28: Chapter 28 You're telling someone with a cheat code that the road ahead is bumpy?

Everyone's expression changed drastically.

Peng Hao, at the very back of the group, almost burst out laughing.

The leader,

really is on my side after all!

Lin Mo's mind was a chaotic mess.

The Hawks, The Doves...

Struggles, marginalization...

Could it be that the leader...

Before Lin Mo could think further,

the leader's next sentence arrived.

“Comrade Lin Mo, there is a question I would like to ask you.”

Lin Mo took a deep breath.

He calmed his internal emotions.

He responded solemnly, “Leader, please ask.”

The leader gave a faint smile.

He took a few steps forward,

coming to stand before Lin Mo.

General Li Jingwu couldn't help but want to speak up,

but he was immediately stopped by Long Jianjun's fierce glare.

General Li Jingwu was helpless.

You kid... you can only hope for the best now!

The leader stood in front of Lin Mo,

wearing a smile.

He gently patted Lin Mo's shoulder.

“No need to be nervous. Just answer me according to the truest thoughts in your heart.”

The leader said with a smile.

“It's strange when you think about it,”

“Every member of China's high-level leadership has their own beliefs and philosophies.”

“Some people's ideas are more radical; these people gather together and are called The Hawks by others.”

“Some people's ideas are more moderate,”

“and they are called The Doves by others.”

The leader paused,

then said self-deprecatingly, “I don't know why,”

“but over the years, I was suddenly slapped with the Dove label by others.”

“I even became,”

“the number one figure of The Doves.”

“Comrade Lin Mo, don't you think that's strange?”

That last sentence

was like a sudden clap of thunder on level ground.

It made everyone's face pale!

Lin Mo couldn't guess the leader's intentions,

so he simply stopped overthinking it

and waited for his question.

“Comrade Lin Mo,”

“Some of your past statements,”

“including your manifesto and intentions when joining the Strategic Intimidation Bureau,”

“we are already aware of them.”

“At the same time, many people have already given you”

“the label of The Hawks.”

The leader looked at Lin Mo and asked calmly,

“So, Comrade Lin Mo, which faction do you think you belong to?”

Are you a Hawk,

or a Dove?

This

was simply a question designed to strike at the heart!!

The entire field was silent,

Lin Mo's spirit was exceptionally tense.

Others couldn't stand this tense atmosphere, and some even began to break out in a cold sweat.

Who would have thought

that the first time the leader met Lin Mo,

he would ask such a sharp question!

General Li Jingwu was burning with anxiety.

If he chose The Doves,

for Lin Mo, it would be a form of submission!

His life's convictions would suffer a massive blow, and it was even possible he'd never recover!

If he chose The Hawks,

Lin Mo would be creating a powerful enemy for himself that he absolutely could not oppose!

How was he supposed to answer?

The whole place was deathly quiet.

Lin Mo looked at the leader,

pondering how to answer such a sharp, heart-striking question.

It was impossible for him to be a Dove!

But was he a Hawk?

Lin Mo thought of his past,

thought of the ambitions he had set across two lifetimes,

and in an instant, he understood many things.

In this life, he had a system at his side.

He would surely be the future of China, the hope of China!

So what if they were Doves?

So what if they were The Hawks?

So what if he was the leader?

As long as he could continuously advance China's technology

and constantly elevate China's national fortune,

all of China's resources would inevitably converge upon him.

This was the unstoppable trend!

Having understood the key,

Lin Mo broke into a smile.

Seeing that Lin Mo could actually still smile,

General Li Jingwu almost coughed up blood from anger.

“Damn, this kid! He really doesn't know the height of the heavens!...”

Meanwhile, Long Jianjun, General Hu Yanwen, Commander of Western Military Region, and the other high-ranking generals

all showed expressions of appreciation.

A young man, facing the questioning of China's third-highest figure,

could still remain unfazed and wear a smile.

He truly had the heart of a lion!

But, they liked it!

Soldiers of the Dragon Army

needed exactly that kind of courage!

Long Jianjun had already decided in his heart that no matter how the leader dealt with Lin Mo later,

he would protect this kid!

The leader looked at Lin Mo,

also very surprised in his heart.

He spoke again: “Well, Comrade Lin Mo, do you have an answer?”

Facing the leader's second inquiry,

Lin Mo finally spoke.

“Leader, I will never be a Dove.”

“Oh?”

The leader was surprised, “Are you sure? Do you want to be a hawkling?”

However,

Lin Mo shook his head.

His gaze swept around the surroundings,

finally looking steadily at the leader.

“But, I won't be a Hawk either, because these damn factions are all products of being backward and incompetent rage!”

“You kid,” a sharp light flashed in the leader's eyes.

“You certainly talk big!”

Lin Mo smiled.

The more he spoke, the more his momentum grew.

“My words may be harsh, but they are the truth!”

“It's undeniable that although most people in both factions have different philosophies and political views, they have all dedicated their lives to China's rise!”

“But many people have forgotten in the heat of the struggle that all of this is a helpless act of necessity, forced upon us after China suffered the bullying of foreign enemies and was frantically suppressed and blockaded!”

“The root of it all is still the word 'backward'!”

“The result of being backward is getting beaten!”

Lin Mo's voice became increasingly resonant.

Now, carrying the future heritage of China, he didn't need to consider factions at all!

With his efforts, the backward China will become history!

A powerful China will become the nightmare of all enemy nations!

Therefore,

the faction I, Lin Mo, belong to,

is the only correct faction!

Any faction that is hostile to me

is an enemy faction blocking China's path to rise!

“How to make China rejuvenate and rise, to once again stand at the peak of the world's powerful nations, I, Lin Mo, have my own path!”

“This path, I will tread out step by step!”

“When China becomes the sole hegemon of the Blue Planet, all these factions will naturally be swept into the trash heap of history.”

“So, if you must assign a faction to me, it's the China Faction!”

The leader said three words: “On what grounds?”

Lin Mo replied with a smile.

“On the grounds of my IQ that surpasses everyone, and my talent that overwhelms everyone!”

“On the grounds that I alone can trample countless scientists of the Eagle Sauce underfoot and possess the ability to create epoch-making military technology!”

The leader laughed.

He laughed very happily.

Looking at Lin Mo, he said,

“In a high position, what's to be feared is not a lack of ambition, but only being able to talk big without the ability to put it into practice!”

“Such people are the ones who truly fail the country and the people!”

Lin Mo replied calmly,

“If even my abilities can't do it,”

“then no one in China can.”

The leader ignored this sentence from Lin Mo

and turned his head to look at Long Jianjun. “Commander-in-Chief Long.”

Long Jianjun stepped forward.

He responded, “Present.”

“How do you evaluate the Individual Exoskeleton Armor developed by Comrade Lin Mo?”

Long Jianjun thought for a moment and replied firmly:

“Beyond the era!”

“It can be called the King of Land Warfare!”

“Good!”

The leader looked back at Lin Mo,

saying with a faint smile,

“Individual Exoskeleton Armor, called the King of Land Warfare!”

“Comrade Lin Mo, you are a great contributor to China, your merit is undeniable!”

“But modern warfare”

“also depends on the Air Force and the Navy!”

“Just being the King of Land Warfare is still a very bumpy road away from realizing your manifesto.”

Hearing this,

Lin Mo smiled.

You're telling someone with a system cheat that the road is very bumpy?