It was already late at night. The bustling Charter Square and the bustling Parliament Hill had become incomparably quiet. Only the group of five in the middle of the square were still sizing up their new comrade, puzzled as to why the God of War looked so old.
Occasionally, a gust of wind would blow past, causing the green leaves on the ground to roll slowly. Because it was late spring, there was no feeling of desolation, but there was no joy or warmth either.
The sudden sound of emergency brakes came from under the specially made bulletproof tires of dozens of dark green military vehicles, piercing through the silent night sky. Then, the rumbling sound of armored vehicles blended into the sound, waking the rich people around the square from their dreams.
Some people walked to the window in confusion and looked at the armored vehicles and military vehicles that were quickly dispersing around the square. They watched as the densely packed fully armed soldiers quickly rushed into many important buildings, including the Ministry of Finance. They couldn't help but be shocked.
This was the capital special district, and shocking scenes rarely happened. What was going on? What did this troop of unknown origin want to do?
In a short period of time, a large screen appeared above a military vehicle in the middle of the troop. The words "drill" were silently displayed on the screen. At the same time, many soldiers began to enter the building to explain to the panicked people.
It turned out that this was a special military drill in response to the attack on Parliament Hill.
…
…
Of course, this was not a military drill.
When the members of Group Seven scattered around the presidential residence received Xu Le's order through the communication system, they knew that there was going to be a big problem today. Gu Xifeng frowned and combed her sweat-soaked hair with her chubby fingers. She didn't know how to respond to the leader's order.
After receiving the order, the communication system automatically shut down. They didn't know if Xu Le was still in the presidential residence, nor did they know what had happened to him.
"What should we do?" Xiong Linquan's buzzing voice sounded from the system. It was an exceptionally violent and impatient voice. "Should we storm into the residence and take a look?"
"Don't you think it's a little too difficult for us to storm the President's residence with just twenty people?" Gu Xifeng mocked, then frowned and said, "Let's retreat. This is the leader's order."
"Retreat again?"
"Withdraw my ass!"
The angry voices of the members of Team Seven could be heard from the communication system. Someone said in a low voice, "Every time we are about to fight, the boss always wants us to retreat and take over the work himself. That time in 3320, that time in the Empire … What the f * ck, are we really useless sh * t-stirrers?"
Gu Xifeng understood the feelings of her team members. Everyone knew that Xu Le would abandon his team members to play the role of a lone hero because he was worried that something would happen to his team members. However, no one could accept that they couldn't help Xu Le.
"Boss doesn't like to play with us. What can we do?" He was hiding in the bathroom on the second last floor of the Ministry of Finance building. He was in charge of communication with the entire team. After a slight pause, he returned to his role as the temporary commander and said in a deep voice, "Everyone, quickly retreat. I repeat, quickly retreat from your current positions. Remember, this is an order."
A soldier's duty was to obey orders, so the Federal forces had to listen to Mr. President's orders. However, for Team Seven, Xu Le and Bai Yulan's orders were irresistible. Therefore, no matter how angry, worried, and unwilling they were, the team members still used the fastest speed to pack up their equipment and prepare to retreat from their positions.
At this time, Gu Xifeng, who was destroying the 24-hour electronic data, heard the screeching sound of brakes coming from the ground. Through the window of the bathroom, he saw the endless stream of troops coming from the streets. His eyes narrowed, and he finally understood why Xu Le ordered them to retreat first.
Of course, this was not a drill. This was a standard military operation. In the face of more than two thousand elite soldiers of the Federation, as well as those heavy firepower armored vehicles that were ready to attack in the night, no matter how strong Group 7 was, they were just a small wooden boat in front of a huge wave. How could they resist?
Gu Xifeng stared at the Federation soldiers charging toward the Ministry of Finance building. Suddenly, he pointed at the metal button on his left sleeve and said in a deep voice, "I repeat Boss's order again. No resistance! No resistance! "
…
…
This was a secret military operation with an extremely high level of confidentiality. This military operation mobilized the 3rd Military Region's Iron Seventh Division, the Capital Garrison Division's Second Division, and the First Regiment's elite and loyal troops. Before the operation began, only the highest military officers of these three troops knew the specific details of tonight's operation.
This secret military operation relied entirely on verbal orders. There were no radio calls or electronic files. The troops didn't even activate the military command system, nor did they use the mechas. Even the remote control systems and chips in the armored vehicles and military vehicles were completely dismantled!
There were no orders in the air, no electrical noises unique to the command system. There were only standard field hand gestures and manual light screen adjustments. More than a thousand Federation troops, like a black mass of silent ghosts, quickly took control of all the passages around the president's official residence.
Sporadic gunshots came from the southwest corner, and then it quickly returned to silence.
A staff officer in the army suppressed his strong puzzlement and doubts about the military operation and quickly ran to a military vehicle on the street. He lowered his body and said, "We have captured eight illegal armed soldiers, which is fourteen less than the plan. We are still searching for them. I don't know why, but none of the captured soldiers resisted."
"Also, the Capital Police Bureau has sent officers over. The Ministry of National Defense is asking us what we are doing."
The car window slowly rolled down, revealing Du Shaoqing's expressionless and extremely cold face. He looked at the Charter Square in the night and didn't care about the questions from the Capital Police Bureau and the Ministry of National Defense. He gently pinched the leg of his sunglasses and asked, "What was that gunshot just now?"
"A member of the seventh group tried to escape by jumping over the wall and was shot in the leg by the sniper of the first group of guards."
"Is he okay?"
"It's not a big problem."
"Not bad."
Du Shaoqing pushed open the door and walked out. He said, "I still insist that those guys can't be considered real soldiers. But during the war with the Empire, those guys have proven their combat strength. The troops need them alive. Since they didn't resist, pay attention to their personal safety. "
"Yes, sir."
The staff officer looked at the commander who was walking in the direction of the president's official residence and shook his head in confusion.
…
…
After finishing the cigarette, Xu Le lit another one. Watching the flame gradually spread over the three words, Xu Le's eyes narrowed. He took it in front of him and carefully examined it, as if he was trying to find a secret that he couldn't understand no matter how much he thought about it.
Time ticked by, but no one pushed open the door of the study, which was next to the corridor. Only the sound of heavy footsteps could be heard faintly. Sitting on the sofa, he stared at the burning 37 brand cigarette, shook his head, and cursed a few vulgarities about Didi.
Without the old man's help, Xu Le could accurately judge that the soldiers outside the door must be fully armed. They wore hard bulletproof vests, heavy transparent bulletproof helmets, and held dangerous high-firepower guns in their hands.
The door between the study and the confidential room was also not opened. The most powerful man in the Federation was behind the door.
Xu Le licked his dry lips, stuffed the cigarette butt into his mouth, and took a deep breath. He knew that he could not rush through the door. As for the door behind him, outside the window to his left, the lawn around the official residence was already occupied by hundreds of the Federation's most elite special forces soldiers. If he really dared to rush, then what greeted him would be countless bullets.
Previously, he had thought that the elite special forces in the official residence, which belonged to the security forces directly under the Capital Garrison, were special measures used by Mr. President to protect him. Only now did he know that they were special measures used to arrest or kill him. This was really ridiculous and hilarious.
But Xu Le could not laugh. He felt as if he had returned to the abandoned mine pits in Donglin. Looking at the huge rock in front of him that was piled up by the mining machine to the waste water outlet, his mood was irritable and gloomy.
Because of this mood, he just stared blankly at the Federal Central Computer that constantly displayed the firepower layout around the official residence in his left eye. He looked at the precise electronic map that showed the troops that had already controlled all the streets and alleys, but he did not have any conversation with it.
"One's here."
He carefully put out the cigarette butt and counted the number of people he would see. Then, using the chip positioning provided by the Federal Central Computer, he confirmed that the second one had also arrived. So, he silently said in his heart,
Open the door.
…
…
The door between the study and the confidential room opened. To be precise, it should be that the door, together with the large bookshelf full of books and the wall behind it, quietly opened and disappeared into the thick wall.
A transparent glass wall appeared between the two rooms. Xu Le narrowed his eyes and looked over there. He knew that this could not be a real glass wall, but a high-strength composite security wall. He had read the information beforehand and knew that the security measures inside the official residence were very strong. At that time, he was relieved for Mr. President's safety, but now he trapped himself.
This transparent wall was thicker, more indestructible, and more infuriating than the wall that blocked in front of him in the Four States Foundation building. It separated him and the people behind the wall into two different worlds. At this time, anger and disappointment were a wall. He was on one side, and President Pabre was on the other side.
On the second day after the funeral of God of War Li Pifu, Lee Jae-do stood up straight and participated in a secret meeting of the Trinity Association. In that meeting, facing the members' proposal to let Zou Yingxing resign from the position of Minister of Defense, the Vice President of the Federation, Byron, once showed strong confidence and demanded that all actions should be based on the fundamental interests of the Federation. At that time, he smiled and said, "We are the Federation."
In the luxurious washroom of the parliament building, which was full of the aura of death and torture, Shi Qinghai once asked Ximen Jin, "If that Mr. Senator was not Byron, then who was it?" Ximen Jin, who was bleeding non-stop, looked at him and laughed nervously. She asked him mockingly, "Do you and Xu Le know who your enemy is? Do you know who we are? "
On the shining emblem of the Federation on the building of the Ministry of Defense, Xu Le once seriously and solemnly reminded Du Shaoqing that as a soldier of the Federation, his duty was to obey orders. Du Shaoqing's expression was very complicated and strange at that time. He said that he knew. Yes, he did know, and he had always done so.
The answer was revealed. It was not pleasant, and it was somewhat sad.
…
…
For a long time, there was silence in the President's residence. No one spoke. Only the suffocating heavy breathing of the soldiers could be faintly heard through the walls.
President Pabre looked at Xu Le through the glass wall and was silent for a long time. He slowly held his forehead with his broad palm, as if the decision he was about to make was extremely difficult for him.
Lee Jae-do stood behind him with a gentle and calm expression as usual.
Du Shaoqing stood at the door farther away. It was unknown when he had put on his sunglasses again, but there was no trace of expression on his face.
President Pabre's tanned face was slightly firm. He said slowly, "At the press conference in the afternoon, you said to the camera that you were back. You asked … if we were ready."
"I was very worried about you." He shook his head and said with emotion, "I was worried that you were not mentally prepared enough to face all of this."
Xu Le looked at Pabre's face very seriously. He felt very strange. Why was it that at this time, there was still no way to see any sense of insincerity on his face? So he remained silent, wanting to hear what the other party wanted to say.
"For so many years, you are the young man I admire the most." President Pabre's voice passed through the transparent wall. It was still so deep and powerful, and seemed particularly sincere and firm.
He looked at Xu Le with unwavering eyes and said in a deep voice, "At this time, there is no need for any deception between us. You can believe this without hesitation. No matter what kind of suffering and pain you have experienced, you still have innocence and hot-bloodedness in the depths of your bones. And this kind of naked beautiful trust is very rare."
Xu Le suddenly opened his mouth without warning. He frowned and looked at the people on the other side of the transparent wall. It was unknown whether he was asking them or asking himself.
"Naive … is the synonym for stupid? I just told a friend this afternoon that as long as I don't force myself into a dead end, no one can catch or kill me now. Then I realized that because I was afraid of you dying, I really foolishly forced myself into a dead end. "
There was no obvious expression on Xu Le's face. His fingers gently rubbed the extinguished butt of his cigarette. He shook his head and said, "I don't understand. How did I suddenly become a stupid c * nt? And the reason for becoming a stupid c * nt is actually so f * cked up."
"Just like those deliberately mystifying novels of Schiller's in the late period. Why is it that the most righteous old man would finally tear off his mask and proudly tell the whole world that he is the worst one?"
His straight black eyebrows were furrowed so tightly that they were forcibly twisted into two question marks. He looked at the still dark and steady face of the president behind the wall and shook his head. "This is not right. This is not pretty. You have to at least let people feel that this world is still a little bit bright, right?"
"The president of the Federation, the vice president, the senior senator, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the invincible general of a generation … Yes, you are the Federation, you are the army."
Xu Le's face was full of self-mockery. Then he suddenly stood up and raised his voice, roaring angrily toward the other side of the wall, "But what kind of sh * tty Federation and army is this?!"
…
…
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
