Yuen could hardly keep from bursting out laughing. This fool doesn’t understand that real power comes not from a title but from how those you command respect you. “Of course, Commissar.”
“That will be all.” Borisov turned to go then made eye contact with Yuen. “If ESS had been allowed to proceed with our original plan, the Terran Coalition would’ve crumbled from within, and the military could’ve cleaned up the mess. A pity the Social and Public Safety Committee was swayed by the admiralty.”
As the hatch closed behind the spy, Yuen let out a breath. “How long was he here?”
“A few hours. I was on the receiving end of a rather unpleasant loyalty session,” Voronin replied.
Yuen shook his head. “We’ll have to be careful.” The thought of having to defend against an internal enemy while fighting the Terrans was unpleasant. Let the spymaster play his games while we defeat the CDF. “Get the items he wants. And ramp up production of point-defense emplacements. We need to reinforce the orbital assets at Eire. I’ll give our foe something. They had procedures to destroy anything military of value. We got nothing out of the various stations in orbit.”
“It will be done, Admiral.”
The morning would bring another day, and Chang Yuen would be ready. The Terran Coalition would fall. The tides of history demanded it.
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