Song Lan and Lu Xiang stayed in the bureau for a whole afternoon before someone finally came here to visit them.

When the visitor entered the door, both sides were stunned for a long time.

Song Lan didn't expect that only a few hours later, they would meet Hogg-Foster, an old friend, again, but compared to the depressed appearance when he was in the bar, Hogg now looked much more energetic, and even a little high-spirited.

He had expected to meet them with agents chosen by some High Council.

Hogg was stunned because the two suspects in the room were not handcuffed and shackled, and they seemed to be sitting calmly on the couch, with instant coffee on the coffee table in front of them, and the woman named Molian in the information was holding a handful of magazines in her hand, and he only glanced at him when he entered the door.

The two men had no sense of being detained, but regarded this place as their home.

"Mr. Luki, Ms. Merlian, I think you should know the purpose of my trip."

He moved a chair and took out the documents in his briefcase and put them in front of the other party one by one, "These are the relevant procedures, after all, you have also made outstanding contributions to the coalition government, the High Council does not want to embarrass this matter too much, if you can take the initiative to admit your crimes, we can deal with this matter coldly." ”

It wasn't long ago that he received a call from Jock.

It was as if he had been a different person on the phone, greeting him warmly as if it had never happened last night, and saying that he had introduced himself to the High Council, and that the councillors were more than welcome to join him, as long as he could be convicted of the treason charges committed by Rob Lucci and Merlene.

After this incident, Jock will also introduce himself to become a member of the Fishing Boat Club, and the next event will be a few days away.

Everything seemed to be moving in the direction he had hoped for.

Replacing the vacant seat of the Secretary-General and becoming a member of the High Council will not only allow him to sweep away the gloom of the past, but also wield more power than before.

As a politician, it is difficult for him to refuse such a generous reward.

Compared with interests and power, the struggle for will is insignificant.

As for the wrongs?

This is so common in coalition governments that it's not enough to be said on its own.

"Is that what you mean, or is that what the High Council means?"

Song Lan looked at Hogg, who was only separated from him by a coffee table, and felt a deep grief in his heart, perhaps fate was pushing their new friend to the end he should have had last night.

"Even if there is no high-level council intervening, I will pay attention to this eucalyptus, you can take a look at the procedures first."

Hogg pushed the formalities towards the two of them, "According to the information I have gathered, there is no valid evidence for your accusations, all suspicions are speculation, and if this eucalyptus appears in the courtroom, you will undoubtedly win." ”

That's why the High Council didn't want it to be public-facing.

Their current foundation is unstable, and public opinion may have a great influence on them, and in the course of his investigation, Hogg also learns some other interesting gossip - not all councillors are willing to form a high council, at least not with the choice this time.

The Secretary-General, who had been planning for a long time, took advantage of the tension created by the attack on the chairman of the council to get more than half of the votes in favor, without which no one would have been able to veto the newly established body.

Hogg missed the vote because of his alcoholism and was tacitly abstained from voting, and one of the councillors who attended the meeting informed him that the vote on the law was 52 per cent in favor and 43 per cent against, and that the other councillors had abstained without understanding it.

All indications suggest that if someone orchestrated the assassination, it must have been the work of the dead Secretary-General.

And he was killed because he knew too many secrets and was silenced.

In this way, the recent turmoil in District 1 can be explained - the real culprit is still alive, and it is likely that he is a member of the High Council.

Hogg's words made Song Lan stunned, and he was a little unsure of the other party's intention, and asked, "What do you want to say?" ”

Could it be that their new friend, Mr. Hogg, finally doesn't want to continue playing the role of the clown and starts to grow his brains?

"I want to say that if you refuse to plead guilty, they will not be able to take any substantive action against you, but will find a way to drag you down, because if this matter is brought to the court, the situation will be extremely unfavorable to them...... Here are some of my personal opinions. It is true that I have been entrusted by a friend who wants me to persuade you to confess your guilt, but it is inevitable that we will disagree in matters of judicial honour. ”

This is, of course, a lie.

The whole world knows how much black material the Foster family has had in the verdict, but no one has ever been able to challenge them in this field.

"And I don't have just one friend, so I consulted a new friend."

Hogg admits that he was almost carried away by the excitement when Jock promised him a seat in the High Council.

He needed this position so badly that the growing skepticism in the family would disappear, and he was confident that after dealing with the matter, Jock would indeed fulfill their promise.

But the question is, what will happen to him when he joins the High Council?

They assassinated the Speaker and then killed the Secretary-General in his office, so bizarre that until now the special investigation team has been unable to find any clues about the murderer, and the High Council has arbitrarily put the blame on two people who have no motives.

"So, that new friend gave me some valuable advice."

"This is a road of no return, and if you go down this road, sooner or later I will be found dead in my office, just like the Secretary-General, with a hole in my chest cut by an unidentified murderer." ”

He knew very well that this was an extremely risky decision, and probably the most serious decision he had ever faced, as the High Council would go to great lengths to assassinate him if they found out that he had betrayed the Council.

"What do you think?"

Song Lan's question brought him to this crossroads again, and no matter what direction he took a step, there was no turning back.

Countless thoughts flooded Hogg's brain, and he cut out all the miscellaneous items, remembering only the parts that haunted him the most.

This made him come to a final answer, and his gaze became extremely determined, "I can't forgive Jock for what they did, I want to know what they are planning to do in the fishing boat club." ”

But at the same time, Hogg knew that his strength alone was not enough.

"I know what you're doing in District 2, Richard Gilves was my best friend, and I'd like to hear an answer from you firsthand."

He looked at Song Lan with four eyes, "Richard, has it changed too?" ”

"On the eve of the outbreak of the civil war of the Iris Consortium, there was a skirmish in the basement of the wax museum, and the aftermath of the battle destroyed the surface of the ground, and the bones of the previous rulers were discovered."

Hogg nodded.

This was largely the same as what he had heard, and it was on that night that Richard Gilves was accused of murdering his uncle and had fled and never been heard from again.

"We don't know if he did it, but I can tell you one thing - Richard was beheaded by Yueji that night, and if you have the chance, you can confirm it from Yueji in person."

Hearing this, Hog's hole shrank, "He's dead?" ”

"He's alive." Song Lan said, "A person who is still alive after his head has been cut off, this is the current Richard, and maybe your friend Jock is the same." ”

"I see."

Hogg took a deep breath, things seemed worse than he had imagined, he had seen the news of parasitic worms coming out of Area 17 before, and he had just taken it as fake news made up by boring people to attract attention.

"I have an idea, Mr. Lucci."

Through the Iris Consortium, he also understood that this person named Rob Lucci was very strong, not even weaker than the six-star rescuer.

In the Foster family's most glorious years, they also had a six-star rescuer, but the other party, like other colleagues, could not survive that darkest era.

"I've heard that disguise is MI7's housekeeping skill, and I can send two people who look exactly like you back to District 6, so that we can buy nearly half a month before the trial officially begins."

Hogg recounted his plans, "During this half-month, the Fishing Boat Club will hold a party, and I hope you will keep me safe at that time. ”

It's a win-win deal, and this time, he doesn't plan to leave himself a way out.

But that doesn't mean he's a fool and willing to give his life entirely to a stranger who's only met once, "But Mr. Lucci, I can't die, and once I'm dead, or become like them, all trials against you will continue." ”

"Fair trade."

……………………………………

This evening, the High Council once again received an unexpected news.

Rob Lucci and Morlene are willing to cooperate with the investigation.

Now that the two have been sent back to Ward 6 to await trial, Hogg tells the High Council members that they can decide the time of the trial and keep them in Sector 6 indefinitely until the situation in Sector 1 is completely stabilized.

And this is exactly what the High Council would like to see most, and their current top priority is to take over MI7 and counterintelligence as soon as possible.

But......

It's so smooth that they always feel like there's something wrong with it.

"Is Hogg-Foster credible?"

They had to ask Jock again.

"It doesn't matter."

Jock shook his head lightly, "No matter what his plot is, he will take the initiative to confess to God at the meeting." ”