A little earlier than Ethan Lea's dirty deals, Moonface, von Brown, mayor's office

When von Brown's mayor walked into the office, the door was immediately blocked, and he watched in amazement, but was pushed hard by his secretary and staggered a few steps forward.

"You 。。。。。。!" Before he could figure out what was going on, he looked back at his bodyguards with a bit of confusion, only to see that the bodyguards had taken out their pistols from their pockets, and although they were not aimed at him, they were loaded as if nothing had happened.

What's going on? The mayor who can be von Brown, he is not an ordinary person, he forced himself to calm down as soon as possible, and then said in a cold voice to the Zeon Wehrmacht representative standing next to the table: "Mr. Mar Kebey, what is going on, what are you Zeon going to do?" Kidnap me? ”

He desperately thought about the current situation, why the bodyguards and secretaries who had followed him for many years would betray him, why Zeon would do such a thing, and what they wanted.

Such a question.

It all started from the beginning.

Zeon said that he wanted to talk to him about the security of his prime minister, which was just a normal job, so he unsuspectingly invited the Zeon Wehrmacht general named Ma Kebe to his office.

He still didn't come up with anything about the situation, but he forced himself to stand up straight, revealing the aura of being on top of people and being feared, trying to make himself more fearless.

However, Ma Kebei is not the one who will be intimidated by his so-called momentum, not to mention that it is the Zeon side that is completely in control of the situation now, even if it is limited to the mayor who is not even bothered to bear his name, and the comparison between the two of them, who is considered to be a famous Zeon military general in the entire universe century, is completely crushed.

On the one hand, he became the mayor of von Brown by virtue of the political family behind him, of course, it can't be said to be incompetent, but he also has no outstanding talent, neither ideals nor goals, and on the other side is a well-known expert on earth problems in the entire universe, and he has outstanding talents as a soldier, and now he is the second-in-command of the Assault Mobile Army, and even Ma Kebe, who is a good hand at driving MS.

There is no room for comparison, and although the status of the mayor is much higher in the federal system now, once it is time for the war, Ma Kebe can even decide the life and death of his family with one word.

Ma Kebei did not answer him, but opened the seat that belonged to the mayor, and then said respectfully to the other room that originally belonged to the mayor: "Your Excellency Gisilia." ”

Cecilia!? The mayor's pupils contracted sharply, he didn't expect to hear the name here, he subconsciously turned his head, and sure enough, the woman who had a relationship with him in the past walked out of his other room, with a playful smile and a wine glass in her hand.

There was a yellowish liquid in the glass, and Cecilia had no intention of drinking it, she gently shook the glass as if she was playing with it, causing the liquid to spin around.

However, in fact, the liquid in the cup could not rotate very well, because the gravity of the moon was only one-sixth of that of the Earth or the colonial satellites that simulated gravity, Cecilia raised her eyebrows that were too sharp, and then put the quilt on the windowsill, from the mayor's point of view, her family photo on the windowsill, through the pale yellow wine, the red frame looked particularly dazzling.

The feeling sent him shuddering.

Cecilia sat behind the mayor's desk as if no one was around, "Please sit down, you are not going to stand and talk to me all the time." ”

The mayor twitched the muscles on his face in embarrassment, and finally sat helplessly on the sofa that was originally used to entertain guests.

Von Brown is one of the most important cities in the universe, and the mayor of this city with a population of tens of millions is definitely not inferior to Cecilia, especially since Cecilia is just a member of the local power of SIDE3, and this mayor is a high-ranking official under the federal system.

But this high-ranking official didn't even dare to say anything about protest when he faced Jisilia, and it wasn't because Jisilia had any momentum or anything like that.

It's because when he saw Cecilia, he finally realized that his life was in the hands of this woman.

That's all.

"Mr. Mayor, I came to you today because I actually want your help with something." Cecilia spoke suddenly.

"You're laughing, Miss Cecilia," the mayor smiled awkwardly, "and if there's anything I can do to help, why bother。。。。。。 ”

He pretended to look at his 'original' secretary as if nothing had happened, and the secretary looked directly into the mayor's eyes without flinching or ashamed: "Why use this method. ”

Cecilia narrowed her eyes and laughed, "I beg your pardon, we used a comparison 。。。。。。 Rough way, because today I am not only representing Zeon, but I also personally have things that I would like to talk to you about. ”

"Please, no matter what, I'm going to do it." Mayors are habitually making irresponsible promises.

"Then I'll be blunt." With a wave of her hand, Ma Kebe, who was beside her, placed a stack of papers in front of him, and the mayor picked it up and flipped through it, finding that it was full of people's archives, and the format of the file was 。。。。。。

It is a military registration document of the Federal Army.

He had a bad premonition, and his whole back was instantly covered with cold sweat.

"Please arrange for these people to enter von Brown." Cecilia said.

"Hime, Lord Himesilia," the mayor consciously changed his title to an honorific title, "May I ask you what you want。。。。。。 ”

"Mr. Mayor," said Cecilia, who interrupted him before he could finish, narrowing her eyes, crossing her hands, and resting her chin on them, "I have heard that a wise man does not pursue matters that have nothing to do with him. ”

"What do you think of this?"

There was no threat or stern expression on Cecilia's face, on the contrary, she was smiling, and with her rather beautiful appearance, she actually revealed a kind of charm.

But the mayor only felt that his body did not look like his own, and there was a tingling sensation on his face, his throat was like a fire, and the sweat on his forehead almost ran down his eyes.

He worked hard to mobilize his brain cells, trying to analyze the situation that was present, and after a few moments, he finally came to a conclusion.

No matter what Zeon wanted to do, his life was more important now.

He bowed his head and said, "I see, then I will say hello to the people who have passed through the border, and these people can enter von Brown on civilian ships。。。。。。 ”

"I don't think you understand what I mean, Mr. Mayor, do you think I'm going to come to you if I'm just going to let them in von Brown?" Cecilia said coldly.

Judging from the fact that Zeon quietly bought most of the people around him, I'm afraid there is really no need, as a cosmic colony country, Zeon's penetration of other SIDES can be described as pervasive.

"What do you mean, then."

"I mean, I want you to add their files to the Fifth Fleet's files," Cecilia said lightly, "and the rest is none of your business. ”

"Please, please don't be kidding, I'm just the mayor of von Brown, how can I interfere in the affairs of the Federal Space Army, I can't do it at all," the mayor begged for mercy in shock: "Lord Cecilia, please spare me!" ”

"Can't you do it? No, you can do it," Cecilia said softly, "It's true that you can't meddle in the affairs of the Space Army, but there is one exception. ”

"It's the Moon Garrison."

The so-called Lunar Garrison Army, as the name suggests, is the ground force of the Federal Army stationed on the lunar surface, the number is not large, only about 5,000 people, not to mention that near the lunar surface is the largest fortress of the Federal Aerospace Force in the universe - Luna II Fortress, stationed the strongest low-orbit defense fleet (First Fleet) of the Federal Army, and the nearby lunar city of Granada is also stationed in the Fifth Fleet of the Federal Aerospace Force.

This force nominally belongs to the Fifth Fleet, but in fact the personnel and leadership are in the hands of von Brown, and the federal army is not worried that von Brown will have any bad thoughts because of this, after all, on the one hand, von Brown is originally pro-Federation, and on the other hand, no idiot will think that he can defeat the nearby federal space army with a force of 5,000 people, this force is more like an ornament to show the status of von Brown's autonomous city, rather than a real army.

The former Zeon Self-Defense Force, the predecessor of the Wehrmacht, was also such an ornament, but in the hands of two generations of leaders, Daken and Zabi, she evolved into the Wehrmacht today.

"This, this, if it's a lunar garrison army, it's indeed okay, but this can't be hidden from people at all, everyone knows that the lunar garrison is not a federal force at all."

He had roughly guessed what Zeon wanted to do, and deeply regretted how he could have been involved in such a thing, and he also had a deep grudge against Zeon and Cesilia, who had brought it up.

But he would never dare to show it.

"It may be true for those who know the inside story, but for most people who don't know the situation, that's enough," Cecilia said lightly: "For them, it doesn't matter whether the Lunar Garrison is actually controlled by the Federation Army or not, as long as they wear the uniform of the Federation and are nominal members of the Fifth Fleet, they are rightfully Federans." ”

"People will believe what they want to believe, and what they don't want to believe, even if it's true, they will turn a blind eye."

"So, make a decision, Mr. Mayor, would you like to do us Zeon this little favor?"

"Please, please spare me, Mistress Jicilia," the mayor almost burst into tears, "I did such a thing, if the Federation knew about it。。。。。。 ”

"I see," Cecilia said with a smile, "You're still on the side of the Federation, and you don't think we're going to win at Zeon, do you?" ”

The mayor was silent, only one person trembled, but his attitude spoke for itself.

"Then I can't convince you with words like the general trend or the good birds," said Cecilia unconcernedly, "Then there is no way, although I don't want to have a bad fight between us because of this, but if you have such an attitude, I can only make this decision." ”

With that, she waved her hand again, and Ma Kebe placed another document in front of the mayor.

"Here are some of the 。。。。。。 that our intelligence services found Your hobbies, please take a look, I'm sure you will be very interested. ”

As a last resort, the mayor could only open the document tremblingly.

Inside was a large pile of photographs, as well as a stack of not-so-thick actuarial reports, and at the end some information that looked like a case.

The photographs show him having a good conversation with his bribe-taker, of him spending time drinking on inappropriate occasions, of him being in close proximity to someone who is not his wife, and even of him sleeping in bed, surrounded by a little girl in her early teens, younger than his daughter.

The corners of the little girl's eyes were red, and there were clearly visible bruises on her body, and there were suspicious blood stains on the sheets.

The actuarial report detailed all his industries, even the most hidden ones, and pointed to a peak in his income fluctuations, the year he was elected mayor of von Brown, and the report did not even bother to write about his bribes every time, even if he himself did not remember clearly.

The last case was written about some of the disappearances that he knew better than anyone else.

This is by no means something that can be prepared immediately, except that the people who prepared it began to pay attention to him even when he became mayor of von Brown.

"This, this, this is 。。。。。。。" The mayor's body trembled uncontrollably, and he sweated like pulp, and his back was wet at once, and even through his shirt, the suit on his body was also wet.

"Please don't get excited, it's just a little vice," Cecilia said with a smile, "anyone can do this kind of thing." ”

"No one is perfect, do you say yes?"

"Yes, yes, you're right," the sweat on the mayor's forehead finally broke through the blockade of his eyelashes, soaking the corners of his eyes with pain, but he didn't dare to move, not even wipe it: "So look at this。。。。。。 ”

"Well。。。。。。 Let's change the subject," the smile on Cecilia's face faded away, "How did you think about my proposal just now?" ”

"Huh?" The mayor first paused for a moment, pulling his mind out of the panic, and then he quickly reacted, reluctantly piling a smile on his face: "Of course, of course, there is no problem, I will deal with this matter immediately." ”

"That's good," Cecilia stood up, walked over to the Mayor, and said softly, "Mr. Mayor, do you know?" ”

"The so-called power and power are all lies, it does not exist in itself," Cecilia squinted her eyes said: "Power and power are just a measure of how many people can support them, and a person who can get the support and obedience of a million people is more powerful than a person who can only get the support and obedience of a hundred thousand people." ”

But how can you get the support and obedience of others? I think there are three elements, image, regime, and herd mentality. ”

"Needless to say, the regime has a mature system that allows a person to serve his father-killer diligently.

"And the image, no matter how dirty and incompetent a person is in his heart, as long as he makes people believe that he is a perfect and capable person, he can get the support of others."

"Herd mentality, people have a bad habit of not thinking, even if they don't understand the essence of a person, as long as others say that he is good, he will unconditionally think that person is a good person."

"If you think about it this way, isn't it the biggest lie that a democratic regime that can be the head of state regardless of ability and image is outstanding?" Cecilia said slowly.

"No one knows if this Führer is really capable of doing things, just because of his image and his position at the top of the regime to trust him unconditionally, the people are really stupid, aren't they."

"But on the other hand, if everybody believes that a person is a bad person, then no matter how much good he does, he is part of the evil."

"Do you understand what I'm trying to say?" Cecilia bent down slightly, and her eyes revealed an incomparably fierce gaze.

“。。。。。。。” The mayor didn't dare to say a word, he bowed his head and trembled.

"Very good, it seems you get it." Cecilia said with a smile.

"Yes, yes, I will, no matter what, as soon as possible, no, right now! Fix this matter now! The mayor said incoherently.

"Thank you, thank you for a great help." Cecilia said with a smile, if it were the mayor in normal times, maybe he would still think that she was as beautiful as a flower, but at this moment he only had fear of this woman in his heart.

"Then I'll wait for your good news." As she spoke, Cecilia motioned for Mar Kebe to leave, and as she reached the door, she suddenly remembered something.

"By the way, Mr. Mayor, there is one more thing for you to talk about."

"Yes, yes, please say it!"

"This young man," Cecilia patted the mayor's secretary on the shoulder, and the big boy blushed instantly, "He's a nice boy." ”

In terms of age, Cecilia is a few years younger than this 'child'.

"He didn't betray you on purpose, but because he believed in the ideals of our Duchy of Zeon and was willing to sacrifice his life for the independence of the universe," Cecilia said, "Can you please forgive him?" ”

"Of course, of course!" The mayor looked at the secretary with obvious resentment in his eyes, but he could only say it again and again.

"Thank you," said Cecilia, turning to the secretary, "you hear me, can you please continue to work by his side?" ”

"If you need anything, you can contact the person who came to you directly."

"Yes! We must live up to our mission! The secretary said excitedly.

"Good." Cecilia nodded in satisfaction.

Then she turned to the mayor and said, "That's it, please get along well." ”

"It's not just this, we'll definitely have to deal with each other a lot in the future, he's our Zeon contact."

"W-What?" Is there anything troublesome to do on his own, the mayor began to tremble at the thought of it.

"Aren't you curious, Mr. Mayor?" Cecilia said, "Why did we find you? ”

"There are many ways to insert people into the federal army, we even have a large number of comrades in Chabro, but why did we find you alone?"

“。。。。。。”

"Didn't I say it before, not only on behalf of Zeon, but I also personally want to talk to you about something."

"The moon is a good place, maybe I'll be on the moon forever in the future, isn't it a matter of course to come and say hello to the neighbors in advance?"

"Moon!? What do you mean? ”

"I mean, every girl wants a lover who can pick the moon for her," said Cecilia, "but I don't have that kind of person around me." ”

"So I had to pluck the moon for myself."