"The Fourth Group? It's them again!" Finis Valorum suddenly remembered that during the first-day meeting of the Eriadu 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 Yinchorris launched a foreign war, and the Fourth Group is behind it?" Finis Valorum only felt his rise, "How dare they do this!! Summon the representative 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 Yinchorri invasion?" Palpatine asked.
"Immediately issue an official warning to the Yinchorris. If they don't withdraw their troops, they will be severely sanctioned by the Galactic Republic!" Finis Valorum said loudly.
"Exactly. Given that the Yinchorris have now shut down their hypercommunication frequency, we should send an embassy," Palpatine said.
"Do you have a suitable candidate to recommend? Senator Palpatine." Valorum asked, "Or this time we will let the special envoy of the Jedi Order? The last time between the Kaleesh and the Yam'rii The mediation of the Jedi Knights played a very good role in the war."
"It is not suitable at present, Your Excellency Supreme Chancellor. 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." Palpatine replied.
"Who is more appropriate to send?"
"I think Aqualish, a member of the Ando System, is a good candidate." Palpatine directly reported a name, "As a member of the outer ring planets, Aqualish is good enough eloquence to persuade the Yinchorris."
"Then do this, Amedda, you draft a formal statement," Valoren said to the Deputy Chancellor Mas Amedda who has been silent.
"Yes."
At this moment, the door of the office was opened, and Gross Shelby, 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." Finis Valorum 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." Shelby'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 Yinchorri invade." Valorum said coldly.
The accusation came so suddenly that even Shelby couldn't react immediately, "I don't quite understand what you mean, Mr. Supreme Chancellor."
"The Yinchorris recently launched a war of aggression against the Golden Nyss system, 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!" Valorum snapped.
Shelby bowed slightly and then said: "Your Excellency, we did sell weapons and transport ships to the Yinchorri, 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 Yinchorri? 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 Supreme Chancellor, 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 Yinchorri's war of aggression this time!!"
"If this is the case, I hope this matter can be discussed openly in the Galactic Senate." Shelby's tone became cold when he saw that there was nothing she 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!" Finis Valorum scolded angrily, putting Shelby kicked out.
Looking at Gross Shelby's back, an imperceptible sneer appeared on the corner of Sheev Palpatine's mouth.
...
Gross Shelby walked out of the Senate building. She hurriedly stepped onto the suspension vehicle and said eagerly to the driver: "Go to the mansion of Senator Underwood! Hurry up!"
The levitation vehicle arrived at the mansion of Planet Dawn Senator Francis Underwood at an astonishing speed. Shelby rushed in and saw Underwood talking to Claire Underwood.
"...In the name of the Outer Rim Planet Mutual Aid Fund, rescue the planet Jabiim. This is an excellent opportunity to expand our influence in the Outer Rim star region... Ms. Shelby, why did you come here suddenly?" Francis Underwood looked at Douglas Stamper, chief of staff who was following Shelby, with displeased eyes.
Douglas Stamper shrugged innocently. After all, Shelby 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 Shelby's narration, Francis shook his head and said: "First of all, you should not seek public discussion in the Senate, 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 Sheev Palpatine's desk."
Although Shelby 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 Group is really going to suffer this knife!"
"It doesn't matter. Since we're here, let's have a good discussion about why Senator Palpatine would suddenly attack us." Francis said very calmly.
Claire poured a few glasses of champagne with a tacit understanding and brought them over on a tray to each of the people present.
Shelby took a sip of her wine and calmed down, "We have always been very cautious. This time, whether it is selling weapons or Transport Ships, it is the official way. Such transactions are not known every day in the Galaxy. How much happened, but Supreme Chancellor Valorum 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. Francis said crossing his hands on his 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."