Counterfeit Hero

"He's not crazy, he's sober, and he knows what he's going to do!" Philip stood up, walked up to George, looked into his confused eyes and said seriously: "However, it's precisely because of his sobriety that he's scary! Would you expect such a person to hand over the Gacharin Empire to you intact?"

George raised his head blankly: "Why, why would he do this?"

"Why?" Philip sneered: "Because he gained the right to rule this country from betrayal, so he hates any betrayal against him."

Before he finished speaking, George grabbed Phillip's collar and said angrily: "You can't say that, you can't comment on my father like this!"

"Have you ever considered him your father?" Philip's words were like a basin of ice-cold water, soaking into George's heart. "In your eyes, hasn't he always been a lunatic occupying his position? Under his rule, Gacharin went to war. Every day, he fought with different countries. Every second, Gacharin's youth died. If the country that was originally prosperous now left the aid of Western York, it would Can you still hold on?"

George let go of Philip dejectedly: "But...he is my father after all."

"But he is also the master of Gacharin!" Philip's suddenly raised voice was filled with uncontrollable anger. He grabbed George's collar with his backhand and shouted: "Do you know why I chose you? Because? In the Morton family, you are more sober than anyone else! Because in the Morton family, you are the only one who will not go crazy because of betrayal! You even bluntly criticized your father's rule in front of me. Where are your ideals? ? Where has your dream of building a prosperous and peaceful country gone? Where has your dream of building a trusting country gone? Do you really want this country to remain in a state of betrayal and war forever?"

George smiled miserably: "A country of trust, do we still have this qualification now? A peaceful and prosperous life? Can we stop this war that sweeps the entire human race?" Tears flowed from his empty eyes, "No! We are also betraying However, we have no ability to save this country. The only thing we can do is to destroy it together with this country."

"So..." Philip put down George coldly, "You just let this nuclear bomb be dropped on your hometown of St. John's, and kill the founder of the empire, John... Morton, together with 12 million St. John's Are the citizens wiped out from this world together?”

The room was as silent as a tomb for a moment.

After a long time, George finally asked feebly: "Then what should I do?"

Philip said slowly: "Let your brother complete the last betrayal of the Morton family." He picked up the document about the nuclear bomb and put it back into his pocket, then took out an identical document and stuffed it into George's hand: "Put it in Give this to Reinhardt."

As if he didn't notice George's shocked eyes, Philip continued: "This nuclear bomb cannot be manufactured after all. Even in a secret base in outer space, even if we have raw materials that the entire human society cannot find, even if it is only Some of the raw materials are left over from the ancient Earth Federation, and now there are signs that they are being targeted by the Supreme Council of Humanity."

"Your father originally wanted to blame this antique thing on the Leray Federation. I handled all the work. If the matter is exposed by then, I will be the scapegoat." Philip smiled bitterly, his voice There is an unspeakable sense of ridicule in it, "Your father wants to drag the entire human society into a cosmic war through this tragedy that no one can investigate clearly. As long as this antique explodes, both camps will never watch each other turn against humanity." The crime of accusing his allies was placed on him, and the war was about to break out. Moreover, your father was even prepared. After the nuclear bomb exploded, he would announce his abdication and merge the entire Gacharin Empire into the Binart Empire, becoming Binar. A province of the Te Empire."

George felt that there were too many shocks today, too much to digest: "Incorporate into the Binart Empire?"

Philip nodded affirmatively and said: "Yes, you heard it right, it was merged into the Binart Empire, which is millions of light years away, and became one of its provinces and an enclave. It was because Stephen could not accept this in his It seems that the decision to ruin the Morton family’s legacy was the reason why he formulated the assassination plan. He believed that the war with the LeRay Federation could no longer continue.”

Philip sighed deeply and continued: "When it comes to politics, your father is definitely a political genius, and he has the courage to take things on and off in this regard. In the coming universe, In the war, there was no difference whether it was a member state of Western York or a province of the Binart Empire. If the war failed, everything would disappear. If the war was won, then a country millions of light years away would disappear. It is not too difficult to regain independence in this enclave.”

"But, this is playing with fire after all." Philip changed the topic: "Everything your father did was aimed at Russell. He could not tolerate Russell leading the army into the Little Pyrenees Star Territory. , for this, he even tried to turn the entire Gacharin into the fuse of the cosmic war. The matter of nuclear bombs has aroused the alert of the weapons inspection team of the Supreme Council of Mankind. Your father refused to give up and even wanted to create one. Regarding the accident of the verification team...he has been burned out by the anger towards Russell's betrayal."

"Now is your best and last chance. If Stephen and the others want to launch an attack, they must mobilize the Mythical Legion and allow Reinhardt to leave Mozic within the time they planned. I estimate that they will find a way to launch a series of Similar to the Freedom Front's attack to achieve this goal, now, what you have to do is to help them, send the document that found someone manufacturing a nuclear bomb to Reinhardt, and then investigate with him, and leave here to stay out of the matter. …”

George raised his head suddenly and said in surprise: "You mean..."

Phillip nodded and said calmly: "This is your only choice. No matter whether Stephen and Bruce's plan succeeds or not, you will be the ultimate winner." Phillip's voice was calm, without any emotion, " If their plan fails, you will be the only heir to the Morton family. If their plan succeeds, you can come back with the Mythical Legion and take control of the situation with the support of the military."

Looking at George's complicated eyes, Philip smiled slightly: "I know whoever gives you this advice will eventually hate him for the rest of your life. But if I don't say it, no one will say it! I would rather you hate me. , and I don’t want you to regret it. You didn’t choose this path. It was your father who pushed the Gacharin and Morton families to this point step by step. You and your two brothers had no choice. It’s just that your Life is better than Stephen and the others.".

In the study, silence fell again.

Philip slowly walked out of the study. The moment he closed the door, he heard George's roar: "Is it my fate to be a betrayer after all? I am destined to betray my father?"

The door paused for a moment, and finally closed gently but firmly.

Outside the door, a trace of a wistful smile appeared on Philip's lips. He murmured, as if answering George, in a low voice: "Yes, this is the fate I chose for you. The Morton family is betraying Those who rise up will eventually perish through betrayal.”

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The economic strength of the LeRay Federation was brought to its extreme in two years of national mobilization. President Hamilton, who was born as a lawyer, although he knew nothing about war command, was naturally acumen to the economy. Through various ingenious political tactics, he constantly tapped and stimulated the economic vitality of the Leray Federation.

In the country of Lelei, especially for the Lelei Central Star Region and the Baimu Star Region, which are far away from the war, the war does not seem to be as terrible as imagined. On the contrary, when the national war preparation machine is fully activated, many people compete in peacetime. Small businesses that were on the verge of bankruptcy in China have regained their vitality. With the support of allied countries, the unemployment rate in non-war zones has dropped to 2%, and even the unemployment rate in war zones has dropped to a low level of 10%.

Coupled with the comprehensive recovery of the Newtonian galaxy and the successive victories of the Galileo galaxy, the public's support for the president and the ruling party has reached a new peak. However, what goes up must come down. This irrefutable truth is universally applicable. At this time, it also applies to President Hamilton, who still has one year left in power.

Outside the presidential palace, thousands of people are holding a rally, demanding that the president accept the mediation offered by the Supreme Council of Humanity to finally resolve the war with the Gacharin Empire and the ownership of the Galileo Galaxy in a peaceful manner. The casualties on the Lucerne front line have caused an uproar. Opposition parties have jumped out to criticize, and the people have also lamented over such casualties. The public opinion media analyzed the war in Lucerne endlessly, trying to find out the reasons for the sharp increase in casualties.

"I have to admit that imperial countries are more suitable for war than federal countries." Hamilton, who was watching the public rally through the gap in the curtains, lowered the curtains, turned around and shrugged, "In the Gacharin Empire, I think this will not happen. Thing? General Russell.".