chin.
"Colonel Xu Le, I'm a reporter from Gangdu Financial Times." The reporter excitedly wiped his sweat and looked at him and asked, "Do you have anything to explain about your relationship with the traitor Yu Feng? Do you have any comments about the traitor Yu Feng? The traitor Yu Feng … "
The elevator was very quiet. Only the reporter's seemingly normal but in fact extremely vicious questions could be heard. Xu Le's face was expressionless as he focused on the floor lights. Listening to the slight friction of the mechanical springs, Zou Yu couldn't help but take off her sunglasses. Her beautiful and charming eyebrows gradually furrowed.
The fragile human body kept colliding with the hard walls of the elevator. The whistling sound of the punches was accompanied by the painful cries of the reporter, such as cliché words like hindering the freedom of the press. However, the beating did not end until the reporter was bruised and swollen like an injured girl, hugging his head and crying in the corner, no longer daring to say anything.
Waving her hand to stop the beating of the Blackhawk security personnel, Zou Yu slightly lowered her eyes and looked at the reporter at her feet without a trace of emotion. She said, "You should know me, so don't talk nonsense. Otherwise, I will report to the police that a reporter tried to molest me."
The reporter from Gangdu Financial Times suddenly froze and looked at the beautiful woman in red who walked out of the elevator in fear. He couldn't get up for a long time. Media reporters were best at sniffing out the wind and then following the will of society to beat the dog when it was down. That was why he dared to interview Xu Le so arrogantly at close range. However, he was very afraid … what would happen if he molested the daughter of the Minister of Defense.
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In the apartment with the curtains closed, there was a fierce and tense discussion. Everyone had different opinions about the accusations against Xu Le, but they all agreed on one point, that this incident would bring an irreversible blow to Xu Le.
"The case itself is not a problem." Xu Songzi calmly looked at the case file and said, "Xu Le, whose citizen number starts with DL, did not leave a biological marker, so we don't have to worry about the prosecution bringing up a biological marker comparison."
Xu Le stood silently by the window, lifted a corner of the curtain and looked at the carnival of news media downstairs. He didn't know why, but his mood became unusually calm. From Xu Songzi's words, he could clearly feel that people had already determined that he was the Donglin orphan fugitive, but it was not convenient to say it out loud.
"Don't worry about this, we can completely reject the application for a biological marker comparison." Sitting on the sofa, Lawyer He stared at the screen on the workbench with a serious expression and said, "They won't be stupid enough to let the Internal Affairs Department of the Ministry of Defense lead the case. They will definitely use the District Procurator Office. Colonel Xu Le is an active soldier, so his identity is very convenient."
"And the Bureau of Proclamation is not willing to provide any evidence for this accusation." Xu Songzi spread his arms somewhat curiously, looked at Xu Le by the window, and continued, "That is to say, the prosecution can't find any evidence at all, except for the testimony of the residents of Donglin's Zhonglou Street … but the problem is that the testimony of these witnesses is not absolutely valid."
Tai Zhiyuan's identity was special, so he quietly left halfway. Lawyer He quietly joined the crowd, listened to Xu Songzi's words, and nodded. "There can't be a jury, absolutely not. The testimony of these witnesses is useless."
Lawyer He raised his head and said with a smile, "Appearance, voice, anything, we can give an explanation … Coincidence, all of this is a coincidence."
"Will anyone believe it?"
"The law will."
"Let's take ten thousand steps back, even if the prosecution can convince the court to believe their accusation." After a long silence, Xu Songzi looked at Xu Le and said, "Not to mention that you are just a wanted criminal, even if you were a murderer, according to your contributions to the Federation, according to Mr. President's character, he will pardon you."
Xu Le, who had been silent all this time, turned around, his back against the light blue curtain, his thick eyebrows slightly knitted, and said self-deprecatingly, "No matter what the court's verdict, no matter whether the president will pardon me or not, I am now a wanted criminal, a student of a traitor. Then … secretly, I may also be a traitor. I don't study psychology, but I know this."
There was a deathly silence in the youth apartment.
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"Including the custody of Little Watermelon, the lawsuit of the Zhong family, and today's matter. Thank you for your arrangement. Without you, things would have become more troublesome."
Xu Le held the phone with his head tilted, his hands moving like a phantom as he cut the fish fillets at a high speed. He thanked Tai Zhiyuan seriously on the other end of the phone, "I have to admit that you do have a natural leadership talent in coordinating the overall situation. But according to the current situation, by the day you become the president, I may have already been driven to some remote place in the countryside. Yes, I will be a farmer with Gao Lou's father."
"The worst result is that Mr. Pabre will pardon you." Tai Zhiyuan's calm analysis came from the other end of the phone, "If this is really the case, then you can't be a farmer. Mr. Pabre is the president, not the former emperor. If he wants to pardon you, he must make concessions in other aspects. "
Xu Le tilted his head, the knife in his right hand subconsciously stopped. He narrowed his eyes at the pieces of red fish on the chopping board and asked, "Some things … are crimes, not politics. We can't make concessions."
"You are talking about the attack on the Ancient Bell. In your opinion, it is murder. But don't forget that for most people in the Federation, except for the people in the West Woods, Zhong Laohu's death or sacrifice at that time is a matter of universal celebration. Everyone can benefit from his death."
"It has only been more than a year since the explosion of the Ancient Bell, but it is actually a long time. It is enough for people to forget a lot of things … People like this kind of violence that most people secretly look forward to. People enjoy the consequences and hope to forget the process. What you are doing now is to remind people of this incident."
Tai Zhiyuan's voice sounded particularly cold and sharp on the other end of the phone, "This is a very dangerous thing. Even the president of the Federation can't go against the entire Federation … Look at your situation now. You just tried to get involved in this matter, and there are countless shadows standing in the dark corners reaching out and messing with you."
"They want to ruin your reputation now, and you are going to ruin it soon." Tai Zhiyuan said in a low voice on the other end of the phone, "If you don't take a step back, they will kill you, and I believe you will die soon."
"The people who can kill me haven't been born yet. I can easily find those guys standing in the dark corners, so they should be afraid of me."
Xu Le's right hand moved again. He used the sharp knife to cut the fish on the chopping board and answered softly, "If they really push me too far, some things can just be done again. It's not that difficult."
Such a cliché, simple, and prideful self-awareness, coming from the mouth of this small-eyed man, sounded so natural and abnormally valiant. This violent force made Tai Zhiyuan on the other end of the phone fall into silence.
Xu Le placed the five-millimeter thick hand-cut fish meat on a porcelain plate, paired with fresh lettuce leaves, and drizzled with fresh cream sauce that could be found everywhere in the market. Satisfied, he washed his hands and pulled out a toolbox with a password lock from the sink.
The toolbox opened, and a bright metallic color with a chilling murderous intent rushed out. Xu Le carefully examined these guns for a few seconds, then began to quickly and silently assemble them. He had an extraordinary talent for mechanical work, and he also received special training from Bai Yulan, so it didn't take him long to make a complete set of cold guns appear on the kitchen floor.
These guns were prepared for the assassination a few years ago, but at that time, Secretary Bai stole too much ammunition from White Water, so she hid some in both of their houses.
The phone that was placed next to the sink rang. Xu Le put it next to his ear and asked, "What now?"
"I heard the sound." Tai Zhiyuan angrily reprimanded on the other end of the phone, "What are you going to do? Fight? This is the capital special district, not the empire, and not the frontline. Those guys over there are not going to fight, and you are going to kill them? Who are you going to kill? How are you going to kill them? "
"You want to clean up the Federation government by yourself? You think you are a god? Even if a narcissistic butcher like you thinks you can do it, what will happen after you clean up? Don't forget, we are still at war with the empire! "
"Those people are not Macklin, and you are not the guy who has nothing, so you are not afraid of anything! Think about the frontline troops, think about the president who has high hopes for you, think about the old man who gave up his old face to shake hands with you in front of the whole universe! "
"Then what do you think I should do now?" Xu Le angrily said into the phone, "With the current situation, even if the president pardons me, do you think I can still go back to the 17th division? Do you think I can still lead the secret investigation of the Ancient Bell? "
"Tai Zhiyuan, no matter what the court decides in the end, I am a wanted criminal, a fugitive, and a student who committed treason. No one can change this."
He looked at the guns by his feet, and after a moment of silence, he said, "I am already stinking, stinking on the streets."
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