Section 1322 India-Pakistan War Preparations

Angela Gandhi never thought that his fate would become what it is now. He thought that he would be able to return to New Delhi to work soon, but now his consciousness is slowly disappearing. He just needs to call Someone can come in after making a sound. At this time, he thought about his whole life, as if his whole life was so useless. He should die. This may be a relief for him. There is no need to explain, the death just happened. At the previous moment, he was still thinking about returning to New Delhi, but at this moment, he could only die silently.

Li Xian and No. 150 will definitely not feel sorry for this guy. They walked out of this guy's office quickly, and the people outside the door were not wary of the two of them, and returned them one by one. Guys salute, if this is in the squadron xxx, some people may doubt it, how can there be such a young colonel, but in the Indian army, anything can happen, because there will always be miracles here, these two A person came out of the office of the head of the group. The head of the group is the son-in-law of the Gandhi family. Although he doesn't think highly of this guy, he is a member of the Gandhi family after all. These two people may be the same. Judging by the arrogant look, they must be The direct descendants of the Gandhi family should be different from the half-way monks like the group leader, so they all hide far away. If they are targeted by these two guys, then their good days are over. Support No one cares about Angela Gandhi's place. What does the affairs of his own family have to do with you? It's better to keep your mind on your own business, so no one went into that office for a while.

Li Xian directly got into the Humvee belonging to Angela Gandhi. Although there are not many such military vehicles in the Indian army, there are quite a few. At least there are quite a few in the military camp in front of us. In fact, this is theirs. Coincidentally, there are not many such vehicles, and there are only a few here because of Angela Gandhi. Li Xian was fed up with the car when he came here, and he was lucky if he didn't kill himself. Now I have to give him a ride.

Now is a very tense period, so all the vehicles going out will be ordered by the regiment headquarters. When the car arrived at the door, it was stopped by someone. Although the sentinel knew these two people, but the responsibility lies, I still hope that they will give themselves The one who confessed, bit the bullet and went up. The damn squad leader saw the car from a long distance, and even said that he had a stomachache and went out. The old squad leader naturally understood what was going on. He was also a car in New Delhi before. The kid from a rich family went up to ask for someone's signature, but he just came over with a slap in the face. I don't want to have this kind of thing happen a second time. That time it was just an ordinary guy. This time this one belongs to the Gandhi family. Direct descendants, if this provokes these two people, it is probably not impossible to shoot and kill people. It is okay for them to kill people anyway.

"Sir, I have an order. Now is an emergency. Please sign." The sentinel tremblingly came over with the signature book. The squad leader at the side actually didn't go far at all. How did others suffer? No. 150 took a look and signed his own name, Gurant Gandhi. In fact, he didn't know who this guy was. He just saw this name in the newspaper. In fact, this It is the Minister of Finance of India. He is a soldier who has no culture. Naturally, he feels that he is kind to him.

Before leaving, I told myself to do a good job.

Just when the sentinel was looking at the signature happily, the squad leader rushed out from nowhere, and took the signature book over. Looking at the name on it, he didn't crouch down in fright, and he didn't see anything else. Well, the word Gandhi can be seen by this guy, what the hell is this? He really is a big shot from New Delhi, but how can these two guys be so easy to talk to? Generally, people from New Delhi don’t You will be so easy to talk about, what happened today?

"It's not good, the head of the group has been killed, and no one is allowed to go out at the gate of xxx immediately." Just as the squad leader and that guy were admiring how the Gandhi family signed, such a voice came from their communication equipment, Surprised them, there are thousands of soldiers around here, how could something happen to the head of the regiment? The two of them immediately closed the door, but the murderer had long since disappeared, so where could he find it?

"Hey, I thought it was a very exciting thing, but why did it end like this? Look, there is no excitement at all, and those Indian soldiers are all like idiots, and they are all officials. Killed, there is no reaction at all, what kind of speeding car should come at this time, and then you drive and I fight back, and then the two of us escaped smoothly." The 150th was talking about this along the way, and I always felt that this was too much. It's simple, so the task is completed? In fact, if it weren't for Li Xian's wandering around, it is estimated that they might be caught up by those people now. Look, they have changed cars six times now, and they have just walked out of the barracks for less than 30 kilometers. Now Those people have already put the main task of the search on the periphery, and it would be an eye-opener for Lao Tian if they can be caught.

"Okay, stop talking so much nonsense, go over there and have a look, hack into their military network, and see how many of our people have succeeded. I wonder if this can make them feel that it was done by the Pakistanis? "Li Xian saw a fiber optic cable on the side of the road, and then looked at his tablet, which indicated that the fiber optic cable of the Indian Army is here, and it is for military use. Invading their fiber optic cable is as simple as eating. 150 No. nodded and went down and connected it with a plug. It was a breeze, and he used an officer's account to upload it skillfully. Of course, if the people over there were careful, they would find that this account belonged to the dead Angela. Gandhi's, but generally speaking, the army also depends on the rank of this kind of people who land in the army. If it is the officer, no one will ask directly. If the people below, there will definitely be many people asking.

The military network of the Indian army is imported just like their weapons and equipment. They may also know that their network is useless, so they are quite self-aware. At least they change their passwords frequently. It is said that other major military countries in the world are not very worried about their own military networks, so they are not very diligent in changing their passwords, but it is different here in India. Solve their deficiencies, but sometimes they can't even remember the pieces they have replaced in this way.

"Hey, I have to do this kind of pediatric stuff myself. It really doesn't give me face. It's okay if it's a little difficult. Look at what's going on now. Let me see what's the news. God, it seems that the guy we killed is nothing in the Indian military. Some of our people have done something that is much better than us. Just look at the rankings on the news. What we did The words of No. 150 also attracted Li Xian. He stood up and looked around to see that there was no one around. The radar on the car was also turned on. Let's go and have a look.

xxx, these people are really courageous and fat. They dare to do anything. They even put on the Pakistani military uniform and scrapped a shell transfer station of the Indian army. There are 45,000 large-caliber shells in it. There is nothing left, and thousands of ordinary people around have gone to heaven. These buddies can do it. At the beginning, they said that they would not move military targets. I didn’t expect these guys to start work ahead of time, but it’s nothing. , Li Xian didn't mean to blame, he knew that the people under him would not do that unless it was absolutely necessary, so it seems that something might be exposed, and when the explosion rang, there would be nothing. Things are well concealed.

"Go ahead with the order, our first stage is over, let's see what these Indians want." Li Xian looked at the completion rate showing that 90% of the tasks have been completed, and now they want to Withdrew from this area, otherwise it would not be a joke for the Indian army to chase them madly, it is better to be careful.

"Well, I'll give you an order right away. Those Indians are really unlucky. There is still a hostage-taking issue in the capital that has not been resolved, and the south side dare not attack. If the Pakistani people attack at this time, I will It seems that they have no way to survive at all, but I don’t know what happened to that kid from Evergreen, he has been lobbying for a long time, why the Pakistanis didn’t respond at all.” No. 150 said a little incomprehensibly, and it is said that the energy group The influence in Pakistan is not very big, but the ability of the military department is good, and someone should listen to his opinion.

"Hehe, do you think it's so simple? We don't need to worry about that kid's affairs. We have caused such a big incident. If he goes to the pole now, those people will probably suspect us soon. Moreover, the matter of the general made it difficult for the central government to take care of this matter. We can’t jump up and down, let them understand it slowly, anyway, we are ready to prepare everything for Pakistan. Now, as long as they are going to war, these hundreds of thousands of tons of things will have to be used if they are said to be used. If they fight the war on their own, they should get it.” Li Xian still understands the situation of Changrong now, and he just wants to hold him Let the following people say that our group is a little bit at odds with India, but it is a small matter, absolutely nothing big. Things are very tense on the front line of India and Pakistan. If you want to fight, we can provide some assistance. But we are not the protagonist in this matter, this is what the energy group wants.

In fact, this kind of practice is nothing new. In the past, Americans often did it like this, which made both sides very angry. At this time, the Americans have become a person who doesn’t care about anything. The person who asked, at this time, their duty is to sell arms exclusively. As long as I can make money, I don’t care what your region is like. This is how the Americans made their fortunes during the First World War. The hundreds of years of savings of Europeans basically have nothing after this war. They have to send their money to the United States, and then exchange for some things they need. These things are some weapons, and then Let your own people bring these things to throw away their own lives, while other people are still working hard to make money, and then buy weapons, and then go to revenge. Americans also had this idea during World War II. It’s just that things have developed beyond their expectations. Europe and Asian countries are more capable at this time. They will not let such a superpower stand by and watch. At this time, they want to drag you into the water, and xxx people will do it It's a pity that xxx people also failed because of their own stupidity.

Now the actions of the energy group are basically the same as they were for the Americans back then, but the energy group’s goal is much smaller than that of the Americans. Although we are armed, our armed forces are all in various countries. There will be no various connections at all. Of course, it is affirmed secretly. In the eyes of these countries, only a few thousand troops are nothing. What big things can be achieved. The energy group is a different enterprise. They really need some troops to guarantee their own interests. The leaders of those countries who have received black money tell the people this way, and the soldiers in these troops are also our own people. There is nothing to be afraid of. There are even some Confident leaders believe that as long as they raise their arms, these people who hold the weapons of the energy group may become their own people. At that time, the energy group will definitely have nothing, and some soldiers who go in actually have this The idea is that if you stay in this furnace for a while, you will know what to do.

Pakistan, Islamabad, Evergreen at this time is just like Li Xian said, his life is very comfortable, this guy usually has nothing to do, just go to the branch to have a meeting, listen to the latest news from the headquarters Things, as well as discussing with the branch and the investigation department about some recent daily content, it is basically fine. Sometimes it is enough to just take a look at the new soldiers, although the situation on the India-Pakistan frontline is already very tense Yes, but from the perspective of Islamabad as a whole, there is still no nervous place. The people on the street here are still the same as before, and they are all playing happily. Maybe this place should not belong to Pakistan, if not for some people With something like that on his head, Evergreen felt that this place might belong to a certain city in the south of China.

The sound of a car parking interrupted Evergreen’s walk. This kid had been walking for dozens of minutes, and it was at this moment that he was waiting. The minister of the interior of Pakistan came down. He was ordered to pick up Evergreen to the presidential palace. China Some people have already passed by the embassy. Evergreen stopped the idea of ​​coming with his entourage not far away. I have been waiting for such a long time. How can I let you come to do bad things, besides, this is the street. , Do people in Pakistan dare to do something to themselves? They didn't have the reason or the guts to do it to themselves.

"Mr. Evergreen, our president is going to hold a xxx meeting. I think you should go to it. I'll pick you up." Obviously you guys invited me to go, but now I'm going, but I don't have time to argue with you now, you're just an old cunning guy, it's okay to be cheap like this, let you get involved You will get involved. I am a person who does big things. I don’t have the same knowledge as you. Chang Rong didn’t take this guy’s car, but directly got in his own car. Can a broken car like yours have your own comfort? The Minister of the Interior looked at his Volkswagen car with some embarrassment. The government has no money. Look at other cars like the Hongqi hqe in Pakistan. Only Mr. President has one.

The Presidential Palace of Pakistan is located on the Bōtwar Plateau at an altitude of 600 meters, backed by the towering Malgala Mountain, facing the clear Rawal Lake in the east, and facing green hills in the south, with beautiful scenery and pleasant climate. It sits east and west, facing the whole city, majestic and magnificent. In the past, Li Xian has been here many times, but those times he came here to ask for help, but this time it seems that he came here to do work for others, and his mood is completely different. In the past Coming here by myself is like a boy who spreads money. There is no way I don’t have that relationship. If I want to get my own military expansion permission, I have to rely on my own money. Fortunately, people in this country also like these things very much. Things, otherwise, your military department can't expand so much.

In front of the Pakistani Presidential Palace is a photo of their legendary President Musharraf, Pervez Musharraf, President of Pakistan, Army Chief of Staff, general rank, and politician. Participated in two India-Pakistan wars and advocated a tough stance against India. I used to be a commando, and participated in two battles with Pakistan's old enemy India. I am very familiar with this person Li Xian, and I know a little more about this person. I am here to talk to this person today. Yes, I saw it last time. It was my idea to create an air force base in the northern mountainous area, but it was rejected, but a helicopter base was also approved later, which is not bad.

Born on August 11, 1943 in New Delhi, the capital of India, which was still a British colony at the time. In 1947 immigrated to Karachi, Pakistan. His father was a diplomat in the newly formed state of Pakistan. From the age of 6, Musharraf lived with his parents in the embassy in Turkey for 7 years. Musharraf is fluent in Turkish. In 1961, at the age of 18, Musharraf entered the Pakistan Army Academy and graduated three years later as an artillery officer.

In 1965 and 1971, there were two armed conflicts between Pakistan and India. Musharraf performed brilliantly in the battle and won many meritorious service awards. Appointed as an artillery officer in 1964, he served successively in self-propelled artillery regiments, special operations battalions, artillery units of armored divisions, infantry divisions and field armies. He went to the UK to study and taught at the Quetta Command and Staff College and the Pakistan National Defense College. Served as the deputy director of the Operations Bureau of the Army Command, deputy military secretary, and director of the Operations Bureau.

In the early 1990s, he actively pursued advanced studies, and successively studied in the Pakistan General Staff Command School and the Royal National Defense University in the United Kingdom. Musharraf has won the "Excellence", "Crescent" and other medals. He was promoted to major general in 1991 and lieutenant general in 1995. In October 1998, he became the chief of staff of the army and was promoted to the rank of general. Prior to this, he served as the commander of the 1st Army. In April 1999, he was appointed Chief of Army Staff and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.

In October 1999, the military headed by Musharraf dissolved the Sharif government at the time and established the XX Committee, with Musharraf as the chief executive. The Supreme Court of Pakistan ruled in May 2000 that this "military takeover" was a "necessary action" and recognized the legitimacy of Musharraf's government.

On June 20, 2001, Musharraf was sworn in as the president of Pakistan. This guy’s life is quite a legend. In fact, Evergreen still admires this guy very much. At least this guy is better than those Indian political parties. Too much, people rely on their own ability to get down little by little, no matter it is the military government or something, after all, people rely on this to succeed, winners and losers, what others say is useless.

In fact, the chairman of the board of directors of the energy group also admires this old general, but what he admires is different from Evergreen. What he admires the most is that it is time for a coup. The xxx committee decides on national defense and security affairs. Musharraf objected to the move and has replaced all senior army generals who sympathized with the idea. Prime Minister Sharif was dissatisfied with Musharraf's behavior and warned Musharraf, who admitted his mistake.

On October 12, 1999, when Musharraf was visiting Sri Lanka, Prime Minister Sharif announced the dismissal of Musharraf. Musharraf immediately took corresponding actions, ordering his soldiers to arrest Prime Minister Sharif and all other senior civilian officials, and Prime Minister Sharif ordered Pakistani airports to refuse to allow Musharraf's plane back from Sri Lanka to land, but Musharraf's The landline forced its way back home and landed safely with only seven minutes of fuel left. During the public trial, Prime Minister Sharif could not defend himself in court, and his lawyer was assassinated. In the end, Sharif was sentenced to life imprisonment by the court on charges of terrorism, hijacking and attempted murder. On December 10, 2000, Sharif was pardoned and xxx Saudi Arab.

Many people think that Musharraf's actions are ungrateful, but Li Cong doesn't think so. The original Sharif regime has no ability to govern in Pakistan, and the Indian army outside is aggressive. If there is no strong If some of the military figures stand up, maybe the whole of Pakistan will have their disasters. Li Cong absolutely believes in this. From this aspect, Musharraf can be said to be the savior of Pakistan. Just imagine if there is no such person, Maybe India has completely occupied the Kashmir region, and the central government at that time must have agreed to this guy's coming to power. Otherwise, China-Pakistan relations would not be so good. Pakistan can see it.

This old guy is known for his tough actions in Pakistan, which can be seen from his ten-year ruling experience. For example, on January 1, 2004, the National Assembly, the Senate and four provincial Parliamentary Confidence xxx, whose status as President was confirmed until November 2007.

After Musharraf came to power, he emphasized "anti-corruption and upholding integrity", internally committed to revitalizing the economy, and actively developed and improved relations with countries around the world. Musharraf said in February 2004 that Pakistan would continue to develop nuclear weapons, and emphasized that the purpose of Pakistan's development of nuclear weapons was self-defense.

In July 2002, Musharraf issued a presidential decree to prevent government officials who had served as prime minister or governor for two terms from holding these positions again. The leaders of the two main political parties in Pakistan, former Prime Minister Sharif and Ms. Bhutto, could no longer participate in the general election.

In August 2002, Mu promulgated the "Legal Framework Order ()", announcing the restoration of the 1973 Constitution and the 8th Amendment to the Harker-era Constitution, stipulating that the President has the right to dissolve the National Assembly and appoint the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Chief of Staff of the armed forces.

On December 29, 2003, the Pakistani Parliament passed the 17th Amendment to the Constitution, stipulating that the President has the right to dissolve the Parliament with the approval of the Supreme Court, and has the right to appoint and remove leaders of the armed forces after consultation with the Prime Minister.

On December 24, 2003, Musharraf made a televised speech, stating that he had decided to resign from the post of Army Chief of Staff before December 31, 2004, only retaining the civilian position of the President of the country, and held a meeting in Parliament one month after resigning from the military. Trust xxx. But in December 2004 Musharraf reiterated his decision to continue as army chief and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and called on the opposition to accept the decision.

Thinking of this, Evergreen is a little worried that this guy may offer a price that he can't satisfy. Everything about this guy is very tough. Even if he faces himself, he probably can't change it. Just think about things in Evergreen. At that time, the car had already arrived at the platform in front of the presidential palace. Looking at this majestic presidential palace, it is impossible to connect it with the poverty of this country. Maybe some poorer countries have such extravagant leaders. , this point has a lot in common, on the contrary, some rich countries do not have these things.

After getting out of the car, Li Xian saw several people in the car in front of him. One was the Chinese ambassador to Pakistan, and the other was the American ambassador to Pakistan. Logically speaking, this person should not exist, but this person is here now. , John Barizzi is well-known in the military circles of the United States. As a major general of the United States Army, he can go to a country to serve as an ambassador, and he only came here in the past few days. There is a reason for this. At that time, Evergreen suddenly realized that the relationship between Musharraf and the Americans was also good.

The data shows that this guy was on the line with the United States in the war on terrorism. After the incident, Pakistan and the United States cooperated in fighting terrorism, and the relationship between the two countries heated up. From 2003 to 2007, the United States provided 3 billion U.S. dollars in military and economic aid to Pakistan. In June 2004, the US Congress approved the status of Pakistan as a "non-NATO major ally". In September of the same year, President Musharraf met with President Bush while attending the UN General Assembly. But some people pointed out that Musharraf actively participated in the anti-terrorist war, trying to eliminate Islamic fanatics in Pakistan who were dissatisfied with Musharraf's rule, so as to gain the recognition of the international community and consolidate his military dictatorship.

In any case, existence is the reason. Evergreen nodded to John Barrizzi and walked in with the Chinese ambassador. This made the US official very upset. It is okay for the Chinese ambassador to walk in front of him. After all, we are all big countries in the world, but what is your identity? You are just a representative of a group. No matter how large a group is, it cannot be an opponent of a country. This is his idea and his idea. His thought might not do any good in this world, because after a while he felt uncomfortable.

After entering, Musharraf was already standing at the door. He is the owner of this place. Although he is under one person and above ten thousand in Pakistan, he still can't stand upright in front of these people. Well, at least these few people are out of his control in Pakistan, none of them, the power behind them is too strong.

John Barizzi has seen what kind of status he is. The order in which this old guy shakes hands is the most telling. He was the last one. The first thing Jiahui saw was not the Chinese ambassador but the one he looked down upon. A representative of a group, this time the energy group originally wanted two people to come, and the head of the Pakistani branch should also come, but he asked the head of the military department to come here by himself, after all, such a thing does not mean that you want You can come when you come. The branch ministers used to have a lot of power, but now they don't have any military power at all. They can only hand over all this to the military department. They have also lamented the loss of rights, but now they feel very relaxed. Military affairs should be done by special personnel, otherwise they really don't know how to deal with these Qiuba. Not on the same level as them.

"Everyone, please sit down. Please come here today to discuss the current situation between Pakistan and India. I believe everyone has learned some news in the past few days. Our troops on the front line are already at the first level of combat readiness. We are going to fight with India. We don’t want to start a war, but the Indians are too much. Some important targets on our front line are frequently attacked. If we haven’t taken any action, we may not need us to start a war, and we won’t be able to gain a foothold on the front line.” Musharraf has no extra nonsense. Of course, this old guy doesn't really want to go to war. If he really wanted to go to war, he probably wouldn't have invited the American ambassador. You have friendship with the Americans. But the friendship between Americans and Indians seems to be better than yours. If it continues like this, it is estimated that they will immediately pass the news to India, and they are closer allies.

"Mr. President, I wonder if there is any misunderstanding here. If there is, we Americans can be responsible for the mediation. Please rest assured, Mr. President. What we Americans like most is to help friends all over the world. Let us stay away from the war together is a good thing, in fact, I heard a little news from China recently, the Indians are going to purchase a batch of F18 produced by us Americans, I didn’t expect it to be for this.” The guy finished speaking Rong and the Chinese ambassador glanced at this guy with great interest. You Americans have started to play this before the main course is served. You are a little too impatient. The food for selling arms will be served at this time?

The US F-18 is a carrier-based fighter jointly developed by the US McDonnell Douglas and Northrop Corporation, and is mainly incorporated into the US aircraft carrier fleet. F-18 nicknamed "Hornet". The f-18 "Bumblebee" is the first production type. It is a single-seat, twin-engine airborne combat attack aircraft. It is mainly used for air-to-air defense and airborne attack aircraft escort, and some are also used to perform air-to-ground attack missions. . Derivative models include f/a-18e/f, ea-18g, etc.

Indians used to yearn for f18 very much, but are you Americans willing to sell this? Now your main model is still this. The meaning of saying this is too obvious. It is nothing more than to make Pakistan feel nervous and come to buy your arms. Who can’t see such a clumsy method? Besides, this is a carrier-based aircraft. What do you tell Pakistan to do? What is the use of buying it? And no aircraft carrier.

"Really? It seems that the Indians have had this idea for a long time. I hope that Mr. Ambassador can explain our idea to your government after returning home. We in Pakistan do not want war to break out, and we also hope to consolidate it. Let’s talk about our own country.” Musharraf obviously heard the meaning of this guy’s mouth, it’s just nonsense, I just give you a few words here, in fact, he called the American ambassador to come If you have another idea, if you want to communicate with India now, you have to rely on this guy.

After hitting a snag, this American began to know how to speak, so he just listened honestly. His brain is not very good, but he still doesn’t know how much he has. In his opinion, he is still very good. of.

"Mr. President, you know our Chinese way of doing things. If people don't attack me, I won't attack them. If people attack me, I will attack them. Our military aid materials are already on the way. If Mr. President needs them, we can speed them up. Yes, although there is no way to compare it with the American F18, but I believe it will have some advantages against the Indians." The Chinese ambassador said straight to the point that the relationship between the two countries is very good, there is no need Instead of wasting time by talking trash, it's better to just say it.

Obviously, the old guy is very satisfied with the attitude of the Chinese ambassador. It can be said that he has not dealt with the Chinese and people from all over the world these years, but it is also very worthwhile, at least this happened in Pakistan. The Chinese can help themselves free of charge, but is the help of the Chinese enough? He looked to the side of Evergreen, the military headquarters of the energy group already has thousands of troops in Pakistan, of course he does not expect these people to help them fight, but they seem to be equipped with some good helicopters, these things I am very greedy, if they can lend me

"Hehe, Mr. President, you all ambassadors know that we are just an enterprise, and an enterprise is used for business. Although our group has its own guard, it is only used to protect our group's own interests. It will not Please don’t worry about this, Mr. President, I think the Indian military must also have the same idea.” Evergreen said neither humble nor overbearing, it’s okay to want military aid, but it needs to pay something.

"Well, yes, I agree with your group's idea very much. It is very correct. I hope you will do the same. At the end of last month, you submitted a report saying that several places on the border between you and Afghanistan were attacked. Taliban attacks, what happened recently?” I don’t know why Musharraf mentioned this at this time, obviously he wanted to do business with energy groups, and the US ambassador wanted to stop him, but he still had to think about his ability. Forget it, the influence of the Americans in Asia may have reached the lowest point, and they can only use their own aircraft carrier to make a visit. There is really no other way.

In the northern region, I am going to trim a transfer station there recently. It seems that this guy agreed with my approach. It seems that the time has come for me to bleed a lot. I remembered the list given to me by the headquarters. If you don’t bleed at this time, this It is impossible to establish a base, but this base is to deter the entire Central Asian region. ! .