The great President of the Federation, entrusted with the responsibility of managing three large regions, nearly ten administrative systems, and the tens of billions of citizens on hundreds of mineral planets, the highest authority to command millions of Federal forces, was frightened into hiding by two simple videos into a hidden base in the belly of Siming Mountain.
For the government officials in the conference room, the National Security Advisor's suggestion was without a doubt a resounding slap to their faces. However, none of them could object to this suggestion, even though they felt incredibly humiliated in their hearts.
Because when they saw those black MX mechas on the screen charging out of the darkness like ghosts without anyone controlling them and smashing into the armored vehicles, they felt an unprecedented shock and fear.
As people of the Federation who had been bathed in The Glory Of The Charter since childhood, they could not understand the strange authority relationship between the Central Mainframe and Xu Le. They did not even know the operating procedures of the Central Mainframe, but they knew very well how the Federation relied on the Charter Network. Now, what they relied on the most seemed to have become the most powerful weapon of the enemy, so how could they not feel uneasy?
President Pabre looked at the last shot on the screen and frowned slightly. He shook his head and rejected this suggestion. Raising a hand to stop the cabinet members' anxious advice, he said in a low voice, "I am the President of the Federation. If I hide out of fear, do you think I will have to hide for the entire term?"
He slowly swept a glance around the conference room and said in an unquestionable tone, "The matter regarding Colonel Xu Le must be kept strictly confidential. It is strictly forbidden to spread outside of this conference room."
"The government must immediately set up a specialized department to deal with this unexpected situation. General Lee Jae-do will be fully in charge. Breen will be your liaison officer."
Sitting in the corner behind President Pabre, the director of the office, Breen, nodded in greeting to the crowd.
The President continued to issue orders. Although he had not slept for the entire night, his voice was still as deep and powerful. His calm and deep tone gave off a sense of calmness. "Work will be split into two directions. First, the relevant departments will immediately carry out a bounty operation and strive to find or kill this person in the shortest amount of time."
At this stage of the discussion, the word "kill" finally appeared on the screen of the workbench in the president's residence. This was because everyone in the meeting room knew very well how dangerous the Federation hero who had escaped was.
"Secondly, the Bureau of Proclamation must find a way to remove Xu Le's First Sequence Authority as soon as possible. We cannot allow the Federation's The Glory Of The Charter to become a sanctuary for criminals."
The acting director of the Bureau of Proclamation, Cui Judong, was sitting on the right side of the president. After hearing the order, he shook his head and said in a low voice, "Mr. President, I'm very sorry. The sequence authority is in the core program. The Bureau of Proclamation can't get the central computer to remove this authority. In fact, we've been working hard for many days, but we haven't gotten any results."
This was truly terrible news. What was worse was that everyone could see the exhaustion and despair hidden in the depths of the director of the Bureau of Proclamation. They couldn't help but become nervous and silent.
General Lee Jae-do, who had asked the Bureau of Proclamation at the very beginning, suddenly said calmly, "Regarding the issue of Xu Le's authority … I think that if the central computer can't remove his authority on its own accord, perhaps we should find a way to force the central computer to take back the authority passively."
"What way?" Cui Judong looked at Lee Jae-do in confusion. He thought of what the other party had said on the street one day and a faint hope grew in his heart. Although it was not much, it was still there.
"Conflicting program logic." Lee Jae-do looked at the crack in the road on the screen of light and said with a frown, "This matter has just taken shape, but before we have concrete evidence, even I am not confident that it can be done."
He raised his head to look at President Pabre and said, "We need some time. During this time, we must give Xu Le enough pressure."
The new director of the Federation Bureau of Investigation interrupted and said, "Regarding the first item, the Bureau of Investigation of the Federation has already issued a red warrant. Please rest assured, Mr. President and everyone else. The three-level surveillance network of the Federation, even if the highest level cannot be activated, the Bureau of Investigation and the Ministry of Defense still have two levels of surveillance networks. Not only can we give Xu Le enough pressure, I am confident that we can directly capture or kill him."
Cui Judong, who was not very energetic and had a tired expression between his eyebrows, looked at him mockingly and refuted, "As long as this strange first-sequence authority exists and the central computer continues to help him, then all the automatic surveillance of the Federation will become meaningless. Data and information. You may not understand, but all data and information are under the surveillance of the central computer. Capture or kill him? I don't think that can be done by relying on the paralyzed two-level surveillance network. "
The director of the Federation Bureau of Investigation was silent and speechless. Somewhat angrily, he roughly combed his gray hair with his fingers.
President Pabre's expression was as calm as usual. He looked at Director Cui Judong and reminded him lightly, "Don't forget, the Federation has tens of billions of people. The central computer cannot control people, so for this operation, we must rely on, and can only rely on … the power of people."
He closed his eyes. It was unknown what he was thinking about. Then, he opened his eyes and said in a self-deprecating tone, "A federal officer, a fugitive, can actually cause the entire federal government to feel fear and unease. I have to admit that the federation has reached its most dangerous time. Is this absurd? No, not at all, because we all know how dangerous the person we are about to face is. "
"I announce that the Federation has entered a secret two-level alert state."
President Pabre looked at the people in the conference room and said after a moment of silence, "Everyone, this is a war. This is a war between the Federation and one person. We must win the final victory."
Returning to the surface from underground, the presidential residence in the early morning was shrouded in a pale golden light. The dew on the lawn sparkled like a layer of fibrous mattress. The noise of the previous night had long disappeared with the withdrawal of the troops. Only the Special Task Force agents, who had raised their security to the highest level, were in their respective corners looking around like eagles in the woods.
President Pabre sternly refused any overly tense request from the security department. He stood side by side with Lee Jae-do on the balcony, looking at the beautiful morning scenery in front of him. His expression was not as calm and confident as it was in the conference room.
"I know Xu Le's personality very well, just like I know my own."
President Pabre said in a low voice, "Because of that damned authority, once he makes up his mind, he will definitely become the most terrifying enemy. But you can't stop investigating those things because of fear. Whether or not to anger him is all in your consideration. But I think that before we catch him or kill him, it's best that his team members stay alive."
"I think so too." Lee Jae-do said with emotion, "A young officer caught in a conflict of ideas is always easier to deal with than a killer driven mad by anger."
"It's a new day." President Pabre looked at the lawn below the balcony and said with a smile, "There are new challenges and new problems waiting for us to deal with. But this time, the problem seems to be more troublesome."
Lee Jae-do said, "I've never mentioned a certain conjecture because I originally thought that this matter could be properly dealt with, so this conjecture would be meaningless. But now, it seems that in order to deal with the most troublesome part, I really do need to wait for that result."
After a pause, he continued, "If it doesn't work … then transfer back to Li Feng."
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Xu Le escaped, and the Federation government began to pursue or kill him. The important figures had many things to deal with, such as how to face the inquiries from the families, how to resolve the shock, confusion, and even strong dissatisfaction and anger of the Federation people, how to answer the people's questions, and how to ensure that the government and military could unswervingly carry out the will of the president.
That morning, the building of the Ministry of National Defense was the first to welcome the government's action. It had to be said that this choice of order was very correct. However, the Ministry of National Defense officers who did not know the inside story could not hide their shock when they saw the minister organizing documents in the minister's office.
The Minister of National Defense, Zou Yingxing, was asked by the President to temporarily leave his post and accept a certain investigation mission. The government did not state the reason for his temporary leave, but Minister Zou Yingxing himself knew very well.
Looking at the lush plant by the window, Minister Zou's lips curled into a bitter smile. He basically did not sleep last night. Although the secret military operation at Charter Square directly bypassed the Ministry of National Defense, as the Minister of National Defense, how could he not notice it?
Until now, most people in the capital ring still believed that Xu Le was his prospective son-in-law, but this word had been delayed for four or five years.
When this war between the Federation and one person began, because of this relationship, although the Minister of National Defense had a high position and the influence of Mo Chou Yingxing behind him, the President's Office had to force him to leave this position at all costs. Of course, the government could not directly remove him, so they used the excuse of temporary leave.
"Mr. Minister, do you want to bring this plant home?"
"No, I have to come back," Minister Zou said calmly.
He was born in the military logistics system and was known for his low profile, but he had been the Minister of National Defense for almost five years. Of course, he had considerable strength in the army. In the face of the so-called temporary leave, he could have made a stronger response, even a response that would make the President's Office feel very troubled, but he chose to leave peacefully.
Zou Yingxing narrowed his eyes as he walked out of the minister's office and greeted the shocked and confused officers with a smile. However, he felt a chill in his heart. The front line was still fighting, and the war with the Empire was still ongoing. How could the Federal Army be in chaos?
It seemed that the things Xu Le found were all true, and the President, who was good at grasping people's hearts, had already determined that he could only accept everything calmly in order to maintain the unity of the army.
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