Doomsday Rebirth: The villain is forced to be whitewashed

Chapter 170 The Price of Power (1 more)
Shang Jinglan also stopped, and complimented jokingly: "Ms. Elisa, your bravery and strategy are unmatched. There will never be another female general in this world, and there will be no one who can surpass you."

So it's best to get rid of those unwanted thoughts as early as possible.

Eliza Kirby sighed melancholy as she pursued him insincerely. "Why do you have such an idea? I just think she's interesting."

But she did think about whether she could succeed as the commander of special missions.

Of course, she didn't know this girl well, it was just a passing thought.

Eliza Kirby looked at the handsome sickly young man. "Xiaolan, you didn't come here just for this, did you?"

Shang Jinglan smiled and said, "Auntie, why do you think so? It must be for your birthday."

"Can I believe it?"

"If you want to think so, I can't help it."

Eliza Kirby laughed at what he said to coax the little girl.

"General Eliza, so you are here, so I can easily find you." General Shel Patton strode over with a smile.

see him.

Both Eliza Kirby and Shang Jinglan restrained their smiles, different from the friendly and easy-going look just now, with a somewhat commercial expression.

Shang Jinglan waited for Shel Barton to move his fat body, and said politely to the lady beside her, "I'll go first."

After he finished speaking, he nodded to Shel Barton who greeted him, and returned to the lively front hall.

Shel Barton came to Eliza Kirby, adjusted her clothes, and greeted her in a gentlemanly manner.

After Eliza Kirby returned the gift, she was a little surprised. "Minister Patton, I didn't expect you to still have time to attend my banquet. I really don't know whether I should be moved or blame myself for not inviting you."

It means that he is not included in the invitation to this banquet.

Shel Barton didn't understand what she meant, and said with a smile: "It's General Eliza's birthday, how could I not come. Not only did I come, but I also prepared a big gift for you."

Eliza Kirby saw him empty-handed. "What big gift? Is it in the hall?"

She said to go in.

Shel Barton moved his body to block it a little, and said with a flattering smile, "General Eliza, please, I have something important to discuss."

Eliza Kirby looked at him and walked out as promised.

After leaving the room, she looked at the garden full of flowers in the backyard, and she felt much better.

Shel Barton looked around and confirmed that there was no one around to say: "General Eliza, this is the third year you have retired, right?"

Eliza Kirby thought about it, and nodded indifferently. "almost."

"In the past three years, the thirteen cities of the empire have been frequently attacked by zombies, and countless soldiers have lost their lives. What is even more worrying is that the Tired Feather organization has grown stronger day by day, and it has reached a place where we are terrified."

"Just because of the fearless war they created in Xia City, did Minister Barton panic you?"

"Not all. General Elisa, you are not in the camp. It is normal that you don't know about some things. People from the Tired Feather Organization not only hid in the special mission department, but also infiltrated our security department. I have reason to believe that they must still be there." Other departments have placed people. These hidden henchmen make it hard for us to guard against."

"That's a real problem. Are you taking action?"

"We've set up a secret cleanup department, it's just..."

Eliza Kirby smiled and said, "Minister Patton, please speak directly."

Shel Barton was waiting for her words.

He looked around again, leaned towards her, and said in a low voice: "General Eliza, now that the empire is facing internal and external troubles, I would like to ask you to come out again to preside over the overall situation."

This seems to be a short statement, but the hidden meaning and problem are big.

The empire does have some problems now, but in Eliza Kirby's point of view, they are not to the extent of internal and external troubles.

Also, ask her to come out.

She was originally the commander of the Special Mission Department, so asking her to come out is to ask Gu Lincheng to step down?
Furthermore, Xia City was attacked, and the main envoy, Qi Zhou, and other rebels escaped from his hands. This was the trick he stabbed, how could she be allowed to take charge of the overall situation?

Eliza Kirby knew something was going to happen to him when he called her general.

She wasn't too surprised, she was stunned for a while and asked, "Barton, why did I get out of the mountain?"

Hearing her words, Shel Barton's face brightened, and he said eagerly: "General Eliza, as long as you agree, I will definitely be able to convince the general and others to let you take over the Special Mission Department again."

This is the solution Shel Barton thought up for a few days.

The last time Gu Lincheng was dismissed, he was rejected by the rightists on the grounds that there was no one to take over.

Now Gu Lincheng has done nothing during this period, besides, he is already married, and Qu Hongru's goal of the Academy of Sciences has also been achieved. As long as there is a suitable successor, he will step down sooner or later.

To say who can take over this important task, there is indeed no very suitable candidate, but Eliza Kirby, the former commander of the special mission processing department, must be qualified.

If she is willing to come out again, Gu Lincheng will definitely step down.

After hearing what he said, Eliza Kirby said calmly: "Minister Shepparton's favor, I have no intention of returning to the Special Mission Department."

Shel Patton said confidently: "General Eliza, as long as you think about the past glory, you will not easily refuse this opportunity to return to the center of power."

center of power.

This is indeed a very tempting word.

But it's not too bad to seduce those young people who are full of vitality.

Eliza Kirby sighed. "Minister Patton, I'm old, and now I'm just an old woman in her dying years, with no intention of conquering."

Persuasion by Shel Barton not to give up. "General Eliza, with your intelligence and experience, you can sit comfortably in the command center. Some of those things are done by people."

"Minister Patton, the price of supreme power is those countless fresh lives. This responsibility is too heavy, and it must be handed over to a new generation of young people. Only their straight spines can take on this important task."

"Do you think Major General Gu can take on this important task?"

"So far, he seems to be doing pretty well."

Eliza Kirby advised the pensive Shel Barton: "If there are internal worries, let alone internal strife, do you understand me?"

Shel Barton said, "That's what I'm here for."

"Minister Patton, the Special Mission Department is not only the empire's first line of defense, but also the last line of defense. I think you know better than anyone else the multiple missions it shoulders."

"I know. It was the first department established at the beginning of the Empire."

"It's good to know. Not everyone can be qualified for this position. On the contrary, not everyone can be impeached. Minister Barton, do you understand what I mean?"

If the commander of the special mission department is so easy to be, let alone Gu Lincheng, even her Eliza Kirby will not be dismissed several times.

When Eliza Kirby was the commander, there were more voices against her than Gu Lincheng. Most of them were because she was a woman, and those self-righteous men collectively opposed and crusaded.

In the end, those people were not subdued by her courage, and they were put into a disgraceful situation by the pressure from the upper echelons of the empire.

What Eliza Kirby said about the needle in the cotton made the listeners break out in a cold sweat.

Shel Barton rolled his beady eyes, looked at her deeply for a while, and finally nodded a little dejectedly. "I see."

"Major General Gu is not a stingy person. If you need help with something, go talk to him."

"Okay, I will. Thanks to General Eliza."

Eliza Kirby ignored his thanks and bent over to tease the cat as it came running.

Shel Barton looked at and teased the cat, just like a simple old woman. She didn't see the heroic General Eliza Kirby back then. She stood there for a while and then entered the room with a silent sigh.

Instead of looking for Gu Lincheng who was also at the banquet, he left the villa directly.

Seeing him leave, Eliza Kirby did not keep him, hugged the cat tenderly, glanced at the beautiful flowers, and went back to the front hall.

Shi Yan in the flowers, opened his eyes, looked at the hazy golden sunlight through the green leaves, and was full of thoughts for a while.

The supreme power is indeed composed of those countless fresh lives, especially in this chaotic era.

And this kind of power is indeed an irresistible temptation for young people.

What Eliza Kirby said just now was for Shel Barton, and it was also for her.

Unfortunately, she has no interest in it.

In particular, after she let countless living beings pay for her rampant, arrogance and conceit, she found that she just wanted to eat and wait to die.

Shi Yan blew off the green leaves covering his face, looked directly at the dazzling sunlight, and got up lazily on the recliner.

Hungry, eat something to go.

(End of this chapter)