The joint command's final decision was to temporarily shelve Lin Xi's promotion and let her lead the Swan as a major general. However, the command also gave a second option. If Lin Xi can submit another 7,000 military merits, which is equivalent to sinking a light cruiser, her promotion can be restarted. At the same time, the command will exempt her from the two charges.
Judging from the fact that this document was in the recycle bin when Chu Jungui found it, Lin Xi had no intention of making a defense at all, but was silently preparing for military exploits. It's just that the Swan is in poor condition now. The estimated combat power of more than 7,000 is now only 5,000 at most. It has no advantage at all against any light cruiser in the Federation.
If you want to solve the dilemma, there seems to be only one way...
With a thought, Chu Jungui entered the hangar of the light cruiser and saw several heavy fighters parked inside. At this time, nothing could stop the test subjects. Chu Jungui easily checked the control systems of these heavy fighters, and then discovered Lin Xi's authority on one of them.
Chu Jungui closed the system, turned around and asked, "Ruobai, what is a report?"
Li Ruobai drank tea leisurely: "That's the literal meaning, but the deeper meaning is much more. What, who do you want to report? Sister Xi?"
Chu Jungui didn't mean to be joking and said, "Someone reported Lin Xi."
Li Ruobai jumped up from his seat and cursed loudly. After several consecutive national curses, he said: "Who is so wicked to report the frontline starship commander at this time? Don't let me know who he is, otherwise..."
"He is Sun Chengcai." Li Xinyi said coldly from the side.
"Who is Sun Chengcai?" Li Ruobai had no impression of this name at all.
Lin Xi said: "Sun Chengcai is the original captain of the Swan."
Li Ruobai said angrily: "This guy can't fight on his own. He was removed as captain, and then he took out his grievances on you? Let's see what he reported to you!"
Lin Xi couldn't stop him and said helplessly: "What he reported can't be said to be wrong."
Li Ruobai took the document from Chu Jungui and read it carefully, then half of the anger on his face disappeared. He sat back, read the document carefully twice, and closed his eyes to think.
This was the first time Chu Jun Gui had seen him like this, so he waited patiently.
Li Ruobai thought for ten minutes before saying, "This matter is not that simple."
He sorted out his thoughts and said: "Normally speaking, this type of report is quite accurate and must have provided conclusive evidence. Sister Xi did nothing more than two things. One was to give us a cabin full of space torpedoes... …”
At this point, Li Ruobai glared at Chu Jungui, who looked at the sky and ignored him. Lin Xi came to the rescue and said: "Those torpedoes have done a lot of military service, and the part assigned to me is much more than what I can fight by myself."
Chu Jungui fired a salvo of 27 torpedoes, knocking off the bow of the Xino Heavy Cruiser in one fell swoop, and almost scrapping the heavy cruiser. This is not a record that a destroyer can achieve, and even light cruisers are very difficult.
Destroyers are a watershed. The span of each level is larger than the previous level, the combat power increases exponentially, and the cost naturally rises exponentially.
Li Ruobai also understood this truth, but if he didn't seize the opportunity to complain about Chu Jungui, he would feel uncomfortable all over. After complaining, he continued to analyze: "The second one is to dismantle the main gun and give it to us, and then return it to Sister Xi after we finish shooting. In fact, the flaws in these two things are not small. You don't need to check carefully to know the weapon system. These are all military achievements obtained after leaving the starship. Moreover, most of the crew members on this starship are Sun Chengcai’s old subordinates, and there are one or two die-hards who are still loyal to him. It is normal for them to secretly transfer data. "
"It is reasonable and necessary to launch an investigation because of the mismatch between military merit and the time and place where weapons were used. Most of the promotions of soldiers in the Tang Dynasty relied on military merit. This is related to the entire dynasty's military system and must be strict. But on the other hand, after all, here It is a war zone, and it is a special war zone that cuts off support and requires all-out support. Even if there are flaws in Sister Xi’s process of obtaining military merit, the military merit is real and the blow to the Federation is real, which is not difficult to ascertain.”
Li Ruobai paused and said: "In this case, we still have to get entangled in the details of the procedure. Although there is a banner of procedural justice, there must be someone with evil intentions. And this matter cannot withstand careful scrutiny. We are here We are fighting life and death on the front line, and a group of officials behind us are using magnifying glasses to find our faults. Are they really not afraid of people finding out about this?"
Li Ruobai sneered, "If they really dare to do this, they have to be prepared to endure the reviling of everyone! Under such circumstances, do they still want to keep their official positions?"
After calming down, Li Ruobai said: "From this document, it seems that the mastermind behind the scenes also understood this truth, so he gave Sister Xi a second choice. It seems magnanimous and he can evade even if he is traced, but in fact It's quite insidious. It's like depriving Sister Xi of the military merit of a colonel for no reason! If Sister Xi activates the second option, it will be equivalent to confirming the accusation. If there is no crime, why should I use merit to offset the crime? "
The girl was a little confused when she heard this and said, "Is Sister Xi guilty or not?"
Li Ruobai carefully weighed his words: "There are mistakes, but they are not crimes, and they should not be used in this way. This is suppression."
"You said you were wrong, and you said you shouldn't be punished. What should you do?" Li Xinyi still didn't understand.
Li Ruobai patiently explained: "Procedural justice is indispensable, and judging the process based on the results is also the right thing to do. Even if Sister Xi violates the rules, it is to better attack the enemy. So the punishment is deserved, but how to punish is more important. For example Withholding Sister Xi's major general application first like this is suppression. The way to encourage her is to promote Sister Xi, and then add more military merit requirements when Sister Xi is promoted to lieutenant general in the future."
"Then what should we do now?"
Li Ruobai glanced at Lin Xi and said: "It depends on how Sister Xi chooses. The more drastic method is to expose the matter of reporting directly and let public opinion put pressure on the Starfleet Fleet Joint Command. Another method is We have joined forces to apply pressure and demand an explanation for why we are investigating frontline commanders at this time. This is gentler, but it may not have any impact on the masterminds behind the scenes."
Lin Xi looked a little tired, sighed, and said, "I no longer want to stand at the center of public opinion, nor do I want to be involved in these boring things. I just want to fight well until this war is over."
"Sister Xi! You can't give in at this time. The more you give in, the more they will push forward!" Li Ruobai was a little anxious.
Lin Xi rubbed his forehead and said, "Jun Gui, what do you think?"
Chu Jungui thought for a while and was ready to say something.
Everyone is looking forward to it.
