Ray's abnormal behavior also made Aslan a little cautious. After all, he was sure that Real Flying Bird was from Aube because he had seen Xiao Ran receive Real and his family when he was in Dawn Society. Moreover, Flying Bird had confusedly revealed his identity in front of him.
As for Ray, after a few days of learning about the MS pilots on the entire battleship, Aslan was sure that Ray was from PLANT. He even gave Aslan an inexplicable sense of familiarity. This feeling was unreasonable, but it did not affect Aslan's judgment of Ray.
But how could a person who had never been in contact with Aube and grew up in PLANT begin to keep an eye on him? Moreover, it was related to a 'spy' of Aube. This made Aslan a little confused. Even Aslan suspected that Ray might have already seen through Real Flying Bird's identity. The reason why he did not make it public might be to find more spies through Real Flying Bird.
Aslan also learned from Zhen that Xiao Ran did not ask him to do anything at all other than sending him to ZAFT. He also did not get any information from him. There was no purpose or order. In other words, at most, Zhen's identity was unknown, but he did not reach the level of a 'spy'.
So how did Ray notice Real? What was the connection between them?
With such doubts in mind, Aslan found Real when no one was around and told him about Ray's surveillance of him. He reminded Zhen to be careful not to expose his identity and try to minimize contact with him as much as possible. After hearing Aslan's words, he gave Aslan a strange look and finally said, "That's right, I don't know what to say.
"Ray is also one of us, but I'm worried about you. Sometimes, I really can't leave, so I asked Ray to keep an eye on you."
"Ahem." After hearing Zhen's words, Aslan couldn't help coughing due to the shock in his heart. Looking at Zhen's innocent expression, he was also very astonished. He couldn't help but ask in a low voice, "How is this possible? Ray has never trusted Aubrey. How can he be Aubrey's man? Your identity is related to your safety. How can you be so careless and trust others?"
"Aiya, this is a complicated matter. Didn't we come into contact with that guy the last time the Armory No. 1 was robbed?" Flying Bird scratched his head. His words reminded Aslan of the incident in Armory No. 1. At that time, Rei and Zhen had indeed interacted with Xiao Ran. Thinking of this, Aslan couldn't help but suck in a breath of cold air. It turned out that Xiao Ran had already extended his hands to the Minerva at that time, and they were the two most important combatants on the Minerva.
"What is he trying to do? Since he had already recovered his memory at that time, why did he rob ZAFT at that time? Was it because he had no choice, or did he do it on purpose? Is there something wrong with Zaft that he noticed? "
Aslan was suspicious of Zaft and pondered over Xiao Ran's intentions. However, they did not suspect that Xiao Ran had any ulterior motives in this matter. Instead, they were purely thinking about Zaft and Plant, and even whether there was anything wrong with Dyrandal.
After knowing that Ray was one of Aube's men, Aslan's worries were greatly relieved. After Xiao Ran received a message from Aslan, he smiled and asked someone to reply. The answer was affirmative. A positive answer was enough to make Zhen and Aslan trust each other.
Not long after receiving Xiao Ran's reply, the military headquarters ordered the Minerva to leave Gibraltar. ZAFT's intelligence personnel found a joint army base somewhere, so they sent the Minerva to investigate.
Aube and Law readied Xiao Ran's body, then flew to space with Mina with two MED bombs and two large reaction warheads. This time, in addition to Cruzet, the Mars delegation also followed them to the Pillar of Heaven in space. The Serpent's Tail, which landed on the earth with them, stayed on earth and went to East Asia, a current battlefield between the joint army and ZAFT.
Xiao Ran paid attention to the movements of the Pillar of Heaven and the Serpent's Tail, but he also paid attention to the movements of the joint army and ZAFT. Aube's intelligence personnel would naturally report to him that both sides were increasing their investment in new spaceships at the same time. However, the increase in investment of both sides was just the beginning, and even if there were any gains, they would not be easily discovered by Aube's intelligence personnel. Nevertheless, Xiao Ran still arranged for the intelligence department to pay more attention to this aspect.
Although there was not much information provided by the intelligence department, Aube's intelligence personnel learned that Actaeon and the Fuji enterprise in East Asia had jointly developed a new project on the battlefield in East Asia, but the specific content was blank.
While Xiao Ran was trying his best to clean up the current internal situation of Aube, and at the same time, the Dawn Society began to develop new spaceships. Someone reported to Xiao Ran that the chairman of PLANT would personally visit Aube. Xiao Ran did not reject Dilandal's request, but he was also very surprised. However, after thinking about it, he understood that the sudden rise of Aube made Dilandal feel a great danger, which also affected his plan. Therefore, the purpose of this visit must be to test him and Aube, to finally confirm how big of a threat Aube was to his plan and PLANT. Dilandal's personal visit to Aube at this time was also a way to make Xiao Ran numb to him and buy time for his plan.
After figuring out Dilandal's purpose, Xiao Ran waited patiently for Dilandal's arrival. Xiao Ran had a clear understanding of Dilandal's plan and purpose, and he also saw through the reason why Dilandal came to visit Aube this time. He knew what Dilandal wanted to do, but Dilandal did not know what he wanted to do. This discrepancy in the invitation was enough for Xiao Ran to easily deal with and cooperate with Dilandal until Dilandal finally embarked on the path he should take.
On the same day the Minerva left the port and was about to arrive at the Earth military base they needed to investigate, Dilandal's shuttle and escort team arrived at Aube. Xiao Ran personally came out to welcome Dilandal and received him at the mansion of the Selan family, which had changed its name. He also expressed Aube's friendliness towards PLANT and Xiao Ran's interest in Dilandal.
Both parties sat in the huge conference room of Xiao Ran's mansion. Xiao Ran and Aube's officers and cabinet sat on one side, while Dilandal and PLNAT's members and officers sat on the other side. Both parties were very friendly. After all, Aube and PLANT had not really fallen out with each other after Xiao Ran's change. They did not even have any conflicts. Compared to an alliance, Dilandal was one of Aube's few friends, but of course, they were far from being friendly.
In the beginning, both parties talked some nonsense under the lead of Xiao Ran and Dilandal. However, after a while, they inevitably diverted to the main topic. Dilandal took the opportunity to take over the topic. With a warm smile on his face, he looked at Xiao Ran with admiration and respect.
"Aube's actions two years ago amazed the world. Lord Xiao Ran, you singlehandedly made Aube the key to world peace. At the same time, you also made yourself a hero of the world, revered by all." Dilandal said slowly. His tone was full of sincerity and admiration, which made people feel quite comfortable listening to him. "At that time, Aube flourished under your leadership, Lord Xiao Ran, and became the most indispensable part of the world. It became the enviable place to live and the goal to fight for the people and soldiers of various countries. You insisted on your own ideals and persisted on the path of peace. At that time, Aube became the wind vane of the world."
"At the same time, it was admirable that you were able to realize that under such circumstances, you were able to cause great danger to the surrounding countries, the United Kingdom, and PLANT. You were unable to reach a true peace, but under the pressure of your fear, you were able to reach a false peace. You retreated bravely and directly left Aube's political arena, returning power to the princess, hoping that the world could reach a true peace under the free will of your will."
"At that time, Lord Xiao Ran, you became a person respected by everyone in the world. But unfortunately, after sacrificing so much and giving so much, you let Aube, who stood at the top of the world, decline again in two years. And for no reason, you disappeared for two years, causing Aube to be put in a difficult position again. He almost became a tool of those people who only care about profit and not the lives of the people."
"Fortunately, you returned to Aube and prevented Aube from embarking on the wrong path and becoming the real enemy of the innocent people of this world. Under your leadership, Aube's army successfully eliminated all the enemies with several times the strength of the enemy. Once again, you showed the world that Aube does not yield to any power, is firm in peace, does not interfere with other countries, and does not sacrifice the lives of other countries. "
Whether it was PLNAT's side or Aubrey's side, all of them nodded in agreement. As for Xiao Ran himself, he just smiled indifferently, as if he didn't care about what he had done at all.
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