Interstellar: Besieged

A rain, which fell suddenly, drenched the inside and outside of the city thoroughly.

In Ye's house, half of the party had to end early, and the ladies and wives all went back early.After seeing off the guests, Ning Yao stood in the living room downstairs, looked at the rain-hit trees outside the house through the huge floor-to-ceiling windows, frowned slightly, and stood there for a long time.

It's late autumn now, the weather is getting colder, but the house with the thermostat turned on is as warm as spring, but Ning Yao still feels a bit of coldness out of thin air.The progress of the joint meeting, Xiao Xigua, is constantly reporting back through the headset, and the situation is tilting in Shaar's favor, but Ning Yao can't ignore what Ning Wutong said to him just now.

On such a big matter, he couldn't just believe her words casually, but judging from the current situation, maybe the jackal's focus was not on the joint meeting, but on the military exercise.But this is not good news for Ning Yao. If it is a joint meeting, the venue will be in the Lisha Great Hall, and he can take precautions in advance.What about military exercises?This time the military exercise is an air battle, Ning Yao is not capable of sending people into space.

Ning Yao rubbed the center of her brows, for such things that she couldn't control or predict, seriously, she had a headache.

And this afternoon, the discussion content of the joint meeting also shifted from the issue of weapons to the general combat plan of Xisha against the North Sea in the future.It's not a secret, it's just where the power of each country is roughly distributed.

Whether it is on TV, on the Internet, or in newspapers, most of the content published in the past two days is related to the joint meeting, and many experts have made predictions about the results of the meeting. rational.Regarding the battle plan, Ning Yao is not very worried. Xia Ya has been preparing for this battle for a long time, and Samana cannot be regarded as the biggest obstacle in the way.And Shaar's purpose is to transfer heavy troops to the southeast star field, which is not the main combat area of ​​Xisha, so there is no grabbing credit or anything.

The point is that Samana will definitely not compromise here, because once Shaar moves his heavy troops to the southeast, without Shaar's strong support, Samana will be relatively weak in both defense and offense in the vast southwest star field near the North Sea. .Although Beihai can attack from the southwest or southeast, according to past experience, generally Beihai will attack from the southwest, because the star field there is relatively wide and suitable for large-scale legion-level battles.Moreover, the Samana will never tolerate Shaar getting out of its control. Once he goes to the southeast, the Samana will be beyond his reach.

Of course, Char's move was definitely not to avoid the war. On the contrary, Char was to attack, from the southeast, all the way to Barcelona!

It's just that this idea is bold and risky, and the final outcome depends on the vote of the joint meeting.

But these are not what Ning Yao has to worry about. What he wants to ensure is to eliminate all possible hidden dangers, ensure that the meeting ends successfully, and Xia Ya can send troops smoothly.The jackal is a hurdle that cannot be bypassed.

As a result, Ning Yao's mind couldn't stop spinning all of a sudden.Facing the rain outside the window, he closed his eyes, carefully reorganized the context of the whole incident, the assassination, the attack on Ning Wutong, the appearance of jackals, the breakdown of the intelligence system, the kidnapping of Felix, etc. This line, or several lines entangled together, what exactly... will it point to?

In this constant pursuit, the time soon came to the last day of the joint meeting, November [-]th.

In order to ensure that the final voting results met Xia Ya's expectations, Ning Yao had to put aside all the chaotic thoughts in her heart, let Lin Zi and Xiao Xigua continue to ensure the safety of Chu Shuo and others, and at the same time, she took the time to make the final decision. preventive measures.

Although due to Char's strength in the past two days, many neutrals can't help but fall to Char, but until the last moment, no one can say for sure.So Ning Yao had to add another layer of insurance, no matter whether it was temptation or coercion with interests, he had to settle these vacillating people.

In order to increase the bargaining chip, Ning Yao specially brought Qi Lian here, many weapons or other products coveted by other countries, in Xiaya, can't get around this behemoth Qi family.While Ning Yao was trying his best to do the last round of lobbying, in the Lisha Great Hall, as the time for voting drew closer, the debate became more intense.

"Xiaar wants Chen to send troops to the southeast. This is simply an act of avoiding war! How confident are you that Beihai will send troops from the southeast?"

"The southeast is now crippled. If the North Sea attacks, there are not many barriers to stop it. What can Shaya use to block it? Why don't we focus on the southwest as before, and unite the entire Xisha, so that we can fight the North Sea in one go. Hope to fight back!"

"Don't say it as if we Xisha can only defend, Lieutenant General, if Beihai really attacks from the southeast, without Shaar guarding there, it will be nothing to Beihai! Don't forget what it was before The situation, the focus of previous wars was in the southwest, and the southeastern star field has never been crippled like it is now. What does this mean? This means that Beihai must have a conspiracy against the southeast, otherwise, how could Basel send Arthur? In the past? That is to clear the way for their next attack!" This obviously defended Shaar, and the loud voice was Lieutenant General Werther of Bewa. Hearing this, he couldn't sit still, stood up and talked to Samana One of the lieutenant generals will spray.Anyway, with Xiaya's support, Beiwa has always been very displeased with Samana.

"This is just your conjecture. If Xiaya sent troops to the southeast, then you, Beiwa, would no longer have to serve as a bridgehead to attack the North Sea, and you wouldn't have to suffer such big losses, would you?"

"Fuck your ass! Bewa soldiers have never been greedy for life or fear of death. If you have the ability, let the monks attack from the southwest and try to take the initiative." Werther swears in a hurry. He is like a politician when he is peaceful. , but when he got anxious, he still had the nature of a military ruffian, which caused the major TV stations that were broadcasting the live broadcast to be scrambling to silence and code, lest he say any obscene words.

The lieutenant general Samana on the opposite side couldn't help but blush, and his voice raised a decibel, "It's reckless to take the initiative to attack regardless of the consequences! What we need to do is to coordinate the whole army and strive for the best plan and pay the smallest price Let's get the best results!"

This is the result of a large group of hob-knife generals getting together, which is far less 'elegant' than the politicians.So at this time, those long-established politicians, such as Li Sheng, such as Feng Lige, sat silently in their seats, with unpredictable expressions on their faces, and no one knew what detours they were making in their minds.

Chu Shuo didn't speak either, but no matter who it was, he couldn't help but glance at him before speaking to see if there was any reaction.At this time, silence is better than sound, Chu Shuo's silence was like a black cloud that weighed on the top, making the atmosphere of the entire arbitration seat stagnant, and everyone's heart seemed to be crushed by something.

But Chu Shuo could hold his breath, but Feng Lige couldn't sit still.He tried his best to get Chu Shuo and the others to come to Risha for this joint meeting, for what purpose?He was afraid of Xia Ya, so he wanted to take this opportunity to suppress Xia Ya again, so that they could not use this war to turn around.But the result was the opposite of what he expected.

As soon as Chu Shuo entered Lisha, he was attacked, and accusations and suspicions flooded in, disrupting Feng Lige's deployment.Then Ning Yao's unexpected actions intensified the faction conflicts, and then, Lisha kept dying, the intelligence system was paralyzed, and nothing could go according to his arrangement.As for Shaar, he exerted his strength at this time.

But although Shaar's move to the southeast did not seem to have shaken the Samana's position in Risha, but he is Feng Lige, and based on these alone, he can smell something unusual from it.Xia Ya is about to make a big move. Samana finally got his current status, and he must not lose in his hands so easily!So he pulled his tie, pursed his lips and stood up.When everyone in the hall saw him standing up, they knew that Samana was about to deliver his final speech, so they all stopped whispering and arguing, and looked at Feng Lige in unison.

Feng Lige was slightly satisfied with this, took a deep breath, and the usual confident and calm smile returned to his face.Standing on the first seat of the arbitration seat, he scanned all the people below, and finally, he froze on Chu Shuo's face for a few seconds before passing over calmly.

"Everyone, I have two points to remind about Xia Ya Chen Bing's proposal for the southeast star field..."

Outside the Lisha Great Hall, the autumn rain is still lingering.The armed police in charge of martial law stood in the rain wearing steel helmets and holding guns, their backs still straight.The media reporters waiting outside the gate had already been waiting impatiently, looking forward to the final result. Some people even had already typed up two different drafts, no matter what the result was, they could be used.As for the live broadcast of the whole process, the reporter was holding a big black umbrella, and his teeth were trembling due to the wind, and he did not dare to relax in the face of the camera and made a report.

The buildings on both sides of the road were still full of onlookers, but today not only Risha's national flag was conspicuous, but also the small group of Xia people, who were laughing and laughing, as if the ending had already been decided.This makes the Samanaites especially disdainful. Isn't this just to make fun of it?

The conflict happened very quickly, and two groups of people fought because I thought you were upset and you thought I was unhappy.But the Xia people are too united, they don't like one-on-one, they like to fight one-on-one with a group of themselves, and there is a handsome guy with a particularly good skill among them. don't open.That battle of power made the Samanaites obviously overcrowded, but there was nothing to do with them.In the end, the armed police below sent people to solve the problem. The reporters caught up with this episode and quickly made an episode.

As a result, the atmosphere before the announcement of the answer became even more tense.

As for Ning Yao, the party on the last day was changed to Hall No. [-] because of the rain.He was standing on the balcony with a glass of red wine, and the royal blue earrings on his ears flashed a strange blue light from time to time against the bright lights in the room.

It was Ning Yao's latest headset modified by Blue Rose this year. This kind of luxury is very common in the No. [-] Guild Hall, so it doesn't make people suspicious at all.The embarrassing thing is that they accidentally bumped into each other. Others bumped into shirts, but he bumped into earrings.Among the five male compatriots who came over in the guild hall, one happened to be wearing the same style as him, so Ning Yao smiled gently at the other party, raised his glass from a distance, and the moment the cheek turned slightly, the sapphire on the earlobe sparkled, shining brightly The other party left with a dark face.

Ning Yao shrugged, it was not his fault.Major General Chu said that this one looks good, if he knew he could get another one.

Taking a sip of the wine, Ning Yao touched her slightly hot earlobe, and said the last sentence, "Alright, go to sleep."

Over there was Qi Lian, who was trying his best to accompany Ning Yao in lobbying. Hearing this, he immediately seemed to be pardoned. He hung on Phil like a koala and asked him to carry him to the bed.Listening to the movement over there, Ning Yao smiled knowingly.

From yesterday to now, he and Qi Lian cooperated with Li Sheng's staff to contact many representatives who came to the joint meeting.It was difficult for him to show up, so most of the calls were made, and Qi Lian was the same, so after the party, Ning Yao was not idle, asking Lin Zi and Xiao Xigua's situation repeatedly, and at the same time had to deal with the phone calls.So standing alone on the balcony with a glass of wine for a long time, fortunately Bai Chengli has been helping him to block it, otherwise there is no guarantee that anyone will come to disrupt the situation.

Mrs. Chelsea could see who Ning Yao seemed to be talking to. Suspicious in her heart, she didn't immediately suspect that Ning Yao was prying into her husband's corner, but she still walked over to break it off, chatting with him with a smile.

Ning Yao was not afraid, and talked to Chelsea very casually, handling it with ease.All these words fell into the ears of the person on the other end of the phone, of course he understood what he was doing, and he couldn't help but move closer to Shaar's side in his heart.For no other reason, Ning Yao is confident and calm, and speaks neither humble nor overbearing, but Chelsea speaks probingly, and is opinionated.

Ning Yao only said a word to the phone after sending Chelsea away, and the other party agreed to vote for Xia by default.

"Giving charcoal in the snow is always better than icing on the cake. Shaar will not forget any hero, but Samana will."

At three o'clock in the afternoon, the party was about to end at this time, but because the voting results of the joint meeting were about to be announced, everyone didn't leave and waited together.There is still soothing music flowing in the house, but everyone's mind can't be relieved. Instead, it is like the rain outside the window, finely broken, with continuous tension and melancholy.

In the great hall, at the arbitration seat, Feng Lige finally finished his impassioned words, and the powerful and prosperous Xisha in his description also disappeared with the last syllable.Feng Lige's words were undoubtedly very contagious, and many people's eyes flickered when they heard it. If they want to gamble on Xia Ya's bold deployment of troops, why not put the chips on Samana, which is safer.

At this time, Chu Shuo, who had been silent all this time, stood up.Before Feng Lige had time to sit down, Chu Shuo was sitting in the first seat on the left. The two stood close to each other, and the sense of oppression between them was more real.

Feng Lige was obviously embarrassed to stand like this. Chu Shuo didn't give him face, and he didn't look at him when he stood up.Then Chu Shuo put one hand on the edge of the table and put the other behind his back. The metal sculpture he outlined in the straight military uniform glowed coldly, his thin lips parted slightly, and his eyes pressed down, "Start voting."

Feng Lige's face darkened immediately, and he gave orders on the arbitration seat, which has always been his only authority.What made his face even darker was that the other people at the table subconsciously obeyed Chu Shuo's words and reached out to touch the voting button.

Seeing Li Sheng in the audience, he smiled so unfathomably.

And in the line of sight that no one else can see, Li Sheng, Xiao Ximelon, the arbitration seat, etc., countless code words, in fact, have already conveyed what they thought to each other through some unknown way, and finally gathered together. In Chu Shuo's eyes, with his intimidating rhythm, little by little, he stepped down the Samana from the main position.

Ning Yao was not present, but it was as if he was present. For a person like him who hides behind the scenes, the world he sees is different from others.Just like the magnificent and extravagant No. [-] clubhouse in front of him, what other people see is the high-hanging crystal lamps and gilded tableware, but what he sees are the curved and knotted pipes behind the ceiling and behind the wall .So while others were still nervously waiting for the result, he had already come out of this puzzle ahead of time.

Holding the wine glass, he walked to the stage where he performed the sword dance that day. Ning Yao sat down in front of the piano, took the last sip of wine, put his fingers on the keys, let out a soothing breath, and the brisk and lively music played from his Fingertips flow.

The sudden piano music disturbed the others. Some people noticed Ning Yao when he first started to move, but they didn't expect that he really went to play the piano.But is it time to play the piano?Is he not nervous?Could it be that you are too nervous and want to take it easy?

But Natasha went further than they thought, and thought a lot. When she invited Ning Yao to perform on stage that day, Ning Yao said clearly that he couldn't play?Did he lie to me?But is it necessary for him to lie to me... Natasha couldn't figure it out, she frowned, her thoughts were so complicated that she couldn't calm down.

Of course Ning Yao didn't lie to her that day, he really doesn't know any musical instruments.On the piano, I can only play one or two pieces superficially. If it was the situation that day, it would be an absolute embarrassment.

But today is different.After Chief Steward Cui found out about the events at the banquet, he forced Ning Yao to practice the piano, not many, he only needed to be able to play one or two pieces, and if necessary, it would be good to support the scene.Facing Cui Yunsheng, who was very experienced, Ning Yao had no choice but to compromise, so she obediently squeezed out time to practice.As he was practicing, he suddenly turned to a piece of music that suited the occasion very well, so he had an idea and practiced quite vigorously.

That song is the one Ning Yao played today, called "Broken Twilight".

Natasha paused for a while, her brows slightly frowned, Ning Yao's piano skills are really not that good.But... Her mood was strangely affected by the sound of the piano, and she became more and more irritable and heavy.

what happened?Natasha couldn't figure it out, and looked at her mother, but saw that her face was also not good.

"Boom——" Suddenly, a sudden turning point flowed out from Ning Yao's fingertips like a thunderstorm. In response to the sudden increase of rain outside the window, it suddenly made people feel a sense of shock.

Natasha suddenly remembered the name of this song, "Breaking Mu". At the end of the first section of this song, there is a very abrupt turning point.That was thunder, the first thunder after humans stepped into the interstellar sea. When the thunder rang, it was the first all-out war.

It was a rainy night, the young pianist was full of sorrow, and played this famous piece at home with the sound of rain.Their homeland was destroyed, and they were floating in the interstellar sea like rootless duckweed, trying to take root in every possible way.However, the war is like a tarsus, gnawing at their flesh and blood like a shadow.It was a dark age, but it was from that thunderbolt that the light broke through the dark clouds and opened up a new future for the interstellar sea.

The pianist played so hard that he broke the keys.At the moment when the soldiers broke through the door of his room, he dropped the piano, turned and ran into the rainy night to escape, and the music scores all over the floor were trampled to pieces.Later, he ran around, ups and downs in the troubled times, and ten years later, he was reborn and became the first president of the Char Alliance, blowing the horn of the new world in a corner of the interstellar sea.

Then for another ten years, he established the emerging Shaya Empire on top of the ruins.When the song "Broken Night" sounded again, it was the newly built Ming Palace in Chiba City.

His surname is also Ning, called Ning Ruanting, but few people know that he comes from a small branch of the Ning family.

Natasha obviously doesn't know, but she just needs to know the source of Shattered Mu.This piece of music is so important to Shaar, and even to the entire Interstellar Sea. Char.The sonorous syllables fell one by one and struck on the heart. Although the technique was immature, the implication contained therein, the shocking and amazing power of epoch-making innovation made Natasha choked up speechless Come.

The melody became louder and more exciting, and Ning Yao's hand speed became faster and faster. The notes seemed to be lashing at people's hearts, and the people who urged them couldn't breathe smoothly.The rain outside the window became more and more impatient, and a bolt of lightning finally struck in the air, as if God wanted to help Ning Yao to have fun.

Natasha never thought that she would be so greatly affected by a piece of music. Perhaps her original mood had already been disturbed by the joint meeting, so she was more likely to be infected.But when the song ended and she took a deep breath to calm down, a piece of news choked her throat again.

The voting results are out!

She hurriedly turned around, lifted the hem of her skirt and ran to look at her mother, only to see that her face suddenly became stiff.A bad premonition spread to the entire riverbed in an instant like wildly growing water plants. She turned around abruptly, fixed her eyes on Ning Yao, and saw him stand up abruptly, with a faint smile on the corner of his mouth. smile.

Bai Chengli and the others walked over and shook hands with him with excitement on their faces.The result is obvious.

But at this moment, it wasn't just the No. [-] Guild Hall who were excited and disappointed by the result.In the Lisha Great Hall, after the voting results were announced, everyone's attention was instantly focused on Chu Shuo.The people from Shaar's faction finally cheered, even if it was just for a moment, they didn't want to worry about the alliance, if they win, they win!

By one vote, they overwhelmed Xisha's current leader, Samana!

And the reporters guarding outside the great hall were also crazy.They can use more words to describe this result, and the rhetoric is more gorgeous. Some people even couldn't wait to read the pre-prepared lines to the camera——Xisha's situation has been reversed, and it belongs to Shaar's glorious era. Finally, it will start again. !

The author has something to say: It's been a long time since I wrote such a long article. . . . (Actually, it’s two days orz)