"I remember that you also approved of this war." Claire Underwood said.
"But not now," Francis Underwood said, "and certainly not as Operation Zero depicts."
"I don't deny this." Claire took another sip of wine, paused for a few seconds, and then continued: "Crazy, unbelievable."
"You know what I'm most worried about?" Francis Underwood said, "They have seen war as the only way to solve the problem. They are fighting war for the sake of war. Even if there are other options, they will
They will only choose war. They are almost inseparable from war. Only war... can demonstrate their value."
He put the cigarette to his mouth and wanted to smoke again, but he felt even more upset, so he put out most of the remaining cigarette butts. "I always think that once we have the Dyson ring and the material decompressor, we already have it."
It is true that things between us and the Galactic Empire will inevitably lead to war, but the way of war should not be as crazy as Operation Plan Zero."
He paused, took the bottle from his wife, took a sip, and said, "We can defend, and we have no problems at all. We have conducted countless simulations even in the worst situations - Galactic Empire,
The probability of capturing Dawn Planet while maintaining its internal structure intact is less than 10%. We won this long-distance race Claire, we really won..."
"This is Tang Xiao's credit." Claire said seriously.
"That's right. That's why he can lead all of us towards an even crazier war." Francis Underwood said, "Even if this war is completely unnecessary. The Galactic Empire
They want us to die more than anyone else, and they want to launch an attack immediately than anyone else, but why didn't they? Because they themselves could have foreseen this outcome."
Claire didn't say anything. Her legs were a little numb, so she stood up and continued to be an audience.
Francis also stood up and took another sip of wine, "But do you know? This galaxy has become an arena between the two Sith Lords, Tang Xiao and Palpatine. They are just for
My ambition is to control the entire galaxy, countless planets, and countless lives to complete this war game."
"That's what the rebels said." Claire said.
"But I think they have a point," Francis said.
"You shouldn't say that. At least, not as a prime minister," Claire said.
"How long can I be the prime minister?" Francis asked, "Hari Seldon, that's right."
"That's why you should do what you should do instead of drinking here." Claire said.
"But now I am not the prime minister. I am just a man, a husband." Francis shook the bottle, took a sip, and handed it to Claire.
"If this can help you tomorrow." Claire also took a sip of wine, grabbed Francis' tie, and pulled him in front of her.
The tips of their noses were almost touching.
"So... now my man can tell me that you will cheer up, right?" There was a faint aroma of wine and cigarettes in her mouth, and just the right amount of perfume.
"I will not let Operation Plan Zero be executed. It is a wrong plan," Francis said.
"Work hard." Claire kissed him directly.
…
The next day, the office of the Prime Minister's Office of the Principality of Dawn.
"I said this is impossible, Mr. Zemo." Francis Underwood said calmly, "The only candidate to succeed Deputy Minister Chris Anderson is Huachao. He used to be Chris -
Anderson's deputy, with a comprehensive understanding of how he works and how he works."
"The supply plan proposed by Huachao is too conservative and can no longer meet the needs of the Vathian core industrial zone supported by material decompressors and Dyson rings." Standing in front of Francis was Helmut, the chief minister of the cabinet.
Baron Zemo, "In this regard, Torres-Chado is more suitable."
"Do you know what kind of disaster it is to have Torres Chado serve as the deputy minister of supply chain in the sector? Mr. Zemo." Francis' tone gradually became colder, "The supply plan he proposed is completely unrealistic. If
If we have to force it to be completed, it will increase the pressure on the supply planet and extend the working hours per person by at least one hour. At the same time, the flow of private logistics will also drop by at least 10%. We cannot force it forward without considering public opinion at all.
Such a radical material supply policy.”
"This is a necessary sacrifice in order to complete our plan." Zemo said.
"This sacrifice is not a matter of course. You are not thinking about the problem from my perspective. What I am thinking about is the lives of the 830 billion people in the entire Principality of Dawn." Francis Underwood stared with burning eyes.
The other party said coldly, "Maybe in your eyes, there is only the cold number of the final goal, but you have not even thought about whether this final number is reasonable. We should have a consensus that the Principality of Dawn should not become like the Galactic Empire.
Right?"
"Precisely because we don't want to be like the Galactic Empire, we have to defeat the Galactic Empire. And in order to defeat the Galactic Empire, Operation Plan Zero is the premise of everything we do." Zemo's tone also became cold.
"Operation Plan Zero is not the only option to defeat the empire." Francis Underwood said solemnly, "According to our production plan to expand armaments and strengthen defense, we are much more certain."
"This is different from the results discussed at our previous summit, Your Excellency, Prime Minister." Zemo said with a sneer, "Operation Plan Zero is the highest criterion for all our actions now and cannot be questioned."
"Even if this will arouse civil unrest and opposition?" Francis Underwood growled, "Our first rule is to survive! Not to roast ourselves on the fire! Jiroch planet (Jiroch)
)Didn’t last week’s strike wake you up?”
"Shouldn't the strike on the planet Jiloch last week be your dereliction of duty, Prime Minister?" Zemo mocked, "Under the premise of Operation Plan Zero, a strike can still break out. Is such a thing still necessary?
I’m a little person like me here to remind you, shouldn’t it happen?”
Bang! Francis slammed the table and stood up, staring at Zemo, "You'd better think carefully about what you want to say now, Zemo. You guys, for this Zero Operation Plan,
It has caused too much harm to the Principality of Liming! Enough is enough!" (End of Chapter)