The Empire begins with the Fourth Scourge

289、Come on

"The fourth group? It's them again!" Phoenix-Valoren suddenly remembered that during the first day meeting of the Eliadu Business Summit, someone had revealed that a group was using combat images of the Galactic Republic fleet to fight Advertisement, and this is the fourth group!

"That is to say, this time the Injorians launched a foreign war, and the fourth group is behind it?" Finnis-Valoren only felt his rise, "How dare they do this!! Summon the representatives of the fourth group immediately! ! Tell her to come and see me immediately!!"

"The fourth group is one aspect. The question now is how to deal with the Injorian invasion?" Palpatine asked.

"Immediately issue an official warning to the Injorians. If they don't withdraw their troops, they will be severely sanctioned by the Galactic Republic!" Phoenix-Valorum said loudly.

"Exactly. Given that the Injoris have now shut down their hypercommunication frequency, we should send an embassy," Palpatine said.

"Do you have a suitable candidate to recommend? Representative Palpatine." Valoren asked, "Or this time we will let the special envoy of the Jedi Order pass? The last time between the Kali and the Yamrui The mediation of the Jedi Knights played a very good role in the war."

"It is not suitable at present, Your Excellency Speaker. Gzin Company is an illegal enterprise and is not protected by the Constitution of the Republic, so there is no room for the Jedi Order to intervene. Therefore, my suggestion is to send an envoy to go there." Parr Patin replied.

"Who is more appropriate to send?"

"I think Quinus, a member of the Ando galaxy, is a good candidate." Palpatine directly reported a name, "As a member of the outer ring planet, Quinus is good enough eloquence to persuade the Inchorians."

"Then do this, Almeda, you draft a formal statement." Valoren said to the deputy speaker Mas Almeda who has been silent.

"yes."

At this moment, the door of the office was opened, and Gross Shelbya, the representative of the fourth group, walked in, and saluted Valoren, Almeda, and Palpatine in a very decent way, "Your Excellency, are you looking for me?" ?”

"The fourth group's business is very big." Phoenix-Valoren was angry, and naturally he didn't have a good face.

"Bathed in the glory of the Republic, the Fourth Group is growing rapidly. I believe we will be able to contribute more to the Republic." Shelbya's answer can be said to be just right, showing the emotional intelligence and etiquette of a master-level talent .

"Of course I believe this. For example, the Fourth Group has done a good job in helping the Injoli invade." Valorum said coldly.

The accusation came so suddenly that even Shelbya couldn't react immediately, "I don't quite understand what you mean, Mr. Speaker."

"The Injolis recently launched a war of aggression against the Ness galaxy, and the transport ships transporting their troops are the transport ships of your fourth group! And the weapons in their hands were also sold to them by your fourth group!" Valoren snapped. Said.

Shelbya bowed slightly, and then said: "Your Excellency, we did sell weapons and transport ships to the Inchori, but this is a normal business practice. If someone uses a fruit knife to commit murder, should they be punished?" A factory that produces fruit knives?"

"Don't you greedy businessmen only have business in your eyes? Can't you see the violent tendencies of the Injoli? You are not selling a fruit knife to a commoner, but to a criminal , and now there are violent criminals!! You are the accomplices!!"

"Your Excellency Speaker, I think I can explain..."

"Needless to say! The fourth group will accept sanctions! You will also be directly responsible for the consequences of the Injoli's war of aggression this time!"

"If this is the case, I hope this matter can be discussed openly in the Galactic Council." Shelbya's tone became cold when he saw that there was nothing he could do.

"First think about how you can give an explanation to those people who have been invaded! Now you get out! I need to find a way to save those people who have been engulfed by the war you started!" Phoenix-Valoren scolded angrily, putting Shelbya kicked out.

Looking at Gross Shelby's back, an imperceptible sneer appeared on the corner of Schiff Palpatine's mouth.

...

Gross Shelby walked out of the parliament building. She hurriedly stepped onto the suspension vehicle, and said eagerly to the driver: "Go to Congressman Underwood's mansion! Hurry up!"

The levitation vehicle arrived at the mansion of Dawn Star Congressman Francis Underwood at an astonishing speed. Shelbya rushed in and saw Underwood talking to Claire Underwood.

"...In the name of the Outer Rim Planet Mutual Aid Fund, rescue the planet Jabim. This is an excellent opportunity to expand our influence in the Outer Rim star region... Ms. Shelbya, why did you come here suddenly?" Francis Underwood looked at Douglas Stamp, chief of staff who was following Shelbya, with displeased eyes.

Douglas Stamp shrugged innocently. After all, Shelbya has a high status and everyone is very close. Naturally, he has no reason to keep her out of the door.

Next, after listening to Shelbya's narration, Francis shook his head and said: "First of all, you should not seek public discussion in the parliament, and second, you should not come to me directly. If my guess is correct, the information you came directly to discuss with me is already on Schiff Palpatine's desk."

Although Shelbya is only about 30 years old, she is already the top choice in terms of ability and IQ. She immediately figured out why, and her face turned pale, "Oops!...Damn...This time, the first time The four groups are really going to suffer this knife!"

"It doesn't matter. Since we're here, let's have a good discussion about why Congressman Palpatine would suddenly attack us." Francis said very calmly.

Claire went to pour a few glasses of champagne tacitly, and brought them over on a tray to each of the people present.

Shelbya took a sip of his wine and calmed down, "We have always been very cautious. This time, whether it is selling weapons or transport planes, it is the official way. Such transactions are not known every day in the Milky Way. How much happened, but Speaker Valoren has been staring at us..."

"There is no doubt that when he was angry, Senator Palpatine took the opportunity to push you out. Therefore, this is the result of his deliberate deliberation, and you cannot escape." Francis crossed his legs, Cross your hands on your knees relaxedly, "The question is, why?"

"I really don't know..."

"Palpatine's mind is the deepest among the people I've ever seen. In fact, if it wasn't for the reminder from His Excellency the Governor, I think it would be difficult for me to see through his essence. Therefore, whether it is you or me, you should It’s hard to understand the real reason for his behavior.” Francis suddenly changed the subject, “This arms sale should be directly ordered by His Excellency the Governor, right?”

"That's right."

"Then just ask the governor."