Chapter 190 Ultimatum When you want to commit a crime, you will be full of...
After Christmas comes the New Year. At the beginning of the year, all major institutions and units are doing their annual summaries.
The veteran media outlet StarTimes is no exception. As early as a month ago, the columnists' manuscripts had entered the final review stage.
However, three days before going to press, this detailed and emotionally rich manuscript was rejected.
The reason is simple, simply because the character involved in the manuscript is Commander Bai - the man who occupied three planets in just four months and angered the Federation.
The editor-in-chief sighed and threw the rejected manuscript next to the shredder.
He knew that there was a 99% chance that this article could not be published. Now Commander Bai and the Federation have fallen out. The Federation has already notified the Interstellar Alliance many times, demanding that Bai Ling immediately cease fire. But Bai Ling insisted on his own way, ignoring the warnings from the Interstellar Alliance and pushing the map to the bottom at full speed.
The Federation was originally a hegemonic power, and its strength was on par with that of the old empire. There was no way it could have lost so miserably.
But once the sources analyzed the situation, they found that the federal government’s loss in this battle was not unfair.
On the one hand, those three planets were not actually occupied by the Federation.
The planets were originally purchased by the Federation from the tyrant Cade at 200 billion each, a total of 600 billion, to be paid in ten years. However, the federal government only paid for three years before requesting a delay in payment on the grounds of financial constraints.
Since the money has not been paid, the subsequent military deployment naturally did not keep up. It only has a large-scale intelligent mechanical army stationed there, without any conventional combat readiness headquarters or headquarters, and its overall military strength is weak.
As a result, Commander Bai and his armored army were defeated by the fierce attack and their parts were scattered all over the ground.
On the other hand, it was also due to mistakes made by the federal top leadership.
It must be said that Bai Ling chose a very good time to act. The past six months has been a time when the federal government was busy with elections. The current president and his staff have been canvassing for votes in the local areas every day, so naturally they have less energy to devote to foreign affairs.
By the time they reacted, Bai Ling's first blitzkrieg had already been completed, directly seizing air supremacy. Even if they wanted to send more support, they had already lost the best opportunity.
In general, the victory of this "Battle of Reconquest" was inseparable from timing, luck, the Federation's arrogance, and Commander Bai's meticulousness.
But from the Federation's point of view, this was undoubtedly a slap in the face to them, and it was also heard on the interstellar stage for people all over the world to hear.
The major shareholder of "Weekly" is none other than the media capital giant of the Federation. Due to political stance, naturally no text praising Bai Ling is allowed to appear in public. This is also the reason for the severe rejection.
The assistant shook his head and sighed, "All the months of investigation and interviews were in vain."
The editor-in-chief has been through a lot of ups and downs, so he doesn't feel lost at this moment.
After all, for someone in his line of work, seeing celebrities, politicians, and leaders fall from grace is commonplace. It is common to withdraw a manuscript temporarily after it has been published. For him, rejection is just a matter of changing the manuscript with just a few words.
He was worried about something else.
Assistant: "The Federation has already brought Commander Bai to the Interstellar Criminal Court for [War Crimes] and [Contempt for the Interstellar Alliance]. The two countries have completely torn their relations apart at the diplomatic level. Should we hurry back to the Federation?"
The editor-in-chief looked at him and said, "Not to mention that the traffic has been cut off, there is no boat to go back. And do you think that even if you go back, you will get away with it?"
The assistant felt a chill down his spine, thinking that it made sense.
Now that the relationship between the two countries is bad, once they return to the Federation, they will definitely be put into a small dark room for a full investigation. Apart from anything else, all the military information about Wild Star must be handed over.
Of course, they can also choose not to submit and delete them all. But even if the information is deleted, they still have mouths. I will never let them go unless I get something out of their mouths.
Diplomatic relations can easily affect the people who come and go.
After much thought, the two decided to just stay put and wait for a turnaround.
But how can a turning point come easily? Three days later, there was still no response from Commander Bai. Different from his quick response to the revolution last year, Bai Ling is now calm and composed, not saying a word. His calmness is enough to drive people crazy.
The Federation's notification has reached the [ultimatum] level.
If there is no response, the next step will be a devastating strike with interstellar weapons.
At that time, Commander Bai just took a look at it and threw the notice into the trash can.
Then, he continued to pick up the cards around him, sat cross-legged, and threw two cards into the empty space in the middle: "A pair of Aces."
Sava crossed his arms and pricked up his ear feathers: "I'm sorry."
"Those three queens and two kings."
"I still can't afford it."
Bai Ling threw away his cards, showed his empty hands, and raised his chin, "Then I win, pay up."
Sava was so angry, "Stinky bird, how come you have such a good hand?"
"What a shitty hand." Seeing that he was not convinced, Bai Ling began to review the cards for him, "Look, these are all terrible cards. You lost to me because you played all the good cards at the beginning."
Of course, Bai Ling didn't tell him that when two people play cards together, it is very easy for an experienced player to count the cards. Before the game started, he knew what cards Sava had in his hand, so he naturally played with more ease.
Savoia unzipped his pants and pulled out a roll of banknotes from the narrow gap between his chest and shirt. He took out two bills generously and said, "Here you go, money lover."
Bai Ling took it and said in a serious manner: "Thank you General Sava for donating 50 bullets to our army."
Savoy was very pleased to hear this and readily gave me two more coins. "Add another 50 coins to make it a round number. No need to give me the change."
Master Ji has always been very generous. Although he lost the game, he never lost the battle. He waved his hand and said that he would pay for the roasted pigeons for the entire army today.
He was heartless, but some people in the barracks were panicked.
Gradually, word spread that the Federation would soon capture them all and blast them into cinders. There are many such rumors, and from time to time people ask in panic:
"Commander Bai, when can we retreat? Or, at least hide in a bunker."
But Bai Ling's answer is always, "No hurry."
"If it's not urgent now, when will it be urgent?"
Bai Ling slowly tore off the pigeon's legs, dismantling the meat step by step, "It's my turn to play a card."
The soldiers looked at him in confusion, unable to understand how he could remain calm and composed at such a critical moment.
Bai Ling was of course calm.
He had expected this outcome from the day he decided to attack the three planets. It can be said that every day for the past four months, he has been thinking about how to use the most perfect strategy to deal with the federal attack.
If he had received such a warning in his previous life, he would have put everyone's safety first, actively organized a retreat, and then taken the initiative to contact them.
But now, he sees farther and knows more clearly than in his previous life.
He knew that even if the Federation really wanted to launch a large-scale destructive attack on them in real time, it would have to go through the process.
From the bipartisan vote in Congress to the military deployment and then to the president's order, the entire process will take at least a month. Otherwise, do you think the president can really press the nuclear button whenever he wants, like he does on TV?
The sophistication of the modern political system means that the implementation of any major decision is destined to be lengthy.
Moreover, even if we take a step back, if the Federation is serious about this, then according to international conventions, they must also notify the specific launch time to allow civilians time to enter the shelter.
Bai Ling followed Yu Chen, and although he was always led astray by this guy, he still learned something from him. For example, no matter what problem you encounter, you must first familiarize yourself with the relevant field and read all the laws and regulations.
So during this month, Bai Ling tied a copy of "International Law" to his belt, and learned a little bit whenever he had time. If there was something he didn't understand, he would ask Yu Chen to explain it to him on the spot.
Yu Chen called this the rule of knowing yourself and your enemy, and you will never be defeated in a hundred battles.
Bai Ling insisted on calling it, "The old poisonous snake must first understand the environment before eating your eggs—the law."
There was rain at night, crackling on the thick walls made of bulletproof steel plates, forming a fine white noise.
The sliding door closed, blocking out the sound of rain and the damp cold in the corridor. Bai Ling put down the takeaway box containing dinner, took off his coat and looked up. Next to the mirror on the wall, he saw a mermaid with clear muscular lines on her back doing push-ups with one hand.
Physical exercise is also one of the mermaids' daily activities.
It’s just that he used to have a pool at home where he could swim, but now that he doesn’t have a pool, he changes to one hour of strength training every day.
"I brought you food."
"Okay, thank you." His breathing was still steady.
"The federal government is calling me to appear in criminal court again," Bai Ling took off his shirt and trousers, leaving only a vest and shorts. Finally, he removed his right leg as well and plugged it into an electric charging station to charge it. "Each time they're calling me, it's getting scarier and scarier."
There was a laugh from the front, "You don't sound scared."
Bai Ling hopped to his side on one foot, raised the corner of her lips, and knelt on his back, which had just straightened up. "Do you mind if I add some weight to you?"
Yu Chen was caught off guard and almost couldn't breathe.
He managed to hold on and glanced at the mirror on the right. The bird had already lazily crossed its legs and sat on his back.
Bai Ling supported his chin with his left hand, held the terminal with his right hand, and lazily scrolled through the messages. "Don't worry about me, just continue."
This little bastard, when he wanted to commit treason, he kept saying "you".
Yu Chen felt both amused and annoyed, and indulged his audacity and recklessness. He continued to tense his body and counted the numbers calmly in his heart, one hundred and three, one hundred and four...
"So what are you going to do? Find a lawyer to fight the lawsuit, or go on your own?"
He asked slowly, obviously not in a hurry for an answer, but rather wanted to see how Bai Ling would handle it.
"Where are we going? To the International Court of Justice?" Bai Ling refused very straightforwardly. "To tell you the truth, I never planned to go to this court from the beginning."
Looking back at Commander Bai's past life, he had sat in the dock of all kinds of courts. In this regard, if he were to be ranked second in experience, no one would dare to claim to be first.
Logically speaking, with sufficient experience from his previous life, he should continue to go to court and put on a shocking trial against the odds for the whole world to see.
This is what an upright hero does, everyone has their own share of responsibility.
But now, he seemed to have lost some of his passion and was filled with bad intentions because of this fish.
Want to try some less upright ways of playing.
He thought as he spoke: "First, according to the nature of the international court, if we want to rely on arbitration for territorial disputes, the litigation time will be calculated as ten years."
"I don't want to drag it out like this, doing it once, then losing it, then running out of steam."
As he spoke, his hand, which was warm from body temperature, moved uncontrollably towards the shaking flesh beneath him, following the mermaid's spine up to her neck, and his fingernails scratched the cold gill line. Noticing that the mermaid turned her head and stared at him, he raised his eyebrows and said with suppressed excitement:
"I want the Federation to withdraw the lawsuit within this month and publicly compromise with the world that I have sovereignty over these three planets."
This is a goal with an execution rate that is infinitely close to 0.
"I also want them to take the initiative to establish friendly diplomatic relations with me."
The probability is even less than zero.
He suddenly lay on the mermaid's back, like a hungry young animal eager for affirmation, and asked for advice with excitement in his eyes, "Tell me, can I do it?"
One hundred and fifty... After Yu Chen finished his last push-up, he turned over, grabbed the bird, and pulled him into his arms. Face to face, I could see more clearly what was flashing in those gray eyes.
That is——
The desire for power.
How fitting for the body it has corrupted.
So he naturally pinched the young man's chin, took a sip from his slightly open lips that were filled with desire, and gave encouragement and praise:
"Of course you can, my best child."
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