With a light click, the valve at the top of the tunnel, which didn't look heavy but was definitely heavy, finally opened. Xu Le didn't rush out like a rookie. Although there was only a thin line between him and the rookie, he had been through hundreds of battles on the battlefield.
He hung in the air, patiently waiting for the lubricating liquid to gradually moisten the spring that hadn't been rubbed for many years. At the same time, he carefully removed the traces around him and carefully recombined the pipes. He took out wet ash from his bag and deliberately smeared it on randomly.
After doing all this, he slowly drilled out with the tip of his elbow against the valve above his head. After crawling through the tunnel with a small angle of nearly 60 meters, he finally came to the ground.
He pushed open the door of the electrician's room inside the building with the dense green plants. Under the cover of the night, he quietly walked into the hall and used the fastest speed to look at the internal structure of the military court.
He asked the old guy to temporarily replace the surveillance camera inside the court. He walked from the direction of the courtroom to the door. His footsteps were light and heavy, and he quickly determined his hiding position.
The feeling of the soles of his boots was very clear. The tunnel was covered with strips of red carpet, and below it was a solid wood floor. The space below should be enough. The information given by Mochou Back Mountain was detailed and accurate.
Xu Le lifted the carpet from the bottom of the courtroom, revealing the rough wooden floor underneath. He then took out a thin alloy wire from his backpack, threaded it into the other part of the carpet, and stepped on the bottom of his boots through the small groove at the front of the wooden floor.
He lifted the wooden floor and lay down. He very methodically arranged the modified H14 sniper rifle, the high-firepower Langer pistol, and the military knife he made himself beside him.
The cubicle under the floor looked like a coffin under the dim light. These cold killing weapons seemed to be buried with the coffin. Xu Le lay down calmly, took out three high-energy nutrition bars for students from his backpack, and ate them. He then pulled the thin alloy wire in his hand.
With a soft hiss, the hard thin alloy wire rubbed against the groove at the end of the floor and turned the wooden floor over. At the same time, it quickly pulled the rolled up red carpet towards the courtroom.
The moment before darkness arrived, Xu Le looked at the landscape lights on Rabi Avenue through the wide floor-to-ceiling window in the court. He looked at the balance statue that represented the justice and fairness of the Federation's law and the heavy stone charter ceremony in the forest. He slowly narrowed his eyes.
The red carpet rolled up smoothly and quickly covered the wooden floor. It returned to its original appearance, and no one could see any difference.
Four days later, this red carpet would be the road to freedom for Colonel Lake, who would be court-martialed. He would never have thought that there was someone waiting for him on this red carpet.
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The autumn wind was bleak, and the cold current from the direction of Linhai made the temperature of the capital city drop abruptly. Under the strong pressure of the public, Parliament Hill was forced to give in to the government, and several very important bills of President Pabre's policy were passed.
Not knowing whether it was because of this or because of the sudden cold weather, the strikes in the various regions of the Federation gradually came to an end. There were fewer angry protesters on the streets of the capital city, and the people who had returned to their normal lives and work began to care about tonight's dinner and whether they should add a few extra layers of thermal underwear.
The military airport in the suburbs of the capital city was also ravaged by the cold wind. The soldiers of the West Woods Special Forces on the tarmac stared at the outline of the spaceship that was gradually becoming clearer in the sky. They were nervous and heavy, and did not care about the thin military uniform they were wearing at all.
The Federation forces on the frontline of the Empire had suffered several heavy blows in succession, and the West Woods troops under the Fourth Military Region had suffered the greatest losses. The morale and mentality of the troops on the frontline had some very dangerous changes. The troops, who were specially approved by the Federation Parliament to be stationed in the capital city many years ago, were naturally angry.
Big Stick Tian, who did not have any military position but had a very high prestige in the West Woods troops, had taken a warship to the frontline of the Empire to deal with the problems of the frontline troops. He represented the West Woods to compete with the government for the right to speak. Other than him, there was no other suitable candidate.
However, with the current complicated situation in the West Woods, once he left the old house in the Sunset State, who would be responsible for the safety of the little princess of the Zhong family? Especially since her legal guardian was now wanted by the Federation government.
The spaceship of the Gu Bell Company slowly landed on the tarmac, and the roaring engine gradually calmed down. The escort warship at the junction of the atmosphere sent a signal to the airport hall, and the people on the tarmac swarmed over.
A convoy of more than a dozen dark blue luxury cars passed by the West Woods Special Forces and slowly drove to the bottom of the spaceship.
The cabin door of the Gu Bell Company spaceship opened, and Zhong Huoyan narrowed her eyes at the familiar yet strange S1 land. She walked down the escalator, carrying a small backpack on her back and still holding the old doll in her arms.
The door of the dark blue luxury car opened, and Nan Xiangmei looked at the slowly approaching Zhong Huoyan with a sincere smile on her beautiful face. She said in a gentle voice, "Welcome."
There was no real friendship between the families, especially between the other families of the seven major families and the Zhong family of the West Woods. The Zhong family had always been an unusual existence among the seven major families. When the Federation government tried to weaken or even eliminate the Zhong family, the other major families remained silent, and even joined in the feast of sharing the food with each other. The Nan family had never shown any special protection for the West Woods.
But there was real friendship between the people in the family. When Xu Le disappeared into the vast night, Mr. Tian was about to leave the West Woods. He could only rest assured that Zhong Huoyan would be handed over to a friend he truly trusted, and he had to ensure that this friend had enough strength to protect Zhong Huoyan.
Although Mr. Tian rarely saw this friend after he dropped out of the First Military Academy, and although this friend was a woman, and she was already someone else's wife and mother, he still absolutely trusted her.
It was always easier for men to trust their first love, and the rougher the man, the more so. Therefore, he solemnly handed Zhong Huoyan over to the current Mrs. Nan, Cao Jiaren of the past.
Facts proved that Mrs. Nan was very worthy of Mr. Tian's trust. From the interstellar voyage from the West Woods to the capital ring, and then to the subsequent security work, the Nan family, who had always been low-key, did not hesitate to show their strength. Before the other forces could react, they safely brought Zhong Huoyan to the Nan family's exclusive manor.
After Mrs. Nan arranged the life and studies of the little princess of the Zhong family, she handed the responsibility of taking care of the little girl to her daughter. She believed that her excellent and kind daughter would definitely take good care of the poor and lonely little princess who had lost her parents and guardian.
From the details of life in the manor … Nan Xiangmei and Zhong Huoyan did get along very well. In the middle of the night, the two girls, who were very different in age, were still holding a pillow and chatting with relish.
"I like your character. You're very gentle, and you're very delicate. You don't have the lethality that makes people hate you."
Zhong Huoyan stared at Nan Xiangmei with her bright, gem-like eyes. She brushed her hair aside and stared at Nan Xiangmei beside her, saying, "Jian Shui 'er and Zou Yu look too lethal, so I don't like them."
Nan Xiangmei frowned and looked at the little girl beside her with mixed feelings. In the face of such a mature conversation, she did not know how to answer and even felt inexplicably shy.
"But so far, I still like Shang Qiu more." Zhong Huoyan retracted her bare legs under the brand new nightgown and said seriously, "So, you have to please me more."
Nan Xiangmei finally couldn't help but laugh. She covered her mouth and whispered, "Why should I please you?"
"He's my guardian. If he wants to get together with his wife, he has to ask for my opinion." Zhong Huoyan cutely wrinkled her nose and sighed with an adult tone, "Of course, if I were a few years older, I would definitely not agree with any of them."
Nan Xiangmei held the pillow and tried hard to hold back her laughter. Her shoulders kept twitching. After a long while, she calmed down and said, "He's now a fugitive. I don't know where he is. I don't know how he eats, if he sleeps well, if he's safe."
"By the way, do you care that Xu Le is a fugitive?" Zhong Huoyan asked curiously.
"Shouldn't you call him Brother?" Nan Xiangmei was paying attention to another question.
"I call him that in front of him, but I like to call him by his name behind his back." Zhong Huoyan smiled sweetly and said, "Don't tell him in the future. By the way, answer my question just now."
Nan Xiangmei quietly leaned against the soft pillow. Her black hair flowed down like a quiet river. She said in a trance, "Of course not … What about you?"
"Me?" Zhong Huoyan seemed to have heard the funniest question. Her eyes curved into two lovely crescent moons as she pointed to her nose and said, "When I met him, he was already a fugitive."
"How old were you at that time?" Nan Xiangmei asked curiously.
"Five years old." Zhong Huoyan explained seriously, "But I haven't forgotten anything."
In the quiet manor, on the soft bed, in the peaceful night, the big girl and the little girl were talking in the middle of the night. In the corner of the room, the old doll was looking at the starry sky.
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In a very ordinary apartment in the Capital Special District, there was a room that was lit until late at night. It seemed to be brighter than the stars in the night sky.
Bai Yulan sat by the window and squinted at the stars in the night sky. The window was half open, and the smoke of the 37 Brand cigarette between his fingers came out through the gap.
The bedroom door was pushed open. His wife woke up from her sleep and rubbed her eyes. She looked at him by the window and asked, "Why aren't you sleeping? I have an early shift tomorrow. "
The Army general hospital was very strict with attendance management. She didn't want to be criticized by those supervisors, so she was in a bad mood. After seeing the cigarette between Bai Yulan's fingers, her mood was even worse.
Bai Yulan was awakened and subconsciously threw the cigarette out of the window. She looked at her slightly bulging belly and apologized, "I'm sorry, I was thinking about something, so …"
Pregnant women generally had a bad temper, not to mention the female nurse who dared to scold Xu Le directly. But she felt that Bai Yulan's mood was indeed a little strange tonight. She walked to the window and asked, "What happened?"
Bai Yulan quickly closed the window to block the cold wind. She stepped forward and gently hugged her waist that had become a little thicker. After a moment of silence, she explained, "There is a very stupid guy who may need my help."
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