CHAPTER XXXI

Tang Long was originally seriously watching the robot's mineral refining process, hoping to steal the master, but when he saw that after the robot put the minerals into a box, he didn't care, but kept fiddling with various buttons on the refining machine. After watching it for a while, he was not interested, although he also asked about the principle, but how could Tang Long listen to those chemical equations, so he simply slept on the side.

Tang Long, who woke up, saw that the robot was still busy in front of the instrument, knowing that it had not been refined yet, so he ate some edible mushroom snacks indiscriminately, and drank a few sips of water from the machine that was constantly making fresh water, and began to wander around boredly.

Tang Long accidentally saw the projector that was kicked by himself, so he tried to fix it and prepared to watch the news. The robot saw that Tang Long took a few more threads and pounded on himself, and couldn't help asking, "What is this?" Do you need electricity too? ”

"It's an image projector, so you can see the news outside." After Tang Long, who didn't raise his head, connected the wire, he pressed the switch, and the image appeared on the snow-white wall again.

When the robot saw the image, he couldn't help but say excitedly, "It's such an interesting thing." The robot had been secretly paying attention to it as early as when Tang Long started repairs, and now although he didn't understand why this thing could reflect the image of a human, he already knew the manufacturing process.

When Tang Long saw the words "The top-secret inside story of the heroic incident was exposed, and the novel private TV * family reported" appeared on the screen, he couldn't help but be stunned, what is the inside story of the heroic event? Tang Long, who was guessing, saw the change on the screen and was busy concentrating on watching.

I saw that the subtitles slowly faded, and first a scene from the living room appeared, and the top of the screen displayed July 15, 3433 in the cosmic calendar. Seeing this time, Tang Long knew that it was after he was imprisoned in this underground mine.

Then a man in a suit sits on a couch on the screen, and it is impossible to tell who it is due to the treatment of his face. At this time, a person who could only see the back across from him said in a flattering tone: "Yes, yes, this is the underconsideration of the lower officials." But sir, please rest assured, including Tang Long's original company, all those who knew were either locked up or died on the battlefield. And those ensigns who failed in the special training, although they may not remember who Tang Long is, but just in case, I also found a way to transfer them to the front line and cut off their contact with the outside world. As long as there is a war, they will be in the lead, and no one can prove that Gongzi is not Tang Long. ”

Hearing this, Tang Long was shocked, the two people on this TV are the main people who are plotting to steal their own merits? Although I wanted to scold, I held back my anger and listened carefully to the next conversation.

I saw that when the arrogant man heard this, he snorted coldly and said in an indifferent tone: "All the insiders? Hmph, where are the two instructors who trained them, and the logisticians who maintained that battleship during the training? Do you think it's useful to lock up the real Tang Long and his subordinates? ”

Tang Long clenched his fists tightly, he had long thought that he and his subordinates were locked up, not to wait for interrogation, but for this purpose. Now that I heard that even the instructors and logistics personnel who trained me were going to be murdered, the resentment that had already surged in my heart was even stronger.

In the past, people like Shen Yuetai of his own company embarrassed themselves, and it can be said that they offended them, and it was normal for them to take revenge. But now it was just to let the son of that high-ranking official take the credit for himself, and he was so bold and defiant of the law, which made Tang Long really feel the darkness of the army and the horror of power.

Tang Long understood that all this was because of the great credit he had gained. If your merits are rewarded according to normal military regulations, you can definitely be promoted to colonel or above. The kid who encroached on his own merits, with the support of his father, a high-ranking official, could be promoted to major general, from a second lieutenant to a major general, how many levels did he jump in between. Originally, no one dared to encroach on such a huge achievement, but only their own ship survived from the battlefield, and communication was cut off during the war, except for their own people, no one knew who the highest merit was, which was one of the reasons why they dared to encroach on the merit.

And the real reason why they dared to encroach on their exploits was that the entire federal army was firmly controlled by them, such as getting off the spaceship, they were immediately escorted to prison by the gendarmes, and then all news was blocked, so that the son of the high-ranking official appeared on the scene. How many pairs of eyes are watching, but no one has come forward to correct them. It shows that whether it is the gendarme, the prison warden or the base commander, these people are all in the same league as the high-ranking official.

Although Tang Long was extremely angry, he still forcibly endured it and continued to watch. The man who only saw the back, after the sitting man spoke, hurriedly bent down and said, "Sir, please rest assured, I will go and handle these things immediately." ”

"Hmph, I just remembered to do it now, is it too late? No, I've already asked the people below to deal with it after I know what happened, and I believe it's done now. The seated man waved his hand and said.

At this time, the screen suddenly changed, and subtitles appeared, seeing the subtitles, Tang Long's whole person softened, and he saw that the subtitles displayed were:

At 0:00 on July 15, 3433 in the cosmic calendar, the bones of the dragon cloud galaxy were on fire, the non-commissioned officer military prison caught fire, the fire-fighting system inexplicably failed, and when the fire truck arrived, the fire had been extinguished, and the prisoners in the non-commissioned officer prison, prison guards, and prison wardens were a total of 956 men and women, and none of them survived. It is said that 14 non-commissioned officers who had just returned from the battlefield were held here, 4 women and 10 men. At the same time, the wife of the prison warden confirmed that the prison warden, who normally did not have to go to work at night, was ordered by her superiors to keep vigil that night. After the incident, the gendarmerie searched for the criminal, and the crime was allegedly committed by an imperial spy, but the spy had been shot dead on the spot.

At 6:00 a.m. on July 15, 3433 in the cosmic calendar, a group of military police entered a logistics officer's dormitory on the pretext of performing official duties, and then an explosion occurred on the 13th floor of the accommodation of the logistics personnel of a certain ship, killing all 53 people on the entire floor. According to the investigation, this base is a logistics point for the maintenance of self-propelled gunboats, and the 53 logistics officers and men on the 13th floor were logistics maintenance personnel of the self-propelled gunboat No. 521 before the border conflict.

At 4:22 p.m. on July 15, 3433 in the cosmic calendar, Lieutenant Colonel Linasha and Major Qina, who were sent to the Bone Dragon Cloud Galaxy Legion as fighter instructors from a space team base on the Skeleton Star, were killed due to the failure of the transport ship they were on, and the spacecraft exploded. According to the officers and men of the same squad as the two officers, it was not reasonable to transfer the commander of the main team on the front line at this time, and it was also confirmed that the two officers were instructors of self-propelled gunboats.

The news is no longer broadcast here, and the commercials are started to be played, and the advertisements are teased and replayed. However, the news premiere of just a few minutes caused a shock throughout the Federation.

While Tang Long watched the news, the entire federation also saw the program because the novelty private TV station broadcast a 5-minute commercial on all TV stations. The dialogue at the beginning of the video makes it easy to guess who the sitting person is, and the other one can also know the face when he thinks about it, who has the most power in the star?

In an instant, all the people angrily scolded the man whose son was Dontress in anger, and the soldiers from all over the country, especially the soldiers of the Bones of the Stars, ignored the obstruction of the military police, and gathered around the headquarters of Lieutenant General Soth to ask the lieutenant general to come out and explain, but unfortunately the result was that Lieutenant General Soth was missing. When the Skeleton Planet Military Region was about to begin to lose control, Admiral Gu Ao personally visited the Skeleton Planet, and after saying his innocence and immediately making every effort to investigate, he reminded the soldiers not to forget that this was the front line and to always be vigilant against the enemy's attack, so that the angry soldiers could return to the team.

And those parliamentary candidates, who were originally pressed by the military spokesperson, rushed to seize this good opportunity to run out and lash out at the competitors who had left them far behind. The novelty private television station, which had been prepared for a long time, immediately broadcast a live interview column with the families of soldiers who had received notices of accidental death. In the face of these family members, they cried out in pain: Severely punish the murderer! The public's favorable opinion of the army dropped sharply, and these military spokesmen were immediately abandoned by the people.

In just a few moments, a wave of punishment for shameless soldiers was set off across the country. President Namha, who received the news, immediately jumped out and said that he would organize an interim review meeting to investigate the incident. Namha, who appeared as a righteous person, immediately skyrocketed in support, and Chen Yu also stood up at this moment to express his support for the former president.

In Trenxing, the capital of the Wanluo Federation, in a certain mansion, Chen Yu quietly looked at the splashing of Namha's saliva on the screen with a wine glass, and couldn't help but smile.

He stood up for fame, and Namha thought he was on his side. Although Namha's approval rating has been far behind him, there is no need to worry about it. There are still two weeks before the real election, and as long as you throw out the evidence you have, Namha will not be the president, and I am afraid that she will have to spend the rest of her life in a prison cell.

Chen Yu shook the wine glass in his hand and said to himself: "Strange, who concocted that news?" Xinqi TV said that it received an anonymous letter, which is true according to the investigation, but why can't my intelligence network find out who sent it? At first glance, he knew that Soth did it, because it was impossible to install a camera in his house and he would not know it. But why did he do it? Isn't he a confidant of Moon Reth? ”

Of course, Chen Yu knew that Moon Reth had embezzled Tang Long, but for the sake of his own career, he didn't want to have a conflict with the general with heavy troops. Chen Yu also knew that the clear-eyed people in the army had seen the details of Moon Reis early on, who Dontres was, and the people inside were not unclear. That bastard can't even use a gun and can command a battleship for a huge victory? It is said that kittens give birth to mice, and some people still believe it. However, these people also don't debunk him for various reasons, anyway, this kind of thing encroaching on the merits of subordinates is not uncommon everywhere and common. It must have been the enemy of Moon Reth who had done this, but this enemy of Moon Reth seemed to have been prepared for it.

Thinking of this, Chen Yu shuddered suddenly, and a figure appeared in his heart: "Could it be him......"

At this time, the Marshal's Palace. Soth stood respectfully beside Olmsted, watching the television screen show demonstrations everywhere. He said to Olmsted: "Your Excellency, as you expected, the prestige of Moonreth has plummeted, and he will certainly not be able to turn over this time. ”

Olmsted didn't answer immediately, but pressed the button and went to the TV station in the Southern Galaxy, and after looking at it for a while, he said slowly, "It's dangerous." ”

"Dangerous?" Soth was confused and didn't know what the marshal was referring to.

Olmsted to the screen and said, "See, the TV stations of the three southern galaxies have not reported the news in a big way, and even if they do, they simply say a few unclear words." According to intelligence, when the news was broadcast, the press of the three southern galaxies began to control the airwaves, so that the people there could not receive programs from other galaxies. This is true not only for official television, but also for private television stations. Moreover, the officers of the Reis faction are all silent, don't you say it's not dangerous? ”

Soth broke out in a cold sweat, and said in a trembling voice: "Could it be that Moon Reth dares to support his troops and make trouble? ”

Olmsted still said in a slow tone: "It is very likely that although the Lacey faction is not the first faction, his faction is very united, especially the Lacey station, which is not only where he was born and raised, but also where he was born, where the archons of the galaxy planets are all his people. ”

"Sir, quickly order the blockade of the spaceport, let me lead the gendarmerie to capture Moonreth and let him escape from the capital, it will definitely be a return to the mountain! The Federation is going to split! Soth said nervously, and when he finished speaking, he picked up the phone, ready to call the gendarmerie.

"Poof." A dazzling laser flashed through the room, and a small finger-sized hole appeared in the center of Soth's eyebrows, and blood slowly bubbled out. Soth stared at the laser gun in Ormsst's hand with a look of disbelief. With a snap, Soth fell down without a glimpse of it.

Olmst came to Soth and crouched down, quietly looking at Soth's last face, and at this time Olmsted could be seen with a sad and painful look in his eyes. After a long time, Olmsted sighed and said to himself in a low voice: "It's a pity, although you swear allegiance to me, the true object of your loyalty in your heart is still this Wanluo Federation. ”

He closed Soth's eyes with his hand, stood up and said coldly, "Throw it into the melting furnace." As the words fell, a certain wall in the hall opened silently, and a soldier wearing a gas mask who could not see his face walked quickly to Soth, grabbed it with one hand, and the corpse of more than 100 catties was easily arrested, and the soldier turned around silently and entered the place where he came out. At this time, the soldier can be seen wearing a pair of black leather gloves, and in the light, between the gloves and the wrist, occasionally a metallic glow is revealed.

At this time, a private spacecraft in the spaceport was flying off the ground. In the cabin, two people wearing thick trench coats finally breathed a sigh of relief and took off their clothes when they saw the spaceship take off. It was the two fathers and sons of Moonres.

Donterres asked uncertainly, "Dad, what should I do?" Will we go to court-martial? ”

"Hmph, as long as Lao Tzu returns to the station, who dares to send us to a military court?" Olmsted took out a bottle of wine, uncorked it with his mouth, and took a few sips of it.

Donterres still worriedly asked, "But if the Federal Political Axe and the Military Department issue a wanted warrant at the same time, will those people send us back?" ”

"Don't worry, if those guys dare to want me, I will rebel with the army! The political axe officials of the three southern galaxes are all our people, and the army generals are all raised by me, and they will not betray me. Moreover, the Federation is at odds with the Empire, and the Federal Axe does not dare to risk civil strife to offend me. Damn, it's better to be back home, I know that the people in the capital are all fucking ungrateful, and that bastard of Soth dares to come to yin with me, I will definitely not let him go! After reading the news, Moonres's first reaction was that Soth had betrayed him.

"Dad, who did you say was behind this? Soth: He shouldn't be so bold, right? ”

"Damn, it's not Zhang Junlong, Mujet or Olmster, who else dares to go against me except these three people! I found out, I must make him look good! Moon Reth scolded angrily.

Dontres didn't answer, he knew that he was not in danger, and his mind was not in this area, and he was very sorry for the few students he hadn't met. "Damn, I originally wanted to enjoy the taste of women in the capital, but I didn't expect to touch it, I had to go home without even seeing it, Tren Xing, I will definitely come back!" Dontres scolded secretly.

The people of the Vanluo Federation, who were bustling with activity, suddenly fell silent as the marshal of the Union Army was about to hold a press conference on the heroic event. At a time when the prestige of the army was plummeting, the marshal, who had been silent, finally came out to speak, and not only the people gathered around the television, but even the army from the four-star generals to the private waited quietly for the marshal's speech. Journalists from all over the federation, as well as from neighboring countries, sharpened their heads and fought to attend the press conference.

Namha held back his anger and sat by the TV, before his censorship meeting was formed, the commander-in-chief of the army ran out to speak, wasn't he on his side? Why steal the limelight from yourself? Although Namhaqi Olmst came out to express his opinion without telling him, he couldn't help it, because he was only a presidential candidate now, and this incident should also be regarded as a matter of the military department, and it was reasonable for the supreme commander of the army, the marshal, to come out and express his opinion.

After a while, Olmster's resolute face and upright body appeared on the podium with the words of the Federal Military Department, and after he stood still, he glanced at the camera with his eyes, and the sharp eyes made the hearts of the people and officers watching jump.

Olmsted saw that all the reporters in the audience were holding their hands high, he pressed his hands and said in a deep voice: "Before asking questions, please observe a minute of silence for our heroic soldiers." Hearing this, the reporters put their hands down and closed their eyes, they didn't want to offend the people and soldiers of the Federation.

Everyone thought it was a moment of silence for the soldiers who had been killed, but when Olmsted opened his eyes and spoke, everyone froze. Olmst said, "This valiant soldier is Lieutenant General Soth, the commander of the Bone Cloud Dragon Galaxy. ”

After everyone came to their senses, they immediately talked about it, and the people watching TV outside immediately started scolding, while those officers and soldiers watched TV in a daze. Valiant soldiers? Soth, he's a guy who is embarrassed with Moon Reth and cares about human life, isn't the marshal dizzy? At this moment, you want everyone to mourn for such a person? Everyone had forgotten to think about how Soth had died.

Immediately, a reporter stood up angrily and said: "Your Excellency, is Lieutenant General Soss worthy of the word heroic?" Is he worthy of our silence? ”

Orms nodded, and said word by word, "He deserves it!" As soon as these words came out, there was an immediate uproar, and the bright-headed reporter had already thought about waiting for the headlines of the news.

The reporter who stood up to ask questions was about to ask, but he suddenly noticed that several soldiers stood behind the marshal, and there were two beautiful female officers among them, and this scene made him forget to ask.

Olmsted looked at the camera and said, "Maybe you will ask why I say that Lieutenant General Soth is a heroic soldier, and the answer lies in these soldiers. Please introduce yourself. Olmsted stepped aside, exposing the soldiers to the camera.

I saw a middle-aged colonel standing at the head of the platoon, stepped forward and saluted the camera and said, "Colonel Kara, the warden of the military prison of the non-commissioned officer of the Bones, Colonel Kara!" After he went down, the beautiful female officer next to him stepped forward and saluted and said, "Captain of the First Squadron of the Skeleton Star Flight-Lieutenant Colonel Linasha." ”

After she went down, the people behind her stepped forward in turn to report their identities: "Captain of the first team of the Skeleton Star Flight-Major Qina." "Captain of the 34th Logistics Team - Sergeant Wright" "Torpedo Driver of the 521st Self-propelled Gunboat - Sergeant Liu Sihao"

A few days ago, few of them knew these names, but now almost everyone has heard of them, and everyone is stunned when they hear this, aren't they all dead? Why are they still alive?

At this time, Olmsted walked back to the podium and said calmly: "Everyone read the news a few days ago, and I believe you already know who they are." I can tell you that the accidents shown later in the news did happen, but unlike what was reported, there were no casualties in any of the three accidents. ”

The people below were stunned, and after hearing this, the originally grief-stricken family members immediately cheered. The reporter in the field was the first to react to the person who asked the first question: "Your Excellency Marshal, are these people able to survive, is it all the credit of Lieutenant General Soth?" ”

Orms nodded: "Yes, the news that everyone watched was also filmed by Lieutenant General South." It's a pity that Lieutenant General Soth only had time to hand over the rescued man to me before he was ......" At this, Olmsted closed his eyes and shook his head in pain.

When the people and soldiers saw this, they immediately scolded again, but this time not the marshal. Although the marshal did not say it directly, everyone knew that Soth was killed by Moonreis.

Journalists don't react the same way as the public, they don't care much about things that know the outcome when they think about it, they chase more important news. So a reporter stood up and expressed his reverence for Soss and asked, "Why didn't Lieutenant General Soth tell that person when he first learned about it, but sneak it up?" Oh, I'm sorry, please forgive me for using this word. ”

Olmst said without a direct answer: "If you were that person, would you be wary of Lieutenant General Soth?" ”

After receiving the answer, the reporter immediately asked another question: "Even if that person is higher than him, but Lieutenant General Soth does not belong to his defense zone, you can not play for him, why ......" Before he could continue, he was interrupted by Olmsst.

"Federal military regulations stipulate that a four-star general has the authority to issue orders to any federal soldier, and those who violate military orders can be punished." Olmsted's faint words exposed the power of the four-star general.

At this time, a reporter stood up and said: "Excuse me, Your Excellency Marshal, please allow me to interject. Below is a journalist from the Republic of Rice, and below I think there is something wrong with your country's military system. This shocked everyone, and the reporters present knew that this was interference in the internal affairs of other countries.

Without waiting for Olmsted's consent, the foreign correspondent continued to speak directly: "The military system of our country is basically the same as that of your country, but the officers of the defense regions can only give orders to the soldiers under their command, and they have no power to order the soldiers of other defense regions, and the only people who can give orders to all the soldiers -- the supreme commander of the army -- the president and the marshal." It stands to reason that the only person in your country can give orders to all the soldiers is His Excellency the Marshal, one of the supreme commanders of your army. Of course, it is not that your country is required to be the same as my country, but if your country could reduce the power of the officers of the defense zones, then there would not be such a thing as it is now. Please forgive me for my words, I don't want to interfere in your internal affairs, but I just don't feel unhappy. After saying that, he bowed and sat down.

The words of the foreign reporter were originally transmitted to the entire Wanluo Federation by the camera, and all the people and ordinary soldiers suddenly realized that such a thing happened because the power of the four-star general under one person was too great! And those intelligent high-ranking officers immediately thought that there would be a major earthquake in the military circles.

Olmsted was silent, a foreigner questioned the military system of the Federation, could he be the Marshal of the Federation? Don't say that you should make peace, you can't even say anything, otherwise you will be considered discussing internal affairs with foreign countries.

At this time, a reporter stood up and said loudly: "I am a legal citizen of the Wanluo Federation with the right to vote, and I request that the military regulations of the four-star general in the federal army who have the right to order any federal soldier be changed to no one can order other soldiers across the district except for the highest commander of the federal army!" The people watching the TV immediately shouted, all agreeing with the reporter's words, and they didn't want to happen again.

Of course, its citizens have the right to say this, so Olmsted smiled and said, "I'm sorry, this is a matter that should be discussed by the political axe, and the military cannot participate in politics." ”

The reporter also nodded hurriedly and said, "I'm sorry, I'll be excited in the next moment, I'll propose it to the councillors of my district." "The parliamentary candidates who paused canvassing and watched in front of the TV knew that this reporter's words were the voice of the public, and of course they knew how they should go to canvass for votes next time.

The reporter did not sit down, but continued to ask: "Your Excellency, you now have both evidence and witnesses, I wonder what Your Excellency Marshal is going to do with that person?" According to military regulations, this should be something that the marshal's authority can deal with immediately, right? ”

When the officers who were familiar with the inside story heard the reporter's words, they couldn't help but shake their heads with a wry smile. Military regulations stipulate that the highest commander is indeed able to deal with all officers, including four-star generals, when the evidence is conclusive. Factions can appear in the army, and after political axe officials and consortia join these factions, a four-star general who serves as a faction head is not something that a marshal can deal with alone. Outsiders don't know about it, but as a journalist, don't you even know this? Isn't it embarrassing for the marshal to bring it up on the occasion of this live broadcast?

The senior officers originally thought that the marshal would find some excuse to prevaricate, but they didn't expect Olmst to glance at everyone with an indifferent face after listening to the reporter's words, nodded and said: "As a four-star general, Moonreth is a selfish general, embezzling the merits of soldiers and sending relatives to replace him. It is also to prevent things from being exposed, and then killing people and killing people. His actions have seriously damaged the reputation of the Union soldiers, not only violating military law, but also violating the Federal Constitution! Now, in my capacity as Marshal of the Van Lo Federation Army, I announce the punishment of the four-star General Moon Reis: the removal of all military positions and the disqualification of him from the military. Immediately arrested and sent to the Federal Supreme Court for trial! Olmsted gave a military salute and left.

Hearing the marshal say this, the reporters were stunned for a moment before applauding and sending Olmsted away. All the veteran reporters smiled helplessly, and the reporters from the Southern Galaxy sneered secretly. The escape of Moon Reth back to the South was known to the insiders. Those who know the inside know very well that even if Moon Reth is not a soldier now, the military power of the 100,000 warships in the south is still firmly in his hands, and who can catch him and escort him back to the capital for trial? Even if you don't talk about these troops, the military police, police, and spies in the south, I'm afraid that no one will follow the order to arrest Moonress, and there are a lot of people who follow Moonress's orders to guard in various star systems.

The southern wooden plough system of the Wanluo Federation, the capital of the galaxy.

"! This bastard, how dare you remove my military rank and military qualifications? I'm waiting for you to catch it! Drinking the wine, Moonreth jerked the bottle towards Olmsted's stereogram. The only projector in the entire Southern Galaxy that was not screened to receive the television signal of the federal capital was scrapped.

"Dad, Olmsted really wants us, what should we do?" Dontres asked with a shudder. He listened to his father on the boat that escaped and was not afraid of being wanted at the time. But when I think about it, my faction only has 100,000 warships, while the Federation still has 400,000 warships, and the strength is not comparable.

As for the Commonwealth and the Empire being hostile, the Empire only fought a border conflict and never came. And the high-level warships of all factions, including their own family, are concentrated in the Skeleton Star, and they were firmly controlled by the Federation after Soth's death, even if Soth is not dead, I'm afraid it will be the same. This powerful combat power is enough to resist the invasion of the empire's 100,000 warships, how can your own 100,000 warships withstand the 400,000 warships that the Federation can mobilize at any time? The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became, and when he heard that he was really wanted, he began to panic.

When Moon Reth heard this, he immediately yelled at his son, "What are you panicking about! If it weren't for you, how could you have done so much! Shut up and stand up! Dontres trembled with fright at his father's appearance, and obediently closed his mouth and stood still.

Moon Reth yelled as he walked around, "Fuck! Olmster, you guy, Soth turned out to be your man. You're amazing, arrange everything early and let me take the initiative to jump into the trap. ”

Dontres was taken aback: "What? You say Olmsted is all Olmsted? ”

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