From cannon fodder to sweeping across thousands of stars.

Chapter 520 Things are getting serious

The news that the private plane of Federal Secretary of State Davis was shot down during takeoff from the Rubion V administrative capital aerospace port, and that no one on board, including 42 members of the delegation, survived, reached the ears of Alex, the administrator of the Rubion system, shortly after the wreckage of the aerospace plane fell to the ground.

When he heard the news, he was stunned for more than a minute, and other senior officials of the autonomous government around him even suspected that they were hallucinating.

"Wait. Shot down?"

Alex suddenly realized the key words in the explosive news, and at the same time, a premonition that "something bad is going to happen" flashed through his mind.

"Yes, sir!"

The official in charge of the report was so nervous that he stuttered:
"According to the information we have received so far, the aerospace plane was shot down by an air defense vehicle under an air defense battalion deployed near the aerospace port.

Soon after the anti-aircraft vehicle opened fire, it was destroyed by an armored vehicle and infantry that arrived, and the soldier who held the anti-aircraft vehicle hostage was also killed after a brief exchange of fire.

"It's over. It's all over now."

After hearing this answer, Alex felt as if the whole body was spinning. Then his legs went weak and he collapsed onto the chair behind him.

A few seconds later, an officer who had recovered from his shock walked quickly to his side and asked, "Sir, what should we do now?"

His question also successfully "woken up" Alex again. The chief executive immediately realized that now was not the time to give up, and he had to do everything possible to minimize the impact of this incident.

Although he also knew that his subsequent efforts would most likely be in vain.
But it is better to find a way to do something than to do nothing and wait for things to escalate.

Thinking of the official who just came to report that the anti-aircraft vehicle was "held hostage", Alex suddenly raised his head and said to the official with red eyes:

"Quick! Tell the internal security, city defense, and intelligence departments to find out who did this! And how did these people get into the air defense position!
Tell them that I am not seeking accountability now, but waiting for them to give me an answer, because I still have to give an answer to the federal government! "

The official who was responsible for informing the matter was now frightened by his aura and could only nod his head like a chick pecking at rice.

After saying this, Alex turned around and looked at the other autonomous government officials behind him who also had serious expressions, and then continued:

"Find a way to contact the federal government urgently. They must have received the news by now. Tell them that this was definitely not done by our autonomous government, but was disrupted by a third party! Even if we don't cooperate, we won't kill the Secretary of State!"
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Less than half an hour after the aerospace plane was shot down, Amber also received a message from Lilith.

After he saw the specific content of the message, he was stunned for a long time, just like other people who received the message.

"Lilith, are you sure it's not fake news?"

"Don't worry, Master. Bao Zhen's photos of the scene have all been leaked, and the number and model of the crashed aerospace plane also match. It can be confirmed that it is the 'private plane' of Federal Secretary of State Davis."

Amber covered his head helplessly after hearing the news. He had never expected that someone would attack the delegation that had completed its mission at this critical juncture.

"Have you found out who did it?"

Lilith: "Judging from their identities, the people who attacked the anti-aircraft vehicle were from the light synthetic battalion of the city defense force deployed near the aerospace port. And they were not using fake identities, they were real active personnel of the garrison force!"

"That's not right." Amber shook her head in confusion. "The Galaxy Autonomous Government can't be so desperate as to kill the Secretary of State, especially since the other party is a 'representative' who came here specifically for negotiations."

"Could it be an inside job from the Renaissance Alliance?" Lilith asked. "No, no, no, Franklin is not an idiot. Killing this Secretary of State will do no good except exacerbating the conflict and forcing the Federation to intervene in advance!"

Amber lowered her head and muttered, and in the process sent an encrypted email to Franklin. The content was very simple, just to confirm whether this matter was related to the Renaissance Alliance.

Although he was sure that Franklin would not do such a stupid thing, he decided to confirm with the other party just to be on the safe side.

Soon, after sending the encrypted email, Amber looked up at Lilith again. This strong artificial intelligence has already evolved to the point where it can analyze and predict some problems by combining massive amounts of information.

The key is that the accuracy rate is quite high. At least the guys in the financial business center will use Lilith to "hack" before making some big moves, predict the market trend after their exit and confirm several optimal trading nodes in advance.
So Amber would often consult Lilith's advice now. Even though she often showed an "artificially stupid" side, she was never vague when it came to serious matters.

He thought for a moment, then asked, "Lilith, who do you think is the biggest beneficiary of this matter?"

"The Federation~" Lilith answered without hesitation, "They just have the opportunity to launch an attack on the Rubion galaxy with justification."

Hearing this answer, Amber frowned: "But the price is to 'sacrifice' a Secretary of State? This is not the 'Heart of Liberty' (the federal government office building) or anybody in Congress. The Secretary of State is a nobody of a high rank anyway. Isn't this a bit too expensive?"

"Master, based on the 'personal portraits' I drew of the president, the defense minister, the admiral, and several other powerful figures in the federation, they are indeed people who are capable of doing such a thing."

Lilith paused, as if she was thinking about something, and streams of data began to flash across her eyes - this was a characteristic of her high-speed information retrieval.

After a moment, she continued, "But Master, you are right. If they want to intervene in the situation in the Rubion Galaxy, this 'price' is really too high. After all, if they continue to wait, they will still get the opportunity to intervene."

"Yes, that's why I said there's no need for them to 'sacrifice' the Secretary of State."

Amber nodded, thinking about other forces that might have motives.

First of all, the two major forces, the Galaxy Autonomous Government and the Renaissance Alliance, can be passed directly. Amber believes that neither Alex nor Franklin will make such a move that will turn "slow death" into "rapid death".

After all, the Federation just needs to spend some effort and cost to kill them, rather than being unable to kill them. The difference between these two situations is still huge.

The second possibility is other "rebel" forces in the Rubion galaxy. But in Amber's opinion, this is even more impossible.

Putting aside whether they have the motive to do this, just the fact that they have not yet revived the strength of the Alliance makes it an impossible task to send people into the core area of ​​the autonomous government and then shoot down the aerospace plane.

"Could it be the work of the military-industrial complex? The actual controllers of the previous leading companies have disappeared for a long time. Could it be that they have been planning this all along? And then they want to make a comeback while the Federation is free to deal with the civil unrest?"

This thought flashed through Amber's mind, but he immediately dismissed it.

Although the other party has the same motive, Amber does not think that the current military-industrial complex still has such strength. Moreover, judging from Atlas' long-term "surveillance" of the Rubion galaxy, the other party has never had the opportunity to intervene here.

Just as Amber was lost in thought, wondering who was the 'mastermind', Lilith's voice suddenly rang out.

"Master, is there a possibility that this was done by the Star Dragon Empire or by one of the regents or the princess?"

(End of this chapter)