In a bar on New Year's Day, the two of them once held spirits and whispered to the back of the man in a trench coat walking down the gangway of an old-fashioned transport plane on the light curtain: "To our president." ” Today on the sofa in Wangdu apartment, Xu Le and Shi Qinghai glanced at each other, picked up the water on the table and drank it all, fell into a short silence, did not speak, knowing what each other was thinking in their hearts, they used to laugh and attribute themselves to the president, can they be trusted "Calm down."
Shi Qinghai put the water cup on the table, broke the silence and said.
Xu Le nodded, although they are not people who have been raised by political schemes, but they have seen too many life and death on the battlefield, so naturally they will not be the kind of hot-blooded young man who can throw his whole wealth into the casino at will with a hot mind.
"But it's not Medellín after all."
He frowned and stared at the materials on the table, and said, "As I said just now, this is a big problem within the Federation, and we need help. ” "Mr.
President should be trustworthy, and don't forget that he has always admired you."
He raised his head, looked at Shi Qinghai and said with a smile: "There are not many people who dare to appreciate you. ” "But we never tear up gratitude just because someone appreciates it."
Shi Qinghai replied with a smile: "Perhaps, we don't need anyone's appreciation in the first place. ” Xu Le stood up and walked into the bedroom to check the workbench in the black box, and his voice came out from behind the door, with some echoes, very serious: "Don't forget what I said earlier." ” There was a faint sound, there was a light blue light, Xu Leping stretched out his hands to accept the strict security check, waiting for the permission of the monitoring network to be confirmed, this building representing the highest power of the federation He had been here many times, and he had long since lost the initial excitement and the slightest trace of confusion, so calm that he was even a little numb, and he could have extra energy to let his eyes look through the glass and look at the snowflakes flying outside the mansion.
After completing the security check, he was taken to the Oval Office by the Secret Service security officers, but as soon as he stepped on the precious blanket in the side corridor of the office, the ancient door in front of him was pushed open, and more than a dozen senior federal officials surrounded the dark-skinned Mr.
President in the middle, and quickly walked to the other end of the corridor.
Xu Le looked at that place in confusion, if Mr.
President had something to deal with, when would he see him, would he have to wait in the president's mansion for a day At this moment, President Pabur suddenly stopped, asked Director Brin beside him in a deep voice, and then Huo Ran looked back, stared at Xu Le on the other side of the corridor, and said loudly: "Follow up." ” With the gaze of Mr.
President and his order, the inside of the official residence, which was as busy as a vegetable market, suddenly fell silent, and all the staff of the official residence looked at the corner where Xu Le was, and when they saw that it was the officer who was Xu Le, their faces showed a look of understanding.
Xu Le was a little surprised, and hurriedly walked over with a black workbench, and the staff around President Pabul quickly got out of the way.
When he got closer, Mr.
President Bisheng did not give him any instructions, not even a cold noise, and walked straight to the outside of the official residence with everyone, leaving only one simple word: "Go" "Where are you going?"
Xu Le looked at Mr.
President's shoulder and subconsciously muttered.
"Capitol Hill."
Director Brin said expressionlessly beside him.
In the morning, there was a lively custody lawsuit, and then I reunited with Shi Gongzi, poured a few bottles of spirits, and got together in one place to grit my teeth like a tabloid reporter and vow to pick up the small men of the federal bigwigs from the dung heap, and then I was summoned to the president's residence by a phone call, and began to carry a heavy black suitcase, followed Mr.
President to many places, met a lot of people, and Xu Le, who still had the residual influence of alcohol in his brain, couldn't react for a while, and many years later he still remembered the hectic silence and confusion of this day in the late winter of the seventy-first year of the constitutional calendar.
For seven hours, Hsu Le accompanied President Pabul to a heated back-door brawl at the Capitol Hill Military Budget Committee, attended two unshirkable afternoon teas, had a fruitful conversation with the corporate members of the Four States Foundation around the Mountains without ever receiving a specific amount, and attended a dinner party sponsored by the Veterans Association, at which Mr.
President made an enthusiastic speech in which he expressed full appreciation and strong confidence in the performance of the Union forces on the Imperial front.
Mr.
President entered the Ministry of National Defense building and began to receive an update from the military on the state of the war During the whole process, Xu Le had been standing less than two meters away from Mr.
President, taking the place of the security staff of the Secret Service, squinting and looking around with a flattering smile a little uncomfortably, enthusiastic people, a member of parliament with a deep face of scheming, and a veteran who stood up and cheered feverishly.
Parliament Hill, Liufeng Slope Clubhouse, Xishan Hotel, Ministry of National Defense Building, the motorcade hurriedly went back and forth, and everywhere President Pabul went, there was a standing and solemn silence, everyone bowed their heads in greeting, and many people also noticed Xu Le behind Mr.
President, and inadvertently, there were countless smiles, and those who noticed this had infinite doubts in their hearts, not understanding that Mr.
President would bring Colonel Xu Le to these occasions.
There were too many such scenes, too many distances to walk, so much that even Xu Le felt that his feet and necks were a little pantothenic, the straight colonel's uniform on his body began to get wet, and his facial muscles with no expression began to stiffen Looking at Mr.
President, who was still full of energy in front of him, shook hands with every federal officer extremely strongly, and spoke in a thick and loud voice, Xu Le couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion, he felt extremely tired without any expression, and how could Mr.
President maintain a cheerful smile for a whole day Standing in the most secret war hall of the Ministry of National Defense, standing behind Mr.
President, Xu Le put his hands behind his back, standing in an extremely standard posture, he ignored the puzzled gazes of the officers behind the glass door, and his eyes behind his sunglasses narrowed slightly, staring at President Pabul's dark neck and the dazzling strands of gray hair.
Time is indeed the most terrible thing, the man who won the support of the whole federal people with his personal charm, changed from a small lawyer to the president of the federation, entered the presidential residence for several years, and was still a little tired and vicissitudes of life by busy political affairs and time.
While speculating on the true intention of Mr.
President to walk around, Xu Le noticed the change in Mr.
President, he became thinner, so that the corners of his eyebrows were higher and clearer, and at the same time, Mr.
Pabul was the sharpest and most eloquent speaker when he was a lawyer and a member of parliament, and now that he has become president, he has become relatively gentle and calm, although he is often silent, but he gives people a very powerful feeling.
When I returned to the presidential residence covered in grass and snow, it was almost meaningful.
On the table, covered with S3 gold-coated hand-woven cloth, there are simply a few servings of food, two bowls of hot pea soup, which are particularly cold compared to the priceless oil paintings on the walls and the sumptuous silver dynasty-style tableware next to the food.
President Pabur and Xu Le sat at opposite ends of the table, two men munching on wheat bread with great groominess, drinking pea soup that had been heated for an unknown number of times, giving it a strange smell of smoked meat.
The waiter took away the dishes, President Pabul said thank you, then patted his chest with satisfaction, took the hot towel and wiped the corners of his eyes vigorously, and suddenly said, "What do you think?"
The contrast between the hot white towel covering Mr.
President's dark face was particularly stark, and the sudden questioning seeped out from under the hot white mist, and it sounded a little strange in tone.
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"I have some feelings, but I don't know if it's what you want."
Xu Le wiped his mouth with a hot towel and replied honestly.
"It's a good situation, it's very good."
President Pabur put down the hot towel, looked at him from a distance across the table, and said calmly: "But in fact, there is always a thin line between good and bad." ” "The political axe now needs money, it needs higher authority, it needs more, more and wider support, and the troops at the front need a stable and unshakable rear."
President Pabur's gaze was very calm, and there was no pressure, but for some reason, Xu Le didn't want to be looked directly at by him, and subconsciously looked down at the hot towel in his hand, watching the hot mist slowly disperse.
"There is a lot of pressure on the political axe, a lot of pressure on the army, and a lot of pressure on me."
President Pabur continued to say slowly: "I don't know when the parliamentary interim military budget bill will be passed, if the front line can't maintain a constant victory, if the resource recovery of the X3 galaxy can't be accelerated, I really doubt that this political axe will go bankrupt." ” "Of course, it's a joke."
Mr.
President smiled, revealing a mouthful of bright white teeth, but the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes showed that the joke was actually exhausting him.
Xu Le held the hot towel tightly, feeling that the temperature was disappearing for a while, and after a long silence, he finally spoke with difficulty: "I understand, but as you said during the election, no choice can be made on the premise of harming the interests of others. ” President Pabur nodded and said calmly: "I understand, but I must remind you that the judicial process in the federation should not be subject to human interference. ” "I didn't think about it, and I didn't have the ability to interfere with the federal justice process."
Xu Le raised his head and explained seriously: "I am a stakeholder, and I think Commander Zhong's daughter should have the right to get back what belongs to her. ” President Pabul looked at him with a solemn expression and said in a deep voice: "But you are not an ordinary person, your words and deeds will affect the opinions of many people, and even affect the judge's verdict You are not only a federal hero who is deeply loved by the people, but also represents the will of the marshal to some extent, so you must be cautious."
After a moment of silence, Xu Le lowered his head and replied: "Schiller said that heroes also need to eat, pick their teeth, go to the toilet, and have a surname, this is my civil right, and I will not give it up." ” To be continued: