Chapter 345 Chaotic PLANT

At this time, PLANT has become a mess. People in the National Defense Committee are coming and going in a hurry, and it is so noisy that Aslan, Diego and Nicol, who have just returned to their home countries, are confused.

"Hey, hey, what's going on with this mess?"

"Something terrible must have happened."

At this time, they happened to meet Captain Jiecheng who was coming towards them, and Aslan and the other three hurriedly stepped forward to ask.

"Captain Yuki."

"Aslan Sala! Diego Elsman! Nigel Amalfi! Why are you here?" Captain Jie knew them. They are all elites in the army and belong to Cruze Team, we should be on Earth at this time.

"Let's not talk about us for now. Why is everyone in such chaos?" Aslan asked hurriedly.

"[Operation Breaking the Game] seems to have failed." Upon hearing this, Captain Yuki's expression darkened and he became very serious.

"Eh?"

"What?"

"How could that happen!? That's..."

Aslan, Diego and Nigel couldn't believe the answer Captain Yuki told them. [Operation Breaking the Tie] was the largest operation since the war began. The number of troops invested was unprecedented. The plan was also formulated by Cruze. Yes, they knew their former captain and his thoughts were meticulous, and it was difficult for them to believe that the battle arranged by him would fail.

"The exact situation is unclear, but there are reports that our entire army was wiped out."

"How is that possible!? Total military annihilation is nothing..."

If just the failure of the battle was unacceptable to them, the result of the entire army being annihilated would be like a bolt from the blue.

Captain Yuki approached them and whispered to the three of them, especially to Aslan: "There is also bad news for you. One of the latest mobile suits under secret development has been taken away, and The person who secretly pulled the strings was Lux Klein.”

Hearing this, not only Aslan, but also Diego and Nicol changed their expressions.

Who is Lux Klein? The daughter of former Speaker Sigur Klein, the daughter of the Klein family, and the full name idol of PLANT. Not only among the people, but also within the ZAFT army, more than half of the people are her fans. If... she is a spy If so, they couldn't imagine how much harm this incident would bring to PLANT.

"Now the defense committee has exploded."

"How...how could this happen...Lux...how could it be..."

Unable to believe what they heard with their own ears, the three Aslans bid farewell to Captain Yuuki and immediately walked towards the interior of the National Defense Committee. They wanted to see Patrick Sala and wanted to find out what happened and why they just returned from Earth. Such huge changes have occurred in the past few days since arriving at PLANT.

"What are you still dawdling about? Let Gibraltar send troops and reinforcements!"

"UAV reconnaissance is not enough, what is needed now is a detailed report!"

"How come I haven't heard of this!?"

"Where did this information come from?"

…

Along the way, the staff of the National Defense Commission were in a mess, eager to know what happened on the earth, but they were anxious because they could not get a specific report immediately.

When I arrived at Patrick Sala's office, he was also very busy. Patrick Sala had been questioning his subordinates about the situation on the earth, and he didn't even notice the three people coming in to report.

"No news yet?"

"They seem to be using the [Cyclops System], and a large-scale microwave antenna is set up underground in the base..."

"Where's Cruze?"

"Further contact has not been made. The last telegram received was from Captain Cruze. He is leading the remaining troops back to the Gibraltar base from the Arctic Ocean."

"What? Why do you want to go to the Gibraltar base through the Arctic Ocean? What about the Carpentaria base?"

"This... intelligence came from the Carpentaria base. While we were executing [Operation Breaking the Situation], the Orb fleet occupied Port Moresby and landed a large force from the Gulf of Papua to Papua New Guinea. Torres The strait is also blocked, so..."

"Damn Orb!" Patrick Sala punched the table hard. ZAFT's situation was already very dangerous. Now Orb stepped in again and calculated ZAFT for the second time. This had to make Patrick Sala Sarah was worried that Orb and the Earth Alliance had secretly reached some kind of agreement to deal with ZAFT. "Get in touch with Kruse as soon as possible and ask him to submit a detailed report, as well as the Carpentaria base, and ask them to keep an eye on Orb's response." The next action must not allow Orb's fleet to leave the Torres Strait, and let the parliament issue questions and condemnation to Orb. "

"yes."

"I'm sorry, Speaker Sara." At this time, the door of the office opened again, and someone reported to Patrick Sara again, "Several members, led by Eileen Kanaba, occupied the chamber and asked us to explain the situation. , they may want to convene a temporary Supreme Council meeting.”

"Hey, it happens to cause chaos at this time... I'll deal with them later!" Patrick Sala scolded, and then issued an order, "Anyway, get in touch with Cruze as soon as possible. Carpentaria maintains level 2 combat preparations and shrinks Oceania. The forces around the Federation should not be distracted. What is needed now is a calm and objective report. "

"yes!"

"Have Klein and his gang been found?"

"Not yet. Their escape route is very carefully planned and may take more time than expected."

"Damn it, let the Justice Bureau come forward and arrest all the congressmen like Kanaba who have close contacts with Klein!"

"But..."

"Lacus Klein was set up by a spy, and her father subsequently fled with her. His whereabouts are unknown. The target of [Breakthrough Operation] has been leaked. Even a child can understand the relationship. The Klein family is now a traitor, and Kanaba and others are trying to hold me responsible. It's ridiculous! Those talents... No, they must be harboring fugitives. There is only one possibility!"

"Understood!"

Patrick Sala made the final decision. Although some people still have doubts, they must execute it, otherwise they may be arrested in complicated situations.

After the subordinates left, Aslan, Dial and Nigel came forward to report.

"Mr. Speaker Sara."

"Hmm... do you know the situation?"

The three looked at each other with complicated expressions, because Athrun still couldn't believe that Lacus would rebel, and he also heard that Orb took the initiative to attack the ZAFT army, which was simply a fairy tale.

Nigel and Diego were worried about their fathers. Nigel's father was a member of the moderate faction. Although Diego's father was a neutral faction, he was close to the moderate faction. They were worried that their fathers would be arrested by Patrick Sara together with Irene Canaba.

"Yes! But... this is unbelievable to me. How could Lacus collude with spies? And Orb... If Yang Hui is here, he shouldn't do this..."

"It seems that you have never known Yang Hui, Aslan." Patrick Sara pinched his nose tiredly and said to Aslan and the other two, "In Orb now, no one dares to do this except Yang Hui. Only he has such a big appetite and such courage."

"But, doesn't Orb stick to neutrality? Why do they..."

"Hehe, it is precisely because they want to stick to neutrality that they do this." Patrick Sara smiled self-deprecatingly. The failure of [Breakthrough Operation] did make him angry, but he never expected that Orb would actually exert its strength at this time.

He understood Yang Hui's approach and always knew Yang Hui's goal.

That's right, it is to stick to Orb's neutrality concept, but to achieve this, it needs to be absolutely strong and have the force to confront the whole world.

Therefore, the neutrality of Orb is not the current swinging and compromising neutrality, but the neutrality that stands at the top of the world and no one dares to touch. Orb is not a country that can be bullied by others, but a supervisor and judge.

This is Yang Hui's ultimate goal!

To achieve this, the size of Orb must be expanded, and Papua New Guinea is the first choice. It is close to Orb and can contain the Carpentaria base, killing two birds with one stone.

"But Mr. Speaker..."

"Okay! This matter is already an established fact. It's useless for you to disbelieve it. What's important is how we deal with it next!"

"Yes!"

"Diego Elsman, Nicol Amalfi, don't worry about your fathers. They are not involved."

"Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker Sarah!"

"Well, as for Lacus... you can see for yourself." As he said, Patrick Sarah called up the video sent to the hangar of the Freedom Gundam. It was really Lacus handing the Freedom Gundam to a stranger. "This is the surveillance footage of the military factory. After that, freedom was immediately taken away. If there is no evidence, no one would suspect her. Do you understand?"

"Yes..." It was difficult to answer, but the evidence was overwhelming. It was useless for them to disbelieve it. From the moment she was sent, Lacus Klein was no longer Aslan Sarah's fiancée, but a wanted criminal who committed treason and was their enemy.

"From now on, you are my direct troops. No one can give you orders except me. Your first mission is to take back the stolen X10A Liberty and eliminate its pilots, as well as all personnel and facilities that may have come into contact with it."

"Huh?" This mission was too cruel, and the three of them couldn't accept it for a while.

"You three go to the military factory to receive new machines, X09A Justice, Aslan Zala..."

"...Yes."

"X11A Rebirth, Diego Elsman."

"Yes!"

"X12A Covenant, Nicol Amalfi."

"Yes!"

"Once you are ready, set off to carry out the mission immediately. If you can't take back Liberty, destroy it completely!"

"But Mr. Speaker, all the personnel and facilities that may have come into contact with it must be eliminated...isn't it too much?" Nicol asked. He really couldn't be so cruel.

"...All the X series machines are equipped with anti-neutron jammers. You should understand the importance."

"Anti-neutron jammer!? This..." The three of them were shocked.