Part 3: The Battle Song of the Angels: Chapter 6: The Duties of a Soldier

"Sir, Lux, the car is ready." Aslan beckoned to us, and a maglev with Zaft plates was parked next to him.

"Let's go, Leonard." Lux withdrew the gaze cast on the two of them and turned to walk towards Aslan.

"Lux, do you know those two?"

"No, I don't know." Lux shook her head, "It's just a little curious." ”

I know in my heart that Siddle and Kara are indeed important pawns under the Speaker, and even Lux, the closest person, doesn't know that the Speaker has really made a bloody decision on me this time. Of course, I didn't doubt the possibility of two people deceiving me, but who would give away the benefits to someone else after spending such a huge price? So I already believe in what they just said.

The car first made a big circle to the Speaker Klein's residence, and then drove Aslan and me to the headquarters of Zaft. From the point of view of intimacy, I should have gone to Speaker Klein first, after all, I can be regarded as a speaker in the eyes of most people in the upper echelons of PLANT. However, I am still nominally an expelee and will only have the right to walk freely once Zaft's office archives my personal data again, so I have to refrain from doing anything misleading for the time being.

Aslan told me: "Sir, he seemed to be in a good mood when I spoke to my father on the phone last night, and it is estimated that the matter of returning from the new is not much, if your father has any reprimands for you, please bear with me for a while." ”

"Don't worry, Aslan, I know how to measure." I nodded. I guess this time, Chairman Sarah shouldn't take the opportunity to make things difficult for me. Although the Archangel managed to escape Zaft's pursuit because of my connections, it was enough to atone for his sins compared to the main designers of the new MS who successfully plotted against the United Earth Forces, and even had a surplus. Moreover, with the help of Siddle and the Intelligence, Zaft couldn't find anything wrong, and no one could prove that I intended to set up with the enemy, and since I was also ordered, I had to attribute the reason for the mistake to the lack of communication between Zaft and the Intelligence Department.

PLANT's traffic situation is slightly better than Orb's, not to mention the congestion everywhere on Earth, although I don't know what the Earth's environment is like now after all this time, but just think about the tens of billions of people in the Earth Coalition Government. The maglev truck came to the main entrance of the Zaft headquarters building without any hindrance, in fact, it was more than ten kilometers away from the real entrance of the building, but a large area of land in front of it was listed as a military restricted area, and Aslan and I had to change into a special aircraft and fly directly into the 20 or so floors of the building.

As soon as we got out of the car, a stern-looking guard led us forward without saying a word, and after a few minutes of travel, we finally arrived at the office of Chairman Patrick Salar, the supreme governor of Zaft. Just like his own character, the decoration of the office is not luxurious, but very simple, and there are not even a few elegant antiques. The whole office has a sense of simplicity and generosity, and the angular materials indicate that its owner is a determined and resolute figure.

Chairman Patrick Sarah was sitting behind his desk staring at me with a sharp gaze, and after half a year, the wrinkles on his face seemed to have increased a lot, but he seemed to be in good spirits, probably because he could finally suppress the power of the Klein faction.

Chairman Sarah's voice was as cold and serious as ever, he looked at me, and then said to Aslan beside me, "Aslan, you're back. ”

Aslan took a step forward excitedly, and said with some trembling, "Yes, I'm back." Father...... No, Your Excellency. When he tried to say the words with deep meaning, Chairman Aslan's cold eyes made him swallow back the words that had already reached his lips.

"Aslan, you go out first, and we'll talk about your affairs later."

"Yes." There was a majesty in Chief Sarah's tone that could not be denied, and Aslan could only salute and retreat under the pressure of this momentum.

Suddenly there were only the two of us left in the room, and the empty room, combined with the stern and cold face of Chairman Sarah, had a pressure that made people feel frightened unconsciously.

"Leonard von Fendrad, I remember this is the second time we've met." After staring at each other for a moment, Chairman Sarah spoke slowly in a low, slightly hoarse voice.

"Yes, the last time was about a year ago, in Speaker Klein's office." I deliberately brought up Speaker Klein to test whether this military madman had any scruples.

As if he hadn't heard my hint, Chairman Sarah continued: "I remember asking you a question last time, and the question was whether you would like to fight for Zaft. ”

"My answer is that I will give everything I have for the benefit of PLANT." I said solemnly and solemnly.

"So is your answer still the same today?" Chairman Sarah's originally deep eyes suddenly burst into a dazzling and compelling essence, looking straight at me, waiting for my answer.

"Yes, my principles never change." I met his pressing gaze without flinching and replied solemnly.

"Can you tell me your reasoning?" Chairman Sarah suddenly put away his compelling momentum, and asked as if he was very interested.

"Defending the homeland and defending the country is a sacred mission that cannot be shirked by soldiers, and the duty of our soldiers is to fight for the country and the people, not for the interests of a small number of people."

"Okay, okay, I hope what you say is true." Ignoring the sarcasm in my remarks, Chairman Salar exclaimed: "What do you think of a group of people who hold high positions and who pin their country's future on unrealistic fantasies, and who repeatedly seek to maintain peace and tranquility through hypocritical diplomacy?" ”

"From the perspective of a soldier, I naturally agree that peace requires strength to maintain." I said in a deep voice.

"So are you willing to use your excellent ability to add strength to the military power of PLANT, so as to safeguard the interests and peace of our PLANT?" Chairman Sarah asked in a fanatical and loud voice, his tone extremely demagogic.

I simply said: "No, the lower officials have always believed that although the duty of a soldier is to safeguard the interests of the country, he should never be involved in political struggles. While there may be some problems with the current government's political proposition, it is absolutely insignificant compared to the damage caused by the country's civil war. ”

In fact, I have always felt that Speaker Klein's policy strategy is a bit unrealistic, full of a kind of utopian fantasy, but compared to Chairman Sarah, who is carried away by blood, the Speaker's approach is still more suitable for the long-term development of the country, although it is slightly passive, but it is a big deal that our soldiers work harder, so I have always been inclined to the faction of Speaker Klein.

After hearing my words, Chairman Sarah fell into a long silence, and for a moment the office was filled with an air of oppression.

"I know what you mean, now you go out. Since there are no missions for you lately, you can wait for the notification in the officers' quarters. You can also take the opportunity to get out and about, but keep in touch with the base at all times. After saying that, Chairman Sarah pressed the button on the table, and immediately one of the guards opened the door and walked out.

"Wait a minute, Leonard." Chairman Sarah suddenly stopped me.

I quickly turned around and walked back, and the guard also knew how to exit.

"If one day, I can represent the entire PLANT government, will you obey my orders?"

"The lower officials will always take the interests of PLANT as the highest principle."

"Okay, you get out." Chairman Sarah said with satisfaction.

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Sitting on the rapidly moving maglev vehicle, Zaft's headquarters building was getting farther and farther away, and I leaned back in my chair with some fear, my back covered with cold sweat from nervousness. You must know that I am only an expelee now, and in the eyes of Chairman Patrick Sarah, I am a real black man, and although he wants to kill me, although there will be some trouble, but in terms of procedure, the Speaker will not be able to grasp any tricks, and if he dies, he will really die in vain. Fortunately, I was cautious and gave him a relatively vague answer, so that he had a hope in his heart that he could control me, so he was able to escape unharmed.

Temporarily on standby, it should be a disguised refrigeration, it seems that I will not wait for the day when Chairman Salar ascends to the position of speaker.

I don't know exactly what the political situation of PLANT is now, but on the eve of the election, the Klein faction and the Salar faction must have been a life-and-death situation, and from the last words of Chairman Sara, I can guess that the Sara faction must have occupied a considerable advantage, otherwise he would not have let me go so confidently. However, I still have some suspicions, Speaker Klein is an old fox who has been in the political arena for many years, and the fact that he has been able to suppress the Salals for so many years shows that he is by no means an easy person, and it is impossible to have no backhand. He had set up a nail in the coffin for a department as rigid as the Ministry of Intelligence, a feat that Chairman Sarah had not worked hard for years, and I would not believe that he would be suppressed to such an extent by a group of politically naïve soldiers. But it doesn't seem to make much sense to spend time thinking about these questions here, because these two people are much older and deeper than me, and no matter how hard I try, I am afraid that it will be difficult to guess what they think, and everything will probably be revealed by the time of the general election.