Williams, a tall man of nearly seventy years old and with a gray beard and hair, was in good spirits, and strode in and sat down on the couch opposite President Johnson. Also coming in was a middle-aged man with a shadowy owl, Smith, the director of intelligence at the Military Investigative Committee. He was thin and slender, dressed in a crisp black suit, followed by a beautiful black-haired woman who was also dressed in a black suit.

"Your Excellency, this is aggression! We can't just make peace with the Vilia Empire! The old marshal waved his fist, and his voice was like a bell.

President Johnson and Williams have known each other for more than two decades and know the old man's temper very well. Marshal Williams, like President Johnson, was a veteran of the Augustan Empire, and he is also a typical hawk in the current federal government. However, the question raised by Williams has already been debated in the congressional session, and there is no substantive result at all.

At this time, the intelligence chief next to him, Smith, said: "Your Excellency, in fact, this incident is not as simple as it seems. If we agree to the unreasonable demands of the Vilia Empire, a compromise with Tokugawa Masao III will inevitably hurt the national body, and both the president and the government will inevitably be condemned by the parliament and the people at home, and even in the international community, Japan will have a great negative impact because of this incident. The presidential election comes up next month, which is once every eight years, and it will be a very serious blow to your candidacy. ”

Johnson was silent, a question he had thought of a long time ago.

Smith continued: "But if we perfunctory the Veria Empire in this matter, neither losing money nor handing over people, I am afraid that it will provoke the wrath of Tokugawa Masao III and lead to war between the two countries. When the time comes, the parliament and the public will think that the president is incompetent, which is also very detrimental to your candidacy. At the meeting just now, the group of people under Prime Minister Siggins was automatically divided into two factions, fanning the flames in the camp of parliamentarians on both sides of the spectrum with different opinions, trying to escalate the situation, knowing that no matter what you choose, Your Excellency President, the result will always be in favor of Prime Minister Siggins's election vote. ”

President Johnson nodded, and in recent years, Prime Minister Siggins' prestige and momentum have grown in Congress, and there are many supporters. He has a high voice for next month's presidential election, and he actually has that feeling that he can't hold back for a long time.

"Since it's hard to choose, why don't we kick this problem back to the Vilia Empire!" As he spoke, Smith smiled, seeing that President Johnson still hadn't spoken, and continued: "I just received the news that the Vilia Empire has asked to send a delegation to our country next week to negotiate. According to reliable information, it is very likely that it will be Tokugawa Taro, the crown prince of the Vilia Empire. ”

"What do you mean?" President Johnson asked with a frown.

"I mean, if this crown prince is accidentally kidnapped and disappears, then the Villa Empire is bound to be in chaos." Smith laughed.

"Kidnapping the crown prince of the Vilia Empire? Are you crazy? Old Marshal Williams glared at Smith in astonishment, like looking at a neurotic man who had just escaped from a mental hospital.

President Johnson's eyes were a little playful, and he motioned for Smith to continue.

Smithton paused and continued: "It is well known that in recent years, the battle for the throne of the Vilia royal family has become public, Tokugawa Masao III is old, and the secret battle between the second prince Tokugawa Jiro and the crown prince has turned into an open dispute. If the crown prince is kidnapped and disappeared at this time, the contradictions between the various forces of the Vilia royal family will inevitably intensify. In order to consolidate domestic rule and alleviate internal contradictions, Tokugawa Masao III will definitely find a way to divert the interests of various forces in the imperial family. And the simplest and most effective way is nothing more than waging war against foreign countries. ”

"You're saying we're going to kidnap the crown prince of Vilia so that Tokugawa Masao can declare war on us?" Old Marshal Williams looked at the intelligence chief in front of him suspiciously.

Smith waved his hand again and again, and said with a sneer: "No, no, no, it's not us who kidnapped the crown prince!" We are a dignified democracy, and of course we can't do such dirty things, but we can go to someone who has nothing to do with the government. ”

The old marshal was even more puzzled, "If we don't pay money to the Vilia Empire, and if we don't hand over the imaginary murderer, the Vilia Empire will send troops, why are we doing so complicated?" ”

Smith smiled and said, "If you don't lose money and don't hand over the so-called murderer, you can start a war, and the members of Congress and the general public will think that it is the president's personal decision-making mistakes." But if the Vilia Empire provokes a war without reason, and our country is forced to respond to the war, we will stand on a just stand in the face of the aggression of the enemy country, and the whole country will surely share the same hatred for the enemy and unite with the outside world. When the time comes, His Excellency the President can immediately issue an emergency federal wartime order to the whole country, and take the oath of office as a wartime president, which will surely respond to every call and silence the resistance forces in the country for the time being. Moreover, according to federal wartime law, non-wartime presidential elections must be suspended unless the war ends or the president himself dies. ”

Hearing this, President Johnson raised his eyebrows. Smith is right, not only will he not be defeated because of this incident, but he will also be able to continue to serve as the country's president. The thirst for power gave Johnson's eyes a glimmer that no one could detect.

President Johnson remained silent, he pondered for a moment before slowly saying to Smith: "You can watch this matter." Then he turned to the old marshal Williams and said, "You can assist the intelligence bureau in the military department and Congress, and at the same time keep an eye on the recent movements of the people in Siggins." ”

Finally, he glanced at the black-haired beauty who had been standing behind Director of Intelligence Smith, and said to himself, "I can't get half of the words out of this room about what I said today." ”

Out of the presidential palace, the black-haired beauty took Smith's arm, and the two walked side by side on a quiet path.

The black-haired beauty said worriedly: "The president doesn't seem to trust me very much." ”

Smith laughed, reached out and patted the black-haired beauty's fragrant shoulder twice, "Young man, don't be in a hurry, take your time!" ”

Smith stared at this woman with a beautiful and delicate face that was almost perfect, and said, "Bai Jie, you have to have confidence in yourself!" The fact that the President was able to let you follow me into his office just now shows that you are capable enough to complete this mission. ”

"Yes!" Bai Jie gently rested her head on Smith's shoulder.

Smith hugged Bai Jie and whispered, "The crown prince of the Vilia Empire will fly to Basel next week, and I have another task to hand over to you before that." ”

Bai Jie said softly: "Now in addition to the matter that the president explained just now, what else needs to be done in such a hurry?" ”

Smith put his mouth close to Bai Jie's ear and lowered his voice: "For you and me, this matter is more important than kidnapping the crown prince of the Vilia Empire!" Tonight you will fly to Basel in advance, and first control the wounded partisan soldier into our hands. ”

Bai Jie gently brushed away Smith's hand on her shoulder, sighed, and said, "Is it still for that legend?" ”

Smith shrugged his shoulders and smiled, "That might not just be a legend. I recently received a tip-off that Dr. Yurigin may indeed have hidden the key, otherwise how could the Glorian guerrillas go to prison robberies at all costs? And according to the report of the Basel garrison, after the robbery, a mysterious mecha infiltrated the hospital and tried to get the wounded guerrilla soldier away. ”

"Mysterious mech?" Bai Jie also felt that this matter was getting more and more bizarre.

"Yes, and it's a military combat mech that is already capable of flying, and the relevant data has been transmitted to our intelligence bureau. Judging from the current clues in many aspects, it is very likely that the mysterious mecha is from the Vilia Empire. Smith took out a cigarette and lit it and handed it to Bai Jie, then lit another one himself.

Bai Jie took a puff of the cigarette, turned his head to look at the purple jasmine in the grass beside the road, and said, "Yurikin has been confirmed dead in the Alcatraz prison robbery case. Do you think that before he died, he gave the key to the wounded guerrilla soldier? ”

Smith spat out a puff of smoke rings and said with a smile: "If Eurigin really has something, he won't bring such a big secret into the soil, I guess the people of the Vilia Empire think the same way!" After all, when Yurygin died, only the guerrilla mecha was next to him. ”

"Got it, I'll take care of priing his mouth open." Bai Jie flicked the cigarette ash lightly.

Smith took another puff of his cigarette and said, "You can't be tough on this guerrilla wounded." A soldier who has experienced death probably won't eat the usual set of your Operations Division, so you should use gentle means! ”

Bai Jie turned his head to stare at Smith and said, "You want me to use a beauty trick?" ”

Smith hurriedly stepped forward and put his arm around Bai Jie's shoulders again, and said with a smile: "I didn't say that!" I mean you should co-opt him and get him to volunteer for us. ”

"Understood." Bai Jie threw the cigarette butt on the ground and gently stepped on it with her foot.

At this time, Smith looked at the bright stars in the night sky, and his eyes flashed with a strange light. He muttered, "If we get that secret first, the world, oh no! This universe will be for both of us! ”