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The imposition of military control on the safe zone during his own administration has no benefit other than to prove that the work of this government is not doing a good job.But if we don't do this, and we can't find a suitable solution at present, we can't just watch all walks of life fall into a semi-paralyzed state.
"No! Tough measures should only be used when all methods fail. What we have to do now is not to use military control to cover up the problem, on the contrary, but to actively understand the situation and find a suitable solution to the problem.
The public assassination of alliance officials was the trigger for the refugee assembly.They didn't storm the base, they just denounced the murderer and demanded that the government severely punish the murderer. Is there anything wrong with that?
In addition to the refugees wanting to know who killed Hong Tao, I personally also want to know very much.As long as the problem is clearly explained, and a proper solution is given, the refugees will naturally disperse, and at the same time, they will increase their trust in the government, instead of forcing them to bow their heads by force! "
Before the ministers here could figure out how to answer, the door was suddenly pushed open, and a tall figure walked in with crisp steps, talking while walking, with a resolute attitude and a sonorous tone, making everyone in the conference room The originally dull atmosphere shook.
"Minister Zhou...how do you..." Randy, like most of the ministers present, was a little surprised by the appearance of this person.
"Fortunately, I came back in time, otherwise some people would fish in troubled waters! Chairman, I heard on the plane that many directors are leading the assembly of refugees in the safe zone. Should the council give an explanation first? , Why did this happen, instead of rushing to suggest military control!
Apart from covering up some problems and intensifying the contradictions between the government and refugees, doing so does not help the status quo at all, but provides a favorable cover for the murderer.As long as a certain officer raises his hand, the truth will never be seen! "
Zhou Yuan came back. Like Jiao Qiao, she didn't enter the conference room right away. Instead, she opened a door outside to listen to the progress of the conference.
Whoever wanted to hear Chu Qiu's suggestion as soon as he listened, no longer cared about careful thinking, and immediately pushed the door in, interrupting the ministers' statement.Then he immediately questioned Chu Qiu, this is a government work meeting, you, the chairman of the board, can come over and listen, but you should keep your mouth shut and don't overstep your authority.
"Minister Zhou, are you publicly accusing the assassin of being related to the Council and the Ministry of Armed Forces?"
When first seeing Zhou Yuan appear, Chu Qiu was a little flustered besides being shocked, subconsciously picked up the cigarette on the table and put it in his mouth, only to realize that there was no lighter, and only then remembered that he had quit smoking for a long time.
But when Zhou Yuan aggressively pointed her finger at the board of directors, she quickly adjusted her emotions, keenly caught the other party's slip of the tongue, and brought in the armed forces as a shield to win more time to think.
"Minister Zhou, do you have any evidence to prove that the army was involved in the assassination?" Jiao Qiao had no choice but to come forward to clarify the facts even if he knew he was the one behind.Now whoever has anything to do with the assassination will be the target of public criticism and will be mobbed and attacked.
"Is it impossible? Carrying a large-caliber sniper rifle and entering the red zone casually, without the assistance of the military, how many refugees can do it? Oh yes, it may be negligence, but it's just a coincidence, just in time for Hong Tao Go to the pastoral inspection!
It was here that we made a decision a few months ago, prohibiting any party from taking coercive measures against him, let alone personal injury.He chose to believe in our promise, and as a result, his good brother, good comrade-in-arms, good subordinate...and good wife, in order to hold on to the power in his hand, personally sent him to a dead end.
Now you still have the face and I want evidence, if you still have some conscience, you should ask yourself whether you are worthy of being a human being, whether you should sit in the position of a government minister without shame, wearing human skin but not doing human affairs!
Randy, I listened outside the door for a few minutes. During these few minutes, apart from trying your best to keep your position, did you ever ask him a word?He shouldn't have rescued you and you bastards from the zombies back then, a bunch of ungrateful villains! "
But this sentence completely angered Zhou Yuan. When she went to visit the Southeast Alliance, the self-administered area had just been established, and the future was uncertain.During the visit, I heard that Hong Tao made the self-management area sound and colorful, and passed the severe winter smoothly, and I was very happy.
I deliberately told this news to the local alliance leaders in order to prove that the refugee problem that has been plagued by the survivor management is not terminally ill, and someone has already figured out a solution.The southeast and southwest alliances sent special envoys here, and it was for this purpose that they wanted to communicate with Hong Tao face to face.
But just when she overcame numerous obstacles, traveled hundreds of kilometers by car, horseback riding, and even walked, and hurried to Changsha by bypassing the dangerous section, and boarded the plane of the Alliance Air Force to return early to announce the good news, she got a bad news on the way. Hong Tao was assassinated and died!
The great grief and the gap almost made her faint on the spot, but there was still a sliver of faith that kept her from fainting. She hoped that Hong Tao would still fake his death like last time. No matter what, he had to see the dead body before accepting his fate.
But when she came back, she saw the scene that made her completely lose her mind. The former savior died, and thousands of refugees gathered to denounce, but the ministers, the secretary-general and the chairman sat in the conference room to discuss how to use the least cost If you muddle through, you have no intention of solving the problem at all.
At this moment, she finally understood why Liu Quanyou and more than a dozen other people gave up their status as directors and went to the safety zone to lead the assembly of refugees. Before, she thought it was another factional struggle to force the palace. Lost confidence in the current league management.
I just feel sorry for that fool, who always thinks that people will change, as long as the rules can be perfected, the wicked will also become good.Little do they know that those who master the rules are all villains, how could they allow others to change the rules.If it cannot be stopped by normal means, then eliminate the person who raised the problem and intends to solve the problem, such as assassination.
"Please close the door...Minister Zhou, don't get excited. He said more than once in the past that when people get power and sit in this position, most of them will change and become politicians, just like they are now.
This is not entirely a bad thing. If you want to maintain the normal operation of the alliance, someone must do this job. It is not you or me, but there must be other people. It is impossible to completely put aside selfishness and desires.
The first task of me and the ministers, including the chairman, is to ensure the stable development of the alliance. If the assassin is really related to the people present, I can personally guarantee that there will be no compromise to any extent.
But Minister Lin hasn't come back yet, and we don't know the details of the incident, so we can't make any judgment for the time being.If Minister Zhou has relevant suggestions, he can bring them up for discussion. "
Zhou Yuan's scolding made the meeting room instantly silent. Everyone was unwilling or afraid to look at those tear-filled eyes. Even the soldiers standing guard outside the door were a little moved, staring at the room with complicated eyes. The senior officials of the alliance want to see who can stand up and defend themselves.
Chapter 1110
It's a pity that they couldn't see it. Randy's face was livid, his hands clenched into fists, and he stood up slowly. He asked the soldiers to close the door first, and then explained his attitude in a calm tone as much as possible.
The accusation just now really shook his heart, and he felt a little guilty, but his reason told him that as the highest executive of the alliance, he should not be influenced by his emotions, let alone his emotions.Every decision and every suggestion I make involves the lives of thousands of people, even their lives.
"I suggest that a special committee be established immediately to get in touch with the refugees to start communication and prepare for the next negotiation. Before that, there should be no excessively irritating actions. As long as the participants in the rally do not have obvious sabotage and subversive behavior, the factory will be closed for a few days No matter what, the planter can be a few days late compared with hundreds of thousands of human lives.
In addition, two special envoys from the Southeast Alliance and the Southwest Alliance also came together at random, and they are currently at Xishan Airport. It is up to Sibeck to decide how to arrange it.I'm tired and not in good health, so I can't continue to hold the post. The work of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be taken over by Mr. Sibeck for the time being. I will write the formal resignation letter later. "
There are two suggestions, but Zhou Yuan does not intend to listen to the opinions of the ministers, nor does she want to be a participant, so she handed the briefcase to Sibek, who attended the meeting on behalf of the minister, and gracefully wiped the pimple on her cheek with the belly of her finger. With tears in his eyes, he got up and walked around the conference table to the door without looking at anyone again.
The foreign minister offered his verbal resignation on the spot at the government ministers' meeting, leaving the room petrified again.The flesh on Randy's cheeks kept twitching as he stood where he was, and the pencil in his hand was directly clenched into two pieces.
Zhou Yuan's resignation was like a big slap on his face.During his administration, he caused turmoil among refugees in the safe zone, and a minister resigned because he was dissatisfied with the government. If he can be re-elected in this way, then the East Asian Alliance will really have no one to use.
"Minister Zhou, please wait a moment... It's Minister Lin, please answer me!" Just as Zhou Yuan opened the door without looking back and stepped out with one foot, Lan Yuer suddenly stood up from her seat. Got up, hurried to the door, took off the earphones and handed them over.
"Let your godmother save some effort, she can't convince me. Before I leave, my aunt will give you a piece of advice. If you want to work with these ungrateful villains, you can't believe every word and every word they say." Zhou Yuan He stopped and looked back, but he didn't pick up the earphones, and he didn't plan to stop.
"You'd better listen, Grandpa Hong doesn't seem to be dead..." But Lan Yuer didn't intend to give up, she reached out and grabbed Zhou Yuan's coat sleeve, and insisted on passing the earphone over.
"...Girl, aren't you tired of living too?" Zhou Yuan, who always makes people smoke from her orifices, seems to be covered with gunpowder today. No, there is no grace at all.
"If you don't believe me, just listen to it!" There are two people Lan Yu'er fears the most, one is Lin Na, and the other is this Aunt Zhou.The former is more reverence than fear, while the latter is pure fear.
From the few words of her godmother, she knew more or less about Zhou Yuan's secret operations when she was working in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and she was even more afraid because she knew enough.
But this time she didn't back down, she simply squeezed out the door to block Zhou Yuan, and passed the earphones over again, as if she would not let her go if she didn't listen.
"..." Zhou Yuan finally took the earphones, but not one, but took off the other one that was on Lan Yu'er's ear.
"...Secretary-General, I'm sorry, I was a little impulsive just now. Women, there are always a few days of irritability. I withdraw my resignation application. I sincerely apologize for the adverse effects caused by this."
After listening to it for less than a minute, Zhou Yuan's complexion thawed at a speed visible to the naked eye. Not only did the smile climb up the brows again, but even the complexion became rosy.
Turning around and walking into the conference room, he offered to apologize to Randy with 12 points of sincerity.This move not only stunned the ministers, but even the soldiers standing guard at the door were dumbfounded.
Today is really worth it, not only can I see the ministers spraying each other across the table, rolling up their arms and sleeves, and seeing the face-changing stunts!On weekdays, who can believe that the high-ranking people gather together, and it turns out that they are no different from the aunts in the vegetable market.
"Minister Zhou, this is not the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it's better to restrain yourself!" But some people were not too happy, such as Wu Jianzhang.
Zhou Yuan's resignation is great news for him personally and for the reformers. No matter who takes over the post, and no matter what the standpoint of the person who takes over, as long as Zhou Yuan leaves, the royalists will lose half of their power. Life, relying on Lu Yejiangnan alone can't support it, and it won't take long to jump around.
But it wasn't long before the good news came, and before the smiles were fully bloomed, the bad news followed one after another.Lin Na didn't know what she said on the walkie-talkie. Zhou Yuan, who had already submitted her resignation verbally, came back again, interpreting the idiom "able to bend and stretch" more perfectly than a man, and she was very happy.
"Yes, Minister Wu's criticism is right, I accept it humbly... But I'm afraid you will be even less willing to listen to what I'm going to say next. Hahahaha... Sorry, sorry, I really can't help it.
Some people deliberately want to harm people, but they don’t know that they have been spotted long ago. They deliberately sell a flaw to let the monsters and ghosts show their true colors. Do you think it’s funny or not... Hahahaha..."
In the past, if someone dared to criticize in person, Zhou Yuan would immediately launch a counterattack, and no one could guess from what angle.But this time she actually bowed her head and accepted the criticism humbly.
But as the old saying goes, the country is easy to change and the nature is hard to change.To be honest, within three seconds, her unscrupulous laughter resounded in the entire conference room, with some kind of hint mixed in during it.
Everyone didn't know what wrong Zhou Yuan had committed, crying and laughing at the same time.But no one wanted to touch this bad luck, even Chu Qiu kept winking at Wu Jianzhang, signaling him not to talk back.Bao Buqi, the foreign minister, is already crazy, and only fools compete with madmen.
"...Minister Lin, I'm Randy, what happened to you?...Definitely!...Can you leave it to someone else, come back and make a report first....Okay, I'll wait!"
But Randy couldn't pretend to be stupid, and didn't dare to speak out to Zhou Yuan, who seemed crazy, so he simply walked to the door and snatched the earphone from Lan Yuer's hand, and directly chatted with Lin Na inside. up.Then his complexion also began to change, from blue to red for a while, and his brows gradually squeezed together.
"Let me announce the good news first. According to the inspection by Minister Lin and the technical personnel of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the body found at the scene is 100% not Hong Tao!"
Taking off the earphones and returning to the house, Randy first lit a cigarette and sat down to take two deep puffs. Then he raised his head and glanced at everyone's faces. He announced a big discovery in very rhythmic and well-spoken Mandarin.
"what!"
"What about the others?"
"Who is dead?"
As soon as this remark came out, there was another silence in the meeting room, but it only lasted for a few seconds and immediately fell into the noise.Everyone is asking questions, trying to figure out what's going on, but everyone's focus and starting point are different.
"Boom, boom, boom... Everyone, please be quiet! Minister Lin is rushing back, and she will answer the details one by one. But one thing is basically certain, the deceased was not Captain Hong!"
Randy was really fed up with the bad news and the good news. He was far from being as imposing as the secretary-general. Most of the time he was working as a kindergarten teacher.
"How did the Secretary-General and Minister Lin make sure?" Ever since he heard that Hong Tao was not dead, Chu Qiu's demeanor changed. His face became paler and his eyes kept wandering. It seems like I want to take it out but I am a little bit reluctant.
It wasn't until Randy confirmed 100% that the deceased was not Hong Tao with a louder voice for the second time that she let go of the walkie-talkie, took a deep breath, tried to make her expression as calm as ever, and spoke at a leisurely pace, saying: Questions that many ministers have wanted to ask but haven't had the time to ask.
Chapter 1111
"Captain Hong has a large mouse head tattoo on his back. Many people here have seen it, including me. The deceased found at the scene had no tattoos, and there was no large area of scars on his back. This alone can confirm that, The deceased was not Captain Hong."
Randy gave Chu Qiu a meaningful look, pressed his hands down, and waited until there were no more discussions in the conference room before giving the answer.Not a guess, nor an inference, but conclusive evidence!
The answer sparked yet another murmur among ministers, some who had indeed seen a rat head tattoo and others who had not.Catch up with people with more lively personalities, such as Shui Nanqin. When she heard that Hong Tao was not dead, she was happy and simply drew a rough pattern in a notebook for the people next to her to see.
"Then where is he?" Lu Yejiang followed Randy's gaze and turned his head to look at Chuqiu, then at Jiao Qiao beside him, and then at Zhou Yuan on the opposite side, and finally focused on Randy's face .
"According to the confessions of the herdsmen in Xinjiang at the scene, they did arrive at the east bank of the Liangshui River with Captain Hong and worked for more than two hours. Until the gunshots sounded, Captain Hong was driving the excavator and never left his sight.
Minister Lin also said that the deceased had no tattoos on his back, and the scar on his right face was painted on. Except for his figure and appearance, which were similar to Captain Hong, he was 100% not himself.She gave a new inference, the deceased should be a substitute, Captain Hong himself may be the same as ten years ago..."
This question really stumped Randy. He and Lin Na only had a few brief conversations without asking too many details.Besides, even Lin Na couldn't find Hong Tao's trace, so where would he find out.However, during the short conversation, he and Lin Na had reached a consensus, and Hong Tao disappeared again by cheating death!
"It's unreasonable. Last time he was forced to flee because he was afraid that someone would treat him as monk meat. The development trend of the self-administered area is good now, and no one is too interested in him being immune to the zombie virus. Even if he wants to leave, he doesn't have to choose this way." .
The tattoos on the back and the scars on the face are too obvious. With such a big hole left, it can be delayed for a few hours at most before being exposed. There is no way to escape. What's the point of feigning death? "
But this explanation was immediately opposed by Zhou Yuan. She analyzed the possibility of feigning death and leaving from another angle, but found that it was logically unreasonable, and it was unnecessary to take off her pants and fart.
"Could it be that the mutation made the tattoo disappear?" Just as everyone was weighing the credibility between the two speculations, a weak female voice sounded, proposing a third possibility.
"Xiao Shui, watch less horror movies in the future, those things will burn your brain cells." Jiao Qiao was not very bright at first, and just after comparing some ideas, Shui Nanqin forgot all about it.Seeing that there was nothing to throw away on the table, he simply took out a cigarette and threw it, hitting Shui Nanqin on the forehead.
"Hmph..." Shui Nanqin was still very obedient, she didn't throw the cigarette back, but raised her fist angrily.
"Stop bullying people! You are stupid, if mutation can improve the skin, why doesn't Captain Hong clean up the scars on his face first, it looks scary!"
Yang Ping, the vice minister of the Ministry of Agriculture on the side, was much more aggressive in comparison, picked up the cigarette and threw it back at Jiao Qiao, but missed, so she could only turn her head to comfort Shui Nanqin, which was quite logical.
"He deliberately let the assassin succeed, so that the gunman would show up and be caught more easily. During the Renaissance Alliance period, he once gave me a secret mission to find a man who looked and was similar to him.
I asked about the purpose of doing this, and he said it was a stand-in.If one day someone is dissatisfied with the restrictions of the rules and intends to harm him, let the double show up to lure the murderer out.Everyone knows his character, he usually runs the train with his mouth full of words, I never took this matter seriously, and I can't find anyone like him.
I didn't expect it to be effective today, and what I didn't expect was that someone really planned to forget the old feelings and use any means, and this person's 100% high position and weight made him unable to deal with it with conventional means, so he had to make such a bad plan. "
At this time Zhou Yuan spoke again, but her voice was relatively low, and only a few people close to Randy could hear clearly, including Lu Yejiangnan, Jiao Qiao, Lan Yuer, and Minister of Agriculture Yang Xitang.On the other side, Yang Ping and Shui Nanqin, Chu Ting may hear a few words, or may not be able to hear clearly.
Lin Na came back very quickly. Because of Zhang Weiping's escort, not only was there no refugee team to stop her along the way, but she also received a welcome treatment in the lane.It's just that the slogan of the refugees is not cheering, but appealing and urging, let the Ministry of Internal Affairs investigate the case as soon as possible and severely punish the murderer.
"You see, the people are so easy to incite, and the truth is always an extravagant hope for them. The result is that sadness or joy has nothing to do with the truth, it just depends on who you meet." Facing this scene, Lin Na also had a lot of feelings, and endured He couldn't stop chatting with Peng Hao who came back from the same car.
"There are high-level people in the alliance who need channels and channels, and there is still a lot of time to do practical things, but I don't know if so many people are willing to show up and speak out when they die.
Minister Lin, I am not referring to you, but too many officials are indeed not worthy of the trust of refugees.It took him less than a year to gain such love, and it was obviously not enough to rely on fooling around. "
As the person in charge of the technical section of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Peng Hao participated in the entire inspection of the assassination site, and in just half an hour, he accurately found out the gunman's ambush location according to the ballistic trajectory. His professional ability is beyond words.
But in terms of being a human being, especially being a subordinate, he was similar to Wang Jian and failed.Now that the minister has a general tendency and expressed it clearly, even if you disagree, there is no need to refute it in person.Can't flatter and keep silent? It's better to say nothing at this time than to talk nonsense.
"...Do you really believe that his theory can be better than the current one?" Fortunately, Lin Na was more tolerant of her subordinates, so she didn't take out the little shoes right away.
"I believe it doesn't matter whether I believe it or not. The changes in the self-administered area are real. It's a pity that some people don't want more people to see these changes. The intention is self-evident to put people to death in such an urgent way. They are definitely not for the safe area, I Thinking about it, it shouldn't be for the alliance, you should know better than me who it is for."
Peng Hao was also a little abnormal today, as if he insisted on confronting his immediate superior, his words were not too respectful, and there was a vague taste of ridicule or condemnation.
"Are you sure this isn't a trick he directed and acted?" Lin Na still didn't blame her subordinates for being rude, and even the expression on her face didn't change.
But his position also remained the same, and he still refused to believe that Hong Tao was innocent.In her mind, that man has always been a villainous character, and he is very afraid of death. It is impossible for him to know that he is in danger and wait to be sniped passively.
"The gun and bullets used by the murderer are not in the file records, but I can be sure that it is definitely not a self-made weapon. Judging from the material of the bullet core, it is more like NATO's copper-clad lead core bullet, which is basically not seen in China.
There are two to three of them, and there is no extra movement after firing, and they don't leave too many traces on the scene. The training and actual combat level are very high, which is close to or equal to that of the air crew.
You said in your personal analysis of Captain Hong that he has a lot of experience, a very strong anti-reconnaissance ability, and an extremely meticulous mind.If it is self-directed and self-acted, it will definitely take into account the configuration of weapons and personnel to make the scene more complicated.
Now it doesn't look like the refugees are seeking revenge in private, nor does it look like it is intentional within the alliance. I am more inclined to two inferences.First, Captain Hong's ability has been reduced, and he didn't expect this at all; second, the assassination was real, but Captain Hong discovered and used it in advance.
I personally prefer the second option. According to Captain Hong's consistent style, he is likely to use this opportunity to find out who is going to murder him, not only the murderer, but also the instigator or supporter behind it.
At the same time, it also proves from the side that the gunman is not from refugees. With his contacts in the self-administered area and the safe area, no one can hide without leaking.It is better to say that he has no choice but to make such a bad move, rather than just following his plan. After all, it takes a lot of risk to use himself as a target. "
But this guess was overturned by Peng Hao with a series of conclusions based on common sense and existing evidence, and further narrowed the scope of the shooter to the inside of the alliance, or the high level of the alliance.
Chapter 1112 The little speaker starts broadcasting
"Do you dare to say it again in front of the Secretary-General and the ministers?" Lin Na finally had an expression on her face, and her thin lips were slightly turned out, commonly known as pouting.Don't get me wrong, it's not that the female spy chief is acting like a baby, but she has made a decision in her heart.
"It would be even better if we could tell everyone on the radio!" Peng Hao didn't pat his chest to make a promise, but made a metaphor with the unsolved illegal radio station case.
"Hmph...you don't have the qualifications yet!" Unfortunately, all he got was a cold snort and a slight sarcasm.
The on-site inspection report at the ministerial meeting was carried out very slowly, and it took more than an hour to barely end the interrogation period under Randy's rough interference.
The case is very simple, and the scene is very clear, but it can't help that everyone has a lot of questions, reliable and unreliable, answerable and unanswerable.Lin Na and Peng Hao were a little bit overwhelmed by the answer even if they picked one.
In fact, after asking for a long time and answering for a long time, there are not many questions that are really related to the case.From the traces left at the scene to the body of the deceased, two things were clearly stated: first, someone assassinated Hong Tao; second, the deceased was not Hong Tao.
The ministers have reached a consensus on these two matters, but there are more questions that arise next.
Who is the gunman or who was instigated by him, and is he involved with the top leaders of the league?Is Hong Tao alive or dead at this time? If he is alive, why hasn't he shown up?Is he directing the refugee gathering in the safe zone behind the scenes, and what purpose does he want to achieve?
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