Meteor Fall Master in the 'Starry Abyss'
Chapter 349: The Curtain Falls · Frost Plated Lion_2

Chapter 349: The Curtain Falls · Frost Plated Lion_2

Supporting her forehead, Madeleine slowly said:

"Azure Star has at least a billion Outer World people, and Li Aozi has become the role model and spiritual pillar for these billion people. Moreover, the damn Frost Plated are the ones who personally banished this hero from the nation!"

"Your Excellency the President, the traitor Du Zexin has already gone off the radar and is most likely dead without a trace," Alison hurriedly explained. "By comparison, what is most important right now is to promptly mend our relationship with Sky Ring. As for Li Aozi’s matter, we will gradually silence the media and exercise control..."

"I am willing to trust you, Alison," Madeleine patted this old subordinate on the shoulder. "Don’t let me down. I still have a diplomatic meeting to attend this afternoon—Warden Frost, how are things at Elf Island?"

"All is normal, Your Excellency," Frost said indifferently. "You needn’t worry about that one. David Lyn never contacts the outside world, not even his daughter or son."

"I didn’t even know David Lyn had a daughter—oh, I remember now." Madeleine massaged her temples, overwhelmed with too many recent issues, forgetting some details: "What’s her name again, Wenya? Or was it Yawen? I had Governor Lai Lier specially assign her to the Grante frontline, heh, David Lyn is so patriotic, I suppose he won’t mind his daughter sacrificing for the country, right?"

The action of sending a political opponent’s daughter to the frontline by Madeleine was discomforting for nearly all the officials present—normally everyone was part of the bureaucracy, where there was a mutual understanding to avoid bringing disaster to one’s family.

First, the President threw David Lyn into jail, then killed his wife, made his son jobless, and killed his higher-status daughter. This was utterly a move aimed at cutting off his lineage.

"Let’s not talk about this now," Madeleine said without a glance at the assembly hall, walking outside. "Foreign Minister Liu Zhidong, come with me. You’re better suited to deal with those international reporters."

"Yes, Your Excellency." Liu Zhidong nodded, promptly rose, and followed closely behind.

Both of them left the President’s office together. Halfway through, Madeleine suddenly received a phone call. She didn’t care that Liu Zhidong was right beside her and immediately answered:

"Hello?"

"It’s me, Mom." An excited voice came from the other end of the line: "Arles Group has already completed the transfer. The pensions for the Grante battlefield will be delayed by four to five months, giving us enough time to complete this funding operation—14.8 billion Derby..."

"Look at how happy you are."

Madeleine said casually, deliberately glancing at Liu Zhidong, who got the hint and quickly said, "I’ll go arrange the vehicles; please wait here for me, Your Excellency."

Having said that, Liu Zhidong swiftly turned around to leave, her face immediately darkening. After walking a few steps, she pressed the button on her headset, communicating through vocal cord resonance to a private channel:

"Hmm, it’s me. Mr. Jose Rediaz, you and your Zhengxu assault team should be ready, right?"

"Everything is ready, Minister Liu Zhidong." Her retina projected an image of a muscular Zhengxu man with a bronze complexion, draped in a bullet-weave cloak, smoking a cigar, with busy Zhengxu armed personnel in the background.

"However, are you not worried that this bold move might cause Frost Plated to split?"

"The old witch Madeleine is already very ill, and once upon a time, the Frost Plated nation was also gentle and beautiful. When I was very young, people coexisted equally, never dividing into ranks due to gender or economic levels."

Liu Zhidong took a deep breath:

"The one causing all these changes isn’t someone else but that bastard Madeleine. She is the cancer of the nation, talking about protecting our girls on one hand while sending young girls to the front to die on the other. Her son is also using this immoral war to launder money and seek benefits for the Madeleine family... Even if the people forgive her, the Twin Queens won’t, neither will history!"

"Oh, you sure hold grudges, lady. I didn’t expect Madeleine to be so universally detested," Jose said, spreading his hands.

"So who is the successor? Someone must step up to take over this mess, right?"

"Thank you for the suggestion from the Zhengxu People, but this is an internal matter for us Frost Plated. Even Zhengxu, claiming to ’forever remain neutral,’ cannot intervene in our elections."

Liu Zhidong smiled and said:

"As for the candidate, it has already been decided, and it will shock the whole world when the time comes."

"If you say so, it must indeed be an exceptional existent," Jose tapped his thigh.

"All right, if you have things ready on your end, Ms. Liu Zhidong, I wish you good luck."

"Stopping First Rule also depends on you."

Liu Zhidong hung up the call, turned around, and saw the President’s exclusive vehicle—the D2000 ’Sun Wolf,’ with a top speed of 600 kilometers per hour. If hit by a lunatic cyborg causing severe injury, the vehicle could still promptly deliver anyone to any hospital. The nation’s top experts had modified it, truly transforming it into an airborne fortress.

The powerful battle AI was equipped with smart missiles, laser beams, 40mm cannons, and various weapon systems, also capable of directly blocking damage from naval guns. Its anti-electronic invasion capabilities were first-class. Just one car was not enough; the motorcade often consisted of three identical hover cars, constantly changing order while in motion.