The wind is biting and the snowflakes are flying.╚26nbsp; 3f5e网╝
Peter stood in front of the window, staring at the courtyard shrouded in ice and snow, feeling extremely heavy.
Just in the early hours of this morning, Peter received two pieces of news one after another. Two affairs managers from Southern Europe and Eastern Europe were assassinated at home.
In just a few days, four regional affairs directors have been assassinated, which shocked Peter and made him feel even more depressed.
The cold wind roared and blew against the trees in the courtyard. The bare trees looked like old men in their dying years. They could not withstand the invasion of wind and snow, and were bent down by the thick frost. They were helpless in the cold wind.
The ground trembled.
With a click, a small tree that had just been planted this spring was broken into two parts. The branches wrapped in frost fell to the ground, and the icicles on it suddenly turned into fragments, spreading all over the courtyard.
Looking at the branches rolling slowly on the ground, Peter felt a twinge in his heart, and then he coughed violently.
Ahem, a bright red mass appeared on the white handkerchief, bright red and dazzling.
Looking at the blood he had just coughed up, Peter suddenly felt an ominous feeling in his heart.
There was a knock on the door, and Peter frowned and hurriedly stuffed his handkerchief into his pocket. His face, wrinkled in pain, returned to its former calmness.
Maria walked into Peter's study with the folder in her arms. Looking at Peter's gray face, Maria said worriedly, "Your Excellency, President, please don't be sad and take care of yourself. You belong to our Holy Cross Society."
Victory is coming soon!"
"There is no joy in life, no suffering in death. To do good and eliminate evil, there is only light." Peter staggered back to his seat, looked at Mary, and said solemnly.
"Life and death are just a matter of a moment. No matter what the outcome is, it will not change my belief. Compared with the ideals of 250,000 members and millions of believers, personal honor and disgrace are nothing.
Returning to the Holy Cathedral of Light is a great goal that our Holy Cross Society has been fighting for for hundreds of years. This matter is also related to the future of millions of believers. I will never allow anyone to hinder our actions!
"
"God wills it (God's will,)" Maria stretched out her hand and made the sign of the cross and said loudly, "Your Excellency, President, I am willing to sacrifice my life for my ideals and beliefs!"
Peter nodded and said lightly, "Maria, inform Koscielny and ask him to tell Gabriel that he doesn't need to come back!"
Maria was startled when she heard this, and immediately understood in her heart that Peter could not stand Gabriel anymore and had already made a murderous move.
Maria had no good impression of Gabriel, the elder figure of the Holy Cross Society. For many years, Gabriel had been doing nothing and had made no contribution to the development and growth of the Holy Cross Society. Moreover, he had secretly cultivated his own power.
, intending to conspire to overthrow Peter's rule, but because Peter and Gabriel are the two most trusted subordinates of the previous generation of President John, Peter has always adopted a tolerant attitude towards Gabriel because of his kindness to President John.
This made Gabriel slowly expand his ego.
At the critical moment when the Holy Cross was about to win, Gabriel betrayed the organization and killed his fellow disciples for his own selfish desires. Such heartless and unjust behavior made Maria extremely disgusted with him.
Seeing that Peter finally expressed his intention to deal with Gabriel, Maria immediately asked seriously, "Your Excellency, President, what are we going to do with Gabriel!"
"Someone will deal with him." Peter went on to say without explaining too much, "Gabriel, just like his collection, always regards fakes as treasures. The reason why I have always been tolerant and tolerant to him
, just want to see who are the people standing behind him!"
The people Peter mentioned standing behind Gabriel, Maria secretly guessed that Peter was actually referring to the partners of the Holy Cross Society, but Maria still didn’t know who they were specifically, “President
Your Excellency, how are we going to deal with those who betray us?"
"He's just an old fox who is greedy for profit. Someone will deal with him." Peter said this again, then looked at the folder in Maria's hand and said lightly, "Is there any new news!"
"This morning, the headlines of the world's major media are all about the explosive news about French warships violating Portuguese territorial waters. According to the news from Lisbon, half an hour ago, that is, at eight o'clock in the morning, the Portuguese government had issued a notice to France.
The diplomatic note severely condemns France's violation of Portugal's territorial sovereignty and requires the French government to provide a reasonable explanation and public apology. Otherwise, the matter will be submitted to the United Nations General Assembly to impose sanctions on France." Maria looked at it in her hands.
folder, one by one describing the comments of major media outlets around the world on this matter.
The more Peter listened, the more puzzled he became, and he couldn't help but ask, "How could a French warship violate Portuguese territorial waters? Is it the waters of Portimão in the south or the waters of Porto in the north!"
"It's not the waters of Portugal's European mainland, but an uninhabited island in the North Atlantic, Buju Island in the Portuguese Deseta Islands." Maria looked at the introduction in the newspaper and explained in detail.
"Yesterday at 5:30 pm, the French Presidential Palace issued a communiqué. In order to deal with the increasingly rampant pirate activities and protect France's sea lines of communication, the French government decided to dispatch the French Foreign Legion paratroopers to the North Atlantic waters to carry out 'anti-piracy and maritime rescue' operations.
The military exercise also involved several French warships from the Dakar military base in Senegal, West Africa. Then this morning, news suddenly broke in the media that French warships violated the territorial waters of Bouju Island.
, and several media even reported that the C130 transport aircraft of the French Foreign Legion Parachute Corps also violated the airspace of Brzyu Island!"
Maria paused and then said, "What is even more strange is that since the Portuguese government issued a diplomatic note to France at eight o'clock this morning, Italy, England, Denmark, Spain, countries in the Middle East, and China as far away as the east
, have also issued diplomatic statements one after another, publicly condemning France's violation of Portugal's territorial sovereignty. According to common sense, for such diplomatic disputes, governments will generally suspend their stance and wait until the facts become clear before issuing a diplomatic statement. Today's
The situation is just the opposite. They seem to be more anxious than the other. The funniest thing is that Italy actually preceded the Portuguese government and issued a statement of condemnation at 7:50 in the morning. It seemed that what the French warships were infringing was not Portuguese territorial waters, but
Violation of Italian territorial waters!”
"How come Antonio can't hold his breath like a young boy?" Peter burst into laughter when he heard that his old rival had made an own goal.
Suddenly, the laughter stopped, and Peter fell into deep thought again.
"Where is Ye Feng?" Peter stood up, supported the desk with both hands, and said sternly, "I want detailed information on Buju Island!"
"Ye Feng showed up in the city of Laayoune in Western Sahara a few days ago. Cardinal Antonio asked someone to give his cross to Ye Feng. This happened at the gate of Laayoune. Many people in the area knew about it.
." Maria was filled with doubts, but without any pause in her hands, she immediately took out her laptop, opened the satellite map, and searched for relevant information about Buju Island.
Cross, Antonio, Peter recalled what Maria just said in his heart, his face became a little gloomy, but then it quickly turned cloudy and calm as before.
“The Deseta Islands are part of the Portuguese Madeira Islands in the North Atlantic Ocean. They are located at 32°30′ north latitude and 16°30′ west longitude. They are 32 kilometers northwest from Madeira Island. There are three islands distributed from north to south.
The uninhabited desert islands are Shang Island, Grand Deseta Island, and Bugio Island (also called Bugio Island)." Looking at the relevant information, Maria frowned, hesitated, and then said
,“Buriu Island,
Also known as the Scarlet Island or Cutthroat Island, it is about 8 kilometers long from north to south, about 14 kilometers at its widest point, and has a maximum altitude of 348 meters. The entire island covers an area of 3,348 square kilometers. For more than two thousand years, it has been located at the highest point of the Deseta Islands.
The southern tip of Bujuu Island is rarely mentioned and has always been in a corner of rejection and forgetfulness. This is because this long desert island has always been shrouded in terror and blood since the day it was discovered.
middle!"
"Cutthroat Island." Peter muttered the name silently, with a faint smile on his face, "Cutthroat Island, I like this name. I think this is also the place chosen by Ye Feng for the decisive battle. This time, I'm afraid,
The Parachute Regiment will never come back!"
There was a knock on the door, and a young Holy Cross member came in and handed Maria a document he had just received.
"Your Excellency, President, Sania has surrendered." Maria looked at the document in her hand and smiled. "Five minutes ago, Sania issued a statement at the Elysee Palace, saying that a French warship entered the territorial waters of Brzeu Island last night.
It was just a misunderstanding. Because the route deviated a little at night, I mistakenly entered the 12 nautical mile territorial waters.
, now all French warships have withdrawn to the high seas, and have publicly apologized to the Portuguese government to express their sincere apology. The statement also said that the scheduled anti-piracy military exercises will proceed as usual, and all scheduled exercises will be completed at four o'clock this afternoon.
After that, let the warship return to the Dakar military base immediately!"
"The military exercise ended at four o'clock in the afternoon. It seems that Sarnia has given up on the Parachute Regiment, and the Foreign Legion has once again become an abandoned son of the French government." Peter said.
"How could Sarnia, as the leader of the French nation, do such a ruthless thing?" Although Maria also knew something about the history of the French Foreign Legion, she still felt a little bit faced with such a cruel reality.
Hard to accept.
Maria sighed and said angrily, "Lead the troops onto the battlefield. Even if our army is defeated and the situation is not good, we cannot abandon the soldiers and escape alone. As a qualified leader, we should take them home or have them with us."
Die with dignity!"
Peter's heart was shaken, and he thought silently, take them home, take them home, go home, go home, go home...
A heroic feeling surged into the heart of the sixty-year-old man again, and Peter's face glowed with brilliance, his smile bloomed, indifferent and calm.
"Maria, please immediately notify the members on Madeira Island and ask them to pretend to go fishing. The fishing boats will be deployed outside the territorial waters of Cutthroat Island and closely monitor the whereabouts of nearby French warships. Once a French warship is found to be approaching Cutthroat
Ask them to quickly notify the Madeira government of any attempt to attack the island's waters. In addition, if Ye Feng is found leaving Cutthroat Island, assist and protect him to leave safely!"
Maria was stunned when she heard this, and said in confusion, "President, why do you want to help Ye Feng? Although the two of us have temporarily resolved the conflict, in essence, Ye Feng and we are not the same people. In the future,
It is very likely that we will become enemies again!"
Peter looked up to the sky and laughed, his laughter full of tragedy and heroism.
"You will know later." Peter waved to Maria and said in a gentle tone, "Okay, please step aside first, I want to be quiet!"
"Yes, Your Excellency, President, please take care of your health and have a good rest!"
Maria left the study, and Peter leaned on the chair, gently stroking the cross badge ring on the little finger of his right hand, his expression becoming more solemn and solemn.
After a long time, Peter slowly raised his head and looked at the antique telephone on the nanmu desk. A smile quietly appeared on his old face.
That smile was as bright as sunshine, calm and free.
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