Chapter 457: The Man in the Cabinet
Although it is still quite far from the next martial arts goal he has set, after more than half a year of hard work and more than a month of retreat and cultivation, Shi Xiaoling's self-confidence and strength have improved significantly, and it is no longer a problem to deal with the previous golden armor warriors, so he is also very happy.
After some washing, Shi Xiaoling turned on his mobile phone and sent a message of greeting to his family, telling them that he had been out of customs and that he could contact him at any time if he had something.
As the launch time of the time shuttle in May is gradually approaching, Shi Xiaoling will often go to Cai Haohua to inquire about the relevant progress, and after this time, he also came to Cai Haohua's office for the first time.
Cai Haohua was not there, and Shi Xiaoling learned from Cai Haohua's assistant that Cai Haohua and Wang Hengjun, the two heads of the Ganquan base, had gone to the capital for a meeting. Shi Xiaoling was a little disappointed, and was about to return to his dormitory after coming out of Cai Haohua's office, when he suddenly saw a person dragging a suitcase towards the office building here.
Shi Xiaoling saw at a glance that this person was Zhuang Li, and thought that Zhuang Li was also one of the people in charge of the base, and he might know the launch process of the time shuttle, so he greeted him. Shi Xiaoling walked quickly to Zhuang Li and asked, "Professor Zhuang, are you going to the capital for a meeting too?"
Zhuang Li lowered his head and dragged his suitcase slowly, looking preoccupied, and when he saw Shi Xiaoling suddenly appear in front of him, he was surprised and delighted. He looked around for a moment, and whispered, "Do you have time for the evening? What did you just say?"
Shi Xiaoling smiled: "Why do you look a little out of mind? Didn't you wake up? I just asked you if you were going to the capital for a meeting, but you asked me if I was free at night, what the hell is going on?"
Zhuang Li's expression was a little embarrassed, and he said in a low voice: "I just came back from the capital, and I brought ...... by the way Brought something back so wanted to ask if you were free for the evening. ”
Shi Xiaoling's heart moved, and he guessed that the cottage armor he commissioned Mao Weifang to make arrived, and hurriedly said: "I am free at night, I will go to your apartment to find you." I saw you dragging your suitcase from afar, and I thought that you were going to the capital for a meeting like Cai Lao and Chief Wang, who knew that you had just come back from outside. ”
Zhuang Li was stunned for a moment and asked, "Did Elder Cai and Chief Wang go to the capital for a meeting?"
Shi Xiaoling nodded and said, "I also just learned about them going to a meeting from Cai Lao's assistant. I've been practicing in retreat for more than a month, and I originally wanted to ask if the launch time of the time shuttle had changed, but I didn't expect that several people in charge of the base had gone out, and you had just come back from outside, and it seemed that something had happened outside. ”
Zhuang Li also felt a little strange and said: "Normally, Elder Cai or Chief Wang will notify me first when they want to go out for a meeting, but this time I didn't know about them going to the meeting in advance, it seems that something really happened." Well, since Chief Wang is not here, so let's go to my apartment and talk about it in detail. ”
But Zhuang Li thought about it and changed his mind again, and said: "No, there are many eyes and ears of Wang Hengjun in the base, I think we should go separately, I'll go back to the apartment first, and then you will come with you later, be careful not to be seen." ”
Shi Xiaoling was right to think about it, before he went into retreat, he had also heard that the struggle between the reformists and the government outside was intensifying, and he secretly entrusted Zhuang Li to order the armor of the cottage if it was spread out that it would not be good for anyone, so it would be better to be careful. After Zhuang Li left, Shi Xiaoling made a circle in the base, and only after confirming that no one was paying attention did he sneak into Zhuang Li's apartment.
Zhuang Li, as one of the top scientists and leaders of the Ganquan base, has good accommodation conditions in the base, although his residence is not large, it is a single-family bungalow, the location is relatively quiet, and there are many trees and flowers planted in the front and back yards. After Shi Xiaoling entered the house, Zhuang Li immediately asked nervously, "No one noticed you coming in, right?"
Shi Xiaoling smiled: "Don't worry, I have carefully observed, and no one has seen me come in at all." My sense of hearing is very sharp, and I will hear any movement within a few hundred meters of this house, you don't have to worry. ”
Zhuang Li relieved himself and immediately pulled Shi Xiaoling to the bedroom inside.
Shi Xiaoling originally thought that Zhuang Li was letting him check the custom-made cottage armor, but after walking a few steps, he quickly heard that there were people in Zhuang Li's bedroom. Shi Xiaoling was slightly stunned, and couldn't help but glance at Zhuang Li.
Zhuang Li looked quite nervous, closed the door immediately after entering the bedroom, and then knocked lightly on the wardrobe twice. After a while, the door to the closet opened, and a tall, burly figure came out.
"Mao Weifang ?......"
Although Shi Xiaoling had long heard that there was someone in the closet, he didn't expect it to be Mao Weifang, and he couldn't help but be quite surprised, and he didn't understand what Mao Weifang wanted to do when he ventured into the Ganquan base.
Zhuang Li sighed lightly, lowered his voice and said to Shi Xiaoling: "He insisted on coming to the Ganquan base to see you, no matter how much I persuaded him, it was useless." It's a good thing that Chief Wang is not in the base now, otherwise I would have been worried to death. ”
Shi Xiaoling smiled and said, "It seems that something must have happened, Brother Mao, did you come to see me on purpose?"
Mao Weifang nodded, his face quite solemn. He also knew that the Ganquan base was heavily guarded, and there were many exclusive personnel of the Security Bureau stationed here, but in order to persuade Shi Xiaoling, Mao Weifang still tried his best to persuade Zhuang Li to bring himself into the base in a large storage box. Fortunately, everything was still relatively smooth, and Zhuang Li quickly brought Shi Xiaoling over.
Mao Weifang said: "Shi Xiaoling, I did come to you on a special trip, and I hope you can help us kill Yuan Datou in one fell swoop no matter what." ”
Shi Xiaoling frowned and said, "I have already said that I will not be involved in this matter, why do you two bring up the old matter again?"
Zhuang Li sighed and didn't speak, Mao Weifang hurriedly said: "Shi Xiaoling, you don't know the situation outside in the Ganquan base, now the struggle between our reformists and the government is intensifying, and there are more and more violent conflicts between the two sides. Although our power has grown rapidly in recent years, not long ago we were reported that a large number of people were killed by government forces, which caused serious damage to our strength. ”
"At a time when the Security Service is increasingly pursuing our organization, in order to get rid of the current unfavorable situation in one fell swoop, the top echelons of our reformist faction have voted to assassinate the Führer at all costs, hoping to plunge the current government into chaos or even collapse, so that our elite who are mixed in the government can take the opportunity to seize power. ”
Shi Xiaoling said indifferently: "So what? I also learned about the current situation from the Internet before this retreat, but I have already made it clear that I don't want to get involved in your struggle with the Great Führer. Whoever of you wins or loses, I don't want to be a part of it. ”
Mao Weifang said in a deep voice: "I was also forced to ask you out of desperation. In fact, after this period of introspection, I have also realized the internal problems of our reformers, with the gradual expansion of the scale of our organization, many high-level executives have long forgotten the original intention of joining the organization, and have become eager for quick success, and the quality of internal personnel is also declining significantly. ”
"In the long run, even if we reformists take control of the government, we will become as corrupt as the current government, so I advocate reorganizing our organizational structure first, streamlining and strengthening the composition of the staff, and then trying to seize power. ”
"But this time, most of our high-level people are opposed, many of them have already gained a good position in the military and political circles, as long as the Yuan family falls, they will have the opportunity to take power. So they finally decided to take action against the Great Führer immediately. ”
"Shi Xiaoling, I have commanded the Yellow Shirt Army for many years, and I know very well that if our people confront the government army head-on, the chances of success are very small, but I am afraid that not only will we not succeed in overthrowing the current government of Yuan Datou, but even our own foundation will be uprooted. In other words, it has come to the point of life and death between our reformists and the Yellow Shirts. ”
"Since the decision of the high-level is irreversible, there is only one way to kill Yuan Datou desperately, and to get through this road, I think you must have the help of superman. ”
"Shi Xiaoling, although we reformists are not perfect, after all, we are an organization that supports the rule of law and constitutionalism, and I think that our people will definitely be more beneficial to the people when they take power. But if we fail this time, we are afraid that we will be wiped out, and many high-level elites of our organization will be hunted down and killed by the Security Bureau sooner or later, so that the Zhuanzhi government of the Yuan family will be able to do whatever it wants. So I'm going to ask for your help this time anyway, please......"
Zhuang Li also echoed: "Shi Xiaoling, you may not know that you have been practicing in retreat, the recent Star Continent can be described as a rumor, and the people of the Security Bureau are crazy to arrest people everywhere, and have adopted a strategy of preferring to catch mistakes rather than let go. If this continues, I am afraid that sooner or later the backbone elite of our reformists will be discovered. ”
"It seems that the Great Führer is determined to eradicate the reformists and the Yellow Shirts in one fell swoop this time, although I am not in favor of the assassination, but if we let the people of the Security Bureau investigate, I am afraid that sooner or later we reformers will be uprooted. Shi Xiaoling, now you are the only one who can help us, who else can we count on but you, a superman, who have the opportunity to assassinate the Great Head?"
Looking at the expectant expressions on Mao Weifang and Zhuang Li's faces, Shi Xiaoling sighed helplessly and said, "I said a long time ago, the Star Continent is a modern society, violent killing is never the solution to the problem, and an organization that expects to take power by assassination is not worth relying on. I don't want to get involved in the struggle between your two factions, and I don't want to be your killer, so please forgive me for not being able to obey my fate. ”