Banquet

"On January [-]th, Chengyuan sent a coded telegram to the military department, reporting all the details of the weapons hidden by the Hulai people. He also suggested that we send troops to help ensure peace in Karon. The military department has been slow to give Response, hindering action."

"On February [-], Chengyuan, as the senior commander of the Chinese peacekeeping force in Karon, once again applied to the United Nations, warning that 'foreseeable ethnic cleansing is brewing in the city of Cathay', saying that if weapons continue to be scattered among militants In the hands of UNAC, UNAC may not be able to fully perform its mission, and will pose a serious threat to the safety of all military and non-military personnel, as well as the safety of all residents of Karon. The United Nations Headquarters has given a firm refusal."

Gu Zhongxun said in a deep voice: "That is the position adopted by the Secretary-General of the United Nations."

“When he was Deputy Minister of Egypt, he had established a close relationship with the Karon authorities. He visited Karon twice and negotiated a cooperation agreement with Karon. The agreement led to an arms deal on the condition that he did not participate in the Any military action by the Lai authorities."

The corner of Jiang Zetao's mouth curved slightly, full of endless ridicule: "The Secretary-General also reached an agreement with you, otherwise how would you know such details."

"Karon is already an abandoned son, why did you sacrifice Chengyuan?"

His face was so mournful that he almost burst into tears, "Tiger poison doesn't eat its offspring, Chengyuan is your own son, how can you not give him a chance to escape!"

"Nizi!" Gu Zhongxun suddenly scolded.

His chest heaved violently, and he said in a trembling voice, "Who said I didn't give it to him!"

"I sent the withdrawal documents to him in advance, isn't it giving him a chance?"

"He is my own son. He has been in the army since he was a child. Didn't he know the consequences of disobeying the orders of the army!"

Gu Zhongxun trembled like a candle in the wind, and he finally calmed down, and said in a sad tone: "But what did he do? This rebellious son!"

"Disobeying military orders?"

Jiang Zetao chewed these four words, his face was extremely sad and bleak.

"Before the Hulai people had no weapons, they killed with machetes and sticks."

"The machete fell on the heads of civilians, like cutting melons and meat, and then hung all over the heads. You say military orders."

"The Tunan people fled here and held mass. The death squads of the Hulai tribe broke in and slashed at people's arms, necks, and chests. You say military orders."

Jiang Zetao's eyes were filled with coldness and desolation that penetrated into the bone marrow. He paused for a moment, showed a sly smile, and then continued: "This is just the period when Chengyuan proposed to collect weapons and was put on hold by you."

"When the Hulai tribe got the weapons, they set off a second massacre."

"After getting the guns and ammunition, the Hulai people forced the Tunan people to jump into the deep pit and shoot. There were also some who stopped in front of the borders and started killing games. You say military orders."

Tears welled up in his eyes, and he said sharply: "For your life! In just one hundred days, more than 80 people were killed, and nearly 200 million people left their homes and became refugees. There are rotting corpses everywhere. These are all your military orders!"

His voice became lower and lower: "Chengyuan never violated the honor you imposed on him until his death."

"He knows that he is a descendant of the Gu family and cannot make his own choices as he pleases."

"As the supreme commander, he accepted the military order to withdraw the troops, but he retained his personal will and stayed only as a volunteer. Those soldiers who stayed and volunteered to be the last line of defense just wanted to do their best to fulfill their mission. responsibility."

Jiang Zetao's tone suddenly turned cold, and he said with flakes of thin ice: "But they didn't die under the enemy's artillery fire, but died among their own friendly troops."

The team that sneaked in as reinforcements was actually an assassination group full of murderous intentions.

The defense of the Volunteers was like a flash in the pan, and then disappeared into the yellow sand.

"Could you tell me in front of Chengyuan's spirit in heaven whether these assassins are related to you."

It was the stillness of drops of water falling into a deep well.

Jiang Zetao stared into his eyes. In this lifeless, deathly silence, he finally heard the answer he had been searching for for more than 20 years.

"The evil son deserves to die."

Gu Zhongxun opened his mouth slowly.

His dark and cloudy eyes were like thick venom, and the venom reflected Jiang Zetao's reflection.

"And you."

"You are the bane that ruins my son's future and life."

Gu Zhongxun's memory went back to the last night, when Gu Chengyuan knelt in front of him and his wife, arrogant and lonely.

Gu Zhongxun's eyes were unfathomable, and he said lightly: "You refuse to get engaged, refuse to get married, and abandon your parents and younger brother, so you have made up your mind to be with him?"

Gu Chengyuan said earnestly: "I will not abandon my family, but I am determined to be with him. I only hope that you can understand me."

Gu Zhongxun suppressed the overwhelming anger in his heart, and continued: "I will never allow you to be with a man."

He paused, and then said earnestly: "Chengyuan, you are the one who will succeed me, and the one who will take on the responsibility of the Gu family. How can you fool around with a man?"

Gu Chengyuan said lightly: "Gu Chengyuan only loves Jiang Zetao in this life."

With a firm face, he bowed deeply to his parents.

During this prostration, he buried his head on the ground, allowing his cheeks to be wet with tears for the last time, and then quickly wiped them away.

Mother Gu helped her son up hoarsely, and said with a heartbroken voice: "Chengyuan, don't you want your parents or your brother?"

Gu Chengyuan gently wiped away tears for his mother, and smiled softly.

He then looked at his father and said in a deep voice: "The grace of heaven and earth, the grace of the sun and the moon, the grace of the country's water and soil, the grace of parents' upbringing, Chengyuan will remember it in his heart, and dare not forget each other."

Gu Zhongxun got up slowly, closed his eyes slightly, and said tiredly: "Okay, let's go, I used to have two sons, but now I only have one son."

He suddenly threw the teacup against the wall and shouted hoarsely, "Get out!"

The broken teacup splashed boiling water on Gu Chengyuan's face, but he didn't care.

He got up and walked towards Gu Mingyuan who was crying and crying behind the wall. He hid beside his younger brother and wiped away his tears.

Gu Mingyuan took his hand, his cheeks were wet with tears, he sobbed and said: "I don't want to have two children in the future, only one, I want to give him all the best things, I don't want to be like Dad is so cruel."

Gu Chengyuan scratched his nose and smiled patiently: "Then I will be the best uncle, and give him all my best things, so that he will be carefree all his life."

Gu Mingyuan pulled his brother by the corner of his clothes, Gu Chengyuan let him go lightly, and then disappeared from his life like an unstoppable moonlight.

"But why did you let me go in the end?" Jiang Zetao asked slowly.

After returning to China, Jiang Zetao should have been tried and even punished based on the many violations of discipline in the Kalong case, but Gu Zhongxun came forward to mediate for him. After that, he was able to disarm and return to the field, and lived a peaceful life for more than 20 years.

"Chen Yan." Gu Zhongxun said indifferently, "He is willing to be used by me in your lifetime, so I gave you some more time."

"But you couldn't wait, and came here suddenly." Jiang Zetao murmured, "Did something happen to Chen Yan?"

Gu Zhongxun said calmly: "He meddled in things that he shouldn't have meddled in."

"He's dead." Jiang Zetao said softly.

Gu Zhongxun was noncommittal, as if acquiescing.

Jiang Zetao hoarsely said——

"Because of interests, in 1994 you allowed the collusion within international organizations to sit idly by and ignore the lives and deaths of millions of civilians, allowing genocide to erupt."

"Because of your personal relationship, in the same year you sent people to assassinate Gu Chengyuan, then the supreme commander of the joint forces stationed abroad, and killed your most outstanding son with your own hands in disregard of the laws of nature."

"Because you are worried about the discovery of criminal evidence, now you deliberately hurt Colonel Chen Yan, a senior national official."

"As a human being, you used to be a minister of the country, but you cried because of your own personal feelings, disregarding human relations, and being a wronged soul. Is it enough for Zhou Lao to come out of the mountain and do this trial!"

The headlights suddenly turned on, and the light shrouded the entire cell again.

Zhou Mingquan walked slowly, his eyes as calm as water.

Gu Zhongxun said lightly: "You want to judge me?"

Zhou Mingquan smiled lightly: "Gu Jiang is the founding father of the country, and the children of the Jiang family are deeply imprisoned, so bloody spouts are naturally innumerable."

He stepped aside and said leisurely: "The little old man obeys the law, so naturally he will not be judged."

"What if I insist on your interrogation?"

A person came from behind and stood with his hands behind his back. He lost his usual leisurely and casual look, and looked at Gu Zhongxun with serious eyes.

"Ming Yuan." Gu Zhongxun read slowly.

Gu Mingyuan bowed his hands to Zhou Mingquan, and said solemnly: "Mr. Zhou, I, together with my boy, invite you to accept this case, and at the same time write a judicial proposal on Jiang Zetao's embezzlement and bribery, and ask the Supreme Court to retry this case."

Gu Yan stood in the distance, watching Gu Zhongxun quietly.

Gu Zhongxun looked at him, as if seeing Gu Chengyuan in his youth.

They are equally flourishing and outstanding, like the sun rising slowly at dawn, full of youthful vigor and vitality.

How long has it been since Chengyuan came back?

When did Mingyuan become such a stranger to himself?

Why is Gu Yan covered in injuries?

He knew it all, but he never regretted it.

That used to be the glory of my Gu family, and now this glory should be continued by future generations.

But he can't get rid of the second Jiang Zetao, and he can't cut off the countless threads of fate.

Gu Zhongxun straightened his back, as tough and powerful as before, and walked away from Gu Yan.

That month, Gu Zhongxun was accused of corruption, bribery, intentional homicide and other serious crimes. On the [-]th of that month, he was tried by the Beijing Intermediate People's Court according to law.

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JJ smoked, there is still one chapter to finish.