Mecha and Knife

"It's been many years, and I haven't seen a confident young man like you..."

There was an obvious pause in Li Anbang's words.

He subconsciously wanted to say young people, this title is very suitable for his words, but it is very inappropriate for Ji Xinghe.

"Sorry, I almost forgot, you are sixty-six years old, one year older than me."

Li Anbang's approachable tone made both Tu Yuan and Wang Wei heave a sigh of relief, and they became angry again in an instant.

This Ji Xinghe is really not a master.

In terms of position and military rank, Ji Xinghe can't keep up with Li Anbang.

In terms of military merits and contributions, let alone Ji Xinghe, none of the five presidents of the Federation over the past 20 years can compare with Li Anbang.

In terms of sacrifice... Ji Xinghe lost his only son, and Li Anbang only had one son left.

How dare you say such conceited words in front of Li Anbang?

Tu Yuan and Wang Wei, who were indignant and worried, did not dare to interrupt at all, and could only hope that Ji Xinghe, a sixty-six-year-old man, would be more sensible, mature, and winky.

But a man is a teenager until he dies.

"Sixty-five years old, shouldn't it be time to retire?"

Ji Xinghe's words made the hearts of Tu Yuan and Wang Wei rise to their throats instantly.

This old man.

"Hahaha." Li Anbang laughed twice: "Yes, it's time to retire at the age of sixty-five."

"You don't need to retire." Ji Xinghe's tone was still calm, so calm that he said: "Like me."

"But I don't know how to fight, and I don't know how to drive a mecha."

"I'll help you fight."

The communication channel suddenly fell silent.

Wang Wei, who was so excited that he couldn't help himself, chose to turn off the microphone again, excitedly waved his fists into the air, and at the same time let out a strange cry with unknown meaning.

He understood what Ji Xinghe meant.

Tu Yuan didn't turn off the microphone this time, because he was standing in front of Li Anbang, and he could only forcefully control his emotions, so that his face turned red.

The undisputed number one in the federal military, and the somewhat controversial number one in the federal personal force, if they decide to join forces.

Li Anbang does not need to retire.

This is a very bold idea, so bold that Li Anbang was silent for five seconds.

Then he directly changed the topic, or successfully pulled the topic back.

"The test results of Li Yuanba's synchronization rate reached up to 100%. The test results of Vladimi Rovich and Hussein Kedilin's synchronization rate reached a maximum of 99%."

These three people are ace mecha fighters, and they are also the only three ace mecha fighters in the federation so far, whose exclusive mechs are all equipped with miniature nuclear fusion reactors.

Ji Xinghe's miniature nuclear fusion reactor is still on the way, so it can't be counted.

From this point of view, the three of them are the three most powerful mecha fighters in the federation.

"Han Li's synchronization rate test results have just come out, the highest is 99%, Qin Tong and Harris, the highest is 96%, except for you, other ace mecha fighters have been tested, and their highest synchronization rates are all Above 95%."

Li Anbang asked after finishing speaking softly: "Ji Xinghe, do you still think that you are the mountain with the highest personal force in the Federation when you are wearing armor?"

Before changing to yes, even if Ji Xinghe didn't know these results, the answer would be different.

But it's different now.

"yes."

"Actually, I don't quite understand where your confidence comes from."

Li Anbang's tone was not questioning, but pure curiosity.

"Neural link technology is different after all, you should know better than me. Yes, you can fight very well, you can fight a hundred Tuyuan, but so what? If you fall behind, you will be eliminated."

Tu Yuan: "..."

Ji Xinghe hesitated for a moment, and then responded.

"Neural link technology is not everything."

"So, do you think you can beat those who use neural link technology with the current mech driving method?"

After Li Anbang asked this question, he continued to ask.

"Yu Ren, do you know?"

"Know."

"He couldn't become a Mech Warrior before the neural link technology was applied, but now, he has got sixty-seven gold stars, faster than you. So..."

"So." Ji Xinghe interrupted Li Anbang: "Before I lose, these questions don't make any sense."

"Yes, you have never lost." Li Anbang asked: "But what is meaningful?"

"It makes sense for you not to retire, it makes sense for you not to stand in front of me, it makes sense for me to make a fuss, it makes sense for me to hurt them, all of these are meaningful."

"Maybe, these are just meaningful to you."

"I am meaningful to the Federation, so what is meaningful to me is meaningful to the Federation."

The old man is too arrogant.

Tu Yuan finally couldn't bear it anymore.

"Ji Xinghe, are you finished?"

"There are still forty-five minutes and twenty-six seconds. When the time is up, there will be something to play."

Tu Yuan wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Li Anbang reaching out his hand.

"Ji Xinghe, you should be very clear that this matter cannot have the result you want. At least in a short period of time, it is like this."

"I don't mind compromising, but I have my bottom line." Ji Xinghe added after finishing speaking: "I think everyone should be afraid that I have no bottom line, because I will be afraid too."

Li Anbang pondered for a while, and asked, "Mind if I record the complete recording of this conversation for some people to listen to?"

"If you don't mind, I have no objection."

"it is good."

Li Anbang quit the communication channel and looked at Tu Yuan who was standing in front of him.

"What do you think?"

"I think a paragraph should be cut out."

"Which paragraph?"

"Ji Xinghe said that you don't need to retire, and that he can help you."

"If that paragraph is deleted, Ji Xinghe will be sent to a military court."

"If you don't delete it..."

"I'm about to retire anyway, so what does it matter?"

Tu Yuan was silent.

If Ji Xinghe wants to play for real, it will have a great impact on the Federation, but everyone knows the truth that long-term pain is worse than short-term pain.

But if Li Anbang wants to play for real, this is not a question of choosing long-term pain or short-term pain, but a question of whether the entire federation will survive or perish.

Today is the first conversation between Ji Xinghe and Li Anbang.

One of them is sixty-six years old and the other is sixty-five years old.

One has retired, but it shines brightly after retirement.

When one is about to retire, he chooses to bet his brilliant life.

One of them will help the other to fight, and the other will help this one to put pressure on the Federation.

"You didn't pay attention to what I told you before. But it's not your fault, because I didn't think of it either."

Li Anbang's voice was very calm, like a teacher in a classroom.

"After I retire, I hope you can think of some things that I can't even think of. I hope you can do better. I hope that Ji Xinghe can still play, and he is willing to help you. If there is a chance, my son will also I will fight for you."

In front of Ji Xinghe, Li Anbang used the name Li Yuanba, but in front of Tu Yuan, he could say without hesitation that he was his son.

Tu Yuan compared it in his heart, and felt that Ji Xinghe was like an old man, and he couldn't compare with Li Anbang at all.

"General, I will do it."

Li Anbang shook his head slightly: "Compared to Ji Xinghe, you are still a bit worse. You should say that you can do it, because you have to do it."

Tu Yuan: "..."

"Why don't you talk?"

"It's better to say than to do, General, I will do it for you to see."

"It looks a bit like Ji Xinghe, not bad."

Li Anbang waved again.

The guards standing not far away let go of their cordon, and the relevant personnel quickly ran over.

"Pack up all the call recordings since the establishment of this temporary communication channel and send them to the president and all people with a high level of confidentiality and above."

"Remember to add two sentences."

Li Anbang pondered for a while: "The first sentence, there are forty-three minutes left. The second sentence, I hope, can be checked before I retire."

Those who failed to join the communication channel and could not hear the complete recording for the time being did not know the meaning of Li Anbang's two words.

For the time being, only Tu Yuan knew who was present.

For the Federation, the first sentence is toothache, and the second sentence is terminal illness.

Toothache is not a disease, it can kill you.

Terminally ill, no cure.

Forty-three minutes is actually not much time. Considering the communication delay between Alien Star and Azure Star, even less time is not enough for a meeting.

But for all those who got the news, there was a feeling that every second seemed like years.

The efficiency of the federal machine was brought into full play during these forty-three minutes.

Or, just some people made choices under pressure.

In the last five minutes, Li Anbang, who had received many replies, finally spoke.

"A two-seat individual starship with no battle damage was marked as a battle-damaged state, and then completely lost contact..."

When Li Anbang told the news, Tu Yuan, who was standing beside him, clenched his fists.

It wasn't until this moment that he was really sure that there was no bottom line to how despicable some people were.

It was just a suspicion before, but now, Ji Xinghe, an old man, used the most dangerous and effective way to turn a suspicion without evidence into a fact with evidence.

Perhaps I should learn from Ji Xinghe on some things.

"They said they would give me an explanation within three months. Within these three months, I have the final say."

Li Anbang looked at Tu Yuan and asked softly: "I want you to take charge of the battle at Base No. 5, and let Ji Xinghe return to your command sequence. Do you think Ji Xinghe will be satisfied with this explanation?"

"Yes, General, he will be satisfied."

"Well, then tell him, I still have some things to deal with."

"yes."

Tu Yuan saluted with the most standard posture, then turned and left.

He wanted to leave the command center quickly and tell Ji Xinghe the news, because there were only four minutes left.

But his footsteps felt a little immobile, as if the courage on his shoulders had suddenly increased a lot.

When the time came to the last three minutes, Tu Yuan once again entered the communication channel that was enough to be recorded in history.

But Ji Xinghe, who was supposed to be waiting in it, was not there, and only Wang Wei stayed inside.

"Where's Ji Xinghe?"

"Xinxin is awake."

"..." Tu Yuan was silent for ten seconds, his tone helpless: "I finally understand that in his heart, the entire Federation is not as important as his granddaughter."

"You just understand, I knew it a long time ago." Wang Wei's tone was not the slightest complacent: "Old Ji asked me to tell you that he believes in General Li Anbang, so the countdown is over."

"Is it over because Xinxin woke up, or because he believed in the general?"

"Is there a difference?"

"..." Tu Yuan sighed, "This old man."

Wang Wei echoed: "I agree, he is indeed an old man."