President Pabre glanced at the message and deleted it expressionlessly. Then he raised his head silently and focused his attention back on the live broadcast of the news on Parliament Hill.
The simple sentence in the message revealed too much. He basically understood but did not care. In the current situation, the gentle woman who left Bermuda could no longer cause more trouble, and he did not want to investigate further.
Would he miss her and complain when he reminisced?
Perhaps. That woman was so intelligent, sensible, low-key, gentle, considerate, and considerate. She was worth missing occasionally.
However, for the President who had a firm ideal and spent his life fighting to realize it, no matter how gentle a woman was, she was still a woman. She was a flower in the cliff crevice by the mighty river, a striking cinnabar print under a splash-ink painting. She had no bearing on the overall situation.
"Why couldn't the small-eyed special forces and the three most elite commandos of the Federation catch Xu Le? You must know that he is not on that weird spaceship right now. I'm very disappointed with your efficiency. "
President Pabre turned off the communication device and looked at Director Breen beside him. "Keep an eye on this matter. Report to me as soon as you have any news."
Director Breen nodded and said with a worried face, "Mr. President, the most important problem now is still on Parliament Hill. The staff of the President's Academic Foundation, the National Policy and Strategic Research Center, and the think tank have already communicated with the dozens of members of parliament. But until now, we still don't know why they suddenly changed their voting intention."
President Pabre waved his hand tiredly and said, "No need."
There was a brief silence in the oval office of the official residence. The President gently rubbed the space between his eyebrows and quietly looked at the falling snow outside the window. It was as if he was immersed in some distant memories.
"George Carlin once had a famous saying, which was included in the Green Dragon Mountain anti-government lecture notes. That sentence was, 'Not only must justice be done, in order to convince people, it must also be seen.'
"The year I was elected president for the first time, in order to show the people at the bottom who supported me the true justice of the Federation, I ignored the opposition of all the officials, including you, and sent the children of those rich playboys and celebrities to the West Woods, to the front line, and sent them to Xu Le's subordinates."
"At the time, Xu Le was the successor personally chosen by the War God, and only he helped me realize this wish. But even I did not expect that in such a short time, he could really turn those nobles into true warriors, into his most loyal members. Even though they knew he was a citizen of the Empire, those members were still willing to risk their lives for him."
President Pabre laughed at himself. He looked at Director Breen and said, "What's boring is that I actually forgot that I did this with my own hands. As a result, their parents dealt a heavy blow to the government at the most critical moment."
Director Breen was stunned for a moment before he recalled the incident back then. He finally understood why Parliament Hill was so different today.
"Mr. President, the issue that the advisors are very worried about is whether Parliament Hill will use the momentum of rejecting the Homeland Security Act to propose an impeachment."
He looked at President Pabre's dark and tired face and said worriedly.
Pabre said calmly, "Only half of the votes are needed to reject the bill. The impeachment process is long, and it requires two-thirds of the members to collectively agree to one of the accusations. I don't think those members can complete such a difficult task."
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The Homeland Security Act was cleanly rejected in the first reading. The members of the Pabre faction, who were obviously not mentally prepared, subconsciously stood up and looked around, as if they wanted to distinguish who voted against the bill.
This was the first time since the mid-term elections that Parliament Hill successfully rejected a bill proposed by the Pabre government. This scene had not happened for a long time, and it made the members fall into a strange silence. It seemed that everyone was not used to it.
The chairman of the Parliament's Judicial Committee, Senator Shao, slowly stood up from his seat and said in an emotionless voice, "Based on the accusation of the new 17th Division's Major Da Vinci, as well as the materials submitted by Senator Tai Zhiyuan a few days ago, I suggest restarting the impeachment case against the president. According to the charter, we invite the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, He Ying, to come and preside over the impeachment proceedings."
"What did you say?"
"Senator Shao, are you crazy?!"
"Please don't abuse your authority and waste the resources of the Federation!"
Hearing the words of the chairman of the Judicial Committee, the members of the Pabre faction stood up together in anger and waved the digital pens in their hands to express their biggest protest. They stared fiercely at the senior senator from Xixia State, as if they were staring at the most shameful traitor.
The quiet and solemn Parliament Hill was attacked by obscenities like a market. One could even clearly hear the sound of shoes knocking on the table and fists tearing through the air. It was chaos.
Deputy Speaker Xian didn't seem to hear the fierce protests at all. He lightly knocked on the hard pear board in front of him, gave a slight warning, and said expressionlessly, "Now, we will immediately begin the first reading of the procedure."
According to the charter, the Federation Parliament had the right to impeach the president. However, even people who didn't understand the rules could imagine that it would be an extremely difficult process to implement this right.
The first step of the standard impeachment process was for the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Federation to preside over the trial. All members of the Parliament acted as the judges of the impeachment court and listened to the arguments of the prosecution and the testimony of the relevant witnesses.
The chairman of the Judicial Committee and the representatives of the sponsors played the role of the prosecution, while the president's official residence had to perform the duty of self-defense.
After the trial began, both sides would first make statements for two hours, and then call the relevant witnesses to testify. After the cross-examination of the witnesses and the end of the debate, the Chief Justice questioned each member of the Parliament in alphabetical order of the impeachment charges.
At this time, the Parliament members could only answer "guilty" or "not guilty." If more than two-thirds of the Parliament members answered "guilty" to any of the charges, the president would be impeached and replaced by the Vice President. The impeached president would not be able to hold any public office for the rest of his life. If he committed a criminal offense, he would be tried by a normal court after he regained his civilian status. (Note)
Before these processes, the Parliament Hill had to first pass the impeachment proposal of the Judicial Committee through a third reading. Although only half of the Parliament members were required to pass, it was often the most intense process of debate and all kinds of procedural issues.
From this, it was clear that the Parliament Hill had a long and torturous process from the introduction of the impeachment proposal to the official start of the debate in the court of charges to the final result.
When Speaker Zion announced the start of the preliminary process of voting, there was a commotion in the Parliament Hill. The Parliament members of various factions stood up and attacked each other. Some tried to delay the process by using this method, while others mocked each other for being as childish as children.
The Parliament members were all immersed in the battle that was like a warm-up in a boxing ring. The staff in the Parliament members' offices had already started to act. They kept making phone calls to purchase daily necessities, including toiletries, and asked the Parliament members' personal assistants to immediately bring the bedding that the Parliament members were most comfortable with. The most experienced members of the Parliament's office immediately informed the Parliament members' favorite restaurants to prepare the ingredients for takeout.
At the top of the rostrum, Deputy Speaker Zion's eyelids drooped as he said softly, "Dear Parliament members, please make as much noise as you want. But I would like to remind you not to leave the Parliament Hill. Any attempt to cause a lack of votes by not being present is not possible today."
Deputy Speaker Zion slowly raised his head and looked at the Parliament members of the Pak faction who had anxious and embarrassed expressions. He said, "Even if you can bribe the guards, I would like to know how you are going to bribe the tens of thousands of Federation citizens outside."
A tempting game would always attract playful children to stay up all night and devote themselves to it. And this game on the Parliament Hill that might change history would definitely force the Parliament members who were physically weak to stay up all night and devote themselves to it, whether due to old age, lust, alcohol, or other reasons.
If nothing unexpected happened, this would definitely be the longest Parliament debate and vote in the history of the Federation. Before a certain Parliament member said 'yes' or 'no', no one would know what the final result would be.
The entire Federation, including the Empire of the Left Sky Star Region, was paying attention to the Parliament Hill. Everyone wanted to know the ending of this great show. However, there were some people who knew very well that the so-called ending would definitely not happen here, such as Xu Le.
Group Seven, who directly and indirectly caused the current tense situation in the Federation, disappeared without a trace after completing the surprise attack on the Spring City Sanatorium. There were no traces of them on any news media, and only a few people knew that in the past night, the Federation's secret special forces had engaged in many life-or-death battles with them.
A black car without any markings drove at high speed through the steep mountain road. Neither the slopes nor the dangerous sharp turns seemed to be able to slow down this black car in the slightest. The hard tires made a loud grinding sound against the dirt as it rushed forward, carrying wind and dust with it. It seemed to be even more powerful than the highest grade of off-road vehicles.
After confirming through the car's radar screen that the three armed helicopters had been shaken off, Liu Jiao suddenly turned the steering wheel and accurately parked the black car in the pine forest on the side of the road. He took off his hat and wiped his face.
"Boss, where do we go next?" he asked.
Xu Le in the back seat did not immediately answer his question. He picked up the car's encrypted phone, wedged it into a certain frequency, and asked in a low voice, "Big Bear, how is the situation on your side?"
No one answered. Xu Le's brows furrowed.
Although The Glory Of The Charter was currently unable to threaten Group Seven's operations, this was still the hinterland of the Federation. Countless powerful government agencies were dispatched at the same time. Not long after he brushed shoulders with Zhang Xiaohua in that convenience store, he was targeted.
For the past day and night, he had been dealing with those fierce special forces. If it wasn't for this black car, and if it wasn't for Liu Jiao driving, perhaps he would have been surrounded by them more than ten hours ago.
At this time, Xiong Linquan's panting voice finally sounded in the communication frequency.
"We are retreating! Iron Seven Division is a bunch of trash! I wish I could put the infrared sensor on the motherf * cking old moon! We've been discovered! "
"I repeat, we are retreating!"
Xu Le narrowed his eyes. Although Du Shaoqing was now the commander of the Federation, Iron Seven Division was still the terrifying Iron Seven Division from back then.
"Everyone, retreat!" He did not hesitate to give the order and quickly said, "Don't leave any Hawkeye. Pay attention, don't leave a single one."
He believed that in the current situation, Iron Seven Division would definitely not leave the garrison area to pursue. He then asked, "Yan Bingyan, how are things on your side?"
A moment later, a rough voice sounded in the communication frequency, "Boss, the three of us are circling around the Snow Leopard Assault Team. Those bastards aren't very good, but their equipment is too f * cking advanced. We can't hold on for much longer!"
Xu Le reached out and pulled up the electronic map in the car. He looked at a certain light spot on the map and said, "Go straight at full speed from your coordinates at West 32. You must get out before they encircle you. Get on the train at Taikang and take the high-speed rail to the Golden Fleeting Night Club in the capital of Nanke State. There will be people there to meet you."
After a pause, he said, "As long as you walk into the nightclub alive, you will have completed your mission. Thank you for your hard work."
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One hundred and seventy kilometers south of the capital was the Iron Seven Division's newest garrison camp. Opposite the military camp was the continuous Qiu Fu Mountain Range. The mountain range was not high in this area. It gradually extended to the periphery of Philadelphia and suddenly became a dangerous peak covered with snow.
The black car was like a ghost parked in a dense forest in the depths of the mountain ridge. Xu Le carried a black box and a heavy military backpack as he walked out of the car. He hugged Liu Jiao tightly and then parted ways.
It took him nearly two hours to find a path that no one had ever taken before from the steepest cliff. He quietly hid himself at the highest peak of the mountain opposite the military camp.
Behind a gray stone on the mountain peak, Xu Le mobilized the scorching power behind his waist and slowly closed his eyes. He recalled the feeling when he was tens of millions of tons underwater on the Imperial Spaceship and let the threads of True Qi seep into every cell of his body.
The ticking of the second hand moved.
His breathing gradually slowed down as time passed. His heartbeat dropped to less than sixteen beats per minute. His body temperature also became lower and lower.
The Iron Seven Division's military philosophy was strict and meticulous. In addition to the observation posts stipulated by regulations, there were many infrared detectors hidden in the forest around the military camp.
But at this time, the infrared detectors that found Xiong Linquan and the other team members could no longer find Xu Le outside the big rock on the mountain peak, because in the infrared imaging, Xu Le's body had become a real rock at this time.
The heavy black box was opened. The ACW was quickly assembled. The hollow barrel poked out of the crack of the rock. The original tungsten alloy tail fin large-caliber bullets had been loaded.
Xu Le half lay under the big rock. He tried to control the rhythm of his body to prevent his body temperature from rising. He gently turned the red touch button with his right thumb.
As the touch button moved, the miniature hologram of the ACW showed the image of the Iron Seven Division's camp at the foot of the mountain. The high magnification equipment clearly showed the resolute expressions of the Iron Seven Division's soldiers, the rows of barracks, and the military MX Mecha Group that were still training in the middle of the night. Smoke was rising gradually.
Xu Le looked at the constantly changing images on the hologram and saw Willow Mubai faintly appear in the distance. He found that the first ray of morning light had fallen on his body uninvited. He couldn't help but squint his eyes.
Many years ago, he had controlled the MX Mecha to half crouch on the mountain peak during the Japanese graduation performance, bathing in the morning light and overlooking the Iron Seven Division's camp.
At that time, his opponent was the Iron Seven Division's Defense Battalion. What he had to do was to find the battalion headquarters and defeat Ximen Jin. And today, his opponent was the entire Iron Seven Division. What he had to do was:
Find Du Shaoqing and kill him.
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(Note: These two hundred words are copied from the US. I want to explain it to everyone. Also: My mood today is really bad. If there's anything that isn't solid in the writing, please understand.
But this has nothing to do with whether the plot is high or not. I said before that spies will definitely be solid and happy in the end. I especially pay attention to the latter. But everyone's high point is different. This can't be fully satisfied. For example, when I wrote the second chapter yesterday, I was pretty high, but it seems that some of my friends didn't like to read it.
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