Chapter 479 Head of State
Schnatter glanced at Ai Wanxin from head to toe, a scornful smile appeared on the corner of his lips, and he said in a drawn-out tone, "Last night, Rear Admiral Jon abandoned the safety of the entire naval fleet and left the rotating command ship without permission for your sake. He was nowhere to be found and did not return all night. When the Military Discipline Supervision Office learned of this serious violation of discipline and sent people to verify and inquire, he threatened and contradicted the Inspector General and violently resisted the investigation, right?"
After saying this, Jon's face, which had not looked good since he boarded the Conqueror, turned even darker, and a breath of foul air was trapped in his chest.
The one who was missing and did not return all night was obviously the commander of the Sixth Star Sector Fleet, and when did he violently resist censorship?
It's really easy to find a pretext to accuse someone of a crime!
However, Qiao En glanced at Ai Wanxin and decided to protect her no matter what.
"Huh?" Before Qiao En could speak, Ai Wanxin chuckled and said, "Why are what you said different from what I know?"
The hair on the back of Jon's neck stood up and he had a bad feeling in his heart. Was she going to confront Schnatter head-on?
"Marshal—" Qiao En rushed forward and tried to interrupt Ai Wanxin's words, but was frozen in place by her fleeting glance.
Cold sweat soaked Jon's vest.
What's the difference between that look just now and the look the commander gave him when he made a reckless mistake back then!
"Oh? What did you hear?" Schnatter was quite interested in this woman standing in front of him who seemed not afraid of him at all, and asked with rare patience.
Ai Wanxin sighed softly and said, "Marshal, it doesn't matter what I heard. What matters is that my understanding of you seems to have gone awry."
"To be honest, before I met you, I always thought you were a petty person who abused your power and didn't know the difference between public and private. Now it seems that someone might have deliberately misled me."
Schnatter's puffy face shrunk violently, and a hyena-like cold light flashed in his triangular eyes. The veins on the back of his hand resting on the armrest of the chair bulged, and the root of his nose twitched. He sneered, "You want to talk nonsense in front of me, but you've come to the wrong place. Today I can make you disappear from this planet silently, and no one dares to say a word, not even that loser beside you."
Jon gritted his teeth, clenched his fists, and tried hard to suppress the anger that was rising up his throat.
Ai Wanxin's face didn't even show a trace of fear. She blinked and said, "Aren't you curious why I have this impression? After all, I'm just an Earthling. I didn't know you before. All my concepts about you come from other people's descriptions."
Ai Wanxin's eyes fell vaguely on Wagner's face, who was gloating, and said meaningfully: "If I, who just met you for less than half a day, can have this feeling, then I don't know how many people who think this way are there in places you don't know."
Schnatter turned his head to follow Ai Wanxin's gaze, and fixed his eyes on Wagner.
The sinister smile on Wagner's face froze. He stood up straight and angrily asked, "What do you mean?"
Ai Wanxin tilted her head and asked in confusion: "Why are you so anxious? I didn't mention your name. What if it was Major General Qiao En who said it?"
Schnatter's gaze pierced Jon like an arrow again. Jon was stunned and his heart sank.
Selling him out and joining Schnatter, how come he didn't think of this possibility?
Why did I subconsciously trust her?
"However." Ai Wanxin changed the subject, "Major General Qiao En is not the kind of person who appears to be friendly and affectionate with others on the surface, but secretly acts in a bully way and ruins the reputation of others."
Wagner gritted his teeth. Major General Jon was not that kind of person. Then it was obvious who was that kind of person.
This woman is so sharp-tongued, we must not let her continue talking!
Wagner said anxiously, "Marshal, this woman is completely confusing right and wrong and trying to sow discord. She is just a lowly person whose life is worthless on this planet. This kind of lowly person has dirty means and vicious hearts, and is the best at spreading rumors. Don't listen to her nonsense!"
Schnatter remained silent. Ai Wan was puzzled and said, "I said that someone is using the Marshal's title to gain personal benefits and ruin the Marshal's reputation. Inspector General, why are you so anxious?"
"Shouldn't your Military Discipline Supervision Office be responsible for the full supervision and control of this kind of abuse of power, violation of laws and disciplines, and damage to the public's trust in the Marshal?"
"It's fine if you didn't notice it. I kindly reminded the Marshal, but why are you still slandering me for talking nonsense? You have no right to speak without an investigation, Inspector General. It's such a serious matter. If you want to say that there is no such thing, then you have to provide evidence. You can't just talk nonsense without any evidence."
"It can't be that you are breaking the law while enforcing it, squandering the marshal's reputation outside, and then pretending to be nice in front of the marshal, using your eloquence to deceive others and profit from it!"
"You! You--!" Wagner's eyes went dark, he felt dizzy and his head was pounding. He wanted to slap himself twice.
Broke your mouth, say something, curse back!
Ai Wanxin would never give him a chance to gather strength. She shook her head and said, "But in the final analysis, these things have nothing to do with me. I just can't stand it. Hey, maybe I shouldn't say too much and make everyone unhappy, but there's nothing I can do. I'm just like that. I say what I mean. Just listen to me and don't take it to heart."
Jon felt a little out of his mind. This sentence is not meant for you to use here, my dear!
Wagner was so anxious that he almost stamped his feet. He looked at Schnatter's gloomy little eyes that were flashing with cold light, and his heart felt cold.
Schnatter definitely took it to heart!
But he was no pushover just because he was favored by Schnatter. Wagner quickly calmed down. He glared at Ai Wanxin and turned his gaze to Jon. Since he couldn't handle this woman, don't blame him for diverting trouble.
"Marshal, I will definitely order people to investigate this matter in detail when I go down. However, I'm afraid there is another hidden reason why Major General Jon left his post without permission." Wagner bent over and whispered in Schnatter's ear.
“Speak.” Schnatter’s voice was heavy, but he still responded to him.
Wagner knew that as long as he could help the marshal kill John, his minor flaws would be insignificant.
"Major General Jon left his post without permission, left everyone behind and went to the inner island to bring three Earthlings back to the starship. It was my duty to go to the Blue Crystal to question him in person. The major general would rather use violence against my subordinates than reveal the origins of those three people."
"I found this strange and had to investigate further. I found out that one of the three people brought back to the starship by Major General Jon was an important politician from a country on this planet. Before the end of the world, he was running for president of that country."
"Marshal, I guess that Major General Jon is trying to support him and fight for the position of head of the Earth Alliance government!"