EBE Chapter 338 Political Extension
Chapter 338 Political Extension
"Whoosh!"
Missiles were launched one after another, their targets aimed directly at the transport ships.
The exploding fireballs resembled dazzling fireworks, blooming one after another in the sky.
This happened so suddenly that many people were stunned for more than ten seconds before they reacted.
"run!"
The crowd scattered in a flash, even faster than when they arrived.
In an instant, countless people were trampled.
Many people were swallowed up by the crowd before they even realized what was happening.
If it weren't for the prosthetic devices protecting their bones and internal organs, none of these people would have survived!
"Don't panic! Everyone, retreat in an orderly fashion! Everyone, retreat in an orderly fashion!"
The city defense troops, originally sent to suppress the rebellion, have now become the maintainers of order.
They also seemed somewhat helpless.
Why don't you guys just stay home and not cause trouble? Now that something's happened, you need to be rescued. Isn't that ridiculous?
Soon, the first landing ship crashed down from the sky and landed straight on the ground.
The enormous impact caused the surrounding ground to crack open, the biomimetic soil was turned upside down, and half of the landing ship was buried in the soil.
Then came the second one, and the third one.
The stars that once filled the sky have now all turned into meteorites and fallen into this space city.
Countless buildings were struck by such a massive object; if it weren't for the new shock-absorbing materials designed by Wang Miao to support the structures, the entire buildings would likely have collapsed.
No one knows where these missiles came from; they seem to have been premeditated and deployed in this space city a long time ago.
But none of these are the key points. The key point is that he sent a signal to the people: the masses began to attack the Earth Alliance's regular forces.
Soon, thanks to the efforts of those with ulterior motives, the incident that occurred in this city quickly began to spread throughout all the space cities within the Earth Alliance.
"What? The masses protested, and they even attacked the terrorist mobile unit sent by the Earth Federation? Holy crap, is this that exciting?"
Although a closer examination of this news reveals its flaws, nobody cares where those missiles actually came from. Human nature is to be a spectator; they focus more on how the event happened, and no one cares about the underlying logic.
There's nothing inherently wrong with just watching the drama unfold, but things get complicated when malicious individuals stir things up.
As people watch the edited video of the excited crowd, a question inevitably arises in their minds.
Their anger is so great that they even attacked the Earth Alliance's regular army with missiles. Does this mean... the Earth Alliance really did something wrong?
Your perspective is determined by your position; people usually only empathize with those whose status and circumstances are similar to their own.
You are an ordinary citizen, and so am I. It is only natural for me to express my sympathy and speak up for you when I see your misfortune.
Of course, this excludes those who are obsessed with celebrities; these are mostly people who, after feeling emotional, connect their own experiences with those of the other person.
However, they overlooked the vast difference in resources between the two groups. What is difficult for them to do is simply a matter of whether or not they want to do it in the eyes of those with abundant resources and social status. But these people refuse to admit this. They deceive themselves and attribute their inability to do it to their lack of effort.
However, this idea is very beneficial in terms of social stability and resolving class conflicts.
The reason the group alliance staged this event was to guide everyone's thinking to this level. From the beginning, they never expected to occupy a city by any means, but rather to completely reverse the positive and negative relationship between the Star Ring Group and the Earth Alliance in people's minds by leveraging people's self-reflection.
After all, most people's thinking is still black and white. Their lives are already hard enough. The economic base determines the superstructure. The heavy pressure of life does not allow them to have more dialectical thinking about things. And this group of people are often the easiest to brainwash and exploit.
The most important thing is to attack the enemy with troops and attack the heart.
The technological gap between the Earth Alliance and the Group Alliance is negligible. What truly solidifies its position is its legitimacy.
Once people question the legitimacy of the Earth Alliance's existence, it will directly lose all its original mass base.
This alone is worth more than a thousand troops. If the Star Ring Group were to demonstrate some additional strength at this moment...
"Your Excellency, this is bad news! A large fleet has been detected approaching from outside the Oort Cloud."
When Yu Tuan presented the data, Luo Congmin was deep in thought with his eyes closed, while Rediaz next to him was already in a flurry of activity.
Under his command, the Seventh and Eighth Fleets began to turn around and intercept the sudden, mysterious fleet.
Originally, these firepower groups were intended for internal use, to encircle and suppress the Star Ring Group fleet that had fled within the solar system, but now they have no choice but to switch from defense to offense.
"There are too many. The troop strength difference is 32 to 1. How can the Star Ring Group have so many fleets?"
Looking at the dense red dots on the star map, even with all his abilities, Radiaz couldn't help but break out in a sweat.
The simulated battle he fought against AI Cheng Xing back then used this same troop configuration, except that the 32nd troop was himself.
Seeing that Luo Congmin remained calm and collected, Yu Tuan wondered what the woman was up to. Just as she was about to offer a reminder, Luo Congmin spoke first.
"How's the corruption case I asked you to investigate last time coming along?"
Yu Tuan was taken aback, wondering why the other person suddenly brought this up at this time, but she still braced herself and said it anyway.
"Your Excellency, please forgive my incompetence. I have already informed my subordinates about this matter, but the corruption case in the Earth Alliance is extremely complicated, and the relationships are deeply intertwined. What I have found out so far is probably only the tip of the iceberg."
"Oh?"
Luo Congmin immediately became interested and opened his eyes to look at Yu Tuan behind him.
"How many have been investigated so far?"
"So far... a total of about 13.724 billion, involving several high-ranking members of the Earth Alliance. We only have a rough idea of the amount at present, but we do not yet have concrete evidence to make arrests."
Luo Congmin nodded.
"Where's the list?"
Yu Tuan raised his hand, picked up a piece of white paper from the table, scanned it with his prosthetic eye, printed out a thick list, and handed it to Luo Congmin.
“Some of these people have confessed, but the funds have flowed out and have not yet been recovered. Others were completely unaware of the matter, but their subordinates carried it out under their names.”
Luo Congmin did not accept the list, but asked the question again.
How much did you embezzle?
Yu Tuan was silent for two seconds.
"My subordinates embezzled a total of about 480 million, which is also marked on the list."
Upon hearing this, Luo Congmin took the list and glanced at it.
“Fine, Yu Tuan, you’re just my secretary, you don’t even have a position in the local or central alliances, yet the amount you’ve embezzled is equivalent to the lifetime income of hundreds of families.”
"Your subordinate knows his guilt, your subordinate simply had no other choice..."
Yu Tuan's expression remained unchanged. Luo Congmin couldn't possibly be unaware of her embezzlement; it was practically an unspoken rule in officialdom.
If Yu Tuan isn't corrupt, she'll have to step down from her position as secretary-general within three days.
Anyone can be an upright person; the difficult thing is to blend in with the world. If you want to be an honest official, you have to know how to be corrupt even better than corrupt officials.
If Luo Congmin really wants to blame her for this, it can only mean that she's not comfortable with her as secretary-general and is planning to replace her; there's no other reason.
"Alright, get up. I didn't mean to blame you."
Luo Congmin rubbed his temples.
"I just want to know, if this group alliance collapses, will the money that the Earth Alliance swallowed up be made up?"
Yu Tuan was taken aback, not understanding what Luo Congmin meant.
"Those doves have been through enough hardship around the world; I think it's time to send a new batch. Also, although Phase Three is complete, the immigration work still requires a lot of money, you see..."
This time, Yu Tuan understood.
Luo Congmin wanted her to spread this news so that those corrupt officials would find a way to balance the bills.
If you haven't cleaned up your mess by the time Luo Congmin investigates, then don't blame Luo Congmin for being ruthless.
How to settle the score? Of course, we'll bring down the group alliance and then pin the blame on them.
Brilliant! That's a brilliant move.
Xinghuan Group wanted to use public opinion to make all the officials of the Earth Alliance feel insecure and remove the legitimacy of the Earth Alliance, but Luo Congmin only used one move to unite all the officials of the Earth Alliance, from top to bottom, into one group.
As long as the Earth Alliance remains internally stable, no external factors can shake its legitimacy.
War has always been an extension of politics.
Whether a war is won or lost is not the key point. Since ancient times, there has never been a concept of winning a war. The most important thing is whether political objectives are achieved.