Chapter 778

In the Prime Minister's office on Downing Street, the atmosphere was particularly strange.

Prime Minister Gladstone roared, "What is the Police Department doing? Why did this happen?"

There was no other way. Just a few hours ago, the Russian Minister in London, White Nicholas, was attacked on his way to the British Foreign Office. Now, he was dead.

Not to mention that the war between Britain and Russia had not officially started, even if the war had already started, the Government of the United Kingdom could only expel the Russian Minister at most, and they had to ensure his personal safety before he left.

According to the rules of the game, governments were obliged to ensure the personal safety of foreign ministers. Now that the Russian Minister had an accident, the Government of the United Kingdom could not absolve itself from the blame.

The Minister of Police, Rogers, replied bitterly, "It was an accident. Minister White encountered a demonstration on his way to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The reporters who followed the crowd came forward to interview him, but Minister White's answer was a bit too harsh, which caused dissatisfaction among the people. The two sides clashed.

Although the accompanying policemen stopped the crowd, it was unknown who took the lead to throw things at Minister White. A stone hit Minister White's head, and he died on the spot due to ineffective resuscitation. "

An explanation was a cover-up. The incident had already happened, and it was a fact that the police did not do a good job in security. No matter how much they explained, they could not clear their name.

It seemed like an accidental conflict, but was it really a coincidence?

Prime Minister Gladstone was deeply suspicious and said sarcastically, "It was all an accident. The Police Department is not responsible at all.

Then tell me, the accident happened on the busiest street in London. How did the flying stones come about? "

It was understandable for an accidental encounter to have a verbal conflict. After all, the two sides had different standpoints.

But the stones that flew out were very problematic. If there were stones on the busiest street in London, the sanitation workers would have cleaned them up.

It was understandable to bring some bread to the demonstration, but who would bring a stone to the demonstration?

Even if some people had quirks, it was impossible for a group of people to have quirks. There was only one stone that hit Minister White's head, but there were many stones that attacked Minister White.

Police Minister Rogers explained, "According to the suspect arrested by the police, these stones were prepared to smash the glass.

We have confirmed that the demonstration was aimed at the Russia Embassy. Recently, the people have smashed the glass of the Russia Embassy for the third time.

After combining all the information, we determined that this was an accident, mainly because the Russians were too much.

According to the people at the scene, when the reporters asked about the Russian Army's attack on our troops in Afghanistan, Minister White publicly shouted, 'Even if we did it, what can we do?'

This sentence aroused the anger of the people, which led to what happened later.

It all happened so suddenly that the police who were responsible for protecting Minister White couldn't disperse the crowd in time. "

Avoiding the important and dwelling on the trivial, artistic processing was the final answer.

It was not that Rogers was irresponsible, but there was no way to investigate this matter further. The best way was to close the case as soon as possible.

The longer the matter dragged on, the greater the trouble in the future. No matter what the government thought, in the hearts of many people, the person who killed Minister White was a hero of Britain.

Prime Minister Gladstone wanted to say something but stopped. The people didn't know what was going on, but how could the planners not know?

The Russian Army's attack on Britannia's troops in Afghanistan was fake. The Russians, who were the scapegoats, naturally couldn't admit it.

White, the Russian minister in London, had always been a straightforward man. It was normal for him to say a few provocative words when he was provoked by the reporters.

Sensing that the atmosphere wasn't right, Foreign Affairs Minister George said, "Now that things have come to this, it doesn't matter how Minister White died.

No matter what answer we give, the Russians won't accept it. We must prepare for the worst. "

No country would accept such a suspicious explanation for the death of an emissary before they received compensation in return for their benefits.

There was no doubt that the relationship between the United Kingdom and Russia had broken down. It was impossible for the Government of the United Kingdom to compensate the enemy.

"Sigh!"

Prime Minister Gladstone sighed.

In the beginning, the blame was put on the Russians only to calm the adverse impact of the defeat on the front line and avoid a political crisis.

Because of its geographical location, it was impossible for Britannia to attack the Russians, no matter how fierce the civil unrest was.

Although the people in Congress were often crazy, they were very clear about one thing, and that was they had no confidence in the British Army.

They didn't take the initiative to provoke a war, and the Tsarist government wasn't prepared for a long-term war. For the sake of verbal conflict, the possibility of a war breaking out was almost zero. There was no need to worry about the situation getting out of control.

According to the original plan, it was nothing more than the continued deterioration of the relationship between the United Kingdom and Russia and slow diplomatic wrangling.

Unfortunately, the plan didn't change quickly. The Russian Minister was killed in public, and both the British and Russian governments were forced into a corner.

The Government of the United Kingdom couldn't give a satisfactory answer to the Russians because of political factors. They couldn't even hand over the murderer.

From the fact that the London police defined the incident as an accident, it could be seen that these guys were influenced by public opinion and didn't work hard.

The Government of the United Kingdom had difficulties, and so did the Russian government.

Originally, with the defeat of the British Army in the Regions of Afghanistan, the power of the pro-war faction in the Tsarist government had soared.

Now that this had happened, if they didn't get a satisfactory answer, no one could stop the outbreak of war except God.

After hesitating for a moment, Prime Minister Gladstone slowly said, "Order the Governor of India to prepare for war.

The Indian colonies alone are not the opponents of the Russians. Once war breaks out, we need to send troops to reinforce the Regions of Afghanistan in the shortest possible time.

The Foreign Ministry will continue to make diplomatic efforts, and if possible, try not to fight this war. "

The Regions of Afghanistan had been dealt with. For the Government of the United Kingdom, the most important thing now was to clean up the places as soon as possible and re-establish social order. Going to war with the Russians at this time was completely a loss.

Even if they won the war, they were unable to enter Central Asia; if they lost the war, not only would they lose Afghanistan, but even the Indian colonies would be threatened by the Russians.

…

Although the Government of the United Kingdom tried to block the news, the murder of the Russian Minister still spread like wildfire.

When the news reached the Vienna Palace, it was already the afternoon of the next day. Franz's first reaction when he received the news was – impossible.

"The Minister of a country was killed in public." Wasn't this an international joke?

The British defined it as an "accident," but someone had to believe it.

Whether it was a flying stone accident or some other reason. In short, from the beginning, the "Minister Case" was related to a conspiracy.

As for who was behind the scenes, this question was difficult to answer. It wasn't that it was difficult to guess, but there were too many suspects.

The person behind the scenes could be the enemy of the British, the enemy of the Russians, or even the pro-war faction in the United Kingdom and Russia.

If one wanted to look deeper, one would find that the British and Russians were the kings of hatred. The enemies of these two countries added up were equivalent to the world.

It wasn't always better to have more people behind the scenes. For Franz, he had to be more vigilant against the people hiding behind the scenes.

"Based on the current international situation, who do you think is the most likely to do it?"

As soon as the voice fell, Franz felt that he had asked a stupid question. When it came to suspicion, Austria was definitely one of the top two.

In order to provoke a war between the United Kingdom and Russia, the Government of Vienna did a lot of things. Some of these things couldn't even be kept secret.

Foreign Minister Wesenberg replied, "In terms of suspicion, we and the French are the most suspicious. After eliminating us, the most likely candidate is the French.

However, this inference isn't very reasonable. There are many ways to provoke a war between the United Kingdom and Russia. Under normal circumstances, the Government of France wouldn't do anything to a Minister. "

Deep down, Franz was still a little embarrassed. Thinking back to the past … Forget it, let's not think about it. Let the dark history disappear in the long river of history.

However, there was no problem with Wesenberg's inference. Under normal circumstances, politicians wouldn't choose extreme measures.

After all, this was a high-risk job. If the news was exposed, it would be a big deal. If they offended both the United Kingdom and Russia at the same time, it would be over.

Even if they had to take action, everyone would choose to kill with a borrowed knife. If they wanted to investigate, they could only find the scapegoat.

Franz shook his head, "Forget it, leave this problem for the British and Russian governments to worry about!

No matter who is behind the scenes, in the short term, it's still beneficial for us.

At this critical juncture, this kind of thing happened. A war between the United Kingdom and Russia is almost inevitable.

We don't need to get involved anymore. Leave the stage to the United Kingdom and Russia. We just need to watch their performance. "

The more critical the moment, the more they couldn't show themselves. If the United Kingdom and Russia thought that they were behind the scenes, wouldn't it be unjust?

This kind of thing could only make it worse, and there was no way to prove their innocence. But once they were involved, there was no way to clear it.