"He's not crazy, he's sober, he knows what he's going to do!" Philip stood up, walked up to George, looked at his confused eyes and said seriously: "However, it is precisely because of his sobriety that it is terrifying!" With such a person, would you expect him to hand over the Gachalin Empire intact to you? ”

George looked up blankly: "Why, why did he do this?" ”

"Why?" Philip sneered, "Because, from betrayal, he has gained the right to rule this country, so, he hates any betrayal of him. ”

Before the words fell, George grabbed Philip by the collar and said angrily: "You can't say that, you can't say this about my father!" ”

"Did you ever be your father?" Philip's words were like a basin of cold water, soaking George's heart: "In your eyes, hasn't he always been a madman who occupies a position?" Under his rule, Gacharin was fighting against different countries, and every second, Gacharin's youth were dying. If the originally rich country is not supported by the aid of the Western Covenant, will it be able to sustain itself? ”

George let go of Philip in a dejected manner: "But...... He was my father after all. ”

"But he's also Gachalin's master!" There was irrepressible anger in Philip's suddenly raised voice, and he grabbed George by the collar with his backhand and shouted, "Do you know why I chose you?" Because in the Morton family, you are more sober than anyone else! Because in the Morton family, you're the only one who doesn't go crazy for betrayal! You even outspoken criticism of your father's rule in front of me, what about your ideals? Where did your dream of building a prosperous and happy country go? Where did your dream of building a kingdom of trust go? Do you really want this country to sink forever in betrayal and war? ”

George laughed miserably: "The country of trust, do we still have this qualification now?" Prosperous times? Can we stop this war that engulfs humanity? Tears flowed from his hollow eyes: "Can't! We are also traitors, we have no power to save this country, the only thing we can do is to destroy this country with it. ”

"So......" Philip coldly put down George: "You just let this nuclear bomb drop it in your hometown of St. John's, and put the founder of the empire, John?" Morton was wiped out of this world along with the twelve million citizens of St. John? ”

The room was as dead as a grave for a moment.

After a long time, George finally asked weakly, "What should I do?" ”

Philip said slowly: "Let your younger brother go and complete the last betrayal of the Morton family." He picked up the nuclear bomb documents and put them back in his pocket, took out an identical document and stuffed it into George's hand: "Give this to Reinhardt." ”

As if not aware of George's shocked eyes, Philip continued: "This nuclear bomb will not be built after all. Even in the secret base in outer space, even if we have raw materials that the entire human society cannot find, even if this only raw material is left over from the Ancient Earth Federation, now, there are signs of being targeted by the Supreme Council of mankind. ”

"This antique thing, your father originally wanted to blame the Leray Federation, all the work is handled by me, if the matter is exposed by then, I will be the scapegoat." Philip smiled bitterly, and there was an indescribable mockery in his voice: "Your father wants to drag the entire human society into a cosmic war through this tragedy that no one can investigate clearly, as long as this antique explodes, the two camps will definitely not watch each other put the accusation of anti-humanity on their allies, and the war is about to break out." Moreover, your father is even ready that after the explosion of the nuclear bomb, he will announce his abdication and annex the entire Gachalin Empire to the Binalt Empire, becoming a province of the Binalt Empire. ”

George felt that today's shock was too much to digest: "Merge into the Binarte Empire? ”

Philip nodded affirmatively, "Yes, you heard it right, merge into the Binalte Empire, millions of light years away, and become one of its provinces, an enclave. Stephen made the assassination plan because he couldn't accept this decision, which he thought was completely ruining the Morton family's foundation, and he believed that the war with the Leray Federation could not continue. ”

Philip sighed deeply, and continued: "When it comes to politics, your father is definitely a political genius, and he has a kind of courage in this regard. In the coming cosmic war, it makes little difference, either as a member of the Western Covenant or as a province of the Binalte Empire. If the war is lost, everything is gone, and if the war is won, then it is not too difficult for an enclave, millions of light years away, to regain reading power. ”

"But, after all, it's playing with fire." Philip changed his words and said: "Everything your father did was aimed at Russell, he couldn't tolerate Russell leading the army into the Little Pyrenees Star Field, for this, he even did everything to turn the entire Gachalin into a fuse for a cosmic war." The nuclear bomb has aroused the alarm of the weapons inspection team of the Supreme Council of Mankind, and your father refuses to stop, and even wants to create an accident against the inspection team...... He had been burned to his mind by the anger at Russell's betrayal. ”

"Now, it's your best and last chance. Stephen and the others were to attack, they had to divert the Mythical Legion and let Reinhardt leave Mozych within the time they had planned. I reckon they'll find a way to do that by launching a series of attacks similar to the Freedom Front, and now all you have to do is help them, get this document that found someone building a nuclear bomb into Reinhardt's hands, and then investigate with him and get out of here and stay out of here......"

George raised his head abruptly and exclaimed, "You mean ......"

Philip nodded and said lightly: "This is your only choice, whether Stephen and Bruce's plan succeeds or not, you are the ultimate winner." Philip's voice was calm, without a hint of emotion: "If their plan fails, you will be the only heir to the Morton family." If their plan is successful, you can return with the Mythical Legion and take control of the situation with the support of the military headquarters. ”

Looking at George's complicated eyes, Philip smiled slightly: "I know, whoever gives you this advice, you will end up hating someone for the rest of your life." But if I don't say it, no one will say it! I'd rather you hate me than regret it, this path is not your choice, it is your father who pushed the Gachalin and Morton families step by step to this point, you and your two younger brothers, there is no choice, it's just that your life is a little better than Stephen and them. ”

In the study, there was silence again.

Philip slowly walked out of the study, and the moment he closed the door, he heard George's roar: "Could it be that my fate is also a betrayer after all, and I am destined to betray my father?!" ”

The door paused for a moment, then closed gently but firmly.

Outside the door, a smile of conversion appeared on the corner of Philip's mouth, and he muttered, as if to answer George, and his voice was inaudible: "Yes, this is the fate I chose for you, the Morton family rose in betrayal, and in the end, they will perish in betrayal." ”

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The economic power of the Le Ray Federation was brought to full play during the two years of popular mobilization, and the lawyer-born President Hamilton, although he knew nothing about war command, had a natural acumen for the economy. Through various clever political tricks, he constantly excavated and stimulated the economic vitality of the Le Ray Federation.

In Lelei's country, especially for the Lelei Central Star Domain and the Hundred Curtain Star Field, which are far away from the flames of war, the war does not seem to be as terrible as imagined. On the contrary, with the national war readiness apparatus in full swing, many small enterprises that were on the verge of collapse in peacetime competition have been revitalized, and with the support of the allies, the unemployment rate in non-war zones has dropped to 2 percent, and even in war zones to a low level of 10 percent.

Coupled with the complete reconquest of the Newton system and the successive victories of the Galileo system, popular support for the president and the ruling party has reached a new peak. However, the unassailable truth that prosperity must fall, and the same applies to President Hamilton, who has one year left in office.

Outside the presidential palace, thousands of people are rallying to demand that the president accept the good offices proposed by the Supreme Council of Mankind to finally resolve the war with the Gachalin Empire and the belonging of the Gaarillo system in a peaceful way. The casualties on the Lucerne front have caused an uproar, and the opposition parties have jumped out to point fingers, and the people have also lamented such casualties. The media have been analysing the war in Lucerne in an exhaustive manner, trying to find out the reasons for the sharp increase in the number of casualties.

"I have to admit that an imperial state is more suitable for war than a federal state." Hamilton, who was watching the popular rally through the gap in the curtains, lowered the curtains, turned around and shrugged his shoulders: "In the Gachalin Empire, come to think of it, nothing like this will happen, right?" General Russell. ”

(To be continued)