Although Gloria doesn't want to make a big splash, on the wedding day, Gloria still hopes to get the blessings of her family such as Will and Claudia, which has a special meaning for Gloria.

Li Mu also hoped that Will and Claudia could witness the wedding, so he met all of Gloria's requests.

Just when Li Mu and Gloria were looking forward to their wedding, thousands of miles away in Panama, the local government of Panama, with the support of the Panamanian company, finally openly tore up with the Colombian government.

After learning that all the officials in the joint investigation team except Martínez Silva had been killed, Bogotá immediately asked the Panamanian local government to investigate the matter thoroughly and asked Bogotá to give Bogotá a clear investigation result within a time limit.

What the Colombian government did not expect was that half a month had passed, and the local government of Panama had not even launched the corresponding investigation, let alone giving an explanation, so that even if the Colombian government was sluggish, it had already sensed that something was wrong.

Before the Panama Canal was on the agenda, the Isthmus of Panama may have been dispensable for the Colombian government, but after the countdown to the opening of the Panama Canal, the importance of the Isthmus of Panama has increased indefinitely within the Colombian government, because it means that the Colombian government will not abandon the Isthmus of Panama no matter what.

In view of the agreement with the U.S. government, the Colombian government suddenly realized that the local government of Panama was already disobedient, but the Colombian government could not send troops to the Panamanian region to ensure the stability of the Isthmus of Panama by force.

Unlike the previous one, this time the joint survey included British and French.

Although the Colombian government is trying to get rid of the shadow of a big country, it still has to rely on the help of Britain and France to compete with the increasingly powerful United States, although this will inevitably lead to the political situation in Colombia will be affected by Britain and France, but the Colombian government can't take care of it.

While the Colombian government was busy seeking help from the British and French, and the local government of Panama was also moving, the first thing Eddie Hausman had to do was to purge the Panamanian government of all pro-Colombian forces and ensure that the Panamanian government had only one unified voice.

While most Panamanians want to break away from Bogotá and form an independent state, there are also forces within the Panamanian government that are loyal to the Colombian government, and there are still a significant number of them.

To make the operation smoother, Eddie Hausman will first have to enlist the support of Martinez Silva.

Although Martinez Silva is a Panamanian, and now Martinez Silva does not have much affection for the Colombian government, but on that day, when Martinez Silva witnessed all his colleagues die in the fire, Martinez Silva still could not hide his anger, so during this time, even Hamilton Fish, Eddie Hausman went out repeatedly, Martinez Sill still did not agree to break away from the Colombian government on behalf of the Panamanian government.

That's right, although Eddie Haussman is the mayor of Panama City, but in the entire Panama region, Eddie Haussman does not have a high reputation, his influence is limited to Panama City, and even Cologne cannot radiate, so if you want to say that the most prestigious person in the entire Panama region, I am afraid it is really Martinez Silva.

On the last day of August, Eddie Haussman visited Martinez Silva again, who was under house arrest in Kenting Castle, and if he couldn't get a definite answer from Martinez Silva this time, then Eddie Haussman would give Martinez Silva a hard time.

Without Butcher Zhang, can you only eat hairy pigs?

"Martin, I'm here again." It was breakfast time, and Eddie Hausman sat down at the table and beckoned the servant to do the same according to Martinez Silva's standards.

Because of the prestige of Martinez Silva, Martinez Silva is still well cared for during the house arrest, and Martinez Silva is even fatter than half a month ago.

Relatively speaking, Eddie Hausman, who has been busy all day long, has been much haggard recently, although he is extremely energetic, but Eddie Hausman's eyes are bloodshot, and his hair and beard look a little messy because he has not been carefully cared for.

Corresponding to the bad image, Eddie Haussman's mental state is surprisingly good, his eyes are bloodshot but amazingly bright, although his voice is a little hoarse, but compared to before, he is a little more confident, and the most striking thing is the kind of anticipation between his actions, which is almost like walking with the wind.

This is understandable, after all, as the chief executive of the local government of Panama under the Colombian government and the national leader of the Republic of Panama are two completely different concepts, Eddie Hausman is already on the verge of reaching the peak of his life, and he is in surprisingly good shape in all aspects.

"If you're going to have breakfast with me, I'm more than welcome, but if you're talking about the Republic of Panama, which doesn't exist, I think my answer is still sorry." Martínez Silva didn't raise his head, concentrated on cutting the steak in front of him into small pieces, and then ate with grace, with the calm of a diplomat.

There are two sides to everyone, and in Washington, Martinez Silva almost never showed his unhurried side, but back in Panama, Martinez Silva was like a different person.

"Just because it doesn't exist now doesn't mean it won't happen in the future..."Eddie Haussman is already about to lose his patience, cutting the steak rudely, and the knife slashing across the plate makes an anxiously harsh sound, as if cutting someone's corpse: "Bogotá doesn't seem to have learned a lesson, can you imagine?" They have formed another joint investigation team, which will arrive in Panama tomorrow, so there is not much time left for us, and our American friends are about to lose patience, so you should understand the purpose of my visit this time. ”

Now, Eddie Hausman no longer hides it, and really relies on and reveals the Panamanian government, even if it is dead, it must be understood that Martinez Silva is dead.

"Americans, you're really working with the devil," Martinez Silva put down his knife and fork, lit a cigar in his hand, and hid himself in the smoke of smoke.

"Even with the devil, we have to get rid of the slavery of Bogotá, Panama has no choice, all the Americans want is money, but Bogotá wants to take everything from us, so the decision is not difficult to make." Eddie Hausman thinks very well that if Americans get what they want, they will eventually leave Panama, but if they stay in the Colombian government, Panama will never be truly free.

"Your understanding of the Americans is still at a very superficial level, they are a bunch of vampires, a bunch of demons, they will suck all the blood of Panama and then happily return to the United States, what do you think they will leave for Panama?" Martinez Silva, who thinks he knows Americans better, does not agree with Eddie Hausman at all.

"You said that they will eventually return to the United States, but they can't move the canal together, as long as the canal is there, we have hope." Eddie Hausman does not have the luxury of trying to get rid of American influence in the short term, this is a long-term project, it may take several generations of effort, but as long as there is a successful day, then all the costs are worth it.

"If I don't cooperate with you, will you kill me next?" Martinez Silva finally couldn't resist asking the question, and from the first day of house arrest, Martinez Silva knew that sooner or later there would be such a day.

Martinez Silva once thought of dying to make his will clear, and this idea only flashed in Martinez Silva's mind, as a diplomat, Martinez Silva has become accustomed to doing things, weighing gains and losses first, and giving his life, which is obviously beyond the scope of Martinez Silva's acceptance.

To put it bluntly, I don't want to die, don't forget that because of the Panama Canal, Martinez Silva has received a lot of benefits from Li Mu, and now Martinez Silva has not enjoyed the achievements and convenience brought by money, and it would be a pity if he died like this.

"Martin, you are my friend, I don't want to lie to you, if we can't agree between ourselves, then I'm sorry, we need a unified Panama." Eddie Hausman does not hide his killing intent, and on the road to success, there is always a price to pay.

"Thank you for your candor, and while your choice makes me sad, at least it's a good start." Martinez Silva did not have the consciousness of death, and at the last moment, Martinez Silva still chose to live in secret.

Martínez Silva chose to build the great Republic of Panama with Eddie Hausman.

With such a change, it is indeed much more noble.

"So, you're joining us, aren't you?" Eddie Hausman's expression is a little strange, eight points of happiness mixed with two points of regret, it is estimated that only Eddie Hausman himself knows what he regrets.

"Why not? I don't want to die so quietly, especially if I'm not sure if the Colombian government is grateful, but I still have reservations about working with the Americans, and if we want to build a truly free Panama Republic, then we must get rid of the influence of the Americans. "There's no shame in Martinez Silva's admitting that he can't face death calmly, and there are few people who can laugh at life and death, and Martinez Silva doesn't have that quality.

"At this stage, we have to do this, and as for the future, who knows..."Eddie Hausman's eyes flickered, and it was obvious that he also had his own little calculations.

In fact, just like Eddie Hausman just said, Panama has no choice at all, and the Panamanian government that owns the Panama Canal is like a three-year-old baby with a strange treasure swaggering through the market, and it has no ability to protect itself at all, so it can only choose to seek refuge in the United States.

There was no need for Martinez Silva to remind him, Eddie Haussman certainly knew that there would be a danger in doing so, but given the threat from Panama, Eddie Haussman had to do it.

In the afternoon of the same day, Panama City convened a plenary session of the City Council to discuss how to "prepare" the joint investigation team that is coming tomorrow.

The vast majority of parliamentarians were already aware that Panama was about to change, so the atmosphere in the room was a bit eerie, with almost no one talking and everyone making eye contact before the meeting began.

Juan Bagner, the speaker of the parliament, is a standard pro-Bogotá faction, during this time, Juan Bagner has been asking for an investigation to be launched immediately, but for various reasons, this proposal has not been passed in the parliament, Juan Bagner is very dissatisfied with this, so after the meeting began, Juan Bagner's wording is particularly gloating: "I have long said that the investigation must be launched as soon as possible and give an explanation to the Bogotá side, but unfortunately no one agrees with my proposal, and now we have no way out, Tomorrow the joint investigation team arrives at the docks, and I think we are all in trouble..."

"No, it's just you, not any of us..." An unfamiliar accent suddenly came, and Juan Bagner was sure that it definitely did not belong to the Panamanian City Council.

Sure enough, it was a stranger who spoke, he was wearing a soft-brimmed cowboy hat, a linen Henry shirt, and several holes in his jeans underneath.

The cowboy who spoke was none other than Ford Benjamin, who returned to Panama to prepare for the day after Washington took over the security operations of the U.S. Embassy and Consulates in Panama.

Fortunately, although the day came a little late, it was not late.

"Who are you? Why are you here? Juan Bagner spoke in an unkind tone, and looked at Andy Hausman unceremoniously.

"You don't want to know who I am, but it doesn't matter, I didn't tell you my own thoughts, I came here to tell you that Panama should be an independent Panama and should not be held hostage by any other country, any force..."

"Shut up!" Juan Bagna screamed, not allowing strangers to be presumptuous on his turf.

Ford Benjamin didn't look back, pulled out his pistol, and pulled the trigger neatly.

Bang!

Well, now Ford Benjamin really doesn't need to introduce himself.