I looked for prestige, and the sound of the motor came from a motorboat.

The motorboat had a streamlined shape and a hull painted red and blue. It sprinted straight towards our boat, causing waves more than two meters high on either side of its side.

When I saw the livery of the motorboat, I already knew who it was, and I couldn't help but show disgust in my eyes.

If someone asks me, "What's the most annoying thing about your Ministry of Foreign Affairs?" ”

I would not hesitate to tell him: "Journalists, we hate journalists the most." ”

Journalists from the Federation, especially those from the Capital Star, are definitely the-stirring sticks of the-stirring sticks. They can mess everything up, as long as they can get their newspapers and self-media to skyrocket.

When I first joined, I attended a signing ceremony for a strategic partnership between the Federation and Atlantis.

Atlante is a planet with 99% of the ocean. Of course, the Atlantean civilization is closely connected to the sea, and the inhabitants of the planet express their friendship by spitting on each other (of course, this behavior means the opposite in the Federation).

During the signing ceremony, one of the sessions was the exchange of water from both sides' home planets to symbolize that the fate of the Federation and Atlante was now tied together.

After the agreement was signed, our diplomats, including me, raised their potbelly bottles in unison and shouted in unison: "We exchange water." ”

They said the same thing in unison.

Then we solemnly turned the water bottle over and poured the water of the earth on the feet of the Atlanteans.

The Atlanteans opened their mouths and took a big breath, their bulging bellies reaching their chests, and then spat out the water stored in the bladders from their mouths and squirted straight into our faces.

The salt water with the temperature of an Atlantean instantly drenched me.

Just then, a reporter in a red and blue suit ran up to me and asked me how I felt.

It was because I had not been deeply involved in the world, and I replied casually: "Salty, the same as the sea." ”

As a result, this sentence broke into a catastrophe. When the reporter returned, he translated my words with a huge headline as "Losing Power and Humiliating the Country!" The female federal officer actually drank the saliva of the Atlanteans and said it tasted good. 》

Public opinion was stirred up. Seventeen telephones were blown up because they received calls protesting against our loss of power and humiliation of the country, and some residents of the capital star even ran to our foreign affairs department to cut their fingers to express strong protest.

For this reason, Deputy Minister Teresa had to broadcast a popular science program about Atlante's customs on the news time of Capital Satellite TV for three consecutive days, and then urgently met with Henderson, the owner of the Capital Daily, which slowly calmed down the turmoil.

And I also paid a heavy price for my gaffe - although I was not expelled, I got "incompetent" and was deducted from the year-end bonus in that year's evaluation.

And now there are motorboats from the Capital Daily on the Nile, and I can imagine on my heels, they are coming for me.

"Mom and Dad, let's go quickly."

I stepped on the yacht's clutch and was ready to get rid of it before the motorboat approached.

But I underestimated the determination of the "-stirring sticks" to pursue the news. Seeing that I was about to speed up, the motorboat suddenly made a turn and rushed ahead of me without hesitation.

At this point, if I continue to accelerate, I will definitely load the motorboat in front of me.

I let go of the clutch under my feet, and I bowed to the wind.

The motorboat approached, and out of it came a red-haired young man in a beach suit.

"Hello, Lady Izmail; Hello, aunt and uncle. ”

The young man said hello and was about to jump into my boat.

When he was about to land on my boat, I pushed him back.

This action is actually extremely dangerous. The young man probably fell into the water because he was unsteady on his feet, but I did it anyway.

"I don't dare to hit you, don't I dare to push you?" I gritted my teeth.

Trasolt Ottel, who was still reading and studying in my head, gave me a thumbs up, and I didn't bother to pay attention to him.

The young man didn't expect me to push him, so he flew out upside down and staggered several steps on the deck of the yacht before he finally grabbed the railing and stood firm.

"Ms. Izmail······"

"I'm sorry, but everything about Amelieu Plus is subject to the official announcement on the official website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. I personally do not express any opinion. ”

I stopped him without waiting for him to speak.

The young man was obviously a novice, and his face stiffened when he heard me say that.

After a while, he regained his professional smile.

"Lady Izmail, you misunderstood. This is my business card. ”

The young man handed me the business card across the boat.

I looked at the name on it, Sanchez, a reporter from the Daily Capital.

"All about Aamigar Plus is subject to the official announcement on the official website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. I personally do not express any opinion. I repeated it again, hoping that he would retreat.

This time, the young man named Sanchez was prepared. As soon as I finished speaking, he cut me off: "Lady Izmail, please don't be in a hurry to refuse me. Rest assured, I have no intention of uncovering your scars. I just want to know what happened when the Ameriga was attacked? The Federal Foreign Ministry said that the Medawa people planned the attack, but I don't agree with this judgment because there are so many suspicions in it······"

I was struck by Sanchez's words.

The results of the federal investigation so quickly? Could it be that the black box was found so quickly?

Although I also hope that the real culprit of the attack on the Amelica will be found immediately, and the Federation can immediately seek justice for the innocent victims on the ship, this time the Federation is too efficient.

Seeing my shocked face, Sánchez guessed that I might not know the news, so he said, "Early this morning, the news host informed the whole Federation on the live broadcast that the attack on the Ameliga was the work of the Medava. ”

Early this morning, I was swimming in the Nile with my parents and didn't pay attention to the news.

After Sanchez finished speaking, he slowly recited a poem:

"Can life just fade like flowers?

Will all the glory be like a dream bubble one day?

Will the fame of the past be returned to dust?

At least the flowers, at least the songs!

Oh, where is my heart going?

We have walked through this world, through this vain life. ”

When he finished reading, he said to me, "Ms. Izmail, this is part of a long poem written by the poet of Medava. As a reporter for the Capital Daily, before I go to other civilizations to cover the news, I will learn some knowledge of that civilization in order to better complete the task. Reading between the lines of the poem, I can feel that the Medawa people attach great importance to glory. It's hard to imagine that someone who cherishes glory would do something like a sneak attack. ”

"Childish." I thought to myself.

I think that Sanchez decided that the Medawa people were not murderers based on just one poem, and that there must be something wrong with this guy's head.

"Besides, the Medawa attack on the Ameiga doesn't make logical sense. They have just decided to sign a foreign trade contract with us. ”

Sanchez had no idea what I was thinking of him in my heart, and continued to explain his point to me.

I think it makes sense.

Indeed, the sudden reversal of the Medawa and the use of such a drastic and reckless manner is unconscionable.

However, since the Federation will publicize the fact that the Medawa people are the murderers through the media, it must have ironclad evidence.

So, I chose to believe in the Federation.

"Mr. Sanchez," I looked up at Sánchez, and just as he thought I was going to say something, I said for the third time, "everything about the Ameliega is subject to the official announcement on the official website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs." I personally do not express any opinion. ”

Seeing that I was so resolute, Sanchez was a little disappointed. But he's not the kind of paparazzi reporter who stalks and doesn't give up until he achieves his goal. Seeing that I didn't want to say more, he said, "Excuse me." "And after wishing me a pleasant trip, he was ready to start the motorboat and leave.

Just as he was spinning the key, Sanchez suddenly turned back to me. He said compassionately:

"Ms. Izmail, if you can recall anything, please contact me. You don't know, after the announcement that the Ameriga was attacked by the Medavas, the capital and the various colonized planets were excited, and everyone was clamoring for war against the Medavas, and a Star War was inevitable. But after a big war, whether the Federation or the Medawa people win, countless families will be torn apart. You, as witnesses and survivors, are the ones closest to the truth, and your words will determine the fate of thousands of people. ”

With that, Sanchez bowed solemnly to me and sailed away.

I stood on the side of the yacht for a long time, and I didn't come back to my senses until my mother called me.

"It's okay, Mom. Let's keep playing. I said with a forced smile.