Him and their stars.

Chapter 1660 No One Can Decide How the War Ends

Of course Mr. Bai knew that Yuchang was referring to Killian Sazabi, a third-generation junior fellow of the Spiritual Research Society and of course a top student who graduated from the Imperial Saint Sulo Medical University. He was also one of the President’s health doctors and psychic bodyguards.

The top student from the medical university explained it so scientifically that Mr. Bai immediately believed most of it.

"Indeed, although Mr. President is a little depressed, the change is still natural. All people who are frightened by sudden changes are in a similar state." Mr. Bai sighed heavily.

However, Chairman Xiaona, who is not a psychic, still has a look of doubt on his face.

"No offense. Ming Zhao, you have to give me a definite answer. Is Killian's report an authoritative conclusion?"

He is not a psychic, but he tends to give mysticism a lot of lofty but indescribable mystical colors. If you really want to use science and data to explain it, it will subvert your traditional cognition.

Yang Mingzhao certainly understood the other party's doubts. This was actually a typical problem faced by psychics like them. After a brief silence, he could only solemnly say: "This is the result of our best efforts. Of course, please rest assured that President Nishita has not been alarmed."

Chairman Xiaona smiled bitterly and said, "I'm not picking on you in this regard."

Minister Bai spread his hands and said, "So, the truth is, he simply had a mental breakdown?"

"...We can't be so arbitrary about this." Chairman Xiao Na's voice didn't sound very energetic when he retorted.

Minister Bai knocked hard on the sink and said in a deep voice, "Damn it, Mr. President, how could you become like this? How can a coward like him lead us to win this war?"

Chairman Xiao Na looked at the cracks on the marble washstand and couldn't help but swallow his saliva, but still defended himself: "This... it's a bit too much to say that I'm cowardly. Mature people always think carefully, and once they encounter an unexpected situation, they will of course become cautious."

Facing Yang Mingzhao's awkward smile and Mr. Bai's scrutinizing gaze, Edward Shawna certainly knew how ridiculous his words were, so he could only bite the bullet and continue to explain: "In fact, Mr. President has always been a pragmatic and rational person in essence."

Mr. Edward Shawna, an old friend and confidant, has tried hard to save his reputation, but Mr. Bai always has other interpretations and his eyes widened: "...Brother Edward, you don't mean to say that this is President Nishita's nature. It was all an act before?"

He doesn't like the way professional politicians play the game, but that doesn't mean he doesn't understand it.

Acting and establishing a persona have always been standard skills for professional politicians.

Chairman Xiao Na continued to try to distinguish seriously: "What I mean is that all his courage and decisiveness are based on careful consideration. Courage and reason are the two legs of a decision maker, and neither can be neglected. Mr. Bai, you cannot maliciously evaluate a national leader with outstanding achievements."

At this point, there was a hint of obvious excitement in his words: "I can assure you that President Nishita is absolutely a true patriot! He has always firmly believed that everything he does, all his choices and judgments, are for our Blue Star Community. His courage and fighting spirit come from his inner strength, and are by no means the result of pretense!"

Minister Bai couldn't help but sneer, "Look, you're anxious again. Why should a young man be anxious? An old man like me with one foot in the ground should be anxious, right? I don't doubt the president's loyalty, I'm just worried that his courage cannot cope with the cruel reality."

Look, who said that Mr. Bai has no emotional intelligence because he has a bad temper? Isn't this very impressive?

"...Mr. Bai, you are an elder, please teach us juniors." Chairman Xiao Na changed the subject in a somewhat embarrassed manner: "We were just talking about the issue of psychic safety. This is off topic, right?"

Mr. Bai also said: "Yes, of course I am also worried that he has been affected. During the assassination incident on the high seas, the President was out of our security for a period of time."

"Then, Mingzhao, could you please ask Master Tan Tai to come and take a look in person? This concerns the highest national security principles, so we must be cautious. We must be cautious enough at all times." Mr. Xiao Na was still very polite, but to put it bluntly, he still didn't quite believe in Yang Mingzhao and Yu Chang's judgment.

He still had the traditional perception of psychics in his head, believing that the older the psychic, the more master-like they looked, and the more reliable they were. Even though there was a counterexample like Mr. Bai next to him, it didn't help to resolve this prejudice.

In the opinion of the Chairman of the Internal Affairs Committee, Yang Mingzhao is young, promising, reliable and even an important ally in the political arena as a secretary. However, as a psychic, he has no military achievements and is not very reliable.

As for that "Yuchang", he has a harmless baby face and looks like a high school student no matter how you look at him.

With this in mind, it is indeed time to ask a famous master to come forward.

Yang Mingzhao, who was very magnanimous, didn't feel offended at all, but he still showed a distressed expression: "But, my master is definitely not on Earth."

He further explained, "My master is definitely not on Earth, and his whereabouts are certainly not something I know. In addition, Master Hyuga has already left for the Empire, and should be meeting Masters Ireneko and Jin who have returned from the New World. Master Grant is currently serving as the mystic consultant for Fleet Yang, and is on the battlefield and cannot escape. Master Han's research has reached a critical stage, and he cannot leave the Institute in the Void Realm. As for Master Wang, he returned to Earth some time ago, but has now left with a group of researchers from the Red Star Institute, and should be heading to New Shenzhou."

"I see... uh, Mingzhao, you don't have to explain it to me so clearly. How can I find out the whereabouts of the masters? They are free to come and go at any time." Chairman Xiaona looked flattered, and even a little bit fearful.

Yang Mingzhao also showed a humble and decent smile that had been tempered through thousands of trials: "Grand Master has taught me that we psychics must pay more attention to repaying our country's kindness, and the Spiritual Research Association will always stand with the people."

Chairman Xiaona always felt that although this statement was very pleasant to hear, it seemed quite questionable after careful consideration. He said that he was with the "people", not with the central government of the community, let alone with the president.

However, this kind of thing cannot be thought about too much. Mr. Shawna decided to stop here and even thought he should forget it.

Yang Mingzhao added: "During wartime, psychics are an important national security force, and the Psychic Research Association is no exception. Grand Master said that due to some special circumstances, these outsiders cannot act under the planning of the Internal Affairs Committee, but this is by no means because they have any opinions about you and the Earth."

Chairman Edward Shawna was immediately even more moved.

No matter whether the other person is sincere or not, the dignified true god who protects the country still gives enough face to a mediocre mortal like me. I am still daydreaming about it. This is not only disrespectful, it is simply blasphemy!

Of course, after being clearly moved, a clear hesitation also flashed across his face.

It seemed that he had spent a lot of effort to finally make up his mind and said in a negotiating tone: "I know that it may be rude and cowardly to say this now. However, I still hope that at least one or two of the seven masters of Lingyan can stay on Earth."

At this point, his expression even became a little humble: "Please Master Lan, Madam Mei, and the masters, please forgive an incompetent person like me."

The chairman of the Internal Affairs Committee was so humble, so Yang Mingzhao had to make his expression as humble as possible: "Uncle Wang Jingyang said that he will be back in three months at most from this trip to New Shenzhou."

"That puts me at ease..."

You don't look relieved at all, Yang Mingzhao thought.

"It would be best if Master Tan Tai could come back as soon as possible."

  Although Uncle Wang did have a bad day during Navy Day, you don't have to show your distrust of him so obviously, right?

You two are talking like this in private, aren't you tired? Mr. Bai felt a little tired just watching. However, he was still a little surprised.

The old man has been a cabinet minister for more than a year, and he originally thought that the young chairman of the Internal Affairs Committee was the most reliable colleague in this government. But now, his face showed such obvious fatigue, helplessness and even panic.

"Before the Community Guard is restored and rebuilt, I still hope that the interior of the earth can be balanced." Shawna smiled bitterly.

"Community Guard? Reconstruction?" Yang Mingzhao couldn't understand. "How can you talk about this? When was the Azure Guard completely wiped out?" Mr. Bai was even more confused and even wanted to lose his temper.

"…The Battle of the Ring of Miracles is indeed completely over. Although the Empire has not released detailed reports on this matter, we all know that the 100,000-strong army on the Ring of Miracles has been completely wiped out, with only a small number of unorganized units still resisting. Major General Azisha Mallowan has also lost contact. Even if the Spirit of the Universe blesses him and keeps him safe, I will not be able to perform my duties. In addition, most of the psychics of the Community Guard entered the New World battlefield, but almost none of them returned."

Of course, this does not mean that they all died in the battle. However, whether they were stranded in Yang's fleet, scattered in Yaochi or the Ring of Miracles, they were not on Earth after all.

Most of the Azure Guard members who stayed in the mainland were new recruits, and indeed lacked qualified leadership. Their organization and discipline were only good enough to be considered as nothing. Rather than being an army, they were more like a bunch of psychic idiots who just wanted to eat for free.

Who says there are no lazy psychics? In fact, there are many psychics in all major civilizations who, after awakening, just want to take a salary and lie down. This is probably human nature.

"Yesterday at the daily meeting of Congress, a senator proposed that a qualified and outstanding commander should be appointed to the Blue Guard to strengthen the training so that the new recruits can become combat-ready earlier. Of course, he is still 'acting' in name," said Chairman Xiaona with a wry smile.

Indeed, as long as Major General Azitha Mallowan was still alive, she could only be "acting". The female general was obviously born as an archaeologist, but she went to the New World for the country, fulfilled her duties, was loyal and brave, and was much more reliable than some senior generals who were born in a professional school.

Even the high-ranking officials on Earth could not directly dismiss Major General Mallowan, so of course they had to "act as an agent".

However, this is really only a nominal issue.

More importantly, the Community Blue Guard does not just manage official psychics. It also has management and command rights over the two special reinforced regiments that cooperate with psychics in combat, the logistics support forces, and the specialized maintenance and repair departments.

On Earth, this has always been a very important and powerful department.

Yang Mingzhao immediately understood: "This is a proposal from the members of the Gongrong Party, right?"

Before the rise of the Spiritual Research Society, the psychic families on Earth all had some relationship with the Empire to some extent, and their natural political background was inclined towards the Party of Common Prosperity.

Chairman Xiao Na nodded solemnly: "The one with the highest popularity at the moment is Master Gongsun Mo from the Wudu Gongsun family..."

Minister Bai pondered with a gloomy face, "The Gongsun family? They always say that they have been separated from the Earl of Yongdi in the Empire for five hundred years, but they are clearly still one clan. During the War of Independence, their attitude was already very ambiguous."

"Yes, and Master Gongsun Mo's niece is the next Earl of Yongdi, and her name is on the Golden Book of the Heraldry Institute." Chairman Edward Shawna sighed again, "There are too many double-faced people like this. Old senior, even if it is as you said, President Nishita's reaction is natural, we can't take it lightly."

However, Yang Mingzhao always felt that everything was not that simple, and his expression was naturally quite strange.

He rested his chin on his hand and thought: "Speaking of which, the military and political affairs of the Azure Guard are actually jointly managed by the National Defense Committee and the Internal Affairs Committee, right?"

“…So, I can’t actually stop it.”

“You should stop it.”

"I can't stop them." Chairman Xiao Na's face was full of bitterness, and he repeated his words again: "After the assassination incident in the high seas, I lost the reason to stop them. Not only the Azure Guard, but also the commander of the reconstruction of the Internal Guard, Bi had to make some compromises."

Mr. Bai was speechless for a moment.

After all, the assassination did happen. The assassin even entered within a safe distance, posing a direct and fatal threat to the president.

As the highest defense chief in charge of internal security, Chairman Xiao Na must take responsibility. In comparison, making some concessions in personnel and power is already the lowest price.

"Damn it, at this time, the Communist Prosperity Party's parasites are still trying to seize power! How can we run the country well if we are with these parasites?" Old Man Bai couldn't help but curse.

"Yes, we went through several secret operations to eliminate the termites in the security department. But this time, they are back again." Chairman Xiao Na showed a painful expression: "It's all my fault, it's all my fault. Please forgive me, Ming Zhao."

As one of the organizers and executors of those secret operations, Yang Mingzhao remained calm. He felt that the chairman's words were actually a bit hypocritical. You know, his party, the Seiyu Party, also seized power, and not only in the political world, but also in the business world. Sometimes, their greed was even uglier than that of the Kyoyo Party.

He now understood what the other party meant. To put it bluntly, Mr. Xiaona could no longer have the final say in the internal security system, and he was going to be influenced by others. Even for the sake of his own authority, he had to bring in the masters of the Spiritual Research Association to balance things out.

If that's the case, the President's mental state is probably just an excuse to invite some master to come out.

As he thought about this, he saw that Mr. Bai's face had darkened: "...If it is proven that Mr. President has received psychic interference, his order today can be invalidated? Right?"

Shawna didn't answer directly.

"At the critical moment, we can even force him to step down, right?" Mr. Bai said again.

Xiaona sighed: "This is unspeakable. None of us wants it to happen."

"But even if he retires, Vice President Hierro will be the next in line to take over."

"…We are at war now, and there is an Emergency Law. However, we have never used it."

Minister Bai's face became even gloomier: "I didn't know that our relationship is close enough to discuss such things. Mr. Xiaona, whose side are you on?"

Before the other party could answer, the old man sneered and said, "Yes, Mr. President, whether you are acting blindly in a state of collapse or you are thinking carefully about using war to promote peace, it is actually not in the interests of you on the alliance side."

The other party still did not answer directly: "Senior, the war was started by the Empire after all. However, how to end it should not be decided by the Empire. This is our dignity."

"But at the same time, it's not up to us to decide."

"...The war has come to this point, who can have the final say? You and I can't, the Empire can't, and the Alliance can't either. It's all decided by the Spirit of the Universe." Chairman Xiaona sighed and bowed solemnly to Mr. Bai. "It is at these critical moments that I hope you will stand in the right place on behalf of the Pioneer Party at the critical moment."

Yang Mingzhao remained silent and watched coldly.

To be honest, the President was very friendly to him and trusted him, so he was somewhat grateful. But now, after weighing the pros and cons, he still chose to remain silent and think.

So this is what politics is!

Therefore, President Nishita's mental state is clearly a metaphysical issue of free conviction.