Chapter 1233 Tang Fang's Return
Many power families at the same time as the Smith family were either on the wrong side or died out in the long river of history due to internal strife. , Steady life" life policy.
Why Marlo Smith was entrusted by Virginia Alexander to serve as the governor of the Alcassia District in the Babylonian star system in the Star Alliance. , to buffer the political contradictions between the two sides.
After the Star Alliance fell ill with the Phoenix Empire, Marlo Smith returned to the country. He was qualified to be a local governor of a star system based on his experience as the governor of the special zone on Alcassy. How did he know that His Majesty the Holy Emperor suddenly became seriously ill. The eighth prince died tragically under the gunfire of the Covenant fleet, and Hegel Alexander, who was in power on behalf of his father, declared war on the Covenant, and the radicals were all in the limelight.
Originally, the radical faction headed by Sfinkel Alexander, Ingrid Alexander and others should try their best to win over the Smith family and further attack the conservative forces. ?Smith's role in it is somewhat unclear, and he was eventually assigned to the Durham star system as the deputy governor. It seems to be flat, but in fact, the meaning of demotion is mostly.
Of course Marlo Smith was not reconciled, but what could he do? The only thing he could do was to curse Tang Fang a thousand times in his heart. At the beginning, he was kicked by that kid because the relationship with the Star Alliance government could not be resolved. Later, Morningstar Casting became stronger and stronger, and now it has become an existence that can force the country's forces. Naturally, it is even more impossible to avenge and resolve hatred.
Once when he returned home, he talked too much after drinking and expressed his thoughts. His old father was silent for a long time, and finally he suddenly said something inexplicable, "Did he harm you or save you? Let's talk about it now." , a little early..."
He never understood why his father said that. It wasn't until Virginia Alexander woke up and paid special attention to a small incident in the Durham star system that he gradually realized the profound meaning of that sentence.
Kearney Heller, as a special investigator sent by His Majesty the Holy Emperor, had just arrived at Air Prison A-102 when he encountered a prisoner riot. As long as he is not a fool, anyone can see the strangeness behind this incident.
He is the deputy governor of the Durham star system, and Julius is the governor of the Durham star system. The other party entrusted him with the task of rescuing the special investigator on the grounds that he was out of town and could not arrive at the scene of the incident in time. , and said meaningfully at the end of the call: "You can figure it out... I believe in your ability."
He suddenly came to his senses. If there were no accidents, he would sit in the position of vice-governor for a long time. Although his position was uneven and embarrassing, he was far away from the core of power. He didn't have to choose and stood in line. He had a high chance of saving his life under the possible political storm.
But now? Who would have thought that such a thing would happen to the Durham star system.
Julius is out of town and can't get there in time? Ghosts believed what he said. I'm afraid that what happened in Air Prison A-102 was specially arranged by that guy. Whether it was to cover up the abnormal death of young people, or to show His Majesty the Holy Emperor a little color, in short, it was very troublesome to deal with.
The phrase "You can figure it out... I believe in your ability." On the surface, it was a compliment to him, but it was actually forcing him to go from behind the scenes to the front stage. What is involuntary, this is called involuntary, so he was very upset, and he held a resentment in his heart.
"Governor, according to the information collected by the security force inside Air Prison A-102, Colonel Kearney is now trapped in Area D. According to the analysis of the fire in the surrounding area, the situation is not optimistic. Because the incident is urgent, the rescuers who came here Insufficient strength, if you focus on fire fighting and rescue tasks, it will be difficult to curb the escape of prisoners, if you focus on apprehension and containment tasks, the survival probability of independent investigators will be further reduced.”
The staff officer's voice woke him up. Marlo Smith glanced at Abano and understood the worry in the old servant's heart.
If the order is to put out the fire with all its strength, the prisoners will be released. Julius must arrange a way out to make the prisoners "disappear".
If ordered to intercept the prisoner, it will kill the independent investigator.
No matter what choice he makes, His Majesty the Holy Emperor will be disgraced and judged as incompetent by the public.
I'm afraid that the situation in the entire Durham star system is under the control of Julius, and the other party deliberately designed everything so that he can play a buffer role again.
It's just that this buffer is different from the last buffer. As the price of testing each other between the conservatives headed by His Majesty the Holy Emperor and the radicals headed by Sfinkel and others, it is likely to ruin his political future and even affect the future of the family. .
Yes, he'll be the scapegoat to quell the drama.
He would be the culprit in the cover-up of the youth's death and the man behind the murder of the independent investigator.
He was pretty sure that radicals and conservatives would tacitly sacrifice him to end this round of confrontation. The people will see the result they want - a high official is finished, the grievances of the young people can be avenged, the surging public anger can be calmed down, and His Majesty the Holy Emperor really did not break his promise.
Is this the truth? Nobody cares.
As for which side is better in this test, the radicals and the conservatives, only they themselves know.
This is politics, and everyone is playing tricks on everyone else with their wits.
This is politics, there is no right and wrong, no justice and evil, only balance, compromise, renunciation, and betrayal.
He remembered a sentence his grandfather said before his death: "The Smith family's long-term prosperity depends not on proper management, but on luck."
It now appears that that luck has been exhausted in his generation.
Of course, those who count on His Majesty the Holy Emperor to make reforms are even more pathetic. Such a development occurred in an unjust case in the Durham star system, which caused such embarrassment, let alone targeting political TI. It is conceivable How strong resistance and counterattack will be faced.
Change to GE? Or improve? Easier said than done.
Unless there is Tang Fang who is full of enthusiasm and childishness like Tang Fang, who also holds a strong military force and is cruel and ruthless against the elite group, like the United Kingdom of Turanx, can he overcome many difficulties and make substantial progress.
For example, the social situation of the Phoenix Empire, without the intervention of powerful figures like Tang Fang, expect top-down changes? It is tantamount to nonsense, only by fighting from the bottom up, completely overthrowing the TI system of the empire, and killing some powerful people, can the great cause of reform be completed.
"Your Excellency, please give me an order." A colonel officer said expressionlessly.
Marlo Smith looked at the man and sneered silently.
"Your Excellency, please order." The colonel officer repeated.
At this moment, the door of the bridge opened suddenly, and several people walked in, the leader was a female lieutenant.
The colonel frowned, looked at the person coming and said, "Lieutenant Louise, this is not the place you should come, immediately..."
The sound stopped abruptly, and a blue long sword pierced his body, and the light jumped in the somewhat cloudy eyes. There was astonishment and fear on his face, but he was still more puzzled.
The surrounding staff officers and entourage were stunned for a moment, and quickly realized that they were going to take out weapons to kill the female lieutenant who suddenly launched an attack. How did they know that the soldiers around the female lieutenant were faster than them, and before they could pull out the guns pinned to their waists, The weapons were hit by the enemy's preemptive gunfire, and they fell in a pool of blood one after another.
There was a pungent stench in the air, and the bridge was eerily quiet. Those guys who moved a beat slower froze in place, not daring to move their bodies lightly.
The female lieutenant pulled out the spear and sword that had been sent into the colonel's chest, and touched the forehead of the former man with her finger. Seeing the man fell to the ground with a plop, she turned to look at Marlowe Smith, who was pale with fright.
"You are Marlowe Smith? The former governor of the Alcasian planet?"
He couldn't hear too much emotion from this sentence, and couldn't tell whether the other party was hostile, but he still nodded: "I'm Marlo Smith, the former governor of the Alcasian planet."
The female lieutenant wiped her face with her hand, and as the streamer receded like a wave, the half-closed mask retracted into the device behind the ear, revealing a face completely different from that of Lieutenant Louise.
"I'm here for two things." She said as she brought Marlo Smith into the small conference room next to the bridge, and inserted a data chip into the multimedia system.
"The first thing is to bring you a letter as entrusted by someone."
At the same time as the voice fell, the holographic projection facility interweaved a three-dimensional image in the air.
Marlo Smith looked at the figure made of light, his pupils shrank suddenly: "Tang Fang!"
As Nova said, it was a letter, not a face-to-face communication method, so the stereoscopic image did not respond to his greeting, or sighed, and after the light spots on the face trembled slightly for a moment, the sound output system began to narrate.
"I won't talk about the polite words. If my guess is correct, the Earl's situation must be very bad. When I was on Alcassy Star, I got a lot of benefits from Your Excellency, but I didn't help much. Yes. I have been brooding about this for a long time, and now I finally have the opportunity to repay the kindness of the past, but it is a fate."
Marlo Smith frowned after hearing this, thinking what kind of medicine was sold in this kid's gourd?
At the beginning when Tang Fang made him a partner on Alcaycey, he should be the one who should be worried, not the guy who got the advantage, but now he ran to him to act like a good boy, saying that he was repaying the kindness of the past... In short, he would not I believe things are as simple as Tang Fang said.
Nova stepped forward from behind, and dropped the cooler she had been carrying in her right hand on the conference table in front of her.
Marlo Smith hesitated and walked over, pressed the upper switch, accompanied by a jet of air, the top cover of the refrigerator was opened, and a smell of fishy smell rushed to his face.
When he saw what was inside, his body shook, and he sat down on the chair next to him, his face turned pale.
Of course, it was not a good thing. To be precise, it was two human heads—from Julius, the governor of the Durham star system, and Fan Xiaogang, the commander of the garrison navy.
Unlike just now, he looked at Nova no longer with surprise, but with deep fear. He didn't know how the woman did it, but she did, killing and beheading the governors of the Durham star system under the protection of guards and agents.
Nova took a step closer, glanced at his bloodless face, without expressing any emotion, took out another data chip from her arms, inserted it into the data interface of the multimedia system, and pressed the play button.
In a way, it was also a letter, a letter of appointment. The letter was written by His Majesty the Holy Emperor of the Phoenix Empire, Virginia Alexander, and the content was to appoint Marlo Smith as the governor of the Durham star system and commander of the garrison navy.
Marlo Smith is known as the most talented of his peers in the Smith family. He is a man of both civil and military skills. He was both the governor of the planet and the commander of the garrison when he was in Alcayces. However, after all, the Alcassian planet is part of the land of the Star Alliance. There is a completely different meaning between serving as the local chief executive there and returning to China to serve as the local chief executive in the Durham star system.
In other words, this letter of appointment is tantamount to opening a promotion channel for him. As long as he takes one step forward, he can enter the core of power in the Phoenix Empire. You must know that this promotion is not an ordinary promotion. He will monopolize the military and political power of the Durham star system, instead of the previous power structure of Governor Julius + Garrison Navy Commander Fan Xiaogang.
Judging from the past, whenever a similar appointment is made, the recipient will enter the core of imperial power within a very short period of time.
Virginia Alexander's assignment was over. Nova pressed another play button, and Tang Fang's voice sounded again in the room.
"I think... now you should understand the meaning of what I just said, do your best and don't let me down." After saying this, the light and shadow above the holographic projector flickered.
Even though it was Virginia Alexander's letter of appointment, Captain Tang played the role of a prophet. What the hell does this happen? He thought of a possibility, but couldn't accept it.
At the beginning, he wooed Tang Fang on the Alcasian Star, in order to put the Morningstar Casting under the control of the Phoenix Empire, so as to obtain the qualification for promotion and take his career to a higher level. However, he didn't get the result he wanted in the end. Tang Fang turned his head around and gave him a hand. Now that he saw the letter of appointment from His Majesty the Holy Emperor, and thinking about what Tang Fang said just now, it turned out that the so-called "returning favors" meant that he had never Lieutenant-Governor of the Durham Star System promoted to Governor-General and Commander of the Garrison Navy.
Looking at the brightly colored heads in the freezer, and then at the murderous female agent beside him, he wiped the sweat off his forehead with his hands, trying to calm himself down.
Judging from the current situation, I am afraid that His Majesty the Holy Emperor has reached some kind of cooperation with Captain Tang. With reference to the domestic political situation, this is the most likely thing to happen.