At the western suburbs military airport, a large snow remover spewed out foam-like chemicals. The tarmac that was covered in snow looked like an incredibly large laundry tub. The light warship that was preparing to head to Cillin looked as comical and laughable as a piece of old-fashioned soap.
Xu Le stood below the warship and raised the collar of his military jacket to block the cold wind. Although the bone-piercing cold wind had no effect on his strong body, he didn't know why, but he always felt a chill from the inside out.
It was because he knew very well that once he left, there would be no possibility of meeting the old man again. The next time he received news would probably be the day the old man passed away. In a sense, going to Cillin today was to say goodbye to the old man forever.
Because it involved the insider trading between the government and the judiciary, Xu Le chose to leave quietly. There were no reporters or officials at the Western Suburbs Military Airport, only friends who specially came here.
"The West Woods looks far away, but the warship will only need ten days to reach it at full speed," Zou Yu looked at him calmly and said, "It's good to go there to avoid the storm, just treat it as a vacation."
Nan Xiangmei stood beside Zou Yu and looked at him with a smile. She didn't say anything.
"The troops that are on vacation will be back soon, including Du Shaoqing's Iron Seventh Division and your division." Li Xiaotong lit a cigarette for Xu Le and said in a low voice, "Thank God you are willing to leave. If you really continue to investigate, it will definitely be a repeat of the Macklin incident. As your investor, I am really worried that I will lose everything."
Xu Le smiled. Thinking that his comrades in the 17th division would be back soon, but he couldn't see them, he felt a little depressed.
The so-called vacation was fake. Vice President Byron and the military radicals, as well as those family members who only cared about profits, just didn't want him to investigate the Ancient Bell again. In a sense, they seemed to have won a temporary victory.
"A vacation is a vacation, don't think about anything else." Zou Yu raised her finger and stared at him coldly. "You've been hiding it from us for so many years. Now we know that you're really a stinky rock from Donglin. But at least for now, you have to put away your temper."
"Understood."
Xu Le replied calmly. Then, he bowed and gently hugged Zou Yu and Nan Xiangmei before shaking Li Xiaotong's hand tightly. Tai Zhiyuan was preparing for next year's election, so he didn't come. However, when he looked around, he didn't see Shi Qinghai. His heart that had just started to feel a little uneasy.
He turned around and held Zhong Huoyan's soft little hand. The two of them walked up the gangway.
Zhong Huoyan, who had been standing quietly beside him without saying a word, suddenly asked curiously, "You're going home just like that?"
"How is that possible?" Xu Le held her hand and suddenly found that the little girl seemed to have grown taller in just a few days. She was gradually developing into a delicate and pretty girl. He smiled and said, "It's never too late for a gentleman to take revenge."
"Brother, after you killed your way into the Empire, the Federation thought you were dead and made a documentary. In it, your subordinates said … you once said that you're used to taking revenge for small people from morning to night?"
Zhong Huoyan opened her big innocent eyes and looked at him seriously and asked.
Xu Le smiled and rubbed her soft black short hair. He didn't say anything.
Zhong Huoyan smiled happily, leaned on his arm, and gently swayed her body.
In the rumbling of the battleship, Xu Le took the little girl and started the journey back to the West Woods. Through the surveillance light screen, he looked at the Capital Special District that was filled with white people. Thinking of the politicians in the buildings, he narrowed his eyes.
Next year would be the election. He looked forward to President Pabre's successful re-election. General Lee Jae-do's position as the chairman of the Federation's Joint Chiefs of Staff would be firmer. Together with Minister Zou, they would suppress the radicals in the military and have an overall strategic advantage.
At that time, he would return and use polite and reasonable or simple and violent methods to get the price and interest that they deserved from those people.
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The new year of the 72nd year of the Constitutional Calendar passed by quietly. The thing that worried everyone didn't happen. The Federation, which had obtained victory, glory, and actual resources in the war, was full of songs and dances.
The frontline troops started the first phase of rotation. The eight ground troops that had taken on the harsh mission of entering the Empire's territory returned to the capital ring on warships.
After a short rest at the Old Moon base, the Seventh Mechanic Division of the Third Military Region and the Seventeenth Armored Division of the First Military Region landed on the surface amidst the cheers of the people.
The Iron Seventh Division didn't return to the original base of S3. This change made some military analysts feel strange, but it didn't cause any reaction within the government. This was because everyone knew that President Pabre had always trusted Division Shaoqing very much. Moreover, this was the capital ring under the protection of The Glory Of The Charter. No one would think in the direction of danger.
No one knew how the new soldiers of the Seventeenth Division reacted to the accusations that Xu Le had suffered. People only knew that Division Commander Yu Chenghai, who was known for his bad behavior, rushed to Philadelphia like a madman. He rushed to his teacher's sickbed as fast as he could.
The next morning, Du Shaoqing also rushed to Philadelphia. In fact, all the military commanders in the first rotation didn't go home. Instead, they came directly to Philadelphia.
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The troops that retreated from the frontline mainly belonged to the First Military Region and the Third Military Region. The second wave of troops that set off two months earlier naturally came from the Second Military Region and the Fourth Military Region. No one knew whether it was because they were wary of the anti-government forces in Green Dragon Mountain or some other reason, but most of the ground troops that were transferred to the frontline were from the West Woods, including the Special Forces from Green Dragon Mountain.
Anyone with a discerning eye could see that this was the Federation's way of disrupting the military structure of the West Woods Military Region and completely controlling the military power. However, now that the Zhong family in the West Woods was divided, there was no way to form a unified and strong voice to stop this trend.
There were no more tigers in the West Woods.
Under such circumstances, Colonel Xu Le, who was caught in the chaos, held the hand of the little princess of the Zhong family and returned to Sunset State in the West Woods.
People in the East Woods were silent and tough like stones, but people in the West Woods had the most vivid and intense love and hate. They didn't care how many Federation laws Colonel Xu Le had violated. They only knew that it was Xu Le who avenged Commander Zhong and his wife and the young soldiers on the Antique Bell. They only knew that it was Xu Le who won the lawsuit for the old house and became the guardian of the little princess.
Therefore, they welcomed Xu Le with the greatest enthusiasm.
The representatives of the Empire's Underground Resistance were still on their way. The military equipment test at the general assembly base was carried out in an orderly manner. Xu Le's days in the West Woods were very relaxed and casual. Happy New Year, Happy New Year, it seemed that he was always happy. However, sometimes when he looked at the blue sky above his head, it was difficult for him not to think about the old man's health. Every time he thought that the old man would not be able to celebrate another New Year, his mood began to become gloomy.
Beside Philadelphia Lake.
The old man lying on the bed like a statue slowly opened his eyes and squinted at the shadow in the corner of the room. After a moment of silence, he reached out and pressed a button. The transparent glass partition in the room suddenly turned black and all the monitoring devices were cut off.
"You are finally willing to come home."
The old man's voice was very weak and tired. He seemed to be extremely cold and sad.
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