one step away [Interstellar]

52.

The impact of this incident on the military is huge. It seems to be half a joke of the empire. In addition, reports from various countries have exaggerated the rhetoric.

When Sang Xu posted this news from Interstellar, she was finishing her first week of study at the academy.At this moment, she was lying on the sofa, resting on Heber's lap, flipping through the comments on the Internet and said, "Who did the general of the Weir family offend? After being splashed with such dirty water, at least within ten years, the military The Ministry will not let her come to the front desk."

He Bo, who was holding the board to revise the drawings, paused with the pen. At this moment, her slender hair was pulled up by the pen, revealing her delicate earlobes and beautiful jawline. Hearing what Sang Xu said, she held the pen and asked casually , "How do you know she really didn't do such a thing."

"Obviously, if she really did it, it wouldn't be so publicized on the Internet now. I heard that she was able to get the ACE of the Grand Slam every year before Sass became a general, and there were countless medals. Hurry up. A lieutenant general in his 30s is quite hated." Sang Xu, who has been in the entertainment industry for many years, has such a status, and has had a lot of experience of being discredited

In this era of information fusion and rapid explosion, it is very easy to destroy a person with public opinion.The interstellar network is spread throughout the entire Ain galaxy, and a little bit of trouble is almost known to everyone.

For such a serious matter, it stands to reason that the military should block the news as soon as possible and deal with it thoroughly to preserve the reputation of the young lieutenant general.

Because Xia Zuo is not only a lieutenant general in the military department, but also a duke and the daughter of the eldest princess, almost a member of the royal family.There is no reason for the military to not stand by her side.Obviously, the news leaked so quickly this time, someone must have deliberately done it, and what the intention was, you can see the remarks that are attacking that general everywhere now.

Heber, who grew up in such an environment, has a very keen political sense. When he saw the news, he could immediately tell from the media's follow-up reaction that Xia Zuo was in a troublesome situation.

Regardless of whether she didn't do such a thing, it turned out to be very difficult to get away with.As for who is targeting her...

Heber turned the hook-liner in his hand, and bit the corner of his lips lightly.

"Of course, it doesn't rule out that this general really did such a thing and was caught by his political opponents. Well, wait and see the DAN results of the semen." Sang Xu said so, happily continuing to browse the post, waiting Watching gossip on the interstellar forum with his own trumpet.

Heber's hand paused, his thoughts drifted away.Forcing an omega... Would that person do such a thing?Probably not...

For some unknown reason, Heber, who was busy at work, paid attention to this case far away in his hometown.

As Sang Xu said, Xia Zuo was indeed framed.Because when the prosecutor's office retrieved the video, Xia Zuo's video after entering the room stayed at the moment when she was standing beside the bed, and then stopped abruptly.Until early in the morning, the drunken alphas were awakened by the male omega's screams, and then saw him become the corpse that jumped off the seventh floor.

The only people who could prove that Xia Zuo was not there at the time were Checil, the front desk clerk, and the semen DNA report left in Omega's body.

As Xia Zuo's subordinate, it was difficult for Chelsea's proof to be accepted by the judge.Fortunately, there was no DNA of Xia Zuo in the DNA report, and the front desk clerk confirmed that Xia Zuo had been taken away by Checil after taking the inhibitor, which basically eliminated Xia Zuo's suspicion of being involved in the gang rape.

But why did civilian omega appear in Xia Zuo's room, and it wasn't an employee of the winery.And why another officer came to Xia Zuo's room, and what role Xia Zuo played in this incident, is worth pondering.

After being routinely questioned by the prosecutor's office, Xia Zuo was asked to undergo a drug test, and the results proved that there were aphrodisiac drugs in her body, which meant that she had taken drugs that would trigger her rare estrus in the past seven days.At the same time, there is a high concentration of inhibitor components.

Excessive drugs are mixed together, even the mighty alpha will feel unwell in the short few days.

Questions such as why taking aphrodisiac drugs and using inhibitors have displayed countless doubts on the Internet.In addition, the prosecutor's office accused Xia Zuo of using his position to harass Omega's subordinates, and the selection of lieutenants three years ago caused her to fall into another storm.

Until the day she was summoned to the military court, all kinds of media bombarded the outside of the court like an explosion.

During this period of time, apart from Xia Zuo, the one who fell into endless questioning was Princess Estelle.

Thanks to the photo captured by the camera in the room, the powerful netizens searched for Xia Zuo, except for her position in the army and her life experience, all of them are clear, and the media personnel know that this is the princess. a child.So tricky and paranoid topics were thrown out one by one.

Ask the princess what she thinks about this matter, as well as the personal safety of omega enlisting in the army, etc., and even sharply ask the princess if such a thing happened to her own child because she did not fulfill her mother's responsibility.

On the interstellar network, the question extended by Xia Zuo became a quarrel.

About Xia Zuo's character, about the education of the princess, about the equal rights of omega, etc., the quarrel is in full swing.

There are not a few people who say that omega should not join the army because of their physical fitness, and give up the opportunity to alpha.Then the supporters turned back, saying that when the expeditionary force was summoned to the frontier planet three years ago, Alpha was not so active. If the officers of the frontier military region were not so angry, they would not have sent Omega to the battlefield.

With Natasha at the front, Mary at the back, and Her Royal Highness the Princess as the vanguard, this group of people is not afraid of having no arguments to refute the opposing camp.

As for Xia Zuo's education, many strange media said that although the princess had a brilliant political career, she failed to educate her children well, which was her mother's negligence.At the end of the article, it is also called that no matter what omegabeta is a mother, it should return to the family.

Regarding this incident, fans of the princess took Ellen Marquis as an example and turned back.

As for Xia Zuo's education, the most widely spread on the interstellar network is the princess's own statement, "Lieutenant General Xia Zuo is the pride of the empire, and her conduct is as unquestionable as the silver star on her shoulder and the medal on her chest. As Mother, I am proud of her. As an official of the empire and a member of the royal family, I feel relieved to have such a talented general. There is no doubt that Lieutenant General Xia Zuo is worthy of the stars on his shoulders. She defended the empire in Sass for nearly ten years, devoted herself to her duty, and devoted herself to her duties. The stars shine in the sky, and I expect her to become the brightest star among the stars that illuminate the empire."

Regarding Xia Zuo's bad influence, the Eldest Princess kept silent, and justified the name of her child, the youngest lieutenant general in the empire in nearly a thousand years, in a very proud tone.

Perhaps it was the eldest princess' unreserved trust that changed Xia Zuo's impression.After that, the Daily Times, the most important newspaper in the empire, promoted the video of Emily, who is now their editor-in-chief interviewing Xia Zuo, more than ten years ago to the interstellar network.

Many people recognize that the lieutenant general who is now caught in the scandal is the captain who looked immature but was so brave that he blew himself up in the Zerg pile in his mech. The favorability of Xia Zuo on the interstellar network suddenly went up.

At the same time, Emily, who had already organized the manuscript, released the information of the five officers suspected of infringing on Omega under the authorization of the military, and at the same time said that there were serious errors in the files of two of the majors.

Soon, under the teasing of caring people, someone checked the identities of these five people and discovered another more disgusting truth.Among them, two military officers who participated in the violation stated that the two instigators of the gang rape case at Gustav College who were only sentenced to 20 years in prison.

It was clear that there were still a few years left, but these two had been promoted to the rank of colonel in the army. It was difficult to solve the problem without a strong background.Interestingly, they discovered another situation, that is, both of these two are surnamed Winster... Norton Winster's Winster.

They come from a huge family that has produced countless famous generals and politicians, the family of Marshal Norton who now has the command of the highest army in the empire.

For a while, the Winster family was also dragged into the ranks of scolding by netizens.

The anger of civilians who witnessed that incident more than a decade ago was ignited, clamoring for the verdict of the five officers.As for the Winster family, their reputation was damaged because they sheltered rapists, and even Marshal Norton was implicated.

The things hidden in the darkness were torn apart a little bit, and the moment the pus gushed out, it was extremely dirty.

Afterwards, with the Queen's order, the members of the royal family expressed their unanimous belief in Xia Zuo's integrity as a soldier.The military, on the other hand, was unwilling to sacrifice such an outstanding lieutenant general with a strong background and a very rich background, so he confronted the other generals who strongly demanded the revocation of Xia Zuo's position and the proposal of the deputy chief of staff of the Ministry of National Defense.

From the filing of the prosecution to the end of the final trial, the sexual assault scandal, which lasted more than a month, finally came to an end.

Xia Zuo, who had no problems at all, escaped unscathed and was about to face another sexual harassment charge from the prosecutor's office.The other five were deprived of military rank, personal liberty, and civil rights, and were sentenced to life imprisonment with no chance of recovery.

Although this incident seemed to be over, it left a profound impact on the hearts of the people of the empire.The immediate reaction was that the princess's approval rating dropped by 5.00% in the following year's polls.As for the Winster family, the income of the year was also somewhat lost.

As for Xia Zuo, just as Sang Xu predicted, because the investigation showed that Xia Zuo didn't inject the opponent with the inhibitor in the first time when he found out that Omeha was in estrus, which led to a series of things later.The military held her to be responsible too, and as a general she had brought dishonor to the Imperial Army.

It was almost tough, depriving Xia Zuo of all his achievements in the military exercise, including the medal of "Star of Morning Sun" that was about to be awarded to her, and depriving her of all the positions she currently holds in the personal guards, and her The lieutenant general who was on active duty was directly withdrawn to the reserve.The military rank was dropped by one level, and three years of achievements were in vain.

Although it seems to be a very serious punishment, as a soldier, especially a general, it is indeed Xia Zuo's dereliction of duty to cause such a bad influence. Such a result is already a result of the military's great efforts to keep her.

They believed that according to Xia Zuo's strength and background, after the turmoil passed, she would be able to return to active duty after two years of flexible use, but now, after the handover of work, she has become a person with nothing to do.

On the day Xia Zuo left the military area, people from the military area silently lined up at the exit, silently seeing off their chief.It should have been Syrio who replaced Xia Zuo and took over the guards, but he, who came from the Winster family, already understood what role his family played in this political game that sacrificed his chief.

He, who has always admired his grandfather, resolutely rewrote the transfer application, and went to the far north after Xia Zuo left.

Therefore, it was Mary who took over the guard from Xia Zuo.

On the day of parting, everyone in the team had red eyes.The soldiers who were very resistant to this general who was unreasonable when he came here, now sincerely love this general who led them to win many honors at a young age.

Xia Zuo shook hands with the school officials one by one to say goodbye, and after encouraging Mary, he turned his attention to Chesil who was beside him.

Regarding what happened that night, people in the army more or less understood what was going on.Xia Zuo stayed with Chesil while he was in a fever, and he was able to use inhibitors to suppress his lust, but nothing happened. How can this general have too much willpower.

only……

Everyone gossips and turned their attention to her and Chelsea, wondering if there will be other developments between these two people after the general leaves.

Chesil was a school officer selected by Xia Zuo back then. He has outstanding ability and good looks. Even in the disciplined army, there are many suitors.But everyone knew that this beauty belonged to that iron-blooded lieutenant general who was a workaholic.

Due to their subordinate status, no one in the army would make fun of them.But now that Xia Zuo has resigned and temporarily retired from the army, he should...

In fact, Xia Zuo didn't have much of an impression of what happened that night.But... the matter of almost infringing on Checil made her heartbroken, but she didn't know how to apologize.

So at this moment, the lieutenant general, who was still not thinking much, stretched out his hand to hold Chesil's hand, and said solemnly, "I wish you a bright future and continue to maintain such an excellent style in Natasha's army. "

She said so with a gentle face, trying her best to look like a boss who encouraged her subordinates.

Chesil was taken aback, and smiled with curved lips.

Then, she heard Xia Zuo speak, and said sorry softly.The general withdrew his hand, continued to shake hands with the next school officer, said goodbye sincerely, and performed a solemn ceremony as if nothing had happened.

Feeling the residual warmth in his hand, Chesil was a little dazed, until he saw Xia Zuo's leaving back again, and finally realized the other party's extremely gentle rejection.

Involuntarily, a relieved smile appeared.

It was clear that he couldn't bear it and planned to rape her, and this man came back and apologized to her. He was really a staid, stubborn and gentle gentleman alpha.I don't know, who can pry open her defenses and get her heart with such a person?

But no matter who it is, it should be very happy.

She watched Xia Zuo get on the levitation car, and the steel-like gates outside the military area slowly opened, and the straight tracks were presented in front of her eyes one by one.

Looking at the shadow of the black military vehicle, I don't know who started to sing loudly,

——Whether it’s a squall or a blizzard

——Whether it’s the scorching sun or the lightning and thunder

——Whether hot or cold

……

The first voice, the second voice... Gradually gathered together, forming a majestic symphony, echoing over the Nice Military Region, watching his general leave with incomparable sincerity.

——Die on the battlefield for the motherland

——It is our supreme honor

……

The "First March of the Empire" belonging to the guards rang in his ears. Xia Zuo sat in the suspension car, listening to the sound that was getting farther and farther away but still unabated, his whole face was filled with smiles.

She listened to the voices of her subordinates going away, sat alone on the back seat of the hover car, and softly read the last sentence.

"For the glory of the empire, I am willing to fight until I die!"

The sorrowful and passionate singing stopped abruptly, and then, a louder sound broke out,

"General! Take care!"

"General! Take care!"

They confided their farewells one by one, expressing their reluctance to the general with emotion.Xia Zuo was sitting in the car, his blue eyes covered with mist.

Yes, I will, I will be back...

She clenched her hands tightly, making such a solemn promise in her heart.

The hover car flew towards Greenville and stopped at the entrance of the Duke's Mansion.Old Vito, who had already received the news, was already waiting at the door. While ordering the servants to quickly take Xia Zuo's luggage, he asked attentively, "How long will the Duke stay at home this time?"

Xia Zuo smiled, and walked inside with a relaxed expression, "I'm probably going to stay forever."

Old Vito trotted after him, "Ah, is it true? It's really exciting news."

Xia Zuo said, "I was demoted, do you also feel happy?"

Old Vito said with a smile, "It's just a good time to rest, Your Excellency, isn't that good? You have hardly come back these three years. When you come back this time, you can also consider marriage. You are 30 too much……"

"..." Sure enough, old Vito was always worried about other things.

Thinking so, Xia Zuo walked towards the quiet garden.It's already autumn, and the garden is depressed, and it looks lazy and has no business.When passing by the wisteria trellis, Xia Zuo raised his head, subconsciously looking at the tightly closed window.

It was tightly closed, and there was no longer the beautiful scenery at the turn of spring and summer three years ago.Xia Zuo lowered his eyes and walked straight towards the study.

The longest and most difficult period of her life is coming, and the holiday, which is far longer than the short two-month holiday, brings her endless loneliness and loneliness.

In this way, after thanking many people who offered help, she locked herself in this castle that seemed to be isolated from the world, and spent the long winter alone.

Until spring returns to the earth, the season of cherry blossoms blooming and wisterias blooming on the shelf comes again.

As summer approached, someone finally knocked on the closed Duke's Mansion.The person who came was Emily—Xia Zuo's deepest friend since he was young.

With an invitation, she graciously invited the frustrated duke to join her in a week-long fashion party.Unable to refuse, Xia Zuo accepted his friend's suggestion, rectified his appearance after being silent for half a year, and went to the meeting with her.