After Xu Le finished his sentence, he held the phone tightly and waited for two minutes. There was silence on the other end of the phone, and there was no reply. Finally, he only waited for the cold confirmation from the Federal Central Computer.
The old house in Wei2 District was like sunlight without a trace of warmth. He sat silently on the chair, holding the cold black H12 pistol in his hand, and holding Zhong Huoyan's soft and warm hand in his other hand. He didn't know when the little girl came down from upstairs and sat next to him.
Xu Le stared at the phone that was put back on the table. After a long silence, he felt that he couldn't take it anymore. He closed his eyes and leaned back on the soft chair, then suddenly sat up straight. With trembling fingers, he took out the blue cigarette box and took out a 37 brand cigarette. He took a big puff until his lungs ached and he coughed again and again.
Zhong Huoyan, who had just finished washing her hair, looked at him with melancholy and grabbed his hand. She was afraid that he would cough until the whole building collapsed.
Feeling the pressure from his left hand, Xu Le smiled and pulled out his hand to rub the little girl's wet and straight black hair. He whispered, "It's okay."
Xu Le put out the cigarette and drank a whole glass of ice water. He rubbed his nose, picked up the phone, and dialed a number. He whispered, "It's like this, Uncle Tian. I need to go back to S1 for some things. Please ask the office to help me make an application. "
As an active soldier, he must get approval from his superiors to leave his post. Fatty Tian on the other end of the phone should already know what happened, so he didn't react with surprise when he heard his request. He just whispered, "The situation there is unclear. It's not a good decision for you to insist on going back, and I don't think the Ministry of Defense will agree to your application."
"But I still have to go back. I have to take a look." Xu Le's fingers that were holding the phone were a little pale because of the force. He paused for a moment and said, "It's like this, he doesn't have any relatives."
After dealing with some of the things that had to be dealt with, Xu Le looked at Zhong Huoyan, who was half-squatting on the sofa in a daze. He hid the gun and then went to take a shower. He didn't know what he had messed up, but there was a crackling sound coming from the bathroom.
Zhong Huoyan's eyes narrowed like crescent moons as she silently looked in the direction of the bathroom. The hand behind her back gently turned off the real-time news. She roughly knew why her brother had been so irritable earlier, but now he was unusually calm.
She raised her head and looked at the ceiling or the sky above the house. She asked in confusion, "Was he talking to you just now?"
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In the Long Wind Military Base, the whistling autumn wind gushed out from the space below the battleship, sweeping the fallen leaves on the tarmac into pieces. The huge crystal engine group at the rear of the battleship was in a half-activated state. The dark blue light beam was like a fire that had just been born in a furnace.
Xu Le, who was wearing a well-ironed Federation military uniform, narrowed his eyes and looked at the base office building in the distance, waiting for the arrival of the pass.
Mr. Tian stood beside him with a cigarette in his mouth. His fat body looked like a mass of wet cotton, heavy and full of murderous intent.
"You insist on returning to S1. I believe that the Department of National Defense shouldn't have any problems, but you are a member of the 17th Division, which is directly under the jurisdiction of a military region. The Department of National Defense can't directly interfere with the transfer of this level."
"It's like this. I have already called to confirm that the military region didn't approve my application. Even the ministry didn't agree. They think that I should stay here and finish the negotiations and experiments. " Xu Le lowered his head and looked at the gray surface of the military boots. He said in a low voice, "But I have a public holiday, so I used it in advance."
"This is not a very good reason, and I believe that no one in the capital ring wants you to go back at this time."
Mr. Tian frowned, and two lines of ink suddenly appeared on his white steamed bun like face. He said in a deep voice, "Regarding this matter, I can't help you too much. I have to stay and help the commander keep an eye on his foundation."
"I have never thought of pulling a team from the West Woods Military Region to fight a war."
Xu Le shrugged. Now that the war in the Empire was continuing, the Federation transferred a large number of troops from the West Woods Military Region to the Empire. Now, the troops that could be controlled by the old house were only a few forces, including the 2nd Rapid Response Brigade.
Suddenly, Fatty Tian said, "You should know about the commotion I caused in Philadelphia back then. Yes, I am a very casual and even arrogant person, but I know very well that there are some places that I can't touch, so I kicked all the training halls in Philadelphia, but I have always kept a very safe distance from the training hall that the Lees often go to."
With his hands behind his back, he turned his head and looked into Xu Le's eyes worriedly. He said slowly, "The Lees of Philadelphia have never offended me, and I don't have the guts to offend them. Most importantly, there is no need to do so."
"This time, a lot of important people in the Federation died, including Byron."
Fatty Tian continued, "Most of the people on the list you got from investigating the Ancient Clock case died on Parliament Hill. Except for the people in the military who were lucky enough to survive, all the factions in the government have been wiped out. Even if you rush back to S1 now, where can you vent your anger? "
Xu Le knew that Fatty Tian was thinking for him. After a moment of silence, he explained in a low voice, "Uncle Tian, it's like this. I explained last night that Shi Qinghai doesn't have any relatives over there, so there has to be someone to choose a grave for him."
Listening to his usual calm explanation, Mr. Tian didn't know why, but he always felt a little depressed. It was just like many years ago when he watched his young comrades leave the battlefield, and then he and the tiger smoked cigarettes, drank wine, and sang songs in the red and yellow autumn forest. It was very calm, but in fact, it was very sad.
After the two of them sincerely asked each other to do something, the tarmac fell into a state of silence until the major general in the base office came to them on a rail car.
"I'm sorry, Colonel Xu Le, your application has not been approved. I can't give you a pass for this warship."
This major general was just transferred from the Second Military Region at the end of last year and served as the supreme commander of the Changfeng Military Base. His transfer was part of the numerous infiltrations that the Federation government carried out into the West Woods because of Zhong Shouhu's death, so his relationship with the West Woods Military Region, especially the old house, had never been good. But because this pass was related to Xu Le, he came in person to explain.
"I don't understand what you mean." Xu Le's thick ink-like eyebrows slightly frowned. He tightened the military backpack on his shoulder and asked, "This warship hasn't been delivered yet, and the ownership is still in the hands of the Ancient Clock Company. Why can't you give me a pass?"
"It's not for the warship, it's for you." The major general explained, "I just received a military order from my superior. Your leave request has been rejected. The Military Region ordered you to be on standby and not leave your post without permission."
Xu Le took the electronic document handed over by the major general and looked at it. After a moment of silence, he shook his head and didn't say anything else. He turned back and walked straight to the gangway under the warship.
The major general looked at his back in disbelief and said sternly, "Colonel Xu Le, I don't think I need to remind you of the consequences of violating the military order, right?"
Xu Le didn't seem to hear his words. Carrying an ordinary dark green backpack, he lowered his head and walked slowly and calmly to the warship like a veteran who was about to retire.
Stick Tian took out a cigarette box and gave one to the major general who looked disappointed. He asked with a smile, "He violated the military order. What are you going to do?"
"According to the regulations, I can use all necessary means to keep him and then send him to the military court." The major general put his hand on the cigarette and lit it. He frowned and took two deep breaths. He sighed, "It's a direct order from the top. I'm in a dilemma."
"All necessary means, including shooting down this warship?" Stick Tian looked at the cabin door slowly closing in the belly of the warship and asked with a smile.
The major general shrugged and waved the cigarette. "Of course."
"Then will you take down this battleship?" Big Stick Tian asked.
The major general took off his military cap and gently scratched his temples that were a little itchy because of the sweat. After a moment of silence, he thought of the scene that was played constantly on TV. He thought of the marshal who had just passed away and the young colonel shaking hands in the courtyard by the lake. He couldn't help but smile slightly and said self-deprecatingly, "Who dares to do this to the successor of the military god?"
The warship began to do the pre-takeoff push. The multi-crystal engine group began to be activated. Strong power gushed out from the multi-spiral alloy ports. The temperature of the spacious tarmac instantly rose a lot. In the loud noise and whistling wind, Stick Tian patted the general's shoulder and said loudly, "Then there's no need to be troubled."
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The Supreme Court's decision was very much in favor of Zhong Huoyan or the Zhong family's old house. Although there were still many properties that needed to be divided, the shares of the Ancient Clock Company were clearly inherited by Zhong Huoyan. From another perspective, as the guardian, Xu Le actually had the control of this giant Federation enterprise, which naturally included the Sub-Feather class light warship that had not yet been handed over to the military.
This dark black semi-elliptical hybrid umbrella shaped warship had yet to be officially named, but it had already started to follow its owner and embark on a different kind of journey. The multi-engine technology of the Ancient Clock Company and the hundreds of employees on board pushed the warship through the gravitational barrier between the galaxies at high speed and flew towards the nearest warp hole.
As Stick Tian said, no one in the capital ring wanted Xu Le to go back now. However, it was different from what he had imagined. Although the Federal forces had tacitly acknowledged Xu Le as the successor of the military god, some people really dared to shoot this warship into a firework in the universe.
After all, they had already done something similar before. Once the evil became proficient, although it couldn't be beautified into art, at least the psychological barrier would be reduced a lot.
Just half an hour after Xu Le left the West Woods Long Wind Base, three pure black Federation warships slowly left the dock at a remote base at the southern end of the Gary Corridor. There were no signs painted on the warships that were ordered to carry out a secret exercise mission.
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